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Kerygma Newsletter
KERYGMA is the proclamation of the Gospel to all Through this Newsletter, the church has sought another way to proclaim the Word of God to all people, not only members of the congregation.
By the grace of God and through the prayers of the fathers and all the people, we present the new Monthly Newsletter of the Church, Kerygma
Theology Thursdays
Love never ends or fails Love never ends Everything must be based on love the relation between two friends, my ministry, my service; the church services in every field must be based on love. Why? Because God is Love.
Pope Tawadros
Revisit the Papal Visit 2017
English and Arabic Bible Study
New Church Project Update
Photos: Visit of HG Bishop Raphael and our Family Day
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Theology Thursdays
Theology Thursdays is a new service at St Mina and St Marina Church that helps educate our young, english speaking people on Orthodox Faith, Dogma and Theology in a simple, spiritual manner. Beginning in Lent 2022, Theology Thursdays looks to deliver certain dogmatic and theological principles taught in the Coptic Orthodox Church which we began with the Nicene Creed for the duration of Holy Lent. Over the last few months, we have also discussed the Sacraments of the church throughout the Apostles Fast and we have just unpacked the Orthodox view on Intercession of Saints in the fast dedicated to the Holy Theotokos. All topics will be recorded and uploaded to the Church Website as well as all visual components and resources. We pray that God may illumine our minds and hearts in order that we may grow deeper in the knowledge of Him Who created us in His image and likeness. The QR Code grants you direct access to all the lectures from this year.
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Pope Tawadros II
OF HH PAPACY
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10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY
KERYGMA
REMEMBERING HIS HOLINESS
BY ERENE ISSAKWe had only been back for few months from Sydney after living there for 8 years, when we heard that His Holiness Pope Tawadrous was coming to visit Melbourne.
When we were told the news that we would be meeting His Holiness in person, my kids and I erupted in excitement, we were jumping with joy. It has been a while since we had a papal visit and our first time ever to see His Holiness My kids have not seen a pope ever
We were going to see His Holiness at St Anthony’s monastery. We patiently waited for that day.
On that morning, our eagerly awaited meeting finally arrived. We woke up at the break of dawn to be at the monastery early.
After what seem a very long drive, we finally arrived, there were lots of people – old, young, Egyptians and other nationalities.
There were tents set up for us
His Holiness then arrived by helicopter, and as he descended from there, we all started to go towards him
He began to receive us, giving his blessing. Some of us were very shy and nervous, others filled with joy and crying, others in shock and not sure how to act. A feeling of joy overwhelmed us all .
Revisit the Papal Visit to our Beloved Church. Scan the QR Code above
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PARABLE OF THE SOWER
It is clear that the Greek preliminary education combined with philosophy itself has come from God to human beings not as an ultimate goal but rather as rainstorms bursting on fertile soil, manure heaps, and houses alike. Grass and wheat sprout alike. Fig trees and other, less respectable trees grow on top of graves. These growths emerge in the pattern of the genuine articles, because they enjoy the same power of the rain, but they do not have the same charm as those that grow in rich soil. They either wither or are torn up. Yes, the parable of the seed as explained by the Lord has its place here too. There is only one cultivator of the soil within human beings. It is the One who from the first, from the foundation of the universe, has been sowing the seeds with potential growth, who has produced rain on every appropriate occasion in the form of his sovereign Word. Differences arise from the times and places that receive the Word.
