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Title
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Elizabeth Saylor Collection of Books by Women Arabic Writers
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Elizabeth Saylor
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1908-1946
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Collection Guide content contributed by Elizabeth Saylor, 2017.
Collection Guide updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
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Arabic
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GR 0008
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salmā Sā’igh, Salwā Salāma, and Afīfa Karam were three prominent literary figures born in Syria in the 1880s. They each immigrated to the Americas (Sā’igh and Salāma to Brazil and Karam to the United States), where their literary careers took root. The three writers’ work focused especially on issues of women’s rights and empowerment.</p>
<p>Salmā Sā’igh (1889-1953) was a writer, orator, and literary figure born in Beirut. She had a son, who died as an infant, and a daughter with her first husband. Sā’igh taught to support her daughter after her separation from her husband, and wrote openly about women’s issues in a number of newspapers and magazines. She also published a number of literary works, some of which we have no remaining evidence of. In 1939, Sā’igh immigrated to Brazil to search for her missing brother, who died soon after her arrival. She lived in Brazil for eight years before returning to Beirut. In Brazil, Sā’igh learned Portuguese and joined the literary movement “al-‘Uṣba al-Andalusiyya” (The Andalusian League). Around 1947, Sā’igh returned to Beirut and founded the organization “al-Nahḍa al-nisā’iyya” (The Women’s Awakening), which brought women together to reject sectarianism and advocate for religious pluralism and unity in Lebanon. She also directed Orthodox Christian charity schools in Beirut. In the 1940s and 1950s, Sā’igh hosted a prominent literary salon at her home in Beirut, which was attended by some of the leading literary figures of the era. Sā’igh died in Beirut in 1953 from pneumonia.</p>
<p>Salwā Salāma was born in Homs, Syria in 1883. After attending a school for girls, she taught in Homs and later Zahle, in the region of Mount Lebanon, and published some of her writing. She married writer Jūrj Aṭlas in 1913; on their honeymoon, the couple was forced to stay in Brazil due to the outbreak of World War I. Shortly after their arrival in Brazil, Salāma and her husband founded the magazine al-Karma (A Vinha, The Vineyard), which later became the official publication of the prominent Syrian social club, al-Nādī al-Homsi, founded by Aṭlas and several others in 1920. The club was home to the Syrian community in Brazil, and was attended by writers who would later go on to establish prominent literary societies, including al-‘Uṣba al-Andalusiyya (The Andalusian League). In addition to being editor and owner of al-KarmaI and playing a prominent role in the Syrian community in Brazil, Salwā published collections of her short stories and speeches during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. She opened a school in São Paulo in 1914 and became headmistress at the city’s Syrian orphanage.</p>
<p>Afīfa Karam (1883-1924) emigrated from her hometown of Amchit, Lebanon to Shreveport, Louisiana when she was 14 years old. In Louisiana, Karam learned English and literary Arabic. As a teenager, Karam began publishing articles in the New York City-based Arabic newspaper al-Hodā (Guidance). By age 22, she directed her own column dedicated to the discussion of women’s issues, and was later appointed editor-in-chief of the newspaper for six months. Karam founded the first Arabic women’s journals outside of the Arab world, al-Imrā’a al-Sūriyya (The Syrian Woman) and al-‘Ālam al-Jadīd al-Nisā’ī (The New World: A Ladies’ Monthly Arabic Magazine), both of which circulated internationally. In addition to publishing some of the first Arabic novels– predating by several years what is generally recognized as the “first Arabic novel,” Zaynab (1914) by Egyptian author Muhammad Husayn Haykal– Karam translated several novels from English to Arabic. In her Arabic novels, which were published between 1906 and 1910, Karam articulated her feminist politics. Through immigrant stories of love and romance, Karam criticized social conventions and defended women’s rights. Karam died at age 41 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Letters sent to al-Hodā after her death praised Karam as a leader of the women’s movement and of the “women’s literary awakening” (“al-nahḍa al-adabiyya al-nisā’iyya”).</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p>The Elizabeth Saylor Collection of Books by Women Arabic Writers contains eight volumes of essays, speeches, and novels written by Salmā Sā’igh, Salwā Salāma, and Afīfa Karam.</p>
<p>Included are Al-Nasamāt, النسمات [Breezes], a collection of essays written by Salma Sa'igh and published in Beirut in 1923; Al-Kalimāt Al-Khālida, الكلمات الخالدة [Sincere Words], a collection of speeches and writings by Salwá Salāma Aṭlas published in Sao Paolo in 1923; Fāṭima al-Badawiyya [Fatima the Bedouin], Afifa Karam’s second novel, published in New York City in 1908; and Ghādat ‘Amshīt, غادة عمشيت[The Girl from ‘Amshit], Afifa Karam's last novel, published in New York City in 1910. The other four volumes are not online due to copyright.</p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Arabic literature
Arab American fiction
Arab American women
Book
All or most of a document originally published in book format.
Dublin Core
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Title
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Ghādat ‘Amshīt, غادة عمشيت [The Girl from ‘Amshit]
Description
An account of the resource
<p><em>Ghādat ‘Amshīt</em>, غادة عمشيت[The Girl from ‘Amshit], is 'Afifa Karam's last novel, published in New York City in 1910.</p>
Creator
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'Afifa Karam
Al-Hoda Press
Source
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Dr. Elizabeth Saylor
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1910
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Arabic
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Text
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Ohio State University
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Arabic literature
Arab American fiction
Arab American women
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Karam_TheGirlfrom'Amshit_1910
1910s
Al-Hoda Press
Books-Arabic
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New York
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Title
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Elizabeth Saylor Collection of Books by Women Arabic Writers
Source
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Elizabeth Saylor
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1908-1946
Contributor
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Collection Guide content contributed by Elizabeth Saylor, 2017.
Collection Guide updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
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The Khayrallah Center claims only physical ownership of the materials. Due to the nature of archival collections, information about copyright and rights ownership in the materials may be difficult to find despite reasonable efforts. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
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Arabic
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GR 0008
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Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salmā Sā’igh, Salwā Salāma, and Afīfa Karam were three prominent literary figures born in Syria in the 1880s. They each immigrated to the Americas (Sā’igh and Salāma to Brazil and Karam to the United States), where their literary careers took root. The three writers’ work focused especially on issues of women’s rights and empowerment.</p>
<p>Salmā Sā’igh (1889-1953) was a writer, orator, and literary figure born in Beirut. She had a son, who died as an infant, and a daughter with her first husband. Sā’igh taught to support her daughter after her separation from her husband, and wrote openly about women’s issues in a number of newspapers and magazines. She also published a number of literary works, some of which we have no remaining evidence of. In 1939, Sā’igh immigrated to Brazil to search for her missing brother, who died soon after her arrival. She lived in Brazil for eight years before returning to Beirut. In Brazil, Sā’igh learned Portuguese and joined the literary movement “al-‘Uṣba al-Andalusiyya” (The Andalusian League). Around 1947, Sā’igh returned to Beirut and founded the organization “al-Nahḍa al-nisā’iyya” (The Women’s Awakening), which brought women together to reject sectarianism and advocate for religious pluralism and unity in Lebanon. She also directed Orthodox Christian charity schools in Beirut. In the 1940s and 1950s, Sā’igh hosted a prominent literary salon at her home in Beirut, which was attended by some of the leading literary figures of the era. Sā’igh died in Beirut in 1953 from pneumonia.</p>
<p>Salwā Salāma was born in Homs, Syria in 1883. After attending a school for girls, she taught in Homs and later Zahle, in the region of Mount Lebanon, and published some of her writing. She married writer Jūrj Aṭlas in 1913; on their honeymoon, the couple was forced to stay in Brazil due to the outbreak of World War I. Shortly after their arrival in Brazil, Salāma and her husband founded the magazine al-Karma (A Vinha, The Vineyard), which later became the official publication of the prominent Syrian social club, al-Nādī al-Homsi, founded by Aṭlas and several others in 1920. The club was home to the Syrian community in Brazil, and was attended by writers who would later go on to establish prominent literary societies, including al-‘Uṣba al-Andalusiyya (The Andalusian League). In addition to being editor and owner of al-KarmaI and playing a prominent role in the Syrian community in Brazil, Salwā published collections of her short stories and speeches during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. She opened a school in São Paulo in 1914 and became headmistress at the city’s Syrian orphanage.</p>
<p>Afīfa Karam (1883-1924) emigrated from her hometown of Amchit, Lebanon to Shreveport, Louisiana when she was 14 years old. In Louisiana, Karam learned English and literary Arabic. As a teenager, Karam began publishing articles in the New York City-based Arabic newspaper al-Hodā (Guidance). By age 22, she directed her own column dedicated to the discussion of women’s issues, and was later appointed editor-in-chief of the newspaper for six months. Karam founded the first Arabic women’s journals outside of the Arab world, al-Imrā’a al-Sūriyya (The Syrian Woman) and al-‘Ālam al-Jadīd al-Nisā’ī (The New World: A Ladies’ Monthly Arabic Magazine), both of which circulated internationally. In addition to publishing some of the first Arabic novels– predating by several years what is generally recognized as the “first Arabic novel,” Zaynab (1914) by Egyptian author Muhammad Husayn Haykal– Karam translated several novels from English to Arabic. In her Arabic novels, which were published between 1906 and 1910, Karam articulated her feminist politics. Through immigrant stories of love and romance, Karam criticized social conventions and defended women’s rights. Karam died at age 41 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Letters sent to al-Hodā after her death praised Karam as a leader of the women’s movement and of the “women’s literary awakening” (“al-nahḍa al-adabiyya al-nisā’iyya”).</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p>The Elizabeth Saylor Collection of Books by Women Arabic Writers contains eight volumes of essays, speeches, and novels written by Salmā Sā’igh, Salwā Salāma, and Afīfa Karam.</p>
<p>Included are Al-Nasamāt, النسمات [Breezes], a collection of essays written by Salma Sa'igh and published in Beirut in 1923; Al-Kalimāt Al-Khālida, الكلمات الخالدة [Sincere Words], a collection of speeches and writings by Salwá Salāma Aṭlas published in Sao Paolo in 1923; Fāṭima al-Badawiyya [Fatima the Bedouin], Afifa Karam’s second novel, published in New York City in 1908; and Ghādat ‘Amshīt, غادة عمشيت[The Girl from ‘Amshit], Afifa Karam's last novel, published in New York City in 1910. The other four volumes are not online due to copyright.</p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Arabic literature
Arab American fiction
Arab American women
Book
All or most of a document originally published in book format.
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Title
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Fāṭima al-Badawiyya [Fatima the Bedouin]
Description
An account of the resource
<span><em>Fāṭima al-Badawiyya</em> [Fatima the Bedouin] is the second novel by 'Afifa Karam. It was published in New York City in 1908.</span>
Creator
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'Afifa Karam
Al-Hoda Press
Source
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Dr. Elizabeth Saylor
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1908
Rights
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The Khayrallah Center claims only physical ownership of the materials. Due to the nature of archival collections, information about copyright and rights ownership in the materials may be difficult to find despite reasonable efforts. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
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Text/pdf
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Arabic
Type
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Text
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Ohio State University
Subject
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Arabic literature
Arab American fiction
Arab American women
Identifier
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Karam_FatimatheBedouin_1908
1900s
Al-Hoda Press
Books-Arabic
Literature
New York
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The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>In the early morning hours of Friday, May 17th, 1929, a Lebanese immigrant was lynched in Lake City, Florida. He was shot multiple times and left to die along a lonely stretch of the road heading south out of Lake City to Fort White.</p>
<p>N'oula Romey (نقولا رومي) was the fourth victim of racial terror that year in Florida, and one of ten people who were lynched by white mobs across the US in 1929 alone. Just hours before, his wife Hasna (Fannie) Rahme was fatally shot by Lake City police in their store. Their tragic murders were the most gruesome and violent attacks on Lebanese immigrants in the US, but this was not an isolated incident. Their killing was a part, and the culmination, of a widespread pattern of racially-motivated hostility, vitriol and physical abuse directed at early Arab immigrants who came to, worked, and lived in America between the 1890s and the 1930s.</p>
<h4>Scope/Contents note</h4>
<p>The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants collection includes primary sources used in <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/romey-lynchings/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Romey Lynchings</a> project.</p>
<p>Materials date from 1905-1932 and include newspaper articles and correspondence that contain accounts of anti-immigrant discrimination that predate the Romey lynchings, contextual material from the time period, racial violence, corruption in the law, and personal stories surrounding the tragic deaths of Nola and Hasna.</p>
<p>Researchers should be advised that m<span>aterials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.</span></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lynching--Florida
Racism
Emigration and immigration
Lebanese--United States
Lebanese Americans
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sandra Moses Ryland
Teresa Bishop Angove
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1905-1932
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Sandra Moses Ryland and Teresa Bishop Angove
Processed by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2019-2020. Collection Guide written by Amanda Forbes, 2020.
Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2024 February.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Language
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English
Arabic
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0046
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
This digital material is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
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Identifier
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kc0046_19290608_NR_18
Title
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Newspaper Article in Al-Hoda
Description
An account of the resource
Content Warning: Materials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.
An article in Al-Hoda published in New York City, New York on Saturday June 8, 1929 "The Murder of the Romey Family" written by Adeeb Fatoush. In this article, the author urges readers to stand strong, seek the path of justice and to not feel weak because they are immigrants.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1929 June 08
Creator
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Adeeb Fatoush
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lynching--Florida
Racism
Language
A language of the resource
Arabic
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
1920s
Articles
Crime
New York
Newspapers
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>In the early morning hours of Friday, May 17th, 1929, a Lebanese immigrant was lynched in Lake City, Florida. He was shot multiple times and left to die along a lonely stretch of the road heading south out of Lake City to Fort White.</p>
<p>N'oula Romey (نقولا رومي) was the fourth victim of racial terror that year in Florida, and one of ten people who were lynched by white mobs across the US in 1929 alone. Just hours before, his wife Hasna (Fannie) Rahme was fatally shot by Lake City police in their store. Their tragic murders were the most gruesome and violent attacks on Lebanese immigrants in the US, but this was not an isolated incident. Their killing was a part, and the culmination, of a widespread pattern of racially-motivated hostility, vitriol and physical abuse directed at early Arab immigrants who came to, worked, and lived in America between the 1890s and the 1930s.</p>
<h4>Scope/Contents note</h4>
<p>The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants collection includes primary sources used in <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/romey-lynchings/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Romey Lynchings</a> project.</p>
<p>Materials date from 1905-1932 and include newspaper articles and correspondence that contain accounts of anti-immigrant discrimination that predate the Romey lynchings, contextual material from the time period, racial violence, corruption in the law, and personal stories surrounding the tragic deaths of Nola and Hasna.</p>
<p>Researchers should be advised that m<span>aterials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.</span></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lynching--Florida
Racism
Emigration and immigration
Lebanese--United States
Lebanese Americans
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sandra Moses Ryland
Teresa Bishop Angove
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1905-1932
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Sandra Moses Ryland and Teresa Bishop Angove
Processed by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2019-2020. Collection Guide written by Amanda Forbes, 2020.
Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2024 February.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Language
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English
Arabic
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0046
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
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Identifier
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kc0046_19290531_NR_15
Title
A name given to the resource
Newspaper Article in Al-Hoda
Description
An account of the resource
Content Warning: Materials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.
An article in Al-Hoda published in New York City, New York on Friday, May 31, 1929 "The Murder of the Romey Family". In this article, the Al-Hoda newspaper urges readers to stop sending money in support of the victims to the newspaper before knowing who was at fault.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1929 May 31
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Al-Hoda
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lynching--Florida
Racism
Language
A language of the resource
Arabic
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Text/pdf
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1920s
Articles
Crime
New York
Newspapers
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/152f24860a11eb08e91cb678522bbce8.pdf
1f72b0096ce4df4a4a360846e5f243c4
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Text
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The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants Collection
Description
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<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>In the early morning hours of Friday, May 17th, 1929, a Lebanese immigrant was lynched in Lake City, Florida. He was shot multiple times and left to die along a lonely stretch of the road heading south out of Lake City to Fort White.</p>
<p>N'oula Romey (نقولا رومي) was the fourth victim of racial terror that year in Florida, and one of ten people who were lynched by white mobs across the US in 1929 alone. Just hours before, his wife Hasna (Fannie) Rahme was fatally shot by Lake City police in their store. Their tragic murders were the most gruesome and violent attacks on Lebanese immigrants in the US, but this was not an isolated incident. Their killing was a part, and the culmination, of a widespread pattern of racially-motivated hostility, vitriol and physical abuse directed at early Arab immigrants who came to, worked, and lived in America between the 1890s and the 1930s.</p>
<h4>Scope/Contents note</h4>
<p>The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants collection includes primary sources used in <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/romey-lynchings/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Romey Lynchings</a> project.</p>
<p>Materials date from 1905-1932 and include newspaper articles and correspondence that contain accounts of anti-immigrant discrimination that predate the Romey lynchings, contextual material from the time period, racial violence, corruption in the law, and personal stories surrounding the tragic deaths of Nola and Hasna.</p>
<p>Researchers should be advised that m<span>aterials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.</span></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lynching--Florida
Racism
Emigration and immigration
Lebanese--United States
Lebanese Americans
Creator
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Source
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Sandra Moses Ryland
Teresa Bishop Angove
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1905-1932
Contributor
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Sandra Moses Ryland and Teresa Bishop Angove
Processed by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2019-2020. Collection Guide written by Amanda Forbes, 2020.
Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2024 February.
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Language
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English
Arabic
Identifier
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KC 0046
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kc0046_19290611_NR_20
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Newspaper Article in Al-Hoda
Description
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Content Warning: Materials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.
An article in Al-Hoda published in New York City, New York on Tuesday, June 11, 1929 "The Murder of the Romey Family". In this article, the Al-Hoda newspaper urges readers to stop sending money in support of the victims for fear that Syrian-Lebanese immigrants in the South will be targeted by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
Date
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1929 June 11
Creator
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Al-Hoda
Subject
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Lynching--Florida
Racism
Language
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Arabic
Type
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Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1920s
Articles
Crime
New York
Newspapers
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/093a07859cef5d5e61ac25417ca654f1.pdf
f1467e50ae26add4c6503ed25b0e71a9
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WOMEN ALIVE III
o A
MULTICULTURAL
PERFORMANCE
o
SATURDAY,NOV.21
7:30 PM
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~LBANY LAW SCHOOL, MOOT COURT ROOM
o Colia Clark o Haloa SUNY Theatre Group o
o Anita Lathan & Linda Mallory o Rosanne Raneri o
o Terri Rohen o Yalah Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble o
General Admission: $15 / Women's Building Members & Students with ID: $10
No one will be turned away for lnabHity to pay.
Tickets are available at the Women's Building and Boulevard Books in Albany; at
Earthly Delights in Schenectady; at The Bookend in Troy
Wheelchair Accessible
Women Alive JII, and the Networking Fair on No_vember 7, are part of the Women's
Building Fifth Anniversary Celebration. For more information about these programs or
about the Women's Building, call 465-1597. Free child care is available for Women Alive
III if requested no later than November 13. The Albany Law School is near the corner of
New Scotland and Holland Avenues in Albany.
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Joseph Family Papers
Subject
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Belly dance
Lebanese Americans
Marines
Photographs
World War II
Creator
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Genevieve Rose Joseph
Source
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Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1931-2015
Contributor
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Inventoried by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2022 May. Processed by Allison Hall and Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 April-August. Collection Guide created by Allison Hall, 2023 September.
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Language
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English
Arabic
French
Identifier
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KC 0062
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Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve R. Joseph, also referred to in the collection as Genny, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on February 6th, 1963. Genevieve R. Joseph has three siblings, including an older sister Beatrice Ann Joseph (1947-2008) and two older brothers, one of which is Michael James Joseph (born October 16th, 1954). She earned an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts Honors and Communications and Media Arts in 1983, a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from SUNY Albany in 1985, and a Master’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Race and Ethnicity, also from SUNY Albany, in 1988. She then <span>worked as a social science researcher for the State of New York. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph took up Middle Eastern belly dancing as a hobby and was a member of the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yallah Dance Ensemble based in Albany, New York in the early 1990s. In 1996 she moved to North Carolina and became involved with the Triangle Lebanese Association; she coordinated the first Lebanese Festival at the North Carolina state fairgrounds in 1999. In North Carolina, she <span>worked as a nonprofit program manager for global education and cultural exchange, and fundraiser for visual arts and conservation of nature. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph married Philip White in 200</span><span style="font-weight:400;">6.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve Norman Joseph (1924-2011), Genevieve R. Joseph’s mother, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Sam Norman (1883-1972) and Rose Nader Norman (1889-1955). Rose Nader Norman ran a neighborhood grocery store and the couple managed their home as a boarding house. Genevieve Norman Joseph, also known as Gen, married Charles Michael Joseph (1918-2002) of Wendell, North Carolina on March 2, 1946. Genevieve Norman Joseph was a member of the Lebanese American Daughters, an organization closely related to the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Lebanon-American Club of Poughkeepsie. She also </span><span style="font-weight:400;">worked as a Nursing Aide. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Charles “Charlie” Michael Joseph, Genevieve R. Joseph’s father, was born in Connecticut to parents Namy </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yusef Becharra</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> and Julia Asmer in 1918 and was raised in Wendell, North Carolina from the age of eight months. He had nine siblings: Lucy, Eddie (Naim), Mamie (Thmam), Charlie (Khalil), George (A'Eid, Geryus), Evelyn (Jamila), Helen (Thatla), Abe (Ibrahim), Joe (Yusef), and Dolores (Julia).</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> His father, Namy Joseph, ran a store on Main Street and another one beside the family home. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Charlie Joseph served in the US Marines during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1945 as a corporal. He was stationed in Recife, Brazil and Guam during the war. In Poughkeepsie, Charlie Joseph ran a luncheonette and was active in the Lebanon-American Club, serving as its president from 1962 to 1966. Upon their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph’s graduation from SUNY Albany in 1985, Genevieve and Charlie moved from Poughkeepsie to Wendell, North Carolina, Charlie’s hometown.</span></p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Joseph Family papers contain materials related to three generations of the Joseph family as well as families related to them. The collection focuses on the lives of Genevieve Norman Joseph, her husband Charles Joseph, and their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph. The collection also includes materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s grandparents and their extended family, both in Lebanon and in the United States. </span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Much of the collection consists of photographs from the early twentieth century to the twenty-first century. The photographs primarily include family photographs and portraits, as well as photographs from Charles Joseph’s deployment during World War II in Brazil and Guam. Also included in the collection are materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s dance career, newspaper clippings, articles from the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, materials related to Charles Joseph’s time in the Marines, event pamphlets and flyers, prayer cards, obituaries, academic materials, correspondence, and some physical objects.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
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"Women Alive III: A Multicultural Performance" Flyer
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Lebanese Americans
Belly dance
Description
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Flyer for an event at the Albany Law School Women's Building titled "Women Alive III: A Multicultural Performance."
Creator
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Albany Law School
Source
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Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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undated
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Text/pdf
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English
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Text
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kc0062_1_8_023
1990s
Dance
Events
New York
-
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Oussani and Fuleihan Family Papers Series 1: Documents
Description
An account of the resource
This series contains correspondence, legal documents, and newspaper clippings related to the Oussani and Fuleihan families.
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1996
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Oussani2018-1116
Title
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Carnegie Hall Program
Subject
The topic of the resource
Music
Description
An account of the resource
A program for Anis Fuleihan's performance at Carnegie Hall. Featuring information on Fuleihan, advertisements, and his performance.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1946
Creator
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Alfred Scott, Publisher
Language
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English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
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Image/pdf
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Oussani Fuleihan family
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1940s
Music
New York
Programs
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/bb74140303bca2dc88641471f984b64e.pdf
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Oussani and Fuleihan Family Papers Series 1: Documents
Description
An account of the resource
This series contains correspondence, legal documents, and newspaper clippings related to the Oussani and Fuleihan families.
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1996
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Oussani2018-1115
Title
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Partial Carnegie Hall Program
Subject
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Music
Description
An account of the resource
The first page of a program for Anis Fuleihan at Carnegie Hall. The back has an advertisement for Encore.
Date
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1946
Creator
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Alfred Scott, Publisher
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Format
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Image/pdf
Source
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Oussani Fuleihan family
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1940s
Music
New York
Programs
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/d10cb900e72ae735788e9e20a5f18573.pdf
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Oussani and Fuleihan Family Papers Series 1: Documents
Description
An account of the resource
This series contains correspondence, legal documents, and newspaper clippings related to the Oussani and Fuleihan families.
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1996
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Oussani2018-1123
Title
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Anis Fuleihan American University Letter
Subject
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Education
Correspondence
Description
An account of the resource
A letter from Anis Fuleihan at American University in Beirut, Lebanon, to Frank and Dorothy O'Keefe in Bronxville, NY.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1953
Creator
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Anis Fuleihan
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Source
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Oussani Fuleihan family
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1950s
American University of Beirut
Education
Lebanon
Letters-English
New York
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/f4dd2b3e12a5aab6ae9e01a902f3e455.pdf
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Oussani and Fuleihan Family Papers Series 1: Documents
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An account of the resource
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Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1996
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Letter from Anis Fuleihan to Dorothy Fuleihan, 1949 November 1
Subject
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Correspondence
Education
Description
An account of the resource
A letter from Anis Fuleihan at Indiana University to Dorothy 'Dot' Fuleihan in Bronx, NY, postmarked 1 November 1949.
Date
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1949 November 01
Creator
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Anis Fuleihan
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Source
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Oussani Fuleihan family
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1940s
Indiana
Letters-English
New York
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/cb9a3c698af2a83069244adbd056f2a7.pdf
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Grand Banquet Message-Louisville,.
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FATHERJAMES C. MEENA, Pastor, St. George of Cleveland, Ohio
Representing The Reverend Clergy
Renewed Concern For Basic Beliefs Found Among All
Christian Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Parishes Of The Archdiocese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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The Orthodox World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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laity knows little and cares less about
the Episcopal Church, which they
generally regard as an exotic body.
The very attitude held from the op.
posite direction by the bulk of the
Episcopal laity.
A few of the more alert hierarchs
of our decentralized structure are
trying to stimulate interest in a com.
mon policy if the flood rises.
More recently various zealots have
become mildly paranoiac over the in.
evitable "dilution" of Orthodoxy by
the flood. ( One of these is said to be
enrolled in graduate work at an EpiScopal seminary; apparently he has
not been diluted.)
As an Anglican-watcher for forty
years we strongly advise adherents of
both views not to hold their breaths
until the flood pours through the
many, and often leaky, doors of our
Church.
There will be no flood and, even
without the Holy Spirit, ( quod absit ! ) Orthodoxy would not be compromised by the trickle.
We have said before in this column that the Anglican genius for
comprehensiveness
will, if worst
comes to worst, confect a formula
comfortable enough for clergy of all
sexes. The Anglican communion began as a working ecumenical movement and English insular necessity
has proven to be time-worthy and
exportable.
Moreover these distressed Anglicans are not looking for Orthodoxy,
they are anxious .to remain Anglicans, - "Continuing Anglicans" is
the phrase, and has been since the
Church of South India first frightened the "Spikes."
The Catholics among them, and
they are many, want the orthodox
faith, which they believe they now
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Cover: The Church of Donskoi
Monastery, Moscow
1
The,Wora
By REV.FR.GABRIELBARROW
JN
THIS HOLY EPIPHANY
SEASON, it is the Tradition of the Holy Orthodox Church to Bless
Water in the Church. This "Blessed" or "Holy
Water" is then sprinkled on everything, so that
all creation might receive the sanctification that
the River Jordan received at the time of the
Baptism of Our Lord by St. John the Baptist.
If we turn to the Liturgical text of the Great
Blessing of the Water, we find added petitions
to the Great Ektenia: "That this water be sanctified by the power, act, and descent of the Holy
Spirit ... That in this water may be planted the
action of purification which belongeth to the
Trinity transcendent in essence ... That it may
be granted the grace of redemption and the
blessing of the Jordan ...
That we may be
lighted by the light of knowledge and true worship, by the descent of the Holy Spirit ... That
this water may become a gift for sanctification,
redemption for sins, for the healing of soul and
body, and for every meet benefit ... That this
water may be beneficial for eternal life ... That
it may drive away all the cunning devices of our
enemies, visible and invisible . . . For those who
drink therefrom and take home for the sanctification of their homes ... That it may be for those
who drink and receive therefrom in faith, a purification for their souls and bodies ... That we
may be worthy to be filled with sanctification,
as we receive of these waters, by the appearance
of the Holy Spirit, in an invisible manner ... "
Thus, we see from the Liturgical text that this
Holy Water is a means by which the Church,
through the Holy Spirit, has been given the
grace to sanctify all of creation. Yet the key work
here is "sanctification." The Orthodox Church
is not a magical, cultic church that says a few
strange words and does some strange actions and
"presto-chango" something strange happens.
The Priest is not a magician or master of witchcraft. Instead, the Holy Orthodox Church is a
means by which the Faithful may come and,
through the hands of the Priest, by the gift of
the Holy Spirit, receive Sanctification, Healing,
and a Promise of Eternal Life. But the prerequisite to being a receiver of this Gift of the Holy
Spirit is that you must be a part of the Body of
Christ, that is, His Church, of which He is the
Head. If you have not attended the Services of
the Church, if you have not received forgiveness
of your sins, if you have not received worthily the
January~1976
Holy Body and Blood of Our Lord, and if you
have not sacrificed in every way to show your
love and dedication to Christ and to His Holy
Church, then the Power of this Holy Water will
have little or no effect on you or on your soul. If
you are not a True follower of Christ in His Holy
Orthodox Tradition, then this Holy Water,
sprinkled on the walls of your home will bring,
instead of a Blessing, a condemnation upon your
home. For our Lord, Himself, teaches: "Why do
you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what _Itell
you!" (Luke 6:46).. If we feel that Holy Water
sprinkled on the walls of our home by a Priest is
an end and a goal in itself, then we are simply
pagans, worshipping water and believing in a
form of witchcraft. The Blessing of the Holy
Water at Epiphany is a sacramental blessing of
the Church. You must respond to a sacrament if
you are to receive any eternal benefit from it. If
we are to call Him "Lord, Lord," then we must
do what He tells us !
The Holy Water is the means by which the
Church, through the Holy Spirit, by the hands
of the Priest, goes to sanctify the homes of its
Faithful members. For just as Christ came into
the world and sanctified it, so the Church has
been given the responsibility to continue this
sanctification of all creation, that was begun by
Our Lord, Himself, in the Flesh. Any time we
receive a Blessing and a Sanctification from the
Church, this Sanctification carries with it many
duties and responsibilities. In the case of the
Blessing of our Homes, or any object with Holy
Water, we must promise God that this Holy
Water is a means by which we consecrate ourselves, our homes, and our possessions to the
Glory of God.
The Holy Water performs a two-fold sacramental action: 1 ) It cleanses of evil - it is a
means by which we purify ourselves, our homes,
or any object, casting out any devil that might
be in it, and 2) It consecrates to God - having
cast out the evil, we dedicate ourselves, our
homes, or any object to the exclusive service and
glorification of Almighty God. We promise that
our homes will no longer be places of anger and
places of sin. Instead, we dedicate them as places
of love and as dwellings of those who are honored to be followers of the Holy Orthodox Faith.
Thus, to receive the Blessings of the Church
upon yourself, your home, or on any of your
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�possessions and then not to use them for Christ,
or moreov~r to use them against Christ through
any form of' evil or sin, is an extreme contradiction of the Blessing itself.
.
Thus with this Epiphany and the Blessmg of
Our Homes we must promise God that in the
coming vcar' and from now on, our families and
our ho~es ,~ill be dedicated to Him and to the
work of His Holy Church. It is only when we, as
Faithful Orthodox Christians, obey and follow
the Teachings of Our Lord, as taught by the
Apostles, as defended by the Martyrs, and as
proven by the Saints, that we will indeed be
worthy and will truly receive "the grace of redemption and the blessing of the Jordan."
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR
THE BLESSING OF EPIPHANY:
After the Priest has contacted you as to the
time when he will be coming to your home, you
should make sure that all members of your family that live in your home are present when the
Priest comes. You should have the family Ikon,
either on a table with a clean table cloth, or if it
is kept on the wall in the living or dining room,
it may be left there. In either case, make sure
that your vigil candle is burning in front of the
family Ikon when the Priest arrives. The Priest
will bring with him the Holy Water that was
Blessed in the Church at Epiphany Services. The
whole family should be present fo~ the Service of
the Blessing of the Home at Epiphany and all
should .receive the Blessing of the Priest and the
Sanctification of the Holy Spirit through the
Holy Water.
MAY GOD GRANT ALL OF YOU A
TRULY
FRUITFUL,
HEAL THY,
AND
HOLY NEW YEAR!
TROPARION
OF EPIPHANY:
"When
Thou, 0 Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the
worship of the Trinity was made manifest! For
the voice of the Father bare witness to Thee, and
called Thee His beloved Son! And the Spirit, in
the form of a dove, confirmed the truthfulness of
His word. 0 Christ our God, who hast revealed
Thyself and hast enlightened the world, glory
to Thee!"
KONTAKION
Of EPIPHANY:
"Today
Thou hast appeared to the universe, and Thy
light, 0 Lord, hast shone on us, who with understanding praise Thee: Thou hast come and revealed Thyself, 0 Light Unapproachable!"
Metropolitan Philip In Lebanon
by: RT.REV.ELLISKHOURI/V. REV.JOHN BADEEN
ABOARD SABENA FLIGHT
211 lea,ving
New York, August 4th, accompanying lV[etropolitan PHILIP, and those aboard the s~n:e
flight, departing August 5th, who would JOm
Metropolitan PHILIP in Brussels, for the last
leg of -the trip, most certainly shared the same
subduing thoughts. Most of them had made this
trip before. But those trips were filled with the
excitement and anticipation that usually go
hand in hand with foreign travel. This trip was
different. The newspapers and newscasts for several months had reported on the strife that had
torn Lebanon apart. Which churche3, which
hospitals, which schools, which apartment complexes still stood after that period of strife? v\/hat
effect would that period of turmoil have on the
people and the country and the Middle East in
general? Though an uneasy truce was in effect,
THOSE
would it hold? What will we find at the end of
the journey? The closer the two groups who
joined each other in Brussels, came to Khaldi
Jnternational Airport in Beirut, the closer came
the answers to these questions. But the first order
of business, at 6: 00 P.M. on August 5th, was the
reception for His Eminence, Metropolitan
PHILIP, and those accompanying him. T'his
group included the Right Reverend Ellis
Khouri, Protosynkellos of the Archdiocese, Very
Reverend Fr. and Mrs. John Badeen, Mrs. Najeeb Saliba and her son Philip, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward J. Kassab and family, Mr. Elias Macoule, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Germack. They
waded through the lines of clergy, civil authorities, newspaper reporters, dignitaries, relatives
and friends who awaited them at the V.I.P.
Lounge. As the reception broke up formalities
relaxed. Metropolitan PHILIP's family escorted
him home to Shreene and the mountains of Lebanon. Some of the others settled for the mountains of rooms at the Phoencia Hotel and some
sleep.
The ambassadors of good will, included archbishops, bishops, priests, nuns, seminarians, lay
leaders, and others, began their unbroken caravan, forming a living bridge between Shreene
and the outside world. And the Fathers Khouri
and Badeen began their un-ending trek, answering the jingling summons of Alexander Graham
Bell's invention, with the words, The "Mitron"
is not here.
Little by little the members of this group were
getting answers to their questions that kept running through their minds during their flight
across the waters. Some of the anxiety lifted, and.
some of the anxiety increased, but all share in
the sadness at "what had happened here."
The First Week
. Members_of the
tion to Archpnest.
.E. Deanery are shown congratulating
Fr. Michael Buben of Methuen
'
Mass
·,
These seven days brought two major dinners:
the first on Friday evening in honor of Metropolitan PHILIP, by his good friends, Mr. and l\1rs.
Nicholas Chammas, for about 50 dignitaries and
friends; the second on Tuesday evening, in
Dhour-El-Shweir, given by Mr. Gibran Havck
Editor of Lissan Al-Haal, a leading Beirut n~ws~
paper. Guests included Archbishop Ilyas Kurban of Tripoli, Archbishop Spiridon Khoury of
Zahle, Fr. Ellis Khoury, Dr. Na jib, and l\frs.
Saliba, as well as local dignitaries and c1v1c
leaders.
upon his eleva-
Left ~foRzA.gbht
Fhr.Michael Buben, Fr. George R. George of Boston, Dean Athanasious Saliba of Pawtucket R.I.
an d Fr. 1 on
ra am of Norwood.
'
'
The two day celebration occurred October 18 and 19, 1975.
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January)
1976
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�of thought, and monopolized some of the conversation the following night at a dinner party in
the home of Metropolitan PHILIP's brother,
Nasif Saliba. Patriarch ELIAS, members of the
Saliba Family, and many close friends were in
attendance. Fr. John Badeen and his Khourie,
accompanied by Fr. Ellis attended, and brought
news of their Damascus visit to Metropolitan
PHILIP.
Metropolitan Philip, Yasir Arafat, Archimandrite Ellis Khouri and Cl·ovis Macksoud in Beirut
The days brought instructions from the Archbi hop to Father Badeen regarding a trip to
Damascus; counsel with Fr. Khouri; and, of
cour. e, the unending reception of visitors and
guest .
These seven days brought Church services in
Ra Beirut at St. Mary's, where Fr. John Badeen
celebrated the Divine Liturgy in English, assisted
by Rev. Fr. John Sakkab.
The e seven days also brought more answers
toque tions concerning the recent fighting. Driving through the Ashrafeyeh district and the SenEl-Feel, Fr. John Sakkab and his wife showed
the Badeens the destruction of homes and building . o one needed to say very much. The unreplaced plate glass spoke for itself. The huge,
gapping hole in the sides of the buildings from
rocket and mortar fire, spoke for themselves.
The pock marks, from exploding building bricks
hit by bullets, spoke louder than the sporatic
noise of machine gun fire. The sight of tired
people continually clearing away rubble from
uncontrolled fires, spoke, too.
That wasn't all. Single examples of multiple
fractures of the economy stood silent, telling an
un poken tale ... as silent as the machines at a
oap factory which was totally demolished along
, ith the livelihood of the families who had
, orked there. And, every few blocks, military
check points waited, busy in the day, but standing idly in the deserted night. Beirut, the once
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beautiful city of commerce, tourism, and growth,
had been raped by blind stupidity and ignorance that turned brother against brother. She
now stood, sorrowfulfy silent, unable yet to finish
the story of her destruction.
The Feast Oi The DJrmition
The Church did not stand silent. Patriarch
ELIAS, joined by Metropolitan PHILIP, left
St. Elias Monastery en route to Dhour-El-Shweir
to celebrate a Hierarchal Divine Liturgy in observance of the feast-day. Hundreds of Orthodox, jamming the small church, heard the words
of the Patriarch, as did most of Lebanon,
through the state owned radio station. "The politicians," he said in his sermon, "were the source
of Lebanon's ills, using religion and all sacred
things to serve their own interests and to cover
up the shallowness of their own souls. While the
citizens of Lebanon wanted their country to be
one of stability and social justice, the politicians
brought to it only chaos, debauchery, sectarjanism, poverty, and money lost on gambling tables,
while the poor people did not have anything to
eat.') The Patriarch shook up the country, hoping to shock them into setting an example of
unity, brotherhood, and co-operation, without
which "there could be no Lebanon." His Beatitude scored the whole concept of "confessionalism," which is the division of governmental posts
by religious lines.
The words of the Patriarch precipitated a lot
Greeted at Beirut Airport by the Nuns of Ashrifiyeh
The Holy Synod Meeting
August 19th, Metropolitans IL Y AS Kurban
of Tripoli; BASILIOS Samaha, of Houran;
IGNATIOS Hazim, of Latakia; PHILIP Saliba, North America; MICHAEL Shaheen, Toledo; SPIRIDON
Khouri, of Zahle; CONSTANTINE
Papastephanou,
of Baghdad;
ATHANASIOS
Skaff, of Rama;
ALEXI
Abd-el Karim, of Homs; GEORGE Khoder, of
Mt. Lebanon; ELIAS Joseph, of Alepo; arrived
at St. Elias Monastery to attend the meeting of
the Holy Synod, presided over by His Beatitude,
Patriarch ELIAS IV.
The Nori'b American Solution
First on the agenda was a discussion of the
North American problem. An agreement, signed
in Pittsburgh in June of 1975, between Metropolitan PHILIP and Archbishop MICHAEL,
was read. It was immediately, unanimously approved by the Holy Synod. The decision to unite
the Archdiocese of North America received
prominent front page coverage in the Beirut
press and was fully reported on in all news media. The headquarters of the Patriarchate was
flooded with telephone calls and telegrams, evidencing the joy of the Orthodox clergy and laity
over a decision which brought union, harmony
and peace to the Archdiocese that most Orthodox leaders consider to be the "hope of the Patri]anuary, 1976
The ,Word
Begins
archate." After forty years of division and dissention, the Church, in her wisdom, ruled that
"brothers should dwell together in unity" in
"One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church."
The decision of the Holy Synod is as follows:
"Having examined the proposed agreement presented by their eminences, PHILIP
(Saliba) and MICHAEL (Shaheen), and
after the Holy Synod had studied this agreement and listened to the presentations of
their eminences, it became evident to the
Holy Synod that the task which they have
achieved with our spiritual children in
North America, clergy and laity, required a
great measure of sacrifices, efforts and mutual love. And since the Holy Synod has
sincerely desired, for a long time, to instill
peace in that continent; and since the proposed agreement, presented to the Holy
Synod, gives everyone a clear picture of the
complete understanding between their eminences and their flocks; and since this
unity of this Archdiocese in North America
is a necessary step towards that growth,
development and true Orthodox witness,
the Holy Synod:
1. Approved the agreement as it was submitted in its original draft.
2. Agreed to unite the Archdiocese of
New York and all North America and the
Archdiocese of Toledo, Ohio, and dependencies into one Archdiocese called, 'The
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.'
3. Agreed that the Primate of this united
Antiochian Archdiocese should be Metropolitan PHILIP (Saliba) and that the Auxiliary of this Archdiocese should be His Eminence, MICHAEL
(Shaheen) with the
title 'Archbishop' and that the Metropolitan and the Archbishop have the right to
participate in the meetings of the Antiochian Holy Synod and that the new Archdiocese should have one vote in accordance
with Article Three of the Agreement."
Signed
ELIAS, IV
p ATRIARCH
OF ANTIOCH
The South American
AND ALL THE
EAST
Problem
During this session of the Holy Synod, Archimandrite George Haje, who was uncanonically
consecrated Bishop in 1969, serving in Rio de
Janerio since that time, submitted to the authority of the Holy Synod, acknowledging his uncanonical consecration and status. The Holy SyPage 7
�MICHAEL, Rt. Rev. Ellis Khoury, V. Rev. Fr.
and Khourie John Badeen, Edward Kassab,
Ra mond and Mona Chammas, Frar~.k.and Jean
drite.
.
d
erning the vacancy
A discussion follo~e colnVc. . te of Rio de Ge~ack of Detroit, and others. Actmg as hosts
. • • the Patnarcha
icana
for the occasion, with Mr. Abssey, were Mr.
existu:g mh
f three candidates, includO
Nabil
Ashqar (service manager)' Mr. .John Ha:
Janeno. T e na1:1es
H ·e's name were
ing Archimandnte George aJ A h. ~ndrite beka ( personnel manager) ' and Ra Ja Sakeh
ubmitted to fill the vacancy.
re im
to ( comptroller of the hotel)•
.
George Haje was elected ~y the Holy Synod
On Wednesday, His Eminence, lv!etropohtan
shepherd the Rio de Janeno flJ:k.
hal Divine PHILIP, hosted a small, intimate dmner at the
Thursday, August 21st, at~ ierarc IAS cele- Pinnacle Restaurant on the_ 26th floor of t~e
Liturgy His Beatitude Patnarch, EL Il
f Holiday Inn, overlooking Beirut and the Medib t ~nd assisted by Metropolitan
yas o
It Was 1•n honor of Dr. and bMrs.
L Cloir~n ~li and Metropolitan ALEXI o~ Homs., con- terranean.
•
M
k
d
Spec1·
al
Envoy
of
the
Ara
a sou ,
• d S eague,
I
ecfated Archimandrite George H~Je as Bish?P, vis
who had just arrived from the l!mte
tates. n
naming him Patriarchal Vicar of Rio de J~eiro.
John Badeen,
d ance Were F r · and Khoune
.
Saturday August 23rd, the Holy Syno co_n- atten
and Rt. Rev. Fr. Ellis Khoun.
.
.
• sess10n
' • wit• h a press release , summanzcluded its
.
d
On Thursday, August 28th, His Emmence,
ing the decisions of the Holy Sy1:od, an1 ~s~e
Metropolitan SPIRIDON Khoury, the Archa statement to the Orthodox faithful o e ~• h op of Zahle , hosted a dinner. party
1s
h at ffthe
non regarding the situation there and t e bCentral
Hotel in Dhour-El-Shweir; to onor. 1s
Church\ views on the Palestine problem.
Beatitude, Patriarch ELIAS, and Metropolitan
A Patriarchal Audience
PHILIP. On the guest list, ~h~ch exceeded 50,
Later on, the day inclu~ed His Bea!itude were government leaders, religious leaders, an~
ELIAS IV receiving, in an. mformal audience, the press.
v
Ell'
It was during this dinner party t~at .a:r._ 1s
the Rt. Rev. Fr. Ellis Khoun, Dr. and Mrs. Naiib Saliba, Fr. and Khourie ~adeen, Mr. and met his Waterloo in the person of His Beatitude,
•Mrs. Edward Kassab and family, and Mr. an? Patriarch ELIAS. The Patriarch "captured" F~.
Mrs. Frank Germack. His Eminenc~, Metropoli- Ellis' favorite masbaha (worry beads). _Fr. EJhs
tan PHILIP, introduced the Patnarc~ to th_e suffered the loss in an unusual way; with comgroup. In spite of his busy schedule, His_Beati- plete pleasure and no lamentations. ',) ust_think,"
tude - spent over an hour and a h~lf wi~h the he later confided to Fr. Badeen, dunng any
group,-conversing in English. Followmg t~is aud- aiven day in the future, the Patriarch will be
b
ience Metropolitan PHILIP hosted a dm~er at fingering
my bea d s."
the Hotel Bistan, in Beit Marri, for Archbishop
Damascus ... A Gift For Hafez Assad
MICHAEL Shaheen and those who accompanEarlier
in the day, Fr. Badeen was entrusted
ied him on this historical trip.
with a s;ecial gift from His Eminence, M.etroThe Divine liturgy
politan PHILIP, to Hafez Assa?, the President
Sunday morning, His Eminence, Metropolit.an of Syria. The gift was a beautiful, ~ea~her alPHILIP concelebrated the Divine Liturgy w~th bum, containing all the newspaper chppmgs reHis Beatitude Patriarch ELIAS at the St. Ehas garding the work of His Eminence_, on beh.alf of
Monastery in Dhour-El-Shweir.. Fr. E!lis a:°d the Arab cause, from the time of his elevat10n to
Fr. Badeen were invited to serve m Enghsh with Metropolitan of North America. The album ":'as
Archimandrite Nicholas Badaoui and Fr. John prefaced with a personal message to the Synan
Sakkab in the Church of the Annunciation in leader. Fr. and Khourie Badeen left for DamasBeirut. A capacity crowd was in attendance.
cus that afternoon.
Rest And Relaxation
In Damascus, Friday, August 29th, Fr. BaIt had now been three eventful and exhaust- deen met with His Excellency, Abu-Nour-Taing weeks since the Americans arr~ved in. Beiru!. yara, Chief of the Department of Emigrant AfIt was time to gather strength with a little bit fairs, with Mr. Asa'ad Elias, Special Advis?r to
of rest. His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP, President Assad, and with others at the Pres1den·
checked in at the Holiday Inn in Beirut. The tial Palace, to present the gift for the President
aeneral manager of the Inn, Mr. Abssey, hosted on behalf of Metropolitan PHILIP. A friendly'
~ cocktail party and reception for His Eminence, visit followed with discussion on Middle East
especially in recognition of the merger of the two problems and the Arab-American community
Archdioceses of North America. In atten- efforts in presenting a clear view of the issues to
dance were Metropolitan PHILIP, Archbishop their fellow Americans, among other topics.
nod responded by reinstating him as Archiman-
1
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"The Orthodox Arab is deeply rooted in this
Country, both spiritually and historically. That
is why what is happening in this Country not
only effects the Orthodox internally, but abroad
as well.
When we saw Beirut burning on television in
the U.S., our hearts bled with it. We were suffering when the shooting was killing innocent
people."
.
.
The Metropolitan asserted that the s1tuat10n
in Lebanon, not only hurt Lebanon economically, socially and spiritually, it also hurt the Palestinian cause as well. He stated that when he
spoke at Press Conferences in the U.S. about_ a
The Divine Liturgy In Abo-Mizan
secular Palestinian State, where Moslem, ChnsSaturday, His Eminence we~t up !o the T?-ou1:1-tian and Jew could live and work together as
tain and spent the night with his family m brothers, :he used Lbaenon as a perfect example
Shreen. The following day, in the C~urch at of this phenomenon.
Abo-Mizan, where His Eminence worshipped as
a boy and served as an altar boy, he se.rve~ a
Hierarchal Divine Liturgy. As he was dehvenng
his sermon, an old, archaic custom in Lebanon,
for special occasions, deaf en~d the ears of t ~e
community. The custom, which should be discontinued was to fire a barrage of gun shots outside the Church. His Eminence stopped in the
middle of his sermon to comment on the shootings, "This is the work o.f_the d~vil" . . . :'Why
isn't this wasted arnmumt10n bemg used m defense of South Lebanon?"
The Pace Increases
On Friday, His Eminence and ~r. Ellis received Sheik Ameen Gemayel, who 1s a Depu!y
in the Lebanese Parliament and the son of Sheik
Pierre Gemayal, head of the Phalangi~t. Par~y.
A friendly discussion concerning the political situation in Lebanon took place, lastmg over an
hour.
Later on, at 8: 00 P.M., His Eminence a1;1dFr.
Ellis visited the Monastery of Our Lady, m AlAsh;afeah, where 26 nuns reside, including. a
cousin of Metropolitan PHILIP, and a cousm
of Fr. John Badeen.
Meet The Press
Back at the Holiday Inn, the following mor~ing, Mr. Gibran Hayek, Editor-in-Chief of Lzssan-Al-H aal and Salim Dakkash, a reporter
from the newspaper, interviewed His E:11in~nce,
Metropolitan PHILIP. Mr. _Dakk_ash,m his article described the conversat10n with the Metropoliian as conversing .with one "sincere, .unsel?sh
man, a man of principles who t~ough 1s an 1migrant, is still one who speaks with concern and
love for his native land." He was asked about
the Holy Synod meetings in which he participated. He answered that this meeting of the
Holy Synod was by far the most important hel?
since Patriarch ELIAS IV ascended the Patriarchal throne. He listed the most important accomplishments of the Synod as,
1. The unification of the two American Archdiocese.
2. The submission of George Ha j e to the Holy
Synod which led to his restoration and consecration as Bishop.
. 3. The discussion regarding Lebanon and the
Arab World and the Encyclical which the Synod
issued in that regard.
.
He amplified on those views with the following ol 1servations :
The Word January~ 1976
Metropolitan Philip, Archimandrite George Shalhoub of Deir Mar Elias
Monastery, Khouryia, and Trustee Edward Kassab.
The enemies of the Arab World today, can
point to the strife that is taking place in Lebanon as an example of why such a secular Palestine' would not -be practical. For this reason,
many believe that there is a horrible, Zionist
plot to create secular rioting here. in orde: to
destroy the Country. Its: very exist~nce 1~ a
threat. For this reason, after much dehberat10n,
the s·ynod -decided to issue a special encyclical
regarding these tragic events.
"We believe in Lebanon in terms of different
religions living together; ~e do no.t believe i~ a
Lebanon in terms of a solitary existence which
is suicidal. We want an open Lebanon. Can Lebanon exist for long, isolated from the Arab
World? All the world is seeking the friendship of
the Arab World for its potential resources, human relationships, and strategic location. Can
Lebanon, after her contributions to Arabic cultural development, dis.guise this fact?"
In its Encyclical, the Holy Synod also emphaPage 9
�lowing that, there has to be a return of Jerusalem, and a return of occupied territories.
ized the necessity for the .return of J~rusale~ to
it rightful owners. It c~l~ed for a fair and Just
ettlement of the Palestmian Problem. The Synod stated that otherwise, the situa,tion has existed in the Middle East will continue regardless
of how many withdrawals take place in Sinai
or the Golan Heights.
The 1ctropolitan was asked by Mr. Dakkash
'that he (the Metropolitan) had previously
asked for a general pl9-n to explain the Arab
problem to the American people. What has hap1
pened to this idea ?"
'
((
•
•
The Metropolitan replied Dr. M':1ksoudm his
la t trip to the·· United States as envoy of the
Arab League had a limited success because his
tay was too short for any major accomplishment. I believe that the battle of words is more
important than the· battle of missiles and will accomplish more in the long run. It is too bad that
the Arab mind which grasps modern technology
in October, 1973, cannot u~1derstand the influence of Zionist propaganda to the American
mind." The Metropolitan was then asked if he
felt that religion in the United States was declining as in Europe? It was his opinion that the
majority in North America) e:;pecially the new
generation, still believe strongly in their Orthodox Faith and they are still united with their
Mother Church in the Arab World spiritually
and culturally; at the same time, they are looking for the unification of all the Orthodox in
orth America. "And by the way, we still want
to hold a convention in Lebanon as soon as the
ituation is more stable and the fighting has
ceased." He was then asked if we retained our
Antiochian Liturgy? The answer was that everything is being done in America in proper order.
"What is your relationship with the Maronites
in the United States?", Mr. Dakkash asked.
"We have friendly relations with the Maronites
and good relations 1i.riththe Melkites" the Me-
Metropolitan Philip with His Beatitude, Patriarch Elias
tropolitan replied. "We also meet regularly with
all of the Near East Bishops. We will probably
be seeking a meeting with President Ford in the
White House on our retur_!l, in order to discuss
with him the Arab issues as we saw them in this
trip to L_ebanon."
. _ .
The Metropolitan then closed the mterv1-ew
with this admonition to the Lebanese people on
behalf of all Lebanese emigrants ,cEvery house
divided against itself will go to ruin and it is
the duty of the Lebanese people to beware lest
they 'fall into temptation' and the 'last error' be
worse than the first." He said that he was leaving Lebanon with an uneasy feeling about the
lovely Country which was the-best_ example ~f _a
land whose children, though of different religious persuasions, have lived in peace. He cited
the Lebanese village as the best exam pie of love,
co-operation and brotherhood. But, after the political strife, it has become a place of hate, of
fighting, , of flexing muscles by political party
militias in a way which, in fact, will result in
disaster to this Country. We will pray to God
to bring happiness to Lebanon and keep• her
free. By free, I mean free from hatred, disagreement, plotting and fighting."
His Excellency, the Imam Mousa Al-Sadr,
then spoke, directing his remarks to an agreement with Metropolitan PHILIP's declarations.
He extended his best wishes for a safe return
home to His Eminence and to the Americans
accompanying him.
His Excellency, Ghassan Tueni, spoke briefly
about his own friendship and his admiration for
His Eminence, and concluded with the comment, "when a Maronite honors an Archbishop
such as PHILIP Saliba, Lebanon has nothing to
worry about."
Scholarship Awards
That afternoon, Metropolitan PHILIP, met
with Architect Antoine Malouf, Trustee over
the Foundation for the Education of needy Palestinian refugees, which the Archdiocese established following the '67 war. Mr. Malouf reported on the income of the apartment building
owned by the Foundation and the funds available for scholarships. Several applications had
been received. The Foundation awarded 5,000
L.L. to needy Palestinians attending Beirut University College (The names and pictures of the
recipients will be reported in another issue of the
WORD). 1,000 L.L. was awarded for the use
of Fadi B. Sahhar attending American University of Beirut and 1,000 L.L. was awarded another A.U.B. student, Usama W. 'Ata. Both students are science majors.
Bishop Shedrawi Dinner
On Tuesday, September 2nd, His Grace,
Bishop ANTONE Shedrawie, Patriarchal Vicar,
in Mexico and Central America, was host at a
magnificent banquet at the Hotel Vendome, in
honor of His Excellency, the Premier of Lebanon, Rashid Karami. The guest list was a virtual
"Who's Who" in Lebanon. In addition to Prime
Minister Karami and Metropolitan PHILIP,
the guests included Metropolitan IL Y AS of
Tripoli, Metropolitan SPIRIDON of Zahle,
Bishop Nejm (Auxiliary Bishop to 1\/fetropolitan
GEORGE of Mt. Lebanon), the Governor of
Beirut province, Shafiq Abo-Hyder, Ghassan
Tueni, Minister of Tourism and Information,
and many other government officials and church
leaders.
The Maksoud Dinner Party
Monday afternoon, Dr. and Mrs. Clovis Maksoud hosted a dinner party in honor of His Eminence. Invited were Imam Moussa Al-Sadr, the
Grand Mufti of Lebanon, Ghassan Tueni, Publisher of the Al-Nahar newspaper and also Minister of Tourism and Minister of Information in
the Lebanese government, Deputy Elias Saba of
the Lebanese Parliament, Shafiq Al-Hout, Director of Information of the PLO, Raymond
Edde, the Chief of the Block Party ( son of
former President Emil Edde) , Deputy Albert
Monsour, Member of the Lebanese Parliament,
Dr. George Hackim, Vice-President of the
American University of Beirut, Fr. Ellis, Dr. Najib Saliba, Mr. Edward Kassab, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Germack, and others. For the most part
the dinner topic was the tense situation in Lebanon and the negotiations between Egypt and
Israel being undertaken by Secretary Kissinger.
Following the dinner, His Eminence was introduced by Dr. Maksoud. He thanked Dr. and
M_rs. M_aksoud for their wonderful hospitality.
~is E~i?ence too~ the opportunity to reiterate
his position regardmg the situation in Lebanon
and in the Arab World. He stated, once again,
th~J reg4rdless of how many cease fires, and of
how m~ny troop disengagements, and of how
many withdrawals in Sinai, the main issue is still
the Palistinian people. Nothing concrete can -be
done, unless this issue is met and resolved. Fol-
Metropolitan Philip presenting the 5,000
presence of the American delgation.
January~ 1976
Lebanese pound scholarship fund to Dr. Mohamad
Z. Yakan,
Director of Dev~lopment at AUB
in the
'
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�Meeting With Vasser Arafat
t 4: 30 that afternoon, Metropolitan
PHILIP and Fr. Ellis, left the hotel by car ~or
a p cial meeting :-Vit~the head of the Palestine
Liberation Orgamzat10n, Vasser Arafat.
Following the directions t_hat had been given
them in advance, they arnved at _the P.L.O.
Office at 5: 00 P.M., and were received _byMr.
hafiq Al-Route, Director of Informati~n. for
th P.L.O. Shortly thereafter, they were Jomed
b Dr. Clovis Maksoud, a special envoy of the
rab League to the United States (Dr. _Makoud addre ed our Archdiocesan Convention at
the Saturday night Banquet in Louisville, Kentucky).
At 5: 15 P.M., they were transferred in a special headquarters car to another •bu~lding,. for
ecurity reasons. They arrived at the!r ?estmation ome 25 minutes later. The bmldmg was
guarded by young Palestinian Fedayeen. A tiny
elevator carried them to the 4th floor, and they
were lead to a small office, large enough to seat
no more than eight people.
As they looked around the office, a door
opened, and a rather short, stocky man in the
simple khaki uniform of the P.L.O. entered.
This was Yasser Arafat, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
He was not what one would imagine the
leader of a Palestinian movement to be. Especially one that has been both praised and cursed,
depending on the individual leanings, by politicians, commentators, and journalists throughout
the world. He walked directly to the chair occupied by His Eminence and extended both his
arms to the American Metropolitan, embracing
him warmly. Turning to Fr. Ellis, he accorded
him the same welcome.
In reminiscing on this meeting later, Fr. E1lis
Khouri remarked, "He was the shortest, tall,
giant I have ever known in my life!"
Following a brief conversation in both Arabic
and English, he summoned the official photographer for pictures. Then they were served
orange juice and Turkish coffee.
The meeting lasted for well over an hour. The
di cussion, of course, centered around the present ituation of the P.L.O. and the negotiations
then taking place between Egypt and Israel. In
addition, a discussion followed regarding the recent fighting and chaos that existed in Lebanon,
and the Lebanese problems in general.
Both leaders, spiritual and civil, concluded
that there will be NO permanent peace in the
area until the Palestinian rights are justly reolved.
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His Eminence presented to Mr. Arafat, a sum
of money for the -orphan Palestinia~ children, a
gift from the children of our Archdi?cese_. Th_en,
Mr. Arafat asked an aide to hand him his briefcase. From it he took two beautiful Mothe: of
Pearl rosaries, presenting them to ~et:opohtan
PHILIP and to Fr. Ellis Khoun, with these
words "These are from our Holy City of Jerusal~m~Please accept them as a small token of my
appreciation and-of the appreciation of the entire P.L.O. f~r your timely visit." He continued,
saying, "Please extend our love and dee_p appreciation to the children of your Archd10cese as
well as to its members in general for their
thoughtfulness and good wishes."
They embraced warmly in p_arting) and then
he walked with them to the tmy elevator. On
the way back to the hotel,. both f:is Emine:1ce
and Fr. Ellis agreed that this meetmg was without a doubt one of the most memorable events
of the trip to Lebanon.
. .
That evening, being the last evenmg m Lebanon, His Eminence, accompanied by Fr. Ellis,
Eddie Kassab, and Dr. and Mrs. Saliba, stopped
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Shammas
for a final farewell and thank you for their incomparable hospitality during this trip.
From there they proceeded to a delightful and
informal farewell dinner given by three gentlemen, George, Hisham, and Elias Badine, cousins
of Fr. John Badeen, who had been among the
dearest and most hospitable friend . The dinner
was given at the home of Hisham Badin and
his lovely wife, Farida.
At 7 o'clock the following morning, the Archbishop and his party checked out of the Holiday
Inn and departed for Khaldi International Airport, Beirut~ In the V.I.P. Lounge, Metropolitan
PHILIP and the American group w re met by
Archbishop KURBAN, Bishop Gifrael of Beirut,
Archimandrite Nicholas Badaouie, Archimandrite Elias Audi, Fr. George Saliba, the sisters
of "Our Lady of Alashrafieh", as well as by the
Archbishop's father and relatives, Fr. Ellis' family, Fr. Badeen's family, and a large group of
friends from Lebanon.
At 9: 30 A.M., the group was transferred into
the official airport limousine taking them to
board the 74 7 jet that was to carry them back
to America. The trip to Lebanon was over. The
anxiety which accompanied them all on the airplane to Beirut just s-hort weeks before, was replaced by new hope that Lebanon would somehow find solutions to her current troubles and
that the Middle East would someday witne;s the
return of the Palestinian people to their homes.
.
Consecration
andDedication
of St.George,s
Church
Little Falls, New Jersey
HE SHALL BE like a tree planted by the
rivers of water, that bringeth forth his
fruit and in his season, his leaf also shall not
wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
~~AND
A proud congregation, St. George's of Little
Falls, N.J. took part in Dedication and Consecration of their new church. We pray that we
will bring forth our fruit in due season and our
leaf also will not wither. We feel that we are as
the tree planted by the rivers of water, and that
whatsoever we doeth we shall prosper.
On September 21, 1975, a very memorable
occasion, we officially entered our new church.
On that day, His Eminence, Archbishop Philip
Saliba blessed and placed its cornerstone, opened
it and celebrated with us the First Divine Liturgy. He also blessed the entire church and
complex.
The new church is constructed in a hexagonal
shape and has a traditional Byzantine spire with
g
The.War d
September 21, 1975
the symbols of the twelve ( 12) Apostles. Standing seventeen ( 17) feet high above the dome is
a beautiful gold leaf Cross which can be seen
for miles. Church seating capacity is approximately 350, with beautiful stained glass windows
portraying different Holy days of the year, surrounding the church. The magnificently decorated banquet Hall has a capacity of over 500
with individual Sunday school classes ( eight
classes individually decorated with proper facilities for each grade) are separate from the banquet hall. The Kitchen, of which the Ladies' Society is so proud, is a custom designed kitchen
which will serve the many activities sponsored
by the parish, complete with sheesh-kabob charcoal stove.
Patio facilities are beautiful and more than
adequate for the picnics and summer luncheons
being planned with plenty of picnic grounds
available. The parking lot, all paved and welllighted will hold approximately 250 cars. The
Fr. Michael G. Simon an~ Bishop Philip Saliba lay the cornerstone
January, 1976
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�surrounding area is beautifully landscaped. The
Architects. of this complex were George Johns
and Frank Lamond and the work was done by
Concord Construction company.
cese: Mrs. Fedwa Ameer, who for 54 years
worked continuously with much love and devotion for the good of her church, was awarded
"A Certificate of Meritorious Award". Mr.
George Karram, chairman of the Building Committee of the new church, was awarded "The
Antonian silver medal" for his dedicated efforts
to the Archdiocese and his church.
"Well done, thou good and faithful servants."
In his summary, at the banquet, Archbishop
Philip praised the congregation and told them;
"that they were and have been a shining example of the type of dedication and perserverance
which is necessary in order to strive for those
things which hold the key to life eternar'. "Our
Lord said", he continued "from their fruits, ye
shall know them." "The fruits of your efforts,"
he said, "have manifested themselves as a new
and beautiful temple in which to praise the Almighty God."
Mr. George Karram, chairman
the Antonian Silver Medal.
of the Building
Committee
receives
The beginning of the Liturgy of Dedication
A Hierarchal Divine Liturgy was celebrated
by His Eminence, Archbishop Philip. He was
assisted by the pastor of the church, Father
Michael G. Simon, as well as the fathers, Rt.
Rev. Anton Khouri, secretary to the Archbishop;
Very Rev. George R. George, pastor of St.
George's of Boston, Mass.; Rev. George Coury,
pastor of St. Michael's of Greensburg, Pa.; Very
Rev. Paul Schneirla, pastor of St. Mary's of
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Rt. Rev. Gregory Abboud, Dean
of St. Nicholas Cathedral of Brooklyn, N.Y.;
Rev. Michael Abraham of the chapel of Archangel Gabriel, Glen Falls, N.Y.; and Rev. Joseph Allen, pastor of St. Anthony's of Bergenfield, N.J. and Rev. Deacon Olaf Scott.
A banquet followed the Liturgy with many
distinguished guests and a capacity crowd of
560 attending and enjoying the festivities. One
of the highlights of the start of the banquet was
the "Candlelight Ceremonies", performed by
the members of St. George's Ladies Society,
whose members have been the "pillars of the
church". Beautiful flowered candle centerpieces
were lit throughout the banquet room by the
members of the Ladies' Society, while our wonderful choir gave their beautiful rendition of
"THIS IS THE DAY CREATED BY THE
LORD".
During the banquet, two very hard workers
of St. George's were honored by the Archclio-
The New Sanctuary
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The ,Word
January~ 1976
In his closing words, Father Michael, told the
people "that this new church would stand as a
monument to their children and themselves.
That they had built a temple of love and humility to Christ. That they built it in order that
their children may come to know and love God
in His Holy House."
The day ended with dancing provided by
Eddie Kochak and his orchestra. A very good
time was had by all.
Mrs. Fedna Ameer honored for more than half a century of service.
Last but not least, we take this opportunity
to thank the chairman and co-chairman, of the
Dedication Committee Dr. Alan Matook and
Mrs. George Karram and their committee for a
job well done and a very memorable day.
-THOMAS
JOSEPH
Page 15.
�Shanghai
Orthodox
Cathedral.
Desecrated
By Chinese
Communists
( A member of St. Nektarios Russian Synod<:1-l
parish in Seattle, Washington,_Jeremy Norman, visited the China mainland during October _and_N_ovem b er of 1974 . He was a member of a linguistics
.
delegation sponsored by the National ~czence
Foundation and other academic groups. With the
• • of the ORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN
.
Permisswn
WIT ESS, the parish paper of St. Nektar~os, we
print below some of Mr. Norman's observati~ns on
the status of religion in present day mainland
China together with reproductions of two of the
pictur~s he took. These show_ the cathedral u!ed
in Shanghai by the late Archbishop John ( Maximovitch) an unusual and adventurous prelate of ~he
Synod some of whose members are now proposing
his canonization.)
ouR TOURSAROUNDPeking, Siam,
D uruNG
Shanghai, Canton and other cities we saw
many former Christian churches. As far as we
could tell, they were all either closed or had
been converted into schools, shops or storehou es. The same was true of Chinese temples
and other former places of worship.
resident in Peking. The Mass was said in Latin,
in the old way.
In Shanghai the delegation was pu~ up in a
concess10n. One
h ot e1 in the former French
d" .
morning at breakfast, ( the mmg room was on
the eleventh floor) someone spotted ~he former
Russian Orthodox Cathedral, ( Arch~1shop John
Maximovitch's Cathedral) from a wmdow. Seval of us decided that we would walk over to
:here it was the first opportunity we got. The
next day we had an hour or so after lunch to
ourselves so I and two other members of the
delegatia'n walked in the direction of ~he Cathedral. It turned out to be only a ten mmute stroll
from the hotel. As we approached the structure,
it was quite obvious that it was no longer used
as a church: The crosses were gone from the
cupolas and the icons had been removed _fr?m
over the main entrance. We asked a man s1ttmg
near the gate whether we could ente~ and have
a look at the interior. He told us that 1t was now
used as a factory and that we would have to get
permission from the aut~orities to go into the
building. At about that time a young man rode
up on a bicycle and started to enter; we asked
him if we could P."Oin. He politely told u that
it was not permitted. From the windows we
could see that there were no icon or any other
religious symbol on the inside.
While in Peking, several members of our delegation requested to attend a Roman Catholic
service; the request was granted and they were
taken to old Pei-tang, the oldest Catholic church
in Peking. Before the service they were taken to
Several years ago when I wa t aching at
the sacristy where they were introduced to some Princeton University, I talked with a Russian
Chinese clergy. They were assured that freedom man who was expelled from Shanghai in 1967.
of religion existed and that there were other He told me that Chinese clergy continued to
functioning churches in the area, but at the ser- serve in the cathedral up until the time of the
vice itself there were no Chinese in the congre- cultural revolution ( 1966-69). Then, during
gation; it was composed entirely of foreigners
that chaotic and violent period, according to
him, the cathedral was desecrated by the red
guards and the Chinese clergy was arrested. According to this man, some icons had previously
been moved to the old Roman Catholic center
of Zikawei. The fate of the latter institution is
unknown.
The former Russian Orthodox cathedral of Shanghai, with the crosses
removed from the cupolas.
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I believe that for all practical purposes, all
external practice of religion except for a few
showplaces maintained for the edification of
foreign visitors, has been stamped out in mai~land China. The Chinese communists, like their
good clients the communist Albanians, can now
boast that they have established a totally atheist
state.
The.Word
Grand Banquet Message-Louisville, July 1975
FATHERJAMESC. MEENA,Pastor, St. George of Cleveland, Ohio
Representing The Reverend Clergy
SPEAK BEHALFOF THE Priesthoo~, then
I IF believe
that I speak for all of us m the
manity of its humanness, of faith, love and integrity.
Church because we are all members of that
I believe that the problems of world peace
Royal Priesthood spoken of by St. Peter; that and international justice are as much our conPriesthood of all believers described by St. Paul. cern as are matters of Liturgical uniformity and
I believe that I speak for the genuine hearts doctrinal purity. I believe that the issues of
and the faithful spirits, not only of the highly hunger and poverty, racial justice and especially
dedicated priests of the Archdiocese_, but of those corruption in high places must not be ignored
if we are to be true to our faith.
of the laity who are equally as dedicated.
In the Creed we say: "I believe in One, Holy,
I believe that the many crises of our society,
Catholic and Apostolic Church" and after hav- abortion, pornography-obscenities,
perversions
ing confessed our belief in t~o~e do&matic pre- of all types, need to be confronted by men and
cepts concerning the Holy Tnmty, this profound women of faith and good will, not as being mere
confession that Christ created His Church to be temporary social diversions which can be solved
His Living, Militant Body on the eart~ and H.is with short term solutions, not as new ideas proeternal, triumphant Body in heave~, 1s a basic moted by civil libertarians and ultra-liberal leftstatement of fundamental faith which we con- ists but as ancient and demonic seductions vis..
.
fess together as a community and separately as ited' upon an unwary world at all times
and m
individuals.
seemingly innocent forms. This is part of our
I believe in the principles of ONENESS,
battle ground ... a large part of the war Satan
HOLINESS AND UNIVERSALITY
of the wages against us.
Apostolic Church. I believe in the ONE-ness of
I believe that before we can win the battle
the Church as it is expressed in the unity of our for the world, we must do battle with and for
love for God, His for us and ours for each other. ourselves, conquering our sinfulness, our weakI believe in the Holiness of the Church be- nesses, our willingness to compromise with the
cause we are all sanctified by our participation
devil.
in Her Sacramental, Liturgical and Eucharistic
I believe that we can be what we desire to be
life . . . and we cannot be sanctified by anything by the measure of our faith, by the sincerity of
that is other than holy.
o~r works, by the reality of our commitment.
I believe in the catholicity of the Church
I believe that we can be as ministering angels
when I can see the universality of our concerns, who surround the throne of God, or that we can
the all embracing outreach of our common min- be as Lucifer who fell from heaven like a dead
istry and our united efforts to fulfill Her mis- star.
sion to redeem the world.
I believe in God for He has manifested HimI believe in the efficacy of the Church because self in my life and has influenced the lifestyle of
of witnesses, including my parents and yours, my family for centuries ... and, I pray, He will
who bear witness to the trustworthiness of God continue to do so till He comes again.
and godly people. I trust God and I believe those
I believe in the Church because the Church
of godly people. I trust God and I believe those strives to make people better than they are. I bewho testify of Him in spirit and in truth.
live in Christ's Church as His Holy Body and
I believe that we who are members of that not as some institutionalized entity . . . dehuSacred Body, the Church, must address ourselves manized ... depersonalized. We are the Family
to the many international and domestic prob- of God ... or we are nothing.
lems, all of which have a spiritual and moral
I believe that there can be no "bosses" in the
context in the ministry and mission of the Family of God and that "bossism" is a threat to
Church and which issue challenges to the sin- our oneness.
cerity of our love, the depth of our faith and the
I believe in myself for Christ has given me
integrity of our discipleship.
confidence in my worthwhileness, confidence
I believe that you and I are the warriors of that my life has meaning and purpose. He alChrist and must do better with all the machinaways helps me in the process of becoming better
tions of the demons of hell which would rob hu(Continued on page 25)
1
January~ 1976
IN
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�Renewed Concern For Basic Beliefs
Found Among All Christian Groups
CHRISTIANITY
I~ 1975 is trying to
the patches, and m some cases entire coats, of secular skin grown over the past
decade.
Renewed concern for basic beliefs is pervasive.
After years of attempting to make the Gospel
relevant many theologians are saying the Gospel
- in a~d of itself - is relevant.
A diverse group has issued a common plea:
"Stop the parade of religious fads."
These men and women survey the 1960s and
offer the judgment that human pote~~ial fait~,
spiritual flower power, "Jesus People enthusiasm and secular city confession are not the warp
and woof of Christian doctrine.
Like Tertullian, the third century Church
Father, one current movement expresses wonder
that Christians keep looking over the fence for
messages and methods they already have in their
own traditions.
And Churches as institutions show growing
determination to stand on their own foundations,
to delineate their distinctive proclamation, rather than borrow the structures or homilies of
social movements.
Few will deny that, in general, U.S. Christianity moved into the 1970s afflicted by what Father
John Reedy, C.S.C. describes as "theological
anarchism, disdain for tradition and fuzzy, faddi h thinking." Reforms and controversies of the
previous decade were exhausting for clergy and
laity alike.
One indication that U.S. theology is veering
away from fads and secular themes came last
January in Hartford, Conn. Eighteen prominent
theologians - Protestant, Roman Catholic and
Orthodox - conferred for two days, then issued
a statement outlining 13 "superficially attractive" but "false" themes in the contemporary
church.
The overarching purpose of the Hartford
Statement is to help restore a "sense of the
transcendent," that -is, an awareness of God,
which jts drafters feel has been lost in a world
that virtually defies science and human capacity.
While the Hartford Statement has not won
universal praise it has provoked an enormous
response, much of it positive. Even some deMERICAN
A hed
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It may well be -that a social gospel rooted on
more biblical and orthodox grounds may become a powerful agent of change within and
outside the church."
Questions about the foundations on_ ~hi~h
Christian social action takes place are nsmg m
tractors agree that the document and the ~ork
many quarters, including those having histories
that went into it represent an effort to achieve
of activism. Some church and ecumenical agency
theological clarity.
The statement cuts in several directions. It is o_ffici~ls_deeply involved in civil rights and pe~c.e
m-ovements of the 1960s have commented pnquite impatient with ma?y liberal .rres~pposiately that they wish they had put more stress on
tions especially those which would identify the
the
biblical mandates for justice and less on secKingdom of God with secular causes .. But the
ular
philosophies.
theologians at Hartford were equally_ displeased
Evangelism has returned as a priority at the
with presentations that make the £~1th synonymous with the "values of the Amencan way of National Council of Churches, long identified
as a major proponent of social action. The Epislife."
copal
Church has appointed its first national
"The statement is very hard to categorize in
evangelism
executive.
terms of liberal or conservative," says Father
Avery Dulles, S.J.~ one of .the drafters. "It is
Noting such developments, Dr. Robert Moss,
really directed agamst fadd1sm, whether on the president of the United Church of Christ,
warned against the impression that social action
right or on the left."
In writing favorably of the Hartford theses, is being dropped. \'\That is needed, he added, is
"more theological grounding."
the Dallas-based United Methodist Reporter
The possibility that the return to basic beliefs
summed up much of the force of the document:
is
itself a fad has been raised. Only partly
"It is the contention of this (Hartford) group
tongue-in-cheek,
Dr. Martin Marty, the Unithat our emphasis on 'modern thought' has _in
versity
of
Chicago
historian, satirized the Hartmany instances come to overshadow the Chnsford
Statement
in
the
Christian Century magatian faith's relation to a dependence upon a
zine
God Who transcends human culture.·'
In a fictitious letter to Dr. Peter Berger and
An issue that the Hartford group strugded
the
Rev. Richard Neuhaus, organizers of the
with was the relation of Christian faith to ocial
Hartford
meeting and, like Dr. Marty, both
action. The final text affirmed that the church
Lutherans, the scholar said.: "You see, nothing
must "denounce oppressors, help liberate the opis more 'with it' and 'relevant' in 1975 than atpressed and seek to heal human misery" but it
tacking the idea of being 'with it' and 'relevant.'
stressed that Christian motivation in such efforts
Sign me up. You're in on the hottest thing in
comes from perception of God)s will rather than town:''
from the world itself.
Later, in a more serious vein, Dr. Marty
Precedents for Christian activism to support wrote that the major question facing theology is
social justice, peace and political morality how to "confront non-theological secular man
were firmly set in the 1960s and it is unlikely with an adequate image ... of transcendence as
they will be shaken. The gap between evangeli- it relates to life." He doubted that the Hartford
cal and ecumenical Protestants on personal sal- Statement is totally sufficient to the need, but alvation versus social action has been narrowing
lowed that the "map has been somewhat clariin recent years.
fied."
A group of young evangelicals devoted to so·
Clarifying the map of theology - describing
cial ministry has emerged. Dr. Paul Henry, a the way transcendence relates to practice - is
Calvin College (Michigan) professor active in the specific responsibility of theologians, but no
that movement says:
one group has a monopoly on the task. The role
"There are increasing signs that the rising of the laity in what Dr. Marty calls translating
le~dership of the younger evangelicals has co~- "theology into life" is increasingly emphasized in
m1tted evangelical Christianity to a more pos1· U.S. Churches.
tive Gospel than that of the previous generation.
Archbishop Jean Jadot, the Apostolic Delegate
in the U.S., said last year that the Church
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needs the laity's "insights and experiences . . .
not only as a practical necessity, but especially
in light of faith."
The role of the laity in proclaiming the Christian Gospel is the "most explosive liberation" in
the 20th century church, according to Texas
businessman Howard E. Butts, Jr., a Baptist lay
preacher.
Renewing congregational life for worship,
evangelism and service requires active lay participation in both administrative and theological
concerns, says Dr. Ezra Earl Jones, a United
Methodist who has spent years studying local
parishes.
A basic issue in tying faith (theology) to activity relates directly to God's grace and discipleship, writes the Rev. Robert K. Hudnut in his
new book, Church Growth is Not the Point
(Harper & Row) .
Activity for its own sake can be pointless, the
Minneapolis pastor says, recalling that St. Paul
accomplished nothing in hi~ religion until he allowed things to be "done through him rather
than by him."
The Hartford Statement made a similar affirmation: "salvation contains a promise of human
fulfillment, but to identify salvation with human
fulfillment can trivialize the promise. We affirm
that salvation cannot be found apart from God."
It is possible that persons caught up in· the
movements of the •1960s may have "identified
their own desires with the mighty acts of God,"
said an editorial in the Aprif issue of New World
Outlook, a United Methodist-United Presbyterian mission-oriented magazine.
There was, the editorial continued, a belief in
history, in change and progress and expectations
upended by Vietnam and Watergate. The magazine editors are not surprised that a "retreat to
the personal and private took place" and feel
that such a shift is a healthy reminder "that a
community with God begins with the individual
and God."
Nostalgia, New World Outlook advises, is not_
the anwser _to the current situation. "One of the
most annoying demands that God makes on people is that they not rest content where they are,"
the magazine said. "He sends us out into the uncomfortable and the unpopular. We usually
manage to botch things up once we get there but
nevertheless that is where we must go."
The Hartford Statement also offers a reminder of the Christian necessity to rely on God:
"God has His own designs which confront ours,
surprising us with judgment and redemption."
�Parishes Of The Archdiocese
Saint George of Pittsburgh, Penna.
by RICHARDESPER,
Chanter of the Parish
of
Pittsburgh dates to the tu:n of_the century.
At that time, many of the immigrants from
Syria and Lebanon settled in . and. around the
Pittsburgh area. Although pnmanly preoccupied with their means of survival,_they were cognizant of their spiritual needs which were barely
satisfied by the Orthodox Churches of ~ther national backgrounds. The language barrier. compelled the Syrian and Lebanese corr~mumty. to
think in terms of their own church with a pnest
who could communicate with them in their own
language. This was realized when in 1908 Father
George Michael was assigned to be the first
priest of the Pittsburgh Parish. Soon thereafter,
a building committee was organized and construction of the church building began at 1639
Bedford Avenue and was completed and dedicated in 1917. The St. George Parish has been
faithfully served by the following clergy:
1908-1915 Father George Michael
1915-1928 Father SlaymanBoulous
1928-1938 Father Meletios Fiani
1939-1941 Father Abraham Corey
1941-1949 Father Luke Koury
1941-1944 Father Stephen Upson
(Assistant)
1949-1951 Fathers John Dacy, John John,
Elias Ha j, and John Kamelakis
1951-1961 Father Paul Romley
1961-1967 Father James Meena
1968Father George S. Corey
Meanwhile, in the neighboring town of Homestead, another parish was created in the year
1918 to care for the spiritual needs of the faithf~l in that area. This parish was under the cognizance of Father Meletious Koury and was
comprised of the towns of Homestead Munhall
wis vale, Braddock and Rankin. C~nstructio~
of t~e chur_chbuilding was finally completed and
dedicated m the name of St. Michael in 1946.
Fat?er Meletious remained pastor of this parish
until 1953, the year of his retirement.
Throughout the span of existence each of the
re~pect~veparishes endured many h~rdships due
pnmanly to the depressed economic conditions
THE
HISTORY
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OF THE
ST.
GEORGE
PARISH
of the day, but, nevertheless, these parishes continued to function in the best manner possible
to adequately satisfy the spiritual needs of the
faithful.
In 1953, the idea was conceived to merge
these two small Orthodox parishes into one large
parish with the prime purpose of building a
larger church to serve both communities. The
proposed plan was unanimously adoJ?ted by both
parishes in January, 1953. The fusion of these
two parishes resulted from the catylitic efforts
of Father Paul Romley who had been serving
St. George of Pittsburgh for little better than a
year by that time. This event marked a milestone in the history of the Archdiocese ince it
was the first time that such a merg r had ever
taken place. Soon after the merg r had been accompl1shed, a building committe wa organized to spearhead the drive for a n w church
building. -Ambitious plans were skillfully formu-
lated for the construction of a centralized
Church suitable to all the parishioners scattered
in various areas of Pittsburgh and surrounding
towns. Soon thereafter, a lot was purchased at
the corner of Dawson Street and the Boulevard
of the Allies and on August 22, 1954, ground
breaking ceremonies for the new church took
place with Metropolitans Antony Bashir and
Samuel David officiating. By the middle of 1959,
the visionary ambition of the St. George parish,
the magnificent ediface, with the exception of
the domes, was completed satisfactorily.
The Pastor, Fr. George S. Corey and Mrs. Corey
During this period of feverish activity, especially in the years 1956-1957, the St. George parish expanded to include the areas of McKeesport and Clairton. As to its size, the parish numbers in the neighborhood of 300 families and
covers a vast area of land extending in many
directions throughout Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Regarding its makeup, the parish is
comprised of parishioners whose ancestors come
fro_mtowns and villages of Syria, Lebanon, Palestme and Egypt. However, the majority of the
The .Word January~ 1976
parishioners are descendants of those who came
from Wadi El N asara, so called the Valley of
the .Christians, better known to many as El Hosn,
Syna. These members come from villages such
as El Eyoun, Miklos, El Kami and Mukabra.
In addition, many non-Syrian faithful are active
and cherished members of the St. George parish. The parishioners of St. George live together
somewhat as a family unit, whose joys and sorrows are shared by all.
To proceed further with St. George's history,
in 1_961,Father James Meena assumed pastoral
duties here at St. George and in the years to follo":', the physical structure of the magnificent
ed1face was finally completed with the addition
?f th~ domes. Subsequently, the St. George parish witne_ssed an era that saw Orthodoxy in this
area projected into the limelight on a scale never. bef~re imagined. This accomplishment was
pnmanly due to the untiring efforts of Father
.Tames coupled with the enthusiastic and steadfast support of St. George's remarkably capable
choir under the directorship of Albert Hazeme,
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�baker s name to be administered by
n tiochian Orthodox Christian
r hcliocese trustees.
a idna Philip was in Lebanon
wn."'n Jackie left us. Shortly after his
return hocked and addened by this
udclcn great lo s he eubgized her
at a Divine Litur 0 y he celebrated in
h r memory at the Chapel of the
Archr!ioce'.le headquarters. "I was
bokinrr at t~1e sk and saw what
looked like drops of blood and just at
e time that I was gazing at this
si~ht I was handed a telegram notif· ing me of Jackie' passing . . .
for forty three years she worked for
od he told Jackie's family and the
officers of AOCW A and their husbands, whom he had asked to join
him. ' ow she walks with God. ow
she is liberated from all sorrow, suffering and pain."
In her hospital bed, shortly before
he left us Jackie had a dream.
hen she awoke, with the warm,
misty tears of a beautiful peace in
her eyes Jackie spoke of her dream.
She dreamt of the Theotokos. She
dr amt of death. She heard her beloved Father Michael Simon singing
that most beautiful Hymn to the
Blessed Virgin, "In al baraya" as
only he can.
ugust 14 1975 ...
the falling
asleep of the Theotokas and the fallinrr asleep of .Tackie Shaker. Coinciden e? We who knew Jackie, who
loverl her so much, and who now
m1
her o deeply we don't think so.
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Response
September
His Eminence Metropolitan
Philip Saliba
Jackie as Associate Director of NBC's "Wide, Wide World" early 1960s
29, 1975
Dear Philip:
This is just a brief note to congratulate you on the good tidings that I read
in The Heritage of September 20th. It is
fine that you and Michael Shaheen are
uniting under your leadership and I am
sure that the future, no longer marred
by any internecine warfare, will be a
bright one for the Church, yourself and
for Archbishop Shaheen. Congratulations.
Would that the Palestinians, with their
varied bickering factions, which has so
handicapped their development and impact, would follow your fine example!
How much better off we all would be!
It has been too long since we have
seen one another. When will you be free
to lunch with me-and
please give me an
affirmative answer.
With kindest regards
and all best
wishes,
Cordially,
(DR.)
ALFRED
M.
The Gathering
o deep
I felt it not
nd sorrow
Too great for mortal to bear.
I have known fears and tears
gony and despair
I have known heartache and
Disillusionment
Discouragement and defeat.
