Announcing Ordination of Ramy Haddad to the Diaconate
Dear brothers and sisters, His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan, will ordain our brother Ramy Haddad to the holy diaconate during the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, January 5th. On that day, with Sayedna’s blessing, we will celebrate the Feast of Theophany. The […]
Nativity of Christ 2024 in our Parish
Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Dear friends in Christ, We wish you a blessed and peaceful Feast of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! This year, our parish offered two services to celebrate the Feast, ensuring that […]
Metropolitan’s Christmas Message
Dear brothers and sisters, Please find attached the Christmas Message from our Metropolitan, His Eminence Silouan. Wishing you a blessed festive season! Check the schedule of our services during this Holy period here
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 […]
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. […]
Announcing Ordination of Deacon Dmitry to the Priesthood
Dear friends in Christ, On the Feast of Nativity of our Lord, His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan, will ordain Deacon Dmitry to the Holy Priesthood. The Festal Divine Liturgy on the 25th December, 11:00 am, at our usual location: Maria Assumpta […]
Schedule of Services: Nativity to Theophany Season 2024-2025
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we approach the holidays, please find attached the schedule of services during the Nativity to Theophany Festive season 2024-2025 at our parish. Everyone is welcome!
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 […]
Join Us for Christmas Kids Activities 2024!
Dear friends in Christ, We warmly invite you to our Christmas Kids Activities Party! Date: December 14th, 2024Time: 14:00–17:30Venue: Syriac Centre, 7–11 Armstrong Road, London, W3 7JL The Christmas Kids Activities Party is a wonderful opportunity for our children to […]
Join us for St Barbara’s Festival 2024
Dear friends in Christ, We invite your little ones to join the St. Barbara Festival at our parish Date: December 3rd, 2024Time: 19:00–21:00Location: Syriac Centre, 7–11 Armstrong Road, London, W3 7JLParking: Free street parking is available from 7:00 pm onwards. […]
Concelebration before the Hawaiian-Iveron Icon at the ROCOR Cathedral
On November 19th, the clergy of our Cathedral and St. Botolph’s Parish concelebrated the Supplication Service for the wonderworking, myrrh-streaming Hawaiian-Iveron Icon of the Mother of God at the ROCOR Diocesan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother […]
Pilgrimage to Serbia, May 2025
Dear brothers and sisters, Join us from 1st to 5th of May 2025 for a spiritual journey through Serbia’s sacred monasteries and holy sites guided by an Orthodox theological guide fluent in English! The proposed Itinerary and travel information is […]
Chanting Lessons Resume
Our Ecclesiastical Byzantine Chanting lessons will resume on 28th September 2024 When: Every SaturdayYear 2: 2:00 – 3:30 PMYear 1: 3:45 – 5:15 PM Where: Saint Mathew’s Church Hall, 29 St Petersburg Pl, London, W2 4LA Cost: £150 per year […]
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 […]
Family Parish Retreat Reminder
Dear Friends in Christ, Time is running out! Only a few days remain to secure your spot at our Family Parish Retreat in Staffordshire, from 31st October to 3rd November. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the […]
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 […]
St George’s Feast and Picnic
Dear friends in Christ, On 6th of May 2024 (Bank Holiday), we will celebrate our patronal feast of St George the Great Martyr. We will have Orthros and Divine Liturgy at Maria Assumpta Chapel starting from 09:30 am, which will […]
Holy Week 2024 Schedule
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We approach the end of Great Lent. Next Sunday is the Palm Sunday, after which we begin our Holy Week journey to Pascha. Please find below the schedule of services at our parish during Holy Week […]
Family Parish Retreat 2024
Dear brothers and sisters, With the blessings of His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan, and the support of the Antiochian Orthodox Society of Britain, we are excited to announce a Family Parish Retreat at the Yarnfield Park Conference Centre in Staffordshire. Join […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pilgrimage to Bulgaria, May 24-28, 2024
Dear brothers and sisters, With the blessing of Metropolitan Silouan, please find the information about the planned parish pilgrimage to the holy places of Bulgaria from the 24th to the 28th of May this year. You can access information in […]
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 […]
Theophany of Christ 2024
On the 6th of January, His Eminence, Metropolitan Siloaun, presided at the Festal Orthos and Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. George, assisted by the parish clergy. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, he celebrated the service of […]
Nativity of Christ 2023 and Ordination of Deacon George
Blessed Feast of Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! عيد ميلاد مجيد With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan, we celebrated two Divine Liturgies for the Feats of Nativity in our Cathedral Parish of St. George. On […]
The former priest, Matei Vulcanescu has been deposed.
Brothers and sisters, Follow this link to our Archdiocesan website to read the news about the deposition of the former priest Matei Vulcanescu: https://www.antiochian-orthodox.com/post/the-former-priest-matei-vulcanescu-has-been-deposed Below is the official letter from our Metropolitan, His Eminence Silouan, concerning the deposition.
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 […]
Service: St Ignatius the God-Bearer
Dear brothers and sisters, We will celebrate the evening Divine Liturgy for the feast of Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch, on Tuesday, December 19th, at 19:00 in Maria Assumpta Chapel. Please come!
Parish Day Retreat – a Report
On the 25th of November, the Parish of St. George’s Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in London gathered for an all-day spiritual retreat at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in Kensington. More than 70 members of all ages, joined by beloved guests from […]
Service: Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous
Dear brothers and sisters, We will celebrate the evening Divine Liturgy for the feast of St Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous, on Monday, December 11th, at 19:00 in Maria Assumpta Chapel. Please come!
