Friday, 20 April 2012
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα [Β΄]
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Friday, 6 April 2012
Απρίλιος 2012
ΚΙ ΑΛΛΩΝ ΕΚΔΗΛΩΣΕΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΜΗΝΟΣ ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ
Κάθε Σάββατο: 6.00 – 6.45 μ.μ. Εσπερινός
Κάθε Κυριακή: 9.30 – 11.00 π.μ. Όρθρος
11.00 – 12.30 μ.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία
Κυριακή, 1η Απριλίου: 12.15 μ.μ. Δοξολογία - Εθνική Επέτειος 1ης Απριλίου 1955
12.30 μ.μ. Ιερά Μνημόσυνα Ρουμάνων Ορθοδόξων & Κεράσματα στην Κοινοτική Αίθουσα
Τρίτη, 3η Απριλίου: 6.30 μ.μ. Μέγα Απόδειπνο
7.30 μ.μ. Συναυλία Βυζαντινής Μουσικής
Τετάρτη, 4η Απριλίου: 9.30 π.μ. Προηγιασμένη Θεία Λειτουργία
Παρασκευή, 6η Απριλίου: 6.00 μ.μ. Εσπερινός
Σάββατο, 7η Απριλίου: 9.30 π.μ. Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία
Ανάσταση του Λαζάρου
Κυριακή, 8η Απριλίου: Κυριακή των Βαΐων
2.00 μ.μ. Γεύμα στο Εστιατόριο Golden Kitchen Πέτρου & Αναστασίας Χριστοφή
Είσοδος: £20 το άτομο (τα ποτά extra)
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ
9.30 π.μ. - 12.30 μ.μ. Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία (Ευλογία & Διανομή βαΐων & ελαιοκλάδων)
7.00 μ.μ. - 8.45 μ.μ. Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου
ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ
7.00 μ.μ. - 8.45 μ.μ. Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου
ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΡΙΤΗ
9.30 π.μ. - 11.00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία Προηγιασμένων Δώρων
7.00 μ.μ. - 8.45 μ.μ. Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου
ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ
7.00 μ.μ. - 9.45 μ.μ. Άγιο Ευχέλαιο & Ακολουθία Μυστικού Δείπνου
ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ
6.00 π.μ. - 7.30 π.μ. Εσπερινός & Θεία Λειτουργία Μεγ. Βασιλείου
7.30 π.μ. - 10.30 π.μ. Θεία Κοινωνία για τους εργαζομένους
6.30 μ.μ. - 10.00 μ.μ. Ακολουθία των Αχράντων Παθών - Ανάγνωση 12 Ευαγγελίων
(Ο Τίμιος Σταυρός λιτανεύεται στις 8.15 μ.μ.)
ΑΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ
10.00 π.μ. - 12.00 μεσ. Ακολουθία Μεγάλων Ωρών
12.00 μεσ. - 1.30 μ.μ. Εσπερινός της Αποκαθηλώσεως
7.00 μ.μ. - 10.00 μ.μ. Ακολουθία του Επιταφίου Θρήνου
8.05 μ.μ. - 8.40 μ.μ. Ψάλλονται τα Εγκώμια
9.00 μ.μ. Έξοδος Λιτανείας Επιταφίου

ΑΓΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ
Από τις 7.30 π.μ. Θεία Κοινωνία για τους εργαζομένους
10.00 π.μ. - 12.30 μ.μ. Εσπερινός & Θεία Λειτουργία Μεγ. Βασιλείου
11.00 π.μ. «Ανάστα ο Θεός...»
