Services
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Nativity Fast Study
🌿 Advent Study Series: The Root of Jesse 🌿
Journey through Scripture and the Fathers this Nativity Fast as we trace God’s plan of salvation — from Creation to Christ — through the readings of the Jesse Tree.
Each week explores a key stage of the divine economy:
✨ Creation & the Fall
✨ Covenant & Promise
✨ Deliverance & Law
✨ Kings & Prophets
✨ Exile & Restoration
✨ Forerunner & Fulfilment
Discover how every story, every covenant, and every prophecy finds its Yes in the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Deep Orthodox theology · Patristic wisdom · Scripture alive in the heart of the Church.
🕯️ Fridays, 15 Nov – 20 Dec
📖 All welcome — come and prepare for the Feast of the Nativity!
Come and see! Come and join us.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Typica
The Service of Typika is a short service used when the Divine Liturgy cannot be celebrated, when a priest is not available. It includes the pre-Communion psalms, the day's Divine Liturgy readings, and Hymns called troparia. The Epistle and Gospel readings are read, not chanted.
The service is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
The Royal Hours of Christmas
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Vespers of Christmas
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Bible Study
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Divine Liturgy
The Divine Liturgy is the primary worship service of the Church. It is a Eucharistic service and comprises two parts: Liturgy of the Word, at which the Scriptures are proclaimed and expounded; and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, in which the gifts of bread and wine are offered and consecrated; the faithful then partake of them in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
The liturgy is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Blessing of the Waters
We will bless the water at church after the liturgy on Sunday, 5th January, at around 11:30.
There will be a further blessing, of the river Avon, at Evesham, around 2:30pm. Meet at Evesham Ferry.
The Blessing of the Waters (Agiasmos) With His Baptism, our Lord blessed the nature of the waters and the natural world. According to the Orthodox Faith, in the same way, the Holy Spirit sanctifies water – the most essential natural element – during the service of the Blessing of the Waters.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Bible Study
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Typica
The Service of Typika is a short service used when the Divine Liturgy cannot be celebrated, when a priest is not available. It includes the pre-Communion psalms, the day's Divine Liturgy readings, and Hymns called troparia. The Epistle and Gospel readings are read, not chanted.
The service is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Bible Study
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Divine Liturgy
The Divine Liturgy is the primary worship service of the Church. It is a Eucharistic service and comprises two parts: Liturgy of the Word, at which the Scriptures are proclaimed and expounded; and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, in which the gifts of bread and wine are offered and consecrated; the faithful then partake of them in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
The liturgy is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Bible Study
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Typica
The Service of Typika is a short service used when the Divine Liturgy cannot be celebrated, when a priest is not available. It includes the pre-Communion psalms, the day's Divine Liturgy readings, and Hymns called troparia. The Epistle and Gospel readings are read, not chanted.
The service is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Nativity Fast Study
🌿 Advent Study Series: The Root of Jesse 🌿
Journey through Scripture and the Fathers this Nativity Fast as we trace God’s plan of salvation — from Creation to Christ — through the readings of the Jesse Tree.
Each week explores a key stage of the divine economy:
✨ Creation & the Fall
✨ Covenant & Promise
✨ Deliverance & Law
✨ Kings & Prophets
✨ Exile & Restoration
✨ Forerunner & Fulfilment
Discover how every story, every covenant, and every prophecy finds its Yes in the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Deep Orthodox theology · Patristic wisdom · Scripture alive in the heart of the Church.
🕯️ Fridays, 15 Nov – 20 Dec
📖 All welcome — come and prepare for the Feast of the Nativity!
Come and see! Come and join us.
Divine Liturgy
The Divine Liturgy is the primary worship service of the Church. It is a Eucharistic service and comprises two parts: Liturgy of the Word, at which the Scriptures are proclaimed and expounded; and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, in which the gifts of bread and wine are offered and consecrated; the faithful then partake of them in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
The liturgy is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Nativity Fast Study
🌿 Advent Study Series: The Root of Jesse 🌿
Journey through Scripture and the Fathers this Nativity Fast as we trace God’s plan of salvation — from Creation to Christ — through the readings of the Jesse Tree.
Each week explores a key stage of the divine economy:
✨ Creation & the Fall
✨ Covenant & Promise
✨ Deliverance & Law
✨ Kings & Prophets
✨ Exile & Restoration
✨ Forerunner & Fulfilment
Discover how every story, every covenant, and every prophecy finds its Yes in the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Deep Orthodox theology · Patristic wisdom · Scripture alive in the heart of the Church.
🕯️ Fridays, 15 Nov – 20 Dec
📖 All welcome — come and prepare for the Feast of the Nativity!
