Join us for an ecumenical peace vigil in London to pray for the people of the Middle East, North Africa, and Gulf states as well as the leaders who carry the responsibility of finding a path towards peace and reconciliation.
Thursday, 30 April 2026 – 7pm
As the Middle East North Africa region and Gulf states continue to suffer conflict, war and great turbulence, there will be an ecumenical peace vigil in London to pray for the region’s people and the leaders who carry the responsibility of finding a path towards peace and reconciliation.
The evening, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Kensington, on Thursday 30 April, will present Christians from different backgrounds, confessions or cultures, with the opportunity to come together to share moments of prayer, readings and reflection set to poignant, beautiful music.
Eastertide is a time when we share in the light of the Risen Christ that conquers death and darkness. This is a victory needed now more than ever in the Middle East, North Africa, and Gulf states.
Our Lady of Victories Church
235a Kensington High Street
London
W8 6SA
Rt Rev James Curry
Lead Bishop for the Holy Land
Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
Dr Harry Hagopian
Dr Hagopian is an Armenian Christian who hails originally from Jordan. He is a public international lawyer who was also Assistant General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches in Beirut, and Executive Director of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee. He has contributed to the regional negotiations on the future of the Holy Lands. He is author of Let us Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, The Armenian Church in the Holy Land, and Keeping Faith with Hope: The Challenges of Israel-Palestine.
Timothy Macklin
Director of Music, Organist
Our Lady of Victories Church
HG Bishop Hovakim Manukyan
Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Great Britain and Ireland
CTE President for the Orthodox Churches
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