Bishop Silouan of Sinope paid a first-time visit to Darwin last week to celebrate the feast of St Nicholas, with Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Nicholas in the North Australian capital.
The bishop visited the Greek Orthodox school on Saturday, 5 December, to meet with the teachers and students.
On the morning of Sunday, 6 December, he officiated at the Matins service and celebrated the Divine Liturgy in honour of the parish-community’s patron saint.
The parish’s priest, Rev Joel, who has served the Darwin parish community for 23 years, accompanied the bishop throughout his visit.
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Following the liturgy, Bishop Silouan and Rev Joel met the faithful in the community hall where light refreshments were provided.
A meeting with the parish governing body followed and the bishop praised the work of the president Nicholas Poniris and his co-workers.
He also conveyed to them the blessings and best wishes of Archbishop Makarios of Australia.
