Patronal Festival

Tomorrow and the next few days our Community will be celebrating its Annual Patronal Festivities.

Sunday, 24th July: 9.00 am Matins and Archiepiscopal Divine Liturgy
.....His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain will preside
.....12.30 pm Community BBQ

Monday, 25th July: 6.00 pm Great Vespers

Tuesday, 26th July: 9.30 am Matins and Divine Liturgy
.....Feast of Saint Paraskevi
.....7.00 pm Great Festal Vespers
.....His Grace Bishop Athanasios of Tropaiou will preside

Wednesday, 27th July: 9.00 am Matins and Episcopal Divine Liturgy
.....His Grace Bishop Chrysostomos of Kyanea will preside
.....FEAST OF SAINT PANTELEIMON

Fellow Christian Visitors

A nice group of 25 fellow Christians from local Churches visited the other day our new Church building. Fr. Anastasios and members of the Church Committee welcomed them into our new place of worship. Fr. Anastasios gave an introductory talk on the Theology and the practises of the Orthodox Church. Then refreshments were offered at our Church Hall.

Today we received a nice letter of thanks from the organisers of the visit, Mrs. Janet Hogge and St. John’s United Reformed Church.

Day 10 completed

Day 10 completed in fine weather at last. Just a few light showers.

Steve cycled 83 miles in total yesterday through Glasgow, Dumbarton and finally Loch Lomond where he is staying in a Youth Hostel that is an old castle.

He has collected a total so far of £1,300!

4 days left and he's eager to get finished.

Steve’s photo on this post is from Carlisle yesterday, proudly wearing his T-shirt of the Church.

Railings at the Sanctuary area

A few steps and then we get into the Sanctuary from the side of the Church.

This is mainly a door for the Priest and his assistants. A door that leads in and out of the Sanctuary.

Today we had specialist engineers fixing the new railings for those steps and the area just in front of that door.

Steve in Scotland !

Steve has now reached Scotland!!

Yesterday Day 9 Slaidburn in Lancashire in the pouring rain and did 75 miles to Keswick in The Lake District.

Today Day 10 he got up early to set off as he was meeting his cousins who live in Carlise for a quick coffee.

He caught up with the rest of the group at Gretna Green and cycled the remaining miles with them to Moffat in Scotland. 77 miles today.

The weather was kind to him today with only a few showers.

Tomorrow's a much harder day cycling 83 miles to Loch Lomand.
Today Steve and Stavroulla celebrate their 2nd Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations!!!

Steve's progress

Days 6 and 7 are now completed for Steve. He's now cycled nearly 500 miles and is half way there! 64 miles today were cycled in the pouring rain but he is keen to get going again tomorrow, as he heads for The Lake District, an outstandingly beautiful area of mountains and lakes. It will be a difficult 75 miles to Keswick but he can do it!

He hasn't managed to send any photos or e-mails, as the youth hostels where he stays have limited facilities. He assures us that he has taken some, so we can upload them onto the blog at a later date.

Steve cycled 320 miles

Steve has now completed Day 5. He's cycled over 320 miles so far taking him from Cornwall to Devon, Somerset to Wales and he is now in Shropshire.

Access to the internet is proving difficult as most places have wireless access but you need your own laptop or iphone.

He calls everyday his wife Stavroulla at the end of the ride and last night was the first time he sounded tired but hopefully after a good night’s rest he will be refreshed and ready for the 80 miles cycle to Runcorn, Cheshire. There he hopes to have better luck with sending e-mails and photos as he will be in a major town and staying in an Holiday Inn rather than a youth hostel.