Saint Gebriel Church in Seattle donated $5000.00 to the King County chapter of the American Red Cross towards the ongoing disaster relief fund following the September 11th tragedies.

His Eminence Archbishop Zena Markos, presenting the check to the King County Red Cross rep. Felicia Car, stated that our church in keeping with the tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, has been holding mass and prayer vigil since day one and will continue to do so till the fourtieth day of the tragedy. He also said that, St. Gebriel Church and the entire congregation will always keep the memories of the victims and  pray for their families for spiritual strength.