Anglican Church

The Anglican Church in Athens is hosting its annual Christmas bazaar at the Aegli venue at Zappeion, central Athens, on Sunday, December 4. Doors open from 11 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Visitors will be able to purchase gifts at affordable prices, as well as Christmas crackers and decorations, jewelry, homemade cakes and preserves, books, toys and much more. Entrance is free.

Renowned Canadian cellist Julia Kent has added a second performance at St Paul's Anglican Church in Athens on Friday, November 25, after a first show scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 26, was sold out. Friday's recital is set to start at 9 p.m. Admission costs 14 euros.

Composer Maria Panosian performs tracks from a new project, "Hourglass," at St Paul's Anglican Church in central Athens on Saturday, November 12. The concert is set to start at 9 p.m. and admission costs 12 euros (10 euros reduced). Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketservices.gr and by calling 210.723.4567.

Violinist Luminita Anca Macavei and pianist Annie Totsiou perform Romantic works penned by Cesar Franck and Edvard Grieg in 1886 at Saint Paul's Anglican Church in Athens on Friday, November 11. Admission costs 12 euros (10 euros reduced). Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketservices.gr and by calling 210.723.4567.

Community Connect Athens meets for coffee and cake at the Swedish Center in central Athens on Wednesday, November 9. Participants may also stock up on books, DVDs and CDs, as well as handmade greetings cards, quality used garments and homemade preserves. Proceeds benefit the Anglican Church in Athens and its nominated charities.

Going to church on Sundays is generally associated to a solemn esoteric experience, with a choir chanting and in some cases the scent of incense permeating the gathering. But some of the younger members of these traditional congregations find this atmosphere very boring and unappealing.

Pianist Evgenia Papadimas performs works by Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt and Sergei Rachmaninoff at St Paul's Anglican Church in Athens on Thursday, October 20. The recital is scheduled to start at 8.30 p.m. Admission costs 10 or 12 euros and tickets can be purchased at Ticket Services (tel 210.723.4567, www.ticketservices.gr).

Serbian Patriarch Irinej concluded a four-day visit to England on Sunday, which marked the 100th anniversary of a dramatic visit by Serbian clergy to London at the height of World War I that did much to cement Anglo-Serbian friendship.

His visit coincided with - and has been overshadowed by - a more controversial visit to London by the Russian Orthodox Patriarch, however.

St Paul's Anglican Church in central Athens will host a performance by ambient musician Cayetano on Sunday, October 16. The Greek-born multi-instrumentalist is also an avid traveler, whose solo performance is inspired by a seven-month journey to China. The performance is set to start at 8.30 p.m. and admission costs 10 to 12 euros.

Community Connect Athens meets on Wednesday, October 12, from 10.30 a.m. to noon at the Swedish Center in Plaka. The event includes coffee, cake and conversation, as well as a sale of used books/DVDs/CDs, handmade greeting cards, quality secondhand garments, homemade preserves and Swedish delicacies. Proceeds benefit the Anglican Church.