From SOCM News Bureau
PATRIARCHAL SILVER JUBILEE OF HIS HOLINESS MORAN MOR IGNATIUS ZAKKA I IWAS, PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH & ALL THE EAST, SUPREME HEAD OF THE UNIVERSAL SYRIAC ORTHODOX CHURCH.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 (FRIDAY): SYRIAC ORTHODOX YOUTH DAY
10:00 AM -Holy Qurbono
12:00 Noon -Performance by the International Syriac Orthodox Scouts
02:00 PM -Religious Cinematic Show
05:30 PM -His Holiness the Patriarch meets with the Youth
07:30 PM -Religious Hymns by the Freedom Band
SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 (TUESDAY): EVE OF THE JUBILEE
06:00 PM -Opening: Photo Exhibition of His Holiness the Patriarch & Opening:
Charity Bazaar
07:00 PM -Concert by the Choirs of our Syriac Orthodox Church
SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 (WEDNESDAY): JUBILEE DAY
09:00 AM -Holy Qurbono: Feast of the Holy Cross & the Patriarchal Silver Jubilee
Holy Qurbono lead by His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and concelebrated with His Holiness Pope Shenouda III of Coptic Orthodox Church, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of Armenian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Mor Baselios Thomas I Catholicose of India and Metropolitans of Syriac Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Church and Armenian Orthodox Church.
12:00 Noon -Concert by the International Syriac Orthodox Scouts' Orchestra
05:00 PM -Pilgrimage from St. Mary's Church in Seydnaya to St. Aphrem the Syrian Monastery in Ma'arrat Seydnaya
07:00 PM -Parades by the International Syriac Orthodox Scouts
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 (FRIDAY)
08:00 PM -Concert by St. Aphrem Patriarchal Choir and the Super Star ABIR NEHME
More details & updates will be published in coming days
Syriac Orthodox Pilgrimage from all the continents will be arriving from 10 September 2005 onwards.
Related Links:
1. The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch & all the East
http://www.syriacchristianity.org/Patriarchate.html
http://sor.cua.edu/Patriarchate/index.html
2. Biography of Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwaz
http://syriacchristianity.org/bio/PZakka.htm
http://sor.cua.edu/Personage/PZakka1/index.html
3. Biographies of the Presiding Hierarchs of SOC
http://www.syriacchristianity.org/Presiding.html
http://sor.cua.edu/ChTod/index.html

The grand celebrations marking the silver jubilee year of the enthronement of the Patriarch of Antioch, Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I, began in Kochi on 21 September 2005 at 5.00 pm. About 2,00,000 people participated in the marvelous function held at the (late) Mor Baselios Paulose II Catholicos Nagar in Marine drive ground, Cochin. 50,000 chairs with two large screens and many close-circuited TV's were arranged at the venue. The pandal itself was 1.5 lakh sq.ft. which is the largest erected temporary structure in the place. The Marine drive ground and the nearby city roads were overflowing with the faithful who came from all over the state. Even three hours before the meeting had started, the seats were full. As the Marine drive ground became insufficient to accommodate all, the faithful had to spill over to the nearby city roads as well.
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