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		<title>Mahragan Al Keraza Competition 2010 Results</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, August 28, many children from almost every parish in the Diocese participated in the Mahragan Al Keraza Spiritual Competition for children in grades 1-5. The competition took place at St. Mary and St. Athanasius Church in Northridge, Calif...]]></description>
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		<title>Liturgies Every Day from September 4–12, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The church joyfully announces the celebration of Divine Liturgies every day from September 4–12, 2010 to coincide with the end of the Coptic year as well as the start of a new Coptic year, a new school year, and a new service year in our Sunday School classes. Our schedule will be as follows. Saturday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisdom from Abba Moses the Ethiopian</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. A devout prince, upon hearing of the mortification of St. Moses, went with his retinue into the desert to see him. Informing Moses that the prince was coming to his monastery, Moses quickly ran out and began to flee and to hide somewhere, but he unexpectedly encountered the high-ranking visitors. “Where is the cell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homily on the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Verily, verily, I say unto you, There are some of them that stand  here, which shall not taste of death, until they see the Son of Man  coming in His&#160;kingdom.” Thus, inasmuch as He had discoursed much of dangers and death, and of  His own pas...]]></description>
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		<title>On the Duties of Clergy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happiness in life is to be gained by living virtuously, inasmuch as thus a Christian, whilst despising glory and the favour of men, desires to please God alone in what he&#160;does. 1. In the first book we spoke of the duties which we thought befitted ...]]></description>
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		<title>On the Different Methods of the Devil’s Warfare: The First Method</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the Different Methods of the Devil’s Warfare Against Those Who Journey on the Narrow Way That Transcends the&#160;World On the First&#160;Method OUR ADVERSARY, the devil, has the  long-standing habit of artfully choosing modes of warfare against t...]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Spiritual Competition 2010 Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With God&#8217;s grace, the youth of the Diocese of Los Angeles participated in the annual Youth Spiritual Competition on Saturday, August 21, 2010. The competition was graciously hosted by the priests and congregation of St. John Church in Covina unde...]]></description>
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		<title>St. Mary’s Feast as a Celebration of Christ</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people who are not familiar with Orthodoxy or the way it understands saints are surprised to see the Church celebrating the feasts of saints, like today. They think that, if the celebration is not about Christ, it is merely a distraction and contrary to the Gospel. The answer to this is that we never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Junior High Team Takes First Place in Bible Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.stdemiana.org/2010/08/23/junior-high-team-takes-first-place-in-bible-studies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With God’s grace, the St. Demiana Junior High School team participated in the 2010 Youth Spiritual Competition at St. John Church in Covina on August 21, 2010 under the auspices and guidance of H.G. Bishop Serapion. Accompanied by Fr. Moses Samaan and their servants, the Junior High School team earned the first place prize in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Mahragan Al Keraza Media Project (3-5th Grade)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below, please find some clarification regarding the media project portion of the Mahragan Al Keraza Competition for the 3-5th grade level from the YSC&#160;Committee.The Media&#160;Project1. &#160; &#160; &#160;It is not mandatory (but there is are spe...]]></description>
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