With the grace and blessings of God, we are pleased to inform that our church consecration along with the feast of St George our patron saint is scheduled to be held on the 27th, 28th and 29th of May 2016.

The chief celebrant of our church consecration and the feast of patron St George will be H G Dr Mathew Mar Timotheous, Metropolitan of the Diocese of UK, Europe and Africa.

I humbly request all of you to join us with prayers and reverence on this solemn occasion and bless the ceremony. I also request you all to partake in the Feast of St George and seek the intercession of our patron saint for all the blessings and grace from our mighty Lord Jesus Christ.

For St George Indian Orthodox Church,

With Prayers,
Fr Varghese Mathew (Vicar)

Here is a short video about our Harvest Festival, which will be celebrated on Sunday 25 October 2015 08:45am at St John's Primary School, Church Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8AP.

By the Grace of Almighty God and the prayers of all members of our church have completed all the legal formalities and have collected the keys of our church. The Managing committee would like to thank Almighty God, our members and all well-wishers who have prayed and supported for this. Requesting all to continue the prayers and support in future.

 

January-12: First Sunday after Baptism of our Lord

Evening

• St.Mark1:14-34

Morning

• St.John1:18-28

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis25:19-34,30:36-31:2
• IIKings5:1-14
• Isaiah49:7-13

Holy Qurbana

• Acts2:37-47
• Ephesians1:3-14
• St.Matthew4:12-22

January-26: Third Sunday after Baptism of our Lord

Evening

• St.John3:22-4:3

Morning

• St.John5:30-47

Before Holy Qurbana

• IIKings2:19-22
• Joel2:21-32
• Jeremiah31:1-12

Holy Qurbana

• Acts17:16-34
• ICorinthians3:16-4:5
• St.John3:1-12

February-9: Fifth Sunday after Baptism of our Lord

Evening

• St.Matthew11:1-15

Morning

• St.Luke5:1-11

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis9:12-17
• Psalms29:1-11
• Isaiah41:8-20

Holy Qurbana

• Acts9:10-21
• IICorinthians4:1-6
• St.Mark1:12-20

February-23: All the Departed Faithful

Evening

• St.Matthew25:31-46

Morning

• St.John5:19-29

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis49:33-50:13
• Ezekiel34:1-14
• Isaiah38:10-20
• Maccabians:12:38-45

Holy Qurbana

• St.James3:1-12
• ICorinthians15:20-28
• St.Luke12:32-48

March-9: Memory of Forty Martyrs

Description

emorial of the 40 martyrs of Sebeste. Celebrated on 9th March, if it is a Saturday or Sunday. Otherwise on the Saturday after 9th

Evening

• St.Matthew10:16-33

Morning

• St.Luke12:1-12

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis4:1:12
• Isaiah30:1-4
• Daniel3:14-25

Holy Qurbana

• Acts4:19-33
• Romans8:31-39
• St.Mark8:34-38

March-9: Second Sunday of Fifty days Lent (Lepers' Sunday)

Evening

• St.Mark1:32-45

Morning

• St.Mark9:14-29

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis7:6-24
• IIKings5:1-14
• Isaiah33:2-9

Holy Qurbana

• Acts9:22-31
• Romans3:27-4:5
• St.Luke5:12-16,4:40-41

March-30: Fifth Sunday of Fifty days Lent (Kpiptho/Crippled Woman)

Evening

• St.Luke10:25-37

Morning

• St.Luke7:11-17

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis9:1-7
• Jeremiah51:1-9
• Isaiah50:1-5
• Barazeera51:13-30

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter3:8-16
• Romans12:1-15
• St.Luke13:10-17

April-13: Hosanna/Palm Sunday - (Boys' and Girl's Day)

Evening

• St.Matthew21:1-17

Midnight

• St.Mark11:1-11

Morning

• St.Luke19:28-44

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis49:8-15
• ISamuel2:18-26,16:1
• Daniel1:16-20
• Micah4:1-5
• IKings3:4-14
• Zephaniah3:11-20
• Jeremiah30:18-22

