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- Lockdown: April 26th-May 9th 25 April 2021 – Services will be online only for May 2nd and May 9th. The charity shops will be closed for this period, and… … Continue reading “Lockdown: April 26th-May 9th”
- Easter Day 2021 4 April 2021 – Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Even as we entered the church a feast of flower arrangements met… … Continue reading “Easter Day 2021”
- Archbishop Michael’s Easter Message 1 April 2021 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiq3vLwrOgg I’m outside the church of Saint Fanurios. It’s a Greek Orthodox church at Deryneia in Cyprus. And it’s where the Anglican… … Continue reading “Archbishop Michael’s Easter Message”
- Archbishop Michael at St Helena’s 28 February 2021 – Sunday 28 February 2021, Archbishop Michael presided and spoke at St Helena’s … Continue reading “Archbishop Michael at St Helena’s”
- St Helena’s Christmas Lunch 2020 3 February 2021 – It all started as a germ of an idea resulting from a casual conversation in a coffee shop about what… … Continue reading “St Helena’s Christmas Lunch 2020”
- Saint Helena’s set for live streaming during lockdown 31 January 2021 – Three cameras and extra lighting for the live streams from Saint Helena’s during lockdown. … Continue reading “Saint Helena’s set for live streaming during lockdown”
- Charity Shops Update 10 January 2021 – Due to the new restrictions announced early in January, both charity shops will be closed until at least the end… … Continue reading “Charity Shops Update”
- Carol Service 2020 20 December 2020 – Following St Helena’s tradition we held a Carol Service – but with only Christopher and Anne present, but streamed live.… … Continue reading “Carol Service 2020”
- Charity Shop news 16 December 2020 – The Larnaca charity shop will close after Monday 21st December and reopen on 11th January, 2021. The Pervolia shop will… … Continue reading “Charity Shop news”
- New Restrictions 11 December 2020 – New restrictions came into operation today, which mean that congregations are unable to attend worship in church buildings. All our… … Continue reading “New Restrictions”
- Geoff’s Health 15 November 2020 – Those of you who attended our service in St Helena’s or who joined us online on 15th November will have… … Continue reading “Geoff’s Health”
- Summer worship… with masks! 15 August 2020 – Not only do we have to be spaced apart by 2m during the service, but everyone has to wear masks! … Continue reading “Summer worship… with masks!”
- Midweek Reflection, June 3rd 2020 3 June 2020 – The Gospel reading set for today is from Mark Chapter 12, verses 18-27 and the story itself is the question… … Continue reading “Midweek Reflection, June 3rd 2020”
- Resuming Worship at St Helena’s 23 May 2020 – Well, we have government permission to begin worshipping together in St Helena’s again from 23rd May. So on Sunday, 24th… … Continue reading “Resuming Worship at St Helena’s”
- Ascension Day Thoughts 20 May 2020 – I have never understood the mind of serial killers. I suppose that’s because whatever they had done went completely against… … Continue reading “Ascension Day Thoughts”
- A thought on the Gospel reading for Easter 6 (John 14:15-21) 16 May 2020 – ‘Who is the third who walks always beside you? When I count, there are only you and I … But… … Continue reading “A thought on the Gospel reading for Easter 6 (John 14:15-21)”
- Prayers for use in observing VE Day 2020, the 75th anniversary 7 May 2020 – Prayers may include the following: – an expression of sorrow for the atrocities of war; – that former enemies… … Continue reading “Prayers for use in observing VE Day 2020, the 75th anniversary”
- Midweek Reflection 28 April 2020 – The Gospel reading set for today is from Chapter 6 of John’s Gospel. In this reading, Jesus declared himself to… … Continue reading “Midweek Reflection”
- Easter Sunday 2020 Reflection 16 April 2020 – Our Gospel reading is from John’s Gospel, Chapter 20, Verses 1-18. This Gospel reading tells the story of the discovery of… … Continue reading “Easter Sunday 2020 Reflection”
