Coptic Ordinations November 30, 2010

Posted on November 30, 2010 by dbebawy

On November 30, 2010, H.H. Pope Shenouda III, with the gathered Bishops ordained 8 new priests:

Father Antoine to serve the Church of Virgin Mary & St. Mark in Paris, France.
Father Youhanna (John) to serve the Church Virgin Mary & St. Mark in Paris, France.
Father Youssef (Joseph) to serve the Coptic Orthodox Church in Paris, France.
Father Mina Youssef to serve the Church of Daniel The Prophet & The Three Youth in Mississauga, Canada.
Father Kyrillos (Cyril) Attia to serve the Church of St. George & St. Abanoub in Mississauga, Canada.
Father Daniel Hanna, formerly known as Alfred Hanna of Chicago, Illinois to serve St. Maurice and St. Verena Mission Church in Toronto, Canada.
Father Peter Saad, formerly known as Peter Saad of Montreal, Canada to serve the St. Peter & St. Paul Mission Church in Montreal, Canada.
Father Michael Todary, formerly known as Michael Todary of Montreal, Canada to serve the Church of St. George & St. Joseph in Montreal, Canada.

May the Lord continue to bless His Church and increase her service. We congratulate His Holiness Pope Shenouda III on the ordinations of these new servants of Christ. We also congratulate the newly ordained fathers the priests, their families, and the congregations of these blessed churches.

Priest Ordinations Video

Ordination Liturgy Video – Part 1

Ordination Liturgy Video – Part 2

Ordination of Fr. Cherubim Khalil

Posted on November 23, 2010 by dbebawy

On Sunday, November 21, 2010, the Nashville community was blessed with an ordination of a new priest, Fr. Cherubim Khalil, as H.G. Bishop Youssef performed the “laying of hands”. This blessed event was attended by H.G. Bishop Serapion of Los Angeles, some of the Diocese priests and the Nashville community. Fr. Cherubim will be serving the congregation of St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church. We pray that the Lord will grant Fr. Cherubim wisdom, love, and peace as he begins his new service.

Video Highlights

Southern Diocese Press Release: http://www.suscopts.org/press/2010/nov/21/nashville-tn-priest-ordination/

Coptic Priest Ordinations – August 7, 2010

Posted on August 7, 2010 by dbebawy

Today, August 7, 2010, H.H. Pope Shenouda III with the gathered bishops ordained 2 new priests for the service of our churches in the USA. They are:

1. Fr. Bishoy, formerly known as Mr. Nazeeh Awad of Howell, NJ, to serve the church in Allentown, PA.

2. Fr. Louca, formerly known as Dr. Rafik of Bellville, NJ, to serve the church of St. Mary & St. Mercurius in Bellville, NJ.May God keep for us the life of our patriarch, bless his church, keep her strong, and bless the service and lives of these new fathers, the shepherds of Christ.

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World Wide Coptic Orthodox Directory of Churches and Clergy

Posted on July 13, 2010 by dbebawy

I would like to announce the launch of a new site which is an online worldwide Coptic Orthodox Directory. It contains listings for Coptic Orthodox Church and Coptic Orthodox Clergy from all over the world. I pray this site will be useful and fruitful.

Please check it out, submit updated/new information, send us feedback, comments, feature requests, etc…

http://directory.nihov.org

Screen shots below:

World Map of Coptic Churches

Directory of Coptic Orthodox Churches & Clergy- Home Page

Directory of Coptic Orthodox Churches & Clergy- Church Profile

Directory of Coptic Orthodox Churches & Clergy- Clergy Profile

Would you Sponsor David H Bebawy?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by dbebawy

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Coptic Ordinations Pentecost 2010

Posted on May 22, 2010 by dbebawy

On May 23, 2010, the Feast the Pentecost, H.H. Pope Shenouda III, with the gathered Metropolitans, and Bishops ordained 19 new priests:

Father John, formerly known as Maher Bishara of Jersey City, NJ to serve the Church of St. Anthony in South Jersey, New Jersey, USA
Father Isaac, formerly known as Isaac Soryal of Staten Island/Bayonne to serve the Church of Virgin Mary & St. George in Staten Island, New York, USA
Father David, formerly known as Ramez Milad to serve the Church of Virgin Mary in Maryland, USA
Father Mina to serve Virgin Mary & Archangel Michael Church in London
Father Basilious (Basil) as a General Priest to serve the Church of God.
Father Mina to serve the Coptic Church in Romania.
Father Maximos (Maximus) as a General Priest to serve the Church of God.
Father Armia (Jeremiah) to serve the Church of St. George in Sahel, Cairo, Egypt.
Father Mikhail (Michael) to serve the Church of Virgin Mary & Archangel Michael in El Abaseri, Egypt.
Father Gawargious (George) to serve the Church of Virgin Mary & Archangel Michael in El Abaseri, Egypt.
Father Lukas (Luke) to serve the Church of St. Luke in Masr El Adeema, Egypt.
Father Shenouda to serve the Church of Virgin Mary & St. Abanoub in Manshiet Nasr, Egypt.
Father Arsanios to serve the Church of Virgin Mary & St. Abanoub in Manshiet Nasr, Egypt.
Father Youhanna (John) to serve the Church of Virgin Mary & St. Abanoub in Manshiet Nasr, Egypt.
Father Bola (Paul) to serve the Church of St. Mina in El Abageya, Egypt.
Father Youssef (Joseph) to serve the Church of Virgin Mary & St. Athanasius in El Maadi, Egypt.
Father Estafanous to serve the Church of Virgin Mary in El Maadi, Egypt.
Father Bishoy to serve the Church of Virgin Mary & Abu Sefin in Ezbeet El Nakhl, Egypt.
Father Markos (Mark) to serve the Church of St. Mark in El Eboor, Egypt.

Priest Ordinations Video

Pentecost Liturgy Video

Art in Heaven 2010

Posted on February 8, 2010 by dbebawy

On February 6, St. George and St. Shenouda’s Coptic Orthodox Church hosted the Art In Heaven Gallery at the historic Loew’s Theatre in Jersey City. Nearly 185 patrons attended the event, supported by about 30 participating artists. The gallery boasted over 70 pieces of art, from which 51 pieces were sold to the highest bidder via a silent auction. The event raised $10,157.57, which will go directly towards the building of a new church for the congregation. We would like to thank the artists for their contributions, the servants for their tireless efforts, and the attendees for their generous donations. May God give everyone their reward and grant them the heavenly instead of the earthly and the eternal instead of the temporal. May He also complete for us our New Building Project according to His will and plan. Thank you!

Full Album of Pics @ StShenoudaJC.org

The Martyrs of Nag Hammadi

Posted on January 16, 2010 by dbebawy

On January 7, 2010, after Christmas Eve liturgy, eight Coptic Orthodox Christians were murdered as they exited the church in Nag Hammadi, Egypt. Three gunmen opened fire on the parishioners as they were coming out of church; the youngest was only 17. In addition to the deaths of the eight, several others were injured and remain in critical condition. The following day brought more destruction. Numerous homes and businesses were set ablaze leaving many homeless or without a livelihood.

Sadly, this is ONLY the latest round of violence in Egypt against Christians including many incidents of looting, murder, and arson. As reported in the press, these acts, though continuous throughout history, have escalated in the recent years.

May God protect His church and His people.