1 50 1 https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/1603ece2b2ea0152b6451cfee94916e7.pdf 0f1f39dc41bc7d7bb0242683aafa1239 PDF Text Text The Word. June, 1978 CHRISTPANTOKRATOR by I conographer Constantine Youss is �THE WORD The Most Reverend Metropolitan PHILIP, Primate The Most Reverend Archbishop Michael, AuxiJiary THE WORD OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA Volume 22 Founded in Arabic as Al Kallmat in 1905 by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny Founded in English as The Word in 1957 by Metropolitan Antony Bashir 02132 Subscription Office: 358 Mountain Road Englewood, N .J. 07631 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION: U.S.A. and CANADA, $8.00 FOREIGN COUNTRIES, 10.00 SINGLE COPIES, 1.00 THE WORD, published monthly except July and August, by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Business office, 377 McKee Place. P.O. Box 7135, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. Entered as second class matter and postage paid at the Post Office at Pittsburgh. Pa. 15219. ISSN 0043-7964 Number 6 IN THIS ISSUE Co-Editors: Archpriest George S. Corey Archpriest Joseph J. Allen Editorial Office: 54 Howitt Road WestRoxbury,MA June, 1978 Believing in the Whacha-ma-ca/1-it ! 3 Editorial 5 Impressions From Brazil by Metropolitan Philip We used to be interested in getting people to believe. Now we don't want it. This is because of what some today think "faith" is. Let me state it clearly from the beginning: we are not just interested in 'believing" but in what one believes. Anyone who has kids or a set will know exactly what I mean. 10 God's Holy Angels by Dr. Demitri J. George 0 12 Evangelism and the Holy Spirit by Bryan Beal 13 Metropolitan Samuel David of Toledo 14 St. Michael Church of Louisville by Jean Thomas 17 Archdiocesan Office 26 Lifestyles X by Archpriest James C. Meena 27 Daily Devotions by Father Gerasimos Murphy 29 AOCWNA 30 Communities in Action 37 SOYO Digest 44 The Orthodox World by Religious News Service COVER --------------------------The center dome of St. Michael Orthodox Church of Louisville, Ken· tucky, painted by the Iconographer Constantine Youssis of New Y~rk; featured on this month's cover. "The Almighty One" is enthroned m H'e heavens, looking upon His magnificent creation. He is surroun~~d by ~ Angelic Hosts and several Old and New Testament personahties r h· representing the Holy Church. The Archdiocese is proud o_fthe acc 0 ID:P ~he ments of the tiny flock in Louisville for building their bea~tlful church ~nMrs traditions of Antioch. Christ Pantokrator is a gift to the parish by Mr. an Anthony Thomas and family. r.v. It seems that any notion will do, and there will always be some herwise rational people who will believe it: everything from P.K. (psychokinesis, i.e., moving things by power), to astral projection (mental ,·ourneys), to extra-terrestrial space vehicles manned by webbed- ooted crews, to pyramid power, to the Bermuda Triangle, 0 psychic plants, and on and on and on I I didn't mind my kids' love for SP/DERMAN since I felt It was, somehow, healthy imagination. But when it comes to "close encounters of a third kind," and sweatshirts (gifts from friends) which of all things, say, "MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU," now that's too much/ And it appeals not only to children. Astrology, the mother of astronomy and clearly acknowledged queen of the pseudosciences, has 32 million adult believers and occupies 1,250 newspaper columns in the U.S. In fact, recently one report said that some 200 adult individuals committed suicide after an unfavorable horoscopeI What some people won't do for "religion I" What's your sign? What's YOUR sign? Strange to say, the Devil uses false religion I There's the fact that N.B.C. has recently captured a large adult audience with 'BIGFOOT" and "The Outer Space Connection." Reader's Digest appeals to millions of adults who put their faith in "mind-reach" (viewing things from a distance through clairvoyance) and "psychosurgery" •( repairing or removing ailing organs by entering a patient's body mentally). Such nonsense I Now this is big business, friends and fools. A minimum guess is one billion per annum I Just think of what serious things the Church coulddo with one billion I a:: 1-Q LIi In the face of such outlandish hog-wash often called religion" - Isn't It really time for us to "be sober" as St. Paul reminds us? It Is no wonder that the Canons of the Church, which seem to some to be so very "conservative" (since they warn about th e dangers of misuse and confusing teachings), are held In high st e eem by the Orthodox. We know that there was plenty of non~ehnse - of misuse of faith and even of sacraments - In the early urch, to which such Canons addressed themselves. lune,1978 Page3 �On Friday, April 21, while the Patriarch was in Sao Paulo, we took advantage of our free time and went sightseeing. The most imposing sight in Rio is the huge statue of Christ on Mount Corcovadu. With His out-stretched arms, you feel that Christ is embracing the whole city: the rich and the poor, the palaces and the slums, the righteous and the sinners. The Copacabana Beach is perhaps the most beautiful on earth. That evening Archdiocesan Trustees Edward Kassab and Anthony Thomas hosted a dinner in honor of Bishop GEORGE at the top of the Meredien Hotel, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. It was a beautiful and relaxing evening. His Beatitude Patriarch ELIAS IV arrived in Rio from Sao Paulo on Lazarus Saturday, April 22. He was accompanied by his entourage which included His Eminence ELIAS (Yousef) - Metropolitan of Aleppo, Syria; Archimandrite Romanos Jawhar of Tripoli, Lebanon; the Vice Chairman of the Sao Paulo Archdiocesan Board of Trustees; and several prominent members of the Sao Paulo community. Our North American delegation, Bishop GEORGE and rep re sen tatives of the Rio de Janeiro comm unity greeted His Beatitude at the airport and proceeded to the Copacabana Palace Hotel. At 1 :30 that afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Toufic Habeeb hosted a luncheon at their beautiful home in honor of His Beatitude, attended by fifty people. At 3:00 PM we drove to the ?Id Age Home to dedicate a new wing which was butlt by the Ladies Society of Saint Nicholas Church. Having sanctified the water and blessed the new wing, His ~eatitude spoke eloquently_about the r?le of women m the Church and made special mention of our North American delegation. He enthusiastically and affectionately related his impressions of our Archdiocese, our Clergy, our Board of Trustees, our AOCWNA, the Order of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, and most importantly, our SOYO movement. While speaking about our North American Patriarch ELIAS IV dedicating the new wing of the Old Age Home In Rio. Page 6 At the home of Mr. & Mrs. Touflc Habeeb Right to left: Metropolitan Philip, Patriarch EUa Anthony Thomas, Dr. Gene Sayfle, and Father Ge ' Rf~ ~~ Archdiocese, he was interrupted many times b applause. After the dedication, we returned to th! hotel and retired early in anticipation of the Palm Sunday Liturgy. Palm Sunday, April 23, was a day to remembe for many reasons. In addition to the spiritual significance of the Feast, the Liturgy reminded us very much of the Old Country. There was the typical Palm Sunday crowd with its deafening noise, anda small choir which left much to be desired. Saint Nicholas Church has a small Church School andno altar boys. I was told that there is a youth movement in the parish, however I did not find much emphasis on youth programs. That evening a banquet washeld in honor of His Beatitude attended by five hundred (500) people from all faiths (except the Maronites who boycotted the affair because of the presenceof Palestinians). Mr. Edward Reial, whose father wa from Paterson, New Jersey, opened the program welcomed His Beatitude and introduced the guests at the dais. Mr. Saleem Khouri spoke in Arabic about the meaning of religion, then praised his Beatitude for his religious and patriotic endeavours. A representative of the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro con· ferred on the Patriarch an honorary citizenshipof the City. The principal speaker at this banquet was ~~ Beatitude Patriarch ELIAS, who served as a priesttn the Rio comm unity for three years prior to his elec· tion to the Metropolitan See of Aleppo in the l~te 1940's. His Beatitude described the beauty of thecity in a poetic way, recalling his many ~aRPY memories. "I left Rio, but my longing for it willl~ve as long as I live." He then spoke about the meaning of Christianity, saying, "Christ was not crucifiedfor one man only, but for all mankind." He then spok~ about the recent Civil War in Lebanon and pointe out that the conflict there was not religious, but TheWor ratherpolitical in nature. "Some people think that e the only ones who love Lebanon· we love tbeYar non too, and we do not need anyone to' teach us Leba • Jerusa Iem, His BeatihoWto love her. "C oncermng de said, "We love Jerusalem because it was there 1 ~ t Our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified and resur1 \ed from the dead. The Palestinians are struggling rec . bl • h ,, f0r their inahena e rig ts. On Great Monday, April 24, we departed from Rio,accompanying His Beatitude to Sao Paulo. We arrivedin Sao Paul~ at 1:00 PM and were greeted by HisEminence Ignatius (Fu~zley) the_Metropolitan of ao Paulo, and a delegation of his Archdiocesan Trustees.After a brief reception at the airport we proceededto the beautiful and elegant home of Mr. andMrs. Naseeb Moufarrej where we were hosted at a luncheon. After luncheon we left His Beatitude at the Moufarrej home where he made his headquarters, and we checked in at the Caesar Park Hotel. That evening, Messrs. Adeeb and John Shammasand their families, owners of the world's .argestflour mill, hosted a dinner in honor of His Beatitude,attended by 700 people and many digni·aries at their own banquet hall. Young George hammaswelcomed the Patriarch and all guests. Mr. SolomonGeorge, historian, poet and great orator, Pabns - lllldayIn Rio de Janeiro l\lght to I ft• M Elias IV e • etropolkan Ellas of Aleppo, Patriarch Ge ' Metropolitan Philip of North America, Bishop orge,Patriarchal Vicar In Rio. 0, 1 e, 1978 • Banquet In Rio honoring Patriarch Elias IV Right to left: Mrs. Elaina Moufarrej, Patriarch Elias IV, President of the Ladles Society of St. Nicholas Parish - Rio Metropolitan PhlUp. ' Background - Archlmandrlte Romanous Jawhar, and Bishop George of Rio. thanked the Shammas Family, and addressing the Patriarch said, "The whole country of Brazil rejoices in your presence." Then he talked about the great civilization which the Syrian and Lebanese people represent. He described the beauty of Brazil and concluded by saying that "the most beautiful beauty is that beauty of love which Jesus Christ brought to this world." His Beatitude thanked the Shammas Family and spoke eloquently about truth, beauty and love. Great Tuesday, April 25, we were hosted at a luncheon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fuad Samara and at a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Saleem Dubdub, Vice-Chairman of the Sao Paulo Archdiocese Board of Trustees. Great Wednesday, April 26, His Beatitude officiated at the Holy Unction Service at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Saint Paul, assisted by the hierarchs and Cathedral clergy. Our Cathedral in Sao Paulo is one of the most beautiful churches in the world. It can comfortably seat 1,000 people in the nave and 500 in the balcony. Its iconostasis, made of white Italian marble, screens the Cathedral's three altars. The iconostasis was donated by the Assad Abdallah Family. The Cathedral has very high ceilings, pierced by three beautiful domes, and its walls are adorned with Byzantine frescoes. Forty-two people, mostly elderly, attended this service. Great Thursday, April 27, our North American delegation had luncheon at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Antonio Ganme, relatives of Mr. Lee Farah of Louisville, Kentucky. We enjoyed very much our visit with this humble, hospitable and very friendly family. That evening, His Beatitude officiated at the Service of the Twelve Passion Gospels. The gospel Page? �Mrs. Elaina Moufarrej holding her newly baptized granddaughter. lections were chanted in Arabic, Portuguese, and Greek. One hundred and fifty people attended. . On Great Friday, April 28, we had a long ~eetmg with His Beatitude. Some of the subjects which we discussed were: the purpose of his visit to ~~mth America and its success or failure; the spmtual leadership of the South American dioc~ses, an~ the dire need for a theological school m Bra~l to educate clergy for the Latin American contment; inter-Orthodox relations between North and South America. Last but not least, we discussed the future of the Balamand Theological Academy an? wer~ assured by His Beatitude that this school will definitely open in the autumn of 1978. . . Great Friday evening at 8:00, Ht_s.Beatitude, assisted by the hierarchs and clergy, off1c1ate~ at the Lamentation Service. The Cathedral was ftlle~ to capacity. A children's choir from the S!rtanLebanese Orphanage participated in the c_han~mgof the Lamentations. There was some n01se m the Cathedral and the service was not as solemn as o~e would expect. The Great Friday Service ended m utter confusion. Poor Jesus! Hundreds of people invaded the Bier, snatching every flower and gr~en leaf from it. Many people climbed over the Bier, pushing, shoving, screaming. There was a complet~ lack of order, piety and reverence. I~ seemed_ as if Christ were being re-crucified. Observmg all !h•~, "!'e could not help but think of the solemn a~d dtgntfted services celebrated in our North Amencan Archdiocese. I was overwhelmed by a deep sense of sadness and loneliness. . . . Great Saturday, April 29, the Patriarch officiated at the baptism of the grand-daughter ?f Mr. and ~rs. Naseeb Moufarrej. Naseeb and hts _lovely wife, Elaina, are humble, charitable and _radiate love and kindness. At midnight, Metropohtan IGNATIUS and the Cathedral clergy celebrated _the P~schal Liturgy. On Easter Sunday, April 30, Hts Beatitude, Page 8 assisted by the other hierarchs and clergy, celebrated the second Paschal Liturgy at 10:00 AM. The Cath dral was very crowded. The Cardinal of Sao Pau~ and Orthodox and non-Orthodox clergy were also. attendance. The choir was outstanding; however ;n later learned ~hat it w~s a pr?f~ssio~al choir ~ha~ sings for special occasions tf tt ts paid. After th Liturgy, I had the pleasure of meeting a wonderfu~ cousin for the first time - Mr. Jamil Saliba. Having learned that his aged mother had lost her sightand that she wanted to at least hear my voice, Jamil,his Uncle Najib and I went to her home and chantedfor her "Christ is Risen." Words cannot describe the simple joy of this wonderful lady, and with tearful eyes, she said, "God bless you, my son. Now I feel the joy of the Feast." Jamil and his brothers are very successful businessmen, but more importantly, they are beautiful human beings. Jamil and his lovely wife, Vera, have three wonderful children: Ricardo, Paul and Christina. The children are well disciplined and very polite. After my visit with the Saliba Family, I rejoined His Beatitude for luncheon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. Mansour. That evening, thank God, we had no commitment for dinner, thus allowing us a quiet evening with His Beatitude at the Moufarrej home. Bright Monday, May 1, while His Beatitude ~~ busy receiving dignitarie~, we drove ~round the city with a very dear new friend, Mr. Satd Mura~. We toured the University of Sao Paulo and other histon· cal sites. We had lunch with Said at his textile facto_ry and met his friendly brothers. The Murad Fa~ily love their Church very much. They asked quest~ons about our North American Archdiocese, its disc1· pline and organizations. At S:_00,:M we st~ppeda~ the Moufarrej home and said good-bye to Hi Beatitude. He asked us to convey his blessingst~all of the faithful of our Archdiocese. Metropolitan Metropolitan PHILIP of North America Metropolitan ELIAS Yousef of Aleppo ATIUS members of his Archdiocesan Board of JGst s and many of our new friends accompanied Tru ~~e airport. At 7:00 PM we began our journey ust~ to the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, before bac i·nghome to the United States. return Conclusion: " . S roeone might ask, Was the trip really worthwhil:?"The ans~er is po_sitively,_y~s.I learned not to re et anything m my hfe, reahzmg that all exper. gres add immeasurably to personal knowledge and ienc • Braz1·1 are very iritual development. O ur peop 1e m p lthy and very successful, but, unfortunately, are we:involvedin the life of the Church. While in Sao ~~ulowe had the pleasure of attending the engageent of William and Haydee Salem's lovely raughter, Maria. William is a fon:ner Mayor of the Cityof Sao Paulo. He an~ c?ar?1mg Haydee spea_k fluent English. Many d1gmtanes attended their reception, and most importantly, many young people.Some of these young people with whom we spoke,were ver~ disappoint~d with the Church. Yet they remained mterested. m Orthodoxy and are mxiousto learn of the Faith. But how can they or futuregenerations learn if there is no Church School at the Cathedral? How can they have communitybuildingfellowship with each other if there is no youthmovement to bring them together? The young people in Sao Paulo are not encouraged to, and hencedo not, play any part in the life of the Church. Thisfact disturbs William and Haydee Salem and manyothers very much. They feel that after the old peopledie, Brazilian Orthodoxy will also die. I earnestly believe that the Patriarch was wasting his time, being entertained every afternoon and eveningat lavish luncheons and dinner parties. After inquiring, I was informed that there was a drive being conducted to raise funds for the Balamand Theological Academy. However, many expressed doubt about the drive realizing more than S250,000.00 from both Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Youcannot help but feel sad when you realize that if onlythe party-minded people would give what they spenton food and drink, it would be sufficient. If the fund-raisingcampaign were decently organized, our peoplein Brazil could have raised a minim um of two milliondollars for the Balamand. We never once heard the word "Balamand" at any gathering. We weretold that in the city of Sao Paulo alone, there are 200,000Antiochian Orthodox. If we assume that t~s figure is exaggerated, we arrive at a realistic low figureof 100,000. How can one Cathedral and three priests minister to the spiritual needs of all these people?Sao Paulo alone needs at least fifty parishes andone hundred priests. T~ere is an emphasis among our people in Brazil to bu~ldsocial clubs by groups from various villages ~nd cities in the Old Country. Consequently, there is he Club of Homs, the Club of Rashaya, the Club of June,1978 Antioch, the Club of Zahle, the Club of Mount Lebanon, the Club of Syria, etc. Out of curiosity, I visited the Club of Mount Lebanon and could not believe my eyes. The facilities which they have are outstanding, e.g., a minimum of two thousand people can be seated in the main dining room! These clubs, including the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital, which is one of the best in Brazil, were built by our Orthodox people. Yet none of them belongs to the Archdiocese of Sao Paulo. It is evident that while our people in North America were struggling to establish parishes to perpetuate the Holy Orthodox Faith, our people in Brazil were busy establishing social clubs to perpetuate their culture. T}:le new Brazilian Orthodox generation could care less about Arabic culture. There is no doubt that our people in Brazil will lose both their culture and the Orthodox Faith if things are allowed to remain as at present. Our people in Brazil have excelled in all walks of life, and I am proud of their achievements and talents. There was a time when our community in Brazil gave the Arab world some of its most brilliant poets and authors. The brunt of the blame for the present lamentable situation must be borne by the clergy who have served in Brazil since the turn of the century. Moreover, I blame the Holy Synod of Antioch which, very often, politicized the problems of the Antiochian diaspora for material gains and control, employing the philosophy of "divide and rule." The problems which existed for decades between New York and Toledo, and the problems which still exist between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, testify to this sad reality. I was shocked to see that the clergy do not give the people Communion at the proper time during the Liturgy, at the invitation, "With fear of God, and faith and love, draw near." No. They wait until after the dismissal and then administer the Sacrament. This one example is indicative of the tremendous spiritual challenge which must be faced and overcome in Brazil. The challenge cannot be faced by building larger social clubs and by hosting lavish dinner parties, "for the Kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14: 17). Only a clear spiritual vision can lead the Church in Brazil from its present wilderness of superficial existence to the promised land of joy and spiritual fulfillment. When we left 358 Mountain Road on April 19, a little spring was trying to escape the jaws of a savage winter. The best part of our trip was the return to blossoming flowers and trees surrounding the quietness of our Chapel of Saint John Chrysostom at the Archdiocesan Headquarters, where immediately upon our arrival we went to chant "C~rist is Risen" and a thanksgiving prayer for the contmued growth of this Vineyard. We found more spring around the house, more hope, more life, more joy. It was then that we felt that Christ is indeed risen from the dead. Page9 �God's Holy Angels by demitri j george About a month ago while we were driving in our car, our children asked the question, "Are God's Angels strong?" I did not have the answer for them at that time. Then that same week Father Joseph assigned this paper on Angels to me. God saw fit that I should spend this past month studying about His Holy Angels. This study has given me a knowledge that will comfort me forever. I hope I can communicate this knowledge to you through The Word. The title of my paper is "God's Holy Angels." I use the words, God's Holy Angels, to emphasize the special place Angels hold in God's creation. We use the word angel lightly here on earth as an endearing term, and of course there is Satan and his fallen angels. My paper is not about the fallen angels. It is about the faithful Angels, God's Holy Angels. Angels belong to a uniquely different dimension of creation, which our limited minds find it difficult to understand. God has given His Holy Angels special knowledge, mobility, and power to act as His ambassadors, His messengers, and His ministers helping to perform His Holy work. What do we know about Angels? Our knowledge of Angels comes chiefly from the Bible where they are mentioned hundreds of times. The Bible tells us that there are literally untold numbers of Angels. Many times the Bible speaks of thousands of Angels. For exam pie ten thousand Angels came down on Mount Sinai when God gave Moses His law. So we may be immediately relieved that there are enough Angels to act as guardians and messengers to us all. It is also evident without doubt that there is an organization of Angels in terms of authority and glory. The Bible mentions nine classes or orders of .