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…
Canon Georgia: a first
Archbishop Michael, after consultation with the Very Reverend Jeremy Crocker, Dean of Nicosia, has appointed Mrs Georgia Katsantonis as an Ecumenical Lay Canon of St Paul's Cathedral. Since the 1980s…
Holy Saturday and Easter Day: Baghdad 2023
The evening liturgy on Holy Saturday began as always with the kindling and blessing of new fire outside St George's. The tall paschal candle was marked with the sign of the…
Holy Thursday and Good Friday: Baghdad
On Holy Thursday, known also in Britain and beyond as Maundy Thursday, the people of St George Baghdad commemorated the Last Supper, the Institution of the Eucharist, and the Garden…
Danish memorial in Baghdad
On Monday in Holy Week Archbishop Michael led a short service of remembrance in the gardens of St George's church, at the newly restored memorial to eight Danish soldiers who died in…
Palm Sunday 2023: Baghdad
Archbishop Michael and Julia were once again at St George Baghdad for the opening of Holy Week. More than a hundred worshippers made their communion in the mass, which began with…