The Anglican Church of St. Thomas, Kefalas
The Anglican Church of St. Thomas, Kefalas
The Anglican Church of
St. Thomas, Kefalas.
We are the only Anglican church on Crete. However, all Christian denominations are welcome at our services. We are situated within the Apokoronas area of Crete, east of Chania, in the picturesque rural village of Kefalas.
We hope that this website will guide you around the Parish - our worship, events and organisations and contact points for any further information.
"Prepare the Way of the Lord!"
We are already at the Second Sunday of Advent, which means that we read about John the Baptist and his ministry in the Judean desert by the Jordan River.
In place of a psalm we will sing the Song of Zechariah, also known as the Benedictus, which, according to the Gospel of Luke, was sung to the infant John by his father. This is the New Testament Canticle normally said or sung at Morning Prayer, and we will use a metrical version set to a well known tune.
According to Zechariah, John
shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness
and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The readings (with links) are below, along with the PDF for the hymns and the Benedictus.
8 December
Second Sunday of Advent
The Canticle and the Hymns
Malachi 3:1-4
The Benedictus (a metrical version)
Luke 3:1-6
You may join us in person in the Tabernacle at 11:00 am, or alternatively, if you click here that should get you into the Zoom live stream (if you prefer, you can type or copy https://zoom.us/j/91269383194 into your browser, or, sign in to your Zoom account and use the Meeting ID: 912 6938 3194; there is no passcode, just a waiting room as a security feature).
Next Sunday, 15 December, we will have our Carol Service at 6:00 PM; there will not be a service in the morning as we will be gathering in the evening.
God be with you and those you love in the coming week,
Bruce+
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ST. THOMAS’ CHURCH, KEFALAS
CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2024
Sunday, 15 DECEMBER
AT ST. THOMAS’ CHURCH,
6pm
Carol Service
Mulled wine and Mince Pies
will be served after the service
Sunday, 22 December Holy Communion 11.00 am
Christmas Day Holy Communion 11.00 am
For Information Call:
The Revd Canon Dr. D. Bruce Bryant-Scott
+ 30 698 557 0353
E-Mail: bbryantscott@gmail.com.
Church Website: theanglicanchurchincrete.co.uk
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Other Announcements
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR COFFEE MORNING
Thank you to everyone for your support and assistance at the Coffee Morning on 30 November, 2024. It was great to welcome old and new friends from the local community which made it a lovely social event. The amount raised for Church funds was 1227.60 EUROS
Many thanks, David & Mary
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From the Diocese in Europe comes The Chaplaincy Briefing, including news about the announcement of Canon Andrew Norman as our new Suffragan Bishop; it can be accessed by clicking this link.
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The 2024 Bishop's Advent Appeal is for the Ras Morbat Eye Clinic in Yemen, a country experiencing, in the words of UNICEF, ‘one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises that is robbing children of their future’.
The work of the clinic is supported and enabled by our neighbour, the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf, in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Aden.
As in year's past, and starting 17 November, we will leave a basket at the back of the Tabernacle and people who wish to do so may make cash contributions. Alternatively, one can use a credit card at the Diocese in Europe Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/diocese-ineurope. One can also do a bank transfer or write a cheque - more information is available on a PDF which you can download by clicking here. After Christmas Chaplaincy Council usually rounds up the monies collected and then sends it on to the Diocese in Europe for distribution to whichever organisation is being supported.
Thank you for considering this!
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The Wednesday Night online online Small Group Bible Study continues its lectio divina of the Sermon on the Mount! We meet every week on Wednesdays at 7:30 PM for 90 minutes of fellowship, study, and prayer. We gather online at https://zoom.us/j/95398454424 (Zoom Meeting ID: 953 9845 4424).
All are welcome!
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I am happy to report that our Late Summer Appeal has now raised 5395€ to cover the expenses related to our property's certification and licensing. Our expected costs will be somewhere around 5600€. If you have not yet had an opportunity to consider making a donation, we would appreciate it if you do so! More information can be found in the Letter from the Wardens and the Treasurer, which you can find here. Thank you so much!
Very many thanks to the donors that have already been in touch with me regarding a donation. Your support is greatly appreciated.
For cash donors there will be a basket at the back of church
All Good Wishes.
Mary Hurley
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Safeguarding
in
the Anglican Church of St Thomas, Kefalas, Crete
If you see something that you think may be a safeguarding issue, you should speak to the
Chaplaincy Safeguarding Officer here on Crete or the Diocesan Safeguarding Team:
Chaplaincy Safeguarding Officer:
Jan Lovell +30 69791 64716 jand.lovell@yahoo.com
and/or
Diocesan Safeguarding Team:
For urgent enquiries during operational hours (9 am to 5 pm UK time, Monday to
Friday), please call: +44 (0)207 898 1159
For non-urgent enquiries contact: +44 (0) 7464 544715
For urgent enquiries outside operational hours call our
partners Thirtyone:eight on +44 (0) 303 003 1111.
Email: europe.safeguarding@churchofengland.org
https://www.europe.anglican.org/resources/safeguarding-diocese-europe
St. Thomas is one of many churches in the rapidly growing Diocese in Europe which, in itself, is part of The Church of England. You can visit the Diocese website at http://europe.anglican.org/homepage/ .