Bulletin for 14 to 21 November

Schedule of Services

2nd December 2021

  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Small Paraklesis

3rd December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 6:00 pm Vespers for the Patronal Festival of the Church of Saint Barbara, Chester

    Saint Barbara the Great Martyr Orthodox Church, Chester CH4 7HW, UK

4th December 2021

  • 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

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 11:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Patronal Feast of Saint Barbara the Great Martyr, Chester

    Saint Barbara the Great Martyr Orthodox Church, Chester CH4 7HW, UK

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

5th December 2021

  • 10th Sunday of Luke

  • Sabbas the Sanctified

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist) in TELFORD

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

  • 12:00 pm Festival for Saint Nicholas

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

6th December 2021

  • Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra

7th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

8th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

9th December 2021

  • The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos

  • 9:00 am Divine Liturgy

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Small Paraklesis

10th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

11th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

12th December 2021

  • Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous

  • 11th Sunday of Luke

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

14th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

15th December 2021

  • Eleutherios the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Illyricum, and his mother Anthia

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

16th December 2021

  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Small Paraklesis

17th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

18th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

19th December 2021

  • Sunday before Nativity

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

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

21st December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

22nd December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

23rd December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

24th December 2021

  • 9:00 am Royal Hours

  • 6:00 pm Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast of the Nativity

    Greek Orthodox Church, Dove Cl, Shrewsbury SY2 6QY, UK

  • 8:45 pm Refreshments (mince pies and sherry etc)

25th December 2021

  • The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ

  • 10:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Nativity

    Greek Orthodox Church, Dove Cl, Shrewsbury SY2 6QY, UK

26th December 2021

  • Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos

  • Sunday after Nativity

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

28th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

29th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

30th December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

31st December 2021

  • 11:00 am Church open

1st January 2022

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great

    Greek Orthodox Church, Dove Cl, Shrewsbury SY2 6QY, UK

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Annual General Meeting

On 14 November after the Liturgy there will be an Annual General Meeting.  There will be a report on the church development project and the landscaping of the Orchard with an opportunity to ask questions.

Funeral of Ioannis Papagianidis

Ioannis’ funeral will be at St Luke’s Greek Orthodox Church, 27 Dundonald Rd, Glasgow G12 9LL at 11am Wednesday 24 November followed by the burial at Auchinleck Cemetery, Main St, Auchinleck, Cumnock KA18 2AA (about 1 hour by car from the Church).

Please contact Father Panteleimon via email info@shrewsburyorthodox.com if you would like to attend so that we can plan travel and lift shares.

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