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[email protected] OUR ARCHBISHOP’S VIEW The celebration of 25th March PAGE 5/23 ANGUISH AND FEAR WINDOWS TO ORTHODOXY The Seven Deadly Sins PAGES 16/34- 17/35 For Ukraine and 150,000 Greeks living there Anguish, unrest and fear pre- vails in the ranks of the 150,000 Greeks who live in Ukraine and particularly in Crimea since the neo-Nazi Right Sector controls the situation there. Right-wing political groups in Ukraine declared that they plan on evicting all national minori- St Andrew’s Opening ties, a fact that terrifies them since significant Greek commu- Doxology, 2014 nities with full social structure St Andrew’s Theological College commen- and Ukraine consciousness still ced the new academic year with its annual live in the area. Doxology Service in the College Chapel of St PAGE 2 20 John the Evangelist and Theologian. The serv- / ice was officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, together with His Grace Bishop Seraphim of Apollonias and His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis. PAGE 10/28 IIggnniittee yyoouurr sseennsseess aanndd vviissiitt tthhee 22001144 RRooyyaall EEaasstteerr SShhooww Western Crete: PAGE 19/37 An authentic welcome The area straddling the border between the Hania and Rethymno districts remains one of $30,000 collected for the Mayoral Bushfire Relief Fund the island’s most unspoilt. PAGE 20/38 PAGE 13/31 FEBRUARY 2014 2/20 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA How Australia benefits from Greek migrants The migration of Greeks in Australia was a great benefit to the rural life and industry of the country.