The State Museum of the History of Religion and the Chaliapin Musical Theatre have created a joint walking tour, "In the Footsteps of Anglicanism in St Petersburg. From Museum to Church", which takes in the museum's display on Protestantism, including several exhibits from the English Church, which operated in the city from 1723 until 1918, followed by a visit to the old English Church of St Mary & All Saints at 56 English Embankment, which the Musical Theatre has refurbished for use as a concert hallTickets can be booked online here: chaliapin-teatr.ru/visitconcerthall and you can read more about the tours (and the history of the old English Church) here: bit.ly/3RLwSAj
Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally was installed on 25th March 2026 at a service at Canterbury Cathedral that was attended by leaders from across the Anglican Communion, including Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe and several other representatives from The Episcopal Church.The ceremonial installation marks the start of Mullally’s public ministry. As the 106th archbishop of Canterbury and the first woman to hold that office, she acknowledged that history and her unlikely path to this moment in her sermon.“I make this journey both on a personal level … but more significantly I make this journey with others and in the footsteps of the past,” she said, mentioning Thomas Becket, who served as archbishop of Canterbury 850 years ago. “Today, I think of the many thousand unknown Christians who have trodden these same paths since, and not just on this ancient land, but all across the world. People walk the pilgrim paths of faith each and every day.”To read the rest of the Episcopal News Service article, see: episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/03/25/anglican-leaders-gather-for-installation-of-archbishop-of-canterbury-sarah-mullally/And to watch the original livestream video of the service, see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjLK48OWDRc
The Friends of the Diocese Newsletter Winter 2025/6 is now available to read via www.europe.anglican.org/news/latest-news/friends-diocese-winter-20256-newsletterIt is the first Newsletter from the new Chair of the Friends, Guy Milton, who prior to retirement served as a senior British and EU diplomat, including twelve years in the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, based in Brussels, where he was a member of Holy Trinity, a Pro-Cathedral in the Diocese in EuropeTo find a local church in Europe, see: www.europe.anglican.org/find-church
This Christmas Eve (24th December), join us for a joint Carol Service bringing together congregation members from the Anglican Church in St Petersburg, the Swedish Church of Skt Katarina and the Annenkirche German congregation, along with the general publicTaking place from 7pm in the upstairs (1st floor mezzanine) worship hall of the Swedish Church at 1 Malaya Konyushennaya Ulitsa, the first half of the programme comprises members of the 3 congregations reading psalms, together with popular Christmas carols from the different traditions sung in 4 languages (English, Swedish, German & Russian), and after a short break the second half of the evening will be a Christmas concertAll are welcome!
