New lights

Lights are absolutely necessary to any kind of building, especially to a Church.
In our new Church we had chandeliers brought from Cyprus for the interior.
For the external walls and balconies we use normal lighting that we get locally.
Mitko, the Bulgarian electrician, appears here working with his assistant, fixing new lights on the floor of one of the balconies.

Fundraising Cycle Tour

Steve Keyes is trying for the impossible! He is going to ride on his bike in financial support of our new Church. In his own words:

"On the 10th July 2011, I begin an ambition of mine to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats. I will cycle through many cities, villages and counties of the UK ending my tour on July 23rd in John O’Groats in Northern Scotland. This will be an average of 71 miles a day.

On July 18th 2009 I married my wife Stavroulla at St. Panteleimon Greek Orthodox church and three days later work had begun to build a new church. This was after 12 years of planning and most importantly fund raising from the Greek Cypriot community which continues to this day.

The church had its official opening on the 9th April amongst much celebration as this was the first Greek Orthodox church to be built in Great Britain for over a century.

However, funds still need to be raised to completely finish the most special and sacred church. Therefore to spur me on during my cycle tour as my tired legs climb the hills of Cornwall, Dartmoor, Lake District and Scotland I ask you to please give generously to the Church of St. Panteleimon. Any amount will be gratefully received".

And as they say: “Impossible is nothing”.

Roof painting

The roof of the new Church entrance is being painted for the last couple of days.

It really needs three coats for the white paint to show nicely on that roof.

The person painting is Adrian, a Romanian young man who works devoutly at our Church for quite some time.

At some point in the future we may decide to paint that area with a different kind of painting; probably byzantine icon-painting or at least some kind of byzantine decorations.

Railings in the Bell Tower

The Bell Tower has many steps that lead up on the Gallery as well as to the actual Bells and to the roof of the Church.

These steps have been recently marbled, as we had reported previously.

Today railings were fixed on those steps. As soon as this work will be completed we shall start using the Gallery.

Roof insulation

The two new rooms on the first floor of the Community building / Church Hall have been properly constructed.

At the moment specialist workers are putting the insulation material on their common roof.

Grass in the garden

The garden next to our Vicarage, as was recently reported, has been redesigned. Dr. Serafeim Kiriakidis and his wife Andri have donated the money for this project.

New grass has been placed there and it is almost ready to be used by the kids of St. Panteleimon Nursery School and by the members of our Community.

Our caretaker Mr. Charalambos Michael is watering regularly the grass and is taking a good care of it.

June 2011

THE JUNE PROGRAMME
OF DIVINE SERVICES AND OTHER EVENTS

Wednesday, 1st June: 6.00 pm Vespers

Thursday, 2nd June: 9.30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy
.....Feast of the Ascension of our Lord

Tuesday, 7th June: 6.00 pm Supplicatory Canon to St. Panteleimon
.....6.30 pm Bible Study: “Acts of the Apostles - An Introduction”

Friday, 10th June: Vespers and Memorial Services

Saturday, 11th June: 9.30 am Matins, Divine Liturgy and Memorial Services
.....1.00 pm Memorial Services at Pinner New Greek Orthodox Cemetery
.....Saturday of Souls - Feast of St. Barnabas and St. Bartholomew

Sunday, 12th June: 12.00 noon, Kneeling Vespers
.....12.30 pm Prayer for Cyprus - followed by a Speech
.....Feast of Pentecost - Day of Cyprus
.....No Memorial Services are allowed today
.....1.00 pm Community BBQ

Monday, 13th June: 9.30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy
.....Feast of the Holy Spirit

Tuesday, 14th June: 6.00 pm Supplicatory Canon to St. Paraskevi
.....6.30 pm Bible Study: “Acts of the Apostles - The Church in Jerusalem”

Sunday, 19th June: 4.30 pm Afternoon Tea, organised by Sr. Agatha Ladies Sisterhood
.....A talk will be delivered by Fr. Vassilios Papathanasiou
.....Theme: “Russian Orthodox Spirituality”

Tuesday, 21st June: 6.00 pm Supplicatory Canon to Virgin Mary
.....6.30 pm Bible Study: “Acts of the Apostles - The speading of the Gospel in the Near East”

Thursday, 23rd June: 6.00 pm Vespers

Friday, 24th June: 9.30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy
.....Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist

Tuesday, 28th June: 6.00 pm Vespers
.....6.30 pm Bible Study: “Acts of the Apostles - The speading of the Gospel to the Nations”

Wednesday, 29th June: 9.30 am Matins & Divine Liturgy
.....Feast of Sts Peter & Paul

Thursday, 30th June: 6.00 pm Vespers