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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 Assumpta Chapel. After the Divine Liturgy, we will have a fasting parish meal to celebrate…
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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 repentance in peace with our neighbours. Please find attached below the Letter of our Bishop,…
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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, we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy followed by the Trisagion Prayers for the departed, at…
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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 service, filled with prayer and love. Many faithful from our cathedral and other churches attended,…
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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 of Antioch, during his visit to London. The delegation consisted of Father Samir Gholam, Father…