Services have resumed and are held regularly.  Our basic pattern of Services is a Liturgy at 12-00 on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month and a further Liturgy  at 10-30am on the 4th Saturday of the month.  Our Liturgies are normally preceded by a Vigil or Vespers on the previous day.  Please always check  our Services and Events page (click here). because they do sometimes differ from the schedule published in the Newsletter.  Advanced notification of the times and details of our services will also be provided by e-mail and our Facebook page - Please ensure that Fr Julian has your e-mail details.
Guidelines and the calendar of services  can be found under Services and Events.
Services are normally held at:
Saint Aidan Church, Arnold Road, Basford, NG6
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We are part of the worldwide Orthodox Church, which can trace its history back to the very beginning in the historical events related to the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles. It is the continuation of the original Church of Christendom and was the Universal Church until the Great Schism in 1054.
We exist to love and worship God and joyfully to do His will for us, and for each other, in all situations, as revealed in Christ and in ongoing Tradition.
The heart of the Christian Gospel is nothing less than this - that God entered His Creation for love of all His creatures, and became Man so that we may live in Him. In the words of St Athanasius, 'He was made man that we might be made divine' (De Incarnatione, 54,3).

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We are part of the Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland, under the jurisdiction of The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Although our principal language is English, we follow the Russian Tradition. 

Our members include people from many Orthodox countries as well as British people. We continue to be open to all Orthodox and all who wish to embrace or learn of the Orthodox Faith.
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The parishes and communities are organised into a Deanery directly under his Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira, with Father Patrick Hodson as the Dean. Our Priest in Charge is the Reverend Father Julian Lowe.

  • You are welcome here. We are always honoured to have visitors join us for prayer and worship.
  • All of our services are in English with some Church Slavonic.
  • You won’t be asked to do anything which would make you feel uncomfortable.
  • We don’t expect visitors to contribute anything to the financial support of our Church, parish or our programmes.
  • Our children worship with us. If you have young children, they are welcome here, too. If you need to step to the back of the Church with your child for any reason, you are not disturbing us.
  • We hope that Christian children will be raised in the Church and to do that, they have to be in the Church.
  • If you need any assistance at all, please let us know. We are here to be of service to you.
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Homily from His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomeo of Constantinople, at the beginning of Great Lent 2023.

Encyclical messages for the Nativity from both
Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and
His Holiness Bartholomeo, Patriarch of Constantinople

Patriarchal visit to London & Home Counties - 21-25 October 2022, see more details by clicking here.

St Aidan's Summer Fair - Saturday, 9th July at the church, all welcome.

Photos and videos from this year's conference now availabe via clicking on this link.

A MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT at St Aidan's on 14th May - see Parish News for more details.

Help children affected by the war in ukraine
Directly help someone who is helping child victims of the war in Ukraine

Music For Life Concert in support of the victims of the war in Ukraine

Tickets for the Diocese of Thyateira Centennial Grand Banquet, scheduled for 23rd October 2022, are now available, without restrictions, to individuals and community organizations.  A subsidy is available to parish members, to help with the cost of the tickets.  See the attached flyer, via clicking on this link, for more details.

Encyclical letters for Christmas from our Archbishop Nikitas and our Patriarch Bartholomeos of Constantinople.  (Click on each name to read each one).

Encyclical letters for Pascha from our Archbishop Nikitas and our Patriarch Bartholomeos of Constantinople.  (Click on each name to read each one).

New online courses for young people announced- click anywhere on this message to find out more.

Message for Great Lent from our Archbishop

Patriarchal message for Great Lent 2021 - click on this text to read (in English).  Or see the text on our blog page.

2021 Deanery Conference cancelled.  More information on our Parish News page.  2022 dates are 27-30 May.

Latest Newsletter and other news from St Gregory's Foundation.

Announcement re plans for the 2021 Deanery Conference.  28-31 May.

Encyclical from Archbishop Nikitas for Christmas 2020.

Encyclical from Archbishop Nikitas on the occasion of Ochi Day ("No!" Day) in Greece.

Liturgy for St. Thomas' day on 6th October cancelled.
We are not able to use St Aidan’s on all weekdays because Christine and Paul of their congregation cook meals to take out to the elderly and the vulnerable;  this activity occupies the church kitchen for most  of the morning.  This means that the planned Liturgy for St Thomas day on Tuesday, 6th October will be cancelled.  You will see from the calendar that we will remember St Thomas also on Saturday, 10th October.  I will serve the Liturgy on Saturday, 17th October.

My good wishes to you all. May we all be greatly blessed

Father David

Services restarted from 19th July at St. Aidans.  However:-
  • Not all services published in the newsletter are going ahead - see calendar on Services and Events for planned services.
  • In particular, Transfiguration Liturgy at Stow Minster is CANCELLED.

Christ is Risen!
  • Paschal messages and other messages can be found under Parish News.
  • Recent Homilies, in the context of Covid-19, can be found on our blog
  • Services suspended from 17th March 2020
    In Obedience to the Patriarch and our Archbishop, all divine services are suspended until further notice. Fr David and Fr Julian will continue to keep you updated as the situation develops. We would also like to assure you that you are all in our prayers and our pastoral support will continue to be available to you all.
  • 2020 Conference/Festival - sadly cancelled due to Covid-19
  • 2020 Children's Summer Camp - Also now cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions