Bishop Angaelos to speak on religious freedom, refugee crisis & indigenous communities in the Middle East

The Coptic Orthodox Church of UK -October 2015

Coptic New Year Service at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey

Thursday 22 October 2015 at 7 pm.

MEDIA INVITATION 

His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, will speak on matters of international religious freedom, the plight of indigenous communities in the Middle East, and the current refugee crisis in Europe during the annual Coptic New Year service at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey on 22 October 2015.

Members of the House of Lords and House of Commons, ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, as well as ecumenical and other official guests will be in attendance along with members of the Coptic community of the United Kingdom.

Bishop Angaelos was conferred the honour of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) ‘For Services to International Religious Freedom’ by Her Majesty The Queen, as announced in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday List, and has recently come back from visiting refugees in Erbil and on the Greece-Macedonia border (FYROM).

Press attendance is by invitation only and confirmation of attendance is required for security purposes. Please e-mail Media@CopticCentre.com if you would like to extend this invitation to colleagues.

Please RSVP to Media@CopticCentre.com by Thursday 15 October 2015

Further Details:
Date: Thursday 22 October 2015
Time: Entrance via West Door from 6:15pm. Guests are requested to be seated by 6:45pm. The service will be approximately 1 hour in length, followed by a drinks reception.     
Address: St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, SW1P 3JX
Dress code: Formal

The use of private cameras, video or sound recording equipment is not permitted by the church.

For more information please contact:

Angela Mikhail- Communications and Media Officer 
The Coptic Orthodox Church UK 
Tel: +44 (0)20 71937076 

Media and Communications Office
The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre
Shephalbury Manor
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Hertfordshire SG2 8NP
England, United Kingdom

Tel.: +44 (0)20 71937076
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