Ecumenical Patriarchate
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Welcome to St Andrew’s Orthodox Church. All are welcome!
Weekly Services
Matins
Monday- Friday at 7.30 am in the Meadow lane church
Saturdays at 8.30 am in the Meadow lane church
Sundays and Feast days at 8.30 am in the Chapel Street church
Divine Liturgy
Every Saturday at 10.00 am in the Meadow lane church (preceded by Matins)
Every Sunday and on Feast days at 10:00 am in the 33 Chapel Street church (preceded by Matins)
Vespers
Every day ( weekdays and weekends) at 6.30 pm in the Meadow lane church
Announcements
This week
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Mon 14 Sep, Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- Matins 8.30 am, Chapel Street
- Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 10.00 am, Chapel Street
- Tue 15 Sep, Orthodox Student Society stall at the University of Edinburgh Freshers, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
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Sat 19 Sep, Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross, and St Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Divine Liturgy served in English and Slavonic
- Sun 20 Sep, Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross, and Great-Martyr Eustace and his wife, Martyr Theopiste
Confessions
Bishop Raphael, Fr Antonios, Fr Luke, and Fr John Nankivell can hear Confessions by appointment. No walk-in confessions with the Bishop until further notice.
Advanced notice
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Fri 25 Sep, St Finbarr
- Matins 8.30 am, Meadow Lane
- Divine Liturgy 10.00 am, Meadow Lane
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Sat 26 Sep, St John the Theologian
- Matins 8.30 am, Chapel Street
- Divine Liturgy 10.00 am, Chapel Street
- The services are open to all. The Fellowship of St Andrew conference follows at Craigmillar Park Church; to attend, please register your interest.
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
- Orthodox Christian Prayer and Witness at March for Life UK
- Byzantine Iconography Workshop by Fr Ilie
- Ordination to the Holy Priesthood of Deacon Caius Anton Gurgu
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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.
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