-Angels: Archangels, Angels, Princedoms, Powers, Virtues, Dominations, Thrones, Seraphims, and . Cherubims. There is great theological discussion as to the significance of these orders. Do some Angels have a higher place in Heaven? Do some Angels have a special place at God's side? Do some Angels have a special function? One answer seems to be in the word, "order". Just as in all of God's creation there is order, so He created Angels in an orderly fashion. They seem to be organized according to function just as a large company may have a maintenance department, a secretarial staff, and a public relations department or an army has artillery, tanks, and infantry. So the Dr. Demitri J. George is a member of the St. Michael Church of Beaumont, Texas, where he teaches Church School. Page 10 ,. th Door of the Iconostasis. In the Book of ,u •el Gabriel tells of the End Time and what it will Danl~ke.Gabriel told the aging Zacharias of the e thcoming birth of John the Baptist. Gabriel told ~h:Beloved Virgin Mary of the forthcoming Birth of Je us Christ.. . . Raphael 1s only mentioned m the Book of Tobit, book found only in the Orthodox Bible. Raphael ided Tobias, son of Tobit, to drive away the d~rnonand find the right way of life. God has given His Holy Angels special powers. fe has given them great mobility and speed. So i\ngelsare pictured with wings on Icons. He has iven them great strength. An example is the ~trengthto move the stone at the sepulcher at Jesus Christ's Resurrection. He has given them great ·nowledgeof where and when to help each of us. Angelsmay be invisible or visible. If the Bible says theAngel of the Lord appeared, visibility is implied. If the Bible says the Angel of the Lord came in a dream, invisibility is implied. With these great . )wersGod's Holy Angels have done great things. Theysaved Daniel from the lions. They helped Peter .. ape from prison. They saved Paul from shipwreck atsea. Sowe have the answer to my children's question, 'Are God's Angels strong?" The answer is, "Yes, God'sHoly Angels are strong. They are powerful. l : eyare wonderful." The question may be asked, "Why did God createthe Angels? Certainly God does not need them."The answer might be the same as why He divisions or orders of Angels have special function reatedlight, earth, water, trees, animals, and man as messengers, guardians, and comforters. himself.The Book of Genesis says, "It was good." There is even a special class of Angels to specifi· God created Angels because He thought their cally glorify God. Seraphim comes from the Hebre' presencewould be good, and their presence has word, "love". We see in the Bible the Six-Winged eengood. Their presence has been good in the Old Seraphim glorifying God. rstament and in the New Testament. However Cherubims glorify God and also act as guards. theirpresence is not limited to Biblical times. Angel~ They guarded the Garden of Eden when Adaman ~represent today. They are doing good works today. Eve had to leave the garden. Angelsare here today delivering messages, guarding God has made known to us the names of threeof us_from danger, and giving us comfort in time of His Holy Angels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. gnef. Michael is the patron saint of some of our _otloo~ ago while driving to Houston, we had a churches and is shown on the Iconostasis just south fl~t!ire. I dtd not know how t9 work the jack. It was of the North Door. He is an Archangel and his nam: raimng.There was little traffic on the highway. A implies chief or first Angel. His function in G_~ ~andro_veup on the feeder road. We just happened order of Angels is in the department of admm15• 0 stop 10 front of his house. He asked if he could tration. He also has the most important job as th~ h~lpand he quickly fixed our flat. Was this coinchief of staff in the war against Satan. In the Book01 cidenceor did an Angel tell him to come? Revelations it sav~ "There was war in Heaven •' ' Howmany times have you thought about a friend Michael and his A1:..gelsfought against the Dragond ~:lr~lat_ive,called ~im, and ~ol!nd him. in need of The Dragon fought and his angels prevailed not an P• Did an Angel give you this mformatton? the great Dragon was cast out." This is depict~don our Icon; Michael leads his Angels in the contmueil pl W~enI was in the service, stationed at a desolate c acem West Texas, Fort Hood, I was driving to the struggle against Satan, the Dragon, and all e'r Mmpon a lonely road at two o'clock in the morning. forces. d ni ~ar stopped in the middle of the road. It would Gabriel is the messenger Angel. He has delive~ ha: art._Itwould not steer. What was I to do? In less all the most important messages. He is shown on e a minute, a car appeared with two young men. TheW 1 ~c.1978 They said, "We're mechanics at Fort Hood. Let's see :hat'.s wron(' They looked under the car and said, ~lit nee~s 1s a bolt and we just happen to have the nght bolt. They got the bolt, fixed the car and drove off into the night. I myself drove off also i~ less than five minutes from when I had stopped. I never saw . those men again. Were Angels involved in helpmg me? I think they were. 'Yhen my father died, our family was at his bedside. We said, "Let us read from the Bible." We read the first place upon which the Bible opened. It happened to be the most comforting of all chapters of the Bible, Chapter 14, The Book of St. John. It reads, "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you." Did an Angel come to comfort us? I think he did. I believe Angels are real. They are plentiful. They are s~rong. They are here today. They guard us from ph~s1cal danger and protect us from evil. They give us important messages. They comfort us in time of grief. NOW And now the heinous infamy is confirmed, confirmed in roaring, blazing action; The camouflage has dissolved, baring the naked, widespread brutality; Baring the outrageous, devastatingtruth. Think of it! More innocents are slaughtered! More blameless structures are destroyed! More maimed and wounded cry in deepest anguish! All because The murderers fire our guns; The death-dealing pilots fly our planes; The leveling tanks are made and supplied by us -The freedom-lovingUnited States of America. 'Were it not for us, many liveswouldnot have ended; Enormous pain and grief would have been spared; Were it not for our approval and assistance In the initial piracy and continued slaughter. Shame on us! Shame on us for our inhumanity and lack of conscience; Shame on us for not defending right despite pressuring lobbyists; Shame on us for our staggeringblindness. It is not I who speak It is the voice of those who have died innocently and needlessly; It is the voice of those wracked in pain in the villages and hospitals; It is the voice of a once peaceful and now ravished land. It is their voice rising above our deafness; It is their voice rising above our continued partiality and complacency. It is our shame. -Lorice Fiani Mulhern Page 11 �Evangelism AndTheHolySpirit by bryan heal The Orthodox Church today is beginning to concern itself once again, with evangelism. There are, I believe, many ingredients to evangelism. The first ingredient for evangelism (sharing Jesus on a one-to-one basis) is growth in spiritual life. In Acts, Luke quotes John and Peter when they say that we cannot stop talking about the things which we have seen and heard. When the Apostles were ordered to stop speaking and teaching in the name of Jesus, (Acts 4: 19) Peter and John replied, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge"; - how can you give heed to God and go speaking about Him if you do not have a personal relationship with Him? Peter spoke later on when taken before the council in Jerusalem where he was told again not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus, that we must obey God rather than men. How can you obey God if you do not know what He has, to say or who He is. The first thing you must know to witness, and to be a missionary to your neighbors is, who Jesus Is. When you find that your experience and relationship to Jesus means something to y-ou and has changed your life then you will find that you cannot stop talking and teaching in His Name. THE HOLY SPIRIT The second ingredient you must have is the Holy Spirit. At the beginning of the book of Acts, Jesus Christ said, "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and even to the remotest part of the earth." He commanded them to go to Jerusalem and wait until they had received what the Father had promised. He said that the promise would be baptism in the Holy Spirit. Two things in this passage are evident: 1. That if you are to be a witness, you have to receive the Holy Spirit just as you received Jesus. 2. When you received at baptism the Holy Spirit, you received power. This word, power, in the Greek is often quoted by the Church. The word is "dynamis" and is the same word from which we get our word dynamite. We shall receive power and we shall be witnesses. They go hand in hand. You cannot separate a genuine witness for God from the power of the Holy Spirit. Why do we need power? We need power to overcome our fears, to be courageous, so we can speak about Jesus. We need power so we will know when to speak and when to remain quiet. We need power so we can have wisdom, supernatural Bryan Beal is a member of the Orthodox Church of the Redeemer in Los Altos Hills, California. Page 12 wisdom, so that we can have a spiritual knowl d about Jesus Christ, so we can answer the questi·oege h • d b 1• • W nsof t ed cunouds band. _1-1n e ~evmg. e need power to en ure an e 111gent m our personal lives so th we can display our faith in Jesus Christ to th at around us by the quality of our everyday actions ;e need power so that like in the Second Epistie 0~ Peter, we can become partakers of the divine natu of Je~us Christ, that we can wa~~ in a manner wort~~ of Him. We need the Holy Spmt to show others b~ our lives that corruption and lust can be overcome and that we do not have to submit to the overwhelming flood of filth that is poured upon us everyday. WE WILL KNOW WHAT TO SAY These two items, in my opinion, are all you need to enable you to witness. Knowing Jesus we have through development of spiritual life, someone to witness about, and having the Holy Spirit, we have the power to share it. Jesus said that for His Name·s sake we would be brought before the kings and princes of this world to witness about Him. He said not to worry or contemplate about what we would say. Jesus said that in that hour, in which you are witnessing, it (what to say) will be given to you. For the Holy Spirit will bring to our remembrance all things which Jesus has taught us. There is a catch to this type of witnessing: that your relationship to Jesus must be such that He can teach you so that there will be something for the Holy Spirit to bring to remem· brance. If you want your witness to be one that abounds then you must be a person who abounds in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. If you want your witness to have an effect upon other people's minds, then you must be a person who allows the Holy Spiritto endow you with power from on high to make your words have meaning to the hearer. When Jesus taught, He did not teach as a scribe or pharisee, b~t rather He taught as "one having authority." That15• as one having absolute knowledge of the truth. You must not stand in your own strength when you share Jesus Christ but rather, you must stand on the authority of Jesus' word. The Bible says that whe~ God sends forth His word that it will go forth an water those upon whom it falls, like they were pl: The Bible says God's word will not return to void but rather, that every time His word is spoken and taught, it will have dramatic effect up~n th05~ who hear it. You must not trust in your emotions :t feelings or the reactions and rejections of others, (Continued on Page 43) TheWord Lest We Forget • • • A series of articles on personalities of the past who have profoundly influenced Orthodoxy in America. Metropolitan Samuel David of Toledo, Ohio M tropolitan Samuel was born as John David Husson, egust26, 1893' to David and Gazaly Haddad .of Aita, in Au Lebanon.The youngest of four brothers and one sister, he chosen for the priesthood from an early age. He ~~~iedat the Balamand Seminary of the A~tiochian OrthodoxPatriarchate and was . ~oon re~ogmzed. for unusualmusical talents and a magnificent voice. Ordained Deaconon November 11, 1908, he was tutored by both Patriarch Gregory IV and Metropolitan Zacarias of Hauran, and excelled in Byza~tine chanting as his ProfessorMitry El-Murr had predicted. On June 17, 1920, .e waselevated to the rank of Archimandrite and came to Ar.:ierica that same year. He was appointed as pastor of St. ,eorgeOrthodox Cathedral, the only Orthodox Church in :oledo,Ohio, then. On April 19, 1936, he was consecrated Archbishop of Toledo, Ohio and Dependencies. He ·.iveled far and near and worked hard for Antiochian Orthodoxyin this land. His humility, gentle nature, golden ·oiceand generosity won him many friends and followers. HIS popularity among the clergy was tremendous. He extendedmuch help to many theological students both in Lebanonand Athens and Halki of Constantinople. He broughtto America several deacons at his own expense ndsponsored their education for the priesthood. He also ltd the campaign for rebuilding the St. George Church in Aita,Lebanon. In 1955 during his visit to Lebanon he donatedthe cost of a room at the St. George Hospital in Beirut,in order to care for the needy patients of his home illage. At the famous shrine of the Virgin Mary at a1dnaya,he donated complete new quarters that stand as a memorialto his good deeds to this day. At the PatriarchialChurch in Damascus, he built and completely furnishedspecial quarters for our Patriarch. These are only a fewof the many charitable and noble causes which this true manof God fulfilled. Between the years 1945 and 1953 he publishedmany prayer books and distributed them free to allArabic speaking churches in the world. Most notable amongthese are: TheBook of Epistles TheBook of Need TheComplete Service of Holy Easter Prayersand Laudations for our Most Blessed Lady the Theotokos Thegreat services of the Eulogies of Christ (sung usually ~~ Great Friday evening). e Prayer of the Holy Unction S The last book he published was the Divine Liturgy of ts. John Chrysostom and Basil the Great, complete for u~~ of priests and choirs. (Many books were compiled and e ltedby the Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Ananias Kassab.) p ~n October 29, 1953 the Holy Synod of Antioch under rr~arch Alexander the III considered him a full member 0 t e Holy Synod. He made a pilgrimage to the Mother 1 J ne,1978 Church of Antioch for the first time since he left his fatherland, in the summer of 1955. He was received with love, and many honors both civil and ecclesiastical were showered upon him. The Holy Synod took this opportunity to confer upon him the title of Metropolitan, September 6, 1955. Archbishop Samuel David was the recipient of numerous citations of honor including the Order of St. Mark, conferred by the Patriarch of Alexandria, the Order of the Holy Sepulcher from the Patriarch of Jerusalem, and the Order of SS Peter and Paul from the Patriarch of Antioch. The Academy of Music in Egypt conferred upon him highest honors for his great musical achievements that are evident in the two beautiful albums he recorded. Again the proceeds from the sale of all his records were turned over to the charitable causes of the Mother Church. It is no wonder that when God chose the Thrice-Blessed and deeply-lamented Archbishop on August 12, 1958, thousands everywhere shed sincere tears of sorrow. He slept away peacefully in a chair beside his bed, with the Gospel in his hand. His funeral services were the largest ever held in the city of Toledo. The entire area of the city near the Cathedral was blocked off as multitudes of admirers and friends came to pay their respects. The service was presided over by three bishops of the Greek and Serbian Archdiocese, with numerous priests assisting. Metropolitan Samuel David will long and forever live in the hearts of countless people who dearly loved him. May his blessed memory serve as an inspiration to all of us. Page 13 �Parishes of the Archdiocese ST. MICHAEL ORTHODOX CHURCH LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY The history of St. Michael Orthodox Church began shortly after the beginning of this century when Orthodox familes from Syria began arriving in Louisville and surrounding areas, seeking the opportunities that were not afforded them in their native country. Since religion was an integral part of their lives, they naturally brought the customs and traditions ·of their Orthodox Faith with them. For several years their religious needs were met by the many missionary priests who passed through Louisville, ministering to the faithful and teaching the younger generation the essence of the Faith. It was not uncommon to see a small chapel in many of the homes with a portable altar, icons, lit candles and burning incense. Realizing a church was desperately needed, the small congregation of approximately fifty devout families sought the first opportunity to purchase a building for worship and education in the Faith of their Fathers. Finally in November, 1934, this most confident and determined group purchased a building at 432 East Jefferson Street in downtown Louisville, and dedicated it to the protection of the Archangel, Saint Michael. This building had originally been the temple of the B'nai Jacob congregation and so was suitable in all respects for a Christian temple of worship. Doubtless, this move by these Orthodox families was a great effort. For in addition to a language barrier, these faithful faced many days of depression. However, with the grace of God working in them, they overcame all obstacles to have this house of worship for them and their steadily increasing congregation. It was also in 1934 that the parish became incorporated in the State of Kentucky. During the early years of the existence of the parish, the main problem was that of language. Since the services of the Church were conducted in classical Arabic, the young people began attending other churches for their spiritual needs. It seemed that this condition prevailed throughout the Archdiocese. Realizing this factor and also the tradition of the Church to speak in the vernacular, His Eminence, The Most Reverend Metropolitan Antony, commissioned a group of theologians to translate the Divine Services of the Church into English for the sake of the youth. It was also during this time that SOYO was organized and English-speaking priests were being educated by the Archdiocese and ordained by the Metropolitan. It was not until the use of English in the American Archdiocese and the presence of an English speaking priest, Rev. Fr. Gregory Reynolds, that the youth began to learn and live their Orthodox Faith. Prior to this time, the elders of the parish were content with the beautiful and inspiring Byzantine .services rendered by such devoted clergy as the Rev. Fathers Thomas Abodeely, Gerasimos Yerrid, George Trad, Michael Deeba, John Hakim, Athanasios Rihbany, Elias Hajj, Basilios Saffi, Nicholas Husson, Elia Abi Karem and other missionary Priests unPage 14 der the spiritual jurisdiction of His Eminence, the la e Archbishop Samuel David of Toledo, Ohio. With the use of a language understood by all and the determination of Father Reynolds, the attendance in church and in allaffiliated organizations increased rapidly from the 50 chart~r families to nearly 100 families. Today the membership stands at 164 families or almost 500 souls of variou national backgrounds. Early in 1962, the St. Michael parish saw the ne~d!o expand its facilities due to the tremendous growth within the congregation. Immediately our priest, the late Rt.Re\ Michael Howard and the Board of Trustees began negotiations for a tract of land, nine and one·q~arter acres, on Hikes Lane in the suburbs of Louisville. Fmall~ in 1963 under the pastorate of Father George S. Corey,th' property at 3024-28 Hikes Lane was purchased 0r $85,000.00 (with two beautiful homes on it), thus endin~ the first phase of our program. A Building Committee was then formed to workout details for the new Educational Building and Church August 16 1964 was chosen by Father G eorge s• Core\ • and the B~ard of Trustees to break ground for the ~d~c; tional Building which was completed and offlcia ' • 0 f the Corner· blessed in November, 1965. The· 'L aymg_ h late stone' ceremony was officiated at that time by t e hl Metropolitan Antony Bashir, just a few months beforeTh untimely death - completing the second phase. . • d were to serveii,: lecture hall and nursery room combme the Chapel until the Church was built. tly inspired by this accomplishment, various Orea ojects by each organization were initiated to ineY/\inancial loan which was paid off in 1971 when eet t istruction of the new St. Michael Church began, e cons . F Antony Beauchamp as pastor. 11 ~;-r six years of hard, fast labor, the third phase was 1~ed when the beautiful Byzantine St. Michael mp~ was consecrated on October 8, 1972 by Bishop C:u~~etropolitan Philip unable to attend because of surEha,This day was a definite memorable milestone in the erv. .h . ioryof our pans • hi The beauty of the new ~yzantine St. Michael _wasnot but by all who saw It. It has I Ppreciated by the pansh, nya N • IM A .. eenrecognized by ~he at10n~ ason~ . .ssoc1at10n City Beautificat10n Committee - v1s1tmg clergy l~ Tourist Society of Louisville - and included in the •1: aic of outstanding buildings in the last 2~ ye~rs by the ,tyof Louisville. ~hurches of ~ther denommattons have cognized its umque Byzantme structure and have r~annedgroup visitations for educational purposes p mecoming from as far as Indianapolis, Indiana. Through the years many honors have been bestowed 10 both the old and new St. Michael Church. Namely, ~eacons,priests and archpriests have been elevated here. Eminence, Metropolitan Philip was elevated to Archioandritein 1966 during the SOYO Conference which was t stedby our own Senior SOYO. In July, 1975 St. Michael hosted the Annual ArchoceseConvention - one most significant - because the •.,. Archdioceses were officially united as one after many 'earsof separation. In November of the same year, ArchPhilip celebrated their 1 hop Michael and Metropolitan ·ll'stHierarchical Liturgy together at St. Michael Church JtourAnnual Commemoration of our Patron Saint. Wordsare hard to find to express the unbelieving feelingwhen the highest honor is bestowed on one - The h lyVisit of His Beatitude Patriarch Elias IV. On June 13, 1977His Beatitude arrived in Louisville, Kentucky actuallybeing the first reigning Patriarch of the AntiocluanChurch to visit North America. His Beatitutde's ! TheW<:J 1 e, 1978 three day visit was recognized by all the newspapers, television and radio stations, which gave full coverage during his stay. His first evening was spent at the home of Anthony Thomas, member of the Archdiocese Board of Trustees. Those in attendance with the Patriarch were Metropolitan Philip, Metropolitan Ilyas Kurban of Tripoli, Rt. Rev. Antoun Khouri, V. Rev. George S. Corey, Rev. Antony Beauchamp, Rev. Joseph Rahal, Rev. Gregory Wingenbach, and the Host Priest V. Rev. George Shaheen, local council members and their spouses. The evening was most enjoyable - only because His Humility reigned. Early Tuesday, June 14, after press conferences and television interviews, he was escorted on a tour of the City - at which time he placed a wreath at the War Memorial at the County Court House. His Beatitude, Patriarch Elias IV officiated at the Vesper Services Tuesday, June 14, assisted by the other hierarchs, visiting clergy and Host Pastor Father Georg~ Shaheen. Many civil and clerical guests took advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime experience by attending. Immediately following the services a Banquet was held in his honor in our own Social Hall. The ladies of St. Michael again out-did themselves by serving a delicious meal. He was welcomed by the representatives of the City and State and officials of the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and Lutheran churches. During the reception Patriarch Elias received about every honor that could be bestowed by the government. He was made a Kentucky colonel, an assistant commonwealth attorney, an honorary member of the Fraternal Order of Police, a deputy sheriff, a captain of the Belle of Louisville. He received the "great seal" of Jefferson County. These honors were surpassed only by his words of wisdom in his address. Needless to say his stress was only on PEACE - LOVE - UNITY. Tears were brought to the eyes - to which he remarked "When I see tears in the eyes of elders, I realize there is still much vitality in this world." All those who accepted this privilege of being in his Page 15 �ARCHDIOUESAN OFFIUE ARCHPASTORAL DIRECTIVE Toall Reverend Cl~rgy, Arc~diocesan _Trustees, Depart· mentChairmen, Parish Councils and Faithful of our Archdiocese: Greetingsin the Name of our Risen Lord! St. Michael Church, Louisvllle midst and hearing his words of wisdom were grateful for this highest honor and will never forget it. This patriarchal visit only rekindled our faith and love for the Church, which led to our present phase of planning and building a much needed parish house. With the approval of the congregation, ground was broken in September, 1977 for a $100,000.00 home. Despite the unfavorable weather, the pastor and his family shall be residing in their new home by June, 1978. As for now, no more construction is on the agenda. However, the projected time for the burning of the mort· gage, including the retirement of all debts is for November, 1979. With God's Blessings - and the con· tinuance of the time, labor and contributions of the parish this, without a doubt, will become a reality. Our deepest gratitude to all those over the yearswho have made the history of St. Michael an important chapte in the pages of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Arch· diocese of North America. -Jean Thoma! Aerial view of church, educational and social bullding, two houses for residence and parking lot. Paize 16 \ e would like to direct your attention to the following :natters: 1. The Thirty-third Annual Convention of our Arch· diocesewill be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston, fexas,from July 24 through July 30, 1978. The host pastor istheRt. Rev. Father John Namie. The General Chairman .sMr.Ralph Abercia. Although there are individuals servmgon various departments, you are required to send delegatesfrom your parish and Parish CouncU to attend the ·epartmental meetings and vote on your behalf at the GeneralAssem bl y. 2. You have received a form from the Department of Credentialsand Convention Planning. Read this form .arefully,complete accordingly and submit the names of yourdelegates to the Chairman of the Credentials Depart· mentin care of the Archdiocese Headquarters no later -banJuly 15, 1978. 