We Celebrate the feast of Saint Mina the Miraculous

on November 24th, 2008

Saint Mina Retreat Center lies on forty-five acres of land located in Mio, Michigan. The facility will include a reception area with library, meeting rooms, and kitchen amenities. Adjacent buildings will house sleeping rooms for family and youth retreats, and a chapel for religious services and quiet meditation.

The location of the land provides a wonderful opportunity for those who wish to leave the outside world behind and enjoy the serenity of a remote wooded area surrounding a gorgeous body of water. Such peaceful ambiance truly offers the person an opportunity to examine the soul and find calmness and positive energy.

You are invited to participate in a moving and magnificent time meditating on the Word of God from the Holy Scriptures and ways to apply it in your life. St. Mina Retreat Center will provide you with the proper atmosphere to achieve this goal. You are encouraged to take full advantage of what St. Mina Retreat Center has to offer.

The Coptic Calendar of Martyrs

The Feast of Neyrouz marks the first day of the Coptic Calendar known as the Year of the Martyrs "ANO MARTYRUM, A.M." Its celebration falls on the 1st day of the month named Tut, the first month of the Coptic year, which usually coincides with the 11th day of September.

The Coptic calendar, the oldest in history, originated three millennia before Christ. The exact date of its origin is unknown. It is believed that Imhotep, the supreme official of King Djoser C.2670 BC. had a great impact on the construction of the calendar.

We believe in one God, God the Father, the Almighty Who created heaven and earth, and all things, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not created, of one essence with the Father, by Whom all things were made; Who for us, men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnated of the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried. And on the third day He rose from the dead, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into the heavens; and sat at the right hand of His Father, and also He is coming again in His glory to judge the living and the dead, whose kingdom has no end. Yes, we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giver, Who proceeds from the Father, Who, with the Father and the Son, is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke in the prophets. And in one holy, catholic and apostolic church. We confess one baptism for the remission of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the coming age. Amen.