Monday, 3 November 2025

Services for November 2025


Saturday 1st November, Dresden: 11am - Joszeph and Olesia's wedding with refreshments in church afterwards.
2-4pm 'Open to all' choir practice – a chance to try out singing with us – see if you like it, come and join in – we'll be doing some hymns for the Nativity, and also some of our normal hymns from Vespers and the Divine Liturgy, as well as a new Cherubic Hymn ALL WELCOME!; 6pm – Great Vespers NO STUDY GROUP

Sunday 2nd November, Dresden: 9:30am – Last catechesis session in the current series for enquirers and those preparing to join the Orthodox Church; 
11am - Divine Liturgy

Tuesday 4th November, Audley: 10am – Akathist to St Olga with coffee and fellowship afterwards
                                 
Wednesday 5th November, Audley: 11am - Divine Liturgy 

Saturday 8th November, Dresden: SYNAXIS OF THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AND THE OTHER BODILESS POWERS 
6pm Vespers, with other parishes invited, followed by refreshments afterwards NO STUDY GROUP

Sunday 9th November, Dresden: 11am - Divine Liturgy, followed by BRING AND SHARE PARISH FEAST in the Scout Hall opposite the church 

Monday 10th November, Audley: 7am – Akathist to St Olga of Alaska to celebrate her feast day

Wednesday 12th November, Audley: 11am - Divine Liturgy

Saturday 15th November, Dresden: (NATIVITY FAST BEGINS) 6pm - Great Vespers; 7-8pm - Study Group 

Sunday 16th November, Dresden: 
11 am - Divine Liturgy

Tuesday 18th November, Audley: 10am – Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children with coffee and fellowship afterwards (this is a chance to pray for our offspring by name – please give Deaconissa Philothei the names in advance if you can't be there yourself)

Wednesday 19th November, Audley: 11am - Divine Liturgy

Friday 21st November, Dresden: ENTRANCE OF THE THEOTOKOS INTO THE TEMPLE 11am – Divine Liturgy

Saturday 22nd November, Dresden: 6pm - Great Vespers; 7-8pm – Study Group

Sunday 23rd November, Dresden: 11am - Divine Liturgy

Wednesday 26th November, Audley: 11am Divine Liturgy

Saturday 29th November, Dresden: 6pm – Great Vespers; 7-8pm Study Group

Sunday 30th November, Dresden: 11am – Divine Liturgy

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Name Days
6th All named for St. Nicholas
9th Anna; Hannah
13th Lucy
Sunday before Nativity(22nd)
Fr. Jonathan/ Jonathan Bartholomew 
27th All named for St. Stephen
28th Simon
Sunday after Nativity (29th) Joseph 

Reposed
5th Patriarch Ignatios (2012)
7th Deacon John Mark (2007)
8th Archimandrite David (1993)

Parish Feasts
20th Belfast St. Ignatios

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Monday, 29 September 2025

Services for October 2025


Wednesday 1st October, Audley: 11am - Divine Liturgy.

Saturday 4th October: 
HOLYWELL: PILGRIMAGE TO ST WINEFRIDE'S SHRINE, HOLYWELL, CH8 7PN 
10am – Matins; 11am Divine Liturgy, Procession to the Shrine and Blessing of the Waters, followed by a picnic lunch, then rounding off with Great Vespers at 2.30pm. 
Please note there is also a Pilgrimage Walk from the St Barbara Orthodox Church in Chester to the Shrine in Holywell, starting at 2.30am and arriving in time for Matins. For more information and to join, contact Presbytera Vera on 07533805032 / vslavtchevap@gmail.com
Lay Vespers will also be served at Dresden at 6pm, for those who can't come to Holywell. No study group.

Sunday 5th October, Dresden: 9:30am – Catechesis session for enquirers and those preparing to join the Orthodox Church; 
11am - Divine Liturgy
                                 
Wednesday 8th October, Audley: 11am - Divine Liturgy 

Saturday 11th October, Dresden: 6pm Vespers, 
No study Group

Sunday 12th October, Dresden:
No catechesis session as Fr John will be away
11am - Divine Liturgy, followed by SUNDAY SCHOOL in the Scout Hall opposite the church (see separate publicity)

Wednesday 15th October, Audley: 11am - Divine Liturgy

Saturday 18th October, Dresden: 6pm - Great Vespers; 
7-8pm - Study Group 

Sunday 19th October, Dresden: 9.30am – Catechesis session for enquirers and those preparing to join the Orthodox Church; 11 am - Divine Liturgy

Wednesday 22nd October, Audley: 11am - Divine Liturgy

Saturday 25th October, Dresden: 6pm - Great Vespers; 7-8pm – Study Group

Sunday 26th October, Dresden: 9.30am – Catechesis session for enquirers and those preparing to join the Orthodox Church; 11am - Divine Liturgy

Wednesday 29th October, Audley: 11am Divine Liturgy

Looking ahead: 
Saturday 1st November – Jozsef and Olesia's wedding in Church, 11am. Please come to support them!
Saturday 8th November – Great Vespers for St Michael, inviting other Parishes to join us, with refreshments served afterwards in church: invite your friends!
Sunday 9th November – Parish Feast after the Divine Liturgy. Hopefully Metropolitan Silouan will be with us.

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Name days

6th Innokenti Mladen
9th James Sanders
12th Wifrid; Edwin
28th Sub-deacon Terence
29th Anastasia Veluppillai

Reposed

10th Neculai (2022) 
          Richard Grace (2013)
13th Max (2020)
19th Metropolitan Gabriel (2007)

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