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		<title>Ordination of a Fr. Cyril Gorgy for St. Mark Church in Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With great joy, the Diocese announces the ordination of a new priest on Sunday, January 15, 2012 to serve in the Diocese at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Los&#160;Angeles.
Emad Gorgy was ordained as Deacon Cyril on Saturday, January 14, 2012 and o...]]></description>
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		<title>Bishop Serapion Attends Reception for Newly Elevated Antiochian Orthodox Archbishop Joseph</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, January 8, His Grace Bishop Serapion attended a service and reception at St. Nicholas Cathedral honoring the Antiochian Orthodox Archbishop Joseph (Zehlaoui) who was elevated to the rank of Archbishop by His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV o...]]></description>
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		<title>Statement by the President on the Celebration of Coptic Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle and I wish Coptic Orthodox Christians in the United States and around the world a blessed and joyous Christmas. On this special day, we give thanks for the extraordinary contributions that Coptic Christians have made to the United States. I wa...]]></description>
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		<title>Festal Message for the Glorious Feast of the Nativity 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy&#160;Church,
It is my pleasure to wish you a
Blessed Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ and a
joyous New&#160;Year.
This past year was deeply tinted
with the blood of our martyrs...]]></description>
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		<title>Now Available: “More than Just Sports” DVD</title>
		<link>http://www.saintdemianachurch.org/2011/12/20/now-available-more-than-just-sports-dvd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participating in sports activites is not only about physical gain. It&#8217;s about teaching our youth life lessons and mainly about building their psychological and spiritual strength and&#160;experience.
&#8220;More Than Just Sports&#8221; presents t...]]></description>
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		<title>Ordination of a New Priest for Archangel Michael Church in Santa Ana</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With great joy, the Diocese announces the ordination of a new priest on Sunday, November 27, 2011 to serve in the Diocese at Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in Santa&#160;Ana.
The candidate, Habeeb Hanna, was ordained Deacon Maurice Hanna on F...]]></description>
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		<title>Joint Declaration of the Heads of the Oriental Orthodox Churches (November 14, 2011)</title>
		<link>http://www.saintdemianachurch.org/2011/11/17/joint-declaration-of-the-heads-of-the-oriental-orthodox-churches-november-14-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.&#160;Amen.
H.H. Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, H.H. Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, H.H. Catholicos Aram I, Cat...]]></description>
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		<title>Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation Issues Statement “On the Plight of Churches in the Middle East”</title>
		<link>http://www.saintdemianachurch.org/2011/11/14/orthodox-catholic-theological-consultation-issues-statement-on-the-plight-of-churches-in-the-middle-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation held its 81st meeting at St Paul’s College in Washington October 27-28. The meeting was chaired by Catholic Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans. The Eastern Orthodox co-chairman since...]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington University Survey of Copts in the Diaspora</title>
		<link>http://www.saintdemianachurch.org/2011/11/10/george-washington-university-survey-of-copts-in-the-diaspora/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Diocese encourages all her children to participate in a study of Copts living outside of Egypt through the following survey. Please review carefully the message below from GWU Professor Jennifer&#160;Brinkerhoof.
______
Given current events in Egyp...]]></description>
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		<title>Register to Vote in Egyptian Elections</title>
		<link>http://www.saintdemianachurch.org/2011/11/10/register-to-vote-in-egyptian-elections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Moses Samaan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Diocese is encouraging all Copts with an Egyptian National ID or new Egyptian passport to register to vote in the upcoming 2011 Egyptian&#160;Election.&#160;
The Egyptian election committee decided that Egyptians living abroad can share in the upco...]]></description>
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