Notice to the public: The previously advertised events for the coming weekend (7th-8th February) honouring St Eanswythe and celebrating the World Day of Orthodox Youth have been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We will reschedule similar events later in the year, for which we will release new information in due course. We thank you for your understanding, and hope to see you soon. If you would like to get in touch, please email us at ofsjbEvents@gmail.com.
Conference
Study Weekend on Prophecy
Join a study weekend on the theme of Prophecy: Amos, Hosea and Micah. This will be held at the Parish of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Bristol, 7-9 February. This will conclude with the Divine Liturgy and lunch on Sunday, and will be followed by a youth event to celebrate World Orthodox Youth Day.
Sign up for £40 including main meals on Eventbrite. You will need to book your own accommodation.
- Friday 7 February: 19:00 Evening meal; 20:00 introductory talk; 21:00 Little Compline
- Saturday 8 February: 10:00 3rd Hour, 6th Hour, Typika; 10:45 tea/coffee; 11:15 Hosea; 12:30 lunch; 13:30 Amos; 14:45 tea/coffee; 15:15 Micah; 16:30 break; 17:30 Vespers; 18:30 evening meal
- Sunday 9 February: 10:30 Divine Liturgy; 12:00 lunch; 13:00 youth gathering
Sign up for the youth gathering separately.
Metropolitan Kallistos 1934-2022
Metropolitan Kallistos, President and founder of the Orthodox Fellowship of St John the Baptist died peacefully in the early hours of 24 August 2022, having earlier received the Holy Mysteries. His support for the Fellowship, for its associated activities such as the Youth Festival and Mosaic Choir, was generous and unstinting.
A memorial service will be held at the forthcoming summer conference in Walsingham 25-29 August, where Metropolitan Kallistos is pictured below, preaching during our 2015 conference on pilgrimage in the same place.
Memory Eternal! Christ is Risen!
Summer conference – booking open!
Booking is now open for the OFSJB conference on Angelic Beings. 25-29 August 2022 in Walsingham, Norfolk UK. Please register as soon as you can, places are limited! This is our first in-person conference in 3 years.
As well as talks, services and time to socialise, there will also be time to explore Walsingham and the surrounding area. We will celebrate the Divine Liturgy twice, on Sunday and for the feast of the Beheading of St John the Baptist on Monday.
We are happy to announce our main speaker, Father Stephen De Young from the Parish of the Archangel Gabriel, in Lafayette, Louisiana in the United States. Father Stephen is well-known for his podcasts on Ancient Faith Radio, the Whole Counsel of God, and the Lord of Spirits podcast with Father Andrew Stephen Damick. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary, a Master of Arts from the University of Balamand, and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Amridge University.
We will also welcome Tamara Penwell from the Parish of St John of Kronstadt in Bath. Tamara is an experienced iconographer.
Fees: Full adult fee £315; OFSJB member £280; child 5-16 £120; child under 5 free. Attendees are asked to declare if they are willing to share rooms in the accommodation of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. If you have any concerns about the fees, please email the Chair, Margaret Haig to discuss how the Fellowship can help you attend financially.
The timetable will be confirmed in due course, but we will assemble in the afternoon of Thursday 25 August and depart after the Divine Liturgy on Monday 29 August.
Welcome to the Orthodox Fellowship of St John the Baptist 