Cancellation of Saturday’s Liturgy
With great regret we have had to cancel the Liturgy scheduled for St Frideswide’s day, Saturday, October 19th. We shall remember St Frideswide instead at the Liturgy on Sunday 20th. My apologies for this. Fr Ian
News & events
Annual Greek Food Fair
Our annual fundraising Greek food fair takes place on Saturday, 5 October, 11 am–3 pm, at the Wesley Memorial Hall in Oxford. Please see below for details, spread the word and help support this important event for our community!
Parish BBQ
Sunday 28 July we will gather after Liturgy for the annual fundraising BBQ! Bring a good appetite, a picnic blanket, and childrens’ lawn games if you like (no hard balls though as there are windows nearby!) Jimmy X and family sponsor this popular event every year, and all donations go to support parish activities. See the Facebook event for … [Read more…]
Events this week
1. This coming Sunday (March 24th) the Annunciation Parish will celebrate its Patronal Feast. There will be a bring and share lunch after the Liturgy, to which all are invited. 2. Also on Sunday, which is the first Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, we shall have the traditional Pan-Orthodox Vespers, at which … [Read more…]
Service times – 18 February
At the request of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas the services tomorrow will begin earlier than usual. Matins will start at 9:00, so the Divine Liturgy will begin at about 10:15. The lunch will therefore be soon after 12, allowing His Eminence time to be sociable before he has to return to London.
Visit by Archbishop Nikitas – 18 February
Dear Friends, This coming Sunday, February 18th, we are to have the blessing of a visit from His Eminence, Archbishop Nikitas. The Archbishop will be arriving during Matins (Orthros) and will be celebrating the Divine Liturgy with us for the first time since his installation. His Eminence has expressed a wish to meet with members of … [Read more…]
St Basil’s Day Celebration
You are invited to a special coffee hour after this Monday’s celebration of Matins (10am), Liturgy (11am) & Doxology (12.45). Fr Ian will bless the vasilopites, followed by mulled wine and a fundraising raffle in the House of Ss Gregory & Macrina! Please bring a vasilopita if you have time to bake (easy recipes are available … [Read more…]
50th Anniversary Appeal
2023 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the completed church, and we invite you to contribute to a collection celebrating the occasion.
Newcomers’ Lunch 2023
On Sunday 29 October we will hold a bring-and-share lunch at St Gregory’s House (1 Canterbury Rd, Oxford OX2 6LU) for all Newcomers to Oxford whether you are a student or a family, whether you work in Oxford or nearby. It is open of course to all our parishioners as well. The lunch will take … [Read more…]
Panel discussion and book launch: Heirs of the Greek Catastrophe
A panel discussion and book launch of the new edition of Heirs of the Greek Catastrophe by our parishioner Professor Renée Hirschon Philippakis takes place at St Antony’s College, Oxford at 5pm on Wednesday, 25 October.