The Consecration and Enthronement of Bishop Elect Sean Semple as the Sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf will take place at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Bahrain on Friday 24 May at 6 pm.

The Enthronement of the new Bishop in St Paul’s Cathedral in Nicosia will take place on Saturday 22 June at 5 pm.

Both events will be followed by receptions. Anyone wishing to attend either, or both events, would be most welcome.

Lent lunches will be served in the church hall on Sunday 3rd and 17th March after the morning service. The lunch will consist of home-made soup, fresh bread and hummus, plus a cup of tea or coffee.

There is no charge but Donations (200/300 TL?) will be appreciated. Proceeds will go to the Ras Morbat Clinic, Aden.

Ras Morbat Clinic still operates, despite the civil war in Yemen, specialising in eye care and corrective procedures. It also runs a vaccination programme for children and staff go out to remote areas including Somali refugee camps.

Ras Morbat clinic is financed by donation via our Diocese and run entirely by skilled and dedicated Yemini staff. Treatment costs are kept low and the clinic has a very good reputation for its work.

The situation has become much harder for the clinic in recent weeks. Power cuts last 8 hours and there is usually only 2 hours of electricity a day. Mansoor, the director, travels long distances to find enough diesel to power the generator to keep the clinic operating.

Your support for Ras Morbat’s vital work this Lent will be greatly appreciated.

It was a memorable weekend for our Reader Bill and Geraldine, our Church Secretary, who celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary . Our very best wishes to a truly golden couple.

We are holding a Lenten Study Course at The Hermitage, for 5 Thursdays, starting on February 22nd.
We will start at 10.30 and finish by 12.30
For those who wish to attend, morning prayer will be held in The Hermitage chapel at 10am.

The diocese of Jerusalem and JMECA are so grateful to all who are praying for an end to the war in Gaza and to all who have donated to support the Al Ahli Hospital.

The situation continues to be desperate but we can confirm that as a result of appeals to date, lifesaving medications, disposables and consumables worth $56,000 (approx £44,000) were delivered on January 31st, despite the danger of delivery vehicles travelling without safe passage.

Read the latest update provided by Canon Don Binder : www.jmeca.org.uk/node/683