Over the last few weeks, His Holiness Mar Gewargis III Younan has visited Australia and New Zealand on his first trip as the 110th Patriarch of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East. I had the unique opportunity to engage with His Holiness and senior members of the Church twice in just a few days! We toured the new Yellamundie or Liverpool City Library, and the Member for Leppington and I hosted His Holiness for afternoon tea. These were special opportunities to discuss his upbringing as an Assyrian-American in Chicago, as well as the role the Assyrian Church of the East plays in the Liverpool electorate. We also discussed the needs our growing community. I want to thank His Holiness for his graciousness in meeting with us and his service to the thriving church community in South-West Sydney. I also thank the community at St Zaia Cathedral for their help organising the afternoon tea and all they do within our local community. I know His Holiness' visit to this region has been of great interest to the Assyrian community in Liverpool. I wish him the best and look forward to his next visit.