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Schedule of services and events June to August 2026
Every Saturday Vespers at 7pm
Every Sunday Matins at 8am and Divine Liturgy at 9am
Every Tuesday Bible studies at 7pm in person and via zoom
Every Friday chanting lessons at 5.30pm (text Nicholas on 0448 563 938)
Every Thursday Pensioners Day Care group from 10 am to 1pm
Every Thursday Serbian school and folkloric dancing classes for school aged children from 5pm to 9pm
Choir rehearsals fortnightly on Tuesday at 4.15pm (text Helen on 0412 602 590)
June 28, Sunday, St Lazarus Prince of Serbia, VIDOVDAN, after matins, Liturgy and memorial service, Lunch for all a d special Vidovdan recital prepared by the Serbian School children)
July 7, Tuesday, Nativity of St John the Baptist, Divine Liturgy at 9am
July 12, Sunday, St’s Peter and Paul (end of Apostles Fast)
July 25, Saturday, Holy Three-Handed Icon of the Theotokos (BOGORODICA TROJERUCICA) Divine Liturgy at 9am Lunch for all, Pensioners Group Patron Saint)
August 2, St Elijah, Sunday
August 19, Wednesday, Holy Transfiguration of the Lord, Divine Liturgy at 9am, blessing of grapes to follow
August 28, Friday, Holy DORMITION of the Theotokos, Divine Liturgy at 9am
Save the date: August 29, 50th Anniversary since church consecration (1976 - 2026) Celebration at Panorama house
October 4, Sunday Liturgical celebration of the 50th anniversary since church consecration 1976 - 2026 (Metropolitan Siluan visits, Lunch after divine hierarchical liturgy)
Tithe/Stewardship Commitment 2026
Want to know one thing you can start doing right now to help address the massive increase in people for our St John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox parish due to the conversion surge?
TITHE TO OUR PARISH
If you don't tithe, it becomes more challenging to train and assign new clergy.
If you don't tithe, it is harder to build bigger buildings that we need here.
If you don't tithe, it is harder to start new missions.
We know the usual objections – some people even seem to think that tithing is “Old Testament” and we're now “New Testament,” so that means it's not necessary.
What you may not know is that Old Testament tithing actually amounted to 23.33% (there were 2 1/3 tithes). And you may also not know that when the Church Fathers addressed the OT tithe, they said that in the New Covenant, we DO MORE than in the Old – not less.
If you start giving 10% to your parish, not only will you be doing yourself a huge spiritual favour – because giving transforms your heart – but you will be directly addressing the massive influx of converts coming into the Orthodox Church right now.
Many of them are young and therefore don't have much income yet, so even if they tithe themselves, it won't have the needed impact. It is absolutely incumbent on those who are in the Church now to make sure they are welcomed well, and that means we have to put our resources into it.
If you're not ready for 10% yet, try 8%. Can't do that? Try 5%, try 2%... Whatever you do, start somewhere, but it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
If you want to see our Orthodox community flourish and be healthy, this is a direct, immediate, powerful thing to do.
And if you really are truly incapable of giving any of your income to your parish – and we know that is a real thing for many people – then pray and work and help in every way that you can.
We are going to need new parishes in the years to come and new clergy, just to keep up.
Account Details:
St John The Baptist Serbian Orthodox Church
BSB: 641-800
ACC #: 001112346
Recent Holy Baptisms in 2025! If you take the faith seriously and are seeking to unite yourself to Christ and His Holy Church through the Mystery of Holy Baptism, please reach out to Fr. Branko, who will guide you through the preparation and catechesis.
