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St. Aidan 
  “the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” 
[Acts 11:26]
 

 

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Chronology (1995 - 2009)

DATE EVENT
SEPTEMBER 1994 Community forms
APRIL 1995 Fr. Gregory ordained
Community received into Orthodoxy
JUNE 1996 Clare Road property acquired
OCTOBER 1996 St. Aidan's Church consecrated by Metropolitan Gabriel
FEBRUARY 1998 Fr. Deacon John-Mark ordained to the diaconate
2000 Metropolitan Gabriel blesses the Eritreian and Ethiopian community to join St. Aidan's
2001 / 2002 Significant growth in size and ethnic diversity of the community
JANUARY 2002 Visit of His Grace Bishop John Yazigi to St. Aidan's
SEPTEMBER 2005 Mission opens in Macclesfield dedicated to St. Theodore of Canterbury
NOVEMBER 2005 Parish Review in conjunction with the parish of All Saints of Lincolnshire, Lincoln
OCTOBER 2007 The repose of His Eminence Metropolitan Gabriel
DECEMBER 2007 The repose of Fr. Deacon John-Mark in the Lord
JUNE 2008 The election of His Grace Bishop John Yazigi to the Metropolitanate of Western and Central Europe
SEPTEMBER 2008 The Enthronement of His Eminence, Metropolitan John, Archbishop in Western and Central Europe in Paris (20th / 21st)
FEBRUARY
2009
The Pastoral Visit of Metroploitan John to the parish.  Benedict Broomhead is tonsured as a Reader and Peter Bateman is ordained to the subdiaconate.
JULY 2009 Pasrish attends Deanery Conference led by Metroploitan on the theme of "Liturgical Celebrations.  First year of the E-Quip course concludes.