Pilgrimage to Colchester 2025

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  • Pilgrimage to Colchester 2025

    On Sunday, 28th of September, with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, part of our community made a pilgrimage to another parish of our Archdiocese: The Orthodox Parish of St Martin and St Helen in Colchester. Full photo album here: PILGRIMAGE TO COLCHESTER The parish in Colchester, established in 1995 and originally led by…

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  • Ladies Brunch 2025

    On Saturday, 1st of March, ladies of the St George’s activities group hosted an annual Ladies Brunch at the Beit el Zaytoun restaurant in support of the St George’s Arabic School. The event opened with a short prayer and speech by Fr. Michel Touma. He warmly welcomed the guests and conveyed greetings of Metropolitan Silouan,…

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  • St Barbara’s Festival 2024

    On December 3rd, the eve of the Feast of Great Martyr Barbara and Righteous John of Damascus, our parish hosted St. Barbara’s Festival for children. The evening began with a short Vespers service dedicated to the saints, during which the children actively participated by reading some of the prayers. Following the service, the children of…

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  • End of Summer Picnic 2024

    On Sunday, September 8th, the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos, we held our traditional End of Summer Picnic. Despite the gloomy weather forecasts predicting rain for the entire day, through God’s mercy, the sun shone brightly, allowing us to enjoy a wonderful time together. As always, we had delicious food, plenty of field…

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  • Family Retreat: Registration

    Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan: Following the success of our one-day Parish Spiritual Retreat in Autumn 2023, we are pleased to announce and invite you to register for a 4-day Family Parish Retreat in the picturesque and tranquil countryside of Staffordshire When: From 3:00 pm on…

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  • Mother’s Day 2024

    On the last day before the Great Lent – Sunday of Forgiveness – we celebrated Mother’s Day in our Parish. The day began with the Divine Liturgy, presided by His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan, followed by the beautiful Ceremony of Mutual Forgiveness. After the Divine Liturgy, people gathered at Millennium Gloucester Hotel Kensington to celebrate the…

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  • Inaugural Annual Ladies Brunch

    On Saturday, 17th of February, our parish held the inaugural Annual Ladies Brunch. More than 100 ladies gathered for the event at the lovely Beit El Zaytoun restaurant. The main aim of the Brunch was to raise money for the Saint George Orthodox Arabic school in London, which operates with the blessing of our Metropolitan,…

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  • Get-together with the ROCOR Youth Group

    What is as good or as pleasant as brethren dwelling together in unity?! 16 February 2024 With the blessings of HE Sayedna Silouan and HG Vladyka Irenei, our Young Adults group joined the Youth Group of the Cathedral of the Dormition and Royal Martyrs (ROCOR) in London for a get-together evening. The evening was led…

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  • Baptism of Rami Zakhem

    On Saturday, the 27th of January, we joyfully celebrated the baptism of little Rami Zakhem, son of Marwan and Leila Zakhem, in our parish. Ramy is the grandson of our beloved late Mr George Zakhem, one of the founders and former chairman of the Antiochian Orthodox Society of Britain. The beautiful service was led by…

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  • Christmas Kids Activities 2023

    On Saturday, December 16th, we organised Christmas Activities for the children of our parish. Our small parishioners and guests gathered at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in Kensington to pray, play games, do Christmas-themed crafts, and have pre-festive fun together. We began with a shortened version of the Paraklesis service to the Theotokos specifically aimed at…

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