Fr Faiz meets Bishop Curry
On a trip to the US the Reverend Canon Faiz Jerjes, parish priest of St George Baghdad, had the opportunity to meet Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church of the…
Provincial Synod 2023
The Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East—also referred to as the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East—held its annual meeting of Synod on 12 May 2023,…
Holy Trinity Dubai: Prem licensed
On Sunday 30 April 2023 Archbishop Michael licensed the Reverend Prem Mitra as parish priest of Holy Trinity Dubai. Prem has served for many years in parishes in South India…
Fr Faiz visits Washington
The Reverend Canon Faiz Jerjes, parish priest of St George Baghdad, was in Washington, DC this week, vesting for a service at the National Cathedral on Sunday. The service was…
Baghdad welcomes US Episcopal Church
Representatives of the Episcopal Church of the United States (TEC) visited St George Baghdad at the end of April, celebrating Sunday service with the congregation led by parish priest the…
Qatar: confirmations
Two confirmation eucharists, one in English and one in Tamil, were celebrated by large congregations on Friday 21 April in the church of the Epiphany, Doha, in Qatar. Archbishop Michael…
Vacancy-in-See Committee update
An update on the search for a new diocesan bishop from the Venerable Christopher Futcher, Convenor of the Vacancy-in-See CommitteeThe Committee has received the names of 20 potential candidates from around…
Iran in Cyprus
Five people, both clergy and lay, from Anglican churches in Iran have recently spent time in Cyprus. Archbishop Michael had invited them to join him and others for two days…
Oman reconfigured: the church of St John Muscat
At a eucharist in the Sultanate of Oman on 13 April, attended by about 100 people, Archbishop Michael marked the emergence of the church and congregation of St John Muscat…
Jebel Ali: worshippers in abundance
Easter Day saw very large numbers at Christ Church Jebel Ali in the UAE. A remarkable 440 attended the main Anglican eucharist, reported Fr Jim Young, parish priest, to observe…