A Patronal Festival to Remember at St Paul’s Monaco

A providential encounter several months ago between the Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf and Harry Bearn (Leading Hand) serving in the Royal Navy on Bahrain at the time led to an invitation from the Chaplain that an episcopal visit take place on the Feast Day of St Paul. Last Sunday’s Patronal Festival at St […]
28th June 2026 Bring a Friend to Church

Spreading the Good News can feel daunting, but one of the easiest ways we can clearly signal our faith is by telling people that we enjoy going to church and then inviting them to see the warmth and life we find there. The 28th of June is a doubly special day because as well as […]
St Martin-in-the-Fields

In May 2026, the Chamber Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, had the privilege of visiting St Paul’s Church, Monaco. At St Martin’s, music forms an integral part of worship, outreach, and community life, drawing on a tradition that spans many decades. The church is home to a wide range of musical activity, from congregational singing […]
ANZAC day in Antibes 2026

On the 25th April, the Royal British Legion Provence-Monaco branch organised the annual ANZAC day in Antibes. A dawn service, conducted by the Reverend Jeremy Auld of Holy Trinity Anglican Church Nice, started the day’s commemorations with an impressive turnout of branch members, local residents and several Australian and New Zealander crew currently moored in […]
It’s All Monk….y Business

On Saturday the 28th of February all four members of the Bearn chaplaincy family were delighted to host Afternoon English Tea for seven members of the Order of Preachers (or Dominicans as they are more popularly known) from St Charles Catholic Church in Monaco. It was an equal delight to have in our company a […]
Six Nations Comes to St Paul’s – And We Nearly Needed a Scrum Cap

If Carlsberg did parish libraries, they might look suspiciously like the English Library at St Paul’s Church last Saturday. England v Ireland. Scotland v Wales. And, for the first official outing of our rather fabulous new projector and sound system, a congregation of rugby enthusiasts who briefly forgot they were indoors. Let us begin with […]
WWI – Commemoration Appeal

It has recently come to light that there are two British WWI casualties whose remains are interred in the ossuary and recorded on the war memorial in the cemetery in Monaco. They are :- Private Arthur C V DYER R.A.M.C A victim of the torpedoing of SS Transylvania off Savona on 4 May 1917, transporting […]
Sung Vespers and Compline

St Paul’s has been invited to attend Sung Vespers and Compline at 7.00pm on every Thursday of Lent in St Charles’ Catholic Church in Monte Carlo.
Remembrance 2025

Attendance at the Remembrance Sunday services grows and grows. This year was no exception to that important trend. Colonel Mary Cardwell and the Principal of the British School of Monaco read the Exhortation and Kohima. The lessons were read by Hope Swales and Russell Crump. Group Captain Andy Calame (The King’s Honorary Bodyguard) the Honorary […]
Connecting Faiths

The Prayer Bears spread the message of love in two important ways – firstly through direct contact with the bears themselves, and secondly through the deployment of the funds raised through there sponsorship and purchase. Donations from the Prayer Bear campaign are distributed with an ecumenical spirit to a range of Christian organisations, whether Anglican […]