Yearly Archives: 2017


Father Peter Farrington Visits the Northeastern United States and Speaks at Sixth Annual SCOOYA Conference

Holmdel, NJ – The Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Youth Associations (SCOOYA) – in partnership with the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church – sponsored the visit of the renowned scholar and missionary priest Fr. Peter Farrington – of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the […]


6th Annual Youth Conference

The Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches Presents: The 6th Annual Youth Conference: Rightly Dividing the WORD of TRUTH   Hosted by His Grace Bishop Karas and the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America Saturday, June 24, 2017 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church 132 NJ-34, […]


Participating in the Life of One Another’s Churches: The Ordination of a SCOOCH Delegate to the Holy Diaconate

Medford, NJ – At a recent meeting of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches, H.G. Bishop David of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York & New England remarked that our unity as Oriental Orthodox Christians should manifest itself in our daily lives and not exclusively at annual concelebrations […]


SCOOCH Convenes for Spring 2017 Meeting

Cedar Grove, NJ – H.G. Bishop Karas – Patriarchal Exarch of the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America – hosted the biannual meeting of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches at his New Jersey headquarters this past Friday, gathering the representatives of the Coptic, Syriac, Malankara-Syriac, Armenian, and Eritrean […]