On Sunday 31 May 2026, the Great Feast of Pentecost, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain visited our community. He presided at Matins and the Divine Liturgy at Chapel Street, and led the Festal Vespers of the Holy Spirit that followed.
After the services, the community gathered for a fellowship lunch at Craigmillar Park Church. The Archbishop spoke to those newly received into the Church and to the whole community. About 150 people took part. Parishioners contributed food and drink, and volunteers helped organise the meal.
His talk
He spoke about the number of people received into the Church in Edinburgh this year, and he encouraged the use of English in the services.
When he had finished, he invited questions from those there. One person asked which book of the Bible he liked best, and he named Tobit among his favourites in the Old Testament. Another asked about artificial intelligence, and he said that it can be used in moral ways. A third asked about Orthodoxy online, and he spoke negatively about it, saying that it is disjointed from the real spirit of Orthodoxy, which is handed on through grace-filled elders.
