PARISH OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL

Ecumenical Patriarchate

WELCOME

We are part of the worldwide Orthodox Church and our local members represent a diversity of languages and cultures including American, Australian, British, Bulgarian, Canadian, Cypriot, Dutch, Ethiopian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Irish, Japanese, Lebanese, Lithuanian, New Zealand, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, South African and Ukrainian.

The services are celebrated mainly in English, with some prayers in a Church Slavonic and Greek. Members of all Christian and other faith communities are most welcome to attend our services and everyone is encouraged to bring and share light refreshments after the Sunday Liturgy.

For service times, please see the notices further down the page.

NEWS & EVENTS

Notices about services and other news

SERVICES FROM MARCH to JUNE 2023

The Divine Liturgy will continue to be celebrated according to the normal pattern, on the second, fourth and fifth Sunday of the month with the Saturday Vigil celebrated once a month, as follows:

Wednesday 22nd March 2023: Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at 6.00 pm

Sunday 26th March 2023: Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, Liturgy at 11.00 am, celebration of the Feast of the Annunciation

Friday 31st March 2023: Compline with the Akathistos Hymn to the Mother of God at 6.00 pm

Sunday 9th April 2023: Palm Sunday Liturgy at 11.00 am

Holy Week

Monday 10th April 2023: Matins of the Bridegroom at 6.00 pm

Tuesday 11th April 2023 : Matins of the Bridegroom at 6.00 pm

Wednesday 12th April 2023: Service of the
Holy Unction at 6.00 pm

Thursday 13th April 2023 Vesperal Liturgy,
the Last Supper, at 11.00 am

Matins with the Readings of the Passion at 6.00 pm

Friday 14th April 2023: Vespers, The Burial of the Lord, at 3.00 pm

Matins with the Procession of the Shroud at 6.00 pm

Saturday 15th April 2023: Easter Midnight Service, Matins and Liturgy at 11.30 pm

Sunday 16th April 2023: No service on this day

Sunday 23rd April 2023 Liturgy at 11.00 am

Sunday 30th April 2023: Liturgy at 11.00 am

Saturday 13th May 2023: Vigil at 6.00 pm

Sunday 14th May 2023: Liturgy at 11.00 am

Wednesday 24th May 2023: Vesperal Liturgy,
The Ascension of our Lord, at 6.00 pm

Sunday 28th May 2023: Liturgy at 11.00 am

Saturday 10th June 2023: Vigil at 6.00 pm

Sunday 11th June 2023: Liturgy at 11.00 am

Sunday 25th June 2023: Liturgy,
Celebration of the Feast of St Peter & St Paul, at 11.00 am

With love in Christ,

Father Alexander, Father Ian, Father Stefan

and Deacon Stephen