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CONAFA 2016

2016 saw the third annual CONAFA tournament take place in Nottingham. Teams had prepared and were ready to go; with a total of 11 teams, and with God’s grace, it promised to be a great tournament. Unfortunately, the Republic of Ireland were unable to make the tournament this year, however – we were thrilled to …

Finding the Lord – First Conference 2015

On the weekend of the 18th of December we had our first Coptic hymns conference with Mr George Kyrillos as the main speaker. Needless to say that I was looking forward to it as it would be a great opportunity to learn about the hymns of the church, our Coptic hymns.

“The Great Salvation” Winter Youth Conference 2015

It was great to have H.G. Bishop Paul back again with us for another conference. This year we had the conference on the weekend of the 4th of December. The theme of the conference was salvation and “how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation” Hebrews 2:3. Upon arriving we were given …

Ordinations in Birmingham 22nd November 2015

With great joy, the Diocese announces three ordinations by the laying of hands by His Grace Bishop Missael which took place on Sunday 22nd November 2015 at the Coptic Centre. Fr. John was ordained as a hegumen by His Grace Bishop Missael; Fr. John has served the Church of St. Mary & St. Abaskhyroun in …