05/05/2024
SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY
Celebrated by his Eminence Archbishop Nikitas
Of Thyateira and Great Britain
Sunday of Orthodoxy in London.
On Sunday, 9th March 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the first Sunday of Holy and Great Lent, known as the Sunday of Orthodoxy, at the Church of St Panteleimon and St Paraskevi in London.
Also serving were the Revd Protopresbyter Konstantinos Papageorgiou, Priest-in-charge; the Revd Archdeacon Dr George Tsourous and the Revd Deacon Charalambos Clark.
Also attending the Divine Liturgy were a number of Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Honorable Mayors of Barnet Cllr Tony Vourou and of Harrow Cllr Salim Chowdhury.
The traditional Sunday of Orthodoxy procession of the Holy Icons took place at the end of the Divine Liturgy.
The faithful commemorated the triumph of Orthodoxy through the restoration of icons and celebrated the unity and rich cultural heritage of the Orthodox Christian community in London.