The newly constructed St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church at
Kundara, Kollam, Kerala, will be consecrated during 13th -15th May
2005. The Catholicos H.B. Baselious Thomas I will be the chief
celebrant of the service.

For more details please visit:-
http://www.socdigest.org/news/04may05.html

Dear All

Markose Mor Koorilose, Syriac scholar and Bishop of Niranum,
Thiruvanandapuram & Kuwait Dioceses of Malankara Syriac Orthodox
Church is critically ill and has been admitted to Lakeshore Hospital
in Ernakulam.

As on to date (Saturday, 28th), Bishop's condition is unpredictable
and still in critical stage.

The Church seeks everyone's prayers for His Grace's quick improvement.

In Intercession of Mother Mary

Thomas Daniel
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What is the population Syrian Orthadox Xians in Syria?

http://www.socdigest.org/news/07may05.html

H.E. Markose Mor Koorilos, the Metropolitan of Niranam and
Trivandrum dioceses of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church passed
away at 9.45 am IST, today (May 30, 2005). He was the former head of
the Dept. of Syriac at the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological
Seminary, Mulanthuruthy. The Metropolitan was 59 at the time of his
death. He was suffering from lung related disease for quite some
time. The mortal remains will be laid to rest at the St. Mary's
Church, Pangada, Kottayam.

The late Metropolitan Markose Mor Koorilos was born in the
Ramanthara family of Nattassery, Kottayam on 6th October1946. He
completed his B.A Degree from C.M.S College, Kottayam and G.S.T from
M.D.Seminary, Kottayam. Late Mor Gregorios Geevarghese ordained him
Priest. He served as the vicar of the churches in Kurichy, Pangada,
Bahrain, Roorkela and Bhilai. He was also the Head of the Dept. of
Syriac at the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary,
Mulanthuruthy and Chief Editor of the Journal of the Kottayam
Diocese. He was ordained Ramban on 6th August 2000 at the St.George
Simhasana Church, Perumpally. On 14th January 2001, H.H the
Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I
Iwas ordained him Metropolitan by name Mor Koorilos, at the
Patriarchal Cathedral in Ma'arat Saydnaya, Damascus, Syria. Mor
Ivanios Mathews, the Metropolitan of the diocese of Kandanad was
also ordained along with him.

The Jacobite Syrian Christian Association meeting held at
Puthencuriz on 6 July 2002 which approved the present constitution
of the Church was convened and presided by H.E. Markose Mor Kurillos
Metropolitan. It was this historic association which elected the
present head of the Indian Church Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I, as
the Catholicos and Metropolitan Trustee.

Most of the young priests of the Malankara Church are students of
the late Metropolitan. H.E. has also served as the Metropolitan of
Kollam and Thumpamon dioceses for almost two years from 2001 to
2003. The funeral of Mor Koorilos which is to be held at the church
at Pangada where he served for many years, will be presided over by
H.B. Catholicose of India Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I and the
Metropolitans of the Church.

Thomas Daniel (Reji)
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Mor Koorilose Laid To Rest
By SOCM News Bureau

In an atmosphere charged with emotion, the mortal remains of
Metropolitan Mor Koorilos Markose were laid to rest yesterday (May
31, 05) at 2 PM at Pangada St. Mary's Church after burial rites
attended by thousands of people. The late Metropolitan was the
bishop of Niranom, Thiruvanthapuram and Kuwait dioceses of the
Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church.

At the end of the burial rites, H.B. Catholicose Baselios Thomas I
anointed the body with "Zayt" (Holy Oil) and the Metropolitan of
Kottayam, H.G. Mor Themotheos Thomas covered the face with
the "shushefo" (veil) before the body was interred in the grave. The
body was laid inside the specially prepared tomb in front of the
northern Madbaho of Pangada Church by seven priests dressed in full
vestments. By 4 pm the mortal remains were fully covered with
frankincense and the great shepherd became a memory in the hearts of
his bereaved flock.

