We are a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) in the Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe (ROCOR), striving to live the Orthodox Faith.
We are a growing community from various backgrounds, with people from The Russian Federation, The Baltic States, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and the USA with some converts to Orthodoxy and others exploring the Faith. At the last count we had 16 nationalities. We use the Julian Calendar and our services are mainly in English with some Church Slavonic. We are a traditional parish and very welcoming. If you are Orthodox already and looking for a parish, we are a lovely community to join. If you are interested in the Orthodox faith you are most welcome to contact us.
Divine Liturgy every Sunday at 10.00 a.m. and some weekdays at 9.30 a.m. or just after
Contribution Lunch and talk by one of the clergy after the Liturgy on the last Sunday of the month
Children's Church is normally once a month. Parents are contacted by WhasApp. We meet on a Sunday immediately after the Liturgy.
Those interested in becoming Orthodox should initially speak with or contact Father Paul
Online Bible Study with Father Justin by arrangement
There is normally an Akathist at 6.00 p.m. on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening except in Lent when it precedes the Presanctified Liturgy
For arrangements of services please see the details below
Father Paul, our parish priest, can be contacted on 07926194031 or frpaulelliott@aol.com
- Regular members of the congregation will be informed of services by text message.
- Private arrangements for confession or receiving of Holy Comunion are always possible.
Church services.
Sunday 4th February |
Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. | |
Tuesday 6th February | Akathist | 6.00 p.m. | |
Saturday 10th February | Fr Justin in Belfast | ||
Sunday 11th February |
Divine Liturgy Holy Matrimony |
10.00 a.m. 1.30 p.m. |
Edmund and Audrey |
Tuesday 13th February |
Funeral Akathist
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12.00 noon 6.00 p.m. |
Paulina Gruza funeral in Shotton and Burial in Hawarden |
Wednesday 14th February | Great Vespers | 5.00 p.m. | |
Thursday 15th February Feast of the Meeting |
Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Candles | 9.30 a.m. | |
Sunday 18th February | Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. | Fr Paul at the Cathedral for Fr Deacon Alban's ordination to the Holy Priesthood |
Wednesday 21st February | Akathist | 6.30 p.m. | |
Saturday 24th February | Great Vespers and Lity | 5.00 p.m. | |
Sunday 25th February | Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. | Contribution meal after church and talk from one of the clergy |
Wednesday 28th February |
Rite of Confession Akathist
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5.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m. |
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Saturday 2nd March | Divine Liturgy ( Church Slavonic) | 9.30 a.m. | |
Sunday 3rd March | Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. | Children's Church |
Wednesday 6th March | Akathist | 6.30 p.m. | |
Saturday 9th March | Fr Paul in Belfast | ||
Sunday 10th March Meat Fare Sunday |
Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. |
Maslennitsa Pancakes and creamy puddings etc after church |
Wednesday 12th March | Akathist | 6.30 p.m. | |
Sunday 17th March Forgiveness Sunday |
Divine Liturgy and ceremony of Forgiveness | 10.00 a.m. | |
Monday 18th March | Canon of St Andrew of Crete | 6.00 p.m. |
Start of Great Lent talk on Divine Trinity after the Canon. |
Tuesday 19th March | Akathist and Canon of St Andrew of Crete | 6.00 p.m. | |
Wednesday 20th March | 9th Hour and Presanctified Liturgy | 5.30 p.m. | Canon of St Andrew at 4.30 p.m. |
Saturday 23rd March |
Divine Liturgy Great Vespers and Lity |
9.00 a.m. 5.00 p.m. |
Liturgy at Little St Elisabeth's 58 Shrewsbury Road, Prenton CH43 2HY Choir practice and Vespers on usual location |
Sunday 24th March Triumph of Orthodoxy | Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. | Bring a favourite icon |
Tuesday 26th March | Unction Service | 6.30 p.m. | Visit of Bishop Irenei |
Wednesday 27th March | Presanctified Liturgy | 9.30 a.m. | Possibly hierarchal...to be confirmed |
Sunday 31st March | Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. | Lenten Meal after Church with Spiritual Talk (possibly Fr Theodore) |
Monday 1st April to Friday 5th April | No presanctified Liturgy or Akathist this week | ||
Saturday 6th April | Great Vespers and Lity | 5.00 p.m. | |
Sunday 7th April Feast of the Annunciation and Sunday of the Cross |
Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. | Bring Basil for the Cross |
Tuesday 9th April | Akathist | 6.00 p.m. | |
Wednesday 10th April | 9th Hour and Presanctified Liturgy | 5.30 p.m. | |
Sunday 14th April | Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. | |
Tuesday 16th April | Akathist | 6.00 p.m. | |
Wednesday 17th April | 9th Hour and Presanctified Liturgy and Chanting of the Canon of St Andrew of Crete | 5.30 p.m. | NB This is a long service |
Saturday 20th April | Divine Liturgy and chanting of the Akathist Hymn | 9.00 a.m. | |
Sunday 21st April | Divine Liturgy | 10.00 a.m. | Children's Church |
Tuesday 23rd April | Akathist | 6.00 p.m. | |
Wednesday 24th April | 9th Hour and Presanctified Liturgy | 5.30 p.m. | |
Saturday 27th April Lazarus Saturday |
Baptismal Divine Liturgy Great Vespers and Lity
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9.00 a.m. 5.00 p.m.
