SS Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
Orthodox Education for Faith and Life
SEMESTER 1,2 2025
UNITS & ACADEMIC CALENDAR
KEY DATES SEMESTER 1-2, 2025
SEMESTER 1, 2025
SEMESTER 2, 2025
13 Feb
24 Feb
3 March
10 March
17 March​
24 March
31 March
7 April
14 April
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May
19 May
26 May
2 June
9 June
16 June - 20 July
24 July
28 July
4 Aug
11 Aug
18 Aug
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25 Aug
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1 Sept
8 Sept
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15 Sept
22 Sept
29 Sept
6 Oct
13 Oct
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20 Oct
27 Oct
3 Nov
10 Nov
17 Nov
Orientation night
Week 1 - Last day to enroll in classes Aug 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4 - Census Date Aug 18
NO CLASSES - Aug 18 - (Transfiguration of Our Lord eve)
Week 5 - NO CLASSES - Aug 27 (Dormition of the Mother of God eve)
Week 6
Week 7 - NO CLASSES - Sept 10 (Beheading of St. John eve)
Week 8
Week 9
Mid Semester Break
Mid Semester Break
Week 10 - NO CLASSES -Oct 13 (Protection of the Theotokos eve)
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Beginning of Summer Break
Orientation night
Week 1 - Last day to enroll in classes Feb 24
Week 0 - NO CLASSES - First Week of Great Lent
Week 2
Week 3 - Census Date March 17 ​
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 0 - NO CLASSES - Holy Week
Week 0 - NO CLASSES - Bright Week
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11 - NO CLASSES - May 28 (Ascension of Our Lord eve)
Week 12 - Day of the Holy Spirit - June 8
Week 13
Mid-Year Break
UNITS SEMESTER ONE 2025
ALL LISTED CLASSES ARE AT 6pm - 8pm AEDT
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Fr Peter Hill
Fr John D'Alton
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Fr Peter Hill
​Fr Nicholas Karipoff
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Fr John Simons
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Fr Nemanja Mrdjenovic
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Interpreting the New Testament Undergraduate Unit guide Postgraduate Unit guide
Trinity and Creation Undergraduate Unit Guide Postgraduate Unit guide
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Wednesday
Synoptic Gospels Undergraduate Unit guide Postgraduate Unit guide
Exploring the Christian Faith Undergraduate Unit guide Postgraduate Unit guide
Thursday
Formation and Vocation (FAITH & LIFE TRACK)* Undergraduate Unit guide
Postgraduate Unit guide
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Introduction to Pastoral Theology and Ministry (CLERGY TRACK)*
Postgraduate Unit guide​
(*Includes module on Mandatory Reporting, Dr Mira White)
Posted Unit guides are provisional . The finalised versions of the guides will appear on the respective Unit Moodle pages.
UNITS SEMESTER TWO 2025
ALL LISTED CLASSES ARE AT 6pm - 8pm AEST
Fr Peter Hill
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Fr Yaroslav Belikow
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Dr Ryan Strickler
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Fr Peter Hill
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Fr John D’Alton
Preaching (CLERGY TRACK)
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Introductory Church Slavonic (CLERGY TRACK, elective FAITH & LIFE TRACK)
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Early Church History (Story of the Church)
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Romans
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Meaningful Living
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Missional Discipleship (Apologetics)