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 bout
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 Worship
The church is a converted single-storey cottage. It is furnished
in traditional style, with no pews (though with seats around
the edge for those who need them). We use the Old Calendar,
which is 13 days behind the secular calendar. During services,
only candles are used for lighting. The music is
unaccompanied harmony singing, following the Russian
tradition. The services are mostly in English, with occasional
items in Slavonic.
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| The iconostasis and sanctuary |
 Non-liturgical activities
Most years, we organise a coffee morning in Dunblane, where members
of the community organise stalls such as: home baking, bric-a-brac,
genuine borshch soup, second-hand books, crafts and gifts, and
icons.
We have also started to produce a newsletter, "The
Vine", containing community news and reports, plus articles
of spiritual interest.
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| The icon stall at a coffee morning |
 Dunblane and ecumenical relationships
The church is dedicated to St
Nicholas of Myra (270-342), and also honours St
Blane, the sixth-century Celtic saint who founded a monastery
where Dunblane Cathedral now lies. Not far from the church is Scottish
Churches House, an ecumenical retreat house which is the
seat of "Action for Churches Together in Scotland" (ACTS)
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Members of the community occasionally take part in ecumenical
activities of the Fellowship of Saint Andrew, a small body for
fellowship between Orthodox and non-Orthodox Christians in Scotland. |
| Painting of Saint Blane in Scottish Churches House |
 Address
Church of St Nicholas and St Blane
Laighill Loan
Dunblane FK15 0BJ
Tel: Father Alexander Williams, 01786 822750
Services mainly in English, using the Old Calendar |
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Shared lunch outdoors at the visit of Bishop
Basil |
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