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Welcome to the website of the Church of the 318 Godbearing Fathers of the First Œcumenical of Nicaea, Shrewsbury.  We are a church of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (Œcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople) serving the Orthodox Christian community of Shropshire, UK. 

We are a thriving and diverse Orthodox Church with a regular congregation of over 90 people.  We have a busy schedule of services with Matins and Divine Liturgy each Sunday and on feast days.  We have children’s activities twice a month, regular catechism for adults wanting to join the Church, twice-weekly study of the scriptures (on Wednesday evenings and Thursday mornings during term time) and weekly training of chanters.

Our Philanthropic committee (the Philoptochos) organise regular events for fundraising for the poor and the needy.  Each year we have a summer fete with a barbecue when we invite the local community, we also have an annual festival for Saint Nicholas on the first Sunday in December.    

Many of us come from traditionally Orthodox countries – Greece, Cyprus, Romania, 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 but you will also hear some Greek, Romanian and Church Slavonic.

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 essential 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 we do, it is only by joining in with that “doing” that people can understand what it is all about.  So, if you are interested, “Come and See!”

For Your Diary
Sun, 24 Sep 2023
  • The Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Kythyra

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

  • 1:30 pm Wedding

Mon, 25 Sep 2023
  • 7:00 pm Chant training

Tue, 26 Sep 2023
  • The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian

  • 11:00 am Church open

Wed, 27 Sep 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 28 Sep 2023
  • Chariton the Confessor

  • Synaxis of the Fathers of the Kiev Caves

  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 11:00 am Church open

Fri, 29 Sep 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

Sat, 30 Sep 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 01 Oct 2023
  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist) in TELFORD

    Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas, Barclay Ct, Donnington, Telford TF2 8GA, UK

  • 12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Telford

Mon, 02 Oct 2023
  • 7:00 pm Chant training

Tue, 03 Oct 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

Wed, 04 Oct 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 05 Oct 2023
  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 11:00 am Church open

Fri, 06 Oct 2023
  • The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas

  • 11:00 am Church open

Sat, 07 Oct 2023
  • 9:00 am Matins & Divine Liturgy Pilgrimage to Saint Winifred, Holywell

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 08 Oct 2023
  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

Mon, 09 Oct 2023
  • James the Apostle, son of Alphaeus

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

Tue, 10 Oct 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

Wed, 11 Oct 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 12 Oct 2023
  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 11:00 am Church open

Fri, 13 Oct 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

Sat, 14 Oct 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 15 Oct 2023
  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

  • 12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Varangian Guard Youth Club

Mon, 16 Oct 2023
  • 7:00 pm Chant training

Tue, 17 Oct 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Vespers for Feast of Saint Luke

    Greek Orthodox Church Of The Holy Trinity & St Luke, Magnet Centre, Park Approach, Birmingham B23 7SJ, UK

Wed, 18 Oct 2023
  • Luke the Evangelist

  • Panigiri of Church of Saint Luke, Erdington

    Greek Orthodox Church Of The Holy Trinity & St Luke, Magnet Centre, Park Approach, Birmingham B23 7SJ, UK

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 19 Oct 2023
  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 11:00 am Church open

Fri, 20 Oct 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

Sat, 21 Oct 2023
  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 22 Oct 2023
  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

Mon, 23 Oct 2023
  • James (Iakovos) the Apostle, brother of Our Lord

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

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