St. JOSEPH ZAMALEK Catholic Church CAIRO Around the year 1888, some missionaries and a group of Sudanese displaced people fleeing from the revolution of the Mahdi in Northern Sudan and the persecution of Christian institutions, sought refuge in Egypt. The Comboni Missionaries decided to look for a place to accommodate them. The Egyptian government supported the initiative and, for quite a small sum, offered to them some land located on the island called Gezirat (known today as Zamalek), which until then had been mainly used to lodge soldiers. Zamalek was in fact the Turkish name for "barracks". Since many of these Sudanese were former slaves(fugitives or freed ones), the centre was later named "Antislavery Colony Leon XIII". The colony gradually closed down during the first years of the century, once the Mahdi Revolution had finished. Nowadays, St. Joseph Parish is located on part of that land and characterized by its internationality. It's still run by the Comboni Missionaries in collaboration with the Comboni Sisters. The Parish serves the poor of the area, the Eritrean and Ethiopian Refugee Community and the many members from about 50 nationalities who participate in the life of the Parish. HOLY MASSES: Weekdays Mass: From Monday to Thursday18.00 pm(in French) Friday 18.00 pm (in English) Saturday: 18.00 (in Italian) Sundays and Feasts: 8.30 am (in Arabic); 11.00 am (in French); 18.00 pm (in English); 19.00 pm(in French) Other Activities Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday of every month after the evening Mass. Via Crucis: on Lenten Fridays at 18.00. Community Celebrations of the Reconciliaiton in Lent and Advent. Catechism: Tuesday in Italian; Wednesday in French; Sunday in English "Legio Mariae": Wednesday at 16.30. Address St. Joseph Catholic Church 4, Ahmed Sabri Street (between Brazil St. and Shagar El Dor St.) 11211 -ZAMALEK - CAIRO - EGYPT Tel +20.2.2738 41 78 Email: mccjeg1@soficom.com.eg