10.00 μ.μ. - 11.00 μ.μ. Εναρκτήριος Ακολουθία της Αναστάσεως
11.00 μ.μ. - 11.15 μ.μ. «ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ» (Καλός Λόγος)
11.15 μ.μ. - 1.30 π.μ. Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία της Αναστάσεως
(Διανομή πασχαλινών αυγών)
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΣΧΑ
12.00 μεσ. - 1.15 μ.μ. Μέγας Εσπερινός του Πάσχα (της Αγάπης)
12.20 μ.μ. Αρχίζει η ανάγνωση του Ιερού Ευαγγελίου σε διάφορες γλώσσες
Δευτέρα, 16η Απριλίου: 6.00 μ.μ. Εσπερινός
Τρίτη, 17η Απριλίου: 9.30 π.μ. Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία
Εορτή Αγ. Ραφαήλ, Νικολάου & Ειρήνης, των μαρτύρων
Κυριακή, 22α Απριλίου: Κυριακή του Θωμά
12.30 μ.μ. Σύναξη Ιεροπαίδων
4.30 μ.μ. Πνευματική Σύναξη Βοηθ. Αδελφ. Κυριών
Ομιλητής: Πρωτοπρ. Αναστάσιος Δ. Σαλαπάτας
ΘΕΜΑ:« Ένας χρόνος λειτουργίας του Ναού μας - Πρόσωπα και Πράγματα της Ανέγερσης»
6.00 μ.μ. Εσπερινός
Δευτέρα, 23η Απριλίου: 9.30 π.μ. Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία
Τρίτη, 24η Απριλίου - Πέμπτη 26η Απριλίου: Ο π. Αναστάσιος θα συμμετάσχει στο Ιερατικό Συνέδριο της Ι.Α. Θυατείρων & Μ.Β., που θα πραγματοποιηθεί στην πόλη του Southampton, στην διάρκεια του οποίου θα έχει την ευκαιρία (σύμφωνα με το σχετικό Πρόγραμμα) να δώσει ομιλία.
Κυριακή, 29η Απριλίου: Κυριακή των Μυροφόρων
Friday, 2 March 2012
March 2012
.....1.00 pm Blessing of the new month & of the Parish Club
Friday, 2nd March: 6.00 pm Vespers & Memorial Services
.....7.00 pm 1st Salutations to Virgin Mary
Saturday, 3rd March: 9.30 am Matins, Divine Liturgy & Memorial Services
.....3rd Saturday of Souls
Sunday, 4th March: 1st Sunday of Lent (of Orthodoxy)
Tuesday, 6th March: 6.00 pm Great Compline
.....6.30 pm Bible Study: “Saturdays in Great Lent”

Wednesday, 7th March: 7.00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts
Thursday, 8th March: 12.00 noon Parish Club
Friday, 9th March: 7.00 pm 2nd Salutations to Virgin Mary
Sunday, 11th March: 2nd Sunday of Lent (of St. Gregory Palamas)
.....4.30 pm Afternoon Tea, organised by St. Agatha Ladies’ Sisterhood
.....A talk will be delivered by Dr. G. Varvatsoulias
.....Theme: “The Christian and the scientific opinions on Grief and Depression”
Tuesday, 13th March: 6.00 pm Great Compline
.....6.30 pm Bible Study: “Sundays in Great Lent”
Wednesday, 14th March: 9.30 am Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts
Thursday, 15th March: 12.00 noon Parish Club
Friday, 16th March: 7.00 pm 3rd Salutations to Virgin Mary
Sunday, 18th March: 3rd Sunday of Lent (of the Veneration of the Holy Cross)
Tuesday, 20th March: 6.00 pm Great Compline
.....6.30 pm Bible Study: “The spiritual fasting”
Wednesday, 21st March: 9.30 am Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts
Thursday, 22nd March: 12.00 noon Parish Club
Friday, 23rd March: 7.00 pm 4th Salutations to Virgin Mary
Sunday, 25th March: 4th Sunday of Lent
.....Feast of the Annunciation of the Mother of God
.....Greek Independence Day - 25th March 1821
.....1.00 pm Fundraising Lunch with Fish at our Community Hall - Entrance: £15
Tuesday, 27th March: 6.00 pm Great Compline
.....6.30 pm Bible Study: “The sin of lying”
Wednesday, 28th March: 9.30 am Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gift
.....6.00 pm Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Thursday, 29th March: 12.00 noon Parish Club
Friday, 30th March: 7.00 pm Akathist Hymn
.....8.30 pm Celebration of the National Anniversaries
.....25th March 1821 & 1st April 1955
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Marble Altar
In each Orthodox place of worship the faithful will always find, at the center of the Sanctuary, the holy altar table. It is upon this table that the Word of God rests in the text of the Holy Gospels and it is upon this table that our Lord is sacrificed offering His gifts on behalf of all and for all. It is no wonder that some Orthodox theologians would consider the Holy Altar Table to be the seat or place of Christ in the Church.
