On Tuesday, 25 March, after the Feast Day Divine Liturgy which took place at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Sydney, His Eminence Arcbishop Makarios of Australia welcomed to the Office of the Archbishop the Members of Parliament from Greece, Messrs. Stavros Keletsis, Athanasios Papathanasis, Stephanos Parastatidis and Miltiadis Zamparas, who represented the Greek Parliament at the celebrations of the Greek Community in Australia for the National Regeneration of Greece.
During the meeting, which took place in a cordial atmosphere, His Eminence had the opportunity to present aspects of the work of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, to outline the needs and problems of the Greek Community and to express the feelings of love of the Greeks of Australia for their beloved Homeland.
Furthermore, he thanked the Greek MPs for the effort in their journey to the fifth continent, expressed the hope that their communication and interaction with the Greek diaspora would be fruitful, and asked them to convey to the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Leaders of the parties, and their colleagues in the Greek Parliament, the respect and love of the members of the Holy Eparchial Synod, the Clergy and the People of the local Church, as well as himself personally.
At the end of the meeting, Archbishop Makarios awarded the four Members of Parliament the Medal of the Order of the Christ-Loving.
The meeting was attended by His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Sevasteia, Their Graces, Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and Southern Madagascar, Bishop Elpidios of Perth, and Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia, Chief Secretary of the Holy Eparchial Synod, Hieromonk, Fr. Antipas, Elder of the Iviron Cell of Saint Anna in Karyes, Mount Athos, and the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Mr. Ioannis Mallikourtis.
