News & Events

9 June 2023

Public Lecture On Thursday 8 June, Associate Professor Philip Kariatlis, gave a lecture at the Church of St Nektarios in Burwood, Sydney on the topic; "The Mystery of the Holy Trinity: Implications for Everyday Living."

26 May 2023

Public Lecture on Chora Monastery With the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Makarios (the Dean of St Andrew's Theological College), on 25 May 2023, the Church of the Resurrection (Kogarah) hosted a special event on the spiritual significance of Chora Monastery. His Grace, Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia, opened proceedings...

23 May 2023

In Memory of Peter Kozaitis (1947-2023) With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share the news of the repose of one of our College alumni, Peter Kozaitis (Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies, 2023), of Summer Hill, NSW, as announced by his family yesterday. Peter was born in Kozani, Greece, in 1947. He passed away...

22 May 2023

Online Lecture by Faculty Member On Sunday evening, 21 May 2023, Dr Lydia Gore-Jones, Senior Lecturer in Old Testament Studies presented an online lecture, ‘What do the Scriptures say about Christ's Ascension?’ to the GO Family & Friends Zoom Fellowship. The lecture focused on the Old and New Testament scriptural...

16 May 2023

2023 Theology Symposium - Call for Papers CALL FOR PAPERS This call for papers invites expressions of interest to contribute a paper to the 4th Theology Symposium of St Andrew’s Theological College (Sydney College of Divinity) in August 2023. The Convenors ask that a title of the proposed presentation be submitted together with...

8 May 2023

Ordination On Saturday 6 May, College student Panteleimon Toumbelekis was ordained to the holy priesthood by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia at the Greek Orthodox Church of St Gerasimos (Leichhardt, NSW). In his guiding speech to the newly ordained priest, His Eminence emphasised that Christ...

1 May 2023

Online Lecture by Faculty Member On 30 April 2023, Dr Andrew Mellas presented an online lecture on the Journey of the Myrrh-Bearing Women to the Holy Tomb to the GO Family & Friends Ministry Fellowship. The lecture explored how the hymns of Byzantium invite us to journey with the myrrh-bearing women to the holy tomb and...

21 April 2023

Our Dean's Address at Consulate Event The Dean spoke at an event which took place at the University of Sydney and was organised by the Consulate General of Greece in Sydney to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Deportation of Thessaloniki Jews on Thursday evening 20th April 2023. His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of...

20 March 2023

Sunday of the Holy Cross Sermon by Sub-Dean A/Prof. Philip Kariatlis, Sub-Dean recently recorded a sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Holy and Great Lent on the Veneration of the Precious Cross as part of an initiative called 'Orthodox Scholars Preach' of the Orthodox Christian Studies Centre, Fordham University (New York).

14 March 2023

Public Lecture On Tuesday 14 March, as part of the Orthodox Renewal Series held in conjunction with the parish of St Spyridon (Kingsford), Dr Andrew Mellas explored 'The Mystery of the Cross'. Dr Mellas engaged closely with our experience of the liturgical tradition of Byzantium during our Lenten journey to...