Cordially
ARCHBISHOP
yours in Christ-God,
JOSEPH
TAWIL
August 11, 1975
Metropolitan Philip Saliba
358 Mountain Road
Englewood, New Jersey 07631
My dear brother in the Lord:
I hasten to express to you the pleasure
I f:lt upon learning that the two Antiochia? Orthodox jurisdictions
in North
Amen ca have merged th us bringing an
end to some forty years of division.
I c?nsider this a significant develop;ent m the history of Orthodoxy in the
h eStern Hemisphere.
It is my fervent
ope ,and prayer that our Lord may lead
I ha e met humanity in the cellar
And in the attic
nd
I know that someday we will meet
at a banquet
Being connoisseurs at the table of
experience
hile others nibble saltines .. .
And know not the difference .. .
LorucE S. FrANI
Jackie timing shows in the Programing Department of NBC early 1960s
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January, 1976
ARCHBISHOP
of
lAKOVOS
Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox
Church of North and South America
August 21, 1975
The Most Rev. Metropolitan Philip
Your Eminence, our beloved Brother in
Ch~ist and Co-celebrant of the Holy Mystenes, we greet you in the love and peace
of Jesus Christ our Lord.
With special joy we have read of your
mutual agreement with the Most Revermerger
of the An tiochian
Orthodox
merger
of th eAn tiochian
Orthodox
Christian Archdiocese of New York and
All North America and the An tiochian
Orthodox Archdiocese of Toledo (Ohio)
and Dependencies in North America.
• •
Indeed, we are pleased to know that
in our times Church leaders both clergy
and laity, have found the m~ans to reach
an agreement which will bring many benefits to your faithful, to the Church and
to a united witness for Orthodoxy in
America. We praise the efforts of Your
Eminence in this undertaking which rests
in the spirit of good will and Christian
commitment, resulting in the greater good
for the Church of Christ and the spiritual stability of the Holy and Historic Patriarchate of Antioch in America.
Furthermore, we express our fraternal
good wishes for the consumation of the
mutual agreement of merger and prayerful hopes that your examples will inspire
and strengthen similar concerns among
the Churches in America.
Your Brother in Christ,
BISHOP
MARK
LILIENTHAL
29 September, 1975
His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip,
358 Mountain Road
Englewood, New Jersey 07631
Your Eminence:
I have just read the historic statement
of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Pa triarchate of Antioch in which it was agreed
to unite the Archdiocese of ew York and
all North America and the Archdiocese
of Toledo and dependencies
into one
Archdiocese.
. May I extend to Your Eminence my
smcere and heartfelt felicitations on this
momentous occasion in the history of the
Church on this continent? I am c._,rtain
that this bodes well for the progre~s of
your Church and the spread of Christ's
Gospel
Assuring Your Eminence of my sincere
respect and esteem, I remain
I have known pain
us all to even greater manifestations
Orthodox unity in the future.
Faithfully yours,
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Grand Banquet Message
(Continued
from page 17)
than I was and makes both you and me important in His eyes.
And because of all these things ... because I
believe in God, and because I believe in Christ
and His Church, and because I believe in myself
and trust in all these things . . . I believe in you
and trust you to safeguard that which has been
entrusted to us and pass it on, intact and improved, to our children and to the generations
of children yet unborn.
Parishes of the Archdiocese
(Continued
from page 22)
parish has done much not only for the poor and
needy in the area and elsewhere, but also for the
mentally retarded children of our community.
Because of his efforts in the field of human relations, Father George was named Clergyman of
the year, 1971, for Oakland, by the Allegheny
County Health Department and is listed in the
1972 edition of Outstanding Young Men of
America.
With Father George at the helm, the St.
George parish will continue to face the future
boldly and with unswerving resolve and pray to
the Almighty that the achievements in the future will far exceed those of the past.
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�'Underground' Document Describes
New Attitude Within Church
In Soviet Union
BERLI -An
"underground" document
from the Soviet Union, published here,
describes a new kind of a,ttitude coming
alive inside the venerable Russian Orthodox Church.
Members of the movement are nourished by Orthodoxy, feel at one with t~ehistoric teachings and liturgy of their
tradition but seek a wider vision, a more
this-worldly interpretation of the Gospel
than they feel Russia's Church offers today.
.
"We must begin with the prophetic
proclamation that the inner church can
be renewed by a genuine foundation of
hope in Christianitf, ~nd not with _restoration or modermzat10n of that which
at present is scarcely more than a cultural-historical
shell," the document
states.
The essay first appeared in a series
called "Voices from Under the Rubble,"
published by Samisdat, the name given
to underground "self-published" writings
in the Soviet Union.
It was published in German translation by Rheinischer Merkur under the
title "An Interred Voice," with the subtitle "On the Chasm between church and
world, and the temptation to water down
Christianity."
The anonymous author indicates an
atheistic upbringing transformed by an
experience of Christ. He represents the
spiritual kin of Alexander Solzhenitsyn,
the exiled writer whose Easter Letter
critical of the Russian Orthodox Church
has become part of the contemporary
"scripture" of the underground movement.
"We need a new creative thrust, a new
language," the document says. "We must
speak of that which lies beyond modernism and conservatism - for the eternal
Living One, absolute in this relative
world, the eternal Old and the eternal
ew."
Insisting that the church "is life, and
not outer forms," the author says that
God's will is not limited tio particular cultural expressions, doctrines and traditions.
Christ brought the Kingdom of God
to earth, he states, and it has become
yeast to leaven the dough - the world.
Christianity, he adds, has a long history
of flight from the world, which has led to
a depreciation of creative capacities.
The mysticism of Orthodoxy,
the
writer says, leaves worshippers satisfied
with the God experience and loosens
them from Jesus' command to reconstruct society according- to the Kingdom
of God.
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The Samisdat document gives a three£qld response to the question_ of wha! t~e
Russian Orthodox Church could realistically do within a totalitari~n state:
-Keep
proclaiming the truth of the
Gospel.
.·
••
-Resist the state, even to martyrdom.
-Fight
legally and openly fo~ every
right which it needs for n10rmal existence.
The church still exercises a mysterious
hold on the Russian - masses, the writer
says. People gather outside churches on
Easter eve and respond to the words, "He
is risen" and "The Lord shall rise and
shall scatter his enemies."
The church must keep repeating those
truths the document insists, and stress
that ilie Gospel "brings the affirmation
that the victory over the lies, sins and
evils of this world will become reality,
n1ot in some vague otherwheres, but here,
today, and in our midst."
Only the church, according to the
writer, is the visible depos~tory of the
Gospel in Russia and must continue its
presence at any cos-t.
In advocating more church resistance
to the state, the Samisdat essay says that
martyrdom has been abandoned not out
of fear but because of "the Church-state
symphony" in Russi-a. The church became
subservient to the emperors and czars, it
states. While rulers of the past sent religious dissenters into banishment and made
martyrs, the document continues, there
is a difference now: Czars professed
Christianity; the state is now militantly
godless.
Considerable space in the ess,ay is devoted to modern martyrs, particularly
those of the Stalin purges.
The author would like for the Russian
Orthodox Church to take a clue from
Chris-tians in other parts of Eastern Europe and push for the religious rights
guaranteed in socialist constitutions.
He is not too hopeful because, he
writes, "neither the Patriarch, nor the
Synod, nor the Conference of Bishops
have set about to appmach the s,tate for
any rights whatever - they simply give
their rights away when the state insisted,
without opening their mouths."
The anonymous Russian Christian believes the future could be different. He
credits world opinion for stopping the
annihilation program begun by Stalin.
He is not without hope.
"Only the church has a message of
the higher worth of man and his creation
by a loving Creator," the document declares. "Only in Christianity is the deep
meaning of social life to be found • yes
and of culture and the economy. Th~ his~
tory of the Christian church unfolds as a
search for these meanings, regardless of
all stumblings and failures."
Georgian Orthodox Church
Charged With Corruptio_n
KENT, England -- Documents disclosed
at Keston College here claim that the
leadership
of the Georgian
Orthodox
Church in the Soviet Union is oorrupt.
An article in the Summer issue of "Religion in Communis-t Lands," published
by a center on religion under communism, says that debauchery,
theft and
bribery are rampant
in the Georgian
Church.
Georgian Orthodoxy is an autonomous
part of the Orthodox Church of Russia.
It holds membership in the World Council of Churches and has an historically
independent spirit.
The Keston dossier was gathered by
Peter Reddaway of the London School
of Economics, author of the article.
Assessing the material, the Times of
London said that while Keston "is sometimes regarded as a partisan source for
information about the Soviet Union, the
allegations are supported by a wealth of
detail and a variety of documents, and
appear to be well founded."
The center at Keston was founded by
the Rev. Michael Bourdeaux,
one of
the West's leading authorities on religion
in Communist countries.
Mr. Reddaway wrote that initial reports on corruption
in the Georgian
Church were not printed until additional
details and documentation were obtained.
Details came chiefly through a document apparently prepared by a Georgian
Communist Party official involved in a
drive agains-t corruption
in the Soviet
Republic.
That drive, which is believed to have
ousted hundreds of state officials, began
in 1972 but, for some reason, did not
touch the Church, although it seems to
have been investigated.
The Times said there was some evidence that the KGB "fostered oorruption
in the Church, perhaps as a subtle strategy for undermining religion in Georgia."
According to the documents obtained
at Keston, the party official, identified as
David Koridze, received numerous com·
plaints about the Church from Georgian
Christians. The faithful, the report says,
claimed that Church leaders were robbing
churches of icons and crosses and taking
part in moral debauchery.
Mr. Reddaway said that the Koridze
report was suppressed by the KGB and
its drafter himself forced to retire.
The document describes the 1972 elec·
tion of Catholicos David V, primate of
the Georgian Orthodox Church. It claims
that on the death of Catholicos Efre!Il
II, the Holy· Synod was summoned on
_two hours notice to choose a new leader
hand-picked by the KGB.
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One priest said to complain ~bout the
re was called to Georgian KGB
proce <lu
.
uarters, threatened
and 1ater disdq
h ea
1·
D
'd
d'
· d by Catha icos
avi , accor mg
rnisse
to the report.
.
A senior KGB man was given a valuable Church treasure by the Catholicos,
the document alleges.
The material
contains
accounts
of
clergy and lay persons b~i?g jaile~ or dy. suspiciously after ra1S1ng the issue of
ing
.
Church corruption.
Catholic Journal: Americans
'Shamed' By President's
Snub Of Solzhenitsyn
PASSAIC, N.J. - A Catholic newspaper
said here that "Americans
should be
ashamed" of President Ford's refusal to
confer with Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
"Solzhenitsyn's is a Voice in the Wilderness - like John the Baptist crying out
a message that is not being heard," the
Eastern Catholic Life said in an editorial.
The weekly is the official publication
of the Byzantine Rite Eparchy of Passaic.
In expressing "shame" at the President's failure to accept a visit from the
exiled Russian Orthodox writer, Eastern
Catholic Life said that Mr. Ford "welcomes every vagrant character who wanders into Washington. Yet when Solzhenitsyn wants to see him, fearful of offending the Soviets Mr. Ford refuses to see
him.
"The President is guilty of not only being cowardly, but his is an act of blatant
dishonesty. The
American
electorate
should remember this when he comes
hat-in-hand seeking election in 1976.
America needs a man of character in the
White House. Judging from this performance, Mr. Ford might just not fill the
bill."
Eastern Catholic Life rapped Secretary
of State Henry Kissinger in its editorial,
saying that Mr. Ford "was probably advised by" Dr. Kissinger not to confer
with the writer. It described the Secretary
of State as "the man who operates in the
shadows of American govemmen t."
(The Byzantine Rite Journal's
editorial was published before Dr. Kissinger
acknowledged that he had advised Presi~ent not to receive Solzhenitsyn. He said
it would have been "disadvantageous"
for
U.S. foreign policy.
(Dr. Kissinger expressed "enormous
respect and admiration
for Solzhenitsyn
as a writer," but noted that the Russian's
views against the U.S.-U.S.S.R.
detente
would have had a disadvantageous
and
"~ymbolic" effect on U.S. policy if he met
with the President and top government
officials.)
. "We are so wrong," Eastern Catholic
Life said, "if we do not listen to an indi~!dual like Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
He knows the vagaries and habits of
the Communists. He is reminding us that
Portugal and Italy are in the process of
falling to the Communists. He is pointedly showing us that Indochina is in the
Communist grasp.
"Is there any American alive that is so
January, 1976
naive as uo think it can't happen here?
It can and will if we are led down the
primrose path Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford propose."
to our proper attitude. To try to deflect the tide for fear that the Holy
Spirit can no longer process converts
is unworthy of a faithful Christian,
even if not entirely surprising in view
of the recent Orthodox neglect of
missions.
If the Spirit (notice how neatly we
sidestep sexist pronouns! ) was able
to form the Church out of the Hellenistic world, the Slavic hordes, the
Anglicans present a minor problem.
They are already Orthodox Christians in many important ways.
Don't hold your breath, you'll end
very red in the face.
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Editorial
(Continued from page 2)
hold, but they are not anxious to become liturgical citizens of the steppes
of central Asia or ethnics in the USA
which they fondly, and not entire!;
erroneously, regard as their land.
While a flood is out of the question, there is already a trickle. The
OCA statement in Cleveland points
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<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees seven dioceses with over 250 parishes in the United States and Canada. </p>
<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
<p>The original copies of the periodical are housed at the Antiochian Heritage Library in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. The Antiochian Heritage Library was founded in 1987, and its collections focus on information about early Christianity, the theology of the Orthodox Church, and religious and cultural themes in Middle Eastern history. </p>
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<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection includes both Arabic-language volumes of Al-Kalemat and English-language volumes of <em>The Word</em> (also called Al-Kalemat, Al Kalimat, Al Kalimah, and الكلمة), covering the years 1905-1993. The periodical focuses on current events and debates from an Antiochian Orthodox perspective. </p>
<p>The periodical is written and published by The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and continues to be published monthly excluding July and August. Some years and issues are not included in the collection, and there are some years that the publication did not run.<br /><br />The collection also includes various parish commemorative booklets from Antiochian Orthodox churches in different regions of the United States, including but not limited to, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and New York.</p>
<p>The English-language volumes are located here on the KCLDS Archive's website. The Arabic-language volumes are located on the Khayrallah Center’s <a href="https://arabicsearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arabic Newspapers database</a>.</p>
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�'l'his Month's Cove,.
TheNewTheological
Academy
Of
Balamand
IsDedicated
By METROPOLITANPHILIP
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In this issue • • •
This Month's Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........
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The~ ew Theological Academy of Balamand Is Dedicated • . • • • • • •
3
by
MET~OPOLIT.\I'
PHILIP
n Atom for Christmas and Every Day ...................
A Christmas Sermon by FATHER THEODOrt.E E. Z1TON
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Iorth American Council of SOYO Directory 1971-72 ...........
Sermonette:
by
V.
16
3,
ear Eat to
participate in the dedication of the
new Balamand Theological Academy which our Archdiocese built to
help the Church of Antioch. Our
delegation to the Dedication conisted of the following individual :
Rt. Rev. George Ghannam, Rt. Rev.
Paul Saliba, Mr. and Mrs. Mou sa
Souaid, Dr. and Mrs. George falouf and Mr. Albert Majdell.
"Balamand,"
'Belmon,"
"Baumon," These are some of the
names that historian gave to the
WEDNESDAY,
OVEMBER
1971, we left for th
l
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Balamand ~ fona tcry "hirh i l cated on a b autif ul hill near th
northern hor f L ban n and uth
of the city of Tripoli. Ili tori al r cord tate that Balamand ).fona tery
wa built on May 30, 1157 by th
cru ad r a a plac of pray r and
\\'Or hip for ci terrian monk .
m
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ay that th cru ader •
added to a tructure "hirh wa already in exi ten e.
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VLADIMIR
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ews of the Parishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The Orthodox World .......................................
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The Word
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Publish_ed 7:1-onthlyexcept July and August by the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Founded
in· Arabic• as AL KALIMAT January 1905 by Bishop R ap h ae 1 H awaweeny
F
ounded m English as THE WORD January 1957 by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
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THE LITURGY OF DEDICATION.
December, 1971
The congregation in
Paae
�th , rab clera\• liberat d th
ochian Patriarchat from the
much attention wa
ir ted
Balamand ,,chool,
eciall d 1
th r i n of th fir t rab Patri
Doumany, which beaan on
, 1899.
The Balamand
Seminary
1. Th
era of
rchimandri t
thana iu Ka eer-The
Balamand
emmary ,\·a
tabli hed in 1833
by
rchimandrite
thana iu Kae~r th Daman ene a zealou man
wh::i c motivation \\"a the er ation
of a spiritual renai ance in the Patriarchate of ntioch. nfortunately,
the chool did not la t more than
ve!1 ar . Durino- the e even year
a number of cler
tudied in it subject
uch a
rabic Greek music
and eneral culture.
2. Th era of Patriarch Meletio
D umany - One of the first thing
which Patriarch Meletios did after
hi election to the See of Peter and
HIS BEArlTUDE, PATRIARCH ELIAS IV: "I
school alive."
Arrival at the Beirut Airport. (left to right) Metropolitan Spirodon Khoury, Zahle;
Harfaish, Leban-ese Foreign Ministry; Metropolitan llyas Kurban, Tripoli; Metropolitan
Father Elias Audi; Bishop Gabriel Saliby, Auxiliary of Beirut.
challenge
the faithful
of Antioch
to keep this
Nobile
Philip;
Paul was the reopening of the Balamand Seminary on December 3,
1900. His Eminence, Gregory Haddad, Archbishop of Tripoli, was appointed supervisor of the school and
Professor Gattas Kandalaft was appointed dean. During this era, very
noted professors taught there, among
them George Hamman,
ajib Mishrek, George Shaheen Atiah, Daher
Keirallah and others. The follO\-ving
subjects were then taught: Arabic,
mathematics,
geography,
history,
physics, Introduction
to the Bible,
Sacred Music, Homiletics, Turkish,
Greek and Russian.
In 1904, the first class graduated
f rorn the Seminary and thereafter
every year more and more student
graduated. Some of these such a
the late Patriarch Theodosius, the
late Archbishop Athanasius Klileh
of Houran, the late Archbishop Raphael
irner of Aleppo, the late
Archbishop Alexander of Horns, the
late Archbishop Ignatius of Rama
and many others have assumed important leadership positions in the
Church.
3. The era of Patriarch Alexander
Tahan, III - The Seminary was
closed again in 1914 during the first
World War. When Alexander, III
was elected Patriarch, he directed
his attention to the school and reopened it in 1936. During his reign,
many clergy studied at the Bala-
mand such as Metropolitans
Ilya
!{urban of Tripoli, Athanasios Skaff
of Rama, Spiridon Khoury of ZahJeh, Philip Saliba of New York and
all North America, Elias Yousef of
Aleppo, and Archimandrites Athanasius Saliba, Antoun Khouri and
many others who are serving the
Church in the ear East and abroad.
4. The era of Patriarch Theodosius, VI-After
the election of Theodosius, he appointed
His Grace,
Bishop Ignatius Haxirn, as Dean of
the seminary on May 30, 1962.
Bishop Ignatius raised the educational standard of the school to the
level of the baccaluareate and doubled the number of its students.
Through the efforts of Archbishop
Hazim, the World
Council
of
Churches donated a large sum of
money to build a new junior seminary which is located between the
old monastery and new theological
academy. The cost of this new seminary is estimated at around $200,000. Secular and divinity students
are admitted to this school and,
after the divinity students graduate
from the seminary, they enroll in
the Theological Academy.
The New Theological Academy
In 1965, the late Metropolitan
Antony saw the need to build a
theological academy in Lebanon in
order to create a spiritual renaissance in the entire Arab East. Metropolitan Antony realized that the
spiritual leaders of the Church of
Antioch must study theology in their
own country and that a greater emphasis must be placed on Antiochian
spirituality and history. To make this
METROPOLITAN PHILIP: "There is a mighty storm blowing
haps this storm originated in North America."
The- concert on the eve- of the Dedicatio~ i.n the ancient hall of Balamand.
Page 4
T he Word
December, 1971
,~
over the Orthodox
World.
Per-
dream a reality, Metropolitan Antony pledged the sum of $250,000.
In February, 1966, Metropolitan
Antony fell asleep in Christ before
the realization of his dream. The
Board of Trustees of our Archdiocese was determined to fulfill Metropolitan Antony's pledge. On August 15, 1966, and one day after
my consecration, the late Patriarch
Theodosius broke ground for the
academy. Our $250,000 pledge was
fulfilled in 1969. In May, 1970, the
Board of Trustees of the new academy requested from us an additional
$44,000 to finish the last phases of
the building. Our Board of Trustees
considered this request and an additional $44,000 was sent to Balamand.
Page 5
�Then another $7,000 was sent to
Balamand as
. our share to the annua 1 operating budget. T O date, we
have spent $301,000 on this sch 1
The Academy opened in Octo~o •
1~70 and twe?ty students were a~~
m1tted. Archbishop Ignatius Hazim
is the DeanEl~f the new Academy
and Father
ias Audi is the Vicedean.
The Dedication Of The
New Academy
. The _Dedicalion_ Luncheon: (left to right) Metropolitan Philip, Metropolitan
His Beatitude, Patriarch Elias IV, the Greek Ambassador to Lebanon.
llyas of Tripoli,
The dedication festivities began
on Saturda~, ~ovember 6, with a
Vesper Service m the Church of the
Monastery
with
His
Beatitude
ELIAS IV, officiating. After Ves~
pers, the Patriarch, the Archbishop
the clergy and the faithful moved t~
the ancient auditorium which was
recently discovered and listened to a
Byzantine concert presented by the
choir of the late and great musician
Mitry Al-Mour, and the choir of th~
DAY OF DEDICATION:
The President of Lebanon, Sleiman Franjieh
cuts the ·bb
mI • II
to right) , M et ropo ('t an Ph·1·
'
the
A ca d emy. Th e hierarchs in the
1 1p, Metropolitan Spirodon
His B rl ft on
d O M c,a Y opening
.
.
I
,
ea a u e,
etropolatan Ignatius Hazim, Dean of the, Academy.
Page 6
background,
{left
The Word
St. George Cathedral
of Tripoli.
Both choirs chanted hymns from the
Holy Week Services, Easter and
Christmas Matins. The faithful were
very deeply moved by the excellence
and beauty of the Byzantine music.
Sunday, November 7, the Matin
Service began 2.t 9: 00 a.m. An estimated crowd of 30,000 people from
Lebanon and Syria attended the Liturgy. His Beatitude officiated and
was assisted by Metropolitan Elias
of Tropoli and us. The rest of the
Archbishops were seated behind the
altar. At 10: 00 a.m., the President
of the Lebanese Republic, Mr. Sleiman Franjieh, arrived at the church
accompanied by his ministers and
many deputies of the Lebanese Parliament. Many deans of various theological schools in the Near East
were present. O,ur Amert½~n deleg,a-
De cemb er, 1971
Scene outside of the main entrance to the Academy.
The concert on the eve of the Dedication: The President of Lebanon, Metropolitan
Philip,
His Beatitude Patriarch Elias IV.
Page 7
�"As Patriarch of this great Antiochian Church, I challenged th
faithful of Antioch to keep th~
school alive. Give and it shall be
given unto you. ?iving i.s a quality
of those souls which are illuminated
by the divine brightness. Give money
and you shall receive heaven. Give
the temporal in order to gain the
eternal."
At the conclusion of the Patriarchal speech we spoke in behalf of
cur Archdiocese. The following are
excerpts from our Arabic speech.
Metropolitan Philip congratulates Adel Curry upon her reception of the Patriarchal Order
of S.S. Peter and Paul.
tion was given seats of honor just
behind the President. The choir of
Balamand
Seminary chanted the
Liturgy which was broadcast by the
Lebanese radio to all parts of the
Middle East.
After Holy Communion, His Beatitude, ELIAS IV, spoke on the importance of the new Academy in the
life of the Antiochian Patriarchate.
Following are some excerpts from
his speech.
"Man was created to accomplish
great achievements. Man was created to be the whole history. The
entire world is hidden in him. History is always connected with man.
There is no history without man.
Man creates history and gives it
weight. Insignificant and small people do not write except an insignificant history. The real history is
written by great and idealistic people.
"How great is surrendering to the
Divine Will? Heroism is to throw
yourself in the bosom of the Divine
Grace. Antioch must live. Antioch
needs people who are ready to sacrifice the world for its sake. He who
loves renews the world, for the world
can not be renewed except by love.
Antioch must live and we are her
life and her strength.Antioch cannot
be renewed by weak souls, childish
talk and absurd arguments. There is
a mission which we must fulfill. Our
mission is to resurrect the glory of
Antioch. What have we done and
what are we doing for Antioch? Are
Page 8
we serious in our love for our spiritual heritage? Have we given of our
money and our souls to preserve it?
"The Theological Academy is now
a reality. This project was made possible through the generosity of a
great shepherd, the late Metropolitan Antony Bashir. This Academy
is one of his many dreams. He gave
generously, therefore, he deserves our
thanks and profound gratitude. His
successor, our brother, Metropolitan
Philip, and his beloved faithful of
the Archdiocese of New York and
all North America also deserve our
gratitude for fulfilling the promise of
Metropolitan Antony.
"We bring to you the greetings of
our faithful people in the United
States and Canada. We rejoice with
you today as we dedicate this Theological Academy which is one of my
predecessor's dreams. In 1945, when
I was a student on this holy hill, I
used to dream of the day when we
could have our own theological institute which will help us study and
solve our Antiochian problems. The
Archdiocese of
ew York and all
North America does not own properties, lands or monasteries. It is sustained by a financial system and by
the offerings of the faithful. The
money which you have received
from us was collected through the
heroic struggle of Metropolitan Antony and his sister, Adel.
"This beautiful academy is a humble gift from our Archdiocese to the
Mother Church. We thank the Almighty God for giving us the opportunity to serve you. This academy is
(Continued on page 25)
His Beatitude blesses the holy water for the Dedication.
AnAtom For ChristmasAnd EveryDay
A CHRISTMASSERMON by FATHERTHEODORE E. ZITON
ARE LIVING
in hard times. If
we were disappointed in the peace
and rehabilitation
of nations that
followed World War I, we can well
be alarmed at the situation that prevails after World War II. After all,
only an Armistice ended the
first, and no doubt we were
too pre umptuous in thinking that peace had come to
the end at the second ...
because there followed "Korea" and now "Viet- am."
The last half century has
seen a lot of changes in the
religious, political and social
!ife of all nations of the
world. Even our wars have
lowered their ethical tandards.
avage attacks on
neighboring countrie without warning or possible justification in conscience have
been the order of this new
day. Women are treated as
they were in the old pagan
centuries, children are left
to starve, art is destroyed
and culture is no longer valued. God is not feared any
more and His temples are
given no respect. And as for
our neighbor, the word has
lost its meaning. We loot his
possessions, we blast his reputation and, if it suits our
purpo e, we purge his nation, hi race and hi civilization.
ow, this is indeed a dismal picture of the world in
which we live. It can't be
a mere question of our lot or
circumstances. There must
be some rea on and explanation for
it. Such a predicament,
so many
evils, could not deluge the whole
world at the same time unless some
common force was universally causing and motivating it. The situation
is simply the inevitable and natural
consequence of man's new plan; that
WE
is, trying to get along without
od
and His law. We have complicated
cur system of living becau ewe have
tried to eliminate the O E Who
C8uld make it ru:1 sm8othly, so simply. Man has tried to settle world
Born in Toledo, trained at St. Vladimir's,
pa:;tor of St. George's, Indianapolis, Father
Theodore Ziton is a frequent contributor
to THE WORD. In this December issue, we
print a Christmas sermon he preached a
year ago.
problems with atomic and hydro 0 en
bombs when all that was needed wa
o-ood will and understanding
of
b
man's needs.
Man's belief in his own selfsufficiency is very widespread today.
So many claim that no special institutions, no strict moral discipline, no
external au th ri ty
o I i,·in
accountability ar , n
'\" to th i1
progre , that man
, pt d th
b lief that •
I
d wellbeing would
r
• clom
of <loin wh
h
,, ithout any xt rnal r tricti n .
In tead of b in proud of
hi
r ation in th
and lik n
of
od, ndowed with int llig nc and
free will, man a pire to b
hi own creator. Ju t a g neration ago, Holy criptur
tell u , men tri d to 1 arh
Heayen by a tructur
of
bri k and mortar and failed
becau e a confu ion of
tongue po e d them, o
too men today will n ,·er
agree on the term of ,, orld
peace and pro perity if only
worldly i ue ar con idered
and God i left out of th
plan.
So what i th an wer to
the world cri i ? \\'e arc exhau ted from a kin qu tion and it i time that w
bu y our elve with th more
important affair of looking
for the an ,,-er . B Ii ,. r .
the world over tand by th
opinion that the hri tian
Gospel ha in it elf all that
the world n d .
n the
other hand, militari
and
materiali ts di r garding- th
upernatural
onfin th ir
hope to arm and th ir
faith to atom and hydro n
bomb. The
are fashionable of cour e for ,, ar
li ing in a o- alled tomi
Aae. \/"le xp ct a lot from th atom,
and it do
eem tran e for a ,, orld
with the colo al th
tup ndou
the grandio e at its command, to b
so ready to wor hip at th n w ientific shrine of the littl atom.
nd p aking of atom , there i
(Continued on page 26)
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The Word
December~ 1971
�The Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration for Women
P.O. Box 70, Ellwood City, Pa. 16117
really
busy and full summer for our community, we are at last able to pause
and look back on the months of
June, July, and August, and in doing so we offer this resume to you,
our friends, in an attempt to bring
you up to date on the activities and
life of our community. During the
month of June we were fortunate in
beinis able to accomplish some remodeling
within
the monastery
building itself. The bookstore was
doubled in size, a large room for the
making of vestments was completed,
and with the removing of a few
walls here and there a larger ref ectory was provided on the guest side
of the monastery house. All of these
additional things have greatly facilitated the work of the community,
and we thank God for providing us
with the means by which we were
able to make the improvements. Two
highlights for us during the month
of June were that we were able to
be in attendance at a lovely Pontifical Divine Liturgy celebrated by His
Grace, The Very Reverend Archbishop Valerian at the Holy Cross
Orthodox Church in f arrell, Pa. This
took place on June 13. The second
special event of the month was a
very nice retreat organized by Matoushka Masha Tkachuk of the St.
Peter and St. Paul Parish in Buffalo,
ew York. The retreat consisted of
36 children from four different Orthodox parishes in the Buffalo area. It
took place on June 29 and 30 and
consisted of Vespers and lectures on
Orthodoxy on the 29th and on the
30th the Divine Liturgy followed by
additional lectures and discussion on
iconography. The lectures were given
by our Abbess, Mother Alexandra,
the Rev. Fr. Andrew Harrison, and
Mr. John Matusiak, a seminarian,
at St. Vladimir's Seminary. It was a
very successful retreat, and we are
indeed grateful to Matoushka Tkachuk for having made it such a success.
During the month of July we were
pleased to have the visit of two Roman Catholic nuns from the Order
AFTER
WHAT
Page IO
HAS
BEEN
A
and we thank God that we were able
to share the joy of this special feast
in such a meaningful way. At the
completion of the Annointing Service, a buff et type luncheon wa
served, and somewhat later in the
day all were given an opportunity to
walk about on the grounds of the
monastery and to visit the bookstore.
At 3: 30 P.M. the day was brought
to a peaceful conclusion with the
serving of Vespers by the Rev. Fr.
Pitirim and one and all then departed for their homes. The feeling radiated was one of sincere inspiration.
It was indeed a beautiful commemoration of His Holy Transfiguration.
On August 9, our dear friends, the
Rev. Fr. Andrew Harrison, his Matoushka, Pat, and family departed
from our area to assume the responsibility of a new parish in Denver,
Colorado. It has been a very special
blessing for us to have had this family as our friends and helpers during
the past year and one-half, and we
do say to them with much love,
"May God grant you many, many
years." This month was brought to
a conclusion by a very meaningful
visit which we were able to pay to
a small parish in Irvona, Pa. The
priest of the St. Michael Orthodox
Church in Irvona is the Rev. Fr.
chapel by the Rev. Fr. Nathaniel
Solak, Sr. We were invited to be in
Popp of the Holy Resurrection Comattendance at the Pontifical Divine
munity and the Rev. Fr. Andrew
Liturgy celebrated by the Very Rev.
Harrison with responses sung by the
Archbishop Amvrossy. A luncheon
Rev. Fr. George Corey, the Rev. Fr.
followed in recognition of the parJohn Psinka and our community.
ish's 55th Anniversary, at which our
The following morning at 7 : 30 the
Abbess, Mother Alexandra, was the
Divine Liturgy was served by the
Rev. Fr. George Corey. At 11 : 00 guest speaker. This was a very heartA.M. a Holy Unction Service was warming experience for us, because
served with the following priests in we were able to see what can be acattendance: The Very Rev. Archicomplished by a few dedicated fammandrite John Mathieson, the Rev.
ilies. The Irvona Church has been
Fr. Eugene Lazar, the Rev. Fr. John
kept alive and young by dedicated
ewcombe, the Rev. ,Fr. George
families who have chosen to make
Corey, the Rev. Fr. Pitirim, the Rev.
themselves and their children exemFr. Mark Forsburg, and the Rev. Fr.
pliary Orthodox
Christians.
May
icholas Craciun with responses
they continue to serve as such an
sung by the Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Popp
outstanding example for others.
and our community. There were apAs you can see, the summer has
proximately 125 people present at been a full one; many accomplishthe Annointing Service. This was ments, many joys, many blessings.
truly an inspiration for one and all,
(Continued on page 15)
of the Sisters of Bethlehem located
in France. They stayed with us for
one weekend, and their visit was a
most enjoyable one. On Sunday,
July 18, the Divine Liturgy was
served in our own chapel by the
Rev. Fr. Anchidim Useriu of Washington, D.C. This month saw the_ final completion of the construct10n
and remodeling that had been begun during June, and thanks be to
God, the community was able to
complete what marks the 5th set of
Priests' vestments.
During the month of August the
Feast of the Transfiguration being
the Feast of our monastery, marked
one of the most joyful days of our
year. The evening before the .Feast
a Vigil Service was served in our
The Word
NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL
SOYO DIGEST
News and Views of The SOYO Regions
NEW ENGLAND- CAN-AM- EASTERN
- MIDWESTERN
- SOUTHWESTERN
- WESTERN
hri t and th a\\"ar n of u1 0\\'11
tatu in our ommitm nt
our
The Midwest Region of the Sofellow man.
ciety of Orthodox Youth OrganizaThis is the first year that we hall
Therefo
'· on
tions (SOYO), meeting in Toledo,
initiate an entirely new format for known a
••Pari
onf rOhio, Oct. 30, unanimously passed
our regional SOYO convention . ence' and
all co
"ith
a resolution creating Project Ryaiat
They shall be referred to as SOYO
total phe1 of pa
<
famil)
or "Loving Care" as a SOYO proconferences and shall be concerned
life.
with workshops and clinical tudies
gram.
Each r gion i n ourag d l b Through this pro{)"ram, Midwest
in order to assist and enhance the gin no\\'. ommunicat
no"· ,rith
SOYO chapters are adopting, feedlocal church and parish life. Thi
the variou pre iden of th board
in<Y
and clothing ten needy children
con£erence will be under the direct
of tru tee and all auxiliari . and
.:,
.
in the Holy Land. The proJect was auspices of SOYO, and will entail
other related group .
initially organized by the Greater
Please, if you ha,·e any ugg SOYO's
complete
program
of
Kokomo Association of Churches of "awareness
and
commitment":
tions or ideas feel fr e to har
Kokomo, Ind. for the welfare of SOYO programs on the oratorical
them with u . Conf erenc 72 \\ ill
needy children in the Holy Land.
presentations, choir, essay , ret~eats, open many new proCTram-but
Chri t and Hi Church mu t b th
The program has been endorsed by and community related proJects,
and all other necessary pre entation . door for the heart of all our ndeathe Standing Committee on
ear
East and Arab Refugees of the AnOur program this year shall be to vor . Thi i our aim for "72."
tiochian Orthodox Christian Archencourage the clergy to begin the
diocese of New York and All orth
conference a few days earlier with
America.
their own clergy meetings and to SOYO Conference
Midwest SOYO will observe its acquaint them with the actual conThe
orth m rican oun il of
Silver Anniversary during its 25th ference agenda, thus enabling them
the yrian Orthodox
outh OrganAnnual Convention, July 5-9, 1972, to assist and lead in the various
ization, meeting in Bo ton. !\fa
at the Indianapolis Hilton Hotel in workshops and clinical studies.
Aug. 25 and 26 1971, pa d a r Indianapolis,
Ind. The. convention
It shall be our desire to host workolution changing i nam to th
committee has planned numerous
shops for study and participation of
ociety of Orthodox Youth Organiworkshops and seminars to involve
the administrative needs of the local zation ( OYO) .
all members of the church communchurch and problems faced by the
fter much tudy and thoughtful
ity. Also a wide variety of activities
boards of trustees.
deliberation , OYO d 1 gate vot d
will reflect Midwest SOYO's 25
We shall be specifically concerned
in favor of the name chang b au
years of commitment to Or th odoxy. in providing more f_unctional insight
the Antiochian Orthodox
hri tian
The first presentations of the Met~o- for effective ch01rs and church
rchdioce e d leted th word ' )Tpoli tan Antony Bas~ir Memonal
ian" from the titl of i
schools.
Scholarship
Fund will also take
OYO and the
r hdio e
We realize that the auxiliary orplace during the SOYO con£erence.
rapidly CTro\\'incrin th
ganizations have never bee~ afforded
Midwest SOYO officers for th e the opportunity to hare m the ex- dox movement.
The
To
merican
ouncil
year 19 71- 72 include :
periences and challenges of comPresident Alan Abraham, Gra nd munity life, and to hare with_ other
(~TAC) of
. i ~omp
0[
1
1x regional
\
Rapids, Mi~h.; Vice-President) Mark
parishes the Christian comr:utme_nt leader fro
r action t
b)
Jacobs, Louisville, Ky.; Rec. Secrenecessary to invoke an active hfe organization
the
d
e ar outli
b tary, Esther Simbol, Terre Ha_u_te, with Christ.
Ind.; Cor. Secretary) Barbara PhilipTherefore, our aim i pecific~lly 10\.
1. \ ~ TDE MO - . committee
pi, Grand Rapids, Mich.; !'reasurr>
to mee t a ".,. one family in . Chn t,
n id r
Greg Shemas, Toledo, Ohw; Pub _ic and His Church. Our tud1e and ha been e tabli h d to
.
r ancy C 00 saia : Detroit '
OYO
affiliation with this ,rnrld
Relations)
achievem n ts shall be centered
federation of Orthodox youth mov Mich. and Spiritual Advisor) Rev.
around the compa ionate nature of
Fr. G, orge Rados, Terre Haute, Ind.
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SOYO CONFERENCE
December, 1971
ParishLife Conference"72"
Initiates New Era for SOYO
�ment .
C will apply for memberhip at the 1974 G neral A sembly
of
... DE MO in Athen , Greece.
2. YO TH I ACTIO r COMMITTEE - Thi
committee
ha
been impowered to develop a central
ource of catalogue information on
SOYO's "Awareness and Commitment Platform."
regional taskforce
will visit all local parishe to educate
them on thi program.
3. WEEKLY PARISH BULLETI rAC ·will administer the distribution of weekly pari h bulletins.
Thi bulletin will de cribe the weekly
Gospel in pictorial form, new highlight of OYO and the Archdiocese, while leaving pace for local
parish information.
4. YOUTH CO
OCATIO
- The regional SOYO conventions
will take on a new format, as developed by the AC Spiritual Advisor,
Rev. Fr. Gregory Ofiesh. OYO will
administer and conduct a regional
conference. Workshops and seminars
will focus on the entire church community-boards
of trustees, women's
and men' auxiliarie, church school,
choir, Altar Boys and clergy, SOYO
and Teen SOYO.
5. AC has established a Campus
Committee to coordinate mailing
lists, information and activities with
the Orthodox Campus Commission
and the Orthodox Christian f ellmyhip.
6. The
AC Religious Education
Committee will work with the Archdiocese and Archbishop Philip to develop an Orthodox Fellowship Service.
John A. Hanna, Jr., of Boston,
Mass., must be commended for his
untiring efforts as president of AC
for the pa t two years. The past several years have seen SOYO develop
into a truly Christian oriented organization with the establishment of
the 'Awareness and Commitment
Platform." SOYO has become aware
of the needs of the Church, and has
committed itself to serving God and
Man through religious, social and
humanitarian program .
K wly elected officers of
AC
are as follows:
President) Ron
icola, Oakland,
Cal.; Vice-President) Louis Courey,
Cleveland, Ohio· Secretary) Joanne
icola,
Grand
Rapids,
Mich. ;
Treasurer) Priscilla Deban Boston
Ma . and Spiritual Adv~or) Rev:
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Fr. Gregory Ofiesh, San Francisco,
Cal.
AC will hold its Mid-Winter
Conference on Jan. 21-23, 1972, in
Chicago, Ill.
North American Council
Teen-age SOYO
Peter R. Abdelmaseh
1968 Complex, Room W306
niversity of Miami
1231 Dickinson Drive
Coral Gables, Fla. 33124
Being a teenager in today's society
is perhaps the mo t frightening experience in the history of mankind.
And, perhaps even more difficult is
to be a teenager in today's society
being asked to become involved in a
stagnant institution, such as the
church. Never in man's history has
a generation of young people been
exposed to such a diverse array of
influencing
events than
today's
young generation. It is easy, then, to
rationalize the many problems facing the Teenage movement in our
Archdiocese. But, by the same reasoning, it is just as easy to rationalize the existence of Teenage SOYO.
Today's teenager is confronted
with many perplexing
problems,
most of which are abstract. The
young person is exposed to many
different lifestyles and, therefore,
must decide which one to choose.
This is where Teenage SOYO is
perhaps most important. Can we, as
an organization, provide the impetus to help today's young person
choose the life of Christ as his or her
own lifestyle?
This important question leads, us
to other important questions which
must be answered. How do we help
our young people with an identity
crisis? and How do we help them to
identify with the church? We have
no concrete answers to these questions as yet, but we must find them
and utilize them before it is too late.
The present manner of attracting
young people to our church is not
working. I am mainly speaking of
the petty tokens granted to our teenagers in many, if not all, of our parishes. Young people should not be
relegated to holding bake sales, car
washes, dances, etc.
Quite to the contrary, teenagers
hould be represented by at least
one member of the Board of Directors of every parish. It is quite surprising that we continue to empower
twelve people in the 35-55 age group
to set policies in our churche .
There is virtually no way possible
for these people to even discuss the
problems of young people in today'
society, much less to identify with
their problems.
Also demeaning to the effort of
helping our young people to identify with the church is our church
politics. The un-Orthodox
dispute
of jurisdiction among our own people turns off even older people to
our cause. How can we try to instill
the Orthodox spirit in our young
people when our priests and hierarchs are in constant disagreement?
It is time that we face up to our
problems.
We are offering our
young people, the life-blood of the
church, nothing but meaningless tokens. We must understand them and
respect their points of view. We must
unify ourselves from the top to the
bottom. Until these things are done,
Teenage SOYO will suffer. Even the
change SOYO has made in its platform means nothing if we don't first
look inward and change our archaic
attitudes.
So, as it is now, Teenage SOYO's
movement is being held back by our
19th century thinking. We still have
our goals, purposes, and existence.
Just how long these will last is completely out of our hands.
Western Region SOYO
The 16th annual Western Region
SOYO convention, held in San Diego, California, July 8-11, was a success both religiously and socially.
We were blessed by the attendance of two Archbishops at our convention. Our own Archbishop, His
Eminence Philip Saliba, was in attendance as well as His Eminence
Ilyas Kurban of Tripoli, Lebanon.
Never before in the history of San
Diego has such an outstanding event
as this occurred.
Our committee meetings were very
profitable. Many new ideas were
submitted as to making various aspects of SOYO and the Orthodox
Church more relevant and attractive
to today's youth.
Our General Assembly also proved
very beneficial. A name change for
The Word
soYO was voted on. The call letters
Arabic and American entertainment
soYO now stand for Society of were provided Thursday night, our
Young Orthodox.
hospitality night. Everyone had a
Our religious observances were pleasurable time renewing old acrnarked by the deep emotions felt by quaintances and al o making ne,
all in attendance. Various aspects of ones.
the Divine Liturgy were made more
Friday night wa called "Tabuli
meaningful to the lay people by ex- Inn'' and was held at the pool ide
planatio~s by members of t~e clergy of the hotel. It was a tribute to our
before liturgy began. Special short
Arabic heritage in that a complete
services were performed after the DiArabic dinner was erved a well a
Arabic entertainment
throughout
vine Liturgy. These included Molthe evening. A short skit entitled
ben and a requiem service for the
"The Art of Arabic Cooking" was
departed.
also featured.
Our Western Region SOYO memSaturday night wa our traditional
bers were well represented in the
Grand Banquet and Ball. After a deCreative Arts and Oratorical Contests. We were very pleased to see licious dinner, young and old alike
danced to Arabic and American musuch outstanding participation
and
hope it will continue in future years. sic.
A picnic on the beach by the hotel
Members of Synanon, a drug adconcluded our convention. It wa a
dict rehabilitation center, gave a talk
time of mixed emotions-the
farefor all tho e ,,vho wished to attend.
wells
were
gloomy,
but
the
happiThe discussion ,vhich followed provness shared by all who attended the
ed to be fruitful for all who particiconvention
was something
that
pated.
Our social a tivities were very well would not soon be forgotten.
attended and enjoyed by all. Both
Getting The Message To The People
By RONALD NICOLA, NAC SOYO President
F01 purµo es of introduction, my
name is Ronald
icola, and I am
President of the Iorth American
Council of SOYO and a member
of SOYO at t. ichola Orthodox
Church,
an Franci co, California.
I con ider the latter affiliation the
most important and vital of tl-:e two.
The regional and national structure
of SOYO are in existence to serve,
trengthen,
and support the local
parishes.
The leaders of SOYO, and for
that matter the leaders of our Archdiocese ar~ all dedicated, committed pe~ple, but all too often the
fruits of their sincere efforts never
reach the local parishes. To many
faithful of our Archdiocese,
AC
SOYO or the Archdiocese Board of
Trustees have no real practical importance to the local parish. It is
like the way many Americans perceive the federal government. We
know it i there, but have no "real
life" perception of how it can se~ve
our needs. If you question the validity of this statement, just listen to
the
conversations
people
have
around income ta)c time.
December) 1971
Those of us who have been fortunate enough to be involved in regional and national Archdioce e organizations know that this view of
our Archdiocese is wrong. Valuable
services can be provided to all local
parishes, and there are committees
established to disseminate these ervices. The only problem is that the
people, the grass roots, are _not
aware of them. When you consider
that perhaps only 5 to 10 percent of
the people of our Archdiocese e~er
get a chance to attend an Arc?d10cese Convention, you can begm to
see the problem. On top of thi , only
about the same percentage subscribe
to THE WORD; the problem i fu~ther compounded. For many Antiochian Orthodox Christians of Canada and the United States, the only
contact they have with their chu~ch
structure outside of the local par1 h
is when Archbishop Philip
i its
their city. He certainly _cannot be
expected to advise all panshe on_all
Archdiocese programs and erv1ce
on the one Sunday he vi its a community.
under the umbrella of OY O'
. war n
and 'onunitm ·nt proram, ,,· ar trying t con t thi
e,·ere lack of
mmuni ation with
two xciting and chall nging n w
program.
(1) \\
•
·tu1ing the
each
will b
and ,
the tota
ing
the e
1 ·ir
lo al p
ncl
kill to
'piritual program.
Ib
accompli hed th1
. and
work hop for al
1b . 01ganization , and .
bodi
For example. there "ill l a er
of meeting h Id for r p1 ntati
of local pari h board memb r..
Thee e ion will b cl \Otcd t th.
discu ion of common pari h problem , and how each chur
about ol\'ing them.
will b invited in to
1
resentati\'e , and hop
a
dioce e Board of T
r
will be pre ent to nlightcn th gathering on that bodi aim and n eel .
Similar eminar "·ill b held f 01 all
aspects of pari h life: Worn n' club .
Choir Chri tian Education, Altar
boys 'and
Youth Or 0 anintion.
(SOYO).
A vitally important r ult from
this new conference con pt will b
the attendance of entir famili at
these weekend pon or d by OY .
It is our belief that trong, ". 11-knit
individual familie will almo t aut matically trength n th larcr r pari h family. Led by the pari h pri t.
father,
mother , on , daughter ,
and other will have a plac at
the e SOYO onf renc . From th
younge t family member, th r will
be om
on tru tive acti\'ity to attend.
Plenty of ocial activity will ti~l
be available, but for a chang it
will not be th main drawing card
for the e confer nee . V.1e "ill ha,
familie and pari h m mb r attending the morning litut~g)' tog ther. Th y "·ill then go their pa~·at
ways to participat
in the van u
,,vork hop . t the end of ach day
they will again gather tog th r f r
e ening ve p r and th~t day
ocial a tivity. Th
ho tmg
.
chapter or region will al cont~nu
to have the oratorical pr ntat1on ,
0
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�choir festival creative arts display
catechism bowl, and other traditional activitie that each of our region
conducts.
(2) The other project
which
OYO is initiating to increase communication
between the national
structure of our Archdiocese and the
local parish i a weekly Sunday Bulletin. One page of thi bulletin will
contain an article about a SOYO
project or related Archdioce e program. Another page will have a
sketch of the day's Gospel Reading,
and the remaining two page will be
left free for local parish use. Thi
idea is an exciting and challenging
one, and it will be initiated thi
year. There will be much more information coming to your local parish soon concerning the subscription
procedure to this new Bulletin, so be
ready to receive it with an openmind.
Both of the projects mentioned
above are potentially monumental in
the effect they could have within our
Church. SOYO has committed itself to their success, and we will do
everything we must to earn the support of all parish priests and parish
faithful. If we all can remember
that our affiliation with our local
Church is where our faith is really
put into practice, then the work of
AC and the various Archdiocese
level committees will begin to have
some real benefit. Contact the regional SOYO president in your area
if you have further questions or suggestions for us. If you do not know
'"-'ho that person is, contact me and
together we will make it happen.
North American Council of S.O.Y.O.
College Reports
··what's the buzz? Tell me what's happening"
Orthodox
Christian
Fellowship
(O.C.F.) groups are composed of
both college-age students and nonstudents of all Orthodox ethnic origins, all of whom are searching for
a mutual platform on which to
share, enhance, and widen their Orthodox Faith in a fellowship of worship and discussion on the college
campus.
Through the sharing of Sacraments and prayer, Orthodox Christian Fellowships have attained unity,
stability, and continuity on over 100
college and university campuses
throughout the United States and
Canada.
With a mind yet open, available,
and searching, the student in higher
education is thrust into confrontation with materialistic ideologies and
intellectual conflicts. Traveling the
hard road of questioning and philosophy, the mature Orthodox Christian will contemplate the meaning
of his Faith and its implications for
his entire life, in the context of uniquely unfolding lifestyles and worldviews. Located at the source of new
ideas and movements, the Orthodox
Christian Fellowship exists to promote the pre-eminence of Orthodox
Christian thought in the face of
worldly discord. The O.C.F. functions as a vehicle of Christian communication,
providing a common
basis for Orthodox encounter with
other Christian students in an ecumenical spirit, while preserving unaltered the spirituality, ethic foundation, and pure religosity of the Orthodox Christian faith in accordance
with the basic belief that morality is
a religiou manifestation, anchored
in the image of the Holy Spirit.
The college fellowship does not
however, emphasize "student," but
movement. The student is its subject
or agent, not its object. And within
the university movement there is the
potential of borning enormous significance for the life of the entire
Church.
Especially for us Orthodox University students of the Antiochian
Church, who have been, hitherto
completely unassociated
with Or~
thodox campus ministry the time has
come to recognize that at a basic
sociological level, we are equipped
with sophisticated
comprehensions
of physics, literature, poly sci, biochem and econ and a seventh grader's knowledge of our Church!
The time has come to stop and
assess what we are doing, should be
doing, and can be doing in Orthodoxy right now.
From our young Antiochian faction, I have heard some discontented reverberations with parish life as
it is seen and lived. College and university students
from
Orthodox
Christian Fellowships attempt to aid
local Orthodox Church communities
in their vicinity by becoming choir
members, church school teachers and
innovators in youth programs. The
Fellowship is all about caring for
the needs of the church, of initiating
loose and loving rap sessions with
elderly church folk, of youth outreach, of finding the total place and
function of the Church in the world,
of creatively accepting the challenge
of modern culture.
Perhaps we might translate our
healthy vibrations into something
very tangible and very good if we
high school, college and university
aged students and nonstudents truly
commit ourselves to the above aims
right at the local parish level, and
also endeavor to organize at least
one incisive lecture,
provocative
film, bible study, inter-Christian cultural or worship program, panel, retreat, conference,
picnic, library,
field trip, or community service project at our school for the enlightenment of the whole campus community. Perhaps we might grasp the revelation of our duty as, and our contribution to, the body of Christ.
As a group of broadminded, concerned, and diligent young Orthodox of all nationalities, it is time we
·do scmething to respond to the challenge implicit in the very existence
of the Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in America, a challenge to wholeness, to oneness, a
challenge to get on to the hard and
holy business of being the Orthodox
Church in America. Indeed, time
out to assess our apostolate !
By striving to realize these hopes,
we lift our Awareness-Commitment
program off its "platform pedestal"
and walk it into life! Conceivably
the Church Board, Parish Council,
women's league, Jr. or Sr. SOYO,
or some concerned
parishioners
would help sponsor one or several
young people from their church to
the annual Conference of Orthodox
College Students in North America,
like the joint Conference/SYNDESMOS Assembly this past July at Boston's Hellenic College. The Conference is an experience in joy and
Christian growth, enabling participants to return to their parish communities as mature Orthodox Christians. I am disheartened that so
many of our Antiochian youth are
uninformed
or indifferent to the
dynamic, inspirational, and exciting
workings of the Campus Commission and the World ,Fellowship of
Orthodox Youth Movements (SYNDESMOS) ! These encounters celebrate spiritual, educational and social encounters of Christian love,
renewal, and unity.
At the January mid-year SOYO
executive
meeting,
I distributed
complete packets of Campus Commission material, including the Resource Manual (bibliography, audiovisual
aids, suggested
activities,
etc.) ; a Directory (listing of contacts
at collecres
and universities in North
b
•
•
America and the already existmg
O.C.F.'s) ; Retreat H andbookJ
Guide To Campus WorkJ and various pamphlets
and
newsle~ters
(N.A.C.
officers and comrruttee
chairmen also receive O.C.F. Newsletters by mail) . The Archdiocese
Dept. of Christian Education within
our Church has recently established
a Liaison ' Group to co-ordinate
Campus
Commission
happenings
with Antiochian youth. John L. Boojamra, Director of Christian Education and three Antiochian Archdio;ese seminarians sent a similar
packet of information out to the
N.A.C. Executive Board. Please do
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December, 1971
not cursorily di regard our earne t
efforts. We are seriou : ,\·e n ed
your cooperation in thi mi ion.
For further provisions cruidance,
enccuragement, lo e or empath in
your future O.C.F. endeavor among
Orthodox in America, any one or all
of these three beautiful people and
I, would be overjoyed to hear from
you!
Paul Costopoulos, Executive ec.,
Orthodox Campus Commi ion 10
East 79th Street,
ew York, K.Y.
10021.
John Boojamra, Director, Dept. of
Christian Educ., 239 85 Street,
Brooklyn, ew York 11209.
Constantine
asr, Campus Liaison, St. Vladiroir's Seminary, 575
Scarsdale Rd., Tuckahoe,
.Y.
In light of the foregoincr report
I move
1) N.A.C. and Teen
J_ .C.
SOYO each commence, at this convention, a "Campus Commi ion
Committee" and appoint a chairman therein, to: a) regularly communicate with the prementioned offices; b) disseminate campus work
supplies to each respective SOYO
region
2) Each SOYO region name one
committee member to serve on thi
.A.C. Commission, to collaborate
with the chairman in coordinating
regional and local high school, college and university Orthodox Christian Fellowship activities.
Respectfully yours,
JANICE
M. N !COLA
Southwest Associate
Orthodox Campus Commis ion
of the Standing Conference of
Orthodox Bishops in America
2223 Nottingham Avenue
Los Angeles, Calif. 90027
a Only be sure that you act on the
message and not merely listen)·
for that would be to mislead yourselves. A man who listens to the
message but never acts upon it is
like one who looks in a mirror
at the face nature gave him. He
glances at himself and goes
awayJ and at once for gets what he
looked like. But the man who
looks closely into the perfect lawJ
the law that makes us freeJ and
who lives in its company) does not
for get what he hears) but acts
upon it· and that is the man who
by a;ting will find happiness.JJ
JAMES
J:22-25
(NEB)
Orthodox Monastery
(Continued from page 10}
'-"
H
p
o inde d thank
d. f r truly
th One who h mad· it all
le.
The month of ~
b r
fortably produc d
t
now under
• •
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and th mon
md
be nu
·a1
r·
nap.
t
ha
on th
d
wall,
nteri
from thi to a
ar"' ha t ning, final to
incr applied to ve t
b en ord red the b
r arrancred and du
ity of on of our
ca e for the boo
repainted and put into u givin it
much more of a 'prof ional atmo phere. "Goodie ' are naturally
being readied for the f tiv tim the celebration of th Birth of our
Lord. In general the atmo pher of
io and happin
in anticipation of
Hi birth fill the air.
The re pon e to our
hri tma
eal appeal ha b en overwh lming.
We re o grateful to each and very
per on who has kindly rememb red
us at thi time of the year. W w 11
understand ,vhat a acrifice thi represents to many of our friend who
have been kind enough to include u
on their Chri tmas Ii t. \,\ e will b
making a humble attempt in th future to thank each person for th ir
thoughtfulne
but at thi point
we're o very grateful that w
an
only really thank God for providing
u \\·ith people who ar of uch er nerosi ty of heart.
Our Liturgical life within the ommuni ty ha con isted of 1 fatin r ad
by the community daily at 7: 30
A.M. and e per al o r ad by th
community daily at 6:00 P.~L We
were very fortunate in b in abl to
have the Divine Liturgy for th
Fea t of t. John
hi)' o tom on
aturday,
ovember 13, and on
unday the Divine Liturey, both
which were erved by the Reverend
Father
athaniel who wa attend d
during the ervic by Broth r Da\id both coming to u from the Holy
R~ urrection
ommunity located in
Gras Lake 1t1ichigan. Thi Obednitza ·was read by the community on
the other Sunday of thi month.
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�Anglican Bishop and Greek
Archbishop Applaud "Jesus
Freaks" in England
sermonette:
NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL OF SOYO
LO DO_ - (R.
ctob 1 28 ..
l 971 n ne;li an bi hop and a
reek Orthodox archbi hop ha, applauded the Je u p opl , no,, making their mark in Britain und r th
Re,·erend
rthur Bl itt, th Bapti t mini ter \\"ho lead th marntream of th mo,· m nt in th
l:' ni ted tat . Bi hop
·wakefield, north rn ngland. ,,-r t
of the J u mo,·em nt in a dioc an
publication:
'Th
y ung p opl
are aying om thine; important to
the hurche . Th y ar aying that
\\"e have hidd n J e u and not r Yealed Him in all Hi e;Iory. L t u.
hope that th y \\"ill b dra,, n by th
life, teaching and xampl of hri t
to find od, and to xp ri nc th
po\\"er of th Holy pi1;t.'
Earlier,
rchbi hop
thenao-or, .
).fetropolitan of the r k 1 thodo. hurch in Britain, had p k n about
the J u moYem nt ,,·h n h addre ed the 7th annual c nf r nc of
reek Orthodox cl rgy in Britain.
The rchbi hop aid that hri t ,rn
at ,,·ork initiating m thod that
could not be imagin d. Exampl .
he aid were to be found among ce1tain of the youth \\"ho ,,· re f rm rly
drug addicts d \'otee of pan- xuali m, organizer of di turbanc
and
di tributor of pornographi mat rial. Through the Je u moY ment ..
the Greek pr lat aid, th y had now
renounced their anti-cultural habit.
and adopted the
o pel of hri t
and were trying to pra tic it in
their daily liv . ' ow that many f
the vouth hav returned to hri t,
he ;dded "the hurch hould h lp
them by not judging th youth mov ment on account of it ie;noran of
doctrinal definition of the Faith.
Their redi co\'ery of J u and their
lo\'e for Him mu t be th
criterion of the hurrh
tion." The churchm n
climaxed a pate of pre
arti l .
picture and me ting which follo,, Pd
the arrival of ).fr. Bl itt. n eptember 2nd 11r. Bl itt arriYed at
London Airport ,,·ith hi
,, if .
herry, and their children.
ina .. 7 ..
Joel, 5, Joy, 2 and Jo hua, 6 month •
rchbi hop
thenarroras wa formerly Dean of the reek Th ologi al
In titute in Brookline Ma a hu et •
T
Directory 1971-72
The Saint Who Was Santa Claus
MOST REV.METROPOLITANARCHBISHOPPHILIPSALIBA
239 - 85th STREET,BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11209
NAC Spiritual Advisor
V. REV. FR. GREGORY OFIESH
5200 Diamond Heights Blvd.
San Francisco, Calif. 94131
NAC President
RONALD NICOLA
95 Castle Park Way
Oakland, Calif. 94611
Vice-President
LOUIS COREY
12434 Cedar Road
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106
Recording Secretary
JOANNE NICOLA
1216 Alexander Street S.E.
Grand Rapids, Mich. 49506
Public Relations
ALAN ABRAHAM
150 Park Hills Drive
Grand Rapids, Mich. 49506
WORD "SOYO Section"
BETTYESPER
311 - E. 11th Ave.
Homesteod, Pa. 15120
Religious Educ.- NAC Liaison with OCF
JANICE NICOLA
2223 Nottingham
Los Angeles, Calif. 90027
Creative Arts
GLADYS LAHAM
933 West Roxbury Parkway
Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02167
Treasurer
Church School Essay
MAHA SHAKHASHI RI
9011 St. Andrews Place
College Park, Md. 20740
Past President
JOHN A. HANNA, JR.
4965 Washington Street
West Roxbury, Mass. 02132
Can Am Region President
NICHOLAS F. ZABANEH
5 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
New England Region Spiritual Advisor
RT. REV. FR. A. E. SALIBA
995 Monticello
North Attleboro, Mass.
New England Region President
MARILYN TARTAR
456 Shawmut Ave.
Boston, Mass. 02118
V. REV. FR. GEORGE R. GEORGE
262 LaGrange Street
West Roxbury, Mass. 02132
GEORGE ROMLEY
2920 Carlsen St.
Oakland, Calif. 94602
NICHOLAS F. ZABANAH
5 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GEORGETTE NADER
4170 Camellia Ave.
Studio City, Calif. 91604
Oratorical Presentations
ELAINE SALIBA
14 Williamsburg Ct. Apt. 12
Shrewsbury, Mass. 01545
Finance
FERRISSABA
675 Tremont Street
Boston, Mass. 02118
Youth in Action
DR. ANTHONY BASHIR
5114 Washington Street
West Roxbury, Mass. 02132
MICHAEL KAFOURE
5216 Central Ave.
Indianapolis, Ind. 46220
933 West Roxbury Pkwy.
Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02167
Teen Fund Liaison
HELEN RIHBANY
50 Highview Ave.
West Roxbury, Mass. 02132
Syndesmos
Information
JOHN BOOJAMARA
239 - 85th St.
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209
Region Spiritual Advisor
V. REV. FR. ELIAS KAREM
2119 N.W. -16th St.
Oklahoma City, Okla. 73107
Southwest
ROBERTH. LAHAM
Region President
ALAN AB RAHAM
150 Park Hills Dr.
Grand Rapids, Mich. 49506
Southwest
CEOYLA Delegates
Region Spiritual Advisor
REV. FR. GEORGE RADOS
1930 S. 4th St.
Terre Haute, Ind. 47802
Midwest
Catechism Bowl
NAC Teen Advisor
ALEX KALIL
1100 McGregor Ave.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GEORGE KHOURI
305 Tamara Cir. Harmony Hills
Newark, Del. 19711
Midwest
Contest Revision
NAC Teen President
PETERR. ABDELMASEH
School: Mahoney Hall, Rm. 438
Univ. of Miami, 1101 Miller Dr.
Coral Gables, Florida 33124
REV. FR. LOUIS MAHSHIE
Rd.
Silver Springs, Md.
l 0810 Meadowhill
Eastern Region President
Middle East Affairs
NAC Teen Spiritual Advisor
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REV. FR. JERRY MURPHY
11 Woodlawn Ave. W.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eastern Region Spiritual Advisor
PRISCILLA DEBAN
149 Chestnut Hill Ave.
Boston, Mass. 02135
Immediate
Can Am Spiritual Advisor
Dominating our Christmas, rather "holiday" season, ( we do not want
to be offensive to our non-Christian and non believing friends), is the
Santa Claus legend. The Santa figure and the gift giving display find
their source not in Jesus Christ as much as in the story by Clement
oore
"The Night Before Christmas," which is itself a distorted derivative of the
actual life of the great Orthodox bishop ichola who lived in the mall
coastal town of Myra in what is today Turkey.
In the Moore poem, a modern family is invaded by a well-meaning
old man who leaves gifts nobody seems to have asked for or even want.
Thi is the first distortion of the real situation. May we all Ii e our liYe
and lack nothing! Yet if we can penetrate the stories told of the actual
fourth century bishop, under the layers of legend that cover St. ichola
throughout the centuries, we find one feature common to each tale, no
, matter how distorted: Bishop
icholas always aids those in dire need.
Despite the myths surrounding the event, the extreme circumstance of
those in the tales of St. Nicholas are much more like the life v<e know
than the family in the Moore story.
"\Ve cannot imagine a "right jolly old elf" who has no contact with
our Jiyes, who we neither call upon nor need, yet who brings us gifts ·we
could well do without. What purpose does it serve to perpetuate thi tory
in the fantasie of our children?
·we can, however, conceive of one who lived among his people praying
with them weekly and for them daily, knowing their lives as well as they.
Could he have prayed for them without wanting to come to their aid?
Would he not have done whatever was possible, going to any conceivable
length to protect or to help those whom he loved? ot only did he "know
if they'd been bad or good," because they would have confided in him as
bishop, confessor and guide. It was no mystery that he would have known
what they lacked, and he did whatever he could to obtain it.
After the age of the Lord's first apostles, who went about the known
world preaching of the messiah they had lived with for three years, Jesus
of azareth; and after the death of even those who could say they had
spoken with one of the original apostles, a deep spiritual need was felt
throughout the Christian church.
It was not enough to speak of Christ; only for awhile could all the
baptised Christians be satisfied with the promise of His second coming.
Tho e who called themselves followers of Christ had to show by their
living example what it meant to walk in the footsteps of the Savior. How
are ·we to be like Christ in the world? Just what is expected of u here
Region President
JOHN DEBES
1935 Carson Dr.
Beaumont, Tex. 77706
now, in our world?
This is what Bishop
icholas is to us; the one who showed how to
believe in Christ and yet be in the world of our times. He taught by example the way one follows Christ. This is what is meant by calling tho e
Western Region Spiritual Advisor
V. REV. FR. GREGORY OFIESH
5200 Diamond Heights Blvd.
San Francisco, Calif. 94131
Western Region President
like him "saints."
ROBERTNICHOLAS
3076 - 23rd Ave.
San Francisco, Calif. 94132
v. REV.
VLADIMIR
BERZO
SKY
Holy Trinity Church, Parma, Ohio
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December, 1971
�News
of tfw Parishes
St. George's, Paterson, New Jersey
Celebrated Golden Anniversary
November 14, 1971
Vi iting clergy and thainkful pari hioners celebrated
the 50th An111iversaryof the founding of their church on
ovember 14, 1971. Highlight of the activities, was the
awarding of "Certificates of Service" to living founders
and to the members of the families of those who "are
with the Lord."
The anniversary celebration began Saturday evening
with Ve per service at 6: 30 p.m. presided by Archbishop
Philip Saliba who was assisted by Rt. Rev. Anton
Khouri, the Archbishop's secretary; Rev. Fr. Paul Kucynda of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in
Wayne,
.J.,Rev. Fr. Anton Sakey from Boston, Mas .,
former pastor of St. George's in Paterson; Rev. Fr.
Michael Abraham of Glen Falls, N.Y. and the church's
pastor, Father Michael.
The choir, under the direction of Mr . Robert Lynch,
enhanced the spiritual qualities of the service by their
beautiful voices rai ed in harmony to the glory of God.
St. George's Syrian Orthodox Church
Page 18
Following Vesper services an "Open House" was
held. The traditional "Sweet table" featur~ng Syrian pastries, baked by the Ladies' Aid and served by P.T.A.
members was offered. During this period, His Eminence was welcomed by our Junior choir, made up of
children between the ages of 7 and 12, with songs composed by their directress, Mrs. Robert Lynch. It was a
very moving performance.
Sunday, The Divine Liturgy wa offered with Archbishop Philip as celebrant assisted by Father Michael
and the visiting clergy, and our beautiful choir.
A cocktail hour at 12 : 30 p.m. followed by dinner at
2 was held at the Way1ne Manor. Pastries baked by the
Ladies' were upplied for dessert. Religious and lay
leaders from the metropolitan area joined in the celebration.
The chairmen were Emil Khyatt and Alfred
ahass.
St. George's parishioners held their first religiou services together in 1919 in a German Lutheran church in
Paterson. The present church was not officially organized until 1921.
In that year, an old three-story school building was
purchased at aJn auction for the member by one of its
founders, Mr. Nicholas Andalft, and converted into a
Church. The first Pastor of thi new church was the
Rev. Theodored Yanni. Although the m mbership was
small (approximately fifty families) , they consolidated
their talents at that time to present a play in Arabic.
Performed locally and at the Academy of Music Hall in
Brooklyn, it was a huge success.
When Father Makarios Moore became St. George's
pastor in 1923, major work on the interior of the building commenced. The first floor was made ~nto a social
hall and the second floor was converted into the Church,
the third floor being demolished to make a lofty ceiling.
The Church, including the altar and ikons, was done in
Byzantine style with the efforts of a Russian artist. Rev.
Moore initiated the Sunday School classes, which included teaching of the Arabic laJnguage.
Between 1923 and 194 7, several other priests served
the people of the PateTSon area faithfully. They included
the Rev. Abdala Khoury, Rev. Fareed Farkooh, Rev.
Anthony Sakey, and Rev. Moosa Khoury. During that
time, our Parish had its good and its difficult times, and
occasionally was confronted with some seemingly insurmountable problems and conflicts. Realizing that these
differences stemmed 01nlyfrom the members' desire to be
of service and to do what they sincerely thought was
right for the church, they gradually reconciled their cliff erences and continued to progress. In fact, during Rev.
Sakey's period as pastor, Our beloved choir was organized.
September 28, 1947, however, was a mighty happy
and jubilant day for the Orthodooc people of Paterson
and the surrounding municipalities of Northern New
Jersey. A newly ordained Syriatt1 Orthodm: Priest, the
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Happy Pastor: Father Michael Simon whose
just celebrated half a century of existence.
Paterson parish has
more intrumental iirlbringing Orthodoxy to the atl ntion
of the public than an other Ti.an Orthodox hurch in
the Archdioce e both on a local and a national 1 \' l.
For example, th Church marrnific nt choir i now
quite well known in radio land. The Yariou how that
have been pre ented by our young peopl haYe b n \\ 11
received amd appreciat d locally b, all fri nd and n i hbors of our parish. The crowning glory howeY r cam
when Columbia Broadcasting y tern through th ff r
of one of our Hardworking memb r of th
A. Van Mitchell, undertook th task of u ing t.
rge
Orthodox Church of Pater on as th
tting th n tel vising on April 16, 1961 the ignificance of East r in
the lives of Eastern Orthodoxy in the form of a do umentary which utilized the B unda half-hour program kinown as ' Lamp nto M Fe t ' and whi h " a
viewed from coa t to coa t, and in anada b million
of people.
In 1970, three and one-half acre of land "
purchased as a site for our new t. George
tiochian Orthodox Church. By the grace of God and the con rt d
cooperation of all our Parishioner , it hould b po ibl
in the near future to have constructed ther on a b autiful but mode t church edifice which hall tand a a
mo1nument for the greater glory of God.
These facts are not brought out for the purpo e of
boasting, but principally to reflect the advance and the
over-all progress of the t. George' Pari h here in Pat 1son since its inception fifty year ago. This of cour has
been made possible by the active participation and cooperation of the various Church organizations namely:
The Board of Trustees, the Ladies ociety The hoir
The Sunday School P.T.A., as well as .0. .0. and
Rev. Michael G. Simon, was assigned by his Eminence,
the lat Met. Antony Bashir of Thrice Blessed Memory,
to serve the Paterson Orthodox Church and p~sh. T~e
most gratifying and heartwarming p~ ab~u~ this Particular assignment i that since Fr. Michaels mcumben,cy,
this parish has, on the who~e, enjoyed the most serene
period itn its fifty years of existence and, ~ank God, has
been progre ing piritually as well as m beauty and
elegance. The entire physical structure of _the Church,
the interior and exterior, has been considerably enhanced in it structure and general appearance.
.•
• 1946, a warmhearted and generous
in
I n a dd it10n,
member of our Parish, the affable JohJn Ame~r .0 ~ Paterson donated to the Church the four lots adJo~mg the
property which helped solve the parish'~ pressmg problem that of parking facilities, and which has b~~ a
• gra t efu 1 appreciab.on
God' send ever since. He di•d thi.s m
to God for the safe return of his two sons, as well as o~~
of the Umte
b oys o f our pans• h , from the Armed Forces
A , · 1955 for
States at the end of World War II. g_am,m
'
•
operation John Ameer
his recovery from a most serious •
'
hi h
bought the land adjaceint to the Church proper on ~l ~
was later constructed the new Parish House. Fo~ a ths
generosity he was accorded the honor of t~mnhhg e
'
h f th b ilding of the pans
ome,
first shovel of eart or e u
d d d 1
at which time he gave an additional five hun re
olars towards its cost.
b
•d •
On the public relations front, it can safely ~ saib m
general that St. George's Church of Paterson as een
December~ 1971
liturgy celebrates
50th Anniversary of St.
thodox Church,
Pag 19
�Teenage S.O.Y.O., with the spiritual advice and guidaince of our beloved pastor, Fr. Michael G. Simon who,
on the Tenth Anniversary of service in St. George's
Church, was elevated by his Eminence, the late Antony
Bashir of thrice blessed memory, to the ecclesiastic position of the Very Reverend Economos Michael G. Simon,
as evidence of outstanding service to his church. All of
these organizations, as well as every active member af
the Parish deserve a sincere, hearty thanks for a job well
done aind may the Almighty God give them the will, the
trength and the wisdom to continue the good work to
the end that our children and our children's children
may carry on in the Orthodox faith of ow· fathers and
continue to follow the teachings and example of Our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
The preceding hi:rtory of St. George)s Church zn
Paterson was written by GEORGE AMEER, treasurer of
our church.
Monsour Hospital and Clinic,
Jeannette, Pennsylvania
The Monsour Medical Foundation held its annual
schc!arship banquet on Saturday, June 12, at which
time the Archdiocese Meritorious Award was presented
to the Monsour brothers for their contribution to church
and community in the humanitarian field. This: prese1n.tation was made by Father Corey in the name of Metropolitan Philip Saliba. The guest speaker for the banquet
attended by 700 persons was Ralph Nader who spoke
highly of the accomplishments of the Monsour family in
the field of medicine and medical re earch.
Saint Nicholas, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Saint Nicholas' Annual Bazaar, which was held from
July 21 to 24, was a huge success. Along with the game
From a humble beginning in 1952 as a small six bed booths and amusement rides was the excellent Syrian
ho pital housed in a building constructed in 1738 as a food prepared by our Ladies' Guild. The Teen SOYO
tagecoach stop, to the multi-million dollar medical com- sponsored a game booth and sold candy. The highlight
plex of today with its unique tower construction that has was the raffle of a 1971 Cadillac on Saturday night.
already become an area landmark, the Monsour Ho pi- Two weeks after the bazaar, we all relaxed at the family
tal and Clinic story is.01neof superlative .
p1cmc.
•A Mother-Daughter
Theater Party in Westport,
Perhaps most remarkable is the fact that Monsour
Hospital and Clinic is a tax paying proprietary in tituCon1n. was held on September 1. The Westport Playtion performing all of the services of a voluntary, tax house featured "Fiddler on the Roof." After the play,
supported community hospital including charity care all were entertained at the beach home of Mrs. John
without any financial support from local, state or Fed- Betar, Sr. Thanks to Mrs. Ann Matthews for arranging
eral funds and grants and without going to the area
the evening.
citizeins it serves for financial aid. In an age in which
Congratulations are extended to Miss Ellen Moss.eseven private industry seeks government financial support,
sian and Mr. Fred Marcantonia on. their rece1nt marthis is truly an accomplishment.
nage.
The Monsour Hospital and Clinic was founded and
The following new arrivals have been baptized: Paul
is owned by the Monsour Family: Doctors Howard,
George Shawah, Charles A. Kaoud, Andrew J. Pike and
Robert, Roy and William Monsour and their mother,
Michael Albert George.
Mrs. Eva Monsour, wife of the late Michael Monsour.
Father John Chromiak recently attended a Sunday
The hospital story is their story, the story of the sons: School con£erence of the Atlantic District for the local
of Syriain immigrants who over came all ob ta.des and
Orthodox Churches at St. John the Baptist Church.
rose to prominence. It is a story of an abiding faith, of
Sunday Church School was opened on September
boundless energy and determination and dedication to 16. A prayer aind blessing was said by Father John. Supa dream. But in a deeper and larger sense, it is the story erintendent is Khouriee Jean Chromiak.
of America in an era in which many of us seem to have
Choir rehearsals. are held every Tues.day night to
forgotten-that
this is still a land of opportUIIlity where
learn new liturgical music taught by Miss Williams, Dia man's dreams and ambitions are limited only by his rector.
own lack of ability and timidity.
The Ladies' Guild is having a Halloween Dance on
The new Monsour Ho pital and Clinic was officially October 23. On November 6, an All Saints Get Together
opened on Friday, June 11, 1971, with a dedication ser- is scheduled.
vice conducted by the Rt. Reverend John Matthiesen,
Several of our college students have returned to
Pastor of St. Michael Church of Greeinsburg. Later in continue their educations: Debbie Zamary and Cherly
the day, the new chapel, dedicated to the patronage of Mosessian ( So. Co1nn.), Clinton Becker ( Cen. Conn.),
t. Luke the Physician, wa officially opened for public
icholas Mike (Marietta in Ohio), Johanna Chromiak,
worship and devotion by Father Matthiesen and the Michael Shawah, George Chapar (U. of Conn.) and
Reverend Father George S. Corey, Pastor of St. George Sonia Chromiak (U. of Maryland).
Church in Pittsburgh. This chapel, de igned in OrthoThe following are newly elected officers of Teen
dox tradition, is thought to be the first of its kind in any SOYO: Pres., John Gramesty; V.P. and Historian,
hospital throughout North America. All sacred appointChris Sam; Sec. and Pub. Chairman, Pattie Fletcher,
ments in the chapel were donated ·aind furnished by in- and Treas., AJngie Chromiak. Group plans are a roast
terested Orthodox faithful.
beef dinner and several bake sales.
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Tlze Ortlwilo~ ·•woMd
St.Vladimir's Seminary Clears $10,000
At Second Orthodox Education Day
Ru ian Orthodox Th olo i al minary of Tenafly ~ w J r •.
The day began with a Pontifical
Divine Liturgy with Hi B atitud
The Most Rev. 1 tropolitan Ir n y
and Hi Grace The Rt. R ,·. Dimitri, Bishop of
ashington, D. .
(both of the Orthodox
hur h in
America) and the following cl rgy
concelebrating: Protopre b t r l Xander Schmemann D an of
t.
Vladimir's; the
. Rev. Vladimir
Borichev ky, Dean of t. Tikhon
Seminary, South Canaan, Pa.: th
V. Rev. Alexander Warneck D an
of the Upper ew York tate Deanery, Syracuse, the . Rev. Thomas
Hopko, Vice Chairman Department
of Religious Education ( 0
,
Wappingers Falls, e,-v_York ~th
of the Orthodox Church m m nca;
the Reverend Dragoljub okich erbian Orthodox Diocese in merica,
Roselle, .J.; the Rev. George Corey, President of
t.
ladimir'
Alumni Association, and Pastor of
St. George's Antiochian P~ h_ Pit burgh; the Rev. Ar0-ur L~olin 1banian Orthodox D1oce e m America, Boston; and the Rev. ichol_as
Craciun, Romanian Orthodox Ep1_copate of the Orthodox
hurch m
America, Akron. The re pon es _were
sung by St.
ladimir'
emmary
Choir under the direction of Prof.
David Drillock. Fr. Hopko delivered
the ermon.
.
The afternoon was filled with activities. The mu ical program featured a liturgical pre entation by the
Choir of the Holy Trinity Orthodox
Church,
ew Britain Conn. ; a selection of erbian dance by ~e
Bishops Bless ...
(Bishop Dmitri, Metropolitan lreneyl
Youth Group of t. George erb1an
Orthodox Church Elizab ~'
. ew
the Detroit, Michigan and Washinga combined liturgical
and
On Saturday, October 2nd, on
er
ey·
.
f
J
ton, D.C. chapters of the Foundathe campus in Crestwo??,
ew tion. The theme of cours: was and folk rendition by the Choir o
Russian
Orthodo.
York more than 1200 v1s1tors at- "Orthodox Education", but it took St. Mary'
Church Binghamton
ew ork. a
tend~d the second Orthodox Educaa new ad different perspective: la_t selectio~ of liturgical num~er .by
tion Day, sponsored by ~t. Vladiyear a memorial grotto was ded1- the Choir of St. George nt1ochian
mir's Theological Foundation. A toca t ed to the memory of the deceased
.
Church Paterson,
ew J_ei:ey. a etal of 12 buses brought parish groups
members of St. Vladimir's Sen:unary lection of variou
kra1man, R~ from churches in
ew York, Ne:"
Faculty; this year the emphasis was
.
Moldavian
and
Byeloru ian
Jersey, Pennsylvania and ConnectiR . F 1k
on "continuity" - honoring form~r s1an,
folk
dances
by
the
y
ula
u ian o
cut and among the many out-ofstudents and alumni of St. Platon s
towners were representatives from
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December, 1971
T
�Clergy Pray ...
(Third from the right: Father George Corey, Pittsburgh)
Dance Group of Brooklyn; a combination of traditional liturgical chants
and specially-arranged contemporary
American selections by the young
girls' Octet of St. John the Baptist
Orthodox Church of Warren, Ohio·
and a selection of Serbian, Mace~
donian and Russian dance with
singing, accordion and frula accompaniment by SELJ ACI, a song and
dance group directed by Rastko
Trbuhovich. St. George's Choir, Paterson, under the able direction of
Christine Lynch, sang "As Many a
Have Been Baptized" in Arabic and
English, "It Is Truly Meet" in Arabic, "Praise the Lord" in Greek and
"Blessed Is the Man" Kievan Chant.
The choir concluded with Strokin's
"Prayer of St. Simeon" in which the
pastor, Father Michael Simon, sang
a solo part.
In addition to the musical programs, there was a lecture "Iconography and Orthodox Worship" by
the V. Rev. John Meyendorff; a
slide and talk program on both the
Alaska Mission and the Seminarians'
summer participation in that mission; and a photographic presentation of St. Andrew's Orthodox Children's Camp in Syracuse, New York.
A special feature this year ,ms an
icon-making workshop for children
and two feature films for children
were shown throughout the afternoon.
An elaborate educational display
was greatly enhanced by the iconography and pen and pencil drawing
of Mathias von Reutlinger of Phila-
Serbians Dance .••
11:aceJ.>the st:reuir~
of t:he-,5oulJ
the Tr.iuiut-at~
of t4e mini)
die >imrfrcit-~
1 t'Ciekea-rr--'
tht boui of Covc--
a,~J
tkeii-uiouof charitJ ~
Syrians Sing ...
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delphia, Pa., who was present to
omment on his collection. On disclay were his paintings of The Apo~alypse, The Calming of the Sea and
Christ in Gethesemane. A total 0£
fourteen booths displayed the work
and ervices of the various organizations active in the field of Orthodox
education - among them St. Vladimir's Theological Foundation,
organized in 1968.
As its special commemoration this
year the Foundation honored the
fo~er students and alumni of St.
Platen's Russian Orthodox Theological Seminary in Tenafly, New
Jersey. Particular mention was given
to the 50th Anniversary of its 1921
graduating cla of which the three
surviving clergy members are charter members of the Foundation. In
recognition of their service to the
Church, the ,Foundation presented
personal citations at the end of the
Liturgy to those three members: the
Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter Joseph J.
Pishtev, Chancellor of the Orthodox
Church in America, Corporate Secretarv of the Board of Trustees of
St. Vladimir's Seminary and currentl) pa tor of Holy Trinity Russian
Orthodox Church in Yonkers; the
Rt. Rev. John Kivko, former member of St. Vladimir's Seminary's
Board of Trustees, retired Chairman
of the Department of Religious Education OCA and former paSt or of
Holy 'Gho t Russian
Orthodox
Church in Bridgeport, Conn., now
retired in St. Petersburg, Fla.; a nd
the V. Rev. Dimitri J. Ressetar, who
served first as Choir Director a nd
then as pastor of a number of pa_rishes of the Orthodox Church m
America, and is now paSt or 0 ~ SS.
Peter and Paul Church in Me nd en,
Connecticut.
To satisfy the appetites of ~e
••
many v1s1tors,
a large . and vaned
menu of popular ethmc foods was
available. Special booths were set up
• •
Car to serve Russian, U k ramian,
•
.
A
·can
Greek
pa tho-Russian,
men
'
'
Arabic Romanian, Serbian, Armen-
'
December, 1971
Play ...
Serve Sweets • • •
Pag 23
�Turks Increase Pressure On
Ecumenical Patriarchate
STAMBOUL-October
11, 1971Christian minorities in Turkey have
experienced everything- from persecution to complete tolerance in the
centuries since the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. Indications now
point to a mounting Turkish resolve
to finally discourage the growth of
ethnic, cultural and religious communities out of step with the majority civilization.
- The Orthodox Patriarchal Seminary on Khalki, long subject to
Turkish cultural restrictions, has
been closed rather than conform to
stepped up demands for Turkification ...
-Other
schools of the Greek community are going the same way ...
-Rumors
from Beirut claim that
While the Faculty Watches •• •
. .
dl
!Dean Schmemann and granddaughter, Professor Verkhovsko1 in backgroun·
the Ecumenical Patriarch has been
advised that the law requiring clergy
to wear "modern dress" also applies
The day came to an end with the
ian and Alb2.nian hot foods and pastries. To add to the atmosphere of service of Great Vespers in the Sem- to him. Phanar sources in the United
States have "not heard of' the dePan-Orthodoxy and its national ori- inary Chapel. The financial returns
mand,
but ...
of
the
day's
activities
netted
in
exgins, both program participants and
-Travel restrictions have been recess of $10,000 for St. Vladimir's
food servers appeared in traditional
ported by both the Ecumenical PaFoundation.
folk costumes.
triarch and some of his Metropolitans, as recently as last winter ...
-Pressure
on the Greeks remaining jn Turkey has been increasing
for a decade and is eroding the
Greek population.
\ .
This last consideration could be
fatal to the survival of the Ecumenical Patriarchate because the Treaty
of Lausanne, one of the "settlements" of World War I, ties its continuance in Stamboul to a substantial quota of Greeks in the Turkish
population.
Raising, as it would, in the most
acute form the whole question of the
anachronistic "patriarchal" structure
of the Orthodox Church, an expulsion or transfer, of the Ecumenical
Throne would deal a probably mortal blow to its prestige. The impending "Great Synod" of World Orthodoxy would then find universal restructuring-inescapably
high on the
priorities of its agenda with results
difficult to predict. The transformation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
JERUSALEM - A column of smoke rises from the wall surrounding the historic St. Catherine's
into a truly international center of
Monastery• at the foot of Mt. Sinai as a fire rages through the centuries-old edifice. Although
the World Church has been blocked
the fire gutted the monk's quarters and a small chapel, it was brought under control with
by ethnic chauvinism until now. Unthe help of Israeli soldiers and Arabs from the area before it could reach the main building
where one of the world's most priceless collections of manuscripts is housed.
less the See can be dehellenized, its
St. Catherine's, a Greek Orthodox monastery, is built on the site where, according to
survival as more than a charming
tradition, Moses was addressed by God out of the "burning bush." It is in southeastern Sinai,
antique is unlikely, since chilling
an area under Israeli control since the Six-Day War of 1967.
Religious News Service Photo
.,
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• s of Phanariot dominance
in
rnone
.
rne Of the darke t penod of Orthsorne
.
•
·story lmger m many autoodox.h 1
halous churche •
cepT ks complain that they conur
. . h
the Byzantine Empire m t e
quered
entury but are st1·11 sh ort
fifteenth C
'
.