- Thoughts on Palm Sunday 2020 12 April 2020 – ‘Unsettled’…’confusing’ … ‘strange’. All words we’ve heard to describe these weeks of COVID-19. Yet, there begins to be talk of… … Continue reading “Thoughts on Palm Sunday 2020”
- Thought for the Week, 6th April 2020 6 April 2020 – I am finding it interesting how often now I see people signing off from a message not simply with their… … Continue reading “Thought for the Week, 6th April 2020”
- Thought for the Week, 31st March 2020 31 March 2020 – Some days I find it harder to focus during Morning Prayer than others. This morning was one such time. I… … Continue reading “Thought for the Week, 31st March 2020”
- Looking Ahead, 30th March 2020 30 March 2020 – Looking Ahead We are having an unusual Lent this year, probably unlike any of us have previously experienced. I do… … Continue reading “Looking Ahead, 30th March 2020”
- Thought for the Week, 24th March 2020 24 March 2020 – I have been delighted by how much it already means to me to stop and pray for our congregation and… … Continue reading “Thought for the Week, 24th March 2020”
- Looking Forward 19 March 2020 – These are strange times as we listen daily to the latest news, advice and measures being taken here and elsewhere. … … Continue reading “Looking Forward”
- Pastoral letter from Archbishop Michael 19 March 2020 – WE ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST The present moment feels unprecedented. Levels of anxiety and disorientation are high in many… … Continue reading “Pastoral letter from Archbishop Michael”
- Afternoon Tea, January 2020 19 February 2020 – On January 14th, we held one of our occasional afternoon tea social events. It was a happy occasion, gathering people… … Continue reading “Afternoon Tea, January 2020”
- Remembrance Day 2019 10 November 2019 – St Helena’s Remembrance Day service was held on Sunday 10th November. “We will remember them” … Continue reading “Remembrance Day 2019”
- March against Human Trafficking 19 October 2019 – ‘Abolish slavery everywhere, forever.’ So read one of the placards under which we walked. At 10am on October 19th, the… … Continue reading “March against Human Trafficking”
- Afternoon Tea 16 October 2019 – On Wednesday 16th October 2019, some 35 of us enjoyed gathering for wonderful home-made cakes and conversation at St. Helena’s. … … Continue reading “Afternoon Tea”
- New Chaplains at St Helena’s 17 September 2019 – On Saturday 7 September 2019 Bishop Michael collated and instituted the Venerable Christopher Futcher as the new Archdeacon in Cyprus… … Continue reading “New Chaplains at St Helena’s”
- Christmas pastoral letter 2018 25 December 2018 – Advent Calendars have become a familiar feature of Christmas anticipation. Beginning on December 1st (usually before Advent) and ending on… … Continue reading “Christmas pastoral letter 2018”
- Graduation 17 June 2018 – Fr Geoff Graham was awarded his Bachelor of Theology degree in a ceremony held at St Paul’s Cathedral in Nicosia. … Continue reading “Graduation”
- Harvest Pastoral Letter 18 September 2017 – I suppose the most basic harvest question of all is: was it worth it? It’s a question that is usually… … Continue reading “Harvest Pastoral Letter”
- Christmas Pastoral Letter 2016 18 December 2016 – Last year at our Christmas Carol service in Pervolia, one participant wanted to signal her dissatisfaction. She had expected to… … Continue reading “Christmas Pastoral Letter 2016”
- Easter Pastoral Letter 2016 18 March 2016 – Easter pastoral letter 2016 I wonder what Amnesty International would make of the trial of Jesus , if it were… … Continue reading “Easter Pastoral Letter 2016”
- St Helena’s report to Synod 2016 28 January 2016 – The Diocesan theme for 2015 was stewardship, and that has loomed large in our Council thinking. There has been fresh… … Continue reading “St Helena’s report to Synod 2016”
- Christmas pastoral letter 2015 18 December 2015 – Two comments following the Paris bomb atrocities have stuck in my memory. The first, from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin… … Continue reading “Christmas pastoral letter 2015”
