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Momentum, the Weekly Newsletter from the Middle East Council of Churches

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 news of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs’ participation as a speaker in a seminar organized by the One Voice Foundation, entitled “One Voice Lebanon, the Homeland of Man”. As for the weekly message of Dr. Abs, it was the lecture he delivered during the seminar entitled “The Antiochian Levant: People, Identity and Society Between conspiracy and steadfastness”.

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The Antiochian Levant: People, Identity and Society

Between conspiracy and steadfastness

We live in a culturally civilized geographic catchment area that has undergone so many crises and has been designated with such a great plethora of names so that it has lost its identity.

Some call it the Levant, and some call it the Arab Levant, and some call it the Fertile Crescent, and some others ‘Souristan’. All these appellations refer to a region of diverse ethnicities, deeply divided, abundant in conflicts, which in its history has been exposed to what no other region of the world has been exposed to in terms of invasions and calamities. Geography has played against the history of this region and the stability of its peoples and civilizations.

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MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Sheds Light on the Antiochian Levant in a Symposium Organized by One Voice Foundation

The One Voice Foundation organized a panel discussion entitled “One Voice Lebanon, the Homeland of Man” on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Monastery of Our Lady of El-Bir – Bqenaya, Lebanon. The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs participated as a speaker along with Father Prof. Georges Hobeika and Dr. Paul Jalwan.

Dr. Abs delivered a detailed presentation entitled " The Antiochian Levant: People, Identity and Society Between conspiracy and steadfastness".

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Video - Do We Usually Pray for the Earth, Environment and All the Creatures?

The importance of Praying, especially on the intention of the earth, nature and the divine blessings, in a video. It calls us to Prayer for the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference that will be held in November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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El Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio apoya psicosocialmente a las mujeres mediante la mejora de sus habilidades

Como parte del programa de apoyo psicosocial, el Departamento de Servicio y Ayuda – Diakonia, oficina de Beirut, del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio, organizó 6 sesiones de formación con el objetivo de acompañar a los grupos más vulnerables a superar las dificultades y el estrés diarios.

Un grupo de mujeres participó en las sesiones. Observando que luchan con problemas de salud mental de todo tipo y gravedad debido a la soledad.

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El Departamento de Teología y Ecumenismo

y las familias de las víctimas de la explosión de Beirut en el LIQAA

Un grupo de familias de las víctimas de la explosión de Beirut del 4 de agosto de 2020, especialmente las familias de los 10 mártires del Cuerpo de Bomberos de Beirut, respondieron a la invitación del Departamento Teológico y Ecuménico del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio para participar en el programa de curación de traumas y asesoramiento espiritual, mediante una reunión celebrada los días 15, 16 y 17 de octubre de 2021 en el Centro «Liqaa» de Rabweh – Líbano.

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La Escuela Secundaria Privada Siria afiliada a la Iglesia Ortodoxa Armenia

Supera las Repercusiones de la Guerra

El MECC finalizó las actividades de restauración en la «Escuela Secundaria Privada Siria» de Alepo, afiliada a la Iglesia Ortodoxa Armenia.

El MECC, en cooperación con la organización «Churches Together» de los Países Bajos, está rehabilitando establecimientos religiosos y sociales que resultaron dañados por la guerra de Siria.

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Y la tierra saqueada tiene su Pastor

Difícil es la despedida, de sabor amargo, dolorosa, que deja cicatrices que pueden no sanar.

Que el Metropolitano Paul Yazigi y el Metropolitano Youhanna Ibrahim estén ausentes es una cosa, y reconocer que tal vez no vuelvan es otra.

No cabe duda de que la decisión tomada por el Santo Sínodo de Antioquía de trasladar al metropolitano Paul Yazigi al puesto honorífico de metropolitano de la diócesis de Diyarbakir, dado el paso de casi nueve años desde su ausencia, es una decisión práctica y realista, pero es una decisión que surgió de la profundidad del sufrimiento que supone la ausencia de los dos pastores cuyo destino se consideraba desconocido para todas las referencias militares, políticas, jurídicas y mediáticas.

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El padre Elias Marswanian representa al Vaticano en la Expo 2020 de Dubai

Vea la visita virtual al Pabellón de la Santa Sede, donde se construyen puentes y se difunde la cultura de la paz

El Oriente Medio y el mundo serán testigos, entre el 1 de octubre y el 31 de marzo de 2021, de un acontecimiento histórico, de seis meses de duración, lleno de cultura, creatividad e innovación: «La Expo 2020 de Dubai».

Los organizadores querían que fuera un punto de encuentro de civilizaciones, culturas y patrimonio, y un vínculo entre todos los pueblos y religiones.

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Campaña de sensibilización y limpieza en Dara'a

El MECC lanzó una campaña de sensibilización y limpieza en Dara'a dentro de su programa «Dinero por trabajo» con el objetivo de ofrecer oportunidades de empleo temporal en las ciudades de Msefra y Kherbet Ghazaleh en la zona rural de Dara'a.

160 trabajadores participaron en la retirada y el transporte de la basura. Además, 75 mujeres, que recibieron sesiones de concienciación sanitaria sobre el COVID-19 y la importancia de una higiene correcta, realizaron visitas a domicilio en ambos pueblos para difundir la información aprendida a la comunidad local y extender los conocimientos al mayor número posible de población.

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Apoyo psicosocial para sembrar la esperanza entre los niños

El Departamento de Servicio y Ayuda – Diakonia, oficina de Beirut del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio organizó 6 sesiones de apoyo psicosocial para un grupo de niños con el objetivo de mejorar sus capacidades y desarrollar sus habilidades.

Las sesiones psicosociales para niños desempeñan un valioso papel en la promoción del bienestar y la resiliencia de los niños.

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The Middle East Council of Churches Supports Women Psychosocially Through Enhancing their Skills

As part of the Psychosocial Support program, the Service and Relief Department - Diakonia, Beirut office, at the Middle East Council of Churches, organized 6 training sessions aiming at accompanying the most vulnerable groups in overcoming daily difficulties and stress.

A group of women participated in the sessions. Noting that they struggle with mental health issues of all types and severity due to loneliness.

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“Tenuous Recovery”

Report: 1 to 15 October 2021

According to the World Bank, the Middle East is heading towards a ‘tenuous’ recovery stage as the pandemic continues to hit the region hard. It warned that if newer and deadlier variants of corona appear in the region, previous projections of growth will be scrapped. The organization also warned that political instability in the region could also deter recovery.

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The Theological and Ecumenical Department

and the Families of the Beirut Blast Victims at LIQAA

A group of the families of the Beirut blast victims of August 4, 2020, especially the families of the 10 martyrs of the Beirut Fire Brigade, responded to the invitation of the Theological and Ecumenical Department in the Middle East Council of Churches to participate in the Trauma Healing and Spiritual Counseling program, through a meeting on 15, 16, and 17 October 2021 at the "Liqaa" Center in Rabweh - Lebanon.

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The Private Syrian Secondary School Affiliated to the Armenian Orthodox Church

Gets Over the Repercussions of War

MECC ended the restoration activities in the Private Syrian Secondary School in Aleppo, which affiliates to the Armenian Orthodox Church.

MECC in cooperation with “Churches Together” organization in Netherlands is rehabilitating religious and social establishments that were damaged by Syrian war.

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