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A Day of Blessing and Joy: The Ordination of Fr Dcn Stephen Edwards to the Priesthood
Faith, Tradition, and Fellowship at the Feast of the Dormition On Friday, 15th August, the Feast of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos, a significant event took place at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition and St Andrew in Birmingham. This important day marked not only the patronal festival Read More…
Answering the Call: A Day of Ministry and Inspiration with Bishop Maximos and the staff of TMES
On Saturday, 9th August 2025 at 10am, the Thyateira Midland Ecclesiastical Seminary (TMES) welcomed twenty-five attendees and five lecturers for a special day dedicated to exploring the heart of Christian ministry. This inspiring event, titled “The Call to Service – Ministry in the Church”, was led by Protopresbyter Stephen Maxfield Read More…
Liturgical Art: Its Importance and Principles for Remodelling a Church Interior: Aidan Hart.
A Summer School Day led by world-renowned iconographer and liturgical artist, Aidan Hart. Saturday September 6th. 10am – 4.30pm. Thyateira Midland Ecclesiastical Seminary (TMES) presents a FREE Summer School at the Estia, Birmingham. Space is Limited so Registration is required. Register to attend by 30th. August The day promises to Read More…
The Call to Service: Ministry in the Orthodox Church. Bishop Maximos & the Team.
A Summer School Day led by His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene, Assistant Bishop of the Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain in the Midlands. Saturday August 9th. 10am – 4.30pm. What is your Ministry? Join us at TMES for a Day of Ministry Exploration! FREE Summer School at Read More…
My Ancient Collection
By Henry Stevens I started my collection by finding an ancient Roman coin in an old box my mum had given me and Roman pottery in one of my local fields. I then purchased a Joblot of uncleaned Roman coins, and my passion for Collecting ancient artefacts was born.Initially, my Read More…
The 2024-5 Certificate and Diploma Course! A Day in the Life!
First Day of the 2024-5 Course. The Courses run concurrently on the 2nd. Saturday of each month. We had a friendly meeting over coffee, with both Certificate and Diploma Group present, and then went on to brief prayers. In the Certificate room, Melangell spent some time going over the method Read More…
Saints Ina & Ethelburga September 8th.
I knew nothing about Saints Ina and Ethelburga, until I studied them for this month’s Synaxarion. I opened up my research thinking “This will be quick and easy” but, in fact, it was anything but. Firstly, I had to make sure I was talking of the right Ethelburga! As there Read More…
New Bookshelves
After the teaching room had been repainted we found we had no bookshelves, so a very promising library is presently homeless. If you have any proposals for remedying this situation, or could donate towards the library facility, I think Father Stephen would be glad to hear from you!
From Relic to Icon: Transforming Death
The First Known RelicsThe first relics described in the Judaeo-Christian tradition were kept in the Ark of the Covenant. In Exodus 16:33,34 Moses instructs Aaron to place a jar of manna in the Ark as a witness. Later the inscribed stone tablets bearing the ten commandments were put in the Read More…
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