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ElKereza Magazine July 4th, 2008
St. Maurice & St. Verena Church in Toronto
On Saturday May 31st, at the Valley of the Mother of God in Monotown, His Holiness received Fr. Pishoy Salama and approximately one hundred members from St. Maurice & St. Verena Church in Toronto which serves many different cultures. The meeting was attended by approximately ten different nationalities (including Italy, Germany, Ukraine, Holland, China, and Iran among others).
His Holiness thanked Fr. Pishoy Salama for his fervent ministry and answered many questions presented by those who attended the meeting.
SMSV Bible & Sports Camp 2008
The SMSV Bible and Sports Camp was held at Holy Redeemer Public School from July 7-11. The campers started bright and early at 9:00 am by singing and doing the animations for their theme song "The Great Kingdom Caper" as well as memorizing the introduction to the Orthodox Creed. The days were filled with great fun
such as playing Doctor Dodge Ball, Soccer, Basketball, getting completely and utterly soaked in the water gun games and even walking on a wooden plank in order to cross the river and continue the nature walk. The days were also filled with beautiful quite time where we discussed the theme of "Cracking the Character Code" and learned about important Christian characteristics such as compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, endurance, forgiveness and of course love. When it was 4:00pm and time to go, counselors were told by the parents that their children did not want to go home. It was a very special and blessed week where God's love was always evident and where special bonds formed between campers, between counselors and most of all between campers and counselors. We look forward for next year's camp where we can all meet again and grow in the love and knowledge of God and one another. more photos
Deacons' Spiritual Day
The day started by celebrating the Divine Liturgy followed by an agape meal and a meditation on the life and ministry of St. Stephen the Archdeacon. The deacons then had a Q&A session concerning dogmatic and theological matters and then the day was concluded by voice and harmony lessons offered by a professional vocalist. We thank God for the dedication of our deacons and may God bless their ministry.
The Church would like to congratulate John Rofaiel for his blessed baptism on Saturday July 5th. May the Lord bless his life and grant him joy and prosperity.
My Pope
A poem presented to H. H. Pope Shenouda III on May 31, 2008
His Holiness Pope Shenouda the third
A name that brings joy wherever it’s heard
Your praise in my mouth is always preferred
The pope of millions but only my Pope
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We Love you Pope Shenouda
By Sunday School Children
We love you Pope Shenouda
We’re so blessed that you’re here
Thank you for coming to Canada
With you around there’s nothing to fear
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Meeting with H.H. Pope Shenouda III
May 31, 2008
The Valley of the Mother of God
“We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.” (Ps 75:1)
Indeed, our hearts rejoice at the love and grace of God which He continuously shows unto us. On May 31st, our beloved father H.H. Pope Shenouda III spent quality time with our congregation listening to our greetings by 15 members who spoke mainly in their mother tongues, giving us a deep spiritual word about making the Church live in us, as well as answering our questions. His Holiness, in his heart felt love, uttered a very unique statement to the church members saying: “I want to be a member in your congregation”. Indeed, this was a historical day which will be cherished in our hearts for a very long time. We thank the Lord for the health of His Holiness and may the Lord keep him for us for many more years to come.
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Our congregation was blessed by the presence of H. G. Bishop David during our spiritual day on July 1st. His grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy, gave a series of lectures entitled "Spiritual Growth", joined us in a picnic, and addressed the CREW young adult meeting. We thank His grace for his continued pastoral care and love which he shows to our congregation. photos
The church celebration dinner on June 15, 2008
The Feast of Pentecost, Father's Day, and 6 months anniversary of the Inaugural Divine Liturgy.
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The church soccer team participated in the tournament organized by St. Mark’s, Scarborough on Saturday June 14th. We thank God for the spirit of unity and fellowship which was demonstrated in this event and look forward to other sports tournaments throughout the summer.
Youth Group Outing on June 6th.
