The Anglican Church of

St. Thomas, Kefalas.

 

We are the only Anglican church on Crete. However, all Christian denominations are welcome at our services. We are situated within the Apokoronas area of Crete, east of Chania, in the picturesque rural village of Kefalas.

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We hope that this website will guide you around the Parish - our worship, events and organisations and contact points for any further information.

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"He had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread." - Luke 24:35

 

​Good Saturday morning!

The Walk to Emmaus: Today is Day 21 of the Fifty Days of Easter. Including Sundays, the Season of Easter runs from Easter Sunday two weeks ago to Pentecost Sunday in five weeks time.

 

The gospel reading appointed for tomorrow is the longest of the resurrection narratives, from Luke, telling the story of how Jesus, unrecognised, appears to two disciples as they walked to the village of Emmaus, somewhere outside of Jerusalem. They clue into who he is when he enters the house and he was "made known to them in the breaking of the bread." 

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​​​Please join us at 11:00 am EEST, either in-person or via Zoom. To get into the Zoom room click here, or, if you prefer, you can type or copy https://zoom.us/j/91269383194 into your browser, or, sign in to your Zoom account and use the Meeting ID: 912 6938 3194; there is no passcode, just a waiting room as a security feature.

 

Below are the readings for Sunday. You can get the full text by clicking on the links, and if you click on "The Psalm and the Hymns" you can download a PDF of the lyrics and psalm texts for that day.

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19 April

The Third Sunday of Easter

 The Psalm and the Hymns
Acts 2:14a,36-41
Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17
Luke 24:13-35

 

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​I remind you that we are almost entirely dependent upon the sacrificial giving of our members, and so we provide opportunities at our services for people to make an offering in support of the work of the church. Among the means of making an offering we have a POS ("Point of Sale") contactless card reader with which you can use you credit or debit card. Thank you for your constant endorsement of having a chaplaincy of the Diocese in Europe here in Crete. ​​

 

I look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow as we walk with the resurrected Lord and know him in the breaking of bread.

May you and your loved ones have a blessèd week.

Bruce +

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Announcements

 

Coffee Morning  SATURDAY, 30 MAY, 2026: PREPARATIONS 

Good morning!

 

Hope you are all well and enjoyed a Blessed Easter. At the last Church Council meeting we suggested an extra Coffee Morning

 

This will be on SATURDAY, 30 MAY, 2026. This will give time for a possible Tombola to be arranged, Cakes to be made and volunteers arranged. 

 

We have also 3 Independent Sellers booked for this event so far! 

 

Publicity will be an extra priority event for this event as it coincides with the Greek "Holy Spirit" Weekend. 

 

We hope that we can rely on your combined support subject of course to medical appointments and other commitments

 

Best wishes and a Happy Spring

Mary & David  xx

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Tombola
At the back of the church we have a box for tombola donations. If you can donate a bottle or some other appropriate thing for a tombola raffle for our next fundraiser it would be most appreciated!

 

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PrayerNet

 

Do you know of someone who could use some prayer?

 

We have an international network of people we call PrayerNet, and its members pray for the sick and other concerns, and give thanks for recovery and other good news.

 

Contact Sue Whitehouse at suewhitehouse1808@gmail.com if you wish to join those of us who receive regular updates and pray, or to make requests.

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​​The Wednesday Night Online Study Group invites you to join them in the eight week Sanctuary Course. As the website explains, "The Sanctuary Course is for anyone who wants to learn about faith and mental health. It requires no previous training or expertise—just a willingness to engage in dialogue with other believers." There is a coursebook available online as a PDF - click here to get your copy. We will beginto look at the role of caregiving in mental health this Wednesday 22 April 2026  at 7:30 PM EET (5:30 PM GMT if you are in the UK).

 We meet for ninety minutes of discussion and prayer at https://zoom.us/j/95398454424 (Zoom Meeting ID: 953 9845 4424); no passcode is needed.

 

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