Within the “Restoration of Faith Based Social Services and Religious Infrastructure that were affected by the Syrian crisis” program that is launched by the Middle East Council of Churches in cooperation with Kerk in Actie in Netherlands, in various Syrian governorates, the rehabilitation work is now completed in St. George Monastery.

In the new issue of the weekly newsletter Momentum issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches, MECC General Secretariat mourns its colleague and the Finance Director of Syria’s office Hayel Abou Jamra who passed peacefully from this life into the loving arms of our Lord. As for the weekly message of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, it was entitled “On Violence, the Human Person and the Other”.

The United Nations has designated the 25th of November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

This year, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women sets 16 days of activism under a campaign title of “Unite to End Violence against Women”. The campaign will end on December 10, the day commemorating the International Declaration of Human Rights.

https://www.un.org/ar/observances/ending-violence-against-women

The same website which appears above, mentions the existence of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, issued by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993.

Report: 24 November 2021

According to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), corona in the Middle East is severely hindering progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the Middle East and North Africa region.

For decades and through generations, societies around the world have suffered from domestic violence, especially against women, whether they are wives, mothers or daughters. Despite all official and voluntary efforts that NGOs are doing, violence is still a worldwide social and humanitarian problem.

With the Victims’ Families of the Beirut Port Blast

Only Faith Can Strengthen them!

The Theological and Ecumenical Department at the Middle East Council of Churches organized a second session as part of the Trauma Healing and Spiritual Counseling program aiming at supporting the victims’ families of the Beirut Port Blast which occurred on August 4, 2020.

Brothers, sisters and wives of the victims participated in the session which was very touching and included testimonies of the suffer they experienced and live daily from the day of the explosion until today.

At the invitation of the Middle East Council of Churches and in the presence of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, the family of the Council’s General Secretariat in Beirut participated, today, November 23, 2021, in a funeral Prayer in memory of Hayel Abou Jamra, MECC dear colleague and financial director of Syria’s office, so his soul may rest in peace. The Prayer was held at Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church of Dormition in Al Makhoul Street – Ras Beirut. Hayel has fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and fulfilling his religious duties.

Al enviarse las invitaciones a los jefes de las Iglesias para que designen a sus delegados a la Asamblea General, el cronómetro se ha puesto en marcha hasta que la Asamblea se reúna entre el 16 y el 19 de mayo del año 2022, para elegir al Comité Ejecutivo encargado de gestionar el Consejo de Iglesias hasta el año 2026.

Esta Asamblea llega con un año y ocho meses de retraso respecto a la fecha de su reunión ordinaria, que había sido fijada en septiembre del año 2020. Se ha retrasado dos años debido a la pandemia que enfrentó a la humanidad con nuevos desafíos.

Dr. Michel Abs: We Must Shed Light On This History to Promote Awareness and Learn From It

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs in collaboration with the WCC Spiritual Life organized a webinar entitled “Past massacres in the Middle East” on Friday, November 19, 2021. It is part of many virtual events organized this year to mark the 75th anniversary of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs.

Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs participated as panelist.

Training to Improve the Capabilities of the MECC Team

Developing the working group performance in any institution or organization contributes the most in enhancing the work mechanisms and improving the productivity. The Middle East Council of Churches is keen to organize periodic training courses for its department’s teams aiming at developing their skills in various fields in order to achieve the desired Ecumenical and humanitarian goals.

"Past massacres in the Middle East" - Friday, November 19, 2021

The World Council of Churches is organizing a webinar entitled “Past massacres in the Middle East” tomorrow, Friday, November 19, 2021 at 11 am to 12:30 pm CET, 12 pm to 1:30 pm Beirut time. Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs will be participating as panelist…

The new issue of the weekly newsletter Momentum issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches, presents an exclusive interview with His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, after his appointment as Patriarch of Cilicia for the Armenian Catholics. He said “After 30 years God sent me back to my starting point, Beirut, I am nothing but a servant and priest fulfilling the will of Jesus Christ”.

As for the weekly message of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, it was entitled “Towards the Twelfth General Assembly”.