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The three Christian Martyrs

November 26, 2010

Now the third one has died in the hospital as a result of his injuries (Malak Shenouda).

The three Christian Martyrs killed by the Egyptian authorities in Egypt:
(Giza incidents November 2010)
1-Macarius Gad Shaker
2-Melad Malak Mikhael
3-Malak Shenouda

(Probably there are more dead bodies hiden by the police forces.) 

Plus more than 60 injured.

No one can claim now that the incidents are sporadic individual events. This is a clear persecution of Christians in Egypt not only by fellow citizens but also by the authorities and government. 

This is according to the prophecy in Revelation 12:17 "And the dragon  was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offsprings..."

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Coptic Identity: a public lecture, Claremont, Tue 30 Nov 2010

November 15, 2010

Claremont Graduate University School of Religion

History of Christianity Program

and the Council for Coptic Studies

 cordially invite you to a public lecture on

 Beyond Dhimmitude: Finding

Coptic Identity, Past and Present

 Dr. Kurt Werthmuller

Azusa Pacific University

 Tuesday November 30, 2010

7:00 pm Social and Refreshments

7:30 Lecture

 

Albrecht Auditorium, Stauffer Hall

925 N. Dartmouth Avenue,

Claremont, CA 91711

 

The lecture will focus on the complexities of Christian identity in Egypt during the Middle Ages, challenging the concept of “dhimmitude” (the definition and limitation of non-Muslim identity by Islamic jurisprudence and ideology) with the political and social realities that informed internal Coptic initiative on the one hand, and realpolitik of the Muslim authorities on the other.  It will also address the importance – and the sensitivities – of these issues in the contemporary Egyptian and regional contexts.

 

Kurt Werthmuller, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of history at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California and a historian of the Middle East, specializing in medieval Islam as well as a variety of interests in the modern Middle East. Werthmuller has lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East, including a few years in Egypt. He is the author of...

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Orthodox Events and Festivals

November 15, 2010

(listed in event order) – Festivals are listed separately at the end

Monday, November 15th

Fall 2010 Webinar

 

Theme: “Theology of the 12 Great Feasts as seen through hymns and icons: Part II”

 

 

For more information, click on link: (http://religioused.sanfran.goarch.org/sfseminars/index.htm)

Wednesday, November 17th

Huffington Ecumenical Institute

 

Topic: “Mary, Mother of God: Bridge to Unity?”

Where: Loyola Marymount University (University Hall 1000 – Ahmanson Auditorium) on 1 LMU Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045

 

 

For more information, click on link: (http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/ecumenical/Fall2010.htm)

Wednesday, November 17th

FOCUS (Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve) San Diego/God’s Extended Hand (feeding the poor)

 

Where: God’s Extended Hand on 1625 Island Ave. San Diego, CA 92101

 

Every Wednesday at 5:30pm, Orthodox Christians throughout San Diego serve meals to the homeless and poor of San Diego. We need some extra volunteers. This is a great opportunity for our parishioners to get involved in this life-changing ministry.

 

 

For more information, click on link:

(http://www.saintgeorgeinsd.com/News/San-Diego-Chapter-St.-George-Gets-Involved) or email Fr. Bratso at: frbratso@sbcglobal.net or call @ 619-276-5827

Thursday, November 18th

UCLA/USC/LMU/CSUN Coptic Club Thanksgiving Potluck...

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The place where they rested 2000 years ago, St Mercurius Church

August 2, 2010

The place where they rested 2000 years ago

Mother Erini was a nun in the nunary of St. Mercurius in Old Cairo, Egypt. She was the head of the nunary. One day she smelled a sweet smell of incense. She tried to find the source and discovered it was an old house in the garden. When she came close she saw an apparition of St. Mary, the mother of God. St. Mary told her to tell the Pope (at that time was pope Cyril VI, Pope of Alexandria) that she wanted him to build her a church at that location because it was where she rested with her Son, our Lord Jesus Christ when they came to Egypt nearly 2000 years ago. Mother Erini went to the Pope and told him and he agreed and told her it would be built when God provides money for building the church. Time passed until four years later, in 1968, when there was enough money but it was decided that a hall would be built at that place for the visitors of the nunary and so they started to build it. One day at 4 a.m. the telephone rang in the nunary and...

