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Video - From the children of Bethlehem to the children of Gaza… The crime is the same and the victim is the same
A Christmas Reflection by the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs
Environmental Day at Azounieh – Lebanon, with the Middle East Council of Churches and the Youth Committee of the Armenian Sanatorium Azounieh
Praying and Working Together for the Creation!
On the Feast of Saint Nicholas in the Armenian, Greek, and Latin calendars, the Theological and Ecumenical Department at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), in coordination with the Youth Committee of the Armenian Sanatorium – Azounieh, organized a special Environmental Day entitled “Can Santa Plant a Tree?!”, on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in Azounieh.
The event brought together youth from the Armenian Evangelical Churches of Nor Marash and Anjar, Deacons from the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the young people of St. George Melkite Catholic Parish in Zahle.
Adding to the joy of the gathering, Santa Claus—Saint Nicholas—joined the celebration. As the day coincided with his Feast, Santa himself planted numerous plants and trees in the Garden of the Armenian Sanatorium at Azounieh.
The day began with an introduction to the history and mission of the Azounieh Sanatorium, followed by a presentation by Fr. Movses-Garen Yosolkanian, Coordinator of the Season of Creation activities at MECC, on the Season of Creation and the connection between Santa Claus, the natural world, and his commitment to seafarers and gardeners. In keeping with local tradition, participants opened the activity by singing the Lebanese National Anthem, the customary prelude to tree-planting ceremonies.
Video - “And the Family Remains” Program
An Episode Entitled “Displacement and Christmas”
Produced by "The Platform of the Word" at the Middle East Council of Churches
As part of its program network, “The Platform of the Word” at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) presents an episode within the program “And the Family Remains”, under the title “Displacement and Christmas”.
The program raises issues related to the family, motherhood and childhood, in addition to the Church’s view and response to the challenges, especially in light of the difficult living conditions that the region is passing through.
Télé Lumière Noursat Celebrates the First Anniversary of its North Lebanon Office Under the Patronage of Archbishop Youssef Soueif
The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs: "Télé Lumière has succeeded in bringing together people of different affiliations, in caring for their issues, covering their activities, and supporting their causes from a purely faith-driven, non-utilitarian standpoint"
Under the patronage and in the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Youssef Soueif, Maronite Archbishop of Tripoli, an official ceremony was held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Maronite Archdiocese of Tripoli, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the opening of Télé Lumière_Noursat's office in North Lebanon.
The celebration was attended by the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, the Coordinator of Media and Church Relations at MECC and the Director of Télé Lumière's North Lebanon office the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Coordinator of the Dialogue, Social Cohesion, and Human Dignity Program at MECC Professor Laure Abi Khalil, as well as Spiritual and Religious Leaders and official and social figures.
On this occasion, the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs delivered a speech entitled "The Word, Media, and Civilizational Diversity," in which he said that media "can carry the good word and spread it among people. It also disseminates forms of social behavior and shapes the path of society" …
Video - Speech of the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs
At the Celebration of the First Anniversary of the Launch of Téleé Lumière-Noursat Office in North Lebanon, from the Maronite Archdiocese of Tripoli
Video - Tell Me, O Manger
A Christmas Reflection by the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs
