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Fr. Ignatius Valentine
Apr 29, 2013, 2:47:55 PM4/29/13
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An important message from Bishop Thomas...
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From: Sayidna THOMAS <midatlant...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 12:15 PM
Subject: An Urgent Message
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From: Sayidna THOMAS <midatlant...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 12:15 PM
Subject: An Urgent Message
To:
Greetings in the name of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ as we embark upon this blessed Holy Week.
There are two items in this email:
Item 1 of 2:
a. The following petition has been logged on the White House Website and the link below will take you to the Webpage
b. Please forward this email to all your parishioners, friends, and family and ask them to sign the petition using the link below
An appeal to President Obama and his government for the release of two Orthodox Christian Archbishops, namely Archbishop Paul Yazigi and Archbishop Youhanna Ibrahim who were abducted by armed rebels on April 23, 2013 in the suburbs of Aleppo, Syria. The driver of the Archbishops was murdered and the Archbishops were forced by the rebels to go to an unknown location either in Syria or in Turkey.
We appeal to you beloved in Christ and peace loving people to sign this petition urgently asking the American administration to use all its influence for the release of these two Archbishops and to bring a peaceful settlement to this bloodletting Syrian conflict through a negotiated settlement.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/appeal-president-obama-and-his-government-release-two-abducted-orthodox-christian-archbishops-syria/xNskxL1q
Item 2 of 2:
Attached, please find a letter from Patriarch JOHN X of Antioch regarding the situation in Syria and the Palm Sunday Procession. His Beatitude requested all the parishes of the Patriarchate of Antioch to do the following: “Let our processions be this year with candles tied with black ribbons, chanting the hymn: ‘To Thee O Champion Leader….’ Instead of the Hymn ‘Rejoice O Bethany…’ asking the Virgin Mary to keep our Church as a fortified city.” Please read the full attached letter.
You can find this same letter in many languages, including Arabic, on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Antiochpatriarchate.org
May you have a blessed Holy Week and glorious Pascha.
There are two items in this email:
Item 1 of 2:
a. The following petition has been logged on the White House Website and the link below will take you to the Webpage
b. Please forward this email to all your parishioners, friends, and family and ask them to sign the petition using the link below
An appeal to President Obama and his government for the release of two Orthodox Christian Archbishops, namely Archbishop Paul Yazigi and Archbishop Youhanna Ibrahim who were abducted by armed rebels on April 23, 2013 in the suburbs of Aleppo, Syria. The driver of the Archbishops was murdered and the Archbishops were forced by the rebels to go to an unknown location either in Syria or in Turkey.
We appeal to you beloved in Christ and peace loving people to sign this petition urgently asking the American administration to use all its influence for the release of these two Archbishops and to bring a peaceful settlement to this bloodletting Syrian conflict through a negotiated settlement.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/appeal-president-obama-and-his-government-release-two-abducted-orthodox-christian-archbishops-syria/xNskxL1q
Item 2 of 2:
Attached, please find a letter from Patriarch JOHN X of Antioch regarding the situation in Syria and the Palm Sunday Procession. His Beatitude requested all the parishes of the Patriarchate of Antioch to do the following: “Let our processions be this year with candles tied with black ribbons, chanting the hymn: ‘To Thee O Champion Leader….’ Instead of the Hymn ‘Rejoice O Bethany…’ asking the Virgin Mary to keep our Church as a fortified city.” Please read the full attached letter.
You can find this same letter in many languages, including Arabic, on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Antiochpatriarchate.org
May you have a blessed Holy Week and glorious Pascha.
Yours in Christ,
+Bishop THOMAS
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