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
On 1 January we celebrated the Feast of Saint Basil, the circumcision of the Lord and the New Year.
2022 is the centenary of the establishment of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. Special commemorative silver coins were placed in the Vassilopita (Saint Basil’s bread) with icons of Saint Basil on them.
On 6 January we celebrated the feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We blessed the River Severn in Shrewsbury and had lunch at the River Bank restaurant.
The River Severn, at 220 miles long, is the longest river in Great Britain. It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m³/s. So that’s a lot of holy water coming down the river!
Throughout January Father Stephen is available to bless houses. As there are still COVID restrictions please arrange this by email holy.fathers [at] gmail.com or text him on his mobile number.
The Government is currently regularly updating its COVID-19 regulations. Please check for updates on the Government’s website.
For our church this means that unless you are exempt from doing so face coverings should be worn inside the church and we will need to allow more ventilation so wrap up warm.
Owain Williams will be leaving to start his naval officer training at Dartmouth on Monday 10 January. On Sunday 9 January we will be having a farewell gathering to wish him luck and blessings.
Owain first came to our church twelve months ago. He came to our church in search of Truth. He found Christ and courageously gave up much to follow Him. He is a much-loved member of our community. We will miss him very much. But … he will return often when he has leave.
Congratulations to Elena Corina Petrache and Petrache Cosmin on the birth of Iris Anays on 24 December 2021
In the Gallery of our Church there is a library of both adult and children’s books. We are often given adult books as people sort out their bookshelves at home. However, the children’s section has become depleted over the years.
If your children have grown out their books about faith or saints or scripture stories please donate them to our Library.
We now have “The Good Samaritan; A Children’s Catechism” by Fr Michael Shanbour in our library. This an excellent book to help children understand much about the Orthodox Faith. It gives the essence of the Orthodox Christian life without too much detail. Parents would also benefit from it by reading it to their children. If you want your own copy we can order this from America at £27.00 (or maybe less for a larger order).
Thank you.
Presvytera Catherine
