Ordination of Fr. Antony Selim
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 – …
Ordination of Fr. John Boutros
On Sunday, November 5th, 2006, at Saint Mark Church in Honolulu, Hawaii, His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained the blessed servant, Hanna Botrous, now Fr. John, as a priest for the Diocese of Los Angeles to serve Saint Mark Church in Hawaii. Prior to the priesthood ordination, on Saturday November 4th, he was ordained as a deacon (full rank). Participants in the Divine Liturgy were the reverend fathers: Fr. Anastasi St. Antony, Fr. Angelos Saad and – …
Ordination of Fr. Boules Baky
On Sunday, March 6th, 2005, H.G. Bishop Serapion ordained the blessed servant, Sherif Baky as a priest. The rites of this blessed ordination took place at St. Maurice Church in Pomona. Prior to the priesthood ordination, Fr. Boules was ordained first as a Deacon on Friday March 4, 2005 at St. Mina Church in Riverside. Fr. Boules has been a youth servant and Sunday School Teacher at our church in Dubai and also in St. – …
Fr. Michael Gabriel Ordained Hegumen
On Thursday, March 15, 2007, His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained Fr. Michael Gabriel, to the priestly rank of Hegumen. The blessed ordination took place at Saint Maurice Church in Pomona. His Grace Bishop Serapion has reassigned Fr. Michael Gabriel to serve St. Abanoub and St. Antony Church in Corona along with Fr. Antony Selim.
Fr. Meina Albeir Youssef Ordained Hegumen
On Sunday December 31, 2006, His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained Fr. Meina Albeir Youssef, of Holy Virgin Mary Church in Los Angeles, to the priestly rank of Hegumen at Holy Virgin Mary Church in Los Angeles.