On the second and third Wednesdays of January Community Connect in Athens and Kifissia met to celebrate the New Year by cutting the traditional Vassilopitta – the Cake of St Basel (New Year’s Cake) whose feast day falls on 1st January.
There are “Community Connect Coffee Mornings” held every 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of each month.
This was the view of Fr Malcolm as he sat before the podium in the central debating hall of the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. READ MORE
Before Christmas Fr Malcolm was invited by Apostoli (the welfare organization of the Orthodox Church) to visit the refugee camp on the edge of Rafina. READ MORE
On the Wednesday before Christmas, Fr. Malcolm received at St Paul’s a collection of woolly hats, scarves, and gloves brought together by the parents of ‘Hopscotch International Kindergarten’ in Vari. READ MORE
Customarily the Christmas Carol Sing Along and the Christmas Carol Service are well attended if not over-scribed. READ MORE
Justin Paige Allen was presented to the Congregation of the Anglican Church in Athens last Sunday by his proud parents Marcos and Amy Allen, as we said ‘Prayers of Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child’.
Handel’s Messiah Sing Along
Sunday 11 December 2016
St Paul’s Anglican Church in Athens was filled with a chorus of voices as members of the public, choirs and professional soloists took part in a Sing Along performance of Handel’s Messiah.
The Swallow said,
He comes like me,
Longed for; unexpectedly.
The superficial eye
Will pass him by,
Said the Wren.
The best singer ever heard.
No one will take much notice,
Said the Blackbird.
The Owl said,
He is who, who is he
Who enters the heart as soft
As my soundless wings, as me.
Capturing the spirit of Christmas as only a poet can, U.A. Fanthorpe, CBE (1929-2009) would send out cards to relatives and friends with verse according to the whim of the moment. ‘Bird Psalm’ is included in her book Christmas Poems, BC-AD, illustrated by Nick Wadley and published in 2002 by Enitharmon Press, which presents the entirety of these original Christmas cards.
For the sixth year running, St Paul’s Anglican Church in Athens is delighted to host the popular “Sing-along Messiah” on Sunday 11th December at 8.00pm.
Scores are available to purchase at the door should you wish to sing along with the choir, or just come along and relax as you listen once again to this beautiful and uplifting score.
If you wish to practice beforehand the programme for the evening can be downloaded here
Tickets €5, Students & unemployed €3.
All proceeds go towards supporting St Paul’s and the Charities we work with.