- 90th birthday 18 July 2015 – We celebrated one of our congregation’s 90th birthday on a warm Sunday in July by presenting a cake to Elizabeth… … Continue reading “90th birthday”
- Ordination 27 June 2015 – Geoff Graham, formerly Lay Reader at St Helena’s was ordained as a Deacon in St Paul’s Cathedral on Saturday June… … Continue reading “Ordination”
- Easter pastoral letter 2015 16 March 2015 – This year we shall once again hold a service of Stations of the Cross on Good Friday afternoon. When we… … Continue reading “Easter pastoral letter 2015”
- Christmas pastoral letter 2014 1 December 2014 – I wonder how many more re-makes of “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” it will take to solve the world’s wrongs.… … Continue reading “Christmas pastoral letter 2014”
- Harvest pastoral letter 2014 29 September 2014 – This year we shall be holding two services to celebrate Harvest Festival. As always we shall be having a Harvest… … Continue reading “Harvest pastoral letter 2014”
- Bishop’s visit 18 June 2014 – Bishop Michael visited St Helena’s on Sunday, 29th June to celebrate the Eucharist. He also licensed Geoff Graham as a… … Continue reading “Bishop’s visit”
- Easter pastoral letter 2014 13 April 2014 – It comes as a surprise to those who arrive in Cyprus from the UK, that Easter should have such a… … Continue reading “Easter pastoral letter 2014”
- Charity shop birthday 1 March 2014 – The Charity Shop celebrated its first birthday on Friday, 1st March 2014, and we had our sponsored walk around Oroklini… … Continue reading “Charity shop birthday”
- Christmas pastoral letter 2013 8 December 2013 – Religious festivals are an important and very public way of describing who we are. That is true of all religions.… … Continue reading “Christmas pastoral letter 2013”
- Confirmation 1 December 2013 – On December 1st 2013, four candidates were confirmed by the Bishop as full members of St Helena’s Church. … Continue reading “Confirmation”
- Harvest pastoral letter 2013 19 September 2013 – Harvest is about food. And generally the way food is viewed in our culture is increasingly as a commodity. That… … Continue reading “Harvest pastoral letter 2013”
- Church shop opens 1 March 2013 – St David’s day, March 1st, was the auspicious opening date for the new Church Charity Shop in Larnaca. Adjacent to… … Continue reading “Church shop opens”
- Licensing of Sean Semple 18 January 2013 – Fr Sean Semple and his family joined the congregation of St. Helena’s in January 2013, and Sean was licensed by… … Continue reading “Licensing of Sean Semple”
- Food for Thought – St Helena’s Angels (article in Larnaka News Magazine) 18 November 2011 – St Helena’s is the local community representing a worldwide Anglican Communion that includes the Church of England, the Church in… … Continue reading “Food for Thought – St Helena’s Angels (article in Larnaka News Magazine)”
- St Helena’s Luncheon Club 18 October 2011 – The inaugural meeting of the St Helena’s Luncheon Club took place on October 5th 2011. 24 people tucked into a… … Continue reading “St Helena’s Luncheon Club”
- Visit to St George’s Church 23 July 2011 – Over 20 members of St Helena’s visited the beautiful church of St George in the Troodos on July 3rd. Following… … Continue reading “Visit to St George’s Church”
- Vicarage barbecue 18 June 2011 – John and Sue recently hosted a barbecue at the vicarage. The food was excellent and the socializing even better with… … Continue reading “Vicarage barbecue”
- Farewell to Alexa 18 May 2011 – Only a few weeks after saying goodybe to Jill, St Helena’s had another sad farewell as Alexa Issa returns to… … Continue reading “Farewell to Alexa”
- Farewell to Jill 1 May 2011 – Ven. Dr. John Holdsworth presenting a certificate to Jill Ford in recognition of her service to St Helena’s, particularly in… … Continue reading “Farewell to Jill”
- Easter Pastoral Letter 18 April 2011 – The Passion of Christ is still a subject that excites film makers and TV programme makers alike. It still surprises… … Continue reading “Easter Pastoral Letter”