My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, On this great joyous occasion of the Feast of the Nativity, it is my pleasure to wish you all the blessings of the Mystery of the Incarnation. Our celebration of the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ is a celebration of the wondrous Mystery of the […]

On Sunday December 18th, 2022 His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion accompanied by His Grace Bishop Abraham and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos attended the Glorious Christmas Event that took place at the PYLUSD Performing Arts Center in Placentia, CA.  This blessed event is organized by the Diakonia Department under the supervision of His Grace Bishop Abraham the Auxiliary […]

Today, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated the tenth anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II on the throne of St. Mark the Apostle. His Holiness Pope Tawadros II celebrated the Divine Liturgy this morning in the Holy Transfiguration Church in Logos Center in Wadi El-Natrun. Accompanied His Holiness 115 members of the […]

On Tuesday November 15, 2022 His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion accompanied with their graces Bishop Thomas and Bishop Angelos visited His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew I Archbishop of Constantinople and the Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul. The meeting was concerning the restarting of the official Orthodox Theological Dialogue between the two families of Orthodox Churches. H.E. Metropolitan Emmanuel […]

On Saturday November 5, 2022 His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, the Bishop of Los Angeles and Metropolitan of Southern California and Hawaii and the President of the St. Cyril and St. Athanasius Theological School, was presented with the degree of Doctor of Human Letters by the Catholic University of America.  The honorary Doctoral degree upon His […]

On Friday November 4, 2022, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion along with His Grace Bishop Kyrillos visited the Catholic University of America in preparation of the conferment of the Honorary Doctoral Degree upon His Eminence and the MOU signing between the Catholic University and the St. Cyril and St. Athanasius Theological School. In addition, His Eminence […]

On Sunday, October 30, 2022, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, along with Their Graces, Bishop Suriel, Bishop Abraham, and Bishop Kyrillos ordained the blessed servant, Deacon Bishoy, as a priest in the Diocese of Los Angeles. He was given the name, Fr. Jeremiah Awad. This blessed event took place at St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in […]

On Saturday October 29, 2022, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion accompanied by Their Graces Bishop Abraham and Bishop Kyrillos participated in the consecration of St. Thomas Syriac Orthodox Church in San Diego, by His Holiness the Patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Ephraim Karim II. We pray and ask the Lord Jesus Christ for His benediction and […]

From October 24-26, 2022 the semi-annual conference of the bishops of North America was held. It was hosted by His Grace Bishop Peter, the Bishop of the Diocese of North, South Carolina and Kentucky and the papal exarch of the churches of Virginia. The Conference was attended by :  H.E. Metropolitan Serapion H.G. Bishop Youssef  […]

On Sunday October 23, 2002  His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, the Bishop of Los Angeles, Southern California, Hawaii, celebrated the first divine liturgy at St. Thomas the Hermit Coptic Orthodox Church  in Temecula, along with the church clergy Father Abraam Ayoub and Father George Galla.    After the prayer of the reconciliation His Eminence Ordained two of […]

From September 19-23, the Commission for Bilateral Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church held its fourth meeting in Moscow generously hosted by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. Present at the meeting were His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion of Los Angeles, co-chairman, His Grace Bishop Kyrillos, auxiliary bishop of Christian Education in the […]

On Sunday August 28, 2022, Father Augustine Ibrahim was ordained as a priest in the Diocese of Los Angeles by His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, along with Their Graces, Bishop Suriel, Bishop Abraham, and Bishop Kyrillos at St. Monica Coptic Orthodox Church in Costa Mesa.  The Divine Liturgy commenced with the ordination of the new priest […]