Momentum, the Weekly Newsletter from the Middle East Council of Churches

This news is also available in Arabic.

The new issue of the weekly newsletter Momentum issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches, presents the MECC invitation to participate in the closing Prayer of the "Season of Creation", on October 3, 2021, at the Monastery of the Visitation, Aintoura – Lebanon. As for the weekly message of the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, it was entitled “The environment once more!”.

It also Includes the full video of the fourth episode of the “Days of the Season of Creation” on Télé Lumière and Noursat prepared by the Communication and Public Relations Department, many other videos about this environmental and Christian season; and the readings of the fifth week of the season.

In addition to an interview with the head of the Saint Elie Chouaya Patriarchal Monastery in Lebanon Bishop Costa Kayyal; and a report entitled “From Raouche Shores in Beirut, Youth Organizations in Cooperation with the MECC: ‘This is how we start the change towards a better environment’”.

The issue presents the news about the participation of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs as a speaker in an international webinar about “Assessing the humanitarian impact of unilateral sanctions”. As well as the draft manifesto issued by the participants in the symposium "Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age" translated by the Communication Department into Arabic.

You can also find the Ecumenical calendar for the month of October 2021 issued by the Council, MECC Departments’ news, various Ecumenical reports, videos related to the Council, weekly Prayer, and news of the Middle Eastern Churches.

Moreover, the issue includes a socio-economic overview of the Middle East and Coronavirus in the region updates.