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Dear all, You are cordially invited to join us for our annual Pan-Orthodox Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Saint Winefride in Holywell on Saturday 4th of October 2025. By God’s grace, the day will begin at 10 am with Matins, followed by the Divine Liturgy at 11 am, presided by Bishop Maximos of Melitene. We...
Discover the rich spirituality of our Orthodox Christian Church, a Grade II listed building serving Cheshire and North Wales. Once a cemetery chapel, it has been carefully transformed into a fully equipped Orthodox sanctuary, under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. Days of visit as part of...
Dear all, I hope you are well in Christ. I am pleased to let you know that our Parish now has an online Lending Library available through the Anobii app, offering books to help us grow in the Orthodox Faith and life in Christ. You may view the collection and learn how to borrow a...
Dear all, I would like to draw your attention to the online Discover Orthodoxy Catechism Course offered by the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain for 2025-26. It is free of charge and the first session is on Tuesday 9th September at 8pm. To register, please complete the following form: https://forms.gle/2YGoeM1eUsFciFh87 The course is intended...
Dear all, Our church board would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all parishioners who generously contributed towards the Archdiocese’s appeal for those affected by the recent wildfires in Cyprus. Together, we raised £200, as a sign of our community’s compassion and solidarity with those in need! The funds have already been sent to...
On the 10th of August 2025, after the Holy Liturgy at St Barbara’s, Fr John did our annual blessing of the waters at St Plegmund’s Well at Mickle Trafford. St Plegmund was a pre-schism monk and hermit, who lived on the Isle of Chester and later in 890 AD became Archbishop of Canterbury and advisor...
Venerable Pimen the Great Commemorated on August 27 Saint Pimen the Great was born about the year 340 in Egypt. He went to one of the Egyptian monasteries with his two brothers, Anoub and Paisius, and all three received monastic tonsure. The brothers were such strict ascetics that when their mother came to the monastery to...
Lives of all saints commemorated on August 13 Leavetaking of the Transfiguration of our Lord On the Leavetaking of the Transfiguration, all of the service for the Feast is repeated, except for the Entrance at Vespers, the Old Testament readings, Litya, the Polyeleos and Gospel at Matins, and the blessing of grapes at Liturgy. The...
Apostle Silas of the Seventy Commemorated on July 30 The Holy Apostle of the Seventy Silas was a disciple of the Savior. Saint Silas was a respected figure in the original Church at Jerusalem, one of the “chief men among the brethren” (Acts 15:22). The Council of the Apostles was convened at Jerusalem in the year...
