08/08/2013
The College of Our Lady of Mettingham will celebrate its first anniversary on Saturday, the 31st of August, with a procession, Akathist, and afternoon tea. All are welcome. Further details may be read here.
Please support the College in celebrating this event.
Thursday, 8 August 2013
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Priestmonk Lazarus Suspended
07/08/2013
With effect from the 7th of August, being the 25th of July by the Church calendar, Priestmonk Lazarus (Smith) is suspended from all priestly duties. He has withdrawn from our diocese without canonical release, and no longer has a blessing to perform any priestly functions.
The formal decree from Archbishop Mark may be viewed here.
With effect from the 7th of August, being the 25th of July by the Church calendar, Priestmonk Lazarus (Smith) is suspended from all priestly duties. He has withdrawn from our diocese without canonical release, and no longer has a blessing to perform any priestly functions.
The formal decree from Archbishop Mark may be viewed here.
Saturday, 3 August 2013
Divine Liturgies in Cheltenham and Cardiff
03/08/2013
The missions in Cheltenham and Cardiff will serve their next Divine Liturgies on Saturday, the 31st of August, and Saturday the 21st of September, respectively. The latter date is the 8th of September by the Church calendar, being the Great Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God.
Please arrive early for confession.
The missions in Cheltenham and Cardiff will serve their next Divine Liturgies on Saturday, the 31st of August, and Saturday the 21st of September, respectively. The latter date is the 8th of September by the Church calendar, being the Great Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God.
Please arrive early for confession.
Friday, 19 July 2013
Wallasey Patronal Feast
19/07/2013
The parish of St Elisabeth the New-Martyr, Wallasey, will celebrate its patronal feast on this coming Sunday, 21st July.
The Hours and Divine Liturgy will be served at 9.45 a.m., followed by a Cross Procession and Garden Party. All are welcome. Please come early for Confession.
The parish of St Elisabeth the New-Martyr, Wallasey, will celebrate its patronal feast on this coming Sunday, 21st July.
The Hours and Divine Liturgy will be served at 9.45 a.m., followed by a Cross Procession and Garden Party. All are welcome. Please come early for Confession.
Friday, 12 July 2013
Cheltenham and Cardiff Missions
12/07/2013
The next Divine Liturgies to be served at the Cheltenham and Cardiff missions will be on the 13th and 20th of this month, respectively.
Full details may be found on the mission websites:
Cheltenham
Cardiff
The next Divine Liturgies to be served at the Cheltenham and Cardiff missions will be on the 13th and 20th of this month, respectively.
Full details may be found on the mission websites:
Cheltenham
Cardiff
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Colchester Patronal Feast
10/07/2013
The patronal feast of the parish of St John the Wonderworker, Colchester, was celebrated on the 29th of June. The Divine Liturgy and Cross Procession were attended by parishioners and others from around the diocese and neighbouring parishes, and a festal meal was shared afterwards.
At the Vigil on the previous evening, it was a delight to see Fr Alexander Haig of the Antiochian parish of St Helen in Colchester, which added to the familial atmosphere of the celebration.
The patronal feast of the parish of St John the Wonderworker, Colchester, was celebrated on the 29th of June. The Divine Liturgy and Cross Procession were attended by parishioners and others from around the diocese and neighbouring parishes, and a festal meal was shared afterwards.
At the Vigil on the previous evening, it was a delight to see Fr Alexander Haig of the Antiochian parish of St Helen in Colchester, which added to the familial atmosphere of the celebration.
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
09/07/2013
The community of the Church of the Joy of All Who Sorrow, Mettingham, made its second pilgrimage to Iken in honour of St Botolph. An Akathist was sung in honour of the saint, and pilgrims were joined by others from the East Anglia area.
It is hoped that this will become an annual event.
The community of the Church of the Joy of All Who Sorrow, Mettingham, made its second pilgrimage to Iken in honour of St Botolph. An Akathist was sung in honour of the saint, and pilgrims were joined by others from the East Anglia area.
It is hoped that this will become an annual event.
Saturday, 1 June 2013
June Liturgies at our Missions
01/06/2013
The Divine Liturgy will be served at three of our missions this month.
Cheltenham: Saturday, 15th June at 10 a.m.
Rossall School: Saturday, 15th June at 10.30 a.m.
Cardiff: Saturday, 22nd June at 9.30 a.m.
Please arrive early for confession, and if it your first time, do make yourself known to the priest beforehand if you intend to receive Communion.
The Divine Liturgy will be served at three of our missions this month.