Holy Qurbana

• IJohn5:1-12
• Romans8:18-25
• St.John12:12-19

For Procession (at the Western Entrance)

• St.Luke19:28-40

For the Blessing of the Palm leaves

• Zechariah9:9-12
• Isaiah51:9-11
• IJohn2:7-14
• Romans11:13-24
• St.Mark11:1-11

April-17: Pesaho (Maundy Thursday)

Evening

• St.John7:45-52,8:12-20

Midnight

First Qaumo

• St.Matthew26:1-30

Second Qaumo

• St.John6:24-40

Third Qaumo

• St.John6:41-63

Morning

• St.Luke22:1-13

Third Hour (9 a.m.)

• St.John12:20-36

Noon (12 p.m.)

• St.Luke7:36-50
• St.Mark14:1-2

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus12:1-11
• Leviticus16:3-10
• Ezekiel45:18-25

Holy Qurbana

• Acts1:15-20
• ICorinthians5:1-811:23-34
• St.Luke22:14-30

Ninth Hour (3 p.m.)

• St.Matthew26:31-35

For Feet Washing Service

• Exodus34:18-26
• IIKings23:21-25
• Isaiah50:4-10
• IPeter3:17-22
• Hebrews10:19-29
• St.John13:1-20

April-18: Good Friday

Evening

• St.Luke22:1-30

Midnight

First Qauma

• St.Matthew26:31-46

Second Qauma

• St.Mark14:27-52

Third Qauma

• St.Luke22:31-62

Morning

• Leviticus4:1-7,16;3-34
• Numbers19:1-11
• Acts22:30-23:16
• ICorinthians1:18-31
• Hebrews9:11-14
• St.Matthew27:3-10
• St.Mark15:1-10
• St.Luke22:66-71

Third Hour (9 a.m.)

• St.Matthew27:12-31
• St.Mark15:12-18

Noon (12 p.m.)

• St.Luke23:26-34
• St.Matthew27:34.
• St.John19:23-24.
• St.Matthew27:36-37.
• St.Luke23:39-45
• St.John19:25-27

Ninth Hour (3 p.m.)

• St.Matthew27:45-56
• St.Mark15:33-41
• St.Luke23:44-49
• St.John19:23-30

Veneration of the Holy Cross

• Genesis22:1-14
• Exodus17:8-14
• Isaiah52:13-53:8
• IPeter2:19-25
• Galatians2:20-3:14,6:11-18
• St.Luke23:55-56
• St.John19:31-42

April-19: Gospel Saturday (Saturday of Good Tidings)

Evening

• St.Matthew27:61
• St.Luke23:50-24:12
• St.John19:31-42

Morning

• St.Matthew27:62-66

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis8:1-12
• Zechariah12:11-13:7
• Jeremiah38:2-13
• Micah7:8-13

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter3:13-22
• Romans6:1-14
• St.Matthew27:62-66

Shub-khono

• IJohn4:11-21
• ICorinthians13:4-10
• St.Matthew18:12-35

April-20: Easter Sunday

Evening

• St.Mark16:1-8

Midnight

• St.Luke24:1-12

Morning

• St.John20:1-18

Celebration of the Holy Cross

• Isaiah60:17-22
• IPeter5:5-14
• Romans16:1-16
• St.John14:27,15:11-15,17-19

Before Holy Qurbana

• Leviticus23:26-32
• Isaiah60:1-7,11-16,61:10-62:5

Holy Qurbana

• Acts2:22-36
• ICorinthians15:1-19
• St.Matthew28:1-20

April-27: New Sunday (Sunday after Easter - The Sunday of the Youth)

Evening

• St.John20:19-31

Morning

• St.John4:31-38

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis41:41-46
• Ecclesiastes12:1-8
• Jeremiah1:4-12
• Isaiah40:9-15

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter2:19-25
• IITimothy2:1-13
• St.John20:19-31

