The tree of shame has become the tree of glory: Baghdad celebrates the Holy Cross
On 13 September 2021 St George Baghdad kept the Eve of the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross in Iraqi fashion. Canon Faiz Jerjes presided at the celebration,…
Jocelyn at 100
On 21 August Mrs Jocelyn Henderson, Churchwarden Emerita of St Andrew Abu Dhabi, celebrated her hundredth birthday at her home within the grounds of the Royal Stables, Abu Dhabi. The…
The Reverend Canon Dennis Gurney, OBE (1931-2021)
It is with great sadness that the Diocese shares news of the death of the Reverend Canon Dennis Gurney, OBE, aged 90. Canon Gurney served as senior chaplain in Dubai,…
St John Deryneia: five confirmations and a Reception
While torrential rain poured down outside, five candidates were confirmed on Sunday 21 November 2021 at St John the Evangelist Deryneia. Archbishop Michael also received a candidate already confirmed in…
St Paul’s playground for children in need
A bright, colourful children’s playground has recently sprung up in the grounds of St Paul’s Cathedral in Nicosia—part of a Diocesan project to support families in need, funded by The…
Reflections on memory
By John Holdsworth, Canon Theologian at Nicosia Cathedral In her best-selling novel, “The Giver,” made into a film in 2014, children’s author Lois Lowry describes a dystopian community in the…
Oman: Christians and Muslims together
In Muscat on Thursday 2 December a joint delegation of leaders of the Reformed Church in America and the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf called on His Excellency…
Paphos: a fond farewell and warm welcome
Paphos parish has bid farewell to the Reverend Andrew Burtt, with a service of Holy Eucharist celebrated by Archbishop Michael on 7 November 2021 at the Orthodox Cathedral of St Theodore. Fr Andrew…
Paphos: the Reverend Ken Waters
Archbishop Michael is pleased to announce that the Reverend Ken Waters, currently Associate Priest in the parish of Paphos, will be licensed on Saturday 20 November 2021 as Interim Priest…
The Reverend Justin Arnott
Fr Justin Arnott, who has served in the diocese most recently on the staff of St Paul's Cathedral, Nicosia after ministry, mainly among students, as a Reader at St Mark…