For more details, please visit:
http://www.socdigest.org/news/08may05.html

It is indeed painful to hear about the untimely demise of our Koorilos
Thirumeni. With H.E. Koorilose's Demise the Syrian Church is losing
one of the last bishops who has held fast to the spiritual traditions
of our church unflinchingly. I am blessed to have been one of the
youths, who had the fortune to learn Syriac from that great Malphono
of our church. That one year of my life immediately after my
graduation in English, at St. Mary's Church, Kurichy with
Markoseachen, is unforgettable and it has influenced my life
decisively. It has confirmed me in my decision to become a priest as
well to pursue well the study of the language of our Lord.

For the full text of the Tribute, please visit
http://www.socdigest.org/articles/06may05.html

Syriac Summer School

Learn the language of Jesus from its origin and keep it alive

An exciting interdisciplinary Programme for all students
17 July – 8 August 2005, 23 Days.

-Speak, Read, Write Syriac language/ form of Aramaic/, whose many
dialects have been in continuous use since the 11th century BC.
Originally the language of the Aramean people. Jesus and the
Apostles spoke and preached in Aramaic.

-Preserve old language that has quietly survived, even as war,
assimilation and time have almost silenced its speakers.
Nevertheless, Christians are united in learning Syriac language/
form of Aramaic/ -Discover through exciting and guided tours in the
old city of Aleppo; as well as the surroundings cities and villages,
the  important historical civilization in Syria, the dead cities,
ruins of old churches and monasteries, and many significant fogotten
parts in the world, dating back to the early history of humankind.

For more informations: http://www.syriacsummerschool.com

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Ecumenical Patriarch Welcomes Pope's Call
By JAMES C. HELICKE
Associated Press Writer

3:42 AM PDT, June 17, 2005

ANKARA, Turkey — The spiritual leader of the world's 200 million Orthodox
Christians welcomed Pope Benedict XVI's pledge to end a schism between the
Catholic and Orthodox churches, calling it a mutual "obligation to God.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I's statement to The Associated Press was
his first response to the new pope's call to heal the 1,000- year rift and
reflected the difficult task of trying to reconcile
differences between the two churches. He warned that the path to unity would
be "slow and painful."

"Such rapprochement -- what Pope Benedict XVI called 'spiritual ecumenism'_
is our obligation to God and our commitment to the world," Bartholomew said
in a written response given Thursday to
questions from The AP. "At the same time, we must be realistic about the
cost and the time involved in this process."

Bartholomew said that efforts toward reconciliation wouldn't be easy and
would require the churches to examine theological differences and "the
errors of the past."

"The genuine work of unity is slow and painful, and it must be treated with
sensitivity to theological truths, honesty before historical events, and
realism in the face of cultural distinctions.
This is why reconciliation can only blossom when there is sincerity and
continuity in this delicate process of healing," Bartholomew wrote.

Bartholomew was responding to Benedict's May 29 pledge in the Adriatic port
of Bari, home to the relics of St. Nicholas of Myra, a fourth-century saint
popular among both Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, that Christian
unity would be a "fundamental commitment" of his new papacy.

On Thursday, Benedict affirmed that would be his "primary task" as pope,
saying "the commitment of the Catholic Church to the search for Christian
unity is irreversible."

Orthodox churches are largely autonomous, but Bartholomew is considered
"first among equals" of the world's Orthodox patriarchs and directly
controls several churches, including the Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America.

Orthodox and Catholic churches have been split since 1054 in large part
because of disagreements over the power of the pope.

Also complicating efforts toward reconciliation are painful historical
memories, such as the 1204 sacking of Constantinople -- the historical
center of Orthodox Christianity that is today's
Istanbul -- by Catholic Crusaders. The city was captured by Muslim Turks in
1453.

In November, the Vatican returned the relics of two important Orthodox
saints to Istanbul in a gesture aimed at healing those wounds.

But fundamental differences remain, such as the status of Eastern Rite
churches, which follow many Orthodox traditions but remain loyal to the
Vatican. Orthodox leaders have claimed the churches are part of expansionist
attempts by Roman Catholics.

Reconciliation with the Orthodox was also a fundamental goal of the late
Pope John Paul II, who was never able to fulfill his dream of traveling to
Orthodox Russia.

