"Te Deum" Concert in Cheltenham

23/02/2012

Te Deum, an a capella quartet of singers, will hold a charity concert in Cheltenham on Thursday, the 15th of March at 7.30 pm. The concert, in support of the Sue Ryder Hospice at Cheltenham, will take place at the Greek Orthodox Church of St John Chrysostom, Bentham, GL51 4UT, near Cheltenham.

Tickets are £10 on the door. The Te Deum ensemble specialises in Russian choral works - both sacred and secular - and the singers, all of whom are professional musicians, also support the parish choir of our Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, in Chiswick.

The concert is promoted by the ROCOR mission in Cheltenham: the Russian Orthodox Community in Gloucestershire & Cotswolds, in conjunction with Gloucestershire Churches Together. 

Cheltenham Liturgy

23/02/2012

The next Liturgy of the mission in Cheltenham will take place on Saturday, the 10th of March, 2012, at 10 am at the Greek Orthodox Church, Bentham Lane, Bentham, GL51 4UT.  Following the services refreshments and Russian & Ukrainian food will be served in accordance with the Church rules of fasting.

The webpage of the mission is here, and the Facebook group is here.  You can also follow the mission on Twitter: RussiansInGlos

Other contact details may be found on the directory page.

The College of Our Lady of Mettingham

14/02/2012

The Mettingham Orthodox Trust is been registered with charity status as of the 6th of February this year.  In time, and with the blessing of Archbishop Mark, the church activity of propagating the Gospel through teaching, hospitality, and the making available of Orthodox items, as well as the restoration of devotion to the Mother of God in the Waveney Valley area, will operate under the title of the College of Our Lady of Mettingham.

If you would like to know more or indeed contribute to the work of the College, please contact Deacon Andrew Bond through the directory page.

A new icon of Our Lady of Mettingham has been painted and will be a focal point of devotion once it has been blessed, at a date to be announced.  The beautiful icon is by the hand of Efrem Carrasco and incorporates elements of the image of the Mother of God that was commonly venerated in Mettingham in mediaeval times.  May it be a channel of grace to all who who honour the Mother of God through it.

Troparion - tone 4

Rejoice, Our Lady and All-Pure Virgin Mary,

for thou art enthroned once more

as Mettingham's joy and Waveney's glory.

Guide and protect us, we pray thee,

strengthening our faith in thy Son,

leading us into the Way of salvation,

since thou art both Mother of God and Queen of Heaven.