present chapel of St John the Wonderworker, Felixstowe, England
Parish of St John the Wonderworker, Felixstowe, England
Registered Number with the UK Charity Commission: 1081707, under the name Felixstowe Orthodox Church
After over ten years of existence, the ROCOR Parish in Felixstowe is the only parish in Western Europe dedicated to our beloved wonderworker of Shanghai. For twelve years St John was our Archbishop, regularly making pastoral visits to England. Almost every Wednesday evening we sing a moleben and akathist to him, before a small relic and his paraman.
Within the Diocese of Archbishop Mark, we are the only ROCOR parish in the whole of eastern England and provide a spiritual home for all Orthodox here. Our flock is made up of several nationalities and services are conducted in a mixture of languages, mainly Slavonic and English. Fr Andrew is the only priest outside London who confesses and preaches in Russian. This meets a growing need, as more Orthodox from Russia and the Ukraine settle here.
After over ten years of renting, we at last have an opportunity to buy excellent premises close to Felixstowe town centre. A building of 1900, called St John’s Church Hall, has come onto the market at the price of £200,000 ($400,000), together with conversion and repair costs, as calculated from a survey undertaken. Nearly 3,000 square feet in area and with all facilities, we have little hope of ever obtaining a better building in the immediate region at this price.
Unfortunately, we have been given only two months in which to raise such a sum, of which at present we have available only one quarter, that is £50,000. Therefore we are appealing to generous souls to help. If, miraculously, you think you can help or know people who can help with such a huge sum and in such a short period of time, please contact me at: frandrew_anglorus@yahoo.co.uk (link on home page). We can only continue to witness to the Russian Orthodox Tradition in this area with your help. We know that this website has helped people in the past, hope against hope we are now asking for your help. We earnestly pray that God’s Will may be done, whatever the outcome may be.
May the Lord keep you by the prayers of our holy father John.
The Trustees:
Priest Andrew Phillips
Jack Sardo
John Andrews
27 January 2008
Editor’s Note: This is quite legitimate. Fr Andrew is a priest in good standing of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia under the omophor of Bishop Mark of Munich. Do NOT contact this website. Contact Fr Andrew directly at the link given if you can help. God bless all of you who can help this parish in this venture. Thank you for your time and consideration.
