With the blessing of Archbishop Makarios of Australia, on Wednesday, February 3, the first evening Divine Liturgy was performed in English in the Parish of St. Charalambos in the Central Coast of New South Wales.
The Divine Liturgy was performed by the hieromonk George Fayjaloun, who is in charge of the neighboring Parish of St. Dionysius in Central Mangrove as reported by vema.com.au.
After the Divine Liturgy, a dinner was hosted in the parish hall and sweets were offered while Fr. George delivered a spiritual speech to the attendees.