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13/04/2019 In Announcements

SPRING ORGAN CONCERTS 2019(SOC) MARIA SIMATOU, organ (Greece)

Monday 22nd April, 20.30

at St Paul’s Anglican Church, 27 Filellinon street, Syntagma, Athens

After 15 years of the European awarded Spring Organ Series (SOS) in Athens, the Series is renewed and renamed to Spring Organ Concerts (SOC). The third organist of SOC 2019 is Maria Simatou from Greece who together with Dimitris Fotopoulos, will present flute works by Bach. A perfect introduction to the Orthodox Holy Week

Organized by : International Philosophical Forum UNESCO – ENPAN

ENTRANCE BY TICKETS: 12 and 6 euros

Information and presales: Viva.gr

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11/04/2019 In Sermons & Services

Lent 5 2019 (Lent Series on the Liturgy – 4. The Sacrament of Offering)

Sermon preached by the Revd. Canon Leonard Doolan

 

Over these weeks in Lent I will be offering 5 sermons based on the Liturgy – the weekly offering of the church in which God’s glory in Christ, and in us, is celebrated. This is the third in the series.

Each week the subject will be preceded by the word ‘sacrament’. I am using this word in its loosest sense because I do not want to confuse what we are doing with the 7 formally recognized Sacraments of the church. This ‘looseness’ of the word ‘sacrament’ I discovered recently when reading a book on the Eucharist by the great Orthodox theologian, Father Alexander Schmemann.

I am working with the basic meaning of ‘sacrament’, namely ‘the outward visible sign of a hidden invisible grace’. In other words, a mystery revealed.

To recap – in the first week we thought about the nature of the church focusing on the image of the ‘household’ and then we moved to thinking about the Sacrament of the Gathering of the household of faith, and the immediate need for repentance, Kyrie Eleison, followed by the outburst of Gloria (except in Lent and Advent). In week 2 we reflected on the Sacrament of the Word, balancing the word of God in scripture, and God in Christ as the Word made flesh. Last week we considered the Sacrament of Prayer, looking at 5 points in the Liturgy when prayer is the task of the household of God.

 

As we think of the Sacrament of Offering, of course no greater offering could be made that the offering of Christ on the Cross. It is this self -offering that characterizes Christianity. It is an offering that in the Reformed language of the 1662 Prayer Book refers to Christ’s offering as an ‘oblation’  which makes a ‘full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world’.

This language is intended in the Anglican tradition to guard against the Roman Catholic dogma of the ‘Sacrifice of the Mass’ in which there were tendencies to think of Christ being repeatedly sacrificed each time the Mass was celebratd. Anglicans have none of this, and with sound scriptural understanding accept that what Christ did on the Cross, he did once and for all. There is a Greek word hapax, which means ‘only once’, and it occurs only once in NT Greek vocabulary in the Letter to the Hebrews, and in fact has been absorbed into English grammatical language. If a word occurs only once it is referred to as a hapax legomenon.

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Stratos blogpost
01/04/2019 In Announcements

SPRING ORGAN CONCERTS 2019(SOC) “Stabat Mater” by Pergolesi STRATOS GIORBANOGLOU, organ (Greece)

SPRING ORGAN CONCERTS 2019(SOC)

“Stabat Mater” by Pergolesi

STRATOS GIORBANOGLOU, organ (Greece)

Tuesday 16th April, 20.30

at St Paul’s Anglican Church, 27 Filellinon street, Syntagma, Athens

After 15 years of the European awarded Spring Organ Series (SOS) in Athens, the Series is renewed and renamed to Spring Organ Concerts (SOC). The second organist of SOC 2019 is Stratos Giorbanoglou from Greece who will present together with Elisavet Athanasopoulou, soprano and Antonia Tzitzika, mezzo soprano a religious programme for the Anglican Holy Week.

