Collections 
 

The Archdiocese have sponsored variety of collections for different projects and catastrophes: 

New Churches and Missions 

1. The opening of St. Mary - Mt. Pritchard  December    1999 

2. Completing St. Mary - Merrylands     2000 

3.  Sts Peter and Paul – Sydney                           2000 

4. St. Nicholas (Mayfield)      2000 

5. Sts Michael and Gabriel- West Ryde    2001 

6. St. Nicholas Bankstown (Macedonian)    2001 

7. St. Michael - Sylvania       2002 

8. St. Barnabas (Parkwood)      2001 

9. St. Paul - Melbourne       2002 

10.St. Mary - Melbourne       2002 

11.Good Shepherd Mission - Melbourne    2003 

12.Forty Holy Martyrs- (Mirboo North)    2005 

13.John D’Alton - Melbourne      2006 

14. Rev. Ron Beattie - Oxley      2006 

15. Monastery (St. Anna) - Victoria     2006 

New Zealand

St. George - Oakland       2001 

Fr. Victor Didenko -  Romanian - Christ Church 

Fr. Ilyan -   St. Michael - Dunedin 

Mission 

Fr. Elder – Christchurch St. Gregory of Nyssa 

Fr. Ian St. George – Wellington 

Keith Morrison - Ellesmere

New Priests 

1. Fr Michel Zhaib        2001
2. Fr George Saad        2004
3. Fr John Kaunar        2007
4. Fr. Luke Bell        2006
5. Fr. Mitko Machevski        1998
6. Fr George Saada - Reinstated     2000
7. Fr. Geoff Harvey       2000
8. Fr Anthony Cagnoni       2005
9. Fr George Hage        2005
10. Fr. George El Khoury       2005
11. Fr. Ron Beattie        2006
12. Fr. John D’Alton       2006
13. Fr Norman De Silva       2005
14. Fr Michael Elder       2003
15. Fr. Victor Didenko       2003
16. Fr. Ian Nield        2002
17. Fr. Vladimir Ivlenkov       2002
18. Fr George Mattar
19. Fr George Bosauder
20. Fr. Nicholas Haddad
21. Rt. Rev. Themistocles
22. Fr. Columba        2000 
    

Deacons 

1. Max Perkins
2. J.P. Mawal
3. Keith Morrison    
4. John Hubbart    
5. Chris Gain
6. Rafic Al Baba
7. Andrei Grenfell
8. John Whiteside
9. Tom McArdle

CLERGY NO LONGER WITH THE ARCHDIOCESE

2000
1. Rev Fr Stephen Godley - Left the Jurisdiction
2. Rev Fr George Robinson - Left the Jurisdiction
3. Rev Fr Nicholas Gan - Left the Jurisdiction

2001
4. Rev Hieromonk Fr Benjamin (Forbes) - Left the Jurisdiction

2002
5. Parish Priest West Croydon SA - Reposed

2003
6. Rev Fr Columba - Reposed

2004
7. Rev Fr Hanna Ajia - Ceased Serving
8. Fr Dn Bert Gerges - Left the Jurisdiction

2005
9. V Rev Fr Nicolas Mansour - Retired
10. V Rev Fr Michel Khouri - Retired

2006
11. Rev Fr Ted Doncaster - Retired
12. Fr Dn John Nasr - Left the Jurisdiction
13. Rev Fr John Vesic - Left the Jurisdiction

2007
14. Fr Dn Chris Gain - Left the Jurisdiction

15. V Rev Archimandrite Fr Themistocles Adamopolou is with the Patriarchate of Alexandria

Youth 

1. Established active youth organizations in all of the churches.
2. English Liturgy (Evening) in all the Churches.
3. Sunday Schools in all the churches.
4. Arabic School St. Nicholas Punchbowl
5. Welfare -  St. Nicholas Punchbowl  1999
6. Theology School - Sydney    2000
7. Theology School-  Melbourne    2004
8. Youth Centre St. George - Melbourne  2006
9. Coxia – Help the elderly - Melbourne  2004
10. Ladies’ Committees - all the Churches
11. Church Councils - all the Churches
12. Sunday Schools- all the Churches
13. Clergy training seminars
14. Archdiocese Ladies Committee - all the Churches
15. February Youth month all over the Archdiocese
16. Sunday of Orthodoxy - all the Churches together in NSW
17. Sunday of Orthodoxy - all the Churches in Melbourne
18. Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, all the Churches together in NSW , 5^th Sunday of Great Lent
19.  Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt - all the Churches together in  Melbourne, 5^th Sunday of Great Lent. 
20. Christian education curricula for all the churches 
21. Theology students Balamand (4)
22. Theology students St. Andrew  (1) - Sydney
23. General assembly to elect B.O.T. members and general policy of the Archdiocese
24. School for Byzantine Music 
    

In Planning 

1. Elementary School in Sydney
2. Elementary School in Melbourne
3. Nursing Home in Melbourne
4. Child Care Centre in Sydney   Bankstown
5. Child Care Centre in Sydney St. Mary Mays Hill 
   

Retirement Clergy Fund (Planned)           

2006 - To provide financial help to the retired clergy and khourieh. 

Purchased properties 

1. Two properties Melbourne St. Nicholas, youth and Sunday school facilities 
2. Archdiocese Headquarters 
3. Sts Peter and Paul Property for building a Church – Mt Druit 
4. St. Nicholas Bankstown Large property with Church and hall
5. St Paul Dandenong Melbourne Building and property 
6. St. Nicholas Punchbowl Four properties 
7. St. Mary Merrylands Property for child Care 
8. St. Elias Wollongong New priest’s house 
9. St. Paul Brisbane Building a new Church 
10. St. George Redfern a new shop
11. Monastery in Newcastle (care of the Archdiocese)

Planned to Purchase Properties 

• St. Mary Melbourne 
• Archangels West Ryde 
• St. Michael Sylvania