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ST. GEORGE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
LOCATION 77-79 Henry St, PO Box 145, ST ALBANS, VIC 3021 Church (03) 9364-5022 Fax: (03) 9364-5044 CLERGY
Fr Thomas Abdelmalek - Mobile: 0422-453-470 Email: abounathomas@hotmail.com
Fr Morcos Yassa Mobile: 0422-755-620 Email: frmorcos@yahoo.com
Fr Peter Agaibi Mobile: 0434-641-889 Email: peteragaibi@optusnet.com
BRIEF HISTORY A complex comprising of a one thousand square metre trailer factory , one thousand square metres of land and an adjacent house was purchased n 1993. It underwent renovations to cater for a temporary church. The refurbishments of the building began on 9 March 1994, the majority of the building and renovation work carried out by volunteer members of the church. On 15 November 1994, the first vespers were held on the eve of the Feast of St. George.
CHURCH SERVICES Holy Liturgy Monday 5-7am Tuesday 7-9am Wednesday 10-12 Thursday 9-11 (Communion to the sick) Friday 10-12 Saturday 9-11 Sunday 8-12pm, three liturgies Elderly Service Fortnightly on Mondays 11-2.00pm Married Couples Service fortnightly on Mondays 7.8.30pm Young Married Couples Service Fortnightly on Mondays 7.30pm-9.00pm Ladies service weekly on Tuesdays 9-11am University Students Service Weekly on Fridays 7-8pm Ladies Bible Study Fridays 7-8pm Sunday School Saturdays 4-5.30pm Hymn Lessons Saturdays 2-3pm Servants Meeting Saturdays 3-4pm Servants meeting special 1-3pm once a month English Vespers Saturdays 5.30pm Arabic Vespers Saturdays 6-6.30pm Youth Meeting Saturdays6-7pm Bible Study Saturdays 6.30-7.30pm Midnight Praises Saturdays 7:30-9:30pm Discipleship Saturdays 7:15 - 8:30 Hymn Lesson Sunday 12-1:00pm (Senior) Sunday 10:15am (Junior) Prayer meeting Sunday evening 7-8pm Church committee meeting Monthly
CHURCH EVENTS · Annual Fete · Annual Dinner
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
The blessing of three priests to multiply the service and nurture the spiritual growth of the congregation, with the latest two only very recently; Renovation of St Theodore church; The purchase of a new church bus; Currently building a new area for our fantastic bookshop with a vast amount of resources; Now hosting of new arrivals and people in distress and crises in houses of church |
Coptic Orthodox Church
Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions
88-154 Park Road, Donvale,
Victoria, Australia 3111
PO Box 1150, Mitcham North,
Victoria, Australia 3132
Ph: +61 3 9874 8206
Fax: +61 3 9874 5281
Secretary:
Carol Khalil
Email:
secretary@melbcopts.org.au
M: 0411 380 388
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Lectures by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
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