The Diocese welcomes you to join the 7th Annual Los Angeles Diocese Graduates & Young Professionals’ Convention! From October 8th-11th, the event will be held at a beautiful resort tucked away in the mountains of Fallbrook. Gracing us with their presence will be His Grace Bishop Serapion and Bishop Angaelos from Stevenage in the United Kingdom. The event will feature lectures, workshops, discussion groups and a panel surrounding the issue of Spiritual Economy. Over the – …

On Saturday, September 26, 2009, the Coptic League of the Diocese of Los Angeles will hold its annual Spiritual Day and Sports Award Ceremony at Holy Virgin Mary and St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. His Grace Bishop Serapion will bless the event, which starts with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at 8:30 a.m. In addition, attendees will receive a free barbecue lunch and t-shirts. For more information, please contact Father James – …

St. Athanasius & St. Cyril Theological Library, along with the St. Paul Brotherhood Press, joyfully announce the immediate availability of a new book in their popular Treasures of the Fathers of the Church series, The Feast of the Cross. From the Preface to the book by His Grace Bishop Serapion: With great joy and enthusiasm, we present to you this book, part of the Treasures of the Fathers of the Church series, on the Feasts of – …

On Saturday, August 29 over 800 youth from the junior high, high school, and college levels participated in the annual Diocese Youth Spiritual Competition. His Grace Bishop Serapion and many of the Diocese clergy attended to encourage the youth and participate as judges, as well. The day began with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at Holy Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles with His Grace Bishop Serapion and many Diocese priests. After – …

The 2009 Junior High Girls’ Convention centered around the theme of "Purity". The girls were blessed to have His Grace Bishop Thomas, Bishop of Al-Quossaya and head of the Anaphora Retreat Center as a guest speaker. Also present were His Grace Bishop Serapion and various priests from around the Diocese, including Father Lazarus Yassa, Father Athanasius Ragheb, Father Isaac Androus, Father Isaac Azmy, Father Mina Girgis, Father Boulos Baky, and Father David Elias. We were – …

The examinations for the YSC 2009 are now online! All examinations will close on Tuesday, August 25 at 11:59 p.m. Please note that you will need to register with the site and use Firefox, Apple Safari, or Google Chrome to take the test. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer is not supported at this time. Use the links below to start. Start College Exam Now (30 min.) Start High School Exam Now (30 min.) Start Junior High Exam Now – …

The Diocese joyfully announces its annual Young Professional Dinner Cruise on Sunday, August 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The cruise is a spiritual and social event focusing on graduate youth under the supervision of His Grace Bishop Serapion. This year’s featured speaker will be Dr. Dina Zayat of St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church and the Santa Monica Family Education Committee. You may find additional information, including sign up and payment details, at the – …

The written portion of Al Keraza Spiritual Competition will take place for 3rd-5th grade children in the following locations: Test Location Coordinator St. Maurice – Pomona Fr. Mina Girgis Ezzat Petros St. Mark – Los Angeles Fr. Raphael Hanna Fr. Ishak Boules Archangel Michael – Santa Ana Tasony Raphaela Tasony Gabriela St. George – Bellflower — At the church — At Big Bear Fr, Boules Baky Fr. Mauritius Mikhail St. Abanoub – Norco Fr. Antony – …

Glory to God, the 2009 Diocese College Convention concluded as a great success. This year, our featured speakers were His Grace Bishop Serapion, His Grace Bishop Suriel of the Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, and former Los Angeles Lakers player A.C. Green. The single topic for all of the lectures was "The New Martyrdom," which relates to maintaining purity in a society that constantly reinforces the opposite message. The convention commenced with registration and an introduction by – …

On July 10-11, 2009, Saint Athanasius and Saint Cyril Theological Library held its Third Annual Patristics Conference featuring His Grace Bishop Serapion, the Reverend Protopresbyter Father George Dion. Dragas, and Deacon Severus Mikhail. With God’s grace and through your prayers, the conference was a tremendous blessing and success. The conference commenced with a general youth meeting at St. Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church on Friday, July 10, 2009. Earlier that morning, the church celebrated the Feast – …

On June 7, 2009, the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church convened on the Glorious Feast of Pentecost to discuss several important issues in the life of the church and its faithful. The attached file, compiled by Fr. Youhanna Mouris, contains an explanation of all of the Holy Synod’s decrees in Arabic and English. Decrees of the Holy Synod 2009_E&A.pdf204 KB

With great joy and enthusiasm, the Diocese announces the publication of a new book, On the Lord’s Prayer by Saint Cyril of Alexandria. Published by the Saint Paul Brotherhood Press, this book features a collection of eight homilies delivered by Saint Cyril on the Lord’s Prayer ("Our Father Who art in heaven…") As His Grace Bishop Serapion wrote in the Preface, In the following homilies, the reader will be inspired by the intense, theological depth – …