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Patriarchal and Synodal Encyclical issued on the occasion of the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea

Posted on 28 May 2025 by admin

Read the Patriarch’s Historic Encyclical for Our Feast
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has issued a special Patriarchal and Synodal Encyclical for the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. This profound message speaks directly to our parish’s unique dedication to the 318 God-bearing Fathers.
The Patriarch reminds us why Nicaea matters today: “He became human so that we might become divine.” As the only UK parish dedicated to these Holy Fathers, we have a special calling to understand this timeless message. Continue reading →

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The 2025 Orthodox wall calendar is now available!

Posted on 27 November 2024 by admin

Order your 2025 wall calendar honouring the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, featuring Orthodox saints, feasts, fasting rules and hymns. Order now. Continue reading →

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Feast of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke

Posted on 17 October 2024 by admin

October 18 Life of the Saint Saint Luke came from the city of Antioch, probably of a pagan family. From his youth he applied himself to seek after wisdom and to study the arts and sciences. He travelled all over

Posted in Feasts, Saints & History | Tagged Acts of the Apostles, Acts of the Apstles, Antioch, Apostle, Apostle Luke, Biblical Figures, Christian Calendar, Christian Traditions, Early Church, Evangelist, Feast Day, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, Hagiography, Iconography, Luke, Major Feast, New Testament, October 18, Orthodox, Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox Saints, Physician, Religious Art, Saint Luke, Saint Paul, Synaxarion | Comments Off

Annual Pilgrimage to St. Winefride’s Well

Posted on 27 September 2024 by admin

Join the Orthodox pilgrimage to St. Winefride’s Well, Holywell, Wales on Oct 5, 2024. Experience Britain’s oldest continuous pilgrimage site and healing waters. Continue reading →

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Celebrating the finding of Saint Milburga’s relics

Posted on 26 June 2023 by admin

On 25 February, a little less than a thousand years ago, the holy relics of Saint Milburga, Abbess of Wenlock, were rediscovered by boys playing on the site of the church dedicated to the Holy Trinity. They had been lost

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The Abbesses’ Way

Posted on 25 October 2021 by admin

On Sunday the Akolouthos (secondary school age children) of the Varangian Guard walked from our church to Shrewsbury Abbey. Our church was once owned by Saint Milburga‘s priory in Much Wenlock and the relics of Saint Winifred were translated to

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Church Wall Paintings

Posted on 8 April 2021 by admin

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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Tag Archives: Orthodox Christianity

Patriarchal and Synodal Encyclical issued on the occasion of the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea

The 2025 Orthodox wall calendar is now available!

Feast of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke

Annual Pilgrimage to St. Winefride’s Well

Celebrating the finding of Saint Milburga’s relics

The Abbesses’ Way

Church Wall Paintings

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