Bulletin 9 January

Schedule of Services

Thu, 28 Mar 2024
  • Martyr Eustratios of the Kyiv Caves

  • 10:30 am Lenten Vespers & Scripture Study

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Fri, 29 Mar 2024
  • 7:00 pm Compline and 2nd Stanza of Akathist Hymn

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sat, 30 Mar 2024
  • 10:00 am Divine Liturgy

    Forbury Chapel, Church St Leominster HR6 8NQ

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sun, 31 Mar 2024
  • 🍇 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Mon, 01 Apr 2024
  • ☦️ Mary of Egypt

Tue, 02 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Adult Catechism

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Wed, 03 Apr 2024
  • 10:30 am Church cleaning

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Thu, 04 Apr 2024
  • 10:30 am Lenten Vespers & Scripture Study

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Fri, 05 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Compline & 3rd Stanza of Akathist Hymn

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sat, 06 Apr 2024
  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sun, 07 Apr 2024
  • SS. Gwrnerth and Llewellyn

  • 🍇 Sunday of the Holy Cross

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

Tue, 09 Apr 2024
  • Theodore of Crowland

  • 7:00 pm Adult Catechism

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Wed, 10 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Thu, 11 Apr 2024
  • Guthlac of Crowland

  • 10:30 am Lenten Vespers & Scripture Study

    The Church of The Holy Fathers of Nicea

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Fri, 12 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Compline & 4th Stanza of Akathist Hymn

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sat, 13 Apr 2024
  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sun, 14 Apr 2024
  • 🍇 Sunday of St. John Climacus

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

Wed, 17 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Matins with the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Thu, 18 Apr 2024
  • 🍇 5th Thursday of Lent: The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Fri, 19 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Compline & Akathistos Hymn

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sat, 20 Apr 2024
  • 🍇 5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn

  • 8:45 am Matins and Divine Liturgy with ordination

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sun, 21 Apr 2024
  • Beuno, abbot of Clynnog Fawr

  • 🍇 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

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

Wed, 24 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Thu, 25 Apr 2024
  • Mark the Apostle and Evangelist

  • 10:30 am Lenten Vespers & Scripture Study

    The Church of The Holy Fathers of Nicea

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Fri, 26 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sat, 27 Apr 2024
  • 🍇 Lazarus Saturday

  • 9:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Happy New Year!

On 1 January we celebrated the Feast of Saint Basil, the circumcision of the Lord and the New Year.

2022 is the centenary of the establishment of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain.  Special commemorative silver coins were placed in the Vassilopita (Saint Basil’s bread) with icons of Saint Basil on them.

 

Holy Theophany

On 6 January we celebrated the feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  We blessed the River Severn in Shrewsbury and had lunch at the River Bank restaurant.

The River Severn, at 220 miles long, is the longest river in Great Britain. It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m³/s. So that’s a lot of holy water coming down the river!

House Blessings

Throughout January Father Stephen is available to bless houses.  As there are still COVID restrictions please arrange this by email holy.fathers [at] gmail.com or text him on his mobile number.

Latest COVID-19 regulations

The Government is currently regularly updating its COVID-19 regulations.  Please check for updates on the Government’s website.

For our church this means that unless you are exempt from doing so face coverings should be worn inside the church and we will need to allow more ventilation so wrap up warm.

Farewell to Owain Williams

Owain Williams will be leaving to start his naval officer training at Dartmouth on Monday 10 January.  On Sunday 9 January we will be having a farewell gathering to wish him luck and blessings.

Owain first came to our church twelve months ago.  He came to our church in search of Truth.  He found Christ and courageously gave up much to follow Him.  He is a much-loved member of our community.  We will miss him very much.  But … he will return often when he has leave.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Elena Corina Petrache and Petrache Cosmin on the birth of Iris Anays on 24 December 2021

Children’s Books Request

In the Gallery of our Church there is a library of both adult and children’s books. We are often given adult books as people sort out their bookshelves at home.  However, the children’s section has become depleted over the years.

If your children have grown out their books about faith or saints or scripture stories please donate them to our Library.

We now have “The Good Samaritan; A Children’s Catechism” by Fr Michael Shanbour in our library. This an excellent book to help children understand much about the Orthodox Faith. It gives the essence of the Orthodox Christian life without too much detail.  Parents would also benefit from it by reading it to their children.  If you want your own copy we can order this from America at £27.00 (or maybe less for a larger order).

Thank you.

Presvytera Catherine

 

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