Romanian Orthodox Church in London

Biserica Ortodoxã Românã din Londra

(Parohia Sfântul Gheorghe)

Programul Slujbelor

Vinerea : Acatistul Maicii Domnului sau Slujba Sfântului Maslu* (19.00)

(*în timpul celor patru posturi de peste an)

 

Sâmbãta: Vecernie (17.00)

 

Dumineca: Utrenie (9.00); Sfânta Liturghie (11.00)

 

Sãrbãtori în timpul sãptãmânii: Sfânta Liturghie (10.00)

 

Pãrintele spovedes,te s,i stã de vorbã cu enorias,ii în fiecare Vineri de la 4.30 la 6.30 pm s,i de la 7.45 la 9pm.

Services Details

Fridays: Akhatist to Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos or alternative services (19.00)

 

Saturdays: Vespers (17.00)

 

Sundays: Matins (9.00am); Holy Liturgy (11.00am)

 

Weekdays Saints Services: Holy Liturgy (10.00am)

 Detalii de contact | Contact details

The Very Reverend Fr Silviu Petre Pufulete

Romanian Orthodox Church (St George's Orthodox Parish)

St. Dunstan-in-the West

186A Fleet Street

London EC4A 2AE

(44) (0) 20 7735 9515

(44) (0) 20 7242 6027

(44) (0) 20 7735 9535 (Fax)

0794 113 4748

ppufulete@romanianchurch.freeserve.co.uk

 Other UK Contacts (based on Lithurgical Calendar 2007 published by the Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe)

Saint Macarios the Great Orthodox Parish

House of the Resurrection Church,Stocksbank Rd, Mirfield/Leeds

West Yorkshire, WF14 0BW

The Very Reverend Fr Constantin Popescu

0771 149 5126 0787 662 2555

www.sfmacarie.org.uk

costipop@yahoo.com

Saint Anthony & Saint Cuthbert Orthodox Monastery

Gatten, Pontesbury, Shropshire SY5 0SJ

Hieromonk Silouan, (44) (0) 1588 650571

www.orthodox-monastery.co.uk

Hieromonk Pimen (Petru) (Oxford)0779 434 8224

Fr Dumitru Catarig (London)0785 415 6659

Deacon Peter Carr (Birmingham)(44) (0) 121 444 7885

The Romanian Orthodox community first celebrated the Sunday Holy Liturgy at St Dunstan's in 1964, following an agreement between the late Patriarch Justinian of Romania, the Bishop of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury. This was an important event since it laid the foundation of closer friendship between the two Churches. It was also the first step in the realisation of a wish expressed by Dr Geoffrey Fisher, the late Archbishop of Canterbury, who hoped that St Dunstan would become a meeting place between the Eastern and Western Churches. The ties of friendship with the Romanian Orthodox Church became even closer in 1965, with the visit of late Patriarch Justinian. He was the first Patriarch to officiate the Holy Orthodox Liturgy at an Anglican Altar.

In 2002, the church of St Dunstan's was named the Church for Europe by the Bishop of London, Dr R Chartres.

The Patron Saint of the Romanian Orthodox parish in London is Saint George.

The Iconostasis (Orthodox Altar Screen) stands side by side with the Anglican Altar.

It was brought from Romania in 1966. Before being transferred to London, it stood in the church of Antim Monastery in Bucharest, for over a hundred years. It was carved from lime wood by two brothers, Peter and Michael Babic. The icons were painted by Peter Alexandrescu, formerly a student of the painting schools of Vienna, Paris, and Rome.

It seems more than a coincidence that, although the Screen was supposed to have been built for the altar of Antim church, it never fitted the space properly, whereas at St Dunstan's it fits perfectly.

The late Greek Archbishop in London, Athenagoras, said during one of his visits to St Dunstan's, speaking of the Screen: "It is unique in England. No other Orthodox church has one of such beauty and value."

St Dunstan's is one of the City's 15 guild churches, which serve an Anglican congregation only on weekdays for people working in the western area of the City.

The first record of the church is in 1237. The church was dedicated to St Dunstan, a tenth century archbishop of Canterbury. The present church building was completed in 1833.

In the 17th century, St Dunstan's churchyard was the hub of the book-trade. Here, John Milton found a publisher for his "Paradise Lost".

In 1666, it was one of the 22 out of 87 churches in City of London which survived the Great Fire.

Nowadays it houses the HQ of the Anglican and Eastern Churches Association, whose patrons are the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

See also BBCi Pages about the Romanian Orthodox Church at St Dunstan's (Newsroom South-East-Hidden London)

See also Project Canterbury's pages (1) (2)