News & Events
The Blessing of the Animals
Event | September 13, 2023
All are welcome to celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi with the Anglican Parish of St George at the annual Blessing of the Animals at 3 pm on Sunday, October 1st at the Unfinished Church in the Town of St George. Please bring a chair. Donations will be taken for the SPCA. ... Read more
Historic church holds service to celebrate abolition of slavery
News | August 7, 2023
St Peter’s Church hosted a special service assembled by its member Grace Rawlins on Sunday, July 30, 2023. The event was held to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Bermuda on August 1, 1834 and to remember the Black Bermudians of that time and their life experiences. The historic church does not have a resident priest but Ms Rawlins was “keen” to keep the tradi... Read more
Emancipation Celebration Service
Event | July 6, 2023
The East End Parishes of the Anglican Church of Bermuda invite you to celebrate the anniversary of the Slavery Abolition Act, which came into effect on August 1, 1834, in Great Britain and her territories. Join Rev'd Canon John Stow, Priest in Charge, and Grace Rawlins, Preacher, for an inspirational service at St Peter's Church, Their Majesties Chappell on Sunday, July 30th, 2023 a... Read more
Seafarers head east for ‘blessing of the boats’
Event | June 24, 2023
The annual Blessing of the Boats ceremony takes place on Sunday June 25, beginning at 9am. The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill, Bishop of Bermuda, will lead the procession from St George’s Harbour to the Chapel of Ease dock in St David’s. The Chapel of Ease Anglican Church has a special history and relationship with the maritime culture of Bermuda. The tradition of Blessing of the Boats da... Read more
Bermuda National Trust Heritage Award
News | June 15, 2023
The Friends of St Peter's Church and craftsman Robert Powell received certificates at the Bermuda National Trust Heritage Awards 2023. The Bermuda National Trust’s annual heritage awards were presented on 15 June. The awards, sponsored by Butterfield & Vallis, recognise individuals, organisations, groups and schools that have worked to protect and promote Bermuda’s natural and cult... Read more
The Blessing of the Boats
Event | June 8, 2023
The Rt Revd Nicholas Dill, Bishop of Bermuda, will conduct the Blessing of the Boats at Chapel of Ease Dock, Chapel of Ease, St David's, at 9 am on Sunday June 25th, 2023. The service will take place on the dock, followed by the Bishop blessing the fleet in St George's Harbour. The observance of this service is influenced by the association of St David’s Island with the fishing and p... Read more
Jemmy Darrell’s achievements praised at church service
News | April 24, 2023
The life and achievements of one of Bermuda’s most celebrated figures were recognised at a service of remembrance in the Town of St George on Saturday. Pilot Warden Mario Thompson lays a wreath. Descendants of James Darrell gathered at St Peter’s churchyard to honour a sailor and pilot whose navigational skills and seamanship won the the plaudits of the Royal Navy — and his own freedo... Read more
Annual tribute held for US naval officer, Midshipman Dale
Event | March 2, 2023
Deputy Governor Tom Oppenheim inspects the TS Admiral Somers Sea Cadet Corps A charity held its annual tribute over the weekend to a US Navy sailor who died as a prisoner in Bermuda during the War of 1812. Members of the Bermuda Island Pipe Band led a procession from King’s Square, in St George, to the grave of midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale at St Peter’s church. The ceremony, ho... Read more
Bach to Bluegrass — a unique blend
Event | January 28, 2023
Tessa Lark and Michael Thurber gave us a fascinating, unique blend of classical, folk and their own music in Bach to Bluegrass, the most recent show in the 48th Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts. Michael Thurber and Tessa Lark After an Appalachian folk dance style introduction featuring bowed bass under a frenetic, virtuosic fiddle tune which blended Corelli with Copeland, Thurber exp... Read more