#HandsOffCyprus
Sadly, this July marks 44 years since Turkey illegally invaded and occupied over a third of Cyprus. Efforts to reunify the island have not yet produced a successful outcome due to Turkey’s continued unacceptable demands, for example, on the issue of security and guarantees. Turkey must take its hands off Cyprus.
In the latest round of negotiations to reunify the island, Turkey insisted that it have ‘the right to unilateral intervention’ after a solution to the Cyprus issue. It also insisted on keeping its troops on the island. These demands comes despite the United Nations Security General, Antonio Guterres, making it clear that the current system of Guarantees, with intervention rights, was not sustainable. Cyprus needs a security system that will provide safety for all communities on the island.
Turkey is becoming increasingly authoritarian and aggressive under President Erdogan, as we saw recently when Turkish warships were deployed in the Republic of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to prevent legally permitted exploration for Cyprus’ natural resources from taking place. It also has an appalling human rights record domestically and has recently invaded Afrin in Syria. These developments demonstrate why Turkey must have no role in a free, united Cyprus.
Email Your MP
UK Cypriots successfully made their voices heard loud and clear on the EEZ issue a few months ago, when nearly 3000 people emailed the Foreign & Commonwealth Office regarding Turkey’s action in Cyprus’ EEZ. As a result, the Europe Minister confirmed that the UK Government “wanted to see exploration go ahead” and had “raised recent developments with Turkey”. This shows the impact that we can have when we are coordinated and united as a community.
Now our community needs to make its voice heard on the crucial issue of Security and Guarantees. We need to urge our MPs to publicly speak out against Turkey’s unacceptable demands and insist that Turkey takes its hands off Cyprus.
It’s so easy to directly email your MP using: www.cypriotfederation.org.uk/mp. Our technology will find your MP, their contact details and prepare a template email – it takes less than 30 seconds and can make a big difference for Cyprus!
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Mermikides Community Centre (MCC)
A new bookable resource
This brand new and fantastic community resource is NOW available for bookings, so that the Greek and general British communities may be able to rent this facility at low cost for small functions, such as for birthday parties, wakes, lectures, pensioners nights, or any other legal use
For all enquiries, please call John Kaites on 07583 786 714
Help & Support from our Holy Archdiocese
Επικαιροποιημένες οδηγίες για τον Κορονοϊό - Updated directives about COVID-19
Αγαπητοί πατέρες,
Η Ιερά μας Αρχιεπισκοπή μεριμνώντας για την ψυχική υγεία του ποιμνίου της προσφέρει διαδικτυακά δωρεάν ψυχολογική υποστήριξη σε όσους το έχουν ανάγκη.
Πληροφορίες: Δρ. Νικόλαος Σουβλάκης (Ορθόδοξος Ψυχοθεραπευτής) Τηλέφωνο: 07971876711 , Email: nikolaos.souvlakis@lst.ac.uk
Για οποιαδήποτε διευκρίνιση ή δυσκολία που ενδεχομένως μπορεί να αντιμετωπίσετε παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με την Ιερά Αρχιεπισκοπή.
Τηλέφωνο: 02077234787 , Email: mail@thyateira.org.uk
Τηλέφωνο έκτακτης ανάγκης: 07581426269
Εκ της Πρωτοσυγκελλίας της Ιεράς Αρχιεπισκοπής
Beloved clergy,
Our Holy Archdiocese will be providing free online psychological support to anyone in need.
Enquiries: Dr. Nikolaos Souvlakis (Orthodox Psychotherapist)
Tel.: 07971876711 , Email: nikolaos.souvlakis@lst.ac.uk
For any clarification or other issues, please contact the Archdiocese.
Phone: 02077234787 , Email: mail@thyateira.org.uk
Emergency contact number: 07581426269
From the Office of the Chancellor of the Holy Archdiocese
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & Great Britain
Youth Ministry
Our Archdiocese’s Youth Office, with the blessing and support of His Eminence, our Archbishop Nikitas, is in the process of re-establishing our Youth Ministry, and in these particularly difficult days, concentrating particularly on our online ministry. We are introducing new initiatives; these new weekly catechitical videos filmed from various parishes and with different clergymen and speakers each week. Providing you with a short catechitical lesson dedicated to you, our young people, in these rather difficult days being isolated at home. As we start this new network and online ministry, creating a specialised section on our website and Facebook page to this, we kindly ask you to support this initiative by sharing our weekly meditations (posted every Monday) our new videos and online resources particularly with our young families. Everyone must be aware that though we are unable to attend Church, the Church is here, present in your lives, albeit through the internet. Today our video concentrates on St Mary of Egypt, who was celebrated on the 5th Sunday of Lent. An example of repentance and renewal in Christ. Let us be a beacon of hope and renewal in our houses these coming days, for as we are reminded by yesterdays morning service : ‘Only those who place their treasures into the hands of the needy’ will enter the Kingdom of God’ for as yesterdays Gospel reading reminds us ‘we are to serve’ rather than be served.
