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Appendix XII
O F F I C E OF ECUM E N I C A L AFFAI RS
REPORT TO HIS HOLINESS POPE SHENOUDA III ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
OFFICE OF ECUMENICAL AFFAIRS February 2000 – January 2001
To His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Most Holy Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of
the See of Saint Mark, I present to Your Holiness this brief account of the activities of
the Office of Ecumenical Affairs in the first year of its existence, following its
establishment on February 6, 2000 by Your Holiness.
The Office of Ecumenical Affairs has started to organize itself according to the
structure and guidelines set forth in the Papal Protocol dated February 6, 2000 that
established and blessed the formation of the Office and its first Officer, Bishoy M.
Mikhail.
The noteworthy events and activities of the Office in the first year of its existence
include:
• The circulation of the Papal Protocol dated February 6, 2000 amongst the
primates and hierarchs of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern
Orthodox Churches, The National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the
leadership of the National Council of Churches was a means of introducing the
Office of Ecumenical Affairs and its Officer. The Office received several
congratulatory letters and has established a rapport with several of the
hierarchs and the ecumenical offices of said churches and organizations.
• An official visitation to H.E. Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of North America, which was to introduce H.G. Bishop David to
the Archbishop and His assistant bishop, as was reported in El-Kiraza
Magazine took place in March 2000.
• Greetings were sent to the various hierarchs of the sister churches for the Feast
of the Resurrection 2000.
• A presentation to the Clergy Seminar in Boston in September 2000 at the
direction and with the blessings of H.H. Pope Shenouda III at which the
Ecumenical Officer presented a brief overview of the Office of Ecumenical
Affairs, its mission, and its plans for the future. At the Seminar, a pamphlet
was distributed to the clergy for their information. To date, it is unfortunate to
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