Many congratulations to our Assistant Treasurer and Sidesperson, Leo Igwe, who has just graduated from the American University of Girne with a Master’s Degree in Business Management.

Leo contributes to the smooth running of our church in so many ways and is a huge asset to us, as he undoubtedly will be to his future employers. We wish him every success in his career.

The Thursday Bible Study series on Genesis concluded this week with a lively and thought-provoking discussion on Noah and the Flood. 

The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf would like to invite those of us unable to be present at the Enthronement in St Paul’s Cathedral Nicosia of the 6th Bishop of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf, the Right Reverend Sean Semple, to join the service online – to begin at 1700 (Cyprus time) on 22 June 2024.

During the service, Bishop Sean will be outlining in a Charge to the Diocese the principles and priorities of his episcopal ministry.

He asks all to please pray for him as he prepares for the occasion.

On Sunday 30 June, the Tuulivoima Finnish choir invites you to a summer concert at 12 noon.

The choir consists of 12 female, singing choristers who all come from Finland.

The choir was founded in 2013 and is an aspiring and ambitious female choir from Seinäjoki in Finland.

The choir’s repertoire includes a variety of traditional and modern choral music as well as pop music. All the singers of Tuulivoima were members of the Seinäjoki Girls Choir as youngsters, and their shared history gives the choir’s singing a very special resonance.

In 2011, Jorma Panula invited the former girls’ choir members to record “Peltomiehen rukous”, composed by Panula and performed by the choir in the 80s and 90s.

Inspired by this experience the women decided to form a female choir. The choir was named Tuulivoima (Wind Power) – it refers not only to the name of the former director of the Seinäjoki Girls’ Choir (Tuulikki), but also to soft values.

In recent years, the choir has performed major productions for sold-out venues, including a stage version of Jorma Panula’s “Peltomiehen rukous” for the Ilmajoki Music Festival and an updated version for the Heinävesi Music Festival in Seinäjoki and Vaasa. “Peltomiehen rukous” has also been performed as a traditional concert version around Finland. All the performances were conducted by maestro Jorma Panula. Additionally, Tuulivoima has arranged musical theater: both “Lakeuden naiset: sisua ja sydäntä”, Seinäjoki and “Hunningolla” Theatre Hysteria, Seinäjoki won the hearts of the audience.

Tuulivoima has organized concerts in Seinäjoki, participated in the Christmas concert of the Seinäjoki City Orchestra and the Independence Day concert of the City of Seinäjoki, performed in Vilnius, Lithuania at the invitation of the Embassy of Finland, and participated twice in the Vaasa Choir Festival. The choir has also performed in numerous charity concerts.

The choir is conducted by Kirsi Burman.

The concert is free, and everyone is welcome!

All are invited to the Enthronement of  Bishop Sean at the Cathedral in Nicosia on Saturday 22nd June.

Please reply directly to Canon Georgia by email if you are planning to attend (details are on the invitation below).

A link will be sent out nearer the time for any of us not able to attend to be able to watch live via the Diocesan YouTube channel.

Wonderful to welcome Zak into our church family today.

Here is Zak –

– Showing his brother, Toby, where he was anointed

– Ready to be baptised

– Immediately after being baptised

– Realising just how many people had witnessed this important event.

Zak was a star throughout!

A Finnish Choir will be joining us for worship on 30 June and then performing a FREE concert from 12 noon for around 45 minutes.

This is the ONLY concert that they will be giving in the North of Cyprus, during their tour of the island.

The concert has kindly been arranged by our friend Tommy Rognmo of the Nordic Churches Abroad.

The choir will be accompanied (not musically!) by the Finnish Ambassador, Harri Maki-Reinikka, from the Embassy in Nicosia.

Please do join us for this very special event!

Everyone is most welcome 

Welcome, Bishop Sean and Jenny!

Our Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf welcomed the new Bishop, the Right Reverend Sean Semple in a Service of Consecration and Enthronement held at St Christopher’s Cathedral in Manama, Bahrain on Friday 24 May

(The service was live-streamed and is available to watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ewhBUr_dcI)

Bishop Sean will be installed at St Paul’s Cathedral in Nicosia on 22 June 2024 and we will welcome him to St. Andrew’s, Kyrenia and Northern Cyprus on Sunday 23rd June.