Το καινούργιο Γραφείο Νεότητας της Αρχιεπισκοπής μας, με την ευλογία του Σεβασμιωτάτου Αρχιεπισκόπου κ. Νικήτα, βρίσκεται σε μια διαδικασία ανανέωσης της ποιμαντικής διακονίας της Νεότητας . Ειδικώς σε αυτές τις ιδιαίτερα δύσκολες ημέρες που ζούμε, εστιάζοντας στην διαδικτυακή μας παρουσία, ανακοινώνουμε νέες πρωτοβουλίες - νέα εβδομαδιαία βίντεο κατήχησης, κάθε εβδομάδα από διαφορετική κοινότητα της Αρχιεπισκοπής, με διάφορους κληρικούς και ομιλητές. Ένα σύντομο κατηχητικό μάθημα αφιερωμένο σε εσάς, στους νέους μας. Καθώς ξεκινάμε αυτή την καινούργια προσπάθεια και το νέο δίκτυο της ποιμαντικής διακονίας των νέων, δημιουργώντας ένα εξειδικευμένο τμήμα στην ιστοσελίδα μας και στη σελίδα στο Facebook, σας παρακαλούμε να υποστηρίξετε αυτή την πρωτοβουλία, στέλνοντας τα άρθρα και τα βίντεό μας σε νεες οικογένειες και στα παιδιά σας διότι όλοι πρέπει να γνωρίζουν ότι αν και δεν μπορούμε να εκκλησιαστούμε, η Εκκλησία είναι εδώ, παρούσα στη ζωή μας, έστω και διαδυκτιακά.
LIGHT A CANDLE – PRAYER LIST
We invite you to light a candle at The Greek Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael
Dear Worshippers, we have now provided this place for you so that you may request a Memorial Service for your love ones or a special friend, using this Light A Candle donation feature . Please email Father Diodoros your special words to be read out at the Church Service. The donation fee is £10 - please use the Light a Candle donation button below to make your donation.
“I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD; HE WHO FOLLOWS ME WILL NOT WALK IN DARKNESS, BUT WILL HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE" – JOHN 8:12
Upon entering an Orthodox church it is customary to light candles and offer prayers for one’s personal needs or that of a family member or friend. Candles are lit as a sign of one’s faith and hope in God’s help that is always sent to all who turn to Him and His Saints with faith and prayers. In practice, when lighting a candle in Church, the faithful usually makes a small offering to the Church. By lighting a candle and offering a prayer, one enters into closer contact with the Church and her ministry to the faithful, invisibly warming the soul by the visible light of the candle
Father Diodoros will light a candle in our church for you with the names from your prayer list
God Bless
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PRAYER LIST
Write the name(s) of those on your prayer list for whom you want Father Diodoros to light a candle and to name in prayers. Email your prayer and request to: diodoros.athos@gmail.com
HOW TO MAKE A CANDLE DONATION
DONATE BY CHEQUE
Send cheque to:
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael
8 Westbrook Cottages,
Margate,
Kent
CT9 5BE
– Noting “Light a Candle” on the back of the cheque
DONATE BY PAYPAL
Click the DONATE button at the end of this page, in whichever currency you prefer (GBP £, US $ or Euros) to begin your transaction. Be sure to follow the instructions provided, and use the Message Box to type the name(s) of those on your prayer list before you complete your transaction. PayPal will send a receipt to your email address once the transaction has been completed. You will receive an acknowledgement from us with our sincerest thanks
DONATE BY GIVE AS YOU LIVE
(credit and debit cards as well as a direct debit option)
Click the DONATE button below on the LEFT for a single donation. You choose an amount, or type in your own. You can choose Gift Aid options so help us that little bit more as a registered charity. You can leave your name and message as part of the donation process, but be aware that these details are displayed. Alternatively, if you prefer, you can simply send a quick email with the names to Father Diodoros directly - diodoros.athos@gmail.com
Click the DIRECT DEBIT button on the RIGHT if you wish to make a regular donation to the Church and Community using a direct debit from your bank accoint. Again, you can email Father Vissarion directly with the names for whom you would like him to light a candle for, using the same email address above
Thank you to Marios Towgli for suggesting this feature be added to our site
Donations
A new way to donate
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