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Hymnography for local saints

The Church of the 318 Holy Fathers is compiling proper services (akolouthia) for our local Saints. Father David Somalis has written several, and we seek support to continue this important ministry. Continue reading

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Holy Week and Pascha 2021

Due to the restrictive measures in place because of the coronavirus pandemic and to facilitate the participation of the faithful in the services of Holy Week and Pascha we ask please that all church attendance is pre-booked through reserving a

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Weekly Bulletin | 11 to 18 April

Schedule of Services The schedule of services for this week is available on our calendar. This week, being the Fifth Week of Great Lent we have Great Compline with the full canon of Saint Andrew of Crete with the reading of

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4th Lenten Vespers

Photographs from Lenten Vespers in Birmingham where there was a large delegation of clergy from the Midlands and members of local communities to share the joy of Lent and to be crowned with the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas

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On the falling asleep of His Royal Highness Prince Philip

It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the falling asleep of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas and the entire Greek

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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.

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Youth club uses Orchard for the first time

When we first used the orchard, it was during mid-March. The children at Varangians were split into small groups. Each group were told to create a specific scene from the bible relating to the cross. Some of us made the

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Church Wall Paintings

Christ the Pantocrator In August Aidan Hart completed a wall painting on the east wall of the church. On some of the other walls there already exist simple medieval wall paintings, dating from around 1380 A.D., but the east wall

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Weekly Bulletin | 4 April to 10 April

Schedule of Services The schedule of services for this week is available on our calendar. We will continue to broadcast our services live on mixlr.com when possible. The church is open for public worship under the guidance issued by our archdiocese.  Appeal! Appeal! Appeal!

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“Father Noah – How much longer to Mount Ararat?”

“Not long now, dear – we’ll soon be there.” Our “strapline”, ever since the Ark opened in 2008, has been “Helping homeless and vulnerable people to weather the storms of life” and, with everyone else, the Ark has been weathering

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