In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. H.H. Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, H.H. Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, H.H. Catholicos Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Orthodox Church and H.H. Abuna Paulos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, give thanks to God for bringing us together – …

The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation held its 81st meeting at St Paul’s College in Washington October 27-28. The meeting was chaired by Catholic Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans. The Eastern Orthodox co-chairman since 1987, Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh, has retired, and a successor has not yet been named. During this meeting the members heard reports about major events in the lives of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches and issued a brief statement, “On – …

The Diocese encourages all her children to participate in a study of Copts living outside of Egypt through the following survey. Please review carefully the message below from GWU Professor Jennifer Brinkerhoof. ______ Given current events in Egypt it is more important than ever that thevoice of the Copts living in diaspora (outside of Egypt) is heard.  George Washington University, in conjunction with Coptic Orphans, is conducting the first large scale survey of the Coptic – …

The Diocese is encouraging all Copts with an Egyptian National ID or new Egyptian passport to register to vote in the upcoming 2011 Egyptian Election.  The Egyptian election committee decided that Egyptians living abroad can share in the upcoming election using either with their National ID number or with their new passport which includes the national ID number. In order to vote, you will need to register at the following website between November 10-17, 2011: – …

Through the blessing of our beloved father, His Grace Bishop Serapion, the Diocese proudly announces the 7th Annual Marital Enrichment Seminar. Please see the attached flyer for details.

On Sunday, October 30, 2011, the blessed servant Marc Gendi was ordained as Fr. James, a presbyter for St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas by His Grace Bishop Youssef and His Grace Bishop Serapion. Also attending this blessed event from the Diocese was Fr. Moses Samaan from St. Demiana Church in San Diego. His Grace Bishop Serapion was received warmly by His Grace Bishop Youssef and all of the servants in – …

The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles announces the 11th Annual Toy Drive benefitting the Toys for Tots foundation. This year the Diocese Toy Drive will run from October 30th through December 18th. The Diocese Toy Drive is a great way to bring a smile to a young child this Christmas. Your charitable donation of NEW unwrapped toys will help bring a smile to a needy child and spread the spirit of giving this Nativity. – …

Before the Pope began his weekly sermon, he gave his condolences to the congregation for the Maspiro Martyrs. “Those that protested peacefully without bearing arms”, he continued referring to those who were killed, “walked from Shubra to Maspiro in the open, without weapons, full of courage.” The crowd responded loudly with chants saying “Raise your head up, you are Coptic”, a slogan that has become popular during Coptic protests. He confirmed 24 dead and over – …

NEW YORK – At the Fall 2011 meet­ing of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Ortho­dox Arch­dio­cese of Amer­ica, the Most Rev­erend Mem­bers of the Holy Synod unan­i­mously adopted the fol­low­ing statement: “On behalf of the faith­ful Clergy and Laity of the Greek Ortho­dox Arch­dio­cese of Amer­ica, we, the Mem­bers of the Holy Eparchial Synod, cog­nizant of our respon­si­bil­ity to speak the truth in love, hereby state and declare our sin­cere sup­port for the pious Cop­tic – …

The Russian Orthodox Church has followed the developments in Egypt with concern and bitterness. Blood has been spilt and Christian churches have been destroyed again. There is another manifestation of growing intolerance towards Christians and their legal and physical vulnerability in the Egyptian society. Our Church knows from her recent history what the suffering of innocent people and destruction of churches are. We raise our voice in defence of our Egyptian brothers in faith and – …

In response to the recent tragic events at Maspiro on October 9, 2011, in which several Copts were killed and scores more injured, various Coptic organizations are planning to stage a peaceful demonstration and protest in front of the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 16 after the Divine Liturgies in our parish churches. Details What: Peaceful Demonstration and Protest in Response to Violence against Copts Why: To raise awareness of the plight – …

Over 100,000 Coptic Egyptian Christians gathered in peaceful protest and to stage a sit-in outside the Egyptian state television building along the Nile, on Sunday, October 9, 2011. The sit-in was a culmination of protests that took place over the last week in Cairo and other cities across Egypt. The Copts, a large Christian minority of about 15 million, were angered over numerous increasing attacks that have resulted in the destruction of many churches. The – …