3. The Reverend Clergy must be in Houston Monday noon,July 24, 1978. The Archdiocesan Trustees must be mHoustonMonday evening, July 24, 1978. The Chairmen and members of the various departments must be in Houston,Tuesday evening July 25, 1978. The work of the departmentswill begin Wednesday, at 10:00 AM July 26, 19~8.All faithful of our Archdiocese, young and old, are 1nv1ted to participate in the departmental work. We need thetalent and advice of everyorte. 4. The Archdiocesan Constitution authorizes each parishto_select one delegate for each one hundred (100) ~ersonsm the parish. Each parish must exercise its fu nghtsby sending its full compliment of delegates. Your report to the Credentials Chairman must indicate the namesof your authorized delegates and which depart· mentsthey wish to serve. oi· The Archdiocese assessment is S5.00 per baptized b odox person. We urge you to abide strictly and ~~estly by this law and immediately to fulfill your finan· c_iaobligations to the Archdiocese in order to be able to vote • your full rights in the General Assembly. As and exerc1se m s~or°as you read this directive, mail your parish assess· \ien ~r 1978 directly to the Archdiocese office, 358 • o~ntainRd., ~nglewood, Nj. 07631. ou thy our pansh must fulfill its financial obligations to (a{ ree ~nn~al drives. Seminaries Month (October) I e, 1978 (b) Archdiocesan Seminarians (Sunday of Orthodoxy) (c) Patriarchal Tray (Palm Sunday) 7. It is the sacred duty of the clergy and parish councils to attend the convention. It is also the sacred duty of every parish council to pay the expenses of the priest to the Archdiocesan Convention and the SOYO Parish Life Conference. If you are unable to attend because of extreme difficulties, please mail your written proxy to have someone represent you. In case you have not answered the mail which you have received from the Convention City, we urge you to give this matter your prompt attention. 8. St. George Church of Houston has always sup· ported your Souvenir Books. The Chairman of this book is working diligently to publish an excellent souvenir book for our Archdiocese. We, therefore, urge you to send immediately a generous ad to the Souvenir Book no later than June 20, 1978. Mail your ad to St. George Orthodox Church, 5311 Mercer at Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77005. 9. The theme of our convention this year is, "Go ye therefore and teach all nations." All sermons will center around this theme and the meaning of witness in our Church. Bring your entire family with you and let us enjoy a beautiful week of worship, work and true Christian fellowship. Looking, forward to seeing you in Houston with your children, we remain. Yours in the Risen Lord, Metropolitan PHILIP Primate Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. 1978 ARCHDIOCESE DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS Department of Missionary Activities Chairman, V. Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ashie, Anaheim, California Department of Information and Media Relations Chairman, Miss Kweilin Nassar, Pittsburgh, Penn· sylvania Department of Continuing Orthodox Pastoral Education and Spiritual V ocatlons Chairman, V. Rev. Fr. Joseph Allen, Bergenfield, New Jersey Clergy Insurance Commission Chairman V. Rev. Fr. John Badeen, Detroit, Michigan Page 17 �Architectural Commission Chairman, Mr. Louis Courey, Cleveland, Ohio Department of Inter-Orthodox and Inter-Faith Relations Chairman, V. Rev. Fr. Paul Schneirla, Brooklyn, New York Department of Sacred Music Chairman, Mr. Raymond George, Detroit, Michigan Department of WORD Magazine Co-editors, V. Rev. George S. Corey, Boston, Massachusetts V. Rev. Joseph Allen, Bergenfield, New Jersey Department of Christian Education Chairman, Dr. John Boojamra, Brooklyn, New York Department of Finance Chairman, Mr. Monsour Laham, Boston, Massachusetts Department of Credentials and Convention Planning Chairman, V. Rev. Fr. Antony Gabriel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Department of Liturgics Interim-Chairman, Rt. Rev. Antoun Khouri, Allentown, Pennsylvania Standing Committee on Arab Refugee Affairs Chairman, Dr. Frank Maria, Warner, New Hampshire Department of Stewardship Co-Chairman, Mr. Ronald S. Nicola, Oakland, California Co-Chairman, Dr. George Dibs, Westminster, California ORDAINED: DEL VITTO, Jason, to the Holy Diaconate on Palm Sunday, April 23, at Saint George in Little Falls, NJ. HARDY, Steven, to the Holy Diaconate on Thomas Sunday, May 7, at Saint Anthony Church in Bergenfield, NJ. GANIM, George, to the Holy Diaconate on Pascha, April 30, at Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY GRAYCAR, Paul to the Holy Diaconate on Bright T~ursday, May 4, and to the Holy Priesthood on Bright Friday, May 5, at the Chapel of Saint John Chrysostom in Englewood, NJ. DECEASED: JOSEPH, Richard 0., member of the Archdiocesan Board of Trustees, on Thursday, April 6. Burial from Saint George Cathedral in Toledo, OH. HUSSON, Archpriest Raphael, Pastor Emeritus of Saint George Church of Charleston, WV, on Bright Thursday, May 4, 1978. Burial on Monday, May 8 from St. George Church. SUSPENSION LIFTED SEKRIEH, Priest Elias, of Cedar Rapids, IA. SKAFF, Priest Thomas. LAICIZED GRAHAM, Priest Stephen. THEOLOGICAL STUDIES COMPLETED DAHDAL, Priest Nicholas, from St. Vladimir Seminary. GEHA, Sub Deacon Gary George, from St. Vladimir Seminary (M. Div.). Page 18 Antiochian Orthodox Christian Women of N th President, Mrs. Elsie Kaleel, Youngstow;rOh:'lllerfca • Members of the Order of St. Ignatius 10 The Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch Chairman, Mr. Albert Joseph, Chicago, Illinois Knight b Abercia, Houston, Texas Ra1P Abodeely Worcester, Mass. Knight George ' M Dame Department of SOYO and Inter-Orthodox allyAbodeely, Worcester, ass. Relations Youth Knight \ficbaelAbodeely' Chairman and Spiritual Advisor, Rt. Rev. John N . Westboro,Mass. Houston, Texas am1e, b Abraham, Grand Rapids, Mich. Knight Commander es Abraham, Grand Rapids, Mich. Knight Youth Director, Mr. William Essey, Englewood Jersey , e Abraham, Gr~nd ~apids, Mich. Knight Cl ire Ajamy, Detr01t, Mich. Dame President, NAC, Mr. John Roman Tucson Ar' . ' , 1zona LauisAjamy, Detroit Michigan Knight President, NAC Teen SOYO, Mr. Tom Hier w h' ton, D.C. ' as 1ng°hnAmeer, Ridgewood, New Jersey Knight 1 ;ndrewsFoundation, Knight Department of Legal Affairs and Resolutions EdwardAndrews, Detroit, Mich. Chairman, Mr. John Khouri, Miami, Florida Dame LylaAndrews, (Mrs. Saleem), Holtsville, Ca. Project Loving Care Knight Commander RobertAndrews, Los Angeles, Ca. Chairman, V. Rev. Fr. George Rados, Washington Knight Andrew Ansara, D.C. Dearborn Heights, Mich. Knight GeorgeAnsara, Dearborn, Mich. Antiochian Village Knight Commander \1ikeAsha, Coral Gables, Fl. Administrative Committee, Rt. Rev. George M. Corn Knight Commander l:,mestAssaly, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Pa. Ontario, Canada Mr. George S. Koury, Irwin, Pa. Knight \lbertM. Attayah, Lynwood, Ca. Programming Committee, Rt. Rev. John Namie, Rous LouisBashara, Redford Twp., Mich. Knight ton Texas Knight Commander BasilBattah, Miami, Fl. Mr. William Essey, Englewood, New Jersey JackE. Bayouth, Wichita, Kansas Knight Commander Knight TomBeter, Lower Burrell, Penna. frankA. Bitar, Portland, Ore. Knight RobertA. Bitar, Portland, Ore. Knight Dr. David G. Bojrab, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Knight Commander HARDY, Deacon Steven, from St. Vladimir Seminary. Richard Bosada, Ottawa, Knight Commander KHOURY, Priest Demetri, from Holy Cross Seminary(M. Ontario,Canada Div.) TouficBosada, Ottawa, Knight (Posthumous) MANNER, Priest George, from Holy Cross Seminary(M. Ontario, Canada ST.). CharlesBoushey, Ottawa, Knight ZBEEB, Priest Andrew, from Holy Cross Seminary( . OntarioCanada ST.) Magna Cum Laude. Dr. Norman Bsharah, Knight Commander Charleston, W.Va. NEW MISSION PARISH: La_Babe Corey, Studio City, Ca. Knight (Western Region/ Northern California Deanery) MichaelElias Corey, Knight Commander Saint John the Evangelist Mission Charleston, W. Va. San Francisco - East Bay Area MichaelCross, Carnegie, Penna. Orinda, CA Knight D~.Samuel Cross, Kittanning, Penna. Knight Served by the clergy of St. Nicholas Church MichaelJ. Damas, Toledo, Ohio Knight Commander San Francisco, CA CharlesDarany, Royal Oak, Mich. Knight GeorgeDarany, Redford, Mich. Knight JosephD~rany, Grosse Ile, Mich. Knight ~fred Deratany, Warren, Mich. Knight har~esM. Dowd, Worcester, Mass. Knight THANK YOU FATHER BUBEN KamllD. Eddie, Jr., Knight Commander Oklahoma City, Okla. The Editors and Editorial Board of THE WORD FredElias, Franklin, Mich. wish to take this opportunity to sincerely th~nk Knight Commander georgeElias, Jr., Miami, Fla. Father Michael Buben of Lawrence, MA, for serving Knight eorgeEl_ias,Sr., Coral Gables, Fla. Knight the readers of this publication as editor of the fonne~ 0 wynnElias, Miami Fla "Question Box" and more recently, "Dialogue· •.• Knight Dr L • . ' • Father Michael has compiled this interesting sectwn L •. ewis R. Elias, Bal Harbour, Fla. Knight Commander D~uis_Elias, Fr~nklin, Mich. Knight Commander of THE WORD since its inception in 1957 and no_w Fi~Richard Ehas, Coral Gables, Fla. Knight Commander retires as "Dialogue" editor. We are sure you will w·y·dEllis, Charleston, W. Va. Knight Commander want to join us in saying to Father Michael, "God A~lhamFarha, Wichita, Kansas Knight grant you many years." raham Farris, Detroit Mich. Knight Geor F ' ge arris, El Paso, Texas Knight t,~::e TheWor June,1978 David Ghiz, Scottsdale, Arizona Knight Edward Ghiz, Scottsdale, Arizona Knight George Ghiz, Scottsdale, Arizona Knight Commander Mrs. George G hiz, Dame Scottsdale, Arizona George Ghiz II, Scottsdale, Arizona Knight Lewis Ghiz, McFarland, Knight Ca. (deceased) Lewis Ghiz, Tempe, Arizona Knight Frank Haddad, Montreal, Knight Commander Quebec, Canada Dr. John W. Haddad, Ottawa, Knight Commander Ontario, Canada Philip Haddad, Charleston, W. Va. Knight Commander Norman Hanna, Montreal, Knight Quebec, Canada George Henney, Knight Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Ganim Howard, Miami, Fla. Knight Albert Joseph, Chicago, Ill. Knight Commander George 0. Joseph, Toledo, Ohio Knight Oscar Joseph Jr., Toledo, Ohio Knight Richard 0. Joseph, Toledo, Ohio Knight Commander (deceased) Frank Kafoure, Indianapolis, Ind. Knight Ernest Michael Kaleel, Knight Canfield, Ohio Nespo Kaleel, Youngstown, Ohio Knight Thomas Kaleel, Youngstown, Ohio Knight George A. Kappaz, Knight Grosse Pointe, Mich. George Karakos, Decatur, Ga. Knight George Karram, Hawthorne, N.J. Knight Commander Knight Commander Edward J. Kassab, Detroit, Mich. Gabriel Kassab, Franklin, Mich. Knight Knight Commander Rt. Rev. Ellis Khouri, Grand Rapids, Mich. Dr. Sammy Kouri, Wichita, Kansas Knight Commander George Koury, Irwin, Penna. Knight Monsour Laham, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Knight Commander Rene Laham, Ottawa, Knight Ontario, Canada Robert Laham, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Knight Commander Theodore R. Mackoul, Hillsdale, N.J. Knight Commander Ronald Majdell, Montreal, Knight Commander Quebec, Canada Dr. George Malouf, Hyattsville, Md. Knight Commander George Marge, River Edge, N.J. Knight Judge Albert Maykel, Knight Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Bea McPherson, Hartville, Ohio Dame Rose Merhige, Miami, Fla. Dame Commander Dr. C. Fred Milkie, San Marino, Ca. Knight Oscar K. Mittry, Los Angeles, Ca. Knight William J. Monsour, Jeannette, Penna. Knight Robert N. Mourad, Union Lake, Mich. Knight 0-t!orge R. Naimy, Troy, Mich. Knight George Naser, Detroit, Mich. Knight Hafiz Nassar, Toledo, Ohio Knight Angela Josette Saad, Dothan, Ala. Dame Adeeb Sadd, Van Nuys, Ca. Knight James A. Sahley, Milwaukee, Wis. Knight Page 11 �Halim F. Saikali, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Kareem M. Saickley, Ottawa, Ontario, Ca_nada Edward J. Saikaley, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada John Sajem, Atlanta, Ga. Naseeb Saliba, Encino, Ca. Dr. Ernest G. Sayfie, Hollywood, Fla. Dr. Eugene Sayfie, Miami, Fla. Ernest Saykaly, Hampstead, Quebec, Canada Carl Shaheen, Canton, Ohio Ann N. Shaheen, Abilene, Texas Charles Shaheen, Sr., Canton, Texas David Shaheen, Canton, Ohio Knight Knight Knight Knight Knight Commander Knight Knight Knight Commander Knight Dame Knight Knight Commander Ferris E. Shaheen, Abilene, Texas Ferris E. Shaheen, Jr., Junction, Texas Saad Shaheen, El Paso, Texas Georgette Shahood, Miami, Fla. John Shahood, Miami, Fla. Joseph Shamiah, Oradell, N.J. Philip N. Shammas, Detroit, Mich. William Sophiea, Detroit, Mich. Moussa Souaid, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Vrasida D. Stathos, El Paso, Texas Anthony J. Thomas, Louisville, Ky. Paul E. W akim, Wichita, Kansas John J. Wawee, Grand Rapids, Mich. Nikolai Zdrale, Greensburg, Penna. Knight Knight Houston Convention News Knight Dame Commande Knight Commandr . er Kmght Command . h er K mg t the first time in eighteen years, the annual Arch. For Convention will be held in the Southwest, which is diocese • reg10ns . f the most beaut1•fu 1 an d f as t est growmg of one~nited States. The city of Houston has become the wned, in particular, in its progress and growth and is Knight reoott'buting greatly to the economy of America, and is on. r its place as one o f t h e great cities •. m . our country. It Knight takknown mg as "space city • " , b ~ t can a 1s'? b e k nown for its • oil Knight for its port, for its athletic teams and for its 10dustry' Knight b uty.We have secured as our hotel headquarters one of Knight Commander eafinest hotels in the United States, the Houston Hyatt 1h • a f'irst-c 1ass hotel that Knight Commander Regency. The Hyatt R egency 1s Knight f~ersall the conveniences that any big hotel can offer. In additionto the Hyatt, we have secured rooms in the Hous~onSheraton which is directly across the street from the HoustonHyatt. We secured rooms at the Sheraton becausewe feel that for families who want to stay in the sameroom, the Sheraton's facilities are able to accommodatethe needs of this type family due to the fact that Dame Commander, Mrs. Rose Merhige they have rooms with two double beds in them. Because Knight Commander, Dr. Lewis Elias Houstonhas become a commercial center, it is very Knight, Dr. Ernest Sayfie accessibleby car as well as by air. Many Interstates lead to Knight, Mr. George Elias, Jr., Esq. :foustonand one of the finest airports in the world with Knight, Dr. Orlando Skaff service by all the major airlines is located in Houston. To The President of the Order of St. Ignatius, Knight getto the hotel from the airport, we recommend that you Commander Albert Joseph of Chicago, Illinois also served takethe bus - Air Coach service to the downtown teras head of the Honor Guard. ' minal. Upon arrival at the downtown terminal, call the The balance of the Honor Guard was composed of the hotel of your choice for free pick-up. For the sight-seers, following visiting Knights of the Order: thereare several interesting places to visit all of which can Knight, George Abodeely, Worcester, Massachusetts bearranged in the hotel lobby in the tour package that Dame, Mrs. George (Sally) Abodeely, Worcester, theyoffer. Of course, there is the space center, Galveston Massachusetts Island which has Sea-Arama Marineworld and fishing as Knight Commander, Philip Haddad .veilas fine restaurants and beaches on the Gulf Coast. Knight, George Kappaz TheSpace center is located half way between Galveston Knight Commander, George Karram and Houston. In addition to these attractions, there is the Knight Commander, Edward Kassab San Jacinto Monument, where Texas independence was Knight, David Shaheen determined,there is the Astrodomain, home of the Astra At this point in time, the Cathedral of St. George, a Baseballteam and the Houston Oilers Football team. medium sized church in our Archdiocese, has more They will both probably be world champions this year. members of the Order of St. Ignatius, than any church in The Astrodomain complex also contains Astroworld the Archdiocese. AmusementPark, one of the finest in the world. All in A luncheon was served at the Church Hall immediately all,yo~ will find Houston a very interesting city and one following the services in honor of the new inductees of the ~ouwill be happy to come to and spend your vacation Order of St. Ignatius. The food for the luncheon was tune. prepared and served by the Ladies Society of the Church. The33rd Annual Convention of the Antiochian OrthoThis concluded a very enjoyable and memorable doxChristian Archdiocese is destined to be a most weekend. memorableone due to its unique aspects. The community ofSt• George • • Houston has attempted to put together a m programthat blends together the various aspects of Christianexpressionof what we think a convention should be. h T?eprimary reason for the convention taking place is ~ at it is the annual meeting of the Archdiocese. The Ee~eralAssemblies are held under the leadership of His po~•in.ence, Metropolitan PHILIP. It is here that many mt~~s and programs are approved by the church com1 pla~~ ;s, _Many interesting discussions and debates take adv' during these meetings and every one would be well Arcihsed' to attend and learn what is happening in our iocese. thei·Ar ll the departments of the Archdiocese will convene • meefannual ~eetmgs on Tuesday and Wednesday. These . ings are important because it is here that the begin- Order Of St. Ignatius, Miami Chapter The true spirituality of a weekend in February, 1978 shined bright in Miami, Florida during the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy when His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip inducted ten new members into the Order of St. Ignatius. The induction service was very impressive, not only in the number of inductees, but.also to witness the five members of an outstanding family standing at the altar as members of this very strong arm of our Archdiocese - Mr. George Elias, Sr. and his four sons, Knight Commander, Dr. Lewis Elias; Knight Commander, Dr. Richard Elias; Knight, George Elias, Jr. and Chancellor Archdiocese Board of Trustees; and Knight, Gwynn (Babe) Elias. The following new members from Miami inducted into the Order of St. Ignatius are: Mr. George Elias, Sr. Knight Dr. Richard (Dick) Elias Knight Commander Mr. Gwynn (Babe) Elias Knight Mr. John Shahood Knight Commander Mrs. John (Georgette) Shahood Dame Commander Dr. Eugene (Gene) Sayfie Knight Mr. Mike Asha Knight Commander Mr. Ganim (Jay) Howard Knight Mr. James Sahley, Jr. Knight Mr. Basil Battah Knight Commander Other members in attendance who formed part of the Honor Guard of the Order and are parishioners of the St. 3eorge Cathedral were: Page 20 TheWord ·<111c, 1978 nings of new ideas and concepts take place. In many instances, the departments also conduct and execute important pro~rams for the w?ole A.J:chdiocese. These meetings play an important role m the hfe of our Archdiocese and we are indebted to the hard work of the chairmen and members of the various departments and committees. Many people will be coming from near and far to the Ar_c~diocese _Convention and this requires a program of spmtual fulfillment as well as social entertainment. In these two spheres of life, which are complimentary to ea_ch other, a_full program has been planned. Some new thmgs are gomg to be tried such as Bible School for the ~hildren and religious issue group meetings in the evenmgs, _a Theme Night which will attempt to involve every one m the work of our year in the Archdiocese, a young adult get-together where our young people can meet each other, a teen disco night and dance, tennis tournaments and backgammon tournaments. All of this with the usual activities such as dancing in the evening and our traditional Haflis promises to be a full week of Christian fellowship. The most outstanding social event of the week will probably be the Rodeo, and for many of our people it will probably be their first attendance at this type of entertainment. The banquet will be a very interesting one this year and will be addressed by Pamela Illot, who is National Director of Religious Programming for CBS. We can expect a very interesting message from this woman. All in all, the 33rd Annual Convention promises to be an enjoyable and interesting one and we, the community of St. George in Houston, are anxious to be your host. Please come see us and share this week with us. SET OF ORTHODOX TAPES FOR THE BLIND NOW AVAILABLE The Youth Stewardship Committee of Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has prepared a set of cassette tapes of Orthodox booklets which are designed to assist blind Orthodox Christians in learning more about their Faith. Tapes of the following booklets are presently available: "If we confess our Sins" by Fr. Thomas Hopko; "An Introduction to the Divine Liturgy" by Mother Maria; "The Orthodox" by Fr. John Meyendorff; and the pamphlet "Great Lent" by Fr. Alexander Schmemann. Several other titles are currently in preparation, and will be available in the Fall of 1978. It is hoped by the Cathedral Youth Stewardship group that these tapes will in a small way fill a need which has yet to be examined, that of providing Orthodox literature in tape form for the blind. The tapes are available upon request for $1.00 per tape, to cover postage. They can be ordered individually 'or as a set. Please send orders to the Youth Stewardship Committee, c / o Fr. John Matusiak, 414 - 17th Avenue N.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413. Page 21 �Very Rev. Raphael Husson Father RAPHAEL HUSSON was born in W orcester, Mass. on January 23, 1894. He was educated and received his early Church training by his late uncle of thrice blessed memory, the Very Rev. Michael M. Husson, who was the first Orthodox Priest to be ordained in North America in 1898. He followed in the footsteps of many of his ancestors in the priesthood. He was a chanter at St. George Church of Worcester for many years, and was called to the Holy ·Priesthood by the late Archbishop Victor Abo-Assaly and was ordained as the first Americanborn priest on February 27, 1927. He served St. George of Lowell, Mass. for 2 years and then accepted the call to serve St. George Church of Charleston, W.Va. in 1929, serving for many years, after which he retired in 1967. He was very active in Church affairs and long served the church faithfully (even in retirement) and with vigor and zeal. He fell asleep in the Lord on May 4, 1978 after a long illness. Surviving are 1 daughter, 6 sons, 1 sister, and a nephew, the V. Rev. Michael Husson, of Miami, Fla. Funeral services were conducted by Archbishop Michael, Bishop Elia, and Fathers Olof Scott of Charleston, Michael Husson of Miami, George Shaheen of Louisville, George S. Corey of Boston, Zacharia Nasr of Beckley, George Rados of Washington, Theodore Ziton of Canton, Alexander Vukovich of Huntington, Gerasimos Murphy of Boston, Nicodemus Joseph of Canton and Elias Saba of Toledo. EULOGY FROM A GRATEFUL NEPHEW My uncle was a man of great faith and courage; a man of principle and conviction. He loved God and perpetually looked to Him for guidance throughout his life. He taught his children to do the same. He believed that work is honorable. He worked hard in his priesthood. He believed that anything .worth doing, was worth doing right. He taught us to love God. His house was a happy home. He sang with and enjoyed his family. To him, the Lord came first, then his church, then his family. He taught his family to respect their elders. He taught us that if you can't say something good about somebody, then leave it unsaid. He had many friends outside his church community. He treated every one like he wanted to be treated. He taught us to be grateful for all of God's blessings. He taught that we should love everyone as if they were brother and sister. He helped anyone that came to him. He lived and taught, "To honor your father and mother that your days may be long on the earth." He loved his wife who bore him six sons and one daughter. "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." (St. Matthew 16:42). If I had not known my uncle to be a good and zealous man, I would have learned it quickly and simply by glancing about me at this assemblage, at the general Page 22 Metropolitan Hosts Seminarians sympathy manifested in the grief that is shown in faces, and by the tears that I see in your eyes. Aio~r proves to me, that he was a revered Father, a be f this and a friend not only of this parish of St. George b:~ a~tor entire Charleston community. Indeed we have 1° the worthy servant of the L ord, who for many years ost. a . carried the cross of Jesus upon hts shoulders; and what ah . burden it was! And in spite of this great burden, he w ~t} with Jesus through the years of his priesthood strona ed . f. . g and stea df ast, never f a 1tenng, a 1ways mdmg strength i h Master he served so well. He combined the qualitie: \ e good shepherd and of a kind loyal father. He was a pf a priest at the altar, a zealous preacher of the Gospel· an~~s • 1, a sympat h ettc • a d v1ser; • t h e con f ess1ona at the sick' bedtn lovin_g comforter;. in his private ~ife, an exalted exam~!: for his flock. In brief, he was a pnest who administered all the duties of his office with the greatest compunction. He had no desire other than to win all men for Christ andto help save them. Truly, dear friends, the memory of your priest should never fade in your souls, should never depart from your memory, and should always remain a blessing for you.His memory, and the memory of more than SOyears withyou will always permeate this church. To make the memoryoi this excellent priest such a blessing, you must think of him often, calling to _mind the wholesome teachings and ad• monitions he gave you. during his ministry. I am sure that through his ministry, he has exhorted you often to trustin Jesus, the Son of God. Remember these exhortations and take them to heart. He taught you to trust in God the Father, to whom we owe everything that is good and perfect (who so loved us that He gave his only Son that those who believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life). He taught you to trust in Christ because there is no salvation except in Him. He taught you to trust in the Holy Spirit who helps our weakness. Do not fear men, he taught us, for they can harm only the body; buthe taught us to fear God, who may condemn our body and soul. Love the Lord for He is Love, and He alone is trul. worthy of being loved. He taught us that extreme and blissful happiness cannot be found here on earth, it is onlJ found in God. He taught us to love our neighbor for the sake of the Lord, and live with him in peace and harmon~: for where love, peace and harmony is, there is G~d, w~ois the God of love and peace. But where you find d1ssens10n discord, and hatred, there is the evil spirit. I feel and believe firmly as our eyes rest for the final time upon our beloved, that this was the day and the hour that was ordained for him by our Lord to meet his Maker. His life was rich in events. He had -sad and joyful • reached the end of his • earthlv moments and now he has • pilgrimag'e. He has entered into the joys of the Lord.We who knew him best do not mourn him like those who ' have no hope We mourn him because he was good• be . • • his was kind he was ever-loving. We are not mournmg ' • d we death, but we are mourning all his good v1rtu_esan d. shall miss him sorely. We will remember there ts a ~o ~~ Heaven, and He shall console us and guide us,_and ~ ~e fulfill His promise to us, when He said: "I_will not e\e thee, neither will I forsake thee." May hts memory eternal! --Archpnest . M.1ch ael Husson TheWord h been his practice in the past, His Eminence, As ~~tanPHILIP, found time in his busy schedule to \fetroP.