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...
Dec 23, 2022 | Bishop François
“We have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him” (Matthew 2:2). “Please see Arabic message bellow – الرسالة بالعربية في اسفل...
Dec 3, 2022 | Bishop François, Eparchy
To respond to the “Bishop’s Appeal 2022”, you can, 1- To donate online, please click on this link. or 2- You can also donate by filling out the linked form and mailing it. Please download the return envelope mailing address PDF...
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...
Apr 8, 2022 | Bishop Nicholas, Excerpt
English original (PDF, 2 pages, 776KB) Arabic translation (PDF, 2 pages, 64K) Pascha 2022 Dear Melkites across America, Christ is risen! He is truly risen! A number of years ago, a large New York City hospital made a simple but unusual...
Jan 19, 2022 | Religious Life
Consecrated Life, or religious life, is a vocation in which members live in a community with a shared apostolate (or mission), charism (the particular expression of the community’s life, the community’s “culture”), and spirituality. All religious profess the vows of...
