12/15/2025
On Sunday December 14th, Avalon Surrey Funeral Home was invited to attend the holy mass at St. George Coptic Church.
The mass was held in a local elementary school's gym, due to a devastating fire in 2021 that completely destroyed their 70-year-old church in Surrey.
Since this tragedy, their congregation has been renting various facilities for their gatherings and events.
Reconstruction of their sanctuary will indeed take a long time, but the cheer from children and energy from youth assured me that it will definitely happen soon.
I felt super grateful donating this $10,000 cheque by Arbor Memorial Foundation for this project. The entire congregation thanked us with tears and applause.
The following YouTube shares their sorrow and hope after the tragedy:
https://youtu.be/FBJk1p5ZbEY
Thank you again Arbor Memorial for this very meaningful donation to St. George Coptic Church.
The photo of Leo Heemin Park taken with Fr. Armia and altar servers.