Youth retreat at Christ Church Jebel Ali
Youth leaders Marc Joseph and Taryn Powys organised a youth retreat at Christ Church Jebel Ali on 16 March 2024, exploring the discovering of spiritual gifts, dealing with stress, and…
JMECA appeal: St Luke’s Hospital Nablus
(A message from JMECA Chair the Right Reverend Anthony Ball) This year JMECA is asking Christians to dedicate their Good Friday or Easter Offering to support St Luke's Hospital in Nablus,…
Canon Georgia marks 40 years of service
Georgia Katsantonis, PA to every but the first Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf, this week marks four decades working for the Diocese.She took up her post on 1 March…
Announcing Bishop-elect the Revd Sean Semple
Archbishop Hosam Naoum, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, and the Synod of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf are pleased to announce…
Synod 2024
The annual Diocesan Synod opened on 5 February, with a Eucharist led by the Most Reverend Hosam Naoum, Archbishop of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East and Acting…
A new priest for Limassol
Archbishop Hosam, acting Bishop of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf, and the churchwardens of the parish of Limassol are pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend Deborah…
Reflecting on faith at COP28
The recent UN Climate Change Conference—COP28, held in Dubai—was the first such event to have an on-site Faith Pavilion, and members of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf played…
Bringing a Christmas smile to children at Kofinou
Co-ordinated this year by Deborah Graham (Secretary of St Helena’s Church, Larnaca and Chair of House of Laity of Diocesan Synod), a total of 83 personalised Christmas ‘stockings’ were filled…
To human view displayed: from the Canon Theologian
I have been very struck by this unusual Christmas crib this year. It was assembled at the Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. Bethlehem is a largely Palestinian town situated in the…
Advent book of daily meditations
The UAE churches of St Andrew Abu Dhabi, Christ Church Jebel Ali and St Martin Sharjah are pleased to share an Advent book of daily meditations, produced by members of…