May-11: Second Sunday after New Sunday

Evening

• St.John6:16-29

Morning

• St.Matthew14:22-33

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus40:1-16
• Joshua2:1-6
• Isaiah49:13-21

Holy Qurbana

• Acts4:8-21
• Hebrews3:1-13
• St.John21:15-19

May-25: Fourth Sunday after New Sunday

Evening

• St.John14:1-16

Morning

• St.John16:16-30

Before Holy Qurbana

• Deuteronomy16:1-8
• Joshua8:30-35
• Isaiah54:1-8

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter3:17-22
• Hebrews11:32-40
• St.Luke9:51-62
• St.John17:13-26

June-8: Pentecost (Fiftieth day after Easter) (Sunday School Day)

Evening

• St.John14:15-31

Morning

• St.John15:20-25

Before Holy Qurbana

• Numbers11:16-35
• ISamuel10:9-12
• IIKings2:14-17,12:1-27
• Ezekiel11:17-20,36:25-27
• Isaiah42:1-27

Holy Qurbana

• Acts2:1-13
• Galatians5:16-26
• St.John15:1-14

Service of the First kneeling

• Genesis11:1-9
• IIKings2;14-17
• Acts19:1-7
• ICorinthians14:20-25
• St.John14:1-17

Service of the Second Kneeling

• Ezekiel37:1-14
• Joel2:25-32
• Acts10:34-48
• ICorinthians12:12-27
• St.John14:25-31

Service of the Third Kneeling

• Judges13:24-14:7
• Ezekiel47:1-12
• Isaiah47:1-1
• Acts2:1-21
• ICorinthians14:20-33
• St.John16:1-15

June-29: Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul

Evening

• St.Matthew16:13-20

Morning

• St.John21:15-25

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis12:1-9
• Daniel1:8-21
• Isaiah43:1-7

Holy Qurbana

• Acts1:12-14
• ICorinthians12:28-13:10
• St.Matthew20:1-16

June-29: Third Sunday after Pentecost

Evening

• St.Mark6:4-13

Morning

• St.Luke9:1-11

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis42:18-25
• Jeremiah3:1-5
• Daniel3:21-23

Holy Qurbana

• Acts13:26-39
• Galatians6:10-18
• St.John6:35-46

July-13: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Evening

• St.Luke9:10-17

Morning

• St.Matthew17:20-28

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus23:14-19
• Psalms16
• Isaiah40:27-31

Holy Qurbana

• Acts9:10-18
• IICorinthians5:14-20
• St.Luke9:10-17

July-27: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Evening

• St.Matthew12:30-37

Morning

• St.Matthew12:38-50

Before Holy Qurbana

• Leviticus16:29-34
• Hosea5:1-5
• Isaiah57:15-19

Holy Qurbana

• Acts4:32-37
• Ephesians2:11-22
• St.Mark3:20-30

August-10: First Sunday after the Festival of Transfiguration

Evening

• St.Mark4:21-34

Morning

• St.Matthew13:44-52

Before Holy Qurbana

• Deuteronomy25:13-16
• Psalms27
• Ezekiel7:1-4

Holy Qurbana

• St.James4:7-5:6
• Philippians4:8-20
• St.Matthew21:28-32

August-31: Third Sunday after the Festival of the Assumption

Evening

• St.Matthew19:1-12

Morning

• St.Luke19:11-27

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus24:12-18
• ISamuel3:16-21
• Ezekiel18:21-24

Holy Qurbana

• St.James5:1-6
• IICorinthians10:1-7
• St.Matthew17:22-27

September-14: The Festival of Holy Cross

Evening

• St.Matthew24:1-35

Morning

• St.Mark13:1-33

Before Holy Qurbana

• Numbers21:4-9
• ISamuel17:37-53
• Jeremiah32:36-41

Holy Qurbana

• Acts13:26-39
• Galatians2:17-3:14
• St.Luke21:5-28

September-28: Second Sunday after the Festival of Holy Cross

Evening

• St.Matthew14:34-36,15:1-11

Morning

• St.Matthew15:12-20

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis42:9-17
• IKings3:5-9
• GreatWisdom6:1-9
• Isaiah48:12-16

