+St. John Maximovitch

"Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies." +Saint John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco

You are the inheritors of a precious treasure: the authentic and Orthodox rites that nourished thousands now in the Kingdom of Heaven. The Orthodox Church thanks you for preserving this tradition all these years, so that it could be restored to her through Western Rite Orthodox parishes. +Bishop Basil, Bishop of Wichita and the Midwest of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.

3 January 2021

January-February 2021

 

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2021

The First Vespers of Sunday are sung at 4:00pm over GoogleMeet using code:
The Sunday Lauds service can be downloaded here.
During the pandemic lockdown, you can join us for Lauds at 8:30 a.m. by going to GoogleMeet and using this code zvu-smbf-kdi
The Hours Propers for each Sunday can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the relevant Sunday.
Sunday Terce Service can be downloaded here as a Word document or here as a pdf.
The Hymn Nunc Sancte nobis Spiritus from the Sarum Breviary can be downloaded here


COVID 19: All the events below are subject to change at short notice, according to the improving situation and the gradual return to activities.


Last Updated 29th January 2021


2nd January 2021: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Sunday in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service. Vespers Propers available here.
3rd January: ADVENT IV: 8:30 a.m. Sarum Lauds in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the Service (Lauds Propers available here) followed by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's church, Poole at 10:30 a.m.

6th January 2021: EVE of THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST : 9:00 p.m.(GMT): A Service of 9 Readings will take place in video conferencing at this link, please join us if you can.

Preparing for the celebration of Mass on Christmas Morning at Nottingham

9th January: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 2nd Vespers of Saint John the Evangelist in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service.  Vespers Propers.
10th January SUNDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY: 8:30 a.m. Sarum Lauds (Propers) in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the Service followed by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's church, Poole at 10:30 a.m.

14th January: FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD : to be announced. 

16th January: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Sunday in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service. Vespers Propers here.
17th January: 8:30 a.m.(GMT) LAUDS of the Octave of the Holy Innocents on GoogleMeet lead by Father Patrick.  Lauds Propers here.
17th January CHRISTMAS II11:15 a.m. Litany/Terce and Liturgy at St Mary's Church, Isleworth, corner of Bridge Road and Worton road, TW7 6ER. Sung Mass Propers here and here.
This is cancelled because St Mary's church is in quarantine until 20th January 2021.

19th January: FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD : to be announced.

23rd January: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Sunday in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service.  Vespers Propers here.
24th January SUNDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EPIPHANY : 8:30 a.m. Sarum Lauds (Propers here) in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the Service followed by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's church, Poole at 10:30 a.m.

26th January: Octave of Epiphany.  To be announced.
 
30th January: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Sunday in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service.  Vespers Propers here.
31st January: EPIPHANY II: 8:30 a.m. Sarum Lauds in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the Service.  Lauds Propers for Epiphany 2 to 5 available here.  There is no Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's church, Poole today.

6th February: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service.
7th February FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL / EPIPHANY III : 8:30 a.m. Sarum Lauds and Hymn of the Feast in video conferencing with Father Patrick leading the Service.   There is no Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's church, Poole today.

13th February: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Sunday in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service.  Propers here.
14th February EPIPHANY IV : 8:30 a.m. Sarum Lauds in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the Service (Propers) followed by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's church, Poole at 10:30 a.m.

20th February: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Sunday in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service.
21st February EPIPHANY V : 8:30 a.m.(GMT) LAUDS on GoogleMeet lead by Father Patrick.  (Propers)
21st February EPIPHANY V11:15 a.m. Litany/Terce and Liturgy at St Mary's Church, Isleworth, corner of Bridge Road and Worton road, TW7 6ER. Sung Mass Propers.  This is cancelled because of Covid restrictions.

27th February: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Sunday in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service.  Propers here.
28th February SEPTUAGESIMA : 8:30 a.m. Sarum Lauds in video conferencing with Father Patrick leading the Service (Propers here) followed by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's church, Poole at 10:30 a.m.

6th March: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Sunday in video conferencing with Father Thomas leading the service. Vespers Propers here.
7th March SEXAGESIMA : 8:30 a.m. Sarum Lauds in video conferencing with Father Patrick leading the Service (Lauds Propers here) followed by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's church, Poole at 10:30 a.m.