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Vigil Service, every Saturday at 5:30 pm
\nHours and Liturgy, every Sunday at 9am<\/p>\n

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Find us<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nChrist of the Isles<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Icon of the Risen Saviour, in the sanctuary of St John’s Orthodox Church in Colchester, Essex, showing the Patronal Saints of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.<\/p>\n

Painted in memory of the servants of God, Kenneth and Dorothy.<\/p>\n

Iconographer: Helen McIldowie-Jenkins http:\/\/www.elenisicons.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

see article below – Holy Isles: Four National Saints
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\"StSt John in England<\/strong><\/p>\n

For twelve years, from 1950 to 1962, St John was Archbishop of Western Europe, with his see first in Paris, and then in Brussels. As such he was also responsible for the British Isles and, in particular, England. During this time he made several visits to London …<\/p>\n

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Ten Years On – A Pastoral Report<\/a><\/p>\n

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A New Year\u2019s Report on St John\u2019s Orthodox Church in Colchester \u2013 January 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

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The English Orthodox Trust<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fr Andrew Phillips – Biography<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Spirit of St Edmund and my Destiny<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of Our Lady of the Sign<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nTo the champion leader and good directress who guideth us to the heavenly Kingdom, come ye, let us who here have no continuing city all bow down, beseeching her all-powerful aid, recalling the miracles that from times past to this day have been wrought through her Icon; and let us cry out with a loud voice: Rejoice, O Sovereign Lady, who dost ever reveal signs of thy mercy unto the world …<\/p>\n

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Holy Suffolk: Four Local Saints<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Holy Isles: Four National Saints<\/a><\/p>\n

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An Icon for London<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Orthodox Church<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photos: Garrison Church 2008<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photos of St John the Wonderworker Church – Before and After<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sermon on the Feast of St John of Shanghai 2007<\/a><\/p>\n

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An Urgent Appeal – 25th Update<\/a><\/p>\n

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Appeal in Russian<\/a><\/p>\n

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The icons and iconostasis in St Johns Orthodox Church<\/a><\/p>\n

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An Interview: St John\u2019s Church September 2008 – September 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

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Weddings in the Orthodox Church<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Troparion to St Helena<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photos of the visit to St John The Wonderworker Church, Colchester by Most Reverend Metropolitan Hilarion<\/a><\/p>\n

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Register of military funerals recorded at St Botolph\u2019s new burying ground in Colchester, where now stands St John\u2019s Orthodox Church (ERO D\/P 203\/1\/4) <\/a><\/p>\n

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Photos – Parish Feast 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

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Setting Up The Memorial Cross<\/a><\/p>\n

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Visit of the Kursk Root Icon on 19 June 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

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December 2010 Report on St John\u2019s Russian Orthodox Church, Colchester<\/a><\/p>\n

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Memorial Service Pictures<\/a><\/p>\n

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External Links<\/h5>\n

BBC Radio Suffolk’s Rachel Sloane visits the church<\/a><\/p>\n

The Archaeological Evaluation of the site of St John’s Orthodox Church (2007) <\/a><\/p>\n

St John\u2019s Orthodox Church plans memorial for fallen soldiers<\/a><\/p>\n

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OLD SITE Vigil Service, every Saturday at 5:30 pm Hours and Liturgy, every Sunday at 9am Find us Christ of the Isles The Icon of the Risen Saviour, in the sanctuary of St John’s Orthodox Church in Colchester, Essex, showing the Patronal Saints of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Painted in memory of the servants … <\/p>\n

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