On Saturday 16 November and Sunday 17 November we had services in honour of the Venerable Joannicius the Great (846 AD) and the Hiermoartyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermas the priest (1st C.).  Following Divine Liturgy on the Sunday there was an Extraordinary Parish Meeting (Чрезвычаное Приходское Собрание) to elect a lay parish delegate to the 14th Diocesan Conference, to be held at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield, from December 12-14, 2013.  The delegate chosen by the parish was Vladimir ("Rick") Golovin, a long-serving member of the Parish Council.  We congratulate Rick on his election and wish him all the best as he participates in the important work of the Diocesan conference.