Season of the Church
Koiak also known as Kiahk is the fourth month of the Coptic calendar.
It lies between December 10 and January 8 of the Gregorian calendar.
The month of Koiak is also the fourth month of the Season of ‘Akhet’ (Inundation) in Ancient Egypt, where the Nile floods cover the land of Egypt.
Coptic Orthodox Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church is one of the most ancient churches in the world, founded in Egypt in the first century by Saint Mark the Apostle and writer of the second Gospel of the New Testament.
His Grace Bishop Mina
His Gace Bishop Mina is thefirst Canandian Coptic Orthodox Bishop shepherding the first established Canadain Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver and Western Canada.
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3rd Update to Liturgical Services
Date: Mar 27, 2020 Subject: 3rd Updates to Liturgical Services To our beloved congregation of Mississauga, Vancouver, and Western Canada After...
2nd Update to Liturgical Services
Date: Mar 22, 2020 Subject: 2nd Updates to Liturgical Services To our beloved congregation of Mississauga, Vancouver, and Western Canada After...
Pastoral Message from HG Bishop Mina
Date: March 19, 2020 In the Name of The Father and The Son and The Holy Spirit One God Amen. Dear beloved Fathers and beloved congregations, Let us...
Updates to Liturgical Services
Date: March 17, 2020 Subject: Updates to Liturgical Services Dear Beloved in Christ, Following the COVID-19 situation closely, considering the well...
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2nd Update to Liturgical Services
Date: Mar 22, 2020 Subject: 2nd Updates to Liturgical Services To our beloved congregation of Mississauga, Vancouver, and Western Canada After careful deliberation between HG Bishop Mina, the Diocese COVID-19 committee, and in light of the recent decision of the...
Updates to Liturgical Services
Date: March 17, 2020 Subject: Updates to Liturgical Services Dear Beloved in Christ, Following the COVID-19 situation closely, considering the well being of our congregants, spiritually and physically, and exhausting the benefits and risks of many options regarding...
Enhanced Measures to Protect Against COVID-19 (in Ontario)
Dear Beloved in Christ, Responding to further enhanced Measures about COVID-19 and always caring for the safety of our congregations, we, the Bishop and representative priests of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver, and Western...