• ying full freedom to realize
of enJO
.
• Th
e
the v1•ctory in their largest city.
at
sue
eeded
the
Ottoman
th
forces
. after World War I were genregnne
.
d
ecular but an experience
era11
YS
'
American observer o~ the area reports a vigorous revival of Islam.
B the summer of 1970, fifty new
Josques had been open~d in Con•nople in the preceding decade.
stant1
Ch . .
Roberts College and other
nstian
•mst"tutions
are
under
pre
ure.
i
.
The Greek overnm nt m thens
tested the clo in()" of Khalki on
pro round that it wa a ' vo ationa
•
1
the g
th
" •
training school" rath r an a u~1versity". La t January the Turkish
Government bann d ~11 ?:iva~e
graduate chools and um r 1t1es m
a move again t tud nt unrest and
the Khalki Se retary ,va lo d under that regulation.
been strongly resented. The Turks
have always seen it as a reminder of
a lon<;-forsaken Greek dream to revive the Byzantine Empire. Forecasts
are that the ouster may be attempted
after the death of Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, who is 85 years
old."
which i our main apital. In th
final anal i , nothing la • xc pt
the gi,·ing of the pirit.'
. \fter the dismi al, the Patriar h.
the- Pre ident th . rchbi hop and
the multitude of peopl pr
d d
to the new cad my. Th Pr id nt
cut the ribbon and th
blessed the new tructure "·ith holy
water while the hoir wa chanting
"O God ave thy peopl and bl
Balamand
thine inheritance. Then a tatu
Metropolitan
ntony was um· il
(Continued from page 8)
a symbol of our unity with you in by the Pre ident and the Patriar h
the faith despite our differences in and upon our recommendation Hi
administrative matters and in the Beatitude presented fr . d 1 urry
. P t 1
ways which we solve the problems with the Decoration of
facing the Church in this difficult and Paul, which i the high t honor
time. We are united with you in the the Patriarchate of ntio h can b spirit, in the faith, in the dogmas stow upon its faithful.
and doctrines and in the Apostolic
For 1600 year , ntioch has b n
Church which is the body of Christ. dreaming of a Theological cad my.
If our love sometimes makes you Metropolitan Antony and our rchbleed do not be troubled for wounds diocese made this dream pos ible.
of lo~e revive and do not kill. We Let us pray that Antioch will get orbeseech this Apostolic See to under- ganized and face thi new piritual
stand the aspirations of the new challenge seriou ly and courageously:
Orthodoc generation in North Am_er- otherwise, all our efforts will have
ica. There is a mighty storm blowmg been in vain.
over the Orthodox world. Perhaps
this storm has originated in orth
America. Therefore, we ask this
Holy See again to understand our
6rcumstances.
"This land which gave the world
its spiritual heritage is called once
again to give. The . western world,
despite its technological and ~a~erial progress is hungry for the d1vme,
hungry for love, hungry for peace
and happiness, hungry for t~e genKhalki wa founded by Patriarch
erous spiritual giving of this East.
Germanos I in 1844. t times be- Civilizations can not be measured by
fore World War I it had trained as the number of missiles they ca1: promany as 200 student at a time. Both
d uce, but rather by the d spmtual
h
the late Antiochene Patriarch Theoideals which penetrate an c an~e
dosios VI and the present Patriarch
man's heart. Hence, my beloved is
Elias IV were o-raduated from the
the importance of ~i~ ~nstitu:e and
Seminary. In its final academic ye_ar, hence is the respons1bihty of its adthe school had registered. only nme
ministrators.
.
students. The normal course com"We have built for you a beautiful
prised four years of secondary
skeleton of stones and clay. Breathe
schooling followed by a college pro. . • t these stones so that they
sp1nt mo
ho
gram four years long. Following
may give us saints and martyrs w d
Greek-Turkish conflict over Cyprus
·nw ash away withth' their ldtearsas anour
in 1956 the school was closed to all wi
bl d the sins of is wor
students lacking Turkish citizens_hip. fo~~fathers have done in the years
According to the New York Times
h ..
(October 10th) - "Some Gree~ of- past.
"This land which gave C nstianficials saw the closing as heraldmg a .ty Ignatius of Antioch, John Chrymove to oust the Orthodox Ecu~o;tom Cyril of Jerusalem, Ro;anos
menical Patriarchate of Constantinthe Melodist and John th e ~aople, whose presence in Istan?ul, unsene, must resume its spiritual givmg
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der the protection of treaties, has
December, 1971
�Christmas Sermon
(Continued
from page 9)
one little ATOM that the world
eem to have forgotten, at least in
practice for a lot of people, and that
i the little Atom that came down
from Heaven more than nineteen
\hundred years ago on Christmas
night. Like the atomic power of our
cien tific discovery, the Chri t Child
is infinite power in small pace. The
full force of that "atomic" Christ
Child, given full say and sway in
the world, could revolutionize it and
cure it of all its ills and woes.
Jow there are two great needs
which people of every ag alway
have. Man needs, on the one hand,
a re training influence v,·hich will
save him from becoming small and
superficial. And, on the other hand,
he needs a key to the tangle of human relationships. Something that
will solve the old, old problem of
people living together in brotherly
love. It would seem that the message
of the Gospel is the only thing that
could fill these requirements. Accept
Christ, accept the Christ Child and
His teachings in the Spirit which is
called Holy. Then and only then will
there be peace in the world.
Our scientific and mechanical
progress is amazing. It is astounding
the triumph over material things we
have lived to see. But they have their
limitation. Someone has said about
science: "It knows a little about
everything, but it cannot tell you the
whole truth about anything." Moreover what it does tell us is not alway~ about the things that matter
most. Maybe, too, we are just not
sufficiently grown up to use all modern cientific findings. There are
many thing in life, like the atom
and hydrogen bomb, we just can't
handle-yet.
Man needs moral and spiritual
power to enable him to control the
instrument
he has dis overed. It's
no u e looking in the
ew Testament for a program of Atomic Control, unle s we are ready to accept
the principles of good moral behaviour. Christ never gave people a program without at the same time giving them the principles to uphold it.
In tere t in the material thing of life,
upremacy of the spiritual: that is
the goal. How to combine the tvvo
in rightful proportion? That IS the
ecret of man's happiness.
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The ,..,orld is groping for that very
ecret for that which will bridge the
gulf, 'for that which will bring the
nation of the universe into ome
kind of fraternal bond of law and
order and peaceful reconstruction,
something that will lift men away
from economic selfishness and ag-~
gressive nationalism. In a word, we
are looking for a peaceful world, a
world in which all men can find the
means of livelihood and the right to
the pursuit of happiness.
It is a colossal task. When all is
said and done, the greatest obstacles
for most men are found in themselves, that is their own personal
conduct. We easily blame the faith,
relio-ion fate or our circumstances,
when i~ reality the causes of our
failure lie within ourselves. For instance we speak of the influence of
heredity on character, of education
and surroundings on our attitudes
towards life, of friends and associates
on our behaviour. These can not absolve us from personal responsibility,
but they urely modify it. And it's
not enough for men to recognize
their weaknesses or find outside of
themselves the contributing causes.
They must sincerely amend their
ways by serious effort to improve.
A new era is beginning. People
and leaders are trying to find solutions for economic ills. World conferences, study groups, investigations,
social experiments, new kinds of human living, all these and hosts of
others are being employed to find a
good answer and a remedy for a
sick world. And here comes Christmas: a yearly reminder and a measure and a message of peace to the
world. Christ came with a program
for world harmony. History has
shown us that the more closely we
have adhered to it, the happier we
were; the further we strayed, the
more miserable we became.
Our future, and the future stability of world conditions, depend on
the Christian form of civilization.
God's ·words, "A little child shall
lead them" are timely and imperative today for those who are settling
the destiny of nations. We must accept the Christ Child or be ready
for our doom. And so here's Christmas and the Christ Child ... a power all wrapped in swaddling clothes.
An ATOM
FOR CHRISTMAS
AND EVERY DAY - 1970.
■
Methodist Bishop Foresee:,
Ordination of Women By All
Except Catholics, Orthodox
ST. LOUIS (R S )- Iovember 12,
1971-A
United Methodist bi hop
predicted here that in the next decade ordination of women ·would be
allowed in all denominations except
Roman
Catholic
and Orthodox
Churches.
Bishop James K. Mathews of Bo _
ton said that he felt even Catholic
and Orthodox churches might ordain women in his children's lifetime.
Bishop Mathews, 58, made hi predictions at a national conference of
72 leading church women held at
Marillac College. The conference,
entitled "Women Who Mini terEncoun ter '71" explored the role of
women in th church today.
Participants included Catholic religious and women from about 15
Protestant denominations. "The improbable has happened and the impossible is next," Bishop Mathews
said in reference to women's ordination currently approved by nearly 70
church bodies.
However, he ·warned women in
their campaign
for liberation to
avoid the trap of simply imitating
the outmoded goals of males, churchmen or otherwise.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
Opens Social Welfare Center
NEW YORK (R S)-Archbishop
Iakovos, primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and
Sou th America, has announced the
establishment of a Social, Health
and Welfare Center, with office
both at the archdiocesan headquarters here and at St. Catherine's
church on Long Island.
"This center will serve the everincreasing needs of new immigrant
from Greece, aid victims of drug addiction, assist those in need of welfare guidance and make legal counsel available to those who need it,"
the archbishop said.
He has appointed Bishop Philotheos, an auxiliary bishop of the New
York diocese, to supervise the center.
Mrs. Stella Coumantaros,
a ocial
worker, has been named director of
social services.
The Word
---RESPONSEOctober 13, 1971
Dear Father:
This is your lucky day-back
on THE
WORD! I thought only produce men
worked 24 hour a day!
Regards,
BoB
ANDREWS
Los Angeles
(What would we do with our spare time?
The files are full of your contributions;
keep them coming. We are following your
advice on the Index at once. En.)
Praise with Faint Damn
ovember 2, 1971
Dear Father:
When Father Upson told me you'd be
taking over THE WORD temporarily at
least I expected some lively articles ( as
onl/ you can write them), but there is
not much change. You are assured of a
certain amount of pages with Mother
Alexandra's study on Angels.
Let's hear what your Archbishop is
doing, how he thinks, what SOYA ~s doing (nationally) and how the Archd10cese
thinks.
SOLIA is changing its format as of
January 1st. I don't think I'll fit in the
picture. We
till need a good PanOrthodox paper.
I ha,·en't seen the GREEK OBSERVER yet, but it hould be something, what
with all the money and personnel.
When are you scheduling a Requiem
for the SCOBA? It started wrong-and
you ne··er raised your voice. The only
thing that SCOBA did was done by others and SCOBA took the credits.
REVEREND
VASILE
Cleveland,
Ohio
HATEGAN,
( A glance at the back page of this issue
should console you. En.)
Dear Father:
Allow me to congratulate you on the
quality of the September issue. of THE
WORD. I can see that the high standards "·hich Father Upson set will continue to be maintained.
I was especially impressed . with _the
intellectual quality of the leadmg article
on the enthronization of Patriarch Pimen.
The article begins with the conversio~ of
Prince Vladimir as it should and outlmes
the delicacy of the Church's role in_ Russia in the last several decades. This article is exactly what I conceive that THE
WORD should be.
.
There is only one small criticism which
I would make. Perhaps, in usin~ the ~aterials from Religious News Service whi~h
you cite you were not aware of certain
innuendos. There are three or four passing references in the article on th e I?roblem of Russian penetration of th e Middle
Decembers 1971
East, the plight of the Jews in Russia
today and the supposed appeasement of
the Communists by Patriarch Pimen'
statements on Israel.
If there was just one reference, I would
say it was accidental. But because there
are several, I would caution you on the
subtle type of Zionist propaganda that is
used in the news wires. You and I know
that there are excellent historic reasons
why the Arabs have had to turn to Russia
for help in the face of United States
blindness to injustice.
Keep up your good work! I am resolved to give two subscriptions of THE
WORD as Christmas presents.
PHILIP
E.
little if any faith on the r cently adopted
Resolution on the i u of Th
rth do.·
Church in America du to r c nt d velopments by our ynod. Ther for . if w
of the Antiochian
hurch ar to r main
abreast of the Church around u . "
must at lea t continu to di cu thi i u
openly.
My sincere regards to you p r anally.
CHARLE
BOOKIRE,
JR.,
Cleveland, Ohio
(Your interest is appreciated. Did }'OU
read "Father Paul's ermon" in the June
issue? Some of us thought it had flashes
of prophetic brilliance. Eo.)
SHAKIR,
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
(Thank
you for your kind comments.
Zionist propaganda is only one of many
varieties in any news story about the
Russian Church. Like some of the others
it can be self-def eating. En.)
Dear Father:
May I convey my sincere best wishes to
you on your recently added responsibilti~s
as Editor of THE WORD. I take this
opportunity to assure you of my deep
respect for your work in the Church as
well as my admiration of you personally.
It is with this in mind that I wish to
comment on recent issues of THE
WORD magazine. I have been somewhat
disturbed over what appears to be an
attitude prevailing in our Archdiocese
and its official publication, namely a
lack of emphasis or "wait and see" attitude on recent developments in the area
of Orthodox unity, i.e. The Orthodox
Church in America.
At a time when more and more Orthodox faithful and especially our youth
look to identify their faith with contemporary life, I find our offici_al st':teme_nts
notably void of any penetratm?_discussion
on this most historic and excitmg occurrence within the Orthodox Church. Perhaps even more ;1-ot~ble ~han the lack of
positive commumcat10n via THE WORD
of the establishment of The Orthodox
Church in America is the lack. of any
mention of this development m your
rather detailed article on the Moscow
Patriarchate.
I trust that this observance is merely
one reflective of coincidence and not
reflective of an express desir~ on :he
part of our Archdiocese :o a~oid commg
to grips with the situat10n m any real
sense.
.
I do not mean to imply that thi~ ':'~id
which I observe is the sole responsi_bility
of THE WORD, but your new ~uhes as
Editor make you particularly available to
those of us who wish to be heard. I place
To the Editor:
This letter is prompted by the articl
which appeared in the Octob r, 1971
WORD magazine, written by rchbi hop
George Khodr.
I do not wish to be o pre umptuou
as to call Metropolitan Khodr a heretic.
however, I most certainly do feel that
His Eminence, at lea t in the article to
which I ref er, has abandoned Orthodox
doctrine and is treading on ome rather
questionable theological ground.
It is shocking to hear an Orthodox
hierarch declare that "Mu Jim and
Christians were united" in the blood of
Christ and then to equate the infamou
war of June. 1967 with the Pa ion of
Our Lord and Saviour, J e u Chri t. Perhaps the Archbishop ha ~llow d him elf
to be carried away by Ju recent. and
equally questionable,
cumenical overtures.
In an obvious attempt to arou e rah
sympathies, Archbi hop Khodr, a the
embodiment of Chri t and ucce or to
the Apostles. betray a ba ic doctrin~ of
Chri tianity all Chri tianity, not JU t
Orthodoxy, by boldly tating that "The
Church was no longer olely the community of the baptized but ?f all __the
per ecuted of the eart?." In h1. political
ambition and ecumenical fervor, he ha
lost sight of Scriptur
Tradition and of
Christ Himself.
If the Archbishop really believe hi
own statement that he "no long r d:fin
himself in relation to a dogma ~ut m _relation to a wound.' and that Pale tme
thu become a criterion of loy~lty t_o
Christ," I wonder why he retams hi
epi copacy in the One True
hurch
which demands of Her bishop that they
"rightly define the word of The Truth."
FATHER
MARK
BE
HARA
(This is one of several prot_ests elicited by
}..,[etropolitan George's article. As a layman and priest, he was fam~us _as ari outspoken critic of the ecclesiastical establishment. En.)
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GRASS, ACID, SMACK AND FAITH ...
and the Jesus Freaks
Orthodoxy
Marx said religion was the opiate of the people; do the Jesus Freaks prove it?
ANYTHING
BUT GAY ...
and the Homosexual
Closet Queens become Beloved Disciples as
the homosexuals found new churches. or create waves in old ones.
Orthodoxy
PASSE PATRIARCHATES ...
and its Canonical
Orhodoxy
Structure
Is the ancient Patriarchal System efficient,
helpful or functional in the jet age?
IS THE SUNDAY S,CHOOL DEAD? ...
and Christian Education
Orhodoxy
Was Robert Raike's invention ever alive in the
Orthodox Church?
ETERNAL YOUTH ...
DEATH IS GOOD FOR YOU! ...
The Orthodox
Orthodoxy
Youth Societies
The fountain of eternal youth eluded Ponce
de Leon, but some Orthodox
youth" seem to
have found it.
THE HOLY SPIRIT STUTTERS
Orthodoxy and Glassolalia
It's no human tongue, but did you ever see
an Angelic Grammar? Heresy from the right
threatens the American Church.
NATIVE RELIGIONS
Orthodoxy and the American
Cults
The faiths founded in America bear the local
trademark: Mormons, Adventists, Christian Scientists, Jehovah's Witnesses.
ST. CHRYSOSTOM'S ACROSS
THE TRACKS ...
Orthodoxy
in Surburbia
A generation ago, the churches were on the
wrong side of the tracks and the hearts were
in the homeland ... will success spoil Hanna
Haddad when he joins. the country club?
BROTHER, ARE YOU SAVED? ..
Orthodoxy and the Sawdust Trail
Billy Graham, Oral Roberts and friends. American mass evangelism.
IF YOU ARE SO POOR, HOW COME
YOU ARE SO RICH? ...
Orthodoxy and Dollar Diplomacy
Rivers of gold dry up in the desert, but the
social order doesn't change. Why do rich and
ancient churches with no missions or relief
agencies require WCC aid?
"BLESS, MISTRESS!" ...
and the Ordination
Orhodoxy
of Women
Women clerics are invading new denominations every year. Will "priestess" in the Orthodox vocabulary soon mean more than priest's
wife?
and Secularized
Death
Can double-think take the terror out of death?
Some secular teachers believe it will, and are
preparing psychological techniques to enlarge
man's blindspot about his inevitable end.
NESTORIUS, LUKAR IS, MET AXAKIS
AND ATHENAGORAS? ...
Orthodoxy and the Spiritual Leadership
of the Ecumenical Throne
The Patriarchs on the Golden Horn have not
always witnessed to Orthodox
orthodoxy.
Conservatives challenge the integrity of the
venerable• incumbent.
IMPRESSIVE OR OPPRESSIVE? ...
Orthodoxy and Current Liturgical Reform
The Byzantine Rite is ancient enough; is it relevant enough? Gradual change has been underway for at least 30 years in American
Orthodoxy. Is it valid, a violation, the ferment
of tradition, radical enough?
THE FATHERS, PERMITTED ABORTION?
Orthodoxy
and the Abortion Controversy
Did the rigid anti-abortion position originate
in the Patristic Age or the Eighteenth Century
West? Is it based on the teaching of Orthodox Fathers or Latin heretics?
SUNDAY SCHOOL, 11 P.M.; BLACK
MASS, MIDNIGHT ...
Orthodoxy,
Satanism and Superstition
As Orthodox suburbanites become too sophisticated to believe in demons or the evil eye,
the heterodox middle classes worship Satan
and revive witchcraft.
ECUMENICAL BETRAYAL
The Orhodox Church and the Ukrainians
Both Rome and Orthodoxy have misused the
Ukrainians. Having fought through the centuries for identity, they now fight for justice.
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NOVEMBER 1971
VOLUME15
If
NUMBER 9
�'l'his Month's Cove,.
Minutes of the
General Assembly of the XXVI Annual Convention
of the
VOLUME
15
In this issue
of New York and All North America
• • •
Thi Month
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Minutes of the General Assembly of the XXVI Annual Convention of the
Anti chian Orth dox Christian Archdiocese of New York and All
orth America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Metropolitan's Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Preliminary Report of the Credential & Convention Planning Committee
9
Report of the Department of Information & Press Relations . . . . . . . . . . l 0
Report of the Department of Inter-Orthodox and Inter-Faith Affairs . . 11
Report of the Department of Christian Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Report of the Department of Missionary Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Report of THE WORD and Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Report of the Department of Theological Education Spiritual Vocations
and Ecclesiastical Affairs ..................
'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Report of the Department of Sacred Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Report of the Department of SOYO & Inter-Orthodox Youth Relations 21
Report of the Commission on Constitutions, Legal Affairs & Resolutions 23
Report of the Department of Liturgics and Translations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
I~troduction of recently Ordained Clergy of the Archdiocese . . . . . . . . 24
Fmancial Report and Budget of the Archdiocese
24
Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year Ending January .3i,· i973. • • •• •• • • •• 25
Report of the Insurance and Retire1nen t Commission
••••••••••
Report of the Architectural Commission
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~:
Report of the Committee on Near East a~d· Ar~b· Ref~~~~ ·P;ob·I~~~ ·::
ThePSlup~lementary _and Final Report of the Credentials & Convention
annmg Comrruttee
Report of the Building c·o·~~i~t~~- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Report of the Western Rite Vicaria~~ ·G~~~;;l • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
AC teen SOYO Report ..................
: : : ••••••••••••••••••
Report of the Resolutions Committee
••••••••••••••••••
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .......
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The Word
Official Publication of
THE ANTIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE
OF NEW YORK AND ALL NORTH AMERICA
Publish_ed 7:1-onthlyexcept July and August by the
Antiochzan Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Founded in Arabic as AL KALIMA T January 1905 b B'
Founded in English as THE WORD J
Y ishop Raphael Hawaweeny
anuary 1957 by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
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Editor
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
NUMBER 9
NOVEMBER, 1971
1957
_K_eys to _the City. Metropolitan
..
ce,ving a silver bowl from Gabri P~rl,p re.
president
of the board of th el Piemonte,
C
·1
h
e Boston C'
. ounc1 , w o had just proclaimed "
. ,ty
1an Orthodox
Christian
Week" . Antioch.
August 23, 1971.
•n Boston.
·OuR
ENTIRE
OVEMBER
THE METROPOLITAN'S CHARGE
ISSUE .
1
devoted to the Minutes of th
.
e
Anl
n~,a C onvent10n of the Archdiocee
o l_astAugust. This is an established
policy. of THE WoRo and prov1
'de
us with a convenient official record
of th proce ding of our most important annual meetinoEditinoth Minutetof the Con.
vent10n pre ents ome special proble_ms. Ea h })C'aker and author ha
his own style \\ hich may or maynot
c~incide with ~he tastes and prejudice of the ed1tor and, in someintanc , may d monstrate a veryperonal appr ciation of the vocabulan
and t_ructur of our language. Ob'v1ou maccuracie in the spellingof
proper nam
have been corrected
where noted but in all other instance the di tinctive styles of the
several p ak r or writer have been
retained. Reporting imposes obligations of it
wn. For these reason
little unif rmity is apparent in the
Minute.
For th fir t time this year the
Charge of M tropolitan Philip ha
been lift d out of its proper sequence
in th Minut
and printed first.The
enthu ia tic reception of the Charge
when it wa delivered is reason
enough for this departure from cu tom if xcu e w re needed.
Read r ar reminded that the
Minut
do not become the official
record of the pro eedings until they
are approved by the Metropolitan
and accepted by the succeeding General Convention. Therefore inaccuracies in the record are no cause for
alarm; they may be corrected when
(Continued
August 25-27, 1971 - Boston, Massachusetts
on page 39)
The Word
y ouR
EMINENCE, Metropolitan
Ilyas, Reverend
Clergy, Esteemed Members of the Archdiocese
Board of Trustees and Faithful of our Archdioce e:
My mes age to you this year deal with the past
and certain aspect of the Orthodox present and
future on this continent.
Five years have elapsed ince my consecration
on August 14, 1966. I will reflect with you on tho e
years not to be a prisoner of the past or to dwell in
the hou e of ye terday, nor to boast or to be proud
of my personal achievement , but to rejoice with
you in the work which we have done together for
the glory of God and His holy church.
The past i history. History becomes meaningful
when time i dedicated to the fulfillment of God'
purpose in it. In his book "The Meaning of History," Nicholas Berd.yaev said: "History is a proces ,
movement and fulfillment within time. The significance we attach to history is directly determined by
that which we attribute to time."
Only in this lio-ht we can look at the past and
examine seriously whether our action have sanctified time or made of it nothing but a profanity.
At a dawn of a wintery and gloomy day in February, 1966, Metropolitan
Antony ended his lifeIeng struggle for the Church and departed from life
temporal to life eternal. The news of his departure
weighed heavily on our souls and the entire Archdiocese plunged into bitter sorrow and tears. During
the sad days of Metropolitan Antony's funeral, we
were overwhelmed by a sense of uncertainty and
fear of the future. The main question which tormented our minds was: What i going to happen
to this
rchdiocese after Archbishop Antony? I
could hear his voice shouting from the grave "Oh,
ye of a little faith." Little we knew that the Church
i founded on Chri t and Her urvival does not de/1/ov:::mber,1971
pend. on mortal bein • u h , .\nton), Philip llya
or any other per on.
In hi fir t Epi tie to the orinthicm , , t. Paul
wrote: "I be eech vou br thr n hY th n,tm of om
Lord Je u Chri t, that ye , 11 p ,·k th ,tm • thing.
and that there be no diYi ion am ng you, hut that
ye be perfectly join d to th r in th ttm • mind
and in the ame judgment.'' I or. 1 : 1
The e word of t. Paul , re ur guid and light
after the burial of Metropolitan .\n ton). Th 1 ,, cl
among our clergy and laity a I ar ,md trong n
of purpo e and determination to k p thi \r hdioCP e united and to keep the tor h "hi h ~1 tropolitan Antony lighted in 19 bricrhtly burning d • pit
the expected ob ta le , diffi ulti , nd probl m .
On March 16, 1966 our unit \\,~ ma.e;nifi ntly
demon trated when ord rl, and p a fully \\ nominated three cler : for the widowed .\r hdio
cl cording to the on titution of th .\nti
archate. After the nomination ,
of anxiety and fru tration not
lt to
pect from a di\'ided ynod in
of _\ntioch. But, de pite the un rtainti
riod ,-.
made it very clear to the
ot
hat thi.
Archdioce e i firml
• he ,
) unit d
and that no pow r
will h
troy its unity. inally
t , t
th
Tran figuration, the
od
ur
, i he and ele ted m
rso
ur
hepherd in hrist d
ak
worthine s. After the
ft
Id
Countr accompanied
George Father Paul Romie an
'
Iah hie. The fi t problem , hi h
anon wa that of the Praxi . T,
or Ill)
consecration I ked th
lerk of
ar h to
how me the text of th Praxis. I \
d \\ h n
Pa
3
�_\cadernYrequested from us an additional $44·)000
to finish the ~ast phases of the buildlng. Our Board
con:;ideredth!s request and $44,000 was sent to B2.lamand. To date, we have spent $301,000 on this
chool. I am happy to report to you that the ::::chool
~penedla~t October and that 20 students of theolcgy
wereadmitted.
2. The Arab Refugee Foundation -After
the
rrag·c war of June, 1967, we initiated a drive for
the relief of Arab Refugees which netted $90 000.
\\ ith interest and additional gifts, the total ~alue
of this fund is now $100,000. Preferring long term
results rather than quickly dissipated emergency
measures) our B?ard of Trustees established a permanent foundat10n to educa':e the children cf the
refugees in the fields of science, medicine, busines
administration and technology. A Board of Trustee
was appointed to administer this foundation and to
devisefair and efficient methods of choosing qualifiedcandidates for scholarships. Last year, our foundation paid 50% of the tuition of 65 students who
are studying in the Near East and Europe. Most of
the recipients of our help were students from Kneitra, Syria. Kneitra is one of the communities overrun by the invaders during the June War of 1967.
Be~ween the Balamand Academy, the Arab RefugeeFoundation and our annual grant to the Mother
Church, we have spent in the Near East in the past
fiveyears more than a half million dollars.
3. The Cleriy Insurance Plan - In 1967, I
At the Boston City Presentation to Metropolitan
Philip Left to ri ht Geor e J
h
•
vice-chai~man
of the Convention Committee; Monsour Lah.am; Metro g olitan P~ili _osep , . pres!dent of St. ~eorge's
trustees; Antony Salloum,
brought to the attention of our Board of Trustees
Metropolitan
llyas; two members of the Boston Council; Father Ge!ge
R. Geor;~. Gabriel P1emonte, president of the Boston· City Council;
the necessity of a group insurance plan for our
clergyto give them some financial security and af e~oney :lnd energy for the progre:, of this ArchI noticed that the name of our Archdiccese was
guard our parishes from financial burdens when
dwcese.
changed from The Archdiocese of New York and
and if their priests get sick or retire. The Board of
all orth America to the Archdiocese of f\:ew York
N_ow,we mu ta. k ourselve. three main questions:
Trustees
was very receptive to this idea and we
and dependenc~es. Immediately, I talked to Mr. LaFzrst - What have we dcne in the past five
tarted
work
immediately. A commission was apham and we both talked to the late Patriarch Theoyears?
pointed
under
the chairmanship of Father James
do ius strongly protesting this erroneous change. I
Sec~nd - What are we doing now?
Meena
to
present
to the Board the best possible
~old the Patriarch that I would not accept any PraxThird - What i our vi :on for the future?
,
plan.
After
a
year
and
a half of meeting and conis. e:>:cept the one which was given to Archbishops
The second and third que tion can be answered
ultation
with
insurance
brokers, underwriters and
~1cto_r and Antony-otherwise,
I will refu:::ethe oronly in the context of the Orthodox situat:on on
consultants,
a
program
was
finally adopted on April
dmat10n,_ go back to San Francisco, report to the
this continent.
2,
1968,
which
provides
the
following benefits:
Co~vent~on and then take the proper measures
During the past five years the Board of Trustees
a.
Retirement
benefits
which. will preserve the dignity and integrity of this
of ~our Archdiocese has acc:mplished the following
b. Death benefits
rchd:oce e. Thank God, the Patriarch listened to
projects.
c. Long term disability
the vo-ce cf reason and agreed to o-iveus th
l. The Building of the New Ba!am,and Academy
Praxis.
b
e proper
d. Basic hospitalization.
0( T heolog~ - In 1965 Metropolitan Antony deIn order to make this plan possible for all the
1
On August 14, 1966, in St. Elia Monastery, the
emed to bmld a theclogical chool for the Mother
clergy,
the Board of Trustees of the Archdiocese
ame place w~ere I began my life in the Church as
Church in order to create a sp~ritual renaissance in
agreed
to
pay up to 40 o/oof the cost of this plana Su?-deacon m 19_45,I was consecrated Archbishop
~he entire Arab East. Thu , to acc:mplish this prothe
balance
to be paid equally between the priest
of th1._g, eat Arch_dioceseof ew y ork and all North
Jec~, he pledged $250,000.
nfortunately, Metroand
the
parish.
Last May, the program wa remenca. Immediately
after
consecration
I
fl
.
,
ew to
P?htan fell asleep in Chri t before the realizing of
F
.
viewed
and
up-dated.
Information was sent to our
an
ranc1
co
to
pre
ide
over
the
1966
A
hd.
C
·
.
re ioce::;e
h_s dream. The Board of Tru tee of our Arc~1diocese
onvent10n.
Dunng
the
convention
I
h
d
h
1
priests
and
parishes
in
this regard. You might be
f
.
'
a t e peawas determined to fulfill Metropolitan Antony'
Interested
to
know
that
for the three year period
ure, or the fir t time, ~f officially meeting with the
pledge. On August 15, 1966, and one day after my
Board• of Tru tee of th1 rchdioce e • I foon d m~
ending
May
15,
1971,
there
were 134 claims paid
consecrat10n,
•
we broke ground for the new Acathe clergy and their dependents for total disbur eself m omplete harmony with a dedicated grou
demy. Our $250,000 pledge wa fulfilled in 1969.
of people who have given , 0 much of th e1r
• time,
• P
ments of $46,488. These payments do not include
In May, 1970, the Beard of Trustees of the new
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November) 1971
life ·murance payment mad hv th
to decea ed ler y. I
int d
Bad en an expert in t
•
O h
head of our In. uran
11 io
re\'icw and wat h thi plan • nd ,ld •
ingly.
4. ew Parishes and
11, I)
work i th mot imp
f th·
Church. in
H r in ptio
a•' a mi ion. Our Lord omrrn
to 'Go and
1 n, •
•zin th m in th •
name of the
an
and f th H I,.
'pirit. \\ h n
hu
r mi· i nary diand taunant.
Bearing thi in mind
bli h d in th•
pa. t fi\'e year the foll
St. George Chur h of
Tu on .. \1iThe Chur h of th Ho ,
zona
St. Michael
'hur h Yan -U\' , 'alifomia
St. Georae
hur h an Di • 'alifornia
The Church of the Holy pirit Huntintrton, \\.
\ irginia
The Church of the\ irgin 1fary Yonk r, • ,, York
,\ e have nm fo·e a ti\'e mi, ion ,,hi h ar :
The Mi ion of Hol
ati\'ity 11 unt Pl a ·ant. ,tlifornia
The Mi sion of t. John Lak
harl • Loui iana
St. Anne' Mi. ion fount Holl •
w J
)
The Mis ion of t. Andr w th .\p . tl , Willinoboro, .J.
The 1i sion of St. Philip, Fort Laud rdal
Our Faithful in Fort Laud rdal thi
cha ed 2 ½ acre of land with
property. All our n w pari h
.ir •
Pan-Orthodox in nature.
5. Greater Emphasis on Theolof!,ical Education
- Without educated and d di at d 1 rgy. our
Archdioce e can not achieve i , piritual
al .. rl hu
in tead of admitting 4 o:- 5 eminarian t ·t. Yl.tdimir's Seminary we have been admitting t n t,, h
and maybe fifteen minarian thi. oming • pt ·mber. V./e ha\ e been pending hetw n 17 and 20.0 0
dollar a year on theologi al du ation. \\
ha,
proclaimed the month of O tober a: ' t. \'ladimir • •
Seminary fonth in th \rchdio
•
rd r to
help St. Vladimir
o,
it
financial difficultie .
1
h
mo t dedi ated and
ntire Orthodox world.
h n , e , pp , 1 t
help our eminarian and our . min, ri
pl a
not he itate to give u our upp rt. If w do not
educate more prie , w
ill b un, bl to p n
more m1 10n e tabr h mor pari. h and r pla
ome of our clerg who be ome ni al and r t1
with them elv and ultimat 1 lo. faith in th
T
mini tr
6. ew Archdiocese Headquarters -
or fift n
Pa{!,e ~
�years. You have done other things which tirn d
not permit us to elaborate on such as the e ?es
. .
C~a~
of new departments, t h e orgamzat1on of a
. n
.
.
national
Teen SOY 0 , t h e re-orgamzat10n of the R l' .
Education and Sacred Music Departmen; igiou
amending of our Archdiocese Constitution s, h~he
made 1t poss1bl e f or' us to a dd more talents twO !Ch
the
Board of Trustees. W e h ave done all this yet
.
rf
'
we are
s'~~llfar from bemg pe . ect. The Church must a1way
renew herself; otherwise, he becomes lazy sta •
.
.
' g~m
and satisfied with the statu quo.
0
•
OuR RELATIO
.
The General
Assembly:
Metropolitan
Philip presiding
year., we have talked about a new Chancery for our
Archdioce e. The present facilities are no longer adequate for our general operation. Last December 18,
vour . rchdiocese Board, with the advice of the
Building Committee, purchased a new home for the
.\rchdiccese at a price of $175,000. This new home
located at 358 Mountain Road, Englewood Hills,
ew Jersey. This property consists of the following :
a. 3 ½ acre of the finest residential area throughout northern New Jersey. Land in that area sells for
approximately $50,000 per acre.
b.
home con isting of fourteen rooms, constructed of all brick with slate roof and a detached
two-car garage.
c.
even room guest house which we hope to
u. e a the gardener's and maid's quarters.
We have already added to the main house three
large offices. The present library in this house will be
the Archbishop's office. All offices, plus the chapel,
living room, dining room, etc. are on the first floor.
Vh have added a new entrance to the main house
which will give it greater dignity and beauty. We
plan to move to these new headquarters some time
during the Fall.
Early this year, we appealed to you to help u
rai. e $200,000 to pay for this property. Small and
medium sized pari he have done well in their
pledge . However, I am disappointed with some of
the. pledge which we have received from our large
pan. he . It seems to me that some of us like to talk
big, hut act smal~!_If your parish did not pledge yet,
what are you wa1tmg for? It will be a big shame for
all of u if we can't raise $200,000. This new Archdioce e home is your home. You are most welcome
to \'isit u in the future and inspect for yourselves
thi fine property.
Tho e are some of the highlights of the past five
Page 6
rs WITH
THE
MOTHER
.
CBu
~H
_ Dunng the past five years, I made six trips to th
Near East, surely not to bask in the Mediterranean
e
sun, but to help the Mother Church overcome so
of her internal conflict . Such conflicts reachet:
climax in October, 1969 when four rebellious Archbishops, de pite warning of the Patriarch and Svnod, called themselves a ynod and ordained th~ee
uncanonical Archbishop for certain vacant Seesin
the Patriarchate of ntioch. The Holy Synod, under
the chairman hip of Patriarch Theodosius, immediately severed communion with them and defrccked
the three uncanonically ordained Archbishops. 1h
stands in the Synod were always marked by stric·t
adherence to the Canon , no compromise with chao.
and no bargain on the honor of the Church. In September, 1970, Patriar h Theodo ius fell asleep in
the Lord and one day after his burial, we unanimously elected His Beatitude, ELL\S IV, Patriarch
of Antioch and all the East. The Orthodox world
was stunned by our wift a tion and the Synod was
admired for moving promptly to fill the vacant See
of Peter and Paul. W
xpe ted the new, dynamic
Patriarch and the ynod to put an end to the reign
of lawle sne and re tore dignity to the Patriarchate
of Antioch.
Last May, at a ynod Meeting which I could
not attend becau e of many commitments in this
Archdioce e, I was ho ked to know that the Synod
reinstated two us pended
rchbishop to the fellowship of the Church without a trial or simple disciplinary mea ure . I learned from reliable source
that the Patriarch and the ynod accepted another
compromise becau e of politi al pressure from Orthodox and non-Orthodox
ources in Lebanon and
Syria. Plea e do not ever think that I am a vengeful
man when I advocate law and order in the Church.
I firmly believe that no hur h, no society and no
nation can urvive without ju tice and without law
and order. ( Prolonged Applau e) Our Antiochian
problem in North America wa not necessarily created by our people here. It was rather created by a
compromi ing Synod which never studied our situation seriou ly and objectively. If you revie':' our
problem, since its inception in 1936, you will be
utterly shocked by the contradictory decisions of the
Antiochian Synod. We have given the Mother
The Word
Church much help in the pa t and we shall continue to do so. However, I feel that we have reached
1110rnent of truth where we must seriously examine
'~e possibilities of a united and independent Ortho~ox Church in North America. (Applau e) Thi
brings me to the second question which deal with
the present-"Where
are we now and what i the
most important issue which we are facing on thi
continent?"
The most serious problem which we are facing
now is the problem of Orthodox unity. If you are
up to date in your re~ding ab?ut current Orthodox
afiairs in North Amenca and m the world, you can
easily notice the strained relations which exi. t between Constantinople and Moscow and, consequentlY, between the Greek Archdiocese of North and
'outh America and the former Russian Metropolia
which is now the Orthodox Church in America.
This controversy became imminent when last year
the Moscow Patriarchate granted a state of independence to the Russian Metropolia in North America. Constantinople reacted sharply against this and
strong letters were exchanged between the second
and third Rome. Our Archdiocese, which has been
a strong advocate of Orthodox unity for many years,
can not in any way ignore this issue. At the same
time, we ref use to be a part in an absurd, historical
dispute between Moscow and Constantinople. I believe that, due to the uniqueness of the Orthodox
situation in this hemisphere, neither Moscow nor
Constantinople alone can solve our problem. Being
convinced of this reality, I submitted last year to the
Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops, the following Resolution:
"WHEREAS, All members of the Standing Conference have at one time or another, individually or
collectively, made statements in favor of an administratively United Orthodox Church in North America, and
WHEREAS, Orthodox faithful throughout this
blessed land have expressed their deep desire for a
tano-ible practical and administrative unity that is
b
'
comparable to our theological unity, and
WHEREAS, in light of the recent merger of the
Russian Metropolia and the Exarchate and the
granting of Autocephaly to the Russian Orthodox
Church in America by the Patriarchate of Moscow,
and
WHEREAS this unilateral decision by the Patriarchate of Mos~ow in regard to the Russian Metropolia will not administratively unite all national Orthodox jurisdictions in North America.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. Since most of the members of the Standing
Conference arrree in principle with the creation of
an Autoceph~lous Church in North Americ~, the
Chairman of this Con£ erence should call the Bishop
to vote on this matter once and for all.
'.2. _\n app ,ll h mad to th I: unH.nital Pa 1iar h to om· n cl Pan- rth do
, n d in , n v,
for th ole purp
·in° our ituati n and
o-rnnting;u
· •.
3. The
d
ti 1
to Gen rn
n
d f
Bi. hop
Y and· laity of all juri di
s nt to
r
•
-1.
m
ria
tft ~1 h di u . e ou
th
tat
of ind ·1 ndent Orthodo.· 'hur
dar t< th
rld.
the opinion of h
matter.
5. In the ev nt our pl a i r j t d, to trn n ur
Epi copal con. i n
t do , r) thing \\ ithin rn
God-given pow r t
n- th w 11-h·intr and
unity of our Holy
:hri tian 'hm c h in
orth America."
I do not know in ,\h,tt form my r olution "a
ubmitted to th ~foth r 'hur h , hut on thin~ I
do knm i that my r olution did not r "c a p itive re pon e. Ha,·e w th n r a h d ,l d ad end?
I am not a pe imist • th r for I do not I> Ii ·,· in
dead end nor do I . urr nd r to d pair. Ki r k gaard
once aid: 'To move toward th light r quir • a
leap into the dark.' I am ur that aft r th dark
night, a ne, day will dawn on u with , ·rl,t tinulight. We hould ne\'er urrend r to apath~. \p,tth tic men accompli h nothing.
aid: --~1 n
who believe in nothing hanrr nothin • and I n \\'
nothing." Thi bring. me to th final qu tion:
,, here do we go from here?
We Orthodox Chri tian. ha,· , tr ng t nd ncy
to glorify the past and oc upy our; h·
with hi tory. I am not uo-ge.tin that w
forget the past. , hat I am aying i. that \\ mu t
con ult the pa t only to erve th pr nt and th
future. I could care le about fi . t Rom ,
ond
Rome and third Rome. Th e ar p liti al titl .
completely mid of any theoloo-i al . ignifi an .
Canon 28 of the Fourth E um ni al ,oun il lo t it
meaning after the fall of on. t, ntinopl . Third
Rome and Holy Ru .. ia ea ed to b living rcali i
after the 1917 Communi. t Revolution . ."om on
ha aid that the 1' t a t of a dyin orcraniution i
to get out a new and enlaro-ed dition of th rul
book.
In hi book " elf-Ren wal" John "··
wrote: " ome indi,·idual and . o i ti
and have the future ,·er in mind.
th r ar pr occupied with the pa! t c nd are ~n_tiquari,m in th ir
intere t . The former ha,·e c \'l\'ld
n of \\ hat
they are becominrr th latt r a vivid n of th,tt
they have been. The form r ar fa inat d b) th
novelty of each da,' e 'perien
th latt r ha, a
en e of having een everything.
T, 0 main ob ta 1 , tand lik a plae;u in th
way of Orthodox unity in Ameri a- thni
hauPagt 7
November, 1971
�Wednesday, August 25th, 1971
1 METRO POLIT AN PHILIP OPE TED the Gen•. 1 Assembly at 11 : 20 a.m. and requested Metropoli;~~ Ilyas Kurban_ to lea~ the Assembly in singinrr the
Pe:1teccst Tropanon. This completed, he called upon
of Credentials and
I Chairman of •the FDepartment
ne
· to report
Convention_Planning,
at h er Antony G abnel,
011 rezistrat10n.
FATHER GABRIEL REPORTED
that record
-: 1··e available en seventy-three parishes and twel\'e mis"e
• •
h ave o far sub•
Sixty-four pans• h es an d missions
9
sion5•
•
.
·tted the form for credentials
and the questionnaire '
•
reporting 25,443 communicants, and the payment of the
a sessrnent to date for ~4, 7?8 com~unicants. The report
of the committee, which is herewith spread upon the
\finutes indicates that 89.9% of the possib_le vote i
~resentor represented by properly filed proxies and that
a quorum is therefore present.
•\ total of 25A43 communicant
the compilation .. r hdio
du ha\'
for 24,768 communicant : ,, hich i.
communican .
Th re ha be n a1 •
ince the 1970 , r hd
of 10% (from 83.8
paid prior to com· n
p
).fonetary obligat
di
rccei,·ed from 6 pai
01
From a total f 9
rchdi
pr sent at th tim o
.
Proxie re ei,·ed from:
-2
J11l
Preliminary Report of the
Credential and Convention Planning Committee
The Bishop's luncheon for the teenagers. Part of the group entering the restaurant.
vm1sm and historical romanticism. Unless we overcome thee obstacles, complete Orthodox unity can
not be realized in the near future. It is also very
unfortunate to know that our Mother Churches are
not free to make the right decisions on their own to
help Orthodoxy unite in thi land. It is often referred to u as the "Diaspora." Thank God, that in
this . o-called Diaspora, we do not have to take
order from a colcnel in some army or from a deputy
in . ome parliament.
~ \ united Orthodox Church in America can contribute highly to the lives of our Mother Churches
piritually and otherwi e. Therefore, this Archdioce. e which wa instrumental in the formation of the
tan ding Con£ erence of Orthodox Bishops, this
Archdioce e which established many successful PanOrthodox pari he., thi Archdiocese which was enri hed and blessed by clergy from all ethnic backgroEnd , thi Archdioce"e which liturgically and psycholo<Yically feel very much at home in this free
land can not and will not exist on the margin of
Orthodox sLruggle for independence in North Ameri a. In the near future, I will officially submit my
la t year' r olution to our Father-in-Chri t, His Beatitude, Patriarch ELIA
IV, and ask him to mediate the di pute betw en Constantinople and Mo _
mv. If for any reason our effort hould fail, we
Paae 8
must be prepared to hap our own destiny in North
America by joining hand with the progressive Orthodox forces who have decided to go forward and
liberate them el ve from the tyranny of history.
( Prolonged Applau e)
Faithful of this Archdioce e: We have reached
the eleventh hour.
fragmented
Orthodoxy in
America can no longer be tolerated and can no
longer survive. Our youno- people are tormented by
our division and ghetto mentality. We must realize
once and for all that, as members of the Body of
Christ, we are not citizen of any country except the
heavenly Jerusalem where "there can not be Greek
and Jew circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian,
Scthian, slave, freeman, but Christ is all and in all."
Colossians 3 : 11.
Finally, I would like to conclude this message
with the following word from Prophet Zechariah:
Chairman: Rev. Fr. Antony Gabriel
Members: Nicholas Hamaty, Kelly S. Esber, Robert
P. Zakha, Ralph Richards, Robert Laham and Secretarv: Helen Haje.
•The ccmmittee convened Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, August 23, 24 and 25th, 1971. The following information was compiled from information received
as,of 10: 00 a.m., Wednesday, August 25, 1971.
From a total of 73 parishes and 12 missions, 64 returned the questionnaire, "Parish Annual Report and
Authorization for Delegates," and many of the questionnaires were received incomplete.
The Word
e. 78
1
- _1
From a total of -+05 ··po ibl ·, \'Ot
th I 1 ·akclo" 11
a follow :
Pari he
OY and . rchdio • B
Clergy
Total ··po ible' \'Ot
The pre e:it eligible mt i a folio,,
Pari he , OYO and Archdio c Bo.ml - 28
Clera-y
78
Total
Thi represent 89.9c/ of th ·'po ibl ' \"Ole.
The record how that 12 pari h lo t a tot I of 21
delegates, seyen parishe ha,·e gain d a total of 30 cl ·legates in 1971; therefore, an in rea of nin , oting
delegates has been noted from the pr ,·iou y ar du · t
the revised _number of communicant f r th cu, 1 ·nt
year.
Moved by SAM ROY, Pitt burgh, and c nclcd by
GEORGE JOSEPH Bo ton the
embly unanimou h
accepted the report of the committe .
3.
1ETROPOLITA1
follo\\'ing Convention Officers, who w r
1R. 1ONSO R LAHAM, ice- hairrnan
).1R. GEORGE ELIAS, JR. ice- han ell 1
VERY REV. PA L CH EIRL ,
UR. EDWARD ESBER
MR. RALPH RICHARD , argeant-at-. rm.
Metropolitan Philip aid that he re r tted that illn .
pre,·ented the attendance of the
hanrcll !". Jc,lrn
Khouri, and asked the prayer of tho pr nt that h
might continue to impro e in health.
4. METROPOLITA
PHILIP dedar d that. a quorum being present, he opened the Tw nty- ixth . ~nnual
Convention of the rchdioce e. H call d tt ntion t
the pre ence of Metropolitan ILY A: KURB.\
of /1 ipoli, a former prie t of the rchd1oc
of ~ " \ 01 ~and \\'elcomed him \\'ith the hop that th ta~ of h1
old friend and brother in thi great land ,, mild gi\
him areat spiritual and o ial atisfa tion.
On the motion of R DY GEOR E
le, land.
seconded by FRA K KFO REY Indianap
General Assembly unanimou ly Yote~ to u ~).1~d th
rules and conduct all voting by :·01
or d1v110n of
hands unless a roll call vote i p ifically requ t d.
T
"Thus says the Lord of host : Behold I will
save my people from the east country, and
from the west country; and I will bring them
to dwell in the mid t of Jerusalem, and th~y
shall be my people and I will be their God m
faithfulness and in righteou ness."
8: 7-8.
(Prolonged Applause and Standing Ovation)
t
The General Assembly: Sergeant-at-Arms,
tains law and order for another year.
November,1971
Ralph Richards main-
5. On the motion of F THER
I H L
Pag 9
�LY.
cond d
Brooklyn, the
011ventio11.a
~Iagazin , ,,· r
TO "Y G BRIEL announced that
6. F. THER
the Convention Planning Commission i setting up a
manual to auide pari h
contemplating a bid for a
cony ntion and will b r pre ented when
AC meets
in a
city. Bid for the 1973 General Convention
hm·e
far b en received from St. George's, Detroit;
t.
tlanta
ichola ', Brooklyn; and St.
Ge01
i.
J
BR H
, Geneva, asked whether conideration had b en given to a college campus as the
it of a convention ince th facilities are adequate
and campu
ev rywhere are aenerally available at this
ea on. F THER G BRIEL aid that campuses, along
with a variety of other site , are under consideration by
the Department. F THER JAMES MEE A expressed
di appointm nt that the hotel rates offered during biddin~ were fr quently found to be 10\ er than those demanded durina the convention year it elf. He asked for
a l 2;al opinion as to v,:hether this discrepancy was legal.
GEORGE ELI S, JR., Miami, said that the point was
well taken: it is imperative that the host parish have a
\\Titten commitment prior to making a bid. FATHER
.rABRIEL aid the Department was aware of the problem and, for that rea on, an Autumn meeting will be
held in the convention city.
On the motion of FATHER JOSEPH RAHAL, seconded by EDWARD ABRAHAM, Vicksburg, the report of the D partm nt was unanimously accepted.
7. ~foved by FATHER BASIL KALEKAS, seconded
by FATHER PA L SALIBA, a request for a recess
until 10: 30 a.m., Thursday, August 26th, was granted
by ::\1etropolitan Philip.
Thursday, August 26th, 1971
8. METROPOLITA
PHILIP reconvened the General Assembly at 11: 00 a.m. and announced that the Credentials
Committee had informed him that almost all parishes and mission have met the financial obligations to the Archdiocese.
9.
FATHER ELIAS KARIM presented the report of
the Department
of Information
and Press Relations.
Y ?ur Eminence, Metropolitan Philip, Your Eminence, Metropoh tan Ilyas, Reverend Fathers, Fellow Orthodox Christians:
In 1967 His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip, appointed me
~o thhe _Department of Information and Press Relations, and as
its
airman for the past two years.
The reports submitted by this Department to the General
Assembly for the past three years have been very impressive and
looked great on paper and in printed form.
A .a matter
of fact, all the
.
. official reports of thi"s D epar t ment ~mce it was first established as an integral part of our
Archd10cese have
• of
. all had the appearance and the promise
great and practical programs and projects.
•
rHowever, somewhere .along . the line ' these all -important
out me of progress remamed Just outlines because with the
exception of a very, very few projects, the programs outlined
Page 10
goals. would. include• • a clergy d"ienn goals. The short-term
.
ry
a
church
directory,
recto ,
. reg10nal directories , a file o f arti-•
specifically
assigned to each in
• d.1vi·d ua l
c es a nd serrnonettes
.
.
1
.:
st
deacon
and
semmanan
for
pubEcation
or
press
• f ormap11e,
in
tion releases.
.
Some of the basic long-term goals which should be impleinented without further delays are as follows:
It is the opinion of this c?mmittee that the Department of
Information and P_ress Relat10ns and the Department of the
Word and Pu?lic_:at10ns be combined as a single well developed
department withm the framework of the Archdiocese thus creating a central office for information,
publications and disseminating anCyha_n~ a~l data and books and supplies relating
to Orthodox
nstiamty.
This department would have at its helm a permanent office
administered by a paid director appointed by the Metropolitan
1
by DR. JOHN D LACK, St. Mary's
Minute
of the TwentJ-Fifth Annual
printed and cir ulated in "The \Vord"
unanimou ly approved.
Public
chairman.
Relations:
F h
at er Joseph
were never. taken seriously and ' therefore ' never <leveloped into
•
the effective programs they should have been.
My dear. Orth dox. Christians:
we are living in th e space
age-a
penod of rapid and great change in our lives d •
.
T
.
~ m
society.
here 1s no place for complacency • His Erm·nence I1as
.
pomted out to us that the next five years are crucial and are
extremely important and vital in the lif of this Archdiocese
As the chairman of the Department
of Information and
Press_ Rela:ions, let me remind you that each and everyone of
you is a vital member of this Archdiocese.
In ~he P.R. Guidelines for Orthodox Churches (by Father
E. Kanm, 196 7), there is a statement which reads: "Public
~elations for our Churches begin v,,.ith the very first impre.
s10n a person gets when he sees the building, the grounds, and
the members." St. Matthew's
Gospel (5: 16) tells us: "Let
your light so shine b fore men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father Who is in Heaven!" In nonscriptural terms, this means: "good Public Relations is what
EVERY MEMBER of our Holy Orthodox Christian Faith does
to earn ... or lose, the public's good will. So let's ask ourselves:
our image ... is it good or bad?"
It was this illustrious body which helped create the variom
departments and commissions of the Archdiocese. And frankly
I'm q~ite puzzled. After repeated requests, year after ;ear, and
of ten m between, and still no response I wonder where we have
f ai·1ed · We want you to be among those
' who contribute as well
as those who benefit from our efforts.
So please, respond immediately
to our letters and requests.
Your letters ... your suggestions ... your loyalty, will all help
make this Department
what it should be.
I know there are all sorts of leaflets pamphlets newsletters.
bulletins, literature and ideas which are being selfishly used by
:arious parishes throughout
the Archdiocese. Yes, I said selfishly because all their great and successful ideas are not bene·
fiting their sister parishes.
It is . still the determination
and goal of this Department
to ~oordmate, correlate and disseminate
samples of all these
proJects to every parish and mission within our jurisdiction.
Let's not con t·mue to h"d
i e under the proverbial bushel.
?nee again, we wish to reiterate that any and all the sug·
geStions, recommendations
and proposals incorporated into this
report were gleaned from previous accepted reports to the Gen·
eral;ssembly
during the past conventions.
e must set up a number of short-term as well as long0
The Word
~orted in the pre . The
ar availahl, f i •
~ime. The pr ent y t m by "'hi h puhli .
m the hand of the loca
i•
ha worked
very "ell and
•
. .
III
requmng no ub idy
d .
clergy and people, th
I
would co t million
office.
The report wa unanimou ly a c pt •d.
10.
FATHER PAUL SCHNEIRLA presented the Report
of the Department
of Inter-Orthodox
and lnterFaith Affairs. The meetings of the Department
at. this co~vention were attended by Fathers
Michael Simon, Nicholas Saikely and George
Khoury.
The year in e the
hi a o
Archbishop.
It is also the suggestion of this Department
that a comha been one of major ignificant v nt in th
prehensive directory of our Archdiocese become a regular and
Department of Inter-Orthodox and Int r- !nu
integral part of. the annual Arc_:hdiocese Convention Program
concerns of the Departme
• timat ly
• 1
Book. Such a directory should mclude special information rethe administration of the
a a "'I
_
pendent upon it ha i po •
th
_
garding each parish, mission, priest, department,
commission,
cisions must be ubmitted
a
_
etc. with regional as well as national and local histories and
ation. The meeting whicl
th
data.
There is a cartoon which shows a group of bishops and
bly have been a fruitful
n
have enlisted the advice o
"
clergy in conf ere nee. The caption under that cartoon says:
cerned with the issue for w
m
"Jesus Christ Superstar has grossed $30 million! ... where did
but one annual meeting i obvi
u
~
ll'e fail?"
beyond comment on the gene
1•
Then there was another ad which reminded me of this Deother hand, all of the prie ts and large nUI
1partment. It said: "You can improve the efficiency of your
ful, are interested in the relation of th
r
ti t•
officefor two hundred thousand dollars and twenty cents! Let's
other Orthodox jurisdictions and the non-Orthodox conf inn
start with the 20 cents!"
and it is proposed to devote a ection of TH£
u magazin
While it may cost a quarter of a million dollars to get our
to the affairs of the Department in th y ar ju
head of u .
ambitious program off the ground, it doesn't cost anywhere
In that way, those who wish to follow th
near 20¢ to get an airmailed letter delivered to any part of
Archdiocese to uch changes a occur in th
North America. And yet, our primary cause of failure has been
tribute comment or advice, may do o with
a_c and
due to lack of response to correspondence.
as
matters
evolve.
No matter what type of mail you receive from the ArchInter-Church Affairs
diocese, from a sister parish, from a department or commission
General - The relation of the rchdioce e "ith oth r I cof the Archdiocese, it is important. If it was important enough
ligious bodies has been generally conn ted ,\ith it m mh rto mail out to you, then it should be treated with "top priorship in the World and
ational Council
f hur he and th
ity." In order to go forward, we must adhere to the rules of
Ecumenical Commi ion of the Standing Confer nee.
n th
the game. And that mean that we must immediately put into
world level, of cour e conta t are mo t fr quently throud1
effect any and all programs and projects outlined in previous
the Patriarchate.
reports.
The Ecumenical Commission - In the
h
rrltdioWe want to include YOU! We must be aware, and we must
cese
has
been
a
major
factor
in
th
•
h
acti,·ity
alert others that there are definitely strong forces at work today
channeled through the
tanding Conf
y Ii cau
attempting to eradicate ALL CHRISTIAN
endeavors. I am
the
Chairman
of
thi
Department
wa
founding
sure you share with me the pride that I have in our canonical
of the Standing Conference and ha Ion
rn d \\ ith
Archdiocese of New York and all North America, under the
Orthodox relations with Roman
athol
ican •• Efvery capable and dedicated leadership of His Eminence, Metforts to enlist a wider repre entation from qualified m mhcr.
ropolitan Philip Saliba, and that you will do all you can to not
of the Archdiocese have had very limited ucc
only help preserve its image, but that you will do all in your
In the crisis in the Standing
onferen , r ,i \\Cd h low.
power to strengthen and promote every aspect of our Orthodox
the Ecumenical Commi ion wa the fir t a ualty. on r a m
Christian heritage.
being that the initial explosion occurr d at the very moment
I am grateful to Father Joseph Shaheen who offered several
the Conference wa a ked to approve a car fully d ,·clop d
suggestions which have been incorporated into this report. In
new structure for the Commi ion. The ne,\· plan had prnpo. rd
closing: I wish to add-this
Department
is in favor of the
the appointment of a Chairman ,, ho would b th h ad of th·
adoption of the resolution against the so-called "Peace-symbol"
Greek Archdiocesan Ecumenical Offi e, pre umahly w 11 •upwhich will be presented during this assembly.
plied with time and budget, and thu able to gi, th variou
FATHER CONSTANTINE
MASSOUD moved and FATHprojects of the Commi ion the fuller attention th y cm d to
ER MARK BASHARA seconded the acceptance of the report.
deserve. Some sugge tion that th reorganized
Following some discussion about the practicality of maintaining
would replace the everal juri dictional Ecum niral
ffir •
the Department at such a distance from New York and, in reand possibly become the common liai on with the World and
sponse to a request from FRED SAMUEL Lawrence, for more
ational Council of Churche
ignificantly m t with 1 • i frequent press releases from headquarters, ' METROPOLITA
tance from the diocese that already have uch office.. p ially
PHILIP noted that the Archdiocesan office has maintained an
in the context of what appeared to be a d velopin
an~ual system of scrap books since 1966 which cover all of the
struggle in the Conference.
activities of the Archdiocese, parishes and personalities as re-
Page 11
,Yovember, 1971
�Meeting of the Committee
on Inter-Orthodox
and Inter-Church
Affairs: Father George Khoury,
Father Michael Simon,
Father Nicholas Saikeley.
t the moment, therefore, the activity of the Ecumenical
Commission, engaged a it was in ongoing theological dialogue
with Episcopalians, Lutherans, Reformed and Roman Catholic , i su pended as the Conference proceeds to consider its
future.
hould the Standing Conference suspend, or take a form
wholly dominated by one bloc, thi Archdiocese would proceed
in ecumenical matters either unilaterally or in free association
with uch other jurisdictions as might be willing to cooperate.
In the international field a representative of the Archdiocese
will he appointed to ome consultations by the Patriarchate.
The World Council-The
Archdiocese is a member of the
World Council of Churches one of the three American Orthodox jurisdictions that are, the other two are the Metropolia
and the Romanian diocese that now belongs to it. Our membership was begun by Metropolitan Antony when the Patriarchate, under the influence of the then strongly anti-World
Council Patriarchate of Moscow, was led to regard the Council
a an instrument
of capitalist-imperialist
world domination.
Met_ro?olitan Antony considered our membership as a token of
Chns~1~n fellowshi~ without even token financial obligation,
a po_ it10n fro_~ which the Archdiocese has not wavered despite
the 1mportumties of the Council staff in ew York. The World
?ouncil made a substantial financial contribution to the buildmg of the minor seminary at Balamand.
The World Council ha faced serious budgetary losses in
the. past year and its policies have been challenged anew, especially by those ':ho feel that it ubordinates theological concerns and the busmess of Christian unity, to progressive social
~n~ _econo_mic enter~rises. For example, it was accused of subs1d1zmg v10lent Afncan revolutionary movements during the
past year. The Moscow Patriarchate
perhaps on the th
f
«·r
, . k ,
.
,
eory o
i yo_u can t 1ic em, Join 'em," has long since buried its reervat10n about the Council and assumed an infl e t" I 1
in it life.
u n ia ro e
.
t the international World Council meeting in Ethiopia last
winter the attempt of the Metropolia to reregister as the "O _
thodox Church in America" arou ed the bi"tte
•.
r
.
.
r opposition of
M etropohtan
Mehton of the Patriarchate
of C
·
.
.
.
.
onstantmople.
. o question "a raised when this Archdiocese recently changed
It name and Orthodox have consi tently denied th
· h
.
e ng t of
th e W or Id C ouncil to evaluate the status of
f
.
any part o the
Cl 1Urch, hut Constantmople
was then bent
11· b
on ro mg ack the
autocephaly of the Metropolia by any means Th 0
d I
h
·d
•
e
rthodox
e egates c o e si es for or against Mosco\'\' and
l
b
a ay o server
Page 12
of our Patriarchate,
not a member of the American Archdiocese, involved himself. The question is still floating, apparently·
Father John Meyendorff,
one of the architects of the auto:
cephaly, was just elected Chairman
of the World Council
Faith and Order Commission. The real issue is not the autocephaly but the double question
of the right of the World
Council to decide who is what kind of "Orthodox,'' and the
right of Constantinople
to interfere in the internal affairs of a
sister Church. Neither body has the privilege it is pretending
to exercise.
The
National
Council -The
ational
Council of
Churches is still in the pro es of restructuring
and our relationship remains as outlined in the report presented last year
at Chicago, although several new developments have arisen. It
is by no means clear at this point that the Standing Conference will survive or emerge in a form to which this diore e
can confidently entru t its ecumenical
responsibilities and ,0
quiet conversations are in progress between this Department
and its opposite members in some of the jurisdictions regarding
future relations with the
ational Council. These talks have
entertained the idea that sin e the
ational Council is apparently to take a new form, the Orthod x, if sufficiently united.
might now evaluate their relationship
with the Council and
study more effective modes of as o iation.
Since it entrance this Archdiocese
like all of the other
Orthodox bodies, took little active p~rt in the life of the
National Council for the obviou
rea ons so often reported.
Council staff regretted this partial involvement and instituted
various m~thods to improve it, all of them ineffective. With
the appointment of Dr. Frank Maria to the central organization of the Archdiocese with responsibility
for Arab refugee
affairs and his consequent appointment
to the General Board
of the
ational Council
a dramatic
change occurred and
Council staff have been heard to express the feeling that the
quality of our representation
is now much too involved and
vigorcus. Dr. Mar:a has done a remarkable job with no assi•
tance; he has been a gadfly in a cause that has only minority
support in Council staff and fa es the dedicated and omnipre£ent opposition of Zionism in the Council and elsewhere.
Certainly there is no medium closed to the sympathetic ex·
pression of the Zionist position, which is as it should be, but
Dr. Maria has reached an audience
and individuals, hitherto
almost unaware that there are plausible alternatives.
The Standing
Conference - It is practically
impossible,
a nd certainly inexpedient at this time, to review the continu·
The Word
. cnsis in the
,ng
. . Standing
. . Conference. in this report. The full
,torY is as exciting a_s It 1s astounding and will surely form a
part of rn_any_memo1rs. One or two P?ints may be made as
the crisis impinges on the future of this Archdiocese.
Reference to the report of last year will re~resh m~morie
that may have forgotten the important
stages in the attaininent of autocephaly.
The ethnic Greek Churches-Istanbul,
Cyprus, Greece and Alexandria-have
now all refused to recognize the autoc~phal_y of the Metropolia
and Constantinople
bas \l'ritten aga1~st it at sor_ne length. In addition, an ambiguou edict authorized Archbishop Iakovos to preside at com·ocations of the Orthodox hierarchy in America a Patriarchal
exarch. Resentment over this gesture subsided when the
reek
Archdiocese explained that it did not refer to the Standing
Conference. At the autumn meeting of the Conference in 1970
Archbishop Iakovos broke into the fixed agenda and called fo;
a restructuring of the Conference, expressing the opinion that
the autocephaly had made the Conference a "dead body."
.\fter much negotiation, it is now planned to review the struc;ure after the Study and Planning Commission has consolidated
rarious prop:::isals for constitutional
revision. This Archdiocese
is only interested in the Standing Conference as a forum for
the exchange of ideas and cooperation in common tasks: the
purpo~e for which it was founded. If other ethnic groups can
this image, or attempt to use the Conference
110 longer accept
as an instrument for ethnic conflict, e.g. to set up a "rival"
aut:'cephaly or enforce membership
in an autocephaly, this
Archdiocese, as a founding member, would declare the Conference dissolved and revert to its pre-Conference
stance of
free association with the other Orthodox jurisdictions as circumstances s~emed to require. It would be utopian for anyone \\'ith e\'en a superficial knowledge of the role of nationalism in Orthodox history and the character of the leadership
commonly offered by the ancient Patriarchates
to expect an
easy solution to the problem of American Orthodox unity.
FATHER
JOSEPH
ALLEN
moved
and
FATHER
:\1ICHAEL SIMO
econded the acceptance of the Report.
In discussion, the reality of the break in communion between
the Greek Archdioce e and the Orthodox Church in America
11as questioned. FATHER
GEORGE KHOURY
said it was
not enforced by the Greek Bishop of Pittsburgh. METROPOLITAN ILYAS KURBAN said the Patriarchate of Antioch
is not opposed to the union of the Orthodox jurisdictions in
America. The visit of Bishop Dimitri and Father Schmemann
from the Metropolia was pleasing. Both Moscow and Constan-
t;noplc arc puttin
pr • ure on Antioch. hut
ate bet\\'een the h,·o in th cau of p •ac .
The Report wa unanimou Ir ac pt d.
11.
\H·
hoJ
JOHN BOOJAMRA presented
the Report
Education.
A the ne\\'ly appoint d dir ctor l,f ti
Chri tian Education much of m • tim ha b •n (
Department
m di-
t
of the
of Christian
imply getting acquaint d \,·ith the \\( r - imol
ne d of our pari he . \\'hen I hel{an thi w rk
1970. I outlined for 11 tropolitan Philip \\h, t I
function of the Departm nt hould h :
l. The e
coordination
The material
app::-oval by
!um outlined
ential function of th Departm nt
of th
hri tian education effort o
in u c in thest' pari h
uld
the
rchdioce , if th r
11
by the D partm nt.
uld
p
1h
2. The Department
will rontinu
1e1 J\\'Ork primarily in it immediat ly pr
natm
izing the need for long-rang
pla111
, hi h
much of Father Jame' \\'ork, the p
natu
partment and the ize of our
rrhdi
, mild
"·hole~ale investment in the de\Clo
. of 11
and materials now.
3. The previous point commits u to clo. e coopu, tio11 "ith
the Orthodox Christian Education
ommi .. ion. Thi. D 'Pattment hould increa e it contact with th
ommi ion and
begin to look upon it a the educational arm of the
hu1 h
in America. v e hould work clo ely \\ i th th
ommi ion in
the development of material and program .
This policy a outlined in
lo\\'ed during the pa t year.
eptemb r, 19i0, ha
he
11
Before reporting on the pecifi work of th Depa1 tnwm,
a few obser.ration ba ed on a year' experien e ar in 01dc·r.
The;·e is a wide- pread belief among pa tor: and chu, ch
chool teachers that this Department can . oh-e their prnhlem
and that the failure of the Chri tian education prog1am to
achieve results in term of faithful church member and chur h
members \\'ho are knowledgeable about their faith i excl11 i, cly
dependent on better material , better teach 1., and Ill r
ffective technique . The very nature of what \\ ar t1ying to
do is being mis ed; the e improvement
may help u. to all
feel a bit more ecure in an area \\ her \\' are all inadequ, t
but by themselves they will do little for th gro\, th of faith
John Boojamra P:c ides at t~1 .
Christian Educatzon ommzs um
meeting.
/\ovember~ 1971
fol-
�General Assembly: Trustee George Karam, Paterson
m the lives of our children. The discussion must be carried to
a deeper level.
The discussion of the effectiveness of materials, teachers
and methods must give way to a much more urgent question:
the viability of the parish and the family as ( 1) Christian
communities
and ( 2) as educating
communities. Here is
where the work must be done; Christian education will become a reality only when we face the need for a renewal in
our parish and our family lives. Too often our children see
what is preached at the Liturgy and what is taught in the
church school contradicted in the actual life of their parish
and their family. They hear the excellency of charity proclaimed in the Gospel and they see in too many cases their
parish static in its self-sufficiency and self-agrandisement. Much
the same can of course be said for our family structure.
We must all begin to do a lot of hard thinking. The primary educating agency in the Church is the parish and the
family. It is here where the real lesson of the Christian life
will be learned and not in the church school class.
The Work of the DepartmentSince I took over the
work of the Department in September, 1970, I have worked
consistently to create a working Department of Christian Education. This meant the gathering of as many talented and
interesting people as possible into a working arrangement. It
should be mentioned here that I did not limit myself to the appointment of people from our Archdiocese.
The Survey -The
work of the Department began with
the distribution of a Church School Survey in October. The
Survey, which each church school director received was designed to give me as complete a picture of the op:r-ations of
the church school as possible.
It is unfortunate
that the response was so slow and so
meagre. After almost one year only 45-50 parishes have returned completed forms.
Father Antony Beauchamp is currently analyzing the results of those I have received.
The Newsletter -The
nature of the response to the Survey _is not unusual; it points up a serious problem in the operation of the D~p~tment in that it is indicative of a general
lack of _commumcatlon. To help overcome this and increase
cooperat10n,
~e Department
published four issues of the
N~wsletter d_urmg _the school year 1970/71. The same number
will be published m the upcoming school year.
The purpose of the Newsletter is quite simple: to let as
many people as possible know of the e,istcncc
d
• • h
an activ'f
11 ~,
Th is
of the Department.
1s t e most important
1
Newsletter as I see it.
roe of the
Relations with SOYO - Potentially
one of th
boons to a small department
like ours is the existe e greatest
aional levels of SOYO religious education commi'ttnce on re.
a
ees It h
been the policy of the Department
over the past ye •
as
.
ar to rnak
contacts with these comrruttees;
special emphasis h
e
.
.
h
.
as been
placed on cooperation m t e sponsorship of regional
. . .
teachers'
works!1op~. I ,t✓ as a bl e to imt1ate contact with this end . .
w::-h the Ca!l-Am and Eastern Region committees.
in view
The Dcpo.rtment has also invited each regional
..
•
re 11g1ous
education committee c h airman to become a member f
•
h d . .
o the
Department,
to ta k e part m t e ecis10n making and
.
,
act as
locnl representative of the Department.
I hope that these efforts will bear more fruit in th
.
ff
.
e Upcommg school year; we can not a ord to duplicate our eff
Relations with the Orthodox
Christian Education c°rts.
mission - As reported on the first page of this report I omd.
. .
, regar
our contacts with the Orthodox Christian Education Commission as extremely important. One of the functions of this oli
• the mtcg:·at10n
•
•
cy
1s
o f t l1e_ wor 1< o f t h"1s D epartment intoP the
eff o:·ts of the larger American Orthodox Church. The situatio
of the various Orthodox national jurisdictions
in America de~
mands this cooperation. It is a necessity both from the point
of view of a relatively small jurisdiction
like ours and from
the point of view of the developing Orthodox unity in America.
This cooperation and integration
is facilitated by the fact
that Metropolitan
Philip is president of the O.C.E.C., which
is under the Standing Conference of Bishops, I am the secretary of the Executive Board, and Father George Corey of
Pittsburgh is the newly elected chairman
of the Executive
Board.
In a very real sense the work of the O.C.E.C. is our work.
The curriculum created by the Commission is the official curriculum of the Department.
In pursuit of this cooperation with the Commission a good
deal of my time over the past year has been passed at Commission meetings and Commission
projects. The Curriculum
Committee of the Commission, of which I am a member, is
currently undertaking a two year evaluation of the curriculum
as it now exists.
Study Packets - In an effort to satisfy certain fundamental
informational needs, the department
has produced two study
1
agers.
•
Workshops - One of my main objectives as director is the
the development of a program of regional and regular teacher
training conferences.
The problem of inadequately
trained
teachers pre sen ts itself on two levels: they are ill prepared in
terms of the content of the faith and ill prepared in terms of
the methods necessary to its effective presentation in a classroom situation.
I have taken part in several workshops during the past
year:
October 3, 1970, in New York City at the Eastern Region's
delegates' meeting;
November 14, 1970, in Brooklyn at St. Nicholas Cathedral
with teachers from the Eastern Region;
Uay 22, 1971, in Syracuse at the Can-Am regional convention;
August 23, 1971, in Boston at the Convention (for priests) on
the topic of youth work in the parish;
August 24, 1971, in Boston at the Convention (for teachers).
In several cases I have had to turn down offers to participate in workshops around the country due to my heavy schedule and the part-time nature of the Department.
The Department
has arranged three workshops at the Convention: Monday night, August 23, for the clergy of the
Archdioce~e on the subject of youth work; Tuesday, August
'J4 for the teachers at the Convention, on the subjxts of
~r;ativc activities in the classroom and the communication of
values in the church school; Thunday,
August 26, for youth
participants at the Convention on the subject of evolution and
faith.
Creative Acti< ities
mmitt
- Th
dertaken with the co-.pon or hip of th
duction of a comple~e manual of a tiviti
school clas . \
a, eager t hav th
from the tatic text book and I
which empha ize mar phy ·i al
the stud nt .
committ e of f,iur t ·ach r
Mrs. r.1arian Ru o of Br oklyn i curr ntl •
leaf style manual \\'hich "ill includ
three-dimPn ional art,
temporary literatur
these section will p:- \'ide a
tht techn'ique i be t a d.
The manual when comp! t d
fully worked out introduction to
ences as to their application to ti
Art Work Committee -Th
an Orthodox arti t
r. erge 11
of ten large posters which mbod
Orthodox concept of life and faith.
he
1in
will be available early in 1972 and
f(
tional wall decorati n in clas room
offices and home .
This serie i an attempt to reate and u
non-litur ic. I
religious art as a mean of conveying Orthodox th me I n !if·
and worship.
Reading List Committee - Early in th
hool ·ca1 th
Department asked two young \\Omen, on an Engli.h Lit rature Ph.D., and the other a prie t "if
\\'ith a dcgr
Library Science, to create a r ading list of
for Orthodox young people.
Kh'1ureia Brigid Town end ha
list ot 3ecular children s literature.
I'
early in the summer to each pari h prie t
that the list either be reproduced for int
the parents directed to contact the Depart
Miss Donna Bobin has created a more
of
children's literature with detailed ugge tic
books m:ght be used to teach difficult Chri
n
has ec-eated approximately
ixty page of
fully
books, each o·· which i geared to a parti ular manual in th
O.C.E.C. series.
l\fiss Bob:n's work on children'
literatur
will \' ntually
be incorporated into the Creative Activitie Manual.
The Laham dinner for th tru. t '.\
and clergy: The head tabl :
,U etropolitan Ilya
Jr . Hon ow
Laham Mon our Laham J,f etropolitan Philip Archimandrite Elli·
Khouri,. Mrs. Robert Laham.
The General
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packets. The first, "Church_ and Society," has been available
for $1 since J ~nuary of t~1s year. It has proved to be very
ular and will be advertised by the Department of Religious
0
~d~cation of the Orthodox Church in America (former Russian jurisdiction)
and the ~ampus Commission of the Standing
Conference of Orthodox B1_shops. The second, "Evolution and
faith," was produc~d specifically for the workshop on evolution at this Convent10_n.
.
l
, A third packet is curreI)tly bemg prepared by Father
J;mes D. Kenna of our parish 1 in Willingboro, New Jersey, on
the' topic of drug abuse. Father James is a drug program
specialist and works as coordinator of drug programs in southern New Jersey.
The packet as planned will contain certain basic clinical
Information on 'di·,JgS and On:nodox critique of the entire
American drug scene.
The packet is designed for use by both parents and teen-
Assembly:
Trustee Rudy George,
Cleveland
The Wcrd
Page 15
November, 1971
�•
Crc-; Society Committee
- U n d er th e leadership . of
Core}'
of
Pittsburgh,
the Holy Cross Society
F I
G
at 1er
eorg.:
d f
ublication. The
adult tudy proo-ram ha been prepare
or P
"'
d
b
ba ic concept of the program was create
Y Father George
and 1• based on a two year stu d y o f our L ord's parables. . .
The manual will go shortly to the printer; when it is
a\'ailable it will be a great asset to parish discussion group~
which wi h to go more deeply into the faith of our Churc
and it relationship to everyday life.
•
•
Recommended Audzo-Vzsuals
- I n respons e to a number of
•
h
reque t from parishes throug out t h e coun try , the Department
undertook the task of reviewing a great number of films a nd
film trips. The final recommendation
of a substantial .m:mber
• a mne
•
pag~" hst • The
of audio-visuals has been pubhs• h ed m
Ii ting is divided among the various church school grad:s; for
•
reeach grade level, a number of items
are 1·1sted along with
.
commendations
as to their use with specific lessons m th at
particular grade's manual.
The list is now available and will be mailed to parishes on
reque t.
The Curriculum -The
Department
has undertaken
t~e
ta k of publishing a revised curriculum bulletin to be available be~ore the end of the year. The new bulletin, apart from
incorporating
the audio-visual recommendations,
will include
an analysis of theological moral and behavioral goals of each
year·s course.
. .
Church School Calendar-Miss
Janice Nicola, rehg10us education chairman of .A.C., is currently developing a church
school calendar which will have listings of feast days, fasts,
recommended
Communion schedules, reminders for holidays,
graduation, pageants, picnics, etc. The calendar will also contain a blank lesson plan form for each Sunday of the church
school year.
Recommendations
of the Department of Christian Education
I. We must begin to realize that Christian Education is a
total process involving the entire parish community. This calls
for the serious development of adult study programs and a professional youth program.
'.?. We must look to the strengthening
of the regional
SOYO religious education committees as coordinating,
not
policy making, agencies for the sponsoring of study programs,
ocial service programs and teachers' workshops.
3. We must make every effort to find and recruit qualified
and professional Orthodox teachers to work in our church
school. Every effort must be made by the local parish priest,
who is responsible for Christian education, to see that the
teachers he does have available are given the best instruction
in the elements of the faith and the best means of communicating that faith in the classroom situation.
J/oly
4. The Department strongly recommends that parishes subscribe to the several Orthodox publications for their church
school children. Where this is not possible, it is suggested that
the church school carry on a subscription drive to see that at
least Young Life and Upbeat find their way into Orthodox
homes as reading matter.
w·ith regard to the magazine Concern, it is recommended
that parishes supply this to their teachers as a normal element
in the church school budget.
5. It is recommended that the Department undertake the
development
of a parents' program which will parallel the
O.C.E.C. curriculum and allow the parents to play a more
knowledgeable part in the Christian growth of their children.
j\,finutes of the Department Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts,
Tue day, August 24, 1971 -The
meeting of the Department
was called to order at 11 : 00 a.m. by the Director, Mr. Boojamra.
The available time was divided as follows:
11: 00 a.m. Teachers' Workshop: TEACHING VALUES
by Father J. Allen
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'.?:00 p.m. Teache,s'
4: 00 p.m. Department
Workshop:
CREATIVE
ACTIVITn:
by Mr. J. Matusiak
Meeting
The following members of the Department
and
guests were
present:
Evelyn Abdo, Syracuse, New York
Edward Abraham, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Father Mark Beshara, Van Nuys, Cali~ornia
Fa'.:hc, George Corey, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mary Dibs, Westminster, California
JoAnne Droubie, St. Paul, Minnesota
Father Simon Gharfeh, Syracuse, New York
Arthur Eazer, New Kennsington, Pennsylvania
Isabel Elac, Los Angeles, California
Father Stephen Fraser, Boston, Massachusetts
Adel Khourey, Orange Grove, California
Father Peter Lambert, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Aurelia Peterson, St. Paul, Minnesota
Loren Peterson, St. Paul, Minnesota
Lily Shehab, Greensburgh, Pennsylvania
With the completion of the two teachers' workshops, the
Director read the report prepared for the General Assembly.
The report on the past year's work and recommendations for
the future were discussed by those present and approved.
In addition to the comments in the report, Mr. Boojamra
raised the possibility of having the Department
Newsletter published in the rnagaz:.ne THE WoRD four time during the year.
The members felt this was worthwhile in that it would then
reach more people.
On a question from Mr. Edward Abraham with regard to
the curriculum, Mr. Boojarnra reported that the official curriculum for the Department
was that of the O.C.E.C. Mr. Boojamra pointed out that this curriculum
left much to be desired, but was the only adequate and complete program now
available for Orthodox.
Mrs. Ethel George moved that, where time and finances
allow, the Director of the Department
should attend all regional conventions.
Motion carried.
The meeting was closed at 5: 30 p.m.
FATHER BASIL SADAKA moved and FRED SAMUEL,
Lawrence, seconded the acceptance of the report.
RAY GEORGE, Detroit, proposed striking the phrase "not
policy making" in the second of the recommendations of the
Department
inasmuch as it sounds like a reproach. S0Y0
only interfered when there was no Archdiocese policy. While
not affiliated with the Religious Education
section of S0Y0,
he asks that the words be stricken. JOHN BOOJAMRA said
that cooperation is generally excellent, but some SOYO regions
issued directives contradicting
the policy of the Department.
GEORGE
KARAM
moved that, if the claims made for
"Young Life," "Upbeat"
and "Concern"
were accurate, bulk
subscriptions be imposed on the parishes. FATHER GREGORY OFEISH said the NAG meeting brought out the conflict between SOYO and the Department
and that SOY0 will
make policy, be creative, be challenging and be happy to put
the Department on its mailing list, but will not be content to
remain only a service agency. SOYO does not want to do the
work of the Department,
but it may want to set policy on a
catechism book, on a survey, working with local church school
superintendents.
JOHN BOOJAMRA
asked why the Depart• 1f
• the proper place for d ec1s10ns
••
• on the
mcnt sh ou Id exist
is
.
local level. The recommendation
refers only to the policy
making role of the Department
as it relates to the programs ~f
the Department.
FATHER
OFEISH
said the statement is
vagu·e, too general and destructive
of the initiative, free will
and creativity of SOYO. METRO POLIT AN PHILIP _observed that the Christian Education Department
is not agarnSt
The Word
creativity, but that a general uniformity
program.
The Report was accepted by a majority.
required
m the
The Session recessed until 1: 30 p.m.
The
iding.
12.
Session reconvened
with
MO
SO
R LARA
•1
JI·
1 pre-
FATHER GABRIEL ASHIE presented the Report
of the Department of Missionary Activity:
"Orthodox
Man in God's World," as the theme of thi
Convention-can
be fully relevant to us in fullness-when
we
relate to our role as a Missionary Church. The early church
,,·as a mission to all peoples-our
sacred duty as the people of
God has not changed.
Your department
of Missions and Future Parish Development has e::istcd since 1967 and has, when called upon, attempted to assist in whatever manner, the emerging Missions
in many new communities. Few in number, devoid of a permanent home, and simply poor in substance, but not spiritmost all of our Missions serve Orthodox of many varied national backgrounds-in
the English language.
The three main aims of this Department of Missions and
Future Parish Development
remain the same, as they were at
its inception:
l. Determine
the location, through our Metropolitan and
clergy, of new mission parishes in this Archdiocese.
2. Offer the means of support and encouragement to have
them established.
3. Encourage, by all means possible, the education of the
members of this Archdiocese as to the great need for new
parishes!
Obviously-without
many new priests we can never staff
emerging parishes, and unless we enlarge our financial help to
worthy Missions-we
can never begin to expect lasting results.
Many of our Missions begin as most humble "happenings"locating in offices, store fronts, borrowed chapels and even
mortuaries, and some fail completely-yet
over 80% begun do
succeed we find, -and thus let us continue to give support whenever possible, in the name of Christ Jesus-who
loved the poor.
The Commission
Thi yca1 "e . hall att
·•mi ion,:··
triburin~ p
rthod
fornia. "hi
in Concord an
many tru~~l
i
area of on era
to 0011 lo ate an
be able to afford
expand their program and
A new mi ion i
wa
pearh aded hy Fath r Joi
erved the pari h in B aumont.
to Detroit, 1.fichigan. Thi
oul
Loui iana, and a group uf "p
have banded together to er at
facilitie of a donated offic
gro\\'ing,
Michael' in Beaumont, T
ion in their gro\\ th a he I
he has erved. Thi mi io
with Hi Eminence and thi
0
po .. ihl.
their number their enthu ia m and
hri. t- •nt r dn
mu t
ee them through to establi hment a a pennan •nt pari h.
thanks to the t. 1ichael' pari h of Beaumont for th i,
tance a "·ell as that of Subdeacon John R ad.
St. Philip's Mi sion in Fort Laud rdale. Florida. ha I 1• n
seeking to attain the tature of a fully or~aniz ·d pari It f 1
the past few year and have been undaunted in th ,i, q111• t
despite the "growth pains' and di appointment
that c, 1•1 y
mission must experience. With the good a i tan
of Fatlwr
Basil Wagoner of St. Mary's in We t Palm B ach.
Divine Liturgy has been held ea h week and an activ pari h
life is seeking to be maintained until a prie t can he a. il.{11
·d
to St. Philips. A converted tore in a bu y hopping cc11te1 i
their location and the highlight of la t year' activiti
re.ult ·d
in the purchase of a site for their future chur h of two and a
half acres. They are actively eeking to build on thi itc and
thus grant permanence to another mi ion in rapidly grcm ing
Florida.
Since la t Fall, St. Andre\\' the Apo ti Orthodox ~I_i . ion
of Willingboro
ew Jersey ha come into exi tence and 1. I( d
by Father James Kenna. Father Kenna and hi flo k. mad up
of Orthodox Chri tians of many national background . pr ently rent facilities of a church in that ar a. Hi • fi . ion '.
small but monthly growth is hown and, inc the r nt of th •11
prese~t facilities ha doubled in month pa t. th~y also r k to
establish themselves in a permanent home of their 0\\ n. Fath r
Kenna is employed as a psychologi t and i dedi atC'd to th
success of this mission whi h ha potential in thi
outhern
ew Jersey area. They are a further exampl of tho e. ~!though few in number, who are triving to gathe1 for \\01·\up
and spiritual growth-where
there h~ . nev : before h n an
Orthodox Community. In the future, 1t 1 their f n nt hop<' to
purcha e a church home.