The practice of the ancient church was simply to celebrate the "breaking of bread" on a simple wooden table not unlike that used in the Last Super. In time though, the place on which the bread was broken changed from common wooden tables to the righteous tombs of those men and women of the faith who were persecuted and martyred in the name of our Lord. This practice evolved into the use of marble altar tables (reminiscent of tombs) in which the precious relics of the martyrs of the Church are housed.
Although the altar table has developed over time, the Church has remained steadfast to the practice of a priest only celebrating one Eucharistic celebration, the Divine Liturgy, from one altar table on a particular day. An early Father of the Church, Saint Ignatios (about 37-105) instructs the Christians to "hold one Eucharist; for one is the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ; one is the cup of union with His Blood; then there should be one altar as there should be one bishop." A large community with a number of priests may in fact celebrate two liturgies, however, in the spirit of this tradition each liturgy would have a different chief celebrant who would serve at different altar tables.
Today, the Altar Table is covered with two cloths. The first cover next to the flesh of the table, the katasarkion, is reminiscent of the shroud placed on our Lord in the tomb upon His burial. It is placed on the table upon its consecration by the bishop and remains there permanently as the very Body of our Lord has sanctified it. The second and often richly ornate cloth placed on the table stems from a gesture of the Emperor Constantine in the Church of the Holy Wisdom in Constantinople. As an offering of respect and love Constantine brought forth a beautiful cloth "gold threaded and adorned with precious stones" to cover the table which houses the relics of the martyrs and upon which is placed the precious gifts of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Today, members of the body of Christ offer beautiful altar covers in like manner.
Thursday, 2 February 2012
February 2012
Thursday, 2nd February: 9.30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy
..........Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple
..........12.00 noon Parish Club
Friday, 3rd February: 8.30 pm Karate presentation in our Community Hall
Sunday, 5th February: 6.00 pm Annual Dinner & Dance, organised by St. Agatha Ladies’ Sisterhood
..........Feast of St. Agatha

Tuesday, 7th February: 6.00 pm Supplicatory Canon to St. Panteleimon
..........6.30 pm Bible Study: “The Holy Island of Tenos”
Thursday, 9th February: 12.00 noon Parish Club
..........5.30 pm Vespers
Friday, 10th February: 9.30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy
..........Feast of St. Charalambos
Sunday, 12th February: 12.15 pm Oath Ceremony for the Ladies’ Committee
..........4.30 pm Afternoon Tea, organised by St. Agatha Ladies’ Sisterhood
..........A talk will be delivered by The Very Rev'd Protopresbyter Fr. Milun Kostic
..........Theme: “Serbian Orthodox Spirituality”
Tuesday, 14th February: 6.00 pm Supplicatory Canon to St. Paraskevi
..........6.30 pm Bible Study: “The virtue of discretion”
Thursday, 16th February: 12.00 noon Parish Club
Friday, 17th February: 6.00 pm Vespers & Memorial Services
Saturday, 18th February: 9.30 am Matins, Divine Liturgy & Memorial Services
..........1st Saturday of Souls
Tuesday, 21st February: 6.00 pm Supplicatory Canon to Virgin Mary
..........6.30 pm Bible Study: “The offerings of the faithful”
Thursday, 23rd February: 12.00 noon Parish Club
Friday, 24th February: 6.00 pm Vespers & Memorial Services
Saturday, 25th February: 9.30 am Matins, Divine Liturgy & Memorial Services
..........2nd Saturday of Souls
Sunday, 26th February: 6.00 pm Vespers of Forgiveness
Monday, 27th February: 12.00 noon Clear Monday Lunch
..........Clear Monday - Beginning of Great Lent
Tuesday, 28th February: 6.00 pm Great Compline
..........6.30 pm Bible Study: “The meaning of Great Lent”
Wednesday, 29th February: 9.30 am Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

