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Community of Saint Finnan and Saint Nicholas THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND 
Shielfoot, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan, Argyll, Scotland. PH36 4JZ Deanery of Great Britain and Ireland. Archbishop Gabriel of Comana Exarchate of Western Europe. Patriarch Bartholemew Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. |
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We have the following services every
week
It is best to telephone (01967 431 579) first. Vespers 6pm (Wednesdays) Panikhida - memorial service for the departed 11am (most Saturdays) Divine Liturgy - 11am on every second Sunday and major feast days. Please telephone. 
St Finnan and St Nicholas is a Community of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe. Deanery of Great Britain and Ireland 
Archbishop Gabriel of Comana.
Troparion of St Finan tone 2
The image of God was preserved in thee O Finnan, for thou dist take up thy cross and follow Christ. Thou didst teach by thine example that the flesh is to be spurned as transient, while the soul needs great care as immortal. Wherefore Holy Finnan thou art rejoicing with the angels. Feast day March 16 with a visit to St Finnan's Isle in Loch Shiel for a Molieben.
Fr Christopher
Our patron saints
Saint Finnan and Saint Nicholas. Saint Finnan was a missionary bishop from Iona who died in 661. He lived and worked in this area along with Saint Columba. Feast day February 17th. Saint Nicholas was a bishop of Myra in Lycia (south west Asia Minor) who died in the 4th Century. Feast day December 6th. |
We are a small,
friendly Orthodox Community located on the North Eastern
edge of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, at the end of the River
Shiel, a beautiful land associated with many early saints and the
beginnings of Christianity in Scotland.
Service Schedule Theophany to Easter 2012 (we are on the New Calendar) 
At a wonderful liturgy on 13th november 2011 Archbishop Gabriel of Comana raised Father Alexander Williams to Archpriest, Mark McBeth to Deacon to serve in Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church in Dunblane. He also raised Deacon Christopher wallace to the priesthood to serve in the Orthodox Community of Saint Finnan and Saint Nicholas in Ardnamurchan on the West Coast of Scotland. 
Divine Liturgy will now be celebrated on the 27th November 2011 and every second Sunday of the month thereafter at 11am. Divine liturgy will also be celebrated on major feasts at 11am. Keep in touch for more updates. 
Travelling from Inverness, Perth or Glasgow will take about 4 hours. From Fort William will take about 1 and a quarter hours. Travelling from the south, time can be saved by taking the Corran Ferry which is 8 miles south of Fort William. Map. The ferry runs every half hour (at quarter to and quarter past the hour) in day time until dusk. There are no night sailings. Other Orthodox Communities in Scotland
Eternity Now An Introduction to Orthodox Spirituality by Mother Thekla We have a few copies left after which this excellent little book will be out of print; no further copies are available from the original publishers. Price £6.00. The photograph is of the iconostasis in the Orthodox Chapel of St Finnan and St Nicholas in Shielfoot, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan, Argyll. PH36 4JZ. The Celtic art used on these pages is from Aon Celtic and Karen Nicholas |