Help For Gaza

Many thanks for your great generosity at last week’s second collection. It raised €1,867. The parish has brought this up to €2,000 and is already on its way to Fr. Yorge and the Holy Family Parish in Gaza. Thank you

Hospice Volunteers

Hospice Badge VolunteerFor anyone who wants to be a Hospice Volunteer there is a recruitment day on the 20th June 10.00 till 12md when you can come and talk to us about how you would like to help.

For those who sign up as a Hospice volunteer there will be a Training Day on Thursday 26th June 9.00 till 5pm.

Hospice Public Open Day

We welcome everyone to come and join us on Saturday 5th July between 10 am and 4pm to view the completed facility prior to it becoming operational.

Come and have a look around, meet the staff and volunteers, have some refreshments and help us celebrate this amazing achievement.

A New Look At The Hospice

Interior Designer Alex Keys, has very kindly offered her services Free Of Charge to the Hospice.
She is responsible for redesigning the bedroom interiors, which were previously a very harsh green colour, and with high ceilings rather impersonal.

Alex decided to go for a boutique hotel look, by painting the ceilings, and part of the upper wall, along with an accent wall behind the beds, the rooms feel more homely, but with a modern twist, the rooms no longer feel like a corridor. (the rooms are very large) The colour chosen was to complement our furniture and curtains.

The next stage is the soft furnishings, lamps etc. and Alex is currently working on this, but in a cost effective manner.

The pictures are of Alex with Hospice Matron, Andri Aristarchou, and of another bedroom.

We are very thankful for someone with Alex’s skill and grateful for her support.

More pictures will follow once Alex completes the re-design, which will be well before our July opening.

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Passion Play in Paphos 2014

Thanks God we were able to make the first Passion Play in Paphos. It was a powerful experience for everyone involved both actors and spectators. Good Friday noon to 1.20pm.

Due to the coincidence of the date of Easter in the two calendars, attendance was great, exceeding 500 people.

People were deeply grateful, saying he/she felt at Calvary, and tears ran, very real and natural.

Certainly the preparation was not easy: the “ultimate rehearsal” ended before starting the performance. 11 stations were made, from the Last Supper. Following the unified text of the Passion, the actors mimed. Then people would recite a prayer and we were all moving to the next station accompanied by singing.

The peculiarity was the great diversity of nations and religions that took part : Sri Lanka , Poland, Philippines, United Kingdom , Italy, Germany, Cyprus , Ivory Coast , Kenya , Iran , France … Buddhists, Muslims , Orthodox, Protestants, Catholics. All united by Christ in his Sacrifice.

We ask God to continue to increase in all the fruits of his Redemption.

You can see pictures on our Facebook St. Paul’s Catholic Parish Paphos

Pp Carlos Ferrero and Miguel de la Calle, IVE