Links to other churches
Christ Church, Jebel Ali. This is our link church in Dubai. 
Christ Church Anglican parish church, in Ayia Napa 
St Barnabas Anglican Church in Limassol 
The Cathedral Church of St Paul in Nicosia 
Paphos Anglican Church, which has three separate congregations 
St John the Evangelist, meeting in Derynia Contact us if you are interested in knowing more about St Helena’s, or if you have any questions about our church.
Archive News Articles
- 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”