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Our services are mostly in English, though we occasionally use Greek, Slavonic, Romanian, Afrikaans and other languages as well. Those who attend the services are South Africans of various ethnic backgrounds (Afrikaans, English, Sotho, Zulu etc), and also of Greek, Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbian, Syrian, Lebanese and Ethiopian origin. All are welcome!
You can also find more information on our new parish web page
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On other festivals the times of services will be announced. Please contact the parish priest for more details.
On the eves of great feasts the Vigil (Vespers, Litiya, Orthros) is served.
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Church of St Nicholas of Japan
Fr Athanasius Akunda
Tel: 072-834-1524 (cell)
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The ikons on the ikonostasis were painted by a parishioner, Cathy MacDonald, who also painted many of the ikons on the church walls. Other parishioners have also painted some of the ikons. The music in the services is mainly Slavonic, though with some hymns sung to Byzantine and other melodies.
Use the corkboard for comments, and also for events, news and announcements relating to Orthodox mission (off-topic announcements will be deleted)
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Join one (or both, if you live in Gauteng) to make contact with Orthodox Christians in southern Africa. Share news, coming events, questions, problems etc.
Created: 1998-07-29
Services
Orthros (Matins)
8:30 am on Sundays
Divine Liturgy
9:30 am on SundaysVespers
6:30 pm on Saturdays
Where are we?
Physical address
The church is at 156 Fulham Road, Brixton, Johannesburg, about a block and a half west of the Brixton broadcasting tower, on the hill above the SABC offices in Auckland Park.Postal Address
The Parish postal address is:
PO Box 1148
Melville
2109 South Africa
Parish Priest
Our parish priest is Fr Athanasius Akunda
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr Luigi d'Amico
Tel 082-412-8490 (cell)
More about us
In 1987 a group of Orthodox Christians in South Africa formed the Society of St Nicholas of Japan to promote mission and evangelism among Orthodox Christians, and to make Orthodox Christianity better known to non-Orthodox people. The society invited Fr Chrysostom Frank, a priest who had served in South Africa before, to return as its chaplain, and formed a small worshipping community that used English in the Divine Liturgy. A couple of years later the community was strong enough to become a parish, independent of the society, and, after three years of worshipping in borrowed halls and chapels, bought an old Protestant church building in Brixton, Johannesburg, and converted it for Orthodox use.
Events, news and announcements
Use the Corkboard for events, news, announcements and comments.
Links to some other Orthodox sites
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PO Box 7648
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Updated: 2013-08-02