On Wednesday May 27, 2004 Fr. Michael Ibrahim arrived from Egypt after spending his forty days in the monastery of St. Pishoy. The rite of the New Priest reception took place during the Vespers prayers at St. Mary Church in Victorville on Friday May 29, 2004.

On Sunday October 5th, 2008, at St. Maurice Church, in Pomona, His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained the blessed servant, Daniel Habib, to the rank of Deacon. God willing, the blessed deacon will be ordained as a priest on October 19, 2008 at Saint John Coptic Orthodox Church in Covina. May Our Lord Jesus Christ bless his ministry for the glory of His Name.

On Sunday, February 19, 2006, at Saint Maurice Church in Pomona, His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained the blessed servant, Nagui Abdelsayed, now Fr. David, as a priest for the Diocese of Los Angeles to serve the Church of Saint Maurice in Pomona. Fr. David Abdelsayed was born in America in October 9, 1974 and prior to his ordination, he served as a sunday school teacher and youth leader in Saint Athanasius Church in Northridge since – …

On Sunday October 14, 2007 H.G. Bishop Serapion ordained the blessed servant Youssef Zaki (now Fr. Youssef Zaki) as a priest for the Diocese of Los Angeles to serve St. John the Baptist Church, Oxnard, CA. Participating in the Ordination was His Grace Bishop Agathon of Brazil. The New priest will travel to the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi El Natroun Region, Egypt to spend his forty days and will return to begin his – …

On Thursday, June 16th, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III ordained the blessed servant Bishoy Mamdouh Selim as a priest for the Diocese of Los Angeles. The new priest received the name of Fr. Antony. The blessed ordination took place at the church of the Papal Residence in Cairo. The bishops who participated in the blessed ordination were His Grace Bishop Serapion, His Grace Bishop Beeman of Nagada and Quos; His Grace Bishop Youaness, General Bishop – …