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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 November

AXIOS! AXIOS! AXIOS!

Metropolitan Silouan has indicated that he will ordain our sub-deacon Mihai to be deacon in our church on Sunday 23rd. December. This is a personal as well as a parochial joy and I ask that you remember Mihai, Joanna, Gabriella, John and Michael George in your prayers and ask God to bless Mihai's ministry in our parish. To have a deacon will make life a lot easier for me but please remember that Mihai and Joanna have a young family and that Mihai works hard to support them. I know that he will give his all as our deacon and will be a great asset to the constantly renewing life of the Church with which we are blessed. I can remember when I was the youngest member of the parish believe it or not and look at us now with our beautiful children and a wide age range of people from many backgrounds. 

When Mihai is ordained and clothed as a deacon the Archbishop will shout AXIOS! and the rest of us respond by shouting AXIOS! This is a Greek word meaning worthy and surely Mihai is very worthy so when the time comes to shout AXIOS! DO SHOUT LOUDLY - IT IS EXPECTED on this occasion and do not be shy.

We will continue to collect things for the food bank for Christmas and I thank you for your past generosity which is greatly appreciated.

Much Love,

Fr. George.

(Our cover picture this month shows Metropolitan Silouan blessing a Deacon at a recent Ordination)