Feb 7th
11/02/2021 In Blog News

Zoom Worship for Sunday 14th February 2021 at 12.00 noon

Welcome to our worship brought to our homes by Zoom. After the worship we can have a short chat together. The hymns and other shared texts you might know by heart, or you can print out this service, or you may have a hymn book at home, or you may be happy to listen in silence.

Fr. Leonard will lead the worship today, assisted by Deacon Chris. On the keyboard is Christina Antoniadou.  The preacher is Fr. Leonard. Today, traditionally, 14th February is St. Valentine’s day.

 

Priest:      Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

All:           and also with you.

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sermon news
05/02/2021 In Sermons & Services

Sermon for Zoom Service 7th February 2021: : Colossians 1, 15-20; John 1, 1-14

Fr Leonard Doolan – St Paul’s Athens

 

One of the daily walks taken by our dog Hektor, takes us past a statue of a great Philhellene President of America, Harry S. Truman. With fountains both sides of it, it is an impressive sight, but the lovely fountains and water features were hidden because the hedges had overgrown, and the trees were in need of a good trim.

One day we noticed that everything was being cut back, tidied up,  revealing the full impact of what had been hidden. Then one day, in another part of this little garden some workmen appeared and started to build a modest marble plinth. Day by day we have seen the work developing, and suddenly a statue appeared on the top of the plinth. I say a statue appeared – it hasn’t really because at the moment it is covered over by protective covering, so we await the day when it is uncovered.

As we await this revelation, this manifestation, we become more and more intrigued as to the identity of the hessian clad figure. It is a mystery waiting to be revealed; so much work over so many weeks, craftsmen working on their craft, so much unseen work by a sculptor in a workshop somewhere, then more cryptic weeks. The imagination is running riot – what sort of creation will be unveiled? In fact the statue is very close to the Indian Embassy, so we are speculating if it is connected to India – might it be Ghandi, or the saint, Mother Theresa, or who? We wait with baited breath for the final act, the birthing of the statue, the genesis when the covering is removed and we will all have an epiphany.

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Feb 7th
04/02/2021 In Blog News

Zoom Service for Sunday 7th February 2021

Welcome to our worship brought to our homes by Zoom. After the worship we can have a short chat together. The hymns and other shared texts you might know by heart, or you can print out this service, or you may have a hymn book at home, or you may be happy to listen in silence.

 

The Sunday worship login is only for today! Always double check for information on our website.   

 

Fr. Leonard will lead the worship today, assisted by Deacon Chris. On the keyboard is Christina Antoniadou.  The preacher is Fr. Leonard.

 

Priest:      Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

All:           and also with you.

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03/02/2021 In Announcements, Blog News

Virtual Coffee Morning

Is the Perpetual Pandemic getting you down?  Do you miss seeing and chatting to your friends and acquaintances?

Why don’t you join us for another Virtual Coffee Morning on Saturday 20th February 2021 at 10.30 am.  Invite friends, bring your coffee to the screen and have a good old chat.   Better still, why don’t you buy one of our St Paul’s Coffee Mugs so you have a truly immersive experience!  If you didn’t manage to make it last Saturday we hope you will put a note in your diaries and join us on the 20th.

 

Fr. Leonard will start by being host by setting up the zoom link for us to send out to friends making it very easy for anyone to join.  

If you would be prepared to help be a ‘zoom host’ on the odd Saturday zoom coffee morning please email Fr.Leonard.

Join Zoom Meeting

Zoom link to the virtual Coffee Morning

Meeting ID: 810 7786 3979

Passcode: tv7JXN

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sermon news
02/02/2021 In Sermons & Services

Sermon for Candlemas Sunday 31st January 2021: MALCHI:3 1-5 , LUKE: 2 22-40.