Meetings are being held every Friday evening from 7:30pm - 9:30pm
The Church congratulates Shahrazad Emmanuelle for her blessed baptism on Saturday, June 14.
CREW (Christ's Representatives, Everyone Welcome)
Young Adult Ministry outing on June 3rd.
Meetings are being held every Tuesday evening from 8:30pm - 10:00pm
H.H. Pope Shenouda III blessed the Greater Toronto area with a pastoral visit on Saturday and Sunday May 24-25, 2008. During his visit, Fr. Pishoy took the blessing of meeting with His Holiness to update him about the church ministry. His Holiness was gracious to offer spiritual direction to the future of the church and encouraged the congregation to continue looking for a permanent location. His Holiness also sent his blessings and greetings to all his children in the church.
We pray that the Lord would keep for us the life and standing of our beloved father H.H. Pope Shenouda III for many more years to come.
The church would like to thank H.G. Bishop Angaelos for blessing us with a spiritual meeting on Sunday, March 8, 2008
congratulations to Makram Barsoum, Yohannes Pietrasz, Moses McKay, Roan Tatham, Michael Habashy, Mina Solomon, Kerollos Solomon, Michael Yacoub, Christopher Dawoud and John Beshoy Louca for their blessed ordination to the rank of Anagnostis (reader)
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Congratulations to Mark Murton, Jennifer Kai, Sean Forrester, Jorge Ceron and Rymon Rofaiel for their blessed baptism
His Holiness with Fr. Pishoy Salama, the priest of St. Maurice & St. Verena Church in Toronto, Canada discussing matters pertaining to his ministry.
Translation:
The church of St. Maurice & St. Verena Toronto, Canada
Fr. Pishoy Salama is serving this church which is multicultural in nature. He has organized a class for the catechumens who desire to join the Coptic Church. He has also baptized Roshni, a young lady of Indian heritage, and Dace, an Eastern European woman. Both women share a great love for our Coptic Orthodox Church.
ElKeraza Magazine
February 22, 2008
Niagara Falls Spiritual Retreat
February 17-18, 2008
"I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, in loving kindness and mercy."
(Hosea 2:19)
The Church would like to congratulate
Tekle & Kidane
for their blessed engagement.
February 17, 2008
Two Different Worlds
By Miriam Armanious
11 years old
My name is Nala
I live in a shack
I have nothing to eat,
And bruises on my back.
I'm only 11
But I labour all day.
I have to feed my family,
With my very little pay.
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El Keraza Magazine
January 18th, 2008
Translation:
Church of St. Maurice & St. Verena
in Toronto (A New Church)
The Inaugural Divine Liturgy for this church was held on Saturday 15/12/2007, celebrated by H. G. Bishop David, being delegated by his holiness the Pope. it was attended by parishioners representing 17
nationalities, and hundreds of the Coptic church members and those who were baptized. Also, it was attended by the reverend fathers Heg. Fr. Angelos Saad (Mississauga), Heg. Fr. Rueiss Awad (Toronto), Fr. Maximous Rizkalla (Mississauga), Fr. Misael Attalla (Toronto), Fr. Moses Matar (Ajax), and Fr. Pishoy Salama, the parish priest. It was a joyful day for every one.
The Lord keep for us the life and standing of our beatific and honoured father
H. H. Pope Shenouda III
On Monday, February 4th, 2008, Fr. Pishoy traveled to Cleveland to inquire about the health of H. H. Pope Shenouda and to deliver a handmade card which was signed by the congregation with their prayers for the health of His Holiness. During his visit, Fr. Pishoy submitted a full report to his holiness about the ministry of St. Maurice and St. Verena. His Holiness carefully reviewed the report and blessed the current ministry as well as the future mission of the church. His Holiness was so gracious to record for the church congregation a special message praying for the prosperity of the ministry and thanking them for the card. We thank God for the health of H. H. Pope Shenouda III and for overwhelming our congregation with his love and pastoral care. May the Lord preserve for us his life.
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