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Caviar Breakfast after the Liturgy
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Sunday 28th April | Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Palms | 10.00 a.m. | Bring branches and pussy willow Meal after church ...fasting food and Fish |
Monday 29th April | Bridegroom Matins | 6.00 p.m. | |
Tuesday 30th April | Bridegroom Matins | 6.00 p.m. | |
Wednesday 1st May | Bridegroom Matins | 6.00 p.m. | |
Thursday 2nd May |
Vesperal Liturgy 12 Gospels Service |
9.30 a.m 6.00 p.m.. |
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Friday 3rd May |
Royal Hours Burial Service of the Lord followed by Lamentations and Little Compline |
9.30 a.m. 4.00 p.m.
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Saturday 4th May |
Vesperal Liturgy Acts of the Holy Apostles Midnight Office |
9.30 a.m. 9.30 p.m. 11.30 p.m. |
Blessings of Paschal Foods and decoration of the the Church for Pascha
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SATURDAY 4TH/ SUNDAY 5th MAY PASCHA |
Midnight Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy of Pascha Agape Vespers of Pascha |
Midnight to 3.00 a.m.
9. 30 a.m. |
Blessing of Paschal Foods Follwed by Pashcal Breakfast Blessing of Paschal Foods |
If you have any concerns please contact Father Paul on 07926194031 or frpaulelliott@aol.com
- A new Schedule of services has been published above for February to May 5th. There may be extra services added to this shortly once a blessing is obtained from Bishop Irenei.
- There will be quiet mornings and evenings for Catechumens and those interested during this period.
- Father Deacon Alban is to be ordained Deacon in the Cathedral on Sunday 18th February. Please remember him and his family in your prayers
- There will be Great Vespers and Liturgy for the Feast of the Meeting Wednesday 14th /Thursday 15th February
- There will be a parish Pancake Fare ( Maslennitsa) on Meat Fare Sunday the 10th March. The Lenten Fast begins on Monday 18th March.
- The Unction Service will be served by His Grace, Bishop Irenei on Tuesday 26th March at 6.00 p.m. The next day there may be a Hierarchal Presanctified Liturgy at 9.30 a.m. (This is to be confirmed)
- Adults are to be baptised on Saturday 27th April at the Baptismal Liturgy of Lazarus Saturday followed by a Caviar Beakfast
- Pascha falls on a Saturday /Sunday May 4th /5th
- Children's Church will meet after the Liturgy on Sunday 3rd March and Suinday 21st April
- The Divine Liturgy is currently served on occasional weekdays and Saturdays. It is always served on Sundays at 10.00 a.m. Please check in the schedule of services published above.
- A simple peoples' service book in English and Russian can be downloaded and printed. You can find more services under "Liturgica" on this website.
- An Akathist or Moleben will be served most Tuesday or Wednesday evenings at 6.00 p.m. though in Lent it precedes the Presanctified Liturgy at 5.30 p.m. on a number of Wednesdays (see above).
- Baptisms will normally take place on Saturday mornings during or immediately after Divine Liturgy or at about 10.00 a.m. or by private arrangement
- Choir Practice has resumed but is now up at church.
