Consecration of Church of St. Edward, in Surrey, UK

& Sharing: Sister GOC church to our canonical ROCA under our Vladyka Metropolitan Agafangel: A few SHORT portions of the Consecration of the Orthodox Church of St. Edward King and Martyr, in Surrey, UK in its 2010 Consecration    Inbox

Dan Everiss <oregdan@hotmail.com> Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 3:08 PM Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Delete | Show original Correction: This GOC Orthodox monastery resides, on its own small piece of property with its three main buildings,  with its own small Orthodox cemetery, inside  the boundaries of the vast Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, UK -perhaps the largest cemetery in the UK. However, it is some distance from London, and is not 'in London', as this video is wrongly labeled. And this video is but a very small portion/selection  of the lengthy consecration rituals and services back in 2010. Four bishops ministered  this consecration [using centuries-old  sacred Orthodox rituals and prayers, from the Old Testament times onward] of the new altar, [The Throne]  and of the entire church. This holy episcopal consecration is evidence as to just how holy is our Orthodox Church, and its Sacred Tradition. Just as our bishops, who are decedents of the Apostles, are consecrated, [dedicated to God & made holy] so too are our holy altars, and our places of Orthodox worship. "For the Lord Our God, ......is HOLY!", and,  "Holy things .....are for..... the HOLY !" and, "Ye are called to.... be HOLY!"- saints. The Orthodox lay people who attend services there, and who help out in the parish-family work of the brotherhood, are of many nationalities. And their languages are used, when their own clergy serve. St. Edwards is a gathering place for those various foreign Orthodox immigrants or visiting traveling people in the UK, who are traditionalist Orthodox, anti-ecumenist and anti-Sergianist, and where they come for worship and the sacraments, and to socialize with fellow believers and fellow nationals. Also, very often, individuals and groups of non-Orthodox visit and there and they are given friendly tours and lectures on Orthodoxy, thus making St. Edwards a very missionary brotherhood. And St. Edward, King and Martyr, whose relics are in this church, was indeed an historic  King of England in the (900's). He died protecting monasteries in his kingdom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOXr6Fs2prI   Published on Sep 16, 2010 Consecration of the Church at St. Edwards Brotherhood, Brookwood, Surrey, with participation of:  +Bishop Ambrose (Baird) of Methoni,-their diocesan bishop-  +Bishop Johannes of Makarioupolis -Sweden, (Holy Synod of Resistance) and Romanian  + Bishop Sofronie and Romanian +Bishop Dionisie - both from our Romainian Old Calendar sister-church =================================================================================================================================== A recent over-head... drone's view.... of the St. Edward's Brotherhood: Sean Hickey, from Deepcut village near here, recently asked permission to fly a drone over our community and photograph it.  The clip below is the result of his labours and may interest you. The music is his, and the small living creature it features is Bilbo.   It ends with a picture of our Bishops https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rUW0_Z_PyrU