From Bishop Mouneer 1 January 2012
I would like to personally thank you for all what you have done in this last year to assist Muslims and Christians affected by the 25 January Revolution. Your prayers and support have carried us through this difficult time and have been a source of Good News to those living in darkness. From the depth of my heart, thank you!
I would also like to thank all of those who have worked tirelessly to reach and assist those most affected, especially Mrs. Mariam Ibrahim, the Director of EpiscoCare, and Mr. Raouf Zekry, the Director of Finances for the Diocese of Egypt. .
May the Lord bless you! Yours in Christ,+Mouneer
From Bishop Mouneer December 2011
My dear Brothers and Sisters,
Advent Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
II am writing to inform you that I have appointed the Rev. Dr. Grant LeMarquand as my Area (Assistant) Bishop for the Horn of Africa within the Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa.
Consecration will be next April.
Please find attached a press release.
May the Lord bless you!
Yours in Christ,
+Mouneer
From Bishop Mouneer November 2011
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Please find the November newsletter for Harpur Memorial Hospital in Sadat City. We are grateful to the Department of Health in Egypt who granted us permission to operate the x-ray unit this month, and to World Medical Mission who gave us the x-ray machine.
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· We give thanks for the team of doctors, nurses and admin staff. Pray for their practical witness in caring for the people in the community.
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· We give thanks for the increase in outpatient services. Pray for more full time qualified Christian doctors and nurses who will live in Sadat City.
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· We give thanks for the ongoing work to complete the basement. Pray for the funding needed for this.
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· We give thanks for inpatient and A & E areas. Pray for the equipping of them, completion of the licensing process and two full time Christian surgeons.
May the Lord bless you!
+Mouneer
The Most Rev. Dr. Mouneer Hanna Anis
Bishop of the Episcopal / Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of AfricaPresident Bishop of the Episcopal / Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East
Christians and Muslims
Fighting Blindness
Together in Egypt
On the 15th of September 2010, Bishop Mouneer Anis and
Dr Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic
of Egypt, celebrated together the Love Campaign at
Harpur Memorial Hospital in Menouf. The aim of the
campaign is to help those suffering from blindness in
Egypt.
Harpur Memorial Hospital is an institution of the Diocese of Egypt. A co-operation agreement
relating to the hospital was signed on Wednesday by the Diocese, Masr El Kheir, and
the FEBI project.
Masr El Kheir is a non-profit organisation striving to
eradicate poverty in Egypt. Dr Ali Gomaa is the chairman
of this organisation. As part of the Love Campaign,
Masr El Kheir donated equipment for cataract
surgery to the hospital, which cost 200,000 Egyptian
pounds
The Love Campaign is also supported by the FEBI project,
a project that was started by American ophthalmologist
Dr Nabil Jabbour. The FEBI project is a cooperative
effort between international health institutions,
and seeks to support Egyptian ophthalmologists
with upgraded facilities and equipment, and training. As part of the Love Campaign, forty
operations were done in Menouf by doctors from the FEBI project.
The Love Campaign is the fruit of many years of co-operation between these organisations.
It provides a role model of working together to address the needs of the community. This
event attracted media attention in Egypt and beyond.
Consecration of a
Church for the Deaf
The Most Rev. Dr. Mouneer Anis, Bishop of the Diocese
of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa
and Primate of the Province of Jerusalem and the
Middle East, consecrated the new church building of
the Church for the Deaf in Cairo on Sunday the 8th of
August. Along with guests from Jordan and the
United States of America, The Rt. Rev. Dr Michael
Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester, and his
wife Valerie Nazir-Ali were present and participated
in the service.
A deaf community was formed in 1983 in Old Cairo,
due to the work of the Deaf Unit, to provide a place
for deaf people to worship in their own language.
With the ordination of a priest for the deaf and now,
the consecration of a church for the deaf, one of the
members of the congregation says, I have a sense of
family!
The congregation first met in a playground, and over
the past few years it has been meeting in another
church building. Having their own worship space is a
dream come true, not only for the deaf population in
Cairo, but also for the Anglican Diocese of Egypt.
The Jesus Light of the World Church for the Deaf
aims provide a place for deaf people and their families
to come together to worship and fellowship, and to
experience spiritual growth. The church also aims to
reach the deaf who would not otherwise be able to attend
church, and to use their strategic location and resources
to equip and train others in our church and
community, for ministry and service to the deaf. There
is a current project in the church to translate the Bible
into Egyptian sign language.
The service was a vibrant occasion, with singing,
dancing, and drumming. It was attended by around
100 people, including groups visiting from Jordan and
the United States.
To support the Church for the Deaf, please contact:
Rev. Faraj Hanna farajhanna@yahoo.co.uk
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