Welcome

Welcome to our website which we hope will be of interest or a source of information to you. Ours is a parish of the Antiochian Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, which is in communion with all the canonical Orthodox Churches and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. In line with Orthodox practice, our services are in the language of the people; in our case, English, Orthodox visitors of other backgrounds saying the Lord's Prayer in their native tongue. 

The Orthodox Church lies in a tradition that goes back in an unbroken line to the Church of the Apostles and the earthly life of Christ Himself. We are often portayed as a very conservative church but this is a matter of faith and history; one cannot change the truth to fit into a very fleeting, passing, timescale when viewed with the eternity of God and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

In our church you will see many icons of Christ, the Mother of God and many saints and sacred events; a feature of Orthodoxy that proclaims the Incarnation of our Lord and God Jesus Christ and are often referred to as "windows into heaven". The priestly vestments are very beautiful; not for the glorification of the clergy but for the glory of sinful humanity transformed by the Grace of God. The Divine Liturgy is the principal service, when the faithful may receive the Body and Blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Incense is used in all our services and permeates the fabric of the church itself. Thus we have a church that is internally very beautiful visually, has the aroma of sanctity and our ears are filled with beautiful music (Just human voices: instruments are not allowed). In some way the church building reflects the glory of Heaven and a place fitting for God.

Anyone may come to our church to "have a look" and you are assured of a warm welcome. Do not worry about how to act or what to do; just let the experience take care of itself. If you need any information about any aspect of our church or the Orthodox Church in general, do not hesitate to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Fr. George (Evans), Parish Priest.

Fr George's Letter for December

An Email

I had an email from Ibrahim Zakhour in reply to my email telling him that Metropolitan Silouan was coming to Doncaster to ordain Mihai to the diaconate. He will be coming but what is interesting is the letter which begins Marhaba Abouna George which is the Arabic greeting “Hello Fr. George”. Literally, Marhaba means, "God is Love"; what a wonderful ancient greeting of our early Church. Abouna literally means “Our Father” and should not be confused with Abana which is reserved only for God, as in the ‘Our Father’ of the Lord's Prayer.

"God is Love" is the message of the Holy Nativity of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. How different from the Christmas of the secular world which has degenerated into a winter festival of having a good time, over indulgance and sentimental nostalgia for something that never was. The reality of the Nativity is that God came into the real world of trouble, power hungry individuals and poverty which still haunts the world of today. Let us be clear, the Holy Family became refugees and Herod's slaughter of the Holy Innocents is being repeated in our contemporary world. However, God so loved the world that he sent His Son to us to teach us what He wants of us and it is the exact opposite of what the world order tells us.

The Holy Angels appeared to the humble shepherds of Bethlehem saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill towards men”. He comes to the humble and the sinners who recognise that they fall short of the great love of God that they fail to share with their fellow human beings. Let us not forget that this little boy, who is the centre of Christmas, became the man who was crucified and tortured to death for us and always the Icon of the Crucifixion should be in our minds when we look into the cave of Bethlehem. Let us not also forget that the joy of the Christmas angels was fulfilled in the glorious Resurrection of Christ the icon of which is the true light that filled the dark cave of the Nativity. We should also remember the Mother of God who saw and experienced all these things and whose prayers we ask for.

Have a Joyful Christmas,

Much Love,

Fr. George.