Clement of AlexandriaKERYGMA | ISSUE 003 4 KERYGMA | ISSUE 003 6 KERYGMA | ISSUE 005 6 KERYGMA ISSUE 704 English Bible Study | 7:45pm Every Tuesday | Gospel of Luke
ﺰﺒﺧ ﻢﻬﻟ مﺪﻘﻳ نأ ﻞﺒﻗ ﻢﻫﺎﻔﺷو ﻰﺿﺮﻤﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ ﻦﻨﺤﺗ ﺪﻗ ﺪﻴﺴﻟا نأ لﻮﻘﻳ سﻮﻨﻴﺠﻳروأ ﺔﻣﺎﻠﻌﻟا ،ﺔﻛﺮﺒﻟا ﺰﺒﺧ ﻲﻓ نﻮﻛﺮﺘﺸﻳ ءﺎﺤﺻأ اوﺮﻴﺼﻳ ذإ ﻰﺘﺣ ،ﻰﺿﺮﻤﻟا ﻰﻔﺷ ﺪﻘﻟ] :لﻮﻘﻳ ذإ ،ﺔﻛﺮﺒﻟا .عﻮﺴﻳ ﺔﻛﺮﺑ ﺰﺒﺧ اﻮﻟﺎﻨﻳ نأ نورﺪﻘﻳ ﺎﻠﻓ ﻰﺿﺮﻣ اﻮﻣادﺎﻣ ﻦﻜﻟو ،ﻲﺣوﺮﻟا ﺎﻬﺿﺮﻣ ﻦﻣ ﺲﻔﻨﻟا ءﺎﻔﺷ ﻞﺟﺄﻟ فاﺮﺘﻋﺎﻟاو ﺔﺑﻮﺘﻟا ﺮﺴﺑ ﺎﻨﻣاﺰﺘﻟﺎﻟ اﺰﻣر ﻞﻤﺤﻳ اﺬﻫ ﻞﻌﻟ ﻲﻓ سﺪﻘﻤﻟا هﺪﺴﺟ ﻞﺑ ﺔﻛﺮﺑ ﺰﺒﺧ ﺎﻟ ،ﺪﻴﺴﻟا يﺪﻳ ﻦﻣ ﻞﺒﻘﺘﺗو ،بﺮﻟا ﺢﺑﺬﻣ ﻰﻟإ ﻞﺧﺪﺗ نأ ﻞﺒﻗ ﺎﻴﺘﺳرﺎﺨﻓﺎﻟا ﺮﺳ فﺮﺻا ،ﻰﻀﻣ ﺪﻗ ﺖﻗﻮﻟاو ءﺎﻠﺧ ﻊﺿﻮﻤﻟا :ﻦﻴﻠﺋﺎﻗ ،هﺬﻴﻣﺎﻠﺗ ﻪﻴﻟإ مﺪﻘﺗ ،ءﺎﺴﻤﻟا رﺎﺻ ﺎﻤﻟو" .[15] "ﺎﻣﺎﻌﻃ ﻢﻬﻟ اﻮﻋﺎﺘﺒﻳو ،ىﺮﻘﻟا ﻰﻟإ عﻮﻤﺠﻟا لﺎﺤﻟا بﺮﻟا نأ ﻊﻣ ،ﺔﻳﺮﺸﺑ تﺎﺑﺎﺴﺤﺑ ﻦﻴﻣوﺪﺨﻤﻟاو ﺔﻣﺪﺨﻟا وأ هﺎﻴﺤﻟا رﻮﻣأ ﻲﻓ ﻚﺒﺗﺮﻧ ﺎﻣ اﺮﻴﺜﻛ .ﺔﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا دوﺪﺣ ﻞﻛ قﻮﻓ ﺐﻬﻳو ﻲﻄﻌﻳ نأ ردﺎﻗ ﺎﻨﻄﺳو ﻲﻓ ﻢﻟﺎﻌﻟا لﻮﻌﻳ يﺬﻟا نأ ﺎﻟإ ،ﺮﻔﻗ ﻊﺿﻮﻤﻟا نأ ﻦﻣ ﻢﻏﺮﻟﺎﺑ] :ﻢﻔﻟا ﻲﺒﻫﺬﻟا ﺎﻨﺣﻮﻳ ﺲﻳﺪﻘﻟا لﻮﻘﻳ ﺎﻤﻛو ﻢﻬﻌﻣ ثﺪﺤﺘﻳ ﻦﻣﺰﻠﻟ ﻊﻀﺨﻳ ﺎﻟ يﺬﻟا ﻦﻜﻟ ،فزأ ﺪﻗ ﻦﻣﺰﻟا نﺎﻛ نإو ﻪﻴﻓ دﻮﺟﻮﻣ KERYGMA | ISSUE 005 8 ﻰﺘﻣﻞﯿﺠﻧإ|م٦ﺔﯿﺸﻋةﻼﺻﺪﻌﺑﺖﺒﺳﻞﻛ|ﺔﯿﺑﺮﻌﻟاسﺪﻘﻤﻟابﺎﺘﻜﻟاﺔﺳارد ةﺎﯿﺤﻟاﻩﺬﻫكﻮﺷوﺔﺒﯾﺮﻐﻟاﻪﻬﻟﻻاﻦﻣﻲﻨﺠﻧوةﺮﻤﺜﻣةﺪﯿﺟضراﻲﻨﻣﻞﻌﺟابرﺎﯾ
