Services 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.
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 0DN 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). Latest from the Parish blog:
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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. 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.
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2025 Deanery Conference announced - 23-26 May. Photos from this year's Deanery Conference can be accessed via clicking on this link. 2024 Deanery Conference announced, 24-27 May - click here for more details Encyclical messages for the Nativity from both Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and His Holiness Bartholomeo, Patriarch of Constantinople Latest Newsletter from the St Chad Network Download via this link. 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:-
Christ is Risen!
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