Our latest and most exiting community event is our new building project.
The building of a new dining facility commercial kitchen, laundry, respite rooms and dementia unit represents a major step for our community. With the increasing needs of an ageing populations our multicultural communities face a 66% higher need for services and facilities than the broader population. Our need to work to provide support will continue for many years with volunteer support and community fundraising being more important than ever.
Stage One:
Dining Room, Commercial Kitchen and Laundry Complex.
This will provide a state of the art dining room with restaurant quality environment, purpose built to accommodate additional wheelchairs and special areas for family and friends dining enjoyment.
The fitout of the commercial kitchen will provide special facilities to ensure optimum food services and dining experience.
Total Cost:$800,000
Commencement date: December 2007
Expected completion date: June 2008
Stage Two:
Dementia Unit and Respite rooms
A state of the art 11 bedroom Dementia Unit with individual ensuites is to be built on land adjacent to the Nursing Home. Also two respite rooms will be constructed in the existing hostel when the old dining room and kitchen are remodeled to provide an activities room and new staff facilities.
Total Cost: $900,000
Commencement date: May 2008
Expected completion date: January 2009
Your donation can be sent to:
St John of Kronstadt Russian Welfare Society
ANZ Bank
BSB 013-280
Account No: 497462963
Account Name: Gift Fund
A Tax Deductible receipt will be issued for all donations.
January 2009
On the 2 January 2009 the Russian Welfare Society celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the repose of its Patron Saint – St John of Kronstadt.
On the eve of the Feast Day evening services were held at the Church of Our Lady’s Dormition. His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion was the main celebrate and was assisted by the clergy of Victoria. We were also honored by the presence of His Lordship, the Right Reverend Nikolai, Bishop of Alaska who was a guest of the Russian Welfare Society. After the Matins service Fr Thomas McArdle was tonsured by Metropolitan Hilarion to the monastic state and given the monastic name of Elijiah.
The Feast of St John was celebrated in the chapel of St John of Kronstadt at the “Kronstadt Gardens” Aged Care Residential Complex. Despite the limited space, His Eminence was assisted by six priests and two deacons. The chapel was overflowing with residents and their relatives. The service was one of great spiritual joy and a worthy celebration of our Patron Saint.
Services were followed by a festive luncheon in the Grand Dinning Hall for all present.
September 2007
The First official visit of Her Imperial Highness The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia to Australia. Full Report: Visit of HIH Grand Duchess Maria of Russia
or you could read it by chapters:
1. Introduction
2. Canberra
3. Sydney
4. Brisbane
5. Melbourne
6. Papers
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July 2006
Father's Michael book "A Russian Presence" for order. Please find attached request form.
Book: A RUSSIAN PRESENCE
Click for view or download order form
May 2006
Our Gold Medal Winner
Mrs. Lalita Yauhleuskaya (Photo is courtesy of STAR News Group)
Women’s 10 metre air pistol: GOLD
Women’s 25 metre pistol:GOLD
April 2006
Preparations for Festival. All information you could read in latest edition "Y HAC"
February 2006
The Jack Brockhoff Foundation kindly donated AUS$26,000 towards new equipment for Kronstadt
Gardens and already our Maintenance Department has installed a new pan flusher purchased
with funds from this grant.
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