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isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/?p=6643</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Sixth Annual Orthodox Day of Praise takes place on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Saint Peter and Saint Paul Coptic Orthodox Church in Santa Monica, California. With the permission of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Southern California and Hawaii, led by His Grace Bishop Serapion, this annual event brings together the various Orthodox churches [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/05/15/orthodox-day-of-praise-saturday-may-18/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pope Tawadros and Coptic Orthodox Delegation in Historic Meeting with Pope Francis</title><link>http://lacopts.org/2013/05/10/pope-tawadros-and-coptic-orthodox-delegation-in-historic-meeting-with-pope-francis/</link> <comments>http://lacopts.org/2013/05/10/pope-tawadros-and-coptic-orthodox-delegation-in-historic-meeting-with-pope-francis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 22:42:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diocese News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ecumenism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pope Francis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pope Tawadros]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roman Catholic Church]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/?p=6630</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Friday, May 10, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, the Patriarch of the See of St. Mark and the Church of Alexandria, concluded an historic meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis, the Patriarch of the See of St. Peter and the Church of Rome. The two Popes discussed the ongoing ecumenical dialogue between the Coptic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/05/10/pope-tawadros-and-coptic-orthodox-delegation-in-historic-meeting-with-pope-francis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bishop Serapion Joins H.H. Pope Tawadros in Vatican to Meet H.H. Pope Francis</title><link>http://lacopts.org/2013/05/09/bishop-serapion-joins-h-h-pope-tawadros-in-vatican-to-meet-h-h-pope-francis/</link> <comments>http://lacopts.org/2013/05/09/bishop-serapion-joins-h-h-pope-tawadros-in-vatican-to-meet-h-h-pope-francis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:24:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bishop Serapion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diocese News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ecumenism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pope Francis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pope Tawadros II]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/?p=6624</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, May 8, His Grace Bishop Serapion traveled to the Vatican to join a delegation of Coptic Orthodox bishops accompanying His Holiness Pope Tawadros II in an historic visit to meet His Holiness Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Tawadros&#8217; visit marks the first official visit by the Pope of Alexandria to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/05/09/bishop-serapion-joins-h-h-pope-tawadros-in-vatican-to-meet-h-h-pope-francis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Marital Enrichment Seminar 2013</title><link>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/18/marital-enrichment-seminar-2013/</link> <comments>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/18/marital-enrichment-seminar-2013/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:14:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diocese News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Family Ministry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marital Enrichment]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/2013/04/18/marital-enrichment-seminar-2013/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Saturday June 22, 2013 &#8211; Saturday June 22, 2013 3803 W. Mission Blvd. Map and Directions &#124; Register Description: Through the blessings and prayers of our beloved father, His Grace Bishop Serapion, the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles and the Santa Monica Family Education committee joyously presents this annual seminar for married couples to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/18/marital-enrichment-seminar-2013/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Diocese Condemns Senseless Attacks at Boston Marathon</title><link>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/16/diocese-condemns-senseless-attacks-at-boston-marathon/</link> <comments>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/16/diocese-condemns-senseless-attacks-at-boston-marathon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:40:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Boston]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Boston Marathon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diocese News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/?p=6586</guid> <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2013 – The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, led by His Grace, Bishop Serapion, vehemently condemns the attacks that occurred yesterday at the Boston Marathon, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more. “It is with profound sadness that we learned of the tragic events in Boston,” said Bishop Serapion. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/16/diocese-condemns-senseless-attacks-at-boston-marathon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Statement of the Holy Clergy Synod in Response to the Recent Violence against Copts</title><link>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/10/statement-of-the-holy-clergy-synod-in-response-to-the-recent-violence-against-copts/</link> <comments>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/10/statement-of-the-holy-clergy-synod-in-response-to-the-recent-violence-against-copts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:15:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diocese News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Martyrdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Persecution]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/?p=6573</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, April 8, 2013, under the auspices of His Grace Bishop Serapion, the Diocese Holy Clergy Synod gathered to explicitly condemn the recent violence against Copts in Egypt that led to the martyrdom of at least five innocent Coptic Christians. Read the statement: Immediate Release &#8211; Khosos &#38; Abbasaya]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/10/statement-of-the-holy-clergy-synod-in-response-to-the-recent-violence-against-copts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bishop Serapion Demands Justice and Peace for Egypt’s Millions of Christians</title><link>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/08/bishop-serapion-demands-justice-and-peace-for-egypts-millions-of-christians/</link> <comments>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/08/bishop-serapion-demands-justice-and-peace-for-egypts-millions-of-christians/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:41:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diocese News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Persecution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pope Tawadrous II]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/?p=6534</guid> <description><![CDATA[The official press release of the Diocese concerning the recent attacks of Christians at the Coptic Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, lead by His Grace Bishop Serapion, vehemently condemns the attacks which occurred over the weekend, first in the north of Cairo city of Al-Khosous on Saturday, and later on Sunday, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/04/08/bishop-serapion-demands-justice-and-peace-for-egypts-millions-of-christians/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Holy Pascha Week Retreat in Hawai&#8217;i</title><link>http://lacopts.org/2013/02/26/holy-pascha-week-retreat-in-hawaii/</link> <comments>http://lacopts.org/2013/02/26/holy-pascha-week-retreat-in-hawaii/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:07:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diocese News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Youth Ministry]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/?p=6436</guid> <description><![CDATA[This year, spend Holy Pascha Week in an individual retreat at St. Mark’s Church in Honolulu. From the Lazarus Saturday until the Feast of Resurrection (April 27-May 5) participants will benefit from attending all of the blessed church services of the week, and supplemented by guided meditations, quiet time, and review of hymns. The cost [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/02/26/holy-pascha-week-retreat-in-hawaii/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Invitation to First Annual Commemoration of the Departure of Pope Shenouda III</title><link>http://lacopts.org/2013/02/23/invitation-to-first-annual-commemoration-of-the-departure-of-pope-shenouda-iii/</link> <comments>http://lacopts.org/2013/02/23/invitation-to-first-annual-commemoration-of-the-departure-of-pope-shenouda-iii/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:39:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diocese News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pope Shenouda III]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/?p=6434</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, under the auspices of His Grace Bishop Serapion, cordially invites all clergy and people of the Diocese to a special commemoration service in remembrance of the first anniversary of the departure of our beloved father, the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III of blessed memory. The service will be held [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/02/23/invitation-to-first-annual-commemoration-of-the-departure-of-pope-shenouda-iii/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Axios! The Ordination of Fr. George Aziz</title><link>http://lacopts.org/2013/02/10/axios-the-ordination-of-fr-george-aziz/</link> <comments>http://lacopts.org/2013/02/10/axios-the-ordination-of-fr-george-aziz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:42:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diocese News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ordinations]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://lacopts.org/?p=6426</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Sunday, February 10, 2013, Fr. George Aziz was ordained as a general priest for the Diocese by His Grace Bishop Serapion and His Eminence Metropolitan Hedra of Aswan at St. Mina Church in Riverside. The blessed day began with the consecration of the main Altar of the church, which was recently completed. In the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://lacopts.org/2013/02/10/axios-the-ordination-of-fr-george-aziz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>