Ecumenical Patriarchate
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Welcome to St Andrew’s Orthodox Church. All are welcome!
Weekly Services
Week of 26 October to 1 November 2026
Mon 26 St Demetrios the Myrrhstreamer of Thessaloniki
- Matins 6:00am (Meadow Lane)
- Divine Liturgy 7:00am (Meadow Lane)
- Vespers 6:30pm (Meadow Lane)
- Supplicatory Canon to the Mother of God 7:00pm (Meadow Lane)
Tue 27
- Matins 7:30am (Meadow Lane)
- Vespers 6:30pm (Meadow Lane)
- Catechetical Class led by Bishop Raphael 7:30pm (Meadow Lane)
Wed 28
- Matins 7:30am (Meadow Lane)
- Vespers 6:30pm (Meadow Lane)
- Choir Class: Christmas carols rehearsal 7:30pm (Meadow Lane)
Thu 29
- Matins 7:30am (Meadow Lane)
- Vespers 6:30pm (Meadow Lane)
- Youth Fellowship: Dr Zinaida Lewczuk, Digital Addictions 7:30pm (Meadow Lane)
Fri 30
- Matins 7:30am (Meadow Lane)
- Vespers 6:30pm (Meadow Lane)
Sat 31 Apostles Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles & Aristobulus of the Seventy
- Matins 8:30am (Meadow Lane)
- Divine Liturgy 10:00am (Meadow Lane)
- Vespers 6:30pm (Meadow Lane)
Sun 1 Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia and their Mother, St Theodota & St Cadfan of Bardsey
- Matins 8:30am (Chapel Street)
- Divine Liturgy 10:00am (Chapel Street)
- Vespers 6:30pm (Meadow Lane)
Announcements
Week of 25 October 2026
Confessions
Bishop Raphael, Fr Antonios, Fr Luke, and Fr John Nankivell can hear confessions by appointment. There are no walk-in confessions with His Grace, Bishop Raphael until further notice.
Lindisfarne pilgrimage
A full-day pilgrimage to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne on Saturday 21 November 2026, departing from 2 Meadow Lane at 7:30am.
Travel By private cars, with contributions towards the drivers’ fuel: drivers £0, passengers £10. If the contribution needs to be different, or would stop you taking part, speak to Eleanna or Antonios. If you are making your own arrangements, let the coordinators know. Drivers are needed.
Timetable Divine Liturgy 10:00 to 11:30; fellowship at the Community Hall 12:00 to 13:30 with a Q&A led by Bishop Raphael (bring lunch if you can, fish may be eaten, and something to share if possible); free time 13:30 to 14:30 to explore the island, weather permitting; leave from 14:40. The causeway is safe to cross between 01:45 and 10:00, and again from 14:40 to 22:00, so please arrive by 9:45 at the latest.
Bookings Eleanna Bozini, 07395 625298, eleanna.boz@gmail.com; Antonios McDermott, marcusamcdermott@gmail.com, 07437 737307.
Dunblane fundraising event
Saturday 7 November at Dunblane Cathedral. Anyone who wishes to support the Dunblane Orthodox Church Community is welcome, and baked cake contributions can be brought along. Contributions will be taken to Dunblane early on Saturday morning.
Baptisms
Friday 20 November, Forefeast of the Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple, at Chapel Street. Time to be confirmed.
Our Churches
Meadow Lane
2 Meadow Lane, Edinburgh, EH8 9NR. Daily and smaller services.
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Chapel Street
33 Chapel Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AY. Sundays and large feasts.
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Craigmillar Park
2c Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh. Our future main church.
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Recent news
- Meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarch with King Charles
- Orthodox Christian Prayer and Witness at March for Life UK
- Pentecost with Archbishop Nikitas
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Support Us
The life of the community is sustained entirely by the generosity of those who worship here and of our friends. If you would like to help, you can give to the community.
Our history
The community has worshipped in Edinburgh since 1948, when Archpriest John Sotnikov, a Russian Chaplain of the Polish Army, began holding services here.
