To know more about the Orthodox Western Rite in the UK, please consult
And about ROCOR Western Rite, visit
Please also visit the Saint Eanswythe website for services in Poole, Dorset, our sister mission.
The Study Group was originally set up in 2010, and met each month to share our knowledge and understanding of the history, doctrine and worship of the Orthodox Church. However, several members have since relocated to other parts of the country, so the North Devon group is no longer functioning.
We are now in the process of setting up a new group in the Bristol/ Weston super Mare area, so watch this space.
Until now we haven't had a western rite priest of our own, but we're delighted to announce that our first priest has just been ordained by Bishop Jerome, the vicar bishop of the western rite in the Russian Church outside Russia. Enclosed below is the announcement of his ordination. So Father Thomas Cook is now the recognised head of our mission in this country, and he will be visiting us to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the coming weeks and months.
As we are spread across the country, meeting for the Liturgy in its western form is quite difficult, so we individually make our own local arrangements to attend a local Orthodox church using the Byzantine or eastern rite. At the present time in this part of the country, we attend the Antiochian Orthodox Church of Saint Edward in Athelhampton, Dorset DT2 7LG each month, usually on the third Sunday.
For further details, please e-mail
We are now in the process of setting up a new group in the Bristol/ Weston super Mare area, so watch this space.
Until now we haven't had a western rite priest of our own, but we're delighted to announce that our first priest has just been ordained by Bishop Jerome, the vicar bishop of the western rite in the Russian Church outside Russia. Enclosed below is the announcement of his ordination. So Father Thomas Cook is now the recognised head of our mission in this country, and he will be visiting us to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the coming weeks and months.
As we are spread across the country, meeting for the Liturgy in its western form is quite difficult, so we individually make our own local arrangements to attend a local Orthodox church using the Byzantine or eastern rite. At the present time in this part of the country, we attend the Antiochian Orthodox Church of Saint Edward in Athelhampton, Dorset DT2 7LG each month, usually on the third Sunday.
For further details, please e-mail
saint.nectan@tiscali.co.uk
News Release
On October 5, 2012, being the Ember Friday, Fr Anthony, Pastoral Vicar for Western Rite (ROCOR) presented to His Grace, Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, Vicar Bishop for Western Rite, Thomas Harry Cook of Nottingham, England for ordination to the Holy Priesthood in St Ambrose of Milan, Putnam Valley New York.
Father Thomas will be Rector of St Edmund the Martyr Orthodox Church. He is the first Western Rite priest to be ordained by ROCOR for England. Fr Thomas is married to Matushka Jane and they have two children. Fr Thomas has been Orthodox for 6 years and holds a BA with Honors in Philosophy from King's College, University of London and a DipHE in Orthodox Christian Studies from the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge. He will receive his M. Div. in December. The Criminal Background Check required of all Western Rite Clergy prior to ordination was completed by the Nottinghamshire Police in June of 2012.
The Rev Thomas CookSt Edmund the Martyr
7A Victoria Street, Geding
Nottingham, Notts. NG4 3JE
"Dignus est!"
Fr Anthony, Pastoral Vicar
New York
SAINT NECTAN
Welcome to the Saint Nectan Orthodox Study Society, a small, new branch of the Western Rite Orthodox Mission within the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia. It has been holding meetings in North Devon and its members are finding out all about the Orthodox Church as it is here in England, for English people. However, it has recently moved to Western super Mare, and may be contacted there.
All people remotely interested in the Orthodox form of Christianity - the world's oldest and second largest Christian Church - are welcome to come to Saint Nectan's meetings and services. Orthodoxy teaches the fullest and purest form of the original Christianity taught by Christ and His Apostles. All other Christian groups and churches have at some time in the past broken away from the original Church founded by Christ and are therefore now incomplete and the poorer. We invite you to join with us.
Telephone: 01934 709861
email: saint.nectan@tiscali.co.uk
