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Wishing you all a blessed and acceptable fast!

The church fathers of our local area churches put together this schedule of liturgies during The Great Lent.

May this schedule be a source of blessing during this blessed fast.

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H.H. Pope Tawadros II presided over the Divine Liturgy on February 16, 2017 and ordained 30 priests. The liturgy began at approximately 7:00AM Cairo Time and 12:00AM Eastern Standard Time.

MeSAT Coverage of the Coptic Clergy Ordinations – February 17, 2017

Among those ordained were:

1. Fr. Mousa (Moses) to serve St. Mary Church in Ard El Gulf, Cairo, Egypt.
2. Fr. Youssef (Joseph) to serve St. Mary & St. Joseph Church in Madinet Nasr, Cairo, Egypt.
3. Fr. Athanasius to serve St. Pachomious and St. Pope Kyrillos VI Church in Madinet Nasr, Cairo, Egypt.
4. Fr. Dawoud (David) to serve St. Pachomious and St. Pope Kyrillos VI Church in Madinet Nasr, Cairo, Egypt.
5. Fr. Paula (Paul) to serve St. Antonios Church in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt.
6. Fr. Sharoubim (Cherubim) to serve St. George Church in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt.
7. Fr. Gerges (George) to serve St. George Church in Ain Shams, Cairo, Egypt.
8. Fr. Mikhail (Michael) to serve St. George Church in Ain Shams, Cairo, Egypt.
9. Fr. Danial (Daniel) to serve St. George & St. Sarabamoun in Ezbat El Ward, Sharabia, Cairo, Egypt.
10. Fr. Boutros (Peter) to serve St. Paul the Apostle Church in Madinet El Ouboor, Egypt.
11. Fr. Mousa (Moses) to serve St. Paul the Apostle Church in Madinet El Ouboor, Egypt.
12. Fr. Yostos to serve St. Luke the Physician Church in Masr El Qadima, Cairo, Egypt.
13. Fr. Antonios (Anthony) to serve The Cave & The Two Martyrs Church in Abu Serga, Masr El Qadima, Cairo, Egypt.
14. Fr. Youhanna (John) to serve St. Barbara Church in Masr El Qadima, Cairo, Egypt.
15. Fr. Abraam (Abraham) to serve St. Antonios Cathedral in the Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
16. Fr. Kyrillos (Cyril) to St. Mary Church in Gabal Armant.
17. Fr. Ammonious to serve St. Mary Church in Gabal Armant.
18. Fr. Antonious to serve St. George Church in Armant El Waborat.
19. Fr. Angelos (Angel) to serve St. George Church in Armant El Heil.
20. Fr. Andrew, formerly Edward Mahrous, to serve Virgin Mary & St. Mercurius Church in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA.
21. Fr. Peter, formerly Peter Raphael, to serve David the Prophet and St. Karas the Anchorite Church in Oakland, New Jersey, USA.
22. Fr. David, formerly David Hanna, to serve St. Mary Church in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
23. Fr. Makarious, formerly Kyler West, to serve St. Mary Church in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
24. Fr. Raphael, formerly Amir Rewis, to serve Holy Cross Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA.
25. Fr. Bishoy to serve as a General Priest in the area of the Mokatam Mountain, Cairo, Egypt.
26. Fr. Mousa (Moses) to serve Sts. Maximus & Domadious, St. Moses in Alexandria, Egypt,
27. Fr. Youhanna (John) to serve St. Mary & St. Mark Church in Ezb El Sekina, Alexandria, Egypt.
28. Fr. Mina to serve in Alexandria, Egypt.
29. Fr. Kyrillos (Cyril) to serve St. Mary Church in Geiz El Enaab, Alexandria, Egypt.
30. Fr. Rafail (Raphael) to serve St. Mary & Archangel Raphael Church in El Gawaher, Semoha, Alexandria, Egypt.

Web Sources:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaEtA3ETf7Y

The Divine Liturgy in which there will be Bishop Ordinations officiated by H.H. Pope Tawadros II will take place in St. Mary’s Church in Zeitun, Egypt on June 12, 2016. The liturgy will begin at approximately 7:00AM Cairo Time.

H.H. Pope Tawadros II will ordain the following fathers as Bishops:

1. Fr. Moussa St. Moses as H.G. Bishop Peter, to serve a new diocese in the USA covering North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kentucky.
2. Fr. Ishak Boulos as H.G. Bishop Abraham, General Bishop to serve in the Diocese of L.A. & Hawaii with H.E. Metropolitan Serapion.
3. Fr. John Paul Abdelsayed as H.G. Bishop Kyrillos, General Bishop to serve in the Diocese of L.A. & Hawaii with H.E. Metropolitan Serapion.

MeSAT Coverage of Vespers of the Coptic Bishop Ordinations – June 11, 2016

MeSAT Coverage of Liturgy of the Coptic Bishop Ordinations – June 12, 2016

Web Sources:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-iR6_njhlQ
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2Y0uJ4oVBI
• https://www.facebook.com/CopticSP/photos