Visit to the Aid to the Church in Need's 19 October at Westminster Cathedral and Cathedral Hall
His Beatitude, Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch was recently the keynote speaker at the Aid to the Church in Need’s 19 October Event at Westminster Cathedral and Cathedral Hall. A similar event was also held in Glasgow on 21 October 2013. Patriarch Gegorios III gave a personal account of the day-to-day reality facing Christians in war-torn Syria and offered an assessment of what lies ahead for Christians in this troubled region.
Photo coverage of his trip is provided below. The daily schedule of the trip can be found below the photos.
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1. 16 Oct. HB + Abp Justin Welby at Lambeth Palace |
2. 16 Oct. HB + Abp Vincent Nichols + Neville Kyrke-Smith, ACN Director |
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3. 16 Oct. HB at Press Conference, Archbishop's House, Westminster |
4. 16 Oct. HB + Baroness Warsi, John Pontifex, Neville Kyrke-Smith, Sr Hanan Youssef, House of Lords, Westminster |
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5. 17 Oct. HB with John Pontifex (ACN) for interview at BBC's Today radio programme |
6. 17 Oct. HB interview for Sky Television news programme |
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7. 17 Oct. HB briefing at House of Lords, Westminster, chaired by Lord (Rowan) Williams of Oystermouth |
8. 17 Oct. HB interview with Martin Palmer at |
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9. 18 Oct. HB interview at ACN Sutton headquarters with John Pontifex |
10. 18 Oct. HB + Abp Peter Smith of Southwark, Father Martin Edwards, Neville Kyrke-Smith, John Pontifex, Sr Hanan Youssef |
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11. 19 Oct. HB at ACN Event at Westminster Cathedral Hall - Persecuted but Never Forgotten |
12. 20 Oct. HB with parishioners from Khabab after Divine Liturgy at St Barnabas' Pimlico |
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13. 21 Oct. HB at St Bride's, Bothwell, Scotland with ACN's Lorraine McMahon + Neville Kyrke-Smith + Fr Thomas Doyle and school-children |
14. HB meets the Poor Clares, Bothwell |
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15. 21 Oct. HB gives telephone interview to Fr Len Black for Moray Firth Radio, Scotland |
16. HB with the cross and hagiography of St Bride |
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17. 21 Oct. HB with ACN's John Pontifex on the banks of the Clyde, Glasgow |
18. 21 Oct. HB+Abp. Emeritus Mario Conti after the |
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19. 21 Oct. HB talks to ACN supporters in the Church Hall of Christ the King, Glasgow, Scotland |
20. 21 Oct. HB meets Ms Roseanna Cunningham, |
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AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED– ENGLAND & SCOTLAND Schedule for Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem and Sr Hanan Youssef of the Good Shepherd Sisters, Lebanon 15th October 2013 – 22nd October 2013 |
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Tuesday, 15th October |
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11.15 |
His Beatitude, Gregorios III Laham and Sr Hanan Youssef arrive at London Heathrow at 11.15 to be met by John Pontifex of Aid to the Church in Need |
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13.00 |
Arrive at Holiday Inn Hotel, Sutton, Surrey. |
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15.30 |
Transfer to ACN office for introduction to Neville Kyrke-Smith– ACN National Director and staff members |
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16.45 |
His Beatitude interviewed by Emily Buchanan of the BBC in ACN chapel |
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19.00 |
Evening meal at Il Toscano restaurant, Sutton with ACN staff and local clergy |
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Wednesday, 16th October |
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10.00 |
Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary, Sutton, celebrated by Fr James McGillicuddy. His Beatitude reads the Gospel and preaches the sermon. |
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12.30 |
Eucharist, celebrated by Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby in Lambeth Palace Chapel. His Beatitude sings the Communion hymn while members of the Lambeth Palace staff receive the sacraments. |
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13.00 |
His Beatitude meets Archbishop Justin Welby at a private lunch. |
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14.15 |
Meeting with Roman Catholic Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster. |
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15.00 |
Press Conference for His Beatitude and Sr Hanan, chaired by Archbishop Nichols in the Library of Archbishop’s House, Westminster. |
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17.00 |
Meeting of His Beatitude and Sr Hanan in the House of Lords, Westminster, with Baroness Warsi, Minister for Human Rights and Freedom of Religious Belief. |
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Thursday, 17th October |
