St Helena's Church Larnaca Cyprus
Anglican Church in Larnaca
Over 20 members of St Helena’s visited the beautiful church of St George in the Troodos on July 3rd. Following a picnic lunch at a mountain site, members joined together for a service of Evensong, led by the Chaplain Ven Dr John Holdsworth. St George’s has been described as the most interesting Anglican church building in Cyprus. It is open for services at 4pm each Sunday in the Summer.
John and Sue recently hosted a barbecue at the vicarage. The food was excellent and the socializing even better with around 60 people attending. In addition, although the main aim of the event was for people to have a good time, over €400 was raised for church funds.
Only a few weeks after saying goodybe to Jill, St Helena’s had another sad farewell as Alexa Issa returns to her native Scotland.
Alexa has been a member of St Helena’s for over 20 years and has made an enormous contribution to the church over the years.
Ven. Dr. John Holdsworth presenting a certificate to Jill Ford in recognition of her service to St Helena’s, particularly in relation to her office and creative activities.
Jill and her husband, Tony, have now returned to live in the UK but will not be forgotten by the church members.
The Passion of Christ is still a subject that excites film makers and TV programme makers alike. It still surprises me that in this secular age, there are enough people who want to attempt new dramatic interpretations of the events of Holy Week and Easter, and that there is a ready audience for them. That can only be good, but we do have to approach each of them with a little caution. I never saw Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, being put off, like many others, by the reports of prolonged gratuitous violence that it contained. There is a Hollywood way of portraying evil…