Come and see! Come and join us.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Typica
The Service of Typika is a short service used when the Divine Liturgy cannot be celebrated, when a priest is not available. It includes the pre-Communion psalms, the day's Divine Liturgy readings, and Hymns called troparia. The Epistle and Gospel readings are read, not chanted.
The service is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Nativity Fast Study
🌿 Advent Study Series: The Root of Jesse 🌿
Journey through Scripture and the Fathers this Nativity Fast as we trace God’s plan of salvation — from Creation to Christ — through the readings of the Jesse Tree.
Each week explores a key stage of the divine economy:
✨ Creation & the Fall
✨ Covenant & Promise
✨ Deliverance & Law
✨ Kings & Prophets
✨ Exile & Restoration
✨ Forerunner & Fulfilment
Discover how every story, every covenant, and every prophecy finds its Yes in the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Deep Orthodox theology · Patristic wisdom · Scripture alive in the heart of the Church.
🕯️ Fridays, 15 Nov – 20 Dec
📖 All welcome — come and prepare for the Feast of the Nativity!
Come and see! Come and join us.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Nativity Fast Study
🌿 Advent Study Series: The Root of Jesse 🌿
Journey through Scripture and the Fathers this Nativity Fast as we trace God’s plan of salvation — from Creation to Christ — through the readings of the Jesse Tree.
Each week explores a key stage of the divine economy:
✨ Creation & the Fall
✨ Covenant & Promise
✨ Deliverance & Law
✨ Kings & Prophets
✨ Exile & Restoration
✨ Forerunner & Fulfilment
Discover how every story, every covenant, and every prophecy finds its Yes in the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Deep Orthodox theology · Patristic wisdom · Scripture alive in the heart of the Church.
🕯️ Fridays, 15 Nov – 20 Dec
📖 All welcome — come and prepare for the Feast of the Nativity!
Come and see! Come and join us.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Typica
The Service of Typika is a short service used when the Divine Liturgy cannot be celebrated, when a priest is not available. It includes the pre-Communion psalms, the day's Divine Liturgy readings, and Hymns called troparia. The Epistle and Gospel readings are read, not chanted.
The service is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Nativity Fast Study
🌿 Advent Study Series: The Root of Jesse 🌿
Journey through Scripture and the Fathers this Nativity Fast as we trace God’s plan of salvation — from Creation to Christ — through the readings of the Jesse Tree.
Each week explores a key stage of the divine economy:
✨ Creation & the Fall
✨ Covenant & Promise
✨ Deliverance & Law
✨ Kings & Prophets
✨ Exile & Restoration
✨ Forerunner & Fulfilment
Discover how every story, every covenant, and every prophecy finds its Yes in the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Deep Orthodox theology · Patristic wisdom · Scripture alive in the heart of the Church.
🕯️ Fridays, 15 Nov – 20 Dec
📖 All welcome — come and prepare for the Feast of the Nativity!
Come and see! Come and join us.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Divine Liturgy
The Divine Liturgy is the primary worship service of the Church. It is a Eucharistic service and comprises two parts: Liturgy of the Word, at which the Scriptures are proclaimed and expounded; and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, in which the gifts of bread and wine are offered and consecrated; the faithful then partake of them in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
The liturgy is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Bible Study
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Typica
The Service of Typika is a short service used when the Divine Liturgy cannot be celebrated, when a priest is not available. It includes the pre-Communion psalms, the day's Divine Liturgy readings, and Hymns called troparia. The Epistle and Gospel readings are read, not chanted.
The service is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Bible Study
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Vespers
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Typica
The Service of Typika is a short service used when the Divine Liturgy cannot be celebrated, when a priest is not available. It includes the pre-Communion psalms, the day's Divine Liturgy readings, and Hymns called troparia. The Epistle and Gospel readings are read, not chanted.
The service is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Pilgrimage - Holywell, N. Wales
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.
Typica
The Service of Typika is a short service used when the Divine Liturgy cannot be celebrated, when a priest is not available. It includes the pre-Communion psalms, the day's Divine Liturgy readings, and Hymns called troparia. The Epistle and Gospel readings are read, not chanted.
The service is followed by a bring and share lunch.
Come and see! Come and join us.
Matins
The morning service of the Church is called Matins. It opens with the reading of six morning psalms and the intoning of the Great Litany. After this, verses of Psalm 118 are sung: God is the Lord and has revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
This service immediately precedes the Divine Liturgy. Anyone requiring confession is invited to make themselves known to the priest for this purpose during the service.
Bible Study
Orthodox Saturday Vespers is the first service of the liturgical day, marking the transition from Saturday to Sunday. It is a service held in the early evening, typically around sunset, and serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy. Vespers includes hymns praising Christ's resurrection, reflecting the anticipation of the Lord's Day.