Feb 27, 2023 | Bishop François, Eparchy
Bishop François forms New Vocation Team. The goal is to create a “Culture of Service and Vocations” within the Melkite Catholic Church. As Bishop François Beyrouti begins his episcopal ministry, he is emphasizing the Lord’s invitation to “serve one another humbly in...
Aug 20, 2022 | Chancery, Eparchy, Excerpt
Bishop Francois was born July 3, 1971, to Elias and Maggy Beyrouti in Hadeth-Beirut, Lebanon. The family emigrated to Canada in 1976, settling in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He attended primary and secondary Catholic schools in North Vancouver. He...
Aug 1, 2022 | Excerpt, Religious Education
As we know, the Great Fast and the Great Week before Pascha are the most diligently observed fasts in the Church. After that, the most thoroughly kept fast is that before the Dormition, which in our Tradition lasts from August 1 through August 14. Like the Great Fast,...
Jul 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Victim Assistance private toll-free phone line for the reporting of sexual abuse in the Eparchy of Newton has been established. This phone rings to, and is answered only by, the Eparchial Victim Assistance Coordinator. To report sexual abuse by clergy, parish...
