"May
the Lord
answer you in the
day of trouble!
May the name of
the God of Jacob
protect you!"
(Psalm 20:1)
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Fr. Mekhail S.
Hanna was ordained into the priesthood by the hands of H.H. Pope Shenouda III on
the Pentecost Sunday of June 7, 1987 in “El Malak & El Romani Coptic Orthodox
Church” (Cairo, Egypt). Before priesthood, Abouna was responsible for the Church
Youth group and its services; whereas after his ordination he became in charge
of the Servants Preparation Classes.
During his service
back in Egypt, God blessed the Church a lot. The church has been renewed and
rebuilt in 2000, despite of the great persecution to Christians in that area.
Moreover, two major services have been established:
The “Hope” service – or “El Ragaa” – that took care of kidney failure
patients in a large radius area.
The “Thrown Attendant” service – or “Tarihi El Ferash” – to serve paralysis
patients, mostly.
Lately, Abouna was
elected to lead the prayers of Christmas, Epiphany, and Easter in America
and Canada. While Abouna was visiting Saint Antonious Church in May of 2006 in
order to celebrate Easter, the congregation expressed their need for a permanent
priest.
Finally the Lord
answered the prayers of His people. It was published in "El-Keraza" – June 2006,
page 15 – that Fr. Mekhail S. Hanna was chosen to serve in Portland,
Oregon. He has now been serving this congregation since August 2006.
We thank the Lord
for His choice, and also thank H.H. Pope Shenouda III and H.G. Bishop Abakir.
Congratulating our congregation we also pray that the Lord keep watching over
us.
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