There have been some very encouraging developments in our Coptic Orthodox Community of St Chad in Stoke on Trent. We have continued to improve our use of the Liturgy of St Basil, and our celebrations are becoming much more fluent in every way. I had been away for a month of ministry in Kitchener, Canada […]
The Coptic Orthodox Community of St Chad in Stoke is very pleased to be supporting the new pop-up Community Hub in Burslem, in Stoke. This exciting venture has been organised by one of the members of our Coptic Orthodox Community. It has taken over a large shop in the centre of Burslem, one of the […]
Father Peter Farrington was in Stoke on Monday, 16th November, serving with the Coptic Orthodox Community of St Chad, of which he is the priest and pastor. It was another fruitful day of various activities, and represented a further incremental development of our life together as Orthodox Christians in the area. Father Peter parked in […]
Father Peter Farrington enjoyed a wonderful visit to Stoke on Saturday, 17th October. The Liturgy went well, and Reader Philip Turner served with great attention as deacon. It was our second solo celebration of the Liturgy of St Basil in English in the Coptic Orthodox Community of St Chad in Stoke. After sharing some food […]
Over the weekend of Friday 2nd to Monday 5th October, Father Peter Farrington stayed in Staffordshire so that he could engage in several activities with the Coptic Orthodox Community of St Chad. In the morning he had celebrated the Liturgy of St Basil with Father Shenouda at the Coptic Centre in Stevenage, and then held […]
The Coptic Orthodox Liturgy of St Basil will be celebrated at St Paul’s Church, Burslem, Stoke on Trent on Saturday, 3rd October at 10:00 am. Our worship will be conducted in the English language, and all are welcome to join with us in this time of prayer and worship according to the ancient spiritual tradition […]
The Coptic Orthodox Community of St Chad, worshipping at St Paul’s Church, Church Square, Burslem is showing the BBC documentary Extreme Pilgrim – Ascetic Christianity on Monday, 21st September at St Paul’s Church starting at about 7:00 pm. The evening will begin with a short period of Orthodox Prayer, and then the video will be […]