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Warnings against engaging with Protestants in sporting activities

The Holy Synod also approved the following recommendations of the Diocesans Affairs Committee:

  1. Conducting an intense sporting activity for all ages, and using the existing stadiums attached to Coptic c...
ProtestantsWarnings
20. Faith, Education and Legislation
29 May 2004

Judgment of priests, rejecting revolving priests, and ordaining sufficient priests

The Synod approved the requests and recommendations of the Diocesans Affairs Committee, as follows:

  1. The importance of adhering to the decision of the Holy Synod, issued on 21/06/1986, which states:

    2. a. ...

Consecrations & OrdinationsPastoral CareChurch CanonsPriests
14. Priests
29 May 2004

Recognition of the Monastery of St. Abu Fana, Mallawi

Regarding the Monastery of St. Abu Fana the Hermit in Mallawi:

His Grace Bishop Demetrius, Bishop of Mallawi and Ashmounin, presented a report to the Committee, transferred from His Holiness Pope Sheno...

Monasteries
5. Monks and Monasteries
29 May 2004

Requirment of monks ordained in the diaspora to visit monasteries in Egypt

Given that monastic life has originated in the wilderness of Egypt, the Committee has therefore seen the importance of monks who became monks in the monasteries of the diaspora to come to the Egyptian...

MonksMonasteriesConsecrations & Ordinations
5. Monks and Monasteries
29 May 2004

Wearing the Eskim by HG Bishop Isodoros, HG Biship Basilus, Fr Faltaos, and Fr Yostos

Congratulations to His Grace Bishop Isodoros, Bishop and Head of the Monastery of the Baramos, and His Grace Bishop Basilius, Bishop and Head of the Monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor, on the occas...

CelebrationsBishopsMonksConsecrations & Ordinations
5. Monks and Monasteries
29 May 2004

Amendments to text of Covenant Thursday Liturgy of Waters

The Holy Synod has agreed to the following recommendations and alterations:

First: In the Book of Covenant Thursday Laqan [Liturgy of the Waters]

There are some words in the book of Covenant Thursday La...

BooksRites & RitualsHymnsLaqan/Liturgy of Waters
19. Rituals
29 May 2004

Supervision of the Diocese of Al-Mahalla Al-Kubra by HG Bishop Bishoy

His Grace Bishop Mettias has sent a letter directed to His Holiness the Pope, the text of which His Holiness the Pope read himself attached at Appendix No. 4-AIt includes a request for supervision by ...

BishopsDiocesesAppointments
7. Dioceses
29 May 2004

Dialogue with Bible Societies

The Holy Synod was informed that representatives of the Eastern Orthodox Churches had met with the International Union of Bible Societies in Lebanon on February 2004. It was agreed that the Bible Soci...

Eccumenical dialoguesBible Societies
16. Relations and Dialogues with Churches, Other Denominations, and International Institutes
29 May 2004

Importance of reading the Synaxarium

The Holy Synod agreed to the request and recommendations of the Diocesans Affairs Committee as follows:

The importance of adhering to reading the Synaxarium on the days that the Church rituals state [r...

BooksRites & RitualsLiturgiesSynaxarium
19. Rituals
29 May 2004

Timing of communion in the Nativity, Epiphany and Resurrection Liturgies

The Holy Synod has agreed to the following recommendations and alterations [cont.]:

Second: The Liturgies of the Feasts of the Nativity, Epiphany and Resurrection

It is necessary that the timing of comm...

Rites & RitualsLiturgiesResurrectionCommunionNativityEpiphany
19. Rituals
29 May 2004