Since thi committee ha been e tahli hed, " haw tr_ird,
a indeed the Archdiocese office has througl~ ~f trnpohtan
Philip, to encourage, financially a i t ,, hen po 1ble. and p1:o~arishes of Orthodox Church of the Holy
pint ..
aga t e the P
D"
r,
Huntington, West
irginia; St.
eorge'
an
1ego. ~ 1.o1nia; Orthodox Church of the R_eur~ection, Tue on. Anznna_:
St. Michael's of Van
uy, Cahforma. T_he e a: four flm11• h.mg pan • hes , three of which have full time pn t .
is
The committee ha
ugge ted that, in addition to one ntrating on the four mission for the next year we ncourag
on Missions: The chairman, Father Gabriel Ashie
November) 1971
1
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�the adoption of "Mi ion Sunday' to be held each year, ~ 0st
fittingly on Pentecost Sunday. This would give every pneS t
an pportunity to acquaint his parish with the need for a
"Mi ion Spirit" in this Archdiocese and the need for supporting the pari h asses ment program of the Archdiocese in or?er
that our e timated budget be expended. We are requ~ st ~ng
that Hi Eminence so proclaim Pentecost Sunday to be Misswn
unday each year in thi Archdiocese beginning in 1972.
Our ob ession with this theme is vital to every goal that
we can possibly engender as an Archdiocese as we seek to do
the bidding of Him who created us. Our growth will be consi tent with the amount of energy, talent and funds we expend
to formulating new parishes in the many "spiritual wastelands"
and suburbia's of America.
We find that where a parish has eagerness to assist in the
founding of a new mission, we can observe a parish where
prie t and people are concerned for the future of Orthodoxy
at large and not just their own parochial programs and redecoration projects.
We could conceivably double this Archdiocese in fifteen
years, but it must take sacrifice, many new priests and the will
to take on such an enormous, yet soul-satisfying goal! Our
parishes on all levels can assist; we need your total support
of the Archdiocese Assessment Program; we need your assistance in offering needed liturgical and religious materials of
all sorts no longer needed in your parish and we need your
prayers.
Inadvertently,
when being introduced at a recent SOYO
youth convention, your chairman was introduced as "Chairman of the Missionary Archdiocese." This is in all truth the
title of our Metropolitan Archbishop Philip and is the finest
and most rewarding of all titles. Let us ever be known, first
as the Missionary Archdiocese in all respects! The words of
Christ be ever our inspiration:
"Lift up your eyes and see how the fields are already
white for harvest. The harvest truly is plenteous, but
the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he will send laborers into His harvest."
(MATTHEW 9: 37-38)
Moved by EDWARD ABRAHAM, Vicksburg, and seconded by JAMES PETERS, St. John's Boston, the Report was
accepted unanimou ly.
13.
MONSOUR LAHAM read the Report of the Deof The Word and Publication in the
absence of Father Stephen Upson, Chairman.
partment
The June 1971 issue of THE WORD was the £iftie th in the
five years that Father Stephen Upson has been editor. During
the past year, from September, 1970 to June, 1971, the customary ten issues have appeared. Combined printing costs and
editorial expenses have brought the yearly cost of the magazine
to somewhat more than $8,500. Printing cost of the ten issues
was $8,394.94, editorial expense $127.00 giving a total of
$8 521.94.
It will be apparent to readers that, during this past year,
the editor has received more cooperation from parish correspondents concerning the affairs of their parishes and more
information concerning the work of SOYO from the public
relat:ons and other officers of the organization. For this assistance ar.d to all those who helped with feature articles. during
the past five years, Father Upson is deeply grateful. Their
contributions have made the magazine more interesting and
enlightening and have helped to keep the faithful of the Antiochian Archdiocese in touch with one another.
During the past year or so, it has become clear that our
official archdiocesan publication should be put together in
closer proximity to our administrative
headquarters.
Father
Paul Schneirla, who edited THE WORD in 1957 when it first
appeared in English, has assumed once more the task of over-
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seeing the magazine; until further notice, all comm . .
.
8 0
.
unications
should be addressed to him at O 5 Ridge Boulevard B
, rook
lyn, New York 11209.
•
It is to be hoped that more parishes will subscribe
•
• t h is
• will
• have the toffthe
magazine
on a "b un d 1e p 1an " b asis;
. 1ation
•
of increasing circu
wit• h correspon d'ingly larger pr e ect
ess run
and lower distribution costs. All these changes should •
.
.
improve
the quality of THE WoRD and make it a more effective
. .
h
.
means
of commumcat10n throughout
t e Archdiocese.
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese
239 85th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11209
21 August 71
Editorial Expenses for THE WORD magazine, September,
1970 to August, 197] :
Telephone
$ 45.14
POSTAGE
68.17
United Parcel Service
11.79
Mailing Labels
1.90
$127.00 Total
Respectfully submitted,
The Very Reverend Stephen Upson
FATHER GEORGE KHOURY
moved and PAUL DIB
St. Mary's, Brooklyn, seconded the acceptance of the Report'.
In response to an inquiry by ANTOUN
MUDARRI, St.
John's, Boston, KATHY
MEYER,
Office Secretary of the
Archdiocese, reported that five parishes now subscribe to THE
WoRD for all of the parish. If the shipment is mailed in bulk
to the parish for distribution,
the subscription rate is $4 per
year per family; if it is mailed directly to the subscriber, the
usual rate of $5 applies.
The Report was accepted unanimously.
To:
14.
FATHER GREGORY ABBOUD presented the Reof Theological Educa-
port of the Department
tion, Spiritual Vocations
and Ecclesiastical Af-
fairs.
The Department
of Theological
Education,
Spiritual Vocations and Ecclesiastical Affairs met in the Dalton Room on
Tuesday, August 24th at 11 : 00 a.m. The following Fathers
were present:
Father
Gregory Abboud,
Chairman;
Father
Basil Kalekas, Secretary;
Father
Elias Ziton, Father Louis
Mahshie, Father Nicholas Habib, Father
John Matthiesen,
Father Athenasios Bitar and Father
ichodemos Joseph.
The Chairman, Father Abboud, called the meeting to order
with a prayer. Father Abboud reviewed with the committee
the pamphlet that was published last year "Come Follow Me"
for future priests. This year the committ"e has made a study
on Monastic life in general and for women in particular. At
the request of our Chairman
the members of our committee
wer'\ asked to submit a paper covering this topic. Papers were
submitted by two of the Rev. Fathers of this committee, Father
Louis Mahshie and Father
Athanasio
Bitar. These papers
were subsequently read and a discussion pericd followed. The
Chairman then assigned some department
members to investigate and collect information
and materials on monastic life
here and abroad. The Department
felt that the spiritual life
of the church depended a great deal upon a strong mona stic
order for both men and women · Sodom and Gomora could
have not been destroyed had God found one pure soul in
them. A brochure is in the making outlining monastic life, the
spiritual life style of monasticism for both men and women
and their contribution
to the Orthodox
Church in general.
Father Elias Ziton requested of the Chairman
that we visit
an Orthodox monastery in order to have this committee receive some insights on monastic life as practiced in the U~ited
States. That afternoon
the Chairman
and his committee
members made a visit ;o the Holy Transfiguration
Mona stery
which is affiliated with the Holy Mountain
(Mount Athos).
The Word
con ern, but I an not a. um admini. 11 ti, and
rdin tin•
re pon ibilitie .
The Byzantin
proj ct con •
end and you "ill
n ad ndum le
of a per onal a
t by . 11 Kaza
"
and wh r we a
ing •
• roj t.
I "ill add nothing mor
pan
th
than to thank tho who h
rat d ,,ith
and to pledge my upp rt
able work.
Committee .\f eeting, .Augu t 24,
The meetin wa called to ord r I
Jam
eena, at 11: 00 a.
enta •
"
t.
• •
Bo
Gre
g P
y
Fr
Su
hola
i
on
ci co; David Rom!
Jo
David Francio i of
d ...
The Chairman pr ented a v rbal r port alon
the one ju t read.
onDiscus ion center d around qu tion and an. w r
cerned with:
"h n th
A. Chanter
( which will b tak n ar
Clergy Education and Vocations:
Father Basil Kalekas, Father
zantine Melodie Project begin to ome to publication).
Louis Mahshie, and the chairman, Father Gregory Abboud.
B. The falling attendan e at . fatin and wh th , that
ervice will be retained.
During our visit, the members of this committee had a chance
C. Whether or not Arabic will b retain d. ('I h
'haitto speak in depth to the Abbot, Father Panteleimon, about
man assured those pre ent that we will probably r tain tile
monastic life in general and monastic life in the United States
Arabic language to varying degree at 1 a t thr ugh thi ~ nin particular. The members were taken on a tour by the Aberation, especially in the light of the influx of n w immi~rant
bot of the Monastery and shown various duties which the
from Arabic lands.)
monks perform in their daily life.
D. Choir Festivals at
rchdioce an onvention .
After leaving the Monastery, the members of this departE.
The
use
of
the
organ
as an accompanyin
in trum nt
ment had a much better insight on monastic life and very
for choirs.
soon will be bringing to your attention some aspects of monThe morning session was adjourned at noon.
astic life and its contribution to the Church in the form of a
Afternoon Session -Thi
e sion wa attend d br
brochure, in hopes that those who would like to serve the
Sadd, Dave Romley, Fried Abraham
iike
Church and dedicate themselves to God may have an opporicola, Susan
icholas, David Francio i, all f "horn "
tunity of getting the information
and the particulars conthe morning session. In addition to thee \,er Edmond
cerning this sacred cause. The meeting was adjourned by the
sally
of Boston, St. George; Father Michael imon f
Chairman at 6: 00 p.m.
son,
.J., Father George Ghannam of Worce t r, , fa.
GEORGE
KARKENNY,
St. Nicholas, Brooklyn, moved,
Father
Joseph Rahal of Altoona Penn ylvania.
TOM HASHW A Y, Pawtucket, seconded and the Report was
The
discu sion centered around the eff ctiv re ruiting I f
accepted unanimously.
young people to join the choir a "ell a a compr hen i\·
choir program in a parish taking in variou a
roup • Th
15. FATHER JAMES MEENA presented the Report
need for a dedicated teacher i paramount in uch
of the Department of Sacred Music:
Father Meena then a ked each choir r pre ntati\'
to
For the past year, the production and activity of this despeak of his own choir and ome of it problem . ·1 h • \\ r
partment have been minimal due to many parochial responsimany and varied and are Ii ted her :
bilities of the director in his new post as Pastor of St. George's
St. George of Bo ton Ma achu ett : ~.) m mher. on th
parish of Cleveland, Ohio.
rolls but seldom more than 19 at a rehear al. n improval in
When His Eminence reassigned me to this chairmanship
morale over the pa t year a they hav dealt with \·ariou
for another term last year, I had not considered or remember• I r h arsal when
problems. Rehearsal once a wee k• p Iu pec1a
ed how difficult or even nearly impossible it is to serve as the
needed. Attempt to maintain intere t by
a larg r P rPastor of a large parish in a metropolitan area and, at the
toire and a variety of mu i at r hear al •
.
.
same time assume the responsibilities as chairman of a creaSt. George,
icksburg Mi i ippi: 14 peopl ll1. th . cho11,
tive depa/tment
such as this and still do a good job in both
rehearsal once a week with pe ial a n ded •. \\ orkmg on
areas.
standard Di\'ine Liturgy plu anything el that I ne\,. Hav
After realizing that all the energies and strengt~ left to
from
sung on FM R adio for ix month with good r pon
me in my middle years will be required in the service of an
the
community.
.
•
•
•
· h I
an Franci co: 1- p pie ,\·1th rehear. al.
active
and potentially
growmg
pans• h si·t ua tion and that I
IC O a,
S t.
would have little time left to devote to the responsibilities of
once a \\'eek. Sing tandard Divine Liturgy plu_- om exp nthis office I wrote to His Eminence in January to respectfully
mental liturgical mu ic.
e, mu i alway bern~ I arn_ d to
request that he relieve me as chairman of this department.
maintain challenge and intere t. Melodi
of tandard L1tur Y
.
In a subsequent dialogue
wit• h H'is Eminence , I assured
used for children' participation at variou
him that I would not abandon the field of music, nor would
t. George, Pater on
ew J er ey:
v rage b tw n 4
.
• t m
• which I am collaband
b tter known
and
I leave the Byzantme
Melo d'ies proJeC
.
an d J- 0 years of age • One of the older
.
.
.
·1
•
•
orating with Professor Kazan unti it is comp 1e ted • I . am \\'illt a bl e Chol·r in the rchd10ce e I now uffenng from
more
no
•
.
.
• •
mg
to contmue
servmg,
assistmg
an d advising in this area of
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�a lack of influx f young blood.
19
.A. Nichola Cathedral. Lo
ngele . California:
10 or in attendance.
eem t have difficulty intere ting the young
p ople to join and r main in the choir. Thi al o wa once a
near great choir that i uff ering from a lack of young people.
X rwood.
1a achu ett : Older choir i tired and feels
they need a r t. Th Junior Choir i traightening up, but
intcre t i not maintained. The adult choir does not rehear e
and do
not feel it ne d to learn new music.
A g neral di cu ion wa held concerning the u e of rabic
folk mu ic.
1fr. Fried
braham a ked to go on record a conveying
th~ entiment of all inger in the rchdioce e in an expression
of thank to Father Jame for hi year of ervice a chairman
of thi department.
TO
BAROODY,
neva. moved, and FATHER JAMES
KEX
, econded the ace ptan e of the Report.
FATHER J MES said that he would prefer to defer discu :on of th report until the second ection was offered. He
introduc d BA IL K Z
. who reported on the Byzantine
mu ic project:
Archbi hop Philip.
rchbi hop Elia . Reverend Fathers,
Ladie
and Gentlemen. I have been asked by our B2loved
::\ktropolitan
Philip to gi\·e you an account about my work
concerning "The Byzantin Proj2ct." It gives me great pleasure
to speak of thi project, one of the many constructive projects
of the Archdiocese. I am happy to have been appointed. since
my peciality i Old Orthodox Church Music, to melodize the
a;ff erent eccle ia tical service in English texts with the Byzantine melodies for the benefit of our priests, choir member and
chmches in the
ew World.
The melodies of the original music of our Antiochian
Christian
Eastern Orthodox
Church were brought to this
country by the first Middle Ea tern Emigrant who immediately
established on their arrival in the New World many ho
• •
worship in order to satls• fy t h eir• spiritual
thirst for u e . of
and chanting as they did in the Old Country. The m::?ing
1
been distinguished by the advantage of simplicity in exp ~a
.
.
.
re ing
the va~10 ~ feelings of the human soul. ~hus, displaying its deep
appreciation toward the Lord for the mnumerable riche
.
and
blessings He bestowe d upon H 1s creatures.
We find that the new generation
has great need f
. .
.
h
or a
chanter's handbook contammg
m t e language of the
World all the services of the Church in order that the ew
• f h ' f •
new
generation may preserve t h eir at ers . aith and tradition. I
have officially been requested to melod1ze all the services in a
manner that they can be chanted and handled either by
.
on1y
one person or by a group of _persons, mamly, the choir members of each church. Meanwhile, we should keep in mind that
this whole project could be put completely in the we tern
system of musical harmony to be chanted in four voices whenever the Sacred Music Department
of the Archdiocese would
decide to do so.
When visiting Metropolitan
Philip to congratulate him on
his consecration in Lebanon as spiritual leader of the Archdiocese of ew York and All
orth America, His Eminence expressed his intention to immediately start a Liturgical Revival
in his Archdiocese and asked for my help with the Byzantine
Melodies Project. I accepted
and immediately
returned to
ew York to begin, faithfully and sin erely, and up to the
present time, I have melodized a great deal of the church
services.
At this time, I would like to address a word of thankfulness and appreciation
to my dear friend Very Rev. Father
James Meena who helped me in this project, either in correcting the emphasis in the Engli h language or in correcting
the errors in the technicality of the we tern notation in which
he is an authority. I hope Father James will have enough
time from now on to continue to help me after he has adjusted
himself properly last year in his new parish of St. George in
Cleveland which has taken all of his time.
And now, it is my duty to display to you the \Yorks I ha\·~
done so far:
1. The 8 Tones (Vesper and Matin Services) with the
Eleven Eothina and the Great Doxology in the 8 Tones (All
Contained in 8 Volumes).
2. The Eleven Exaposteilaria
of the Resurrection with the
Eleven Theotokia.
3. The Akathist Hymn.
4. The Holy Passion Week from Palm Sunday Evening to
Holy Saturday Morning (6 Volumes).
5. The Marriage Service.
6. The Funeral Service (Antiochian
Tradition
and Greek
Tradition).
7. The Memorial Service.
8. The Presanctified Divine Liturgy.
9. The Prayer of the Parecletis.
10. The Pontifical Great Doxology in the Third Tone in
English and Arabic Adapted from the Great Byzantine Musician John Sakellaridis.
• 11. The Evening Prokeimena of the Week and Many Other
Hymns and Troparia.
The works to be done in the future are:
l. The Triodion from the Sunday of "The Pharisee and
Publican" to the Palm Sunday Morning.
2. The Pentecostarion from the Easter Sunday to the Fir st
Sunday after Pentecost.
3. The Great Feasts of the Church Year Cycle.
Professor Basil Kazan, Sacred Music Department
Pcge 20
Most of the works mentioned
above are now ready for
printing. I discussed with His Eminence the matter of printing
this entire project on a music typewriter
and recording it
completely on tapes in order to facilitate the teaching of the
Byzantine "Ephos" and making it sound easy on the ears of
The Word
\1 etine. of tlu aw d Jiu ic
De J1a1tme11t: u an . ·iclwln a11d
.\Jichael A11tho11 •
the pastors, choir members and chanters who are not accu tomed to hearing such melodies. This way all of them and
others v\'ho are interested will be meanwhile learning the melodies by following at the same time in both: seeing and observing with their eyes and hearing and catching with their
ears.
I am certain this project will pread in the near future
all over America and all the English speaking countries ,,·herever exist Ea tern Rite communities and it will be used, not
only in our Antiochian
churches, but also in all the Greek
Orthodox churches, Greek Catholic churches and the Orthodox
Churches of all nationalities in North America and elsewhere.
For none of the other Eastern communities so far did adopt
such a project and make it come true except our active Archc::ocesan headquarters
which, under the wise leadership of
our beloved spiritual leader Metropolitan
Archbishop Philip,
will have the honor and privilege to provide this wonderful
project to all the Eastern Rite denominations
in the
ew
World.
BASIL KAZA
said that the twenty or more volumes already prepared have been each checked at least four times for
orthography, music and language before submission to the
printer.
The Report was accepted unanimously.
anachroni tic gap
of our highly
ci ty. Today ,,e are captiv
and la\'e of tcchn 1
impri oned by a ma ive y t m of
"
world' money, mi ii . tud nt .
11
been trained to manage any and
thi1 g ju
rnst magnitude of thing . Thi
t chnon t.
The Chri tian Churche . and the
rthc do.·
problems in
merica which no oci ty or cultm
\ r
dreamt possible. Ho"ever. our young p ople today do not "' nt
to be departmentalized, nor do they ,, i. h to b impri md in
the maze of rats in a cag . It i no longer a matt r of left 01
right wing. political and philo ophi al thought Th 'Y ar • p ·aking of freedom and their freedom i not de truction or alrn. t
but to create and hare in doing God' "ork tog ther. I am
talking about your children and mine. Th y ar not th militant and destructive insignificant few. but rath r th on \\ ho
are trained and bred with re pe t, hon r and int grity. again
our heritage and our lega y.
What freedom do they want?
dification and spiritual nourishment a
on a r gional Archdiocesan level, known as a convo ation. Her ''
would all gather to hear, to speak. to learn with on anoth r.
We would separate each to variou r lat d work hop and
report on the overall progre s, but what would b uniqu and
not technocratic is that we would be tog ther on v ry I v I
sharing our life experience and accepting n ". chall n
16. FATHER GREGORY OFEISH presented the Regoals. This is the freedom they pur ue and d 1r .
port of the Department
of SOYO and InterThe Convocation ( OYO) - Each OYO R ion hall ht'
Orthodox Youth Relations:
responsible to initiate and pon r a convoc~tion ho _t d hy on
Theodore Roszak states, "It is the young who find themof the local chapters as it annual convention. Tiu
onvocaselves cast as the only effective radical opposition within their
tion shall be concerned with all level of church a t1\'1_t1
societies." Of course, this is certainly not true of all our young
valving the local Boards of Tru tee all the men, lad1
people. perhaps merely a segment of those of university campus
the church chool ~ partm. n_t .
age and a few of their leaders; yet nothing else seems t_o young people, auxiliarie
choir
,
in
order
to
facilitate
complete paro h1al part1 1pat1on
satisfy the "mass media" except to create a generational dion the local level. For in tance. at thee annual c~nf r ~~ •
chotomy between
the militant
dissenting youth over and
there is really very little done for the I al chur h 1 lf. I he
against the bourgeois politics of their middle class elders.
great majority of I al lay tru tee and leader ar _a~)
.
However over and above this new stratum of political cule sence, we are guilty of manipulating and d t_nmmn _d c1tural conflic: has risen a new social order-that
of technocracy;
sions of the 1 cal church as well a the Archd10
• \\
society in general, and the Church in particular, especially our
the sophisticated technocrat
in the Chur h f t da!.
proceedings here in Boston-is
indicative of wha_t our _present
am thing occur
not ba d or evi·1-no, God forbid I• But a . th
.
20th Century society is really facing; an order m w~ich_ our
on our national and international
political and ociologica 1
highly industrial
society reaches the peak of orgamzatwnal
scene, o also it i taking place h ere. Tl l t ru n d and
integration. It is now the desire of the organizational m~n to
hould not b
g ng[·o,,·th patterns of individual group
modern=ze update and coordinate all that is bureaucratically
him.
eric-reducing
and dehumanizing man an d ca t e
'
.
Th
•
•
t
knit
together
the
able to be computenzed.
e new aim 1s 0
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November, 1971
�, e hould though enable ourselves through the region and
therein to the individual invoke participation
to touch the
hand of every child in the Church. Here we really could "rap"
with the Church and the Church with us.
In order for the Archdiocese to reap the fullness of its
ble ings from its annual convention, we must initiate a proposed convocation by the regions within the Archdiocese. Offering workshops, seminars, discussion groups, by the clergy,
church boards and all auxiliaries. These would be conducted
in a regional level, by leaders and specialists who would de,·elop clinic and study groups for ecclesiastical nourishment to
and for all.
Thi program ha already begun in some regions on a very
mall scale. However, it should be expanded to all levels and
implemented immediately. In order to implement this program,
it i recommended to His Eminence and to you, the delegates
f the 26th Annual Archdiocese Conference, that we begin
work novv at gradual levels of regional participation and, as we
progress in these convocations, we should automatically find
that we will be phasing out our annual church diocese conferences into a greater span of time-such
as every three years.
The Coals and Aims of Such a Convocation 1. To invite all Boards of Trustees to meet on regional
levels to assimilate new thoughts and procedures, through
workshops and seminars on the parochial level.
2. Each Board of Trustee President would be responsible
for representation and participation at such a convocation of
the Presidents, Chairmen of all auxiliaries and representatives
of the choir and church school who would be meeting separately and collectively to:
a. evaluate and pursue their programs on respective levels
of church activity.
b. reports and workshops would enhance the proceedings
of the conference and allow suggestions and resolutions from
the region of churches to the Archdiocese. Which, in return,
would administer the feedback as per the need.
c. every local church would be directly involved and become truly assimilated into all ecclesiastical programs and
would share in all decisions.
d. the personal, spiritual and ecclesiastical life of each parish would become enriched by the convocation of churches
and increase their awareness and commitment to Christ and
His Church in a more positive direction.
e. the return to the local church after witnessing and participating in the youth programs, adult workshops, choral £es-
tivals and Christian
act as a catalyst for
gional and national
learning experiences would mo t
.
s certain]
improvement
on an individual 1
Y
level.
' ocal, re.
In conclusion, I can truly visualize the convocati·
.
~u
perfect vehicle to foster and develop our program
f
a
.
d
o aware
ness and commitment towar s a true apostolate in Ch .
•
. .
.
nst. We
would be able to encourage participation
on all levels of
.
life through many of the programs already in existe Parish
.
.
nee and
through new ones which need to be implemented.
Enclosed in this report are a few proposed ideas t
.
o e1uc,.
date and expedite elements involved in properly execut·
.
.
ing the
proposed regional convocation.
Plans must begin
.
now-m
some regions on a smaller level, but in others more so. b
.
S .
.
f .
, ut we
must begm now. ociety is present 1y acmg new and p
.
.
.
rovocative happenings and we can no longer drift as aimless 1 .
.
~m
the stream of hfe. We must take a page of the life from
beloved Archbishop Philip, when in speaking of what it
our
.
.d "G.
meant
to be human an d a 1ive sai ,
ive me Your eyes to see what
You see, Your ears to hear what You hear, and Your heart to
love what You love, 0 Lord ... Take me with You to Mount
Tabor and let me bathe in Your eternal light." This is what I
believe our young people want to say and do. Let us as a family sit together before the Lord.
I. Regional Convocation Sponsored By:
Dean of the Region:
Spiritual Advisor:
Teen Spiritual Advisor:
President of the Region:
President of Teen SOYO:
Convocation Hosted By: (Name of Local Church)
Pastor:
President of the Board of Trustees:
President of Local SOYO:
List President of all Auxiliaries:
Men's Fellowship
Ladies' Aid Society
Church School Superintendent
Choir Director
Other
ote: Regional information
should be made available to
all local churches. The host chapter should see that each
local chapter has returned the questionnaire so that the responsible heads of each group may be assigned to a workshop and seminar before their arrival, with a study packet
as to what will take place at the workshop.
II- The
Clergy - Pre-Convocation
- Deanery
The clergy shall gather at the regional convocation with
His Eminence and shall meet in deanery meetings to discuss proble~s and situations advantageous to them as a
group. It will allow them ample time to meet early in the
week as for _three or four_ days for proper meditation, prayer
and discussion. They will be involved in liturgical workshops, but especially it will be the aim of their gathering
to participate
on ethical and moral problems facing the
Church and youth of today.
The opening of the convocation with lay representatives later in the week will enable them to participate full
as senior advisors on all levels and to assist in various se:
tions and groups during the actual convocation.
III. The Convocation:
(Its Purposes and Goals)
Workshops and Study Groups:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
The host parish President of
the Board of Trustees shall act as senior lay advisor of
the convocation and shall contact all other Presidents of
Boards in the region. He shall inform them of the nature and purpose of the respective program. And he
shall with the convocation committee present a comprehensive and systematic program of the workshops and
study groups in such fields as:
The Church Board-Civic
The
Church
Church
of Education
in
The Church Family-Responsibilities
Missions
Meetings:
The
nature
and purpose
of
our meeting.
Financial Projects: The "know-how" of numerous fund
raising activities and the proper manner of enhancing all such projects.
Christian Service:
A. The Auxiliary and the Sick in the Parish
B. The Auxiliary and Education
C. The Auxiliary and Commitment
CHURCH
SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT:
Orthodox
tian Education Program and the Local Church
The Word
November~ 1971
Father
17.
METROPOLITAN PHILIP, noting the unfortunate
absence of John Khouri because of ill health
asked the secretory of the Commission on Con~
stitutions, Legal Affairs and Resolutions, FATHER
JOHN BADEEN, to submit the Report of that
Commission:
Very Reverend Paul Schneirla, Brooklyn, , 'e\, York
Reverend John Badeen, Detroit, Michigan
Mr. Edward M. Esber, Cleveland. Ohio
Mr. George Elias, Miami, Florida
and guests:
Very Reverend Zacharias
asr, Berkley, W t Ya.
Miss Farida Badeen, Detroit, Michigan
to
Chris-
CHOIR:
The Liturgy and the Liturgical Music of the
Church
The Festival
ALTAR AND THE ACOLYTES
(TEEN SOYO): Participation in the Altar and in Serving the House of
God
A One Day Retreat at the Local Church for the Acolytes and their Place in the Altar
AC SOYO Meeting: Jack Hanna~
Bo ton~ and Fat her Gregory Of eish.
chairman,
The Commission on Constitution . Legal {fair and Re olutions met at 11 a.m. on
ugu t 24th in th
larendon
Room A of the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Bo ton. , 1a . a husetts. The following members were pre ent:
to Local Church
and the Archdiocese
SOYO-SENIOR
AND TEEN:
Workshops pertaining
such programs:
Chapter due to the Region
Sending Delegates to Region Exec. Meetings
Essay Contest
Creative Arts Contest
Oratorical Presentations
Choir Festival
Regional and Sectional Retreats
Teen Charity Drive
Senior Citizens Project
Tutorial Program
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the
The Church Board-Most
Efficient Manner of Church
Financing-the
Every Member Canvass of Stewardship. What Constitutes
and Who Is a Church
Member.
AUXILIARIES:
The
and Social Life of the Church
Board-Problems
The Local Church
Meeting
of the Constitution Committee:
John Badeen, and Farida Badeen.
The Commission regretted the inability of it Chairman,
Mr. John Khouri, to be present becau e of recent urgery. hut
was pleased and thankful that he is on the road to recov ry.
The acting chairman explained to those pre ent that. du to
the recent illness of Chairman John Khouri, th
ommitte
was not able to keep the schedule that wa laid out at it
meeting held during the 25th
ational Conventi n. nor \\'a.
it able to meet in the Fall of 1970. as had be n agr ed upon.
The directive, requesting the variou pari he to
nd to
the Commission their Constitution , had be n
nt by the
Commission Secretary in September. 1970. Forty-eight parishes responded. These Constitutions \.Vere tudied at I ngth
by the Secretary. The results of the tudy \,er r port d to
those present. It was found that very little imilarity of provisions exist in the Constitutions of our pari he . The ituation
is almost chaotic. Most of them do not conform to Orth dox
Canonical Practices, nor to the
rchdioce an Con titution. if
they are not in clear-cut violation of law governing non-profit
organizations.
It is hoped that, with the recovery of our capable
hairman Mr. John Khouri, the Commis ion \.,ill now be abl to
mov~ forward to accomplish the ta k a igned it by Hi Eminence, Metropolitan Philip, to provide a model c n titution for
all parishes.
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�The ecretary read pro\'i ion from a draft of a propo~sd
con titution he is submitting to the Commission. The p::-o~iion read were di cu ed at length. He reported that Chairman Khouri and Mr. George Elia are also preparing drafts.
The e draft
will contain the provisions agreed to by the
Commi ion at its meeting at the 25th annual convention.
Th Commission agreed to meet again at a time and place
coinciding ,vith the next meeting of the Archdiocese Board of
Tru tees. At that meeting, the drafts prepared by the Commi sion members ,.,·ill be reviewed and discussed; hopefully,
from that meeting will emerge a Commission draft. This draft
will be printed and mailed by the Secretary to all parishes,
mi ion , clergy and Archdioce an Board of Trustees' membe~s.
The Commi ion will a k them to study the draft and will
in\'ite their sugge tions and comments. A subsequent meeting
will be et to review the results of this mailing. A final draft
will be prepared, incorporating the suggestions and comments
of the mailing. This final draft will be printed and mailed to
all parishes, missions, clergy and Archdiocesan Board members
f r their tudy.
It i the hope of the Commission that this can be accompli hed in time to include the matter of the adoption of the
model constitution on the agenda of the 27th Annual Convention.
Moved by FATHER
PAUL SALIBA and seconded by
FATHER MICHAEL SIMO , the Report was unanimously
accepted.
18.
In the absence of the Chairman, Father Athanasios Saliba, the Report of the Department
of
Liturgics
and
the Chairman
SAMNE:
Translations
pro
tern,
was
presented
FATHER
by
GABRIEL
On Tuesday, August 24th, the Department of Liturgics
and Translation met under the chairmanship of Right Reverend Gabriel Samne, due to the absence of the Department
Chairman,
the Right Reverend Athanasios Saliba. Thirteen
clergymen were present to discuss the newly revised edition of
the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostona that was submitted to the Department by Archimandrite Saliba.
The Right Reverend Antoun Khouri addressed the Committee and informed them of his work with our seminarians
in the practical aspects of our Byzantine Liturgics. Father Antoun went to the Seminary every Thursday night last year
and spent two hours each week instructing our Antiochian
tudents in the tradition and practice of the liturgical services as performed in our parishes in America. The students
were taught how to serve Vespers, Matins, the Liturgy, Funerals, Weddings, Baptisms and the Holy Week services. The
tudents were taught all aspects of the mechanics of our liturgical services: for example, how, when and where to cense,
where to stand during various parts of the different services
etc. The Service of the Proskomedia was also demonstrated
and each student actually performed the Proskomedia.
At the afternoon session, the Committee discussed and
offered revisions to the Service of the Sacrament of Holy
Baptism.
Both the revisions to the Divine Liturgy and the Service
of Hol~ _Bapti~m we_re submitted to His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip Saliba with recommendations for His Eminence to
tudy and take action on the recommendations of the Committee.
The meeting of the Department of Liturgics and Translations convened at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 24, 1971 at
the Exeter Room at the Sheraton Boston Hotel Boston Massachusett .
'
'
In the absenc~ of th~ Chairman of this Committee, Right
Reverend Athanas10s Sahba, the committee meeting was chaired by the Right Reverend Gabriel Samne.
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The members present:
Right Reverend
Gabriel S
Right Reverend Pau I S a li.b a, R.ig h t R everend George K amne•
• h o 1as H a b.b
Very Reverend Fat h er
ic
i , Reverend Fatl azaka•
seph Rahal, Reverend Father Paul Nemr, Reverend lFerJo.
.
ather
Victor F. George, R everen d F at h er E mile Hanna R
.
.
, everend
Father Athanas10s Bitar, Reverend
Father
ifon Ab h
.
ra am
Reverend Father Deacon
Gabnel
Barrow
Very R
•
.
.
.
. '
everend
Father Zacharia Nasr, and Semmanan
Nicholas Kobbs.
The committee meeting
Metropolitan
Phi·1·1p S a 1·b
1 a
.
Ilyas Kurban. Metropo Iitan
'd
•
f
after their consi_ erat10n o
discuss the Service of Holy
was visited by His Em·
•
an d H.is E mmence,
Metro inence
. '
PhT
po1itan
i 1p expressed his wishe
1
h D" •
L'
t1at
t e . ivme
1turgy, the committe~
Baptism.
The Committee extensiv~ly di:cusse~. the new revised Divine Liturgy that was submitted m wntmg to the com •t
.
.
~~
by the absent chairman, the Right Reverend Athanasio Saliba.
The report on this Committee was given at the General
Assembly and the recommendation
were submitted to Bis
Eminence, Metropolitan
Philip.
DEACON GABRIEL BARROW
thanked Father Antoun
for his instructions at St. Vladimir's.
Although he loves the
Seminary, it emphasizes the Slavonic liturgical tradition and
Father Antoun pro·1ided the Antiochian
practice. He would
like to see the minutes reflect his gratitude. FATHER SIMON
GARFEH repeated the gratitude of Deacon Barrow and suggested that the Antiochene Liturgical
Practice be substituted
for one of the courses in Russian Iiturgical practice. FATHER
SAMNE added that it was essential that no seminarian be
ordained until he wa trained in the peculiar usages of the
Church of Antioch. Moved by FATHER GEORGE KAZAKA
and seconded by FATHER
EMIL HAN A, the Report was
adopted unanimously.
19.
METROPOLITAN PHILIP introduced
ordained clergy of the Archdiocese.
the recently
1. FATHER STEPHE
FRAZER, who served in Albany
during his last year at Saint Vladimir's, has been assigned to
St. John of Damascus, Boston, a pastor. 2. FATHER SIMO
GARFEH, who served in Yonkers during his final year at
Saint Vladimir's, has be~n a signed to Syracuse, as pastor.
3. FATHER JOH
ESPOSITO
who has been sen·ing at
Saint Mary's, Brooklyn, and is continuing his training at Saint
Vladimir's, has been assigned to Holy Wisdom, Mount Vernon,
as pastor. 4. DEACO
ICHOLAS
STEELE, Charleston,
West Virginia, was accepted into the diocese last May and has
been assigned to Saint Vladimir s Seminary for study. He will
be advanced to the priesthood in the near future. 5. DEACON
GABRIEL BARROW will be ordained to the priesthood this
Sunday and, while completing his senior year at Saint Vladimir's, will be assigned to St. George's, Albany.
20.
;\ntoun Mudarri, St. John, Boston, Mass.;
John Soloman, St. Michaels, Greenburg, Pa.;
Robert Laham, St. John's, Boston, Mass.
l. The annual financial report for the fiscal year endina
Janu•ary 31, 1971, of the Anti~chian Christian Archdiocese of
ew York and all North Amenca was presented for the Committee's review and ratification. After a thorough review and
discussion of the detailed report, Mr. Rudy George moved to
accept the annual financial report as printed and circulated.
This was duly seconded by Mr. Albert Maj dell. The motion
was passed unanimously.
2. The prnposed budget for the fiscal year ending January
31, 1973, was presented to the Committee by the Chairman
Monsour Laham. After each item of budgeted expenditures
and receipts was reviewed and discussed, it was indicated by
Mr. Theodore Mackoul that the Board of Trustees at its May
l 971, meeting had recommended that the parishes increase
payment for Clergy Insurance by $15 per member priest. Mr.
Mackoul indicated that the Archdiocese is committed to pay
up to $20,000 toward the Clergy Insurance Fund and, since
its 40% obligation under the increased recommendation would
still result in the payment of less than $20,000, it was recommended that, instead of the $15 being entirely paid by the
parish, $9 would be paid by the parish and/or participating
clergyman and $6 (represented 40% obligation of the Archdiocese) be paid by the Archdiocese.
Under this recommendation,
it was estimated that the
Archdiocese annual
contribution
would be approximately
$18,000 instead of $16,000 originally shown in the proposed
budget.
Upon motion by Mr. Rudy George, second:xl by Mr. Moussa Souaid, it was moved to adopt the foregoing proposal. This
was unanimously passed by the Committee.
Mr. Rudy George moved to accept the proposed budget
for fiscal year ending January 31, 1973 as revised. This was
duly £econded by Mr. Moussa Souaid. The motion was passed
u'.!animously.
3. Now that we have finished with our work, the proposed
budget shows a $23,000 deficit. In light of the foregoing, the
finance committee again urges upon the clergy and delegates
to obtain a true and accurate census-consisting
of all baptized souls within each parish whether or not they are dues
paying members and to pay the assessment of $2.50 based
upon a true count of each baptized soul. Otherwise, there
would be no alternative for the finance committee to do, but
to recommend an increa e in the pr _ nt a
Ill Ill
I I
m
a family plan.
4. The finance committ
wa both hon
by the visit of their Emin nc Philip and Ilya "h
ticipated in part of the financ committ
wo1 k ,, ith r
to r:1atters concerning the Patriar hat of Anti ch
Balamand Theological
cademr.
5. The me ting wa lo ed by th
In iur
Laham.
JOSEPH H
IW
either the financial rep
before he arrived at th
should be di tributed
said both were ent t
and should be con ult
pa
instructed. FATHER
E:'.\'
was appointed in 1967 in Detroit, "i
Chairman, to con ider a bett r "ay t
port from the pari he .
a m mber,
of the Committee
ince that tim : I
commence to provide an eff ctiv alternati,·
men ts. FATHER THEODORE
ZITO..
aid
taxation is an old one. He w uld ugg
mittee take the total um required by th
ury for a given year, ubdivide it on th
medium. and small cla ification of th pari he , nd a. 1•
one for a proportionate hare.
Moved by FATHER PETER L 1-IB Kl . ccond d br
RAY GEORGE, Detroit, the Report wa unanimou. l • ace pt d.
MONSOUR LAH M pre ented the Budget for 197_-71:
Proposed Budget For Fiscal Year
Ending January 31, 1973
A. BUDGETED
EXPE. DIT
RE
1. Theological Education
(a) Seminarians - Tuition. Room. Board
Allowances ......................
(b) St. Vladimir·s
eminary Grant .......
( c) Balamand Theological Academy .....
.
.
.
TOTAL
2. Department of Religiou Education .........
3. Department of Sacred Music ..............
4. Department of Missionary Activitie and
Parish Development ....................
18.000
9.000
7.00
3+.ooo
.
.
.0 0
4.000
.
4,00
MONSOUR LAHAM
presented the Financial Reof the Archdiocese. The detailed financial reports having been mailed to
each parish in advance of the Convention, he
presented the Report of the Finance Committee
and the Budget for 1972-73:
port
and
Budget
The Archdiocesan finance committee meeting was opened by
Lay Vice-Chairman
Monsour Laham. Members present were:
Monsour Laham, Vice-Chairman,
St. George, Boston, Mass.;
Moussa Souaid, Treasurer, St. George, Montreal, Can.;
Theodore Mackoul, Financial
Advisor and Comptroller, St
Anthony, Bergenfield,
.J.;
Albert Majdell, St. icholas, Montreal, Can.;
Abe E. Abraham, Sec., St. George, Vicksburg, Miss.;
Rudy George, St. George Cleveland Ohio·
Father George Ghannam,' St. George: Worc~ster, Mass.;
The Word
The Finance Committee: Th odor
M ackoul comptroller Berg nfi id:
Monsour Laham, Antoun lvfudarri_,
aint John's, Boston: Edward E b 1.
Cleveland.
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Noveniber, 1971
�pita! medical charges were paid in full. After the satisc .
.b
,action
of one hundred dollars ($ 100 ) d ed ucti le of charges • _
?
000)
in
of the first two t h ousan d ($ -,
, the program p excess
.
.
f . h
rov1ded
coverage on the baSIS o e1g ty percent ( 80%) of th
e excess
incurred charges. The ba 1ance of the program includ·
•
•
'
Ing ten
thousand dollars ($10,000)
life msurance coverage d" b" .
. .
.
' isa ihty
income
provision,
was
not
changed.
This
solved
the
bi
35,000
.
Pm~
caused
by
the
varymg
charges
brought
about
by
the
di
.fi
20,000
.
vers1 ed
1 cat10ns of our clergy: 1
,..Sir,ce
that'• tjme, we have constantly • reviewed
'the pr ov1s1on
..
2,000
•
•
of the • coverage in order to meet· the constant rise, in cost
, ofs
care a,nd to take' advantage of the updatinl! featu
1,000. health
,
. •
_
.'"
res of
the inwrancc industry·. On March L:>, 1971, the plan WM
18,000
vired .once a~din'. T 1e ,feature covering the p~yment of rhe7,000
•
1.1
. ,.,
do11ar
( $0-00)
-,U
w,;sI 1111.treased
to ~te
r:,
160,oob first t~1c,r.• thousand
d
h
d
d
'b
thousand ($4,000) an
t e e uct1 le amount on chargesc~,in
excess of four thousand dollars ($4,000) was reduced to fift
B. BUDGETED SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
dollars
( $50) and, in addition, further changes were made t:
1. Parish Assessments .............
• .. • • • · • • • • $ 63,500
streaQ1line and expand the overall plan.
9,000
2. Archdiocese Seminarian Fund Month .. • • • • • •
The plan currently in force provides the following schedule
10,000
3. Contributions from Individuals ... ·,· ... • • • • •
of benefits:
7,000
4. Archdiocese Convention ............
•••••••
LIFE -INSURANCE
5. SOYO Regions (Other than for Mother
3,500
l. Payment of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) upon death
Church) ........................
•••••••
8,000
from any cause, five thousand ($5,000) of which is self-insured.
6. Assistance for Patriarchate of Antioch ......
.
9,000
2. Includes waiver of premium in the event of total dis7. St. Vladimir's Seminary Fund Month .......
•
10,000
ability prior to age sixty.
8. Subscriptions to THE WoRD ...............
•
3. A priest has the option of converting five thousand dol9. Book DepartmentSales of Religious
15,000
lars ($5,000) of this amount to private coverage in the event
Books, etc .........................
•••••
2,000
he leaves the Archdiocese.
10. Miscellaneous ..........................
••
4. The life insurance benefit is increased to fifteen thouTOTAL BUDGETED
sand dollars ($15,000) in the event of accidental death.
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS $137,000
5. Benefits will be paid for the loss of sight and limbs.
23,000
DEFICIT
DISABILITY
PROVISIO
S
TOTAL PER
In the event of disability from any cause, the plan provides
BUDGETED EXPENDITURES
$160,000
payment after ninety ( 90) days of such disability of sixty percent (60%) of the total monthly income up to four hundred
Moved by FATHER
JAMES
MEEN A, seconded by
and twenty dollars ($420) per month to age sixty-five (65) or
FATHER THEODORE
ZITON, the Budget was adopted by
as long as the disability lasts.
a majority.
HOSPITAL
Moved by FATHER
JAMES MEEN A, seconded by
Includes charges for room and board (semi-private), drugs,
GEORGE SHAGOURY, St. John's, Boston, the Financial ReX-rays, laboratory fees, operating room, emergency out-patient
port, as distributed to the parishes in advance of the general
care, etc., the first four thousand dollars ($4,000) of incurred
convention was unanimously accepted.
expenses in full and, after the satisfaction of fifty dollars ($50)
deductible, provides for the payment of eighty percent (80%)
METROPOLITAN
PHILIP
expressed
his profound
of any additional charges.
thanks to Messrs. Laham, Mackoul and Souaid for a job very
well done.
SURGICAL
The charges made by physician whether per~ormed in or
21.
FATHER JOHN BADEEN presented the Report
out of the hospital on a scheduled basis with a five hundred
of the Insurance and Retirement
Commission:
dollar ($500) maximum plus eighty percent (80%) of the
excess.
On March 15, 1968, your Archdiocese instituted a com5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Department of Public Relations . • • • • • • • • • • •
Department of Books and Publications
Department of THE WoRD .......
•••••
Assistance to the Patriarchate of Antioch • • • •
Maintenance of ew Archdiocese Headquarters
Office Supplies, Postage, Utilities, Insurance,
Repairs, Etc., Office Salaries .......
•••••••
10. Archbishop's Allowance ........
•. • • • • • • • • •
11. Standing Conference of Orthodox B\shops,
and Pan Orthodox Commission ..... • • • ••• • •
1~- AC-SOYO Archdiooese Convention
Registration Fees ...............
• • • ·. · • • • •
Clergy Insurance Medical and Retirement ~und
Canting, ~.ies and M" cellaneous ,.. ,.... • .•,,: · •.
,I
.f I
TOT Ail, BUDGETED EXPENDITURESf•
2,000
7,000
12,000
8,000
prehensive clergy insurance and retirement program. The details of that program were published in the March, 1970 issue
of THE WORD magazine. This program has been of immeasurable assistance to our clergy and their families; many of whom
would have otherwise suffered serious financial loss.
One of the chief problems encountered by the Commission
after the institution of this plan was the diversified location of
our clergy. Hospital medical charges vary considerably between
locations. The plan as originally promulgated contained a provision for a flat room rate and medical expenses. Because of
the varying cost, this flat charge was seriously inadequate and
resulted in some inequities. A major medical plan which was
included in the original package helped correct part of the
inequity. However, the Commission sought to solve the problem and was able to do so in the first revision of the plan in
March 15, 1970. This was done by eliminating the base plan
and expanding the Major Medical features. Under this revision, the first two thousand dollars ($2,000) of incurred hos-
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SUPPLEMENTARY
ACCIDE
T EXPENSE
This coverage provides for ho pi ta! expenses, doctors' calls,
surgery and private duty nurse for treatment resulting from an
accident up to five hundred dollars ( $500) in addition to the
regular features aforementioned.
This will also pay for outpatient care resulting from an accidental injury.
DIAGNOSTIC
LAB AND X-RAY
This feature provides for the payment of fifty dollars ($50)
for diagnostic laboratory and X-ray charges in any calendar
year. The excess charges are covered under Other Covered
Medical Expenses.
OTHER COVERED MEDICAL EXPENSES
This feature provides for the payment of up to eighty percent ( 80 % ) of all expenses incurred during the calendar year
after the satisfaction of fifty dollars ( $50) deductible for doc·
tor services including out-patient
care, drugs and medicines,
diagnostic laboratory
and X-ray services, registered nurses,
blood transfusions, etc.
The Word
Metropolitan Philip Fathe, C orf.!
Channam .Metropolitan Ilyas.
NURSING HOME BENEFITS
Following three days of hospital confinement an insured
individual may receive up to one hundred ( 100) days of room
and board benefit at a qualified extended care facility payable
at one-hundred percent ( 100%) of semi-private room rate for
the first twenty ( 20 % ) days and eighty percent ( 80 % ) of the
semi-private rate for the next eighty ( 80) days.
INTENSIVE CARE TREATMENT
This feature provides up to twice the hospital's average
semi-private room allowance for intensive or special care accommodations.
MENTAL AND NERVOUS DISORDERS
This feature provides coverage on the same basis as any
other disability while hospital confined and provides fifty percent ( 50%) for non-confining disability.
DENT AL COVERAGE
Will pay for most oral surgery procedures, example: (a)
removal of impacted tooth; (b) removal of tooth root without
extraction of the entire tooth; ( c) repair of injuries to natural
teeth; ( d) closed or open reduction of fractures or dislocation of the jaw.
MATERNITY
(a) normal delivery three hundred dollars ($300); (b)
Caesarean section or other complications six hundred dollars
($600); (c) miscarriage one hundred and fifty dollars ($1~0).
In the event of complications of pregnancy, the plan provides
for payment on the same basis as any other disability •.
In the first year that our program was in force, claims were
paid in the amount of nine-thousand
seven-hundred and
eighty-five dollars ($9,785). In the second year, claims :vere
paid totaling twenty-one thousand three-hundred
and ~ixtyfour dollars ($21,364). In the third year, claims were_ paid. in
the amount of fifteen-thousand
three-hundred and thirt~-nme
dollars ($15,339). So far, since March 15 of this year, sixteen
.
•
• th ou sand seven-hundred
claims
have been pa1"d tota 1mg
sixand eighty-six dollars ($6,786). Our average loss ratio since
.
the inception of this plan has been one-hundred an~ five ~omt
seven percent ( 105. 7%). Th e to tal num ber of clauns paid to
date is one-hundred
and sixty-one ( 161) clergymen a nd / or
dependents for a total of fifty-three thousand two-hundr:"1 a nd
seventy-four dollars ($53,2 74 ) • Th' is figu re does not mclude
h
!ife insurance claims paid by the insur~nce . company or t e
Archdiocese· on that portion we are self-msurmg.
'
The constantly
rising cost of hea l t h care P 1us the unusual
claims-loss ratio in our group during th pa t thr
gether with the streamlining of certain f eatur
in increases in our insurance premiums. Thes increa
hav
been absorbed out of that portion of our premium dollars
which was earmarked for retirement provisions. \ e ha\· r ached the point where we can no longer ah orb the
incr a
without jeopardizing our retirement fund. It wa th recommendation of this Commission to notify all pari he a king
them to absorb this increase until action could be taken on the
matter at this Convention. The Cammi ion has be n notified
that effective this month the Archdioce e will ab orb ix dollars' ( $6) of this increas: leaving nine dollar ( 9) to h absorbed by the parish. This will mean that the rchdioce e will
contribute, henceforth, twenty-six dollar ( 26), the pari h
twenty-four dollars ($24) and the prie t fifteen dollar ( 15)
per month. It is the hope of this Cammi ion that thi meet
the approval of this Convention.
FATHER JAMES KE
A noted that he i cover d as an
employee of the State of ew Jersey; he pay more for le
coverage so he heartily commends whoe\·er worked out th
Archdiocesan plan. In response to an inquiry, F THER B DEEN said that a claimant might either pay the ho pital and
submit the bill to the Archdiocese or advise the ho pital of th
plan; and then submit the unpaid bill to the . rchdio .
booklet explaining the plan in full, together with a certificat
of insurance, is on the way to each member of the plan. I~
response to an inquiry from FATHER JO EPH_ H. HEE_i •
Montreal regarding the use of the plan in conJunct10n \\Ith
the sociaiized medical plan of the Province of Quebec._ F T_HER BADEE
said that he would investigate th way m wh~ch
a priest in Quebec might remain in the ~etirement
ct10n
of the plan in view of a pos ible future reas 1gnment to a parish in the United States.
Moved by FATHER JOH
CHROMIAK.
conded by
ISABEL ILAC, Los Angeles, the report was unanimou ly
accepted.
ELIAS called attention to the final paragraph
BADEE 's Report, beginning "The con tantly
rising cost of heal th care ... " and. ending "meets the approval of this Convention," and remmded the delegate of th:
change required in the present practice. Moved by JOH.
AYO B, Boston, and seconded by FRED KFOURE
, Indianapolis, the proposal was unanimously adopted.
?9
GEORGE
~£FATHER
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November~ 1971
�23. METROPOLITA.
PHILIP introduced tk c~:-:ibers of
the
rchdiocesan Bca:·d o: Tru tees p:·esent a~ the G:::ne:·al
Com·ention. Thoe abEent were: Abe Ab::-aham, Grand Rapids;
William Farha, Wichita; Robert Andrews, Los Angdes; John
Kh,1uri, .1iami and Shaker Ilyas, Pittsburg!1.
The
27th.
General
As embly Rece
ed until
10: 30 a.m., August
m construction of new projects or additions to existin b .
.
f h"
g UJ)d.
ing 3 . He asked me to b e d irector o t 1s committee and I
course, humbly accepted.
' of
Primarily the commission will have available vario
.
us man.
uals data charts and procedures which would be guide!·
,
.
.
Ines for
use in execut10n of a proJect as to:
1. Programming
of the proposed facility - Program .
.
. .
h
ming
is the task of Just 11st.mg t e rooms or areas needed and th .
.
h
e1r
recommended
s_1zeor ow many peop 1e you think each area
should be provided for and what areas are multi-use , p nvate
•
or for special use.
2. Establishing a budget - Estimating
how much can b
collected through a pledge campaign, what funds are presen/
•
• present 1y owne d . property, what various
y
available, equity
rn
fund raising programs would be reqwred, all of which would
aid in determining what can be sensibly spent for the proposed
structure.
3. Scope and function -This
is probably the most involved
phase of the work. Exactly what should you build now and
what in the future. What function is required by various room
arrangements;
as an example:
will the school library double
as a conference room or maybe another classroom? How will
the children get from the schoolrooms to the church? Where
can the people congregate after the Liturgy?
Trustees John Dalack, Saint Mary's,
Toronto.
24.
Brooklyn and Earl Abraham,
LOUIS J. COUREY, Cleveland, presented
Report of the Architectural Commission:
the
In the year 532 A.D., Emperor Justinian commissioned
the architect, Anthemius, to design the majestic church edifice
in Constantinople
which we now know as St. Sophia, which
means "Holy Wisdom."
The Emperor saw a g:·eat need for a spiritual influence in
architecture
to unite the people of the empire. What he saw
was a need and he proceeded to fill that need.
His Eminence, Metropolitan
Philip, also saw a need. He
aw h:s people foundering repeatedly when pursuing a new
building program-whether
it was new construction or additions to older buildings. Continually, many of ou:- building
committees amble along listening to a few "do-gooders," local
contractors
or those who contribute heavily to the church
but, generally, across the country, the results were more o.:te~
than n~t _disappointing rather than successful. In many cases,
the bu1ldmgs _ completely lost their original concept of gocd
church planning or of Byzantine architecture which is traditionally Orthodox.
_J?uring _the holidays las: year, His Eminence, Metropolitan
Ph1hp, outlined to me the mtent of the Archdiocese Architectural Commission which is to have available competent arch:tectural guidance for the parishes in the Archdiocese interested
Page 28
4. Architect - How do you go about choosing an architect? What questions do you ask him? How do you know if
he is the right man?
Besides making the above information
available, I will also
be available to meet with the pastor, Building Committees, or
Board of Trustee members of such churches to discuss their
plans and to off er my comments and uggestions and any other
guidance that is requested.
To illustrate the importance of selecting the right architect,
I would like to relate that a few months ago one of our
churches asked me to visit to review the plans and the progress that had been made in its building program.
They were considering two architects, one was the prima
donna type who was inexperienced,
and did not understand
Orthodoxy or anything of our faith. He even refused to include
a dome in his consideration of the design.
The other architect had never designed a church, therefore, I felt he did not have the sens1t1v1ty to do justice to a
church edifice, especially in the Byzantine style requested by
the congregation.
I had to advise this committee to look further for another
more capable architect, but I believe they were disturbed by
my suggestions and have not looked any further for they felt
any further delays might cause the congregation
to lose interest. I have made this point to impress upon you that it is
most important that adequate time and study be given to the
project initially and that a competent,
experienced architect
be selected since the building will last a lifetime and once it
is built, there is not much you can change without a great
deal of money and work.
After you have selected your architect,
we request that
preliminary drawings and an outline specification be submitted
to this Commission for review and comments before proceeding
with any final drawings and subsequent construction.
The Architectural
Commission
as established is the first
step towards continuity within our Archdiocese
with regard
to the church edifice-to
assure the dignity and spirituality
which is indicative of the Christian
Orthodox faith by construction of a handsome
functional
and majestic place of
worship.
I would add that two notices of our work have appeared
in THE WORD, sixteen parishes have been in direct contact
with me and I have visited six in the course of my work for
the Commission. We are preparing:
] ) a Congregational Data
Guide, 2) an Architect Selections Guide, 3) Land Survey Re·
The Word
quircrncnts, and 4) a Brief History ?f Byzantine Architecture.
METROFOLITAN
PHILIP
rn:d that the Archdicce e
bad no desire to fo:-c part: cular p~ans or impo~~ on local
building c:)mmittees;
the Commission existed to encourag_
those who pl:rn churches to seek competent advice rath~r than
throw up four walls without a p-_·op::r plan, adequate research
or p:·actical or aesthetic considerations. Mr. Cou:e 7 will visit
arishes for his travelling expenses and ccnsult with the local
~omrnittee and architects or builders. If a second visit or dra·.i·ings are needed, he will negotiate with the local cornmitt~e.
FATHER JAMES MEENA moved: Any parish planning
to build a new church or make an addition to an e:cisting
structure shall b~ required to submit any preliminary plans and
outlines to the Architectural
Commission of the Archdiocese
for review and approval before proceeding with final drawings
and subsequent construction.
The motion was seconded by ANTOUN MUDARRI,
St.
John's, Boston. PAUL DIB, St. Mary's, Brooklyn, rGquested
that the motion require the Commission to provide standard
guidelines for parishes planning construction. LOUIS COUREY replied that the two articles in THE WoRD magazine had
provided such guidelines. He further suggested that he be invited even be~ore an architect is chosen. Every parish has specific problems and so guidelines are impossible except within
very wide margins.
The motion made by Father Meena and seconded by Antoun Mudarri was unanimously adopted.
25.
DR. FRANK MARIA presented the Report of the
Committee
on Near East and Arab Refugee
Problems:
Internally, within our Archdiocese, we praise the success~ul
efforts of individual
clerical and lay leaders to involve their
parishes in Christian charity and educational programs with
regard to the Near East.
\\'e are pleased to be able to report another year of unprcccd~nted and significant results in our work with the public,
p ✓ernment and with Protestant
and Catholic Churches resulting in substantial progress toward our goal of an informed
and responsive American Christian community with regard to
the hu □ anitarian, moral and spiritual implications of the
Nea:- Ea:;t situation.
l. The Antiochian
Resolutions
on the Near East -The
three unanimously
adopted resolutions at last year's Chicago
Committee on Middle
Com·ention ha,·e had national and int rnational impact.
irculation has included head of gO\ernmenr in th
·nit d
·a e and Canada and other political offi ial . 1 Ii
and
civic leader and the communication
media.
II the resolution of the Antio hian
ear East cn1
(1968. 19 9. 1970) ha,
the record of recent hearing of the Hou
For ign R 1ti1111
Committee by Father Jo eph Ryan. noted J uit
2. T. V., Radio, Lectures
Your
hai1 man ha
to fulfill many televi ion. radio and I ctur
p rticipate in pre conference . Out ide of two ,,
, lifornia area and a few day in Kentucky. mo t of th
app 1ances have been in the ...Te" England ar a .. ·atiunal radio a11d
pre s coverage and regional T.V. expo ur ha\· r ult d.
3. Letters to the Editors and to Others - L rt r to thl
Editor have been publi hed in uch leading n w pap
ti
" ew York Times,' the "Chri tian cienc 1fonitnr. •
tional Observer,' the 'Bo ton Globe.' th B uld r.
"Daily Camera," the Manche ter,
ew
Leader" and the an Franci co "E
•n r."
dence has continued to go on with govern
and media representative . For exampl . l
the recent controver y over the Pentagon Pap r ,
out to the Executive Editor of the 'Bo ton lob ''
l 9 71 pointing out that "the people' right t know
the ear East situation, and ... an ecumenical co
thodox, Catholic, Protestant and Jew) m t with
of the "Globe" to make constructive critici m and
dations for more evenhanded reporting of the ,
conflict."
4. Informational
Material
Widely DistributedLett r
to the Editor, statement , re olution . articl . book , hihli< graphy lists, etc. have been duplicated and di tribut d to hundreds of people and organization upon requ t or in conne tion with lectures and other informational a tivity. Dr. John
Davis' excellent book, "The Evasive P ace.'' endor d by the
Archdiocese 1969 Convention and promoted by the
ommittee is now in a cheap paperback and revi ed dition. Thi
should make it possible for all concerned Orthodox
hri tian.
to purchase this book for themselve and their friend . The
Committee at this time would like to call attention to anoth r
great book, "The Unholy Land" by Dr.
. C. Forr t. ditor
of the Presbyterian Observer of Canada. publi h r , k lellan
and Stewart, 1971, Toronto, Canada.
In the interest of an informed Christian community m th
.S., a letter signed by the Archbishop along with a copy of
Dr. Davis' book, and a bibliography '\\ent ut durin~ earl
1971 to the members of the General Board of the Tational
Council of Churches.
5. Participation in Joint Activity with Others -Th
Antiochian Church continued to be repre ented and to tak active part in coordinating and joint activity with_ ot~ r organizations and individuals intere ted in the humamtanan.
moral
and citizenship aspects of the
ear East challeng •
6. "Loving Care" Project for Parishes and ,\1 embe_rs-.
growing number of Orthodox individua~ and . organ1zat1on
have been sponsoring needy Arab ch1ldr n m J ru ~l m
through Project Ryaiat or "Loving Care.'' The
om1mttee
urges more parishe , church organiz~ti?n
and. member
to
participate in this heart-warming Chn t1an chantahl
project.
Information may be secured by writing the T ar Ea t ommittee P.O. Box 46, Warner, N.H. 03278.
7. Progress within the
ational Council of Churches - •
Your Chairman continued to attend me ting of th Middle
East Committee and all meeting of the eneral Board of th
ational Council of Churche in vanou part
f the ountry.
As initial implementation of our "For
n Infonn d hri tian
Community"
resolution, adopted by the
en ral Board of
CC on June 21. 1970. the Rt. Rev. George
ppl ton. the
Eastern Affairs, Frank Maria the chairman
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November~ 1971
�The General Assembly: Eugenie Abboud, St. Nicholas, Brooklyn,
adds charm to the meeting.
Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, addressed the General Board
at its September, 1970 meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. At the
same meeting, the Antiochian representative led the successful
fight for the adoption of a resolution recognizing the rights
and grievances of the Palestinian people and urging a place
for them in the peace negotiations. This was another major
breakthrough
in the fight for truth, justice and peace.
Submitted under "New Business" at the June conference in
Atlantic City, an Antiochian initiated resolution on the Status
of the Holy City of Jerusalem and the Treatment of Non-Jews
by Israel was recommended
by the Reference and Counsel
Committee for adoption by the General Board, but by the
narrow margin of three votes was referred to the coming
meeting in ew Orleans in September. If adopted, this history
making resolution will put the National Council of Churches
trongly against the violations of human rights and international law and in rnpport of justice, equality, and law in the
Near East.
8. Toward Relevant Action by United States Catholic
BishojJs - Religious
ews Service's feature news story on
ovcmber 18, 1970 dealt with our statement asking the United
States Catholic BISHOPS Conference to "clarify" to the American people the position of the Catholic Church on the Palestine problem. Copies of the two 1970 resolutions pertaining
to sister American Christian Churches with a covering letter
had been sent on November 6th to leaders in the United
tates Catholic Bishops Conference and to prelates in Rome.
On January 8, 1971, a letter with documentation went out
to the Department of Justice and Peace of the U.S. Catholic
Bishop
Concerence asking for relevant response by United
St~t~s Catholics to t~e flagrant violations of the civil, legal,
religious and moral nghts of the Palestinians and other Arab
Christian
and Moslems. (A similar letter with documentation
had been ent on December 31, 1970 to the Department
of
Law and Justice in the
CC.)
Following Pope Paul's forthright statement on Jerusalem
and ~e plig~t ~f Christians and Moslems in Israel and the
occupied terntones, a memorandum with dCJcumentation was
ent to each of 80 bishops and other leaders in the U.S. Cath-
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olic Church (April 5, 1971). "Action at this time by the
Catholic Bishops will strengthen
the initiative of the D ~- •
d
d •
• h
nt,ed
States for a just an UenSurCmghpl:acBe
_1nht e Holy Land ... We
are hopeful that the
. . at o 1c 1s ops will now sp k
.
d • f
h A
.
ea out
as the Vatican has an
m orm t e
mencan people [
" Th.
•
o the
concern of the H o 1y F at h er.
1s creative action resulted .
nationwide publicity.
in
From replies received to our communications
and fro h
obJ.ective evaluations of Catholic leaders who share ourm t e
.
con.
cern we are encourage d t h at progress is being made t
'
. .
.
~~
action by the U.S. Catholic Bishops which reflects the V .
ati.
can's policy on the Near East.
9. Memorandum
to the President of the United States_
A Memorandum to the President entitled "creative Diplo
.
.
~~
Initiative for Peace m the Holy Land:
Recognition of th
Palestinians and Provision for their Participation
in Pe e
.
ace
Talks," copies of which went to key officials in the White
House, the Department
of State and the Congress, was ub.
mitted on December 7, 19 70 and was under study for several
weeks. In his State of the Union Address on February 2S
1971, the President referred for the first time to the "legiti~
mate aspirations of the People of Palestine"
and "to a just
settlement of their claims."
10. "A Plea for Justice for People of the Holy Land"_
In Washington, D.C. on January 27th, 1971, despite a bitter
cold and windy evening, the spacious
ational Cathedral was
filled with concerned people to ensure the wonderful success
of "A Plea for Justice for People of the Holy Land." An ecumenical and religious public meeting which f ea tu red program
participation and sponsorship by religious and civic leaders of
Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox
and Moslem backgrounds, it
was "the most prestigiously sponsored rally ever held in the
United States in behalf of justice for the Palestinian people."
Your Chairman as Program Director was involved in the
concepts, the planning and the implementation
of this historymaking event. Mrs. Violet Asha, Secretary of the Near East
Committee and Mrs. Helen Hage, former Public Relations
Director of the Archdiocese devoted much time and effort to
ensure its success. The St. George's Church in Washington
supplied many workers and Father Louis Mahshie left a sick
bed to substitute for His Eminence in the impressive religious
service. National and international
impact was made by the
spectacular success of this plea for justice.
In the memorandum
to the President of December 7th,
1970, I had concluded with "The President can count on domestic as well as world approval
and support for his ne,\
initiative." There is no question but that the interreligious
public meeting at the Washington
Cathedral bolstered our recommendations to and our communications
with the President
and the Administration
with regard to recognition of and
justice for the Palestinians.
Iished in such leading newspapers as the Washington, D.C.
Star, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Miami Herald, the
Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, the Chicago
Daily News, the San Diego Union Tribune, the Washington
Post and the Boston Herald.
While almost all the publicity has been favorable and even
laudatory, there have been two heavy attacks by Zionist apologists on His Eminence and the Chairman of the Committee.
(Rabbi Tannenbaum,
American Jewish Committee, press release and radio-TV statement of January 26th, 1971, and Lester Kinsolving's syndicated column, February 24, 1971)
nswers to these tvvo false and slanderous attacks were made by
the Chairman. The attacks are eloquent testimonies to the fact
that the Archdiocese is succeeding in its God given mission.
13. The Orthodox Educational
Society, P.O. Box 764,
Amman, Jordan -The
Committee during this Convention in
Boston has studied the information supplied to it on the purpose and work of the Orthodox Educational Society of
mman, Jordan. The objectives and work of these dedicated Orthodox Christians deserves the support of American Orthodox
Christians.
14. Historical Documents - Scholars have expressed interest in the resolutions, the statements and other document
pertaining to the work of this Committee. Recently, the Dean
of one of the country's leading schools of theology reque ted
copies of all documents and correspondence
for his chool
library.
15. Resolutions Recommended
for Adoption by the 26th
Annual Convention l) Status of the Holy City of Jerusalem
~) The Treatment of Non-Jews by Israel
3) "The People's Right to Know Applies to the ear East''
In conclusion, Dr. Maria made two announcements.
The
first concerned the book "Evasive Peace," written by Dr. John
Davies, formerly of UNRA, and endorsed by this Archdiocese
two years ago. Now available in paperback at the exhibition
of the Commission, it should be distributed as basic orientation material for reporters and others concerned with
ear
Eastern problems. Secondly, Arab culture, life, contemporary
circumstances, and art are consistently defamed in the United
States and any small effort to right the scales of justice and
correct the misin~ormation that is circulated in all the media
is well worth whatever it costs. Each of us can help provide
an honest picture of the Arab world. Of especial significance
and importance at th pr ent time
the imp ndin , i it of
Fayrouz and her troop.
he will in the po tr· of Khalil
Gib::-an in rama: - the language of
Moved by
EOR E B
ET. T
a
JOH
YO"CB. B ton. the Report "·a
p
u Ir.
In the di~cus ion that preceded the ,·o
w
1at
ome of the mi ion
•
con
mor
n social aff a
bli
n
tate and th hop
d tha
n
Tripoli would conv
e
or ex
budg t in the ·nit
e lea
f
BRIEL
HIE
at all do "'
•
the context of their p
and pari
victim of the war an
tion ar
rab Middle Ea t. Hi
ha cone
dr n. fter ending many
ed warm
the r ply cam back. Ho" can
u ?'' METROPOLIT
.
I
mitt:!e of the city
mman i well o
a reque t from a
tion from it. he a
Jordanian
eminari
one at Balamand an
imir' . ANTOC".
D RRI aid that th
each member of th
ommunity could p rform \H>uld
make
ure that thinkin . con m d. influ mial Am ri , 11
friend of non- rab ongm ar
xpo ed to th truth about the
rab cause in th
1iddl Ea t.
26.
FATHER ANTHONY
GABRIEL announced
that
the representation
of official delegates was the
largest ever in attendance at a General Convention of the Archdiocese, 99 .4 % of the total,
and presented
the supplementary
and Final
Report of the Credentials
and Convention
Planning Committee:
From a Total of 7 3 pari he and 12 mi ion .
the questionnaire, "Pari h
nnual Repo1 t and
uthnrization
for Delegate."
A Total of 25.406 communicant
,,a 1epmt d
in the compilation.
rchdioce e due ha,·e he n r ·ived from
~5,'.!65 c::mununicant . which i 99.4'7r of th total communicants. There ha been an in rea of 1.304 communicant
incc
the 1970 Archdioce
Com·ention. \\hich i a .0>8')j in rea t'.
Monetary obligation
to the
rchdioc
ha,
h n recei,· d
from 70 parishe and 5 mi si n . From a total of 9 cl rgy in
the Archdioce e 80 ar pre ent at the time of thi r port:
this is 83 % of the total.
11. Letter to Reverend Billy Graham - After viewing "His
Land" by Billy Graham Productions,
a technically superlative
but morally insensitive film, I sent a Jetter on December 9th
to Reverend Billy Graham, to the producer and to the distributor protesting the film's thesis that the modem political state
of Israel is fulfillment of God's prophesy and requesting withdrawal before it does irreparable damage. "And in the intereSt
of brotherhood, justice and peace, I earnestly entreat the Billy
Graham Foundation to undertake a film on the Palestine problem calling upon men of conscience everywhere to help redress the grave injustice done to his Arab brothers and si5ters
in "His Land." Because Dr. Graham did not reply to the
letter, it was eventually made public. The letter has been dup·
licated by individuals and groups and has been distributed to
protest the film.
12. Publicity - Regional, national and even internati~~al
publicity has resulted from the creative program and activities
of your committee. Feature stories and columns have been pub-
The Word
The General A embly: Fath r
Joseph Allen addre e the chair a.
Paul Dib and his daughter
t.
Mar) s Brooklyn li ten.
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November, 1971
�Proxie
From
follow
recei\·ed from:
25
21
46
a total of 404 Po
Pari he
Priest
Proxie
sible Votes
the B::-eakdown is as
308
Pari hes, SOYO and Archdiocese Board
Clergy
96
404
Total Pos ible Vote
From a total po sible vote of 404, the present eligible vote
i a follow :
Parishe , SOYO and Archdiocese
Clergy
Total Present Vote
Board
291
80
371
This represent
91.8% of the possible vote. The record
ho"·s that 13 parishes lost a total of 22 delegates, seven parish
have gained a total of 30 delegates in 1971. Therefore,
an increase of eight voting delegates has been noted from the
previou year due to the revised number oI communicants for
the current year. The follov,ing parishes and missions have not
reported a of Thursday, August 26, 1971 :
1. St. George, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
2. St. Elias Austin, Texas
3. St. Anthony, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Chairman: Reverend Father Antony Gabriel
Members:
Nicholas Hamaty, Kelly S. Esber, Robert P.
Zahka, Ralph Richards, Robert Laham, George David, Steve
Brackett. Secretary: Helen M. Haje.
27.
DR. GEORGE MALOUF presented the Report of
the Building Committee,
prefacing it with an
expression of gratitude for the very active support of the Building Committee members: Right
Reverend
Gregory Abboud,
Very Reverend
Paul Schneirla, Messrs. Louis Courey, Theodore
Mackoul, Rudy George and George Karam.
Your Eminence, we are glad to report that the objectives
of our Committee have been achieved and that we are now
almost ready for the dedication of our new Archdiocese Home
and Chancery.
This happy conclusion, however, did not come about the
ea y way; we had more than our share of trouble along the
road.
As we indicated in our last annual report, the Archdiocese
Home was to be built in the Alpine area of ew Jersey. Our
plan, however, was set back by legal entanglement and long
delaying court appearances
caused by the objection of the
area citizens to the building of a chancery in their midst.
This forced delay gave our Committee the time to look
around for alternatives. The slow economy and the stagnant
real estate market provided us with opportunities. A very impre sive small estate on Mountain
Road, Englewood, New
Jersey, which was for sale at $295,000 became available, because of the financial difficulties, at less than $185,000. This
estate is located on 3 ½ acres in an excellent residential area.
It comprises a large brick colonial type house with a 3 car
garage and a 7 room guest house. The property is conveniently
located and can be reached within five minutes from the
George Washington
Bridge. The major airports which are
erving the area are within a half hour.
In view of the difficulties and delay we were facing in the
Alpine area, our Committee presented our Board of Trustees
with this alternative. Our Board recommended
the purchase
of this property and directed our Committee to make the necessary renovations and additions to fit our needs. The property
was bought for $175,000. The renovations and additions are
about completed for a total cost of $71,000. They comprise
the following:
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1. The building of secretarial offices.
2. The building of a small chapel.
3 Th~ conversion of the garages into book storage
•
~
space
4. The esthetic improvement
of the main entrance
f h•
0
t e
building.
5. Interior minor changes and renovations including pla _
tering, painting, wall papering, etc.
On behalf of the Committee,
I take this opportun·it
.
Y to
thank the members of our Board for their help and sup
Port
and His Eminence for the confidence he placed in all of us.
I know without their supp_ort ~nd his con~dence, this project
could not h2:ve been done m this short penod of time.
Moved by FRIED ABRAHAM,
Vicksburg, and seconded
by FRANK KFOURE,
Indianapolis,
the report was accepted
unan~mously. METROPOLITA
PHILIP
thanked the Committee fo:· a job well done. The interior decoration of the
headquarter:; is progressing under the supervision of Edmund
Saleeb:;, Brooklyn. He thanked two associates who work with
him and tolerate his moods and irregular long hours with unfailing cheerfulness:
the Right Reverend Antoun Khoury and
Miss Kathy Meyer. He said that some parishes had not yet
declar-ed the amount of support to be provided for the headquarters and introduced
the chairman of the national drive.
MONSOUR LAHAM:
In our present
calculations,
$350,000 will be required to
complete the j::ib we have begun. Some thirty-four parishes
have pledged $122,200 to this moment. Prompt payment of
pledges saves the Archdiocese
the added expense of bookkeeping and makes it possible to finance the work as it progresses. It has been necessary to borrow at the prime rate to
keep the work in progress so prompt payment of pledges is
essential. The current parish list is:
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
Nicholas Qathedral, Brooklyn,
ew York
George Church, Washington, D.C.
George Cathedral, Miami, Florida
George Church, Chicago, Illinois
Michael's Church, Beaumont, Texas
$15,000
10,000
5,000
5,000
3,500
The Christian
Education·
Commission
meeting:
Father Joseph
Allen discusses "Up Beat"
as Fathers Stephen
Fraser and Mark
Beshara listen.
The Word
Fath r James.\[ ena di, ct,
the Clergy hoir.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
Anthony's Church, Bergenfield, New Jersey
George Church, Paterson, New Jersey
Mary's Chu=-ch, West Palm Beach, Florida
Georg~ Church, Niagara Falls, New York
Ellien Church, Brownsville, Pennsylvania
George Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Elias Church, New Castle, Pennsylvania
George, Cleveland, Ohio
Nicholas Cathedral, Los Angeles
Elias Church, Toledo. Ohio
George Church, St. Paul, Minnesota
George Church, Danbury, Connecticut
Michael's Church, Phoenix, Arizona
Michael Church, Geneva,
ew York
G~.George Church, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
St. George, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
St. George, Worcester, Massachusetts
St. George,
orwood, Massachusetts
St. Mary's, Brooklyn,
ew York
St. Anthony's, Butler, Pennsylvania
St. George, Atlanta, Georgia
St. Luke's, Garden Grove, California
St. George, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
St. George, Indianapolis,
Indiana
St. Nicholas, Grand Rapids, Michigan
St. Nicholas, San Francisco
St. George, Wichita, Kansas
St. icholas, Beckley, West Virginia
St. George, Vicksburg, Mississippi
St. Michael, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
St. Mary, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
St. Andrew the Apostle, Willingboro, New Jersey
Father Gabriel Samne - In Memory of His Mother
3,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
1,500
3,000
1,500
6,000
15,000
3,000
1,200
1,500
2,000
3,000
3,000
1,500
5,000
2,000
5,000
500
2,000
2,000
1,500
3,000
2,500
5,000
3,000
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,000
300
2,000
JOSEPH
WAYNE, Los Angeles, said that he h~d heard
• • •
no report of md1v1dual
ple d ges an d h a d n ot seen one. circulated
.
to the Assembly· are the individual pledges credited agam 5t
•
'
SOUR LAHAM explained that the
the_ pansh ~le~g_es? MON
t FATHER GREGpansh and md1v1dual pledges were separa e.
h d
ORY ABBOUD announced that St. Nicholas' Ca th edral
a
already paid $4,000 on its total pledge of $15,000 a nd th edn
Ph 1·1·1p wi·th a check for. a secon
presented Metropolitan
$4 000 METROPOLITAN
PHILIP
expressed his thanks to
'
• Gregory and the peop 1e O f St • Nicholas' Cathedral.,
Father
FATHER KENNA pledged $300 on behalf of St. Andrews,
•
Willingboro,
with the comment t h a t 1•t was the smallest and
youngest r.iis ion !n the Archdiocese. F THER ALL A
KHOURY pledged $2,000 from t. Mary' , John tmrn
of these pledge:; are reflected in the pr c ding list. ~fE
POLIT A r PHILIP said the chapel in th n ,,. headqu
will be dedicated to the teenager of the rchdioce. e.
TDI:R
'B ti
IR rn
28. METROPOLITA
~ PHILIP
introduced
om
of tlie
seminarians of the Archdiocese:
ndrew Lind. ay, Lo
ngell' :
Nicholas Kobbs, Akron: Constantine Na r, B kley. Fathl'r
Athanasias Salhany, Dama cu . trained at Balamand, erved in
Argentina and during the Syndesmo Conference thi
·ear.
applied for acceptance at St. Vladimir' . Deacon Elia ~IitchelL Grand Rapids was ordained during the Chicago Convention last year. Deacon Philip Malouf,
t.
eorge' . Bo.t0n was also introduced. The Archdiocese i encouraging men
t~ ;□brace the permanent diaconate on the local le,·el.
29.
FATHER PAUL SCHNEIRLA presented the Report
of the Western Rite Vicariate General.
The Report will be largely oral this year. That printed in
the minutes of the last annual convention wa very fully_ r ported and quoted in "Irenikon." Thi i not remarkabl.
me
it is the publication of a Papal mona tery found d in th
1920's to use the Byzantine rite to attract ?rthodox
~o the
Roman Church. The first Western Rite pan he apph. d. to
the Archdiocese in 1958 and were received in th early ~ti .
The report of the Credentials Department do not fully 1~d 1cate the size or scope of the work at pr ent. It ha re CI\ d
no financial as istance from the trea ury. 1:h. r. are fi\ e parishes as last year, and ix prie ts. The en I tn th Roman
Chu;ch continues. e.g.: in thi Archdio
e ~f Bo ton .. 12 pai ishes are without curates and clergy d fe tum contrnue._ In
t h e past year, 53 non - Orthodox cl rgy and nine orgamzd ·d
communities have applied to the
icariate: ~ f w ar un _r
serious consideration. Many of th e cl rgy applt a~t. ,~- '.. c ~!bate men ,vho wanted to marry and continu their mm1 t~ m
·1·
ay. all but a fe,, ,, ere practi ally unacquamt d
a f am1 1ar w •
1·
d the
.• h he Orthodox Church. B th the Metropo ia an
\\lt
t
. d .. d 1
p who
G eek Archdiocese have referred m lVI ua
or grou
.
1
r
would
not con 1·d er the Byzantine Rite. One uch group
k
t d by observers at thi Convention, a you may ·now.
repre en e
h ha had to h
·1 1 d
Fa ther Turner's illnes is much graver:
.
•
•
f
Ba 1 1a
cplaced in an institution. The
o_c1ety o
·ned:
the
Benedictine
community
ha
g~m\n
lightly:
twP
Cll
fully profe sed, two " chola tic ,, b ot J1 pne ' and al out a
Pa(!.e38
November~ 1971
�dozen Oblates. THE \,\ ORD has carried some Wcstc::-n Rite
new in the past year. "Ad Clerum'
is issued fo:- th~ clergy,
"Oblation'
for the friends and associates of the Priory of
aint Luke. A full one year budget is not yet available for
"Credo'
and it \\·ill not begin publication until it is. The
Father
Alexander
Turner
Western
Rite Scholarship
Fund
tands at about $1,200; there are no applicants. You a::-e urged
to vi it the Western Rite Chapel and Information Center on
this floor v,hich is a part of the General Conv~ntion program
for the fir t time due to the cooperation of Monsour Laham
and Father George. The Liturgy is celebrated every morning
at 8: 30; attendance and communions are enou:·ag~ng. Icons,
copies of "Oblation,"
Benedictine medals and publications are
for sale for the benefit of the Fund. The continued generous
support and patronage of Metropolitan
Philip have made the
work of the Vicariate a joy and have been o~ inestimable
moral support to the men devoted to this very demanding
ministry. One priest has transferred
to the Byzantine Rite.
One deacon has been ordained to the priesthood.
FATHER
SIMO
GARFEH
asked where the Western
Rite clergy were educated. FATHER
SCHNEIRLA
said at
St. Vladimir's Seminary; Father Esposito is currently registered.
Father Mica transferred
from the Metropolia
as a priest;
Father Forbes came with the original group received. Moved
by FATHER
ICHOLAS SAIKLEY, seconded by FATHER
JOH
ESPOSITO,
the Report was accepted unanimously.
30. FATHER JOH
BADEEN asked for the floor to recognize the work of the first Chairman of the Insurance Committee, Father James Meena, who deserves great credit for his
pioneering work.
The Session Recessed until 1: 30 p.m., August 27th
31.
SAM BROWN, Washington,
Teen SOYO Report.
presented the NAC
The teens have conducted a "Word" subscription drive and
a national charity drive for which the collection this year totalled $3,790.30. He said "Our future is in your hands and
your future is in our hands. Just rap with us, find out what
we're about, it will be a learning experience for both you and
us ...
We have begun a three year drive for the endowment
of the chapel in the new headquarters."
METROPOLITAN
PHILIP
thanked Teen SOYO for its devoted and important
program. He will use the money raised for the chapel for
charity and find other means to furnish the chapel.
32.
METROPOLITAN PHILIP presented
to the General Assembly:
The text of the charge
33.
appears
his Charge
on page 3.
There being no Old Business, METROPOLITAN
PHILIP requested GEORGE ELIAS, JR., to introduce the Report of the Resolutions
Committee:
The following Resoultions
were presented:
I. WHEREAS:
Thh~ Std._ ?eorge ffParish of Boston, Massachusetts has, throug
its
1 1igent
e orts, provided for
us a
great Convention; and
WHEREAS: The Pastor, Very Reverend George R G
• eorge
the Convention
.
. Chairman, . Mr. Monsour Laham , the Co nven-'
tion Vice-Chairman,
Antome A. Salloum, the various committees and every member. of St. George Parish has extended to
all in attendance at this 26th Annual Convention their
cious hospitality and have not spared in their efforts to mg::~
this Convention a most successful and memorable one.
Be it resolved that this Convention by acclamatio~ extend
to them its heartfelt thanks and appreciation
on a job well
done. Passed by acclamation.
II. WHEREAS:
The
Antiochian
Orthodox
Christian
Archdiocease of New York and All North American has Ion
•
dh t e cause o fOhdrt o ox U'd•
c h amp10ne
mte m North America;g
and
WHEREAS:
Metropolitan
Antony Bashir of thrice blessed
memory, devoted his li:e for this cause; and His Eminence, The
Most Reverend Metropolitan
Philip Saliba has continued in
the efforts of his illustrious predecessor to fulfill the destiny of
the Orthodox Churches of North America for unity, and did
submit a resolution to the Standing Conference of Canonical
Orthodox Bishops in 1970 to this end; and
WHEREAS:
The establishment
of a united Orthodox
Church in North America will fulfill the aspirations of our
Orthodox Youth to be joined together in one united Orthcdox
Church; and
WHEREAS:
We of the An tiochian Orthodox
Christian
Archdiocese of New York and All North America are wholeheartedly in fa·1or of the establishment
of such a united Orthodox Church in North America and did pass a resolution at
the 24th Annual Convention
affirming this desire, are now
g~·eatly disturbed over recent developments which have brought
about an estrangement between His Holiness, the Ecumenical
Patria,ch, and the Orthodox
Jurisdiction
formerly known as
J
The Metropolia, and now known as the Orthodox Church in
America, which threatens the movement for Orthodox unity in
North America; and
GEORGE ELIAS JR. moved. EDW RD E BER. conded.
and the Assembly unanimou ly adopt d th following r olution:
,vHEREAS:
The multiplicity of national jurisdictions fosters confusion and divisiveness and does not conform to Orthodox Canon Law;
BE IT RESOLVED:
That this Convention recommends
to the Metropolitan
Archbishop the establishment of a commission for the purpose of studying the question of Orthodox
unity and our position regarding that unity; and
III. Be it resolved that Article
ection 1. of th
titution of the Antiochian Orthodox Chri tian
h
of
New York and All orth
merica be amend d 1
el
id
section in its entirety and in erting in lieu ther
ti
,·ing Section 1 :
Section 1: The General Convention shall be h Id annually
sometime during the last two weeks in July at a location
t by
the General Convention at its meeting two year pr ceding
such determination. In the event of an emergency or cir umstances which in the discretion of the Metropolitan
rchbi hop
and the Board of Trustees justify the po tponement of. or a
change in the time, place or bidding for a future convention.
such postponement and/or change in the time, plac or bid
therefor shall be valid.
GEORGE ELIAS JR. moved. EDWARD E BER.
ond d.
and the Assembly unanimously adopted the following r olution:
IV. Be it resolved that the first sentence of
rticl \'L
Section 2, Paragraph B of the Con titution of the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of ew York and
11 • Torth
America be amended by deleting therefrom in their ntirety the
words "one of whom shall be the Financial
dvi r and Comptrolle;", and thereby ending said sentence with a period afte1
the word "Archbishop".
