Bulletin 18 February 2022

Schedule of Services

Sat, 27 Jul 2024
  • Panteleimon the Great Martyr & Healer

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers, SY2 6FB

Sun, 28 Jul 2024
  • 5th Sunday of Matthew

  • 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

Tue, 30 Jul 2024
  • 9:30 am Working party at St Julian’s

    St Julian’s Church, Fish Street, SY1 1UH

Thu, 01 Aug 2024
  • Procession of the Precious Cross

Fri, 02 Aug 2024
  • St Sophrony Camp ends

Sat, 03 Aug 2024
  • Pilgrimage to St. Oswald

  • 9:00 am Divine Liturgy

    St. Oswald's Church, Oswestry, SY11 2SY

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers, SY2 6FB

Sun, 04 Aug 2024
  • 🍇 6th Sunday of Matthew

  • 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

Mon, 05 Aug 2024
  • Oswald of Northumbria

  • 7:00 pm Patronal Vespers for the Transfiguration | Coventry

    Greek Orthodox Church Of The Holy Transfiguration, Westwood Heath Rd, Coventry CV4 8GP, UK

Tue, 06 Aug 2024
  • Greek Orthodox Church Coventry Feast Day | Holy Transfiguration

  • Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

  • 9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy for the Transfiguration

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers, Shrewsbury, SY2 6FB

Wed, 07 Aug 2024
  • 10:30 am Church cleaning

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers, SY2 6FB

Sat, 10 Aug 2024
  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers, SY2 6FB

Sun, 11 Aug 2024
  • 🍇 7th Sunday of Matthew

  • 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

Wed, 14 Aug 2024
  • 7:00 pm Patronal Vespers for the Dormition

    Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of Theotokos and Saint Andrew, 8 Arthur Pl, Birmingham B1 3DA, UK

Thu, 15 Aug 2024
  • Patronal Feast of Cathedral of St Andrew & Dormition, Birmingham

  • The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary

  • 9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Dormition

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers, Shrewsbury, SY2 6FB

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sun, 18 Aug 2024
  • 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

Thu, 22 Aug 2024
  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers, SY2 6FB

Fri, 23 Aug 2024
  • Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary

Sun, 25 Aug 2024
  • 9th Sunday of Matthew

  • 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

Bishop Maximos

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.

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Feast of Saint Milburga

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.

Cheesefare Sunday

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.

Visit of the Varangian Guard to Shrewsbury

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.

Varangian Guard

Please support our Archdiocese

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

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