His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Brisbane visited the Parish of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Mt Gravatt to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the Circle of Senior Citizens & Friends.
He thanked Parish Priest Father Nicholas Brown and coordinator Irene Cayas for their invitation and dedication to supporting senior members of the community.
Conveying “the love and blessings” of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Bishop Bartholomew wished attendees “health of soul and body.”
A gift was also presented to His Grace in honour of the anniversary of his episcopal consecration, a gesture he said deeply moved him as he asked the faithful to “pray for him.”
Bishop Bartholomew additionally expressed his gratitude to Archbishop Makarios for recommending his name for the episcopacy to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Holy and Sacred Synod of Constantinople.