"The pope's call is indeed a reflection and continuation of the
reconciliatory works of his illustrious predecessors," Bartholomew said.

But he added reconciliation would require the churches to carefully examine
differences in doctrine and mistakes of the past.

"Reconciliation is a process of repentance," Bartholomew said Thursday. "If
we are to move forward in a journey of reconciliation, then we must
truthfully acknowledge the errors of the past. If we
cannot yet stand united in the theological doctrines that divide us, we can
at least kneel in earnest repentance over the disgraceful prejudices that
were the cause of suffering in the past."

Source:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-orthodox-vatican,1,143\
8860,print.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines&ctrack=1&cset=true>

BAHRAIN TRIBUNE, Thursday, June 30

MOUNT SINAI, Egypt: The world’s oldest monastery plans to use hi-tech
cameras to shed new light on ancient Christian texts preserved for
centuries within its fortress walls in the Sinai Desert. Saint
Catherine’s Monastery hopes the technology will allow a fuller
understanding of some of the world’s earliest Christian texts,
including pages from the Codex Sinaiticus â€" the oldest surviving bible
in the world. The technique, known as hyperspectral imaging, will use
a camera to photograph the parchments at different wavelengths of
light, highlighting faded texts obscured by time and later
overwritings. It should allow scholars to understand corrections made
to pages of the Greek Codex Sinaiticus, written between 330 and 350
and thought to be one of 50 copies of the scriptures commissioned by
Roman Emperor Constantine.

...
The monastery had kept the Codex Sinaiticus until the mid-19th
century, when the bulk of it was taken to Russia by a German scholar
and never returned. Russia sold those pages in 1933 to the British
Library, where they are still kept. The monks thought they had lost
the entire manuscript to Europe until 1975, when they discovered 12 of
its pages and 15 fragments in a forgotten chamber, buried under a
collapsed ceiling with thousands of other parchment leaves and fragments.

...

The monastery plans to build a conservation workshop to treat the
Codex and other works in its collection of 3,304 manuscripts and 1,700
scrolls, which make up the biggest collection of early Christian texts
outside the Vatican. It will also build a new library to house the
collection, preserved by the monastery’s remote location, a dry desert
climate and the care of the monks. “There is nothing else quite like
this collection. It doesn’t compare,” Pickwoad said. Hyperspectral
imaging will be used to read another of the monastery’s most
significant manuscripts â€" the Codex Syriacus. The technology should
allow scholars to read the faint remnants of a washed-out 5th-century
text which lie underneath visible 8th-century writing. The underlying
text in Syriac is a copy of a 2nd-century translation of the New
Testament gospels. In the late 19th century, scholars applied
chemicals to the manuscript which briefly made the underlying text
visible but made the parchment more brittle. “It’s almost certain that
the whole text has not been extracted yet,” Pickwoad said.
           â€" Reuters

Links:
http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?CategoryId=7&ArticleId=73536

Monks use hi-tech on ancient texts (Al Jazeera)
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DF6F8401-B84D-4C16-8416-12B8D4F04C22.htm


PS: Saint Catherine’s Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery.

Shroro – July 2005 issue released
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Dear Members,

In another internet forum I saw a link posted to the following web
page:

http://dorgalli.com/pictures205.htm

This shows Mor Clemis E. Kaplan, SOC Archbishop of Western USA
officiating in First Holy Communion function at Saint Ephraim Syrian
Orthodox Church in Burbank, California.

I am surprised that in our Syriac Orthodox Church is practicing
something called 'First Holy Communion' service. Unlike in the Roman
Catholic church, in our church we give the Holy Communion to the
infant immediately after baptism. In our church it is not delayed
until they are 10 or so as the Latins do.

So how come in the US we are changing the traditions ? Can anyone
shed more light into this.

There are more photos of First Holy Communion services in other SOC
churches in the USA.

Mother Of God Zunoro Church, Jacksonville, Florida
http://dorgalli.com/pictures198.htm

Saint Elias Syrian Orthodox Church, Chico, California
http://dorgalli.com/pictures188.htm

Saint George Syrian Orthodox Church, San Fernando, California
http://dorgalli.com/pictures165.htm

Are these truly 'First Holy Communions' ? If so when did our SOC
start doing this practice ?