ﺔﻔﻏرأ ﺔﺴﻤﺧ ﺎﻟإ ﺎﻨﻬﻫ ﺎﻧﺪﻨﻋ ﺲﻴﻟ :ﻪﻟ اﻮﻟﺎﻘﻓ .اﻮﻠﻛﺄﻴﻟ ﻢﺘﻧأ ﻢﻫﻮﻄﻋأ ،اﻮﻀﻤﻳ نأ ﻢﻬﻟ ﺔﺟﺎﺣ ﺎﻟ" .[18 16]"ﺎﻨﻫﻰﻟإﺎﻬﺑﻲﻧﻮﺘﺋا:لﺎﻘﻓ.نﺎﺘﻜﻤﺳو ؟ﻞﻛﺄﺘﻟعﻮﻤﺠﻟااﻮﻄﻌﻳنأﺬﻴﻣﺎﻠﺘﻟاﻦﻣﺪﻴﺴﻟاﺐﻠﻃاذﺎﻤﻟ اﻮﺴﻤﻟو ﻪﺗﺎﻤﻠﻛ اﻮﻌﻤﺳو ،ﺎﻧﺎﻣز ﻪﻌﻣ اﻮﺷﺎﻋ ﻦﻳﺬﻟا ﺬﻴﻣﺎﻠﺘﻠﻟ ﻪﺘﺒﺤﻣ ﻲﻓ ﺪﻴﺴﻟا دارأ ﺎﻤﺑر :ﺎﻟوأ ،ﺮﻴﻫﺎﻤﺠﻟاعﺎﺒﺷﺈﻟنﺎﻤﻳﺈﻟاﻢﻬﻟنﻮﻜﻳنأقﺎﺘﺸﻳنﺎﻛ.ﻞﻤﻌﻟااﺬﻬﺑﻢﻫاﻮﻣﻮﻘﻳنأ،ﺔﻘﺋﺎﻔﻟاﻪﻟﺎﻤﻋأ .ﻢﻬﻄﺳوﻲﻓلﺎﺣﺔﻛﺮﺒﻟاﺐﻫاونإوﺔﺻﺎﺧ اﺪﺑ ﺎﻤﻬﻣ ﻢﻬﻳﺪﻟ ﺎﻣ اﻮﻣﺪﻘﻳو ،ﻢﻬﺒﻫاﻮﻣ و ،ﻢﻬﺗﺎﻴﻧﺎﻜﻣإ ﻦﻋ ﻒﺸﻜﻳ نأ دارأ اﺬﻫ ﻪﻟاﺆﺴﺑ :ﺎﻴﻧﺎﺛ ،ﺎﻨﻳﺪﻟﺎﻣمﺪﻘﻧنأﺎﻨﻨﻣﺐﻠﻄﻳﻪﻨﻜﻟ،ﻪﺒﻌﺷلﻮﻌﻳيﺬﻟاﻮﻫنﺎﻛنﺈﻓ.عﺎﺒﺷﺈﻟاﻦﻋﺰﺟﺎﻋوﻞﻴﻠﻗ .تاﺰﺒﺧﺲﻤﺧوﻦﻴﺘﻜﻤﺳﻮﻫﺎﻨﻳﺪﻟﺎﻣنﺎﻛنإوﻰﺘﺣ ﺮﺜﻛأﻪﻨﻣﺾﻴﻔﻳو،ﻦﻳﺮﻴﺜﻜﻟاﻪﺑﻊﺒﺸﻴﻓﻪﻣﺪﻘﻧﺎﻤﻧإ،ﺎﻨﻳﺪﻟيﺬﻟاﻞﻴﻠﻘﻟﺎﺑﻞﺨﺒﻧﺎﻟأﺎﻨﻣﺐﻠﻄﻳﻪﻧإ ﻪﻛﺮﺒﻟامﻮﻬﻔﻣﻮﻫاﺬﻫو.ةءﻮﻠﻤﻣﺔﻔﻗﺮﺸﻋﻲﺘﻨﺛاﺾﻴﻔﻳ؛ﻪﻣﺪﻘﻧﺎﻤﻣ ﻦﻣاﻮﻟﺎﻨﻴﻟﻞﻴﻠﻘﻟاﻪﻟاﻮﻣﺪﻘﻳنأهﺬﻴﻣﺎﻠﺗﻦﻣدارأﺪﻴﺴﻟانأﻢﻔﻟاﻲﺒﻫﺬﻟاﺎﻨﺣﻮﻳﺲﻳﺪﻘﻟاىﺮﻳذا .ﻪﺘﻛﺮﺑﻞﻤﻋﻦﻋﻢﻬﻳﺪﻳﺄﺑنوﺪﻬﺸﻴﻓ،ﺐﻌﺸﻠﻟهﻮﻣﺪﻘﻳﺎﻣﻪﻳﺪﻳ ةﺮﻴﻘﻓ تﺪﺑ ﺎﻤﻬﻣ ،هدﺎﻟوأ عﺎﺒﺷﺈﻟ ﻪﻠﻟا ﺎﻬﻣﺪﺨﺘﺴﻳ ﻲﺘﻟا ﺔﺴﻴﻨﻜﻟا نﻮﻠﺜﻤﻳ ﺬﻴﻣﺎﻠﺘﻟا نﺎﻛ :ﺎﺜﻟﺎﺛ لﺎﻠﺧ ﻞﻤﻌﻳ ﻪﻨﻜﻟ ،سﺪﻘﻳ يﺬﻟا ﻮﻫو ،كرﺎﺒﻳ يﺬﻟا ﻮﻫو ،ﻲﻄﻌﻳ يﺬﻟا ﻮﻫ ﻪﻠﻟا نﺈﻓ ﺔﺟﺎﺘﺤﻣو .ﺔﺴﻴﻨﻜﻟايأسﺪﻘﻤﻟاهﺪﺴﺟ ﻊﺒﺸﻳﻢﻟ،ﺮﺼﺣﺎﻠﺑتاﺰﺠﻌﻣﻊﻨﺻيﺬﻟاﺢﻴﺴﻤﻟاﺪﻴﺴﻟانأﻢﻔﻟاﻲﺒﻫﺬﻟاﺎﻨﺣﻮﻳﺲﻳﺪﻘﻟاىﺮﻳو اﻮﻤﻠﻌﺘﻳﻲﻜﻟﻂﻘﻓﻦﻴﺗﺮﻣﺎﻤﻧإو،ماوﺪﻟاﻰﻠﻋةﺰﺠﻌﻤﻟاهﺬﻫﻞﻌﻔﻳﻢﻟ]:ﺎﻠﺋﺎﻗ،ﻦﻴﺗﺮﻣﺎﻟإعﻮﻤﺠﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺐﻠﻄﻧ ﺎﻟ ﻲﻜﻟو .تﺎﻴﺣوﺮﻟﺎﺑ ﺎﻣود اﻮﻘﺼﺘﻠﻳ نأ ﻢﻬﻣﺰﻠﻳ ﺎﻤﻧإو ،ﻢﻬﻧﻮﻄﺒﻟ اﺪﻴﺒﻋ اﻮﻧﻮﻜﻳ ﺎﻟأ ﻞﺟأﻦﻣهءارويﺮﺠﻧنأﺎﻧﺪﻳﺮﻳﻪﻧإ.ﺔﻳﺰﺠﻌﻣﺔﻘﻳﺮﻄﺑﺔﻳﺪﺴﺠﻟاﺎﻨﺗﺎﺟﺎﻴﺘﺣاﻊﺒﺸﻳنأﻪﻌﻣﺎﻨﺗﺎﻴﺣ ﺔﻴﻨﻣﺰﻟاتﺎﻛﺮﺒﻟاوأﺔﻳدﺎﻤﻟاﺎﻳﺎﻄﻌﻟاﻞﺟأﻦﻣﺎﻟ،ﻪﺼﺨﺷ KERYGMA | ISSUE 005 9 ﻰﺘﻣﻞﯿﺠﻧإ|م٦ﺔﯿﺸﻋةﻼﺻﺪﻌﺑﺖﺒﺳﻞﻛ|ﺔﯿﺑﺮﻌﻟاسﺪﻘﻤﻟابﺎﺘﻜﻟاﺔﺳارد ةﺎﯿﺤﻟاﻩﺬﻫكﻮﺷوﺔﺒﯾﺮﻐﻟاﻪﻬﻟﻻاﻦﻣﻲﻨﺠﻧوةﺮﻤﺜﻣةﺪﯿﺟضراﻲﻨﻣﻞﻌﺟابرﺎﯾ
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New Church Project
Second Floor
Chapel
Deacon's Room
