About the Fellowship
The Fellowship was founded in 1979, and works with the blessing of the pan-Orthodox Episcopal Assembly for the British Isles and Ireland. It enables English-speaking members of the many Orthodox Church Traditions in Britain and Ireland to come together and through prayer, discussion and mutual friendship, deepen their commitment to, and understanding of, the one Orthodox Christian faith. Membership is open to all Orthodox Christians.
- There is a residential weekend conference each summer. Recent
subjects have been Orthodoxy In The West - Today And Tomorrow
(2004), Wholeness and Healing (2005) Women and Men in the Church
(2006), Revealing Christ to the World (2007), Living the Liturgy
(2008), Creation and Evolution: an Orthodox Approach (2009), and
Mothers and Fathers in God: Spiritual Guidance in the Orthodox
Church (2010) and Orthodox Witness Today (2011). Every three years the annual conference becomes a
major International Conference, the last one being in 2010.
- The Youth Committee organises several events specially for those
in the 18 – 35 age range including an annual Youth Festival.
- The Family Committee organizes an annual Family Camp.
- There is a Study Weekend early in the year, often devoted either
to the Bible or to one of the Church Fathers. Recent topics have
been: Saint Irenaeus of Lyons (2005), The Jesus Prayer (2006),
Living the Tradition - Marriage and Sexuality (2007), Saint
Augustine of Hippo (2008), How to Study the Bible (2009), and Saint
John of Kronstadt (2010), The Song of Songs (2011) and the Macarian
Homilies (2012).
- Pilgrimages organised have included those to Walsingham, Patmos,
Russia, and Romania.
- Additional meetings are arranged according to demand. Past
events have included a series of day conferences on Women: an
Orthodox Perspective and a Liturgical Weekend where members gained
experience of how to read and sing at church services.
- We publish an annual Calendar and Lectionary, which
gives Scripture Readings and an extensive list of
saints for each day. Different traditions are represented,
including Greek, Russian, Serbian, Romanian and that of Western
Europe, especially Britain and Ireland.
- A Directory is published annually, giving details of all Orthodox places of worship in Britain and Ireland.
Our events are open to non-members, but we hope that as many as
possible of those Orthodox Christians attending will want to support
our work on a more permanent basis by taking out membership. Members
receive Forerunner, the Fellowship journal, twice a year.
Although our work is limited to the British Isles and Ireland, Orthodox
Christians from elsewhere are welcome to become members.
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