Holy Week and Pascha Services 2018

by | Mar 26, 2018 | Events

1st April Palm Sunday

10.15 Hours

10.45 Divine Liturgy

12.15 Matins of the Bridegroom

4th April Holy and Great Wednesday

18,15 Service of Annointing

5th April Holy and Great Thursday

18.15 Service of the 12 Gospels

6th April Holy and Great Friday

14.30 Great Vespers and Descent from the Cross

7th April Holy and Great Saturday

10.00 Vespers, Baptism and Divine Liturgy

23.30 Matins

8th April Holy Pascha

00.00 Christos Anesti / Resurrection Service

00.30 Divine Liturgy followed by Paschal Community Meal

Feast of the Annunciation

by | Mar 26, 2018 | Events

Today is the beginning of our salvation and the manifestation of the mystery which is from eternity. The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel announces grace. So with him let us also cry to the Mother of God: Rejoice, thou who art full of grace! The Lord is with thee.

 

 

 

 

Feast of the Annunciation 25.03.18

by | Mar 6, 2018 | Events

25.03.18. Feast of the Annunciation

Divine Liturgy 10.45hrs

Following the Liturgy, we will be having a Community Agape Meal for this Feast Day.

All welcome.

If you can offer any food contribution (fasting foods) we would be grateful; if you cannot, please come and join us.

(please note: no Matins on this Sunday).

www.lampeterorthodox.org.uk
01974 261452

Sunday of Orthodoxy

by | Feb 23, 2018 | Events

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Hymns of the Feast

Apolytikion

O Christ our God, begging forgiveness of our sins, we venerate your pure image O Good One. Of Your own will You condescended to ascend upon the Cross in the flesh and delivered those you created from the bondage of the enemy. Wherefore, thankfully we cry out: When You came to save the world You filled all things with joy, O our Savior.

Kontakion

The undepictable Word of the Father became depictable when He took flesh of you, O Theotokos; and when He had restored the defiled image to its ancient state, He suffused it with divine beauty. As for us, confessing our salvation, we record it in deed and word.

The Luxury of Fasting

by | Feb 8, 2018 | Uncategorized

There was a man who feasted sumptuously every day……………

Fresco from Rila Monastery, Bulgaria

Remember those in the world who have no food – who are starving, both physically and spiritually.

 

THE GOSPEL for Sunday of the Last Judgment

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:31-46)

The Lord said, “When the Son of man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will place the sheep at His right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see Thee hungry and feed Thee, or thirsty and give Thee drink? And when did we see Thee a stranger and welcome Thee, or naked and clothe Thee? And when did we see Thee sick or in prison and visit Thee?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ Then He will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome Me, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to Thee?’ Then He will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to Me.’ And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

 

Russian Cheese Blini

by | Jan 18, 2018 | Feasts & Fasting Recipies

Ingredients

  • 10 ounces farmers cheese (ricotta works too)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 5-6 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup extra flour to coat the pancakes before frying
  • Vegetable oil or light olive oil for frying (3 tablespoons for each batch)

Method

  1. Combine, farmers cheese with egg and vanilla extract until incorporated well. Add in sugar, salt and 5-6 tablespoons flour and wix well. Add extra flour if you think it’s still too wet or sticky.
  2. Using a tablespoon, scoop the batter and drop it into flour. Coat both sides with flour and give it a small pancake shape. Repeat this until you finish all the batter.
  3. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium low heat. Fry the pancakes in batches until both sides are golden, about 2-3 minutes per side.
  4. Serve warm with sour cream and jam.