Bahrain Palm
Cross Production
Bahrain Palm Cross Productions is scheduled for 10 a.m.
on Thursday 20th January. We shall be joined by a party
from the Canterbury group so come along and join in. No
previous experience is required. Free tuition is
available. We shall retire to an appropriate venue for
lunch once the required number of palm crosses, bound
for the UK via Cyprus, are completed. |
Diocesan Synod
As explained in the last edition of the this magazine
the Diocesan Synod takes place in Larnaca, Cyprus, from
Monday 31st January to Friday 4th February.
Because of timings of flights to and from Cyprus and
attempting to cover the cathedral services on the
Sundays the Dean will be away from Jan 29th – Feb 5th
and Fr Victor will be away from Jan 31st – Sun Feb 6th |
Lent 2005
The Christian season of lent begins on Ash Wednesday –
9th February.
Services on that day will be:
• A time of reflection 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Awali Church
ending at
2 p.m. with a celebration of Holy Communion and the
imposition of ashes.
• 6 30 p.m. Holy communion and the imposition of ashes.
Sunday 13th Lent 1
Sunday 20th Lent 2
Sunday 27th Lent 3
A selection of lent books will be available to borrow
and there are many spiritual books available from the
Coffee room which may be borrowed.
Alan Hayday |
Provincial Clergy Conference
The worldwide Anglican Church is not only divided up
into dioceses presided over by a bishop but dioceses are
grouped together into provinces. In each province one of
the diocesan bishops acts as the senior or ‘president
bishop’ of a province. In our case we, the Diocese of
Cyprus and the Gulf, are in the Province of Jerusalem
and the Middle East. This province is made up of the
dioceses of Egypt, Jerusalem, Iran and our own diocese.
Our own bishop Clive happens to be the ‘presiding
bishop’ at the moment.
Every few years all the clergy of the province are
called to meet together in conference and this gathering
takes place at Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt from 14th – 17th
February. Naturally Fr. Victor and I will be away for
that period. During that time the Rev’d. Dennis Gurney
and his wife Naomi will be staying in the Bishop’s flat
and covering the services at St Christopher’s in our
absence. We look forward very much to welcoming them
back to Bahrain and have them living among us.
A.H. |
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