Our Need for Human Energies for Service
Our Need for Human Energies for Service
His Holiness the Pope sends forty of the priestly fathers for service outside the country, in addition to the priests whom he sent to serve in Jerusalem and Sudan. Added to them are the monastic fathers who were ordained bishops, and the fathers who serve in the Papal Residence and in the Clerical College.
The Pope ordains fifty-five priests, establishes monastic communities, and founds religious institutes for the formation of human energies.
The Church has carried out very extensive activity abroad, in a short period, during which it spread widely across America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. This activity required great human energies that had to be provided.
The need for human energies continues to increase day by day, and the fields opening before the Church are expanding and multiplying. The Church still cries out with the Lord’s words: “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few” (Matthew 9:37; Luke 10:2).
Especially since we need laborers of special types. Not every person, for example, is suitable for service outside the country.
What are the energies that the Pope sent for service abroad?
America
He sent fifteen servants to serve in the new churches established in Queens, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Chicago, Pennsylvania, Cleveland, Houston, the Highlands, and the remaining service in Los Angeles.
Queens
- The late Hegumen Antonios Baki.
- Fr. Tadros Yacoub.
- Fr. Mina Kamel.
- Fr. Youhanna Tadros.
Brooklyn
Fr. Mina Kamel (from Brooklyn).
Chicago
5. Fr. Mark Beshay.
Pennsylvania
6. Fr. Mongrebos Awadallah.
7. Fr. Angelos Gayed.
Cleveland
8. Fr. Michael Edward.
Houston
9. Fr. Moussa Wahba.
New Jersey
10. Hegumen Antonios El-Anba Bishoy.
11. Hegumen Bissenti El-Anba Bishoy.
Los Angeles
12. Fr. Arsenius Aziz.
13. Fr. Kyrillos Dawoud.
14. Hegumen Bishoy Kamel.
15. Fr. Antonios Henein.
16. Fr. Raphael Sobhy.
Highlands
Fr. Antonios Henein (from Los Angeles).
Colorado
(Served from Los Angeles)
Europe
The service began in England, then reached France, and then Germany. The service required nine fathers.
London
17. Hegumen Agathon El-Souryany.
18. Fr. Kyrillos Kyrillos.
19. Hegumen Wissa El-Souryany.
20. Fr. Antonios Farag.
France
21. Fr. Makary Abdallah.
22. Fr. Mina Shenouda.
23. Fr. Makarios El-Anba Bishoy.
24. A new priest (for the ordination of Anba Wissa).
Germany
25. Hegumen Salib Sourial.
Australia
The service required five fathers, in addition to the visits of Their Graces Anba Samuel, Anba Pachomius, and Anba Agathon.
- Fr. Youhanna Thabet.
- Fr. Mina Mikhail.
- Hegumen Tadros Yacoub.
- Fr. Youssef Henein.
- Fr. Mina Kamel.
The Five Western Cities
31. Fr. Isaiah Mikhail.
32. Fr. Abadir El-Souryany.
33. Fr. Philopos El-Souryany.
34. Fr. Ibrahim El-Anba Bishoy.
35. Hegumen Mina Mansour.
Kuwait
36. Hegumen Girgis Beshara.
37. Hegumen Athanasius El-Muharraqi.
Beirut
38. Fr. Boulos El-Muharraqi.
Nigeria
39. Fr. Athanasius Boutros.
Algeria
40. Fr. Amonios El-Souryany.
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