GEORGE ELIAS, JR., moved, EDWARD E BER, econded.
and the Assembly unanimously adopted the following r olution:
V. Be it resolved that Article VII of the Con titution of the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdioce e of ew York and
All orth America be amended as follow :
a. The first paragraph hall be amended to read a follow :
"The Constitution of the Archdioce e may be r vi ed or
amended in either of the following manner : ''
b. Designate the second paragraph thereof a
e tion 1.
c. Delete the third paragraph thereof in it entirety and
insert in lieu thereof the following new paragraph: "The contemplated change shall be put on the agenda of the next convention and shall be adopted after an affirmativ vote of twothirds of the total votes cast thereon subject to the approval of
the Metropolitan Archbishop.''
d. Add a new Section 2, which hall read a follo\\ : " ection 2. A joint resolution submitted at lea t 6 month prior to
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED:
That this Convention
recommends to the Metropolitan
Archbishop and the Archdiocese Board of Trustees that they petition His Beatitude, the
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, ELIAS IV, to:
1. Use his good offices to bring about a reconciliation of
the t\\·o jurisdictions
whose estrangement threatens our unity.
2. Use his good offices to bring about the convening of a
Pan-Orthodox Synod for the purpose of resolving the question
of Orthodox unity and autocephaly in North America.
AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED:
That, failing in
these efforts, the Metropolitan
Archbishop and the Archdiocese
Board of Trustees may take the initiative to do whatever is
deemed necessary to attain these goals in the foreseeable future, by means and in accordance with the Archdiocesan Constitution.
MONSOUR
LAHAM, lay vice-chairman of the Board of
Trustees introduced the Resolution on behalf of the Trustees,
it havin~ been proposed to the Board by Albert Joseph and
adopted unanimously
by it on August 24, 1971. SAM ROY,
Pittsburgh, seconded the motion to adopt the Resolution.
On a point of order, FATHER JAMES KENNA asked that
the phrase "American
Orthodox
Church", referring to the
former Metropolia,
be altered to read "Orthodox Church in
America". It was so ordered. In the ensuing discussion, ALBERT GAMMEL
Worcester asked that the Resolution clearly
indicate that no final action' would be taken by the Trustees
without consulting the parishes and FATHER JAMES MEENA
offered an amendment
that would transform the action proposed by the Resolution into a petition for a tomos of autocephaly for the Archdiocese so that immediate union with the
Orthodox Church in America and some other bodies might be
achieved. Both ALBERT GAMMEL and FATHER JAMES
MEENA withdrew
their proposals and the Resolution was
passed as appears above with one dissenting vote.
The twain meet: Father John
Esposito celebrates the Liturgy in
the Western Rite Chapel.
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and clergy: The h ad tablt Fathe,
George R. George, J/n.
orf!t.
Metropolitan Ilyas, ,\In . .\f 01 our
Laham. the haste s.
The Word
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�a eneral Convention by any three parishe of th~ A-·chdioce 3e
in good tanding during the next preceding General Conv:::ntion of the Archdiocese, said joint resolution to be certified by
the ponsoring parishes and submitted
t the Metrop:Jlitan
rchbishop and the Department
of Legal Affairs for the purpose of studying and determining the legality o: such p:rop:Jsed
change. The Department
of Legal Affair
shall report its
recommendations
to the Metropolitan
Archbishop. If he approve the Metropolitan Archbishop shall include in the notice
of i.he Convention the recommendation
of the Department of
Legal Affairs together with the description in sub tance of the
contemplated
change. (Continue with same econd para3"··aph
for ection 1.)
The following re olution recommended
by the Standing
Committee on
ear East and Arab Refugee Problems and
e onded by FATHER
JOH
BAD EE
was unanimously
adopted.
VI. talus of the Holy City of Jerusalem - The Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdioce e of
ew York and All
orth
America repeating and r affirming its unanimously adopted
re olution regarding Jerusalem of two years ago, (August 2,
1969) at Miami Beach, Florida, again protests the annexation
At the Liturgy: The Epistle chanted by Fried Abraham,
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Vicksburg
of the Arab Section o~ Jerusalem
by Israel, an annexation
,vhich represents expansion of force of arms and unilateral
tion in defiance of world opinion and moral law.
acWe especially view with dismay the current arbitrary pl .
.
.
1ys1cal changes bemg made m East Jerusalem by Isrraeli occ
.
. .
upation forces without regard for the legal and spin tual rights of
the inhabitants.
We particularly deplore the steps taken by the Israeli gov.
ernment to effectively force the Christian and Moslem inhab·.
tants to leave the Holy City, steps which are being taken t~
"create facts" which would make East Jerusalem also a Jewish
City.
As Christi.ans we regard J eru~aler.i as the City of our Lord
Jesus Christ, closely associated with His Life and Death and
ResuGection, at the same time that we recognize that Jerusalem is also holy to Jews and to Moslems.
At this time, we particularly
call the attention of North
Ame::-ican Christians to "An Appeal to Christian Conscience"
regarding th::: violations of human rights. and International
Law in Jerusalem made by nine patr:a:·chs
and pastors of
Christians commun~ties in the
ear East, including our own
Patriarch Elias IV, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East.
At this time, we join with many others who have recently
expressed policies of the United States and Canadian governments against the annexation of Jerusalem and we urge Washington and Ottawa to exert their influence to effect implementation of the Geneva Convention and of United Nations Resolutions with regard to the Holy City of Jerusalem,
(notably,
Resolution 250, May 21, 1968).
The following resolution recommended
by the Standing
Committee on Near East and Arab Refugee Problem and
seconded by FATHER
JOHN
BADEEN
was unanimously
adopted:
VII. Treatment of Non-] ews in Israel and in the Occupied
Territories - We join with our Jewish, Christian and Moslem
brethren in and outside of Israel who have protested the violations ot human rights and international
law by Israel in the
occupied territories.
We can not be silent in the face of the several unbiased
and authoritative
reports that Christians and Moslems in Israel and in the occupied territories continue to suffer from
discrimination,
inequality and injustice:
1. The United Nations' 25th General Sessions Report of the Special Committee
to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of
the Population of the Occupied Territories,
2. the report by
the International
Red Cross, 3. the report by the British
Branch of Amnesty, Inc., 4. the National Council of Churches
1968 and 19 71 reports of visits by church leaders to the Near
East, 5. statements by Near Eastern Christian leaders including
those made in Israel by the Melkite Archbishop of Galilee,
6. statements by the Israeli League of Human Rights, etc.
We note the most recent of 23 United Nations' resolutions
critical of Israeli occupation policy and practices, namely the
March 15, 1971 Resolution
of the United Nations Human
Rights Commission, which "condemns Israel's continued violations of Human Rights in the occupied territories, including
policies aimed at changing the status of those territories."
We call upon men of good will and conscience everywhere,
and especially on the governments
of the United States and
Canada, to help effect democratic,
legal and humane treatment of non-Jews in Israel and in the occupied territories.
Our prayer for the Holy Land is that it truly shall be a
land of justice, brotherhood
and peace where Jews, Christians
and Moslems can live in equality and in harmony with each
other.
The following resolution
recommended
by the Standing
Committee on Near East and Arab Refugee Problems and
seconded by FATHER
JOHN
BADEEN
was unanimously
adopted.
At the end of the Litw!!,y.
the Af etropolitan', ble\!iing.
VIII. "The People's Right to Know" Applies to the Near
East_ Newspapers
involved in the recent controversy over
the publication
of the Pentagon
Papers on Vietnam based
their case on "Freedom of the Press" and "The People's Right
to Kn 8 w." The Antiochian
Orthodox
Christian Church of
New York and All North America, recalling and reiterating
two previous resolutions on "Freedom of the Press and the
Arab-Israeli Conflict"
(Pittsburgh,
1968 and Miami, 1969),
cr.iinds these newspapers and the communications
media in
the United States and in Canada that "The People's Right
to Know" applies to the explosive Near East situation. At stake
in the Near East which could be another and much worse
"Vietnam" is the peace of the whole world and possibly the
survival of mankind in a nuclear age.
As American citizens who trace our Church's history to its
roots in the
ear East, we have been in a position to know
both sides of the Arab-Israeli
conflict. Thus, we are painfully
aware that the Israeli point of view is overwhelmingly presented in the in~ormational
media in the United States and
Canada, whereas the Arab side is rarely presented and is
often misrepresented.
.
As the United
States President Dwight D. Eisenhower
pointed out about the Near East, there is no area of the
world as important
to the free world and about_ ;"hich t~ere
is so little accurate information
and so much mmnformation.
With full appreciation
of the importance of an informed
public opinion on the effectiveness of foreign policy and the
•
• ca 11 upon the. inforworkmg
of a democrauc • system, we agam
mational media in the United States and Canada to withS t and
the pressures that make for a one-sided presentation and to
••
reI1g!ously
present both si•d es o f t h"is con t ro versy in the
. interests,
of the ideals of their profession, the integrity of their count~ s
• coun t ry ' s foreign
democracy and the effectiveness of th eir
policy.
FATHER
GREGORY
OFEISH
moved and ANTONY
BASHIR, Boston seconded the following r2solution from NAC
SOYO:
IX. Be it resolved that:
1. Each SOYO region
and sponsoring
shall be responsible for initiating
a convocation hosted by one of the local chap-
ters at its annual regional convention. Thi
onvo ation hall
be concerned with all levels of chur h activiti
inrnlving th
clergy, the local boards of tru tee . all the men. ladi
and
young people auxiliaries the church school departm nt and
choirs in order to facilitate complete par chial parti ipation
on the local level.
2. While such convocation programs have been begun at
a small level in several regions, these hould be expanded.
<•
as to assist this expansion, we recommend to Hi Eminenc
and. to the delegates of the 26th Annual Archdioce e om·ention that they approve this resolution for implementation at all
levels of the Archdiocese for total participation in r g-ional
SOYO convocations.
3. The goals and aims of such a convocation under
direction would be:
a. to invite all boards of trustees to meet on a regional
level for purposes of assimilating new thought and pro edur
through workshops and seminars on the parochial 1 vel.
b. each pastor and board of tru tee pre ident would l
responsible for representation and participation. ~t. u h a c nvocation of the presidents chairmen of all aux1har1 and r presentatives of the choir and church ch ol who would l e
meeting separately and collectively to:
• programs n r p tiv I v I
( 1) evaluate and pursue th eir
of church activity.
.
( 2) repo:-ts and 'vvorkshops would enhance the pr_o e ding
of the convocation and allow sugge tion and r lut1on from
the region of churches to the
rchdioc
, which in turn
would disseminate information a per the _tat~d n _d.
( 3) the personal, spiritual and eccle 1ast1 ~I life of ach
parish would become enriched by the convo at1on of cl_rnr h
and increase their awarene
and commitm nt to
hn t and
His Church in a more po itive direction.
4. The return to the local church after ,.,itne in and
· · t·mg in the youth pr gram , adult work
participa
. hop and
Christian learning experience would mo t certainly. a t a a
catalyst for improvement
n an individual. local, regional and
national level.
In discussion, FATHER J ME MEE
the resolution was too long. seemed to violat
t d that
n
Pa{!,e37
The H'ord
November, 1971
�Archdiocesall Constitution
as adopted by the Miami Convention, 1969, I move that this convention request that the Metropolitan Arch?i~h_cp and the Archdiocesan Board of Trustee
jrnmediately institute the procedures of presenting to the go·:erning boards of the_ Various parishes the following proposal
for the future financial assessment of the member parishes. It
shall be a singular assessment to the parishes of the Archdiocese in proportion to their established size, i.e.: large, medium.
srnall. This assessment shall include Archdiocesan dues, the
official publication of the Archdiocese and all special trays.
XIV. A resolution submitted by FATHER ELIAS KARIM
on the so-called "Peace Sign" was declared to be out of order.
Moved by LOUIS
COUREY,
MICHEL KFOURE,
Indianapolis,
was passed by a majority:
Cleveland, seconded by
the following resolution
XV. That Regional SOYO Conventions be extended to
include all regional parish activities hosted by NAC SOYO.
The Laham dinner for the trustees
and clergy: The head table: the
hastes and host, Mrs. Monsour
Laham and Mon our Laham.
Constitution
and could not be voted upon without extended
tudy and the maker and seconder withdrew it.
Moved by A THO Y BASHIR, St. George's, Boston, and
econded by PAUL DIB, St. Mary's, Brooklyn, the following
was passed by a majority:
X. From
AC SOYO
To His Eminence, the Board of Trustees and delegates to
the 26th Annual Convention
Be it resolved that there be adopted the establishment of a
ational Archdiocesan Sunday Bulletin under the sponsorship
of SOYO, the purpose of which would be:
1. the dissemination of Archdiocesan messages
2. the dissemination
3. selected
messages
of NAC SOYO programs
and
sermons from the clergy of the
Archdiocese
4. explanation of the various special fund raising prog::-ams
of the Archdiocese, NAC SOYO and Teen SOYO
These would be one issue for each Sunday of the year.
These would be prepared with a pictorial cover depicting the
Gospel of the day. The back cover would carry the pre-printed
messages in regard to the aforementioned
purposes. The center of the bulletin would remain blank for use of the local
church, e.g., printing of the Gospel, Epistle, announcements,
etc.
The following resolution submitted for ROBERT
ANDREWS, Los Angeles, was submitted to the Department
of
Legal Affairs for consideration and presentation to the next
annual General Convention:
XI. WHEREAS the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Jew York and All
orth America recognizes the
integrity and value of human rights in society and the innate
right of each individual to self determination
in his chosen
pursuits;
WHEREAS the church embraces democ::-atic doctr:n~s establishing such basic concepts as freedom of speech, freedom
to enjoy gainful employment, freedom to participate as a bas:c
right in secret-ballot elections;
WHEREAS
the delegates to this convention attest that
Christian principles require that the rights of no man shall be
abrogated against his will;
WHEREAS
in the course of human events every man is
entitled to social justice as a civil right; there~ore in the area
of employee-employer
relations, those persons who labor for
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their cconom'.c survi :a.l are entitled to bargain
their d~gnity and social status;
collectively to
imp;:o·✓e
THEREFORE
the delegates to this ccmvention r~fuse to
condone efforts in the nation's ag:icultural
community on the
part of some labor organizers
to subjugate
workers against
their will through economic boycotts and refusal to base representation upon results of secret-ballot election;
BE IT RESOLVED
that the delegates to this convention
place the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdioce~e of New
York and All North America firmly in favor of national legislation and legislation in the various states to abolish secondary
boycotts in relation to farm labor organizing;
and to prov:dc
legal means to secure the right of farm workers to accept or
reject collective bargaining proposals through government protected secret-ballot elections.
FURTHER
BE IT RESOLVED
that, since the organized
Ch,istian Church in the United States has been burdened by
misin' ormation and lack of information
on this subject, this
resolution will n~ake it possible for those who know the truth
to speak directly to those who need to know.
34. In response to a question from SHAKER BRAKETT,
Flint, METRO POLIT AN PHILIP
declared that all priests
must attend the General Conventions of the Archdiocese and
SOYO except insofar as excused for reasonable cause by the
Metropolitan. Such attendance is part of his duty, costs must
be defrayed by his parish and is not to be confused with his
vacation to which he is entitled. These matters have been regulated by many edicts and are beyond the competence of any
local bodies.
Fried
braham. \ ick burg: the followin w r
John Dalack.
t. • fary' . Brooklyn-(br
Schncirla): John Hanna. Jr"' t.
r~
Elac. Lo
ngele ) : Fried
brah
Yi
Nichola Saikley): Dr.
baker II
Pi
Jo eph Rahal):
Jo ph
rm lli.
.Lo
ngele ) : J
Flint
hr •
George Mah hie
(by Dougla ..
Robert Laham.
. Bo ton -l by
St. John's. Bo ton).
Moved by F TH
FATHER JO EPH
mously to close nomi
tive Secretary annou
II
the Board of Tru te
RAH, JOH
DA
E
HA. TA. JR., ROBE
37. Moved by Jo eph
GABRIEL ASHIE. th
to adjourn.
36. METROPOLITAN
PHILIP
announced
the following
appointments of Trustees: to serve the unexpired final year of
the two year term of Frank Kfoure, Indianapolis,
who resigned, JOHN AMEER, St. Nicholas, Brooklyn; to succeed
themeselves for three year terms, EDWARD KASSAB, Detroit,
and ALBERT
JOSEPH,
Chicago;
Archdiocesan
officials Rt. Rev. ELLIS KHOURI,
Protosynkellas; Rt. Rev. GREGORY ABBOUD, Vicar General; Rt. Rev. ANTOUN KHOURY, Personal Secretary; Very Rev. PAUL SCHNEIRLA, Executive Secretary;
JOHN KHOURI,
Chancellor;
GEORGE
ELIAS, JR., Vice Chancellor;
THEODORE
MACKHOUL,
Comptroller.
37. To fill the expiring terms as Trustees of Dr. John Dalack, St. Mary's,
Brooklyn;
Dr. Shaker Ilyas, Pittsburgh;
George Mahshie
Syracuse;
Norman
Mai me, Los Angeles;
Moved by GEORGE
ELIAS, JR., Miami, and seconded
by JUDGE ALBERT MAYKEL, Worcester, the following resolution was defeated:
XII. Be it resolved that, effective forthwith, all sessions
of the General Convention
of the Archdiocese as well as all
General Assembly sessions of the various regions of SOYO
and Teen SOYO be opened by prayer and followed by the
singing of the Fourth Stanza of our National Anthem which
reads as follows:
"Oh, thus be it ever when free men shall stand
between their loved homes and the wars desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heavens rescued land
praise the power that hath made and pre~erved us a
nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
and this be our motto: "In God is our Trust!"
An the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
o'e:· the land of the free, and the home of the brave."
FATHER
THEODORE
ZITUN
presented
the followir-g
resolution. The chair with the consent of the General Assembly
submitted it to the Financ~ Committee for consideration and •
a recommendation :
XIII. In compliance with Article VI, Section IV of the
The Word
Committee
Nov::mb::r, 1971
Meeting:
The Christian Education Department
c nd d
Re pectfully
(
ERY REV.)
Executive
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F THER
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ubmitt d.
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VOLUME15
OCTOBER 1971
The N ecwArchdiocesan Headquarters
NUMBER8
�'l'his Month's Cover
World Conference Of Christian
For Palestine
Testimony of BISHOPGEORGEKHODR
OCTOBER, 1971
VOLUME 15
In this issue • • •
ov r ..........................
hi
1onth
\\'orld Conferenc
•••••· · · • · •••
3
Of Chri tian For Pale tine
Te timony of
Br
HOP
GEORGE
KHODR
rthodox 11i ion In Ala ka .................
Departm n t of Chri tian Education
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Four Y ar Of 'Upbeat')
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Boo
C 1 bratina Our Faith with Banners
JOHN
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
rthodox Church in Cz choslovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Th
.........................................
(Continued
N
12
from September issue)
ynd mo . emb_ly_InBo t~m Calls For Unity,
Ecumem m, f 1ss1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
J uit
redit Pre
by
ELLIOT
ermonette:
by
V.
Coverage For Changina Catholic Attitudes . . 19
Religious News Service Staff Writer
WRIGHT,
More For Our Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
REV.
VLADIMIR
BERZO
SKY
Hard ning Of Anti-Church Po ture Seen Developing
In ommuni t Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
by
Th
DR.
BLAHO
Orthodox
LAV
S.
HR
BY,
RNS Special Correspondent
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
v\ orld
vailable From The Archdiocese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Book
Revised list May, 1971
The Word
Official Publication of
THE A TIOCHIA
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE
OF EW YORK AND ALL NORTH AMERICA
Publish_ed n:ionthly except July and August by the
Antzochzan Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Founded i? Arabi~ as AL KALIMAT January 1905 by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
Found d m English as THE WORD January 1957 by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
THE
\TERY REVEREND
FATHER
PAUL
W.
S. ScHNEIRLAJ
Editor
Assistants:
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REVEREND
1fa.
FATHER
JOHN
JOSEPH
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BOOJAMRA
Editorial Office·
8005 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn," ew York 11209
T_HE WORD. publi hcd monthly except July and Au ust b 11
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merica at gBer'wi[k t
Antiochi~n Orth?dox Christian ArchAvenue, Berwick, Pa. 18603; Editorial office, 8005 Rid e 'B ulnnsylvarua. Busmess office, Robbins
Entered as second clas matter at the Post Office at B g_ k op evard, Brooklyn, New York 11209
erw1c ' a. 18603, April 25 1957
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Page2
Our cover is a rendering of the
facade of . the new
. headquart ers of
the Archd10cese m Englewood N
Jersey. D rawn by Lou Coure' ~f
Cleveland, who supervises the b.Y_ldo
.
Ui mg programs of the Archdioce e
the
representation shows the bUi.1d·.
mg with the addition of the chapel
and offices at the rear and the new
en trances designed by Mr. Courey
The plan to move the headquar~
ters of the . Archdiocese from the
present antiquated building originated over a decade ago when Metropolitan Antony, after long deliberation, actually chose a mansion in
Bay Ridge. At the last moment he
s!i.elved the project.
pon his lection Metropolitan
Philip immediately faced the problem of the obsolete house on Eighty.fifth Street, sine ccmplicated by the
xpansion of the Archdiocese. One
of the first proposals of the Archdioce an Board of Trustees was a ne\\
headquarter
and a number of
sites were propo ed and investigated.
Metropolitan Philip, with the ready
assi tance of the clergy and laity of
Brooklyn attempt d to relocate in
Bay Ridge
o long the site of the
headquarters
and residence of the
Metropolitan
of
ew York. Every
one of the r maining apparently adequate building in Bay Ridge, some
of them not presently on the market.
wa checked for suitability. Nothing
was found
that
could properly
house the headquarters. At the same
time survey by city planners, sociclogists, architects
and builder
pointed to the Englewood area a
practically ideal for the needs of
the Archdioce e. The new home wa
chosen by the Building Ccmmittee
and has been adapted to the special
needs of the church. Soon to be dedicated, the new home provides u
with a headquarters truly representative of our work and mission.
P.w.s.s.
The Word
THE
TESTIMO
Y WHICH
I should
like to bring here is related to a concern for the renewal of the Church
in the East. It was given to a group
of young students, born in Orthodoxy and trained in French missionary establishments, to rediscover the
roots of Christianity in this oriental
land and to dream for their Church
of a resurgence which began with an
affirmation of the vertical relationship to Christ, with a vision of the
Church linked to the Word of Life
and to the real local community,
''"ith the Eucharist understood as
communion with man, the universe,
and especially the history of our own
area.
We began in evangelical openness
t::>one another, free from any sub~
missiveness to politic , and available
for enlistment on behalf of men right
here among us. The very concept of
the local Church, as it has been lived
out in our tradition, oriented us not
only toward Christians but also towards Muslims. It took Vatica II
b awaken Catholics here and elsewhere to the vi ion of a local
Church, a vision which bears in itelf the denial of all imperialism.
Theoretically we might have been
hindered from historical involvement
by an exuberant liturgical life, exalting in its splendor. But this very
liturgy, along with the evangelical
ferment which was present from the
tart, led us instead to a dimension
of depth. In freeing us from a narrow Christianity which is merely conc~ptual and distorted by the deceptions of history, we were led into the
great catholicity of the Church, the
promise of transfigured man. From
the declaration of the Resurrection,
our cause became the affirmation of
ma~'s triumph in justice, a justice
beginning with the o ial structures.
The anxiety of man in his every-
October) 1971
day life, in the ocial circum tan c
o_fthe present, became our . Th ju _
tice ?roclaimed in the Go pel wa to
be . hved out and prophetically reclaimed. Moreover, we found aaain
the voice of the Father who cried
out for the rights of the poor. The
Church of the great tradition of the
Orient tht!S made us en itive to the
problems of the man of today. Thu
we became, beyond any confe ionalism of strict obedience, the ymbol of
the renewal of the entire Syro-Lebanese Church. Placed under the ign
of Antioch, the hi torical and piritual center of our Levantine Chri tianity, we, along with other in ever
increasing numbers, rai ed up a nucleus of Christians who were increasingly sensitive to the men thrust
upon the roads of history in thi part
of the world.
The 5th of June 1967 wa for u
the real awakening of man. Iu lirns
and Christians were united in the
blood, for there i no other blood
than His flowing through the world.
The drama of Palestine became one
with that of the Passion. Other Peters and other Judases were denying
Christ. Our fate and de tiny \\·ere
being played out there. To be a
Christian meant to take a po ition
with regard to Palestine. It represented to us the very face of the man
of Sorrows. These men and women
thrown from their home in to the
desert to perish, to suffer death just
as Jesus suffered it, con tituted the
"Church in tents" to use an ancient
expression from the piri tual literature of our country. The Church was
no longer solely the community of
the baptized but of all the per ecuted
of the earth. Thus I no longer define
myself in relation to a dogma but in
relation to a wound. Pale tine thus
becomes a criterion of loyalty to
Christ.
da~ it i n tl •
and h of it that th
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1g cl t rmin cl.
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1cl cl into h 11
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1d into h 11 b
l11i t.
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their lib
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rabity
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ha\·e an
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definition of .\rabit,. I
today a r pr nti;1g
of uIT ring. But it
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.
to
find amon
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uIT ring.
for me, I
hav
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rabity from th fa t
that J
azar th b earn a Pale tini
f
only ,, ithin thi
loving, humble and tru ting A.rclbity
that I la
i tianity
conver e. It
oint that
r
of ori n
• • can
o
nit
have-not
Chri tia1
•
i
with the
·zation
of th \\
t I lam in t
humble and oITend d.
Th m ek and th
East and of th Third \ o
w1 b
able to dra\, th \\' t int
meni m in depth. Thi \\ h I
regen rated tog ther can
the J " who r main poor.
::Vfeanwhile,the viol n continu
It i not for th
hur h to gi\ a
th ologi al ta tu to thi fa t. In a
world of di ,. t r, the non-\ iol n t
have an x ptional value. But nonc
•
(Continued on page 21)
�A CrossHonors Early Settlers
Orthodox Mission In Rlaska
ORTHODOX MISSIONARIES IN ALASKA-Front
row, left to right, Serge Bouteneff, i~ the . Prib_ilov Islands; Dianne Scot!,. in _Yonek, n~ar
A h
• F Dav"id Black who directed the orientation program in Anchorage; Sister Victoria, permanent Orthodox V1s1tor in the native
nc orage,
r.
,
.
.
h I
d · ·r
·11
I
hospital in Anchorage; Father Nicholas Harris, author of the article. In the ~a.ck row, Jerry Tarns,_ now 1~ Bet e an vis'. 1_n_g
v1 ages a ong
the Kuskokwin River; John Vdics in Unalaska; Vasily lickwar, in Russian M1ss1on on the Yukon River; Michael Aleksa, v1s1ting Angoon and
Juneau and concentrating on Hoonah.
TEAM
OF
T. VLADIMIR'S
.__,emi!'larian will spend a m:.mth workin3
in the mission. One of them wrote to
a fri nd 'Only th,., help of God will
make our humble effort here fruitful. The sects are equipped with
many more volunteers and much
mor money than we. The Ba'hai
have more workers i!'l Juneau than
the Orthodox have in the entire
state. But we are armed with one
thing they do not have: the truth."
note in The Evangelical Outlook of December 1970, a "Low
Chur h" periodical of the Episcopal
Church indicate that the Orthodox
mission in Anchorage has all kinds
of rivals.
.. "Word from the Reverend
orman H. V. Elliott, rector in Anchorage
laska, of his experience with
THI':
Page 4
a:,pccts cf the proposal may have had
S8me~hi::1g to d::> with limitat:ons
,·:h1c'1 were invcked.
"A Greek Ort!icdox family, a few
mcmths ago, brought two babies to
the Church to be baptized, since
there is no Greek Orthodox priest in
Anchorage ... I used the entire Bapt:sm service of the Episcopal Church;
and then added what I could of the
Orthodox service: the anointing with
oil, shearing of the hair and administration of Holy Commu~ion by
intinction.
«All went well except Holy Communion. The babies were determined
to get rid of it, and the parents were
stoutly insistent that they should
swallow it. It was not an edifying
spectacle or a very reverent scene I
assure you."
The Outlcok pt:blished the story
t:) demo!:Stj:ate a practical obstacle to
recent Episccpal effcrts to introduce
I.:ifant Communion.
A PARISH FOR ALL ALASKA!
by Fr. NICHOLAS HARRIS
Background
With the blessings of Metropolit~n
Ireney, our Mission was founded m
Anchorage in September of 1967.
On May 2, 1971, the lower level ~f
our church was blessed and dedicated by His Grace Bishop Theodosius too-ether with 12 priests and 1
'
b
deacon
of the Alaskan Diocese. The
story of our Mission Parish ?ur~ng
the interim years is one of ded1catwn
and concern on the part of nu~erous people: Eskimos, Aleuts, Indians
.
mark the location of old Fort Redoubt St. Mich~el,
•
0 thodox cross near modern-day Sitka to
from nearby Indians. Today such ancient
erected this Russian
r
stockade on th~ spot to protect thfemStseMlv_etael
are on view in Sitka, once the capital
and o honor the early Russian settlers who built ~
blockhouse a:id the Cathed1al o
·
ic
relicsas a cemetery, some buildings, a rebuilt Russian
t Th
I
b k
nd a part of the state's presen .
e
o RussianAlaska.
ith the modern ferry boat in the . ac grou ka's southeastern panhandle.
The cross-part
of Alaska's
heritag_e-c~ntrasts
w t
which serves the landlocked cities of Alas
Religious News Service Photo
boatis part of the Alaskan Inland Manne Highway sys em
l ,cal churches have
Page 5
The Word
October,1971
�And "·hat i of p ci
• •fi
that the bulk o
•
for
tructi n wa
tribu
th f aithf
,
"ho
·day and
•
oul
th tim .
gent!_
c th pr
from
d c1 arin
the rection of th \\ all and fi
n~ cf the
int rior. Leading- u in all thi \\'a a
man \,·h
o upation i horn buildmg an I who ga\·e up 6 month
f
hi li\·elihoocl for the r alization of
thi proje t.
gr
The Work of our Mission
that are
n·iced by
la ka Tative
~fedi al ' nter wh r 75 to 100 parth dox faith may be
found at any on time; the Ala ka
P ychiatric In titute with approximat ly 25 Orth do· patient
and
ev ral re t horn in the area with
an additional 25 Orthodox patients.
Coupled with the e in titution , are
th
tate and City jail , \\'hich unfortunat ly have a izeable number
of Orthodox, and center for delinqu nt adole cent , um,·ed mothers,
alcoholic handicapped children etc.
Anchorage i the chief medical center for nativ of la ka ina much as
they r ceive treatment under the auspice of the U. . Government Bureau of Indian Affair of the Public
Health Servic . Our activitie include
a weekly Divine Liturgy and admini tration of acraments to the ill at
the Alaska ative Ho pita! and frequ nt vi itation \\'ith the admini tration of the acram n t to the
Orthodox pati nt!; ---fthe other in titution . Prior to th e tablishment of
our Mis ion, the OrthodJx faithful
in th e in titution \\'ere for the most
part deprived of pastoral care.
n horage, th hub of Ala ka
ha ing almo t on half of the entir~
population of the tate ( which does
not x. eed, 3?0,000) i al o the largt nat1 e villag .'
ore natives reid h r than in any other place. Of
~n approximate 7 000 nativ s living
m
nch ra , 1 500 are baptized
Orthodox
hri tian ; and the number i increa in a more natives
tran fer here eeking work. The hope
of our
i ion i to re tore the e
negl t d p opl to the Church. for
although they have been baptized'
th y ha e had very little acce t~
Church life. Ala ka presently has 21
ordained priest and more than 85
Orthodox communities.
Thi year, \\'ith the addition of
t\\'o new members to the staff of our
Mi ion, Father Deacon Paul Merculief, who in August will be ordained to the priesthood, and Sister
\ ictoria, :m Orthodox nun, v:e hope
to expand cur work and initiate scme
ne\\· programs. Father Paul is a
oTaduate of St. Tikhon's Seminary
and a native cf St. Pa:.:l Island in
the Pribiloff s. Sister Victoria is a
graduate of St. Vladir:iir's Seminary
and is attached to the Monastery cf
the Veil in France. Both Father Paul
and Sister Victoria have been assigned to assist in this Mission by His
Grace, the Right Reverend Theodosius, Bishop of Sitka and All Alaska.
How we can realize this spiritual
renewal of our Alask . 0
.
an
rth0d1
people 1s a question fo--,,
1
. d.
'--mostin
mm s. We want to . . . CJr
. .
.
rev1tahz
spmtual Me of the peo 1 e th
. h l.
p e. To
comp I1s t 11s, one thin
,
ar.
·
· ··
g ,,e can d0
1s to rc1mt1at"' our radi
. h .
-O progra
w h ic will be able to take the ~ •
pel message to rural co
~~- •
·
mmun1t1e
w h. ere th ere 1s no spirit ua 1 lead
ship. Thanks to the hen
ei.
evoIence
t h e Federated
Russian O . h 01
.
It odo·
Cl u b s an d contnbutio::is f.10
·
•
m tho1
who subscr~bed to cur work
:
1·
a ene
c f 13 ra~10 proo-rams was b
.
969
o
rcadc,,
m 1
. The . F.R.O.C • has allocated
"•
f un d s for this a9·ain Ho
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wever, the
co.:it per p1 ogram has boTeatlI Jn.
.
crease d . anc,1 t h erefore , a...
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.
1t10,at
•f un d .s will be needed. Thir..,year ap.
•
pro;Gma tely 100 Orthodox b
. 1 f h.
oys and
gir s o
io-h
school ao-e
and ere·1
0
a
some of elementary school age will
\
r
A Small Reminder
Alaska, now considered America's last frontier, was for many years a frontier of Russia.
from the middle of the 18th Century until 1867, when it was purchased by the United
Statesfor $7.2 million, Alaska was Russian territory. Although much of the Russian heritage
hasbeen obliterated over the years, there are still visible reminders of the decades when
Cza:istRussia ruled what is now America's largest state.
Most of the reminders are Russian Orthodox churches such as this one which still stands
on the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage.
Known as the Redoubt St. Nicholas church, it
wasbuilt in 1791 and abandoned in 1846 when a larger structure was built nearby.
Rel,gious News Service Photo
heresiding in Anchorage in a tat
educational program, becau e this
educationis not availabl
in most
:Hages.Thus, an educational pro~ramprovided by th Church for
theirbenefit is essential.
Our diocesan bishop ha a k d u
alsoto look after the piritual need
of the Orthodox f ai thfu I in the
PrinceWilliam Sound Ar a whi h
mcludeschurches in Cordova and
'.hevillage of Tatitlek al o the communityof Valdez (~he church cf
YI
a dez was destroyed in th earth\uakeof 1964). Thus, the communitiesliSted must be s rviccd by the
lergyof St. Innocent Clwrch on a
re~lar basis.
T
l,
1
f\;·iur
'\I_'.
1
A small reminder of Alaska's R
.
.
.
•·h
_, •••• , '
by beautiful fems in
ussian heritage• Is this tiny Russian cross nearly engulfed
.
a cemetery near s·tk
B
I
of Princess Matzultov
.f
f
a. eneath the ferns and the cross •1s t he grave
Nearby, a Luthe;a;• ~ o ~he last Russian governor of Alaska.
it ministered to F'in • h c udrc once st ood. The first Protestant
church organized in Alaska,
an
oth er N ort h em Europeans
church disappeared nis
who worked
for the Russians. The
.
many years ago a d
•reminders of the days wh
. k
n
now only the cemetery and the cross remain
en 5it a was th e capital of Russian Alaska.
Religious News Service Photo
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, Russian Heritage
Alaska
s
The Word
. Furthermore, our desire i to co!:tmuethe buildinocf our church "'di0
fice h.1
• only
, w ch will
be realiz d af tcr
we ~re able to sustain ourselves financially
•
•
· Th"1s proJect
however 1s
notforemost masmuch
•
' as \,ve recog'
Oct"b, 1971
mze our chief work to be that of
m1 s10n. onetheless, the completio11
of our church does present a pressing need.
The Needs of our Mission
Anchorage does not have a public
transp'.Jrtation system and is spread
over a large area. Constantly we are
told by our people that they have no
way to come to church. Other
churches in the area provide transportation for their members and are
only too willing to take our people
with them. High on the list of our
priorities is the need for a bus to
transport people for services and
church scho0l. We also have need for
an automobile for the use of Sister
Victoria in her round of hJspital
visits, which is her primary work
here. Presently we do not have living
quarters for our staff with the exception of the pastor. We hope to ac-
quire
can re iY
from villa
0
year, a program that c
panded to a donnitor\' in
Our irnrnediat 11 d • irn
riety of educational mat I ia 01 oui
church chooL
cling
adult edu ati
ram
to lea\· at t
e of
•
La ti let
tion the u1 • •
difficultie of
ith lox na
who for the
part ar • I
The e p op] , bound to a pat ticula1
way of life which rnak it clifficult
for them to adapt to mban li\'in .
become qu • perpl
nd di cou1aged and
d our
i tanc •. "'\\hit•
men way too oft n t nd to orrupt th nati\'e and pull th m a" av
from the hur h. Th arti, itie o·f
highly organized
ta1ian
a1
geared to attract th
from
their allegianc to rth cloxv on th
pretext that Orthodox\'
, part of
their " uper titiou and p1irniti,· ••,
way of life. D priY d of th ir identity, they are easy prey for th mam·
corruption that "\,·hite men" ha\~
brou3'ht to la ka - e p rially akohol. Certainly a ho tel or half wav
house here in nchorage i in orde;.
We do not have the financial
means to realize any of the projects but v-:e do ha\'e hop
hop"
for the succe of our 1fi ion and
hope in the Orthodox faithful
America. We are circulating- thi
description of our Mi ion becau ·e
only through a po itive re pon ·r can
our aim be realiz d. If you \\ ould
like to as ist us, if you de ir additional information kindly \,rite to
us.
Our parish i an xtension of the
missionary labor of t. Herman, patron of the Orthodox
'hurrh in
America and the monk \\ ho acrcrnpanied him to
merica in 17 -1-.
Conveying God' 10\·e and the light
of Jesus Chri t to the n~tin· people
of Ab ka and other . rnerican • of
multiple ethnic herita~
and thos
w!10 have recently found thr true
faith shar~ in the life of 'hri t at
St. Innocent'
Church. You, too,
may share in thi light by y 1 11 prayer and monetary r pon e. hou lei
you de ire to help u , kind!; make
all checks payable to St. Innoc n
Orthodox
hurch, . Ii ·ion rune!.
6724 Eat Fourth A\'enu , Anchorage, Ala ka 9950+.
�Planning the Design
'f1epartment
of Christian
Educafl~
· E d ucat10n
• is
• h appy t o make the followinoTh D partment of Chn · tian
b
article a,·ail2ble to th Church .:.,chool teachers and parents of our Archdioc
I bratino- our Faith "·ith Banner " i an article prepared for the
D p.:lrtment by ~1r. John
atu iak of St. Yladimir's Seminary. Any of our
read r \\'ho ar familiar \\'ith
PBEAT are al o familiar with the fine art
\\'Ork John ha~ pre:)arcd for that mngazine.
.
Th pnrtirular ,,·erk on canner will eventually be one chapter m a
laro- r 'hurch cho l . cti,·itics
anual \\'hich is being prepared under the
au ~ic cf thi Department and in cooperation with the Orthodox Christian
Educati n ommis icn. The activities manual will be specifically geared to
the rthodox Chri tian Education Commission curriculum used in the classroom of our rchdioce e.
Th manual when published, will include sections on the use of audioi ual t\\'o-dimen ional and three-dimensional arts, singing, drama, dancing
and ocio-drama. If any of our teachers have valuable activities which have
prov n them Ive in their clas rooms, do not hesitate to send them to the
Departm nt of Chri tian Education for consideration. If you like the idea in
thi article, wait until you see the Activities Manual.
JOHN L. BooJAMRA,Director
Celebrating Our Faith with Banners
JOHN MATUSIAK
0
E FORM of creative art work
which ha b en evident throughout
virtually every era and culture is the
banner. For example, the Chine e
employed them in religiou proce ion , adorned with the saying of
Confuciu and other ancient ·wisemen • in Medieval England, they decorated many a formal meeting hall,
oft n taking the form of heavily embroidered tape tries; and who can
io-nore the obvious fact that every
nation ha po e sed flags for age
which again are nothing more than
bann r.
In our pre ent day, banners are
enjoying a ne,v wave of popularity.
Ha tily produced burlap and yarn
de ign are currently being old to the
youno-er generation while numerou
tore ar catering to th older generation with well planned, quaint
arly merican needlepoint design .
Trying to trace an accurate history
and d velo1~ment of the banner is a
diffi ult task a very little is known
about it development. It seem sufficient to note that, for various reaon , th y have alway been popular
throughout th history of mankind.
Page 8
state thus was adopted as the b
attle
symbol of another army th
.
.
'
at of
Chnst and His Church wag·
.
ing a
never en d me; battle arrainst
the e\'l].
b
of the world-the . "spiritual" arm,
so to speak. While western churc·h
artis2.ns produced
elaborately d
signed banner
and tapestries :
Romanesq1:1e and Gothic designs,the
eastern artists executed designs rich.
ly 1:1ark.ed by golhd threads and Byz.
antme iconograp y.
In our churches today, we still po_
ess banners usually made of heavihembroidered cloth bearinoan icon.'
D
When not being used in a procession,
they generally perform merely as a
decorative piec of religious artwork
often the "coat of arms" of a parish
organization. Even though banners
have grown to be used less and le
in church ritual, they still stand as a
reminder of our membership in the
spiritual army as well as a medium
of expressing and celebrating our
faith.
The Banner in the Church
It is probably equally difficult to
trace the development of the banner
as used in the Church and, from
what little there is written on the
subject, it seems that there is one
answer to the question of "where do
we get banners from in church usage?" If you recall your church history, you v,ill remember the Roman
Emperor, Constantine the Great. According to the traditional story, before a great battle, Constantine saw
a great vision of a cross in the sky
accompanied by the words "In Thi
Sign Conquer." As a result, Constantine ordered that the banners carried
into battle by the Roman soldiers
and often decorated with the abbreviation S.P.Q.R. be embellished with
the cross as witnessed in the vision.
Constantine's armies were victorious
and, as a result, Christians were free
~o openly practice their religion. It
is most likely after this incident that
banners ~~t only bearing crosses, but
othe.r religious designs, grew in popula.nty. Whether this theory is histonc~lly accurate or not, the fact still
remams that the battle symbol of the
Contemporary Banners
in the Church
A we ha
previously noticed,
banners are enjoying a new era of
popularity in our society, especially
among th you th, and it seems that
thi attitude coupled with the fact
t"iat banners are a traditional feature of our religious artistic heritaae
ha demand d that religious banners,
fashioned in th techniques of today.
be produc d. Already, such banners
are being manufactured
and sold
commercially by companies such a
the Roman Catholic Abbey Press and
with marked public response. But no
joy could be greater for a child than
to creat and execute his own design
while at the same time expressing
and celebrating his faith in a contemporary mann r. The current popularity of banners and the simple
techniques for making them open
new possibilities within the church
school curriculum.
Below are the
few basic steps which may be followed when planning
a bannermaking project within the religiou
education curriculum.
The Word
Th first step in making a banner
. he church school is deciding on
1nt e
•
e and plannmg
on paper t h e
a th•ernas it will
. be eventua 11
y actualdesign
.
ized. Themes should be re.lativ~ly
. le and center around basic rehg.
.·,mP r socio-re 1·1g10us
concepts sue h
10ll 0
a ·the Love of God, Peace, ~rother, d or Charity. More specific ban1100
•
. could be made centenng
aroun d ,
ne1
for example, the Grea_t Feasts, perallowin o- each child to select a
.
I1ap
age from the scnptures or a verse
~
• f or t h e parfrom the church services
. lar feast so that each student
t!CU
• '
,,·oul:l cover one specific feast day.
At any rate, again the. stress is on
-implicity. ( One favonte
for the
rounger and older students alike is
the quote "God Is Love" taken from
t. John, and expres~ing :11_uchabo~ t
our faith in great simplicity.) It 1s
often possible to allow the more adranced youngster as well as the older
student create his own quote.
Once the theme and quote have
been de'.::ided upon, the next step is
to make a pencil sketch of the banner used primarily as a guide in the
final execution. Older students and
teenagers may do this themselves
while with the younger child, usually
those in the primary grades, it is ad\'isable for the teacher to not only
aide the student with his sketch, but
alsohave him cut out patterns for the
letters and designs out of cardboard
o that later they may be traced ont:) the material
to be used.
When planning the banner, also
give consideration to size, colors and
placement of lettering. ( Overall size
for banners may run anywhere from
1' x 3' to 3' x 5' or whatever other
size you deem suitable.) Make sure
that the quote to be used is direct
and to the point and as brief and
simple as possible while still containing relevance to the concept desired.
Also decide what is most important
and make it stand out whether by
ize or brightness of color, keeping
in mind, however, that too many
bright colors tend to compete for
attention. Designs which accompany
the lettering should also be simple,
'.'elevantto the action and eye-catching. Abstract designs should call attention to the words and not competewith them.
F"r an example, look at Figure 1.
(), heme is the love of God uni ting
Octobir, 197 I
all men and our quot i ·\V are
one in Your Lo\'e Fath r. Th design is imple and mark d by material and ize notation .
n tak
tight!\'
th1ouuh
tht•
.
in
th
Ul.
I
• •
Materials
The materials needed to mak a
banner may be collected ith r before or after the planning tae;e. L' e
your imagination her whil k ping
in mind that buying th mat rial
eparately i of ten mu h le
xp n ive than purcha ing th m in one of
the many bannermaking kit urrently on sale. A little shopping around
may find some unu ual material
which are quite uitable and relatively inexpensive but a few basic
items are generally employed.
For the main part of the banner,
burlap or heavy upholstery material
work well. The color, of cour
depends upon your plan o that may be
left up to your O\vn di cretion. For
the lettering and design , felt work
best as it is easy to cut out and will
stay bonded to the burlap quite well
with any white glue. With older tudents, wide yarn may be u ed to create large embroidered d ign as well
as decorative edging.
Designs may also be painted on the
burlap, provided that you u e the
special textile paint and brushe
available at most art supply store .
With teenagers, this provides added
creative vistas allowing them to actually combine all the material for
a painted collage effect.
Figur
making h
n r. im
fol
·ew th
11
,
i nt to h
ing on tl
,
may al o
a1n
lap ma.
·r 1
that th bannc1 rod may
.
through.
. gain, r m mL r that th· k ')'\\ 1d
her i ima ination and don't b
afraid to try anythim?,. If it d • n't
\\'Ork, you can alwa) tart , gain.
Hanging the Banner
Banner rod ma) 1 mad· f1om
anything ,, hi h i long and thin
\\'hile not b ing to heavy. I Iohhy
hop u ually ll !,,2 light "o den
tick "l1ich an a ·ily b ut to th
de ired I ngth or, if you ha, old
hanging lin n wall calendar . th
rod may b taken from th m. imply run the rod thr ugh th loop
allowine; at l ast ½ at ith rend o
that tring, cord or h a\.. )am ma·
be attach d to th encl for hanging.
Figur + ho\\' a d corative hanging
cord.
11
11
Procedures and Technique
Finished Product
As already mentioned, with the
younger children, designs and letters
should be traced from patterns made
out of cardboard and cut out of felt
with blunt edged scissors. The e can
then be glued into place on the burlap with any all-purpose white gl':e
following the design as layed out m
the planning stage.
Several techniques may be used for
extra decoration, though when using
techniques, the creativity of the
teacher and student again hould be
taxed. Here we shall look at two
common technique used to add the
"finishing touches" to the banner.
The first is edging. You will note in
Fiaure 2 a basic plan for using yarn
to make fringes. Simply take a piece
of yarn twice as long a the. de ired
Iengt1.i. of the fringe. Fold it over,
after poking a hole near the edge of
the burlap, stick the folded. end
through about one inch creatmg a
One the banner •
mplet d. it
may b hung any,
oth a
decoraf
•
f
rtwo1 k
a w 11
o
•
tain qu
p
befor
t
may al
pl
\\'here
on
hanc to view them and
ct upon th ir me ag .
ap , the banner may be com bi
v•
art
projec
de crib d
t
to
form a pari h r lig
One the child tak
h
l
bann r horn , it i
that h will hang it on
f
hi b droom or in th fa
.
ation room. Figur 5 how a photograph of the fini h d bann r d ign d
in Figure 1.
On la t not : . h\ay
mind that thi i a \. ry
troduction to bann rmaki
(Continued on page 27)
�Ort~odox ,Faith, for these element
are mhere.nt parts of our Faith. Thi
is true even if they have, at time
b een " smo th ere d" an d "f rustratect··
•
by human weakness. To care th
, ere.
fore, means to re-activate tho e ·
herent qualities o_f Orthodoxy. A~:
so, we come to this final issue with
formula for our identity: Orthodoxt
care and re-awakening.
'·
"Finally, we have never forgotten
the "person" of our Master. In the
communion of fellowship, ,,ve be!ie,·e
that each cares for the other in the
living tradition of the Anointed One
of God, Jesus Christ. Calling on the
sick, providing for the widow and
orphan have been the responsibility
of the able and strong. Care is no,t
weak, nor does it encourage weakness.
"Care is STRONG LOVE which
do this for solid reas::ms. People say gives out of its fullness so that other
that nobody cares about anyone, ex- may obtain strength also to care. We
cept him elf. Carelessness has becorr_ie have "challenged", to be sure, but
a natiomvide issue when some stnp
the Christian Faith challenges anv
and spoil our environment while
element that depersonalizes and de'.
other deprive and seriously damage
humanizes, whether in society er
the poor, the black and "other" peoeven in the Church.
ple ..
"We leave the judgment of om
"But beneath this unrest is emerg"identity" with you, for you are "out
inoa sense that "not to care" is to there" while we are working from
b
become inhuman. This is where UPwithin. But we promise you that our
BEAT has attempted to speak out,
motivations have always been and,
not only through the writings of re- we hope, will always be, this particsponsible adults, but by responsible
ular '·care" for which Christ called
young people, from Los Angeles to us. We hope we have served that
Washington, D.C. to Gary, Indiana
purpose for both you and God."
to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, etc.
In a release sent to subscribers and
Everrvhere the feeling was obvious.
friends, Father Allen outlined the
TO CARE! To care is to believe
themes for Upbeat
in the year
that something matters and to relate
ahead:
oneself meaningfully to it. UPBEAT
"The following in short is a list of
has tried to say that care is a necesthemes for next year's issues. It i
sary part of the structure of self and
being provided in order that you
the ·world, of our being as man.
and/or your teen group may work
When one does not care, he loses his during the Summer months preparbeing. When he cares, he finds both
ing articles for the '71-'72 editions:
meaning in his own "self", and in
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
an "other", whether the "other" is a
MAN AND HIS SOUL - What is a
man or condition or world.
soul? What makes man diff ere.nt from
"We hope that we have served in other living things? What duties is man
this phase of the "ministry of care"
expected to perform because of the fact
t!iat every Christian must be a part
that he posesses a soul? What happens to
of. To produce UPBEAT has not
the soul after death?
been a "job." Rather, it has been
NOVEMBER
CHRISTIAN
MORALSWhat is the
participating in this ministry of care,
source of Christian morality? What dif•
whether it was concerning people
ficulties does the Orthodox teenager face
with God or society. Any such mag• our society
•
• trying
• t o enforce Chrisin
in
. .
azine must continue to communicate
stian
tian
morality
in
his
daily
life?
Chri
to its readers such care. We have
li·t"Y - what
morality
and
the
"new
mora
never forgotten love and responsibilare the differences?
ity, mixed with and taken out of the
The OrthodoxChurchIll Czechosloaki
Four
Years
Of"Upbeat"
Fo
Orthodox
hri tian Education Commi ion of
the tanding
onf renc of Orthodox Bishop b gan to publi h " pbeat' ten time a year for and by
Orthodox teenao-er and college tudent . It i edited and de igned in a
cont mporary, colorful way. The
current editor i Father Jo eph llen
of t. Anthony' , Bergenfield, New
Jer y, in the
ntiochian Archdioce . In the current number, he review the pa t year with thi editorial:
' Imo ta year ao-o, we a ked ourelv what it i that
PBEAT ha
t:)
ay to the young Orthodox in
merica .... Tow that the year has almo t pa ed ,,·ith thi la t issue, we
mu t a k our elve the very ame
quc tion from a difTerent point of
view: what i it that lJPBEAT has,
ind ed, aid?
" ny magazine mu t look at it
identity· and not only once! It must
b a ontinuou look and re-evaluation. On find hi identity by lookino- at hi motivation. A year ago
we were motivated by certain principle , and tho e principle have been
th identifyino- factor for UPBEAT.
"What have be n our motive ?
They beo-an with PEOPLE; people
with God, people with people, peopl with the world. We hope that
through this year' i sue we have
hown our con em with the various
def ts in the e relationship
and
with our hope for 'putting thing m
God' order."
e've taken the whole year to
'R
YEAR
AGO
THE
(Continued on page 20)
Page 10
The Word
(The Archdiocese office receives a periodical relea e from Czeclzo lovakia containing an official English review of religious news. The April 1971 i ue contai11td tlu
following survey of the Orthodox Church in the Czechoslovak
ociali.st Rl Jrnblic.
-EDITOR)
Preparations for
the Church Synod
DAYS,
elections of the
mbers
of
Statutory
Organs
me
new
.
of the Church for the per~od cf
_1976 were held accordmg to
1971
theorders of the Constitution of t!1e
Orthodox Church in Czecho lovakia.
\'oting took place in all Church
tructures, i.e. from the Church
Central Office: E parchial Council,
~fetropolitan Council.
Eparchial
Spiritual Courts and Churc? Synod.
The Eparchial
Assemblies
and
Church elections according to the
Constitution were alr ady carried
outin all the four E parchies ( Pr aha,
Olomouc-Brno, Presov Michalovce)
with dignity and without any obstacles and thus preparations
were
made for the convening
of the
Church Synod in Praha. The fulfillmentof this extensive action was
a very positive contribution towards
the consolidation of inter-church relationsand a stimulu for a successful fulfilling of all-church tasks.
JN RECENT
Theological Education
The Orthodox Theological Faculty in Presc)V is fulfilling very successfullyits high mission of preparing new clergy for pastoral service,
in which we still feel a constant lack
of young workers. Many of our parishesare vacant and in many others
over-agedclergymen, on whose work
:vecan count only for a short time
in the future,
are serving. By the
end of the last year the Presov Orthodox Theological Faculty could
grantthe academic degree of Doctor
ofOrthodox Theology to two of our
clergymen: Protojerej
K. Dusan
October, 1971
Surma, Director of the Office of
Eparchial Council in Praha and Protojerej Lev Dosedel, retired clergyman from Ostrava, after the ucce ful defense of their doctoral these
and after an excellent passing of rigorous examinations. Protojerej K.
D. Surma submitted his theses from
Dozmatics and Christian Ethic on
the topic: "Christian Soteriology in
the Light of Revelation" and Protojerej L. Dosedel from Christian Soteriology on the topic: "Service to
God is Service to People." The ceremony of the doctoral promotion ,vas
a spontaneous manifestation of common brotherhood and spiritual unity
of both parts of our Church, in
Czech lands and Eastern Slovakia.
Foreign Contacts
Two Orthodox theologians are
abroad for studies at the pre ent.
The candidate of theology and an
employee of the office of the Metropolitan Council in Praha, :he Rev.
Father Jaroslav Suvarsky, 1~ studying in the Theological Institute m
Rcme, and Jan Rusin from Easter~
Slovakia attends the Orthodox Religious Academy in Bucharest. The
Church keeps permanent friendly
contacts with many foreign Orthodox Churches, foremost with the
brotherly Russian Orthodox Church,
but also with the Orthodox ~hurches
in Poland, Rumania, Serbia, B~1lgaria, Greece and other_ lands, ,~·1th
which we are exchangmg publications and fraternal visits of delegates,
especially on the occasi?ns of outstanding events and festivals. In reof
cent d ay,S the Metropolitan
.
Praha, Dorotej, accompamed by the
Bi hop of ~Ii ha
Chancellor of ~1
Dr. J. .. • va
Orthodox
bur
many memora
cient . po toli
met \\'ith it
and got acqua
organization. \
vi it to reec
150th nnive
of Greece from th
il. and the
n
il.
1
w
of th •
ration
yok .
Bibles for Orthodox Church
Through the rvi e of th Bibi
Work, a department of th
and throu h th courte y of th European ecretary of th Unit d Bibi
So ietie the R v. v rre maadahl.
we have rec ived for th \\'Ork four
Church 800 copie of a ,·ery rar dition of the
, Te tam nt in th
Church larnnic languag . hi pr cious publication was mo t ordially
welcomed by the cler of b th Ea ·tSlovakian Eparchie
n
cially
by the speciali t in th
la,·i tic . Through the
rvice
Bibl Work, w ar
till a
supply our hur h with th
amount of Bibl .
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�flow then and why should such a perfect
owerful, resplendent being have been chose~
P be the Prince of the Damned, or the Damned
:~ all? God_in his perfection gave freedom to
allhis creat10n. _God wanted to be loved freely,
,,·ithout obligat10n. He gave the greatest and
he smallest of his creatures the right to center
~heirlove high or low.
The Holy Angels
An Orthodo
Nun
(Continued from September issue)
2.
THE
F
LLE
J
A
GELS
The Church's recognized faith in angel ·
founded on the Holy Scriptures and the Hs
t.
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h
1·
T ra d 1tion;
t e same app 1es to its official ac·ceptance of Satan as the "Fallen Angel." Although our primary purpose is to deal with th
"Good" Angels, we cannot fully comprehen~
their role in man's destiny, unless we are familiar with Satan, the "Prince of this World" and
his angels-the Angels of Darkness.
'
Satan, before he became King of the Underworld, was the greatest of all the Heavenly
Hosts. He was called Lucifer, "the bearer of
light," and held his place at the very summit
of created perfection. In spite of his fall, he i
much closer to God than to man, for being pure
spirit, he is deathless and ageless; he partake
of all the attribute of the angelic world; neither space nor time encumber him; and hi
intellect is clarity itself. We must never for a
moment forget Satan's spiritual nature and
how few are his limitations. These are onh
understandable when we see him-as we mus·t
see all angels-in relationship to God. "The
angels' mastery over the physical world is not
at all to be compared to God's sovereignty. The
angel's is a ministerial mastery, not a creative
one; they can put to use the powers and principles implanted in Nature by God but they
cannot call those powers and principles into
being. We see the devil then because of hi
' ageless, indeangelic nature, as a pure' spirit,
pendent, immaterial, a light principle, complete in itself, a pure form integrally whole
in itself. He is dependent on God, and i~d:pendent of all things else: mirroring the divme resplendence in all its purity, the created
pure spirit reflecting the incandescent beauty of
the uncreated pure spirit who is God." 9
"Caught by the undeniable beauty, perfection,goodness of his own angelic nature, fully
comprehended, Lucifer loved it. That was as it
hould be, but his love refused to budge a step
beyondthis, refused to look beyond the angelic
perfectionto its Divine source; he insisted upon
restingin that beauty to find there the fullness
of happiness, to be sufficient unto himself. As
i the way of pride, Lucifer isolated himself,
even from God ... Lucifer's sin consisted in
lovinghimself ( as pride insists) to the exclusionof all else; and this with no excuse: without ignorance, without error, without passion,
\\'ithout previous disorder in his angelic will.
Hiswas a sin of pure malice." 1·0
Thus Satan fell from his high estate because
he would not fulfill his role and lost for all
timethe place for which he was created. "How
art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of
the morning ! How art thou cut down to the
ground, which didst weaken the nations! For
thou has said in thine heart, I will ascend into
heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars
of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the
congregation, in the sides of the north: I will
ascendabove the heights of the clouds; I will be
likethe most High. Yet thou shalt be brought
downto hell, to the sides of the pit. " 11 This is
Lucifer's damnation and that of all those who
havefollowed him, be it from the angelic world
or from ours. All those who choose false goals
followSatan and thus lose God. In his agony
and his fury, the Devil seeks to destroy-and
carries others with him into a misery as absolute as once was his celestial joy. For him there
isno error of judgment, he knows what he does
-that is why his name is "Satan," the adversary,and that is why his power is inferior only
to the power of God. Remember, however,
that Satan's power equals that of the Cherubim, and that he does unending battle with
the Heavenly Hosts which are led by St.
Michael.
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The Word
Pa!!,t 13
October,1971
�Jesus testified to having seen "Satan
lightning fall from Heaven." 12 Christ the W a
0rd
spoke from his godly knowledge of what
• • of time.
•
before the b egmnmg
In the flash'"a
lightning are seen Satan's two aspects 1. hof
' 1gt
and zig-zag movement of the snake. Jesus in
alluding to Satan's fall, accentuated Sat ,
• mastery of t h zs
• wor 1d only, and an
demomac
th
deceiving nature of that mastery. For this e
reason we find Michael the Archangel at war with
him, Satan, and not a Seraph or Cherub wh
do not have our world in their care as hav~
the Archangels.
Now here is the story of Sa tan's fall mor
beautifully depicted than in St. John Divin/
magnificent vision in Revelations. We must
keep in mind that St. John is giving a symbolic
account of the heavenly war, which started
long before the creation of the earth, and in
which the church is still engaged:
"And there appeared a great wonder in
heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and
the moon under her feet, and upon her head a
crown of twelve stars: ...
"And there appeared another wonder in
heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having
seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns
upon his heads ...
"And the dragon stood before the woman
which was ready to be delivered, for to devour
her child as soon as it was born.
"And she brought forth a man child, who
was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and
her child was caught up into God, and to his
throne.
. to the earth, and his angels were cast out
\,,ithhim·· •
JJ1
"Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that
d" ell in them. Woe to the inhabitors of the
earth and of the sea ! for the devil is come down
untoyou, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time."13
Satan's fall from Heaven has left him with
a great consuming fury for it is on Earth only,
that he has power. Satan is doubly angry because his power is limited to our world and he
knowsfully that when our world is ended, his
power to deceive manki~d, ends wit_h it. His
time for each one of us 1s shorter still, as his
ability to reach us as individuals is limited to
the life-span granted to each one of us on earth.
It is in eternity that man reaps the outcome of
this earthly battle.
The story of Satan's fall is so dramatic that
it is difficult to drag our eyes away from the
bottomless pit over which he is King. (Rev. 9:
11) and to look up once more to those Holy
Angelswho did not fall but turned their burning love in all its magnificence to humbly adoring their Creator and fulfilling his will. None
the less it is with them that our book is essent~:illyconcerned and especially with their mission to us because of which we call them
"angels."
"Thou Lord of all dost clearly save the
breedof mortal men by the appointment of the
angels. For Thou hast set them over all the
faithful who sing Thy praises in right faith,
Thee the God of the fathers Who is praised
and passing glorious." ( from Monday Canon
Tone I)
/To be Continued)
"And the woman fled into the wilderness,
where she hath a place prepared of God, ...
1 Col. 1: 16
2 History Of Dogmas,
3 Ezekiel 1: 14
4 Psalm 104:4
"And there was war in heaven: Michael
and his angels fought against the dragon; and
the dragon fought and his angels.
133.
5 Orthodox Spirituality by a Monk of the Ea tern hurch,
The Macmillan Co.
.Y., p. 33.
a. Isaiah 6:2, b. Ezekiel 1:10,c. Col. 1:16 d. Col. 1:16 '
f. & g. Eph. 3: 10,h. I The. 4: 16.
6 Psalm 148:2-5
7 Psalm 103:19-22
.
8 De divinis
ominibus, IV, The Holy Fire by Robert
Payne Harper & Brothers, p. 246.
g From ''Devil Himself' by Walter Farrell 0.P. From Satan
edited by Fr. Bruno de Jesus-Marie Sheed & Ward
.Y.,
p. 6.
10 Op. Cit., p. 14.
11 Isaiah 14:12-15.
12 Luke 10:18
13 Revelations 12:1-12
"And prevailed not; neither was their place
found any more in heaven.
"And the great dragon was cast out, that
old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which
.
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dece1veth the whole world: he was cast out
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Texeront Vol. II, p.
October,1971
Page 15
�Syndesmos
Assembly
InBoston
Calls
ForUnity,
Ecumenism,
Mission
COLLEGE
1
Brookline,
. Ia achu ett wa the ite of the
Eighth Triennial Syndesmo A embly held July 18-24. Following a succe ful
embly held in Rattvik,
Sweden in July of 1968, the Synde mo
A embly in Brookline witn ed the gathering of 140 young
Orthodox from 17 c::rnntries for a
\,'\' ek of deliberation that included
two major addresse , vrnrship service, films, committee and commision me tings report and the election of new officers. The general
theme of the yndesmos Assembly
was 'Worship in a Secular Age."
Initiating the proceedings for the
embly was Gabriel Habib. Habib
of Beirut, Lebanon, the eloquent and
ver atile General Secretary of the
Synde mos Movement, in his opening address, adjured the delegates to
take the initiative in preparing the
way for an Eighth Ecumenical Synod. Emphasizing that Syndesmos
hould act as an intermediary in such
concern
Habib a ked that the
agenda of the prospective Synod be
recon idered to include deliberations
on con temporary issues of religious
and moral concern. Habib also urged
that yndesmos define its role in the
cri is of Orthodox unity and urged
that all affiliated members of Svndesmo subj.act themselve to self~introspection to determine whether or not
they have retained the spirit of ren wal in the Church, and to determine whether their movements in
their respective countries are concerned
with efficacious reliR"ious
work and not strictly with struc~ural
and organizational matters.
In the work of the As embly there
were four major items that the delegate
had to concern themselves
with: 1) the i ue of worship in a
erular age; 2) the admittance of
new members to enhance the effectivene and univer ality of the SynHELLENIC
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AT SYNDESMOS ASSEMBLY-(Le•ft to right) Gabriel
al the podium, Albert Laham, president.
desmos movement; 3) committee
meetings and reports; 4) deliberations of commissions and reports.
W crship in a Secular Age: In order to facilitate understanding of the
Assembly's theme "Worship in a Secular Age" a program of lectures,
panel discussions and worship services was held. The lectures dealt
with diverse 2:::;pectsof the problem.
The featured speakers were Fr. Paul
Verghese, Dean of the Indian Orthodox Theological School, Karala
Province, India, and Fr. Alexander
Schmemann, Dean of St. Vladimir's
Orthodox
Theological
Seminary,
Crestwood,
ew York. Both lecturers gave new insights to the problem
by attempting to define secularism
and to show how secularism has obJectified God to the point of negating and rendering meaningless man's
and life's most essential act: namely
worship. A panel composed of Fr'.
Theodore Stylianopoulos Prof. of
Bibl~cal Theology at Holy 'cross Theological School, Dr. David Evans of
St. Vladimir's Seminary and P~of.
of Patristics at St. John's University
Habib,
general
secretary;
and standing
of
ew York, al o dealt with the
~heme and gave their divergent opin10ns.
ew Members:
One of the first
bu iness items at the Assembly was
the que tion of admittance of ne\\
member movements into Syndesmos.
Upon examining the admittance petitions of movements from countries
including England, France, Finland,
Ke~ya, the Soviet Union, and the
United States the Executive Committee informed the General Assembly that those petitioning were found
acceptable according to the by-la,,·s
and statutes of the Constitution, and
urged that they be admitted to Syndesmos.
All petitioning groups were finally
accepted by the General Assembl_y.
However, a question was raised in
regard to the facility with which the
respective movements found acceptance. In particular, two youth movements the G.O.Y.A. and F.R.O.C..
both from the U.S., were questioned
by a number of delegates as to
whether or not they fulfilled the co~stitutional requirements for admitThe Word
tanCe.· 1••e ·, that they in fact exi ted
romote Orthodox Church life
to P
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d
an Christian witness among their
embers through concerted efforts
m
• o f t h e Orthodox
for the propagat10n
faith, that their aims were modified
b\' piritual concerns rather than social, ethnic and cultu~al, and that
their movements contnbuted to the
:1i'ty of Orthodox
youth. It was conUitP!lded by those delegates that the
t\\'Ogroups are not truly representative of Orthodox youth in America
because a minimal percentage
of
Orthodox youth are affiliated with
these movements and their activities
are more socially and culturally oriented rather than religiously centered.
It was the hope of those who opposed G.O.Y.A. and F.R.O.C. that
the rejection of their admittance into
Syndesmos would be the incentive
for them to re-examine themselves,
to review their structures and to
unite with other Orthodox
youth
groups in America to initiate a PanOrthodox youth movement. In spite
of the controversy, both groups were
admitted without a dissenting vote
on the grounds that both are recognized by the local ecclesiastical authorities as the official youth movements of their dioceses. On the basis
of the controversy, it was urged by
President Albert Laham that the Executive Committee be more discreet
and critical in reviewing petitions of
movements for acceptance into Syndesmos in the future.
Commissions: The crux of Syndesmos work took place in the commission consultations. All delegates belonged to a particular commission to
promote the work plans of the movement. There were five of these commissions: Ecumenism, Orthodox Unity, Mission, Social Involvement, Education. For two days commissions
functioned independently of one another, bringing to the General Assembly the results and proposals
of their meetings. The proposals
adopted as resolutions to be acted
upon by member movements in the
next three years are as follows:
1. Commission on Ecumenism
urged that member movements
"encourage their members to
engage in more ecumenical dialogues and actions, especially on
the local level;" that "docuOctober, 1971
n:ie_nts~onc:rning Orthodox participation m ecum nical moYements and Orthodo.. \·i " on
ecumenical theme b gath 1 d
and made a\'ailable to the m mber movement , \\·hich could incorporate them into th ir \\·n
programs;"
that
Ynd mo
spon or an Orthodox ,con ultation on ecumeni m; and that
Syndesmo find practical \\'a\'
"to act a an advi orv bod\· to
its members to h lp them ,find
fully informed delegate to attend ecumenical youth gatherings."
2. Commission on Unity ucrge ted
that "our experience of unity a
·well as our work for unitv mu t
be a eucharistic experien~ and
an experience of conciliarity
(sobornost) ." The comrni 10;
proposed the "creation by yndesmos of a special commi ion
\,vhich will work . . . on problems raised in connection with
preparation of the great and
Holy Synod . . . and will be
charged with the organization
of three regional con£erence on
the theme of Orthodox eccle iology. The study of ecclesiology
will culminate at the next General Assembly of Syndesmo ."
The commission also appealed
to Syndesmos, through its Executive Committee, "to give ab olute priority to ,,;hat may be
called inter-Orthodox ecumenism."
3. Commission on Mission reaffirmed the call of the Rattvik
Assembly for more personal involvement by Orthodox Chri tians in the field of missionary
work. The comm1ss1on proposed : a) that a committee on
mission be created within Syndesmos for constant communication with areas needing missionary assistance; b) that thi
committee
can
"encourage,
guide, and inform the Orthodox
world" as to what can be done
in the field of missionary work ;
c) that Syndesmos call upon ~ts
respective movements to familiarize themselves with area of
the world in need of missionary
activity; d) that Syndesm_o
sponsor a consultation on rm sion in 1972 or 1973.
\'Oh l'llll'l
p1obl
but i
, or!
glo1y.
d th
a
of
0
pe1
ar
om
H.l. om
irwol
l cone rn.
oa
of humani m,
t mu ·t begin \\ith
\\ r hip of
Je
r
urgic.ll life
of
h
• ult from
o
piritual
gro,\·th a
maturation. In t
'omm1 lOn U
,
0
t
publi h factual and • • graphical mat rial
d
ninate
them to th
b
ord 1
to familiarize th m "ith "orld
problem of o ial cone rn.
5. Commi ion on Edu ation tat d
that what ynd mo n d to
implem nt educational
prngrnm i not mat rial , for the)
xi t, but people to imp! m nt
them. Th y r comm nd d that
member
of movemen
who
have d v lop d th ir ducational program cro to countrie \\ ho
have le d velop d pr gram to
a i t them not only to ' rganize trammg
ion for th i1
ho t mov ment, but al ·o to attempt to b tt r und r tand thi
new cultur ... and that the
ducational m
•
may be
bett r adapt d
rticular
problem of th
untry. •
It urg d
yn
find
tran lator for
1 material and to fi
to organize r gional
nf rence . The com
propo ed that ··a
ional
con ultation on th family and
hri tian edu ation b
h Id
prior to the next
n ral
mbly.
Committees:
11 delegated m mPage 17
�ber also worked on one of six committ e formed to promote the admini trative effectiveness of Syndesmo . The six committees included:
1) Committee on Structures; 2) on
Admini tration and Finance; 3) on
Communication,
Information,
and
Publication;
4) on Porefthendes;
5)
ominating Committee; 6) and
the ne\\'ly formed Committee on
Theological School .
Elections: Albert Laham of Beirut,
Lebanon Pre ident of Syndesmos,
arniled him lf for re-election on
the closing day of the Assembly and
unanimou ly \\'On the right to a third
term as leader of the World Fellowhip of Orthodox Youth Organization.
Other \\'ho v;ere elected to the
thirteen man Executive Committee
include: Vice-Presidents Anastasios
Y annoulatos, Greece; Michel Sollogu b, France; Veikko Purmonen, Finland; General Secretary Gabriel Habib Lebanon; Board members Fr.
Demetrius Kinyanjui, Kenya; Alexandra Castillion, France; Aleksi Harkonen, Finland; Dr. Paul Kymissis,
Greece;
Fr.
Cyril
Gundiaev,
.S.S.R.; Osvaldo Sahade, Argentina; Fr. Leonid Kishkovsky and
James Couchell of the United States.
Orthodox
Convening
Youth Press For
Ecumenical Council
EW YORK (R S) - Representatives of Eastern Orthodox youth
have set the convening 'of an Eighth
Ecumenical
Council-the
seven th
was m 787 A.D.-as a major priority.
that a world council, or synod, of
Orthodoxy is mandatory.
Albert Laham, Syndesmos president and also from Lebanon, added
that progress toward the council had
been slow since 1961, when a PanOrthodox Conference on the island
of Rhodes projected the gathering.
He noted that a series of meetings
had been held on the agenda but
that no date had been chosen and
that many new situations had arisen
since initial plans were laid.
Therefore, Syndesmos is calling
two regional conferences, within at
least two years, to work on all the
problems concerned with convening
a council which would have equal
standing in Orthodoxy with the
Great Synods pre-dating the Middle Ages.
Among the issues which must be
settled, said Mr. Laham, is composition ( whether priests and laymen
will attend in addition to bishops),
what will be discussed and in what
capacity "new Churches" will attend.
By "new Churches" he meant
those in countries such as the United
States where Orthodoxy dates from
relatively recent times.
Under Orthodox tradition
the
Ecumenical Patriarch of Co~stantinople (Istanbul) is "first-amongequals" in the hierarchy and would
be generally responsible for convening a council.
This decision was made in late
July by the eighth triennial assembly of the World Fellowship of Orthodox Youth Organizations (Syndesmos) in Brookline, Mass. It was
di cussed in a ew York interview
with th two top Syndesmos officials,
both la:,men in the Syrian (Antiochian) Orthodox Church.
Mr. Laham said that the Orthodox situation in America is one of
the problems slowing down movement toward the council. He linked
this to the 1970 decision in which
the Russian Orthodox Church recognized the administrative independence ( autocephalty) of the Russian Orthodox
Greek
Catholic
Church of America, which took the
name Orthodox Church in America
(OCA).
Gabriel Habib, the Lebanonbased general secretary of the organization, explained that Syndesmos
ha two major emphases: Orthodox
unity and Orthodox renewal.
The OCA invited the other Orthodox jurisdictions in the Western
Hemisphere, mostly tied to "Mother
~hurches" abroad, to join it in a
smgle American Church.
. In order to carry out these goals
m the modern world he said the
140 person from 17 countrie~ attending the meeting in Brookline felt
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~cumenical Patriarch Athenagoras
I vigorously opposed the OCA development, insisting that an independent American Church could only be
brought about
decision.
by a Pan-O
h
rt 0 dcx
Jesuit Credits Press Coverage
For Changing Catholic Attitudes
Mr. Laham said the Pat •
. .
narchat
o f M oscow ms1sts that the A . e
.
mencan
quest10n must be settled b f
•
h
h
E
.
e
ore an
E 1g t
cumerncal Council
d
.
.
'
an
E cumemcal Patnarchate sa . the
ys it can
not be settled before such a
. •
meetino
The issue is of considerabl . •
.
e 1m
portance. since the Greek O r thodox•
Arc h d10cese of North and S ,
•
OOili
Amenca-the
largest
Orth d .
.
. th
O ox
groupmg. m
e West-is
d'1rect1y
responsible to the Ecumenical p
riarch.
at.
Mr. Habib and Mr. Laham agreed
t!-iat .d1e future
unity of Orth odoxy
.
and _1
ts role m the ecumenical com.
mumty at large d:pends in large
measure on the projected council.
They said that Orthodoxy was
challenged
to bear witness to I·tS
.
f a1th in the face of modern pluralism a!1d technology, a minority status in many Middle Eastern lands
and an unofficial, and even persecuted, existence in Eastern Europe.
A \\'itness to how the church can
live and carry on its work in the
modern world could be Orthodoxy's
great contribution, said Mr. Laham.
1fr. Habib pointed out that the
U.S. is today particularly important
to Orthodoxy ince American society
is the most pluralistic and the most
technological in the ·world.
"Am rica is a completely new exp rience for Orthodoxy," he said.
The people brought their own cultures which confronted pluralism.
The challenge is to see if, and to
what extent, Orthodoxy can go beyond its historical cultures.
"Is it a faith ready to go beyond
Greek or Russian culture in the new
realities of the day?"
He said that in past centuries Orthodoxy had been able to encompass
diverse cultures, such as Latin, Greek
and Slovak.
The question according to Mr.
Habib, is whether Orthodoxy can
adapt to and contribute to forming
"the new man trying to emerge" in
the world and then to "go beyond
anything it shapes."
For the first time, the Syndesmos
assembly in Brookline included delegates from the Soviet Union. Of the
140 participants,
about 25 were
American.
The Word
by ELLIOTT WRIGHT, Religious News Service Staff Writer
1
\TASHVILLE (R S) "As a
:,-hole, Catholics no longer believe
that the Catholic Church must govern absolutely to observe the mandate of Jesus Christ" and the press
has contributed to this change of attitude, according to Father John L.
~frKenzie, S.J. The theologian who
teaches at
otre Dame University
comments on the role of the press in
Catholicism's "authority crisis" in a
collection of essays on authority
published here by Abington Press, an
official agency of the United Methodist Church. The Jesuit theolocrian'sarticle stands first in the vol~me called "Erosion of Authority."
The other contributors are the Rev.
Albert Cleage, Jr., pastor of Detroit's Shrine of the Black Madonna,
and Dr. Roger Shinn, professor at
:NewYork's Union Theological Seminary.
Father McKenzie maintains that
extensive press coverage of contemporary Catholic problems has not
created crises "in spite of the alarm
2nrl indignation
expressed by many
C"tholics who do not believe that
dirty linen should be washed in
public." He explains that modern
journalism discovered the news potential of the Catholic Church during the Second Vatican Council.
News stories, says Father McKenzie,
have caused laymen members to find
"the insensitive acutocracy of many
Roman Catholic
prelates
to be
intolerably scandalous."
Further,
news accounts have made persons
aware of the scandal of bishops who
disapprove of Church decisions having no way to voice objection. People might not know such things
without the press but the press did
not create the situations, the Jesuit
writes.
The theologian writes particularly
for a Protestant audience in his essay published "Erosion of Authority." Many of his themes appeared
earlier in his controversial and prizewinning volume, "Authority in the
Church." Father McKenzie discusses
two kinds of authority under fire in
Catholicism. He labels them the
''crisis in government"
and the
October~ 1971
"crisis in teaching." The fir t i
identified as a clerical i ue. The
Jesuit author takes what may be a
sh~r~er position in oppo ition, to th
ex1stion Roman Curia in hi e a,·
than in his previous book on au tho;i ty. "Let it be said that the Roman
Catholic Church cannot conceive it~;lf withcut the papacy," he tate .
It has no trouble at all concei,·ino0
itself without the Roman Curia.
He defines the Curia a a bureaucracy which "has learn d nothing
and forgotten nothing." Father McKenzie says the Curia i one of the
few institutions in the world which
has the freedom to reform it elf but
"it has never been reformed." He
continues: "Theoretically the Curia
is the staff of the people ... In reality it is a self-perpetuating governing clique which outlive
any
Pope ... "
Father McKenzie feels that a papacy identified with the present curia
"simply cannot enter into collegial
relations with the bishops, and in
particular because the curia retains
a monopoly on episcopal appointments." In the sphere of teaching
authority, the theologian reiterated
his regret that Pope Paul issued that
encyclical condemning artificial birth
control. He does not criticize the
Pope as a man but ,,vrites doubtfully
of the papacy as an institution for
imposing teaching. "Most Catholics
are not widely informed on theology
and church history," he states. 'If
they were, they would not be so anxious to maintain some vestiges of the
divine attributes in the papacy."
"Erosion of Authority" is edited
by Dr. Clyde Manschreck of Chicago Theological Seminary. He gives
succinct summary of the history and
challenges to types of authority, particularly philosophical and theological. Mr. Cleage's essay presents a
case for a "black nation" within
the U.S. as the only means of survival for black Americans. "There
is but one authority," he declares,
"and that is the Black Experience."
Dr. Shinn observes that modern
society lacks a presence of absolute
authority and he explores the pro-
ce of hO\
ed and i
out th "·i
violating
d
• t can b • 1 ach• a1 rving
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democracy ,
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not with th a u
hat di cu ion alway lead to truth, but with
th en itivity that th word of truth
may com from un xp t d ourc .••
Czechoslovakia
(Continued
from page
11)
Faculty: a fir t velum of P. TROLOGY, by
. Prof. R. F. t fan
Pruzin ky and th third i ue f L e
Orthodox THEOLO I ' L ~L
AZL TE. Both book
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,
rota print. Ju t n
BOOK OF THE ORT
~
F A:\1IL Y. compiled by th
from umperk. V. im k.
printed.
Deaths
Recently we ha\·e been truck by
the death of a noted church \\'Ork 'l
in the field of church hi tory and
pres , the Rev. Fath r Protoj r j
Jo ef Laixner, the long time pri t
in Praha and an employee f the
Church Central Office. nly a fe\\'
day before thi ad e,·ent \\e had to
pay farewell to the late long- tim •
pa tor in Lan kroun, th Rev. rather
Emil Drobny, member of the Epa1chial ouncil in Phaha.
n behalf of
the EC
m
R and Orthodox
Church in z cho lovakia th ~ 1 tropolitan of Praha. Dorot j. attended the funeral c r moni at th
burial of the Patriarch of Bulgarian
Orthodox hurch, Kyril. \\hich ". r
held on 1\farch 9-11, in th
athedral Church in ofia from "h 1
the body of the Patriarch wa tran ferred to Backov ky 1fonast ry and
on March 11 laid to r t in th
Church Crypt.
Pag
19
�Upbeat
(Continued
Sermonette:
from poge
IOJ
DECEMBER
More For Our Money
''Guess what we found?'' Astronaut David Scott,_from the moon.
"The Holy Grail," re plied rASA Geochemist Robin Brett.
MISSION - What was Ch · ,
nst s m·1 1.
in this world? How is our
. . 01t
•
.
.k
C hnstians. 11 ened to Christ's ;i mission
O
a
• •
. . .
• rthodo,
rruss10nary activities throughout th
.,
-Alaska,
Florida, Uganda, Ja a e World
• b •
d
p n-wh t
1s emg one there? What can th . ~
"d
1
v1 ua teenager do to promote Che .tnd1
. •
missions?
nstian
JANUARY
D
t:RIN'G
exorbitant
··
LA T CE::\'T RY religious 1ea d ers were a ccused of spendinab
um of money on cathedrals and monasteries, but they insi st -
THE
ed that alvation i priceless worth any cost.
Today it i no longer believing, but knowing, which is for some worth
all the price it requires. The new priests, vested and sent forth by the
limited earth-bound multitude, advance toward the temple in the shy,
returning \vith more of the mystical rock to be adored and distributed
among the communion of the knowledgable who share in understanding
and appreciation.
America has been steeped in the catechism of belief
ledge is indispensible to our ,,vell-being. The cult priests
opportunity to proclaim through mass media the great
exploration but nobody, it seems, is found to ask "What
o much?'
that this knoware given every
value of space
for?" or "Why
I should like to know the experience of leaving behind the earth and
its gravitational attraction: is one nostalgic, melancholy or fearful? Once
on the moon, it would be as appropriate to me to sit on that rock and
search the stars and planets from that vantage point, reflecting on the
experience, as riding in an eight million dollar cart.
What feelings does one have about the earth, from the moon? Our
Lord went off into the mountains to think about the world: how much
b tter an observatory is that satellite. Do the problems of pollution, wars
and poverty feel a pre sing: does one feel the slightest bit guilty about
the enormous price of this space program?
Im not aying we ought not to have gone there: only that we haven't
yet under tood enough about ourselves to recognize how limited our
croal are. We made the moon trip a race with the Soviet Union: our
flag on the moon announces to the universe the compartmentalization
of life on our planet the narrow vision and limited grasp of humanity
towards ach other. How can man broaden his perspective? Solving that
problem would be for me more worthwhile.
REV.
VLADIMIR
BERZO
SKY
Holy Trinity Church, Parma, Ohio
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FEBRUARY
ORIGINAL
SIN AND SEX- Was the
original (first) sin, as symbolized in Genesis by the ea ting of the apple, reallya
in of sex? Where has the idea that sex
is "dirty"
entered into the realm of
Christianity? Why is it a false idea? The
acredness of man-woman relationships.
MARCH
The next time we are told, a "real" scientist will be among the
Ju ky trinity, and he will take a good look at the rock. Then, for sure,
we'll determine whether the moon is 4.6 billion years old, or 5.2 !
What would please me is the sending of one person capable of
thought, reflection and meditation, who could articulate his impressions
more intelligibly than by "fabulous," "great," and "wow!"
V.
YOUTH
AND THE ARTS-Th
ture of Orthodox
artistic trad' : na.
.
1tton1conography,
hymnography,
etc. What
place have the Orthodox youth of A
•
d .
merica assume
1n presenting and ret · •
. .
. .
a1ning
the artistic
traditions
of Orth odoxy)
What need is there for the develo
•
. .
Pment
o.f t.h e artistic talents of Orthodox youth
w1thm the Church's
situation here in
America?
COMMU
!CATIONS:
MAN A~D
MA , MAN AND GOD - How does
man communicate with God? with other
men? Ob tacles in both. Commun:ou
and communication-what
are the implications? Communication between man
and man in a technological society. Mas
media-it
is a form of communication
which hould be employed in the church?
Communication
with God during Lent.
APRIL
CHRISTIAN
HOPE - What should a
Christian hope for? What is the hope
which the Resurrection
brings? What
obstacle to realizing Christian hope does
the teenager face? The hope of nonChristians-how
does it differ from ours?
MAY/JUNE
ON
BECOMI
G
YOUR
"SELF"
(May) - What
is the "self"? The
Christian teaching of individualism and
community-the
"I" among the "we."
The "self" within the group. The need
to be one's self. Problems with identity
-personal
and group.
LIBERA TIO
AND FREEDOM (June)
- How is a Christian
liberated and
free? What about the current liberation
movements and fronts? What is their
• • te .in
purpose?
Can a person part1c1pa
them and still remain an active Chns·
tian? The liberation from sin and death
•
of
promised
through
the resurrectwn
Christ ( This will be a "flip" isSue. See
Upbeat, May/June
1970.)"
The Word
Hardening Of Anti-Church Posture
Seen Developing In Communist Lands
da
by DR. BLAHOSLAV S. HRUBY Religious News Service Special Correspondent
OTTAWA, ~nt. (R_ S) - Future
hurch historians will probably be
cpuzz
-le.J
by the fact that American
:.t
.
clCanadian churches were so little
an erned about the plight of Chriscone
.
..
•
Jews and other believers 1ivmg
t1ans,
.
in the USSR and other Commumst
countries between 1950 and 1971.
It is significant that there were no
· ternational ecumenical conferences
:evoted to the problems of religion
in Communist nations, while scholars
• terested in this field had several
in
•
meetings in the U.S. as we 11 as m
Europe.
One of the most recent conferencesof scholars specializing in religion
under communism was the International Symposium on Religion and
Atheismin Communist Societies held
here at Carleton University. It was
sponsored by the Carleton University
Committee on Soviet and East European Studies in _c°?peration ":ith the
Canadian Association of Slavists and
the American Association for the
Arlvancement of Slavic Studies. The
symposium, attended by more than
70 experts, was closed to the press.
The current hardening of ideological postures in most Communist
countries was evident in the fact that
experts from the USSR, Czechoslovakia HunR'ary and Poland did not
attend bec:use of other "pressing"
duties. All of them would have undoubtedly gladly accepted a paid
visitto this international symposium,
but the dictum of the political leadership of their respective countries
opposes this kind of dialogue.
Dialogue has a bad political odor
since the Soviet-led
invasion of
Czechoslovakia in 1968 and smells of
"revisionism," "an ti - communism"
and even "counter-revolution."
Dr. Erika Kadlecova of Czechoslovakia did not come because she lost
her job as the head of the Office for
Church Affairs where she was replaced by her Stalinist predecessor,
Dr. K.arel Hruza.
