Sermon

Date: 13 April 2023
Parish: Saint Mary and Archangel Michael, Golders Green
In his sermon on the Eve of Good Friday, His Eminence, Archbishop Angaelos, warns of the dangers of harsh judgement and conviction, particularly in the context of today’s cancel culture, contrasting this with the loving heart of God, whose presence in us, especially through the eucharist, protects us from this temptation to judge.

Do not judge harshly - Friday Eve 2023

Date: 27 June 2023
Parish: St Mary and St Abraam, Hove
Season: Apostle's Fast
In this youth talk, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London, reflects on the varied gifts of the apostles and how together they - and we - make up the Body of Christ, reminding us of our collective responsibility to serve, build, encourage and support one another.

We are the Church - Youth Talk

Date: 23 July 2023
Parish: St Mary and St Mercurios Coptic Church, Wales
His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London, speaks of our calling to be the salt of the earth, preserving the Word of God for others, sharing what we have freely received and putting God first in our lives, so that our legacy may be seen in the impact we have on the lives of others.

Sharing Our Blessings

Date: 9 July 2023
Parish: St Mark's Church, London
In this sermon, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London, challenges us to think deeply about who we are and to find our identity in Christ, Who commissioned His disciples, and us all, to be light in the world, carrying the Good News of His Resurrection.

Sharing the Good News of the Gospel

Date: 29 July 2023
Ministry: International Youth Ministry, New York
His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London, discusses the life of Daniel as a powerful reminder that the most impactful way of witnessing is to live and lead by example.

Daniel Witnessing To The World - New York IYM

Date: 9 July 2023
Parish: St Mark's Church, London, Family Meeting
In this family meeting, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Archbishop of London, describes what it means for people to safeguard and cherish their relationships and build each other up. He reminds us that we are given to one another as a precious gift to be nurtured in love.

Relationships are a gift - Family meeting

Date: 10 August 2024
Parish: Cathedral of Saint George, Hertfordshire
In this sermon, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London and Papal Legate to the United Kingdom calls us to see everyone through the eyes of God, contrasting this with recent events in the country that have led to racism and hate based violence.

Seeing Others As Ourselves

A Selection of Resurrection hymnology lead by Cantor (Ma3alem) Bola Mounir. Chanted with deacons from across the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London, May 2025

Shere Tef Anastasis (Great Acts Response)

Date: 3 August 2025
Ministry: St Paul Ministry
In this sermon, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos OBE, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London and Papal Legate to the United Kingdom, encourages us to reach out to people in a way that is meaningful to them. He emphasises the need for in-person interaction, highlighting the increasing levels of loneliness experienced by so many who feel disconnected from others despite an increase in online 'connectivity'.

Being Present - St Paul Ministry

Vespers Sermon at St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Lubbock, TX on September 23, 2016

~ "The fruit of the Spirit is: ... Kindness" (Galatians 5:22)

Be Kind to One Another

Limitless Love - Fr Paul Guirguis

The Grapevine Christian Fellowship Meeting is a meeting that was established to address the question of how to apply Christianity in our lives. It's set up by a new and dynamic group to make a quick, straight-to-the-point meeting for those who are busy working or studying.

The meeting takes place once every two weeks on a Wednesday, in a central location near both the business district and several university campuses, to discuss topics and issues with His Grace Bishop Angaelos that affect our lives with a spiritual view.

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Seeking A Personal Relationship With God

For He covered us- H.H. Pope Tawadros II – Weekly Wednesday Sermon - July 17, 2019

His Grace takes us on a journey of the Holy Pascha week and asks us to build our relationship with the Lord seeking to apply one meditation each day to our personal lives as an individual or as a family.

His Grace begins with the resurrection of Lazarus to the resurrection of our Lord, we can see the Lord yearning to live with us here on earth and eternally as He seeks our salvation.
 - Lazarus Saturday: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25)

- Palm Sunday: The Lord reveals Himself as the King of Kings who comes humbly riding on a donkey in the Jerusalem of my heart seeking to be enthroned therein. Will accept His Lordship or will I leave Him weeping over me as He wept over Jerusalem.

- Monday Pascha: Christ is the gardener of my soul that asks what shall I yet do for my vineyard that I have not done for it. He comes as a second Adam clearing the land of my heart from the thorns of my sin as He cleanse the temple. Will I remain barren like the cursed fig tree or will I yield the fruit of the Holy Spirit?

