The Coptic Orthodox Church
Egypt is a land rich with great history, but more importantly, it is a land that was blessed by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself. In His infancy, our Lord visited Egypt with His mother the Virgin Saint Mary, and Saint Joseph, during the Holy Family's flight from Israel at the instruction of the angel, and thus it was their second home; a place of refuge at a time of trouble. When we read the Book of Isaiah we find many important things mentioned about the land of Egypt, the most important of these being that its people were the Lord's people, and that there would be an altar in the midst of this land to the Lord Himself. The altar spoken of came with the birth of the Coptic Church at the hands of the great evangelist Saint Mark in the first century........
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The Centre
Tucked away amongst the peaceful green-ery of Shephalbury Park is a small piece of paradise. As you make your way down the tree-lined driveway, you are greeted by a manor that has been part of Stevenage's history since 1865 A.D. This magnificent, Gothic building is now the home of the Coptic Orthodox Church........
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The Parish
Archangel Michael and Saint Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church provide a variety of spiritual, social and community services. In the early days of the new Centre, visiting priests were invited to perform liturgical services each Saturday, but in December 1995, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III appointed his own secretary as the first priest specifically dedicated to the service of this Church and Centre. Since the arrival of a permanent priest, in 1995, the church the spiritual and social activity of the Centre has grown........read more