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Read more about the article Visiting Old City churches on Orthodox Good Friday

Visiting Old City churches on Orthodox Good Friday

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:11/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/Cyprus/News

On Orthodox Good Friday yesterday parishioners from across Cyprus gathered in the Old City of Nicosia to experience a local Orthodox tradition of venerating the Epitaphios—the beautifully adorned bier bearing…

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Read more about the article St Andrew Kyrenia Music Week opens

St Andrew Kyrenia Music Week opens

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:08/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/Cyprus/News

St Andrew Kyrenia launched its annual Music Week on Wednesday with a morning concert featuring heartwarming tributes to the late Earl Moffitt, St Andrew’s Director of Music.The concert opened with…

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Read more about the article Epiphany Doha celebrates Easter baptisms

Epiphany Doha celebrates Easter baptisms

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:06/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/News/The Gulf

Last night’s Easter Service at Church of the Epiphany, Doha included three baptisms.Bishop Sean—on a solidarity visit to parishes in the Gulf during Passiontide and Holy Week—preached and presided at…

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Read more about the article Archbishop Sarah Easter call for end to violence

Archbishop Sarah Easter call for end to violence

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:05/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/Cyprus/News/The Gulf

Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Sarah Mullally has appealed for an end to the destruction of war in the Gulf and wider Middle East.“As we shout with joy that…

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Read more about the article Gulf News: Dubai clergy Easter messages

Gulf News: Dubai clergy Easter messages

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:05/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/News/The Gulf

Gulf News shares Easter messages from the clergy of Dubai churches—Bishop Zachariah Severios, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, the Reverend Jijo T. Mutheri and the Reverend Canon Prem Mitra, chaplain at Holy…

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Read more about the article Easter dawn at Ayia Thekla: celebrating the Resurrection

Easter dawn at Ayia Thekla: celebrating the Resurrection

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:05/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/Cyprus/News

At dawn this morning of Easter Day, members of Christ Church Ayia Napa gathered on Ayia Thekla beach to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord.The congregation stood in prayer and…

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Read more about the article Confronting grief and silence: Ayia Napa marks Good Friday

Confronting grief and silence: Ayia Napa marks Good Friday

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:04/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/Cyprus/News

A joint Good Friday service in Ayia Napa drew together the Scandinavian Church and Christ Church in a spirit of shared worship and Christian fellowship.The service was conducted according to…

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Read more about the article Holy Thursday in Baghdad: together in faith

Holy Thursday in Baghdad: together in faith

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:03/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/News/The Gulf

Holy Week services continued last night at St George Baghdad, with the Maundy Thursday commemoration of the Last Supper. The service, led by the Reverend Canon Faiz Jerjes, included the washing…

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Read more about the article ‘Watchfulness and prayer’: Christ Church marks start of Triduum

‘Watchfulness and prayer’: Christ Church marks start of Triduum

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:03/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/Cyprus/News

Christ Church Ayia Napa marked the beginning of Triduum in a prayerful afternoon gathering at a local botanical gardens on Maundy Thursday.Members of the congregation joined first in an informal…

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Read more about the article Palm Sunday at St George Baghdad

Palm Sunday at St George Baghdad

  • Post author:Helen Perry
  • Post published:01/04/2026
  • Post category:Church/News/The Gulf

St George Baghdad celebrated Palm Sunday with great joy, in a service led by the Reverend Canon Faiz Jerjes. (Click to watch video.)

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