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The Anglican Church of All Saints

Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife North

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HRH The Prince Philip

HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

It is with the very greatest sadness that we hear of the death of HRH Prince Philip … we offer our deepest condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family.

Fr. Ron Corne, Chaplain

The Third Sunday of Easter

The services for this year have been planned taking into account the current Spanish government regulations, and the recommendations of the Diocese in Europe.

18th April – The Third Sunday of Easter

11am Said Eucharist – Celebrant & Preacher: Fr Ron Corne, Chaplain
12 noon – Tenerife Virtual Church:  This week we are in the upper room again, this time to hear Jesus’ words of peace. We will be live on YouTube https://youtu.be/z5oXyv-1BmM Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/564485441080665 as well as on all of these websites http://tenerifevirtual.church/ and http://tenerifesouthchurches.com/

As always, the service sheet can be found at http://tenerifevirtual.church/servicesheet.pdf and please be ready with something similar to bread and wine if you’d like to join in with the agape meal part of the service.

Fr Ron Writes . . .

14th April 2021

My earliest memories of my Father were of a very young slim blonde man who was very agile and strong and could work all day and still come home and dig our vast garden as he loved growing vegetables. As a young boy to pick those peas fresh from the pod, fresh as the moment when the peas went pop as an old advert used to say. The taste of those fresh peas was divine, in fact you could work your way along the line munching peas popping the pods before Mum shouted hey stop! Mum would cook fresh peas runner beans new potatoes fresh carrots and maybe mashed parsnips with chops – how yummy was that!

Many people said that my Dad as a young man looked like Prince Philip and indeed, he did, they were from that same generation who had been through a calamitous war and although in very differing circumstances, those old pictures of men in uniform marrying their sweethearts is in many an old album. You see we were all in it together. I was born after the war was finished, but my Sisters were on the cusp of rationing and the monochrome look of a country that had fought and won, and yet now had to rebuild our shattered cities and towns. I must say I knew little of any of it as I was born as we were looking ahead to a new world, with a young Queen Elizabeth and her dashing husband. That was all I and my friends at school knew as we stood to sing the National Anthem at school, we were all together. I thought that all Kings and Queens were young and beautiful like our Queen and Prince Philip as they were portrayed on all the stamps and the coins. I was an avid collector of stamps and the Royal Mint issued many new collections, so from King Edward stamps which my dear dad had in a tin for posting letters home to Mum from the war to the little penny Queen Elizabeth stamps and later World Cup Winners, I saved them all avidly getting my stamp hinges and sticking them in! There is a super one of the Silver Wedding Anniversary with the Queen and Prince Philip side faced showing a united couple who faced the world in heading up our Royal Family.

Now that our Prince Philip has died, we are reminded that Prince Philip had a strong Christian faith himself, converting from the Greek Orthodox faith to the Church of England upon marrying Queen Elizabeth 2nd. Prince Philip was baptized into the Greek Orthodox Church and brought up in a devoutly religious family. His great- aunt died for her faith, while his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, became a nun after she was widowed. She created a private chapel for herself in Buckingham Palace which was dismantled following her death in 1969.  She can be seen dressed as an Orthodox nun on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in photographs on various public occasions in the 1950’s. Her remains were buried at a Russian Orthodox convent in Jerusalem, as she had wished.

Therefore, for many of us post war children Prince Philip has been like a constant senior member of the family and his passing brings us time to stop remember and reflect.

A Prayer to our unchanging God.
Psalm 102 vs 25-27
In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end
Amen.

Fr. Ron Corne.
Chaplain.

Donate to All Saints

Dear Friends, Thank you for visiting our website, we welcome you to our beautiful Church of All Saints Tenerife, to our Website and to online worship, as Jesus said,  ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’” (Matthew 25:35). We are here to be as … [Read More. . .] about Donate to All Saints

Donation to the Red Cross

Below are 2 photos showing items bought with the collection monies received from Carol service. Amount of money collected was €232 to which was added €32 from the Cruz Roja collecting tin. The toys will be distributed to children from poor … [Read More. . .] about Donation to the Red Cross

general information about the church

Rededication

Our church… 130 years in the making

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH of All Saints in Parque Taoro, Puerto de la Cruz, is over 130 years old, making it the oldest Anglican church in Spain. Many visitors to Tenerife are surprised to find an English-style church here. This small enclave of the Church of … Read full article → about Our church… 130 years in the making

