Diocese

St. George Parish in Matraville, Sydney has celebrated the commemoration of their patron saint, St. George the Martyr.

His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos Patriarch, has met in Chicago with Mr. Khalis Isho, Member of the Iraqi Parliament and the head of the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council (CSAPC) Electoral List, Mr. Johnson Siyawish, Deputy President of the CSAPC and Dr. Odisho Khoshaba, United States representative of the CSAPC. Also present were Mr. Geliana Younan and Mr. Benjamin Zachariah.

St. George Parish in Damascus has celebrated the Feast of St. George the Martyr, the patron saint of the parish.

The Assyrian Church of the East in Telkaif, Northern Iraq has held a commemoration in honor of the 58 innocent Christians who were massacred at Baghdad’s Our Lady of Salvation Syriac Catholic Church on 31 October, 2010.

His Grace Mar Awa Royel, Bishop of California and Secretary of the Holy Synod, accompanied by Rev. Genard Lazar, Secretary to the Bishop, has met with The Honorable Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Congresswoman representing California’s 14th District.

St. Shimun Bar Sabbai Parish in Wiesbaden, Germany has warmly welcomed His Beatitude Dr. Mar Aprem, Metropolitan of Malabar and India and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday 20 October 2011 after his arrival at Frankfurt International Airport from London.

As an important facet of the school curriculum, Sydney’s Mar Narsai Assyrian College participates in weekly interschool sport activities.

The Youth Association of the Assyrian Church of the East in Telkaif, Northern Iraq, has held a ceremony honoring parish members who are graduating from university.

The committee of St. George Parish, Damascus, and the Assyrian Church of the East Relief Organisation’s (ACERO) board of directors have visited the Iraqi Embassy in the Syrian capital.

Dr. William Ishaya Warda, newly appointed Adviser in the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations in New York has called upon His Beatitude Mar Gewargis Sliwa, Metropolitan of Iraq, Russia and Jordan.

The Youth Association of St. George Parish in Damascus has held a concert to raise the spirits of local Assyrian immigrants.

His Beatitude Dr. Mar Aprem, Metropolitan of Malabar and All India and the United Arab Emirates has visited the United Kingdom.

The annual Walk-a-thon fundraiser, organised by the Youth Association of the Assyrian Church of the East in Sydney, has once again achieved its aim of bringing the Assyrian community together for a good cause.

His Grace Mar Emmanuel Joseph, Bishop of Canada, has been warmly received by Sydney faithful while presenting a lecture titled The Assyrian Language, during a special event organised by the local Youth Association.

His Grace Mar Odisho Oraham, Bishop of Europe, visited the Holy Land of Jerusalem in the month of September, following the steps of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.