Children are welcome at the Divine Liturgy. If they need a bit of "time out" there is a place for them in the side porch where mums or dads can sit with them with some toys and books and they can still see what is happening in the Liturgy. Children's Church tries to meet monthly on a Saturday afternoon.
This Parish supports the Fund for Assistance. Please consider this in your giving.
Father Paul will send £500 to this Christmas appeal this year. We are very fortunate at St Elisabeth's and so should look at opportunities to support those priests and parishes far less fortunate than ourselves.
Well done St Elisabeth's!
Fr Paul now serves a few more weekday services.
Akathists of intercession
There will normally be an Akathist to the Mother of God or occasionally a Moleben served on Tuesdays at 6.00 p.m. and some Wednesdays at 6.30p.m. These services may be subject to change due to Fr Paul's commitments. It is best to text Fr Paul on 07926194031 to check if it is going ahead. There are details in the Timetable of services above.
Great Vespers
Great Vespers is often served on the eves of Great Feasts at 5.00 p.m. and on some Saturday evenings
Divine Liturgy
The Divine Liturgy is served on some Saturdays at 9.00.a.m. and at 9.30 a.m. whenever possible on Great Feasts.
Presanctified Liturgy
This will be served during Great Lent normally on most Wednesday evenings after the Ninth Hour
Pannikhidas
These are served on request and on some Saturdays during March and April or on Sundays after the Divine Liturgy
Hierarchal Unction
Bishop Irenei normally comes to St Elisabeth's to serve the Unction service in Great Lent. Details will be posted on the website nearer the time.
Church Singing is a very important work in any Russian Orthodox Parish. Matushka Elizabeth is the choir director, assisted by Alison Sailor. They work hard to enable the choir to sing as beautifully as possible. We are blessed with some very good singers and the choir does a wonderful job creating the right prayerful atmosphere for the Holy Liturgy. If you feel you are able to contribute to choral singing please speak to Matushka. We especially need singers for occasional and weekday services.
An initiative of our choir, Blessed by Metropolitan Nicholas, is in the promotion of an English-American Paschal Troparion composed by Alison Sailor and first performed at the Liturgical Music Conference in New Divievo, last year. If you would lie to hear it please follow the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch/v=tLNcmjSUeQY
Please copy this into your browser if the link does not work
Since the earliest times young men served in the altar. This is important work as it enables the Bishop or Priest to concentrate on the prayers. The traditional vesture for a server is the Stichar, which was originally a decorated garment which covered the toga in the Eastern Roman Empire. The vesture assists the server to step into the role and stay focused upon spiritual work. We have a number of servers at St Elisabeth's who greatly add to the solemnity of the service and therefore the sense of holiness. Some new vestments have just been made for them at the Convent of St Elisabeth, in Minsk. Some of the funding for this has come from Lena Miloshovich in memory of her mother Dushanka. The recently acquired red vestments are the kind donation of Subdeacon Pavel Lisitsin. Father Paul is very grateful for those who assist him in the altar. If you are interested in serving in the altar, please talk to Subdeacon Chad or Father Paul.
We are delighted that you would like to have your child baptised in our church. Baptisms are normally conducted at about 10:30 on a Saturday morning though other arrangements can be made. The post code of the church is CH45 5DE. Father Paul’s phone number is 07926194031 and his email is frpaulelliott@aol.com Please fill in the online Baptism Registration form and email it to Fr Paul. For details of having your son or daughter baptised in St Elisabeth's please follow this link : Baptism in the Russian Orthodox Church
Getting married in St Elisabeth's can be arranged. Normally, the couple must be married in the Registery Office first unless the Registrar is present. The couple should both be baptised and free to marry. The chief bridesmaid and the best man should be of the Orthodox faith. Couples should normally ask Fr Paul to seek a blessing from Bishop Irenei before the wedding is arranged especially if either the bride or the groom are not of the Orthodox Faith. A blessing can be granted, though any children of the marriage must be brought up Orthodox. Weddings take place normally at 13:00 on a Sunday and only then outside the church fasts.
St Elisabeth's Russian Orthodox Church - Liverpool, Wallasey, Birkenhead