Cheltenham: Saturday, 15th June at 10 a.m.
Rossall School: Saturday, 15th June at 10.30 a.m.
Cardiff: Saturday, 22nd June at 9.30 a.m.
Please arrive early for confession, and if it your first time, do make yourself known to the priest beforehand if you intend to receive Communion.
Saturday, 6 April 2013
Upcoming Events at the Cheltenham and Cardiff Missions
06/04/2013
Cardiff
Saturday 20th April - 9.30am (confession) 10.30am Divine Liturgy in Church Slavonic.
Address: St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Church Street, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HA.
Cheltenham
Saturday 11th May - 10am (confession) 10.30am Divine Liturgy in Church Slavonic (& English) – Bright Saturday (Saturday after Pascha)
Address: St John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Church, Bentham, Cheltenham, GL3 4UD. The mission website with contact details may be viewed here.
Cardiff
Saturday 20th April - 9.30am (confession) 10.30am Divine Liturgy in Church Slavonic.
Address: St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Church Street, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HA.
Cheltenham
Saturday 11th May - 10am (confession) 10.30am Divine Liturgy in Church Slavonic (& English) – Bright Saturday (Saturday after Pascha)
Address: St John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Church, Bentham, Cheltenham, GL3 4UD. The mission website with contact details may be viewed here.
The Great Anointing
06/04/2013
The time of year is again approaching when Orthodox Christians come together during the season of Lent to participate in the Mystery of Holy Unction. It will be celebrated in our diocese on Saturday, the 13th of April. This will take place at 2 o' clock in the afternoon at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs, in Chiswick, West London.
The service consists of seven epistles and seven Gospels, each reminding us of the healing brought to us by Christ. In his general Epistle, St James, the Brother of the Lord, exhorts the local churches, saying 'Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord' (James 5:14). Acknowledging our physical and spiritual sickness, we come to God in prayer, asking for healing of our souls and bodies, for the sake of our salvation.
In a time when the world presents us with all manner of alternative therapies, self-help books, and new age healing techniqies, relying on man's own power to heal himself, it is important for us Christians to remind ourselves that it is Christ Who heals us; it is Christ Who redeems fallen creation, with its suffering and pain; it is Christ alone Who has conquered the power of sin and death by his glorious Resurrection. Therefore, it is to Christ that we must turn for healing of our souls and bodies; it is in the incarnate Christ that we must trust to raise us beyond the mire of fallenness through his Resurrection and Ascension, and it is to Christ that we must pray with compunction and humility.
Because Holy Unction is intrinsically bound to the physical and spiritual healing that we receive in the life of the Church, we must approach this Mystery as we would Holy Communion, and seek to free ourselves of the sins that separate us from the fullness of life in Christ. Therefore, it is proper that we should confess our sins and be absolved before we are anointed.
May this anointing strengthen us in our pilgrim journey into the fullness of life in Christ, at the will of the Father, and through the power of the Holy and life-creating Spirit.
The time of year is again approaching when Orthodox Christians come together during the season of Lent to participate in the Mystery of Holy Unction. It will be celebrated in our diocese on Saturday, the 13th of April. This will take place at 2 o' clock in the afternoon at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs, in Chiswick, West London.
The service consists of seven epistles and seven Gospels, each reminding us of the healing brought to us by Christ. In his general Epistle, St James, the Brother of the Lord, exhorts the local churches, saying 'Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord' (James 5:14). Acknowledging our physical and spiritual sickness, we come to God in prayer, asking for healing of our souls and bodies, for the sake of our salvation.
In a time when the world presents us with all manner of alternative therapies, self-help books, and new age healing techniqies, relying on man's own power to heal himself, it is important for us Christians to remind ourselves that it is Christ Who heals us; it is Christ Who redeems fallen creation, with its suffering and pain; it is Christ alone Who has conquered the power of sin and death by his glorious Resurrection. Therefore, it is to Christ that we must turn for healing of our souls and bodies; it is in the incarnate Christ that we must trust to raise us beyond the mire of fallenness through his Resurrection and Ascension, and it is to Christ that we must pray with compunction and humility.
Because Holy Unction is intrinsically bound to the physical and spiritual healing that we receive in the life of the Church, we must approach this Mystery as we would Holy Communion, and seek to free ourselves of the sins that separate us from the fullness of life in Christ. Therefore, it is proper that we should confess our sins and be absolved before we are anointed.
May this anointing strengthen us in our pilgrim journey into the fullness of life in Christ, at the will of the Father, and through the power of the Holy and life-creating Spirit.
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