Historical Celebration
Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the
Apostle
for Chaldeans & Assyrians
1627 Jamacha Way, El Cajon, CA 92019
• Tel: (619) 579-7997, Fax: (619)
588-8281
May 9, 2008
Diocesan Announcement
To all the clergy and faithful of
the Catholic Diocese of St. Peter
the Apostle for Chaldeans &
Assyrians, and to all clergy and
faithful of the Assyrian parishes
and missions who requested merger
with our Diocese.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In the midst of the
painful news of our people in Iraq,
and the wounds of our Church among
the challenges of the present
situation, the mercy of God sends us
aid and comfort, which is the
movement of ecclesial Unity, whose
fruits are now ripe for harvest.
Thus the clergy and faithful of the
Assyrian parishes and missions who
have publicly requested fullness of
communion with the Catholic Church
and living union with the Chaldean
Church by their entrance into the
Chaldean Catholic Dioceses in which
they reside have submitted, on March
17, 2008, an official request for
the fulfillment of this intention.
In these past three
months, we have lived together in
mutual interaction and ecclesial and
brotherly union, between all the
clergy and all the children of these
Dioceses, having shared our
liturgies, spiritual activities,
youth movements, and seminars for
deacons.
The most obvious element
which has aided this Church Unity
movement was the general meeting of
the clergy on the Friday of the
Confessors, March 28, 2008, in the
Cathedral of St. Peter in San Diego,
on which a Catholic Profession of
Faith was recited publicly before
the altar of the Lord, and a mutual
acceptance of Church Unity was
accomplished within the one Catholic
Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle.
After consultation with
the highest competent authorities of
our Catholic Church, attending to
their directives and in total
adherence to Canon Law, with great
joy we are inviting you all, clergy
and faithful, responding to the will
of the Lord for the unity of his
disciples, to join us in the public
gatherings and ecclesial ceremonies
within which we will celebrate the
grace of full communion, on the days
of Saturday and Sunday, May 10-11
2008, according to the following
program:
Saturday, May 10th, 12 PM
– Celebration of Unity at St. Thomas
Church in Turlock.
Saturday, May 10th, 5 PM
– Consecration of St. Matthew Church
in Ceres.
Sunday, May 11th, 10 AM –
Holy Qurbana at St. Matthew Church
in Ceres.
- Episcopal Curia of the Catholic
Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle for
Chaldeans & Assyrians
Msgr. Felix Shabi, Chancel1or
Of the Catholic Diocese of St. Peter
the Apostle for Chaldeans and
Assyrians
