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. Many of us come from traditional Orthodox countries – Greece, Cyprus, Romania, the 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.
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 very important 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 that we do, it is only by joining in with that “doing” that people can really understand what it is all about. So, if you are interested “Come and See!”
11:00 am Church open
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
Melangell, Abbess of Penant (Welsh commemoration)
Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Saviour in the Temple
11:00 am Church open
The Presentation of Our Lord and Saviour in the Temple
10:30 am Liturgy for the Presentation of our Lord into the Temple
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
Werburgh, Abbess of Mercia
9:00 am Liturgy for the Feast of Werburgh
Saint Barbara the Great Martyr Orthodox Church, Chester CH4 7HW, UK
11:00 am Church open
7:00 pm Small Paraklesis
11:00 am Church open
11:00 am Church open
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
Sunday of the Canaanite
Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople
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
Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas, Barclay Ct, Donnington, Telford TF2 8GA, UK
11:00 am Church open
Leavetaking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
11:00 am Church open
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
Hieromartyr Haralambos
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
11:00 am Church open
7:00 pm Small Paraklesis
11:00 am Church open
Thyateira Midlands Ecclesiastical Seminary
Magnet Centre, Park Approach, Birmingham B23 7SJ, UK
11:00 am Church open
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
1:30 pm Baptism
11:00 am Church open
11:00 am Church open
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study
11:00 am Church open
7:00 pm Small Paraklesis
11:00 am Church open
11:00 am Church open
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Varangian Guard Youth Club
11:00 am Church open
MILBURGA, abbess of Wenlock
9:00 am Liturgy for Feast of Saint Milburga
11:00 am Church open
7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom
First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist
11:00 am Church open
7:00 pm Small Paraklesis
11:00 am Church open
Saturday of Souls
11:00 am Church open
6:00 pm Mnemosyna | Memorial Service
6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)
Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)
1:30 pm Baptism
Saints Feasts and Readings for 01/28/2022