We Bear Witness Together: to the Council of Nicaea, Which Brings Us Together as Diverse Churches - and to our Holy Bible
Spiritual Lectures Strengthened the Work of the Second Annual Conference of A.T.M.E. - Cairo
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Cairo, July 10, 2024
The second annual conference of the Association of Theological Institutes in the Middle East – A.T.I.M.E., held at St. Mark's Conference House in the Obour area - Cairo, continued its workshops entitled "We Witness Together."
The forty students began their third day with a Prayer according to the ritual of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Then, they listened to a lecture presented by Reverend Bishoy Helmi, the Associate Executive Secretary of A.T.I.M.E. from the Eastern Orthodox Family, entitled “Together We Bear Witness to the Council of Nicaea, which brings us together as diverse churches,” amid students’ interest and a high level of listening.
Afterwards, a lecture was presented under the title “Together We Bear Witness to Our Holy Bible,” by the Rt. Reverend Archimandrite Jack Khalil, Dean of the Saint John of Damascus Theological Institute at the University of Balamand, Lebanon, and President of A.T.I.M.E. The students interacted with this lecture and listened at length to its content, especially regarding their call to live the Gospel with true joy and hope.
In the afternoon, and in the presence and participation of Dr. Michel Abs, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the students made a tour in some cultural places and gathered around a diner.