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Saint Hermina the Anchorite

July 8, 2010

سيرة القديس الانبا هرمينا السائح

ولد القديس الأنبا هرمينا السائح من أبوين بارين في البهنسا وعاش في الفترة ما بين منتصف النصف الأول من القرن الخامس وأوائل القرن السادس وكان منذ صبوته راعياً للغنم، ومع صغر سنه كانت حياته ممتلئة بالفضائل فقد كان وديعاً محباً للغرباء يحيا وهو في العالم حياة رهبانية كاملة يصوم حتى المساء. ولما رأى الرب نسكه وجهاده ونموه في الفضيلة أرسل له بطرس ويوحنا الرسولين في شكل راهبين عابرى طريق أثناء رعيه للغنم وقت المساء فلما رآهما القديس استقبلهما بالفرح كعادته وألح عليهما بالذهاب معه إلى القرية أما هما فقالا لا يمكننا ذلك لكننا نمضى إلى الدير الموجود بالجبل ، فطلب أن يذهب معهما ، فسألاه ماذا تصنع بالغنم فقال سمعت سيدى يقول في الإنجيل ليس أحد ترك شيئاً من أجلى ومن أجل الإنجيل إلا ويأخذ معه ضعف ، فأخذاه معهما إلى الدير وهناك مع الأنبا يعقوب رئيس الدير ألبساه الاسكيم المقدس وباركاه وتركاه للأنبا يعقوب ليتتلمذ على يديه. وكان إن ازداد جهاداً ونسكاً وامتلأ من النعمة الإلهية. ثم أرسل له الرب القديس يوحنا الرسول ليأخذه إلى الجبل القبلى بتخوم مدينة قاو فباركه الأنبا يعقوب وانصرفا من عنده وعندما وصلا إلى قرب أسيوط استقر القديس في واد عميق جداً بجوار نخلة وعين ماء وهناك تركه يوحنا...
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Upcoming Orthodox Conferences & Events

June 24, 2010

Saturday, June 26th & Sunday, June 27th

Monastery Celebration for the feast of St. Moses the Black

Where: St. Antony Coptic Orthodox Monastery on 43725 Bragdon Rd Newberry Springs, CA 92365

 

For more information call: (760) 257-1204

 

Saturday, July 3rd thru

Monday, July 5th

Holy Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church Family Retreat

 

Where: Marriott Hotel on 4240 La Jolla Village Dr La Jolla, CA 92037

 

For more information, contact: Barsoum Matthew at (323) 868-0452

 

Saturday, July 3rd thru

Monday, July 5th

Pre-Marital Retreat

 

Speaker: Dr. Yousry Armanious

Where: Tennessee

 

For more information, click on link: (http://www.suscopts.org/programs/pre-marital/tn/) or contact Bishoy Saad at: ebichoy@yahoo.com

 

Friday, July 9th

&

Saturday, July 10th

St. Athanasius & St. Cyril Theological Library’s Annual Conference

Topic: “St. Cyril of Alexandria: A Model of Holiness in the Orthodox Tradition”

Speakers: Bishop Serapion, Fr. George Dragas & Fr. Daniel Habib

Where: St. John Coptic Orthodox Church on 21329 Cienega Ave. Covina, CA 91724

 

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Upcoming Orthodox Conferences & Events

June 14, 2010

Friday, June 18th thru Sunday, June 20th

Pre-Marital & Newlyweds Retreat

Speaker: Dr. Yousry Armanios & Dr. Nabil N. Soliman

 

For more information, click on link: (hhttp://www.stdemiana.org/2010/04/29/diocese-pre-marital-and-newlywed-retreats/)

Friday, July 9th & Saturday, July 10th

St. Athanasius & St. Cyril Theological Library’s Annual Conference

Topic: “St. Cyril of Alexandria: A Model of Holiness in the Orthodox Tradition”

Speakers: Bishop Serapion, Fr. George Dragas & Fr. Daniel Habib

Where: St. John Coptic Orthodox Church on 21329 Cienega Ave. Covina, CA 91724

 

For more information, click on link: (http://www.copticlibrary.org/files/StCyril.pdf)

 

Friday, July 23rd thru Sunday, July 25th

Midwest College & Graduate Convention

Topic: “Identity Theft: Are you protected?”

