News & Events

5 March 2022

Guest Lecture by Faculty Member Dr Andrew Mellas presented a lecture on St Romanos the Melodist and the songs of Pascha to the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University on the 4th of March. Dr Mellas explored how the Paschal hymn of Romanos the Melodist sought to shape an emotional and liturgical community in...

4 March 2022

Guest Lecture by Faculty Member On 3 March, Dn Dr Mario Baghos, Senior Lecturer in Patristics and Church History, gave a presentation entitled 'The Meaning of Holy and Great Lent' for the Our Lady of Myrtles Fellowship at the Greek Orthodox Parish of the Resurrection of Christ, Kogarah.

2 March 2022

Guest Lecture by Faculty Member At the invitation of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos, and with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, Father Anastasios Bozikis was the first in a series of lecturers from St Andrew’s to address the Greek Orthodox youth in Melbourne in a series of talks “Journey to Pascha 2022 – The Meaning of...

1 March 2022

Guest Lecture by Faculty Member Associate Professor Philip Kariatlis, Sub-Dean of St Andrew's Theological College was guest speaker at the annual Youth Retreat of the Antiochian Orthodox Church. He presented a lecture titled, 'Stage of the Spiritual Life' in which he spoke about our life in Christ essentially in terms of: seeking...

24 February 2022

New Faculty Publication Dn Dr Mario Baghos, Senior Lecturer in Patristics and Church History, recently published an article on Jonathan Pageau's The Symbolic World website entitled 'The Symbolic World of Göbekli Tepe and the First Cities: An Eliadean Approach.' It is available at the following link: https://...

18 February 2022

Doxology to Mark the Commencement of the New Academic Year Today St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College commenced its thirty-seventh academic year with its annual Doxology Service, this time held in the Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, Marrickville. It was officiated by the Dean, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, among clergy,...

9 February 2022

Publication by Faculty Member Dn Dr Mario Baghos, Senior Lecturer in Patristics and Church History, recently published an article on Jonathan Pageau's The Symbolic World website entitled 'Bridging the Ancient and Medieval Worlds: Pagan and Christian Symbolism in the Little Metropolis church (Panagia Gorgoepikoos) in Athens,...

19 January 2022

Ordination Today, during the Hierarchical Liturgy for the Feast of Saint Makarios the Great of Egypt, College student Fr Timotheos (Dimitrios) Mavromatis was ordained to the holy diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios in the Greek Orthodox Church of St Spyridon (Kingsford, NSW). His Eminence, who was...

17 January 2022

Ordinations On Sunday 16 January, College graduate, Deacon Pandelis Laskaris (GradDipA, 2019), was ordained to the holy priesthood by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios at the Greek Orthodox Church of Sts Constantine and Helen in South Yarra (VIC), wherein he has also been assigned to serve as the new parish...

16 January 2022

Ordination On Saturday 15 January, College Registrar, Anastasios Kalogerakis, was ordained to the holy diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios at the Greek Orthodox Church of All Saints (Belmore, NSW). Deacon Anastasios will continue at St Andrew’s as the College Registrar and Associate Lecturer in...