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The Coptic New Year, Nairouz, is celebrated on September 11 on the Gregorian calendar, except for the year preceding a leap year when it's celebrated on September 12. Based on the ancient Egyptian calendar, the Copts still adopt the 13-month calendar to date.
The chronology of the Coptic Orthodox Church begins when Diocletian became Roman emperor in 284 AD. His reign was marked by torture of Christians to force them to deny their faith, as well as by mass executions, especially in Egypt. It is believed this time was one of the worst times that the Coptic church faced, known to believers as "the martyrdom era". Hence, the Coptic year is identified by the abbreviation A.M. (for Anno Martyrum or "Year of the Martyrs"). Happy Blessed Feast of Nairouz! |
September - October 2021
Friday, Youth & Servants Meeting 5pm - 8 pm: Prayers and Fellowship 8pm - 10pm: Activities & Dinner Saturday, Morning Liturgy; Vespers 9:30 am - 12 pm: Mass 8pm - 9:30pm: Vespers Sunday, Liturgy & Sermon 9:30 am - 12 pm: Mass 12pm - 12:30pm: Sermon Thank You, Archangel Michael & St. Mercurious |
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*Download A Letter from His Grace Metropolitan Bishoy of Damiette regarding the Patriarchal Nomination in English or Arabic.
*Recently the church was blessed by the presence of Bishop Besenti of Helwan and Maasara. Bishop Besenti has and continues to play an active role in the political rights of Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt. For pictures, please see our Gallery page. We welcome our visiting Priests from Egypt, and pray that God establish and keep them for many years.
Established in 2007, under the Auspicies of H.H. Pope Shenouda III, Archangel Michael & Saint Mercurius Orthodox Church has been actively growing as the only church in the San Francisco Peninsula Area.
*Download A Letter from His Grace Metropolitan Bishoy of Damiette regarding the Patriarchal Nomination in English or Arabic.
*Recently the church was blessed by the presence of Bishop Besenti of Helwan and Maasara. Bishop Besenti has and continues to play an active role in the political rights of Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt. For pictures, please see our Gallery page. We welcome our visiting Priests from Egypt, and pray that God establish and keep them for many years.
Established in 2007, under the Auspicies of H.H. Pope Shenouda III, Archangel Michael & Saint Mercurius Orthodox Church has been actively growing as the only church in the San Francisco Peninsula Area.
