New Orthodox Community on Mull

Mull Historical Society describes Kilninian, built in 1755, as ‘one of the oldest (churches), and until very recently, still used for worship. Possibly standing on the site of an earlier medieval church, it first appears in the records of 1561, where it is stated that the parsonage of ‘Keilnoening’ had formerly belonged to the Abbot of Iona.’ The more recent history of the church includes the few years when Fr Stephen and his small community tried to found a Catholic monastery around Kilninian. When they changed their plans and

moved instead to mainland Scotland, they very generously donated the church to the Orthodox Church, under condition that Kilninian would still be used as the home of a monastic community. For over two years, Kilninian was taken care of by sister Marina, who also lived there for many months between 2010 and 2012. At the present moment, with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, we have started the necessary work in order to turn Kilninian into the first Orthodox Monastery in the Hebrides. This includes restoration work for the church itself and building work for a small number of new cells for the future monastics. It was also decided that the Monastery Chapel will remain dedicated to Saints Ninian and Cuthbert, and that it will be a monastery for nuns. Fr Serafim hopes to move to Mull around May 2014 to take up permanent residence at the Monastery but any enquiries until then should be addressed to ierom.serafim@yahoo.co.uk

Services in September 2013

at Audley and Dresden

Sun 1st 10am Matins; 11am Divine Liturgy
Wed 4th 11am Divine Liturgy

Sat 7th 3pm Baptism of Katerina Moriates
6pm Great Vespers
Sun 8th 10am Matins; 11am Divine Liturgy
Wed 11th 11am Divine Liturgy

Sat 14th Consecration of the Romanian Church in Leeds
6pm Reader Vespers
Sun 15th Antiochian Day of Solidarity (donations by today for Syria please)
10am Matins; 11am Divine Liturgy
Wed 18th 11am Divine Liturgy

Sat 21st Conference in Erdington (flyer at the back of church)
6pm Great Vespers
Sun 22nd 10am Matins; 11am Divine Liturgy
Wed 25th 11am Divine Liturgy

Sat 28th 3pm Baptism of Michael (Mishutka) Tyukin
6pm Great Vespers
Sun 29th 10am Matins; 11am Divine Liturgy

Name days

5th Emma Louise Elizabeth Bostan
8th Francesca Joy
9th Anna Oshkereli
17th Sofia Bartholomew; Sofia Wilcox
24th Thekla Read
26th Patriarch John; John Martin Chadwick; John Roger Makings

Reposed

3rd Leon (2010)
10th George Fearns (2005)
24th Fr Dennis (2010)

Parish Feasts

14th Holy Cross, Lancaster