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Saturday of the Akathist Hymn
By Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoulos [On the Fifth] Saturday [of the fast] we chant the Akathist Hymn during Matins. In our days however this does not happen except in the holy monasteries, since in the parishes it is chanted the evening before, on Friday
Sunday of the Holy Cross
The solemn feast of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross was celebrated on 19 March 2023. Following the service the Philoptochos held a sale of savoury and sweet produce to raise money for philanthropic causes. Thank you to everyone who prepared
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Tagged Feast, Holy Cross, Orthodox, shrewsbury, Third Sunday of Lent
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Journey to Pascha from Sunday of the Holy Cross
“I have no tears, no repentance, no compunctionBut as God do Thou Thyself, O Saviour, bestow them on me.”(Canon of St Andrew, Canticle two v25) Dear brothers and sisters As we enter the second half of the journey towards Holy
Register now for Camp Saint Sophrony
Camp Saint Sophrony is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain children and youth ministries. The aim of the camp is to bring children from across the archdiocese together for a fun-filled week of outdoor activity
Ten new members received into the Church
Glory to God! With great joy, on 24 September ten new members were received into the Holy Orthodox Church. Many years to Milburga, Edmund, Nicholas, Samantha, Joseph, Elizabeth, Thomas, Elizabeth, Daniel and Steve.
Ordination of Deacon Panteleimon to the priesthood
On Sunday, 11th September 2022, Deacon Panteleimon Maxfield was ordained to the Holy Priesthood at the Church of The 318 Godbearing Fathers of Nicaea & John the Baptist in Shrewsbury, England. His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided during Matins and concelebrated
Supraśl 2022 | A world gathering of Orthodox Youth
July 18-24, 2022, Supraśl, Poland “Go and bear fruit” John 15:16 Supraśl 2022 is a one week gathering of Orthodox youth from around the world coming together to experience the unity and universality of our Holy Orthodox Faith, to be
Angelic Beings – OFSJB Summer Conference
Booking is now open for the OFSJB conference on Angelic Beings. 25-29 August 2022 in Walsingham, Norfolk UK. OFSJB encourages all those interested to register as soon possible as places are limited! As well as talks, services and time to
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Tagged Lord of Spirits, OFSJB, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Stephen de young, whole counsel of God
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Visits of His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene
We were very pleased to receive His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene on Friday 15 April when he came to our church for the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. We had a good attendance for a Friday evening and five
A song of Romanos the Melodist for the Feast of Palms
Introductory Note The first Proemium and first Strophe are still used in the Triodion for Palm Sunday as Kontakion and Ikos. The second Proemium is used as the Ypakoe for the feast. It is written in the Plagal of the 2nd [6th]
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Tagged Entry into Jerusalem, Feast of the Palms, Holy Week, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Palm Sunday
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Counting sheep – a catechism in the catacombs
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
Posted in Catechesis
Tagged Baptism, Catacombs, catechism, Good Shepherd, Orthodox, Orthodoxy
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Yugoslavian refugees builds community in Telford
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
Holy Scripture in the Orthodox Church – the Septuagint
Introduction The Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible are part of God’s revelation to mankind. The Orthodox Church claims that the author of the Old Testament is truly God Himself, but it recognises that it is equally the
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Tagged Holy Bible, holy scripture, king james version, michael asser, Orthodox, orthodox church, Orthodoxy, Septuagint
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The Veneration of the Chains of the Apostle Peter
Veneration of the Chains of Saint Peter on 16 January VersesWe venerate your honourable bonds O Peter,Release me from the long bonds of my accusations.On the sixteenth I venerate the bonds of Peter. Herod Agrippa, the grandson of Herod the
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Tagged Apostle Peter, Chains of Saint Peter, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Saint Peter
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The Inner Kingdom – Metropolitan Kallistos
On Thursday mornings we are currently reading The Inner Kingdom by Bishop Kallistos (as he was when it was published by St Vladimir’s Seminary Press in 2000). It is proving an extremely insightful text. It is a selection of previously