Orthodox Church of St. Athanasios

Refurbished Hall Opens

Our refurbished hall is a new community resource that will serve the immediate local communities of Coleridge, Queen Edith's and the wider Cambridge community as well as the Greek community in Cambridge and beyond.

The Worshipful Mayor of Cambridge, Councillor Gerri Bird, gave a speech and unveiled the plaque acknowledging the benefactors.

The Mayor Tweeted here and here about the opening event.

The Hall is now open for bookings.

Chevyn Sermon 2018

The Chevyn sermon is an Obit Service (i.e. by a request contained in the Will of Mr. Richard Chevyn dated 1559). Members and Directors of the City Council assemble at the Guildhall and process to church for the service. The Chevyn Sermon is preached for the second time in the mayoral year at a venue of the Mayor's own choosing. This year the Mayor, Cllr. George Pippas, has chosen St. Athanasios for the service.

The service was celebrated by Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain and was attended by, among others, the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic, the High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus, the Member of Parliament for Cambridge Daniel Zeichner and many others.

After the service, the pupils of the Greek School of St. Athanasios gave a small presentation about the Three Hierarchs, patron saints of letters, whose feast day is the 30th of January. The Mayor and Mayoress hosted lunch for the whole community at the adjacent church hall.

Feast Day of St. Athanasios

On Sunday 17 January 2016, the Greek Orthodox community of Cambridge celebrated its patron Saint Athanasios the Great. Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain celebrated the Holy Eucharist. The service was followed by the cutting of the new year's cake (Vasilopita), during which young children of the community sang traditional New Year's songs, to applause from all. The celebration continued with everyone being offered lunch at the community's hall.

The celebration was covered by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation in their show "Η Παροικία μας" (Our Community) on March 5, 2016:

First Divine Liturgy

The first celebration of the Divine Liturgy at the new premises took place on the Fourth Sunday of the Great Lent, 22nd March 2015, a day dedicated to St. John, writer of "The Ladder".

The blessing of the water and the Divine Liturgy were celebrated by the Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain Gregorios, concelebrating with the Archimandrite Zacharias of the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Essex.

The event was covered by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation in their show "Η Παροικία μας" (Our Community):