Axios! The Elevation of Hegumen Fr. Isaac Boulos and Hegumen Fr. John Paul Abdelsayed
On Monday, March 14, 2016, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the St. Paul Brotherhood and elevated the Very Reverend Father Isaac Boulos and the Very Reverend Father Dr. John Paul Abdelsayed to the priestly dignity of Hegumen. The elevation of these two beloved holy fathers precedes the eagerly anticipated joy of their consecration as auxiliary bishops later this year to assist His Eminence in various aspects of the service within the Diocese. – …
Axios! Elevation of Hegumen Fr. Mauritius Mikhail
On Sunday, March 13, 2016, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion and His Grace Bishop Karas, General Bishop and Papal Exarch in the Archdiocese of North America, laid hands upon and elevated Fr. Mauritius Mikhail to the priestly dignity of Hegumen as part of his continuing service at St. George Church in Bellflower. His Eminence Speaks about Fr. Mauritius and Fr. Jonah – Arabic http://lacopts:8888/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Concerning-Fr-Mauritius-and-Fr-Jonah-Arabic.m4a His Eminence Speaks about Fr. Mauritius and Fr. Jonah – English http://lacopts:8888/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Concerning-Fr-Mauritius-and-Fr-Jonah-English.m4a Fr. – …
Axios! Ordination of Fr. Jonah Labib
On Sunday, March 13, 2016, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, along with His Grace Bishop Karas, the General Bishop and Patriarchal Exarch at the Archdiocese of North America, laid hands upon and ordained Deacon Jonah Labib (formerly Dr. Michael Labib) as a presbyter to serve in the Diocese at St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Bellflower. We congratulate Fr. Jonah, his family, and the entire parish community for this joyful occasion while praying that the Lord – …
Watch Video Lectures from March 12, 2016 Diocese Servants’ Day
On March 12, 2016, the St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Coptic Orthodox Theological School hosted a spiritual day at Claremont School of Theology for all servants in the Diocese, which featured academic lectures from His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion (“Studying Theology in the Life of a Servant”), Reverend Dr. Deacon Severus Mikhail (“A Brief History of the School of Alexandria”), and Dr. Lillian Larsen (“Early Monasticism in Egypt”). This slideshow requires JavaScript. For those who were unable – …
Axios! Elevation of Hegumen Fr. Shenouda Ghattas
In the Divine Liturgy for the March 2016 Clergy Meeting at St. Pope Kerollos VI Church, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion laid hands upon and elevated Father Shenouda Ghattas to the priestly dignity of Hegumen. This was His Eminence’s first act of elevation after his own elevation to the episcopal dignity of Metropolitan on February 28, 2016. The Reverend Hegumen Father Shenouda was ordained as a presbyter by the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III of blessed memory – …