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Dear All, Thank you for subscribing to the HAVEN blog! HAVEN is an initiative dedicated to realizing the dream of a new large Coptic church and community center in Jersey City, NJ. St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church has been a pillar in the Jersey City community for over 45 years. Through this blog,Continue reading “Welcome to HAVEN”

This past Sunday, December 13, 2020, the congregation of St. George & St. Shenouda joined together to sign their names on the concrete at Sip Avenue! The parishioners were joined by our church fathers and deacons to celebrate the ongoing construction of our new home and to pray for God’s hand to be active inContinue reading “Concrete Signing!”

Great news! Today, contractors are pouring in concrete to create the foundation for the gymnasium! Fr. Thomas visited the site below to place a bible and icons of the saints beneath the corner columns of the building. Please keep praying for the project as it progresses. Some picture are included below as well as aContinue reading “Concrete Pouring In!”

Over the past few weeks, several of the church youth have been getting their hands dirty by cleaning debris and other waste off the construction site! This will allow the construction workers to begin to lay the foundation. It will also give us all plenty of space to proceed with our official Groundbreaking Ceremony andContinue reading “Cleanup Efforts are Underway!”

Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Psalm 127:1 Last month, on October 13, 2019, our reverend fathers along with our deacons and several youth prayed over the land at Sip Avenue. The group offered the Prayer of Thanksgiving and the fathers sprinkled Holy Water over the construction site. Special litanies wereContinue reading “Blessing the Land”