Bulletin for Holy Week 2023

Schedule of Services

Thu, 30 Nov 2023

  • Andrew the First- Called Apostle

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy - St Andrew the First-called

  • 11:00 am Church open

Fri, 01 Dec 2023

  • 11:00 am Church open

Sat, 02 Dec 2023

  • 9:00 am Divine Liturgy in Oswestry

    St Oswalds Church, Church St, Oswestry SY11 2SY, UK

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 03 Dec 2023

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (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 Children’s Catechesis | Telford

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

  • 11:00 am Church open

Wed, 06 Dec 2023

  • Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra

  • 8:30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy - St Nicholas the Wonderworker

  • 10:30 am Church cleaning

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 07 Dec 2023

  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 11:00 am Church open

Fri, 08 Dec 2023

  • 11:00 am Church open

Sat, 09 Dec 2023

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

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Sun, 10 Dec 2023

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

Mon, 11 Dec 2023

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

Tue, 12 Dec 2023

  • Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous

  • 11:00 am Church open

Wed, 13 Dec 2023

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 14 Dec 2023

  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 11:00 am Church open

Fri, 15 Dec 2023

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

  • 11:00 am Church open

Sat, 16 Dec 2023

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 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

Mon, 18 Dec 2023

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

Tue, 19 Dec 2023

  • 11:00 am Church open

Wed, 20 Dec 2023

  • Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ begins

  • Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 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

  • 11:00 am Church open

Fri, 22 Dec 2023

  • 8:30 am Royal Hours

  • 11:00 am Church open

Sat, 23 Dec 2023

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 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

  • 8:30 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

  • 11:00 am Church open

Wed, 27 Dec 2023

  • Stephen, Archdeacon & First Martyr

  • 11:00 am Church open

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 28 Dec 2023

  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 11:00 am Church open

Fri, 29 Dec 2023

  • 11:00 am Church open

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