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 APRIL 2024 TO JUNE 2024

The Divine Liturgy is celebrated on the second, fourth and (when applicable) fifth Sunday of the month, with the Saturday Vigil once a month and a Lenten weekday service during the weeks of Great Lent.

Wednesday 3rd April 2024 6.00pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Wednesday 10th April 2024 6.00pm Compline with the Canon of St Andrew of Crete

Saturday 13th April 2024 6.00pm Vigil

Sunday 14th April 2024 11.00am Liturgy

Friday 19th April 2024 6.00pm Compline with the Akathistos Hymn to the Mother of God

Wednesday 24th April 2024 6.00pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Sunday 28th April 2024 11.00am Palm Sunday Liturgy with Blessing of the Palms

Monday 29th April 2024 6.00pm Matins of the Bridegroom

Tuesday 30th April 2024 6.00pm Matins of the Bridegroom

Wednesday 1st May 2024 6.00pm Service of the Holy Unction

Thursday 2nd May 2024 11.00am Vesperal Liturgy of the Last Supper

Thursday 2nd May 2024 6.00pm Matins with the 12 Gospel Readings

Friday 3rd May 2024 3.00pm Vespers, The Burial of the Lord

Friday 3rd May 2024 6.00pm Matins with the Procession of the Shroud

Saturday 4th May 2024 11.30pm Midnight service, Matins and Easter Liturgy

Sunday 5th May 2024 No service

Saturday 11th May 2024 6.00pm Vigil

Sunday 12th May 2024 11.00am Liturgy

Sunday 26th May 2024 11.00am Liturgy

Saturday 8th June 2024 6.00pm Vigil

Sunday 9th June 2024 11.00am Liturgy

Sunday 23rd June 2024 11.00am Liturgy followed by the Kneeling prayers of Pentecost

Sunday 30th June 2024 11.00am Liturgy, Patronal Festival

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 13th June 2024 Ascension of our Lord

Sunday 23rd June 2024 Pentecost

Tuesday 6th August 2024 Transfiguration of our Lord

Thursday 15th August 2024 Dormition of the Mother of God

With love in Christ,

Father Alexander, Father Ian and Father Stefan