Yes the pilgrimage to Athos from the London parish was around a month ago. The Birmingham priest also organises an annual pilgrimage to the Holy Land although given the war (which incidentally started in the middle of last year's pilgrimage) there is nothing planned for this year. I'll try to remember to post details in advance in this group.
Читать полностью…I know the Serbian Church in London does it. Usually they would have gone around now.
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(Not that I was trying to find a monastery to go to, just monks were mentioned so I kinda got curious to see what the closest monasteries were)
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Athos is difficult to organise so that probably won’t be happening. Better off just organising yourself a solo pilgrimage there
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It's probably Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA which is under the Ecumenical Patriarch, who took over the Ukranian diaspora parishes when autocephaly was declared
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