Category Archives: Announcements

TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL

How you can help people in Turkey and Syria Following the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, we have launched an emergency appeal fund. On Monday at 4:17am local time a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey near the city of

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2023 Wall Calendars for sale

2023 wall calendars are now on sale in the church for £10. We have printed some beautiful and useful wall calendars for 2023. The calendars include all of the major feasts of the church along with the fasting rules for

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Saint Nicholas Festival • 4 December 2022

Our annual Saint Nicholas Festival will take place after the Divine Liturgy on 4 December at the Serbian Church in Telford. This festival, occurring annually on the first Sunday in December, has become one of our most popular events of

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Michael Asser – Memory Eternal!

Memory Eternal! Christ is risen! Michael Edward Asser’s 80th birthday was on May 22nd, 2022; he died on October 10th, 2022. Michael was born in Tottenham, London and grew up in Bedfordshire. He left school at 16, worked in Luton

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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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Ukraine Refugees

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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Ukraine Refugees

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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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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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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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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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

#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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