With great joy, we announce and invite you to the ordination of the blessed servant Paul Samaan as an Archdeacon on Saturday, December 26, at St. Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church in Pomona.
The joyful day begins at 8:00am with the baptism of Samuel Athanasius Samaan, son of Paul and Carol Samaan. The baptism will be followed by the celebration of the Divine Liturgy with H.G. Bishop Serapion, during which Paul will be ordained as an Archdeacon.
St. Maurice Coptic Church address and directions may be found here:
http://www.lacopts.org/parishes/st-maurice-coptic-orthodox-church
We hope you can join us for this joyful day.

A rich young man approached our Lord Jesus Christ and asked a question: what shall I do to have eternal life? Our Lord responded to him and listed the commandments that lead to life: “‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’” (Mark 10:19) The young man then told the Lord that he had done all of these things since he was young. Our Lord looked upon him with love and told him: “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” (Mark 10:21) Not being able to give up his earthly possessions and riches, the young man left sorrowfully and did not follow the Lord.
For the past two Sundays, the Gospel readings have related the Parable of the Sower. The Sower is God and the Seed is His Word, Jesus Christ, who has been planted in all of our hearts. The Coptic month of Hatour focuses on the coming of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and this focus is to prepare us to celebrate, next month, the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in the flesh. The incarnation of our Lord is the theme for the next Coptic month of Kiahk.