...And
the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch... (Acts
11:26)
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The Patriarchate of Antioch
was one
of the
five great
Patriarchates of the early Church. Today the Patriarchate has parishes
throughout the world and is one of the leading Patriarchates of what is
now known as the Orthodox Church. The Patriarch of Antioch has an
unbroken
apostolic succession from Saint Peter.
The
Orthodox Church is the New Testament Church, still living amongst us.
It
is ancient but contemporary, permanent yet eternally new. Within the
Orthodox
Church, the Church of Antioch is where you have the opportunity to
worship
with those people who are the inheritors of the name "Christians".
The Church of Antioch has had a presence in New Zealand for over a hundred years. It is the only Orthodox jurisdiction in New Zealand which holds its services primarily in English - though Arabic, Old Slavonic, Romanian and Greek are also used as required by the congregations. |
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OF Worship The Church of Antioch ____________________________
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