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

Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed

المسيح قام ، قام بالفعل

[Arabic]

Уваскрос Хрыстос, Ён уваскрос Сапраўды

[Belarusian]

Христос е възкръснал, Той наистина е възкръснал

[Bulgarian]

Kristus je vzkříšen, On je skutečně vzkříšen

[Czech]

Christ est ressuscité, il est ressuscité en effet

[French]

ქრისტე აღსდგა, ის არის აღსავსე

[Georgian]

Christus ist auferstanden, er ist in der Tat auferstanden

[German]

Ο Χριστός αναστήθηκε, Αυτός αναστήθηκε πράγματι

[Greek]

ישו הוא עלה, הוא אכן עלה

[Hebrew]

Krisztus feltámadt, Ő feltámadt

[Hungarian]

Tá Críost ag Éirí Amach, Tá sé Ardaithe Go deimhin

[Irish]

Cristo è risorto, è davvero risorto

[Italian]

キリストはよみがえられます、彼はよみがえら

[Japanese]

Машайак тирилди, Ал чын эле тирилиптир

[Kyrgyz]

Chrystus zmartwychwstał, On zmartwychwstał

[Polish]

Hristos Sa înviat, Sa înălțat Într-adevăr

[Romanian]

Христос Воскресе, Он действительно воскрес

[Russian]

Tha Criosd air àrdachadh, tha e air àrdachadh

[Scottish (Gaelic)]

Kristus je vzkriesený, On je skutočne vzkriesený

[Slovak]

Kristus je vstal, res je vstal

[Slovenian]

Cristo ha resucitado, ha resucitado

[Spanish]

Mesih Yükseldi, Gerçekten Yükseldi

[Turkish]

Христос воскрес, воістину воскрес

[Ukrainian]

Crist yn cael ei godi, mae'n cael ei godi yn wir

[Welsh]