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Tuesday,
11 July 2017
A
delegation representing the Assyrian Universal Alliance –Australian Chapter
visited His Holiness Mar Gewargis the third Slewo, Patriarch of the Assyrian
Church of the East on Tuesday July 11, 2017.
The
delegation was headed by Mr Hermiz Shahen, Deputy Secretary General of the AUA,
Mr David David , president of the Assyrian Australian National Federation , Mr
Simon Essavian, AUA Executive Board member, Mr Johnson Jacob and Mr Ben Jabro
members of AUA –Australia Central Committee. Present at the meeting were His
Beatitude Mar Meelis Zaia AM, Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and
Lebanon; His Grace Mar Abris Youkhana Bishop of the Assyrian Church of the
East, Diocese of Erbil and His Grace Mar Narsai Benyamin Bishop of the Assyrian
Church of the East diocese of Iran.
The
delegations extended their well wishes to His Holiness Mar Gewargis the Third
Slewo and the Venerable Metropolitans, Archbishops and Bishops on their
historic visit to Australia, asking the Lord to protect and guide them and the
Holy Apostolic Church.
During
the visit, both sides talked about the conditions of our people in general and
the challenges and difficulties they face, whether at home or in the diaspora,
His Holiness listened to a detailed explanation of the AUA activities in
Australia.
The
AUA thanked His holiness for the meeting and for his tireless efforts and
dedication to lead the Assyrian Church of the East and wished him a pleasant
stay in Australia and success in his endeavours to serve the interest of the
Assyrian Church of the East.
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