+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.

26 June 2023

July 2023

  JULY - AUGUST 2023

The First Vespers of Sunday are sung at 3:45pm over GoogleMeet.
The Sunday Matins are usually sung at 8:30 a.m. on GoogleMeet.

We use The Orthodox Divine Office according to the Use of the Western Rite of the Holy Orthodox Church by Abbot David Colburn 2018  obtainable from http://www.olwtn.org/online-store/
Alternative source from Lulu bookstore: Hardcover: £39.65   Paperback: £25.97

The Orders of Service can be downloaded here:
All items with this symbol & can be found in the Propers for the day as linked in the descriptions.

Marian Hymn for Christmas to Purification: Alma Redemptoris Mater.
Marian Hymn from Purification to Holy Wednesday: Ave Regina Caelorum
Marian Hymn from Holy Saturday to Saturday after Pentecost: Regina Caeli 
Marian Hymn for Sundays after Pentecost: Salve Regina.


Last Updated 18th August 2023


We hold Prayer Services once a month at St Mary's church, Isleworth TW7 6ER starting at 11:00 a.m.  Please see below.
You are all invited to attend.

1st July: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST IV by video conferencing.
2nd July:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST IV by video conferencing.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

8th July: First Vespers of PENTECOST V.
9th July:  Matins of PENTECOST V  10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

15th July: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST VI.
16th July:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST VI by video conferencing.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

PLEASE note the change of date for our July Isleworth meeting

22nd July: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST VII by video conferencing.
23rd July:  11:00 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST VII by video conferencing.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

29th July: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST VIII by video conferencing.
30th July: 11:00 a.m. PENTECOST VIII Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.  Service leaflet in A4 and service leaflet in A5.

5th August: First Vespers of PENTECOST IX.
6th August:  Matins of PENTECOST IX  10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

12th August: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST X by video conferencing.
13th August:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST X by video conferencing.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

18th August: 5:30 p.m. First Vespers of the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord by video conferencing.
19th August: 8:30 a.m. Matins of the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and Missa Sicca by video conferencing.

19th August: 3:45 p.m. Second Vespers of the Feast of the TRANSFIGURATION.
20th August:  11:00 a.m. PENTECOST XI Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.  Service leaflet in A4 and service leaflet in A5.

26th August: First Vespers of PENTECOST XII.
27th August:  Matins of PENTECOST XII  10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

28th August Feast of the DORMITION of the B.V.M.  Divine Office.  Terce. Missa Sicca.

2nd September: First Vespers of PENTECOST XIII.
3rd September:  Matins of PENTECOST XIII  10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

9th September: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XIV by video conferencing.
10th September:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XIV by video conferencing.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

16th September: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XV by video conferencing.
17th September:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XV by video conferencing.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

23rd September: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XVI by video conferencing.
24th September:  11:00 a.m. PENTECOST XVI Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.  Service leaflet in A4 and service leaflet in A5.

Next dates for Meetings at Isleworth during 2023 (All are subject to change at short notice):
24th September Pentecost XVI
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