SHINE BRIGHT CANDLEMAS – Deacon Christine Saccali St Paul’s Athens

 

May I speak in the name of the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen

Our Christian ancestors would have been very excited today, on this great feast of Candlemas. Imagine that we are a congregation of say 600 years ago- no zoom then. It is 40 days after Christmas and it is the last great feast of the Christmas cycle before we start to turn slowly this year from the crib to the cross. We have been fasting before this feast but we are looking forward to one of the great and elaborate processions of the year, a highlight, in fact. It is a day when every parishioner is obliged to carry a candle and to offer it to the priest along with a penny- a great sacrifice in those days and in winter. Afterwards though big parish feasts were held. Now don’t we long for those days of our parish breakfasts and look forward to enjoying our get togethers again as Fr Leonard mentioned in his sermon last week on the feast of St Paul, our patronal.

 

I love candles and my study and prayer desk, reflecting as they do the light of Christ. In our days of electricity we forget how precious candles were and still can be in a power cut. If you have a candle handy I suggest you light it now and that is a way of connecting us and we can extinguish them at the end of the service. But don’t go away – you can always do it later as an exercise of reflection on Candlemas and the close of the Christmas and Epiphany season. It is also the beginning of the days noticeably drawing out and retreating darkness which our prayers today echo on this great feast.

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Mug _A_ Front
27/01/2021 In Blog News

St Paul’s China Mugs on Sale

We are delighted to offer for sale two beautiful China Mugs depicting St Paul’s.

The two mugs, in Black and White, and in Pink, Black and White are priced at €10.00 each.

Postage and Packing throughout Greece and abroad costs €7.00.

All mugs come individually wrapped and boxed.

Payment can be made in several ways:

Bank Transfer – THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN GREECE, ST PAUL’S,  ATHENS
BANK: Bank of Piraeus
IBAN: GR82 0172 0500 0050 5008 6327 479
SWIFT CODE: PIRB GRAA

(Reference “Mugs”)

(including fee except for inter-Piraeus Bank)

PAYPAL: www.paypal.me/StPaulsathens

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CASH ON COLLECTION.

CLICK & COLLECT:  Collection, by appointment from St Paul’s Church, Filellinon Street, Athens, during opening hours – 10.00 – 14.00 hrs Tuesday – Saturday.  Some local Athens delivery may be possible if you are unable to come to the Church;  subject to availability.

Please make sure you include your Name, Address and Contact number on any orders and please contact Nelly Paraskevopoulou

(nelly.parask@gmail.com) for any further information and to arrange collection and delivery.

 

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Presentation
26/01/2021 In Blog News

Zoom Service for Sunday 31st January 2021, Presentation of Christ at the Temple

 

The priest then welcomes the people of God and the assistant leads us into Confession.

The assistant leads us into a short period of silence, followed by Confession.

 Deacon:     God be gracious to us and bless us, and make your face to shine upon us:

Kyrie eleison

All:              Kyrie eleison

Deacon:     May your ways be known on the earth, your saving power among the nations

                    Christe eleison

All:              Christe eleison

Deacon:     You, Lord, have made known your salvation, and reveal your justice in the sight of the nations:

                    Kyrie eleison

All:              Kyrie eleison

 

Priest:   May the God of love and power forgive you and free you from your sins, heal and strengthen you by his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord.   Amen.

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Bible Study Blog
23/01/2021 In Blog News

Zoom Service for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany – 24th January 2021: St Paul’s Conversion

 

The priest then welcomes the people of God and the assistant leads us into Confession.

 

The assistant leads us into a short period of silence, followed by Confession.

 Assistant:   God be gracious to us and bless us, and make your face to shine upon us:

Kyrie eleison

All:              Kyrie eleison

Assistant:   May your ways be known on the earth, your saving power among the nations

                    Christe eleison

All:              Christe eleison

Assistant:   You, Lord, have made known your salvation, and reveal your justice in the sight of the nations:

                    Kyrie eleison

All:              Kyrie eleison

Priest:   May the God of love and power forgive you and free you from your sins, heal and strengthen you by his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord.   Amen.

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