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St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: // transliteration: ''ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Abra'am'') is a Coptic Orthodox parish in Woodbury, New York. It is one of over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States.〔"(Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family )". ''Coptic Church Network'', January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.〕〔(CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church ) (Retrieved 17-07-2008)〕 ==History of the Building== St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church was incorporated by 20 families residing in Long Island on January 1978,〔(Data on St. Abraam Church ) (Retrieved 20-07-2008)〕 only five years after the first Coptic Orthodox parishes in New York were founded in Ridgewood, Queens and Brooklyn, New York.〔(Saint George Church - Brooklyn NY )〕 For over a decade, these families used a Ukrainian church in Hicksville for accommodating weekly Liturgies.〔(NY Times )〕 In September 1989, HH Pope Shenouda III blessed the endowned lands in preparation for building the church.〔 After the church was built in 1990, in a pastoral visit by HH Pope Shenouda, the parish was consecrated on 12 January 1992. It was the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Long Island, New York.〔 St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church serves areas in and around Long Island, particularly in Nassau County, which is just east of Queens. The closest Coptic Orthodox parish is St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church, in Ridgewood, Queens. St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church was served by multiple priests such as Fr. Micheal Tobia of East Brunswick NJ, Fr. Marcos Ghaly of Toledo, Ohio,〔(Short Biography of Fr. Marcos Ghaly ) (Retrieved 08-04-2008)〕 as the Coptic Orthodox clergy in North America often visit or temporarily serve churches that are still developing. However, from recent years, Fr. Girgis Tadros was made a permanent priest of the church up until now. St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church currently has two priests, The Very Rev. Fr. Guirguis Tadros and The Very Rev. Fr. Moussa Shafik. There are currently about 350 Coptic families served by St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church.〔 The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York and New England was officially established in 2013 by HH Pope Tawadros II. HG Bishop David was consecrated in formal ceremonies taking place in Cairo, Egypt on November 16-17, 2013. HG Bishop David was formally enthroned on December 7, 2013 at St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church in a ceremony that brought together thousands of the Coptic faithful, clergy, and dignitaries. This church is now the seat of the bishop. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church (Woodbury, New York)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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