Week of Unity’ Prayer in New Assiut
An Invitation to Everyone Towards Establishing the Garden of Joy
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Assiut, 15-3-2024
At the invitation of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and in cooperation with the Egypt Council of Churches, the First Evangelical Church in New Assiut, under the patronage of Reverend Bassem Adly, the Church’s pastor, held a Prayer for unity, entitled “You shall love the Lord your God... and your neighbour as yourself” (Luke 10:27). Participants were a group of Church Leaders, His Eminence Bishop Youannes, the Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Assiut, Father Dr. Elia Francis, representing His Eminence Anba Daniel Lotfy, the Coptic Catholic Bishop of Assiut, and Priests.
As well as, participants were Pastors from the Evangelical Church with all its sects, including Reverend Najeh Fawzi, Head of the Parish Servants Committee at the Egypt Council of Churches, Mr. Issam Ayyad, Member of the Week of Prayer Committee for the Catholic Church, and Reverend Dr. Refaat Fikry, Associate Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), who addressed a speech about the slogan of this year’s Week of Prayer for Unity, and also read a speech by Dr. Michel Abs, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC).
Moreover, Reverend Yachouh Yaacoub, the Secretary General of the Egypt Council of Churches, addressed a speech about the Council.
He called on everyone to establish the Garden of Joy as an environmental project within the activities of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC).
