Welcome to the website of the Church of the 318 Godbearing Fathers of the First Œcumenical of Nicaea, Shrewsbury. We are a church of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (Œcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople) serving the Orthodox Christian community of Shropshire, UK.
We are a thriving and diverse Orthodox Church with a regular congregation of over 90 people. We have a busy schedule of services with Matins and Divine Liturgy each Sunday and on feast days. We have children’s activities twice a month, regular catechism for adults wanting to join the Church, twice-weekly study of the scriptures (on Wednesday evenings and Thursday mornings during term time) and weekly training of chanters.
Our Philanthropic committee (the Philoptochos) organise regular events for fundraising for the poor and the needy. Each year we have a summer fete with a barbecue when we invite the local community, we also have an annual festival for Saint Nicholas on the first Sunday in December.
Many of us come from traditionally Orthodox countries – Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Ukraine, Russia etc.; many are British people who have found a home in Orthodox Christianity. Our services are conducted in English because it is our common language but you will also hear some Greek, Romanian and Church Slavonic.
Orthodoxy is quite simply “Christianity”! It is the Church founded by Jesus Christ after his Resurrection. Orthodox Christianity is a wonderful religion, full of joy, hope and excitement. Every year we remember the events of Christ’s life, reflect on the meaning and renew ourselves through experiencing these feasts.
Beauty is essential for us, beauty in the icons, beauty in the church buildings, beauty in the chanting, beauty in the services. We enjoy our Orthodox Christianity and hope that anyone who visits our church will have their minds opened to the ineffable glory and majesty of God, the Holy Trinity.
Orthodox Christianity is something that we LIVE and DO. It affects the whole of our lives and is for every day and hour of the week. Because it is something we do, it is only by joining in with that “doing” that people can understand what it is all about. So, if you are interested, “Come and See!”
7:00 pm Compline and 2nd Stanza of Akathist Hymn
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10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Forbury Chapel, Church St Leominster HR6 8NQ
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
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🍇 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
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10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
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☦️ Mary of Egypt
7:00 pm Adult Catechism
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10:30 am Church cleaning
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7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
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10:30 am Lenten Vespers & Scripture Study
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7:00 pm Chant training
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7:00 pm Compline & 3rd Stanza of Akathist Hymn
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6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
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SS. Gwrnerth and Llewellyn
🍇 Sunday of the Holy Cross
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH
10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH
Theodore of Crowland
7:00 pm Adult Catechism
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7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
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Guthlac of Crowland
10:30 am Lenten Vespers & Scripture Study
The Church of The Holy Fathers of Nicea
7:00 pm Chant training
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7:00 pm Compline & 4th Stanza of Akathist Hymn
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6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
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🍇 Sunday of St. John Climacus
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
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10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
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7:00 pm Matins with the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
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🍇 5th Thursday of Lent: The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
10:30 am Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
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7:00 pm Chant training
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7:00 pm Compline & Akathistos Hymn
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🍇 5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn
8:45 am Matins and Divine Liturgy with ordination
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6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
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Beuno, abbot of Clynnog Fawr
🍇 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
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10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH
12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Varangian Guard Youth Club
7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
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Mark the Apostle and Evangelist
10:30 am Lenten Vespers & Scripture Study
The Church of The Holy Fathers of Nicea
7:00 pm Chant training
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7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
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🍇 Lazarus Saturday
9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
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🐟 Palm Sunday
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
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10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH
7:00 pm Matins of Holy Monday
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Saints Feasts and Readings for 03/29/2024
Old Testament Reading