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Construction works continue
From mid-August and throughout the month, building work will resume in the garden and basement of the church to connect the central heating and install a lift for the disabled. This work will involve two areas: The staircase in the garden will be dismantled for major...
Construction work: connexion to district heating
The current oil-fired heating system, installed in the 1950s, is obsolete and could break down at any time. Its replacement is essential and must be carried out as soon as possible. The new installation will be environmentally friendly and economical, but will require...
A meal with EVAM translators
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...
Live radio broadcast of the Sunday service
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,...
The Saint Barbara Orthodox Church in Vevey was honored by the Swiss Network of Historicism.
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...
Priority projects for 2022
Five years have passed since the restoration of the dome and the facades of the church. Now, six months after the reinstallation of the restored iconostasis and the doubling of downspout capacity to prevent water infiltration, several works still need to be done...
The Orthodox community mobilized to support Ukrainian refugees
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...
Gutter lining to prevent water infiltration
Major maintenance works on the building were carried out in early November 2021 to ensure its water tightness. The inside of the lead pipes was lined with a synthetic material. It allows making the gutters incorporated into the masonry durable. This way, the walls and...
Blessing of the statue of Saint Barbara
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 iconostasis, the centrepiece of the sanctuary, is undergoing restoration
After 170 years of service, a major restoration was needed to preserve theiconostasis of the Saint Barbara church and bring it back to its former glory. The specialists have worked for eleven months to reinforce the wooden structure, fill missing pieces in the...