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

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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 statement following the explosion which occurred in the Akkar, Lebanon, region. In addition to the “Season of Creation” booklet translated into Arabic for the first time by MECC, and the visit of the Environmental and Theological committee to HE Bishop Elias Audi. As for the weekly message of the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, it was entitled " World Humanitarian Day".

It also Includes interviews and articles published in the special issue of "Al Muntada" magazine, issued on the first commemoration of the Beirut port explosion. You can find exclusive interviews with HE Bishop Mathias Charles Mrad, HE Archbishop Shahe Panossian, and Reverend Dr. Rima Nasrallah, about the Beirut blast disaster and the Church’s role in facing its repercussions and helping its affected children.

You can also find an interview with the Head of the Beirut Bar Association Melhem Khalaf about the syndicate's mission after the explosion, and an article by the Executive Assistant to MECC Secretary General Mrs. Seta Hadeshian entitled “A Year After Beirut Blast, Another Thunderous And Violent Truth of Collective Culpability”.

In addition to the MECC Ecumenical calendar for the month of August 2021, an article about the difficult circumstances that the children of Lebanon are passing through after the Beirut blast; MECC Departments’ news, various Ecumenical reports, videos related to the Council, weekly Prayer, and news of the Middle Eastern Churches. 

The issue also includes a socio-economic overview on the Middle East and Coronavirus in the region updates; and a two-part booklet prepared by the Communication and Public Relations team including the MECC activities, reports and interviews that covered weekly news, information and updates about the Beirut blast and its judicial investigations, during a year since the explosion.