Clergy Meeting with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
The Clergy of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii were blessed to have a meeting and audience with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 via Zoom. Participating in this blessed meeting were His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, Their Graces Bishop Suriel, Bishop Abraham, and Bishop Kyrillos, as well as the clergy and their wives. His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion introduced His Holiness and thanked him for his visionary leadership, especially – …
July 2016 Clergy Meeting at Holy Annunciation Church
On July 14, 2016, His Eminence Metropolitan, along with the auxiliary bishops, Their Graces Bishop Abraham and Kyrillos, met with the diocesan clergy at Holy Annunciation Coptic Orthodox Church in Inglewood for their regular monthly meeting. The day began with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy followed by an agape meal and a discussion of important administrative issues. Fr. Gregory Bishay delivered an important presentation on the growing topic of Apologetics before the meeting was adjourned with – …
Axios! Ordination of Deacon Pimen Shenouda
On Thursday, November 7, 2013, His Grace Bishop Serapion laid hands on and ordained the blessed servant, Anthony Shenouda, as Deacon Pimen (after the great Abba Poemen of the Egyptian desert) for the Christ-loving Diocese of Los Angeles at St. Demiana Church in San Diego. Since the ordination took place during the monthly clergy meeting, it was attended by most of the diocesan clergy as well as family and friends from around the Diocese. The – …