Blessing of the Waters held for the first time at Wallaroo in SA

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Blessing of the Waters held for the first time at Wallaroo in SA

For the first time in its history, the fishing village of Wallaroo in South Australia celebrated the Feast of Epiphany with a unique Blessing of the Waters ceremony on Thursday, January 9. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated earlier at the local Greek Orthodox Parish of St Nicholas, which operates regularly with the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Silouan of Adelaide. The servic…