She was dismissed in punishment
forher "liberalism" under Alexander
Dubcek which she had displayed m
October, 1971
her interest for Chri tian-. Iarxi t
dialogue and her effort that hri tians in Czechoslovakia not be
treated as second cla citiz n . h i
not permitted to get a new job in
Prague and is, allegedly, now llin~
tickets in a cinema.
The only Communist country represented at the sympo ium in Ottawa was Yugoslavia - by Prof.
Manojlo Brocic (Belgrade)
and
Prof. Branko Bosnjak (Zagreb).
However, scholars from Canada Europe and the U.S. covered the territory very well with informative papers. Cuba, Communist China, orth
Korea, Mongolia and
orth Vietnam were not included in thi ymposium but it is hoped that the whol
Communist world ,,.,ill be covered at
the next meeting.
Among many points raised and
emphasized by this international
symposium on religion and atheism
in Communist societies at least the
following ones should be mentioned:
- The problem of religion and
a theism in Communist societies requires a continuous study as ,,vell a
greater
international
cooperation
and coordination of all efforts in thi
field. International
meetings of
scholars dealing with these problem
should be held in regular interval .
It is hoped that the next meeting
will be held in 1973 in London under the auspices of the Center for
the Study of Religions and Communism.
- The symposium emphasized the
ambiguity of the religiou situation
in the USSR: a seeming improvement of church-state relation i accompanied by harrassment and p~rsecution of dissenters and unregi tered religious groups as well .a b_Y
anti-religious propaganda which is
now more sophisticated and personal.
_ Questions were rai ed regar~ing some recent policies of the atlcan and World Council of Churches
in trying to accomm~date the oviet
and other Commurust governmen
at the expense of religious di enter
pro
li iou
t r
fra
of h
i
.
tin
a\\"
for violati n
among
the
other
ion
1ptomati t
by
Ii hael Buord aux, R ligi u
rment in
th
ovi t 'nion, dealing- "·ith the
problem of di nting- Bapti • . _old
only 600 copi in th
"hich
ha about 18 million Bapti t and
many million of oth r hri tian .
World Con£ ere nee
(Continued
from page 3)
violence hould not b t o a ii~
mi taken for th p
f th Kingdom in a world of
Fore i a fact in t
ri al and
political order. It en
a wound
into th fie h
peopl . It • ha
". choo e.
• of th
itian hurch
ad p
ctrinal po iti
th
lutionary f
a
of
love. er
rt f r
"·ho ha,·
f
olutiona
a much
of life a
The
• nit
ary nor c
l
enjoy wi
....,
tructur . a wit
are made. con titut
ment in our eel i ti 1
.
and. ther fore. of the ah-ation of
the world.
Paf!,e 21
�I rael has been ui:der the cont:ol of
the Moscow Patnarchate,
which is
wt recognized by the Russian Orth1
dox Church Outside Russia. The
0
tter staunchly anti-Communist, in. h
1a ,
· ts that the Patnarc ate is con1
.
trolled by the Soviet government. It
i based in New York City.
However, Jordan recognized the
Russian Orthodox Church Outside
Russia ( sometimes called the "white"
Russian Church)
as the rightful
,mer
of
property
in
Old Jerusalem
0
and other sites on the West Bank of
the Jordan River.
When those areas came under Israeli control in 1967, the staus quo
on Russian church property was
maintained. Ever since, both the
anti-Communist Church
and the
Moscow Patriarchate has claimed exclusive right to property in the Holy
Land. The Tel Aviv litigation was
seenas a test case.
The Rev. George Crabbe of New
York asked Justice Zohar's court to
evict the three nuns and give the
Jaffa property to his Church. He was
opposed by Father Y eronim of the
Moscow Mission.
The property in question includes
the traditional tomb of St. Tabitha
who, according to Acts 9: 36, was
rz..i3edto life by St. Peter. The buildings were consecrated in 1894 by
Archimandrite Antonin Kapustin, an
eminent builder of Russian Orthodox
churches in the area.
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Father Meyendorff Pleads For
Salvaging Ecumenical Movement
LO VIA , Belgium
(R S) Father John Meyendorff,
newlyelected chairman of the World Council of Churches' Commission on
Faith and Order has urged that organization "to salvage the ecumenical movement in a period of acute
crisis."
The Orthodox theologian from
ew York's St. Vladimir's Seminary
called here for a critical review of "a
clear shift of emphasis from God to
man, from theology to anthropology"
in recent
ecumenical
life and
thought.
He addressed over 200 theologians
and church leaders gathered at a
Jesuit seminary in Louvian from August 2-13, representing Protestant,
Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions. Father Meyendorff asked
them "to help the church to become
itself again, not simply shift camps."
Churches must "disengage themselves," he said, from such "embarrassing allies" as power, the state,
money and the establishment.
Introducing
the main theme,
"Unity of the Church - Unity of
the World,"
Father
Meyendor:ff
tressed that he did not want Faith
and Order to "add to its reputation
as a highly segregated club of hairplitting theologians, detached from
the real needs of men." On the contrary, "the church's involvement in
promoting and helping this world in
becoming more just and more human" is both necessary and unavoidable. However, he strongly opposed
the "uncritical Utopianism" of modern Christian secularists whose social
statements and programs "often lack
the_ ultimate
Christian
integrity
which ,,·ould deserve lasting significance and respect."
Father Meyendor:ff attacked the
World Council's F?urth Assembly, in
J;psala S:,,ved~~1,~ 1968, as having
a bourgeois spmt. Quoting the late
Orthodox theologian Ticholas Berdyaev, he said this spirit takes over
'·when, a~ong. Christians, the city of
the earth is mistaken for the city of
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heaven, and when Christians stop
feeling as pilgrims in this world."
He lamented a "conservative backlash," especially among his fell ow
Orthodox churchmen, who believe
that the WCC has weakened its quest
for ecclesial unity in favor of "national and international politicking."
Deploring "noisy talk about various social causes," Father Meyendor:ff insisted that the Church's chief
contribution to society centered in its
revealed insights into "the ultimate
and eternal destiny of men" which
grounded "the deeper dimensions of
the quest for justice and peace," especially among conscientious you th
throughout the world.
Christians should safeguard a theocentric view of man and a sacramental understanding of community in
proclaiming church unity as the sign
of mankind's coming unity. Man's
true humanity, declared Father Meyendor:ff, roots in his creation and restoration through Christ as the image
of God. His true community, he said,
is found in eucharistic liberation from
the slaveries of this world. "No wonder," exclaimed Father Meyendor:ff,
"that the meaning of worship as liberation is best understood by tho e
Christians who are openly rejected by
the world, persecuted, oppressed or
segregated - in Communist Russia
or in the black ghettoes of America."
In floor discussion, two Sou th
A1:1~rican churchmen were especially
cnt·cal of the tenor of Prof. Meyendor:ff's a?dress. Professor Jose Miguez-Bonmo of Argentina argu d
that the Kingdom of God was hid~en. within history, giving eternal
sigmfic~~ce to the church's struggles
for political and economic justice.
Pastor Israel Batista of Cuba
agreed, insistin.:s that the U ppsala
Assembly's shift from theology to anthropology was based on solid New
Testament
foundations "God b ecame
.
man. m Jesus Christ ·" In i•t s "·incarnat10~al struggles" against inhuman
cruelties throughout
the "Third
World," Pastor Batista declared "th
Ch~rch is giving an authentic V:itnes~
to· its hope in God's kingdom 0 f JUS•
tice and peace."
~
Jerusalem Orthodox p a tnarch
.
On Month-Long Rest In A ustr,.
0
JERUSALEM
(RNS) -His
.
tude Benedictos I Pat • h Beati.
,
narc of h
Greek Catholic Church in J
te
erusale
80 , 1eft here Aug. 8 for a
m.
. d .
month-Ion
rest peno
m Austria , to recuper t~
from a recent serious eye Operat1on
• ae
A scheduled visit by the Jerus •
prelate to the USSR as th
alem
. h
.
e guestof
P atnarc
P1men of th e Russ1an
.
0 rt h o d ox. Ch urch has been cancelled
for the
time being ' accord·mg to an
.
official statement here.
Patriarch Benedictos, Abbot of the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre and
head of the Holy Synod , is the spint••
ual leader of tens of thousands of
Greek Orthodox Christians in Jordan
a~d Israel, in the Gaza strip, the
West Bank and the Sinai Peninsula.
H ha served as Patriarch of the
Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem ince 1957.
Israeli Judge Refuses To Rule
On Russian Churches' Issue
TEL A VIV, Israel (RNS) - An Israeli magistrat
here expressed doubt
that hi court is competent to rule on
a property
dispute involving t\\'o
Ru ian Orthodox groups.
Ju tic
Israel Dov Zohar postponed h arings on a petition by the
Ru ian Orthodox Church Outside
Ru ia to gain possession of the
Church and Convent of St. Peter in
Jaffa.
The property is now in the hands
of the Rus ian Mission of the Patriarchate of Moscow· three nuns live
there.
'
Ju ti e Zohar did not believe hi
court could decide the issue.
Under
the British Mandatory
Order in Council of 1924, still in
effect, "no cause or matter in connection with the Holy Places or religious buildings or sites in Palestine
or the rights or claims relating to the
different religious communities in
Palestine shall be heard or determined by any court in Palestine."
Since the establishment of Israel in
1948, all Russian church property in
The Word
'Cautious Optimism' On
Religious Situation In USSR
Voiced By Group
NEW YORK (RNS) - After a
week-long visit to Moscow, an interreligious delegation
has reported
here that it views the religious situation in the Soviet Union with "cautious optimism."
At a press conference, members of
the delegation said they found a
"new willingness of government officials to discuss frankly the state of
religion in their nation" and "greater
confidence among
the
religious
groups in their dealings with one another and with their government."
The trip sponsored by the Appeal
of Conscience Foundation was made
by four foundation oilic~·rs: Rabbi
Arthur Schneier of the Park East
Synagogue in New York, president;
Dr. Harold Bosley, minister of Christ
October~ 1971
Church Methodi t in e\\· y ork and
Father Thurston X DaYi , ...
J , .-ice _
presidents; and form r ~ ew y ork
Congressman F ranci E. Dorn, a Roman Catholic, ecretary-trea urer.
Rabbi Schneier aid that it appeared likely that the fir t Rt! ;an
rabbinical students would be allo\, ed
to begin their trainina thi fall at the
Jewish seminary in Budap t. Th
course will require at lea t three
years, even on a "era h" ba i . h
said.
The delegation met with Pyotr \ '.
Makartsev, deputy chairman of th
Soviet government's Council on R ligious Affairs. At one point in th
conversation, Rabbi Schneier reported, Mr. Makartsev said permi sion would be granted for three tudents and at another point u ed the
word "several."
Rabbi Schneier who has led five
delegations to the Soviet Union since
the foundation was established in
1965, reported after a visit last year
that permission had been obtained
for one student to attend the Budapest seminary.
Reporting on the recent visit he
said that it had not been possible to
work out the arrangements last year,
but that the situation appeared not
to be at a more "concrete" stage.
The delegation's visit, which wa
made June 23-29, was all spent in
Moscow, except for a brief stopover
in Romania. Compared with Ru ia,
Mr. Dorn said, the situation there
was "wide open."
On June 30 the delegation had a
private audience ,,vith Pope Paul
who "encouraged our ecumenical effort and assured us of his solidarity
and support."
On Saturday, June 26, Rabbi Schneier conducted the service at the
Moscow Synagogue in the absence of
Ra:bbi Yehuda Leib Levin, who w:i
hospitalized. Abcut 700 people were
present, he said.
Rabbi Schneier said that although
he had spoken at the synagogue on
previous visits, it was the first time
within memory that an American
rabbi had been permitted to take
charge of a service there.
The group found the prospect of
young Jews being allo-wed to undertake rabbinical studies particularly
significant in view of the advanced
age of the few remaining rabbis in
the Soviet Union.
"\\'
r ali· ••
··that t'1i an
t mp rary pa
a tart towar
piritual lead
appr
• a
Th
ga
ier h
•• pa1
.._;·t
n . 1
realiz
··T
t ·a<h ·1
denr
aid.
. 11foui rn
plar d h av,
t rmed th ..
th J \\'i h D
tie .
Fath r
• •
•
from al
th
-Bapf
and
Je\\'i h
of
the g°'
mba yre
not only
...,,11 ...,
tmo pher
but \\' r '· x
,
ngerou ."
Mr. Dorn ugge t d that
the rec n t trial of ovi t J
haYe been in part a r
JDL activitie .
Rabbi chneier aid that the oviet l.Inion wa influ need by publi
opinion in th out ide world, however, and that ~Ir. ~1akart \' r f 1red to the country receiving i "annual check-up' by the d 1 gation of
the
ppeal of Con cienc Foundation.
The delegation r ported that th
ne\\'ly-elert d Patriarch Pim n f the
Ru ian Orthodox
hur h p ke
with them about th irnportanc of
religiou lead r h lping to brina r conciliation betw n Ru ia and th
U .. Hi rem
di
in tone, they
ta l
he i u d upo
he condemn
it
leged imperi
fr. 11akartse\.· told the
roup
that Je\\' in
• _n \\'O~ld
no longer b
v
iou objects
phylacterie
from oth r
Rabbi chneier r ported.
Last year a a p cial
Mr. :Makartsev had aid om r
iou objects could b ent to th
viet Je,vi h community. Rabbi
neier aid ome hipment had b en
made during th year but that th y
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�had not been ent "directly" by the
Appeal of Conscience Foundation
and he could not report the amount
involved.
privately-financed agency, the
foundation has sponsored visits to inve tigate probldems of religious librty in such areas as Spain and
. orthern Ireland as well as Communi t countries.
Abba Eban: No Force Can
Change Status Of Jerusalem
As Capital Of Israel
JER S LEM (R S)-Israeli
Foreign Minister Abba Eban declared
he.:-e that "no force on earth can
change the status of Jerusalem as Israel's capital."
This status, h told the Israeli
Parliament
(Knesset),
1s deeply
rooted in Jewish history and Jewish
faith."
Israeli Radio said Mr. Eban was
replying to a proposal put forth by
the Cahal (Herut Movement and
Liberal Party) faction in the Knesset regarding the "Benevenisti document."
Meron Benevenisti, a member of
the 31-member Municipal Council
and Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek's senior deputy for East (Arab)
Jerusalem affairs, has proposed separ~te munici~alities for the Holy City,
with Jordanian sovereignty being extended over the eastern sector.
The Cahal motion was deleted
from ~he agenda, and a proposal to
refer it to committee was defeated
Israeli Radio said.
'
Greek Primate Named President
Of Hellenic College, Seminary
BROC?KLINE,
Mass. (R S) _
Archbishop Iakovos, primate of the
Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of
i orth
and South America , w1·11assume the duties of the president of
Hellenic College and Holy Cross
School of Theology for the 1971-72
academic year.
Th~ boa~d
comm1 tt~e m
~en t, said Dr.
ident of the
chools here,
leave.
of trustees' executive
making the announceLeonidas Contos, prestwo Greek Orthodox
will be on sabbatical
The archbishop, whose office is in
ew York, will be represented at th
school
by Bishop Iakovos of A p~e
.
me1a, who will take a year's leave
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from his episcopal duties in the archdiocese's Detroit district.
Albanian Body Votes To Join
Orthodox Church In America
BOSTON (RNS) - The annual
convention of the Albanian Orthodox Church in America voted here
to join the recently formed Orthodox
Church in America (OCA).
Some 100 lay and clerical delegates
empowered Bishop Stephen Lakso to
finalize negotiations with the OCA
which until it received independence
from the Moscow Patriarchate, was
the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America ( Metropolia).
Bishop Stephen's Church, one of
two Albanian Orthodox bodies in
the U.S., has about 40,000 member ,
according to the 1971 Yearbook of
the American Churches.
In past years, it asserted a link
with the Orthodox Church in Albania, which is virtually inoperative
as a result of the pressures of the
stringent Communist regime. For all
practical purposes, Bishop Stephen's
jurisdiction is independent.
When it was granted administrative independence
( autocephalty)
from the Moscow Patriarchate last
year, the former Metropolia took the
name Orthodox Church in America
and invited other Orthodox groupsmost of which are linked to old world
"Mother Churches" -to join it.
The autocephalty move became
quite controversial in Orthodox circles, especially since it was not recoanized by the Orthodox Ecumenical
Patriarch in Istanbul.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
of North and Sou th America, the
large~t Eastern group in the Western
Hem1sp~ere, is directly under the
Ecumemcal Patriarch.
_The second Albanian Church in
th_1scountry, the Albanian Orthodox
Diocese _ofAmerica, is related to the
Ecumemcal Patriarchate.
It has
about
20,000
members
Th1·s
•
• d"
·
•
JUflS lCtlon, headed by Bishop Mark Li
was form d • 950
pe,
_e_ m
, partly as a result
of ~ppos1tion to Archbishop Fan S
oh, then head of the Ch
h
•
l d
.
urc now
e qy Bishop Stephen Lasko.
Representatives of the Alb •
Oh
an1an
rt odox Church in A menca
• h ave
met
several times with representa·
tives of the new Orthodox Ch
h •
A
·
urc m
menca, whose synod of b"1sh ops will
.
make the decision on th
011
of the
. h Albanian parish es.e adrnisi
Bis op Stephen said th
sion by his Church ". at the deci.
is one Of
most constructive step
the
establishment of the s ·Aowardthe
dox Church in this tn~ ed Ortho.
pave the way for oth an. ~nd shall
·
er JUnsd• •
which wish to become
iction
indigenous Orthodox Ch:!~r;, of an
Among other Orthodox •
the
Romanians
have
g~oups.
linked themselves with threv1ously
There are reports of neg t· e_ OCA.
o 1ationsb
tween the OCA and th
eb ase d d.rnceses with ties ot erE •S••
European
or Middl/
Eastern
Churches.
astern
Bishop Stephen's Church
di f I
report
e y ee s that the greatest stumblin.
block
to . American Orth odox union
.g
.
1s the attitude of "Mother Ch 1 ,.
•ir
urc1es
un:'\'I mg to turn loose their off.
spnng.
Since
Albania declared 1·t~ If ~
.
athe1 t state in 1968 , the Albanian
•
Orthodox Church in America doe
~ot nh~ed t~ fac the question of relations 1ps with its parent.
Anthony Athanas, a Boston Jay.
man presided over the annual co~ven tion which made the decisionon
union with the OCA. The meeting
~lso approved reviewed by-lawsmakmg the union possible and gave a
vote
of confidence
to Bishop
tephen.
The conv ntion was held at St.
Georg
Cathedral. Seventy-five per
c nt of the d legate were first - or
s cond - generation Americans of
Albanian de cent. In 1969, 80 per
cent of the del gates were parish elders who had emigrated to the U.S.
earli r in thi century.
Sen. Percy Cites Greek Orthodox
Prayers For POWs Held In North
WASHINGTO
, D.C. (RNS)-A
prayer for the release of American
prisoners of war in North Vietnamprepared for use in all Greek Orthodox churches-has
been commended
to th attention of all Americans by
Sen. Charles H. Percy (R.-Ill.).
Sen. Percy a Christian Scientist,
inserted the· ~rayer in the Congressional Record. It was issued in an
encyclical letter to priests by Archbishop Iakovos, primate of the Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese of North and
South America. The text follows:
"Lord of reconciliation, slow to
The Word
ger and quick to show mercy, you
:~ethe soverei~n of all li~e. You ~ave
• en to all thmgs the gift of bemg •
CTI\'
bt in wisdom and love You have'
a~ graced us with the gift of wellbeing.
"So when we bow before Your infinite goodness with hymns of praise
and thanksgiving songs, do not turn
a,,·ay from us, nor reject our petitionsfor mercy; but from Your holy
chrellingplace look on this vineyard,
"·hich Your right hand planted, and
u tain it; and deliver our brothers
·ho are captives of war.
11
"We pray and beseech You: hear
the pleas of Your people for the delirerance of our captive brothers.
And Lord, spare us Your wrath; do
not remain in righteous indignation
il'ithus; for no man can stand before
,·ou,or make defense; no living peron can ever justify himself in Your
ight.
"Ease then Your anger against us,
and return our brothers from wrongful bondage, and free us as well from
the spiritual bondage of temptation.
Bemindful, 0 Lord, of them and of
ES.
"Send them an angel to keep
faithful watch, and put their lives in
his hands, so that he may deliver
t~em from the terror of violent
death. And in the release of our imprisoned brothers we will glorify
You: Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
one God, one Kingdom, giving You
gloryand honor and worship forever.
Amen."
Largest Greek Orthodox Church
WillBe Sold To Black Muslims
CHICAGO (RNS) - The largest
Greek Orthodox church in the U.S.
isabout to be sold to the Black Muslimsand converted into a mosque.
SS. Constantine and Helen Greek
Orthodox Church
on Chicago's
South Side will be purchased by the
BlackMuslims for about $4 million.
!wo years ago the congregation rejected a similar offer from the Muslims.
The nine-year-old church building
modeled after St. Sophia's in Istantul, seats 1,500, according to Pierre
. eMets, president of the congregation.
The congregation approved the
saleby a vote of 168 to 34 after three
hours of debate. One churchman
said he believes the congregation
October,J97 J
agreed to the sale ' becau
of
chan~es in the neighborhood.'
It is estimated that 70 per cent of
the area's 90,000 residents are bla k.
Ten ye~rs ago the neighborhood wa
all white, according to the outh
Shore. C~mmission, a neighborhood
orgamzation.
..,,Mr. DeMets reported that the
Gre~k Orthodox member hip had
declined from 1,500 to 700 with ev:ral years. He said the congre ation
mtends to build a smaller church and
a parochial school.
. The congregation s president neaohated directly with Elijah Muhammed, leader of the Black Mu lim
and said that the Muslim were the
most cordial people I ve e·;cr een in
my life."
J
• •
egotiation
involving the ale
have been going on for four year.
Iranian Christians Plan
Anniversary Celebration
TEHERAN,
Iran (RNS) - The
small Christian minority in Iran i
planning active participation in the
2,500th anniversary of the founding
of Persia, forerunner to the modern
nation.
An Interchurch Centenary Committee will sponsor lectures films
and commemorative services' durin~
the celebration in October. Iran i
predominantly Muslim.
Iranian Christians feel a particular
kinship with the ancient Persian Empire because its founder, Cyru the
Great, is several times cited in the
Old Testament for his tolerant religious views.
It was Cyrus who allowed many
Jews to return to their Palestinian
homeland from captivity in Babylon.
This act is heralded in Isaiah 45.
A spokesman for the Interchurch
Centenary Committee also noted that
the Wise Men, mentioned in Matthew's version of Jesus' birth, presumably came from what is today
Iran.
Modern Iran has some 204 000
Christians. The oldest are the Ancient (Assyrian) Church of the East
and the Armenian Apostolic Church.
The latter is the largest, with about
three-fourths of the Christian total.
Some 5,000 Latin Rite Roman
Catholics, under the Archdiocese of
Isfahan have not involved themselves in the Christian centenary
group, but the Chaldean ( about 18,-
000) and . rm man (ab
atho •
,.
3.
u/
in-
cl
and
\nuli-
;t
11 .
Patriarchate Closes Seminary
After Pressures By Turkey
I T .. B 'L R. •
Th
dox E um nical Patri 1rhat • ht 1
ha d cid d to cl
it theolooi I
eminary on th i land of I I. lki in
th
a of ~Iamara.
Thi
d ri ion wa taken aft •1
urki h authoritir
aid th, ·h c I.
found d in 1840, mu t •ith •1 clo e
or b come a part f th•
ni, •1 itY
of I tanbul and allow a cli1ert '
nam d by th uni\'CL ity.
Th Patriarrhat pr ·f •n •cl t cl
th"' hi to1ic in titution. the la t , l'minary in Tu1kr) maintain d b, E. tern rthodox, .
•
Both Patri~rrh .\thenag01 a and
rchbi hop Iakorn . p1irnate of th
Greek Orthodox An hdiocr.
of
~ ·orth and outh America. ar g1aduate of IIalki.
The qu tion of th continuation
of the eminary aro
following a
Turki h deci ion forbidding th • c. ·i tenc of pri\'ate in ·titution. at th •
college lev I.
In recent year the nrollment of
the school ha be n quit lo\\ inc
Turkey allowed only citiz n of th
country to att nd. The
rthodo. •
population of Turk y i xtr mely
mall.
Greece Protests Turkey's Plan
To Close Patriarchate Seminary
A THE
(R T ) r ek Foreign affair official announc d h r
that hi government had mad a ries of very trong prote t to Turk y
in the wake of reports that the Turk
are planning to clo e an
rth dox
eminary on th I land of Halki.
The chool i th only th ologi al
facility of the Ecumeni al Patriar hate in Istanbul.
According to reports from I tanbul, the Turki h gov rnment ha d cided to ban all privat
hool at
the university level and have appli d
this ruling to the seminary.
Protests by Greece were announ ed
by Foreign Undersecretary
anthopoulos-Palamas.
ews of the impending clo ure
Page 25
�was circulating among the small
Orthodox population of Istanbul,
though some feel Turkey may be
making a threat that will not be carried out.
Turkey has long made plain its
displea ure with the presence of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate,
which
hold spiritual primacy in wor Id
Orthodoxy, , ithin an Islamic nation.
The activities of Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras and the Orthodox
pari he , limited to the area around
I tanbul, are quite restricted.
The eminary on Halki, an island
of the Prince's Chain in the Sea of
l'.famara, is one of the few institutions the Patriarchate has been able
to retain in the five centuries since
I tanbulformerly Constantinople,
capital of the Byzantine Empire fell to the Turks.
Four years ago, enrollment at the
chool was restricted to Turkish citizens, thus seminarians from Greece
and the Middle East were no longer
able to enroll.
The student body numbers about
10. Situated at the very top of the
cone-shaped island, the seminary has
an ex cell en t ecumenical library and
is often used as the Patriarch's Summer residence.
A Patriarchate committee of three
metropolitans is reported to have reportedly called on Turkish Premier
ihat Erim in Ankara in an attempt
to save the seminary.
Some sources report that the
Turkish ministry of education has
aid the closing is definite.
In another development involving
Turkey and the Patriarchate, it was
learned that Metropolitan Meliton of
Chalcedon, a leading prelate, was denied an exit visa for a trip to Gen va.
He was to have taken part in a
meeting of a committee planning a
world Orthodox conference.
Turkish authorities reportedly justified their refusal to grant a visa by
tating that a citizen is allowed no
more than two trips abroad annually
and that Metropolitan Meliton had
used up his quota.
Metropolitan
Chrysostomos
of
Mira attended the Geneva meeting.
2 Jehovah's Witnesses
Arrestcid In Greece
ATHE
(R JS) - Police arrested
1
two Je tovah's Witnes es' leaders here
Page 26
on charges of "proselytism."
The two leaders were identified as
Prodromos Delis, 50, and Gregorios
Constantakos, 72.
Greeks are guaranteed freedom of
religious worship by the Constit_u~ion
but Orthodoxy is the state rehg10n,
and proselytism is punishable by a
prison sentence of 10 days to five
years. Conviction can involve fine
and exile.
The arrests ,vere made after the
police broke up a private meeting of
some 50 members of the sect, most of
them children and young people.
Mr. Delis and Mr. Constantakos
were later freed on bail pending trial.
In May, police broke into a private meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses
on the Island of M ytilene and arrested 39 persons on the charge of
violating the country's anti-proselytism law.
In this instance, too, the persons
arrested were accompanied by "under-age" children. The Greek Con titution forbids efforts to "convert"
children "at the expense of the Orthodox Church."
Romanian Orthodox Delegates
Endorse Covenant With OCA
GRASS LAKE, Mich. (R S)
Clergy and lay delegates to the annual Church Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
unanimously voted to ratify an
agreement which, in effect, make
them a part of the Orthodox Church
of America ( OCA) .
The action gave final approval to
"covenants" signed last December
by Archbishop Valerian of the Romanian Episcopate and Archbishop
Ireney, primate of the OCA - formerly the Russian Orthodox Greek
Catholic Church in America (Metropolia).
Although it had exercised de facto
independence for four decades, the
~ormer Metropolia officially received
its administrative
independence
( autocephalty) from the Patriarchate of Moscow last year.
. ~he. new Church then issued an
10 ~ for the various Orthodox
~nv~ta~
Jurisdictions in America - most of
them under "Mother Churches" in
the Old World - to join a unified
Orthodox Church in the U.S.
Inter-Orthodox
controversy ensued: especially when Ecumenical
Patriarch Athenagoras in Istanbul
said that Metropolia
autoceph
cou Id not be extended b
alt
and refused to recogn· YhM:osco,
1ze t e ,
The Greek Orthodox Archd· OC.\
North and South Amer·
iocee o
ica the I
est Orthodox grouping · ' h arg.
•
.
lll t e L
1s directly under the Ecu
. • ..
triarch.
menicaJPa.
"\ifelbourne suburb of St. Albans,
the ·t ring the front door and break,}late
• windows.
1110"
SlX
•
d.
. d"
Police gave no imme 1ate m ica. ,.vhether they had knowledge
of
uon
.
erson or persons responsible for
1he P
•
•
tack , or of possi.bl e .motives
m11
I e at
. d a news report said. The ex,·oI\e '
A positive response t h
plo
ion occurred on Sunday, July 4.
OCA by the Romanian oEt. e ne11
p1scopat
The
Free
Serbian
Orthodox
was not unexpected Th
e
•
e group I
Church
derives
its
name
from
oppoby Archbishop Valerian ha b
ec
.
.
s
een
un
-'t'on
to
Serbian
Orthodox
commud er t h e canonical Jurisdicti
•
1
f
.
.
.
on of the ~• •t'es
which it accuses o cooperatmg
M etropo 1ia
]]11 ,
•
smce
relations
.
h
.
Wrt ili
with the Yugoslav Commumst govRomanian Patriarchate we
e
.
9 ,..
re severed ernment.
m 1 .J 1. There are about 50 000
· o rthodox in the U.S., Ro•
maman
Jordan'sBaptists Cite
The identity of the Ro .
RiseIn Baptisms
Ch urch and most administrat·m~~
.
.
1veau. ~ASHVILLE (RNS) - Southern
tonomy is retamed under the
.h h
agree. Baptist missionaries in Jordan have
ment wit t e OCA.
reported the baptism of 41 persons
The .Orthodox
Church in Amenra
.
.
in less than a month, according to
recogmzed m the document th
,
. l
.
at
canomca
umty . does not mean sup. BaptistPress.
.
That number was compared with
pres 10n of particular national trad·a
total
of 13 baptisms in all of 1970
tion . and is not based on the pr~and
indicates
a "spirit of revival" in
dommance of one national tradition
but on the cooperation of all in Joy~ Jordan's Baptist churches, according
to missionary Paul S. C. Smith.
for th o-ood of the One Church."
Some 23 persons were baptized in
The Romanian
Episcopate \\'ill
Zarka,
Jordan's second largest city,
honor the name of the OCA primate
in wor hip, recognize the OCA Sr- and 12 candidates there are awaiting
nod of Bishops as the highest autho~- baptism,Mr. Smith said. Baptists bei ty in canonical matters and will re- gan their work in Zarka less than
cei,
the "Holy Chrism and the threeyears ago.
Southern Baptist missionaries have
Holy R Ii s" from the OCA primate.
been
in Jordan since 1952. They
It will maintain its own constitucarry on educational, medical and
tion, elect its bishops and retain it
evangelical ministries. The Southern
prop rty eparately from the OCA.
Romanian bishops will be ex-offi- BaptistConvention has 14 missionariesassigned there.
cio member of the OCA Synodof
Bi hops. The Romanian Church "ill
Western Tourists A 'Scourge'
participate in OCA departments and
Says
Prayer For Greek Monks
commi ions to which it will make
~EW
YORK (RNS)-A
prayer
appropriate
financial contribution.
written
for
use
in
monasteries
in
The OCA primate v1rillconsecratethe
Greece
brands
Western
tourists
as
a
Romanian archbishop.
The Romanian Church Congres "scourge" on the Greek land and
here adopted another resolution stat- pe::iple.
But the text does not have the aping that it will cooperate with "any
proval
of the Orthodox Church of
and all Orthodox Churches of the
world but v,rill not accept the inter- Greeceand will not be used in parish
churches,it was learned here.
ference of any Church jurisdictionin
the affairs of our episcopate."
The London Times, citing a Greek
Delegates also voted to. print s_er- publication, said the prayer begins as
vice book in parallel Romanian follows:
"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
and English texts.
havemercy on the cities, the islands
Free Serbian Church
and the villages of our Orthodox
fatherland, as well as the holy monDamaged By Bomb
asteries, which are scourged by the
MELBOUR
E Australia (RNS)'
h
Of 'I
\\'orldly
touristic wave."
A bomb exploded on the pore .'
Free Serbian Orthodox church 111
Tourism is a major source of in-
The Word
October,1971
c_ome in Greece. The prayer met resistance from official le,·el of the
Church of Greece.
In ew York, a spoke man for the
Greek government information office
said the prayer was one of a group of
new texts prepared by a Committe
on Monastic Life. The committ e
governs monasterie , mo t of which
are on Mt. Athos and do not fall under the jurisdiction of the rulinoHoly Synod of the Church of Greece~
The monasteries, for the mo t part,
operate. under charters 5aiven man)'
centuries ago by emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
According to the Greek agency
spokesman here, the anti-touri t te ,t
may or may not be used in mona teries, but has been criticized by the
Holy Synod and v,,ill not appear in
the worship of Greek parishes.
The prayer, in the text printed by
the Times, asks God to provide a olution for the "dramatic problem"
of tourists and "protect our brethren
who are sorely tried by these contemporary western invaders."
WCC Says Protestants And
Orthodox In Poland Can Get
'Title' To Churches
GENEY A (RNS )-Protestants
and
Orthodox in Poland can obtain title
to 350 churches and chapels they
have been using in former German
territory, according to a World
Council of Churches' report here.
The official turnover of the properties was made possible by action of
the Polish Parliament, it said.
Buildings involved are in land
transferred from Germany to Poland
at the end of World War II. The
area was strongly Lutheran at that
time.
The Polish Communist regime expropriated the church buildings. Subsequently, religious groups were allowed to use buildings while not
owning them.
The German Evangelical Union
Church lost 1,010 buildin°·s in the
political settlement at the end of the
war.
Some of those buildinas were a signed for Roman Catholic use over
the years and were presumed to be
included in 4,700 churche ,..,,hich
the Polish parliament turned over to
the Polish Catholic Church in its
new act.
-nder t
cil r port
chap I can
'hurch f
Lutheran)
hur
-1"Cnit
hu
Id
oli
th
ra1
E\'angelical
German Prelate Will Visit
Romanian Orthodox Leader
11
Juliu
.11 linal
D
, .
hop of _ [unich
and
•
tclt
,iit
mania
th im itati n f
Patria
, th Rom ni n
rtho
litan and :\1 hbi hop
rran
been m
um ni al ommi ion
rman Epi
pal onf er nc and Romanian
rthodox authoriti .
During a vi it to , \' t
rmany
last Octob r, Patriarch Ju tinian
conferr d with \'ariou top hur h
leader , includin~
ardinal Do pfner.
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<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees seven dioceses with over 250 parishes in the United States and Canada. </p>
<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
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VOLUME15
SEPTEMBER
1971
Enthronization
In Moscow
NUMBER7
�'J'his Month's Cove,.
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Editorials
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FATHER
SEPTEMBER,1971
VOLUME 15
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The ·word
Official Publication of
THE A
TIOCHIA
ORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN
ARCHDIOCESE
OF
EW YORK AND ALL NORTH AMERICA
Published monthly except July and August by the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Founded in Arabic as AL KALIMAT January 1905 by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
Found din Eno-Ii has THE WORD January 1957 by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
Tin,
VERY
REVERE
1
0 FATHER
PAUL
W. S.
ScHNEIRLAJ
Editor
Assistants:
THE
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JOSEPH
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Editorial Office:
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R COVER
THIS
Appropriately enouo-h he is flankec.
by the heads of some of the mo t
ancient Orthodox Churches, a symbol of the solidarity of the Church in
its hierarchy. Left to right are Patriarch Justinian of Romania, Pope
and Patriarch
irholas VI of Alexandria,
Metropolitan
Philaret of
Kiev, His Beatitude Patriarch Pimen, Metropolitan
ikodim of Leningrad, Patriarch Yefrem of Tifli
and All Georgia, and Archbishop
Makarios of Cyprus. These together
with representatives
of the other
Orthodox Churches, and some Roman Catholics and Protestants, observed the election and enthronization.
In cur fast-moving, increasinaly
mechanized world, which we are
told is ever more and more plurali tic and secularized, no bishop has a:1
easy time of it. Surely none has a
more difficult and demanding See
than the nevvly-elected Patriarch of
Moscow. He heads a Church in tr.e
very center of the Soviet v.rorld,a
world that is inflexibly dogmatic
about the threat of religion as a relic
of man's barbarous and superstitious
past. He must witness for Chri '.
without finally antagonizing a goYernment that has shown itself willin~
to employ its total control of society
to crush any opposition.
The Word
UP
0
For over thirty years Father Stephen H. R. Up on ha
r\' cl our
Archdiocese-usually
at subsistence rates or a a olunte r-a p t r
lecturer, translator and author of much of our fir t Chri tian E lucati n
material. Since 1967 he has edited THE WORD with the a i tan of
his wife. For the past year Father Stephen ha a ked to b r li d a
editor and this summer Metropolitan Philip replaced him with Fath r
Paul Schneirla who was first editor of THE WORD in 1957.
month i p·ICtured the moment at v1'hich Hi
Beatitude Patriarch Pirnen of 11o_
cow and All Russia was enthroned
as head of th"" largest branch of
World Orthodoxy .
o
In this issue • • •
STEPHE
If the Archdiocese had to pay for much of the tal nt that o into
its operation it would have had to shut up shop decade ago or multipl
its as ssments many times over. In no area i contributed labor mor
valuable than in our publications. We owe a tremendou debt of ratitude to Father Stephen who edited THE WORD for fi e y ar whil
managing the enterprise that supports him and doing weekl uppl work
in parishe . His high standards set an editorial level difficult t~ match.
To both Father Stephen, and his wife Frieda, who gave equal tune and
ffort to the project, THE WORD offers a sincere "Thank You!" and
a heartfelt, <<ManyYearsF'
THE
HoLY
ANGELS
With thi i , ue we begin the serial publication of a
popular study of the Angels. When th e en:ire w?rk has
appeared in THE WORD it will be published m book
form.
• to "A Nun of
Modestly ascribed in the manuscnpt
th e O rt h od ox Ch urc h ," The Holy Angels is the workEllof
Mother Alexandra of Transfiguration Mona stery,
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the conversion of Pnnce Vla imir o
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f a l'fctropolitan dependent on onstantmO
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hence the first missionaries had come. In
from" />nturies the center of the Russian
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and
in
1589,
t~e
Patriarch
Jere10
II f 'on tantinople was prevailed upon to grant
,:h to th Metropolitan of that city. Two years
, 1;0 d of the other Patriarchs recognized the
(.on tantinople and the Patriarch of Moscow
hn, llr ackno\\'ledge as spiritual ruler of all the
1;c1rri,·en the fifth place of precedence, after
~ riarch..,of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch
J 11 alcm, thus completing the "pentarchy" des, th Papal defection in the 11th Century.
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The Patriarchate Abolished
•
and Restored
In J 721,Peter the Great replaced the Patriarchate
··JJoh-Governing Synod," the better to integrate
hunh,into his centralized empire, and the auto) 11 :Jrnrches recoo-nized this novel body as their
1 111 'hri t.'
fJ .. churchmen found the Synodal system not
mt1,1cl:tionalbut harmful to the freedcm of the
ir h but it uited the Tsarist autocracy
very v,·ell
Pl 1tion ,, a purely theoretical until the KerenR ,olution in 1917. Then the Russian Church,
of tate interference, convened a General Synod,
r ortranized itself, restoring the Patriarchate. The
NEW RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH
first incumbent of the revived Throne of Moscov,· was
Tikhon, one-time bishop of North America, who entered upon his new office just as the Bolsheviks over~hrew
the Provisional Government
and mounted a violent
and brutal campaign to destroy religion. Patriarch
Tikhon faced a situation without precedent or parallel
in Orthodox history. Compared to the Soviet antireligious campaign, the blackest decades of the Turkish
yoke provided optimum conditions for Orthodox survival. The Church, a state establishment for centuries,
was regarded by many of her members and all of her
enemies as a remnant of the old regime and was faced
by a threatened and insecure civil administration superstitiously fearful of religion and dominated by a kind of
political and economic Messianism with impossible expectations of the imminent dawn of a radically new
era in human history.
Opinion in the Church was strongly divided and
Tikhon had only moral authority to enforce his administration. One school of thought opted for immediate and radical reform: shorter services, married
bishops, Christian socialism and theological modernism.
Another, from a safe distance abroad, called for the
restoration of the Romanovs and total reaction. In bebetween, wild and colorful personalities proposed a
variety of new "Orthodoxies." The World Church was
of little help: Constantinople,
under the innovating
politician Patriarch
Melitios Metaxakis,
recognized
the left extremists while Jerusalem, deprived of the income from Russian pilgrims and investments,
\\·ent
into bankruptcy. Communications
were poor, within
MOSCOW-Metropolitan
Pimen of Krutitsky and Kolomna
as the new Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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�and outside of Russia, the Soviets were eagerly exploiting any technique that appeared likely to confuse,
splinter and ultimately destroy the Church, now deprived of its real and other property, including schools,
churches and seminaries, while bare physical survival
claimed the attention of most Russians in year of
civil war, economic dislocation and slow recovery.
Patriarch Tikhon chose to reach an agreement of
non-interference
with the government as the price of
existence. The strongly traditional
laity scorned the
"reformed"
Orthodox and the collapse of the antiSoviet armies left the reactionaries
abroad with no
voice in Russia and these two major sects and an unrecorded number of smaller groups began to decline
as the Church dug in to face the stepped-up antireligious repression of the twenties and thirties.
Patriarch Sergios
In 1925, Tikhon died and, no Synod being possible,
he was succeeded by Metropolitan
Sergios a locumtenens and Guardian of the Patriarchal Throne. Metropolitan Sergios was the last of a succession of substitutes appointed
by Patriarch
Tikhon, a former
member of reforming circles, and he too came to an
understandino- with the Soviet government as the price
a
of survival. These
were reasons enough to earn h"im
the distrust of many in Russian and other Orthodox
circles, especially abroad, but the Church in Russia
exists today because of him. The record is far from
clear neither the Government nor the Patriarchate
has ;rovided any clear or consistent statistic~ for ~alf
a century, but it seems that the Church gamed little
more than tolerance for minimum survival. Some observers claim that only a scattering of churches on the
outskirts of the great cities remained when the StalinHitler Non-agression Pact was broken \by H~tler,. not
Stalin) in World War II and the Nazi armies sliced
deep into the Soviet Union.
Horrible as they appeared to the free world, Hitler' legions represented a promise of liber~tion t~ the
suppressed and exploited elements in Sovi~t society:
non-Russian racial minorities, political and mtellectual
critics of the regime and Christian believers. In a frantic effort to short-circuit any potential centers of opposition churchmen were dragged out of obscurity, recruit~d for support in the "Great Patriotic War," and
paraded in the Orthodox East and before the democratic Allies as evidence of the benevolence of the government and the freedom of life in the Socialist P~radise. Orthodox behind the German lines were ~itter
and revealing in their evaluation of the Church s~tuation in the Soviet, but those in the Red area qmckly
adapted to the opportunity ~o use the new. freedom_ to
build on the strong remammg popular faith of wide
sections of the population. Churches we_re reopened
faster than clergy could be found or ordamed, ch~rch
leaders eagerly entered into a cat-and-mouse relation•
·th the panic-haunted
leaders of the state and
sh ip wi
.
d "
.
1"
Metropolitan
Sergios was hastily an
unammous y
elected Patriarch in 1943, almost 20 years after the
death of Patriarch Tikhon.
Soviet Persecution of the Church
There
Page 6
are no really satisfactory
accounts in depth
of actual condition for any
viet Constitution proclaims
parati
tate and freedom of faith and
but in practice, in an officiall,
repre ive tate thi has meant
Church aimed at it extinction a
uper tituous and un cientifi pa
experience ha taught the Mar ,·
not atrophy by it elf, in fact i
eem more attractive to many tha
e es of official materiali m, whic
the "e tablished faith ' under pr
r a onably atisfactory paradi e m
adolescence and old a e whil
to no such specious promi e .
The Atheist a ault on religion in Ru i,1h,
it methods and empha is to me t changi11t l 1 1
and exploit patt ms of succe . E,· n \\ ith ti
loaded in its favor and the school and t ta) n 1
communication fully in its hand th tat· I
has often demon trably violated it O\\ n l nt •d 1
tions and principles in order to liquidat r ·Ii •i
ganizations. Shortly after the Revolution and 1
as it pleased in a pri on-like s iety. and pt
confident of the approval of the ' nlight ·n d'
even many non-Orthodox Chri tian ou id
the State brutally destroyed church builclin .
tions, consciences and individual wh r , l r JX
convenient. Faced with the azi inva ion. 11t 1
anxious to exhibit any religiou urvival
i
of tolerance in order to curry foreign uppo1t. h
mediate post-World War II year found h • h
allowed to consolidate and expand, ah, ay at th
of collaboration for the immediate aim· f , , 1 ·t 1
abroad: "peace," ( i.e. disarmament and d n I I
tion of the West) , penetration of the 11idc E,
solidation of Marxist power in th Balk.in . ,
front to Christians everywhere. Evidently the p11
this support was seen as runnin • too ~1ighand it
last years of Khrushchev a new campaign of 1q>1
'"'as instituted; some authorities pla e th figu
forcible Church closings at two-third of the tot,~
At the same time, official Atheist polic • wa dm:
to more subtle and personalized tacti . a I u
theme, in order to provide a warm and fri ·ndh .
native to the fellowship of the faithful for I h
proselytized from the Churches.
It can not be emphasized too trongl) that 11 1
Churchmen nor Soviet authoritie haY ' r 1 _I
exact figures that would support or di pro,c· _tin
vey of official antireligiou
acti ity and ac In ' 11
from the advent of the Bolshevik until n w. (, '
ment publications reveal religiou tati _tic ouh l
ror or indirection and Church dire tone and I
cals are silent while Orthodox leader pan Y.allf
tions about exact num b ers of pn • t • fa1 h.ll 1
churches or different repre entative gin· ,l \'all
'
•
inconsistent
answers at d ifferent time
· b. 'I I
•
1
•
d
ce
f
r
tun, t d
have tned to accumu ate evi en
been defeated by the vastness of th_ countt,' d11
cial obstacles to free movement. E timate _m, p
of Patnarc 11 ~\
P ress before the recent • lection
1
b
placed Church members h ip etween 30 and 4 mt
Th I'
n·ic and thl . e eminarie
t\\·
n th m.
Patriarch Alexei
with
.
.
1" d a f w month after h1 en•11
1 44 and on February 2nd,.
.\ a,·cl1~tl1
.J ,
• ,
the Ru ian Church ~nan~r J\fetropolitan
lexei ( i~ ng1a
. d Th n w Patriarch wa born
•
d f
, familv in :Mo cow, graduate
rom
i.fo cow l.Jniversity and ervcd
h
t
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"d d
rnw u ntl·1, in 1900 he deci e to
. H o-raduated from the :Moscow
I ·my in 1904 and by 1913, wa co_nbi h p of :'fovgorod. (The c?n ecrad by an old friend the. Patnar_ch of
Haddad.) In 1921, Patnarch T1khon
of Leningrad and he was
UXI ·1·
1ary
.
pri oner to oviet A ia, returnmg
3 he erv d a Metropolitan of Len.th ,.Nlsetropolitan Nicholas. of Kru\\'l
.
ni d Metropolitan Sergios m the mlin which obtained permission for the
l re ultin<T in the restoration of the
I h,1tC'.
the
ri 1d 1 • lex 1• 1• credited with normalizing
.
.
.
r hf· of th
hurch and it was durmg his reign
hutch publications and seminaries reached the
It I ·,·rl. II
oranted autocephaly to the Churches
z h ornkia. Poland and America, ~nd autonomy
,hurc h of Japan. Patriarch Alexei travel_led exh in the Orthodox world and was a vi~orous
rt. r c thr Soviet ''Peace" movement. He died o:1
I li. 1970 and the administration
of the Pa~numed by Metropolitan Pirnen of LenmPatriarch Pimen
In I ,. earl: year of the reign of Patriarch Alexei,
. letropolitan icholai of Krutitsy and Kolo~na
Ru ian hierarch best known abroad. Followmg
I 1. ~1 tropolitan
ikodim, as head of the ForRelation Department of the Russian Church, and
rid travell r to ecumenical and peace conferences
cl•d . 'i holai in the columns of the world press.
1 I ob.en: r frequently supposed that Metropolitan
im ,,ould be chosen to replace Patriarch Alexei,
tl , t of the electors were unanimous in support
l ropolitan Pimen.
Ilic official biography ( translated from the Aprilmlx-1, 1 70, issue of the Messenger of the Exarchf th· Ru ian Patriarchate in Western Europe) of
r w Patriar h ay he was born Sergei MikhailolZ\ kov on July 23, 1910, in Bogorodsk, Moscow
n t. the on of an office worker. On October 4th,
- • ht mad mona tic vows, receiving the name Piin th h rmitage of the Holy Spirit, the Para• n ·ar th Trinity-St. Sergios Lavra. He was orI , hi ro-d aeon (i.e. monk-deacon) on July 16,
in th' Epiphany Cathedral, in the Dorogomilovo
r f ~Io c w by Archbishop Philip ( Goumilev• d 1 mi trator of the J\1oscow diocese and raised
1e thood on January
12, 1931. The ensuing
.
• the direction
o f rti ur oo-ical musi in
year , vere spen t m
the Moscow parishes.
Tar II ( 1946)' Father Pimen
At the end of World v\ f th Annunciation
Cathe, a attached to the staff o
fe d to the diocese of
d then trans erre
f h
dral in Moscow an
. d h
st of treasurer o t e
Odessa where he oc~~pie t edpo
f the monastcrie
f St EhJah and ean o
h
1fonastery o
•
b 194 7 he was raised to t e
of the diocese. In Decem e)r "th 'the rio·ht to wear an
rank of Hegumen ( Abbot wi
o
''ornate" cross.
f ed to the dioce c
Shortly thereafter he was t~t~s9:~r he acted as secof Rostov-on-Don, where, ~nti f the' diocesan coun il,
retary to the bishop, mehmderl of the (Tativity of th
t
f the Cat e ra o
an d pas or o
. .
f Patriarch Alexei, he wa
Theotoko • By a de_c1S1onof Pskov in 1949 and named
O
transferred to the dwcese
.
t h
• of the Pskovo-Percherski Monastery, a p 0 . h
upen?~
fl 1953 By order of Patriarch Alexei,
occup1~ ~nt~ the ;ank of Archimandrite
on Ea tcr
was raise
f L ·no-rad
1950 by Metropolitan
Gregory o_ er.u o
;
cl
Pimen \,\ a name
I n J anuary 1954 , Archimandnte
. L
at Zasuperior of the Holy Trinity-St. Serg10 . aRvra .
1
•
o-orsk the most emment
mon astic center m ussiaf anc
tl
~he site of the principal theological academy ? ~c
Church. The Patriarch simultaneously granted him \
right to wear two "ornate" pictoral cro se and to cc cbrate with a bishop's cross.
. .
On
ovember 4th, 1957, the Holy ynod_, meeti~...,
in the presence of the Patriarch, elected Archrmandn t
Pimen bishop of Balta, auxiliary of Ode sa. Th
onsecration took place in the Cathedral of the
tion in Odessa on Nov~mber 17? 1957, th~ con ~crat~i;;
being Patriarch Alexei, Archbishop Bons ( ik, "'
known in America and since deceased) of Kher n a1:d
Odessa, Bishop N ectarios of Kishiniev and_ Moldana
and Bishop Nestor of Perejaslavl-Khmelmt
ky. Thefollowing month Bishop Pimen was tran f~rred to th
See of Dmitrov, auxiliary of the Moscow dioc e.
In July, 1960, Bishop Pimen was named Chane llor
of the Patriarchate and, in ovember, ele at d to the
rank of Archbishop and made a permanent
cmb r
ex officio of the Holy Synod. In 1961, ?e_ wa tran £erred to the See of Tula and Belev, retammo- th ] t
of Patriarchal Chancellor and, during th year 1 - 1962, provisionally administering the dioc:
of Lot'.c.ransk' Smolensk and Kostroma while servmg a pr 1::,
dent of the fiscal office of the Patriarchate,
a m mb r
of the Commission for Inter-Christian
Relation
and
pastor of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Epiphan .
On November 14, 1961, Archbishop Pimen wa appointed Metropolitan
of Leningrad and, in Octob r,
1963, named Metropolitan
of Krutitsy and Kolomna.
In virtue of this post, on April 18, 1970, after th
death of Patriarch Alexei and, in accordance with th
"Regulation for the Administration
of th Orth dox
Church
of Russia",
Metropolitan
Pimen
b cam
Guardian of the Patriarchal Throne.
In 1964, he visited Denmark with a delegation
f
the Russian Church and, in 1965, led a delegation fr m
the Patriarchate to the enthronization
of M trop litan
Stephen of Warsaw and All Poland. In view of hi devoted services to the Church, Patriarch
lexei on pril
12, 1970, granted Metropolitan
Pimen the right to
mb,,. 1971
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�wear two panagias. He
Theological
Academies
holds the order of Saint
archal decoration)
and
Orthodox Churches.
is an honorary member of the
of Moscow and Leningrad,
Vladimir first class ( a Patridecoratio~s from se~eral sister
The Election
The election of the Patriarch was the task of a Synod
held from May 30th to June 4th in the 14th Century
Monastery of Zagorsk forty-five miles from Moscow,
and was the third such election since the Revolution of
1917. Seventy-one of the Russian Church's ninety-eight
hierarchs, eighty-six of whom live in the Soviet Union,
attended the Synod.
In addition to the bishops of the Church of Russia,
delegates from world Orthodoxy and other Christian
bodies ·were present as observers. Metropolitan
Ilyas
Kurban headed the delegation of the Patriarchate
of
Antioch and the newly-autocephalous
Metropolia sent
a three-man delegation from the United States: Archbishop Kiprian of Philadelphia
and 1Fathers Eugene
Pianovich and Dimitri Gregorief. The Cypriot, Greek
and Alexandrian delegations promptly refused to concelebrate with the clergy of the Metropolia, whose autocephaly is opposed by the ethnic Greek Churches. Confrontation was avoided by limiting the main concelebration to the "heads of churches", which Archbishop
Kiprian is not, and arranging multiple celebrations in
separate locations.
Among the numerous representatives of non-Orthodox churches were Cardinal Jan Wille brands, president
of the Vatican Secretariat of Christian Unity, and Dr.
Eugene Carson Blake, general secretary of the World
Council of Churches.
The Synod was opened by Metropolitan Pimen with
a message to Soviet Premier Kosygin expressing gratitude for the state's "constant benevolent attitude" to
the Church and thanking the Soviet regime for "all
you do for the prosperity of our motherland and for
the establishment of a lasting and just peace among
nations."
His remarks echoed a radio broadcast made in 1964
in "·hich he charged that the Western press published
"untruthful
information about life in the Soviet Union." He went on to assert the freedom of religion and
to describe the independence of the Church. In 1966,
Metropolitan
Pimen denounced the -U.S. bombing of
North Vietnam and at various times he has linked the
Russian Church to the Communist government's statements on peace and disarmament.
He criticized the
U.S. troop movement into Cambodia last year and took
the need for world peace as the theme of his Easter
message as "acting Patriarch"
this year. It was also
Metropolitan
Pimen who denounced Svetlana Alliluyeva, the daughter of Josef Stalin, when she detected
to America in 196 7. He called Mrs. Allilyeva, who is a
member of the Russian Orthodox Church and no,N
married to a U.S. architect, a "woman who has sold
out everything sacred for dollars." He called Stalin's
daughter a "traitor to her people" and he ridi~uled her
accounts of her religious beliefs and her baptism, saying she "is shuttling from one religion to another."
Vladimir Kuroyedov, Chairman of the Soviet Coun-
cil for Religious Affairs
gave a speech f ,, "I
,
'-- C< Ill
the prelates a thr. Synod opened.
ddr
. ,, ,1
made by Patriarch
icholas
I of l xandii.
dinal Willebrands and Pa tor Richard
ndrain • •
.
auJ
a World Council of Churche per onality and a 1
of the Evangelical Church of Madaga ar.
•
In a guest editorial in the Chri tian t ntu,
fay 26th, 1ichael Bourdeaux an En li h .·p ;t
religion in Russia, called the Synod rru i<r· iu
life of the Moscow Patriarchate. He li ted a pi b
topics for consideration the 'temporary'' r gul ti 11
an emergency bishop's synod of 1961, whirh cl pri
parish priests of all administrative ind l nd 11 • 1
placed them firmly under a three-man coun ii .ubj
to local Soviet veto. Bourdeaux review d th g 1 \\ii
religious reawakening of youth and int 11 tual
eluding, "it still seems unlikely that the dim 11 j
spiritual renewal will be wholly excluded fron l
meeting." Subsequent reports do not appear to up
even this modest prophecy. Writing b fore th 1 ti n
he said of the candidate to be elected :
" ... will the next patriarch be the man mo t
worthy for the office or will he be a candidat
imposed on the church by an athei t regime til
committed to the ultimate destruction of huru.
life? The state could not countenance the fn t:
the Church could well be split by the ernnd. It
is more likely that some compromise candidat
will be found, one who can be influenced b) •l
state but who will also be unlikely to offend t,
many churchmen. We may expect a gray fun tionary to emerge."
After the unanimous election of Patriarch Pimen n
the first ballot the Synod turned to other matte1 . 1I
leadership of the Orthodox Church in Ru ia
asked to seek unification with Rus ian 01 tl od
groups outside the Soviet Union which do not
nize the authority of the Moscow Patriarchate. 1 h
Council also unanimously voted approval of the
sian government's efforts to improve the life of o
people and to establish a "just and durable 1,
The action on unification with groups not link d
Moscow's ecclesiastical authority referred parti ul
to the Russian Orthodox Church Outsid of Rt
and to Ukrainian Or.thodox Churches in othe1 C'f I·
tries. Independent Ukrainian Orthodox Churche. 1
in various parts of the world, including
orth 1
South America and Australia. Earlier in thi centuf"\
the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church i11th
Ukraine was absorbed by the Russian Church. a. '
Orthodoxy in Georgia, Estonia and other area n
part of the Soviet Union. In the event ~at th •
Moscow- recognizing Churches do not w1 h ~o b
fied with the Patriarchate
the Sobor authonzed
v:as described as appropri~te canonical anction • •
move was viewed in some circles according to Reh~
News Service as indicating a revival of 'Pan- la\l
by the Russia~ Church, an attempt to bring th_e . itl
• • d t Oil
doxy of all Slavic people under t h e ]Un JC 1
Moscow.
r
In another development, Metropolitan ~iko<_1111
Leningrad and Novgorod, head of foreicrn affan f
(Continued
on page 27)
Tlit J!'o
Page 8
er ome profound wi he in the pirit
cf the concern that th decea ed Patriarch bore for the preparation of
worthy ervant of the Church, theologian , at the ame time offering examples from our country.
In participating
in th
annual
feast of the Academy and the Seminary, His Holines Patriarch Alexis
always rejoiced in the fact that there
were those at the anctuary dedicated
to the Mother of God who extended
their protection to the theologi al
schools. This joy of the Patriarch
was linked, beyond question, to his
attitude towards the temple, the
place of our communion ,vith God
in prayer and the Sacraments, without which our ecclesiastical unity in
Christ, our Saviour, would not be
possible and true theology remains
inaccessible to those who wish inAn address of His Beatitude, Pastruction in it in theological schools.
iarch Pimen while Metropolitan
Meanwhile, are all the students of
• Kroutitsy and Guardian of the
these schools and their teachers well
Patria·chaI Throne.
aware of the fundamental
import ·he opening of the academic
tance that pertains to the church,
year at the Moscow Theological
and to the divine office which one
Academy, on the feast of the Procelebrates there, for the as imilation
c~ 10n of the Holy Virgin, Octoof the revealed truths of our faith
ber 14th, 1970.
which constitutes the object of theological science?
I believe it would be useful to
speak today of these concerns because in the atmosphere of daily
work we are tempted to regard the
church close to the theological school
as a place of practical exercises for
LUTI:. ALL
THE
participants at
future pastors : exercises of reading,
thi olemn reunion on the day of chanting, preaching, exercises for fapatron al feast of the academic
cility in using liturgical books and to
hap I, dedicated to the Protection
perfect the ceremonial side of the dithe Holy Virgin, and I invoke the
vine offices. Such an approach to the
d1,inc ble ing on the daily work of church, essentially "technical", finds
ur theological school of Mosccw,
a certain justification in the necessity
• 1ateclat the portal of the same
to accustom the students to practical
I ,u of God.
familiarity with the offices and the
I oday. the Academy and the
sacred rites, but this necessity ought
fh olo1sicalSeminary celebrate for
not bring about the loss of the idea
h fir t time the feast of their paof the holiness of the temple, the
lli e in the absence of one who in
House of God, of which it is said in
I :+ ble ed the revival of their
the Gospel: "My house is a house of
1
, who then devoted a quarter
prayer." It is just in this holiness of
century of tireless work to these
the temple that its true importance
_I and who every year
presided
for the pupils of the theological
h1 olemn day. I speak of His
schools, resides, as it does for all of
ne the Patriarch of Moscow
the faithful. In consequence our atti\11the Russias Alexis deceased
tude toward the temple, toward that
'. onth . In the ;ecollec~ion of his which fills it and that which fulfills
mory. and of the protection th:--.t it, ought to be full of reverence and
r
many years he shov,·ed to cur
awe, it ought to be defined by faith
lo(Tiral hools, I intend to exa:1d the love of the holy. The icons
to the tudents and their teachand the objects of worship, the orna-
Theology,
orship,
Peace
I
t
mber, 1971
ments of erving at the altar and the
offices and rites which accompany
them, the management of the temple and the temple itself, all these
constitute
for us, believers,
the
ymbols
and
signs, the
images
and the expressions of the realities of another world, a spiritual
world. The temple with the beauty
of its icons, of the readings, of the
chant, is intended to guide us to the
spiritual contemplation of the faith,
the dogmas of the faith, the divine
goodness and its grandeur, its eternal justice and perfection, its omnipotence and its wisdom. The Divine
Liturgy is a shortened representation
of the entire Gospel, of the terrestrial
life of Jesus Christ, of His sacrifice
on Golgotha· it is the commemoration of His resurrection and of His
Ascension into heaven. It is not only
a commemoration
but a reactuali-zation of these events of the Gospel,
lived by the believers as the real
events are revealed to us all anew,
its gracious meaning hidden
and
communicated
to us through their
beneficial action.
For it is not evident that t~r-=~
who enter the temple ought t'J have
spiritual eyes in order to contc::-iplate
these events, and spiritual e2rs to
perceive "the words of eternd life"
which
they
contain?
Otherwise
stated, in order that his presence in
the temple may have spiritual worth,
the Christian ought to have a "spiritual intelligence, a heart purified
from terrestrial passions" ; this is an
essential condition for communication with God and for the comprehension of the truths of the Christian
faith. In the contrary case, neither
the frequenting of the divine offices,
nor the understanding of the rubrics
nor the formulae of dogmas learned
by heart at school, will bring spiritual
fruit to the soul, that is to say, the
holy gift of grace and of divine understanding, which transfigures the
soul in the temple, in the abiding
place of God.
Simply to consider the icons in the
temple as works of art and not to see
through them the celestial life, signifies spiritual blindness. Likewise, to
restrict oneself to esthetic admiration
of the chant of the church or of the
resoundin~ readings of the Epistles
and the Gospels during the Liturgy
a:1d not to perceive the divine truths
which are announced signifies that
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�we are spiritually deaf. One can say
the same about theology: in overloading the memory of the intellectual understanding
with Christian
truths, without accepting them into
one's life and into one's spiritual
experience, we remain with an intellectual faith only which does not
save, because, as St. Isaac the Syrian
said, "faith which rests only on science can not deliver man from pride
and doubt."
But this truth does not mean that
one can do without theology, as certain Orthodox pastors thought in the
past and as some in the present still
believe. On the contrary, theology is
indispensable
for each Orthodox
Christian, all the more for the pastors of the Church. It is particularly
necessary if one is to frequently realize the hope which is in us, and when
the world needs the pacifying word
of Christ. For just this reason it is
important to envisage not only the
content of theology, but also the
method of teaching it.
celebrated there not as a place of
practical training for future ministers
of worship, but as a school of the
spiritual _life where one acquires an
understanding
of divine things
through experience, and that we
must remind ourselves that it is impossible to become an authentic theologian otherwise than by communion
with the Truth itself which reveals
itself to man in prop::fftion to the
purity of his heart as well as his intelligence. This purity is acquired by
prayer, penitence, abstinence, communion in the Holy Mysteries, humility, love and all Christian truth;
because the word of the Lord, comes
only to those who observe His commandments and draw near Him in
His dwelling place, that is to say
make to one's soul His temple. To be
a living temple of the Holy Spirit,
this is the ultimate aim of the Christian life that one frequently forgets,
and it is well for us to remind ourselves that the last century of St.
Seraphin of Sarov is approaching.
Professors and teachers of the
theological schools, eminent theologians you know quite well the task
of theology insofar as it consists in
interpreting the truths of Revelation
by methods of reason. But you know
equally well that theology, the word
which relates itself to God, should
proceed not only from natural intelligence, limited by the norms of logical reflexion but also reason regenerated by grace, which meditates on
the truths of the divine Revelation
and becomes integrated in spiritual
experience and penetrates the truth
in the same way. This is properly
the way in which the Fathers and
Doctors of the Church conceived and
practiced theology. You know that
their writings remain to this day an
abundant treasure of authentic theology, from which equally reflect a
myriad of liturgical texts. When during the divine offices we give attention to their content, the presence of
God before us, in our life, in each of
us becomes evident and the joy of
this discovery transforms itself in a
constant glorification of our Lord
and Saviour. Is it not in this that the
abundant force of patristic theology
resides?
All this, I have reviewed for you
to conclude that we must consider
the church and the offices which are
Teachers
and students, receive
therefore in your hearts the warning
of St. Seraphin, not for information
only but for conduct; accept it not
only in your mind, but also in the
heart, so that, constantly purifying
one another, you become worthy to
be sanctified by the grace of the
Holy Spirit whom we know in all
truth. Then our theological schools
will be able to teach the theological
sciences in the spirit and mood of the
thought
of the Fathers
of the
Church, and the assimilation of these
sciences by the future priests of the
physical temples will complete them
spiritually and help them to become
skillful pastors, capable of building
spiritual temples.
In expressing this wish for our
theological schools, I have the firm
belief that our aspiring teachers and
tutors truly initiate their pupils in
Christian spiritual wisdom when they
teach them to be not only pastors
and authentic servants of the Church
of Christ, but also exemplary members in all things in our society,
model citizens of our country who
contribute to the prosperity of the
land and to its efforts to promote
peace between the peoples.
This is just that which was the
view of Patriarch Alexis, of eternal
memory, when at the beginning of
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This Orthodox Church ·was fonn•
ed for union of persons with
d.
for fellowship in the worship of our
Lord; for mutual helpfulne in th
joys and sorrows, the labor and, •
pirations of our hearts and homt :
for the saving of men and the regc~eration of society. Your pre enre Ill
the Church every Sunday and your
prayers will promote and propa l
the Orthodox Church.
The Church exists for tho \ ho
are not in it as well as for tho e \ h
are.
To convert the world begin \,ilb
yourself.
r URI TIA s HAVE A remarkbit·rapacity for overlooking and igfullne of m aning that
1ing th
in the lif which we take upon
"·h n we called ourselves
1 eke
.. h 1. tian '. We are fortunate that
m Lord J us has time and again
pro\iclcd u with reminders of what
h' calling to u consists in, and we
mu t either be dreadfully obtuse or
d·lihcrately reject the message that
t 1r go vcI brings to us if we miss
th reminders.
In the ection of St. Matthew's
o pel that we of ten call "The Seron the Mount", chapters five,
and even, we are presented with
1 of the most forceful statements
f "hat it means to be a follower
ofChrist. In fact, when we take note
that the ayings of Jesus which apar all together in these three chapt I of Matthew
are scattered in
ny different sections of the gospels
).lark and Luke, it seems as
ugh Matthew has deliberately
bi;1ught together a group of Jesus'
arhing that would neatly sum up
thr ort of attitudes and values he
P cted from his followers.
If we look, for example, at verses
h,enty-two through thirty-three of
h pter ix we find three sets of saym~• each of which is likely to be
quitefamiliar to us. If however we
h'1 k• of them together ' so as to' see
h ' they are related to each other
th can ee that there is one them~
hatru~ throughout the three. That
h'me 1 the s·mg 1eness of purpose
ich ea h of Christ's followers must
\!'.
f I "t'. I00 k• at each of the three sets
ymg and ee how this theme is
progressively brought out in them
one by one. The fir t one i in ver cs
twenty-tv,o and tvventy-three, and in
it J esu uses the symbol of the eye
and the body to explain a piritual
concept to us. The eye, he says, is
like a lamp for our bodies· it lets
the light of the outside world come
in so that we can see. This is a very
primitive understanding of hO\,v the
eye vvorks in relation to the rest of
the body, of course, but it is sufficient
as a figure of speech for what Christ
is saying. If our eye is not sound,
he goes on, it will not be able to let
the light of the world into our bodies
and minds, and how dark and obscure do things seem to us if we can
not see?
When this part of Matthew's gospel is translated into English, the
word that describes the eye is usually
translated as "sound" or "heal thy",
and that is certainly what Jesus basically meant to say. But the Greek
word that is employed here really has
a different original meaning. The
word is ( haplous), and its fundamental definition is "simple" or "single". In other words, if the eye has
any other purpose than the one that
has been given to it by God, that is,
to be a window for our bodies, then
it has allowed its original purpose to
become clouded by its attention to
other things. The eye has one function only, and if it is distracted by
other functions, it can not do its own
work in a healthy and sound fashion.
The second saying of Jesus in this
passage is the one in which he admonishes his hearers not to try to
serve two masters, for no one can be
completely devoted to more than one
at th
amc time. The two opposed
ma ter that are poken of here are
od and Mammon, who was the ancient yrian God of riches. In the
popular religious ":riting of Jesus'
time however, 1ammon was a term
commonly used to de ignated poses ions of any kind. When we see it
in that light th f u11 extent of what
God demands of us becomes shockingly apparent. We can not, Christ
ay , giv posses ions or property a
central po ition in our lives, for if we
do, we are ur to nc 6lect the other
ma ter whom we ay w are serving·
that is, God Him elf. It means that
the "eye" of our sen e of discrimination has lost its implicity of purpose
and become clouded, that we no
longer see clearly what is the real
value in our live and in tead allow
ourselves to become distracted from
it.
We can not fool our elves by thinking that Jesus did not mean these
words in quite the extreme sense
they sound, for they are too clear for
us to be able to interpret them any
differently. Furthermore,
the next
saying of Jesus clarifies his preceding
statements for us. It is that beautiful
passage which speaks of the birds of
the air, who neither sow nor reap,
and the lilies of the field, who neither
toil nor spin.
People have often thought that
Jesus is counselling us to be carefree
and not give any thought to the future when he reminds us that God
our Father feeds the sparrows and
makes the wild flowers to be so gloriously colored. "If we only have
faith, God will provide all else," is
what so many readers have seen
when they read Matthew 6: 25-33.
But, if we look more closely, we can
see that Christ is not actually saying
that; he is rather making further
comment on the theme of singleness
of purpose that we have seen in his
two sayings just before this one.
It is anxiety for what we will possess in the future, being encumbered
with care for our property
and
money so that we can not concentrate on our relationship with God,
that Christ is telling us to avoid.
Simple care and foresight are not
only acceptable, to God; they are
among our deepest responsibili tics as
human beings. To be able to establish goals for ourselves, our families
The W ·d
Ptenzber,1971
Page 11
�and soci ties and then to make plans
to attain them is one of the things
that distinguishes us men from other
form of life.
But what is to no avail is anxiety
for all tho e things, and that is what
Chri t is speaking of. The point is
not that the birds do not sow and
reap, for even if they don't they work
harder than any man does to obtain
the food that sustains them. The
point i , instead, that our lives as
men ,,vill come to an end just as
surely a that of any bird's, no matter
how much planning and foresight we
give to it. The wild lilies of the field
are given beauty that is beyond anythino- man can have, but those same
flower after a few short weeks becom dead weeds and kindling for
fire . In a like fashion, whatever vve
have, whatever possessions we have
b en abl to accumulate, our lives
will wither and die too.
If we understand all thes words
of our Lord, we are left standing
fac to face before the truth of what
he ha said. vVhat we mu t build our
live around and give all our care
and attention to is attaining perfect
and complete reunion with God our
Father or, a Jesus says it, seeking
first the kingdom and righteousness
of the Father. If we are to be Christ's
di ciples and that role is all that
Chri t came to off er us, we must attend
xclu ively to the service of
od. W must not allow ourselves to
be di tracted from that ervice by
any other concerns, no matter how
legitimate and demanding they seem
to other or even to ourselves.
.Jesu ' la t words in this part of the
ermon on the Mount make the prioriti s quite clear. Everything in this
,vorld is a passing, temporary elem nt in our lives except our relationship with God, and, if we become
confused about that simple, so terribly simple fact, we lose for ourelves the possibility of being Christ's
di ciples. But, if we can keep clear
in our mind the principle that our
ingle permanent
concern and sole
purpos
must be nothing else than
drawing closer to God and attaining
a life of unity and harmony with
him then we can be his followers
and' our concern for our families and
homes and countries can be exercised with a true regard for their
place in God's scheme of life.
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An Orthodox
The
w
Clergy
Transfiguration
HAT
WOULD
IN NO \NAY have
been con idered "newsworthy' to the
press or television ne,vscasters, a
gath rincr of some fifty Orthodox
priests, took place at St. Andr v.'
Camp north of Syracus ,
w York
June 14-16. othing about it would
stir the interests of a public aturat d
with reports of conferenc s of cl rgy
that demand personal freedoms of
their hierarchs, insist on rights that
contradict their ordination vows, deplore American immorality in Southeast A ia or agree that the time require a phasing out of the priesthood
as an eccle iastical order and the
start of another cycle of ]ife for the
clergy.
•
Nothing at all like the above happened at St. Andrew's.
obody
pleaded for an understanding of his
plight: not once in three days did I
hear any person ref er to his personal
problems. The focus and direction of
the entire conference aimed at the
Church and the ways in which it
can be transformed into the living
witness to God's Presence in the
world.
Two papers were delivered on
each of three areas of interest:
Church
administration,
Liturgical
life, and Church Education.
One
general conclusion was that in most
respects it matters little whether a
parish is five or fifty years old. A
new church can stagnate within a
year's time, while an older parish is
able to continue transforming its spiritual life and vibrate a dynamism
from inside regardless of its age. If
we came to few conclusions, we at
least defined the concerns:
A. How is it possible to develop in
a parish, especially within the Church
Con£ erence on
of a Pari h.
Th~ .Holy Angels
Council an awar
n
that er!Oil ·rI
.
God and plea mg Him "ith th f
of our lv i th only, ..., al r<r I
and all
1 e:
oll ction
• l' 1Ill
event admini tration, pr ·chu
only mean to that end, n t end
them elv :
B.
hen will \\' matui t
tacre wh n our pari h . readiin
certain number of memb ,1
want to di:id and multipl~. 1~1 • .
ing our faith to reach di tant r
and oul :
C. How can w be t o,· rr 111 ti
apathy regarding our obligation
provide an rthodox hri tian
cation to all of our mem b •1..
seriou ly th re pon ibility fo1 t 1ing our young, rather than prcl\idi1
Sunday "baby- itting' en·ic . "hich
is what Church chool i at it ,, 1
D. What can w do to tu111 th
increased 1 i ur time from a u1
to a ble sing bringing our I op!
greater experience of ,ocl. 1, th r
than mere vacation period· and .
laxation:
E. Can our liturg-ical life I fl
the actual life of our people
th
they will be able to identifr "1th
transforming ceremonial "c art
in our temple :
F. If, a we agreed. Ho!
,munion and its frequent r cC'pti
by an ver-increa ing rommunit 1
to be the r ally tran formin' litu•
gical action, how can thi be t
brought about.
These are but a few of the p1
lems brought to licrht by pri t.
cerned with the alYation of ti n •
selves and tho e entru tecl to th ir
care.
V. REV.
LADIMIR BLRZO
K
Holy TrinitJl Church Parma. ()/u
An Orthodo
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Chapter I
THE EXISTENCE
OF Gon, the exi tencc
of the Holy Angel i pre urned, not a erted.
Angels in the Bible are referred to simply-a
accepted fact. Although they are mentioned
several hundred time , we learn nothing about
their creation or when it took place, nor do "·e
find many physical de cription . This i not o
strange a it might at fir t appear. The Bible
does not deal with all mankind, even in the
first few chapters, but is concerned primarily
with the history of God' action toward man.
The Old Te tament is concerned with the development of one nation only, God's cho en
people, although we do hear of other people
through their historical connection with the
Jews. Similarly, the story of creation describes
the coming into existence of our earth, the sun
and stars, the appearance of plants, animals
and, finally, man; but it does not include an
account of how nor when the spiritual being~
were created. This remains a matter of theological conjecture.
evertheless, from the very
start we are made aware of their presence in
the existing world and their interest in us, both
for weal or woe.
To have a more complete knowledge of
Angels and their nature, we have first to take
a look at the Bible as a whole, both the Old
and the New Testament, in order to know
what ha been revealed to us about Spiritual
Beings ; and then only can we pick up the
threads chronologically,
according to the
Books of the Bible. But, first of all, when referring to these celestial being we hould understand that the term "Angel" i loosely and inaccurately u ed, for in Greek it simply mean
"messenger"
and, properly
peaking, this
would apply only to the two orders of angels
in direct communication with man.
Angels arrd archangels, although spirit, are
not supernatural. God alone i supernatural,
for he alone is uncreated. Like us, the Holy
Angel are created, natural beings-as
much
LIKE
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Your
Parish Last Appear In
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�The Holy Angels stand in the pre enc of
God, beholding the face of the L d
are more than the bearers of d. ?r • ngel
.d
ivme me ag
an d t h e gm es of men: they are bearer of th
very
Name and Power of God . Th ere i• not h .
i~g r~sy or weakly poetical in the Angel of the
Bible, they are flashes of the light and t
th
of. the Almighty Lord."5 Their being : n~ _
~ai~~I by_God's goodness, and they participat
i?- is might,_ wisdom and love. They are uphf ted by their perpetual praise and thank _
g~vin~. Uplifted Godwards, from their beginnmg it has been the Angels' greate t joy to
choose freely for God and to give him their
undaunted flow of life in unending love and
worship.
The entire Heavenly Host partook from the
first in ~he execution of God's will: Seraphim.a
Cherubim,b Thrones,c Dominions,d Virtue _e
Powers,£ Principalities,g Archangels,h and Angels. All nine Choirs have ever stood bent upon
God's intentions, unerringly fulfilling his design : "Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye
him, all his hosts .... for he commenced, and
they were created."6
"The Lord hath prepared his throne in the
heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Ble
the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength
that do his commandments, hearkening unto
the voice of his word. Bless ye the Lord, all he
his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Ble s the Lord, all his works in all place
of hi dominion: bless the Lord, 0 my soul." 7
From earliest times, these Angelic Host
were conceived of as divided into three hierarchies; St. Dionysius the Areopagite called
them "Choirs." This is the most fitting term
a their whole activity is like an eternal song
of praise and thanksgiving to the Most High.
Fir t come the Seraphim, Cherubim, and
Thrones~ These are councillors and have no direct dealings with man, but are absorbed in unending love and adoration of God. ~o other
creature is so intensely capable of lovmg God.
The Second: Dominions, Virtues, and Powers. These are understood to be the governors
of space and the stars. Our orb,. consequ~ntly,
as part of the galaxy is under their dom1~10notherwise, we have no direct contact with the
Second Choir.
The Third Choir has this earth of our in
its special charge: Principalities, Archangel:,
and Angels. They are the Executors of God
a part of our world as are we ourselves. "For
b him (God) were all things created, . t_hat
a~ in hea\ en and that are in earth, v1S1ble
and in i ible ... "1 An angel has character, indi idualit and a \,vill of his own, much as we
ha e · but in other ways angels do not resembl u' . When to make himself manifest to us,
an angel take on human sen:-blance, he never
i ph icall like a human bemg-_ only a mental image of one. If we are so little aware of
them it i because we do not as a rule see
them with our mortal eyes, and our spiritual
p rccption i either dulled or undeveloped.
In eeking better to understand these ang lie nature we should turn to our knowledge
of God rather than to our knowledge of man.
St. Ba il the Great says that in his eyes "their
ub tance i a breath of air or an immortal
fir , and thi i why they are localized and become vi ible in the shape of their own bodie
to tho e who are worthy to see them." 2 Preumably St. Basil means that they take on a
vi ible individuality expressed in human form
-though
not humanly tangible. The Holy
Angel , from the beginning of their creation,
are completed beings-without material form.
Angels are of a superiority all but incomprehen ible to us, but they are a part of our
lives: by God's boundless mercy, they are destined, in the great moments of history, to be
the heralds of the Most High to man below;
they are, as well, our guides, guardians, mentors, protectors, and comforters from birth to
the grave.
Angels are pure integral spirits: they are
not confined to time nor space; they knO\,v
neither youth nor old age, but life at its fullest.
We can barely vision for ourselves even a sha dowy picture of their majesty, might and
power, or grasp the lightning that is their
movement, "And the living creatures ran and
r turned as the appearance of a flash of light•
"3 F
mng.
urthermore, mortals cannot begin to
under tand the freedom of the Holy Angels
and the scope of their intellects, which are untrammelled by physical brains. Crystal clear
and. faultless, knowing no pain nor frustration,
unhmdered by doubt or fear, neither male nor
female~ th ey are beauty, love, life and action
~~'eldedmto indi:'idual unutterable perfection:
Who _maketh ,~is angels spirits; his ministers
a flammg fire. 4 They are the individualized
elfne of God's own attributes.
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�,\·ill the perpetual Guardians of the children
of men and the Messengers of God. Our study
,rill con equently, deal chiefly with this Third
Choir of Angels.
The Archangels have distinct individualitie and are an order of Celestial Beings in
themselves, partaking of the nature· of both
Principalities and Angels. That is to say: they
are not only Guardians, but are in themselves
Power , like the Principalities. Yet they are also
~Ie enger , like the Angels. There are seven
Archangels, the first four of whom are men-:tioned by name in the Bible books:
1. :.'vfichael(who is like God?). The great
leader of the Heavenly Host. It was he
,\·ho overcame the Dragon, (Lucifer)
and thrust him out of Paradise.
2. Gabriel ( the Man of God). The Angel
of the Annunciation.
3. Raphael ( the Healing of God). The
Chief of the Guardian Angels, and the
one who bears our prayers to the Lord.
4. Uriel (the Fire of God). The Interpreter of Prophecies. The names of the
other three Archangels are not found
in the criptures.
"Like God, Man of God, Healing, Fire."
Here in the utter simplicity of the interpretation of the Archangels' names, we get momentary glimpses of their personalities, through
which their relationship to God becomes more
apparent as also their power and influence.
Dyonisius the Areopagite gives a wondrously
clear definition: "An angel is an image of God,
a. manifestation of the invisible light, a burrn hed mirror, bright, untarnished, without
pot or blemish, receiving (if it is reverent to
ay so), all the beauty of the absolute divine
?oodnes~, and (so far as may be) kindling in
it elf, with unalloyed radiance, the goodness of
the secret silence. "8
~he more we become aware of the Angels
of Light, the more strengthened we are in our
capaci:~ for good, and the sharper becomes
o~r ability to detect and resist the snares of our
b1t~;r,et enemies, the Angels of Darkness.
r e bodiless angels, who stand by the throne
of God an~ gleam with radiance from yonder
and who shme eternally with floods of light and
~re your el~es reflections of this light, do ye
mtercede with Christ for our souls to be given
peace and great mercy." (From
L
verses on
ord I have cried" Tone I)
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. ,Mary's, Bay Ridge
Sam
A Seasonal Parish,
Hits Lower Key For Summer
ooKLYN - U~like ma~y pa~ishes in t~e Archl.R S ·nt Mary's m Bay Ridge 1s fully active from
'1oce, a1
d h'f
tember through June an s 1 ts to a slower
bte Sep
d
f S
rn through July, August an most o eptember.
r10.,1a
·1·
t
1
. .
,linot thirty fam1 1es m~ve o one summer ocat10n m
lvania moun tams and many others take sumrhePennsy
.
,
cations
of two
weeks
or scattered week-ends.
111e1\a
.
.
.
kl)·n churches m re 1dential ,areas generally follov,r
Broo
hispattern and many St. Marys has been unable to
iakean exception. Not only the ~hurch School recesses
in most parishes. but the Ch01r, Trustees and parish
•.
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A FUNCTIONOF THE CHURCH
SCHOOL GUILD-Chrissy
Hamwi,
center
in white dress, sits with her parents at a Family D1nner of
SaintMary's Church school, Bay Ridge, N.J.
i0Cieties
discontinue me tino-s during the summer. The
\ltar Society, Church School Guild, Married Fellowship,Men's Club, Teen OYO and Ladies Society susDend
as does the Adult Di cus ion Group and ParentChildRelationship Clinic. During the school term St.
\Iary'sprovides a 10 o'clock Liturgy for Children who
ingthe responses in unison and th n go to their classes
at11o'clockwhen th adult Liturgy b gin . During the
)U~mer
the first Liturgy i replaced by Matins sung by
Basil
Kazan and three or four choir members.
Redeemer,Nashville, Benefits From
Ecumenical FriendshipsPastorGets Meritorius Service Medal
\XT
p•. IOCH, Tennessee - Redeemer
Western Rite
anshhas been made the beneficiary of two generous
Pcumenicalgifts from non-Orthodox
congregations.
st
a or Leland M. Caulder and the Church Board of
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1971
CHAPLAIN, LT. COL. LUTHER M. SMITH (left), Wing Chaplain, Hqs.
Tenn. Wing, Civil Air Patrol, USAF Aux., Memphis, presents the
CAP's Meritorius Service Medal to Chaplain, Colonel, W. Francis
Forbes of Narshville, the Tennessee National Guard's liaison officer
to C.A.P. at recent ceremonies at the Arnold Air Force Station, Tullahoma, Tenn.
The award, third highest decoration of the Air Force's Civil Air
Patrol; was presented to Col. Forbes in recognition of his outstanding service rendered to the Civil Air Patrol program, especially in
the area of public relations. Col. Smith presented the award in beh'alf ·of Brig. Gen. Richard N. Ellis, USAF Commanding General of
the Air Force/Civil Air Patrol Command, Maxwell Air Force Base,
Alabama. (Col. Marvin S. Donnaud, Tennessee CAP Commander,
originated the recommendation for the award which was subsequently approved by the Southeastern Region Commander, Col.
Theodore Limmer and finally by General Ellis.)
Col. Forbes, ~ veteran of World War II with the U.S. Army Air
Force has completed the last two years of service as the National
Guard Liaison Officer to CAP in Tennessee, being appointed to that
post by the then State Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Hugh B. _Mott.
Recently, he wcis reappointed to the same _p~stby the new Ad1utant
General, Maj. Gen. William C. Smith. Add1t1onally, he serves as the
Deputy Wing Chaplain of the C.A.P. He is the Eastern Orthodox
Chaplain at Vanderbilt University and the _pastor of the Orthodox
Western Rite Parish of The·-Redeemer, Nashville.
.
(Official Air Force-CAP Photo}
First Lutheran, ashville have offered the u
kum Memorial Chapel for the Liturgy and . ther
of Redeemer. The chapel i attach d to Fir t L':1thcran
in the heart of downtown .,.ashville, but ha 1t own
sanctuary, fitted chancel, choir lo£t and organ a \\ 11a
a separate entrance from the treet. The m~l co~gre• of Redeemer hopes that the new location.·will b.
gation
the means of reaching many ne,,· mem?er . ernc a1
scheduled to begin at the chap 1 early m the autumn.
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CENTURY-OLD
HAND-CARVED
ALTAR installed in Redeemer Parish
Cen_ter, Antioch, Tenn., a gift of the, vestry of a local Episcopal
parish.
Meanwhile Redeemer congregation will continue to
worship at the chapel at the parish center in suburban
Antioch where another gift has been installed. The
Vestry of Christ Episcopal Church, downtown ~ ash~,ille, has introduced a free-standing contemporary altar
m a chapel and contributed the former altar to Redeemer. Handcarved and about a century old, the altar
replaces a temporary structure in the parish center.
