In-person,
familial communities meetings are canceled. However we will be holding our regular meetings via Zoom.
***NOTICE***
In the Light of the situation regarding COVID-19 in Lebanon, our primary concern remains the health and safety of all participants in our activities. All in-person activities would be canceled until further notice due to the emergency lockdown declared by the government and the Eparchy
By doing
so, the experience is transferred to other families, and so the family is transformed from domestic church to International church.
Every day, at 10 am, Metanoia would suggest three texts, from which the family can choose one. Three steps to follow: Pause, Meditate, Communicate.
1- Pause: Stop for a short time and gather together as a family (parents and children, the couple alone, or the single person, etc ...). Start with a silent time to be fully present before God and the Other.
2- Meditate: Start by reading the pre-selected text from the Bible. Pause at notable words and meditate. Let it infuse in your mind and heart. What does the Lord want to say to me, through these words (the fruit)? At the end, the family members express their experience and share the “fruit”.
3- Communicate: Give thanks to God for the experience lived, write down the “fruit” from this pause, capture the moment by a photo of this domestic church and share (via facebook) along with the fruit.
In-person,
familial communities meetings are canceled. However we will be holding our regular meetings via Zoom.
***NOTICE***
In the Light of the situation regarding COVID-19 in Lebanon, our primary concern remains the health and safety of all participants in our activities. All in-person activities would be canceled until further notice due to the emergency lockdown declared by the government and the Eparchy
By doing
so, the experience is transferred to other families, and so the family is transformed from domestic church to International church.
Every day, at 10 am, Metanoia would suggest three texts, from which the family can choose one. Three steps to follow: Pause, Meditate, Communicate.
1- Pause: Stop for a short time and gather together as a family (parents and children, the couple alone, or the single person, etc ...). Start with a silent time to be fully present before God and the Other.
2- Meditate: Start by reading the pre-selected text from the Bible. Pause at notable words and meditate. Let it infuse in your mind and heart. What does the Lord want to say to me, through these words (the fruit)? At the end, the family members express their experience and share the “fruit”.
3- Communicate: Give thanks to God for the experience lived, write down the “fruit” from this pause, capture the moment by a photo of this domestic church and share (via facebook) along with the fruit.
***
NOTICE***
In the Light of the situation regarding
COVID-19 in Lebanon, our primary concern remains the health and safety of all participants in our activities. All in-person activities would be canceled until further notice due to the emergency lockdown declared by the government and the Eparchy.
On the 2nd of November 2019,
Metanoia and Family and Life Pastoral Committee in Saida and Deir al-Qamar Eparchy for Roman Catholics invited the participants to the Marriage Preparation Courses who had married during 2019 to a Ceremonial Gathering.
The program began with activities aiming to know better the partner, followed by live testimonials of two couples belonging to two Familial Communities.
The event concluded by cutting a cake for the occasion
.
On Sunday 25 August 2019, Metanoia and Family and Life Pastoral Committee in Saida and Deir al-Qamar Eparchy for the Roman Catholics organized a Picnic for families participating in the Familial Communities Program.
The program included entertainment ac
tivities, and sharing live experiences.Before lunch, the participants went through what they experienced in the regular monthly meetings in term of conjugal relationship maturity and spiritual growth, and then they had lunch together. The meeting concluded by entertainment and traditional dances (Dabkeh).
On the 30th of June 2019, for the second year in a row, the family committees in the Maronite diocese of Saida and the diocese of Saida and Deir El Qamar for the Melkite Greek Catholics held a family day in the Archdiocese of Beiteddine under the title "Together we build in the family and together we build the family".
On 25th of April 2019, the Families participating in Metanoia’s Familial Communities Program within Saida and Deir al-Qamar Eparchy for Roman Catholics met around Bishop Elie Bechara Al-Haddad to celebrate the Family Day.
The meeting began with a topic from the Apostolic Exhortation with Bishop Haddad, followed by the listening to the participant couples experiences and cutting cake. At the end the participants set at tables to eat and share food they prepared themselves.
Met
anoia Center, in cooperation with Dr. Jihad Al-Maalouf organized a Spiritual Retreat at the Monastery of Saint Joseph de Lyon in Deir El Harf from Friday 26-Apr-2019 until Sunday 28-Apr- 2019.
This Halt was centered on our ways of life, so the participants read their lives in the light of the Bible through meditation, spiritual accompaniment, prayers, outdoor walks, and sharing life experiences.