~~ the seminarians of the Archdiocese for an evenmeetw~ hosted a dinner and reception for them at the ioga:iocese Headquarters. This year the meeting took ,Arch March 9 and was attended not only by the placeon ' Antiochian seminarians from nearby St. Vladimir's Seminary,but also by our seminarians from Holy Cross GreekOrthodox Seminary, in Boston. Thoseattending in addition to His Eminence were: Fr. JosephAllen, Fr. Gregory Samaan, Fr. and Mrs. Joseph Purpura,Fr. Deacon Hans El-Hayek, Kathy Meyers, John Abdalah,David Atty, Mr. and Mrs. Jason Del Vitto, Emile Dierking,Michael Evans, Gary Geha, Matthew George, StephenHardy, Edward Hughes, Elias Nasr, Desmond O'Callahan,George Romley, Elia Shalhoub, and Terence Wasielewski. The evening began with a Vespers service celebrated in the Archdiocese Chapel of St. John Chrysostom. Fr. Purpura,a third year seminarian, served, assisted by Deacon Hans. The hymns and responses were sung by the June,1978 seminarians under the direction of Matthew George, with the appropriate Arabic selections chanted by Fr. Samaan. Following Vespers a delicious, pre-Lenten meal, featuring various Middle Eastern dishes and desserts, was served to the seminarians which they heartily appreciated, knowing that the Great Fast was rapidly approaching. A general informal discussion followed the meal while His Eminence met privately with individual seminarians to talk over their individual needs and plans in their vocation in the Church. Later the group moved into the living room to hear a presentation by Fr. Joseph Allen on the pastoral aspects of the priesthood. Fr. Allen's talk, highlighted by comments from His Eminence, points up the concern which Metropolitan PHILIP has that the pastoral training of his seminarians is not neglected while they are involved in their regular theological course work at their respective seminaries. To this end each seminarian is assigned to a parish in the vicinity of the seminary to serve that parish on Sun- l _.,,.,,,,,, days and the various feast days. The duties and responsibilities assigned by the parish priest cover the full range of parish life: • 1. Religious Education programs 2. Liturgical services 3. Preaching sermons 4. Choir 5. SOYO Activities 6. Retreats 7. Parish social activities 8. Hospital visits Of course this means a considerable amount of extra work in the 'already busy schedule, but the experience gained in learning concern for all these various aspects of parish life is invaluable. . . All the seminarians take this opportumty to thank Hts Eminence for his hospitality and for his concern and love for us which he expresses throughout the year. And, we also thank all the faithful of the Archdiocese whose financial and spiritual support for the theological education program makes our work here possible. Page 23 �NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES CALLS FOR WEAPON CUT-OFF TO ISRAEL Charges U.S. Moral Responsibfllty for Israel's Illegal and Inhuman Use of U.S. Weapons in Israel's Massive Invasion of Lebanon. At its meeting in Minneapolis on May 12, 1978, the Governing Board of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. overwhelmingly adopted a strong resolution condemning the "indiscriminate use of the antipersonnel weapons of U.S. manufacture, such as the CMU-72 known as the "Cluster Bomb", by Israel in its recent massive invasion of Lebanon, during which invasion several thousand men, women and children were killed, mutilated and maimed by 0.S. supplied arms", and calling upon the Congress of the U.S. "to stop the furnishing of anti-personnel bombs to Israel and to insist that Israel abide by the provision of the U.S.-Israel Arms Agreements" which restricts the use to defense. Despite the attempt of a few pro-Israel delegates to substitute another resolution on control of U.S. weapons but with no mention of Israel, the proposed resolution was adopted with its focus on Israel and its recent and current actions in Lebanon. It was obvious to the observer that the National Council of Churches which U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young cited for its influence in U.S. foreign policy was disturbed over the fact that America's client state Israel was violating human rights and international law and Agreements with the U.S., and wanted our government to take responsible action to stop "the illegal and inhuman use of U.S. arms by Israel". The Minneapolis meeting marked a historic happening in ecumenical relations with the presence of a Moslem Observer, Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Rauf, representing the Council of Imams in North America. Already NCC has established a Task Force in Christian - Islamic Relations and Rev. Byran Haines, director of that office, was also in attendance as a staff member of NCC. For many years the American Jewish Committee, headed by Rabbi Marc Tannebaum, has enjoyed Observer Status and for four years now NCC has had a Christian-Jewish office. Communications with and understanding of the Islamic people Dear Metropolitan Philip, May the blessing of this Holy week and Pascha which we are approaching be with you and grant you health and many continued years of leadership and spiritual incentive. In the March issue of The Word magazine, I was moved by the Article of the Order of Saint Ignatius of Antioch. This "order", like similar movements inspired by you to expand the Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, is much needed. As a young adult and Altarboy for ten years, I would be honored to and very willing to partake, work hard, devote time, energy and yes, donate money to the Archdiocese to help carry out the Order to it's fullest. Please send me more information about the Order. Enclosed is a small donation to help finance the movement. Yours in Christ, John Sam Page 24 should be enhanced by the presence of American . observers at Governing Board meetings and by thMosh of the new Christian-Moslem Task Force. e wor Antiochian Orthodox delegate to NCC Frank M who has long been committed to Christian-Islam· ari tions played an instrumental role in NCC's pro ic rel_· Chr • • I 1 • 1 • A • gress1 1sdtlan-s ~m1c hreaAtlo~s. h~ theDMmneapolis Goverrun Boar . m eetmg t e nt10c 1an elegation of Fr. Paul Schne1r 1a, Fr. 0 lof Scott, and Dr. Frank Maria cont 'b ted significantly to the discussions and debate resulted in the heavily supported Resolution dee . a~ Israel's illegal and inhumane use of U.S. sup~:d weapons. ~t ~ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODOX CHURCH PUBLICATIONS' ESTABLISHED IN NEW YORK NEW YORK - In an atmosphere of friendliness and hope for the future, the editors and public relations officers of the major Orthodox Churches on this continent met at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese on Thursdav March 30, 1978, to form an organization that marks a fir;t in inter-Orthodox relations here. The Association 0 _ Orthodox Church Publications (AOCP) came about asJ result of the feeling of the editors and public relations persons themselves that, through closer cooperation on the media level, the impact of Orthodoxy on the Americar society could be greatly increased. Initiated by several editors of Orthodox news publications, the meeting was to a certain extent the result of good relations that already exist among many of th, Orthodox publications. The meeting was jointly calledby the PATH OF ORTHODOXY, the official publication of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada. and the ORTHODOX OBSERVER, a Greek Orthodox publication affiliated with the Greek Archdiocese Included in the list were editors of all the official and authorized news publications of the various Orthodox jurisdictions in this country represented in the.Standmg Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA). CONCERN magazine, an issue· oriented magazine published by the Campus Commissi?~· a standing commission of SCOBA, was invited to part1c: pate as well. . In addition, two Orthodox jurisdictions sent their officers for Public Relations to represent them. Present were Ms. Terry Kokas of the Greek Archdiocese, an? 1:fs, K weilin Nassar of the Antiochian Orthodox Chnstian Archdiocese. Almost simultaneous to the calling of this meeting, t?e Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops was enter~am· ing a proposal for an inter-Orthodox Public Relatwns Program. The Standing Conference delegated V. Re\ Paul Schneirla to present its proposal to the AOCP to_s~e where mutual areas of responsibility and interest mig 1 meet. G ek His Eminence Archbishop IAKOVOS of the re ' ex· Archdiocese personally greeted the group 1ater, d' Pressing his hopes to the group that the Orthodox me hia • 1•o n of tlie can provide new life-blood in the transm1ss important moral issues of today to the Orthodox pub c 1 and to Americans in general. His Eminence, whotd • • nf f B' hops sta e Chairman of the Standmg Co erence o is '. ur that he was "gratified by a concern to systematize cooperation for the greater good of the whole Churc • i The Word t tl'ned some 12 areas where he felt the media could Ke ~re closely for the ultimate progress of the Church. "·orr: day's session produced a general consensus for cooperation, and approved the following im·loser k 1 ' d' te actions to ta e pace: to exchange personnel r.1eia and publications so that close contact can be r,arnes . bl' . • . t ined among the various pu 1cat10ns; to see that all r.1al.ll areleasesget to each Orthodox publication office so "ress . d an d t h us c1rcu • 1ated to the Orthodox :·e can be pubhshe .h:i·c· to edit general news releases, such as AP, UPS, pud ~NS, that publish articles on Orthodoxy when they a: lack of understanding of the real-life situations in the 0 ~:odox world; to release to Orthodox publications prior r the general news services any official documents, 10 tements and releases so the Orthodox publications can tve the full release prior to (often necessary) a dification by non-Orthodox news services; to run mo . ditorials on common 1y agree d upon topics e·rnultaneously, especially for strong emphasis of par1 cularpoints or issues among our faithful; to coordinate ~~e presence and interest on given special events in the Orthodox world, i.e. major holidays, inter-Orthodox conferences,etc.; to compile a directory of all Orthodox publications,to be circulated to all offices desiring such a !irectory;to follow a basic policy of referral: if any one is approached by an outside 1risdiction or newspaper 1ewssource about another Orthodox jurisdiction, a basic policyof referral should be practiced so that each Church and/ or newspaper can state its own position; to have a eriesof articles prepared by Ms. K weilin Nassar on more effective use of the media for Orthodox public relations. Those present at the meeting were: Mr. P.J. Gazouleas and Mr. James Couchell, THE ORTHODOX OBSERVER; Rev. James S. Dutko, THE CHURCH MESSENGER, of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church; Victoria Trbuhovich, THE PATH OF ORTHODOXY; V. Rev. George Corey, THE WORD, of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America; V. Rev. Ilia Katri, THE TRUE LIGHT, Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America; Jeannette Dragelevich and John Jillions, CONCERN magazine; Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, THE ORTHODOX CHURCH, of the Orthodox Church in America; and V. Rev. Stroyan, THE ORTHODOX HERALD, an independent publication authori.zed by the Orthodox Church in America. THE PENALTY OF LEADERSHIP In every field of human endeavor, he that is first must perpetually live in the white light of publicity. Whether the leadershipbe vested in a man or in a manufactured product,emulation and envy are ever at work. In art, in literature, in music, in industry, the reward and the punishmentare always the same. The reward is widespread recognition;the punishment, fierce denial and detraction. When a man'swork becomes a standard for the whole world, it alsobecomesa target for the shafts of the envious few. If his workbe merely mediocre, he will be left severely alone -if hea~hievesa masterpiece, it will set a million tongues awagging. Jealousy does not protrude its forked tongue at th e artist who produces a commonplace painting. What:ever_youwrite, or paint, or play, or sing, or build, no one llstnve to surpass or to slander you, unless your work be ~~~pedwith the seal of genius. Long, long after a great . k or a good work has been done, those who are disap?<llnted or envious continue to cry out that it cannot be . · The Satur d ay £Thistext . appeared as an advertisement m ~~~ng Post, January 2nd, in the year 1915. Copyright, _ i /ac Motor_Car Company. • c,1978 done. Spiteful little voices in the domain of art were raised against our own Whistler as a mountebank, long after the big world had acclaimed him its greatest artistic genius. Multitudes flocked to Bayreuth to worship at the musical shrine of Wagner, while the little group of those whom he had dethroned and displaced argued angrily that he was no musician at all. The little world continued to protest that Fulton could never build a steamboat, while the big world flocked to the river banks to see his boat steam by. The leader is assailed because he is a leader, and the effort to equal him is merely added proof of that leadership. Failing to equal or to excel, the follower seeks to depreciate and to destroy - but only confirms once more the superiority of that which he strives to supplant. There is nothing new in this. It is as old as the world and as old as the human passions-envy, fear, greed, ambition, and the desire to surpass. And it all avails nothing. If the leader truly leads, he remains - the leader. Master-poet, master-painter, master-workman, each in his turn is assailed, and each holds his laurels through the ages. That which is good or great makes itself known, no matter how loud the clamor of denial. That which deserves to live lives. Page 25 �ANTIOCBIAN ORTROOOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCES LIFESTYLES X PUBLICATIONSDEPARTMENT 358 Mountain Road, Englewood, New Jeney 07631 homily by father james c. meena --- CATALOGUE 1UNE 1978 INSTRUCTIONS Fullremittance with your order. No C.O.D.'s and no billing. Holy Things For The Holy 0 trades or discounts. . JUNE 1979 AND TERMS Prices are Net. . • M ke all checks payable to this Archdiocese. ; u:e only this form for your order by filling the _first two columns. Keep a copy for your records. - Alwaysinclude your Zip Code for faster handling. ; Add7% to the total to cover postage and handling. - Add754 for orders under $10.00. In the Church Calendar there are Saints commemorating every day of the year. But we would forget some Saints because there are those who are sanctified by their own actions but are not known to us. In addition, there are those who are being sanctified today by their own deeds and faith. For this reason the Church included the Feast of All Saints in the Calendar (1st Sunday after Pentecost). Being a part of the Church is actually becoming a part of that body which is in the process of being sanctified, being made holy. (The Greek word for saints is "Ta Agia", the Holy Ones.) St. Paul refers to us as such in Romans 1:7. He also says, "The time is come for you to wake up now. Our salvation is even nearer than it was when we were converted." Taking things for granted, thinking that the world is going to go on the way it has is dangerous. "The night is almost over and it will be daylight soon. Let us give up all the things we prefer to do under the cover of the dark. Let us arm ourselves and appear in the light. Let us live decently as people do in the daytime. No drunken orgies, no promiscuity, no licentiousness, no wrangling, no jealously. Let your armor be the Lord Jesus Christ. Forget about satisfying your bodies with all their cravings." This is what is required of us in order that we might become the Holy Ones, the Saints (Romans, 13:11-14). I know of no people whose language uses the same term as do the Arabic-speaking people in reference to the act of celebrating the Liturgy which we call "Al Quddas", the Sanctification. The term indicates that we come to be sanctified in Eucharistic worship experience, that we might become holy, and be a part of that Body of Saints which has become so numerous that they are especially remembered on the Sunday of All Saints. "Holy Things are for the Holy" has real meaning. Since the first purpose of our involvement in the Eucharist is that we become Holy, it becomes necessary to understand that our next function is to reach out in our holiness and make holy all things that we come in contact with in the daily process of our lives. If you think that's difficult, consider what happens each time you and I come to celebrate the Eucharist. The "impossible" occurs! By the process of our faithful prayers calling upon the Holy Page 26 Spirit, pieces of bread and a cup of wine become the Body and Blood of Christ. That's pretty fantastic! But if we believe that inanimate bread and wine, earthly substances. by the mystery of our pious faith combined with the power of the Holy Spirit become, in fact, the Body and Bloodof Christ, then believe that you and I can be changed also, and that by the process of change, of being transformed, we are becoming Saints! If you don't believe that, your whole concept of Orthodox Christianity needs to be reexamined. What society requires of us has absolutely nothing to do with and is totally inconsistent with what God requires of us. Society requires that we be corrupt and God requires that we be incorruptible. Society requires that we be earthly and base and God requires that we transcend our human nature and that we become godly. "I said that ye are gods", (St. John 10:34-35). Jesus wasn't fooling.He 11 wasn't the kind to make jokes or witless comments, I said that ye are gods". That's profound! On the Sunday of All Saints, are you included in the prayers of the Universal Church, the Church Militant here on earth and the Church Triumphant, which stands in eternal communion with our Lord by prayers and hymn singing? Are you a part of this special prayerful offering unto God when, once a year, as at every Liturgy, we come together to offer all The Saints, known and unknown, to Him as an oblation? Or are you just kidding around? "This, then, is what I pray, kneeling before the Father, from whom every family, whether spiritual or ~atural, takes its name. Out of His infinite glory, may He giveyou the power through His Spirit for your hidden self to g~ow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts throug~ fa•~· and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with all the Saints have strength to grasp the breadth and th~ length, the height and the depth until knowing the Love.oh Christ, which is beyond all knowledge, you are filled wit the utter fullness of God. Glory be to Him whose power. working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ~sk~r 1 imagine; glory be to Him from generation to generation ~ the Church and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever . .Amen, (Ephesians 3:14-21). The Word - CODE CHURCH SCHOOL CURRICULUM NURSERY PTN TA2 SN3 The Little Child in Church (teacher/parent) Teaching Aid Packet No. 2 (student) Coming to Jesus (student take-home cards) KINDERGARTEN SKS PTS PSS C Together With God (student) Together With God (teacher /parent) Happy Together (student) Birth and Boyhood of Jesus (f lannelgraph) GRADE ONE 1S 1T PA1 PA2 PA3 Living in God's Family (student) Living in God's Family (teacher) Sacraments Mobile Noah's Ark Packet Christmas Activity Packet PRICE QUAN. TOTAL COST $3.15 1.05 1.75 4.00 5.00 3.50 2.10 3.15 3.50 .75 .75 .75 - 2S 2T 2A 1 GRADE TWO Discovering God's Way (student) Discovering God's Way (teacher) Church Feasts Teaching Aid Packet (student) We Return to God (teacher/parent) 1.85 3.50 1.35 .75 GRADE TWO (Alternative texts) 2s2 2T2 D We Learn About God (student) We Learn About God (teacher) God is With Us (teacher /parent) 2.65 2.65 2.50 SUB-TOTAL $ OFFICE USE �CATALOGUE JUNE 1978 CODE CHURCH SCHOOL CURRICULUM PRICE QUAN. GRADE THREE 3S 3T A28 A2 AFC We Worship God in Church (student) We Worship God in Church (teacher) Forty Saints Coloring Book (student) Forty Saints Text (teacher) Divine Liturgy Flip-Chart (teacher) 2.75 3.15 .50 .50 5.00 TOTAL COST ~1978 cooE 79 ~ USE ~~ r---r---r---- The Bible Lives in the Church (student) The Bible Lives in the Church (teacher) Biblical and Liturgical Charts (teacher) Orthodox Christian Year (student) Finding Your Way Through the Bible (student) ((1 ((2 SB RR LG 2.65 3.15 .35 .50 2.00 HC JW JT MM SS ST AFC AFO Our Life in the Church (student) Our Life in the Church (teacher) Divine Liturgy Flip-Chart (teacher) Sacraments Fold-outs (teacher) AV1 AV2 - GRADE FIVE 2.65 4.40 5.00 .80 OTHER ITEMS TEACHING GRADE FOUR 4S 4T TA4 A22 4PS CATALOGUE LW IB RB - - - TD JUNE 1979 PRICE QUAN. AIDS Creative Activities 1 Creative Activities 2 Sourcebook for Youth Work Reruns, Reruns (teen and adult study) Reading and Parish Library Guide Holy Cross Manual (adult study) Jesus: The Word (adult study) Jesus: The Teacher ( adu It study) Manual of Methods for Teachers Coming to Worship (colorform) Visit to the Sanctuary ( colorform) Lenten Workbook (grades 4 through 6) The Icon Book Rebirth: Journey of Great Lent (filmstrips) Teaching Dynamics (cassette teacher training) 4.50 4.50 5.00 2.00 2.50 2.00 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.50 3.50 .75 3.00 25.00 50.00 II I I GRADE SIX 6S 6T TA4 Cod With Us (student) Cod With Us (teacher) Biblical and Liturgical Charts (teacher) I 3.25 3.15 .35 I The Young Church (student) The Young Church (teacher) Faithful Witnesses (student) Acts Map and Chart 3.15 3.15 1.50 2.00 GRADE EIGHT 8S 8-9T Heroes for Truth (student) Heroea for Truth (teacher) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GRADE SEVEN 7S 7T 7PS 7PT SERVICE BOOKS 1 2 1.75 1.85 13 Service Book of the Archdiocese Divine Prayers and Services, Nassar Service Book of t~e Orthodox Church, Hapgood Evening Divine Liturgies (10 volumes) Pocket Prayer Book Typica Service Service of Holy Unction Little Comp I ine and Akathist Hymn Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts Large Service Book (Arabic) Large Euchologion (Arabic) Small Euchologion (Arabic) Altar Gospel (Arabic) 3.00 10.00 8.00 10.00 .75 .25 .50 .50 .75 10.00 5.00 3.00 15.00 GRADE NINE 9S 8-9T New Frontiers (student) New Frontiers (teacher) 1.75 1.85 - - GRADE TEN 10S 10T Fire Upon the Earth (student) Fire Upon the Earth (teacher) - 2.75 2.75 - GRADE ELEVEN 11S 11T Faith and Science (student) Faith and Science (teacher) 1.70 1.70 GRADE TWELVE 12S 12T Time for Decision (student) Time for Decision (teacher) 2.10 3.15 SUB-TOTAL$ ( MUSIC BOOKS 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Byzantine Project I: Vespers, Kazan Byzantine Project 11:Matins, Kazan Orthodox Hymns in English, Gelsinger Three Divine Liturgies, Hilko Hymns of Praise, Meena Tschaikovsky's Divine Liturgy, Meena Standard Byzantine Divine Liturgy, Meena Great Friday Service, George Resurrection Service, George Divine Liturgy, Abboud Vespers, Abboud Holy Matrimony, Abboud Hymns from the Festal Manaion, Karam -George 10.00 10.00 1.50 1.50 1.00 2.00 2.00 1.50 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.50 SUB-TOTAL $ TOTAL COST OFFICE USE �CATALOGUE JUNE 1978 PRICE OTHER ITEMS CODE QUAN. TOTAL COST DAILY DEVOTIONS 9 oTTici USE compiled by fr. gerasimos murphy GENERAL BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS Orthodox Catechism Orthodox Christian Year Orthodox Church History Twenty Parables Beginners Lesson Book Primary Lesson Book Junior Lesson Book Intermediate Lesson Book ABC Lesson Book (teacher) A BC Coloring Book for Beginners (student) ABC Coloring Book for Primary (student) Studies in the Greek Church, Bashir The Papacy, Guettee The Orthodox Companion, Abramtsov The Date of Easter, Abboud Duties of Church Members The Priests Guide and Constitutions Altar Servers Guide Metropolitan Antony's Jubilee A Man of Love: Patriarch EI ias IV The Harve·st of Antioch 40 41 42 43 *44 *45 *46 *47 *48 *49 *50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 .50 .50 .50 50 .50 .50 .50 .50 .50 .50 .50 3.50 3.00 2.00 .25 .25 2.00 .50 2.00 5.00 1.50 an attempt to encourage our faithful to study Holy Scripture through - - - Week ofJune 11 Sun.: Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 Jn. 17:1-13 Mon.: Acts 21 :8-14 Jn. 14:27-15:7 Tue.: Acts 21 :26-32 Jn. 16:2-13 Wed.: Acts 23: 1-11 Jn. 16:15-23 Thu.: Acts 25: 13-19 Jn. 16:23-33 Fri.: Acts 27: 1-28: 1 Jn. 17:18-26 Sat.: lThes.4:13-17 Jn. 21:14-25 MISCELLANEOUS 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 The Word Magazine (U.S.A. and Canada) The Word Magazine (Abroad) Joy of the Soul, Metropolitan Philip (record) Holy Year Commemorative Medallion Consecration of Metropolitan Philip (film) Kuneitra: Death of a City (film) The Priesthood (slides) The Church and Mission (slides) 77 daily liturgical readings- 8.