We generally have Divine Liturgy at 9.00am on the first and third Sundays of each month, with All-night vigil at 6.00pm the preceding Saturday evening. For other services, please see our current Schedule of Services, below. On the second and fourth Sundays of each month our rector serves at Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Wallsend and on the fifth Sunday, when such occurs, he visits and serves on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales.
Beginning of Great Lent
Monday 23rd February
Clean Monday
7.00 pm: Great Compline with Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
Tuesday 24th February
Clean Tuesday
*** No service ***
Wednesday 25th February
Clean Wednesday
7.00 pm: Great Compline with Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
Thursday 26th February
Clean Thursday
7.00 pm: Great Compline with Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
Saturday 28th February
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Sunday 1st March
1st Sunday in Great Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy followed by the 'Service of supplication for those in error'
Saturday 14th March
5.00 pm: General panikhida
6.00 pm: Matins with the bringing out of the Holy Cross
Sunday 15th March
3rd Sunday in Great Lent: Veneration of the Holy Cross
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Sunday 22nd March
6.00 pm: Sacrament of Anointing with Oil
Friday 3rd April
6.00 pm: Matins
Saturday 4th April
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Sunday 5th April
ENTRY OF THE LORD INTO JERUSALEM
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
6.00 pm: Matins
Monday 6th April
Great Monday
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Tuesday 7th April
Great Tuesday
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
7.00 pm: Matins
Wednesday 8th April
Great Wednesday
7.00 pm: Matins
Thursday 9th April
Great Thursday
8.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Friday 10th April
Great Friday
12.00 pm: Vespers with the bringing out of the Shroud of Christ
6.30 pm: Matins with Lamentations before the Tomb of Christ
Saturday 11th April
Great Saturday
8.00 am: Hours, Typika, Vespers and Divine Liturgy
Note: The midnight Paschal service will be in Wallsend (Newcastle) this year and there will be no early Paschal service in Gosford. The only opportunity for the blessing of kulichi in our parish this year will be on the morning of Sunday 12 April after Paschal Vespers.
Sunday 12th April
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
11.00 am: Paschal Vespers with the blessing of Easter eggs and cakes
Saturday 25th April
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Sunday 26th April
Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Saturday 2nd May
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Sunday 3rd May
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Saturday 16th May
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Sunday 17th May
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Wednesday 20th May
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Thursday 21st May
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Saturday 30th May
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Sunday 31st May
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy with vespers and the kneeling prayers
Spring 2021 - as a result of COVID-19 restrictions no service schedule was published
Winter 2021 - as a result of COVID-19 restrictions all services held in our church during July and August 2021 were closed to the public
Autumn 2020 - as a result of COVID-19 restrictions the services held in our church during Autumn 2020 did not follow the published schedule
January-March 2004
Father James Carles was ordained and assigned to our parish on 23 September 2001. He first served with us in November 2001. We have no service schedules prior to this date.
