On Saturday evening, April 15, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion accompanied by His Grace Bishop Abraham and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos celebrated the Feast of the Resurrection at St. Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church in Pomona, California. Apart from our father His Eminence and Their Graces, all or part of this blessed event was Hegumen Fr. Mina Girgis, Presbytery Fr. Mark Malak, and Archdeacon Karas Milik. Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

“Christ is Our Passover” My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! It is my pleasure to wish all of you a joyful Feast of the Holy Resurrection, hoping that you experience the victorious power of the Glorious Resurrection. The Feast of the Resurrection is also called “Pascha,” which literally means “to pass over.” Through the Resurrection, Christ passed over from death to life, and in turn – …

On the Sixth Sunday of the Great Fast, April 2nd, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Archangel Michael & Archangel Gabriel Coptic Orthodox Church in Fresno, California. After the prayer of Reconciliation His Eminence ordained nine of the faithful to the rank of Psaltos (Chanter).  Following the Divine Liturgy, His Eminence met with the youth and the congregation of the church for a spiritual talk. In addition, His Eminence visited and – …

On Sunday, March 26, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion accompanied by His Grace Bishop Abraham and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos, attended special concert for the hymns of the Great Fast, Pascha, and Holy Resurrection. This event was hosted by ACTS under the new Department of Hymnology. This department will be the only one of its kind in North America and will be collaborating with the St. Didymos Institute for Cantors in Egypt teaching the various – …

On Sunday, March 26, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, accompanied by His Grace Bishop Abraham and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos celebrated the first divine liturgy at Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox Church in Chatsworth, California. Apart from our father His Eminence and Their Graces, all or part of this blessed event was Hegumen Father Bishoy Aziz, Hegumen Father Antony Attallah, and Presbyter Father Joseph Abraham. May God May God bless every work for the – …

On Monday, March 20, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion accompanied by His Grace Bishop Abraham and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos received the Minister of State for Emigration and Egyptian, Minister Soha Gendi and the Ambassador Ahamed Shaheen, Consul General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Los Angeles along with other members from the Ministry.  This event took place at the Dioceses Residence in Los Angeles.  Apart from our father His Eminence and their Graces – …

On March 16, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, accompanied by His Grace Bishop Abraham, and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos, met with the diocesan clergy at Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church in Escondido, California for the regular monthly meeting. The day began with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy followed by an agape meal and the meeting. May God bless every work for the glory of his holy name.

On The Third Sunday of the Great Fast, March 12, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion accompanied by His Grace Bishop Abraham and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos consecrated St. John The Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church in Oxnard, California.  The main altar was consecrated in the name of St. John The Baptist and the side altar was consecrated in the name of St. Zechariah the priest and his wife St. Elizabeth.  In the history of the Diocese – …

Today marks the 7th year anniversary of His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion to the rank of Metropolitan. On Sunday, February 28, 2016, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II elevated Bishop Serapion to the episcopal dignity of Metropolitan. May the Lord keep the life our honoured father the patriarch Pope Abba Tawadros II and his partner in the holy apostolic ministry our honoured father the Meteropltain Abba Serapion. May God keep the fatherhood of His Eminence for us – …

On Sunday, February 19, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion accompanied by His Grace Bishop Abraham and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos, Dean of ACTS, as well as members of faculty, staff and Alumni, welcomed the President of the Catholic University of America, Dr. Peter Kilpatrick in a follow up collaboration meeting to the MOU that was signed in early November 2022 between ACTS and CUA.  This blessed event took place at St. Athanasius & St. Cyril – …

On Sunday, February 19, 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, along with Their Graces, Bishop Abraham and Bishop Kyrillos ordained the blessed servant, Deacon Elijah, as a priest in the Diocese of Los Angeles. He was given the name, Fr. Elijah Ghali. This blessed event took place at St. Mary and St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, in Northridge, California. Following the ordination, the new priest proceeded to St. Paul Brotherhood in Murrieta, California to spend the – …

Wadi al-Natrun, Egypt, January 31, 2023 –  His Grace Bishop Kyrillos, Dean of St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Coptic Theological School (ACTS) and Coptic Orthodox Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Los Angeles, California, USA, co-chaired the nineteenth meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches at the Logos Center of the Saint Bishoy Monastery, Egypt, with Fr. Columba Stewart OSB and Fr. Hyacinthe Destivelle OP – …