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Pastoral Greeting from our bishop on the Reception of the Halifax Community into the Orthodox Church
Welcome Home! Pastoral Greeting On the Reception of the Halifax Community into the Orthodox Church Beloved in Christ, With great joy in...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Sep 2, 20254 min read
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Second Annual Archdiocesan Retreat
Fr Dmitry Ismagilov writes .... I am writing to you on behalf of the committee appointed by our Metropolitan, His Eminence Silouan, to...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Aug 23, 20251 min read
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Inaugural Divine Liturgy for the Community of St Hilda, Halifax
St Malachy's Church, Halifax: Fr Gregory presiding at the Divine Liturgy for the Orthodox Community of St Hilda of Whitby Here you can...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Aug 17, 20251 min read
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Pilgrimage for St Hybald Announcement
The Parish of St Hybald, Scunthorpe is pleased to announce its annual pilgrimage to Hibaldstow on Saturday 20th September. Divine...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Aug 7, 20251 min read
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St Hilda's Halifax ... Nearly There!
St Hilda of Whitby, Halifax This Pilgrimage to Orthodoxy Community is nearly ready to be received into the Church on 6th September. ...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Aug 3, 20252 min read
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Deacon Thomas Ward ordained to the priesthood
Report on the Archpastoral Visit of His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan to the Parish of St Columba and St Kentigern, Doncaster With joy...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Jul 30, 20252 min read
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In Remembrance of the Bombing of St Elias Church, Dweilaa
Dear Reverend Fathers and beloved faithful, With hearts full of sorrow and eyes filled with tears, we received the grievous news of the...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Jun 24, 20252 min read
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'Pascha' by Jacob Clark
Receiving the Light of the Risen Christ at the Vigil of Pascha 2025 (St Aidan of Lindisfarne Orthodox Church) Editor's note: The...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
May 15, 20255 min read
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Hierarchical Concelebration at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral
Date: 10 May 2025, Saturday Location: Romanian Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of Saint George the Great Martyr, 102A Church Street,...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
May 14, 20253 min read
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Hierarchical Concelebration at the ROCOR Cathedral
Date: 11 May 2025, Sunday Photo album: Location: The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs, Diocese...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
May 14, 20253 min read
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The Church of the Resurrection and Joy
Fr Alexander's Address at the Barking Pilgrimage In his talk at the annual pilgrimage to Barking Abbey, Fr Alexander Haig reflects on the...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
May 6, 20251 min read
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Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Apr 29, 20250 min read
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Sayedna's visit to Stoke and the Ordination of Deacon John (Maxfield)
By the grace of God, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, Archbishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Apr 8, 20252 min read
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Orthodox Pilgrimage to Saint Withburga's Holy Well, Dereham
Archimandrite Paulinus offers prayers at the holy well of the saint. On March 17th, over a dozen Orthodox Christians gathered in the...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Mar 20, 20252 min read
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An Orthodox Mission in Formation
A video cast interview with "The Transfigured" Life - Pastor Doug Clark tells how his whole community (St Hilda's, Halifax) is coming...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Mar 8, 20251 min read
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When whole Communities become Orthodox
I (Archpriest Gregory Hallam, St Aidan's Manchester) have just contributed to a podcast hosted by my dear friend, the Orthodox Swedish...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Mar 4, 20251 min read
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Clergy Gathering In Walsingham
Archdiocesan Clergy Meeting in Walsingham, 28 February 2025 On Friday, 28th February, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, together with...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Mar 4, 20254 min read
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Sayedna visits All Saints, Lincoln
Left to Right: Fr Deacon Ephraim Haddad, Archimandrite Philip Hall, Sayedna Silouan, Archimandrite Paulinus Heggs (newly elevated) and Fr...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Feb 24, 20252 min read
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Ordinations in York
On Sunday, 16th February 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan visited the parish of Saint Constantine in York to celebrate the Divine...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Feb 19, 20251 min read
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A New Group Coming Home
Left to right: Fr Patrick Cardine, Abbot Theodore, Fr Justin Slaughter Doty, Fr Philip, Dcn James Cavendish, Sayedna, Fr Boniface, Fr...
Reverend Fr Gregory Hallam
Feb 19, 20252 min read
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