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Ordination of Deacon Panteleimon to the priesthood
On Sunday, 11th September 2022, Deacon Panteleimon Maxfield was ordained to the Holy Priesthood at the Church of The 318 Godbearing Fathers of Nicaea & John the Baptist in Shrewsbury, England. His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided during Matins and concelebrated
Updates on support for Ukraine
We continue as a community to help the plight of those who are suffering because of the war in Ukraine. We must continue to encourage and help as many refugees as possible, providing succour and comfort where needed and to
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Enrolment for Camp Saint Sophrony is now open.
For children entering UK School Years 5 to 13 in September 2022 (Ages 8-18) Registration is open Camp Saint Sophrony is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain children and youth ministries. The purpose of the
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Supraśl 2022 | A world gathering of Orthodox Youth
July 18-24, 2022, Supraśl, Poland “Go and bear fruit” John 15:16 Supraśl 2022 is a one week gathering of Orthodox youth from around the world coming together to experience the unity and universality of our Holy Orthodox Faith, to be
Angelic Beings – OFSJB Summer Conference
Booking is now open for the OFSJB conference on Angelic Beings. 25-29 August 2022 in Walsingham, Norfolk UK. OFSJB encourages all those interested to register as soon possible as places are limited! As well as talks, services and time to
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Youth Fun Day
On 11 June members of our youth club, the Varangian Guard, joined other Shropshire youth clubs at a youth fun day at Ironbridge. The fun day was organised by the Shropshire Youth Association (SYA) and attended by around 100 children
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Feast of the 318 Godbearing Fathers
On 5 June 2022 the Church of the 318 Godbearing Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, Shrewsbury celebrated its patronal feast with great solemnity. The Feastday was attended by members of the community along with many visitors from
Presvytera receives long service award
On 11 June 2022, at a youth fun day, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire presented Presvytera Catherine with an award from the Shropshire Youth Association for her long term commitment and dedication to the Greek Orthodox Youth Club. Richly deserved!
Fundraising BBQ 19 June
On Sunday 19 June, All Saints Sunday, we will be holding a Greek BBQ after the Divine Liturgy at 12.30pm. All are welcome! It would help us very much with ordering if we had an idea of numbers. Therefore if
Visits of His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene
We were very pleased to receive His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene on Friday 15 April when he came to our church for the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. We had a good attendance for a Friday evening and five
Divine Services for Great Week & Pascha
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Slujbele din Săptămâna Mare și Sfintele Paști
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Богослужения на Великую седмицу и Пасху
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Богослуж ння на Велику седмицю та Великдень
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Разписание на богослуженията за Страстната седмица и Възкресение Христово
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Homes for Ukraine
Many members of our church are in regular contact with refugees fleeing Ukraine. We are receiving news first hand from those experiencing the horrors of the war. It is one thing to read the accounts in a newspaper but it
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Message from Father Stephen on the war in Ukraine
First of all, all of us Orthodox Christians must be deeply ashamed that we find two Orthodox Christian countries fighting each other. This is a terrible witness to the World. In our community there are Russians, Ukrainians and half Russian,
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Encyclical for the Beginning of the Holy & Great Lent 2022
In just a few days, we will begin the Lenten journey to Pascha. The Church once again, invites us to walk the sacred path of liturgical and personal preparation, as She has done for centuries. She sounds the trumpet of
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Support for Ukrainian Refugees
Thank you all so much for your kind donations of items for Ukrainian refugees and of time sorting these before being sent to the Ukrainian border. The organisation that we have been working with – the Shropshire Eastern European Organisation
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Confession and Holy Communion
In certain parts of the Church, especially those influenced by Russian practice, there has grown up a tradition that it is not possible to receive holy communion unless you have first made a confession. In many places the result has
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