Following the church service at St Dimitrios in Queanbeyan, Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis visited the church of St Nicholas in Canberra and conducted the Doxology service for the 28th October OHI DAY.
Present at the service was the Ambassador of Greece Georgios Papacostas and the High Commissioner of Cyprus Antonis Sammoutis.
At the end of the service, the Bishop conveyed the love and blessings of Archbishop Makarios of Australia.
Following the Doxology service, Bishop Bartholomew visited the Australian Hellenic Memorial in Canberra where a Trisagion was conducted led by the Bishop, and the laying of wreaths was also held. It must be noted that Bishop Bartholomew laid a wreath on behalf of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and Archbishop Makarios.