Members of the Philokalia Choir will be performing during the closing ceremony of the "Season of Creation" 2021 at the Monastery of the Visitation, Philokalia Institute and Organization, in Aintoura, Lebanon.

We salute them and their voices for glorifying and praising the Creator, and spreading hope, through art and music!

“Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these ones, you did not do for me” (Mathew 25:45)

Amidst the deteriorating living conditions in Lebanon and the increase in urgent humanitarian needs, the Relief and Service Department - Diakonia at the Middle East Council of Churches launched a new appeal to maintain the humanitarian needs and provide safe shelter for Lebanese citizens and residents of the country suffering from the deepening crises.

The new issue of the weekly newsletter Momentum issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches, presents the MECC invitation to participate in the closing Prayer of the "Season of Creation", on October 3, 2021, at the Monastery of the Visitation, Aintoura – Lebanon. As for the weekly message of the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, it was entitled “The environment once more!”.

En los días del «Tiempo de la Creación»
S.E.R. Obispo Costa Kayyal: La naturaleza es fruto de la creatividad del Creador y de la abundancia de sus dones
Los fieles están llamados a vivir una vida digna del Evangelio de Cristo

Durante muchas décadas, el medio ambiente ha sido un tema importante y un área de interés en el pensamiento y la orientación de la Iglesia. En su creencia y en sus oraciones ha destacado la glorificación y la alabanza al Creador por todas las bendiciones divinas que nos ha concedido. Por no hablar de los proyectos y actividades medioambientales y naturales que ha querido llevar a cabo, haciendo hincapié en la responsabilidad del Hombre de preservar su casa común.

Nunca escribiremos lo suficiente sobre el medio ambiente.

Por mucho que escribamos, hablemos, presentemos, llamemos y exijamos, nunca será suficiente.

En primer lugar, porque el medio ambiente, don del Creador, es la incubadora de nuestras vidas y el garante del futuro de nuestras generaciones y de la continuidad de la humanidad en este planeta tierra.

En segundo lugar, porque el daño que la humanidad ha infligido al medio ambiente, desde la revolución industrial hasta hoy, es mayor de lo que los libros, las conferencias y las enciclopedias pueden abordar.

On the Days of the “Season of Creation”

His Eminence Bishop Costa Kayyal: Nature is a fruit of the Creator's creativity and an abundance of His gifts

Believers are called to live a life worthy of the Gospel of Christ

For many decades, the environment has been an important issue and a major area of interest in the Church's thoughts and orientation. It emphasized in its belief and prayers the glorification and praise of the Creator for all the divine blessings he has given us. Not to mention the environmental and natural projects and activities it has been keen to implement, emphasizing the responsibility of Man to preserve his common home.

We will not write enough about the environment.

No matter how much we write, talk, present, call and urge, it will not be enough.

First, because the environment, the gift of the Creator, is the incubator for our lives and the guarantor of the future of our generations and the continuity of humanity on this planet earth.

Secondly, because the damage that mankind has inflicted on the environment, ever since the industrial revolution until today, is greater than what books, lectures and encyclopedias can accommodate.

Assessing the Humanitarian Impact of Sanctions on the People of the Middle East

In the context of the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council, Caritas International and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) co-organized an international webinar entitled “Assessing the humanitarian impact of unilateral sanctions” on Tuesday, 28 September 2021.

MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs participated in the webinar as a speaker along with UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights Prof. Alena Douhan, Communication Officer at the Christian Solidarity International (CSI) Mr. Joel Veldkamp and Advocacy Officer at the World Evangelical Alliance Mr. Wissam Al Saliby.

As part of the Eastern “Season of Creation” 2021 activities, and under the patronage of the Middle East Council of Churches, a campaign to clean up the Raouche Beach in Beirut, Lebanon, was implemented on Saturday, September 18, 2021, morning. The campaign was organized by Youth and Students for Peace organization, Lebanese Scout Association, and Jerusalem See, Lebanon and the Near East, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Our Lady and Saint Mark the Apostle in Lebanon.

The Communication and Public Relations Department at the Middle East Council of Churches have now issued its Ecumenical calendar for the month of October 2021. It includes the Ecclesiastical and Liturgical feasts of the various families of Churches in the Middle East. In addition to international days identified by the United Nations, and which are related to the MECC identity and its spiritual and human mission. Noting that the remaining months of the year will be published consecutively.

The fourth episode of the program "Days of the Season of Creation" 2021 was broadcasted on Thursday, September 23, at 8:30 pm Beirut time and 5:30 GMT, and reran on Friday, September 24, 2021. The program is prepared in cooperation between Télé Lumière and Noursat and the Middle East Council of Churches. It is launched in the context of the international celebrations of the “Season of Creation” and will be broadcasted throughout the month of September. The content is prepared by the MECC Communication and Public Relations Department.

Report: 29 September 2021

Despite the previous lockdowns, vaccination campaigns, and establishment of vaccine-producing enterprises, the Middle East is still suffering from high daily infections.

October 3rd: Proper 22 / 18th after Trinity

A Home And A Hope For The Future

As a follow-up to the psychological and spiritual repercussions of the Beirut Port blast, the MECC Theological and Ecumenical Department implemented a new training as part of the “Trauma Healing and Spiritual Counseling” program for a group of youth. It was executed at the Convent of the Congregation of Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family in Akoura, Lebanon, from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 September 2021. Moreover, the training was organized by the program coordinator Sister Emilie Tannous in cooperation with the coordinator of the department's programs Jean-Pierre Eid.

About the importance of returning to oneself and evaluating the reality of life, according to the Gospel of Mark. A video prepared and presented by member of the MECC Ecojustice Adhoc Committee Father Elias Marswanian, from the Congregation of the Minor Brothers Monastery, and directed by Ali Al-Jaroush.