Toddler/Crying Room Priest Office
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Kind reminder that we need your support for the project of Church Services Building and Child Care. You can find the forms at church or online (hallamcopts org au) through the QR Code, once completed send to Mr Sameeh Galli (0411253871) or Mr Nagy Banoub (0423411715) BankDetails-BSB:083-817|Acc:322658382|Ref:CSB|SwiftCode:NATAAU3303M $1Mil $2Mil $3 Mil (Our target to begin Raised:$2.2M 1 . R E C U R R I N G M O N T H L Y D O N A T I O N We kindly request every family to make a recurring monthly donation of $100, $200, $500 or other for a period of two years which is the expected construction period This is essential to meet the bank's criteria for loan serviceability (this payment is tax deductible) Please use the supplied form for options of payment 2 . L O A N T O T H E C H U R C H We welcome any of our parishioners to give a loan to the Church of a lump sum amount to be repaid by the Church over a period of time Returned in 2 years that can earn 5% interest per annum Official paperwork will be issued by the Senior Priest Please contact V Rev Fr Abanoub Attalla to discuss this option How can I Help? 6 Classrooms Bookshop Library Multipurpose Hall (200 sq m) Commercial Kitchen Female/Male and Disable Toilets Waste Collection Area Lift Ground Floor 7 Classrooms 2 Priests Office Female/Male and Disable Toilets Terrace (150 sq m) Lift First Floor
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Vestry
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SavetheDatewithalltheupcomingeventsatStMina andStMarinaChurchinthecomingmonths.
Church Fete
19 20 NOVEMBER 2022
Come and invite your friends and family to our Church Fete on 19 20 November!
There will be new activities as well as our famous Egyptian Food, market stalls, kids activities and rides and so much more!
Not to be missed!
Any assistance through service, volunteering or donations can be made to the Board of Deacons
Coptic Christmas Carols
17 DECEMBER 2022
We are delighted to announce the return of the annual Coptic Christmas Carols on 17 December 2022
Coptic Christmas Carols event on 17/12 hosted by our Church is seeking and welcoming sponsors and donations. Scan the QR Code for more information.
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F E A S T S A N D F A S T S
N N O V E M B E R
DATE FEAST Luke the Apostle 01 November 2020 | 22 Baba 1739 AM
DATE FEAST Abba Macarius of Edkow 06 November 2020 | 27 Baba 1739 AM
DATE FEAST Four Incorporeal Creatures 17 November 2020 | 08 Hathor 1739 AM
DATE FEAST St Mina the Wonder Worker 24 November 2020 | 15 Hathor 1739 AM
DATE FAST Advent Fast Begins 25 November 2020 | 16 Hathor 1739 AM
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