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,
Encyclical for the Beginning of the Holy & Great Lent 2022
In just a few days, we will begin the Lenten journey to Pascha. The Church once again, invites us to walk the sacred path of liturgical and personal preparation, as She has done for centuries. She sounds the trumpet of
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
In certain parts of the Church, especially those influenced by Russian practice, there has grown up a tradition that it is not possible to receive holy communion unless you have first made a confession. In many places the result has
When we enter into the season of the Great Fast, we start to use a number of special prayers and services. Amongst these is the hymn that we sing at Matins every Sunday from the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
Surprised by Christ – Fr James Bernstein’s search for Truth
Everyone searching for Christ should read this wonderful book. Bernstein is an immensely gifted man with a keen intellect and a profound desire, from early life, for the truth. His writing style is simple and direct. The book is well
I want to write about tombs, sheep and sea monsters… And yes, I know it sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. But in actuality, these things are related quite profoundly to each other. I want to draw your
A history of the Serbian Orthodox Community of St Nicholas, Donnington, Telford Had it not been for the Second World War, Serbs would not have found their way to Shropshire and settled in the Donnington area of Telford. After the
A few weeks ago we picked up a flyer in church and read that between 9th and 10th June Fr John and Presbytera Georgina Nankivell would be leading a group of members of the Community of the Nativity of the
Nurturing Orthodox Christian Virtues in Your Children This slim book belies its enormous potential to parents of young children. Elizabeth White draws on her own experiences of motherhood, her errors and joys of introducing a child to God’s wonderful world.