+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.

13 September 2023

2023 September

 SEPT - OCTOBER 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 25th October 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.

9th September: First Vespers of PENTECOST XIV.
10th September:  Matins of PENTECOST XIV. 10:30 a.m. 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. 

21st September / 8th: Feast of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

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.

27th September / 14th: Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

30th September: First Vespers of PENTECOST XVII.
1st October:   Matins of PENTECOST XVII. 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

4th October / 21st Sept.: Saint Matthew. Ap.& Ev.

7th October: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XVIII by video conferencing.
8th October:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XVIII 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. 

11th September: 19:30 p.m. First Vespers of the Feast of Saint Michael & All the Angels by video conferencing.
15th September:  8:00 a.m. Matins and Missa Sicca of the Feast of Saint Michael & All the Angels by video conferencing.  

14th September: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XIX by video conferencing.
15th September:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XIX 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 October / 3rd: Holy Guardian Angels.

21st October: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XX by video conferencing.
22nd October: 11:00 a.m. PENTECOST XX Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.  Service leaflet.

28th October: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XXI by video conferencing.
29th October:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XXI 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. 

31st October / 18th:  Saint Luke.Ev.

4th November: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XXII by video conferencing.
5th November:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XXII 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. 

10th November / 28th October: SS Simon & Jude APS.

11th November: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XXIII by video conferencing.
12th November:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XXIII 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 November: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XXIV by video conferencing.
19th November: 11:00 a.m. PENTECOST XXIV Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.  Service leaflet.


Next dates for Meetings at Isleworth during 2023 (All are subject to change at short notice):
17th December
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