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Can you help the Fellowship?

Could you give your time to help us?For over 40 years the Fellowship has been organising conferences and publishing calendars, directories and its journal. More recently we have added the youth festival to our events. We send information to members and manage our funds in accordance with charity law. We respond to current issues in the Church and try to keep our website and social media up to date! All of these things require time, some require some skill – and we would love to have more of both on the team!

This Lent, please consider whether you could give some time to the Fellowship to help build up our strength. The more people we have, the less you might have to do! There are many opportunities. You could join the committee and help the direction of the Fellowship, or you could just take in a specific task. All help welcome!

Please contact us if you are interested in helping, either through the comments below or email OFSJBDirectory@gmail.com.

God bless you and give you strength this Lent!

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Time for truth!

news15ba23bd5a07dfb6bfc4120213f5781b2020 Study Weekend Application

There is still time to apply to attend the Fellowship Study Weekend, 21-23 February 2020 at the Orthodox Parish of St Dunstan in Poole.

Truth in the Face of Heresy: Spiritual Life in the Witness of St Irenaeus of Lyons

St Irenaeus wrote a work which stands up for Truth in the face of falsehoods which surreounded him, called Against Heresies. What can we learn from his work and his life? How can we defend truth in the modern age?

Come and learn about one of the great Fathers of the Church, St Irenaeus of Lyons, the spiritual son of St Polycarp of Smyrna, and therefore a spiritual grandson of  St John the Theologian, the beloved disciple. Bishop Irenei of London and Western Europe will lead the weekend, is an expert on St Irenaeus and is an excellent speaker.

This will be a thought-provoking, spiritual and educational prelude to the Great Fast. Use the application form linked in this post to apply! Just £50 to attend the talks and meals; you will need to arrange your own accommodation, but there are lots of affordable places in Poole and Bournemouth. If you will struggle with the attendance fee, please contact the organiser, Father Alexander Haig (contact details in the application form).

We hope to see you there!

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Study weekend on St Irenaeus of Lyons

We are delighted that Bishop Irenei of London and Western Europe will lead the Fellowship’s next study weekend, organised and hosted by the Orthodox Parish of St Dunstan in Poole. Bishop Irenei has spoken at Fellowship events when he was previously in the UK, and we are very grateful that he has agreed to come and speak again.

Truth in the Face of Heresy: Spiritual Life in the Witness of St Irenaeus of Lyons

21-23 February 2020, with services at St Dunstan’s as well as the talks.

If you would like to come along and find out more about this wonderful saint of the Western Church, please complete the attached application form.  £50 per participant, but please contact us if you will need some financial help to attend.  Accommodation should be booked by participants separately, but Poole has many hotels and guesthouses to choose from.

Come and see!

2020 Study Weekend Application

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Conference places available!

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There are still places available at our 40th anniversary conference, 19-21 July at The Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire:

40 things you didn’t know about Orthodoxy

Come along and hear our fantastic speakers on the founding and first 40 years of the Fellowship; the next 40 years for Orthodoxy in this country; 40 days with the Bible; living under the patronage of St John the Baptist; and finding God in the wilderness.

Places are still available, but contact us soon – link to the application form below.

OFSJB 2019 summer conference application form

£210 for non-member, £200 for members, £180 for unwaged or students. Let us know if a bursary would help you attend if you cannot afford the full amount.

Hope to see you there!