Archdeacon Saed Rihani At St. Mary Orthodox Church – Enlightenment Of Arab Christians

The priest his name is Saed Rihani, who is an Arab Christian, which Arab Muslim label a Nazareth but because of Christians persuasion, and hostility this word can be, a derogatory term to Arab Christians. Saed Rihani is a deacon at his church called St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church. Archdeacon Saed Rihani, his occupation is to aid the priest with the many liturgical, and church services, as well as aid with many functions including adolescence programs, Christian coaching, and assistance with pastoral counseling.

Weekly events contain of church service area on three diverse days, weekly adolescence assemblies for both spiritual and community development, as well as consistent conferences with religious clergy with worshippers for pastoral counseling. The church workplace is open day-to-day to support the Arab community with any personal needs that might arise. The Church likewise functions an Arabic School program with the Christian instruction program over the weekend. Hence, the fact there are Arab Christians, and Arab Muslims converts to Christianity. Which is an extremely taboo subject, and honor killing may transpire.

The Audience makes up families oriented from war-torn Middle East countries, who faced dehumanization, alienations, and as well as converts from other nations including American families. For the protection of the Arab converts, the priest did not want to go into specifics about their personal status. The purpose being those individuals comes from nations where there is the death penalty for Muslim who adapt to a different religion. The congregation meets as a family unit each on an early Sunday morning for prayer services, as well as on other major banquet days. There is no way that the congregation are arranged, everyone has equivalent entree to the Clergy, and to all the events of the Community.

The Arab Orthodox Church has systematic functions we're built on a Church Council of elders selected specifically by the Community who are financially involved to supervise the administrative functions of St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church. The leader is the pastor of the St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, the individual works cautiously with the Executive Board members as well as the complete council on all main verdicts. The Orthodox St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church is a heterosexual male dominate hierarchical structure; this includes the administrative head who is the Bishop, and Archbishop; He is supervised by the Patriarch. The local priest, their pastor, is under the jurisdictional authority of the bishop who supervises the churches of the Midwest, Bishop Anthony, Anthony is underneath the authority of Archbishop Joseph, whose label is Metropolitan of all North America. He, in turn, reports to, Patriarch John who lives at the Holy See of Antioch, an ancient See of the Church, housed in the city of war-torn Damascus, Syria, which is an Islamic state that has sharia law. Where Christian minorities feel like they should be thankful for having the audacity of belonging to another faith.

The Church, St. Mary, functions as its own unit day-to-day, with verdicts taken by its pastor, and parish council. Consistent reporting nevertheless directed to their Bishop Anthony, and directives from the Bishop acknowledged and obeyed by the local church. There is a yearly Conference and meetings for all churches in the Midwest for both clergies. Social gatherings and business addressed at these meetings, annual Conventions takes place on the National, and international level with all churches represented. The Arab Orthodox Church is a very ancient church set up by their views of Jesus Christ. It traces its origins back to the days of Pentecost, as written in the Book of Acts in the New Testament. There are only fifteen eastern Christian churches universal, and their Church, the Greek Orthodox Church is one of the five Ancient Patriarchates set up by the Apostles Peter and Paul. The lineage of Hierarchs and Bishops can be drawn back to the Holy Apostles. The Faith of the Church is based on two areas Holy Tradition and the Scripture. The Church is seven Councils which met from the 4th through the 8th centuries proved the Faith of the Church to this day; these Christians follow those views set up during those Councils. The Orthodox Church opens its doors to everyone to join them in prayer, so Muslims, Hindu, atheist etc. are all welcomed, but unfortunately, Holy Communion are closed to non-Christians because of only those who have acknowledged the Orthodox Faith through Baptism.

The goals of their Orthodox ecclesiastical are to bring every individual closer to their interpretation Jesus Christ regardless of arbitrary status, and to follow Jesus traditions, philosophy of life, and to become closer to Jesus through Christian prayer, and ceremonies offered by the St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church. They believe that they must go on a spiritual journey which is the same walk as their Lord so, misery, when it happens, acknowledged, and the Christians thank their interpretation of God for all that good things they receive, what they want, and what Christians do not need. Saed Rihani said his interposition of his Lord will bring forth fruit for those who follow Jesus and tolerate what lifespan brings them daily.

Saed Rihani appreciates the Family oriented of all their actions, many of the people come from the same ethnic group which means they have the same culture and tradition and prayer services. Since offspring get baptized and agreed to the ceremony of Holy Communion at an undeveloped age, individuals can see entire folks praying together, and involvement of the Holy Eucharist together. This emphasis on the family benefits to promise a plane shift for their youth into developed and accountable adulthood. Saed Rihani said with enthusiasms voice that he would not change anything because he said how can you perfect on what his interpretation of God has set up. But with he would love to have interfaith dialogue with Arab Muslims, to show the enemy such as terrorists that they will not divide Arab Christians and Muslims Saed Rihani looks and sounds very comfortable with his whole structure. Diverse jurisdictions gather many times over the year to pray and mingle together. Having this mutual faith tradition across the metropolitan, state, and country, allows these Christians adolescence to meet others of the equivalent belief, and with any luck show bonds that can lead to a nuclear conservative Christian dynamic. Also, Saed Rihani wants his congregation to have future families of the same faith.