Category Archives: St John Chrysostom

2022 Veni Creator Spiritus: God Knows!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by stchrysostoms

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  In 1939 the then Princess Elizabeth gave to her father, King George VI, a copy of a poem. It became famous when the King quoted it in his 1939 Christmas Broadcast. The poem,  God Knows is by … Continue reading →

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#FollowTheStar An Epiphany journey

Posted on January 15, 2019 by stchrysostoms

“Prayer is the harbour in the storms of life, an anchor for those who are storm tossed, the treasure of the poor, the security of the rich, the healing of the sick, the preservation of health. Prayer banishes evil things, … Continue reading →

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Pronouncing Chrysostom

Posted on August 3, 2018 by stchrysostoms

We all like to hear our names pronounced correctly, and we are pleased when an effort is made to get the pronunciation right. So how do we pronounce our patron saint’s name? Chrysostom is a special word, coming from the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 140 Years

Posted on October 12, 2017 by stchrysostoms

We’re coming up to St Chrysostom’s Church’s birthday, so here’s some information about  the consecration itself By the 1870s Victoria Park and the local area had grown so much that it was decided it needed its own church. The site … Continue reading →

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Giving mystery space

Posted on September 23, 2016 by stchrysostoms

Following a recent conversation with Hector, a member of congregation, Fr Ian invited him to write a blog reflection on why he travels to St Chrysostom’s: On a Sunday morning when I was living in Crieff in Scotland I regularly travelled … Continue reading →

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Two challenges of Chrysostom

Posted on September 19, 2016 by stchrysostoms

In our recent celebration of our patron saint, St John Chrysostom, Fr Ian suggested two challenges for us today arising from Chrysostom’s life: St John Chrysostom came from a distant part of the Empire to the imperial city of Constantinople. He … Continue reading →

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Chrysostom sightings

Posted on September 17, 2016 by stchrysostoms

The name Chrysostom crops up in some unusual places. Here are a few. Please report any further sightings 🙂 in the comments below What was Mozart’s full name? Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Chrysostom is Greek for ‘Golden Mouthed’ so … Continue reading →

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St John Chrysostom in stained glass

Posted on September 14, 2016 by stchrysostoms

We are so fortunate at St Chrysostom’s in having a delightful stained glass window of St John Chrysostom in the apse of the church – above the main altar. He is next to St Athanasius, another great teacher in God’s … Continue reading →

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Icons of Chrysostom

Posted on September 14, 2016 by stchrysostoms

We begin a series of blog posts collecting a variety of representations of St John Chrysostom, with an emphasis on images found in churches of the Anglican Communion. No images exist from the time of the saint himself, but a … Continue reading →

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St John Chrysostom – significant events

Posted on September 13, 2016 by stchrysostoms

As part of our honouring of our Patron Saint around the time of his feast day, we’re posting a variety of blog posts, and facebook posts, connected with him and his patronage. We celebrate his day on September 13th (the … Continue reading →

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