On Sunday the 9th of January the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Brighton celebrated the epiphany.  Pater Germanos was accompanied by Pater Nikodemos from the Archdiocese of London, who led the congregation in a proocession to the pier. There, 3 doves were released and the cross was cast into the sea 3 times to symbolise the coming together of the Holy trinity, the revelation of the Holy spirit in the form of a dove and the Baptism of Christ.

The Greek Community of Brighton is saddened by the recent loss of its longest serving member and former chairman. He was much loved, highly respected and will never be forgotten by those who loved him and the community and church he served tirelessly and supported passionately for so many years. Please follow the link below and join the Papadamou family in remembering him.

Link to Tribute Page

For a Link to the funeral service, that is due to take place on Wednesday the 2nd December at 11am, please click below:

Link to Funeral Service

The Greek Language School of Brighton re-opened its doors for the new school year on the 3rd October 2020 after a 6 month disruption due to Covid. With several safety measures in place, and our newly appointed headteacher, Marios Demosthenous, we welcomed a record 130 pupils back to our school. We also have expanded the school into the new facility next door, the recently acquired Edward Memorial Hall. Every Saturday there are 7 teaching classes that run from 9am to 12pm, and another 7 from 12:30pm to 15:30 pm. Additional special classes, A-level classes and adult lessons take place on weeknights. Our highly qualified, experienced and dedicated teachers kept our school operational during the previous term by moving all the classes over a digital platform. I am pleased to say that they were able to do this sooner and more effectively that most mainstream schools in Brighton.

On the 10th October our priest, Father Germanos blessed the school’s reopening wishing all the teachers, pupils and parents strength and good health for the year ahead. The ceremony took place outside in the church courtyard, another extraordinary measure due to Covid. We look forward to a productive, successful and safe year ahead.

For any registration enquiries please email Marios at brightongreekschool@outlook.com

We would like to thank you, our current community, for your continued support and generosity, below are just a few things we have achieved in the last few years;

• We are excited to announce that planning permission has now been passed to build our new community hall. This exciting project will produce a 2000 square foot hall space, bar area, kitchen and the possibility for the entire space to be partitioned into smaller conference rooms or additional classrooms. There will also be a two bedroom apartment above allowing our Priest to be onsite.
• We are in the process of completing external repair works to the front and roof of our Church, hoping to achieve this by February 2018. We have removed two old chimneys and repaired one, covered the outside meters, secured gas cylinders by building a suitable enclosure, fixed the central heating system, installed new security and sound systems, fitted new kitchen units and a burco water boiler.
• We have done further works to the Vicarage, stripped and re-rendered the complete external building, fitted a new front door, new bathroom fitted, new fences erected, cleared and tidied the garden.
• We have now paid off the mortgage in full for the Vicarage, paying over 80K in the last 8 years.

We are proud to have over 80 children in our Greek School, a school which is heavily subsidized by our Church, allowing our young children to learn the Greek language and customs. We are pleased to welcome our new Head Teacher Matheus and are forever grateful to our team of Teachers, School Committee Members, PTA and Volunteers who have achieved so much over the years, ensuring our young children progress and flourish.

A statement from our new Head Teacher Matheus

I am really happy for being the head teacher of the Greek School of Brighton and to represent in Brighton the Cyprus Educational Mission that the last 49 years has one aim, to protect the cultural character of the Greek community in UK and to uplift the Greek spirit in our children. Even from my first visit to Brighton I have realised not only how well organised and successful the Greek School is but also the great quality of the people that is consisted of. My target is to ensure progress by keeping an open mind to new suggestions and to beneficial changes. In cooperation with the teachers and the school committee we have managed already to create a secure school environment, improve the teaching conditions and modernise the registration and data systems. On this point, I would like to thank my colleagues, the school committee and its chairman Nectario Makratzakis, Father Germano, the chairman of the church committee and member of the school committee Andrea Archontides who is always next to me and willing to help me with anything I might need and all the parents and children of the Greek School of Brighton for their very warm welcoming. I would like to wish to the Greek Community of Brighton, Happy 50th Anniversary and a prosperous year for our school. Sincerely, Matthaios Venetsanos, Head Teacher of the Greek school of Brighton .

For info on the dates please visit our school’s website www.brightongreekschool.org