Organized by : St Paul’s Anglican Church, Athens -Part of the Holy Week liturgies

ENTRANCE FREE- RETIRING COLLECTION

 

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01/04/2019 In Announcements

SPRING ORGAN CONCERTS 2019(SOC) “Holy Passion. A Universal Dialogue” ERLAND HILDEN, organ (Sweden)

SPRING ORGAN CONCERTS 2019(SOC)

“Holy Passion. A Universal Dialogue”

ERLAND HILDEN, organ (Sweden)

Saturday 13th April, 20.00

at St Paul’s Anglican Church, 27 Filellinon street, Syntagma, Athens

After 15 years of the European awarded Spring Organ Series (SOS) in Athens, the Series is renewed and renamed to Spring Organ Concerts (SOC). The first organist of SOC 2019 is Erland Hilden from Sweden who will present a programme to connect the audience with the harmony and beauty of the universe.

Organized by: The Scandinavian Church in Athens

ENTRANCE BY TICKETS: 10 euros

Pre-Sale and Information: Scandinavian Church of Athens, 18 Daidalou Street,
Plaka, Tel. 210 451 6564.

For more information: www.erlandhilden.com
erland.hilden@svenskakyrka.se
demoysidou@gmail.com

*During the concert there will be simultaneous screening in cinematic
screen, allowing viewers the performance closely.

Kati Parakseno
01/04/2019 In Announcements

Kati Parakseno” APOSTOLOS KITSOS, MICHALIS & PANTELIS KALOGERAKIS

“Kati Parakseno”

APOSTOLOS KITSOS, MICHALIS & PANTELIS KALOGERAKIS

Friday 12th April 2019, 21.00

at St Paul’s Anglican Church, 27 Filellinon street, Syntagma, Athens

After the January sold out concert, Apostolos Kitsos, Michalis Kalogerakis and Pantelis Kalogerakis return and present once again their songs from “Kati Prakseno” and “People” music albums that are being released by Mikri Arktos. As well as songs from Manos Hadjidakis to The Beatles and from Yiannis Spanos to Vassilis Tsitsanis

Organized by: Mikri Arktos

ENTRANCE BY TICKETS 13 and 15 Euros

Information and tickets pre-sale: Ticketservices, 39 Panepistimiou Avenue,

Tel. 210 7234567 and Public stores

https://www.ticketservices.gr/event/kati-parakseno-agglikaniki-ekklisia/?fbclid=IwAR3B8VOTTAeQCAjESXZBnBJsYUuqpbzO6QH_cbF_pThM3g7fvE5wgHEP_QM

Opera Neon 600
01/04/2019 In Announcements

OPERA NEON VOCAL ENSEMBLE

OPERA NEON VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Thursday the 11th April 2019, 20.30

at St Paul’s Anglican Church, 27 Filellinon street, Syntagma, Athens

The OPERA NEON VOCAL ENSEMBLE presents religious music and its evolution through the centuries. Among other pieces, the Messe Basse by Faurè and the sonata for flute and basso continuo by Händel.

Organized by: OPERA NEON

ENTRANCE BY TICKETS: 10,00 €

Information:

http://www.operanewn.gr/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1201695739990649/?active_tab=discussion

REquiem 600
01/04/2019 In Announcements

“REQUIEM’’ by GABRIEL FAURÉ

“REQUIEM’’ by GABRIEL FAURÉ

Wednesday 10th April 2019, 20.30

Saint Paul’s Anglican Church inaugurates its Easter program of concerts with Gabriel Faure’s masterpiece “Requiem,” written between 1887 and 1890. The mass for the dead features soprano Marilena Striftobola and baritone Dimosthenis Stavrianos, the Musica Raeda chamber orchestra, under the baton of Dimitris Dimitriadis, and the Kallitechnimata and Panteion University choirs. Tickets cost 12 euros and can be purchased from Ticket Services (www.ticketservices.gr or Stoa Pesmatzoglou, 39 Panepistimiou, tel 210.723.4567) and Public stores. The performance begins at 8.30 p.m.