In Christ!
Mathew G M

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One of the most dramatic miracles in the New Testament took place at a pool
in Jerusalem. According to the Gospel of John, Jesus met a man blind since
birth, rubbed his eyes with Jesus' own spittle and mud and told the man to
wash in the “Pool of Siloam.” The man emerged from the pool cured. The Pool
of Siloam, of Gospel fame, has now been found! It is huge, nearly square,
approximately 270 feet on a side, with three sets of stairs on entering.

The pool was discovered by archaeologists while monitoring routine
construction work on a sewer pipe in the oldest section of Jerusalem. The
archaeologists were startled to see the steps of a first-century pool
beginning to emerge.

The full story of this exciting discovery—including conclusive
archaeological proof that the pool dates to the time of Jesus—is told in the
September/October 2005 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR), complete
with never-before-seen photos. This article is also available in PDF format
to visitors to our Web site (http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org).


Thomas Joseph, Ph.D.
Web Master, Syriac Orthodox Resources [ http://sor.cua.edu/ ]
Tech. Editor, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies [
http://syrcom.cua.edu/Hugoye/ ]

Dear friends and brethren,

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PATRIARCHAL SILVER JUBILEE OF HIS HOLINESS MORAN MOR IGNATIUS ZAKKA
I IWAS, PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH & ALL THE EAST, SUPREME HEAD OF THE
UNIVERSAL SYRIAC ORTHODOX CHURCH.
------------------------------------------------------------
SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 (FRIDAY): SYRIAC ORTHODOX YOUTH DAY

10:00 AM -Holy Qurbono
12:00 Noon -Performance by the International Syriac Orthodox Scouts
02:00 PM -Religious Cinematic Show
05:30 PM -His Holiness the Patriarch meets with the Youth
07:30 PM -Religious Hymns by the Freedom Band

SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 (TUESDAY): EVE OF THE JUBILEE

06:00 PM -Opening: Photo Exhibition of His Holiness the Patriarch &
Opening: Charity Bazaar
07:00 PM -Concert by the Choirs of our Syriac Orthodox Church

SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 (WEDNESDAY): JUBILEE DAY

09:00 AM -Holy Qurbono: Feast of the Holy Cross & the Patriarchal
Silver Jubilee

Holy Qurbono lead by His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
and concelebrated with His Holiness Pope Shenouda III of Coptic
Orthodox Church, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of Armenian Orthodox
Church, His Beatitude Mor Baselios Thomas I Catholicose of India and
Metropolitans of Syriac Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Church and
Armenian Orthodox Church.

12:00 Noon -Concert by the International Syriac Orthodox Scouts'
Orchestra

05:00 PM -Pilgrimage from St. Mary's Church in Seydnaya to St.
Aphrem the Syrian Monastery in Ma'arrat Seydnaya

07:00 PM -Parade by the International Syriac Orthodox Scouts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 (FRIDAY)

08:00 PM -Concert by St. Aphrem Patriarchal Choir and Abir Nehme

More details & updates will be published in coming days

Syriac Orthodox Pilgrims from all the continents will be arriving
from 10 September 2005.

Related Links:

1. The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch & all the East
    http://www.syriacchristianity.org/Patriarchate.html
    http://sor.cua.edu/Patriarchate/index.html

2. Biography of Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwaz
    http://syriacchristianity.org/bio/PZakka.htm
    http://sor.cua.edu/Personage/PZakka1/index.html

3. Biographies of the Presiding Hierarchs of Syriac Orthodox Church
    http://www.syriacchristianity.org/Presiding.html
    http://sor.cua.edu/ChTod/index.html

Posted By:
Thomas Daniel (Reji)
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On 14th September 2005, the Syrian Orthodox Christians world over is
celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the Patriarchal enthronement of Our
Holy father Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the 122nd Patriarch of
Antioch and All the East and the Supreme Pontiff of the Universal
Syrian Church. On this gracious occasion, Malankara Syriac Christian
Resources is publishing an exclusive web site on H.H. This site can be
accessed through either of the following links. Please visit this new
website.

