Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJESUS THE KING CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM THE HOLY LAND “From Jerusalem & from Bethlehem Where our Melkite Catholic Church is established with many cities around, I am first giving you a blessing to all those who are looking at this web site. I would like to talk to you about our school, the Melkite Catholic School in Beit Sahour which is in the Shepherds' Field, and very close to Bethlehem, where Jesus is born, and I always consider that our parishioners in Beit Sahour are the grand, grand children of the shepherds who went to visit Jesus [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJesus the KingYou are the "Good Samaritans of these days" Canada Melkite Catholic Eparchial Bishop Milad addressed the Knights of Columbus members in the Cathedral of Transfiguration. The Jerusalem Students 2024 annual Mass was held in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Markham. His Eminence Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Thomas Collins and the Canada Melkite Catholic Bishop His Excellency Milad El Jawich presided on the Mass with Monsignor Makarios Wehbi, the pastor of Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Church. The Chief Knights of Columbus dignitary and speaker was the Deputy Supreme Knight Arthur Peters. The Honor Guard which glorified [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJesus the King JESUS THE KING COUNCIL SUPPORTS CHURCH SUMMER CAMP 39 of Jesus the King Melkite Catholic church beloved children attended the Jesus The King Summer Camp 2024 hosted at the Anchor Retreat Centre in Gilmour, Ontario. The theme was “Christian Friendship: Being Friends with Jesus and others.” The campers participated in playing interactive games including capture the flag, soccer, and an escape room experience in teams. Each day began and ended with the traditional morning and evening prayers. They began day 2 of the camp with a teaching of Divine Liturgy in which accompanying Father [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel DandanJESUS THE KING In order to encourage and provide financial assistance to Ontario Melkite Catholic students entering post-secondary studies, Jesus the King Council 15045 announced in all its Ontario parishes a total of three scholarship awards of $1,000.00 each to be granted. The Scholarship Awards were based on scholastic achievement, community service, financial needs and personal hardship situation. The qualifications to apply, require that the student must be entering postsecondary School and must be a Melkite Catholic living anywhere in Ontario. The Student applicants were required to complete an application by end of June. A three-member selection [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel Dandan Jesus the King Congratulations to the sponsors whose student has graduated. The students sent you all a moving thank you video message for granting them the gift of education all the previous years until their graduation. Please click and view it and share it with your contacts and friends. Thanks to you, so far including this 2024 year, the Jerusalem Students scholarship program has 64 graduates. All graduates have gone into higher learning and hopefully will form successful Christian families that will grow to populate the Holy Land and strengthen the Christian presence. 85 more needy [...]

Submitted by Hikmat Michel Dandan Jesus the King Council 15045 Under the theme of “FOREGIVENESS, seventy times seven” (Matthew 18:21-35) the convention was organized by the Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Canada and Our Lady of Assumption Melkite Catholic Church in Hamilton at the Sheraton Hotel. The purpose of the Canadian Melkite Youth Convention is to gather the Melkite youth from all over Canada around Christ, to form true Christian leaders and missionary apostles filled with zeal and courage to spread the word of God. The aim is also to create rich bonds of friendship, cooperation and partnership between young people from [...]