Parent-Child Relationship Clinic
Opens for '71-'72 Season at
St. Mary's Hall
nominal fee is paid by each par nt for
i
attended. The clinic is devoted to child rearin: a ~u II
ent-child cooperation and conflict and
k-..an pa•
the findings of modern psychological cienc t tol appl
·
0 t l • l
o 1ut1on of problems
.
. and the formation of \\ l10 1 I
an d contructive
attitude . Participant
are l) 1m1tt
•
.
d
make appomtments for private con ultation
.
.
·1 b . b
on a tn
time ava1 a ihty asis.
Director of the Clinic is Dr. John Dala k, Y, I• .5
Ph. D., Columbia '64 Director of P ycholocr
..,, at tl
Staten
Island Mental Health Society •
.
l t j
1 • Ia• 1·
child psychology, Dr. Dalack works with \ outh I f
. S ·
II f.
mat10n erv1ces,
. .
. a Federally-funded prog-ram t 0 pi \
d rug a dd 1ction m teen-ager . He has train d -...lll
o- • ,
counsellors at Mt. Loretto Orphanage, taught P., ( 1
logy at Notre Dame and Richmond Coll g; .. I. i
Staten . Island and directed group coun ellincr
• th
-...111
S alvat10n Army's Alcoholics program.
St. Elias, Atlanta, Georgia
Parish Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Hosts 20th Annual Eastern Region
SOYO Conference
This year is the fiftieth anniver ary of the foundin
of St. Elias Church in Atlanta. In order to make thi
more memorable event, Atlanta hosted the t\, en i •th
annual Eastern Region SOYO Convention. Th fl tl\ities were held at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel on Jul
1-4.
On hand for the celebration wa His Emin nc
Metropolitan Philip. The convention \\·as greath en~
livened by the unexpected presence of His Emincn
Metropolitan Ilyas Kurban, Archbishop of Tripoli.
More than 400 people were registered for the
vention, which was officially opened with
pu 1
Thursday evening, July 1. There was al o an infom J
opening night Poolside Hafli.
The social climax of the convention ·was a C,ra 1
Ball Hafli at which Miss Deborah Khuri of t. ).fa • •
Johnstown, Pennsylvania was crowned
i Ea te
Region Soyo, 1971. Miss Soyo contestant "
judged on the basis of their participation in local hurcl1
activities, their performance on a religiou education
test, and their poise and personality during the pageant.
Some of the highlights on Saturday were an rat01ical Contest, a Choir Festival, and an Award Banquet.
In the Oratorical Contest six contestants pok . In th
Senior division two contestants spoke on the to1ic.
"When I see God, I see Man and when I ee ~ fan I
see God." In the Junior division four conte tant ,, 1
judged on the topic "If I give all that I ha,· and I
give my body to be burned and have not lo,·c. I ga'.n
nothing." Lisa Shahade of Johnstown P nn ~ham
was the winner the Senior division· Junior di,i i n
winner was Kathie Hill of St. George'
Pitt burgh.
Pennsylvania. Saturday afternoon the teen had a 1 P
session with Archbishop Philip and
rchbi hop II)
They discussed topics concerning the pre ent da~ P1 •
lems in the Church.
Congratulations to Atlanta's SOYO hapt r for •
T
As St. Mary's Clinic recessed for the Summer. P·art· of the group
of mothers is shown with Dr. John Dalack, the director. From left
to right: Mrs. Donald Antaky, Mrs. Violet Mamary,
Mrs. Edmund
Swaya and Mrs. George· Zrake.
BAY RIDGE - On October 7th the Parent-Child Relationship Clinic opens for the season in Saint Mary's
Hall, Ridge Boulevard and 81st Street. The Clinic, now
in its third year, is sponsored by Saint Mary's parish as
a community service open to all interested parents. A
,.h hapter won the charity drive award. Congratu~n al to the Parish of St. George, Pittsburgh,
n ·dvania. They were awarded the 1972 SOYO
P1 .
1,· ntion.
· w 0 ffic r fo rEastern Region Senior SOYO are:
id nt.
eorge Khoury,
Philadelphia,
Pa.; Vice
id nt, faha Shakashiri, Washington, D.C.; Secre. . udrey Zraick
Brooklyn,
.Y.; Treasurer, Al
b h, Paterson,
.J. Reelected Officers for Teen
y ar : President, Wayne Hale, Atlanta, Ga.; Vice
p rd nt, Li a Shahade, Johnstown, Pa.; Secretary,
0 bbi Brown Washington
D.C.
Larr\'
ajour Atlanta, Ga., was elected Treasurer.
rh • Hi rarchal Divine Liturgy was celebrated on
unday orning by Metropolitan
Philip and Metrof 11tan Ilya with the assistance of Eastern Region
I n h 1 rgy.
Th onclusion of the convention was the St. Elias'
fiftieth nniversary Banquet. The founders of St. Elias
\ er honored. A Hafli was held after the Banquet.
Thi wa the first SOYO Convention hosted by the
t. Elia
tlanta Parish. The excitement and enthusand generated throughout the entire St. Elias con1tion was reflected by the well planned and well
rdinated even ts. The Junior and Senior SOYO
pters of t. Elias are grateful to our own Father
·org-eCorry and all the Parish members who helped
ake this weekend a great success. We in Atlanta are
th nkful also for the support of Eastern Region SOYO.
lay God Bless our Eminences Philip and Ilyas and all
e Clergy and the faithful who attended.
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ch . n the most active Chapter, Johnstown's scrapfor being cho en the most complete and the Pitts-
Toour Beloved Arch bishop
PHILIP- THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
Do you think there's something special
about this man before us?
Does he give you that grand feeling
that everything is glorious?
Do you want to stay in his presence
and listen to him talk?
Have you watched the young folks follow him
whenever he starts to walk?
Look at his face ·
All your doubts ;re erased•
tr ng th ' wisdom, and lo~e from it beam•
we each awaken to the realization of this
most impossible dream!
Hi name is Philip, as was one of the twelve
who was chosen by our Lord•
And he has been sent to you and {ome
to keep us in accord.
by
AMELIA
KARAFOTJASJ
July) 1971
St. Michael's-
Van Nuys, California
Om June 13th parish Hayride and Barbeque was a
smashing success thanks to our energetic chairman
Odette George. Over 125 persons attended the event
and mc:ms varied from tabuli to ham sandwiches. It
was a great time and we hope to be able to plan something like this again. The ranch was rustic but comfortable and well worth any small inconveniences encountered ...
anyway, have you ever seen a horse
WITHOUT flies??
The highlight of the afternoon was ;Father Mark's
sudden and unexpected dismounting of his noble stallion (nag) by way of a triple gainer onto the corral
floor! We are happy to learn that his back injury is not
serious, and that he will be okay soon. Rumor has it
that Emile Skaff captured the entire incident on film
and it is to be used as the cover of the next edition of
the Word magazine!
Only a few weeks left before the big FIEST A DE
SA MIGUEL on July 17th. Chairman Marion Deeb
seems to have every little detail ( and there are a million of them!) under control. This FIEST A is one of
the two major fundraisers we have each year and our
Church depends on them both very much. Our Rummage Sale will be held in the summer after the Fiesta.
I ATTEND CHURCH REGULARLY BECAUSE
1. I believe in God and feel the need to worship Him.
2. I believe the Church is God's people and I want to
be a part of this company of Christians.
3. I feel the necessity of partaking of spiritual food if
I am to be strong spiritually, as I need physical
food for a strong body.
4. The Bible recommends church attendance. ( "Let
us not hold aloof from our church meetings as
some do." Hebrews 10: 25.)
5. I wish to set a good example for my children and
my friends.
6. I realize that in staying away from church I am
voting to close it.
7. I ne_ed to start the week with an exposure to good
music, thoughtful
preaching, prayer and Bible
reading.
8. N~thing I can do is more important than my wors? 1P of God and I must give Him priority in my
life.
9. The Church needs me.
10. Jesus attended church regularly ("So he ... wen t
to the synagogue on the Sabbath day as he regularly did." Luke 4: 16).
Saint Nicholas' -
Bridgeport, Connecticut
•Saint Nicholas' Vacation Bible School came to a
close on July 8th after two weeks of enthusiastic attendance and good weather. Mrs. Maggie Showah and
her sta~ of teachers and assistants kept the children
~usy with a~ts and crafts, Bible stories, athletic activities and a pizza party that highlighted the end f th"
' V
· B"
0
lS
year s acation
ible School. The newly-erected basketball court on the church property was put to good
by those attending the Bible School.
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�1 Congratulations
·
•
are
•
. extended to the follo wmg
coup
united 111 marnage this Spring: John Bashar and
Pam_ela Show ah, John Gram"sty and Helen Luca and
David Wheeler and Diane Shamas. We wish them
many years of happiness together.
C?ur Jr. SOY~ sent three delegates to the Eastern
Region Convent10n held in Atlanta, Georgia over the
J~ly 4th we~k nd. Those attending were Johanna Chromiak, ~resident,
Chris Sam, Historian,
and Angie
Chrom1ak, T:easurer. They were accompanied by Mrs.
Jean ?hromia~.
The teens are currently involved in
collectmg clothmg to be sent to needy families in the
Sou~h and !or distribution in the Bridgeport area.
1 ~e lad1e of St. Nicholas spent an enjoyable June
even mg at the Westport Theatre which was f eaturino"F or t Y C arats. "M any thanks go to Mrs. Karen Fletcherb
for arranging the trip and to Mrs. Ann Betar for entertaining the ladies afterwards at her beach home in Fairfield.
W 're proud of the Church School children who
hav won awards in the essay and art contests at the
Ea tern Region Convention. Essay awards went to 7
year old
ancy Showah, first prize, and to 13 year old
Lynn vVonneberger, second prize. First prize in the art
:ont~st was won by Patti Fletcher, age 15, and her entry
1 bemg ent to the national competition at the Boston
rchdiocese Convention. Second prize in the art conte twas awarded to Nadine Chromiak, age 13.
Bon Voyage to Mr. George Younes his wife Helen
'
'
and their daughter, Marcie, on their 'trip to Lebanon.
·while touring, they will also visit relatives. Mr. Younes
erve as one of Saint
icholas' chanters.
Preparations
are being completed for our annual
bazaar, to be held from July 21st to the 24th. This affair
feature rides, game booths, amusements and plenty of
good yrian cooking by our hard-working ladies.
Sub-Deacon Frederick Barrow Ordained
To Diaconate
During Southwest SOYO Convention
which is infirm, and omplet th that
.
wanting elevatetl1 through the la •
'' hid
GABRIEL, the r:io t devout ub i;
n fh
D
Wh
- a n. to 1
eacon:
erefore, let us pray for him
th
grace of the all-holy Spirit may com
•
the Sub-deacon Frederick Barrow wa up. rl1_hin.
01c a 11
R ev. F at h er Deacon Gabriel Barro, ,
.
\. 1l 01d11
o f t h e d eacon took place in the grand b II .
V"ll
.
a I in
1 a C apn . Motel m
u tin. It was th fir t 1
1
of a deacon
.
. to take place in the outh \\ t R(
t h e Ant10chian Orthodox Chri tian
. J 1·
IC 1( I c
Father Deacon Gabriel is the Southw t R. 01·
seminarian.
01
Deacon Gabriel is the nephew of the lat \
Exarch F~t~er Gabriel Barrow of Tol d . 1
upon the ms1st~nce of many of our faithful cl .1g,.
deacon Frederick chose to take hi late unc-Il' · n r
an db ecome Deacon Gabri 1Barrow.
Deacon. Gabriel
is a native of Hou ton , T ,a. . , h
1
h. e sold h 1s rea estate company and other bu im I
mgs, ~wo years ago, to b come a minarian f
Archdiocese. He is a graduate of the ' Ill\• 'l It\·
H?~ston ~B.B.A.) and will graduat from t. \"I
mir s _Sei:1mary, with a B.D. Degree, next y ar. JJ
Gabnel mtends to continue his tudies at t. YI in
and hopes to obtain a Master Degr e in Lu..1r•
Theology, studying under the direction of th , l)
the Seminary, the Rt. Rev. Father
lexandc. '111
mann. Deacon Gabriel is currently the Pre. id Ill
student body of St. Vladimir'
Seminan. H
th~ Rt. Rev. Archmandrite
Gregory
'bb ud at
Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn last )ear both a
day School teacher and as a Chanter. H i
the Summer assisting Father John Bade n
George's Church in Detroit, Michigan. ~ ·o a· ignm
has been made for the new deacon for th
school year.
Choosing not to marry, Father Deacon a )Ii I
came a celibate member of the clergy and ch
dedicate his whole life to the service of th 'I 1 h. I
is our hope that Deacon Gabriel will be both ai
ample and an inspiration to all the youth of our 1
diocese, and especially to our young men to on i tr }
Holy Priesthood and the beauty of d di atin~ ~ r
to the glory and truth of our Holy Orthodo • hw h.
We pray that Our Good Lord will guid and \\, I
with our newly ordained Deacon Gabriel and gi, hr
the strength to hold firm to the teaching of th 01 th
dox Church, and through our prayer may
God grant him many, many years!
/.....,___
__
Final blessing
ossing the candle from Leslie Deeb to Stephanie Karabaic
'ng the special readings which spoke about Mission and Love.
", were 1 O readings al the end of the Liturgy.
uit •cl to bring this message to the entire Chri tian
nitv. '
11 the.: ide of th outdoor Ikonastasis and illuminfi odliO"ht were signs in colorful lettering: "All
• cl I Love ' and "Mission Is Hope."
i not the usual Liturgy which we celebrate
n unda) .." explained Father Allen. "Instead we
. ing th form of the Liturgy as was originally
in B)t'antium hundreds of years ago when the
1
, p I ". re carried from the Central Church to the
· ,h re the Eucharist was to be served."
the :Mission Liturgy, this was symbolized as
r \lien accompanied by his altar boys and the
Group carried the gold-plated Gospel Book from
alta1 in ide the Church to its place outdoors before
r gation.
•. h Orthodox Divine Liturgy," Father Allen points
t ·j • di,·ided into two sections, the Liturgy of the
t .um n
which was sung by our Youth Group,
d h Liturgy of the Faithful, which was sung by our
:n choir.
... I~ Liturgy of the Catechumens is the learning
r I the Liturgy in which the Epistle and Gospel are
d. Th Liturgy of the Faithful, or the canon part of
from outdoor
the Liturgy, includes the Great Entrance (Offertory),
Creed, Lord's Prayer, Consecration and Holy Com•
"
mun1on.
At the conclusion of the Liturgy, members of the
Youth Group read excerpts by authors like Leo Tolstoy
and Herman Wouk on the subjects of love and love of
God. Central ·was this extract from the teachings of
Jesus Christ: "A new commandment I give unto you;
that you love one another as I have loved you, even so,
you should love one another. By this shall all men know
that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." Readers were: Gloria Zahke, Bob Vagias, Joann
Hakim,
ick Makris, Jeff Dacales, Grace Makari, Leslie Deeb, Stephanie Karabaic, Jim Martin and Paul
Dacales.
Mrs. Fran De Bellis led the Youth Group in singing
the special music for the Liturgy while Lucyle Paspalas
directed the regular church choir. Grace Makari contributed the special art work. Ed Deed, Gary Deeb, Bill
Bacile and his sons, and Bob De Bellis and son all had a
hand in design and construction of the outdoor altar.
An important highlight of the Liturgy is the "Troparion" or hymn of the day. Saint Anthony's Youth
Group had the privilege of singing a new and expressive song written by Mrs. De Bellis at the Mission Day
Liturgy:
The round of love
The round of love
It starts with love of the Lord
It's doing and giving
To make life worth living
That's what we're here for,
That's what we're here for.
PHILIP
Mission Liturgy by Youth Group
On All Saints Sunday, June 13, 1971, at the 21st
Annual Southwest Region SOYO Convention, held in
Austin, Texas, with these words, chanted by Metropolitan Philip:
"The grace divine, which always healeth that
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t
GUDE
Publicity St. Anthonis
Saint Anthony's Orthodox Church in Ben..·111
was the setting for a special outdoor 1i ion Litu1
June 27, 1971 at 8: 30 P.M. in which th th 11 \\
"Love" and that "Mission is Hope' . f mb r
parish's Youth Group played an important role 1
ing many of the responses as our pastor, th R
Joseph J. Allen celebrated the Liturgy befor a . 1
outdoor altar.
"The young people of our pari h ha\' an imp r l 1
function,"
ays Fath r Allen ' and it i th y "h
Tl
altar.
rr
Saint George's - Paterson, New Jersey
Teen-Age SOYO News
Youth Group singing
d of the liturgy.
,,,zber 1971
special
song,
"The Round of Love,"
at
Congratulations
and our very best wishes to· the
parish of St. Elias in Atlanta, Georgia for the continuati?n of their good work. Also in order are congratulat10ns for the fine work they did in conducting the 1971
Eastern Sector SOYO Convention during the July 4th
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�~,, k nd. Th:ir hospitality and thoughtf{ilness left nothm to b de _ired and everything was done for the comfort and nJoym nt O f h
.
s
t e convent10neers. They de. rve much thanks from all of us. A special "thank you"
I du
ath r George Corry for his patience and guidanc •.
Thi y ar Paterson's Teen-age SOYO took it upon
t~e~
h:e to send members to the Eastern Region Con\-en tion_ 11:_Atlanta. In order to raise money to meet this
re P ~ ibihty, cake sal s, raffles, barbecues, candy sales,
donation
and many oth r fund raising activities were
h ld. A t tal of about $800 was realized.
. • t th convention, which was held at the SheratonBil tmore, we met many teenagers from other cities in
the Ea t and formed many new friendships. In our
talk , we learned that other groups had done as we had
t_ cur the ~oney for their travels. It gave us a very
2,ood opportunity to exchange ideas.
ur crapbook this year was dedicated to Father
~ Ii h_a 1; ~l though we could never thank him enough
f 1~ h1 pati nee and interest in us, we hope this showed
a h ttl of our appreciation. We would also like to thank
ncl applaud Glenn Gorab, our entry in the Oratorical
'ont t, Junior Division. The Sunday School teachers
ar to be commended for their work in helping St.
home with five essay winners.
Pat r on teenagers attended church services
a ~ay. In the morning, the Divine Liturgy, and in
v nmg,
e pers • this was done to try and keep the
pirit in which we were sent.
dialogue between Metropolitan Philip, MetropoliIlya and the teens was held one afternoon. Teena r w r allowed to ask any question they desired and
o-i en very satisfactory answers.
ft r th
piritual activity, we thoroughly enjoyed
W
investigated
"Underground
Atlanta"
well kno"' n throughout
the country and
p'r v d v ry intere ting; we went to Stone Mountain
and att nd d the different meetings, ball and hafli.
ot to be thought ungrateful, the eleven teenagers
\\·ho a-:tt nd d the convention wish to thank their advi or
al rie Mi_tchell and Anjule Fadil for being so
kind and in tructive. They also wish to thank Mr.
or
as or, Mr.
icholas Gorab, Father Michael,
Khoor-y - and Elaine for their guidance and thoughtfuln
In losing, may I invite all of you to attend our 50th
. nni rsary Banquet to be held November 14, 1971.
Our beloved Metropolitan
Philip and possibly an old
fri nd of St. George's, Metropolitan
Ilyas of Tripoli,
L banon " ill be in attendance.
-
Saint Anthony's,
SoMAYA
FADIL
Bergenfield, N.J.
From Retreat to Play
youth organization
is one of the pillars of its
hurch for it i the members who will someday carry
on the banner as adults. At St. Anthony's we have been
mo t oncerned with the development of our young
pari hioner
b tween the ages of 13 and 21. The
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worldly life seems to inundate all t
1
they are able to find God complet ~a
.'' h
Church. The Jesus many young peo 1 y ~ut id. f
are
k111
b. e .f oun d w1•t h"i_nthe ~ery. church wallp . you
th i
mg for omethmg which 1s already inh .
.
•
h
erent 111 th
0 f Ch nst,
t e Church. But it has b
f
een ru ti at d
smot h ere d b your human weaknesse F . h"
•z
• 01 t 1 1 a
specza retreat was organized to tre thi
our youth.
It was a program completely
parat d f
1
world and yet the key theme was the . bl
n
.
.
pro
m
f
wor ld and their relation to that world
.
.
• n atm 1
was created m which all present could exp
. n·
11
anot h er and God. We tried to keep it a
as possible and it worked out wonderfully.
On Saturday night of the retreat Fath r
Allen and youth all sat on the floor of th l J
1
C'lU)( I
ta ked for four hours. Father Jo eph aid, ··.\ft
1
the church may never be the ame for th m Tl· •
· 11 I I
h
to say t. at the church has lost omethino:-, f01 l h JI
R at h ~r 1t
means that they are better able to o-r p
meanmg of agape (love) and koinoinia ( omm ·
Th
lllll I
e Church has, for them become a a r cl h
1
where they can really communicate wh r th
1
r:all~ get in touch with God and each other. h )
tion. 1s_n:tto destroy the existing church but to 1
the mitial condition in which it was founded.'
At the retreat, problems relating to God.
and to each other were broken down and
ami
from many_ viewpoints and our young peopl cam
the conclusion that many of their problem w 1
lar to the problems of the generations that 1i\'ed
them.
Inspired by the retreat, our Youth Group pr 11
a musical play entitled "Problems, Problems" thi I
May 15th. So successful was this presentation 1at i
may be repeated this coming Autumn. Written and directed by Jim Vagias, a Youth Group member him I
this play is a much lighter version of the prob! m of
life, as the expression of these problems is found in n
and laughter. In fact, there are problems which ar b
expressed in these mediums since words are om ti,
insufficient. After the seriousness of this retreat. "h
better way can there be than playing out the p1 blems? That is what our youth is trying to do.
The musical begins in the Garden of Ed n. • \
tried to add humor to these problems," says Jim Ya!..i
the play's writer. "Eve creates the same problem to
Adam that today's housewife creates for her hu ba1cl.
The couple in this situation are called Sophie and ~f .
Woman will always want the man to think the de i.io
are his, but we all know that she only lead him t
think that. Relating to the retreat, the play p ak
war, politics, pollution and boy-girl relation hip . •
Father Joseph continued, "One can find od • •
where in the world_, but what I try to emphasize i t
although it may be a great thing to experi n e. t·
shouldn't be a gap between experience and b ha, i ur
For anyone can experience many thing - mu ic.
sex and so on but how does he know if he i e, nencing Christ/ There is only one way for ure and di
it happens there will be a change in one' life and 1
vvill manifest itself in the experiencing of hri t."'
Tiu 11'
dd d for the news relea e, "There will be a
• a_ e
. on's behaviour
and his inter-relation1
111 a p
-.
ther men and the ,,vorld at 1arge. 0 ur be, JCho
.
d
. function of our experience an we act ac1
tr
a
h"
S
· th way we see t mgs. ome o.f to d ay '
• h- 111
1
~•
• led into thinking
that an emotional exh ar m1
• i proof of an encounter with Jesus. If ':e can
. th experience of God by a change m our
, a ure
1
f h .
then "·e can never be exact y sure o w at it
1
L':: xp rience. Perhaps, it is simply th: experif che o-roup it elf. But anyone can experience the
0
on a ba ketball team. Hitler led great masse
p r,·en
.
b .
11
.
.1 tO eX'JJ rience something, ut 1t was a emotion,
l it result were less than good. What thi
ncthat an experience is not an en d m
• itse
• lf, sue h
·.
1
di·uo- where it i to merely feel something. A
1
'(l
'
•
• •
u experi
nee 1s
only the b egmmi:ig:
t h e A post 1e
j ,· ry life- tyle changed 01: _the Journ~y to Dal .
rtainly, his was a religious expern:n~e, but
nged hi life from a persecutor. of C?rishans to
tie. Hi experience was one of mversion, a comrever al of personality, what we call metanoia in
i al term ."
L
Saint Anthony's Ladies and Charity
tter was received here at St. Anthony's not long
rom a
r. George Fotiadis of Boston who had
merica
from Greece with his family some
0
ti
prior.
Hi
seven
year old son was suffering from
1
~c,ency of calcium in his legs, a disability he had
d ince he was fourteen months old. The letter starts:
In deperate need of help from our American friends
r finaltreatment of our son, Savas."
11. Fotiadis goes on to write:
"We also stayed in
rman~ and England for two years (where Savas ben l treatments), but his treatments could not be
I ted.
ince December, my son has been operated on
, t at the University Hospital
and the costs were $5,. rh doctors reassured us that, after two more opero1 my child will be able to walk alone. I have aid, fini hed ( depleted) my own savings and I am in
, 11 de perate position because I can not meet finanlh the la t two operations."
1Ir. Fotiadis pleads for help to give his son this
nc " o that he will not feel inferior and rejected,
happy for the rest of his life." He stresses the fact
at ~oung Savas has always wanted to walk. The
th r al o ent photos of his son and the progress he
I after the la t series of operations; one particularly
• ive picture is that of Savas on the 38th day after
rt op ration able to get around with the help of a
on. nother shot shows the young man several
after the second operation. I wish I could convey
ook of determination on this brave young lad's
• \\'ith the e photos, were descriptions written by
him lf and his concluding remarks written in
• ~ Eng-lih for a young man not long in the States:
Ii ,, with your help very quickly I will make the
mor operations. I please you very much help me
alk whi h I wish very much. I thank you very
h. th mall ick child Savas Fotiadis.'
1 am quite happy to' announce that our Ladies
Guild has raised $150.00 at their recent pring Rummage ale and thi will help the Fotiadi family. And
\\'e all pray that the remainder of the suro-ery \\i.ll help
young a a to achieve hi dream.
PHILIP
GUDE
Publicity
t. Anthon;ls
Saint Vladimir's Plans
Second "Orthodox Education Day' 7
1ew
CRE TWOOD
York - Encoura ed by the
succe of the fi;st u h proo-ram held la t utumn
t.
Vladimir's plans a econd ob ervance in 1971. In a me sage devoted to the project, the Seminary Dean, Father
Alexander Schmemann reported :
'On Saturday, October 2, 1971, t. Vladimir's Theological Foundation will again pon or ORTHODOX
ED CATIO
DAY on the campu of t. ladimir'
Orthodox Theological
eminary in Cre twood,
ew
York. The succe of last year's OED has resulted in
the Foundation's de i ion to make thi event an annual
occasion; and from early indications it appear that thi
year's event promise to provide a unique experience for
all those who are interested in sharing a full day of
Orthodox life in action.
The Day will begin ,vi.th a Pontifical Divine Liturgy
celebrated by Hierarchs and clergy of our various national jurisdictions here in America. In the afternoon
two separate programs will be presented featuring parish choirs, folk dance groups and balalaika ensemble
in national costumes. Throughout the day those in attendance will have the opportunity to learn more about
the Orthodox Faith as a result of the educational booths
which will be displaying educational materials and preenting the numerous programs carried out by our many
Orthodox organizations. Also, throughout the day, a
,,vide selection of popular ethnic foods ( Albanian,
American, Armenian, Bulgarian, Greek, Lebanese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Syrian and Ukrainian) will
certainly satisfy the appetites of all. The day will conclude with Great Vespers.
In addition to providing an enriching experience to
all those who participated in last year's event St. Vladimir's Theological Foundation was able to realize a substantial profit which was contributed to St. Vladimir'
Seminary. The main source of income for the day was
the publication of a souvenir Program Book. Again this
year a similar booklet will be printed and distributed
which will include advertisements and messages from
parishes, organizations and individuals at $75.00 full
page (8½" x 11"); $50.00 half page; and $30.00 onequarter page. A Gold page is also offered for $100.00.
Individuals may participate by becoming selected Patrons ($10.00) and Boo ters ($5.00).
The purpose of this report is not only to inform all
about OED-in
the hope that many will be able to be
\.vith us in October - but to appeal for participation in
the Program Book by placing an advertisement or message on behalf of a Church and/ or parish organization
We would greatly appreciate all informing the members of parishes about ORTHODOX
EDUCATIO
DAY and asking for their participation in the Program
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�a patron booster or ad
t"
S•
( whi h '·11
ver iser. mce the net proceeds
.
h~ wi go toward the work of Orthodox Education
1n t 1 ountry)
will come f rom th e Program Book a
.
ur uc~es~ is guaranteed if a large number of parishes
~nd par~ h1~;ers will respond positively. All completed
orms s ou
be returned to the Seminar
Office no
lat r than September 20, 1971."
y
Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Loses Long-Time Leader
BR?OKL YN - Death came to Mrs. Katy Sadaka
~an ½af~er an illness of several years' duration. Born
m Tnpo_h, she was educated in the Orthodox schools
of that oty. Da:1ghter of a poetess, Labibi Sadaka, Katy
arly how d literary talent and was the authoress of
many P ms and small prose pieces. Until her final ill-
Saint Elias' of Atlanta
Holds Ground Breaking Cere
.
monies
Saint Elias' Eastern Orthodox Ch
h
. h
urc of
G eorg1a
eld ground breaking cere
. .
.
. .
monie imrn d.1
f o 11
owmg the D1vme Liturgy Sund
'
ay 1ay 1 I ~
The new church sanctuary and t
h
'
I
.
wo ur h h II
be located at the mtersection of Ponce d L
a
and East
• Ponce. de Leon Manor. This area 1. on·\'
011
a ch 01ce 1ocation due to its ea y acce t d 1
0
Atlanta and the beauty of the land and ui~- u '' '.1
The sanctuary alone will seat ome 280
n
• 1 d'
h
.
p I 0
me u mg t ose m the choir loft. One of th
halls will house the Sunday School De
tmeh, rl
.
par
nt h
o ffice and !1brary. The other will be a so ial h •
complete kitchen and accessories.
Tlze OrtlwJo:x World
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Conference'71 Is Success
Conference '71 -
Father Alexander
Veronis
of Lancasrer,
Pennsylvania,
speaking
to the
embly.
Mrs.
Katy Zarick
a fow years
before
her death.
r . Zarick had been President of Hamelat-el-Teeb
ociety of Saint
icholas Cathedral for a total
nty years, once for an uninterrupted
term of fifteen years. Through personal contact with community
leader
and businessmen she raised large sums for
ath dral projects and her support guaranteed the sueof any social or fund-raising endeavor.
he funeral was held from Saint Nicholas in June
and the prayers and funeral were conducted by Metropolitan Philip, Archimandrites
Autoun Khoury and
,-regory Abboud and Father Paul Schneirla. A delecration of the Ladies of Hamelat-el-Teeb
acted as honorary rallbearers.
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Officiating at the ceremonies
above, from left to right), Father Homer
and Father Michael Sfanos of the Greek
Church of the Annunciation and Father
org1
Corry, Pastor of St. Elias shown breaking ground. L
person attending had the opportunity to take pa1 i
the ground breaking and, as a momenta wer gi, ·n individual plastic souvenir shovels.
St. Elias' was organized in April 1921 by a
group of Syrian Orthodox Christian . The fir t elm
meeting was held in a parishioner's home and pr· •
over by Bishop Af timios of Jew York.
In the year 1921, this small handful of peopl h
total sum of $2,000 but needed $10,000 to build. l
1921 to early 1923, there was no perman nt pri_.
church. Therefore, services were performed b~ ,, 1
priests. On August 23, 1921, the fir t chart ·1 _
granted and, in 1923, a church was purchas d fot
500 and then sold to the city in 1939 for .5 •
same year, the congregation purcha ed another I 1
another church was constructed. On ~Jarch 18. 1
this church ·was destroyed by fire. The pre ent it
the new church was pur hased on Jun 1L 1q5 •
Tl I I
Jhe theme of Conference '71 was
Hope".And hope grew throughout
f ,ur day of the conference based
1 f bric of friendships with other
Orthodox Christians from
he country, the liturgical cycle
"ice h"ld each day, lectures
,1 ,ork hops.
hi national conference
held
. July 15th to the 18th, vl'as
n ored by the Standing Confer, of anonical Orthodox Bishops
\merica, and formally organized
the ampu Commission office.
r h fir t time in its four year
tenr the conference took place
one of the Orthodox seminaries
I I Cro Greek Orthodox Theo~
I chool, Brookline, Massachu-
Dearon Victor Angelescu
troi t, Michiirnn beo-an
the
0
l erie by des ribing man's alit on from his God
his fell ow
n th world in which he lives
d \·en from himself. Contempor~
lit rature was Deacon Angelu' major re our e for illustration
th,• He claimed that although
tarting point is a negative one,
1
cu ion of alienation is at its
a r ligiou question and quest.
n
1)
P mber, l'Jil
u
,
It was asked, though, whether man
cared any longer if he ,,vas alienated,
if he had not become numb and indifferent to his situation instead,
,,vhich would therefore exclude any
religious dimension.
Father Alexander Veronis of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, presented the
pivotal lecture which v,,as on the
healing of this alienation through
the Incarnation, the Incarnation as
the content of our hope and the hope
of the world. Father Thomas Hopko,
Wappingers
Falls, developed this
content even further with the insight that the world is not radically
evil, full of war and tears, a prison
from which one desires to be released. Rather, it is good in its ess-1:.ce. God created it to be a paradise, and it is filled ,,vith the hope of
changing to become what it ,vas
meant to be. But if it is not now a
reflection of God, it is not because it
can only take place in the future,
after all the Resurrection happened.
It is not a matter of preparing to
exist, but to live is to see that the
world is full of God' glory, to see
tl1e Holy Spirit in your own face and
in others.
Each year there is a nucleus of
young peopl intere ted in such a
di ·cu ion, "·ho come avvay with an
experience 0f th Orthodox Faith
and greatu trength to work in their
home pari he and college for the
coming year. Work hop were pecifically arranged to help "·ith thi
phase of "work". R ligious education vocational opportunitie for the
laity in the Church Church music
and art, Orthodoxy on campu , the
Church and the new life tyle Orthodox unity, mi ion, the Church and
so iety were all geared toward thi
understanding.
Conference '71 was followed by the
Synde mos Assembly, the triennial
meeting of the World Fellowship of
Orthodox
Youth
Organization.
Thus, the international delegates to
that Assembly were able to have
some contact with the character of
one of its members' home movements rather than just the official
delegates.
The work behind both of these
meetings was directed by the out-going Executive Secretary of the Campus Commission, James Couchell.
During one of the evenings at the
conference Jim Couchell received the
thanks and appreciation of the Orthodox young people who have benefitted from his work in the past seven
years. The Con£ erence wa al o the
occasion for the introduction of the
new Secretary, Paul Co topoulos.
Jehovah's Witnesses Are
Under Attack In Greece
ATHENS (RNS) - Jehovah's Witnesses are under renewed attack by
both the Orthodox Church and state
authorities in Greece.
Deputy Prime Minister Styliano
Patakos announced here that local
prefectures have been advi ed that
children of parent
married under
Jehovah's Witnesses rites are illegi timate.
He told local government functionaries to list such children as illegitimate in the registries of births.
Meanwhile, Metropolitan Pendeleimon of Corinth organized a week-
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�long information
campaign against
Jehovah's Witnesses.
rmons were preached in the 180
Orthodox churches of his diocese by
clergy and teachers. Thousands
of
pa~phlets
challenging
Jehovah's
\t\'1tnesses teachers were distributed
in diocesan towns and villarres
C>
•
Communist
Alliance,
Religious
Groups In Yugoslav State
Discuss Issues
_ARAHEVO ( R S) - Representativ
of the Socialist Alliance ( Communist Party) of the Yugoslav Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina
and
repr sentatives of its religious communiti s met here to consider relations b tween believers and non-beli v rs.
Yugoslav
Radio,
in a special
broadcast,
said Alliance
delegates
tr s ed that they did not divide citizens into believers and atheists, "becau e such a classification was anticonstitutional and divisive."
They insisted that "participation
in r ligious worship" should not prev nt beli vers from fulfilling their
• con titutional
rights" and making
de i ion on "national problems," the
broadca t said.
It added
that a warning
was
ound d, however, by the Socialist
. llian . It would "react vigorously"
ao-ain t any attempt to take advanta
of adherence to any religion or
of on 's position in a church hierarchy'' to foment "religious and national intolerance" and to indulge in
action
'dir cted against the achievements of our revolution
and the
unity of our nation, with its various
nationalities."
It is believed that the warning was
linked with recent verbal clashes betwe n militant Communists in Bosnia-H recegovina and local ecclesia tics over insistance
by factory
managers
that
Sunday
must be
treated like any other day, and that
workers cannot justify absenteeism
on Sunday by claiming the need to
att nd church.
Key political power in Yugoslavia
i concentrated in the Leag1..~eof Yugoslav Communists, with no organiz d rival group permitted. The Socialist Alliance of the Working Peopl of Yugoslavia is the mass front
organization
through
which party
policie are publicized. It embraces
all organizations and groups a well
as those individuals ·who are interested in the work of the government
and the party.
Four Seminaries Attend
A Meeting In Johnstown
JOHNSTOW
, Pa. - The pring
session of the Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement met at Christ the
Saviour Seminary here during the
weekend of April 30 to May 2.
Delegates from Holy Cross Greek
Seminary in Brookline, St. Vladimir'
Seminary in Crestwood,
.Y., St.
Tikhon's in South Canaan, Pa. and
from the host institution, Christ the
S~viour, attended the three day gathermg.
The
business
meetings
were
chaired by Michael Rosco, chairman
for Christ the Saviour Seminary to
the group. During the Saturday session, officers for the school year 197172 were elected.
Seminarians chosen to serve on the
executive board are: Bill Essey of St.
Vladimir's,
president;
Robert Prepelka of Christ the Saviour, secretary; and Andrew George, a student
of Holy Cross School of Theology,
treasurer.
The delegates also set up a tentative schedule of activities for next
year, which will call for each participating member of the Movement
to serve as host for one event each
year. v\Tays and means for expanding
the organization's treasury were also
discussed.
The purpose of this gathering,
however, was not "all work and no
play." Time was allotted for fellowship and relaxation. A variety of social and cultural activities aided in
making the weekend an enjoyable
one for these future priests of the
Orthodox Church.
Slides of Armenia and Moscow
were shown by Dan Kochakian of
St. Vladimir's, who studied in Armenia for several months last Summer. A program on the Holy Land
was presented by Very Rev. icholas
Smisko, prefect at the host seminary.
The seminarians also attended a
Russian Folk Festival in Jenners, Pa.
This event featured the Yula Folk
Dancers
and Christ the Saviour
Cathedral Choir.
The Spring session was brouo-ht to
a close Sunday morning as the sem-
Chri t th
brant wa
John R.
Bi hop of
receiv d th
inarian att
Euchari ti
,.
In hi
rmo~.
commented that u n
dox hur
•
m
achiev d
tual but
Chri tian 1
who claim
tians.
Elects A Patriarch
Cont nued from
Athenagoras,
In Letter To
Pope Paul, Urges Closer Ties
Between Churches
VATICAN
ITY
Vatican ha
letter from th
Patriarch Ath
VI which calls f )~- t
of relations bet,,·e n
tiani ty and th
Church.
The letter, ,,-ritt n la t . I
was in reply to a letter 11rn.
in which the pontiff C'xpu
that the day might 001. ro111
Orthodox
and Roman
Christians will be abl "t
together from th
Lord."
In his reply the 85-, c11-ol
itual leader of ,,·01ld Orth
ferred to Pope Paul
h
brother," and cl plo
th
of the Eastern and \ \'
rn
as "a deep sin."
Alluding to the chi m of th
Century, Patriarch Ath narr01
that although the Chur h , r
vided one from another. ..fo1 r
which the Lord alon kno,\ . •
are not divided regarding till
of "communion in th my t
Jesus."
He added that both
m
never ceased to r aard
h
having a valid prie th
a
sacraments, including that of
charist.
"But, ju t a in th
tory we have trav le
wards divi ion o thr
perience of life we ar
to move positively t
unity in concelebratio_
chari tic liturgy) and 1
of the preciou blo d o
ccmmon Holy halire .'
Th
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cl i'1 re ent
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7th
ury
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not
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all
aintain chur
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to brin Ru or 1
with tho
of
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ame at a
n contact ,,·ith the \t\'e t.
g mor
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:m . Patr •
ikon r fu ed
nt of the new way were exn 1656 and cl clar d heretic
uo-h Patriarch
ikon had been
'i Uikhailovich. The czar did
h' reform and many Old Belled. In th
arly days of Soviet
• ,·er wer prai d by historian
xponent of anti-Czari m. But
rel
n with the official Church imi idt
were pu hed into the back1<I evers today have their O\'\'n factional
arc no longer considered a threat to th·
on.· taken by the Synod coincide with
by the Soviet Stat and some churchi t nee of violent anti- oviet religiou
• ·orld, e pecially in Ru sia itself.
' flirtation with the Papacy, esp of a regulation to permit the
munion by Roman Catholics in
bu ted to the Soviet desire to dem of remaining pockets of Ukrainian
ierarchy impri oned or exiled and the
ly reunited with Orthodoxy, the Ukrain. e r tly in the oviet occupied territories
land and vocally in exile. have accused
f .. elling them out" by promoting ecu• the Moscow Orthodox. If Roin communion" with the Russian
o.·. ·k1ainian
niates have no religious ground
pa1 ti. m. Thu it i aid, Soviet policy and Rus>nhodox aim coincide, and the Ru ian Church
cl d moralize one of the most trouble ome foci
- o, i t re i tance.
The Enthronization
1 tJ P litan Pimen of Krutitsy and Kolomna was
n ·cl a Patriarch of the Ru sian Orthodox
1 in th pr ence of the most distinguished gath. f hur hm n in Ru ia since the Revolution of
a _fiv hour ceremony. The faithful chanted
\.·io· (H i worthy) as the new Patriarch
thr
time around the altar in Yelokhovsky
drai. B tw n each circle, the prelate sat down in
th patriarchial throne. Patriarch _Pimen ~ore re~ a~d
aold n e tment and a , hite rmtre. Three choirs m
different part of th incen e-filled cathedral san~ _traditional hymn expre ing loyalty to God and petitwnino- for health for the Patriarch.
The
e,,· York Times corre pondent wrote: "Somewhat taller than the other bishops, the silver-bearded
Patriarch
truck an image of power and authority ~s
he c lebrated the mas with the other church leaders m
foe anctuary behind the golden wood-carve~ wall that
"parate '"·or hiper from priests in this Russ1a!l Ortho~lox hur h.
\\'ith three choirs, each in a different corner of the
cathedral, singing in harmony to the health of the ne,"'
Patriarch and affirming the loyalty of the church to
God and Jesus, and with bishops dressed in golden
aarment wandering quietly through the mist of burning inc n e, the cene suggested an age that has long
ince gone.
A reminder of the modern era was the presence cf
motion-picture cameras with blinding floodlights, and
prie t who pulled cameras from under their robes to
record the historic event - the fourteenth enthronement of a Patriarch and fourth in the Soviet era."
0
Reverse Public Relaiions
The Times reference to the presence of movie and
TV cameras calls attention to one of the significant asJY'Ct of the Council and enthronization.
Aside from
the estimated 5,000 people in attendance, no one in
the Soviet Union knew of the event except by word of
mouth. The press, radio, television and movies are a
state monopoly and no coverage of the Council or the
solemn service that climaxed its work appeared in the
communications media in Russia. The photographs and
other records were for the Church press and use outside of the Soviet Union where they can raise no questions in the minds of Soviet citizens.
Receptions
At a reception later in a Moscow hotel, Patriarch
Pimen spoke of the tasks facing the Church. "Our C'Jnstant attention will be devoted to the main problems
agitating mankind, especially the pressing problem of
preserving and asserting peace on earth. We view war
as an evil, as a distortion, as a sin. That is why we
emphatically
condemn the American
aggression in
Indo-China and its spreading to other countries and
peoples." The Patriarch said the Russian Orthodox
Church would join forces with the World Council of
Churches and Prague-based Christian Peace Conference in efforts toward peace. He affirmed the ties of
his Church with the Soviet regime. Over the past decade, the new Patriarch has often acted as Church
spokesman in supporting Soviet government
policies
and criticizing the West.
Later Patriarch Pimen was honored at a reception
given by the Soviet government at which he received
the congratulations
of Premier Alexei Kosygin. The
premier's greetings were conveyed by Vladimir Kuryoedov, the Soviet Minister for Religious Affairs at a
r~ce~tio~ given for the churchman and visiting foreign
d1gmtanes who attended the Patriarch's enthronement.
The religious affairs ministry was host. Premier Kosy-
mbtr. 1971
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gin's message wished Patriarch Pimen success in his activities, especially in peace-making. In reply, the new
Patriarch said, "We are full of gratitude to our government for its tireless peace-making activities and for
its work for the benefit of our fatherland and the whole
world."
Among the many cables of congratulations received
by Patriarch Pimen were two from top Israeli officials,
Dr. Zerah Wahrhaftig, minister of religious affairs, and
Dr. Saul Colbi, director of the ministry's division for
Christian communities. The Soviet government used
the cccasion of the Patriarch's election to call on all
Christians
to oppose Israel's "expansionist
policy."
:Meanwhile, prayers for Patriarch Pimen were said in
Jerusalem's Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral. Taking part was the Greek Orthodox patriarchal vicar,
Archbishop Germanos. Archimandrite Yieronim, head
cf the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission of the Russian
Patriarchate
in Palestine, attended the enthronement
ceremo:::1y in Moscow. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Benedictos of Jerusalem was represented by Metropolitan
Isidoros of Nazareth and Archimandrite Pelladios. The
Jerusalem Patriarch is in poor health.
Moscow Radio, in a broadcast beamed abroad, used
f1e occasion of the election of a new Russian Orthodox
Patriarch to appeal to "all Christians to unite efforts"
for world peace - and particularly an end to U.S.
"interference"
in Southeast Asia. Christians were also
urged by Moscow Radio to "work to make Israel give
up its expansionist policy so that peace and justice may
triumph in the Middle East." The statement was carried shortly after Metropolitan Pimen was chosen to
head the Church. The broadcast said that the globe is
i:1 "anxious times" when military conflicts and international tension bring "grief and starvation" and threaten
"world conflagration". It continued: "We appeal to all
Christi2ns to unite efforts in order to avert the threat
of a new world war, to the fight for ending American
intcrefererice in the domestic affairs of the Southeast
Asian peoples, to work to make Israel give up its expansionist policy so that peace and justice may triumph
in the Middle East, to strive for the consolidation of
peace in Europe, and to assist the convocation of a
conference on European security." The broadcast also
asked assistance in the liberation of people in Asia,
Africa and Latin America from oppression and racism
and in work designed "to purge the earth of weapons,
especially weapons of mass destruction". Moscow Radio
noted that the new Patriarch is a member of the Communist-sponsored World Peace Council and of the Soviet Commission for Peace and Cultural Contacts with
Russians Living Outside of Russia.
Among the many messages of congratulations sent
to the newly-enthroned
Patriarch Pimen was a cable
from Pope Paul of Rome which read in part: "We
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assure Your Holiness of our prayers and our int .
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at th e moment m w IC you are called to 1 d
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Moscow Patriarchate.
In expressing our cong~ \
tions, we would like to add that you will alway rfiatdu
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us a b rot h er w h o 1s esirous of collaborating in . ,
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h
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' nt h mg t at can promote umty between the athoi'i
Church and the Orthodox Church as well a a
all Christians."
'
mon
Problems to Face
In a release before the election, Religiou _•e,
Service outlined some of the problems and po ibilitic
facing the new head of the Russian C!-iurch: ·\\hu
enthronement
in Moscow's Yelokhovsky Cathedral
takes place, the new Patriarch inherits weighty re jY)J,sibilities. He is a leader of the largest Church in
cou~try wh:re rel~gion se~ms to be gaining de ·iHt.
official atheism. His potential as an ecumenical fi ur.
is not i::i.si.gnificant, particularly with regard to \\'aJ min(T
relations between the Vatican and the Russian Church
and Orthodox participation in the World Council f
Churches. And there is the issue of a Russian Pa·1iarch's impact on the continuing Christian-Marxi t dialogues. Scme groups in the West-and
some in Ru. ia
-are not pleased by what they feel is Russian Orthodox cooperation with the Communist regime. Time
vvas, however, when it looked like Orthodoxy and religion in general might be stamped out in the uovict
republics. Patriarch Alexei was credited \\'ith m:-tkin~
concessions to the government primarily for t!1e ak
of keeping the Church alive in any form. The \-er:· fact
of the patriarchal election bears witness to a tirringepic. Religious problems, of course, pul ate in the va t
Soviet Union. The new Patriarch is faced with thorn)
internal matters:
-Limited
educational facilities and restricted u '
of sanctuaries.
-The presence of a small grcup of "Old BelieYrl.,
Orthodox which never endorsed certain 18th Cr· tL:ry Church reforms.
-The
future of Eastern Rite Catholic earlier absorbed into Orthodox, but who would prefer their
own identity.
Also, while not under the Orthodox umbrella. the
question of Soviet treatment of Jews no doubt cla11n
the attention of the patriarchate, as does the future ~f
East- West church communications through the 1111.tian Peace Conference. The Prague-based organization
has faltered in recent years. Ecumenism ha mo\'ed
higher on the Russian Church scale of prioriti in th
past decade, a fact reflected by official Prote tant ar~d
Roman Catholic delegations at Zagorsk. World h_n•
tian leaders will anxiously await signs of ecum mral
initiatives or retrenchments in the reign of the nc\\
Patriarch."
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VOLUME15
JUNE 1971
NUMBER 6
�'l'his Month's c
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May 29, 1971
ARCHPASTORALDIRECTIVE
JUNE, 1971
ToAll the Rever~nd Clergy, Archdioce 3 an Truste8s, Depart□ent Chairmen, Parish Boards and Faithful of our Archdiocese:
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ!
NUMBER 6
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From May to October in the dry
~eason, irrigation is necessary, and the
importance of the rivers is very great
indeed. Lebanon
consumes much
more foodstuffs than she raise :
nearly four times the grain, nine
times the meat, and consumes 15,000
tons of rice, all of which has to be
imported.
The Bekaa is famous for the ancient ruins of Baalbek and Anjar.
and other sites from classical times.
It is a place where extreme antiquity
and modem life go hand in hand,
a nd neither looks out of place.
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attention to the following matters:
1. The Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention of our Archdiocese will be held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts,
from August 23, through August 29, 1971. The host pastor is the
Very Rev. Father . G~o~ge Georg~ and your General Chairman is Mr. Monsour Laham. Although there are md1v1duals serving on various departments, you are required to send delegates from your parish to attend the departme .1tal meetings and vote on your behalf at the
Genral Assembly.
We hope by now you have received a form from the Chairman of the Department of
Credentials and Convention Planning. Read this form carefully and submit the names of your
delegates to the Chairman of the Credential Department no later than August 10, 1971.
3. The Reverend Clergy must be in Boston by noon Monday, August 23, 1971. The Archdiocesan Trustees, the Chairmen
and members of various departments must be in Boston, Monday
evening, August 23, 1971. The works of the departments will egin Tuesday at 10 a.m., August 24,
1971. All the faithful of our Archdiocese, young a:-id old, are invited to participate in the departr.1ental work. We need the talent and advice of everyone of you.
4. The Archdiocesan Constitution authorizes each parish to select one delegate for each one
hundred (100) persons in the parish. Each parish must exercise its full rights by sending its full
complement of delegates.
Your report to the Credentials Chairman must indicate the names of
your authorized delegates and which department they wish to serve.
5. The Archdiocese assessment is $2.50 per baptized Orthodox communicant. We urge you to
abide strictly and honestly by this law and immediately fulfill your financial obligations to the
Archdiocese in order to be able to vote and exercise your full rights in the General Assembly. As
soon as you read this directive, mail your parish assessment for 1971 directly to the Archdiocese
Office, 239 85th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11209.
.
6. Your parish must also fulfill its financial obligations to our three annual dnves:
(a) St. Vladimir's October Month
(b) Archdiocesan
Seminaries (Orthodoxy Sunday)
(c) Patriarchal
Tray (Palm Sunday)
.
.
7. It is the sacred duty of the clergy and parish boards to attend the convention_. It is also
the sacred duty of every parish board to pay the expenses of the ~riest to th~ convention. If you
me unable to attend because of difficult circums ~a:-ices, please mail your written proxy to have
someone represent you. In case you have not answered the mail y_ou have received from the Convmtion City, we urge you to give this matter y::)Ur prompt ?ttenhon.
.
8. St. George of Boston and the Chairman of the Convention, ~r. Monsour Lah~, never hesitated to support your ad books. Therefore, we ask you kindly to reciprocate ?Y sendmg a generous
ad to the Convention Book no later than August 1, 1971. Let's extend a helpmg hand to St George
of Boston which is planning an outstanding convention for us.
. Ch .
9. This coming August, we will celebrate our Fifth Anniversary as your Shepherd m
nst.
·
d
...
tful Our message to the General AsThe past five years have been nch, busy a::1 ve. Y even ,, •
sembly this year will be "A Reflection on the Past Five Years. Please be there to help us plan for
z.
and create the future.
Looking forward to seeing
Your servant in Christ,
t
you with your belovsd
families in BoSton, we remain
~~.I~r4:/e._r)~/¥}
Metropolitan PHILIP, Archbishop
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
of New York and all North America.
June, 1971
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�fay 27, 1971
Archimandrite Elias Yousef
Elected Metropolitan
Of Aleppo
ARCHPASTORAL DIRECTIVE
To th
hairmen of th
rchdio
an Departments and Commissions:
\\'e r mind th hairmen of the yariou department and commissions
rYing th
r hdioce that reports "'ill be required at the forthcoming 26th
nnual
rchdioce an ConYention \\'hich \\'ill be held in
Bo ton. ~ Ia a hu ett , uau t 23, through Auo-ust 29, 1971. Reports
of any 1 ngth may b prepared and di tributed to the de]eo-ates, but
the urnmarie read to the
en ral
sembly and included in the
~Iinutc arc not to .·c ed fiye minute .
'hairm '11 a1e urged to alert committee member to contribute for
th report . ~Ieeting of Department
and Commissions will begin
promptly at 10: 00 A.l\I. Tue day, Augu t 24, 1971.
Antiochian Synod
Convenes
Secretariat of the Holy. Synod
Tl1e
. ch issued the following jJress
f Ant w
{lease:
1
On May 18, 19 and 20, 1971,
h Holy Synod of Antioch met
~ e the Greek Orthodox Patri111
S •
d
archate, Darnas~us,
y_n_a, an
he followmg dec1S1ons:
made t
.
h.
( 1) The elect10n of Arc 1mandrite Elias Yousef Metro.tan to the See of Aleppo,
pot1
d
.
I kandron and depen enc1es.
(2) The restorat_ion of co~uunion with Archbishops Bas1l:
Samaha and Michael Sha0
heen, after they have_ ~esponded
in writing to the dec1s10n of the
nod adopted
October
21,
o,
considering
all
the
ordi~~17
tions which they have participated in as null and void.
(3) The acceptance of .the
case submitted by Metropolitan
Philip, Archbishop of_New Y~rk
and all North Amenca agamst
Archbishop Michael
Shaheen
who will be tried according to
the canons of the Church, taking into consideration the historical and church
developments in North America.
(4) The dedication of the
new Theological Academy of
Balamand around the beginning
of the forthcoming
academic
vear.
' (5) To amend the Patriarchal and Boards of Trustees
Constitutions as soon as possible.
(6) The formation of a supreme disciplinary court.
(7) To leave the session
open in order to be resumed if
necessary.
i
_ fr 1 RO POLIT A. -
PHILIP
1971
Archdiocese Departments .And Commissions
Department of Christian Education
Chairman,
Mr. John Boojamra,
Brooklyn, New York
Department of Sacred Music
Chairman,
V. Rev. James C. Meena, Cleveland,
Ohio
Department of Finance
Chairman,
Mr. Monsour Laham, Boston, Massachusetts
Department of Information and Press Relations
Chairman,
V. Rev. Elias Kariml, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
Department of WORD and Publications
Chairman, V. Rev. Stephen Upson, Batavia, New York
Department of Inter-Orthodox
and Inter-Faith Relations
Chairman, V. Rev. Paul Schneirla,
Brooklyn, New York
Department of SOYO and Inter-Orthodox
Youth Relations
Chairman, V. Rev. Gregory Ofiesh, San Francisco, California
Mr. Jack Hanna, President NAC, Boston, Massachusetts
Department of Missionary Activities
Chairman,
Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ashie, Anaheim,
Department of Theological
Ecclesiastical Affairs
Chairman,
Education,
California
Spiritual
Vocations
Rt. Rev. Gregory Abboud, Brooklyn, New York
Department of Credentials and Convention Planning
Chairman,
Rev. Fr. Antony Gabriel,
Chicago, Illinois
Department of Liturgics and Translation
Chairman,
Rt. Rev. Athanasius
Saliba, Pawtucket,
Department of Legal Affairs and Resolutions
Chairman,
Mr. John Khouri, Miami, Florida
Standing Committee on the Near East and
Arab Refugee Problems
Chairman,
Architectural
Chairman,
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Frank Maria, Lowell, Massachusetts
Commission
Louis J. Courey, Cleveland,
Ohio
Rhode Island
and
On Wednesday, May 19.
1971, the Holy Syn8d of Antioch elected the Rt. Rev. Arc himandrite
Elias Yousef Metrcpolitan to the See of Alepi::o
which became vacant after the
election of His Beatitude, Elias
IV. to the Holy See of Peter
and Paul.
The new Archbishop was
born August 1, 1931, in Al
Saouda near Tartous, Syria. He
studied at Balamand Seminary
and finished his secondary education at the Orthodox School
of Lattaquia. He was ordained
a deacon October 16, 1949, a
priest June 22, 195 2 and was
elevated to the rank of Archimandrite January 7, 1958. He
served the Archdiocese of Lattaq uia as a member of its Religious Education Department.
The new Archbishop has
earned his degree in Theology
from the University of Salonique, Greece, and he is very
well versed in the Arabic and
Greek languages.
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BALAMAND SEMINARY, LEBANON: A view of a study-lecture
pleted Theological Academy, which is to be dedicated this fall.
Convention
Theme
((Orthodox
Man in God's World."
Tuesday, A.M.
"'.."he Orthodox Man in God)s WorldOpening Remarks."
V. Rev. George R. George,
Boston, Massachusetts
Tuesday, P.M.
'7he Orthodox Christian Concept of God.'
Rev. Fr. John Jamie, Houston, Texa
Wednesday, A.M.
"The Orthodox Christian Concept of Man"
Rev. Fr. Stephen Fraser Albany ~ew York ..
Thursday, A.M.
"The Role of the Orthodox Man in
Family Life.')
V. Rev. Paul Romley,
Los Angeles, California
Thursday, P.M.
"The Orthodo Man and His Orthodo\
Problems in America) A Future Vision)
V. Rev. James Meena, Cleveland, Ohio
Glass Recycling
June, 1971
com-
Sermons To Be Delivered
At 1971 Archdiocese Convention
Friday, A.M.
GUIDELINES
FOR
GLASS
REC\'CLING I
YOUR
COM~1Ui'-ITY is the title of a new, 8page\ ,ooklet printed on recycled paper fom Owens-Illinois, Inc.-, with
, facts,figures and down-to-earth ad\'iceon how anyone can set up and
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Guidelines,Owens-Illinois, Inc., Corporate Relations Department,
P.O.
Box1035,Toledo, Ohio 43601.
room in the newly
Friday, P.M.
«America as God·'s World
or Man's Playground.))
Rev. Fr. Mark Beshara,
Van Nuys, California
«Orthodox Man and Nature-Air
Pollution
iW ater Pollution, Spiritual Pollution.
Rev. George Corey, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Saturday, A.M.
"The Church and Youth-Involvement
or Indifference))
.
.
.
Ronnie icola, San Franc1 co, Caltforma
Saturday, P.M.
"The Orthodo Man as the Image of God"
Rev. Fr. George Rado
Sunday, A.M.
METROP0LITA PHILIP
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�Two Suspended Archbishops Submit To The Holy Synod
n Friday.
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ynocl of
n
with
bi
: EpiJ
Khouri.
ili
archate Article 58, in spite of many
repeated warnings.
On October 20, 1970, and after
the nthronement of Patriarch Elias
I\·. the Holy Synod reviewed the
que tion of the suspended Archbishop . fter deliberation the Synod
aoTeed to direct a letter to the aforementioned Archbishops asking them
-for the sake of peace-to
repent
tober 10. 1969, the
ioch e\·er d comfollowing
rchio Zaed. Boulo
maha and fi hof their viola-
do~ hurch, her tea hino- , anon .
th' d i ion of the . ntiochian Holy
• ynod in the tatute of the Patri-
and submit to the Holy Synod (W
Magazine, J an~ary 1971, page °RD
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�The follo\\'ino- i the Eno-Ii h tran lation of Samaha's
" RCHDIOCE E of Ba ra-Houran Jabal-Al-Arab
and Dependen ie , ouida, Syria.
Hi
BEATIT
DE KYRIO
KYRIO
ELIAS
IV
and Shaheen's letters to the Patriarch:
"METROPOLITAN
MICHAEL SHAREE
Archbishop Antiochian Orthodox
Archdz·o cese'
. .
of Toledo and Dependencies zn North America.
His Beatitude,
Alo t Ble ed Patriarch of Antioch and all the East:
·with r ,·erence to you and concern about your good
h alth ,\·e tate: In re pon e to your Beatitude' letter
dated
tober 21, 1970, we wrote you a letter dated
D cember 3. 1970. Thi prcmpted u , Your Beatitude,
to commemorate you accordino- to the discipline of our
Hcly Orthodox Church. Thi i al o a recognition of
the Holy ynocl and an acceptance of all the Synod's
cl ci ion \\·hich were taken during our ab ence from it.
\\' e als~ con id r all the ordinations which we perf rmed a null and void. We take this opportunity to
as ur Your Beatitude and our brother Archbishops of
our incere 10\·e a~1d cooperation o that ,v may become one hand and one mouth in the service of our
'hurch for the glorification of His holy name. May His
Grace b"' \\·ith u and amongst us always.
0
S/BASILIOS
ELIAS
It is obvious tha~ we recogni~e t~e decision taken bv
the Sydnod_hconcernmg the_ ordmat10ns which we pe;.
forme wit some Archbishops as null and void
long as the Holy Synod considers these ordination :
such.
Horing to_ meet Your Beatitude and the esteemed
Archbishops m the near future in a Holy Synod •
Christ's Church to serve the Church and the peop;:
we ask God to encompass us always by His Grace and
to lengthen the life of Your Beatitude for the v,·ellbein(J'
of the Church and the people.
"
Issued from the Archbishopric
S / Asking your blessing,
MICHAEL
Metropolitan of Toledo m
Torth America
11 /4/70."
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IV,
Most Reverend and Most pure,
Kissing your right hand . and asking· your blessino
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we state that we have_ received your letter No: 34
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Prev10usly, we have stated m wntmg to Your Beaft d
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our c 1ear recogmtion o
our Beatitude, the H0 I·
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peace and umty.
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]abal-Al-Arab, Souida
5/16/71"
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bY r of Religion, Baldwin-Wallace College
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CRISIS since the comof the Biblical Canon in the
petlO
.
1
. t and fourth centunes has profiis
Ch.
•
nstians to searc h
Certain
\"Oked
ir Bibles for any possible parallels
the so-called "B'bl'
i ica 1 prop h ecy. "
~~'iththe present rr:-ilitary and verb_al
conflictsin the Mi~dle ~ast, Chns. ns are once agam bemg flooded
.
tra
"·ithclaims that the ancient prophets
redicted these events. The widely
p
•
film, "H.is L an d ," sponpublicized
soredby the Billy Graham F oundation is a graphic portrayal of the
pro~ess.Conservative religious literatureabounds in the emphasis. In the
face of the added menace of a potential nuclear confrontation
betweenworld powers, it is particularly
urgent right now that every Christian pay sober attention to the historicmeaning of "Biblical prophecy"
lesthe become a Yictim of the propagandist'smachinations. A little study
now will go a long way in easing
the layman's mind in the midst of
the conflicting voices and perhaps
spare him the agony of disillusionment later.
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,•\.E n
Our Word "Prophet"
To understand any word, one
mustpenetrate to its root origins, its
etymology.For the word "prophet"
it is especially important
since it
communicates an ancient concept
and translates a Biblical Hebrew
\\·ord.The English word i taken directlyfrom an ancient Greek noun
whichliterally meant "to peak for"
or "on behalf of." Thus the noun
embracedthe concept of speaking for
someone,or a spokesman. The story
of Moses at the burning bush is a
good Biblical illustration
when in
Exodus7: 1 God argues ~ith the reluctant Moses saying· "See I make
'
' Aaron
youas God to' Pharaoh·
and
yourbrother shall be yo~r prophet."
Aaronwas to be Moses' spokesman,
or to speak for Moses.
For centuries the meaning "spokesman"
•
, or " proc 1aimer
" was the pn-•
mary use of the Greek' and later the
English.In 1615 for instance Jer-
'
June, 197!
'
JERUSALEM: The renaissance of Jerusalem is bringing new vitality to Israel's capital city.
The famed walls of the Old City of Jerusalem are getting a face lifting and landscaped
gardens are planned for the extensive area adjacent to the walls.
emy Taylor wrote a book entitled
"The Liberty of Prophesying." To~
day its contents would be titled "The
Freedom of Preaching," for that was
the subject matter.
Our word
"prophet" and the ancient Greek
meant, therefore, what "preacher"
means today - one who is a spokesman for God. To see how the vvord
was applied in the Bible to the
spokesmen for God, read such Biblical passages as Deuteronomy 18: 1520; Amos 3:7-8, 10-16; Isaiah 6:810; Jeremiah 20: 7-9, and Ezekiel
3: 16-21.
In the Hebrew Old Testament the
word we translate "prophet" occurs
frequently after the passage in Exodus 7: 1, where its meaning is clearly
identified. Scholars differ, however,
regarding the origin of that Hebrew
word. Some say it was a word borrowed from another Semitic language, Akkadian, from a word meaning "to call." Others think the word
came from a slightly different Hebrew root meaning "to bubble up,"
"to boil" ( from the possible relation
to epilepsy, or the ecstatic nature of
the earliest prophets) . Still another
assumption is that there was an early
verb meaning "to proclaim," or
"speak forth," which ,rn retained
only in this noun form. \i\Thate\'er
the actual origin, the e three ugge tions, when added together, provide
an excellent description of the cla ical Hebrew prophet . They were
men who felt a deep en e of the Divine pre ence linked with a call to
serve; they were deeply di turbed
( they "bubbled" and "boiled ') by
the serious inconsistency between
the behavior of their nation and it
people in the face of the inai Covenant, until they bubbled over to proclaim the Word which tirred within
them from the Divine presence. They
therefore were "forthtellers"
not
"foretellers" - the preacher of ancient Israel and Judah who took
seriously the Divine Covenant morality to which their nation had b come committed at inai. They , ere
the "Covenant conscien e" of the
ancient Hebrew-Jewi h people.
The story of the development of
the prophet-preacher
in ancient
Israel is long and its origin are obscure in the pre-writing period of
Hebrew hi tory. There i no que tion, however, that the mo ement
had emerged by the ten th century
B.C., at least by the time of David.
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�It \,·a th :1 that ,,-ritmg becam a
cultural featur of I rael. \ e might
identify an earli r tratum or level
of pr~pheC), ho\\'ever, am~:mg the
o-call d 'Judge , whose chari matic natur , mark d by religiou enthu ia m, nationali tic zeal, and agr - i,·c lead r hip, link them with
the lat r cla ical proph t . The torie of D borah (Judo-e 4-5), Gidon ( J udg
6-8) and their peer
r 2.d like torie of the heroe of any
emer in nation . ....,ccurityof the nation wa th ir pred minant c:mc rn,
and prang from their religiou enthu ia rn in \\·hich they aw God
'·fightino- for I rael. ' It is hard to
d tect in the
torie the fine ethical
and moral ideal of the Mo aic Covenant from le than a century earlier,
for nationali m took prec dence over
co,·enant r pon ibility. Establishing
th ecurity of the nation came first.
Th
1 ar incon i tency b tween th
militant torie in Jo hua and Judo-e
on th one hand and the moral ernpha i in om of Exodu and !Tlost
f D uteronorny on the other hand
ought to make the careful Bible stud nt cautiou about any authoritati,·e u e of the e early nationali tic
·tori .
The Classical Prophets and
Covenant Responsibility
With the torie about Samuel ( a
tran itional figure) and e pecially
th account of athan' rebuke of
David, after he committed adultery
with another man's wife, Bathsheba,
a n ,,. traturn of prophecy can be
id ntified in Hebrew history, A man
of God
athan dares to challenge
a king who violated the rights of one
of hi people. The Mosaic Covenant
La"· had been pro tituted. The condition which od had laid down at
inai for th fulfillment of His promi
of a land to Abraham's descendant wa ignor d a David behaved lik any other oriental despot.
·with th violation of the uniquenes
f I ra l h ritage in the Covenant
- an thical-moral ocial tructure
n f r the fir t time in human hi t ry - tho loyal to th Covenant
b am
inc en ed, and
orne felt
call d to thund r "Thu
ay the
L RD !' The era of the classical
H brew proph ts had been born.
1. Tathan
hijah, Elijah
icaiah
and Eli ha 1 ft no p r onal writing ,
but an indelibl impa t from their
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Covenant concerns remained on sensiti\·e minds in Israel and Judah for
later recording. With Amos ~ nevv
kind of literature appeared m t~e
form of prophetic oracles, usuall~ m
FOetic form, the more clearly to impres- and preserve _the stern. words.
Beamed to a recalcitrant nat10n, usually to ecular-materialist kings and
princes and often religious leaders,
their w:::rnino-swere focused on doom
and punishment of the nation for
her Covenan t-breakin o-.
A desire to save the nation may
have parked the prophet's co~c~~n,
but it was Covenant respons1b1hty
that was clearly motivating his oracJes. Arno thundered:
"For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four,
I will not revoke the punshment;
because the [Israelites] sell the
rio-hteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of
shoes." ( 2: 6)
The first message of the first writing prophet of history wa~ proclaimed in terms of economic and
social justice, which Amos had seen
,·iolated in the cities of Israel and
Judah. Isaiah wailed :
Hear, 0 heavens, and give ear, 0
earth;
for the LORD has spoken;
"Sens have I reared and brought
up,
but they have rebelled against
me.
The ox knows its owner,
and the ass its master's crib;
but Israel does not know,
my people does not understand.
Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity
... " (1 :2-4a)
and he feared for the fate of Judah
because the Covenant of God had
been forgotten. Punishment therefore
was inevitable. How otherwise would
a just God deal with faithless Judah? And so on through the seventh
century B.C. and into the sixth, these
men of God warned, threatened and
cajoled their people and their leaders. Moral responsibility, they sincerely believed, was the only sound
basis for their security as a nation.
Then tragedy struck, and Judah succumbed to the onslaught of Nebuchadnezzar's ruthless army in 587
B.C. Jerusalem fell; the people were
carried into bondage, this time int
Babylon. The prophetic message h 0
been fulfilled, as God's retribut_ad
descended upon Judah. Hopes .ion
'' ere
dashed. The nation was crush
d
Thus ended the classical period
Hebrew prophet-preachers
and th •
•
d messages.
e1r
Covenant-onente
\i
Revival of Nationalism
A new era of prophetic preachino
appeared in the Babylonian Exil"
as the people's inevitable questio~·
''Why
have
we
su:ffered so?';
prompted their spiritual leaders to
assert more than just "The prophet
told you so." With a punishment so
severe - many J udean leaders were
in exile, while most of the peasants
were left in a desolated Palistine in
desperate plight - the preachers of
Israel turned to messages of hope
and
encouragement.
They, too.
sought an encouraging word from
the LORD. Already the classical
prophets had laid a base for such
preaching with occasional flashes of
pleading among their harsh warnings. The word "return!" had punctuated many a prophetic sermon as a
clarion call back to Covenant responsibility. But Isaiah more than
any other pre-Exilic prophet probably set th stage with two deeply
moving poems in which he expressed
the universal longing for a just and
righteous ruler for the nation.
With the Exile, however, oracle
of assurance and comfort flmred
from the mouths and pens of devout
men of the Covenant. Some of these
new oracles later became attached
to the classical prophetic writings.
Of all the Hebrew prophetic poetry.
however none can match the sublime th;ught and expression of Isaiah chapters 40-55, which present the
highest plateau of inspiring literature
in the midst of the Exile. The fa.
miliar words:
Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her time of service is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the
LORD's hand
double for all her sins.
( Isaiah 40: 1-2) .
begin a series of matchless prophetic
oracles that pointed toward a period
of Hebrew renewal.
The Word
'ghtened and more benevThe en lI
.
1
1 of the Persians a so
olent dru eenewed hope in the exiled
"ke a r
.
par
What emerged was a religJudeans._
. nat10n, however , rather than a
100
. •
tate.
evertheless, the re)Itica1 s
b - d.
po to Palestine and the re m 1 mg
turn
B.C.) saw the
1 m (520-440
.
d
0 f Jerusa e
•
f
nationalism
an
separa1
·e\·1va o
1 d h'
f
'.
d r the zealous ea ers ip o
usrn un e
h
· h
d
Ne em1a an
1• Zechariah,
I{aggac' enant responsibility, other
Ezra. ov
.
·
•thin their own commumty
than wi
b
d
• hips ao-ain was su merge
relations
' o
.
.
d
particulansms
an
beneath leo-alistic
o
.
.
new na t ionalistic aspirations.
of human abuses and per e ution
and usher in a transformed era of
peace, justice and brotherhood by a
great miracle was the in piration
that spurred the discipline and devotion of the men of Qurnran. They,
as well as most Jews, awaited the
appearance of the 'annointed one
(Messiah) who would lead and rul
in the new age.
It was, furthermore, about 200
B.C. that the writings of the cla ical
prophets became canonized; that i ,
they came to be considered th acred word of God. Once having attained that level of authority tho e
books lent themselves readily to
Apocalyptic Literature
searching examination for indicaThe vast sweep of Alexander's
tions of God's plans for the future
G~ k M m ies across the Middle East
.
and further goaded devout Jew like
in 333_331 B.C. did not cha~ge 1mthe holy men who produced the
• te1y the course of Jew1sh culmed1a
Dead Sea Scrolls. The original hisso
tura1 an d religious . developments
.
torical associations of the ora !es
much aS 1•t intensified resistance to from the preacher-prophets became
•
domination.
The . struggle
foreign
secondary, as their metaphors and
d
a
new
kind
of literature
produce
.
allusions became useful for interpretborn of persecution and suffermg
ing contemporary events in terms of
under tyranny in the second . century
,, .
the impending end. The prophets as
B.C.It is ca1led "apocalypti~, 1iter"predictors" thus gradually replaced
ature, from the Greek root to unthe "preacher" concept and took on
coyer,, or "to reveal ·" It expressed
a new significance, for every possible
man's ultimate response to f_rustra- relation to their day was sought.
tion in which he abandons his final
Concern for Covenant responsibility
hope to God. Born in the midst of
once again became secondary. For
crisis, apocalyptic literature was to
the Christians in the latter part of
continue to provide devout men facthe first century A.D. the attempt to
ing persecution with _strength and
prove to the Jews that Jesus was
inspiration for centuries to come.
their long-expected Messiah added
The major Old Testament examp!es
to this method of interpreting the
are found in Isaiah 24-27, Ezek1al
prophets. It should be noted that
38-48 Zechariah 9-14, and especially Daniel. But a vast literature _of though the men of Qumran used the
same method for interpreting Scripthis nature that never gained admitture that was later used by the Christance to the Bible-Enoch,
Jubilees,
tians both differed in their interpreApocalypse of Baruk, II Esdras, the
Psalms of Solomon, and a host of tatio~s of history. Both believed,
also, that their particular interpretaothers - was penned during the
tion was revealed to them by God
critical years when Judah was domand thus had final authority.
inated by the Greeks and the RoBack of the figures of both John
mans, especially during the three
the Baptist and Jesus can ~e seen
centuries following the battle of Pathis mingling of the proph:~ 1c c~nnias in 198 B.C., when the aggressive
cern for Covenant responsibility with
Seleucid Greeks captured Palestine
the apo:::alyptic hopes ?f their confrom the Ptolemies of Egypt. It was
temporaries. Scholars differ over the
in the spirit of this literature that
degree to which Jesus may ~ave
the Qurnran Community
by the
been influenced by apocalyptic literDead Sea was established
and
ature and thought, but that he spoke
thrived. The Dead Sea Scrolls were
in
a context of this intense thought
predominantly apocalyptic in nature,
pattern there is no question. That he
reminiscent of Daniel and Revelation in our Bible. The hope that a used its vivid imagery and man~ of
its expressions there can be little
new and rnigh ty act of God in hisdoubt. That Christianity wrested ittory would bring to an end the age
June, 197.r
[
elf from < dominating
that kind of th ugh t, h
111
contra t
f
there i a
I
of John
1
from a
o
l
of th a
al a \'iability
not found
· •
cru h d by
.
70. But in
that of th
f
, .D.
wh
tion ,
pro
ti Ii
tur
in
f
n.
"a.
written
can
easily
peat d
oon
near".
warn1n
tents of the book to c
t r.
Apocalypti literatur
d a
decided declin
fr m
lofty
height of cla ical proph tic lit rature.
Conclusions
In di crirninate
ombining and
equating of quotation from apocalyptic literature with pa ao-e from
the classical prophets of anci nt I rael and Judah, as is done by tho
who claim that the Bible is b inofulfilled in Pale tine today is th refore a seriou breach of academic
honesty and a violation of hi torical
integrity.
On the other hand failure to e
the promises of God to braharn in
the light of the Mosaic Law and th
centrality of Covenant morality in
the stream of prophetic pronounc rnents is to prostitute the moral focus of the Bible. When we read
therefore, in Gene i 15 : 18 :
On that day the LORD made a
covenant with Abraham saying
«yo ycur descendants I give this
land, from the river of Egypt to
the greet river, the river Euphrates ... '
and claim that its fulfillment b gan
with the Partition of Pale tine in
1948 we are mi u ing the Bible.
Tha; promise mu t b r ad in the
lio-ht of the Book of Exodu Deut:ronorny, and Jo hua which air ady
record the histori fulfillment of th
Genesis passage. But e en more do
we misuse the Bible when we forg t
its central concern for morality and
(Continued on page 20)
Page 11
�The Problem of Heterodox Participation
In Orthodox Sacraments
by SERGES. VERHOVSKOY
Professor of Dogmatic
I
IT PO
IRLE to allow the nonOrthodox to participate in the acram nt of the Orthodox Church?
Thi que tion i once more before u
due to th ambiguou d ci ion "not
to forbid ' u h participation in certain ca e . a deci ion taken recently
by th Holy ynod of the Ru sian
Church.
It i clear, fir t of all that the history of the Church an wers this que tion in the negati\'e. Th Orthodox
Church,
ince apostolic times, excluded her tic from her acraments.
There were few exq~ptions-the reaon for "·hich lied either in ome
exceptionally difficult situations or
in erroneou' decisions of the l~cal
hierarchy "·ho were moved by "oikonomia." There were periods in the
hi tory of the Church when it was
difficult to e tablish whether or not
ome group of laymen or even entire dioce e were Orthodox. Such
for example wa the situation in the
4th century when Arianism spread
throughout the Eastern and even
\\ e tern Churches. Or in the 5th
6th and 7th centuries, \vhen th~
monophy ite and monothelites with
the h Ip of the government and
ome bi hop , penetrated the Eastern
hurch. The same situation prevail d with the iconocla ts in the
8th and 9th centurie • and with the
niates in the East from the 13th to
th 15th century, or in We tern Ru ia in the 15th and 16th centuries.
In all the e ase , the problem was
not whether the heterodox had the
right to participate in the acraments
of the Church, but whether the Orthodox population was still Orthodox.
n exampl of the wrong use of
"oikonomia' is the permission given
by the Holy ynod of Russia in 1870
to perform acraments at the request
of p r on belonging to the Greek
niate Rite if, in that region, there
Page 12
Theology, St. Vladimir's
Seminary
were no Uniate churches or clergy.
The Holy Synod was certainly moved
by "oikonomia" in the hope that
the e U niates would join the Orthodox Church as millions of Uniates
already did before then in the 19th
century. We think, however, that this
permission of 1870 cannot be justified and was unfortunate.
IF WE APPROACH our problem
in the light of the Orthodox understanding of the nature of the Church
and salvation, we will come to two
truths which are commonly admitte?. First, it is impossible to participate in the sacraments of the Church
without the participation
in the
whole life of the Church. Second,
the participation in the sacraments
is meaningless without faith. The
sacraments are not external actions
of the Church which distribute the
Grace of God as we can distribute
money to the needy. All the sacramen ts not only convey the Divine
Grace but create special deep organic
relations
within the Church.
Through the sacraments we enter
into communion with the whole
Church as the spiritual Body of
Christ, and we participate in the
whole spiritual life of the Church.
Baptism, Chrismation and Penitence
make us true members of the
Church. The Eucharist is the communion with the whole earthly and
heavenly Church. How can a heterodox be fully a member of the Orthodox Church if he rejects her? How
will he enter into communion with
the Church of which he does not
even want to be a member? Into
what faith will he be baptized if he
has no intention of becoming Orthodox? With what Church will an
~rthodox priest sacramentally reconcile a Roman Catholic to whom he
has given absolution? How can a
Roman Catholic be in spiritual eu-
charistic
communion
,vi th the
Church
he
does
not
recogni·
.
.
ze or
with the samts whom he does
.d
not
even consi er to be saints? Will th"
Orthodox hierarchy baptize, chri:
mate and confess people in order to
make them Catholics and member
of the Roman Church? Do we already have one Eucharist with Catholics? Even the most liberal hierarchs of our time would not dare to
insist on eucharistic intercomrnunion
with heretics, although some of them
express their regret that such intercommunion is not yet possible.
As far as we knmv the Moscow
Patriarchate
does not consider the
~easure taken by it as establishing
mtercommunion.
But it is difficult
not to interpret it as some sort of
intercommunion with Roman Catholics, even if it is restricted by certain conditions. At any rate, many
may consider this action as a step
toward full intercommunion
with
the Roman Church, especially in
view of the fact that the latter has
already permitted the Orthodox to
take communion in her churches, be
it also only in "certain cases."
For if grace depends on the Divine Will, those who receive it without faith cannot spiritually benefit.
Faith is a necessary condition for a
positive life in grace. Those who are
baptized as infants can grow in their
Christian perfection only in the measure of their growth in faith. It is
the evident duty of their parents and
of the Church community to bring
them up in the faith. It was Patriarch Sergius, so highly venerated by
the Moscow hierarchy, who has written an excellent book on "The Orthodox Doctrine
of Salvation" in
which he so deeply and brilliantly
proves that according to the Holy
Tradition there can be no salvation
without true faith. It is pertinent to
The Word
. also that Patriarch
Sergius
juess rly opposes the Orthodox
.)' c1ea
.
ret .. nding of salvation to that
ndeista
F .h .
ti Catholics and Pro:estants.
_art is
of
- ·ht of life with8ut which vve
rea11ig
•
b
a
know what it means to e
annot
h
.
c h d x Christians; w at 1t means
Ort o o enerated m
. Ch nst
• b y th e
to be reg
Spirit and to become a member
1
~othyChurch as the Body of Christ.
of e
•
.bl
.. h t faith it is also imposs1
e to
\\1t OU
f
Ch . .
the true ideal o a
nstian
know
h
'f
d consequently to know w at
he, an
h
f •
. · f 1 Therefore, t e con ess10n
i sin u.
heterodox with his particular
of an
Ch . . .
understanding of
nstiamty,_ canhe
same
as
the
confession of
t
not be
an Orthodox.
BEFORE THE eucharistic canon
and communion, the C_hurch_ c?nfessesthe Orthodox faith, smgmg
the Nicene Creed. We know very
\iell that Western Christendom h~s
not only changed the text of this
Creed but that its understanding
of
it is in many instances different.
Thus the Roman doctrine of the
Holy Trinity is not Orthodox. The
\\'estern interpretation
of oneness,
catholicity and apostolicity of the
Church is certainly \ery different
fromours. But then, how can a sincereChristian participate in the Eucharist of the Church which in the
lightof his own faith he do s not believeto be the true faith? The liturgy
must not bec01nc for us a ceremony
-whose meaning and validity are
independent from faith and doctrin .
Thus, permission given to the heterodox to participate in the sacraments of the Orthodox Church is in
open contradiction with Holy Tradition; it contradicts the very essence
of the life of the Church which is indi,·isible;for those who participate in
the sacraments of the Church must
li\'ein a total unity with the Church
and according to the Truth which
the Church teaches.
We must also remember that the
Christian "·orld is pas ing thrcugh
the most terrible cri is of relativism,
and we will hardly exaggerate if we
ay de-Christianization ! The faith
a~d the theology as its expression are
\'iewedas not essential or sometimes
even harmful. The faithfulness to
Holy Tradition is often described as
a major obstacle to the union of
Christians. All Churches are invited
to sar:rifice their traditions, theology
June, 1971
and institutions to unite in a ecularIn Yie\\' of all thi , th cl n 1011
ized Chris~i~n society, accepting an of the :\lo O\\
Ynod cou lei cerabsolute mm1mum of Christian faith.
tainly be uncle: too~l a an i11"'''1ti,·
Communion in sacraments become
to de\·elop furth • • tic
a mere symbol of unity! and it is and p eudounion
o
~e~ .completely secondary how the obviou today am
ri. md1vidual Christians relate sacra- tian . an
ian
mental life to their faith.
Church \,.·
at
Orthodox Christians almo t alone decre ?
hat
stood firm until now on the foundathi i po
~l
tion of the apostolic and patristic
dox Chu
to
tradition. This faithfulness of our cow yno
xplain
Church to true Christianity has a for and the meaning o
great universal value: that of a wit- and in e it i impo ibl
y it
ness to true faith and understanding
without falling into contradicti n
of Christian life.
with the Tradition of our 'hurch,
Unfortunately, under the influence to ask the Uo cow ynod, in a
of some trends in western civiliza- brotherly fashion, to r con id r it
tion, the ideas and tendencies which po ition.
\t\ hatever may be th official reacare already shaking Western Chri tion of the Orthodox
hurche , one
tianity ( and much of the Ecumenical
thing
is
evident:
it
i
really
tim to
Movement) are progressively penediscu
s
the
whole
ecumenical
probtrating Orthodox society. There are
even hierarchs who insist on the ne- lem and the attitude of our Church
cessity to sacrifice in the tradition of toward it in the light of th nc\\'
the Church everything which is in trend evident within the ecumenical
the way of ecumenical unity. They movement - th tr nd to replac
the historical Church by the ma of
insist that the whole Orthodox trasecularized
Chri tians.
dition has to be reconsidered and
If we still belie\·e that the Ortholiberated from the doctrines which
are particular to the Orthodox, or at dox Church i the one, holy, catholic
least they think such doctrines have and apostolic Church, we haYe to
draw appropriate conclu ions from
to be re-interpreted to make them
our faith in our relation \\'ith other
compatible with ecumenical ChristiChristian . If \,·e till belieY that
anity at large.
Orthodoxy is the Truth, \\'e cannot
EVEN IF INTERCOMMU
IO
accept unity or communion ,, ithout
in sacraments is not openly acceptthe unity in Truth. :Many Orthodox
ed some hierarchs and theologians
and even Bishops may think that
ar~ ready to accept at least some ect~menical relations \\'ill help our
forms of liturgical communion with
Church to survive the tra~ic hist riheterodox. For example, Prof. N. cal difficulties from which o many
~ 1issiotis, in his article "The Contriof our Churches now uffer. But. a
bution of Orthodoxy to the Unity of a matter of fact the hi tory of the
the Church" (La Pensee Orthodoxe,
Orthodox Church ho" s that \'/estParis 1968, No. 2), writes: "In any ern Christianity never aved u from
local church there ought to exist not
any troubles. 1illions of niates arc
a local ecumenical council but a true
proof to the contrary. Be ide . e,·cn
ecumenical synod presided by one if our Churches could expect help
person composed of the .members
from modern We tern Chri tiani ty,
representing all the confessions pres- what price will "·e pay for uch help?
ent in this place including also lay- Will it be the renouncement of Orthmen . . . Such a synod would have
odoxy, that is, of our faithfulne
to
the p2storal authority in the f~1ll Chri t, the prophet and apo tle , t?
meaning of this word . • • The maJor Divine Revelation and Holy Tradipart of the activities of _the local tion? If so, we would b come the
salt which has lost it avour!
church could be accomplished unThe American Church i b ginder the government of such a syninoits existence in difficult condinod ... " He proposes that all the
sacraments in any church . b_e p_er- tio;s of a general turmoil in the
formed with the active part1c1pat10n world and of divi ion among Orthoof the representatives of other de- dox them elves. ntil now he ha
(Continued on page 17)
nominations.
