Welcome to the website of the Church of the Holy Fathers of Nicaea. We are a thriving and diverse Orthodox Church. Many of us come from traditional Orthodox countries – Greece, Cyprus, Romania, the Ukraine, Russia etc., many are British people who have found a home in Orthodox Christianity. Our services are conducted in English, because it is our common language.
Orthodoxy is, quite simply “Christianity”! It is the Church founded by Jesus Christ after his Resurrection. Orthodox Christianity is a wonderful religion, full of joy, hope and excitement. Every year we remember the events of Christ’s life, reflect on the meaning and renew ourselves through experiencing these feasts.
Beauty is very important for us, beauty in the icons, beauty in the church buildings, beauty in the chanting, beauty in the services. We enjoy our Orthodox Christianity and hope that anyone who visits our church will have their minds opened to the ineffable glory and majesty of God, the Holy Trinity.
Orthodox Christianity is something that we LIVE and DO. It affects the whole of our lives and is for every day and hour of the week. Because it is something that we do, it is only by joining in with that “doing” that people can really understand what it is all about. So, if you are interested “Come and See!”
☦️ Holy Friday
8:30 am Royal Hours
4:30 pm Confessions
5:30 pm Vespers (The Apokatheleos, taking down from the Cross)
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7:00 pm Matins of Holy Saturday (The Lamentations)
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☦️ Holy Saturday
10:00 am Vesperal Liturgy
11:30 pm Resurrection Service
12:00 am Matins and Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
Great and Holy Pascha
11:00 am Vespers of Love
Renewal Monday
Renewal Tuesday: The Commemoration of Saints Raphael, Nicholas, Irene, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos
Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or manna) which emitted from the tomb of Saint John the Theologian
Synaxis of the Holy manna which emitted from the tomb of Saint John the Theologian
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
Renewal Thursday
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
7:00 pm Chant training
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Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring
Simon the Zealot & Apostle
Renewal Saturday
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
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Thomas Sunday
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
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10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
Brendan the Navigator (d577)
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
7:00 pm Chant training
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6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
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Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
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10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
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12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Varangian Guard Youth Club
Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the Apostles
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
7:00 pm Chant training
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Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
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Sunday of the Paralytic
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
Melangell, Abbess of Penant
9:00 am New Event
9:00 am New Event
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
7:00 pm Chant training
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6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
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Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
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
Saints Feasts and Readings for 05/03/2024