- Tuesday Pascha: Christ is my beloved bridegroom Who seeks to unite with me intimately; enticing me to prepare for our heavenly wedding with talk of His Second Coming. He urges me to leave my spiritual prostitution to be consecrating to Him alone. Will I detach myself from the temple pleasures and idols of this world that I may begin eternal life with the Beloved here and now?

- Wednesday Pascha: The Lord is the One Who patiently waits for my repentance as He accepted the repentance of the woman who wept at His feet. Will I offer the Lord the fragrant oil and tears of repentance as the sinful woman did or my words be those of Judas, smoother than oil yet drawing swords, betraying my Master?

- Covenant Thursday: My Lord and Teacher kneels to wash my feet and cleanse me that I may learn from His humility and do as He has done washing the feet of His children. The Bread of Life offers His Body and Blood to me; that He may abide in me and I in Him. Will accept for the Lord to wash my feet and humbly offer myself to others?

- Great Friday: The Mighty One, the only Begotten Son, shows me by weakness what is greater than power when He offers Himself as an acceptable sacrifice on the cross for my salvation. The spotless and silent Lamb of God takes upon Himself the sins of the whole world and the author of Life dies on the cross and is buried in a tomb that He may bury my sins with Him. Will I confess my sins with the thief and accept His love for me, crying out "Remember me O Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom"?

- Bright Saturday: The True light descends into the darkness of Hades that He may shine upon those who were there and preach to them the salvation that He has accomplished. Descend into the darkness of my sinful soul, O Lord, and reveal to me the Kingdom of Heaven therein, shine within me that I may see the rums of the ladder to the paradise of joy which You have opened for me. 

His Graces then shares with us words from St Gregory the Theologian: "O Pascha, great and holy and purifier of all the world, I will speak to you as to a living being" (Oration 45:30).

ABBA Give me a WORD

ABBA Give me a WORD: Meditations on Pascha Week by HG Bishop Basil

Archbishop Angaelos, who has served as General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom since 1999, was enthroned on 18 November 2017 as the first Archbishop of the new Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London. He is widely recognised for his extensive advocacy work, and as a result he was conferred the honour of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty The Queen for ‘Services to International Religious Freedom.’ Archbishop Angaelos has also been conferred the Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Coventry Cross of Nails for Reconciliation. In his new capacity as the Bishop of London, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, has seen it fit for him to continue representing the Church at the ecumenical and official level as Papal Legate, and thus conferred him with the ecclesial title of Archbishop of London. With a pastoral ministry spanning more than two decades, Archbishop Angaelos specialises in youth ministry and travels around the world to speak at youth conferences and conventions.

Having commenced his pastoral ministry in the United Kingdom in 1995 as a parish priest, Archbishop Angaelos was consecrated a General Bishop in 1999 by His Holiness, the late Pope Shenouda III, with whom he served as private secretary. He was Proclaimed Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, and the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church during a historic service at St Bishoy Monastery in Wadi-El-Natrun, Egypt.

Archbishop Angaelos specialises in initiatives relating to advocacy, international religious freedom and development work, and is a member of, and chairs, numerous local, national and international bodies dealing with these matters. He is founder and convener of the Asylum Advocacy Group which works closely in partnership with the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief.

Archbishop Angaelos frequently issues statements and comments relating to current religious and minority issues, with his particular focus on dialogue, conflict-resolution, and reconciliation. His comments and views are frequently sought on matters of human rights, civil liberties and international religious freedom, particularly in relation to the situation in Egypt, the Middle East, and North Africa.

He has visited refugee camps in Greece, Lebanon, Kurdistan and Jordan, and continues to work tirelessly to promote collaboration across the whole spectrum of his official, ecumenical and inter-religious engagements, to facilitate the support of and assistance to those in greatest need and suffering persecution and displacement.

Background

Archbishop Angaelos was born in Egypt and emigrated to Australia in his early childhood with his family. After obtaining his degree in Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology, he continued on to postgraduate studies in law while working in the same field. In 1990 he returned to Egypt to the Monastery of St Bishoy in Wadi-El-Natroun where he was consecrated a monk by the late Pope Shenouda III and served as his private secretary until 1995 when he was delegated to serve in the United Kingdom. He was proclaimed Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London on 11 November 2017 in Egypt, and enthroned over the new Diocese on 18 November 2017 at the Cathedral of Saint George in England.
 
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Seeking A Personal Relationship With God

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