Is the priest for St. Mary Coptic
Orthodox Church located in Nashville,
TN. H.G. Bishop Youssef, with the
presence of H.G. Bishop Boutros and H.G.
Bishop Serapion, ordained him priest on
June 24, 2007. He began his service in
St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in
Nashville, Tennessee. Then in 2009, H.G.
Bishop Youssef asked him to serve in St.
Mary Coptic Orthodox. Fr. Youhanna has
been serving within the Diocese of the
Southern United States since June 24,
2007. We pray that the Lord will
continue blessing his service.
If you would like to reach Fr. Youhanna
Ghebranious, he may be contacted by
telephone at
615-668-8516
by email ghebrann@hotmail.com
اللقاء الرعوى لنيافة الانبا يوسف و شعب الكنيسة
القداس الالهي الاول لنيافة الانبا يوسف بالكنيسة و سيامة السبعة شمامسة خورس الكنيسة الاول
St. Abba Sarapamone Coptic Orthodox Church
Clarksville, TN
1517 Madison St, Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 237-0772
June 1st
Commemoration of Entry of Lord Christ to Egypt
On this day, our Lord Jesus Christ came to the
land of Egypt when He was a two years old child,
as the Bible says in (Mt. 2:13) that the angel
of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream,
saying: 'Arise, take the young Child and His
mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I
bring you word; for Herod will seek the young
Child to destroy Him.' This was for two reasons:
A. If He fell in the hand of Herod, and Herod
could not kill Him, he would have thought that
His flesh was a phantom.
B. The second reason was to bless the people of
Egypt by being among them, so that the prophecy
of Hosea (11:1) could be fulfilled which says:
'... out of Egypt I called My Son.' And also the
prophecy of Isaiah (19:1) be fulfilled: 'Behold,
the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come
into Egypt, the idols of Egypt will totter at
His presence, and the heart of Egypt will melt
in its midst.'
The Lord Jesus came to Egypt with Joseph, and
His Virgin mother, and Salome. They passed in an
estate called 'Basta' where the Holy Family
drank from a well, and the water of the well
became a curing water for all sicknesses. Then
they went to 'Meniet Samannoud' and crossed the
Nile to the western side. In this place, the
Lord Jesus put His foot on a stone, and the
trace of His foot appeared, and the stone was
called 'Picha Isos' in Coptic (or The heal of
Jesus). From there, they went westward to Wadi
El-Natroun, and St. Mary blessed the place, for
her knowledge that many monasteries would be
built there. Then they went to 'Al-Ashmoneen'
where they settled for several days, after which
they went to Mount 'Qosqam', where the monastery
of St. Mary was later built, which has been
known with the name 'El-Moharrak monastery'.
When Herod died, the angel of the Lord appeared
to Joseph in a dream saying: 'Arise, take the
young Child and His mother, and go to the land
of Israel, for those who sought the young
Child's life are dead.' (Mt. 2:20-21). They came
back to Cairo, and on their return they stayed
in a cave which is today located in the church
of Abu-Serga in Old Cairo. Then they passed by
El-Mataryia, and they washed there from a well,
and the well has been blessed since, and a tree
of Balsam grew beside it, from its oil the
Chrism (El-Myroun) is made which is used to
consecrate new churches. From there, the Holy
Family walked to El-Mahama (Mustorod), and from
there to Israel. We ought to celebrate this
feast spiritually with joy, for Our Lord Jesus
honored our land.
Glory to His Holy Name for ever. Amen.
What started out as a leisurely Saturday
afternoon at Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in Sango for
Pastor Stewart Salyer ended
with an opportunity to demonstrate the
ecumenical spirit that Christian denominations
speak of so often. For Salyer, though, this
would not be something to talk about. It would
be something that could be done.
A young man with his wife and child spotted
Salyer in the church parking lot and pulled in
to speak with him. The man, Matthew Japheth,
inquired about the possibility of holding
Christian worship services at Bethel once a
month on a Saturday morning.
