David McKewan, Chairman of the Trustees of St Michael’s Hospice Charity today presented Father Carlos with a cheque for EUR1500 towards the Hospice. The Charity has donated 4,000 euros in the last 2 months. Countdown total now stands at 50,443 euros with additional outstanding June figures still to be added, we should be nudging close to EUR60,000.
Fr Carlos & David McKewan
We were blessed today to Have Bishop Luciano Monari, 10 parish priests and parishioners from the Diocese of Brescia, Italy, mass was said in the church which was followed by a presentation on the Hospice.
A very generous donation of EUR507.20 was given in aid of the Hospice.
We are very grateful and thankful to our Italian friends.
Readings for this Sunday,(Trinity.A)
O.T: Exodus 34:4-6,8-9
Psalm: Dan:3:52-56.
NT: 2 Cor: 13:11-13
Gospel: John: 3:36-18
Welcome to St. Paul’s Parish.
We are part of the Latin Patriarchal Diocese of Jerusalem. The Church of Jerusalem was born on the day of Pentecost. It was governed first by the college of Apostles under the leadership of St. Peter. St. James was the first bishop of Jerusalem. A long line of bishops has followed until this day.
The Church of Jerusalem was recognised as a Patriarchate by the Council of Chalcedon in 451. The Patriarchal see of Jerusalem was restored as a residential see in 1847 and in 1848 the Patriarch arrived in Jerusalem and took possession of his see by solemnly entering his cathedral, the Holy Sepulcher. Continue reading
We were invited to attend a service in the Church grounds by the Greek Orthodox church to celebrate the feast of St Peter and St Paul at Agia Kyriaki, It was held on the site of the old Basilica close to the church where the foundations still remain. A procession followed the service accompanied by a marching band, Various dignitaries including Bishop George, three other bishops, members of the Cypriot Army, navy and local politicians.were in attendance.
It is becoming popular these days to have weddings in exotic places and to make a holiday out of the great event. Here at the church of Agia Kyriaki in Paphos such wedding have increased dramatically in number in recent years.
Whilst your dream wedding here is possible, it is not going to be a spontaneous event. Yes we have had couples turning up saying “We are here on holiday for a couple of weeks can we get married?” The Roman Catholic Church takes the sanctity of marriage very seriously and there is a due process that has to be followed, while not difficult it will take time to complete.
To make it easier for you and to save misunderstandings we now have a page on the website detailing the process that must be followed for a Roman Catholic marriage to take place. You can see the page HERE or select ‘Weddings’ from the main menu.