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This page on AOL will also continue to be updated.
Last updated for Jan 2008.
Orthodox Wales.
Orthodox churches, communities and events for Wales
and the Borders.
Regular services are also celebrated by the Orthodox parish in Shrewsbury.
Events and special services follow the parish listings,
at the foot of the page.
Entries compiled from the Greek Himerologion for the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, as well as the Directory Of Orthodox Parishes produced by the Orthodox Fellowship Of Saint John The Baptist
(Copies £3.50 order by email : bjgerrard@compuserve.com)
Entries and events will be updated whenever I learn of changes.
Blaenau Ffestiniog.
The Church of All Saints of Wales, Manod Road, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd. LL41 4AF
The priest: (Archimandrite Deiniol) is a native of North Wales, speaks fluent Welsh and English, knows Greek, and can offer several other languages for the services. He is the abbot of the Monastery of the Church of the Holy Protection in Blaenau Ffestiniog, and known throughout Wales for "Orthodox Mission Wales". Services are largly in Welsh, and a commercial recording of the Divine Liturgy in Welsh was available from Archimandrite Deiniol.
Contact: 01766-831272
Services: Saturday. Vigil 6.00 p.m. Sunday. Hours 10.00 a.m.
Divine Liturgy 10.30 a.m. (Welsh, Greek, English, Slavonic)
Weekday services as announced, currently in the monastery church.
Cardiff.
The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, Greek Church Street, Butetown, Cardiff. CF1 5HA
The parish priest: (Archimandrite Iakovos Sava) is a monk from Cyprus, but speaks English. The community is largly Greek and Cypriot. Services are mainly in Greek.
Contact: George Arakas, 8 Ridgeway, Lisvane, Cardiff. CF4 5RR (029-2076-1785/029-2025-5480) He speaks both Greek and English.
Services: Sunday - Matins 10.00 a.m. Liturgy 11.00 a.m.
Services on Great Feasts.
Chester.
The Greek Orthodox Church Of St. Barbara The Great Martyr, Overleigh Cemetry Chapel, Overleigh Road, Handbridge,
Chester. CH4 7HW
The parish priest (Father Pankratios Sanders) and Presbytera are British. The community is mixed, using mostly English for worship.
Contact: Professor J. Simons, 33 Claremont Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside. PR8 4DY (01704-560401)
Services: Sunday Liturgy 10.30 a.m. Matins some Sundays.
Services on Great Feasts.
Activities: Parish Pilgrimage to St. Plegmund's Well near Chester. Pan-Orthodox Pilgrimage to St. Winefride's Well, Holywell, in October.
Lampeter.
Orthodox Community Of The Three Holy Hierarchs, University of Lampeter.
Priest. Served by Fr. Timothy Pearce (ordained 2007 for service in Mid Wales.)
Contact. Dr. Andreas Andreopoulos, Department of Religious Studies, University of Wales-Lampeter, SA48 7ED. (01570-424972)
Services. A service every Sunday morning. Divine Liturgy several times a month. Other services by arrangement. All services in English.
Activities. Instruction for people preparing to enter the Orthodox Church. A new community is developing here.
Llanelli.
The Chapel Of St. David And St. Nicholas, in the garden of 11 New Road, Dafen, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. SA14 8LS
The parish priest (Father Luke Holden) details as for Swansea.
Contact: , Sian Williams details as for Swansea.
Services: All Sunday services have now transferred to Christ Church, Oystermouth Road, Swansea. Check for details of any services in Llanelli. See service page on main website.
Activities: The Fig Tree Christian book and craft shop in Llanelli market. Instruction of learners. Parish outings and pilgrimages.Re-issuing the Orthodox Christian Contact leaflets. Re-publishing the "Explaining " series of books about Orthodox Christianity.
Swansea.
The Orthodox Community Of St. Zachariah And St. Elizabeth, worshipping in Christ Church, Oystermouth Road, Swansea.
The parish priest (Father Luke Holden) and Presbytera are British. The community includes more than 6 different Orthodox nationalities, as well as English and Welsh speakers. English is the common language for worship, with some Greek and Welsh.
Contact: Sian Williams. Tel 07866671377
OR Father Luke (01554-755690)
Services: 1Divine Liturgy every Sunday at about 11.45 a.m. Some Lenten services to be arranged. Some Holy Week and Paschal services.(See also Llanelli for services.)
Activities: Hope to plan parish outings to places of Orthodox/Celtic interest. Members of the community already take part in pilgrimages. The committee is working on registration with the Charities Commission.
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