As part of the Ethics and Religious Cultures course at the Burier gymnasium, a large group of students, led by Valérie Clément, visited Saint Barbara's church on 11 March 2024. These young students took part in a presentation on Orthodoxy and the history of the church...
The Altar Feast of the Parish of St Barbara the Great-Martyr was celebrated on Sunday 17 December 2023 in Vevey, Switzerland by His Grace Bishop Irenei of London and Western Europe and His Grace Bishop Alexander of Vevey, in the historic church that sits at the feet...
As part of a Master's degree seminar run jointly by Professor Dave Lüthi and Mr Nicolas Meier at the University of Lausanne, a group of art history students visited the church. The goal? To raise awareness of heritage preservation methods: the Sainte-Barbara church in...
Here is a link to the France TV programme on all the saints who have illuminated the land of Helvetia: See you on Sunday at 9.30 a.m. for this weekend's service!
The outbreak of war in Ukraine in 2022 threw a large number of migrants onto the roads, some of whom sought protection in Switzerland and settled in the canton of Vaud. Many of them have a very good level of French and spontaneously offered their services to the...
January 29th, 2023 - 33rd Sunday after Pentecost - Veneration of the precious Chains of the Holy Apostle Peter For the first time in its 145-year history, the Saint Barbara Orthodox Church in Vevey had the honour of broadcasting the Sunday service on January 29th,...
During the meeting on the shores of Lake Geneva on September 1, 2022, members of the Swiss Network of Historicism (a movement initiated in the 1850s that led to the revival of various architectural and artistic styles) have visited several iconic buildings of...
Taking the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine to heart, the whole Orthodox community of Vevey and the surrounding area has risen to the task of providing practical and financial support to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the refugees who arrived in the...
After the Divine Liturgy celebrated on Sunday, November 14, 2021 (in memory of the Saints Anargyroi Cosmas and Damian), Bishop of Vevey Vladyka Alexandre blessed the statuette of Saint Barbara placed in the "grotto" of the old fountain in the church garden. The clergy...
The Swiss catholic information website cath.ch published a nice article dedicated to the creation of the Foundation for the restoration of the Saint Barbara Orthodox Church in Vevey and the launch of our fundraising campaign. Protodeacon Michel Vernaz, who is also...