The Australian Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, LTD
ACN 649 025 141 ABN 76 649 025 141
PO Box 472 Newport Beach NSW 2106 Australia
Email info@aiocs.net
Annual Report of Activity
2024
In harmony with its objectives, namely, contributing to the mutual understanding and the wellbeing of the various Orthodox families in Australia, and fostering their cooperation within the contemporary Australian society, AIOCS LTD has undertaken the following activities:
It continued the publication of blog posts on its website and video recordings on its dedicated YouTube channel. Posts can be found on the “Blog,” the “Father Matta,” and the “Faith & Science” sections of the website. The video recordings, accessible on the YouTube channel, can be found either in the “Relating Science & Religion” or in the “AIOCS Conversations” playlists. All these materials can be accessed gratis.
Together with the above, AIOCS LTD reaches out by maintaining a stream of news items on the website, as well as by way of social media outlets, as follows:
YouTube, Facebook (AIOCS), and Facebook (Relating Science & Religion)
Throughout the year, we advertised AIOCS LTD’s three annual Beginnings prizes for the best and most relevant (post)graduate research. As a result, after review, we were able to accept the essay of Ramsey Andrews, “Deification within the Contemporary Coptic Orthodox Context: Father Matta Al-Miskin and Pope Shenouda III.” The author was awarded the first prize, of $1,000, and signed a contract with AIOCS Press for the publication of his work as a digital, small-format book.
We will continue to advertise the three prizes in 2025. As a matter of fact, several private donations via the bank account have increased our available funds to $11,953. Smaller donations, received via PayPal, were already used for website maintenance and the Zoom account.
We continued to support the online ministry of Saint Gregory the Theologian’s Orthodox Mission by offering it access to our Zoom account and by hosting their activities on YouTube.
These small but promising beginnings mark an important direction of AIOCS LTD, that is, to contribute to the mutual understanding and rapprochement of Orthodox Christians beyond the known divides, and to facilitate Australian Orthodoxy’s constructive integration into the world of today by way of research and sound information.
We are grateful to the donors for supporting our activities, and we hope that the community at large will begin to appreciate our work.
Donations can be made directly via the following bank accounts:
AIOCS LTD (not-for-profit)
Bank: Westpac
BSB: 032-196
Account number: 595961
OR
AIOCS (for-profit)
Bank: Westpac
BSB: 032-196
Account number: 525576
Indirectly, donations can be made via PayPal at:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/aiocsnet
or by ordering AIOCS Press publications:
We are grateful for the support of our donors.