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On August 29, 2019, upon the invitation of Dr. Souraya Bachaalani,
Acting General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches, His
Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All
the East, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church and
President of MECC for the Oriental Orthodox Family of Churches
participated in a meeting of the Presidents of MECC, hosted by His
Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
and President of the Middle East Council of Churches for the Orthodox
Family of Churches, at Saint Elias Chwayya Monastery – Lebanon.
His Beatitude Cardinal Mar Louis Raphael I Sako, Patriarch of Babylon
of the Chaldeans and President of the Council for the Catholic Family
of Churches, and Rev. Dr. Habib Badr, Senior Pastor of the National
Evangelical Church of Beirut, President of the Council for the
Evangelical Family of Churches, also participated in the meeting, in
addition to the members of the Strategic Support Group: His Excellency
Mgr. Boulos Sayyah, Dr. Jean Salmanian and Dr. Michel Abs.
During the meeting, the Presidents of the Council discussed the
general situation of the various churches in the Middle East. They spoke
about the preparations for the next General Assembly which will take
place in Summer 2020. They also discussed the administrative issues as
well as the major projects that MECC is undertaking and the different
ways of financing these projects.
His Holiness was accompanied by Very Rev. Raban Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Secretary and Media Office Director.