http://syriacchristianity.org/PZakka/HH.htm
http://PatriarchMorZakka.cjb.net/

The blessed Patriarchal Jubilee Celebrations at Damascus
By Fr. Dr. Biji Chirathilattu, Vicar,
St.Mary's Syrian Orthodox Parish,
Vienna

As I got into the Austrian Flight on 12.09.05 to go to Damascus, I did
not have any idea that God was now flying me to one of the most
blessed and beautiful celebrations I have ever attended in my life.
Actually I was thinking at times why I should spend so much time and
money with my limited income to go there just to attend the
celebrations! But on the return flight on 16.09.05 afternoon I
exclaimed to myself "Wow! It was certainly God's plan that I should
once again witness with my eyes the glory of the Syriac Orthodox
Church, especially of its supreme Head Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka Iws I,
The Patriarch of Antioch and all the East."

To read the Travelogue, please visit
http://www.socdigest.org/news/02sep05.html

320th Dukhrono of St. Baselios Yeldho Bava

On 2nd October 2005, the Syrian Church observes the 320th Dukhrono
of Maphryono St. Baselios Yeldho who is entombed at the Kothamangalm
Marthoma Cheria pally.

The holy father was born at Karakosh near Mosul in Iraq where
Marthsmooni and her 7 children suffered Martyrdom. He became a monk
in Mor Bahnan monastery in Mosul. The saint came to India via Basra
to Surat, after consecration as Maphrian (Catholicos / Maphriyono)
by the Patriarch Mor Ignatius Abdul Messiah I, arriving at
Thalassery in North Kerala, then by hill route to Kothamangalam in
AD 1685 at the request of Marthoma II of Malankara Church. He
reached Kothamangalam Cheriapalli along with Mor Ivanios, guided by
a Hindu gentleman whose descendants guide the procession of the
festival held in his memory every year. The saintly father expired
in the Malaylam month of Kanni 19 and was entombed in the sanctuary
of MarThoma CheriaPally, Kothamangalam. In 1987 his name was
included in the 5th Tubden (Holy diptych) as per the Patriarchal
bull.

Biography of the Holy father
http://www.syriacchristianity.org/bio/MorBaseliosYeldho.htm
http://www.MorYeldho.cjb.net/

Dear friends and brethren,

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In 1836, January 16, the Malankara Church convened a Synod at
Mavelikara, by then The Malankara Metropolitan Cheppaud Mor
Dionysius and it openly and officially declared the acceptance of
the Supremacy of Antiochean Patriarch and rite.  Which is known
as "Mavelikara Padiyola".

Mor Dionesius IV entered his heavenly abode on October 12, 1855 and
was entombed at Cheppaud St. George Orthodox Syrian Church (Yacobaya
Valiya Pally).  He fought the good fight, finished the race and kept
the faith.

http://groups.msn.com/StGeorgeSyrianOrthodoxChurchCheppaud/cheppaudmo
rdivannaciose.msnw

Together with all those who have received favors from  Mor
Dionysius, let us say; MOR DIONUSIUS; PRAY FOR US

In HIS Love
Thomas Daniel (Reji)
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TERRIBLE SCENES (FIRST HAND INFORMATION FROM QUAKE HIT AREAS)

I am on the way back from the land of devastation. Terrible scenes I
have seen. Both my body and mind are still upset. I am unable to
describe, but feeling.... Is it the shadow of the hell. There are
still having continuous earthquakes.

I brought some bundles of food packets and old clothes. I thought I
can distribute them one by one. But I couldn't. Before that, the
hungry people jumped over it, grabbing the packets and ate it like
anything. Really I was not feeling well, because of the journey,
climate and heavy rain. When I saw the people eating food packets, I
forgot my illness and I could not control my tears.

Relief works started at more than 10 villages only just two days
ago. Defence people doing a fantastic service. We have to appreciate
their services, for they are also upset because of a vast number of
their colleagues died from the military camps and hundreds injured.

