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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 [[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]], was established to publish the ''[[To Vema|TO VEMA]]'' newspaper [http://www.tovema.com.au VEMA newspaper], ''[[Phronema the academic journal of St. Andrews Theological College ]]'' and ''[[http://www.voiceoforthodoxy.com The Voice of Orthodoxy] the monthly journal of the Archdiocese. It ]'', 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.
[http://www.stbasilshomes.org.au [St. Basil's Homes (Australia)]], operate around Australia in each capital city since 1969 caring for all needs of the aged in their numorous facilities as well as delivering care into the homes of the Greeks under a variety of community care programs. St. Basil's cares for about 1200 aged Greeks in Australia. In 2006 St. Basil's commissioned a new $34 million state of the art facility in Miranda to the south of Sydney.
[[Image:Estia Foundation Logo.jpg|right|thumb|Logo of the Estia Foundation of Australia]]The [[http://www.estia.org.au Estia Foundation of Australia]] offers respite to those caring for children and adults with disabilities, and currently cares for over 100 young people. A related organisation, the [[Provicare Foundation]], has its main focus on drug and alcohol prevention, with telephone councelling and client visits.
The Archdiocese boasts seven bilingual colleges around Australia, including primary and secondary education, offered to both children of the Church and Australians alike. Each school has between 650-1000 students who enjoy education in all disciplines, including Greek language, culture and the Orthodox Christian faith.
== External links ==
* [http://homewww.itgreekorthodox.comnet.au/~jgrapsas/pages/main.htm Official Website of the Archdiocese]
* [http://www.patriarchate.org/ Official Website of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople]
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