The Family and Life Pastoral Committee organized a theological Session with Dr. Jihad Maalouf under the title of " New Wine in New Vessels ".
Dr. Maalouf spoke about how to live our life with Jesus and how
to be free in order to become a new person, a new vessel in which we receive
the spirit.
Meta
noia called the couples participating in the Familial Communities Programs to participate in the “Yearly Spiritual Retreat” Scheduled for 06th and 07th of November 2018 at Deir El Harf area, at the Monastery of the Sisters of Saint Joseph de Lyon.
The program included, pause to review conjugal relationship on the light of the relationship with God, sharing experience, spiritual exercises, meditation, gift sharing and prayer in the nature.The Retreat concluded by giving thanks to God for the experience, evaluating the impact of program and subjects and highlighting the “fruits”.
On t
he 27th of October 2018, Metanoia and Family and Life Pastoral Committee in the Diocese of Saida and Deir al-Qamar for the Roman Catholics invited the participants in the Marriage Preparation Courses who got married during 2018, to celebrate the occasion.
The gathering started with activities to get to know more the Partner, followed by life testimonies of couples from established Familial Communities. A presentation was provided also about the role of the family in general and the Familial Communities Program initiated by Metanoia.The meeting concluded with a prayer and cutting a cake to celebrate the occasion.
Met
anoia Center, in partnership with the Adyan Foundation, called for a Seminar entitled "The Power of Nonviolence in the Face of Violence: Fiction or Reality?", on Saturday October 20, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.
Speakers
at the opening session were Archbishop Elie Bishara Al-Haddad, The Bishop of Saida and Deir al-Qamar for the Melkite Greek Catholic, the Mufti of Saida and Al-Zahrani, Sheikh Muhammad Osseiran, and the Mufti of Saida and the South, Sheikh Salim Sousan.This was followed by a round table, in which Ghassan Hajjar, Chief Editor of "Al-Nahar" Newspaper, moderated the dialogue. Father Fadi Daou, president of the Adyan Foundation, covered "nonviolence in the Christian tradition," the judge of Sharia in Sidon, Sheikh Muhammad Abu Zayd, "nonviolence in the Islamic tradition," and Dr. Elham Clubb, a member of the AUNOHR University Council (Nonviolence and Human Rights University), "Nonviolence in civil tradition".
The program included a short documentary on the life of the late Archbishop Salim Ghazal, a pioneer of dialogue who strived against violence in all its forms.
The seminar was concluded by cutting a cake to mark the three-year anniversary of Launching the Metanoia Center.
On the 1st o f July 2018, Metanoia Center, the Family and Life Committee in the Diocese of Saida and Deir El Qamar for the Melkite Greek Catholics, in cooperation with the Maronite Diocese of Saida and the Archdiocese of Saida and Tire for the Greek Orthodox, held a family day in Maison de la Providence (Salhiyeh) under the title “Rejoice together”.
On December the 7th, 2018, Me
tanoia organized a conference in cooperation with the Sisterhood of Saint Takla in Wadi-el-Laymoun and the Parish’s Priest where Mrs. Particia Bassil, Psychological Unit’s Head at Metanoia was the Host Speaker.
The conference theme was “Communication between Parents and Children”.
On October 3rd 2017, Metanoia organized and hosted a spiritual day program for “Equipe Notre Dame” Pastoral Group under the title Conjugal Conflicts Resolution.
To mark its second anniversary, Metanoia Listening Center prepared a short documentary about the Center’s vision, mission and activities provided.
On 30th of June 2016, Metanoia Center in collaboration with Family and Life Pastoral committee in the Diocese of Saida and Deir al-Qamar for the Roman Catholics joined their efforts in the aim to focus on the FAMILY where Jesus is the center, to help the partners build a strong interpersonal relationship with God leading to healthy relationship with each others, with other family members and all people.
Metanoia Center has organized an entertainement day for the elder people
On 14th of May 2015, Metanoia Center organized a course on Spiritual Accompaniment and Discernment within the framework of spiritual formation programs.
The
Bishop of Saida and Deir El Qamar Archdiocese for the Melkite Roman Catholics, Archbishop Elie Beshara Hadda, called the Pastoral Groups and all the Parishes within the Eparchy for a Ceremony to launch METANOIA Listening Center.
Date: On Saturday, October 24, 2015,
Time: 04:00 PM
Location: Maghdouche, The Basilica of Our Lady of Mantara Complex.
