Bishop Sean will be preaching at the Cathedral of St John the Divine New York on 15 December. Please join the service of Holy Eucharist online at 1730 Cyprus time – on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/@CathedralSaintJohn

Bishop Michael preached with verve, humour and wisdom, including some poignant references to his wife, Julia, who sadly could not be with him on this very special day.

At the end of November, Anne moved into her new home – in a very special location – and began her exciting new life as a ‘Chelsea Pensioner’ !

Chelsea Pensioners are famous around the world for their iconic, bright-red long coat uniforms. This scarlet army of around 300 extraordinary men and women are all highly respected veterans.

Chelsea Pensioners are residents at the Royal Hospital Chelsea – a retirement and nursing home for former members of the British Army, located in Chelsea, London.

We wish Anne well in her new adventure and look forward to hearing news of her exploits!

Everyone is most welcome to join us at St Andrew’s Christmas Services

Sunday 22nd December:
* Parish Eucharist 10.30am
* Carol Service 4pm

Christmas Eve – Tuesday 24th December:
* Midnight Mass 11.30pm

Christmas Day – Wednesday 25th December:
* Christmas Day Eucharist 10.30am

There are 3 small raffle prizes not yet claimed – tickets 22, 31 & 44
Are they yours?

Great fun at our St. Andrew’s Day celebration on Saturday!

The evening kicked off with a ‘pub quiz’ – on St Andrew. The wining team comprised members from Pakistan, America and South Africa – so some impressive general knowledge there (or excellent guess work!)

We then dined on Turkish lentil soup, authentic Scottish mince & tatties, followed by Norwegian cinnamon buns and waffles.

The floor was cleared for an energetic ceilidh and the evening concluded with a lively ‘Auld Lang Syne’ – but not before a surprise visit from a piper….

The mystery performer turned out to be none other than our own Bishop Sean! The Right Revered gentleman brought the house down with his wonderful renditions of old Scottish favourites. What a treat and what an evening!

A good time was had by all – and all money raised will go to the Bishop’s Advent Appeal for Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza.

A very big thank you to everyone who helped make the evening happen – and especially to our Bishop for making it unforgettable!

It was a blessing and a privilege for St.Andrew’s to welcome Bishop Sean to preach and preside at our service on Advent Sunday, which was also our Patronal Festival.
During the service, Bishop Sean presented Bill Grundy with his new Licence to St Andrew’s