An enjoyable reunion with new and long standing friends. After Holy Communion, followed by a delicious meal, Bishop Samy gave a most interesting resume of the history of Christianity in Egypt starting from St Mark, early Saints, early evangilisation and the present state of affairs in Egypt, North Africa and Ethiopia/Horn of Africa.

Bishop Samy at st Michaels Belgravia annual gathering of the Egyptian Diocese Association

Bishop Samy and Adel

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Marion after wonderful preparation of lunch

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Bishop Bill Musk in discussion

Early Saints AD100-400

Sibella in discussion with members

The Ladies prepared a delicious lunch.

Bishop Mouneer sent this message

Constant objective over the last 150 years

Statement from Canon Gairdner, in 1924, one of founder members of The Diocese in Egypt

The Hon Treasurer in discussion

Hillary Musk and Canon Phillip Cousins

Statement from the founder of CMS – – Venn ( he was previously vicar in the ‘Clapham Sect’, set up to abolish slavery which included William Wilberforce.

Lady Ghislaine Morris

Dear friends;
I was saddened to hear the news of the recent death of Lady Ghislaine Morris. Hilary and I first met Ghislaine in Cairo, in the late 1970s, when Sir Willie Morris was British Ambassador to Egypt and we were living there. We have kept in touch over the years. Ghislaine maintained her interest in the church in Egypt, and in the Middle East generally, long after her experience of living there. She was for many years a trustee of both the Jerusalem and Middle East Trust, and the Anglican Church Trustees (Egypt). She was Secretary of the Egypt Diocesan Association 1983-1986, Chair of the EDA 1987-1990, and then Secretary again 1991-2003. I also remember her in more recent years as a supportive friend and colleague of Bishop Kenneth Cragg. Hilary and I loved her generous, genuine interest in others, her warm personality, her positive embrace of possibilities, her supportive organisational skills. We especially send condolences to, and pray for, Peter, David and Stephen and all the family in their loss of Ghislaine.
Bishop Bill

Rt Rev Dr Bill Musk

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The new Episcopal / Anglican Media Centre in the Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa has produced this video looking at the growth of the church in the Horn of Africa over the last decade.

Sir Alan Urwick KCVO CMG 

Sir Alan served as Charge D’Affaires in Egypt in the early 1970s, then as an Ambassador from 1985 until 1987, and after two years as the British High Commissioner to Canada, he served as the Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of Commons from 1989 until 1995.

While in Cairo he was a great supporter of the diocese and its charitable ministries, especially the hospital in Menouf. This is how Bishop Mouneer (then the hospital director) remembers him:

“I will never forget his great support for Mr. Hamish Mackinlay who worked hard to get the registration of Harpur Memorial Hospital in Menouf.  We received the registration soon after his letter was sent to the Minister of Health and the Governor of Menoufia.  The governor brought the registration himself and handed it over to Archbishop Robert Runcie who visited the hospital a week after the letter was sent.  We will continue to remember Sir Alan Urwick and we pray that he will rest in peace”

Memorial Service held in St Margaret’s Church, Westminster, on Thursday 19th October at noon.