Saturday 10 May 2014

Pilgrimage to Iken

10/05/2014

The annual pilgrimage of the community at the Church of the Mother of God: the Joy of All Who Sorrow, to St Botolph's church in Iken, will take place again this year.

 
The Moleben with Akathist will be served at 12 noon on Saturday, 28th June 2014, followed by fellowship and refreshments.

A poster may be dowloaded and printed here.

Friday 9 May 2014

09/05/2014

Christ is risen!

It is with great joy that we announce that the Wonderworking Kursk Icon of Our Lady of the Sign will visit the Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland in June 2014.


Please make a special effort to venerate the icon.  Below is the schedule of planned services while the icon is in the diocese.  In order to arrange visits of the Kursk-Root Icon to homes and to the sick, parishioners are asked to make arrangements with their parish priest. Contact details can be found here.

Wednesday, 4th June
  • Arrival and Akathist at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother and Holy Royal Martyrs, Harvard Road, London W4 4ED.  Time of arrival to be announced - please check the cathedral website nearer the time.

Thursday, 5th June
  • At the Cathedral in Harvard Road: Divine Liturgy 9 a.m.
  • At the Russian Orthodox Community, St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Church Street, Butetown, Cardiff, CF10 5HA: Akathist 6 p.m.

Friday, 6th June
  • At the Cathedral in Harvard Road: Divine Liturgy 9 a.m.
  • At Saint Elisabeth's Orthodox Church, Rake Lane Cemetery, Rake Lane, Liscard, Wallasey, CH45 5DE: Akathist 6 p.m.

Saturday, 7th June 
  • At Saint John’s Orthodox Church, Military Road, Colchester, Essex CO1 2AN: Moleben and Akathist 10 a.m.
  • At the Cathedral in Harvard Road: All-Night Vigil 5 p.m.

Sunday, 8th June (Pentecost-Trinity Sunday)
  • At the Cathedral in Harvard Road: Divine Liturgy, followed by Vespers for the Day of the Holy Spirit 10 a.m.
  • At the Cathedral of the Holy Dormition (Moscow Patriarchate), Ennismore Gardens, London SW7.  Service time to be announced - please check the cathedral website nearer the time.

Monday, 9th June (Day of the Holy Spirit) 
  • At the Cathedral in Harvard Road: Divine Liturgy 9 a.m.
  • At the St Colman Russian Orthodox Church, Abbeyleix Road, Stradbally, Co. Laois, Ireland: Akathist 6 p.m.

Tuesday, 10th June
  • At the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter & Paul, Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6,  Service time to be announced - please check the parish website nearer the time.

Friday 2 May 2014

02/05/2014

Notices from St Vladimir's Parish, Cheltenham

Next Divine Liturgies
  • Saturday 3rd May 2014 at 9.30 am / 3 мая, в субботу, 9:30
  • Saturday 14th June 2014 at 9.30 am / 14 июня, в субботу, 9:30
Divine Liturgy in Church Slavonic with English [Location: St Vladimir's Parish at the Greek Orthodox Church, Bentham, Cheltenham GL3 4UD]

Catechism Class

Tuesday 6th May 2014 at 6.30 pm

Catechism Class with Father Stephen Platt in English, with explanation in Russian if required [Location: Glendale House, Montpellier Terrace, Montpellier, Cheltenham GL50 1UX]