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Macedonian Orthodox Church
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How should we understand the meaning of the term ChurchThe Church is one. The Lord has not established many churches, but one. And this one Church is identified with the one Body of the one Christ. Still, since this one Church actualises, manifests and iconically portrays herself in the eucharistic community she, in the nature of things, appears as many Churches, because it is inconceivable that there should exist a single eucharistic community for the whole world. Thus, where the faithful gather "at one place" around their Bishop to actualise the eucharistic assembly, there the whole Body of Christ actualises as well, that is, there the mystery of the Divine Economy is headed and the Kingdom of God is wholly portrayed. Therefore, we speak of one Church, which comprises of many local Churches. Along with this, since every local Church in which the Holy Eucharist is performed represents a whole Body of Christ, each such local Church is, ought to be and can be called an all-embracing, whole Church. In other words, just as the Holy Eucharist actualises the whole Christ, not only a certain part of Him, so does each local Church represent the whole Body of Christ, not only a certain part of It. Thus, according to Orthodox ecclesiology, each local episcopal Church represents a whole, catholic Church, filled with all the graceful theanthropic gifts of God necessary for salvation of the people, that is, represents the whole Body of Christ, because the Church concept is based on the Holy Eucharist. Text borrowed from the Macedonian Orthodox Church web site . Copyright ©2005 Macedonian Orthodox Church Diocese for Australia and New Zealand |
NewsServices timetable over Easter 2007.NewsServices timetable over Christmas and Epiphany here.News23 September 2006 - Consecration of а new church.News17 September 2006 - Metropolitan Peter on a canonical visitation.News9 September 2006 - Laying out the corner stone of the monastery St Prohor Pcinski, Donnybrook, Victoria. See our report.NewsJune 2006 - Diocese for Australia and New Zealand has registered the domains www.mpceanz.org.au and www.mocdanz.org.au.News3rdDecember 2005 - The feast of the Presentation of Virgin Mary was observed with a celebratory evening prayer attended by a large number of faithful. Afterwards, there was a brief presentation of the bookkeeping process which may be downloaded here. Thereafter, certificates of appreciation were given to the many helpers of the temple. |
