“Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies.” 

St. John Maximovitch of Shanghai and San Francisco

A Nativity Message from Fr Justin:

Wishing a very merry and blessed Christmas to all. The feast of the Nativity of Christ is particularly special because it is the feast of the incarnation of the Son of God – a monumental event in the history of mankind. The most high God comes into our world in the form of a helpless baby who doesn’t even have a pillow to lay His head on. God beyond describing, beyond comprehending, neither to be seen nor conceived, forever existing forever the same, humbled Himself down to a limited, weak creature, homeless and in danger. And this amazing self-emptying, this limitation of God become man has granted us the grace to participate in His divinity through His humanity. What a marvelous mystery and blessing we have been given! Let us thank God for his condescension and gift to us. God bless us all through this blessed feast. Amen!

Photo credit ~ The Nativity hand crafted icon painted by Father Justin Venn Studio Sanctus

NB -There will be no Nativity Service.

UPCOMING SERVICES

NEXT DIVINE LITURGY:

SATURDAY, 17th JANUARY 2026
Confession from 8:30 a.m., Divine Liturgy from 10:00 a.m.

There will be “The Blessing of the Water” after the Divine Liturgy and all who want to take Holy Water home after the Service, are asked to bring EMPTY bottles with them, as Fr Justin will be blessing water in a big tub, from which we can fill our own bottle/s. Thank you.

Followed by get-together with some food.

FEBRUARY dates yet to be confirmed

On Saturdays when there is no Divine Liturgy, we have a

Reader’s Service: Saturdays at 10.30am

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For Thou art a good God and unto Thee do we ascribe Glory, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages, Amen.