Sat Jul 06, 2013 Pilgrimage to Crowland |
Subscribe to RSS FeedWhat am I after when I judge my brother? As long as I do not see him as the Lord sees him, all my judgments will be wrong. Begin rather by prayer for him, by the idea of being obedient, of not judging your brethren. Begin by the desire to serve others with love, like (St.) Silouan, who, on feast days, was grateful to be allowed to serve hundreds of monks in the refectory. He was so happy to see how much Christ loved these people, these children of God. He served them with much love. Everyday tasks, accomplished in such a spirit, can become an extremely pleasant spiritual food. Because of such an attitude of service, in the evening your heart will be very tender, and you will weep before God over your own defects, your own lack of love.
Archimandrite Sophrony, +1993
Meditations on the Orthodox Life from the Early Church Fathers, Ascetics, Saints and Righteous
Welcome
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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's Letter for May
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Paschal Greetings from around the World
CHRIST IS RISEN ! HE IS RISEN INDEED !
Arabic: El Messieh kahm! Hakken kahm!
Armenian: Kristos haryav ee merelotz! Orhnial eh harootyunuh kristosee!
Bulgarian: Hristos voskrese! Vo istina voskrese!
Byelorussian: Khrystos uvaskros! Saprawdy uvaskros!
English: Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen!
French: Le Christ est ressuscite! En verite il est ressuscite!
Georgian: Kriste ahzdkhah! Chezdmaridet!
Greek: Christos anesti! Alithos anesti!
Japanese: Christos fukkatsu! Jitsu ni fukkatsu!
Latin: Christus resurrexit! Vere resurrexit!
Romanian: Hristos a inviat! Adeverat a inviat!
Russian: Khristos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!
Serbian: Cristos vaskres! Vaistinu vaskres!
Syriac: M'shee ho dkom! Ha koo qam!
Welsh: Atgyfododd Crist! Atgyfododd yn wir!
Much Love,
Fr. George
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