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09.30 |
Television interview for His Beatitude at Sky News, Millbank |
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11.00 |
Parliamentary Briefing of Peers and MPs by His Beatitude and Sister Hanan at the House of Lords Lord Rowan Williams of Oystermouth chairs the meeting. |
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13.15 |
Lunch – meeting with ACN staff and benefactors at the Institute of Civil Engineering, 1 Great George Street, London. |
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15.00 |
His Beatitude interviewed by Martin Palmer at the Methodist International Centre for a BBC Sunday Worship programme to be broadcast in Lent 2014. |
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Friday, 18th October |
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10.30 |
His Beatitude gives a televised interview to John Pontifex at the ACN Sutton headquarters. |
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13.00 |
Lunch with Sister Hanan and the ACN team at The Old Fire Station, Southwark |
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15.00 |
Meeting with Roman Catholic Archbishop Peter Smith at Archbishop’s House, Southwark |
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Saturday, 19th October |
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ACN WESTMINSTER EVENT: PERSECUTED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN |
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10.30 – 11.30 |
Solemn Mass at Westminster Cathedral in the Presence of His Beatitude - Main celebrant – Canon Christopher Tuckwell |
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11.55 – 12.00 |
Welcome – Neville Kyrke-Smith of ACN |
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12.00 – 12.10 |
Angelus + Prayer for England (Fr Martin Tuckwell) |
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12.10 – 12.55 |
Talk by His Beatitude |
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13.00 – 14.00 |
LUNCH in the Archbishop’s Library for His Beatitude, clergy and staff |
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14.00 – 14.30 |
Talk by Sister Hanan Youssef |
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14.30 – 14.50 |
‘Persecuted and Forgotten?’ Launch and summary by John Pontifex (Head of Press & Information) |
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14.50 – 15.30 |
Panel Questions and Answers |
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15.30 – 15.35 |
Closing Prayer + Blessing |
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16.00 |
His Beatitude gives 3 interviews to Lebanese and Iranian television and radio stations |
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Sunday, 20th October |
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Melkite Greek Catholic Divine Liturgy at St Barnabas Church, Pimlico, presided over by His Beatitude, who also preaches the sermon. Concelebrants Frs Shafiq Abouzayd, Robert Gibbons, John Salter and Dn Richard Downer Talk on ACN and Syria – Dr John Newton. |
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13.00 |
Lunch hosted by Father Shafiq Abouzayd with Melkite parishioners and clergy at Leyalina Restaurant. |
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18.50 |
Flight from Heathrow to Glasgow, Scotland |
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20.30 |
To Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Glasgow. |
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Monday, 21st October |
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09.30 |
Mass at Poor Clares’ Convent, St Bride’s, Bothwell. Celebrant Fr Thomas Doyle. His Beatitude reads the Gospel and preaches the sermon |
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Meeting with the Poor Clares. |
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11.00 |
To ACN headquarters, Motherwell to meet Lorraine McMahon, Head of Operations for ACN in Scotland. |
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11.15 |
His Beatitude gives a telephone interview to Fr Len Black for Moray Firth Radio. |
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13.00 |
Lunch with Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti and ACN staff at the Piccolo Mondo Restaurant, Glasgow. |
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18.00 |
Meeting with Ms Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs at the Scottish Parliament. |
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19.00 |
Mass celebrated by Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti at Christ the King Church, Glasgow. His Beatitude preaches the sermon. |
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20.30-22.30 |
Conference in Church Hall. His Beatitude and Sister Hanan speak and answer questions. |
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Tuesday, 22nd October |
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09.35 |
Flight from Glasgow to London Heathrow |
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15.25 |
His Beatitude’s flight departs for Germany |
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