Monthly Archives: June 2026

Orthodox Burial Ground

The Parish of the 318 Holy Fathers has secured 45 burial spaces at Emstrey Cemetery, London Road, Shrewsbury — so that our community can rest together in one place, in graves marked with Orthodox memorial stones. If you would like to reserve a plot for yourself or your family, please get in touch. Continue reading

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Synaxarion of Our Holy Father Adolphus, Missionary Monk

Brother of Saint Botulph of East Anglia, Adolphus bore the Gospel across the sea to Belgium as a missionary monk in the seventh century. Continue reading

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Our Holy Mother Edburga of Winchester, Virgin (c.921–†c.951)

Edburga, daughter of King Edward the Elder, chose the Gospel over jewels and gave her life to God at Winchester’s Nunnaminster. Continue reading

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Orthodox Crossing: Heads You Win, Tails You Lose…

We all come with gripes, don’t we. Wages. Car tax. War. Rumours of war which we started. Strimming on a hot day at work, which is probably worse than all of the above. We’ve all been there and wagered on

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