Momentum, the Weekly Newsletter from the Middle East Council of Churches
In the new issue of the weekly newsletter Momentum issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches you can find a news about the participation of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs in a solidarity meeting on the occasion of 9 years since the kidnapping of the Bishops Paul Yazigi and John Ibrahim, organized by the “Orthodox Encounter” and the “Syriac League”. As for the message of Dr. Abs for this week, it is the speech that he delivered during the solidarity meeting, entitled “The Registry Is Still Open - When Will the Registry Be Closed? In memory of the kidnapped shepherds”.
The issue also presents a news about the program of the MECC Service and Relief Department – Diakonia Beirut office, aiming at supporting the neediest groups in Lebanon especially the elderlies amid the absence of laws protecting them.
As well as, the issue includes a news about the visit of the regional Director of the Diakonia department to the MECC office in Jordan where he also followed up the Council’s training courses and programs in Amman.
In addition to the MECC Ecumenical Calendar for April 2022, various Ecumenical reports, the weekly Prayer, and news of the Middle Eastern Churches.
Moreover, the issue presents a socio-economic overview of the Middle East during March 2021 and the latest updates of the Coronavirus in the region.