Theophany is the Feast which reveals the Most Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of the Lord (Mt.3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22). God the Father spoke from Heaven about the Son, the Son was baptized by the St John the Forerunner, and the Holy Spirit descended upon the Son in the form of a dove. From ancient times this Feast was called the Day of Illumination and the Feast of Lights, since God is Light and has appeared to illumine "those who sat in darkness," and "in the region of the shadow of death" (Mt.4:16), and to save the fallen race of mankind by grace.

In the ancient Church it was the custom to baptize catechumens at the Vespers of Theophany, so that Baptism also is revealed as the spiritual illumination of mankind.

CHRISTMAS EVE, Saturday 6th January
10:00 Divine Liturgy and consecration of badnjak
19:00 Vespers

Notice: On Christmas Eve church will be open all day from 9:00 to 21:00 and all visitors could light the candles and take the badnjak. 

CHRISTMAS, Sunday 7th January
7:00 Divine Liturgy
10:00 Divine Liturgy

Notice: On Christmas church will be open from 6:00 to 18:00.

SYNAXIS OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS, Monday 8th January
10:00 Divine Liturgy
19:00 Vespers

HOLY PROTOMARTYR AND ARCHDEACON STEPHEN, Tuesday 9th January
10:00 Divine Liturgy

Circle of Serbian Sisters "Kosovo Maiden" and "Vremeplov bend" organize Serbian New Year's Eve party on Saturday 13th January 2024 at 19.30 in the Bishop Nikolaj Community Centre (89 Lancaster Road, London, W11 1QQ).

Price per person: £50, children under 12: £25.

For more information please contact 07976366172, 07984111270.

This saint, famed throughout the entire world today, was the only son of his eminent and wealthy parents, Theophanes and Nona, citizens of Patara in Lycia. They dedicated to God the only son He gave them. St Nicholas was instructed in the spiritual life by his uncle Nicholas, Bishop of Patara (see below), and became a monk at 'New Sion', a monastery founded by his uncle.