Speaker: Bishop Thomas

Where: French Quarter Hotel - Perrysburg, Ohio

 

For more information, click on link: (http://www.stmarkcoccleveland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=208:college-a-graduate-convention&catid=34:news)

 

Saturday, July 31st thru Tuesday, August 10th

2010 Pilgrimage to Turkey & Greece

 

The Footsteps of Saint Paul & The Seven Churches of Revelation

 

For more information, click on link: (http://www.suscopts.org/turkey-greece-trip/)

For flier, click on link: (http://www.suscopts.org/pdf/Turkey_Greece2010_v4.pdf)

 

 

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The Ultimate Wisdom

June 2, 2010

What is wisdom? Some people think that wisdom is equivalent to intelligence and others think it is skill...etc. But wisdom is to set yourself toward the correct destination. If you are a student you may think that succeeding in your exams and graduating is the wisdom. If you are working or have a business you may think that being successful in your job or business is the wisdom. You may set some goals either social, financial or any other goal in life, but do you think this is wisdom? The answer is the story that tells that a grandfather asked his grandson, "What would you like to happen in your school? He answered and said, "I want to pass the exams and get high scores. Then he asked him all this questions and the answer was to grow to graduate, to have a position in work to marry and have a family, to have children and the children grow up...etc. And he asked him one last question, then what?" and he replied and then I will die! Thus does one becomes wise when he seek any of these goals? Probably you are intelligent or skillful. Maybe you accumulated good experience... [More]

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Father Pishoi Kamel

June 2, 2010

قصة لقاء أبونا بيشوي كامل مع البابا شنوده الثالث، أول صلة بينهما
قصة لقاء أبونا بيشوي كامل مع البابا شنودة الثالث أول صلة بينهما تقريبا عند دعوة البابا لإلقاء محاضرة روحية عن تأملات فى صلاة النوم بالأجبية ثم تقابلا مرة اخري حينماأنُشئت الكلية الاكليريكية سنة 1953 وكان يدرس (البابا) فيها مادة اللاهوت وكان ابونا بيشوى، طالباً في هذه الفترة في ديسمبر 59...  كان قد سيم بإسم القس بيشوي كامل وقضي الاربعين يوماً في دير السريان، وحينما كان البابا شنودة أسقفاً ازدادت صلتهم وحينما كان يزور الاسكندرية لإلقاء محاضرة أو عظة كان أبونا يحضر ويدعوا أولاده للحضور أيضاً وبعدها تقابلا كثيراً في مناسبات عديدة وأصبحت زيارة البابا لسبورتنج من أساسيات ذهابه إلي الإسكندرية وآخر مرة رأي البابا القمص بيشوي كامل قبل ثلاثة ايام من نياحته حيث كان ملازماً للفراش من ثقل المرض وحينما كان البابا شنودة أسقفاً عاماً آخر الستينات، إنتُدب أبونا بيشوي من البابا كيرلس السادس للخدمة في مدينة لوس انجلوس غرب أمريكا وهو الذي اشتري أول مبني لأول كنيسة في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية وهي كنيسة مار مرقس الرسول في لوس أنجيلوس، كاليفورنيا

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He is not a deacon!

June 2, 2010

"من أجل سهرك أرسل الله ملاكه ليك،
فى عهد قداسة البابا كيرلس السادس


فى عهد قداسة البابا كيرلس السادس أصر على أن يكون هناك حالة من السهر الدائم فى داخل جميع الكنائس
فأمر بعمل التسبحة ليلاً بطريقة شبه يومية وحاول نقل روح التسبحة التى كانت فقط فى داخل أسوار الأديرة إلى كل الكنائس فى مصر.
وحدث ذات مرة أن البابا فكر بالمرور بنفسه على عدة كنائس ليرى هل تتم صلوات التسبحة ليلاً فيها أم أنهم غافلون.
وأثناء مروره بأحد الكنائس دخل فوجد شماساً عجوزاً ولكنه كفيف يقوم بعمل التسبحة منفرداً ولا يوجد أى شخص آخر معه. وعندما اقترب من المذبح وجد على المنجلية الأخرى ملاكاً واقفاً ويرابع هذا الشماس الكفيف فى التسبحة والمكان مملؤاً بروحانية شديدة، فسجد سيدنا امام الهيكل وبدأ فى ترديد التسبحة مع الشماس،
وعندما انتهوا عرف الشماس صوت البابا كيرلس فذهب وأخذ بركته ولكنه سأله سؤال: "يا سيدنا أنت لما جيت اختفى صوت الشماس اللى كان بيرد عليَ فى التسبحة، هو روح والا ايه، ده هو كل يوم معايا هنا بنقول التسبحة سوا حتى بعد ما أخلص أحاول أشكره أو حتى أسأله على إسمه ألاقيه مشى".
وباتسامة هادئة وحنان احتضن البابا هذا الشماس القديس وقاله، "من أجل سهرك أرسل الله ملاكه ليك، ده ماكانش شماس ولا واحد...
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