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 RENTAL 10.00 RENT AL 5.00 RENTAL 5.00 RENTAL Week ofJune 18 Sun.: Week of June 25 Acts2:1-11 Jn. 7:37-52, 8:12 Mon.: Eph. 5:8-19 Mt. 18: 10-20 Tue.: Rom.1:1-7, 13-17 Mt. 4:23-5: 13 Wed.: Rom.1:18-27 Mt. 5:20-26 Thu.: Rom. 1:28-2:9 Mt. 5:27-32 Fri.: Rom. 2: 14-28 Mt. 5:33-41 Sat.: Rom. 13:11-14:4 Lk. 1: 1-25, 57-68, 76, 80 Heb. 11:33-12:2 Mt. 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30 Mon.: Rom. 2:28-3: 18 Mt. 6:31-34, 7:9-11 Tue.: Rom. 4:4-12 r-v1t.7: 15-21 Wed.: Rom. 4: 13-25 Mt. 7:21-23 Thu.: 2 Cor. 11:21-12:9 Mt. 16:13-19 Fri.: 1 Cor. 4:9-16 Mt. 9:36, 10: 1-8 Sat.: 1 Cor. 12:27-13:8 Mt. 10: 1, 5-8 Week of July 2 Week of July 9 Sun.: SUB- TOTAL$ *Items 44-50 conflict with established curriculum used in our church schools and should not be ordered for such use. - ~ TOTAL ORDER SEND ORDER TO: Sub-total, page 1 $ Sub-total, page 2 $ Name Sub-total, page 3 $ Church Sub-total, page 4 $ 7% postage $ Address fifl ~\\~\w~ ~ 7 5 ¢ orders under $10 TOT AL AMOUNT ti, "" $ Heb.9:1-7 Mt. 4:18-23 Mon.: Rom. 7:1-13 Mt. 9:36-10:8 Tue.: Rom. 7: 14-8:2 Mt. 10:9-15 Wed.: Gal. 5:22-6:2 Mt. 11 :27-30 Thu.: Rom. 8:22-27 Mt. 10:23-31 Gal. 3:23-4:5 Fri.: Mk. 5:24-34 1 Tim. 4:9-15 Sat.: Lk. 6: 17-19, 10: 16-22 Sun.: Sun.: Mon.: Tue.: Wed.: Thu.: Fri.: Sat.: Rom. 5:1-10 Mt. 6:22-23 Rom. 9:18-33 Mt.11:2-15 2 Cor. 6:1-10 Lk. 7:36-50 Rom. 11:2-12 Mt. 11:20-26 Heb. 2:2-10 Lk. 10: 16-21 Rom. 16:1-6 Mt. 12:1-8 Rom. 6:11-17 Mt. 8: 14-23 Zip Code June,1978 Page 27 �Week of July 23 Week ofJuly 16 Rom. 10: 1-10 Mt. 8:28-9: 1 Mon.: Rom. 16:17-24 Mt. 13: 10-23 Tue.: Gal. 4:22-27 Lk. 8: 16-21 Wed.: 1 Tim. 3: 13-4:5 Mk. 5:24-34 Thu.: 2 Tim. 2: 1-10 Jn. 15:17-16:2 Fri.: Acts 6: 1-7 Mt. 13:44-54 Sat.: Rom. 9:1-5 Mt. 9:18-26 Sun.: Sun.: Tit. 3:8-15 Mt. 5: 14-19 Mon.: Gal. 3:23-4: 5 Mk. 5:24-34 Tue.: Rom. 14: 9-18 Mt. 12:14-17, 22-30 Wed.: Rom. 15:7-16 Mt. 12:38-45 Thu.: James 5: 10-20 Lk. 4:22-30 Rom. 16: 1-16 Fri.: Mt. 13:3-9 1 Cor. 9:2-12 Sat.: Lk.8:1-3 Week of August 6 Sun.: 2 Pet. 1: 10-19 Mt.17:1-9 Mon.: 1 Cor. 9:13-18 Mt. 16: 1-6 Tue.: 1 Cor. 10:5-12 Mt. 16:6-12 Wed.: Acts 1: 12-17, 21-26 Mt. 16:20-24 Thu.: 1 Cor. 10:28-11:8 Mt. 16:24-28 Fri.: 1 Cor. 11:8-23 Mt. 17: 10-18 Sat.: Rom. 13: 1-10 Mt. 12:30-37 Week of August 27 Sun.: Mon.: Tue.: Wed.: Thu.: Fri.: Sat.: Page 28 1 Cor. 4:9-16 Mt. 17: 14-23 2 Cor. 2:3-15 Mt. J2: 13-22 Acts 13:25-32 Mk. 6:14-30 2 Cor. 3:4-11 Mt. 23:29-39 Heb. 9:1-7 Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28 1 Tim. 2: 1-7 Lk. 4:16-22 lCor.1:3-9 Mt. 19:3-12 Week of July 30 Sun.: Rom. 12:6-14 Mt. 9:1-8 Mon.: 1 Cor. 5:9-6:11 Mt. 13:54-58 Tue.: Heb. 11:33-12:2 Mt. 10: 16-22 Wed.: Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60 Mt. 21 :33-42 Thu.: 1 Cor. 7:24-35 Mt. 15:12-21 Fri.: 1 Cor. 7:35-8:7 Mt. 15:29-31 Sat.: 1 Pet. 1:1-25, 2:1-10 Mt.1O:37-11:1 Week of August 13 1 Cor. 1: 10-17 Mt. 14:14-22 Mon.: 1 Cor. 11:21-12: 6 Mt.18:1-11 Tue.: Philip. 2:5-11 Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28 Wed.: 1 Cor. 13:4-14:5 Lk. 9:51-57, 10:22-24, 13:22 Thu.: 1 Cor. 14:6-19 Mt. 20: 17-28 Fri.: 1 Cor. 14:26-40 Mt. 21:12-14, 17-20 Sat.: Rom. 14:6-9 Mt. 15 :32-39 Sun.: Week of August 20 Sun.: 1 Cor. 3:9-17 Mt. 14:22-34 Mon.: 1 Cor. 15:12-19 Mt. 21: 18-22 Tue.: 1 Cor. 15:29-38 Mt. 21 :23-27 Wed.: Philip. 2:5-11 Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28 Thu.: 2 Cor. 1:1-7 Mt. 21 :43-46 Fri.: Tit. 1:1-5, 2:15, 3:1-2, 12-15 Mt.5:14-17 Sat.: Rom. 15:30-33 Mt. 17:24-18:4 Week of September 3 1 Cor. 9:2-12 Mt. 18:23-35 Mon.: 2 Cor. 5: 10-15 Mk. 1:9-15 Tue.: 2 Cor. 5:15-21 Mt. 23:29-39 Wed.: Heb. 2:2-10 Lk. 10: 16-21 Thu.: 2 Cor. 7: 1-10 Mk. 1:29-35 Fri.: Phil. 2:5-11 Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28 Sat.: 1 Cor. 2:6-9 Mt. 10:37-11:1 Sun.: The Word \ntilttftian®rtftnhnx Ql!Jristianllnmen ~fNortlt Amtrica Public Relations June is busting out all over and so is our pride in our women! The completion of a successful Mission Charity D •veis here and we can now look forward to the celebration of our FIFTH Anniversary as an organization at the ~~hdiocese Conference in Houston, Texas the week of July 24, through July 30, 1978. Bynow all your dues and Project monies should have been mailed to Mrs. Adele Abraham, our AOCWNA Treasurer.If for some reason your ladies group hasn't sent in their Project Funds, please do it TODAY! A complete Treasurer'sreport must be presented at the Archdiocese meeting of the North American Board. Your AOCWNA has had two very successful charity projects. They are the Continuing Pastoral Education Fund andthe Balamand Seminary Fund. Now we are, in this fifth year of existence, to add Missions to the list! We pray thatour goal of 100 per cent participation and $25,000 fund will be realized. It has been a pleasure for all your officers, executive and regional to serve you and we hope we have inspired youto greater works for our Church and our Archdiocese! Come, celebrate with us at our Fifth anniversary celebration! Bring your new and constructive ideas and suggestionsfor our 1978-1979 Charity Drive with you so that our beloved AOCWNA can continue to grow spiritually and financially. Come to Houston early in the week and attend our meetings, share our fellowship and be one strong, vital organization,working for good, charity, love and God. May the blessings of our Lord be with you all always. See you in Houston! Your Sister in Christ, Ruth Meena, Public Relations Humanitarian Committee In this Blessed Season the most wonderful humanitarian deed in the world, (next to the crucifixion of Christ whodied to save us) was pe;formed by a woman, the Virgin Mary, who gave birth to our beloved Savior, Jesus Christ. "In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus,how he said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Women of North America have established a guide book to help its memberspursue humanitarian goals, and to create among its members sincere expressions of love throu?h works of charity.This expression of love takes its form in various services which our members may offer to those m need and lessfortunate than ourselves. As a whole, we are charitable people. We have contributed and worked for civic organiz_ations, hosp~tals, orphanages,schools for the mentally retarded and handicapped, donated blood for blood banks, etc. Now, smce the averagespan of life is longer, we find ourselves with many more senior citizens that have to be taken care of. We do notwishto broadcast our charitable deeds for our own personal gain. However, through AOCWNA, we now have theequipment with which to publicize our humanitarian acts and are able to give our Antiochian women and our OrthodoxCommunities the recognition they so rightly deserve. . 1976and 1977 were good years with some of the chapters ov~r-excelhng the_ms~lves, however, there wa_sm~ch r~omfor improvement. We are extremely confident that the remamder of 1978 will fmd that our goals and objectives will have surpassed all our hopes and dreams. In the Garden of Friends Spring Buds open Fans blossom and weary hearts smile, just because we have compassion and love in our hearts. Yours in Christ, Guinevere Elias Haddad, 2nd Vice President and Humanitarian Chairman of AOCWNA lune,1978 Page 29 �. h Mr. George Farris presented the two new mem.\ntlO\· were Mr. Saad Shaheen, a prominent businessbef5 ~ ~l Paso and Mr. Vrasida Stathos a retired Army roa~in ho works for the city of El Paso. During the officer. wation Service His Eminence explained the purdoctrm • of 10 f the existence of the order of St. Ignatms pas~oh The climax of the day was during the banquet Anttocth. e Honorable Ray Salazar, the Mayor of the City J·here • El Paso, presented H.ts E mme~ce wit• h t h e k ey to the ~~ f El Paso. His Excellency, Bishop Metzger, the head ho Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso stated in welo t ·eg His Eminence to El Paso, "The Orthodox Church ~omtn • • bl.1sh ed by ept the origina 1 T ra d.1ttons w hi c h were esta k h as 1 'h • Christand the Apost es wit out any a 1terat1ons or hanges.You should be proud of that: We hop~ tha~.yo.u ~illnot modify_or change these beautiful teachmgs. Hts Eminence,durmg the banquet, presented three worthy iaithfuls of the community of St. George of El Paso with Communities In Action St. George Church Metropolitan Philip, the Primate of the Antiochian Christian Archdiocese of North America arrived in El Paso, Texas on Thursday March 16, 1978. Among those who greeted him at the airport were: Fr. and Mrs. John Elias, Mr. Dale Nasser, the chairman of the Parish Council, parish council members and their husbands or wives, the Ladies Society with their president, Mrs. Virginia Aziz; who greeted His Eminence with the comment that, "He could get a good tan in the Sun City of El Paso," to which His Eminence replied, "Do I need it?" On Friday morning His Eminence met with the press where he discussed the Middle East situation, especially the new development in South Lebanon with Israeli aggression against that part of the world. He said, "The only way for peace to come to the Middle East is by having a just solution to the Palestinian problem, establishing their homeland on the part of land that Israel occupied after the 1967 war." Concerning the celebration of Easter, His Eminence wishes that all Christian churches should agree on one fixed date for Easter to be perhaps the second or third weekend of April, 'disregarding all calendars based on astronomical calculations. He said that "the very essence of Easter is the message which Christ has given us, that He has come to this world, preached the gospels, crucified, buried and resurrected on the third day. If we follow astrology, Easter might be celebrated after a thousand years in September." On Friday night His Eminence met with the Parish Council, members and their wives or husbands where he discussed his trip to Russia. He said that "only 55 churches out of one thousand in Moscow were allowed to be open for services, but encouragement comes from the fact that the buildings as they stand are reminders that Christ came and died for our salvation." On Saturday His Eminence met with the Sunday School staff and children at which time questions were exchanged. One of the youngsters asked His Eminence, "how do you kill the devil?" (Editors' note: What was His Eminence's answer?) Following the meeting with the Sun- His Fmlnence with the youth of St. George. Page 30 El Paso, Texas ~? St. George Church - From Left to Right: Goson Haddad, Fr. John EUu Metropolitan Philip, George Farris, Vraslda Stathos,Saad Shaheen, and Evalene Abraham. day School, His Eminence met with the SOYO; both Teen and Senior. He encouraged them to work in the Church for the glory of God, for they are the Church leaders in the future. At the luncheon hosted by the Ladies Society,His Eminence spoke about the role of women in the Church in particular within our Archdiocese. He explained tha: women share with policy making of the Archdiocese. He thanked the Ladies for their hospitality and he expressed his feelings of joy and happiness for visiting St. George Church of El Paso for the first time. Fr. John Eliasin· traduced a few of the Ladies to His Eminence, among them, Mrs. Virginia Aziz the president of the Ladie Society who is taking upon herself a single-handed project to raise one thousand dollars for the church by this coming November. She is baking and selling bread to ful· fill her pledge. Sunday morning His Eminence preside~at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, assisted by Fr. JohnElias. the parish priest and Fr. Steve Graham who is on a leave of absence and lives in El Paso. The people were very proud of His Eminence's personality, his outspokenne~. his beautiful voice, and his wisdom. In his messageHis Eminence discussed the Orthodox stand on abortion and homosexuality. Also, he discussed the issue of spendin' 0 American dollars on arming other countries instead U feeding the poor. He said, "while America has only a sma fraction of the people of the world they use forty percent of the resources. We must be concerned about ~ur brothers and sisters all over the world in the CbriSUa~ spirit exemplified by Christ." Congressman ~ich:~ White, who was attending the service, took back wttbt 0. to the Congress His Eminence's message on these conr versial issues. . ce During the Sunday Divine Liturgy, His Em~enci inducted two parishioners to the order of St. Ignatius• TheWor~ On Saturday, 1st April, 1978, Mr. Nemer Kaleel, Earlville, IL celebrated his 90th birthday. On Sunday, 2nd April,1978, Mr. & Mrs. Kaleel were presented a Certi:1cateof Meritorious Service by Father Constantine Masoodon behalf of His Eminence, Metropolitan PillLIP. Nemer Kaleel known as "Mike the Peddler" in Earlvilleand surrounding rural areas, was born in the year !888inthe town of Rachyia-El-Wadi, Lebanon. Although he grew up as a Syrian-Lebanese, at age seventeenNemer discovered that his father, George Kaleel,liad become an American citizen by working and the Archdiocese Meritorious Certificates for their hard work and dedication to St. George and to the glory of God. They are Mrs. Evalene Abraham, the chairman of the Humanitarian Committee of St. George Church; Mr. Goson Haddad, one of the founders of St. George who never turned down any request for the benefit of St. George; Mr. George Farris, the Protopsalti of the church. Saydna thanked the people of El Paso for their work in the Church and for their hospitality. He encouraged them to work with their newly appointed pastor, Fr. John Elias hand by hand. He was very positive that working together would make the Church of El Paso one of the best in the entire Archdiocese. His Eminence promised to visit El Paso once a year. We are indeed honored with his visit. We even asked him to move his winter headquarters to El Paso. We hope that he will be able to stay with us at least two weeks every year. -Jamie Isaac Spring Valley, Illinois Today at age 90, Nemer Kaleel and wife Evelyn have three sons, a daughter and many grandchildren. When you meet them and feel their deep, determined resolve, you know that God is with them. They drive to the church in Spring Valley nearly every Sunday. We take this opportunity to sing to them: AXIOS! The following tribute was written on the occasion of Nemer's 90th birthday by his granddaughter - Tami: "There was a time, Grandpa When folks would stand and stare; And children, all would follow Behind you - everywhere. Those were days when horses reigned And autos were quite rare. And you upstaged all around Anytime you would appear. You still attract attention, I guess you always will For the sight of you, to many Will always be a thrill. 90 years have passed you by, How could that be true, For you can search throughout the world And find no one to replace you. peddling the rural areas of the' United States. Knowing that he could claim American citizenship, Nemer wanted to come to the United States, commonly known to his teople as the "land of unlimited opportunity." His father, f eorge, having peddled his merchandise (clothing) for a ewyears, managed to save enough money to pay passage ~h the United States for his sons, Nicholas, Nemer, Seomas, and daughter, Selma. It was in the month of u ptember, 1905, that Nemer Kaleel arrived in New York uarboras an 1mm1grant • . from Lebanon. lune,1978 Yes, the times have changed a plenty Since the day you arrived to this land. God has shed all his blessings On you and all your clan. But Grandpa dear, old pioneer You still leave folks aghast For even now, they pause and smile Whenever you walk past. On this day and always, may the good Lord bless you, Grandpa dear With many many happy years. Page 31 �Anaheim Memorial Hospital Development Eastern Orthodox participation was in evidence recently when Anaheim Memorial Hospital launched its 'Operation Lifesaver', a 10.7 million dollar expansion program, which will include a Chapel featuring an Orthodox altar, at Disneyland Hotel gala featuring Bob Hope. The Very Rev. Gabriel M. Ashie, Founding Chairman of the Inter-Faith Chapel Council, received an award from Bob Hope, lauding efforts by his committee in a $200,000 pledge for the chapel and pastoral program. The only two Orthodox Christian parishes in Orange County, California, that of St. Luke Antiochian, and St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox, have given leadership to varied programs of the hospital which is noted for its acute care of cardiac and cancer patients. As the newest support group of the community the Inter-Faith Chapel Committee will not only plan and lead a program to build the chapel, but will design a pastoral care program designed to meet the needs of this rapidly growing area. Dr. Peter Otis, chief hematologist of Anaheim Memorial, and a parishioner of St. John's serves together with Father Ashie, Pastor of St. Luke's, on an Oncology committee to plan for the fifth floor of the hospital being turned over to cancer care, and the terminally ill. Andrea Manes, also a member of St. John's, and a staff member of Anaheim Memorial also serves on the committee. Clergy support in caring for the spiritual needs of the cancer patient is indicative of the healing team of Doctor Nurse and Clergy, which was the concept envisioned by the Inter-Faith Chapel Committee. Also serving on the committee for the Inter-Faith Chapel committee is Dr. Phillip Kouri, an obstetriciangynecologist, and a past Chairman of the St. Luke Orthodox Church Parish Council. Representatives of the Four Major Faiths are represented on the committee, which is also arranging for a series of four Wednesday evening forums on: "Death: Life's Final Experience", at the hospital, and culminating on May 31st, with the First Foundation St. George Church - Annual Doctor-Clergy-Nurse Dinner, with Dr E M Pattison, of UC Irvine University speakin~ • a,?se Experience of Dying", as the author of a text of~~• Th~ title. e sarn All of the aforementioned were mentioned t th Hope Benefit held at the Disneyland Hot:l ~ Bob Ballroom, which netted Twenty thousand dollars fo;and Chapel and Pastoral Care program at Anaheim M !ht The evening also featured singer Helen O'Conne~onai Les Brown and his Orchestra. In excess of six hun~' dan\. tended the black tie event. e at The new Chapel, planned adjacent to the pro new lobby of the hospital, will feature four alcoves ;osed senting the four major faiths of the State of Califo:~eEastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant tad Hebrew. When a service is scheduled, a curtain ma/~e drawn across the three other alcoves and the chairspositioned such that the room becomes a chapel of that denomination alone. Father Ashie explained that ninetyeight per cent of the time the chapel would be opened with alcoves exposed to those seeking a place of spiritual solace of their particular Faith. Goals of the Inter-Faith Chapel committee also include a continuing pastoral education program for the community, and a support group on a volunteer basisto the troubled of mind and spirit, in the the throes of acute cardiac and cancer care. Operation "Life Saver" at Anaheim Memorial is designed to increase the hospital's efficiency and life saving capabilities. "The team approach to health care, that is involving the clergy in the healing process is vital to our programat Anaheim Memorial," said the Very Rev. Gabriel Asbie, founding chairman of the Inter-Faith Chapel Committee, who added, "then the words of St. John Chrysostomwi.'. have the fullest of meanings ... 