Discussions Centered on Implementing Future Workshops

Mrs. Caroline Haddad, Senior Human Resources (HR) Officer at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), met with Dr. Farah A. Atallah, Member of the Central Committee of the MECC's Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR), as part of her participation in a training program organized by ACT Alliance in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

At the beginning, Mrs. Haddad conveyed to Dr. Atallah, the heartfelt greetings of the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, his, and his praise for the work of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR).

Both sides also discussed the latest developments in the MECC work and explored ways to enhance human resources field, as well as how to implement various training courses and workshops that align with the MECC's vision and mission.

As part of its capacity-building and skills development initiatives, ACT Alliance in the Middle East and North Africa is conducting a training course for trainers about designing workshops and training sessions in a participatory and effective manner. The course, led by expert Ms. Inke Johannsen, is being held between November 23 and 27, 2025, in St. Ignatius Academy for Knowledge Innovation - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Jordan.

Participants in the training were members and partners of ACT Alliance in the region, including the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Represented by Mrs. Caroline Haddad, the MECC Senior Human Resources (HR) Officer.

The training includes various sessions that aims to solidify knowledge about designing and implementing training sessions in all their details, as well as managing workshops and addressing potential challenges.

An Episode Within the "Community Knowledge" Series

“Ecumenical Horizons” is a weekly program that features spiritual, cultural, intellectual, educational, youth and environmental topics.

“Momentum”

21-11-2025

This issue includes reports, videos, news, articles, and a full coverage of the latest developments of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), as well as the Church, Ecumenical, and social events…

This is in addition to the weekly word of the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs which is entitled in this issue “Will Future Generations Believe?”. It a tribute to the Palestinian Christian Initiative – Kairos Palestine 2025.

You can check the issue via the following link: https://mailchi.mp/cced200d9163/momentum-mecc-weekly-newsletter.

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An Episode Within the "Community Knowledge" Series

Professor Michel Abs

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)

A tribute to the Palestinian Christian Initiative – Kairos Palestine 2025

After one or two generations, or perhaps after a century, even a millennium, will future generations believe what has happened, and what continues to happen, for more than three quarters of a century on the soil of Palestine?

Will future generations believe that a people came, from who knows where, claiming that this land was theirs, invoking a mythical promise with no basis in truth, using it as a pretext for settlement, killing, and destruction?

Will future generations believe that so-called civilized nations occupied land that was not theirs, seized it from its native people who had lived on it for thousands of years, and granted it to those who had no right to it?

Will future generations believe that the colonizer who gave away land that was not his to people who had no claim to it, armed them, supported them, and offered them a false triumph and an even falser ownership over that land?

Will future generations believe that invaders attacked the peaceful, unarmed inhabitants of the land, in the stillness of time and under the darkness of night, massacring them, expelling them, and scattering them to the ends of the earth?

Will future generations believe that the invaders demolished villages, erased names, and altered geography in an attempt to obliterate the identity of the land and deny the existence and belonging of its indigenous people?…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X at the Mariamite Cathedral - Damascus

16-11-2025

An Episode About the Visit of Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon

Prepared and Presented by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary

Produced by MECC

Media of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)

Martyrs' Square – a square that encapsulates the history and essence of Lebanon – was chosen in the heart of Beirut, a city that rose from its suffering to remain a beacon of peace and dialogue, and a permanent platform for encounter among the people of one faith and one humanity.

Martyrs' Square embodies coexistence among all the components of the nation. It has always been a space that brings together Lebanese people of all affiliations and honors all of Lebanon's martyrs who fell for freedom and national unity. Furthermore, the exceptional proximity between the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque and the Maronite Cathedral of Saint George constitutes a unique symbol in the world of spiritual coexistence and interfaith dialogue.

This meeting is not merely a symbolic celebration, but a living embodiment of the spirit of Beirut, which has united people of all backgrounds with love and embraced their diversity as a unique human and spiritual value. Beirut Chants El-Sistema Choir, the Imam Musa Al-Sadr Foundation Choir, and the Islamic Orphanage Choir will participate in this gathering, performing beautiful hymns and chants specially composed for this event.

Discussions Centered About Ways to Strengthen Cooperation Between MECC and WSCF

Ms. Melissa Bridi, the Regional Secretary of the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF), visited Professor Michel Abs, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), on Friday, November 21, 2025, at the MECC General Secretariat offices in Beirut, with the aim of strengthening relations between the two organizations and achieve their shared desired goals.

During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to develop mechanisms of coordination and cooperation between the Middle East Council of Churches and the World Student Christian Federation in the Middle East, and how to work together to implement future projects, especially those related to youth.

A Meeting Emphasizing the Importance of Strengthening Dialogue, Respect, and Fraternity

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs received Colonel Attilio Cortone from the Italian Army, Representing the Italian Bilateral Military Mission in Lebanon (MIBIL), at the head of a delegation that included Mr. Emiliano Stornelli, Founding Chairman of the Religion & Security Council (RSC), Ms. Katia Fawzi Haddad, the Colonel's Public Relations Officer with the Lebanese, and Ms. Sally Abou Chakra, the Colonel's Translator. The meeting took place on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at the MECC headquarters in Beirut.

A team from the MECC General Secretariat also attended the meeting. It included Mrs. Seta Hadeshian, Associate Secretary General, Professor Laure Abi Khalil, Coordinator of the "Dialogue, Social Cohesion and Preservation of Human Dignity" Projects, the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, Coordinator of Media and Church Relations, Mrs. Maha Semaan, Executive Assistant to the Secretary General, Elia Nasrallah, Communication and Media Officer in the Communication and Public Relations Department, and Mr. Johnny Antoun, Social Media Officer in the Communication and Public Relations Department.