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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, 03 Dec 2023
  • 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

Mon, 04 Dec 2023
  • 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

Tue, 05 Dec 2023
  • Sabbas the Sanctified

Wed, 06 Dec 2023
  • Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra

  • 9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy - St Nicholas the Wonderworker

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 07 Dec 2023
  • 10:30 am Church cleaning

Fri, 08 Dec 2023
  • 1:00 pm John Kane's Funeral

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

Sat, 09 Dec 2023
  • The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 10 Dec 2023
  • 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

Mon, 11 Dec 2023
  • 7:00 pm Chant training

Tue, 12 Dec 2023
  • Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous

  • 9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Saint Spyridon

Wed, 13 Dec 2023
  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Fri, 15 Dec 2023
  • Eleutherios the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Illyricum, and his mother Anthia

Sat, 16 Dec 2023
  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 17 Dec 2023
  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

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

Wed, 20 Dec 2023
  • 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

Thu, 21 Dec 2023
  • Juliana of Nicomedia

  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

Fri, 22 Dec 2023
  • 8:30 am Royal Hours

Sat, 23 Dec 2023
  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 24 Dec 2023
  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

  • 7:00 pm Vespers for the Feast of Nativity

Mon, 25 Dec 2023
  • 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

Tue, 26 Dec 2023
  • Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos

Wed, 27 Dec 2023
  • Stephen, Archdeacon & First Martyr

Sat, 30 Dec 2023
  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 31 Dec 2023
  • 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

Mon, 01 Jan 2024
  • 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

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