'For the healing of soul and body.'" S George Church of South Glens Falls has been a t. ne for the past two years. With a parish as small as 0_sy O we are proud of our accomplishments. Recently a ea~, ' was held at the Red Fez Restaurant, Lake George inn;rGlens Falls, New York to celebrate the burning of a Ro\ 'age for property which was purchased adjacent to ~~rcturch.This affair was attended by our Parish Council •ndthe parishioners of our church._ Five$250.00 per year scholarships were awarded by St. GeorgeChurc~ to the following c?lle~e students _whohave ·howndedicat10n and love to their faith and their church. Theyare: William George, son of Mr. and Mrs. Casper George,Glens Falls, New York, James Isaacs, son of Mr. andMrs. Michael Isaacs, Glens Falls, New York, Ralph alem,Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Salem, Sr., Hudson Falls New York. All three of these boys are college soph~moresat Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York; David andMichael Toney, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Toney, SouthGlens Falls, New York; David is a freshman at AdirondackCommunity College, Glens Falls, New York; \fichael is a candidate for a Master's Degree in Administrationat the State University College at Brockport,NewYork. Weworked diligently along with St. George Church of Albanyas host parishes for the 1978 CAN-AM Parish Life Conferencewhich took place at the Holiday Inn, Saratoga prings,New York on May 17 - 21, 1978. The committee organizeda calendar of events for the conference to allow ·1emaximumparticipation of everyone attending. As well asthe scheduled seminars, lecturers and assemblies, confereesenjoyed various activities, such as a wine and cheeseparty, Hafli with .request dancing and a Grand Hafliwith entertainment provided by Fred Elias and his -nsemble.The conference concluded on Sunday with the HierarchicalDivine Liturgy which was followed by an .wardsbrunch. Under the leadership of our Parish Council President, St. George Church - ORTHODOX PARTICIPATE IN INTER-FAITH CHAPEL BENEFIT WITH BOB HOPE f L. to R. Chuck Allee, Anaheim Memorial Hospital Foundation Director, Dr. Phillip Kouri and the Very Rev. Gabriel;d Ashle, founding Chairman of the Inter-Faith Chapel Committee, join with comedian Bob Hope, and Mrs. Helen AshJW0 Mrs. Mary Ann Kouri, In launching 'Operation Lifesaver' at a recent Disneyland Hotel gala benefit for the 1O.7 01 dollar program to Include an Orthodox Chapel at the faclllty. Page 32 TheWord From left to right: Ralph Salem, Sr., President of the Parish CouncO, WOiiam George, James Isaacs, Ralph Salem, Jr., and Michael Hoffis, Awards Chairman. St. George Church - S. Glens Falls, NY Ralph Salem, Sr:, and the parish council that includes: Michael Hoffis, Vice-President; Susan Toney, Secretary; Francis Abbott, Treasurer; Abraham George, Financial Secretary; and council members: Anna Abrahams, Sally Chardi, Abraham Hoffis, and Leo Jacobs, we have seen St". George rise above the turmoil it has experienced in the past. Since we are new to the Archdiocese and have much more to learn, we feel it is an honor to belong to the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. St. George is proud of the love and close-knit devotion displayed by all the parishioners who belong to our church and to our beloved pastor, Father David Milkie. -Beatrice J. Salem Lowell, Ma. A member of St. George Antiochian Church, of Lowell, Mass. has recently been honored by receiving the ArchdiocesanCertificate of Meritorious Service. . MissAdelene Assaly, a Lowell resident, was the recipientof the award. The Certificate of Meritorious Service was_ presented to Miss Assaly by Metropolitan Philip, duringthe Sixtieth Anniversary celebration of St. George Church.The presentation of the Certificate was a complete~urpriseto Miss Assaly. MissAssaly received the award in recognition of her S1 years of dedicated service as the St. George Church cho~ISuperintendent. MissAssaly is employed by the Lowell YWCA, and has manyoutside activities and interests. p !h~ Pastor, Father Antony· M. Beauchamp and anshioners of St. George Church wish to give their ~~~est thanks and appreciation for her great service, n fope she will continue as Church School Superintenent 0 r many years to come. -Gail Massahos e, 1978 S. Glens Falls, N.Y. l I \ Page 33 �St. Anthony Church In the life of St. Anthony Orthodox Church, its patron Saint's Day is a time for us to reflect and be thankful for the many wonderful blessings the Lord has bestowed upon our parish. It was just one short year ago, at another Saint Anthony Day, that our priest, the Very Reverend Joseph J. Allen, was elevated to an Archpriest; Ted Mackoul received The Antonian Gold Medal; our new Fellowship Hall was dedicated and the parish celebrated its 20th Anniversary. And so it was after a year of growth that His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip returned to celebrate another St. Anthony Day Liturgy assisted by Deacon Hans El-Hayek, Father Joseph Allen and Deacon Joseph Purpura who was ordained to the Priesthood. Two members of St. Anthony's, Joseph Shamiah and George Marge, were inducted by Sayadna Philip into the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch following the Divine Liturgy. Both men and their families have been extremely active in the parish life of St. Anthony's. Joseph Shamiah was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York where he and his parents, Nidette and Gabe Shamiah, were members of St. Nicholas Cathedral. As a young man, he served as an altar boy and later assisted Father Peter in the Bay Ridge Mission. During World War II he served in the Navy and in 1949 he married his wife, Frances. They have five daughters. The Shamiahs joined St. Anthony's in 1957 and Joe has served on the Parish Council. He has been self~employed for 20 years. George Marge was born in Albany, New York the youngest of seven children born to Charles and Victoria Marge. George's parents were active in the church and services were often held in their home before a church was built. George served as an altar boy at St. George's under Father Seraphin. George graduated from The Eastman School of Music in 1956. After serving in the 101st Airborne band for two years, George came to New York City where he has become one of the leading recording musicians in New York. He has become a woodwind specialist, playing over 20 different instruments. George and Joanna Crist were married by Father Paul Schneirla St. Mary's in Brooklyn in 1960. They have two sons, Charles and George Jr., who serve as altar boys Western Penna. Deanery · On Saturday, April 8th, a workshop for church school teachers was held at St. George Church in New Kensingt~n. Twenty-five teachers from Johnstown, Greensburg, Pittsburgh, New Castle, and New Kensington attended the workshop. Dr. John Boojamra presented many ideas as to how we as teachers should prepare the aims and objectives of our lessons. The morning session was spent in lecturing and group discussion. Dr. Boojamra pointed out that it is very hard to teach Christianity because we are communicating things that are uncommunicable such as - love, faith, hope, charity, etc. These concepts are taught by example and must grow in children slowly. Concepts are also dependent on what the child has in his "memory bank" to draw on - his background and his own experiences. Page 34 Bergenfield, St. George Church-Canton, N .J. Joseph Shamlah, Metropolitan PhUlp, George Margeand Ted Mackoul express pleasure that Joseph Shamlahand George Marge have answered the Heall" by joining the many other men and women of good will throughoutthe country who have been Inducted Into The Order Of St Ignatius of Antioch. • at St. Anthony's and where George and Joanna sing in the choir. Immediately following the Divine Liturgy our annual dinner was held in our new Fellowship Hall. This wasour first patron saint's day in our new facility. After hearing our choir, under the direction of Lucyle Paspalas, sing the Lord's Prayer, we celebrated a Saint's Day Service (SLAV A) for St. Anthony of the Desert - a Serbian Custom. It is a most beautiful custom. Dinner was followed by a children's show entitled "A Friend Is . . .", and a surprise show for the children of the parish by the St. Anthony's Players. The main address was given by His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip, at which time he expressed his pleasure at being a "member" of our parish. We humbly thank His Eminence for sharing our Saint's Day and we pray that the Lord will bless him and the parishioners of ~c. Anthony's. -Sandra Eliopoulos A lesson plan should have an aim which gives youa general idea of what you want to do. You cannot accom· plish a goal unless you know what that goal is. . All objectives should describe what the students will do - not what you will do. Teachers should also set their objectives at a realistic level. You, the teacher, are the stage setter. Ask yourself - what kind of atmosphere or feeling do you want your children to come with and leave with? Think about what you want to teach and what you want to change. During the afternoon session the group "learned by doing". Each of us were given a chance to formulate our own aims and objectives in a lesson on forgiveness. A strategy game was also played. All of us in the Deanery would like to thank ?r· Boojamra for this very informative and enlightening workshop. Happy lesson planning - teachers!!! . -Mary Lou Bitar The Word Theflurry of Easter activit~ had barely subsided when "Easter"-like once agam. Canton was psyched up ·1 was d enjoying a triple-ripple: in three days' time, the anew, ;n of St. George, an open-parish baptism, and a feasdt:ay all celebrated by His Eminence, the Most Rev. ~edmg, . chbishopMichael. . .\r Themain event, of course, was the annual celebration h Feast Day of St. George on May 6-7, presented by oft i dies of St. George, with Leila Joseph as General ibe. a an Her committee: Minnie Abraham, Elizabeth Cha1rm • Charlotte •Shaheen, D elores Shaheen, Faye stas Pap:c~n Leigh Shaheen, Sadie Shaheen, and Khoureyie ~a.enZiton. The banquet meal of prime rib of beef was V1v1a • bl handled by Bruce Abraham an d h'is committee. a \he St. George Day festivities began on Saturday night 'th a hafli featuring the duo, Emil Kassis, oudist-singer WldPaul Salem, derbecki-ist, and of course, Arabic anzas sparkling spirits, and the inevitable dubkees. maUn,itywas openly expressed as our sister-church, Holy CrossAntiochian Church, joine~ in o~r obs~rvanc_e. by closingtheir church a~d celeb_ratmg Hierar~hical Divme Liturgywith us. Archbishop Michael was assisted by Rev. ~icodeme Joseph of Holy Cross Church and Rev. Theodore Ziton, parish priest of St. George, and the combinedchoirs and chanters made the responses. His Eminence,Archbishop Michael, in his sermon, said that hewasproud that Canton was leading the way in harmony and unity, stressing, "The mutual cooperation of both churchesin Canton is indeed a living example for the wholeArchdiocese to follow. Once every city and every churchfollows the precedent of these good people, then ourgoalsand aims will have been fully accomplished." During the services, Fr. Ziton conferred the MeritoriousService Award upon His Eminence, and upon thefollowing parishioners: William Helaney, George F. Shaheen,John H. Shaheen, and Kaiser S. Shaheen. There wasa nostalgic moment when John Shaheen, prior to receivingcommunion, chanted the "Communion Hymn" in a still-melodic, though weak voice, bringing tears to thosewho remembered him in his past glory. Following the services, at the Church Social Hall, JamesF. Shaheen emceed a sprightly Grand Banquet. The mainspeaker was His Eminence, and others who spoke were:Rev. Nicodeme Joseph of Holy Cross Church, Elsie Mansour,president of Holy Cross Parish Council, Norman M.Shaheen, president of St. George Council, Betty Mae Shaheen,president of the Ladies of St. Gemge, Sadie Shaheen, president of the Crusaders Club, Carl N. Shaheen,Antiochian Archdiocese Trustee, and Shafeek Shaheen,Jr., president of SOYO of Canton. . In introducing the recipients of the Meritorious ServiceAwards, Fr. Theodore Ziton spoke briefly, outlining the characteristics for which each honoree was chosen, andthe president, Norman Shaheen, presented each with the plaque, thus placing them in the new Hall of Fame of St,George, along with George (Lian) Albert, George S. ~sber,Charles Joseph, Nicholas H. Shaheen, and Norman haheen.John Salem Shaheen received the award for his brother,Kaiser, who was unable to attend. . Also, during the Grand Banquet, our annual recognih~n of _Archbishop Michael's birthday (April 27), took \ace with the traditional birthday cake and song. Among 1 e novel gifts he received were a camel desk set from Fr• June,1978 Ohio Standing: Archbishop Michael, John Salem Shaheen. Seated: George F. Shaheen, John H. Shaheen, William Delaney. Ziton, and a huge candy kiss from his sister, Sadie Shaheen. Adding to the gala week-end, on Friday, His Eminence performed the rites of baptism on Simone Faiz, son of Mr. & Mrs. Faiz Shaheen. Assisting were Rev. Nicodeme Joseph of Holy Cross Church and Rev. Theodore Ziton. Afterwards, a reception was held in the Church Social Hall, with a buffet and professional entertainment. On Sunday night, His Eminence, assisted by Fathers Joseph and Ziton, solemnized the marriage of Mark Shaheen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Salem Shaheen, and Tina Marks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marks. The St. George Choir saluted the bride as she walked down the aisle by singing the verses of the "Bridal Chorus" and "Lohengrin" by Wagner. The reception was held at the Canton Civic Center where a buffet was served and the guests danced to the music of Jack Halkides and Emil Kassis with Paul Salem. The bridal party ushers made their appearance at the reception in top hats, tails, and canes. West Virginia Deanery On Friday, April 7, Orthodox faithful from Athens, Ohio, and the three West Virginia parishes of Charleston, Beckley, and Huntington traveled to the Pipestem Resort State Park for the first annual West Virginia Deanery Lenten Retreat. The retreat was conceived and organized by the clergy of the West Virginia Deanery to provide a spiritual learning experience for the adult parishioners of the Deanery. Although the churches in West Virginia have supported each other's parish functions in the past, this was the first time the Deanery had organized an event to bring all of the people together for a common spiritual experience. Page 35 �Upon arriving at Pipestem, participants in the retreat found they had to ride the scenic canyon tramway system to the base of the Bluestone River Gorge. The site of the retreat was the 30 room Mountain Creek Lodge which is situated by the river at the bottom of the 1500 foot gorge. Following registration, the activities got underway Friday afternoon with Fr. Olof Scott, Dean, outlining the schedule for the retreat. A series of presentations followed on Great Lent and Holy Week. The filmstrip, Rebirth: Journey of Great Lent, was used as well as presentations by Frs. Scott, Alexander Vukovich, and Zacharia Nasr. Each presentation was followed with open discussion by the participants concerning Great Lent and Holy Week as a time of preparation. Following another roundtrip on the tramway to eat dinner the group reconvened Friday evening to view and discuss the films, To Phos and The Orthodox Challenge. This second film is a new one about the history of St. Vladimir Orthodox Theological Seminary. The evening session concluded with the Little Compline and Akathist Hymn served Ly Fr. Sc0tt with everyone participating in the readings and responses. Saturday began early as nearly everyone woke up with the sun in the beautiful hills of West Virginia. This was the second day of blue sky, bright sunshine, and warm weather. Following breakfast, Fr. Nasr led the group in morning prayers. The featured speaker for Saturday was Dr. Veselin Kesich, Professor of New Testament at St. Vladimir's Seminary. Dr. Kesich's topic was the Passion of Christ. His first presentation centered on the voluntary aspect of Christ's passion and His suffering, the question of why Christ had to die, and what it means to accept suffering in light of Christ's suffering. Following lunch the participants broke into four groups led by Frs. Scott, Vukovich, Nasr, and Andrew St. Ignatius Mission Archbishop Michael conducted a Hierarchical Liturgy here on April 16th, assisted by our pastor, Rev. Antonios Ataya, and the newly-formed chorus group. Since our growing parish is mostly Arabic-speaking the service was celebrated in Arabic at the Russian Orthodox Church. We have been renting these facilities until we build our own church. Following the impressive Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, His Eminence delivered an inspiring sermon that covered many areas of concern to our newly-established parish. Some remarks are worth-repeating as they will encourage our determined efforts to build a house of God in the name of St. Ignatius. We were pleased to know that we are the first parish in North America to carry the name of this famous Antiochian Saint. He urged us to stay clear of politics and leave that subject for the paid experts whose sole task is to defend the Arab-cause in this land. Quoting from the teachings of Jesus, His Eminence said: "Render unto Caeser what is Caeser's and unto God what is God's," and Page 36 NorthAmerican Council 0YODigest News and Views ... SO YO Personalities James of Athens, Ohio. The Letter to the Hebrews, chapters 4 and 5, were read and discussed in light of the morning lecture. Dr. Kesich finished the afternoon session with his final presentation on the Resurrection, the significance of the empty tomb, and salvation. A lively question and answer period followed with Dr. Kesich receiving a stand· ing ovation for an excellent presentation of his topic. The retreat ended with Vespers served by Fr. Vukovich. The 45 participants from St. George, Hol~ Spirit, St. Nicholas, and the Orthodox Mission of the Holy Cross are already asking when the next retreat will be. With the help of God we hope that the next retreat willbe as successful as our first one. -Rev. Fr. Olof Scott, Dean Windsor, Ast_heSOYO year dra~s to a close, w_ewould like a~ this time to ~P?tlight those people who throughout the year have eena ~italpart o~ the workmgs of SOYO, ~he N~C Officers; The Spmtual Advisors; The NAC Project Coordinators and ,,e RegionalPresidents. We_felt that you might hke to know these people a bit better than being just names on various .orrespondenceso we comptled both photographs and biographical sketches of them for you. by David Franciosi, NAC Public Relations otPictured: .\CS0YO: tellaVagias,College Contact '"-anDeBellis, College Contact Cheryl Abraham, Creative Arts fichaelKafoure, CEOYLA Delegate \11chael Evans, CEOYLA Delegate Debbi Barkett, Missions ~usanShatilla, Regional Realignment Feasibility Study \iahaShakhashiri, WorldOrthodox Youth Contact Ontario "In the Church there is no room for politics that will divide you and weaken you." After i!nparting the blessings of the Metropolitan, he urged the parishioners to keep up tliei_r efforts in preserving our rich, religious and cultural hen· tage in this great and most hospitable land. DavidFnnclosl, Si, George,Norwood, Mass. 'ACS0YOPUBLIC RELATIONS SOYODIGEST NEWENGLANDREGION OYO MISSIONSCOOR DINA TOR WOiiam Essey, ARCHDIOCESE YOUTH DIRECTOR • George F. Freije, St. George, Indianapolis, Indiana NAC SOYO TREASURER MIDWEST SOYO MISSIONS COORDINATOR John Roman, Holy Resunectlon, Tucson, Arizona NAC SOYO PRESIDENT Rt. Rev. John Namle. St. George, Houston, T~xas NAC SOYO SPIRITUAL ADVISOR SOUTHWEST REG ION SPIRITUAL ADVISOR / Paul V. Swydan, St. George, Lowell, Mass. NEW ENGLAND REGION SOYO PRESIDENT ......---- Linda S. Hakar, St. John of Damascus, Boston, Mass. NAC SOYO FOOD FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE COORDINATOR VICE PRESIDENT NEW ENGLAND REGION SOYO He noted great progress and growth since he laSl visited us. We now have a chorus group instead of one chanter, we have a parish council elected by the people and incorporated legally in Canada, and a permanent priest serving us full time. A special dinner was held after the services by the Parish Council and when the Council thanked the Ar~hbishop for his visitation and presented him with a speci~ collection in appreciation, he returned it as usual ~n asked it be considered as another donation to St. Ignatius, President of the Parish Council is Mr. Nairn M~~eyd Before departing for Toledo, Archbishop Michael visite two sick parishioners at the local hospital. C -Badeeh ore The Word Kenneth M. Yuge, St. George, Washington, D.C. NAC TEEN SOYO PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRMAN EASTERN REGION TEEN. SOYO PRESIDENT ic 1978 Esther Slmbol, St. George, Terre Haute, Indiana Robin Lynn Nicholas, NAC SOYO ST. JUDE St. Nicholas Cathedral, Los Angeles, CA. HO SPIT AL CHAIRPERSON CREATIVE WRITING MIDWEST SOYO FOOD FOR NAC COORDINATOR HUNGRY PEOPLE AND WESTERN REGION SECRET ARY + MERIT AW ARD CHAIRPERSON MISSIONS COORDINATOR Page 37 �Rt. Rev. George M. Corry, St. George, Pittsburgh, Pa. NACTEENSOYOS~RITUAL ADVISOR EmDY.F. Day, l Richard Wfhbey St. George, Wichita, Kansas Montreal, Canacb NAC SOYO SUNDAY BULLETINS Michael E. Habeeb, CAN-AM SOYO PRESIDENT SOUTHWEST SOYO FOOD FOR St. Nicholas, San Francisco, Calffomu HUNGRY PEOPLE COORDINATOR WESTERN REGION SOYO PRESIDENT Dr. Alan E. Matook, St. George, Little Falls, N.J. Deborah A. Brown, NAC SOYO Delegate St. Mary's Brooklyn, N.Y. from Eastern Region EASTERN REGION SOYO 1>RESIDENT NACSOYOSECRETARY EASTERN REGION VICE PRESIDENT Donna Yazge, St. George, Washington, D.C. NAC TEEN SOYO LAY ADVISOR Coordinator tastem Region Thomas Hier, St. George Washington, D.C. NACTEEN SOYO PRESIDENT Newsletter t. Simon,Ironwood, Michigan. View of altar as seen through Holy Doors, 1978. GO PREACH THE GOSPEL . . . ,,,,,.. Gary G. Younes, St. George, Washington, D.C. NAC CONFERENCE PLANNING COORDINATOR PAST PRESIDENT, NAC SOYO Elizabeth Attra, St. George, Houston, Texas NAC TEEN SOYO CHAIRMAN OF SPIRITUAL INVOLVEMENT SOUTHWEST TEEN SOYO PRESIDENT Raml Younes, St. George, Toronto, Canada NAC SOYO FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND SOYO CALENDAR COORDINATOR LAY ADVISOR, CAN-AM SOYC CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE Douglas R. Fadel, St. George, Niagara Falls, N.Y. NAC SOYO VICE PRESIDENT NAC SOYO CATECHISM BOWL COORDINATOR PAST CAN-AM SOYO PRESIDENT -r1v:.. _,za Gregory Wakeem Dalack, St. Mary's Brooklyn, N.Y. NAC TEEN SOYO TREASURER Carol Laham, St. George, Boston, Mass. NAC TEEN SOYO SECRETARY NAC TEEN SOYO TAG DAY COORDINATOR NER TEEN SOYO PRESIDENT Danny Khamm;.., St. EUas, Syracuse, N. Y. NAC TEEN SOYO COORDINATOR FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION St. Simon, Ironwood, Michigan Parlshlonen: Bottom L to R: Nick Anthony, Nora Abraham, Mary Anthony, Ethel Nicholas. Top L to R: Russell Nelson and Abe Bashara. Barbara Dibs, NAC TEEN SOYO PRIMARY SOYO PROJECT COORDINATOR PRESIDENT WESTER~ REGION TEEN SOYO SAINT SIMONCHURCH- IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN SaintSimon Church in Ironwood, Michigan, a small ommunity in the northwest section of the state, has been 1thoutthe services of a resident pastor for a number of years. However, this small flock of Christ has been able to preserve itself as a witness to Orthodoxy by keeping the churchopen and meeting for weekly services conducted bv the parish Readers, Russell Nelson and Richard ·1~chaels. The nearest "sister parish" to Saint Simon is SatntMary Church in Iron Mountain, Michigan, which is 130miles away. The pastor at Saint Mary, Reverend Father Paul Blankenstein, has begun to travel to Ironwood ona regular basis to celebrate the Divine Liturgy on weekdays. Aside from serving the Liturgy, Father Paul a~?hears confessions, administers the Sacraments and nsttswi~hthe infirm of the community. ChA vibrant renewal is taking place at Saint Simon urch.A pledge system is being reinstituted as a means of encouraging regular support. There is a renewed interest and all active members have expressed their sincere desire to again make this a thriving parish. Like most American communities, Ironwood had many unchurched people. The faithful of Saint Simon are planning an outreach program to attract them to Orthodoxy. They say, "We are learning that the Church is truly the Church only when it is missionary." To help in this program, Saint Simon Church would like to have the help of two seminarians this summer to assist them in this important missionary field. The following are those presently on the parish rolls: Nicholas and Mary Anthony, Russell and Tina Nelson, Jack Jacobs, Tony and Gerty Michaels, Abraham and Eva Bashara, Ethel Nicholas, Michael Khoury, John and Minnie Albert, Jerry Nicholas, Fluff Nicholas, Mrs. John (Helen) Nicholas, Miss Helen Nicholas, Dr. and Mrs. Sam Albert, John Albert, Nora Abraham, Marie Albert and Rose Isaac. NEW ENGLAND TEEN SOYO SPEAKS ON LOVE /, CyadfDay, St. George, Wichita, Kansas Julie KallaD, St. George, Cedar Rapids, Iowa NAC TEEN SOYO VICE PRESIDENT NACT~EN SOYO SOCIAL SOUTHWEST REGION TEEN AWARENESS CHAIRMAN SOYO FINANCE CHAIRMAN MID WEST TEEN SOYO PRESIDENT Page 38 ~ EUasLaham, St. George, Lowell, Mass. NAC SOYO RE\'REAT TOPICS COORDINATOR Janice Jacobs, St. Mary's, Iron Mt., MJcblga.D NAC SOYO ASSISTANT COORDINATOR FOR ST. JUDE'S MIDWEST SOYO PRESIDENT The Word What is love? l Surely, every human being has experienced the Peasureof re • • • • the gift • of love. I t may h ave iee ce1vmg or g1vmg onnd1ove for a material object or for another person, but :'neeoes not truly possess this gift unless he first knows I ·ibt_ovfeof God. God is love and His is the easiest to a1n • • •bin or 1t is all around us. Nature, light, rain and other th if logs at are taken for granted day after day are the gifts /; we should thank God for. ere are many ways we express our love - a hand' nc,1978 shake, a smile, a kiss. God expressed his love for us through Christ. Jesus died on a cross for our sins and mankind and rose again trampling down death by death. This is a most sacred act of love. We can only repay this by giving our love and constant dedication to the Church. Participation in church affairs is vital for a fulfilling life. Only when we love God and thank Him for His gifts can we be true Christians. St. George of Lawrence Teen SOYO Page 39 �TEEN SOVO AT LITTLE FALLS, N.J. EASTERN REGION SOYO PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE Ft. Lauderdale is the site and St. Philip Parish is the host of the Eastern Region SOYO Conference to be held July 5th - July 9th, 1978. What better place to carry out this year's Archdiocesan theme- "Go preach the gospel" - than in Ft. Lauderdale, mecca of youth and life! The city has a rich and varied personality, a place of natural warmth and visual beauty, an environment to enhance a religious experience. Sometimes called the "Venice of America", it is ideally suited for a conference site since sun and sand beckon visitors all year long. For recreation, Ft. Lauderdale offers six miles of public beach for swimming, water skiing and scuba diving, deep sea fishing, charter sailboats, golf, tennis, theater, music festivals and historic tours. You can come by land, sea or air. Convention headquarters are in the lavish Bahia Mar Hotel, centered between the ocean and the intracoastal waterway. For those who fly, Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is only five miles or fifteen minutes away from the convention center. Those who drive will arrive via I-95, Route 1 or the Sunshine State Parkway, and will be treated to free parking at the hotel. Room rates will range from $27.00 for single or double, to $33.00 for triple and $81.00 for two bedroom and parlor suites. Rates will apply for several days preceding and following the conference dates. Additional lodging may be had at the neighboring Lauderdale Surf Hotel and y Clipper Hotel when the 250 rooms of the Bahia Mank e occupied. ar ar Arrangements have been made with Eastern A' l' to be Air Travel Coordinator. There are group Ir 10 . . rates f forty or more travelhng together with a minimum st . 0 three days and a maximum of thirty days. You m ai \) details through Chuck Stinnett, Eastem's represen:Iti~;:r (305) 525-3145. Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Air .1 . Th . . port 1 recommen d e d f or arnva. 