The Archbishop of the Episcopal Church presides over the Christmas Mass at All Saints Cathedral in Zamalek
Bishop Dr. Sami Fawzi, Archbishop of the Alexandria Province of the Anglican Episcopal Church, presided over the Christmas Mass this Tuesday evening at the All Saints Episcopal Cathedral in Zamalek.
Archbishop Sami Fawzi said – in his speech during the mass – that the truth Christmas, as we celebrate it this year, is what Jesus Christ declared about himself: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have light.” “Life,” adding, “In ancient times, God’s people were suffering from severe darkness, and a society full of turmoil, and in the midst of this pitch-black darkness, God announced a great promise, that a light would come to dispel the darkness, a king who would rule with peace and justice.”
He continued: “In the Old Testament, there were references to divine light, such as God appearing to Moses in the burning bush, and the light was leading… God’s people in the wilderness Through a pillar of fire at night and a luminous cloud by day, in Bethlehem, more than two thousand years ago, a small light began to shine, and this light was the birth of Jesus Christ, who changed the world and is still changing it today. 
The Anglican Episcopal Church provided sign language interpretation service, and allocated a corner for the deaf and hard of hearing inside All Saints Cathedral in Zamalek, and that service Presented by Claire Guyce and Ramez Bakhit, ministers of the deaf at the Episcopal Church of Old Egypt, which is considered the first church in Egypt concerned with serving the deaf and hard of hearing.
The bells of the Episcopal Church had rung inside All Saints Cathedral. The Episcopal Church in Zamalek announces the start of the Christmas Mass, as the Anglican Episcopal Church follows the Western calendar and celebrates the birth of Christ on the night of the twenty-fifth of December.
