2015 GYP Lent Retreat Schedule
Written by admin on March 16, 2015. Posted in Retreats Friday, March 20 7:00 pm: Registration 8:00 pm: Dinner 9:00 pm: Ice-Breaker 9:30 pm: Introduction & Lecture #1 10:30 pm: Discussion #1 11:30 pm: Break 12:00 am: Midnight Praises Saturday, March 21 7:30 am: Quiet Time #1 8:00 am: Breakfast 9:00 am: Morning Prayers 9:30 am: Lecture #2 10:30 am: Quiet Time #2 11:15 am: Icebreaker 12:00 pm: Lunch 1:00 pm: Free Time 4:00 – …
2015 GYP Lenten Retreat – Final Deadline Weekend
Written by admin on March 6, 2015. Posted in Retreats Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join us for the Graduates and Young Professionals (GYP) 6th Annual Lenten Retreat on March 20–22, 2015. Father Antony Paul (Saint Paul Brotherhood) will speak to us about THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER. Join us as Father Antony delves into the depth of prayer and helps us encounter both our freedom and our suffering in it. Don’t delay and – …
2015 GYP Lenten Retreat – Final Deadline Weekend
Written by admin on March 6, 2015. Posted in Retreats Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join us for the Graduates and Young Professionals (GYP) 6th Annual Lenten Retreat on March 20–22, 2015. Father Antony Paul (Saint Paul Brotherhood) will speak to us about THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER. Join us as Father Antony delves into the depth of prayer and helps us encounter both our freedom and our suffering in it. Don’t delay and – …
A Panegyric in Praise of the New Martyrs of Libya
Why did you not cry, pleading with those who are about to murder you, that they may free you? Why did you not acquiesce to their demands? Did they not propose that you abandon your Christ? Wouldn’t they have had mercy on you had you accepted their religion? Do you not fear death?! Whence did you acquire this courage? What theological training did you obtain? From what seminary did you graduate? What monastery did you – …
The Martyrdom of the Copts of Samalout
We received through Facebook and Satellite channels on Sunday, February 15th, 2015, a documented martyrdom of our Coptic youth in Libya that was aired through a horrifying and shocking video. They are, without exaggeration, martyrs for the sake of their faith, for they were kidnapped and then killed solely for being Christians, and if they had succumbed to the pressure and the threats and had pronounced their conversion to Islam, then they wouldn’t have killed – …
Updated List of the Names of the New Martyrs of Libya
Below, please find the most recent list of names of the 21 New Martyrs of Libya for use in prayers and publications. Milad Makeen Zaky Abanub Ayad Atiya Maged Soliman Shehata Youssef Shukry Younan Kirollos Boshra Fawzy Bishoy Astafanous Kamel Samuel Astafanous Kamel Malak Ibrahim Sinyout Tawadros Youssef Tawadros Gerges Milad Sinyout Mina Fayez Aziz Hany Abdel Mesih Salib Samuel Alham Wilson Ezzat Boshra Naseef Luka Nagaty Anis Gaber Mounir Adly Essam Baddar Samir Malak Farag – …
Ecumenical Prayer Service with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
His Grace Bishop Serapion and several members of the clergy will participate, God willing, in an Ecumenical Prayer Service organized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange under the auspices of the Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange. The service will take place on Tuesday, March 3 from 7:30-8:30 pm at the Arboretum at Christ Cathedral (formerly Crystal Cathedral) located at 13280 Chapman Ave. in Garden Grove. From the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange’s – …
Lenten Women’s Day – March 28, 2015
The Diocese will hold a Lenten Women’s Day for women of all ages on Saturday, March 28 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at St. George Church (Bellflower) to discuss the theme, “Lives of Service.” God willing, the day will begin with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy followed by an agape breakfast and several lectures/discussions. Women may register by visiting this page or emailing CopticWomenLA@gmail.com. We encourage all of our women to benefit from this wonderful service.
The New Martyrs of Libya added to the Coptic Synaxarium
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II announced the inclusion of the 21 Coptic New Martyrs of Libya in the Synaxarium of the Coptic Orthodox Church today. Every year, they will be commemorated on 8 Amshir in the Coptic calendar, which corresponds to 15 February in the Gregorian calendar, the same day as the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple. Axios, Axios, Axios! This beautiful icon, which is also featured on the front – …
National Council of Churches Condemns ISIS Executions of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya
WASHINGTON: The National Council of Churches received with great distress the news of the execution of 21 Coptic Christians by ISIS in Libya. We deplore all forms of extremist violence carried out in the name of religion, and are outraged by yet another demonstration of perverse violence perpetrated by ISIS militants in this brutal act against innocent victims. The Coptic Orthodox Church is one of the National Council of Churches’ 37 member communions and therefore – …
Letter of Condolences from the Eritrean Orthodox Archdiocese of North America
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark Your Holiness, Kissing Your Holy hands and asking for your blessing. It is with a heavy heart that we have received the sad news of the massacre of Coptic Christians in Libya on February 16, 2015. The gruesome metlod by which their lives were taken for nothing else but their faith adds to the deep pain and anguish we – …
Letter from the Reverend Carlos L. Malave, Executive Director of Christian Churches Together USA
Dear Bishop Serapion: Greetings in the love of Christ! It is Sunday afternoon and I just read the news of the tragic death of 21 Copts brothers (not sure if there was any women) at the hands of IS terrorists. I pray for the eternal rest of their souls and for their grieving families. May the Almighty Father grant their families and the whole Coptic family peace in the midst of this senseless and tragic – …