1 ose arnvmg in Mia • 111 face a $16.00 limousine charge to the Hotel. mi "' The Bahia. Mar Ho~el contains one ballroom of 8 21 square feet. Fi:e meetmg rooms for small groups willbe placed at the disposal of conferees. A special room willbe called Teen SOYO room for recreation and relaxation. Four restaurants, from a. coffee shop to a gourmet res . taurant are on t h e premises and will remain open late 10 accommodate guests. St. Philip Parish is anxious to make this conclave th most memorable experience ever - spiritually an~ socially. The Parish is composed of members whose root began in many different cities on the Eastern Seaboard and many families and friends are expected to attend. We have adopted the phrase, "It will be great in '78". Com· and see! -Elaine L. Aza In December~ our Pastor, ~~-. Michael Simon chald us to direct our activities toward Orthodox •ngetion and mission. We understood our task to be in aJuca • areas: ourse lves, our pans• h , and the world. In the •1fee d •h . .:, area, we res~onde wit three. workships at the 1 ··h· r urch, a cooperative lenten, retreat with St. Anthony's of enfield and St. Georges of Danbury, and two dances • h our mem b ers h"ip d nve. • "erg onnection wit In the area of ••cparishwe responded to Father Michael's challenge by urtingup a pamphlet rack with Orthodox materials and -el • • d dergoing a mne step proJect to ecoupage eighteen J"iaticons for Church use. The icons will be kept in the ~hurchSchool during the year when they are not used li:urgically. In response to the challenge of mission we held a workshop with Senior SOYO to discuss "The Call To Mis~ion." Leading this workshop were Professor V . Kesich of St. Vladimir's Seminary and Seminarians Ted Bobosh and Jack Keaschuk. Professor Kesich spoke about the call t? 1:1-issionby the Church and Ted and Jack spoke a_bout M1ss10n today, more specifically, the African Mission. In May we sponsored a Super Syrian Submarine Sandwich Sale to raise money to send books to the African mission. Also we have scheduled a day at the Children's she!t:r, ~ car_wash, Easter cleaning of the church, and part1c1patlon m the contests at the Regional Conference and the parish festival. As you can see, we've been a very busy chapter. -John Abdalah, seminarian WHYCOME TO CHURCH? BECAUSE TO DO SO IS REASONABLE by john abdalah, seminarian GO PREACH THE GOSPEL Akron-St. George Invites You SOYO Midwest Region Parish Life Conference June 20-25, 1978 Holiday Inn, Hudson, Ohio On Rt. 8 between Akron and Cleveland Ohio Turnpike Exit 12 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Orthodoxy, One of the sweet traditions of our Church is seen in these annual Midwest SOYO gatherings, bringing together whole families - the tots, the teens, the adults - to worship, to renew our faith and dedication in service of the Holy Mother Church, to renew long-time friendships, and to join in fellowship and enjoyment ... all in the beauty of an Orthodo. Christian atmosphere. The Holiday Inn - in the beautiful surroundings of Hudson, Ohio, with easy access to expressways and airports offers a perfect setting for the Conference. It's comfortable, out in the country, only minutes from picturesque downto\\n Peninsula and Hudson, equipped with both indoor and outdoor pools, as well as tennis courts . . . and just across the street from a challenging golf course. Guided by the theme, "Go Preach The Gospel," the stress - appropriately - will be on religion and service .t~the Church. Archbishop Michael will be with us to officiate at the daily Liturgies and Vespers. We'll have the traditional general assemblies for SOYO, Teen SOYO, and AOCWNA, as well as the oratorical contest, choir festival, workshops and seminars - and a surprise keynote speaker to be announced. There'll be no shortage of fellowship events - a hospitality room all day and evening; Wednesday Reception; Thursday Dance and Debkee; Friday Hafli featuring Emile Kassis, Paul Salem, and Leo Budway; and Saturday Graod Ball and Cotillion ... to say nothing of a Teen Splash Party and other events. 1 It will be reunion time again for Midwest SOYO June 20-25. That certain joy of being together will be all the greater you are with us for six days of rich fulfillment and happiness. Sincerely, The Akron St. George Parish Pastor: Fr. Louis Mahshie Co-chr: Ron Simon and Rose Jacob Page 40 The Word The Church is more than a building or human organization.The Church is a divine reality. The Church is thegift of God to men, which encompasses within itself ".orethan the visible, the earthly, the created. The hurchis life within the Holy Trinity, perfect and holy. When we gather together in the Church, we pray ·ithinthe Church the prayers of the Church. We show thatwe are part of the Church by participating in its life 1ndprayer. We commend ourselves to God and make the prayersof the Church our own. We live within this life of theChurch, eating and accepting the "bread of life" - of :ruelifein God, which is the only real life. We participate mtheprayers, teachings, activities and sacraments for we live"inChrist." ' "Christbecame man so that man could become God " ~ritesSt. Athanasius. Because Christ became man we c~n 1oin~urselves to Him and live in Him. Through Him we candieto evil and rise in Him, to a greater reality-life of the HolyTrinity. By being in Christ we can be sons of God andcallHim "Father." Through Christ we are made sons wh?may boldly cry out, "Our Father." All this is given t~ usm~hesacraments of the Church: to die, rise in Christ, ~~ter1.ntoHis Church, accept His life in us, and live within ISd Kingdom. For this we reasonably respond in prayer an tha k •• 4'h . n_sgmng; we respond together as God's people 0 1ivein Christ. heW~enwe _pray in the Church, we join in prayer with Chr_sain!s, with our fathers, with the angels, and with ist Himself. As we see by the iconostasis, the saints of lohnis a S . . •~isat' emmarzan at St. Vladimir's Seminary and wrote r zc1e exclusively for The WORD. .uic,1978 the Church are still alive and praying with us. Their life in Christ is eternal. Those who are "alive" pray to God ceaselessly. To live in Christ is to live forever. Prayer is the only reasonable response to life in the Church. When we live in Christ's Church, we recognize God's greatness, His love, and His divinity. Indeed it is reasonable to give glory to God, Who created us, Who shows us the Light, Who forgives our sins, Who shows us mercy, and accepts us into His divine Life. And it is indeed reasonable to join with the angels in the Church singing, "Holy, Holy, Holy." Truly God is revealed to us in the Church, and we recognize Him there. If we recognize God in our life within the Church, it is unreasonable, then, not to come together in Church and join the Church's prayer. If we love and accept God in our whole heart, it is unreasonable to reject His sacraments. Many argue that it is "just as good" to pray at home. Individual prayer is very important, but it is not the corporate prayer of the Church in Christ, with all the saints, angels, and our fathers. Individual and corporate prayer are both essential, and one cannot replace the other. The sacraments, prayer, and life are given within the reality of life within the Church. The Bible, the saints, the canons, and all the liturgical services bear witness to this life with God within the Church. This life is true life, which is Holy, Catholic, Apostolic, and eternal. If, "I believe in one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church . . . look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come," then it is reasonable and right for me to come to Church. Let us gather together as the people of God and enter into the Holy Church. Here we can say with boldness, "Our Father," and with great joy, "God is with us." Page 41 �27th Annual New England Region SOYO proudly presents the only recording with His Beatitude, Patriarch Elias IV. Recorded live at the 39th NER SOY O Conference June 19, 1977, this record features excerpts from the Patriarchal Divine Liturgy as well as a special musical tribute to His Beatitude. Order this lasting souvenir today. Eastern Region SOVO Parish Life Conference r--------------------------. JUL V 5-9, 1978 NAME hosted by St. Philip Parish Bahia Mar Hotel and Yachting Center Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33316 Phone (305) 764-2233 ------------------------ ADDRESS CITY I STATE/ ZIP ------------ Please send me copy(ies) of the Recording "Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord" at $6.00 per copy. Postage and handling $1.00 per copy. TOTAL ENCLOSED ____ _ Rev. James Kenna 430 S.S. 30th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33312 Kindly mail checks or money orders to: NER SOYO RECORD C / 0 David Franciosi, 5 Alandale Parkway, Norwood, Mass. 02062 HISll,UITUOf HlAStv GtfEr:otHtOOOkrATIIAKH Of .ANllOCHANO AUTHffAST ---------------------------~ SPIRITUAL FULFILLMENT Evangelism AndTheHolySpirit (Continued from Page 12) soc,.4l DEUGffr '.:ATECHISM BOWL :HOIR FESTIVAL :HILDREN'S WORKSHOP )RATORICAL CONTEST ~WARDS BRUNCH >IVINE LITURGY-EACH A.M. fESPERS- EACH P.M. HERARCHICAL DIVINE LITURGY-SUN ratheryou must witness in faith that One whom you arewitnessing about is able to transform and alter thepeopleto whom you are giving God's message of life. BESOBER! ~~ ~~ "'IA. DAY A M . . .,.'> ~+'> .. ~ HAFLI FEATURING "COREY BROTHERS" GRAND BALL TEEN ROOM JUNGLE QUEEN DINNER CRUISE OCEAN WORLD GOLF AND TENNIS TOURNAMENTS SWIMMING - HALL OF FAME BOATING - BEACHES SIGHTSEEING IT WILL BE GREAT IN '78 VISIT FT. LAUDERDALE- "THE VENICE OF AMERICA" Reservations Forms at local Chapters. Children under 18, same rnnm ~~ n~ ..,.._ ..._ r-ll""lr■ - With these two principles in mind, knowing 1esus, and having the power of the Holy Spirit, we willbe able to answer the high calling concerning the Biblical imperatives about witnessing. One thing I would like to mention is in 2 Timothy 4:2 where Paul ~ exhortinghis son in the faith, Timothy. He tells him thefollowingthings: preach the word, be ready in se_ason and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort withgreat patience and instruction. In verse 5, he say~, "Besober in all things, do the work of an evangehs_t, fulfill your ministry." Evangelism and witnessmgas you can see, are not just teaching that !e~us Christ is God and the Saviour of mankind, but it 1s.the whole emphasis of a Christian's life. It is sharing the word in all manner and ways with those who_needto hear it. It is as Paul says in verse 6, the pou~ngout of your life as a drink-offering for the setce of Jesus Christ. Jesus spoke (Matthew 28) w.a~has come to be known as the "great com~ission."He said first of all, all authority has been given to you on heaven and earth. As a result of that a~t~ority we are to go therefore and make disciples ~ ~1the nations baptising them in the Name of the .._ater, Son. anrl Hnh, ~n;to;t Uo tl-.0o.-. .......... +,.,, f-Oonl"h which He has commanded us and taught us. How are you going to witness and evangelize until you are willing to read and study the things in the Bible which he taught? Jesus ended that passage of Scripture by saying, "I am with you always even to the end of the age." TO BE WILLING! Jesus is here, right this very moment. He is speaking to you, the reader. He is in our very lives. He is reaching out to a spiritually dead world with His life. And who will take that life to them? Paul, in Romans 10:8, says, "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" -that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed." For there is no distinction between a Jew and a Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call upon Him; for "Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved." Paul here begins to ask some very logical questions which I believe we must answer. 1. How then shall they call upon Him - these who have not believed? 2. How shall they believe in whom they have not heard? 3. How shall they hear without a preacher? 4. How shall they preach unless they are sent? There is a logical order for going out and sharing T.c-...., ..,..., ,-,1,......:..,+ n .. + !♦ 'L-- ~- ,_ __ ! __ • .. 1 11 • �SHOP OF CRETE NAMED iRCffBINBUL _ Metropolitan Timotheos of Gortini and The Orthodox IS~\as been chosen by the Holy Synod of the Ecu\rc~d1a p triarchate to be the new Archbishop of Crete ~,e01cal ah Extraordinary of Europe." The 63-year-old ••Exarc . . .llld • has been a hterarch smce 1956. ."rete native World ff COUNCIL LEADERS coVRCSECURE BORDERS FOR ISRAEL, \SKoETERMINATION FOR P.L.O. Leaders of the World Council of Nh s (WCC) and of the National Council of Churches C~~~~ :ave called for secure and re~o~niz~d. borders for • nd recognition of the Palesttmans right to self1a Israe • • ·nation as a means o f en d'mg t h e contmmng } determ . ,folence in the Middle East. SELFEW YORK - ~MENTAL PRESSURES' CHARGED BY STUDENT IN ISRAELI CASE TEL A VIV - Sarni Esmail, a Michigan State University student, told a court here that he had been beaten and subjected to "mental pressures" before he signed a confession that he was a member of a Palestinian guerrilla organization. Mr. - Esmail, a 23-year-old Palestinian-American, pleaded not guilty to the Israeli charge that he was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a group that has claimed responsibility for a number of hijackings around the world. The Israelis allege that Mr. Esmail was sent to Libya in August 1976, and was trained in the use of explosives. His relatives say he was enrolled as a student at Ohio University at the time. According to a U.S. congressman, who has taken an interest in the case, Rep. Robert Carr (D.-Mich.), Mr. Esmail was arrested immediately after his arrival in Israel from the United States Dec. 21 and was held for 48 hours before he was able to contact relatives or an attorney. The brother of Mr. Esmail, Basim, has said that Sarni had come to Israel to visit their critically ill father, a naturalized American citizen of Palestinian origin who had returned to the West Bank. The father died while Sarni was in detention. Representative Carr's office in Washington has said that it took six days for a "confession" to be obtained from Mr. Esmail, who was then held for almost a month before being formally charged. Defense lawyer Felicia Langer said that in addition to the alleged beatings, Mr. Esmail was interrogated in Arabic rather than in his native English. EDITOR WOULD ALLOW PATRIARCHATE TO LEA VE TURKEY IF IMPEDED SYOSSET, N.Y. - The editor of The Orthodox Church monthly publication of the Orthodox Church in America'. based here, urges that the Ecumenical Patriarchate be moved from Istanbul if the Turkish government does not allow it to function fully as an international center for Eastern Orthodoxy. The Rev. John Meyendorff says "one wonders whether one does not do a disservice to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and to universal Orthodoxy by simply trying to maintain an attainable status quo instead of facing the ... alternatives squarely." In the Eastern Orthodox understanding of the church, Page 44 the Patriarch of Constantinople -the "New Rome" of th later Roman Empire - is the "first among equals" of the various leaders of the world's Eastern Orthodox churchet and thus the "Ecumenical Patriarch". ' Father Meyendorff likens the "tragic position of the patriarchate in Turkey" to the situation of the Russian Orthodox Church. "In the two cases the stakes are not the same in terms of numbers - 50 million faithful in the Soviet Union, a remnant of 6,000 Greeks in Istanbul_ but the methods, the attitudes and the lack of freedom are basically identical." The OCA editor suggests that "in the present chaotic years, the Orthodox Church could indeed use wise, objective and authoritative leadership of the ecumenical patriarchate. Would it not be his obligation, for example. to come up with a positive, constructive and practical solution to the jurisdictional pluralism in America." (U.S. Orthodox belong to several overlapping, mostly ethnic, jurisdictions. The ecumenical patriarchate has not officially recognized the 1970 decision of the Russian Orthodox Church to grant autocephaly (complete independence) to the OCA, and has named Archbishop Iakovos, head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, patriarchal exarch for the hemisphere.) Father Meyendorff adds that "the essential dimension of the situation seems to be completely lost in the various actions which aim at simply 'saving' and 'maintaining· the patriarchate's present position in Istanbul" for "the present restrictions . . . are preventing the patriarchate from fulfilling its role meaningfully. It appears, therefore, that protests and pressures are not to 'be directed towards the simple maintenance of the present status quo which,if it continues, would ruin the prestige of the patriarchate completely and would create conditions under which_the possibility of setting up another center will be raised rn a formal way at the forthcoming Pan-Orthodox Council." Pressure, the editor says, should be directed to~~rd having Turkey formally recognize the patriarchates m· ternational role, provide it with adequate facilities, aod allow it to set up an international staff. . "If this first - and clearly preferable - alternative proves impractical," he continues, "the patriar~~ate should be moved to a location where the above conditions for normal functioning can be met." . Even though "to abandon that city (Istanbul) forev~r;; indeed an agony," Father Meyendorff suggests, t d Orthodox Church needs an ecumenical patriarchate a: cannot allow it simply to wither away together with t e Greek colony in Istanbul." The Word L poldo Niilus, director of the WCC's Commission of the~~urches on International Affairs, cond~mned "the ·i·ty of violence perpetrated by both sides of the Iut11 • conflict,"and ad~ed, "we . cannot conc eive t h at thi s · · us circle of violence will ever be so 1ved un 1ess a 11 \ICIO • • rties involved msist equally upon both the need to ~aspect secure and recognized borders for the State of ~raeland upon the need to re~og~ize and impl~ment Palestinians' rights to self-determmatton and to their own homeland." ClaireRandall, general secretary of the NCC, sent a similar message to President Carter, with copies to U.S. ~ecretaryof State Cyrus Vance and Alfred Atherton, ipecial U.S. envoy in the Middle East. "We are deeply concerned for the people of the Middle East and believe :hatpeace in that area depends on the reduction of 1olence," she said. Dr. Randall told the President, "We support your efforts in the present negotiation for peace for the entire region based on stated U.S. policy. The viciqus cycle of violence will not be interrupted until Israel has secure and recognizedborders and the Palestinians' right to selfaeterminationand their own homeland is recognized." GabrielHabib, general secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECCA), declared in a statement that"Israelshould realize once and for all that its security andpeace in the region cannot be fulfilled" by violent means. He was specifically reacting to the Israeli raid into Lebanon that came after a Palestinian terrorist attack on Israel. Rabbi Alexander Schindler, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,described the Israeli military action in Lebanon as "an endeavor to achieve security." . Expressingdisagreement with persons who have called h~Israeli action an obstacle to peace, Rabbi Schindler td, :•rt does not impair the possibility of continuing ..gyptian-lsraelinegotiations. (Egyptian) President Sadat's •0rds and promises may serve to secure Israel's southern rtlers,but Israel still faces forces to the east and north ~h •oh , bi ave not yet given an answer who are not at any a e t0 give • an answer who are even ' attacking Sadat for ~1Spe ' ace-making efforts." • c,1978 ORTHODOX CHURCHES CITE STAND AGAINST ABORTION PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The newly-formed Council of Orthodox Churches in Rhode Island has officially disassociated itself from the recent statement of the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights which advocated publicly-funded abortions for women on welfare. The council of six congregations whose leaders are affiliated with the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas is a member of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches. The Orthodox group said in a written statement that the president and executive minister of the church council "seemingly placed the authority of their offices in support of 'abortion rights' by lending their names to the coalition in a newspaper advertisement." "In this instance, those officers do not speak for the entire council," it said. "The Orthodox are opposed to abortion in principle and, as a council, are opposed to public assistance for abortions. They feel the publicity given to the coalition's statements have only polarized the religious community over this divisive issue." The coalition's statement, published as an adr vertisement in the Providence Journal-Bulletin, was signed by Dr. Paul G. Gillespie, exectitive minister of the Rhode Island Council of Churches, and Dr. Wilbur Ziegler, the council president. Dr. Ziegler also is pastor of the Mathewson Street United Methodist Church here. In its statement, the Orthodox Council noted that "it has bee.n the position of the 300 million (worldwide) member Orthodox Church over the centuries that the aborting of unborn life is morally wrong. To do so, reasons the Orthodox Church, would be transgressing the duty of humankind to protect human life, a duty interoreted as the will of God." The statement also quoted Archbishop Iakovos, chairman of the Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, in his state~en~ to New York legislators during abortion reform hearmgs m 1966: "We are profoundly aware that the discipline of divine law sometimes created inequities that are difficult for human comprehension to accept, but the eternal value~ of divine law were not created for a man, but for mankmd . . . It is our firm conviction that one day the laws of God and man will coincide, and toward the achievement of that divine day of destiny we pledge ourselves to the protection of that human life, born ~nd unb,?rn, as a sacred trust of man's eternal covenant with God. There are about 10,000 Orthodox Christians in Rhode Island. CONFERENCE CENTER IS PURCHASED FOR USE OF MONASTIC COMUNITY TUXEDO PARK, N.Y. -The American CarpathoRussian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese in the U.S.A • has purchased the Bishop Do_negan Episcopal Con!erence. Center here for use as the site of a male monastic community . The mansion, built in 1899 as a summer home for Wall Street banker Henry W. Poor, and the surrounding four acres of terraced and wooded land, were sold by the Diocese of New York of the Episcopal Church for an undisclosed amount. Page 45 �.. The new Eastern Orthodox monastery is to be named Monastery of the Annunciation." Bishop John Martin, h~ad <?fthe Carpatho-Russ~~n diocese, said the monastery's establishment represents the grasping for a wholesome ~ast rather than a leap toward an uncharted future. The lifestyle and_ the guidelines are clearly set. Adaptation to a modern settmg and a western environment is cultural and demographic, but not ethical or theological." A~chimandrite Nicholas Smisko has been appointed super10_r: H~ and the Rev. George Dyak are moving into the fac1hty immediately. Solemn blessing and dedication of the monastery is to take place later this year. The Episcopalians sold the property, according to the New York diocesan treasurer, because the overhead and maintenance costs were disproportionate to the recent usage of the facility, which he estimated had been in diocesan hands for about 15 years. A Carpatho-R ussian diocesan report said the Episcopal Church "is being extremely gracious" . . . and is making the property "available to us far below its tax-assessed value and even beneath its fair market price." WOMEN APPOINTED TO COUNCILS OF ORTHODOX PARISHES IN GREECE ATHENS - For the first time on record, women will take part on a regular basis in the administration of parish affairs in the Orthodox Church of Greece. The initiative was taken by Metropolitan Alexandros of Peristeri, a populous part of the Athens urban area. According to the plan, one woman will be appointed to each of the parish councils of all the churches in the area. These councils normally have a total of five·members. Metropolitan Alexandros said he expected his innovation to succeed and that the practice of appointing women to parish councils will be extended before long to all of the 8,000 parishes in Greece. SLAYING OF ARMENIANS BY TURKS NOTED IN ANNIVERSARY SERVICE JERUSALEM - Some 2,000 Christians participated in ecumenical ceremonies here April 24 marking the 63rd anniversary of the slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks. Under the auspices of Jerusalem's Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate, the ceremonies brought together Armenian Orthodox, Roman Catholics, and Protestants of Armenian descent. Armenian Orthodox Patriarch Elisha II, a survivor of the massacres that decimated eastern Anatolia, then the Turkish part of Armenia, presided at a major ceremony in the Armenian Orthodox Cathedral of St. James. The observances commemorated April 24, 1915, when the Turks rounded up and killed more than 200 Armenian leaders in Constantinople as the prelude to a general extermination, described by some historians as this century'"· first major genocide. 2 BISHOPS ARE NAMED TO GREEK ARCHDIOCESE NEW YORK -A professor of dogmatic theology and a cathedral dean are the newest bishops of t~e Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America. The Very Rev. Maximos Aghiorgoussis, who teaches Page 46 at the _Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of h Brooklme, Mass., and the Very R Gergiannakis of St. George Cathedral Me • nth , ontreal were named by the Holy Synod of th E • • . e cum • Patnarchate, of which the archdiocese is a 1·ur· ct· . 