Organized by: specs’n’arts

Production: ARTE ATENE

 

ENTRANCE BY TICKETS: 12 euros

Information- Reservations: www.ticketservices.gr

Stoa Pesmatzoglou, 39 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens
Tel. 2107234567

And all PUBLIC stores

Nalyssa Blogpost
01/04/2019 In Announcements

NALYSSA GREEN- Radio Pepper Church Sessions

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Monday 8th April 2019, 20.30

at St Paul’s Anglican Church, 27 Filellinon street, Syntagma, Athens

On the 4th Church Sessions organisd by Radio Pepper 96.6 FM, the Greek singer and composer NALYSSA GREEN will perform her pop songs accompanied by her band. The organ of St Paul’s will be used for the first time for the Radio Pepper Church Sessions

Organised by: Radio Pepper-

ENTRANCE BY INVITATIONS ONLY

Information and invitations: Radio Pepper 96.6 FM, https://www.pepper966.gr/

Tel. 213 018 9066 | E-mail: pepper9660@gmail.com

25/03/2019 In Sermons & Services

Lent 3 2019 (Lent Series on the Liturgy – 3. The Sacrament of Prayer)

Sermon preached by the Revd. Canon Leonard Doolan.

 

Over these weeks in Lent I will be offering 5 sermons based on the Liturgy – the weekly offering of the church in which God’s glory in Christ, and in us, is celebrated. This is the third in the series.

Each week the subject will be preceded by the word ‘sacrament’. I am using this word in its loosest sense because I do not want to confuse what we are doing with the 7 formally recognized Sacraments of the church. This ‘looseness’ of the word ‘sacrament’ I discovered recently when reading a book on the Eucharist by the great Orthodox theologian, Father Alexander Schmemann.

I am working with the basic meaning of ‘sacrament’, namely ‘the outward visible sign of a hidden invisible grace’. In other words, a mystery revealed.

To recap – in the first week we thought about the nature of the church focusing on the image of the ‘household’ and then we moved to thinking about the Sacrament of the Gathering of the household of faith, and the immediate need for repentance, Kyrie Eleison, followed by the outburst of Gloria (except in Lent and Advent). In week 2 we reflected on the Sacrament of the Word, balancing the word of God in scripture, and God in Christ as the Word made flesh. This week we will consider the Sacrament of Prayer.

 

To help us focus, we will consider five points of prayer that occur in our Liturgy: the Trinity, the Collect, the Intercessions, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Dismissal. In case you are wondering about the Great Thanksgiving Prayer when we place before us bread and wine, I will include this in 2 weeks’ time, when we think of the Sacrament of Offering.  And so to Prayer.

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ST HUGH's CHAMBER CHOIR
21/03/2019 In Announcements

St Hugh’s School Chamber Choir

On Wednesday 3rd April, the Anglican Church in Athens, St Paul’s is proud to present

The St Hugh’s School Chamber Choir

 

St Hugh’s is a Prep School near Oxford, England. The Chamber Choir is made up of enthusiastic

young singers aged 10-13 and each member won a coveted place through audition. Competition

is fierce and everyone has a real commitment to being part of this special group. They also sing in

a bigger school choir as well, which enables a wide range of repertoire to be covered. Throughout

the year the Chamber Choir sings at school concerts, events and services and regularly wins

local and national competitions. The children love going on tour and have given concerts in

Budapest, Venice and Lisbon. They are thrilled to be singing in Athens this week.

CONCERTS

St Lawrence College – Tuesday 2nd April 11.30am

St Paul’s Anglican Church, 27 Filellion Street – Wednesday 3rd April 7pm

St Catherine’s School – Thursday 3rd April 11.40am

REPERTOIRE

Laudamus te (Vivaldi) – Panis Angelicus (Franck) – Where the Bee Sucks (Shakespeare/trad) –

Flower Duet (Delibes) – Weeping (Heymann)

From A Distance (Gold) – As Long as I have Music (Besig) – Rhythm of Life (Coleman) – You Raise Me

Up (Lovland) – Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen) – Sister Act (Shaiman) – An Irish Blessing (trad)