Khalil Ramez Sarkis

The Helping Hand Association at the NECB held its monthly meeting on Feb.16, 2018 at 3:30pm. The speaker was Ms Rasha Al Amir, a novelist, a cultural critic and the owner and director of the publication house Dar Aljadid. She spoke to the ladies about Khalil Ramez Sarkis, a member of our church, who was one of the prominent thinkers in the cultural life in Lebanon. Rasha sent a letter of love and deep appreciation to Sarkis by narrating his life story from the early roots of the Sarkis family in the 19th century till his death 5 months ago. She also talked about his books and his linguistic and translation talents. The wife of the late Sarkis, Joan, attended the meeting.

The HH also celebrated the 90th Birthday of one of its members, Mrs.Tutti Khoury wishing her many happy returns and God's blessings.

3rd Lebanese Pipe Organ Week

The 3rd Lebanese Pipe Organ Week in Lebanon was ended at our church on February 4, 2018. The Polish organist Krzysztof Musiał performed 4 pieces to Bach (Adagio and Fugue; Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot; Jesus Christus, unser Heiland; Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu Dir), one to Mieczyslaw Surzynski (Elegia, op. 30) and one to August Gottfried Ritter (Sonata in E minor, op. 19).

The organizers (NDU and Terra Sancta Organ Festival) with the initiators (Fr. Seryani and Fr. Rahme) promised to program the opening Week for next year in our church, since the idea was created from the beginning in this place. Fr. Rahme mentioned also the importance of training local people on this great instrument, and that last week two Lebanese and one Syrian musicians played on pipe organ in Tripoli. Rev. Habib said as well that pipe organ music is a sign of our presence in Lebanon and Middle East, and that last December Schneller School had a ceremony to dedicated a renovated pipe organ offered by a church in Scotland to our school.       

See the Poster or the Program to learn more about this concerts