Holy Qurbana

• Acts5:17-32
• ICorinthians2:14-3:9
• St.Matthew16:5-12

October-12: Fourth Sunday after the Festival of Holy Cross

Evening

• St.Mark10:1-16

Morning

• St.Luke9:37-45

Before Holy Qurbana

• Numbers29:35-40
• IKings8:22-30
• Psalms42

Holy Qurbana

• Acts21:17-26
• ICorinthians1:21-29
• St.Luke16:9-18

October-26: Sixth Sunday after the Festival of Holy Cross

Evening

• St.Matthew19:13-26

Morning

• St.Mark10:17-27

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis42:29-36
• Psalms84
• Isaiah43:16-25

Holy Qurbana

• Acts21:27-40
• ICorinthians5:6-13
• St.Luke18:18-27

November-2: St. Gregorios of Parumala (Parumala Thirumeni)

Evening

• St.John15:12-21,16:1-3

Morning

• St.Mark10:28-31

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis19:15-23
• Job1:12-22
• Isaiah38:1-8

Holy Qurbana

• Acts27:9-26
• Hebrews10:33-11:7
• St.Matthew10:34-42

November-9: Hoodhosh Eetho (Dedication) Sunday

Description

The Sunday after Koodhosh Eetho is called Hoodhosh Eetho (Dedication of Church) Sunday.

Evening

• St.Luke19:47-20:8

Morning

• St.Mark12:41-44

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus33:7-11
• IKings:8:22-40
• Isaiah55:1-13

Holy Qurbana

• Acts7:44-53
• Hebrews9:1-14
• St.John10:22-38

November-30: St. Mary's visit to Elizabeth (Ladies' day)

Evening

• St.Luke8:1-3

Morning

• St.Luke10:38-42

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis1:24-31,24:15-38
• Judges4:4-16
• IIKings5:1-5
• Ester4:1-17
• Proverbs14:1-19.

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter3:1-7
• ITimothy2:9-15,3:11-13
• St.Luke1:39-56

December-7: Birth of John the Baptist (Children's day)

Evening

• St.Mark10:13-16

Morning

• St.Matthew11:11-19

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis21:1-21
• Exodus2:1-10
• Psalms127:1-5
• Isaiah62:1-12

Holy Qurbana

• IJohn3:1-3
• Ephesians6:1-4;
• Colosians3:20-21
• St.Luke1:57-80

December-14: Annunciation to St. Joseph

Evening

• St.John6:30-46

Morning

• St.John6:30-46

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis13:1-11
• Isaiah1:2-9

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter2:11-17
• Galatians1:11-24
• St.Matthew1:18-25

December-25: Yeldho/Incarnation of our Lord (Christmas)

Evening

• St.John1:1-18

By the fire-pit

• Hebrews1:1-12
• St.Luke2:1-14

Morning

• St.Luke2:15-20

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis21:1-8
• Micah5:51-4
• Isaiah9:1-7

Holy Qurbana

• IJohn1:1-10
• Galatians3:23-4:7
• St.Matthew2:1-12

December-28: First Sunday after Christmas (The Holy Family flee to Egypt)

Evening

• St.Matthew10:16-23

Morning

• St.John15:18-21

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis37:13-28
• Zechariah8:3-8
• Isaiah5:20-30

Holy Qurbana

• Acts16:6-10
• ICorinthians10:1-13
• St.Matthew2:9-15,19-23

Please download the application form for admission to "Divyabodhanam". Return this form by 12th May 2013 to Fr Mathew Abraham, 22 Gladstone Rd, Barry, CF62 8NG. Please enclose a cheque of £5 in favour of DIOCEUK, A/c No.81441876, Sort Code 40-20-07.

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