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Christmas Cards on Sale Now

This year we have two beautiful new Christmas Cards for sale, printed from icons of the Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, painted by Aidan Hart.   The cards (with envelopes) are blank inside for your own message

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Experiencing the Life in Christ through Sacred Art and Symbols – Jonathan Pageau interviews Aidan Hart

The Danish philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard once said, “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced”. One might rephrase this, “the truth is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be participated

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Archdiocesan Family Fun Day

On Saturday, October 23, 2021, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain the Archdiocese held a Family Fun Day.  This event was organized by Mr. Christos and Mrs. Alexia Papalexandrakou in coordination with Archimandrite

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A new monastery in the Scottish Highlands

On 21 of October Father Stephen and Deacon Panteleimon traveled to the Church of the Forerunner and Baptist John in Haringey, North London to attend the annual clergy conference of the Archdiocese. It was an opportunity for the archdiocese to

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The Abbesses’ Way

On Sunday the Akolouthos (secondary school age children) of the Varangian Guard walked from our church to Shrewsbury Abbey. Our church was once owned by Saint Milburga‘s priory in Much Wenlock and the relics of Saint Winifred were translated to

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Enlightened Evenings

Great social event for young adults planned close by! Our Archdiocese has been organising regular socials promoting fellowship, networking, culture and gastronomy in London for young adults. We are very pleased to announce that an event is now planned for

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Weekly Bulletin 17 to 24 October

Schedule of Services Please visit our Calendar Page of this website for a schedule of services for the coming week. Wednesday Scripture Study Wednesday Scripture study takes place each Wednesday. We are reading the life of our God-bearing Father Luke of Simferopol.

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Church Development Projects update

For the last ten years the church of the 318 Godbearing Fathers has been embarking on a project to expand the church to provide better facilities. The main issues the church faces are: the church is too small for the

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Chronicles of Christ

Clement Kouroukis, a member of our church, recently submitted a short film trailer for the 2021 international online Orthodox Arts Festival. Chronicles of Christ is a storytelling program whichtook root in 2016 when Clement was working on another one man show Man and

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Election of a New Community Board 17 October 2021

The election of the Community Board will take place in the church on Sunday 17 October. This is a very important occassion that takes place every two years. It is a time for the members of the Church to gather

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Orchard Working Party

On Saturday 23 October we will be having a working party in the Orchard in order to prepare and level ground for a garden storage shed. Anyone is welcome to assist. Please bring: shovels; spades picks; long level; rakes; suitable

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Family Fun Day

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas there will be a Family Fun Day on 23 October at Tolmers Activity Centre, Hertfordshire with activities for all ages including adults like pedal carts, photo hunt, archery, outdoor games, etc. We

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Community Membership Subscriptions

We recently posted to announce that membership subscriptions of the Community of the Holy Fathers of Nicaea are due.  Membership subscriptions are £25 for a single subscription or £35 for a family subscription for a household of two or more people 18 years old

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Weekly Bulletin 12 to 19 September

Schedule of Services Please visit our Calendar Page of this website for a schedule of services for the coming week. Philoptochos Sale There will be a sale of fresh produce, cakes and savoury food after the Divine Liturgy on 12

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Special Giving Appeal

The new Church Year began on 1 September.  This is an important time for us to try and put things in order and plan for the year ahead.  Despite the COVID-19 pandemic our church is continuing to grow rapidly.  There are many

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Weekly Bulletin | 11 July to 18 July

For services for the coming week please follow the link to our Calendar page. Thank you! Thank you to all those who made such an enormous effort to help for the visit of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas! Thank you to those gave

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Memorial for Cyprus

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#BuildTheArk’ fundraising appeal launched

Former pub to be transformed into a new community hub for the homeless and vulnerable The Shrewsbury Ark, which runs a day centre to support the homeless and vulnerable throughout Shropshire is thrilled to announce the completion of its’ long-awaited

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Archpastoral visit to the Church of the 318 Holy Godbearing Fathers

On 3 and 4 July His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira & Great Britain made his first archpastoral visit to the church of the 318 Godbearing Fathers in Shrewsbury.  The Archbishop was accompanied by Archimandrite Nikodemos, the Chancellor of the

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Pilgrimage to shrine of Saint Melangell

On Thursday 27 May we celebrate the feast of Saint Melangell a saint much loved and revered by our community. We will be celebrating the feast with Matins at 8.00am followed by Divine Liturgy at 9.00am at the Church of

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