This year marks the anniversary of H.G. Bishop David’s ordination as a bishop and 10 years of his blessed service hear on the east coast.  His Grace Bishop David was honored at two functions, a banquet held in his honor at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Secaucus, NJ on Nov. 17, 2009 and an anniversary [...]

Among those ordained by H.H. Pope Shenouda III on November 14, 2009, was Fr. Tomas (Thomas) Nashed, formerly known as Hany Nashed, to serve in the church of St. George & St. Shenouda Church in Jersey City, NJ.  I would like to congratulate Fr. Tomas, Mona, Mark, Thomas, Daniel, the family, and the congregation on [...]

Today, on November 14, 2009, the 38th Anniversary of the Enthronement of H.H. Pope Shenouda III as Pope and Patriarch on the See of St. Mark, H.H. Pope Shenouda III, the gathered Metropolitans, and Bishops ordained many priests.
They ordained 22 new priests:

Father Tomas (Thomas), formerly known as Hany Nashed of Jersey City, [...]

I will be live streaming video of two events coming up:
1. Celebration for H.H. Pope Shenouda III Anniversary of H.H. Enthronement at 11:00am EST on Friday,  Nov. 13, 2009.
2. Ordination of Coptic Clergy at 1:00am EST on Saturday,  Nov. 14, 2009.
Click to watch Live Stream via Ustream

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His Grace Bishop Suriel of Melbourne is completing the development of the Theological Seminary in Melbourne and will open it to the general public. Moreover, the Seminary will soon be accredited through His Grace’s leadership.
What a wonderful and awesome endeavor that is greatly needed for our Church and for the public at large.
We ask [...]

H.H. Pope Shenouda III presided over the North American Annual Coptic Clergy Seminar (NAACCS) which was held in Holy Virgin Mary’s Spiritual Vineyard of Charlton, MA from Monday, September 14, 2009 through Wednesday, September 16, 2009. There were 14 bishops and over 220 priests from the United States & Canada in attendance. Among the [...]

I am posting the video of this song in honor of St. Mary’s Fast which has started today.  The video was taken in an informal setting late night at Virgin Mary & St. Moses the Strong Abbey in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Hope you all enjoy it and may you have a blessed fast!

This is a [...]

This year was the 20th Anniversary for the East Coast Coptic Youth Convention (ECCYC).  This video commemorates the 20 years of ECCYCs. It is a compilation of pictures and clips from throughout the years. Congratulations to the ECCYC!

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As this year’s Lent is almost over and I realized how it has just passed by, I have decided to spend this last week of Lent and Holy Week differently.  I have been caught up with many things and I have been busy!  Like many of us, I needed a wake up call.  Well, a good friend shared this video with me and now I’m sharing it with you…

more about “Satan’s Meeting“, posted with vodpod
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Comedy Skit - For Za2

What are you thankful for?

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On November 11, 2008 His Holiness Pope Shenouda III ordained 11 new priests. Ten priests to serve in North America and one to serve in Austria. Here is what information I could gather:
1. Father Kyrillos formerly known as Bassem Gobran to serve St. Mark’s Church - Boston, MA, USA
2. Father Samuel formerly known as Alex Hanna to serve St. Mark’s Church - Boston, MA, USA
3. Father Mark formerly known as Maged Iskander (a servant from Virgin Mary & St. Pachomius in Stoney Point) to serve St. Mary and St. Moses’ Church - Buffalo, NY, USA
4. Father Andrew formerly known as Ayman Awad to serve Virgin Mary & Archangel Michael’s Church - Hamden, CT, USA
5. Father Tadros formerly known as Sami Bishara to serve St. Mary & St. Demiana - Westchester, NY, USA
6. Father Anthony formerly known as Magdy Zaki to serve St. Mark’s Church - Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
7. Father Joseph to serve St. George & St. Rueiss’ Church - Toronto, Canada
8. Father Luke formerly known as Uncle Michail to serve Virgin Mary & St. Athanasius - Mississauga, Canada
9. Father David formerly known as Uncle Baheeg to serve Virgin Mary & St. Athanasius - Mississauga, Canada
10. Father Antonious to serve St. Mark’s Church - Montreal, Canada
11. Father Shenouda to serve our churches in Austria

May the Lord continue to bless the Church and increase her service. We congratulate His Holiness on the ordination of these servants in Christ.
Photos courtesy of Coptic.net

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Every year our church celebrates the graduation of it’s Pre-Servants Class on the eve of the Feast of the Coptic New Year.  It was a special surprise this year to have some of the oldies of the class graduate.  David Fam, George Bebawy, and Daniel Bishara (who couldn’t make the ceremony) graduated this year after some 4-5 years in the program.  The program is 2 years long.  There are roughly 10 exams and 2 papers in various topics such as Church History, Rites of the Church, Comparative Theology, The Holy Bible, and Spirituality.  In order to graduate, you need to have 70% attendance and 70% on all your exams. In all fairness its quite difficult to finish in the 2 years.  I myself took the 3 year plan.
Also graduating with the oldies were the regular scholars, Merit Eskandar, Caroline Gadalla, Joanne Malek, Marize Ramzy, Marian Girgis, and Magi Ibrahim. So CONGRATULATIONS to all and welcome to our servants family at St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church.

The oldies talking together in disbelief...
The oldies laughing at me taking pictures of them like crazy!
From Left to Right: Dr. Labib Labib, Merit Eskandar, David Fam, Fr. Makarius Sawirus, H.G. Bishop Serafim, George Bebawy, Fr. David Bebawy, Caroline Gadalla, Joanne Malek, Boutos Wassef, Marize Ramzy, Marian Girgis, and Magi Ibrahim.
The oldies!
The oldies and I!
A bunch of us congratulating the oldies after the ceremony...

Comedy Skit - For Za2

What are you thankful for?

Posted in Coptic, Funny, Personal News, Video Tagged: Coptic, Coptic Society, CS, CS Dinner, Funny, Thanksgiving Dinner 2008, Video

On November 11, 2008 His Holiness Pope Shenouda III ordained 11 new priests. Ten priests to serve in North America and one to serve in Austria. Here is what information I could gather:
1. Father Kyrillos formerly known as Bassem Gobran to serve St. Mark’s Church - Boston, MA, USA
2. Father Samuel formerly known as Alex Hanna to serve St. Mark’s Church - Boston, MA, USA
3. Father Mark formerly known as Maged Iskander (a servant from St. George’s in Brooklyn) to serve St. Mary and St. Moses’ Ch

Every year our church celebrates the graduation of it’s Pre-Servants Class on the eve of the Feast of the Coptic New Year.  It was a special surprise this year to have some of the oldies of the class graduate.  David Fam, George Bebawy, and Daniel Bishara (who couldn’t make the ceremony) graduated this year after some 4-5 years in the program.  The program is 2 years long.  There are roughly 10 exams and 2 papers in various topics such as Church History, Rites of the Church, Comparative Theology, Th