Informe: 1 de septiembre de 2021

A medida que las muertes por la nueva variante «Delta» siguen apareciendo a diario en el mundo, el Medio Oriente no es ajeno; y conforme se propaga como nunca antes, se registran más víctimas mortales en el Medio Oriente y fuera de él.

The first of September is the beginning of the season of creation as approved by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 1989, and it constitutes, at the same time, the beginning of the liturgical year. During this season, which lasts until the fourth of October, prayers and educational activities are held that will raise people's awareness and commitment to environmental issues.

At the beginning of this blessed season, we have the right to ask humanity about what its hands have done against the gift of the Creator, who wanted it to be a beautiful and healthy place in which humanity grows, generation after generation, with the prospect of a better life.

As part of the new television series about the “Days of the Season of Creation” 2021 launched by the MECC Communication and Public Relations Department, the first episode will be broadcasted on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 8:30 PM Beirut time and 5:30 GMT on Télé Lumière and Noursat, and will be reran on Friday, September 3, 2021. The episode is prepared by the Communication and Public Relations Department and presented by Lawyer Roy Jreich.

“The Season of Creation”: An Eastern Newborn

As previously announced, the Middle East Council of Churches launched the “Season of Creation 2021” project for the first time in the region to allow people in the East to Pray and work for the protection of the creation, between September 1 and October 4 of each year. As such, the Council created a special committee entitled “The Ecojustice Adhoc Committee” to manage all the preparations of this season and its celebrations and activities in the Middle East.

Eastern “Season of Creation” on Télé Lumière and Noursat

On the occasion of the “Season of Creation 2021” launching for the first time in the Middle East, the Communication and Public Relations Department at the Middle East Council of Churches is presenting a new television series during the month of September about the “Days of the Season of Creation” on Télé Lumière and Noursat.

The program presents weekly episodes broadcasted every Thursday at 8.30 pm Beirut time throughout this Christian and environmental season, and will be reran every Friday. The content will be prepared by the Communication and Public Relations Department and presented by Lawyer Roy Jreish.

Report: 1st of September 2021

As deaths from the new ‘Delta’ variant continue to appear on a daily basis in the world, the Middle East is no outsider. As it spreads like never before, additional fatalities are being recorded in the ME and beyond.

El impacto de Covid-19 en los medios de subsistencia y los ingresos ha sido muy duro, un estudio realizado recientemente por la OMS muestra que sólo el 55% de los hogares en Gaza fueron capaces de comprar alimentos esenciales en los últimos 7 días. Además, el 40% de los jóvenes de Gaza señalaron que habían pasado hambre en el último mes. Asimismo, el acceso a los servicios sanitarios se ha visto aún más restringido.

Con el fin de servir a la sociedad, el MECC realizó 3,771 visitas a domicilio a familias de Al-Neimeh, Ghasem y Al Sumakiat, en la zona rural de Dara'a, para concienciarlas sobre el COVID -19.
Las familias recibieron información sobre los métodos de transmisión de la enfermedad y los síntomas de la infección, además de consejos para fortalecer el sistema inmunitario.

The impact of Covid-19 on livelihoods and income was harsh, a recently conducted study by WHO shows that only 55% of HHs in Gaza were able to buy essential food items in last 7 days. Moreover, 40 % of young people in Gaza noted that they had experienced hunger in the past month. Also, access to health services has been further restricted; 23% of the respondents in noted that they had not been able to see a healthcare provider because of the pandemic.

In order to serve the society, MECC implemented 3771 home visits to families in Al-Neimeh, Ghasem and Al Sumakiat in Rural Dara’a to increase their awareness about COVID -19.

The families were introduced to methods of disease transmission and infection symptoms in addition to providing tips about strengthening the immune system.

September 5th: Proper 18 / 14th after Trinity

Oikonome: A Just Home For All People

As part of the series of videos related to the “Season of Creation” project 2021, the MECC Communication and Public Relations Department, and the Council’s Ecojustice Adhoc Committee released a new video. It sheds the light on Saint Francis of Assisi’s relation with the environment and creation.

The video is prepared and presented by the committee member Father Elias Marswanian, from the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. Noting that it was filmed in the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in Italy.

Egypt: A Historic Environmental Place Towards a more Sustainable Future

“Anaphora”, House of God and Coptic Church

Despite the crises burdening the East, the latter is characterized with an outstanding environmental wealth that constitutes a great capital for the countries that seek to protect and preserve it for its future generations defying all the challenges it would face. The environment remains an element of interest and a main point in the agenda of most eastern authorities, hoping it would be a source of development and prosperity for their cycle of life and its pattern, especially since the region has witnessed several environmental achievements throughout history.

El nuevo número del boletín semanal Momentum, publicado por el Departamento de Comunicación y Relaciones Públicas del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio, presenta la invitación del MECC a rezar juntos en la apertura de «El Tiempo de la Creación» de este año, el 5 de septiembre de 2021, en la Iglesia Evangélica Nacional de Beirut. En relación al mensaje semanal del Secretario General, el Dr. Michel Abs, se titula «Los "Nouveaux Riches" y el Reino de Dios».