News & Events

8 March 2023

Public Lecture On Tuesday 7 March, as part of the ‘Orthodox Renewal Series’ held in conjunction with the parish of St Spyridon, Kingsford, Associate Professor Philip Kariatlis, spoke on the topic; "Theology: Christ’s Invitation Towards Transformational Living".

1 March 2023

Public Lecture On Tuesday 28 February, as part of the ‘Orthodox Renewal Series’ held in conjunction with the parish of St Spyridon, Kingsford, Father Anastasios Kalogerakis spoke on the topic; "The Stadium of Virtues is Now Open – Competing in the Arena of Great Lent".

22 February 2023

Public Lecture On Tuesday 21 February, as part of the ‘Orthodox Renewal Series’ held in conjunction with the parish of St Spyridon, Kingsford, Father Anastasios Bozikis spoke on the topic; "Kollyva and Communion: A Crisis on Mt Athos"

16 February 2023

Doxology to Mark the Commencement of the New Academic Year Today St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College commenced its thirty-eighth academic year with its annual Doxology Service, held in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, Redfern. It was officiated by the Dean, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, in the presence of...

27 January 2023

The Second Mega-Conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association The Second Mega-Conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) was held in Volos, Greece on 11-15 January 2023, co-hosted by the Metropolis of Demetrias and the Volos Academy for Theological Studies. The overarching theme of the conference was ‘Mission and the Orthodox...

2 December 2022

St Andrew's Open Day On Thursday evening, 1st December, St Andrew’s hosted an online ‘Open Day’ meeting via Zoom. About 25 potential applicants joined faculty, current students and alumni for an introduction to the study of theology and course options for 2023. The session was opened with a recorded message by His...

1 December 2022

Ordination On Wednesday 30 November, College student John Saredakis was ordained to the holy diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia at the Greek Orthodox Church of St Andrew (Noarlunga, SA). In his guiding speech to the newly ordained deacon, His Eminence called him to offer his entire...

14 November 2022

Ordination On Sunday 13 November, College student Mark Donnelly was ordained to the holy diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles (Newcastle, NSW). In his guiding speech to the newly ordained deacon, His Eminence pointed out to him that his...

7 November 2022

Public Lecture On Sunday evening 6 November, St Andrew's hosted a guest lecture by Father Damaskinos (Olkinuoura) of Xenophontos Monastery, Mount Athos. Fr Damaskinos is an Athonite hieromonk and an international scholar who lectures at the University of Eastern Finland. The topic of Fr Damaskinos’...

5 September 2022

St Andrew's 9th Patristic Symposium 2022 - A Great Success! With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, College Dean, St Andrew’s Theological College held its 9th Patristic Symposium on 2-3 September, 2022. The theme of this year’s Symposium was: ‘St Maximus the Confessor within 7th Century Christianity: Theology and History’, and...