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, MECC publishes the "Season of Creation" 2022 international booklet in Arabic under the title “Listen to the Voice of Creation”. As for the weekly message of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, it is entitled “Between the kingdom of God and the hell of humankind”.

In the issue also, MECC extends its deepest condolences to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, and the Coptic Orthodox Church, over the victims of the fire that ripped, during the Divine Liturgy, through St. Mercurius the Martyr Church in Abu Sefein, Imbaba district, in Egypt.

In addition, the issue presents details and pictures about the visit of an MECC delegation headed by its Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs to His Eminence Sheikh Al-Aql of the Unitarian Druze Community, Sheikh Dr. Sami Abi Al-Muna.

On the occasion of the Silver Jubilee and the 25th anniversary of the election and consecration of His Holiness Aram I as Catholicos of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia, the issue includes an article in Armenian by the Executive Assistant to the MECC Secretary General our colleague Seta Hadeshian, entitled “Վեհափառ ահայրապետը եւ Ազգային պահանջատիրութիւնը”, “His Holiness and the Armenian Cause”.

As well as, you can find news about the various activities implemented by the MECC Service and Relief Department – Diakonia, in Lebanon and Syria. The issue also presents the Ecumenical Calendar for August 2022, the MECC Annual Report 2021, 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 July 2022 and the latest updates of the Coronavirus in the region.