Via Mariano Stabile 118/b
90139 Palermo (PA)
Italy
ABOUT
Holy Cross Anglican Church is a welcoming community of Christians brought together by a shared love of Jesus, a desire to worship and grow in Christ, and for friendly fellowship and mutual support and encouragement.
We are an Anglican chaplaincy in the Diocese in Europe, part of the The Church of England. Our members come from around the world - the UK and Northern Europe, Africa, North America, and the Middle East. Some have been born and raised in Italy and have found a spiritual home at Holy Cross, some are cradle Anglicans, and many come from other church backgrounds. We also, regularly, have visitors with us just for a Sunday or two while on vacation in Sicily.
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Services are held in English and Italian. Many members are bilingual.
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We believe that it is through worship, learning, belonging and the practices of prayer and reading Scripture that we become more deeply aware of who God is, and of our own being. This encounter and union with God through Word and Sacrament changes us. We become light and salt in the world and are more loving towards our neighbours. Our final hope is eternal life in God, a life we begin to participate in even now.
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Whether you are seeking answers to life's questions, a doubter, a life-long Christian, single or remarried, part of the LGBTQ+ community, an immigrant, a Panormita/o, or a tourist, you are welcome in the Holy Cross family.
CLERGY
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CHAPLAIN
CHAPLAINCY CHURCH COUNCIL (CCC)
Ex Officio CCC Members
Chaplain
Churchwarden, Debbie Halliday
Churchwarden, Jai Phippen
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Deanery Synod Members
Debbie Halliday
Jai Phippen
Elected CCC Members
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"The CCC shares the privileges and responsibility of making certain decisions with the priest, and in return it co-operates with the priest in promoting in the chaplaincy the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical."
Rev. John Prichard, An ABC for the PCC
BECOMING A CHRISTIAN
‘The most important decision any person can ever make is to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. It’s the best thing anyone can do.’
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
Different people become Christians at different times in different ways. Some people never remember not believing in God, others had a startling moment of realization, for others it may have been a slow process of understanding.
There is no one way of knowing God. But one of the best ways is to go to church: that’s where the distance between the Divine and the Human is at its closest; that’s where you can meet other people on their journey to God. If you were christened or baptized before, perhaps as a baby, you might want to consider getting confirmed. If you weren’t, then you might want to consider being both baptized and confirmed at the same time!
JOIN HOLY CROSS CHURCH
You are most welcome to join our faith family at Holy Cross. Christianity is essentially a faith that believes in belonging. We are not Christians on our own, but together as children of God, brothers and sisters. Jesus of Nazareth gathered a community of followers in his lifetime - bringing together the most unlikely persons to seek God as a new community. This is the Church today. Since the time of Jesus the Church has gathered to worship God, pray together, support one another, and serve the world.
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THANK YOU
BELIEVE
If you are able to offer time or skills to the church, or wish to review your giving, then please be in touch with the Chaplaincy Office +39 091.581.435. Whatever you decide, thank you for taking the time to look at this information and for all that you already do for the church.