Pilgrimage to Mt Athos 2016. Fr Joseph Skinner

- Fr. Joseph, was this trip in any way different from your previous ones? - Every visit to Athos is different. It's very difficult to express in words. This one was very calm, we walked absolutely everywhere, from one end of the Holy Mountain to the other, it was a total immersion into the atmosphere of the place, very peaceful. We travelled from monastery to monastery, staying a night in each one. We arranged it so that we didn't use taxis, but walked from one place to the next. We covered 124 km in just 4 days.

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Sat 2nd and Sun 3d July

2nd Sunday of Pentecost, all Saints of Russia, all Saints of Mt Athos. Tone 1.

Apostles Fast.

Saturday 2nd July – Vespers, 6.30pm and confession
Sunday 3d July – Liturgy 11.00am, preceded by Hours and confession from 10.30am

Parish meal
The Liturgy on Sunday will be followed, as usual, by the parish meal, and, as always, we invite all to join us for this. Donations of food for the meal are gratefully accepted. Apostles Fast, fish allowed.
Sunday School
The Sunday school runs both during weeks when we have the Liturgy, and weeks when we have an Obednitsa. Charis uses an Orthodox Church Sunday school curriculum that follows the calendar, and educates children in the faith and liturgical life of the Church.
We are aim to start the Sunday school at 10.45am on weeks when we have serve the Obednitsa, and at 10.30am on weeks when we have the Liturgy.

Sunday 19 June - Obednitsa/Reader Service

Holy Trinity

Obednitsa (Reader service)  10.30 – 12.00
Followed by Tea / Coffee, all welcome.
Sunday School – Charis will be continuing the Sunday school during the service.

Next Vespers - Sat 2nd July (6pm)
Next Liturgy - Sun 3d July (10.30am).

Sat 4th and Sun 5th June

6th Sunday of Easter, of a Blind Man. Tone 5.

Saturday 4th June – Vespers, 6.30pm and confession
Sunday 5th June – Liturgy 11.00am, preceded by Hours and confession from 10.30am

Parish meal
The Liturgy on Sunday will be followed, as usual, by the parish meal, and, as always, we invite all to join us for this. Donations of food for the meal are gratefully accepted.
Sunday School
The Sunday school runs both during weeks when we have the Liturgy, and weeks when we have an Obednitsa. Charis uses an Orthodox Church Sunday school curriculum that follows the calendar, and educates children in the faith and liturgical life of the Church.
We are aim to start the Sunday school at 10.45am on weeks when we have serve the Obednitsa, and at 10.30am on weeks when we have the Liturgy.

Sunday 22 May - Obednitsa/Reader Service

4th Sunday of Pascha, Sunday of the Paralysed Man.
St Nicholas the Wonderworker.

Obednitsa (Reader service)  10.30 – 12.00
Followed by Tea / Coffee, all welcome.
Sunday School – Charis will be continuing the Sunday school during the service.

Next Vespers - Sat 4th (6pm)
Next Liturgy - Sun 5th June (10.30am).