The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
9:30 am Matins & Liturgy for the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
6:00 pm Thursday evening fortnightly gathering
6:00 pm Great Vespers
🐟 13th Sunday of Luke
9:30 am Matins
10:30 am Divine Liturgy
12:00 pm Memorial for Archbishop Gregorios
Apodosis of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple
Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Teams
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
7:00 pm Great Vespers for the the Feast of Saint Andrew
Andrew the First- Called Apostle
6:00 pm Great Vespers
🐟 14th Sunday of Luke
9:30 am Matins
9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy
Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas Donnington, Telford, TF2 8AP, England
10:30 am Divine Liturgy
12:00 pm St Nicholas Festival
Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas Donnington, Telford, TF2 8AP, England
Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Teams
7:00 pm Vespers for the Feast of Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara the Great Martyr Orthodox Church, Chester CH4 7HW, UK
Barbara the Great Martyr & John of Damascus
Patronal Festival of Church of Saint Barbara, Chester
Saint Barbara the Great Martyr Orthodox Church, Chester CH4 7HW, UK
10:30 am Working Party at Church of the 318 Holy Fathers
Sabbas the Sanctified
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
1:00 pm Working party at St Julian’s
6:00 pm Thursday evening fortnightly gathering
Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra
6:00 pm Great Vespers
9:30 am Matins
10:30 am Divine Liturgy
The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Teams
Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous
9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St Spyridon
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
Thyateira Midlands Ecclesiastical Seminary
6:00 pm Great Vespers
Eleutherios the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Illyricum, and his mother Anthia
9:30 am Matins
10:30 am Divine Liturgy
12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Varangian Guard Youth Club
9:30 am Working party at St Julian’s
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Teams
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ begins
Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch
7:00 pm Vespers for the Feast of St Juliana
On 30 January His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene moved to the Midlands to assist His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas with pastoral and episcopal duties in the region. We warmly welcome Bishop Maximos to the Midlands and look forward to his first visit to the Church of the 318 Godbearing Fathers very soon. AXIOS! WORTHY! You can read more about Bishop Maximos here.
On 23 February we celebrate the Feast of our venerable Mother Milburga. Saint Milburga Saint Milburga is one of the patrons of our Church. There will be a Divine Liturgy for the Feast at 9.00am in the morning of the feast.
Father David Somalis of the Community of Saint Haralambos, Luton has composed a full Akolouthia for the Saint. Click here to read the service.
You can read the history of Saint Milburga by Christopher Jobson on our website here.
On Cheesefare Sunday (Forgiveness Sunday) 6 March there will be a bring and share lunch in after the Divine Liturgy in Telford (no meat).
To learn more about Cheesefare Sunday: the biblical story, the icon of the day, the gospel reading, the reading from the apostle and the Orthodox celebration follow this link here.
On 20 March a local re-enactment group of Varangian Guard will visit the Varangian Guard Youth Club of our church. The Varangian Guard were the household guard of the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire in Constantinople. In the later years of the Eastern Roman Empire before the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks the Varangian Guard included Anglo Saxon refugees and mercenaries from Britain. The local re-enactment group will demonstrate tell us about the Varangian Guard, demonstrate some of the fighting techniques. All are welcome to join take part in the event.
The Archdiocese has confirmed that there will be a summer camp this year for children from academic Year 5 to Year 13. The dates will be the last week of July. More details will be confirmed in due course. If you would like to know more about Saint Sophrony’s Camp please talk to Fr Dcn Panteleimon or Diakonissa Panayiota.
Our Archdiocese is appealing for funds to support its vitally important work to support the ministry of all of the churches of the Archdiocese. We are looking for at least twenty families of our community who will be willing to support the Archdiocese with a monthly donation of at least £10 per month.
Please talk to Fr Stephen or Fr Dcn Panteleimon if you are willing to step forward to make this commitment. For more information about the appeal please visit the Archdiocese website
