Month: March 2019
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Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 2019
Read More: Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 2019The service of the Presanctified Gifts is meant to support us in our lengthy and tiresome pilgrimage: On this journey we need help and support, strength and comfort, for the “Prince of this world” has not yet surrendered . . . and in this fi ght, our main help is precisely the Body and Blood…
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Sunday of Orthodoxy 2019
Read More: Sunday of Orthodoxy 2019On the first Sunday in Lent, we commemorate the decision of the Seventh Ecumenical Council in 787 A.D. upholding the use of holy icons in Orthodox worship. We also commemorate today the unity of Orthodox belief and the oneness of our Faith—across languages, continents, and centuries. Venerating icons, having them in churches and homes, is…
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Akathist 2019
Read More: Akathist 2019The Akathist Hymn is a many faceted service. It is a hymn praising the Incarnation of Our Lord, directing its force to Him through His Mother. The praises refer to her as the salvation of mortals, the ladder and bridge to heaven, the Bearer of the Universe. These salutations would be blasphemous if directed toward…
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The 4th Festal Lunch – Christmas 2024
The Young Adults Group of the Antiochian Parish of St. George’s Cathedral in London warmly invites you to a Christmas Lunch on the 25th of December 2024. This event is part of a series of Festal Lunches organised for those of us away from our families who which to celebrate the Feast with our Church Family.…
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Christmas Kids Activities 2024
On December 14th, we hosted our annual Christmas Kids Activities, a special time for the children of our community (and their parents!) to come together in anticipation of the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It was a day filled with fun, laughter, love, and food—but also a meaningful opportunity…
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