Prayers for victims of the Armenian Genocide

Our remembrance and prayers were echoed across the world by millions. In Armenia, the President and the Armenian Catholicos, Karekin II,  came together in Yerevan to lay flowers at the memorial there.
Penny

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Alleluia! Christ is Risen

Our church congregation is wonderfully mixed. We’ve people from many countries, who enrich our church community and help us realise that while we may be part of the Church of England we’re also part of the Catholic Church throughout the world.
At Easter this variety is brought out when at the Vigil service, having heard the [...]

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“There was a garden in the place that he was crucified…” (Jn 19:41)

At 10am on Good Friday St Chrysostom’s Church stood sombre and bare in preparation for our remembrance of our Lord’s crucifixion. At 12noon there stood an Easter Garden, beautifully crafted by the children and their helpers as we remembered together the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection…
 
This year we held a special service for children [...]

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Armenian footwashing

On the edge of our parish is a small 140yr old Armenian Church. It is the only Armenian Church in Britain outside London. It serves a dispersed community in the North West.
Fr Jirayr, from Paris, is serving the church during April and May. It has been good for us to get to know one another. [...]

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A few thoughts as we approach Holy Week and Easter …

Most people say ‘Amen’ at the end of prayers. I couldn’t help but smile to myself when, at the end of a prayer, one of the children at school called out ‘chicken nuggets’ – I guess last night’s food was repeating on him (cheap joke sorry).
Welcome to Munamato. This is our Fresh Expression; a form of [...]

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