THE ANGLICAN CHURCH of PAPHOS

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1 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH of PAPHOS DIOCESE OF CYPRUS and THE GULF The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East (a Province of the Anglican Communion) Ayia Kyriaki, Kato Paphos; St. Stephen s, Tala and St. Luke s Prodromi OUR MISSION STATEMENT We are committed, through Jesus, to sharing God s Love for all peoples and growing in our love for Him and for one another. Sunday 5th April Year B Easter Day THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF PAPHOS P.O Box 61083, 8130 Kato Paphos, Cyprus Parish Priest: The Reverend Nic Denny-Dimitriou Website: Weddings: Readings for Sunday 5th April - Easter Day Page Numbers ~ St. Stephen s only First Reading: Isaiah 25: Page 500 Psalm: Psalm 118: 1-2, Page 436 Second Reading: Acts 10: Page 779 Gospel: Mark 16: Page 722 Sunday 12th April First Reading: Exodus 14: Page 50 Psalm: Psalm Page 443 Second Reading: Acts 4: Page 773 Gospel: John 20: Page 769 Prayers for this Week Father God we give thanks with all Christians on this glorious Easter Day; CHRIST IS RISEN HE IS RISEN INDEED! We pray for all Christian leaders and congregations, regardless of denomination or tradition; we ask for blessing on the Persecuted Church throughout the world, and for all who shunned by others for their faith. This week we pray for our companion Diocese of Thika in the Church of Kenya and Julius their Diocesan Bishop. In our own Diocese we pray for the Church of Holy Trinity, Dubai; we give thanks that through governance struggles within the Chaplaincy, both sides have largely continued to worship and minister alongside each other at Holy Trinity. We give thanks for their active programme of outreach to the Migrant labour camps; the volunteers who serve the people who come to their monthly Advice Clinic; and we pray for the newly appointed Local Church Committee as they seek to guide church life during this interim period. In the present crisis times in the Yemen, we pray for the safety of all who live and work in the compound of Christ Church Aden; Mansour the Administrator, the security staff, the doctors and nurses, and the patients who attend the clinics for treatment; may the Light of Christ shine as a beacon of hope into an area experiencing extreme poverty, danger and uncertainty. In our 1

2 Parish of Paphos, we give thanks for the ministry of the Rev d Nic, the Rev d Andrew and the Rev d Marian during a busy but wonderful Holy Week; and now at the foot of the cross let us give thanks for a glorious Easter tide, and ask for your blessing Lord on the future ministry of our parish. Please remember in your prayers the family and friends of Ronald George Taylor whose funeral takes place tomorrow. What s going on today and this week Sunday 5th April - Easter Day 8.15am 11.00am 6.00pm Holy Eucharist (Rev d Nic) - Ayia Kyriaki Holy Eucharist - (Rev d Andrew) - St. Luke s Holy Eucharist - (Rev d Marian) - St. Stephen s Sung Eucharist (incense to be used at this service) - (Rev d Andrew) - Ayia Kyriaki Wednesday 8th April 9.00am 10.15am Friday 10th April 2.00pm Saturday 11th April 9.00am Sunday 12th April 8.15am 11.00am 6.00pm Holy Eucharist (Rev d Nic) - Ayia Kyriaki Holy Eucharist (Rev d Marian) - St. Stephen s Church Council Meeting - St. Stephen s Craft and Coffee - St. Stephen s Men s Breakfast Fellowship - Moonlight Taverna Holy Eucharist (Rev d Andrew) - Ayia Kyriaki Holy Eucharist (Rev d Nic) - St. Luke s Morning Worship (Reader Ann Bailey) - St. Stephen s Sung Eucharist (Rev d Nic) - Ayia Kyriaki For the work of the Church - w/e 29th March 2015 Ayia Kyriaki: Pledges: Ayia Kyriaki Lent Collection: St. Stephen s: Pledges: St. Stephen s Lent Collection: (2 weeks) St. Luke s: Pledges: St. Luke s Lent Collection: Open Plate Total : Pledges Total: THIS PARISH OF OURS Duty Wardens for week Ayia Kyriaki a.m. Sarah Sait + week Ayia Kyriaki p.m. Sarah Sait St. Stephen s - Bob Cross St. Luke s - Catherine Elliott A Notice for our U.K. Visitors Gift Aid - The Anglican Church of Paphos, through the Jerusalem and East Mission Trust UK Endowment Fund, is recognised by the UK tax authorities as a registered UK charity. Any donations made by UK Taxpayers are eligible for Gift Aid. In order to participate, a Gift Aid envelope must be completed and submitted to the Church. So that we can claim back any tax, it is vitally important that the information required on the front of the blue Gift Aid envelope is completed IN FULL. If this is not done we are unable to make a valid claim. 2