AGM 36 – Press Release
Antiochian Orthodox Society of Britain Annual General Meeting (AGM) No: 36.In the presence of Metropolitan Silouan Oner; Father Samir Gholam, Father Michel Touma and Father Boniface Carroll The Antiochian Orthodox Society of Britain held Its annual general meeting on Sunday, […]
Service: Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple
Dear brothers and sisters, We will celebrate the evening Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple on Monday, November 20th, at 19:00 in Maria Assumpta Chapel. Please come!
Service: Philip the Apostle and Beginning of Nativity Fast
Dear brothers and sisters, On November 14th, the Orthodox Church remembers the Holy Apostle Philip. His Feast always preceeds the Nativity Fast, which begins the next day – November 15th. In preparation for the Fast, we will celebrate the evening […]
Service: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael
Dear brothers and sisters, We will celebrate the evening Divine Liturgy for the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and Other Bodiless Powers on Tuesday, November 7th, at 19:00 in Maria Assumpta Chapel. Please come!
Service: St. Dimitrios the Great Martyr
Dear brothers and sisters, With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan, we will celebrate Divine Liturgy for the feast of Great Martyr Dimitrios of Thessaloniki on Thursday, October 26th, at 19.00 in Maria Assumpta Chapel. Please come!
Metropolitan’s Name Day and Ordination of Dmitry
On Sunday, 24th of September – the Feast of St. Thecla the Protomartyr and St Silouan the Athonite – our beloved Metropolitan, His Eminence Silouan, celebrated his name day at our Cathedral parish. During the Divine Liturgy, he ordained brother […]
Arabic School – New Term Begins
Dear brothers and sisters, The new year at our Arabic School has begun. Please find the details in the poster below
Service Announcement: Nativity of the Theotokos
Dear brothers and sisters, We will celebrate Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Nativity of the Theotokos on Thursday, 7th of September, at 19.00 at Maria Assumpta Church. Please come to celebrate the Feast!
Dormition Fast Services Timetable
Dear brothers and sisters, We approach the Dormition Fast, which starts on the 1st of August. Every weekday of the Fast we, as always, will have the Paraklesis service to the Theotokos. Please find the full timetable of the services […]
Service Announcement: Feast of Apostles Peter and Paul
Dear brothers and sisters, We will celebrate Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Holy Glorious Apostles Peter and Paul on Thursday, 29th of June, at 7:00 PM at Maria Assumpta Chapel, 21 Kensington Square, London W8 5HH. All are welcome!
Pupils in the UK pray for the people of Syria.
On the 13th of June, Father Michel visited St. Andrew’s Primary School in Southgate (Church of England). The reason for the visit was to meet the pupils of the school who made a touching and heartwarming poster in support of […]
Photos from Holy Week and Pascha 2023
Brothers and Sisters, Christ is Risen! We thank our Lord Jesus Christ for allowing us to celebrate together the spiritually intensive Holy Week and meet the joyful Feast of Pascha this year. We have been publishing photos on our Facebook […]
Holy Week 2023 Timetable
Brothers and sisters, we approach Palm Sunday and prepare for the Holy Week journey, when we will follow our Lord Jesus Christ to the Cross and then to His Glorious Resurrection. Each day of the Holy Week Orthodox Church offers […]
Service Announcement: Annunciation and Mother’s Day
Brothers and sisters, With the blessing of our Bishop, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, we will celebrate the Feast of Annunciation of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary on Sunday, 26th of March, at 11.00 am, at our regular location – Maria […]
Great Lent 2023
Dear brothers and sisters, We approach the Great Lent, which starts on Monday, February 27th. Begining of Lent is precedeed by the Sunday of Forgivness, when we ask forgivness of each other, to enter this special period of prayer and […]
Service Announcement: Saturday of Souls, February 18th
Dear brothers and sisters, The coming Saturday, February 18th, is the Saturday of Souls – a day assigned by the Church for the general memorial of all who have departed this life in the hope of resurrection. On this day, […]
Ordination of Deacon Boniface to the Priesthood
At the Divine Liturgy, on January 29th, Sunday of the Canaanite woman, His Eminence Silouan, Metropolitan of British Isles and Ireland, ordained our Father Deacon Boniface to the priesthood. He is worthy – Axios – Mustahek! It was a beautiful […]
Meeting with the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
On Sunday, 8th January, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan Oner and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Antiochian Orthodox Society of Britain, Dr Samir Hraiki, headed a delegation to meet His Beatitude Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, Maronite Patriarch […]
Circumcision of our Lord, St Basil the Great and Civil New Year
On Sunday, January 1st, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan and the clergy of our parish celebrated Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Circumcision of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and St. Basil the Great. As the 1st of January […]
New Year and Theophany Services
Brothers and sisters, Christ is Born! Here is the schedule of the services for the civil New Year and Feast of Theophany (Epiphany) period: 31 December 2022, Saturday, 18:00: Great Vespers in the Annex of our Cathedral 1 January 2023, Sunday, 11:00: Divine […]
Christmas 2022
Dear brothers and sisters, Merry Christmas! We wish you a peaceful and joyful Feast of Nativity in the Flesh of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This year we had two services for the Feast. Father Michel celebrated Divine Liturgy […]
The timetable of Christmas Services 2022
Dear brothers and sisters, This year, we will celebrate two services for the Feast of Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. You can choose the one which is more convenient for you in terms of time, location, and […]