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.
 

The Anglican Church of

St. Thomas, Kefalas.

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I am the vine, you are the branches.
- John 15.5

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Good Saturday morning!

Tomorrow, after the 11:00 am service, we will have the Annual Meeting of Parishioners; you can download the a PDF of the agenda, reports, and financial statements by clicking here.

 

After I wrote my report I realised that I really did not say much about Jesus or God in it - so tomorrow, reflecting on the gospel and the first reading, I will try and make up for that, and discuss how it relates to our common life at St Thomas's. As the gospel reading is the passage where Jesus says at the Last Supper, "I am the vine, you are the branches . . . abide in me" there is much food for thought.

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As mentioned last week, at the meeting I will suggest that as a congregation we ask the Bishop and Bishop's Council to make us an autonomous chaplaincy within the Diocese in Europe. For the past twenty years we have been considered part of the "Greater Athens Chaplaincy" and the clergy here have been under the supervision of the Senior Chaplain in Athens. This may have made sense when we were new and there were no resident clergy here, but after four successive incumbents and two decades of activity, it may be time to claim our independence. More information may be found in my report in the package.

 

The readings for tomorrow, the Fifth Sunday of Easter are as below, and you can get a PDF of the hymns and the psalm by clicking the link.

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28 AprilThe Fifth Sunday of Easter

The Psalm and the Hymns
Acts 8:26-40
Psalm 22: 21b-30
John 15:1-8
 

I hasten to remind you that this is the last Sunday of the month, which means that it is what the Chaplaincy Council is calling "Extra-Giving Sunday". If you are in attendance and have an extra tenner, might you put that in the collection basket, along with whatever else you might regularly donate? Thank you for helping to meet our expenses! 

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As always, we meet in person at 11:00 am EEST on 21 April 2024 in the Tabernacle, adjacent to the chapel. If you are joining us online via Zoom click here, or enter the following into your Zoom application: Meeting ID: 850 4483 9927 Passcode: 010209.

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Study Groups

• Our in-person Monday Small Group Bible Study did not meet this past Monday, but we will start in on the Acts of the Apostles this coming Monday, April 29. We meet Mondays at 4:00 PM EEST in the home of Sue Whitehouse, and all are welcome.

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• On May 1 the Wednesday night online group continues its study of the Revelation to John, looking at chapters 19 and 20. We meet at 7:30 PM EEST using the same Zoom meeting as we do for worship: click here, or enter the following into your Zoom application: Meeting ID: 850 4483 9927 Password: 010209.

 

May this coming week be one of beauty and blessing

for you.

God be with you,

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Bruce+ 

 

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GREEK CONVERSATION & STUDY GROUP

at The Anglican Church of St Thomas, Kefalas

MONDAYS 

11AM – 12 PM

 

St Thomas’ Anglican Church in Kefalas, Apokoronas will be hosting a weekly Greek study and conversation group for beginners.

 

This started on Monday 8 April 2024 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm and then every Monday for ten weeks, excluding Greek public holidays.

 

The cost will be 5 euro per person each session.

 

We will be using the book ‘ΚΛΙΚ στα ελληνικά, επίπεδο Α1 για εφήβους και ενηλίκους’ (level A1 for teenagers and adults). There are more details about this book on the website klikstaellinika.com. It can also be ordered from the book shop/stationers in Vryses.

 

Please contact Jan at + 30 69791 64716 if you are interested in attending or for further information.

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SAFEGUARDING NOTICE

The safety and well-being of our members and those whom we seek to serve, especially the most vulnerable among us, is a prerequisite to proclaiming the good news.​

 

If you have a complaint about the behaviour of any of our clergy or volunteers you may speak in confidence with our Safeguarding Officer, Jan Lovell, at

 +30 28250 22756 or jand.lovell@yahoo.com

Alternatively, you may contact the Safeguarding Team of the Diocese in Europe directly at +44 (0)207 898 1163, or visit their page at https://europe.anglican.org/safeguarding/who-to-contact for more ways to contact them. 

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