Weekly Meeting of the MECC General Secretariat Team
Continuous Prayers During the Blessed Season of Lent
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In an Ecumenical spirit filled with fraternity and love, the family of the General Secretariat of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) lives the blessed Season of Lent by working and praying together on the intention of every person on this earth, during the meetings in which colleagues gather weekly to follow up on the developments of their work.
In this context, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, presided over the latest weekly meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the MECC headquarters in Beirut, in the presence of the MECC General Secretariat team from various departments that strive to achieve the desired Ecumenical and humanitarian goals.
During the meeting, Fr. Antoine Al Ahmar, the Director of the Theological and Ecumenical Department at MECC, read a Biblical Text from the Gospel of Mark about the Miracle of Healing the Leper. Then, he presented a spiritual reflection about the necessity of returning to oneself, submitting to God, and striving to put on the new man, stressing the importance of Lent in repentance and taming the soul. The attendees also shared their experiences and aspirations about serving the weak and standing by them in order to support and help them in overcoming all the challenges.
In celebration of the International Women's Day, the colleague Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media Officer, the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations, and the Director of the Platform of the Word at MECC, offered to each of the colleagues some paper flowers crafted by her, as a tribute of appreciation and respect to all the struggling and pioneering women.
Afterwards, the second part of the meeting began, where its agenda revolved around the activities and programs that the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) is working to implement on various Ecumenical, Theological, humanitarian, relief, and media levels.
