+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.

27 December 2023

January 2024

 JAN - FEB 2024

The First Vespers of Sunday are sung at 3:45 p.m. 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 from Advent 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 from Trinity Sunday (Pentecost I) until Advent: Salve Regina.


Last Updated 20th February 2024


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.


On the 25th December 2023, our server George was ordained Deacon by His Grace Metropolitan Silouan of the Antiochian Archdiocese of Great Britain and Ireland.  He will now be serving at the Antiochian Cathedral for the foreseeable future.  We wish him well in his Ministry.

Father Deacon George, Dr Samir, MetropolitanSilouan, Catherine and Nadia



30th December: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of ADVENT IV by video conferencing.
31st December:  8:30 a.m. Matins of ADVENT 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. 

6th January: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD by video conferencing.
7th January:  11:00 a.m. THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.
The Annual General Meeting of the Saint Birinus Orthodox Community will be held immediately after the Prayer Service.

13th January: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of the Feast of the CIRCUMCISION of Our LORD by video conferencing.
14th January:  8:30 a.m. Matins of the Feast of the CIRCUMCISION of Our LORD 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.  Missa Sicca with sung Propers. 

18th January: 7:30 p.m. First Vespers of the EPIPHANY of Our Lord by video conferencing.
19th January:  7:45 a.m. Matins and Missa Sicca of the EPIPHANY of Our Lord by video conferencing.    Western Rite sung Propers.

20th January: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of EPIPHANY I by video conferencing.
21st January:  8:30 a.m. Matins of EPIPHANY I 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. 

27th January: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of EPIPHANY II by video conferencing.
28th January:  8:30 a.m. Matins of EPIPHANY II 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. 

3rd February: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of EPIPHANY III by video conferencing.
4th February:  8:30 a.m. Matins of EPIPHANY III 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 February: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of EPIPHANY IV by video conferencing.
11th February:  8:30 a.m. Matins of EPIPHANY 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. 

14th February: 7:30 p.m. First Vespers of the Purification of the BVM by videoconferencing. This evening, the Marian Hymn changes to Ave Regina Caelorum.
15th February: (2nd Feb by Old Calendar) 7:45 a.m. video conferencing: Matins and Missa Sicca of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, or The Purification of the Blessèd Virgin Mary commonly called Candlemas Day.

17th February: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of EPIPHANY V by video conferencing.
18th February:  11:00 a.m. EPIPHANY V Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca (sung Propers), and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER. 

24th February: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of EPIPHANY VI : no online service today.
25th February:  8:30 a.m. Matins of EPIPHANY VI : no online service today.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the EPISCOPAL Liturgy of the Antiochian Church with Metropolitan Silouan at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

2nd March: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of SEPTUAGESIMA by video conferencing.
3rd March:  8:30 a.m. Matins of SEPTUAGESIMAV 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. 

9th March: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of SEXAGESIMA by video conferencing.
10th March:  8:30 a.m. Matins of SEXAGESIMA 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 March: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of QUINQUAGESIMA by video conferencing.
17th March:  8:30 a.m. Matins of QUINQUAGESIMA 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. 


Next dates for Meetings at Isleworth during 2024 (All are subject to change at short notice):
18th February: EPIPHANY V
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