About Mahibere Kidusan
Name
The association was named Mahibre Kidusan (an association in the name of Saints) Saints would be commemorated in that they abounded the secular world and sacrificed their lives to the orthodox belief for whom the prophets prophesized and apostles evangelized.
History
In 1977 E.C (Ethiopian Calendar) few students of higher education initiated the youth in the compass to become members of Sunday school and know the teachings of the churches. Later, this effort had been strengthened by students trained in the Zeaway Hamere Berehan St.Gebreil Clergy Training Monastery by the Then Arch Bishop of Shewa Abune Gorgorious II.
The movements continued in Bilatie military camp that brought all students of higher institutions in the country in 1983 E.C after a year, with the blessing of the church fathers the associations was set up by the name “Mahibre Kidusan” under the Sunday School Department of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Since then the associations has been proving spiritual service.
Vision
“Envisioning the Church fulfill its universal leadership role.”
Mission
Fructify and procure an organized, whole, eloquent, moderate, versatile and leader generation who strives in achieving the church’s mission and diligently work for her existence.
Institutional Asset
OBJECTIVES
Stand
The association shall not interfere in administrative affairs of the church and it is free from and political affiliation.
Membership
- Disciples who trained in various training institution of the church and providing ministerial activity.
- Higher institution students attending Sunday in their respective parishes.
- Member of Sunday school or/and parish that provide spiritual service after graduating from higher institution.
- The laity who support the objective of the association with their knowledge, money and labor.
Structure
Mahiber Kidusan is set under the Sunday School department of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. It provides spiritual services by its sub centers in the dioceses all over the country and in the Diaspora.
Saint Abba Macarius the Great
The day the translation of the body of Saint Abba Macarius the Great to the desert of Scete is blesse and holiday. After his death certain man came from the city of Selawir, stole the body of the saint and built a church over it in their city. It remained there until the Muslims ruled over the city, and then the men of Selawir removed it to another city. They built a church over him in their country and he remain therein until the days of Abba Michael the Archbishop…
Feast of the Ascension of Saint Mary
On the blessed day of the departure of Holy Saint Mary, the apostles tended her body and carried it to Gethsemane for burial. but the Jews blocked their way and even attempted to take and burn it to ashes for she wouldn’t rise and ascend like her Beloved Son our Lord Jesus Christ.
Saint Gabriel was sent by GOD to take away the body of holy Mother in glory to the Heaven. Then Saint Mary’s body to was taken to Heaven, escorted by Saint John where it was rested under the Tree of Life. This being the reason for their prayers and fasting till they saw her body. Soon after, they buried her on Sunday and on Tuesday, three days later, the Virgin Mary rose from the dead, just as Christ had resurrected.
Saint Enbamarina
Greetings to you Dear Children of God and gratitude to Almighty God! Children, how are you? How are you spending this Fast of our Holy Mother Saint Mary? We hope you fasting and going to Church for the Divine liturgy with your family within these fifteen days!
Dear Children fasting helps to be pass all the hardship in our lives and also make God happy….ok, Good! Children, today we are going to tell you the story about Saint Enbamarina. So be with us!
Feast of Mount Tabor
Holy Church celebrates the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ and how His appearance was changed on Mount Tabor, when there were with Him three of His disciples, that is to say, Peter, James and John. Concerning them Our Lord said, “There stand here those who shall not taste death until they see the Son of God and of man coming in His glory.” This is the glory wherein the Apostles saw Him.
The Conception of Saint Mary
On the blessed day of August 7 (E.C) God sent the great angel Gabriel, and he spoke to Joachim the righteous man, saying, “Behold, thy wife Hannah shall conceive, and she shall bear thee a daughter, and in her shall be joy and salvation for all the world”; which actually took place through Mary, the bearer of God in the flesh.