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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Mar 14, 20241 min read
The First Western Rite Celebration in this Archdiocese
12th March is the Feast Day of St Gregory the Great, the Dialogist and Pope of Rome (604). By an act of providence and as blessed by our...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Feb 29, 20241 min read
Sayedna's Encyclical to the Priests concerning the authorisation of a Western Rite in the Archdiocese
(a western rite parish in the US) Dear in Christ, the Fathers of this God-Protected Archdiocese, I write to inform you that the Orthodox...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Feb 29, 20243 min read
Sayedna's Pastoral Visit to St. Edward and St. Dunstan
On the 24th of February, Sayedna Silouan, accompanied by Deacon George Moldoveanu, visited the Parish of St. Edward in Athelhampton,...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Sayedna's Visit to St Constantine the Great, York on 13th to 14th January 2024
Sayedna visited our parish in York on the weekend of 13th-14th January. The visit began on Saturday evening with the service of vespers....
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Orthodox Young Professionals (of the British Isles and Ireland)
With the blessing of Sayedna Silouan, the Orthodox Young Professionals of Great Britain and Ireland has been founded under his omophorion...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Jan 10, 20241 min read
Exploring the Reception of Heterodox Christians into the Orthodox Church through History and Canon Law
Above: an icon of the Second Ecumenical Council (381). Canon 7 of this Council is key to receiving the heterodox back into the Church -...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Dec 26, 20232 min read
The Ordination of George Moldoveanu to the Diaconate and his serving with Sayedna in the Holy Trinity Mission, Brighton for the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord.
On the Feast of the Nativity 2023 Sayedna Silouan ordained to the diaconate, George Moldoveanu to serve the cathedral community of St...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Dec 23, 20231 min read
The former priest, Matei Vulcanescu has been deposed.
Following a number of canonical infringements against our bishop's authority, a series of wholly unjustified accusations and a refusal to...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Dec 21, 20233 min read
Feast of St. Nicholas, at the ROCOR Cathedral in London
His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan with His Grace, Bishop Irenei On December 19th, His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan, visited the...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Dec 20, 20234 min read
London and Brighton Parish Day Retreat
On the 25th of November, the Parish of St. George’s Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in London gathered for an all-day spiritual retreat at...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Nov 30, 20232 min read
My Experience of E-Quip
At first glance, the mountain of material contained in E-Quip can seem daunting. The scope of topics, theology, history, teaching,...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Oct 21, 20232 min read
Newly Glorified Martyrs of Antioch
The fathers of the Holy Synod announced on the 19th October the holiness of two Antiochian martyrs to be included in the Synaxarion on...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Oct 21, 20230 min read
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Oct 21, 20231 min read
The Pilgrimage for St Bertram, Ilam
This year we have seen a lot more people at Ilam Pilgrimage than other years. There were Orthodox Christians from many different parts of...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Oct 3, 20232 min read
Dmitry Ismagilov ordained to the Holy Diaconate
FROM THE CATHEDRAL FACEBOOK PAGE (Photo album to follow soon) On Sunday, 24th of September - the Feast of St. Thecla the Protomartyr and...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Sep 15, 20231 min read
E-Quip Course Now Free!
We are pleased to announce that the E-Quip Course and the Diploma is now free to all users! There is an opportunity to make a freewill...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Sayedna Silouan visits Eastleigh
Sunday 10th September, the Sunday before the Exultation of the Holy Cross, Metropolitan Silouan arrived at his community in Eastleigh,...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Aug 20, 20232 min read
Crowland Pilgrimage for St Theodore (Martyr) and St Guthlac (Ascetic)
On Saturday 12th August we held our annual pilgrimage to Crowland Abbey to honour St. Guthlac and the martyred St. Theodore, whose relics...
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Sayedna Silouan's Pastoral Letter on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul
To all the Faithful of our God-protected Archdiocese; to the Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, the Honourable Trustees and Esteemed...
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