Christ is risen!
Christ is risen! – Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! – Христос воскрес! – Христосъ воскресе! – Hristos a înviat! – Atgyfododd Crist! – Христос васкрсе! – ክርስቶስ ተነሳ ከሙታን – !المسيح قام! حقا قام – Христос възкресе!
Juliana of Nicomedia
6:00 pm Great Vespers
7:00 pm Baptism
9:30 am Matins
10:30 am Divine Liturgy
12:00 pm Carols & lunch
Eve of the Nativity of Christ
9:00 am Royal Hours
6:00 pm Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast of the Nativity followed by refreshments
The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ
8:45 am Matins & Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Nativity
Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos
Stephen, Archdeacon & First Martyr
6:00 pm Great Vespers
9:30 am Matins
10:30 am Divine Liturgy
Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. St Basil the Great
9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St Basil the Great & Circumcision
9:00 am Royal Hours
6:00 pm Great Vespers
Sunday before Thophany
9:30 am Matins
10:30 am Divine Liturgy
6:00 pm Vespers for the Feast of Theophany & Blessing of the Water
The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Theophany
12:30 pm Blessing of the River Severn
1:00 pm Theophany Lunch
Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet, Baptist, & Forerunner
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
Jonah founder of Holy Trinity Monastery, Kiev
Theodosius the Cenobiarch
Thyateira Midlands Ecclesiastical Seminary
6:00 pm Great Vespers
Sunday after Theophany
9:30 am Matins
10:30 am Divine Liturgy
Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
9:30 am Working party at St Julian’s
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Teams
Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
Anthony the Great
Athanasios and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria
6:00 pm Great Vespers
12th Sunday of Luke
9:30 am Matins
10:30 am Divine Liturgy
12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Varangian Guard Youth Club
Euthymius the Great
Christ is risen! – Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! – Христос воскрес! – Христосъ воскресе! – Hristos a înviat! – Atgyfododd Crist! – Христос васкрсе! – ክርስቶስ ተነሳ ከሙታን – !المسيح قام! حقا قام – Христос възкресе!
Thank you to all those who helped so much throughout Holy Week through to Thomas Sunday:
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
On 10 April Ava-Rose HUTANU was baptised.
On Saturday 18 April, Lazarus Saturday, we received five people into the Orthodox Church. Two by Baptism : Lucy Watson and Melangell Bowe and three by Chrismation: Katherine Jones, John Bowe and Anna Bowe.
May God fortify them and strengthen them in the Faith and grant them Many Years!
The Feast of our church – the 318 Godbearing Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council of Nicaea – is on 5 June this year.
Would you like to learn how to decorate the festal icons of the church with flowers? Sister Theovouli will be running a workshop at the beginning of June ahead of our Patronal Feast to teach us how to do this in the way she has been taught in the Monastery of Chrysopigi, Crete. Please register your interest using this form:
Would you like to learn to bake Prosphora – the bread used in the Divine Liturgy? Diakonissa Yiota will be holding a baking workshop in late May early June.
Please register your interest on the form below and Yiota will be in touch …
Scripture study on Wednesday evenings have resumed. We are continuing with The Religion of the Apostles by Father Stephen De Young. The link for joining is as follows:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81629854019?pwd=UzN5b3NTL1h0STJMd2E2ZW1kSHlJZz09
Meeting ID: 816 2985 4019 | Passcode: 926265