His Holiness Pope Tawadros II prayed the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Creed at St. Mark Coptic Academy. His Grace Bishop Marc, Bishop of Paris and Northern France, concelebrated with His Holiness, along with Fr. Joshua Tadros, priest of the Church of St. Mary and Saints Cosmas and Damian in Sydney, Papal Legate to the Board of Trustees of the Diocese of Sydney and General Coordinator of the Global Service Week, as well as a number of priests.

The Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the conclusion of the Fifth Service Week (ASK 2026) for Coptic youth from outside Egypt, which took place over seven days at the Logos Center at the Monastery of Saint Anba Bishoy in Wadi El Natroun.

The World Service Week was organized through the “HIGH” Office, which is dedicated to connecting the dioceses of the Coptic Church abroad with areas in greater need of service within the dioceses of Egypt. The office was established by a decree of the Holy Synod during its March 2024 session and bears the name “HIGH,” an acronym for its motto, “Hands in God’s Hand.”

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