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The birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ has been acknowledged and glorified as the true purpose of Christmas celebrations, through songs of praise at the annual Carols by Candlelight event organised by Ss. Peter & Paul Parish, Sydney.

H.G Mar Odisho Oraham has laid his blessed right hand on Deacon Alan Odisho and raised him to the ranking of priesthood, allowing him to serve in St Steven’s Church in Khovdi, Sweden.

The murder and uprooting suffered by Christians in the Middle East has been highlighted as a topic of concern by the Secretary General of the National Council of Churches in Australia.

The first Christian archaeological site in the UAE, believed to have been built by the Assyrian Church of the East in 600AD, has been unveiled to the public.

The Assyrian Church of the East’s clergy in Sydney visited the Imam Mahdi Centre after receiving a formal invitation in order to congratulate them on the festival of Eid Ghadir Khum for the Muslim community in Sydney.

On the blessed morning of Sunday the 28th of November 2010, H.G Mar Aprem Nathniel payed a little visit to St George’s Parish in Damascus, Syria.