1 • h 1 . B 1s op-e ect Max1mos was named Auxili'ais iB·ti n• • • B'1shop-elect Anthony, Auxiliary r B' 1 ho D 10kl em; • Consecratlons • A m1ssos. of both are to be h ldho Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of h 1 . . h t H T nmty . ere - May 21 for . Bishop-elect Antho nyandJu · 18 for Bishop-elect Max1mos. Born o~ the island of Ch'?is, Greece, in 193 , Bi elect Max1mos has been active in Orthodox ecu . • • • H e represented the Patriarchate as an m act1v1ties. b 01 to the third and fourth sessions of Vatican II. He aor· rd. . d S . rl\ I t h e U mte tates m late 1966. While on the Hol faculty, he served parishes in New Hampshire. Bishop-elect Anthony was born on the island of in 1935. Before being appointed dean in 1974 he paris~es in ~nsonia, Conn., Chicago Heights, Ill.,n Madison, Wis. President of the Orthodox l Association of Montreal, the bishop-elect i al • member of the consultative committee of the Canadi Council of Churches. ISRAELI CENSORSHIP OF PLAY CREA TES STORM OF PROTEST JERUSALEM - A last minute cancellation of a pl that was to have been shown on Israel's state-owned • l . vision has provoked a storm of controversy. The play, "Hirbet Hiza," by an Israeli author, d with the banishment of Arab villagers from their home Israeli forces. The Minister of Education, Zevulun Hammer, order d the play withdrawn from the scheduled programming. Those opposing the telecast argued that the theme the play would serve the cause of Arab propagandist . Critics of Mr. Hammer's order reacted promptl, Employees took the television network off the air f r hour in protest. Twenty-five Israeli writers demanded that Hammer either revoke his order or resign. The left-wing Mapam Party also urged Mr. Hammer step down. . Davar, the newspaper of the La_bor Party o~po 1t1 railed against Israeli state censorship. It aske? .whet er there is freedom of expression on the monopobst1c br d· casting media or are they to become a 'guided' instrume~t as they are in certain countries with which we do not~ to be compared." On the other hand, Hatzof eh, the organ of the servative National Religious Party to which Mr. Ham?1er belongs, said the play should have been shelved "n ~m~~~. "It is the duty of the government," said _thepapere .. see to it that the state broadcasting media becomd,. struments to raise Israel's prestige at home and abroa • RUSSIA'S FEW ORTHODOX CHURCHES OBSERVE THE FEAST OF EASTER . th MOSCOW - The relatively few Russian ~r • • h S ·et Uruon v.e churches left open for worship m t e ovt . ludi crowded with the faithful, mostly elderly, but me The ung people, for celebration of the feast of the tia n. • accor d ter festival was observed Apn ·1 30 , m Id Julian calenda~. . . ar, for the first trme, behevers m the_USSR ~ad 1 rtunity to hear a broadcast of th~ enttr~ Russ~an aster service - not on Soviet rad10, w~1.ch . es religious broadcasts, but over Bnt1sh n ar • • b eame d t o ting Corporation (BBC) transm1ss1ons :B program relayed the service co1:1ducte~ in the • Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral m Enmsmore • : London, by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom. n hile, in Jerusalem, thousands of Eastern 1 do worshippers celebrated the Easter feast in u olorful ceremonies, including the ceremony of H I Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, lizing the resurrection of Christ, the "Light of the rid.' h R HODOX PRIEST WHO AIDED IA REFUGEES DIES HINGTON, D.C. - Father Paul T. Lutov, retired iate pastor of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. la and an educator, died April 28 at Providence tal at the age of 78. om in Russia to a family of Cossacks, he received his allege education in Russia and Czechoslovakia and eled with the Russian Christian Student Movement. raduated from St. Sergius Orthodox Theological mary in Paris and received a degree from Oxford 1 er ity. Father Lutov was ordained a deacon in the St. e ander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Paris as a lecturer at St. Sergius. In 1938 he came to hington as a visiting professor in Old Testament at rd University School of Religion and taught there fouryears. hortly after his arrival here, he was ordained a priest etropolitan Theofilus, primate of what was then the ian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in North •1ca, now the Orthodox Church in America. He was ointed pastor of St. Nicholas parish. t the request of the Tolstoy Foundation, Father u \ went to Europe in 1947 to help Russian Orthodox ee displaced after World War II. He then worked ·he World Council of Churches and the World Church l \ He returned in 1948 to St. Nicholas parish and served ociate pastor until his retirement in 1977. Since then . ha assisted with religious services and served as •ual advisor to some organizations. During the early years when Father Lutov was pastor . growing St. Nicholas, a building fund was started 1 h e entually helped to build the new Russian ? dox Church of St. Michael here - also known as the u nal War Memorial Shrine. It honors victims of the he ik Revolution and all persons of Russian Orthodox ho lost their lives in World Wars in service to the . ather Lutov, who has an academic background in cultural engineering and Semitic philology, was senior research analyst at the Library of Congress for 16 ye~rs and a consultant on Alaska affairs to the Interior Department. His survivors include his wife, Jeanne, and a son and daughter. Christian Leaders Protest To Government REPORT ISRAELI POLICE QUESTION MINISTER ON ~coNVERSION' INDUCEMENT JERUSALEM-The first known action on the basis of Israel's controversial new "anti-missionary" law has been reported by the Franciscan-sponsored Associated Christian Press Bulletin. It reported that the Rev. Baruch Maoz, a Protestant "Hebrew-Christian" minister and editor of a Hebrew missionary quarterly had been summoned to the pol~ce station in Rishon Lezion, near Tel Aviv, for quest1omng about alleged offers of "material benefits" in exchange for conversion to Christianity. The new law, which went into effect April 1, imposes a five-year prison sentence on anyone who offers (and three years on anyone who accepts) "material inducement" to change religions. The press bulletin said the police had ordered Mr. Maoz to produce an account of his recent activities and a list of his friends and acquaintances. It said the police disclaimed any knowledge of Attorney General Aharon Barak's directive forbidding police to act on complaints about alleged illegal missionary activities without his, or his deputy's, personal prior authorization. Meanwhile, Israeli President Ephraim Katzir replied to complaints about the anti-missionary law expressed by the heads of the Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Roman Catholic Churches in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. In a recent joint letter to Mr. Katzir, Greek Orthodox Patriarch Benedictos I, Armenian Orthodox Patriarch Yegishe (Elisha) II Derderian, Latin Rite Patriarch Archbishop Giacomo Beltritti, and Franciscan Father Giovanni Battistelli, acting Custos of the Holy Land charged that the new law posed a threat to freedom of conscience and religion. In separate identical letters to the four churchmen, Mr. Katzir noted the World Council of Churches had condemned the offering of material benefits for conversion in terms similar to those of the Israeli law. The president, referring to earlier government assurances, said Israeli authorities had no intention "whatsoever" of restricting the religious freedom of Christians or other communities, or of impeding "normal educational and philanthropic activities" of Church groups. Mr. Katzir expressed the hope that "Christian life will always benefit from the meticulously observed climate of freedom of conscience and religion in the State of Israel." CATHOLIC GROUP TAKES AD OPPOSING PALESTINIAN STATE NEW YORK - Ten influential Roman Catholics have placed a full-page ad in The New York Times (Feb. 3) to voice their concern for the future of Israel and its Arab neighbors. I Page 47 �In it, th~y declare that Israel has "spared no effort to create a fatr, ~ompassionate, humane society," and say tha~ the est~bhshment of a modern Jewish state "is, we b~heve, a sign that God's covenant with them (Jews) is ahve." ~ddressing the issue of justice for Palestinian Arabs the signers of the ad say, "We affirm that, together with ali other men and women, Palestinian Arabs have a claim to the fullne_ss o_fhuman rights. We deny, however, that they have an mahenable right to independent nationhood as part of that fullness." According to the signers, "to set up its own state is not one of the rights innate in every group, tribe, or people. None of the present powers - great or small - lives by such a rule. Only I~rae_lis supposed to accept the principle of the self-determmatlon of peoples as an absolute one and guarantee its exercise by the PLO." ORTHODOX MONASTERY PROTESTS ISRAELI PLAN FOR HIGHWAY JERUSALEM -The authorities of the centuriesold Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai _have registered a protest with the Israeli government over its plans to construct a new, wide highway in the area of the monastery in the Israeli-occupied Sinai desert. The monks said the proposed road leading from an !sraeli-built airstrip in the Sinai would "considerably mcrease the stream of tourists and disturb the quiet solitude of the monastery." The Israel Nature Preservation Society has also protested against construction of a roadway in the area, on the grounds that it would "unnecessarily spoil the magnificent mountain scenery." ABS TO PUBLISH NEW TESTAMENT FOR THE GREEK ARCHDIOCESE NEW YORK -A special edition of the New Testament in Today's English Version has been prepared by the American Bible Society for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America. Entitled, "Come Receive the Light," the special edition contains a section on "Orthodox Bible Study," and a compilation of selected admonitions from the early Church Fathers. The special material was prepared under the direction of Archbishop Iakovos. The archdiocese has said the section on Orthodox Bible Study will be "an incomparable aid in promoting the spiritual renewal of Orthodox Christians." The material seeks "to unveil the riches of the New Testament to beginning readers," and includes passages on such themes as the problem of sin, the inadequacy of selfeffort, and the cost of becoming a Christian. In its statement on the special edition, the archdiocese commented, "The New Testament is not simply a book to be placed on our bookshelf to show that we have it. Our duty is to study it, daily and systematically. Our souls need frequent nourishment and strengthening." RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH NAMES FATHER BOROVOY TO GENEVA POST GENEY A-Protopresbyter Vitaly Borovoy will be the permanent representative of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Ecumenical Center here for the fourth time, replacing Makary d'Ouman. current represe . ntahve Bi h The Ecumenical Center houses the he d World Council of Churches. a quarters of th Father Borovoy is Dean of the Patriar h 1C th e E pip • h any m • M oscow and a professor atc the a TathedraI o Academy there. heolog1 He was permanent representative in 1962 f 1966 and again from 1968 to 1970 He was as ' _roml 964to . • sociate dire o f t h e W or ld Council of Churches' Faith a d Ord ctor mission from 1966 to 1972. n er com~ather Borovoy, 62, visited the U.S. in 1975 wit 1 Soviet churchmen at the invitation of the National C h . of Churches. oun il Bishop d'Ouman will return to Kiev as y 1·ca B' h . F'l r 1soun d e~ M etro~o 1itan i ~ret. For five years before lui :{po_mtr:;ent m 1975, Bis~op d'Ouman was head of th ussian rthodox Church m Canada and the United State EASTERN RITE PRELATE SAYS, 'HOLOCAUST' TELEVISION SERIES WAS 'CLEVER PROPAGANDA' PASSAIC, N.J. - A leading Eastern Rite Catholi prelate and journalist has charged that the recent NBC series, "Holocaust," was "a clever propaganda effort u ·1i prime television time at a critical juncture to influence public opinion in the Israeli-Arab question." Auxiliary Bishop Thomas V. Dolinay of the Passaic Byzantine Diocese makes several complaints about the production in an editorial in the May 28 issue of Easte.. Catholic Life, which he edits. According to Bishop Dolinay, " 'Holocaust' would make it seem that no Germans raised their voices in protet to Hitler. I do not have the figures of how many Christian perished in Hitler's time, but the figure is considerable.If television is going to tell the terrible tragedy of Hitle:' Germany it ought (to) discipline itself to tell the who1 truth. The tragedy of Germany was the tragedy of Jewsand Christians alike." The Byzantine Rite prelate charges that "the American Jew sometimes tries to corner for himself all of righteous· ness. Because of what happened forty years ago in Germany we Americans are expected to allow the saleof Israeli War Bonds in this country, to dictate that planesbe sold to Israel and not to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, andtbJt the question of the Palestinians be neatly swept underour national carpet." Bishop Dolinay acknowledges that "Israel has b:en and is - a bastion against Soviet expansionism ID lbe Middle East. Israel deserves our support." But, ~e ad~, "we cannot turn our backs on old friends like Saudi Arabi~. and a possible new friend- a convert from the Sovieto~blt - like Egypt. Nor. can we speak of human rig?t.sbeir.. denied to Jews in Russia when in Israel the Palestmiansa dispossessed of their lands and considered second·cla citizens." The prelate c~mments _that "if ~n!thing the Jewish • the Amencan media - television, radio theater ' , 1 es Ul r ations - have not allowed us to forget the Jewish ,',~t Unfortunately, 15 to 20 million Ukrainians who '. hed under Stalin's collectivization plans in the 1930s .ns00 one to lament their slaughter. The Byzantine Rite ,i: liesof Eastern Europe in Russia, Poland and CzechoJ:a~ia have bee~. systematica_lly ~nnihilated, their :eUectualsand r~hg1ous leaders 1mpns~ned and exiled, ~ wehave no v01ce to speak out for us via the American 1 edia." BishopDolinay concludes, "Being fair is an American it. Yes,I do sympathize with the Jewish community that manyshould have perished at the hands of Hitler; but t'susethe media to tell the whole story. Let's make it clear ~:it manymillions of Christians also perished at the hands ; Hitler, that many millions have perished - and are _ rishing- at the hands of communism, and that the world ~ pondedto the plight of the German, Jew, World War II lib its casualties standing in mute witness to that. Truth ~ouldbe shown in its ma~y facets - not merely to serve ·1epurposesof one group. EGYPT'S SADAT HAS BROKEN 4 'PROMISES' o RELIGIOUSFREEDOM, U.S. COPTS CHARGE JERSEYCITY, N.J. - The American Coptic AssociansaysEgyptian President Anwar Sadat has not kept four promises"made last September "to bring about equality 1djustice"for Egypt's Christian minority, most of whom :or1g to the Coptic (Oriental Orthodox) Church. Theassociation lists several recent events in Egypt said o be contrary to the promises, and also charges that ·,ausethe U.S. State Department has "minimized and tortedthe Coptic problem in Egypt" there is "implicit ncouragementfor religious suppression and discriminaon." Eventsof March and April 1978, which the association :esinsupport of its position include: -"The Council of Cairo University decided that a oursein Islamic teachings will be required of all students -Christiansand Muslims." _-The newspaper of the ruling party "contained an mclesayingthat one of the major principles of the party is ~·e application and enforcement of Islamic rules to all ·gYPtians,"and the semi-official newspaper Al-Ahram Jggestedsimilar application and enforcement and that inyonewho does not like such rules should move to -'.'lother country." -The_Egyptian Supreme Court reportedly decided "to • eIslamiclaws in its judgments" and the Court of Appeal ·t~rt.edly_ "dec~ded that Islamic rules should be applied to tshanslll their family life (marriage and divorce)." Theminister of Islamic Affairs is said to have "declared ~t Islamic • rules will be adopted gradually without the malapproval of the People's Assembly." e1?e four Sadat "promises" the association says have not nllllplemented are: -:-"Eliminating a law issued in 1856 by the Ottoman q~~ewhic~ restricts the building of churches and tresa presidential permit for a church to be built." t.1978 Page 48 -"The return of church lands which were seized illegally by the government in 1977 and before." -"Elimination of job discrimination which has deprived the Christians of leadership positions in government and business." -"Elimination of discrimination against Christians in military and police colleges, and graduate studies." CHURCH CRUSADER FEELS TOO MUCH TIME SPENT ON FESTIVALS While a foremost promoter of Eastern Orthodox Catholicism, entertainer Nicholas Royce fears that the chu!ch may be more preoccupied with preparing ethnic festivals than meeting the spiritual needs of the people. _Royce also ?elieves that Eastern Orthodoxy, now split up mto 18 ethnically-oriented jurisdictions, must unite for strength. Royce, a member of the Greek Orthodox Church is volunteer vice president for motion pictures of Religio~ in Media, an interfaith organization of Persons in the arts, communications and entertainment fields and has been associate producer of most television programs dealing with Eastern Orthodoxy. He also has been perhaps the strongest voice in securing the acceptance of Eastern Orthodoxy as one of the four major religions by government and other agencies. The Armed Forces now have 21 Eastern Orthodox chaplains and use the designation no dogtags of military personnel. Royce was reared in Bethlehem, Pa., and Baltimore, encountering prejudice and some hardship. Because of the importance of the Greek Orthodox Church to the Greek family, he attended a parochial school in the evening after spending the day at a public school. His sister was a dancer but not permitted to enter the entertainment field so she taught Royce to dance. Eventually he overcame parental reluctance and was allowed to perform. Entering the military service, he continued to dance with the Special Services branch and became known as the "Greek Astaire in GI Clothing." It was then he noticed there were no Eastern Orthodox chaplains and he began a personal crusade for recognition of his faith which had him writing "thousands of letters - as many as 100 in a week." Royce finds no fault with his church's doctrines, which have remained largely unchanged since the time of the Apostles, he said, while Roman Catholicism had its greatest alteration following the separation in 1054 A.D. over claims of papal infallibility. But he criticizes the Eastern Orthodox hierarchy's concern over ethnicity, preventing the merging of the many autonomous jurisdictions, its neglect of the spiritual welfare of its members and its failure to reach out for new members - "new blood." Royce noted that, while there are two million Greeks in this country, there are only 90,000 paying members of the Greek Orthodox Church when there ought to be 300,000 or more. He added in respect to all churches, "I would not say the spiritual level of churches is very high." He said church leaders have asked him, concerning his efforts, "Why are YOU doing this?" Royce explained that, when he was experiencing prejudice and rejection as a boy, he decided it was his job to learn all he could about Greeks and their religion and then to help others understand. Page 49 �ORTHODOX CHAPLAIN, DROPPED BY ARMY, WAS EXPECTED TO SERVE AS PROTESTANT WASH.ING TON, D.C. - A priest of the Orthodox Church in America has charged that the U.S. Army's "Up or Out" policypromotion of an officer over a stipulated period or release from the service - has resulted in a "severe injustice" against himself and Eastern Orthodoxy. His release in March followed 17 years and 8 months of service, largely in "Protestant chaplaincies" rather than in direct contact with Orthodox soldiers, he said in a letter to Rep. Robert Nix, (D.-Pennsylvania). The letter written by the Rev. Athanasios R.G. Rector was released here by Father Joseph Turner, chairman of the Chaplains' Promotion Research Committee, which seeks to overturn the Army policy. Father Turner, a Roman Catholic priest, had earlier noted that Catholic chaplains have been released after long service at a time when there is a shortage of chaplains to serve the Army's Catholic soldiers. In charging injustice to himself and Eastern Orthodoxy, Father Rector states that the Army, unlike the Air Force, does not recognize Orthodoxy as a "major faith." For that reason, the recognition of "Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism" as the nation's major faiths had actually caused him to serve as a "Protestant chaplain." Father Rector, a priest of the Orthodox Church in America, wrote in his letter to Congressman Nix: " ... in the Army in pahicular an Eastern Orthodox priest has been included in the "Protestant category" and has been assigned and expected to work as if he were a Protestant minister. "I entered the Army chaplaincy in July 1962 as one of the first two Eastern Orthodox chaplains in World War II. I found myself expected to conduct Protestant worship services (although not forced to do so) in spite of the fact that the Canon Law of the Eastern Orthodox Church forbids me to conduct any services and perform any rites other than those of our faith." Father Rector said he was continuously assigned to battalions in which there were no Eastern Orthodox. Because of Orthodox law, he said, "this meant that my work in these Host anAFS foreign student It could make all the difference in the world. Contact: ~ ~ (:, International Scholarships 313 East 43rd St, New York, N.Y 10017 Tel. (212) 661-4550 Page 50 battalions has of necessity been of a non-religiou • counse 1·mg, socia • 1wor k , 'morale officer' dufs natUre, t h at 1s, "But because I was unable to function asap iets. chaplam• . . . severa 1 of my commanders have bro estant . satisfied to a degree and the result has been less th een d~m um Officer Evaluation Report scores and dismis:: ~ax,1 rom th e Army." While Orthodox troops are scattered througho t h Army, he said, he had felt the need, in the U.S. andu t e . . overseas, to see k out sue h so ld 1ers and bnng the church to th After his release, and h~s appeal for a reassessmen;: the Army, he was refused reinstatement in his major's r / In dropping him, the priest said, _the appeals b~~rd voted to remove two documents from his service record I also stated, he said, that "I may have been disadvantaged ·b1 my classification as a Protestant and assignment to work/ a battalion chaplain." Clergymen who are dropped by the service lose pension rights, among other benefits of Army service. In his letter to the Congressman, Father Rector expressed concern that at a time of a Catholic chaplain shortage that numbers of priests had been dropped from the Army after long service. All would have served gladh without question in the same rank, he added. • Father rector said the Office of the Chief of Anny Chaplains had admitted it had requested that the Catholic priests be retained in their present rank and the Army's "up or Out" policy not be applied to them. The Army refused. He said the "anomaly" is that at a time when Office ol the Chief of Chaplains was "trying rather desperately to recruit more Roman Catholic priests" on one hand, while on the other, "sitting idly by while a number of those who are still on active duty are kicked out of the Army. There are many Roman Catholic bishops who are aware of whatis being done to many of their priests in the Army, and several have stated in no uncertain terms that they will not send their diocesan priests into the Army as long as this nonsense continu~s." In his letter to Rep. Nix, Father Rector stated: "No one argues that those who have been dismissed were incompetent, immoral, or ineffective. The (Chief of Chaplains) office has said repeatedly that the 'failure of a chaplain to be promoted is not to be considered a reflection on hi ministry.' If this is so, then what is this 'non-selection' and dismissal supposed to reflect? I propose that it indicates that the Roman Catholic Priests and other chaplains who have been dismissed have been 'hired as clergymen but fired as soldiers."' The Orthodox priest noted that the policy does n~t affect medical officers. The policy on promotion or dis· missal was dropped, allowing Medical Corps officers to continue to serve in their current grades. This was done, he said, because the Army needs doctors who will serve. But, he added, this does not apply to the Roman Catholic chaplains. Congress has mandated 420 Catholic chaplains for the Army. The number on duty (as of March) was 257,the priest said, "the difference being filled by Pr?te stant ministers who cannot possibly perform the duties of a Roman Catholic priest." . 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