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Bridegroom Orthros of Holy Monday
Read More: Bridegroom Orthros of Holy MondayBlessed Holy Week, brothers and sisters! We began our journey with Christ tonight by celebrating the Bridegroom Orthros of Holy Monday. The Icon of Christ the Bridegroom has been processed with the singing of the beatiful hymn “Behold the Bridegroom is coming in the middle of the night”. May we all be worthy to enter…
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Palm Sunday 2025
Read More: Palm Sunday 2025Dear friends in Christ, Blessed Palm Sunday!!شَنينين مبارك Today, two Divine Liturgies for the Feast of the Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem were celebrated in our community, allowing as many people as possible to take part in this joyous day. His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan presided over the Divine Liturgy in Kensington, assisted by Fr…
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Holy Week 2025 Schedule
Read More: Holy Week 2025 ScheduleDear brothers and sisters, We are now approaching the final stretch of Great Lent. This weekend we will celebrate Lazarus Saturday and the Feast of the Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), followed by Holy Week and the celebration of His Glorious Resurrection. The Orthodox Church offers beautiful and intense services each day…
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Holy Week 2024 Schedule
Read More: Holy Week 2024 ScheduleDear 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 and Pascha. Note, we offer two Lamentation services on Holy Friday: one in Harrow and…
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Photos from Holy Week and Pascha 2023
Read More: Photos from Holy Week and Pascha 2023Brothers 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 page throughout the Holy Week. But now, for your convenience, we assembled them all in…
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Holy Week 2023 Timetable
Read More: Holy Week 2023 TimetableBrothers 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 us beautiful divine services. The full timetable of services in our church is attached below.…
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Holy Saturday: Liturgy, Baptisms and Chrismation
Read More: Holy Saturday: Liturgy, Baptisms and ChrismationOn Holy Saturday, 22 April 2022, we celebrated the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, commemorating our Lord’s Victory over death and the harrowing of hell. It also was a very special day for three people: Ken Nakamura, Mercy Taylor and Louise Saad. Before the Divine Liturgy, they received into the One, Holy, Catholic and…
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Holy Friday: Lamentations Service
Read More: Holy Friday: Lamentations Service“Behold the Sabbath transcendent in blessings on which Christ hath slept, and shall rise on the Third Day.” On Holy Friday evening, 21 April 2022, we celebrated the Orthros of Great and Holy Saturday with the singing of Lamentations in front of the Epitaphios – the image of the body of Christ in the grave.…
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Services of Holy Thursday
Read More: Services of Holy ThursdayOn Great and Holy Thursday the day at our cathedral began with the celebration of the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil in commemoration of the Last Supper of our Lord. On the evening of the same day, the faithful gathered again in the church for the Orthros of Holy Friday, in which we read…
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The Sacrament of Holy Unction
Read More: The Sacrament of Holy UnctionOn Holy Wednesday evening, the faithful at our cathedral took part in the Sacrament of Holy Unction. The service was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, Father Michael and Father deacon Boniface, with many faithful attending. Below are a few photos from the service, with more photos available in the Holy Week 2022 gallery, which…
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Holy Thursday Services
On Holy Thursday both morning and evening services have been celebrated in our community. In the morning, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan celebrated the Vesperal Divine Liturgy, commemorating the institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist by our Lord at the Last Supper. He was assisted by Fr Dmitry and Fr Dcn George. You can…
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Holy Unction on Holy Wednesday
On Holy Wednesday evening, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, assisted by Fr Michel, Fr Boniface, Fr Dmitry, and Fr Dcn George, celebrated the Sacrament of Holy Unction. We were also joined by our spiritual brothers and sisters from St Botolph’s Parish. You can find more photos here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12LyYPEWU6gYRsJptB2f06xyqRztvv7sv?usp=sharing At the end of the Sacrament, Fr Dcn…
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Bridegroom Orthros of Holy Wednesday
Blessed Holy Tuesday, dear brothers and sisters! This evening, we celebrated by anticipation the Bridegroom Orthros of Holy Wednesday. At the end of the service, Fr Michel continued with the series of short Holy Week talks. Abouna spoke about several powerful images of the spiritual life, drawn from the Gospel readings and chants over the…
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