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Be mindful of God, so that in every moment He may be mindful of you. If He is mindful of you, He will give you salvation. Do not forget Him, letting yourselves be seduced by vain distractions. Do you want Him to forget you in your times of temptation? Stay near Him and obey Him in the days of your prosperity. You will be able to rely on His word in difficult days, because prayer will keep you safe in His continual presence. Remain constantly before His face, think of Him, remember Him in your heart. Otherwise, if you only meet Him from time to time, you risk losing your close friendship with Him.

St. Isaac of Nineveh, 7th century

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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 e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Fr. George (Evans), Parish Priest.

 

New Life

 CHRIST IS RISEN!

 A great thank you to all who contributed to our wonderful Paschal celebrations. A lot of unseen work went on to decorate the bier and prepare the church and to clean up afterwards! As ever the choir performed their marathon task perfectly. To everyone who contributed to the banquet and to all those who made sure nothing was left many thanks.

 The Paschal Season gives us the promise of new life. We are surrounded by a world of indifference to our Faith and often hostility but as we know this has been the case throughout history. Archbishop John’s Paschal Message is about our joy and how we can look upon the rest of humanity with this joy in our hearts and see something different. As this is a time of new life we are reminded by the birth of Alex and Jess’s baby boy that there is always hope. If you hadn’t noticed recently the average age of the congregation has gone down to about thirty due to the number of small children who have started to attend with their devout Orthodox parents. When you read this Daniel and David will have been baptised and then there will be Alex and Jess’s baby.

 So let us rejoice and be glad in the days which the Lord has given us.

 Two items for your diary are our annual pilgrimages to Crowland on Saturday 16th June and Lastingham on 8th September.

Much Love,

Fr. George

 

Our pilgrimages to Crowland will be on Saturay 16th June and to Lastingham on Saturday 8th September. All welcome. As yet we have no plans to join the Ilam pilgrimage, which is on Saturday 5th August.

A reminder that we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy of the Ascension this Thursday, 24th May 2012, at 10.00am - all welcome.

 

Please pray -

FOR THE SICK:

Archbishop John, Shirley Carolyn and James Dellow.

FOR THOSE WHO LIE ASLEEP IN THE LORD:

All Orthodox Christians departed this life, in particular Winifred Swaby (22nd) and Yevgeny Aleksandrovitch Rodionov (23rd); all whose anniversaries occur this month and all who have died recently, also for all who are coming to the end of their earthly lives..

(Any renewals, alterations and/or new nominations for the prayer list can be forwarded to me (James) either by email at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by telephone on: 01909 568957. Thank you.)

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