3 Your participation in the Gift Aid Scheme is much appreciated as the church is totally self-supporting. Thank you. Gift Aid envelopes are provided with the Weekly Notice Sheet for your convenience. GENERAL NOTICES PLEASE NOTE - Final Reminder for A.G.M. All documents for the A.G.M. will be available on from Sunday 12th April for all on the Electoral Roll. If anyone requires a hard copy of the Budget 2015 these can be collected at your church on Sunday 12th. Please advise the Hon. Secretary by Wednesday 8th April to enable printing. Thank you. Parking Outside St. Stephen s: The Congregation of St. Stephen s would be grateful if anyone attending the Church could refrain from parking on the open space outside the building. We would like to keep this free for the disabled and people with limited mobility only. Thank you. Thanks to all the people who helped distribute posters for the Easter Services. Round about 60 hotels and holiday apartments/villages were visited, all of which now have details of all the regular services at Ayia Kyriaki and St. Stephen s as well as the Easter poster. Ayia Kyriaki Choir: New choir members always welcome, visitors included. If interested, please contact Jane on Coffee, Company, Craft and Chat: Business as usual on Friday afternoons from 2p.m. at St. Stephen s and a warm welcome and delicious cakes are always on offer. If you have any left over craft resources or books etc. that you have no further use for, we would welcome those as we are planning another craft and coffee sale as soon as the weather warms up a bit more. More information is available from Mary Brown or maryb42@hotmail.co.uk NOTICES FOR THIS WEEK and NEXT SUNDAY Men s Breakfast: The next Men s Breakfast will be on Saturday 11th April, to be held at the Moonlight Restaurant, at 9 a.m. All men are welcome. The speaker will be Craig Watts, and the title of his talk will be It wasn t my fault, honestly Guv!! This will be a talk about Craig s life as a Police Detective at Scotland Yard and should prove to be interesting and very funny. Please ring Trevor Gage on or by 6pm on Thursday 9th April to book your breakfast. Cost 5. ADVANCE NOTICES Malcolm Brinson, a former Director of Music for the Anglican Church of Paphos, will give an Organ Recital in Ayia Kyriaki, at 6.00pm, on Wednesday, 15th April. Please bring a pen or a pencil, all will be revealed on the night!! Retiring Collection. Paphos Voices will be singing The Crucifixion (Stainer) and Gloria (Vivaldi) in the Great Hall of the new Holy Orthodox Church in Tala, at 7.30pm on Thursday, 16th April. Further details on church noticeboards. For Choral Evensong on Sunday, 26th April, Paphos Voices will be singing part of the liturgy which will include music by Stainer, Purcell, Stanford, Vivaldi and Tallis. 3

4 Women s Group: High heels, hats and High Tea: Get out your best hat and high heels for the Women s Group High Tea at Rosie s Tea Room, Geroskipou Square behind Agia Paraskevi Church, Thursday 16 April 3-5 p.m. High Tea: tea, sandwiches, scones, jam and clotted cream and a slice of carrot/cheese/chocolate/victoria sponge cake: 10 (cappuccino/filter coffee 50c extra) Cream tea: tea, scones, jam and clotted cream: 5 Tea/coffee and cake: 5 Phone Dave: to book a seat or a table and place your order. Numbers limited. All women welcome, including visitors, (without a hat or high heels too). Recycled Cards: We shall be selling recycled cards at Ayia Kyriaki and St. Stephen s Churches on Sunday 3rd May 2015 after the 8.15 am service and after the 11 am service. We look forward to your support. Many thanks, Sue and Lou. SOCIAL EVENTS Chinese Meal - Due to the ongoing delay with the road works on the Tomb of the Kings road, it is not possible to have the Chinese meal at Chloe s. It will now take place on Friday 24th April at the Xiang Gong Restaurant, The Triangle, Paphos, commencing 7.00 for 7.30pm Tickets 15 (excluding drinks). Visitors, friends and family are welcome. There will be a raffle for church funds. Mini Golf - 23rd May (buffet included) Argaka Fun Afternoon - 13th June Annual BBQ - 18th July Ticket Sellers: Ayia Kyriaki: Morning: Gerald & Trisha Payne ( ) Evening: Liz & Bob Pearce ( ) St. Luke s: Jayne Preston ( ) St. Stephen s: Gordon & Norma Redpath ( ) CONTACTS Anglican Parish Priest Rev d Nic Denny-Dimitriou / Associate Priest Rev d Andrew Symonds / Clergy with Permission to Officiate Rev d Julia Denny-Dimitriou Rev d Marian Morgan / The Reverend Sue Place - Friends Hospice Number Mob: Readers Ann Bailey Trev Sait Wardens Bob Cross Catherine Elliott Chris Fox Jacquie Hammond Margaret Keeble Sarah Sait Church Secretary Di Sylvester churchsecretary@paphosanglicanchurch.org Wedding Coordinator, Funeral & Baptism Administrator Helen Smith / / Fax: Hon. Treasurer Graham Hare graham@hare-uk.com 4

5 Organist in Residence Jane Roberts Deputy Organist Bruce McCandlish / Funeral Coordinator Jacky Cotterill / Deputy Funeral Coordinator Tim Sabben-Clare / Bereavement Support Jill Dare Chris Hoskins Electoral Roll - Roger Wortley Pastoral Care Team - Duty Member Protection Officer Chris Hoskins Deputy Protection Officer Ann Bailey Prayer Support Team Rosemary Symonds Clinic Visitors Team Brenda Backhouse Polis Hospitals Team - Duty Member Welfare Committee Eric Dickinson M.B.E Pledged Giving Sarah Sait Social Events Chris Hoskins St. Stephen s Diary Coordinator Tim Sabben-Clare Church Flowers Margaret Keeble