The English Cemetery

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH has responsibility for the upkeep of a walled cemetery in the town of Puerto de la Cruz.  It is situated in the heart of Puerto de la Cruz, next to the headquarters of the National Police, in an area surrounded by hotels. Over many years, … Read full article → about The English Cemetery

Group activities at the church

A NUMBER OF group activities take place at the church throughout the week. A ladies sewing group meets on Thursday mornings to make articles to sell on the church stall at the Car Boot Sales held once a month in the church grounds during the winter … Read full article → about Group activities at the church

Memorial to Flight 1008

THE CHURCH GARDENS are home to a very special memorial, a Rose Garden dedicated to the memory of the 146 passengers and crew who lost their lives when Dan Air charter flight 1008 inbound from Manchester to the Tenerife North airport of Los Rodeos crashed in … Read full article → about Memorial to Flight 1008

Garden of Remembrance

IN THE CHURCH grounds, to the rear and to the right of the church building itself, is a memorial garden, where the ashes of deceased members of the church congregation can be interred. This shaded and sheltered area provides a place of quiet contemplation … Read full article → about Garden of Remembrance

The Parsonage serves many functions

THE PARSONAGE can be found within the grounds and to the rear of the church. It is the focal point of many of the church's activities. The building was completely reformed in 2009, a task made necessary by the discovery of an extensive termite … Read full article → about The Parsonage serves many functions

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Services & Events Schedule

ALL SAINTS re-opened for public worship on Sunday 26th July.  Until further notice, our schedule of services will be:

SUNDAY:
11:00am – Said Holy Eucharist

WEDNESDAY:
10:00am – Holy Eucharist
11:15am – Bible Study/Prayer Group (alternate weeks)

For the latest rules as they affect future Car Boot Sales (updated 31st January 2021), please click here.

Please click here to see details of this year’s Annual Parochial Church Meeting from the Chaplaincy Secretary.

Contact Us – Who’s who

Chaplain:  The Revd Ron Corne
tel: +34 922 97 88 63
email: allsaintspuertodelacruz@gmail.com
Assistant Priest:
The Revd Rachel Ganney
tel: +34 672 83 47 11 (WhatsApp)
email: rachel@ganney.net
Congregational worship leaders:
Graham Blinston
tel: +34 922 38 67 82
email: gblinston@hotmail.co.uk
Judith Rigby
tel: +34 711042849
email: judithrigby@sky.com
Church Wardens:
Wendy Sanderson
tel: +34 922 32 09 78
Cheryl Douglas
email: cheryl6921@hotmail.com
Safeguarding officer:
Judith Rigby
tel: +34 711 04 28 49
email: judithrigby@sky.com
Hon Treasurer:
Cheryl Douglas
email: cheryl6921@hotmail.com
Chaplaincy Council Secretary:
Kath Delgado Cabrera
tel:
email:
Organist:
Rayco Gonzales
tel: +34 699 64 94 54
email: raycobrito@hotmail.com

LINKS TO KINDRED SITES

St Francis’ Anglican Church,
Tenerife South

La Palma Anglican Church

The English Library, Tenerife

British Games Club,
Puerto de la Cruz

The Friends of Tenerife

Ecumenical links

In der Anglikanischen Kirche in Puerto de la Cruz hält die Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Teneriffa Nord sonntags regelmäßig um 17 Uhr deutschsprachige Gottesdienste für ihre Mitglieder, Urlaubsgäste und interessierte Besucher.  Im Gemeindehaus hinter der Kirche befinden sich Gemeindebüro und Gemeinderäume. Hier und im dortigen Gartengelände wird bei vielerlei Gemeindeveranstaltungen ein geselliges Beisammensein gepflegt – Tel. 922 374 964.

OUR GERMAN Lutheran Brothers and Sisters also use the church for their Sunday Services and social events.  They have an office at the Parsonage and can be contacted by telephone on 922 374 964  Their office hours are displayed by the main door to the Parsonage.

We also have Ecumenical Links with the Scandinavian and Finnish churches in Puerto de la Cruz.

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