There are many more villages yet to start relief works.  Those areas
are at the elevation of 8300 to 9000 feet. The smelling of the dead
bodies, no helps for the injured people, rest of the people are
attacked by the diseases, starvation, and creatures and insects all
around.

In a village there are few believers of Jesus Christ. (99% of the
entire area is muslims. They are having so much influence with the
terrorist groups. So ours < Salem Voice Ministries:
http://salemvoice.bravehost.com > is an underground ministry for
teaching the redeeming love of Jesus Christ in certain areas. I
cannot furnish the details, because of the security reasons of our
believers as well as ministers). By God's grace nobody died from the
believers. But most of them injured and lost everything. Our
volunteers are doing best sevice as much as they can. It is quiet
natural that they face  neglection  from others, even at the need of
relief. Prayer supports from the children of our Lord is badly
needed.
Yours in the love of Jesus Christ

Paul Ciniraj,
Director of the Salem Voice Ministries &
Chairman of the Baseelia Foundation.

Salem Voice Ministries meant for spreading the Gospel to the
unreached : http://salemvoice.bravehost.com
The Baseelia Foundation stands for the world peace, religious
harmony, unity of the nations and war on terrorism through the
ecumenical, social and charitable activities :
http://baseelia.bravehost.com

Dear friends and brethren

Meditation section of Shroro for the month of October is
updated. "Koodosh Etho (Sanctification of the Holy Church)"
http://www.socdigest.org/articles/medoct05.html

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His Holiness and His Beatitude with OO Church Leaders

His Holiness and His Beatitude with HH Patriarch Shnouda III and
special delegation of the Catholicosate of Cilicia

Please click on the following link to view the picture of His
Holiness Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Catholicose H.B Baselious Thomas
I with Coptic Patriarch His Holiness Shnouda III and special
delegation of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, consisted of Archbishop
H.E Sebouh Sarksian (Primate of the Diocese of Tehran) the one next
to H.B, Bishop H.G Kegham Khatcherian (Primate of the Diocese of
Lebanon) the one next to H.E Sarksian, Rev Fr Norayr Ashekian, as
well as Noubar Melikian and Capriel Tchambardjian, please visit
http://groups.msn.com/SOCM-FORUM/25thenthronementanniversary.msnw?
action=ShowPho\to&PhotoID=147 (The photos were taken by Elias
Mattappillil, Puthencuriz)

The Catholicosate of Cilicia sent a special delegation to the 25th
enthronement anniversary of the consecration of the Head of the
Syrian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Ignatius Zakka I Iwas,
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.

The Armenian delegation send by the Catholicosate of Cilicia
consisted of Archbishop Sebouh Sarksian (Primate of the Diocese of
Tehran), Bishop Kegham Khatcherian (Primate of the Diocese of
Lebanon), Rev Fr Norayr Ashekian, as well as Noubar Melikian and
Capriel Tchambardjian.

The delegation participated in the Holy Mass and the official
luncheon held on September 14. The delegation greeted the spiritual
leader of the Coptic Church, Patriarch Shnouda III. The members of
the delegation attended the lecture given by Patriarch Shnouda III
in the evening and the official reception, which was also attended
by Speaker of the Syrian Parliament, ministers and prominent
individuals.

Archbishop Sebouh Sarksian took the stand during the reception and
congratulated His Holiness Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and the Syrian
Orthodox Church on behalf of His Holiness Aram I and the
Catholicosate of Cilicia. He also highlighted the historical ties
between the two churches. The delegation presented a gift to the
spiritual leader of the Syrian Orthodox Church.

http://www.cathcil.org/v10/doc/events.htm#42

Please visit following links to view more photos of Silver Jubilee of
the Patriarchal enthronement of H.H Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas,
the 122nd Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and the Supreme
Pontiff of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church

http://syriacchristianity.org/PZakka/HH.htm
http://syriacchristianity.org/PZakka/Jubilee.htm
http://syriacchristianity.org/PZakka/JubileePhotos1.htm
http://syriacchristianity.org/PZakka/JubileePhotos2.htm
http://www.stgeorgecheppaud.org/MSCR/JubileePhotos/index.htm