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The Archdiocese has numerous successful organisations under its wings. Each of these organisations and schools have been built by donations of the faithful and by contributions by the Australian government.
In 1982, the Archdiocese began the [[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]] in Sydney as a part of the School of Divinity of the University of Sydney. Archbishop Stylianos currently serves as the dean of St. Andrew's, while Bishop Seraphim serves as sub-dean. As the lone Orthodox Theological College in Australasia, it often accepts students of other jurisdictions. Approximately 100 students have graduated from St. Andrew's since its inception; of these, about 25 have been ordained as clergy, while others have become teachers in the Churches schools, catechists, chanters, or have continued into postgraduate studies. Under the auspices of the College is the [[School of Byzantine Music (SAGOTC)|Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Byzantine Music School]], where students of the college and any other interested laity may learn Byzantine chanting in Greek.
[[Image:standrewspress.jpg|left|thumb|Logo of St Andrew's Orthodox Press]][[St Andrew's Orthodox Press]], established to publish the ''[[To Vema|TO VEMA]]'' newspaper [http://www.tovema.com.au], ''[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)#Phronema|Phronema]]'' and ''[[The Voice of Orthodoxy]]'', has recently begun publishing books. The first book, ''The Divine Liturgy of Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom'', has within it the [[Divine Liturgy]], and also the dismissal hymns for Sundays and major feasts, prayers for the reception of Holy Communion, and the services of the Blessing of Loaves and Memorials. This is a bi-lingual edition, translated from the Greek by the Committee on the Translation of Liturgical Texts (chaired by Dr [[John Lee]]) into dignified modern English, with each language appearing on facing pages.
