Bishop Sean invites the people of all the parishes and beyond to join St Christopher’s Cathedral online tomorrow (19 May 2026) at 1800 (Bahrain & Cyprus) for a special Diocesan service—an opportunity for the people and friends of the Diocese to draw together in prayer.

Tomorrow’s service will be led by the Reverend Maria Evangelou, Deacon at St Paul’s Cathedral, Nicosia.

To join the service via Zoom, use the link below or visit https://www.cypgulf.org/ and click the green button to access the link.

(Please note this link is the same as that used for regular daily online services of Evening Prayer from St Christopher’s Cathedral, held at 1800 Bahrain & Cyprus time)

ZOOM LINK:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82361522080? pwd=Wg7FuKkIL3Q3w0a66erm7hSQ13qd ES.1

Meeting ID: 823 6152 2080 Passcode: 773748

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Wonderful to welcome Henry Ikediego back to St Andrew’s today, as our guest preacher.

Henry preached very powerfully on John 17:11 – Jesus praying that the Church would be one, as He and the Father are one.
Henry talked about the destructiveness caused by division and the vital importance of unity in working for the Kingdom of God.

Bishop Sean will ordain Henry as Deacon at St Mark’s Famagusta on Saturday 6th June.

It was with great sadness that we learned, from his wife Lee, of the death on Saturday of Revd Brian McHugh, at their home in the UK.

After a number of setbacks preventing them from travelling out to Kyrenia, Lee and Brian were hopeful that this was becoming a possibility.

Despite not being able to attend St Andrews for some time, however, they have continued to support the church and take a keen interest in everything that happens at St Andrew’s.

We pray for Brian and hold Lee in our hearts, our thoughts and our prayers.

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Canon Georgia Katsantonis is to bid farewell to the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf on 31 July 2026, after more than 40 years’ service. Please join Bishop Sean and Jenny in holding Georgia and her family in your prayers.

Canon Georgia joined the Diocese in 1984, as PA to the Right Reverend Harry Moore, second bishop of the Diocese. In addition to supporting the work—and families—of successive bishops and the central Diocesan Office, Georgia also served for a period in the role of Provincial Secretary.

At her installation in May 2023 as an ecumenical lay canon at St Paul’s Cathedral in Nicosia—the first such canon in the Diocese—Bishop Michael Lewis noted Georgia’s “remarkably long and devoted service and her accumulated shrewd wisdom and knowledge: an observant Orthodox laywoman who knows more about the ways and varieties of worldwide as well as local Anglicanism than most Anglicans”.

Georgia (left) with colleagues Helen and Anetta.

Georgia will be greatly missed by so many, in parishes across Cyprus and the Gulf, and especially by her colleagues in her home from home, the Diocesan Offices in Nicosia.

Ascension Day Service. St Andrew’s Church.
Thursday 14th May at 10.30

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It is with enormous sadness that we report the death on Thursday of David Birt, beloved husband of Sally.

We pray for David, for Sally and for their children Susannah, Stephen, Simon and Charles.

David’s funeral will take place at Green Hill Cemetery on Tuesday 19th May at 10.30 am.

Many at St Andrew’s will be sad to hear of the death of Jewel Pearce this morning.

Jewel was a faithful member of St Andrew’s and was Hall Manager for a time. She lived in Cyprus with her husband, John, who is buried at Green Hill.

Some years after John died, Jewel returned to England to a nursing home in Milton Keynes, close to one of her daughters. Jewel also has a daughter in New Zealand.

We pray for Jewel, give thanks for her life, and hold her family in our thoughts and our prayers.

It was a joy to have Henry Ikediego with us on Sunday, acting as Deacon.

Bishop Sean asks us to hold Henry in our prayers, as he prepares for his ordination to the diaconate, at 4pm on 6 June 2026 at St Mark Famagusta, where he will also serve.

In the meantime, Henry will be with us again at St Andrew’s on May 17th.

Henry has served St Mark’s in Famagusta – the only other Anglican Church in North Cyprus – for many years and is greatly loved and appreciated by the largely student congregation there. Henry O. Ikediego

‘Earl would have loved this!’ – the unanimous verdict on Saturday night’s memorial concert.

The church was full, the musicians outstanding and the atmosphere one of joy tinged with sadness, full of love and deep appreciation.

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A huge thank you to everyone – especially to our Music Week Director, Emma Gibbin and guest musicians Maria Semochkina and Lena & Katerina Stern.

A wonderful tribute to a very special man.

Welcome to the first event of Music Week – coffee, cake, song and sunshine – what better way to spend a Wednesday?