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!”
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
10:30 am Divine Liturgy in Shrewsbury (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 Saint Nicholas Festival
6:30 pm Vespers for the Feast of Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara the Great Martyr Orthodox Church, Chester CH4 7HW, UK
Barbara the Great Martyr & John of Damascus
Patronal Festival of Church of Saint Barbara, Chester
Saint Barbara the Great Martyr Orthodox Church, Chester CH4 7HW, UK
7:00 pm Chant training
Sabbas the Sanctified
Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra
9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy - St Nicholas the Wonderworker
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
10:30 am Church cleaning
1:00 pm John Kane's Funeral
Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas, Barclay Ct, Donnington, Telford TF2 8GA, UK
The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
1:00 pm Carols and Lunch
Saint Giles Church Fellowship Hall, 29 Wenlock Rd, Shrewsbury SY2 6JP, UK
7:00 pm Chant training
Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous
9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Saint Spyridon
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
Eleutherios the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Illyricum, and his mother Anthia
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Varangian Guard Youth Club
Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ begins
Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch
7:00 pm Vespers for the Feast of Saint Juliana
St Julian's Centre, Fish St, Shrewsbury SY1 1UH, UK
Juliana of Nicomedia
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
8:30 am Royal Hours
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
7:00 pm Vespers for the Feast of Nativity
The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ
8:45 am Matins for the Feast of the Nativity
10:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Nativity
Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos
Stephen, Archdeacon & First Martyr
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
5:30 pm Vespers for the Feast of St Basil the Great & the Circumcision
Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ & Basil the Great
9:30 am Matins of the Feast of St Basil & the Circumcision
10:30 am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St Basil the Great & Circumcision
Greek Orthodox Church, Dove Cl, Shrewsbury SY2 6QY, UK
Gospel Reading
Matins Gospel Reading
Epistle Reading