The visit of His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene and fundraising BBQ
On Sunday, July 9, 2023, His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene presided at Matins and celebrated the Divine Liturgy. The Very Reverend Protopresbyter Stephen Maxfield and Presbyter Panteleimon Maxfield, and Presbyter David Walker served with His Grace. To mark His
Join us on Sunday 9 July at 12.30pm for our annual Summer Greek Souvlaki BBQ! Andreas’ outstanding pork and chicken souvlaki in a pita with salad, plus a cold drink. Followed by Eleni’s famous fresh loukoumades and other delicious desserts.
Positive Pre-application response to Church Extension Project
Shropshire Council and Historic England have responded positively to a pre-application submission by the Community Board for the church extension. In Autumn 2022, the Community board engaged Shropshire Council and Historic England in pre-application discussions concerning a proposed extension to
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
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
For the last ten years the church of the 318 Godbearing Fathers has been embarking on a project to expand the church to provide better facilities. The main issues the church faces are: the church is too small for the
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
Apostles and Equal to the Apostles Andrew the Apostle († 60) called first by Christ. Commemorated 30 November. Constantine the Great († 337), proclaimed Emperor in York. He also legalised Christianity in the Roman Empire in the Edict of Milan. He called
Empresses, Abbesses and Martyrs appear on the walls
Latest photographs of the wall paintings of the Women Saints. Visit our Future Projects page for more information on wall paintings, church extension and new land project.
Apostles, martyrs and hierarchs appear on our walls
Work is rapidly moving forward on wall paintings on the North and South walls of our beloved church. Apostle Andrew, Emperor Constantine the Great, Cuthbert the Wonderworker, Luke of Simferopol, Oswald the King and Martyr and Alban the Protomartyr of Britain are now nearly complete. Continue reading →
If we believe that Orthodoxy today is truly the successor to the Church founded by the Apostles in the first centuries of the Church, then – like the first apostles, we have a duty to ‘ go .. into all
Miracle sale of Ptolemaic antiquities for church stuns parishioner!
Ptolemaic beads have recently fetched £9,000 at auction to raise funds for the church after being bought at auction in 1966 for only four pounds. Continue reading →
Historic church in Shrewsbury welcomes diverse new and holy residents
A Crimean Archbishop, two Roman Empresses, a Syrian monk, an Anglo-Saxon hermit, a Galilean fisherman, a Cypriot Shepherd. These are just a few of the saints that will soon be painted on the walls of the Greek Orthodox Church of
As you know, our Community of the Holy Fathers has committed itself to building a modern version of the ruined 7th century church of the Koimesis (Dormition) in Iznik, ancient Nicea, which had remained in use as a Christian Church
‘Except the Lord build the house, those who build it labour in vain.’ (Psalm 126, v.1) At Matins this morning I heard that verse from Psalm 126, and it resonated within me throughout the service. Today I’m introducing the Board