Holy Monastery of St John of the Mountain, Perth, Australia
General Details
- Patriarchate:
- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Eparchy:
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
- Metropolis:
- Archdiocesan District of Western Australia
- Feast Day:
- January 7 - The Commemoration of Saint John the Forerunner (main feast day)
- Second Feast Day:
- June 24 - Birth of Saint John the Forerunner (Patronal feast day)
Contact Details
- Address:
- 280 Holmes Rd, Forrestfield WA 6058, Perth, Western Australia, 6058 Australia
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +61 (0) 455 855 326
- Url:
- https://stjohnmonastery.com.au/
Services Details
- Orthros:
- Sunday 7:30am
- Divine Liturgy:
- Sunday 8:30am
- Vespers:
- Saturday 6:00pm
- Services info:
- The Monastery runs Matins and Divine Liturgy open to the general public each Sunday between 7:30 am and 10:30 am. The Divine Liturgy is followed by a complimentary morning tea in the Monastery Hall where all are invited to attend.
Historical Details
- Build - Founding Year:
- 1974
- History:
- The initial plot of 10 acres (4.05 hectares) was donated to the Holy Archdiocese of Australia by the brothers Stavros, Michael and Iraklis-George Kakulas on the 15th of May 1974. In 2018, an adjacent property was purchased by another local family and was donated to the Holy Archdiocese of Australia for the purposes of expanding the Monastery grounds to serve its growing needs. This new parcel of land was amalgamated to the original 10 acre (4.05 hectares) lot, giving a total of 16 acres (6.60 hectares). This new amalgamated lot now comprises the Monastery grounds. The Monastery was given its name, The Holy Monastery of Saint John (the Forerunner) after the Church of Saint John which is located on the island of Kastellorizo in Greece. This was done at the wish of the three founding brothers, who originated from this island and had a very close connection with this Church and Saint John the Forerunner. The main feast day for the Monastery is celebrated on the 24th of June, the birth date of Saint John the Forerunner. His Grace, Bishop Iezekiel of Derbi, being then an Archimandrite and a fervent supporter of the idea of establishing a Holy Monastery in Perth, officiated the first outdoor Divine Liturgy on the grounds of the Monastery on the 11th of October 1976. A few years later, on Monday the 28th of January 1980, His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, placed the foundation stone of the Church. Seeing the importance of establishing an Orthodox Christian Monastery in Perth, fundraising began when a group of ladies organised lunches in the hall of the parish-community of Saints Constantine and Helen every first Tuesday of the month to raise funds for the building of the Church of Saint John. After the completion of the Church of Saint John the Forerunner, divine liturgies were held there on feast days and on other special occasions. In January 1984, the supervision of the Monastery and its development was assigned to the Very Reverend Father George Litas, and a Church Committee was formed to assist him. With the encouragement and blessing of his Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, and the great dedication of the local bishop, a Brotherhood was established at the Monastery on the 7th of January 2005. The Very Reverend Archimandrite, Father Evagrios Koutouzis, a monk from the Monastery of the Simonopetra on Mount Athos arrived to become the Abbot of the Monastery. He formed a Brotherhood with a young novice who was soon tonsured a monk and given the name Father Thalassios. They were soon joined by another young novice, who was also tonsured a monk on the 7th of January 2010, and was given the name Father Prodromos. Since 2005, the Holy Monastery of St John offers weekly Divine Liturgies and other church services both in the Greek and English languages, courses in Byzantine Music and Iconography, Holy Confession and ministration of social work (chaplaincy). In an effort to become self-sufficient as well as to generate an income, the Monastery has now established olive groves with an onsite olive press, bee hives, fruit trees, candle making facilities, chickens and a workshop for regular maintenance and other various arts and crafts. More recently, the Monastery established an online shop. Over the years, the Monastery has had a number of benefactors, but a special mention must be made of Mr Nicholas Kakulas and his wife Anastasia and their family, who have been the greatest donors since the arrival of the Brotherhood. They have helped with many of the Monastery building developments and have funded a number of other projects to assist with the establishment, development and expansion of the Monastery.
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