God willing, the Divine Liturgy is served each Sunday at 10.30 am, preceded by the Third and Sixth Hours at 10.10 am. The service of Vespers is sung on most Saturdays at 7 pm.
The service will usually be Great Vespers, sung in full with a choir, but on occasions Reader’s Vespers (sung by one or two people at the Choirdesk) may be sung instead. Great Vespers lasts around 45 minutes. Reader’s Vespers lasts around 30 minutes, because the litanies are not sung.
Service sheets containing the readings and hymns for Services, together with sheet music for some of the variable parts, are generally provided below.
If you are unable to attend church – e.g. because of illness, work commitments, or caring responsibilities – you might wish to use some or all of the Reader’s Services shown below, together with the texts provided, as part of your daily prayers.
Very occasionally, it may be necessary for Vespers to be cancelled at short notice.
If Vespers is cancelled for any reason, this will always be announced here, and via the Parish WhatsApp group.
SATURDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2026
18th Sunday after Pentecost (Eve)
The Holy Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens
The Holy Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens
SUNDAY 4th OCTOBER 2026
18th Sunday after Pentecost
The Holy Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens
The Holy Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens
10:10 The Third & Sixth Hours
SERVICES FOR USE AT HOME
The Order for Typika (Обедница) (PDF Text)
The Order for Typika (Обедница) (Word Text)
Daily Prayers – including Morning Prayers Midday Prayers Evening Prayers and Occasional Prayers from “A Pocket Prayer Book for Orthodox Christians” (popularly known as “The Little Red Prayer Book” – an official publication of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America) may be found here. (links to external site)
Complete texts of Daily Services (Matins, Typika, and Vespers) in English and Greek may be found here (link to external site)
Modern language version with recorded Byzantine chant:
Akathist to our Patron: Saint Chad, Bishop of Lichfield
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