Page 13
�The Orthodox Monastery
Sermonette:
of the Transflguration
Ellwood
Where Wise Men Fear To Tread
W
H T wo 'LO BE the right r action to American involvement
in the
\'ietnam War, from an Orthodox
hri tian point of vie\\·? In the recent
~ loratorium h Id in thi country. which amounted to a mass demontrati n f prote t that we are till fighting in Vietnam, religious le~ders
of th 'Bi()'"Thre " faith join d their voice with tho e of the organizers.
on pi u u at I a t to u by their ab ence were Orth~dox prelat~s and
p k m n. Fortunat ly our I ader cho e to pass up this opportunity for
fr
publi ity, and I er dit th m for that, becau e it would have been
t add a ''m -too" to omethin<T obviou , with little risk or self-
It \\'a
tino- to h ar the tatement from prominent religious
n r p at
what already ha become a doctrinal position from
c rtain ar a of Prote tanti m that the money being ,,vasted in Vietnam
ought b tt r to be put to u here in this country for welfare and housing. • noth r "·a vehement a<Taint ,,·arfare in Asia; he was always
ao-ain t fightin<Tin that part of the world but he made it clear that he
,,: • afraid th; Unit d tates might bec~me isolationist and forget its
commitment
l e,,·here in the \\'Orld; (pre umable most important among
th m b ing I ra 1).
d
I arly and ab olutely ,,·e are for world peace. After saying that, do
,, e dar to propo e ju t ho\\' that i to be fulfilled? I think not. If wishing ,, er achi vino- \\'e might be effective, but it is not the case. Even if
" "er to b lieve in a world where there is no evil, where our witness
of lo,· joy, peace and harmony \\·ere enough to convert all others to
the ame idyllic tate, we ha e no right to demand that the United
tate ba it ecurity poli y on that myth. "Ignore it and it ,vill go
a\\'ay i ju t not a r pon ible po ition for a government to adopt.
\\'e can read in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ himself, how he was
oftr>n put in the po ition of making a political statement. Remember how
a f e,, Phari e and a group of th party of Herod tried to trap him by
putting the que tion to him about payment of taxes: "Is it lawful to pay
taxe· to 'ae ar. or not? hould we pay them, or should we not?" (Mark
12:14
Thi • "a a matter of burning i<Tnificanceto all Jews. The particular
tax in qur tion "a a poll-tax detestable in two ways: it reminded the
J ,,,• of their tatu a ubject of Roman power, and it had to be paid
with ·iker bearing the name and image of Caesar. This tax was the
caue of a revolt \\h n firt imposed in 6 A.D. Whichever way Jesus
an ,,er cL h put him elf in jeopardy because if he told them to pay the
ta.·. he \\Ould fall into di favor with all nationalist groups, such as the
Hcrndian her pre ent. and no me siah would be acceptable who was
~ pro-gowrnm nt. If h advocated non-payment, he offended the Phari • who ,, r ati fi d with conditions a they were, and he may even
he handed over to th Roman official .
H~ r _pl::, ' ive to ae ar t~at which is Cae ar's, but give to God
wh~t i • H1 ._ put th two realm m proper per pective. Is God's Kingdom
·o little of mtere t today that Chri tian leader feel they must take part
in th affair f tate?
REv.
VLADIMIR
BERZONSKY
Holy Trinity Church, Parma, Ohio
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City, Pa.
The month of May has bee
.
na
very pro d uctive one in the area of
the monastery grounds and immedi.
ate outdoor surroundings. With the
help of some very devoted mona ter,
friends, we have been able to im·.
prove greatly upon the appearance
of our flower garden. The vegetable
garden has been greatly expanded
and promises to provide us with an
abundant amount of food. Perhap
one of the nicest additions is that of
an herb garden. This particular gar.
den has been made into the shape of
a cross, is beautifully terraced with
rocks which have been obtained
from local sources, and two benche
face a very quaint stone birdbath
which was given to us by friends. A
few of the herbs which have already
been planted are sage, chives, terra·gon, and sweet basil. The idea of
having this type of a garden seems to
be a rather unique one, and we are
very pleased to be able to have it.
Many people have visited us during this month, and Sunday afternoons seem to be a favored time for
nearby people to stop in to spend a
few moments in our chapel.
Weekday services have consisted
of Daily Matins and Evening Prayers which are read by the communiity. We have been very pleased to
have the Reverend Father Pitirim
come to serve the Divine Liturgy on
Wednesday mornings. The community attended the Divine Liturgy for
the Ascension of Our Lord at the
local Ellport Church and generally
the Sunday Liturgies have seen u
also in attendance at this particular
church. The Liturgy for the feast of
St. Constantine and Helen was al o
served in our chapel by the Rev.
Father Pitirim.
The fourth set of vestments ha
been completed and purchased in
addition to miscellaneous items such
as gospel bookmarks, communion
cloths and one Greek-cut Rasa. Plan
are b~ing laid for the Feast of the
Holy Transfiguration
on August 6,
and many various activities continue
to keep us quite busy. We are indeed
grateful to all of those people who
have shown an interest in our newly
established bookstore and we would
(Continued
'
on page
Abusy
weekin Boston
isplanned
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26th
Archdiocesan
Convention
Program
The ArchdioSTON Mass.:
BO C'onvention Committee
.in
cean has an nounced some detai 1s
Boston. the forthcoming conclave
concern~:~ in the Sheraton-Boston
to be
t 23-29 1971. ConvenI-IotelAugus
'
.
•
•t
• n public1 y and hotel re ervation
tiords have b een mailed to all parca
11 as requests for Souvei·hes,as we
.
nir Book advertisement •
The theme of the 1971 . Conve~. • "Orthodox Man m God s
uon is
.1b
. ·Id" A chapel room wil
e et
\\01 •
.
d
where the Divine L1turo:y an
pers will be served every day.
Pl:snsfor the celebration
of the
WesternRite Mass have b en made.
There will be a clergy room
t
asidefor use every day .. ft r each
Liturgy,the Ladie , Soci ty of t.
George'sChurch will ser~ cofiee
and rolls, each day exceptmg
un-
?'
day.
A series of clergy and lay workshopshas been set up; Dr.
n th ny
Bashiris in charge of the lay ,rnrkhops,and Dr. John Dalack i lo. kingafter the clergy work hop , \\'h1ch
1illconsider current moral and
rialproblems: abortion, th
hurch
in relation to politic , o ial a tion,
1ndso on.
Teen-age activitie
ha\'
been
plannedby Teen , \\·ith \\'Ork hop
anda hospitality room for th ir exclusive use. Activitie
includ
a
luncheonwith the Archbi ho1 . and
a beachparty.
made on request. Vespers will be
served in the chapel. TUESDAY:
Divine Liturgy and Vespers. Registrations. IAC-SOYO, and Committee meetings, with the hope that they
may be completed on this day. Afternoon: Wine and cheese party. In
the evening the Dinner for clergy
and Boards cf Trustees will take
place, with a mini-sahra following.
WED ESDAY:
Divine Liturgy.
General Assembly until noon. In the
afternoon the Convention will recess
for a visit to Cape Cod, with a visit
to Plymouth Rock en route. There
will be a clam bake hafli in the evening on the beach at Bourne.
THURSDAY: Divine Liturgy. General Assembly in the morning, workshops in the afternoon. Women's affoirs will be concurrent. I::1 the evening a cabaret party with a Basbn
Tea P'"'rt; theme. Profess~onal entertainment and dancing will follow.
FRIDAY: Divine Liturgy. Gen(:r::tl
sembly morning and 2.fternoon,
and sp cific \\'erk
;rand
Hafli will ta!< pl
AC- OYO and
ting on thi day al
.\ Y:
Di\'ine Liturgy. If nee ary, ; neral A embly
i n, but it i hop c.l
mo t work can b con lud d Frida)
to lea\'e thi day fr
for t ur
per:onal 2ffair
hoppin~, and o
on. The Grand Banqt:et will be held
in the evenino-, with h ad tab] reception preceding. Th
)"rand Ball
"·ill conclude t!-1 da·;. t;ND, Y:
Hierarchical :Ci,·ine , Liturgy ,,·ith
Mctrcpolitan Phil~p and th
len{y.
Farewell hospitality i planned.
1r. Mons:::ur H. Laham i ;cneral Chai.rman cf the Com·ention
and the Very Rev. Fr.
R.
George, Pastor of
t.
Church in Boston, i
Any inbrmation de ired cancerning
the C:::nvention may be obtained by
writing to them in care of the
church 10 St. George treet, Bo ton, Massachu etts 02118.
Social activities of particular
interestto women in lud a \\·in and
cheesetasting party ( through the
courtesyof the French con ulate)
witha cooking demon tration, and
a fashionshovv. There "·ill al o b a
~parate Arabic Pastry demonstrat'.on.There may also be th atr partiesfor women and te n but detailswill be announced la{ r.
17)
Plansfor the week includ : MO and registrations,
1
nth a hospitality gathering at night.
Committeeroom assignments will be
The Word
June,197]
D:i\Y:Arrival
I • the city's newest and finest convention
BOSTON MASS.: The Sheraton-Bos.ton to~e
i; of Boston. From this point, most of the
, • h p dential center, m t e ear
.
hotel, located m t e ru
.
be visited in a short time.
famous historical sites of the city can
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�BookR.eview
St. Vladimir's Seminary Grants Degrees
rvice of
the new graduates to bear witness
to the faith in a chaotic vvorld, th
degrees ,\·ere conferred by the Dean
of the eminary, the Rt. Reverend
Alexander Schmemann. The following were awarded the Degree of
Bachelor of Divinity: Deacon John
Raymond Arakelian,
orman Dunbar Dragan Filipovic, the Rev. Sim~n Gharfeh,
Daniel
Griffith,
George Koulomzin, the Rev. Nicholas Rafael, Keith Russin, Sister Victoria Shnurer ( cum laude). The
Rev. Alkiviadis Calivas, pastor of
0
olo i
minary in
r t\\'O d,
w York on Thur day
;\fay 20th at 3: 00 p.m. :[ tropolitan
Ir n
Pr id nt of the
minary,
pre id d. The
rYice of Thank giving; \\'a follo\\'ed by an academic;:
proce ion to the campu la\\'n \\'here
th r maind r of the xerci e \\'ere
h Id.
F llo\\'ino- introductory
r marks
by :.1etropolitan Ir ney chall nging
St. Spyridon's Orthodox Chur Ch Ill
.
New York, was awarded the degree
of M~ster of Theology, becomin
the third person to receive this d g
gree at St. Vladimir's. Other me;:
bers of the Class of 1971 include the
Rev. Mark Beshara, the Rev. John
Fleser, the Rev. Stephen Fraser a d
John Schreiber.
' n
Among those present at the ceremonies ':"'ere_Metropolitan Philip of
th-c Ant10ch1an Orthodox Christia
Archdiocese, Bishop Dmitri of th:
Orthodox Church in America, and
t. Mar '
unda
Church Guild and th
en of t. Mar,, Pari h,
town, Pa. 1967, 61 pp.
Rev. Simon Gharfeh
Archbish8p Torkom Manoogian
of
the Armenian Church in Amerio.
Archbishop Torksm
expressed his
crreatjoy in seeino- among the gradu;tes of this class the first student of
his church to complete the theological program at St. Vladimir's and
to receive the degree.
The Commencement s1~eaker, Dr.
William Bush, is professor of French
at the University of Western Ontario in L8ndon, Canada. His articleson Orthodoxy frequently appear
in theological reviews and journals.
A convert to the Orthodox Church,
he challenged the o-raduate to \\'itnessboldly to the essential truth:; of
the Orthodox faith in a "·orld \\'hich
is so badly in need of these truths.
Following a fare·well statement by
Fr. Schmemann, and a musical selection by the Seminary choir, Metropolitan Philip pronounced the benediction which concluded the exerC1Ses.
At a Pontifical Divine Liturgy
which was celebrated in the early
morning, Metropolitan Ireney ordai:ied seminarian Myron Manzuk
b the Diacor..ate. The Liturgy was
followed by the semi-annual meeting of the Board of Tmstee3 of the
C:
•
...:.emmary.
Orthodox Sacraments
Orthodox Monastery
(Continued
CLASS OF 1971 L to R. Front Row
s· t y·
·
Rev. S ephen Fraser, Norman Dunbar. Back Row_
Dra a~ ;~Ii "!ona
_Shnurer.' Deacon John Raymond Arakelian,
g
povic, Ker th Russin, Rev. Simon Gharfeh, Daniel Griffith,
Pagp 16
Rev. Nicholas Rafael,
George Koulomzin.
The Word
receives Bachelor of Divinity Degree.
from page
12)
never made any concessions in her
faith. We must firmly and consciously continue to build our Church
in America on the only foundation
which the Church can have: that of
Jesus Christ, the apostles and the
Fathers. We are not and must never
becomea mere denomination among
many, open to any experiments and
''mergers''.The value of the Orthodox Church for her members and
forall mankind is in her Orthodoxy!
June, 1971
Metropolitan
lreney greets Rev. Stephen
Fraser a member of the Class of 1971.
(Continued
from page 14)
ao-ain like to say that our catalog i
n~w available to all those interested
in receiving a copy of it. As we prooTess into the summer months we
~hank God for the riches which He
has bestowed upon us with each
passing season. This su~mer promises to be a very productive one, and
we ask that you continue to pray for
us that our strength may not fail as
we strive to accomplish the mission
with which He has entrusted us.
J
It i ahrny
l
that th art of
not o-oine;to di
1 .
compa t and
ica
hould b a gr
p i
ome of the r
1at
known to the
ral
hi h-k bak an
h t •
be n popularized in
magazin°.
Of particular int
the \·ari ty of u
h
common \'eg table
bili tie of len ten or m atl
cl
Lentile , black- y d and Roman
bean , chickpea , koo a qua he , ggplant, o-rape lea\'e ( to m ntion a
few) could err atly enli\'en th dinner table of many a family that ha
been ub i ting on froz n pea , and
green bean and com.
The recipe for Lebane e chee
and salad (we all know ho\\' good
they are in warm weather!) houlcl
be an in piration to any hou ewif
or pro pe tive hou ewife. The many
varietie of Kibbee offer po ibiliti
that more merican hould explore.
You can feed larg f amili
more
readily on Kibbee and burghul than
on hamburger, and you don't ha\'
to di gui e it with ket hup. Th re
are many many lovely flavoring
\\'hich are de cribed in the front of
the book and introdu ed into the
recipe that \\'ill help to make both
meat and \'eo-etable go much farther with your family.
Then of cour e th r ar tho
incomparable yrian bread , plain or
flavored with thyme or anise ed, r
even made into little pie fill d with
meat or pinach.
othing
ould
make one feel orrier for p ople who
have to rely on commer ial bread.
Here i an opportunity to tart a new
life and when you feel that you have
approached the thre hold of paradi e, top it off \\'ith Baklava or L banese walnut cake. If you feel that
you cannot hange your life you can
at least chano-e your menu \\'ith thi
little book.
Page 17
�ORTHODOX; or SENIOR ORGANIZATION
of YOUNG
ORTHODOX;
or
(other)
the An tiochian
Orthodox
0f
•
f
Christian Archd10cese o New
York and all of North America.
F r further information, questions
~rnrnents concerning this resoluor (v
. please contact Thomas D. J auon
b Chairman, Name Change Comro_tt,ee334 South Elizabeth, Wichin1
'
•t Kansas 67213.
1 a,
NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL
SOYO DIGISI
News and Views of The SOYO Regions
NEWENGLAND- CAN-AM- EASTERN
- MIDWESTERN
- SOUTHWESTERN
- WESTERN
SOYO members and other interested
people.
by JOHN A. HANNA, JR.
St. George - Portland - Blanket
NAC President
Drives for Middle East Refugees.
St. George - San Diego - Food
over a year
and
Clothing drives for needy people
ince
hi toric first
in
the
county and the taking of orMidwinter Executive Board meeting
wa h Id. ince that time, there has phanage children to an outing.
St. icholas - San Francisco been much discu sion and written
Blanket
Drive for Middle East Refuommunication
concerninothe
gees.
Awar n s and Committement PlatSt. Michael - Van Nuys - Lunform adopted at that meeting and
cheon held with proceeds donated
h artily ndorsed by all the SOYO
reo-ion by the Archdiocese Board of ~o St. Vladimir's Seminary, ecumenTru t es and by all present at last ical discussions with non-Orthodox
)ear'
rchdiocese Convention in Church groups, visits to convalescent
homes.
Chicago.
St. George - Pittsburgh - Adult
Thi year in an effort to further
Education
Program utilizing the
elaborate and clarify the various secEastern
Region
Holy Cross Society
tions of the new program, two memoHandbook
plus
various discussion
ra:1dam have been sent by the committee to all parish priests SOYO groups.
St. Mary - Johnstown - Choir
lo al chapter presidents, and revisits
to hospitals and old age homes.
gional officers delineating in depth
St.
George - Lawrence - Aiding
what typ of programs could be
~rug
addicts
at a local drug addicpon ored and how to obtain information on them. Both of these com- tion center.
St George - Boston - Startino~uniques have also been published
of a Senior Citizens' program for ou~
m the 'Word".
elderly people in the Church.
. In ?rder to show just what youth
S~. George - Worcester - Dis( m th i ~ e, S?YO) can accomplish
when a little trme and energy is ex- cuss10ns with other Orthodox and
? nded I would like to summarize non - Orthodox Groups; tutoring
grammar school children.
JU _t wha~ ome of our chapters are
domo- to implement this program. It
. St Mary - Pawtucket - D.iscuss1ons
on ?i~th control, abortion, and
hould b noted that some of these
program vvere in effect before the drug_s; aidmg retarded children in
readmg and writing.
new plan wa formalized.
So you see, when we set goals for
t_-Luke - Garden Grove, Caliourselv~s, they are not that difficult
fornia - Sweater and Blanket Drive
to. attam. What we need is to set
for t enag rs in the Middle East
aside
one night every other week
and anned Food and Turkey Driv~
and we can really achieve results!
for n edy familie in Orange County.
If ~ou_r chapter is not mentioned
hur h of Holy Resurrection _
he~e, it is b~cause either nothing is
Tue on, Arizona "Meal
bemg done m this area, or the proWheel
' food program ,,vVh"ichs d~n
"b
is- gram has not been reported to me
tn ut s food for the elderly.
Why do~'t each and every one of
t. ~ icholas - Los Angeles you take it upon yourself to act and
Two uc es ful retreats were held for then we will all be successful! ( !
Page 18
SOYO Youth In Action
SOYO Name Change
Coming Up
. For the past several years the S
nan Orthodox . You
• . Y. th Org aruzation
h as been . considermg the p OSSi
"b•i·
i ity
of .changmg its name. Ho wever no
action
could be taken until th e A'reh
·
d10cese changed its official name. -
In 1969 when the Archdioces 0 f
ficially changed its name to th \ ti?chian Orthodox Christian ~re~:
d10cese of New y ork and all N h
A
.
h
ort
menca, t at path was cleared f
SOYO to do likewise.
or
A name-change
resolution has
been presented to each of th e six
•
SOYO regions. Each region will vote
on t~e resolution at its regional convent10n. The final vote will tak
place during the N AC-SO YO meet~
mg at the Archdiocese Convention in
Boston, Mass., in August.
The resolution reads as follows:
W~EREAS:
The Syrian Antiochian Archdiocese of New York
and All of North America is now
the An tiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of New York
and All of North America and
'
WHEREAS:
The membership of
the Syrian Orthodox Youth Organizations of the Archdiocese
has been polled, and
WHEREAS:
The membership has
re~uested the name change retam the S.O.Y.O. call letters that
now exist, and
THEREFORE:
Be it resolved that
Article 1 : Name, of the Constitution be changed as follows :
The name of the organization
shall be the North American
Council, SOCIETY OF YOUNG
ORTHODOX·
or SOCIETY of
ORTHODox'
YOUTH
ORGANIZATIONS·
or SERVICE
ORGANIZA TIO
of YOU TG
The Word
CEOYLAConference Held
In Akron
St. George's Orthodox Church in
Akron,Ohio, and the orth American Council of the Syrian Orthodox
Youth Organization ( SOYO) served
as hosts for the annual spring meetina of the Council of Eastern Orthoo
dox Youth Leaders of the Americas
CEOYLA) on April 2 and 3, 1971.
CEOYLA is the official youth organization of the Standing Confere!1ceof Orthodox Canonical Bishops
cf the Americas. CEOYLA is composedof the national officers of seven
Eastern Orthodox
youth groups:
American Carpatho-Russian
Youth,
American Romanian
Orthodox
Youth, Federated Russian Orthodox
Clubs, Greek Orthodox Youth of
America, Serbian
inging Federation, Syrian Orthodox Youth Organization,and the Ukrainian Orthodox
League of the U.S.A.
The main topics of discussion during the two-day conference at the
:MayflowerHotel in Akron focused
on CEOYLA's past and future programs.
For the past two years, CEOYLA
has sponsored Leadership Training
~onferences for regional and natio~al leaders of its member organizations at the Dow Chemical Training Center, on the campus of Hillsdale College, in Hillsdale, Mich. To
enable more young people to participate in such seminars. CEOYLA decid~dto present similar workshops in
maJor American cities,.
The first local leadership conference was held at the Holy Cross
Greek Orthodox Church in Mt. Leb~non, _Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh.
r._Michael Kolivasky, a prominent
social psychologist and Dean of the
College of Continuing Education at
June, 1971
Hillsdale College, directed the program. The seminar wa divided into
three segments:
1. Perception principles - why
people see things the way they do.
2. Better self analysis - creating
a better self-image.
3. J\~otivation Workshop - how
to motivate volunteers.
Dr. S. Joseph
assif, Executive
~reducer of the Pi~tsburgh Playouse, gave a dynamic presentation
on "Orthodoxy is more than Faith."
The sec?nd local leadership conference will be held in Cleveland
Ohio, in the fall.
Delegates to the Ceoyla meeting
voted to ~mbark on four new programs dunng the coming year:
1. Regional sports programs with
competition in basketball b~wlinoa nd softball.
'
b
2. Regional youth oriented activities, such as retreats, seminars and
workshops, in which all Orthodox
jurisdictions in a given district would
participate.
3. Choir director development to assist in the motivation, development and training of potential choir
directors.
4. CEOYLA cultural festival of
Orthodoxy, with displays and exhibits based on the various national
heritages, as well as the Eastern
Orthodox religion.
All incumbent CEOYLA officers
were re-elected to another term :
President, Robert Stone, SSF, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Vice-president, Nick
Sandru, AROY, Canton, Ohio; Secretary, John Hanna, Jr., SOYO,
Boston, Mass.; Treasurer, Stephanie
Diaczyszyn, UOL, Chicago, Ill.
The Rise of an Ogranization
Eastern Region Teenage SOYO
continues its surge upward as a beneficial organization in our Church.
Following the 1970 SOYO Convention held at Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, the teens were filled with great
enthusiasm and fellowship in the
Church.
In Atlanta, Georgia, the Teens
gained six new members in the
month of September; the Atlanta
Chapter is young, totally devoted to
the cause of SOYO, and vigorous.
In their third year of existence they
·y
went all-out "·ith th
n,· nti 11.
and bid for th I 71
and won.
The \\'ilk
nn , h-ania.
hapter wa
i
for a •
o but i mo
ti,· no,
wer \\' 11
n d at t
Convention, and ~ot ba k i
wing of thing; "·ith numer
ligiou , haritabl and
ial activitie.
The ch
f John to\\ n and
ltoona,
ania, and \\'a
ington D.
provid
d
hip and
o-m n
whole organization. I
T nag 1
will b
OYO le
and '
ntry.
ag
SOYO re
Orth
,
a tion 'OW!
HARLE
R. 1 H ::-..;
delphi, 11aryland
4
Teen SOYO Reaches Out
by SAMBROWN
NAC Teen SOYO President
C Teen OYO i n aring th
completion of its third full year of
existence. It ha develop d from the
local to the regional and national
level, and now command
ven
vote in the Archdio
an
en ral
Assembly.
Given the opportunit to work together, many people made acrifi e
so that the Teen could p ak for
them elves. Their record i on of
,,vhich to be proud : they ha e rai ed
money for Middle Ea t orphan and
other charitable proje t and undertaken an educational program a
v\'ell. The majority of parti ipants in
the ational and Regional Oratorical Conte t are Teen OYO members.
How many older peopl hav considered the purpo e of Teen OYO.
and know its motto of
ITY.
HO ESTY LO E
DEv OTI O ? Thi organization could b
the most u eful and hardworkin one
in the Church, and very likely will
be, with the eff ecti e upport of all
local parishioners.
SOYO has recently hand d it
Teens the additional goal of awarenes and commitment. The e goal
are intended to widen the per pee/Continued on page 27)
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�Biblical Prophecy
(Continued
from page
11)
'o\·enant re pon ibility on the part
of tho e "·ho would claim to be
God' people "·ho were '·cho en" for
re pon ibility not privileo-e. Thu \\'e
mu t al o put be ide Gene i 15: 18
urh pa a<Te a Deuteronomy 7: 12
and 8: 19-20:
Department
fJf Christian
Education-I
ntil a few years ago most of our
pari hes followed a rather haphaza rd
curriculum pattern based on Protestant materials and the thorough,
though rigid, series which was pro"And becau e you hearken to
duced by our Archdiocese a good
the e ordinance , and keep and
number of years ago.
do them, the LORD your God
Perhaps one of the most signifi~ant
u:ill keep iuith you the covenant
efforts to establish a standardized
and the teadf ast love which he
and basically Orthodox curriculum
m•ore to )'Our fathers to keep . .. "
was the curriculum study which was
••... And
if you forget
the
undertaken under the guidance of
LORD your God and go after
Father James Meena when he was
other god and erve them and
the Director of this Department.
u:or hip them, I solemnly warn
The core of this curriculum was the
you thi day that you shall surely
materials produced from the OrthojJerish. Like the nations that the
dox Christian Education CommisLORD makes to perish before
sion. This took our church sch'.Jols a
vou o shall )'OUperish, because
long way forward in developing a
)'OU zcould not obey the voice of
program of Orthodox Christian Eduthe LORD your God."
cation based on the principle of inFrom the tandpoint of Biblical tegrating doctrine, spiritually, liturprophecy, therefore, to evaluate the gies, and the Holy Scripture.
ituation in Palestine today apart
Our curriculum is again undergofrom it r levance to Covenant moring study and will be revised by the
ality, the heart of the Mosaic and
new Director so that it will be based
cla ical prophetic pronouncements,
almost entirely on materials proi to falsify the Biblical me sage and
duced by the O.C.E.C. This move is
pro titute its purpo e.
undertaken with the realization that
Chri tians should ask again the our former curriculum was of ten too
ob\'iou question in the face of the heavy, prescribing the use of too
~ fiddle East crisis, "Is the God we
many different items in one year's
wor hip One \\'ho works in history time. This move is also based on the
through geopolitics, or through men fuller participation of our Archdio"·ho re pond in faith to His moral
cese in the work of the Commission:
d mand and piritual guidance?"
Metropolitan Philip is currently the
It i only a blind faith that can see President of the Commission and the
th
od of J u Christ at work in Director of our Department of Chrismo t of the events in the Middle
tian Education is a member of both
Eat today, as the Graham film "His the Executive Board and the CurLand" so naively uggests.
riculum Committee. The Commisccording to the central Biblical sion's approach to Christian educaprophecy therefore, the State of Is- tion is a total one which presently
rael today must tand under the covers the grades kindergarten
moral judgment of God on the same through seven, with an extention for
Covenant terms that were proeight through twelve. The curricuclaimed to ancient Israel and Judah,
lum of the Commission is currently
if h i to claim anything from that
undergoing a two year reevaluation
Biblical heritage. On such a basis the and revision based on the feed-back
pr ent events in Palestine cannot
we have received from hundreds of
po ibly be interpreted as fulfilling
Orthodox parishes during the past
Biblical prophecy. Instead we should
b reminded of the poignant words
of I aiah:
destroyed together,
Zion hall be redeemed by justice,
and those who forsake the
and tho e in her who repent, by
LORD shall be consumed.
righteousness.
(1:27-28)
But rebels and sinners shall be
What we see happening in PalesPage 20
News
altl1e Harisftes
:
several years. It is for these rea on
that t~e Department
of Christian
Educat10n has endorsed the Commi _
sion's materials for the core of our
curriculum.
Hopefully, no church
school will have recour e to non.
Orthodox materials. except as supple.
men ts to those prescribed.
As many of our church school directors already know from the De.
partmer.t memo dated May 1 1971
the Department has offered ~ alter~
nate second grade program for tho e
church schools which have discov.
ered that the Commission's material
are above the educational and reading levels of their children. The use
of this alternate second grade manual will allow those church schools
·wishing to do so to up-grade the
Commission's materials by one vear
above their stated use. Since this,option is offered at the request of on!)
a limited number of parishes, this
Department will continue to recommend the Commission's materials at
their stated levels. This need for an
adjustment in the curriculum simply
points up the difficulty of creating a
unified program for all Orthodox
children throughout the country.
The Department is currently producing a revised Curriculum Bulletin
for our church schools. The new Bulletin, which should be available well
before the opening of the new school
year, will contain a detailed analysis
of each year's work and the goals
sought along with a section of recommended audio-visual aids for each
grade with specific lesson references.
For the time being, the basic core
materials for our curriculum may be
ordered from the Book Department
of the Archdiocese according to the
schedule which was mailed out early
in May. Try to get your book orders
in to the Archdiocese before or during the summer; this will assur~ a
smooth and trouble-free beginnmcr
in the fall.
tine today is purely secular, political
nationalism at work; and it must be
viewed and evaluated in terms of
other ethnic, political nationalisms
of our day.
The Word
..
had nev r had th honor to pat ti ipate in
rthodox affair.
h'
mayor
a
claim·
• da
i
St.Elias'Church, New Castle, Pennsylvania
Consecration
Of St. Elias' Church
w
~r
•
cong
nd
;_ Farah Pr •
of t B •
'L' tee an
id nt f
on.
spok .
Farri
·a
ter.
and hi
ht r in ,
tecl
flower
Eminenr .
The Church, "·hirh i ituat cl on
fo·e acre of land. i built in the
shape of a hip \\'ith to\\' r on arh
side urmounted by Orthodox rro e . Belo\\· th ummit of a h to\\' r
is a "·indow in the form f a rro •
while above th entranr i a circular ikon of our Patron aint Elia .
copied after a painting; mad
111
Greece for our old hurrh. Thi ha
been mo\'ed to our ne\\ 'hurrh and
can be een imm diately upon ent ring.
The ikon rreen and th alta1
NEWCASTLE, PENNA.: Archbishop Philip addresses the congregation during the conse\\·ere made by John mol y of Pitt crationof St. Elias' Church. More than 400 persons witnessed the ceremonies.
burgh. The 27 ikon \\' re painted by
N
e,·1
Castle;
and
Fr.
Richard
Salley
Fr. Philip Koufas and donat d by
The consecration of St. Elias'
of
St.
icholas'
Carpatho-Russian
our pari hioner and t\\'O friend of
Orthodox Church in
ew Castle,
the Church. On the back wall of th
Pennsylvania, on May 16, 1971, Orth:dcx Church. Also present ,ms
Monsignor J 03eph Fabbri, Pastor of sanctuary i an ikon of th De rent
brought to a successful conclusion
St. Vitus' Rcman Catholic Church
of Chri t into Hade painted by
many years of diligent labor. The
a!ld
Dean
of
Lawrence
County.
Our
Alexand r J a iuko"·icz, a nati\'e of
festivities began when His Honor,
own
choir
and
that
of
the
Greek
Ru ia.
:"lfayorCarl Cialella, of New Castle
and Carpatho - Russian Churches
with other city officials met His Emsang the Pontifical Divine Litur~
inence, Metropolitan Philip, on the
under the direction of Mrs. Sophie
outskirts of the city.
Lucas of St. George's Greek OrthoFriday and Saturday, May 14 and
dox Church. More than 400 people
15, His Eminence conferred with
attended the Consecration and the
m:mbers of the congregation, other
laying of the cornerstone, after whi~h
Orthodox clergy of the area, and
they enjoyed a breakfast served m
with city and state officials.
On Sunday, the Consecration ·was the Church basement.
The climax of the three-day celea glorious pan-Orthodox affair. Tobration was a banquet in hor~or of
~etherwith Metropolitan Philip were
Metropolitan Philip which was atthe Right Rev. Fr. Gabriel Samne,
tended by more than 500 pe'.)ple.
and cur former pastor, the Rev. Fr.
The
speakers were His Emmence :
' Alexander Curry. Other clergy with
the
Rt.
Rev. Fr. Gabriel Samne; the
their congregations participated
in
NEWCASTLE, PENNA.: Some of the Board
Very Rev. Fr. Alexan~er Curry:
the Consecration: Fr. Philip Koufas
of Trustees of St. Elias' Church with MetroMonsignor
Joseph
Fabbn,.
\\'ho
emof St. Mark's Orthodox
Church,
politan Philip and Fr. Gabriel Samne: Dolly
phasized our common hen tao-e a~d
Nader, Mary Lou Serhan, Corgette Joseph,
Youngstown, Ohio; the Very Rev.
George Barkette, Joel Scalzo, Jack Moses,
mFr. Demetrios Costarakis
of St. said how pleased he was to
and Thomas Farah, President (front!.
vited after 35 years during which he
Geonn~'sGreek Orthodox Church in
0
?e
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June, 1971
�John
and Laurice
Henry, \\'ho
chaired the affair.
Plans are in full swing f
.
B
or a
Christmas
azaar to be held in N'
vember. Many interesting and d o. b
h
b .
ecor.
ative oot s are emg planned. Th·1
is a church project, but will be spon.
sored by the Fellowship Club.
NEWCASTLE, PENNA.: Choir members of three churches, Greek, Syrian, and CarpaihoRussian, sing the Divine Liturgy al the consecration of St. Elias' Church on May 16, 1971.
There is also a large room for the
Sunday School. Mr. Adam Dumot,
the architect a:1d a former trustee of
the Church emphasizes the lcw cost
of maintenance.
On June 13 the Church will honor
its High School Graduates: Kathy
Alberts; Stella Davis; Mary Ann
Farris· Cindy Moses; Mary Lou
:Mo e • Allen Deep; Larry Kelly;
and Thomas Toney. They will all
receive Holy Communion together
and later be presented with medallions reading: J am an Orthodox
Christian. On the same day Louis
Abraham will be awarded a cross
upon retiring from the presidency of
the parish and Adam Dumot will receive a plaque for his work as architect and for his other services to the
Church.
Mrs. Jessie Charles was recently
honored as Mother of the Year for
her thirty-five years of dedicated
work for the Church. Now in June
St. Gvorge's
Church, Detroit, Mich.
Fr. Ruffin Honored
CLE_ EL
D. Ohio: The newly
reactivated Fellowship Club has been
going at a great pace, scheduling
and holding social events. A box social was held recently. The boxes
were attractively decorated by the
Pag:J 22
we are h~noring Mr. Hafiz Deep as
Fcther of the Year. Most of his
eighty years have been dedicated to
working for the Church. About 60
years ago he was instrumental in
fot.::1ding the Chcrch in New Castle.
He will be presented with an original ikon from the Monastery of the
Transfi3"uration in Ellwood City,
Pe:::msylvania.
THOMAS
G. FARAH
NEWCASTLE, PENNA.: Father Alexander
Curry, former. pastor of St. Elias' Church,
and Fr. Gabriel Samne, present pastor, set
the cornerston·e of the new building.
ladies and went to the highest bidder. A very enjoyable everiimr0 followed.
A card party was held on June 4
and another church club, The Cup
and Saucer Club, was invited to
merge with the Fellowship Club.
They _were in full attendance. Many
beautiful door prizes plus delicious
French pastries were donated by
On _April 27, a talk, Drug Abu e
was given by the Honorable Judo-e
'
George Bashara, Jr., at the church
Judge ~-ashara ha~, gained state-wid~
recogmt10n for his wide knowledge
of drug
abuse.
He has used his ex.
.
P:nences m dealing with drug ad.
diets to lecture to a variety of groups
throughout
th~ City. He has appeared on rad10 and television. H
invites school children to visit ht
court, then personally conducts them
on a tour through the county jail
where they can obtain first-hand
knowledge of the consequences of
drug addiction. Judge Bashara is to
be commended for his tireless and
dedicated work on behalf of all
young people of Detroit.
On May 9, the Junior SOYO held
a bake sale. It was claimed that all
the boys made their goodies from
scratch while the girls used readymade mixes. Be that as it may, the
bake sale was a huge success. The
Ladies Society held a "Farewell
Luncheon for Father Tom" on May
13. The ladies all turned out to pay
tribute to our beloved priest. Mrs.
Amelia Shamie, who spoke in Arabic,
expressed the sentiments of her hister
members by praising Father Tom
for his many achievements during his
tenure at St. George. Mrs. Mary
Coosaia spoke most eloquently in
English. The president, Mrs. Rosemary Sophiea, conveyed the wishes
of the members in asking God's
blessings
in whatever
endeavor
Father Tom undertakes.
On Sunday, May 23, a testimonial dinner for Father Ruffin was
given by the members of the Parish
at St. Maron's Hall. Father Tom
was escorted to his place at the
speaker's table by two of his children, Helena and Gregory, and also
other members of the Junior SOYO.
Besides the Orthodox faithful of the
church, many clergy and members
of the Maronite
Melchite, and
Protestant
church~s were present.
Among them was. Bishop f rancis
The Word
Rt. Rev. Chorbishop Michael
.
Ferns Kleem and
Father Jarnes N aimy ~f the Mar~n. Church and Monsignor Agabios
,te
'
Reashi of Our Lady of Redempt~on
\Ielchite Church. Dr. Robert Km~heloe, Executive Secretary of the
Detroit Council of ~h~rches, prc1.,ised
ther Tom for brmgmg the
Ortho.
Fa
d x faith to the attention of all
~her denominations.
through
the
0
Annual Lenten senes sponsored by
the Council. He also told of the
many civic committees upon which
Father Tom served. In attendance
also were Father Theodore Ziton of
Indianapolis, Indiana, Father Peter
Lambert, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Father Basil Kalekas, of Flint,
:Michigan, Father Thomas Skaff, of
Toledo, Ohio, and Father Milton
Eftherniou, of Middletown,
Ohio.
Speakers included
the Honorary
Consul of Jordan, Karim F. Ajluni,
and Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri,
of the Islamic Center. Rev. Father
James Kavadas of Assumption Greek
Orthodox Church represented the
Orthodox Council of Churches in his
rnpacity as Executive Secretary. Very
Rev. Father Nicholas ;Fedetz of Sts.
Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox
Church was master of ceremonies
and kept the affair running smoothly
\\'ith his delightful humor. The St.
George Choir sang, "Blessed Is The
Man" and 'The Beatitudes" at the
special request of Father Tom. A
touching tribute was given by the
president of the St. George Board of
Trustees, Dr. Lawrence
Sophiea.
Then our beloved Rt. Rev. Ellis
Khouri, Protosyngellos, of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, who is Father
Tom's spiritual godfather, told how
Father was ordained in Detroit 18
years ago, that he was spiritual advisor of Midwest SOYO for 7 years
and served the St. George Church of
Detroit for 12 years. It should be
made clear that Father Ruffin is
not leaving the priesthood. He is
leaving the active ministry of St.
George'sparish for personal reasons.
Father Tom will be sorely missed.
He leaves a void in the hearts of his
P~rishioners. The young looked to
hun for inspiration
and the older
forcomfort. We wish him good luck
good heai'th, and the blessings of
God always.
ayek,
Z
i\bdoo, father
-ILHAMIE
June, 1971
HACKEM
Cath edral of st • George, Coral Gables, Florida
Rose Merhige Honored
CORAL GABLES, FLA.: Metropolitan
Philip pins the Antonian
Silver Medal on Mrs. Rose
Merhige, as Fr. Michael Husson looks on.
MIAMI, Fla.: February 21, 1971,
will long be remembered by the
Arabic speaking community of Miami, b8th Orthodox, Melkite and
Maronite, as " Rose Merhige Day".
It was so designated by the resolution of the Vice-Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. and approved by the City
Commission of Miami. It was a day
of honor, not only for Rose, but for
the entire community, for on thi
day Metropolitan Philip announced
that on the following day at the
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy the ntonian Silver Medal would be presented to Mr . Merhige in recognition of her generosity, kindnes , and
benevolent love for the Orthodox
Faith and for her church. It was
largely becau e of her dedication to
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�of Trustees. The speakers of th
.
M
.
e eve.
nmg were
r. Mike Asha of th
Cathedral;
Mr. Anthony Abrah e
of the Greater Miami Syrian-L am
6
.
eanese C ommum ty; Mrs. Lo •
.
rraine
Husson, president of the Ladies'
ciety of St. Georg·e • Mr A o'
• meen
Ab:::.u-adal who spoke in Arabic·
Mr. John Khouri, representin~ ~~d
Ar~hdiocesan Board of Trustee 3. Th:
m~m speaker was the Very Rev. Fr
Michael Husson, dean of the Cathe~
dral. Father Husson said of R
Merhige that she truly merited ~h:
many bo1:1quets showered upon her
that evenmg. It was through her ef.
forts that the "Temple" became
"Church".
a
Rev. Fr. Nicholas Nick of the Greek
Orthodox Church cf the Annuncia. n fort Lauderdale; Mr. Michael
t10,
I{araty, president of the Syrian-Le-
banese American Club of I\f
..
and M M. h
.
iami,
r.
i~c ell Sirgany, President
c the Melk1te Mission.
f
-
BRUCE
H
'SSO~
VirginMary Eastern Orthodox Church, Yonkers, N .y .
Ordination Of Fr.Simon Gharfeh
And Dedication Of Virgin Mary Church
rand Rapid.
an of our
rchdior
attended.
During the Di\·in Litur • ~1
politan Philip eb·at d to th
Prie thood Dea on imon. \\ ho ha'
been ervin th
hurch in Y nker
a deaccn in
hi ordination la t
June. Deacon
imon ram to thi
country from . mman. Jordan. in
1968 to tudy at t. \ ·1adimir'
rthodox Theoloaical
minarv. H r _
ceived th dear of Bach ,!or of Divinity on May 20. 1 71. Fath r imon and hi \\'ife Dolor , ar no\,
~waiting as ianment from ~fetropolitan Philip.
On the following day just befor
the benediction at the end of the Di~
vine Liturgy Mrs. Merhige, accompanied by her sister Georgette Sha.
hood and her son Alan, came forward to receive the Silver Medal
from the hand of Metropolitan
Philip. To the joyous shouts of
"Axios !" the Archbishop pinned the
Medal on her.
C:>~AL GABLES, FLA.: Mrs. Rose Merhige, recipient of the Antonian Silver Medal with
Fr. Mid,ael Husson, Dean of St. George's Cathedral, and Metropolitan· Philip.
'
the Church that St. George's Church
became a Cathedral four years ago.
On the evenina of February 21 the
Cathedral hall was filled to capacity
with more than 400 people joine::l
to ether to do honor to this outtanding woman. After an opening
prayer by Metropolitan Philip the
1 Tational Anthem
was sung by 'Mrs.
Merhige'
daughter,
Mrs. Sah,va
. brams, and the gue ts enjoyed an
out tanding meal of Arabic food prepared by Mr . Ro e Klele.
The program of the evening was
begun by the pre ident of the Board
of Dire tor Mr. George Esper, followed by the Ma ter of Ceremonies
~fr. George Elia Jr. a long-tim~
member of the Archdioce an Board
Page 24
Among the guests who came to
honor Mrs. Merhige on this occasion
were the Vice-Mayor, Mr. Plummer
who presented her with the Resolu~
tion declaring the day in her honor;
the Honorable Irwin Christie Miami City Commissioner; the' Very
Rev. Fr. Demosthenes Mekras of St.
Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church,
who served the Syrian-Lebanese
C::mmunity before the founding of
St. George's Church; the Rt. Rev.
Archimandrite Nicholas Abraham of
the Melkite mission of Miami; the
YONKERS, N.Y.: Newly-ordained priest Simon Gharfeh addresses the audience at the
banquet following dedication-day ceremonies
in St. Mary's Church in Yonkers. Father Simon is a 1971 graduate of St. Vladimir's
Seminary.
St MYONKERS, N.Y .: Metropolitan·
•
CORAL GABLES, FLA . Archbish
Ph• •
ing Mrs. Rose Merhi:ie
. ·ht
.. op
•lip addresses the audience
, rig , on Rose Merhige• Day" in Miami.
at the· banquet honor-
The Word
ary's Church, Yonkers, on May
Philip ordains to the priesthood Deacon Simon Gharfeh, in
9, 1971.
{ ~ IKERS, N.Y.: Sunday, May 9,
9
;, was ~ special ~ay in Y ?1:1kers.
16
fi. t morning Archbishop Philip ofL~iated at a Hierarchical
Divine
iturgy with the assistance of Fr.
June, 1971
Ellis Khouri of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Fr. Antoun Khouri, archepiscopal secretary; Fr. Elias Audi, pastor of Virgin Mary Church; Deacon
Simon Gharf eh, and Deacon Elias of
At the end of the sen·ice, Hi Eminence bles ed the church and the
people with pine branche
and
water. Thi wa a meaningful occasion for all, ince Metropolitan Philip
was the first to serve at thi pari h
v-:hen it wa first organized.
In the evening a banquet and
hufli \\"ere held at the Tarrytown
Hilton Inn. Dr. Zekin haka hiri of
Washington, D.C. wa toastma t r.
and among the di tingui hed aue t
who poke were Hi Excellency }.fr .
Baha Ud-Din Toukan Arnba ador
of the Ha hemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United l T ation • the Hon.
Mr. Alfred B. Del Bello mayor of
Yonkers; the Hon. Mr. John E.
Flynn, enator from ew York· and
Metropolitan Philip.
The pari h of the irgin Mary in
Yonker was establi hed as a mi ion
five year ago and at fir t held gath-
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�erina
in ba ements cf people's
'I-tome_ - here wa great need fo: a
pari h becau e of the number of rmmiar2.nt arriving from Jordan "·ho
want d a church where they could
brina th ir farnilie to worship in the
,,·av the under toad. The ervices
are' condu t d mostly in Arabic ~ecau
the entire parish i Arabicp aking although of both fi_rt and
cond generation. om port10ns are
in En Ii h for the benefit of those
. m rican-born hildren who are not
a flu nt in Arabic. Arabic classes
ar condu ted weekly in the church
hall by Fr.
udi pa tor of the
Chur h.
Of 75 familie about 60 children
att nd church s hool each Sunday.
Fa iliti
are limited and teachers
ven
arcer. Last year we began
with one t acher, and now we have
rown to have four.
It wa a real step forward when
the µari h was able to pu~chase a
chur h buildina and home from the
Carpatho-Russian parish of Yonkers.
Th building is mall and required a
lot of work. The people have been
bu y for th past nine months re,
furbi hing and redecorating the interior of the church and the priest's
apartment. Religious articles candle
tand
and chandeliers have been
purcha ed from Greece, a new rug
ha
been in talled, the church
painted, and the final results are
truly beautiful.
mdodious affairs, when the oud a~d
dn:m are brought out to enter~am
the o·uests. In the church gathenngs
the:·; is always an inter-mingling ~f
old and young. The church hal_l is
always filled with children's voices
St. George's Cathedral,
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KHOURIYYA
Worchester,
DOLORES
GHARFEB
Mass.
Father Abou-Adal, 94, Pastor Emeritus, Dies
WORCHESTER,
Mass.: Archpriest
Constantine Abou-Adal, pastor emeritus of St. George's Syrian Orthod_ox
Cathedral, died June 9, in St . Vincent Hospital, Worchester. He was
94.
He retired in 1958 after twe?.1ty
years as pastor of St. George's, then
located at wall and Thorne Streets,
Worchester.
Father Abou-Adal's active career
in the ministry spanned 35 years and
actllally began with his arrival in the
Unitd State::; in 1923 when he was
first ins':alled a deaccn in New York
and later ordained a priest in Mcntre2.I, Canada.
Thus, at 46, he began a second
career after he and his wife, the former
ady Daniloff-Domnena, were
forced to flee Russia following the
revolution.
Father Abou-Ad·al was born in Damascus, Syria, a.rid at 11 was sele:::ted
The people of this parish have asimilated very ,,vellto their new home
in Ameri a. However, they manage
to ke p the good things they have
brouaht with them and reject some
of the le good aspects of their new
n ironment without feeling embarras ed or ashamed. They never forget en thing - they are Orthodox
Chri tian of Arabic descent, and
they are determined to maint2cin
their identity.
When you visit a home in this
Yonkers parish, you are greeted at
the door by the entire family. They
are extremely hospitable and are always concerned if your glass or plate
i only half-filled. The menu is always omposed of Arabic food and
every week the Kurban for Sunday
Liturgy is baked fresh by one or more
of the parish ladies. The gatherings
are always large joyful, and of ten
and laughter. But most important i
their attitude and their moral consciousness. Whether old or young
they respect adults and the family
structure.
FATHER ABOU-ADAL
as an outstanding scholar to attend
the Russian Orthodox Rostoff Sem.
inary in Moscow. His father, Michael Abou-Adal, was a prominent
Middle Eastern musician who performed in the court of Sultan Abdul.
Hamid in Constantinople and who
wrote the first musical note book in
Arabic.
He later taught Russian in Damascus, became interested in a diplomatic career and was an honor graduate
of the College of Eastern Languages
in Moscow. He had hoped to become Syrian Consul from the Russian government,
but was barred
because he was not a native Russian.
The Czarist government instead
appointed him inspector of all cooperative banks in the Russian federal bank system. He met his wife,
the daughter of an Imperial Czarist
Army general, in Kiev in 1915. They
were wed the following year.
Because of his civil servant status
and her Army family background.
the Abou-Adals fled the bloodbath
that followed the Russian Revolution
in a hair-raising escape to Latvia
through Bolshevik lines, and several
near arrests.
As a Syrian Orthodox priest, F~ther Abou-Adal served churches m
Allentown, Pa., Atlanta, Ga., WilkesBarre, Pa., Brooklyn, N.Y., and ew
Castle, Pa. before his assignment to
Worchester.
At St. George's he organized a
choir, organized the church's young
to form the Knights of St. George,
and freed the church of its mortgage.
The church, the original St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, was
sold and later demolished laSt year
when the parish opened the r.ew St].
• 0 r th o d ox Cathedra
George's Synan
at 30 Anna Street.
d
Father Abou-Adal was honorc.
at a civic testimonial at th e former
The Word
l{otel Bancroft in 1958 following his
retiremen t.
.
.
In noting his 90th birthday on
Christmas Day, 1966, !ather AbouAdal held great pro~1se for efforts
ds religious
um ty among the
to\\' ar
.
,
diverse
faiths,
although he saw
nO\\
it perhaps 20 to 30 year away. _
He cited a then recent ecumemcal
service in his own church and commented: "Twenty
years ago we
\\'ould have turned our backs on
each other."
In a view of the future, he then
mused: "It has always b en unsure.
We who have seen great changes
must have great hopes."
Besides his wife, Father AbouAdal leaves a son, Mitchell C. AbouAdal, a photographer for the Worchester Telegram, and three granddaughters, Linda N., Michele, and
Debra H. Abou-Adal.
Hundreds of parishioners
and
friends filed past his body as it lay
in state in St. George'
Orthodox
Cathedral on June 10 and 11. Trisagion services were held each day.
The funeral service, held June 12
in the Cathedral at 11 a.m., was recited in four languages by nine
priests. The Rt. Rev. George B.
Ghannam, pastor of St. George's,
said parts of the service were recited in Greek, Arabic, English and
Russian,with "most of it in English."
He said the services are usually
said in English with some Arabic,
the original language of the Syrian
Orthodox Church. "Greek was also
used because Bishop Demetrius is
Greek, and Russian was used becauseFather Abou-Adal and his wife
spoke it," Father
Ghannam
explained.
Rt. Rev. Demetrius of Boston,
head of the ew England district of
the Greek Orthodox Church
was
delegated to the service to rep~esent
Archbishop Philip Saliba, head of
North America in the Antiochan Orthodox Christian Archdiocese.
The bishop was assisted in the
service by the Rt. Rev. Ghannam;
the Rt. Rev. Athanasius Saliba of St.
Mary's Orthodox
Church,
Pawtucket, R.I.; the Very Rev. George
George of St. George Orthodox
Church, Boston; the Very Rev. Paul
Mosesof St. John of Damascus Orthodox Church
orwood · the Rev.
Michael Buben' of St. Geo;ge Ortho~
June, 197]
<lox Church, Lavaence.
1 gr. Joseph Saidie of Our Lady of :Mercy
Church, Worchester, and father
Charles Aboody of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Worchester.
Members of the Board of Directors of the church served a pallbearers. They included Judge Erne t
S. Hayeck, Leo B. Forzley, Albert A.
Gammal, Jr., Harold F. Boo ahda
Jr., Walter E. Hadad, Kenneth Milhem, John J. Bourisk, Jr. and Alexander Samia.
Other board members served a
honor guards v,rhile Father AbouAdal's body lay in state, including
Eli Haff ty, George E. Mackoul, Edward
. Haddad, George Abodeely,
Jr., Charles M. Dov.-n, Edward
Habib, Joseph R. Eid, Roy Samra
and George Wood.
Frank George, Robert Kalil and
Samuel Salem, members of the
church, were cantors at the ervice
and Vladimer S. Sv.ryden served a
acolyte.
Albert C. MacKoul was soloist
and also directed St. George's Cathedral Choir in "St. Simeon's
Prayer" sung during the recessional.
Burial was in Worchester County
Memorial Park, Paxton.
■
SOYO
(Continued
from page 19)
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Albert Majdell,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Mrs. Rose Merhige, Miami, Florida
Rudy George, Parma, Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Davis,
Bethel Park, Pa.
George T. Mahshie, Syracuse, ew York
Rev. Fr. Gregory Abboud,
Brooklyn, ew York
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$ 200.00
$1 000.00
$2 000.00
$3,000.00
$1 000.00
1,500.00
$1000.00
$
500.00
40.00
1000.00
1000.00
1000.00
$
10.00
500.00
$ 500.00
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<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
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May 1971
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This Mo,tth's
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MAY,
VOLUME 15
1971
Metropolitan
Philip'sMessage
In this issue • • •
Thi ~ I nth' Cov r .......................................
).{ tropolitan Philip Me age to OYO - 1971 • • • • • · · · · • • • • •
Th
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rchitectural Commission .... • • • • • • • · · · · • • •
by Louj
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Life of
Th
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Courey
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of Easter .................
by Rev. Vladimir
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rmon tt : Our Chan e To Give Glory .........
•••· · · · · · •· •
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9
Berzonsky
The Orthodox »1onastery of the Transfiguration
for Women . • • • 10
CF Conference To Be Held At Hellenic College ...........
The Chall nge of Autocephaly .......................
\\'orld Fellowship of Orthodox Youth Organizations
ynde mo Eighth General Assembly .....................
w Patriarchal Title for Iakovos
To Have Impact In This Hemisphere
.....................
Teacher' Training Conference
To Be Held At Jewell, .Y..............................
• 10
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13
14
~lid-Eastern Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
\'\'orld Council Evaded Stand
On I ue Involving Orthodox Church
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
peaking of Sickness ......................................
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of the Parishes ......................................
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The Orthodox World
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The Word
Official Publication of
THE A
TIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN
ARCHDIOCESE
OF
EW YORK AND ALL NORTH AMERICA
Published monthly except July and August by the
Antiochian Orth~dox Christian Archdiocese
Founded in Arabic as AL KALIMAT January 1905 by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded in English as THE WORD January 1957 by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
THE ERYREv. FR. STEPHENUPSON, Editor
THE REV. FR. THADDEUSWOJCIK, Assistant
Editorial Office:
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L
ToSOYO
On our cover this month, Mr.
Theodore Massabni Jabara of Brook.
lyn presents a Western Rite chalice
"Beloved
and paten to Father John Espo ito.
Do not trust every spirit,
for use in the Western Rite Vicari.
But put the spirits to test
ate.
To see if they belong to God,
The chalice and paten are giren
in memory of George Massabni. a
Because many false prophet
founder of St. Mary's Parish in Bay
Have appeared in the world."
I John 4:1
Ridge, who died this year. Mrs. J;.
bara is the daughter of Mr. 11a.
sabni.
Father John is the newest priest THEMANYDIALOGUESWHICH I have had this past
in the Antiochian Orthodox Archdi- yearwith our Youth Movement members proved to me
ocese of New York, and was or- ~hatsome of our young people have become confused
dained to the priesthood Sunday.
bv non-Orthodox religious thoughts and shallow spirMay 23, 1971 in St. Elias' Church,
i;ualtrends. Lately, a young girl wrote to me stating
Syracuse, New York by Metropolitan
thatshe left the Church and joined a religious sect bePhilip, at the Pontifical Divine Li.
turgy which concluded the 1971 causeour Divine Liturgy did not provide her with the
Can-AM SOYO Convention, held properemotional experience. Undoubtedly we are livin Syracuse May 21-23.
ing in an era of spiritual confusion and many false
Assisting the Archbishop at the
prophetsand teachers. It i sad indeed that while nonDivine Liturgy were Archimandrite
Antoun Khouri of Brooklyn, anr:lDa- OrthodoxChristians are looking to our Church for the
vid Cassis of Utica, Arch priests Paul meaningful spiritual experience, some of us are still
Schneirla of Brooklyn and Stephen livingon the shore satisfied with hallownes and superUpson of Batavia, and the Reverend ficialspirituality.
Fa the rs George Aswad of iagara
Falls, Michael Shahin of Syracuse.
In the gospel of St. Matthew 24: 11, Christ said:
Gabriel White of Geneva, and Gera''Falseprophets will rise in great numbers to mislead
simos Murphy of Toronto.
The Archbishop was accompan- many."Therefore, beware of false prophets, examine
ied and assisted by Seminarian Sub- all voices, all teachings and all doctrines in the light
deacons Qustandi Nasr and Fred
ofwhat was delivered to you by the saints and martyrs
Barrow of St. Vladimir's Seminary.
ofyour Church. Do not ever forget that you represent
,Father Esposito will serve the
almosttwo thousand years of spiritual heritage. Our
Church of the Holy Wisdom, WeSt•
ern Rite, in Mt. Vernon, New York. Churchhas rejected all false prophets because she is
''Holy,Catholic and Apostolic." In order to penetrate
which was formerly under the charge
the depth of our spirituality, you must pray, meditate
of the Rt. Rev. Alexander Turner.
Western Rite Vicar of the Antiandshed tears. You must search for the lasting spiritual
ochian Orthodox Archdiocese, who
experiencewhich will penetrate your whole being, not
has retired because of ill health.
onlyfor a fleeting moment but which will lead you to
The Word
May,1971
1971
the joy of the Eucharistic meal and the eternal truth of
the redeeming Christ.
We do not claim that we have perfect tran lation
for our Church services. We do not claim that we have
perfect Christian Education materials, nor do we claim
that we have perfect sacred music materials for our
chanters and choirs. But one thing we can tell you
. without any hesitation is that we are working hard and
striving for perfection in all matters related to our spiritual life. You must realize, beloved children, that our
Church is relatively new on this continent and that we
are still going through a transitional period. The day
will come when Orthodoxy in North America will a quire her true identity and will develop her own school
of music, theology and liturgical piety, so please do not
be impatient with the Church. Instead be co-worker
with us in God's vineyard and help us create the future.
I would like to conclude this message with the same
words which concluded my message to our J ational
Convention last August in Chicago, Illinois:
"I appe.al to you in the name of everything we represent to join me in a glorious venture for an
Orthodox future of hope) joy and fulfillment. We
have tarried long enough on the shore. It is time
that we sail and plunge into the depth.))
Yours in Christ,
METROPOLITAN
PHILIP, Archbishop
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
of New York and all orth America
Page 3
�by LOUIS J. COUREY
The Archbishop's
Architectural Commission
Ha,·ino- be n
•re"tor
ral
that
r c ntly appointed
of
rchdioce an
o
n, I ha,-e
many churche and
ar
not fully
The
ommi ion's
e; n ral
i to pro\'ide architectural
I guidance to
chur h
f
. rchdiocese ont mplatin
any building pro 17 ram.
Primarily, thi commi ion will
ha,·
a\'ailable \'arious manuals,
harts and procedure
which are
e;uicl !in in xecution of their proj t. a to:
1. Proo-rammina of the proposed
facility.
2. E tabli hin a budget.
3.
op
and function of the
·tructure.
4. Proc dur
m lecting an archit t.
B ide makina the above information a\'ailabl I will also be availabl to me t with the committees
or board member of uch churches
t r \'1ew drawing and offer my
commen
and any other guidance
r qu ted.
ur rthodox Faith and our herita~e dictate that our tructure be
influenced in the Byzantine tradition~
Inflation of the past decade, lack
of skilled craftsmen and the inability
of many congregations to be able to
finance high building costs has led
to Neo - Byzantine Architecture,
"·hich is a style of Byzanti'ne but
modified and simplified. With many
of the new materials and construction techniques we are .:..ble to desian fine structures, yet still keep the
graceful and spiritual aspects of
good Byzantine Architecture.
A complete
understanding
of
Orthodoxy and its traditions are
therefore necessary for proper execution of a successful church structure, therefore the Parish Priest
should be directly involved with all
face ts of programming the building,
t·::Htether with a competent, experienced architect.
General points to keep in mind:
The Nave is usually square with
or without transepts ..
The Dome is centered upon the
ave and its size is dictated by the
budget.
The interior has arched walls on
each side springing from the corners
and reaching to the ceiling.
The Narthex (entrance) should
CHIO_S, Greece: The monastery church of St. Menas is a good example of modern construction based on the Byzantine cruciform plan. The style lends itself t 0
II
d I
churches alike.
sma
an
arge
be ample in size and include a can.
dle area.
The Sanctuary includes the Alt
ar.
wit• h amp 1e space aroun d it for pro.
cessionals. Prothesis Table, space for
proc:ssional
fan~, cross, etc. and
Sacnsty for robmg of Priest and
Altar Boys.
Items not to be overlooked are·
Iconostasis
(Screen) , Baptisinai
Area, Lectern and Chanter's Stand
Bishop's Throne, Vestment area fo;
Priest, Work space and Lavator 1 in
Sanctuary, Choir Balcony, and a rear
entrance into the Sanctuary.
Poor acoustics can, more than any
other single factor, destroy an othe;.
wise . well-designed structure. It i
therefore
important
that at all
times during design the church acoustics be of concern.
Many of the people are not a,rare
of the significance of the church
structure and its representative areas.
The N arthex ( vestibule of the
church)
represents
man's world:
when we walk from the Narthex into
the Nave ( the main body of the
church) we enter into the Kingdom
of Heaven, the floor beinrr earth and
•the ceiling the Universe.
The Nave, which has Icons and
Pictures on the walls, depicting the
Story of Christ, is in essence a visual
Gospel.
Above the Nave is the Dome
which represents the Heaven - and
when we pray· we. "Lift up our
hearts unto the Lord which is in
Heaven''.
The Dome is surrounded by windows; therefore, in actuality when
the sun shines through the windo\\'S
it gives the feeling that the Dome is
suspended in the Heavens.
The Sanctuary, the area behind
the Iconastasis, represents, as in the
Old Testament, the place of Holy of
Holies. It is where the altar is located, above the Nave floor, between "Heaven and Earth."
The Altar is where the Host
prepared and where everything begms.
When the edifice is designed it is
more than just a stucture to protect
us. from the elements· it is the Palace ~here God's Pres~nce allmrs u
to express our Faith. "Here is the
House of God, and the Gate\\'ay of
Heaven."
The Word
TheLifeOf ArchimandriteAnaniaKassab
ANANIA was born
A
Syria
on February 22,
• DamasCus,
'
DRITE
RCBIMA
in
d named after the DamasJ889' an
.
ciple
who was comman d e cl
cenedis
br God to restore sight to the newly, . t d Paul ( Acts IX, 10 ff.) .
con,ere
. asked of his childhood a week
\\ 11en
.
beforehis own death Father Anama
. d "I always say I spent my
repIie ' .
f D
h'ldhood
m the gardens o
amas1
c ,, His Christian family early clesr.u·d hi'm for the Church and he
me
.
completedthe clerical courses m the
Orthodoxschools and college at Damas:usand the standard training for
the priesthood the1: required in the
Patriarchate, entermg Balamand at
theaae of seventeen. He early demonstr;ted ability as an independent
studentand writer, two qualitie that
remainedwith him throughout
his
longlife. He was ordained to the
priesthoodon August 6, 1910 by the
~Ietropolitanof Hama.
Father Kassab entered the celibate
clergyand served the Church in
teaching and administration.
He
taught at the Balamand Seminary,
\\'hereboth of the future MetropolitansAntony Bashir and Samu 1 Darid ,rere his students and after the
collapseof the Ru ian Mi ion in
the Arab world directed the high
.choolin Tripoli. He served a prirate secretary for three years with
11etropolitanAlexander ( Tahan) of
Tripoli, later Patriarch. He edited
theperiodical "The Gulf", for MetropolitanIgnatius of Hama writing
muchof the material him elf.
When the Russian jurisdiction in
theWestern hemisphere cam to an
end_and the Patriarchate s t up an
•.\ntiochenejurisdiction in America
the first bishop, Victor Abou-Assaley, called Father Anania to the
nited States in 1925 to act as his
\'icar General and assigned him to
HolyTrinity Cathedral in Brooklyn
wherehe remained until the death
of.Victor. While in Brooklyn he
edit_edthe newspaper "Al Hoda"
duringthe illness of N aoum Mokar-
~el. In the confusing ev~nts surroundmg the election of a successor to
Bishop Victor, Father Anania chose
to support the cause of the Toledo
faction and immediately became the
most articulate and effective voice
in that group. He was pastor in Ottawa during the 1930's and moved to
Toledo during World v\'ar
acted a
icar Gen ral of th
juris:ii tion and pa tor of th Toi do
parish until hi return to the
diocese and city of ~ w
ork in
19.57. \ hile his health permitted it,
he taught Antiochene Lituro-i al
Practice to the tt:dent of th
rchT
r·
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Page 5
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of ;\ ". York at t. \ ladimir'
mi nary.
):o biblio raphy of
products
~
r , nania'
r
pen ha
piled. but
from th
innum rabl articl
w . pamphl t a1
11
publi hed
during th
in
Iiddl Ea t.
\" r, 1
ork
r produ d
during; h
\ l
ral and admini trati\'
car er
th
Tnited
tat . Father
Ka ab normally
"rote "ith a utilitarian pa toral nd
in \ ic\,. hi
ection on do~ma
and polity
onfin d
hort
art"
r
or r pon
hi
1
1
compilation
imition • f tandard technical
101
till in print are
m
neral
ok
n
from
og-ion and th
r the
fixed and mo\·able fe
i th
only dition in . rabic for the cantor
01 ch ir that doe
not r quire con·tant turning from on
ection to
aEoth r. It \\"as d ign d for the
chant r in the pari h ituation, unfamiliar "ith t
ull liturgical library
and in
d
co
• nt guide to
the mo
c
o
d erYice .
Fa
r
an
dit
ion of the
L.
Euchol
n;
"vine Liturg1
r th c
rant
po tole ,
askhalion in th
ar Go pel
print d by th
rch
e of ew
York, and a large numb r of eparat
dition of pecial ervices. The
mo ·t popular b ok of Father Ka ab' \\a ''Th v\7or hipper's Handb ok," compil d \,·ith the a sistance
of Father Rapha 1 Hu on and
print d in 1954. I ts one hundred and
f rty pa e contain parallel translitrat d
rabic texts and Engli h
tran lation of the Liturgy and the
R ·urr ction and F tal Kontakia,
Ei dika and all of the \'ariable in
th Liturey of th major aints and
, ea ·on . It i complet with a Glo ary and k y to rabic pronunciati n. D pit it areat popularity
"hich h attribut d in part to the
fact that it wa alon in the field
Father , nania \\"a not happy about
th book and hop d to be able to
mak
'{t n i\' r vi ion .
Th la t and certainly the mo t
important lit rary work of
rchimandrite
nania i hi tran lation
of th t xt of th cumeni al Local
and Patri tic
anon from
reek
Pag
6
into rabic. This ancient collection
e en tial to the canonical administration of the church has never been
publi hed in a complete Arabic edition because the Antiochene church
admini tration "·as in Greek hands
until late in the nineteenth century
and non
of the Arabic-speaking
h terodox, u ually well-supported
from \\" tern ource for scholarly
~nd practical editions depend on ~e
ancient
canon . Father
Anama
worked on the translations from his
retirem nt a an active pastor ever
demanding a greater source of light
and improved glas es as he raced
again t increasing blindness. The
manu cript, together ·with the funds
nece ary for publication has been
given to Metropolitan
Ilya (K
Ur.
ban) of Tripoli for printing by All
N our press and is said to have
reached the stage of galley proof .
,Father Anania was honored both
by the Church and several civil go,.
ernments. In addition to the rank of
Archimandrite he was given a pee.
toral cross by Metropolitan I~natiu
of Hama, the Order of the Hoh
Sepulchre, Commander class, by the
Patriarch of Jerusalem, the Order of
Saint Mark, Commander ,,·ith tai
by the Patriarch of Alexandria, th~
Order of SS. Peter and Paul, Com.
mander class, by the Patriarch of
Antioch, the Order of the Cedar
knight, by Lebanon and the yria~
Order of Merit.
TheDate
The Funeral Of Archimandrite Anania
The Right Reverend Archimandrite Anania Kassab died on February 28, 1971 and was buried from
Saint Ticholas' Cathedral, Brooklyn.
Officiating were the Right Reverend
Archimandrites Gregory Abboud and
Antoun Khoury, Archpriests Paul
Schneirla and Michael Simon, Fathers Joseph Allen, Richard Tinker
and Elias Audi and Deacon John
Esposito. The Very Reverend Archpriest Raphael Husson attended.
Father Abboud eulogized Archimandrite Kassab, testifying to his
deep devotion and conscientious pastoral concern during his years of retirement in Brooklyn during which
he served at the Cathedral, acting as
confessor and spiritual Father to the
community.
The body lay in state in the Cathedral before the funeral and on the
preceding
evening the diocesan
clergy read the Gospels and celebrated the Trisagion for the departed. Father Raphael Husson and
Father Paul Schneirla spoke. Father
Raphael said he had been a life-time
friend and disciple of Father Anania,
turning to him for both theological
guidance and spiritual direction.
Father Anania was. an encyclopedia
of the teaching of the Orthodox
Church and the usages of the Patriarchate of Antioch. As a spiritual
leader he not only drew upon the
tree tradition of the past but exemplified Christ and the Christian life
in his daily work. Father Raphael
regretted that Archimandrite Kassab
would never work for the office ot
bishop through which his many ta}.
ents would have been of even greater
benefit to the Church. Father Paul
said that he would remember Archimandri te Kassab as a man of learning, a man of principle and a man of
devotion. Long before he met Father
Anania he had heard of his reputation as an ornament of scholarship
of the Patriarchate. He kne,,· most of
his writings at second hand, and
they are acclaimed both by Arabic
scholars and by those who benefit
from so many of them in the church
service. Those few that were written
in English show not only a comprehensive grasp of the details of theology and liturgy but manife t an
open, creative mind, faithful to tradition but expressing it in fre h and
practical ways helpful in the contemporary problems of the Church. In
Father Anania's final years in Brooklyn his. responses to question concerning the Antiochene
liturgical
customs or the application of the
Canons to current difficulties exhibited the same essential qualities. A
a man of principle Father Anania
was faced by difficult choice in the
period of canonical dislocation that
disturbed the Church during much
of his active ministry. Always working for reconciliation on the basis_of
canonical order and admini tratl\·e
sincerity, he spent his earli~r life wit~
one party because he believed tha
justice favored it but when con(Continued
on page 9)
OfEaster
[Archimandrite Anania Kassab wrote
this article in 1956 when the enormousdiscrepancy possible between
Easternand Western Easter dates
hadexcited great popular discussion
in America. It not only explains the
problem in a clear and accurate
way but it illuminates Father Anania's reasonable approach to contemporary problems. He not only
understoodthe tradition but understoodthat it contained elements of
greaterand lesser importance, some
of which had no excuse for survival,
~o matter how ancient they were.
e Was evidently unaware that the
th
~r odox Church of Finland keeps
aster on the "Western" date.]
The Word
.\fay,197]
FIRST
OF ALL THE divergence between the Churches in the East and
the West in regard to the Calendar
~sed or the_date of celebrating Easter
is not so important by itself. Certainly every Christian loves and
wishes. that all Christian Churches
should agree to use the same identical calendar and to celebrate all the
Great Feasts; especially Easter, on
the same date. Nevertheless this is
not a question of dogma. It has nothing to do with the salvation of man.
o reasonable person will use it as
an argument to prove or disprove
the true teaching of any church. Let
us look around and we find that the
Orthodox Churches are divided now
in re-;arrl. to the Old and New Calendar for immovable feasts while they
are united in keeping the same c!ate
for Easter. We find also some of the
niat Churches although they are
under the jurisdiction of the Roman
Catholic Church are still clinging to
the Old Julian Calendar in all their
Feasts including Easter, which they
celebrate together with the Eastern
Orthodox Churches. We also find
that all the Protestant Churches
whose many teachings contradict the
teachings of the Roman Catholic
Church use the Gregorian Calendar
and celebrate Easter on the same
date celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church.
If we go back in history we find
that even right after the First Ecumenical Council, which set the rules
for findina the date of celebrating
Easter, w:S adjourned, Alexandria
and Rome could not agree. The
Church of Rome continued to use
the Cycle of 84 years instead of the
19 year cycle used by the Church of
lexandria. The Romans placed the
full moon a little too soon, while the
lexandrians placed it a little too
late to be sure that they would not
elebrate Easter the same day as th e
Jewish Passover. And so the Latins
elebrated Easter on a different day
from the Alexandrians and the rest
of the Eastern Churches even on
these early years, 326, 330, 333, 340,
341 and 343. In 387 the Romans
having kept Easter on Ma~ch 21st,
the day of the Vernal Equmo~, the
Alexandrians did not do so until five
weeks later on April 25th, because
they waited for the full moon after.
the vernal equinox, March 21st.
If that differ nc in finding a
date for Ea ter oc urr d while th
Julian Calendar "·a in aen ral u ·
in Eat and Wet it i ~o wend r
that this diff erenc becom
frequent after the introdu tion of
the Gregorian Cal ndar in th \\' t.
\ e all know that th r are no,,
13 days between the Vernal Equin ::...
in the Greaorian
al ndar and th
Vernal Equinox in th Julian al ndar. It happen that th full moon
in some years fall on on of th
13 days. If that i the a , the
Westerners ,,vill elebrate their Ea t r
on the first unday after that date
while the Easterner will wait for
another full moon to com after th
Vernal Equinox in their Julian
alendar. This ,,:ill make five ,,. ek difference in celebrating Ea ter that
year. Whenever the fu 11 moon fall
only after March 21st Julian Calendar and on a Sunday the Westerner
celebrate their Easter a week earlier
than the Easterners, who will wait
for the following Sunday in keepina
with the rules of the First Ecumenical Council. Ortherwise Easter i
celebrated on the same Sunday and
date both in East and in West.
Why Easter is movable.
Easter is a movable Feast and so
are all feasts and the Sundays connected with it, like Ascension Day,
Pentecost Sunday and Monday and
all the Sundays of the Triodion and
the Pentecostarion. It is movable
because from the first centurie
Christians started to celebrate the
Resurrection of Christ either with
the Jewish Passover or on the Sunday following it. The Jewish Passover is a movable Feast because the
Jewish Year is a luni-solar year. That
means it is a year composed of 12 01
13 lunar months. And the Passover
ts on the 14th day of their firsl
month of Spring: Iisan. When there
are two months of Adar in any year
to compensate for the eleven days
lost ever year the Passover will come
on a later date on the Julian Calendar of the twelve month solar year
and vice versa.
Because of all these complicated
problems connected with finding the
right date for Easter, the first Ec~menical Council charged the Patnarch of Alexandria, who had around
him the best trained astronomers of
Page 7
�that era, t'J notify the other hur h
,·ery year oon aft r th fea t of
Epiphan) of t11 rirrht date for Ea ter
for that y ar.
t thi point we hav to rememb r that th Julian
al ndar had
b n in u at that time, the ) ear
325 , D, for almo t 400 year . Th
'ounciL or more pr ci ly th a tronom r of that date, found that
th tru \' rnal Equinox had retard d fr m ).far h 25th wh n th
al ndar was adopt d to ).1arch 21 t.
Thi m an without a doubt that
th y ar in th Julian
alendar \\'a
found ,. n th n a Iittl longer than
the xact olar y ar. But nothina wa
don to
rr t thi rror.
How to Find the Date of Passover.
m thod was et by the
1 xandria to fi:1d the
over. The astronomers
n tic d that ,. ry 19 olar year are
d of 235 lunar month . o it
a y to find almo t the exact
\' ry full moon of the e 235
month durin th 19 olar year ; in
·am manner the date of the full
m n after th 21 t of :March the
,. rnal quinox of e,· ry ear. Every
y ar in the ycle of 19 year has a
gold n numb r from 1 to 19, and
v ry golden numb r ha a definite
dat for th pas over of that year.
, nd the date ar repeated every
cyrle of
year . v\' mu t ay at
thi point that 235 moon month are
lon~cr than 19 olar year by 2 hours
and 8 minute . Th difference will
amount to mor than a day in 228
y ar •. ~ othing- wa done to correct
thi di r pancy.
Table of olden l'\umber and the
DatC' f th Pa oYer T
G.X.
2
3
+
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
H
15
16
Par.; 8
Pa .. -J.C.
April 2
~farch 22
April 10
}\larch 30
. pril 18
April 7
)lfarch 27
. pril 15
. pril +
)I Ia re h 2-l. pril 12
. pril 1
)lfarrh 23
April 9
:\larch 29
April 17
Pass.-G.C.
April 15
. pril +
_J
. pril 9n
. pril 12
~fa:' 1
April 20
April 9
April 28
April 17
April 6
April 25
. pril 14
April 5
April 22
April 11
April 30
17
18
19
April 5
March 25
April 19
April 18
April 7
April 26
Sunday following the full moon f
.
.
a tei
t h e Verna 1 E qumox which i •·I
14th- The Jewish Passover. W an
e rna,·
celebrate
. on the first ' third , foUrth.
fifth, sixth or seventh day after th •
date and no later.
at
ccording to the decree of the
Fir t Ecumenical
Council Easter
mu t be celebrated on the Sunday
When the Jews celebrated in th"
follo\\'ing Passover.
year
1956 their Passover on Marc~
The Church considers that the first
27th
of
the Gregorian Calendar
Cycle tarted in the year 2 A.D.
March
14th
of the Julian Calend~;
Then to find the Golden Number of
they
certainly
used a method dif~
a certain year we first deduct 2 and
ferent from the Church method •
then divide by 19 and the remainder
finding that date. There is no dou~~
of the division i the golden number
that they .are not any more bound
of that year.
by
the vernal equinox in the Julian
Take the year 1956-1956-2=
Calendar. The real reason why the
195-l-- 1954 divided by 19 equals
Eastern Orthodox Churches are cele.
102 and the remainder is 16 which
brating
by this outdated method i
i the golden number for the year
that
they
feel they are bound by the
1'.)56. The date of the Passover in
decree
of
the First Ecumenical
t 1e year 1956 is April 17th Julian
Council
until
they can hold a gen.
Calendar or April 30 Gregorian Caleral
council
or
reach an agreement
endar, the following Sunday is May
among
all
the
Orthodox
Autocepha.
6: the Eastern Orthodox Easter. The
lous
churches
to
use
a
new
course of
year 1961 minus 2 equals 1959 which
calculation.
divided by 19 equals 103 and the remainder is 2 and the Passover March
Eastern Orthodox Easter
22 Julian or April 4 Gregorian calAnd The New Calendar.
endar; the Eastern Orthodox Easter
About 30 years ago the Eastern
is the following Sunday, April 9. The
Orthodox Churches tried to agree
year 1978 minus 2 equals 1976 di- on adopting a new calendar more
vided by 19 equals 104, no re- exact and correct astronomicallv
mainder, the G9ld~n Number is 19, than the Gregorian Calendar itself.
Passover April 13, Julian Calendar,
After many efforts to reach a genApril 26, Gregorian Calendar, Easter
eral agreement some of the churche,
April 30th. The year 1993 minus ~ like the Patriarchates of Constantileaves 1991 divided by 19 equals 104, nople, Alexandria and Antioch, the
remainder 15. Passover March 29, Patriarchate of Roumania, and the
JuFan, April 11, Gregorian, Easter
Churches of Greece and Cyprus
April 18th, while the Westerners will adopted this new calendar for the
celebrate Easter on the same date of immovable feasts and cycle and kept
the Passover. The year 1998 minus
the old method of finding the date
2 leaves 1996, divided by 19 equals
of Easter unchanged. So Easter is
105, remainder 1. Passover April 2, celebrated on the same Sunday but
Julian Calendar, or April 15 Gregorthe date of this Sunday is 13 day
ian Calendar. The Eastern Easter
later on the new Calendar than on
will fall on the following Sunday,
the Old. The earliest date of Easter
April 19th. The year 2000 minus 2 instead of being March 22nd, is now
leaves 1998 divided by 19 equals 105 April 4th New Orthodox Calendar,
and remainder is 3, the Passover
and the latest date is May 8th (inApril 10, Julian Calendar, and April
stead. of April 25th).
'.23rd, Gregorian, Eastern Easter the
Any priest of some experience will
following Sunday April :0th, while
notice
the extent of the disturbance
the \\ esterner vvill celebrate on the
this
mixture
of Julian and New Calsame d~te as the Passover.
endar
is
causing
in the tables of the
From all these examples we see
Sunday
Epistles
·and
Gospels durina
r-:lainly that all other explanations
every
year.
We
also
notice that
are u eles especially when we know
that there is no such ruling that we whenever Easter falls on May 4, 5.
the Orthodox have to wait for all 6, 7, or 8, new Calendar, the
the days of the Passover to pass be- churches using the new calendar will
fore we celebrate our Easter. The
have no Apostle's Fast for that year.
rule is to celebrate our Easter the
Or this fast will be only 1, 2, or 3
The Word
er Easter falls on May
1 . ,,-henev
:\ or 1st.
• ~·
E _tern Orthodox Churches
If h~ aesthod of calculating Eash1srn
ieep-bile adopting the New Orthoier"
dar for another thousand
d . Ca1en
o:,;·,the earliest date for EAast~lrla2t
reai.
·11be as late as pn
·11 t tirne vvi
1 :.i the latest date will go back to
3nd
nd the chance of celebrat\f -16 a
• a) ' • East and West on the
• er Easter in
in... d t ,ill become rarer and the
ne a e"'
:ai . in the Gospels of the Sundirupt10n
. 1
-'11increase accordmg Y.
dav " 1
•
The meaning of the celebration of
akes that date holy. Any
Eater m
b
en for the Easter ce 1e radatechOS
•
. b comes holy. The h1erarchs of
uon e
.
·h rch should not be afraid of
Ill'
I c .u
.
.
'fi
• er this problem m a scienti
c
tacklin.,
.
. It has nothing to do with the
..ay. of the church. W e sh ou Id
d ITTTias
"~lightenour people and convinc
them by telling them the whol
truth.
Letus all hope that the most venerable heads of the Orthodox
Churchesfind way and means of
holdinga general conference to di cuss this problem and agree on
adoptingthe one and most correct
calendarand on using a new method
to find, as accurate as may b , the
correctdate to celebrate Easter with
due regard to our tradition
and
usaf!eS.
•
Archimandrite
Anania Kassab
(Continued from page 6)
'"incedthat it did not he tran f rr d
to he other. In both instances he
followedprinciple against personal
adyantage.In his years in Brooklyn
ArchimandriteKassab quickl
conqueredthe hearts of the local clergy
and laity who looked to him for
~piritual
guidance when they discoveredhim to be a priest of deep piety
~nddevotion, a man of prayer whose
hfewas centered in Christ in His
Church. He was an outstanding
exa~pleof the best clergy of his generationin the Patriachate.
. Hamalet-el-Teeb, the Ladies Societyof the Cathedral served coffee
and cake after the ;ake
and the
Foodof Mercy in the Cath~dral Hall
afterthe b • 1 .
una m Evergreen Cemetery.
Sermonette:
Our Chance To Give Glory
p
~::~i
ENTECOST
MEAN
·
.
s GRADUATION, m a way. It i the time wh n th
hf e of J_es~sChrist is fulfille~, and our life in hri t begin . \ \'
. h onored his hfe of devoted service to fulfilling th will of the Fath r
m eaven·
we sh ou ld know an d see clearly what God wants from
.
, now
.
our lives. It is our turn.
What do we respond; that we are too weak or too few that we n d
to learn more, or that the forces of evil are too great to o\'ercom ? R member Jesus' wo-rd s,.• "Be b rave, for I have conqu red the world.
(John 16: 33) • The victory is already won- we have only to ompl te it.
Do we say we cannot do anything ourselves? Do we now laim humilit,·
and ':"eakness? "The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will
se~d m my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all I hav
~aid to y~u." (John 14: 25). It means that you are ne er alone; not only
is that said for your comfort, but for the means by which you per onally
can do the will of God in a way that nobody else but you is able.
. ~e must come to know the meaning of the Holy Spirit at work
w1thm each one of us, as the power by which our unique personalit i
enhanced. This is not individualism for the sake of individuality, but
that the idiosyncracies of God's creative work will be manifested and
that He will be glorified in them. We too are against uniformity for it
own sake; we also encourage newness and variation, which is the sign of
creativity, and the opposite of dehumanizing repetition. In fact, it i the
mark of our godlikeness that we do more than duplicate endlessly what
has gone before us.
from the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam
and especially in our alabaster cities, America is today one raging volcano.
Last year, the death of God was joyously proclaimed; the most popular
book, required reading for all clergymen, was "The Secular City " which
would be built over the bulldozed sites of our stone cathedrals and longempty churches. Do-it-yourself salvation was proclaimed as having replaced the antiquated formalized and stilted liturgical worship, with our
fossilized dogmas and stereotyped prayers. Modern man was now alive
and had taken over. Now the God spelled MA has obviously failed.
Not because his technology is imperfect, nor because his science is inadequate. Ironically, in his rejection of God and affirmation of humanity
man has dehumanized himself. When we set as our goal the perfect
ociety, whether in the future or now, and when we proclaim that the
happiness of humanity is our consummate end, :"'e forget that we, .th_at
I, am humanity also. The perfectly ordered b_ee-h~vema~ be the Soc1al_it
aoal where the individual is valuable only m his relation to the social
:ro~p, but the Christian knows that h: matters, and what he is or fail
to be is of concern to Him who made hrrn.
I know that I can wear a uniform in a uniform society; march in step
and look like ten thousand others in a squadron, or wear a white nylon
dress with white sponge shoes, be a faceless "Miss" to hundreds of ~ustomers or patients. To my draft board, I am a number, and to my m urance agent, my banker, even to my employer, a punche~-o~t IBM card.
My voice can be muted in the din of a factory, or I can hide m the masse
of fellow-students. yet there is Somebody who knows the number_ of
·
head as he knows of what He has made me, and JU t
h airs on my
,
hi
•
h" h I
what he expects from me, in this time and place of story m w ic
am
alive. Only in God am I truly a man.
REV.
VLADIMIR
BERZO
TSKY
Holy Trinity Church) Parma) Ohio
■
Jfay,197]
Page 9
�The Orthodox Monastery
of the Transflguration
for Women
Th month of . pril afforded our
community many oTatifyin a exp rien . Th fir t ". k nd of thi particular month a ,. ry pl a ant retr at
"·a • rondu t d for a mall !IToup of
" men. th 1 ad r of the r treat and
}nctur r b ing; ~I th r . 1 xandra,
\\'ith th R , r ·nd Father . ndre\\
I farri n. "h
•ryed th Pre anctified Liturgy on Friday e,· ning and
al 1,cl an inf rmal di cu ion
aturda,· afternoon. Additional
r,u
t ha,·c ~om and gon . ,ve "' re
: p •ciall) happy to r ceiY a on of
our gue t th Y ry R ,·ercnd Father
Eu ebiu • t ·phanou.
Th " ·ek "·hich pr ceded Holy
\\ •k ·aw u romp! ·tely eng-ro ed
111 mam acti,·itie
n c ary for the
pn·para.ti n of the mona t ry for the
C.1 at F a t of th Holy Re urrection.
n Frida). April 9, the Re,·.
Father . lark and athaniel of the
I Iok R urrection 1fona tery in
;ra:-. Lakr, ?\Iichigan, arrived, and
th,
rnmunity plu the g-ue ts \\'ho
had begun to com pecifically for
the Hoh W ek en·ice began to
lo,, th ir pac in anticipation of the
gr •at piritual uplifting that \\'as to
b acquir d from th beautiful Holy
\ \ k rYi . There ,rn a Vigil on
the eY of Palm unday in preparation for the DiYin Liturgy comm moratin~ th entrance of Christ
into Jeru al m \\'hich followed on
unclay. W kept a clo ely as pos ibl t th ~Ionastic Hour so that
du1 ing Holy \\'e k no Office was
n d ''by anticipation' . The Bridegrc m
rYic wa r ad on unday
e, ning. and the Daily Offic
oni tcd of early 1fatin
1:id-day
r adina of th Hour with the read,, T tam nt, Pre ancon 11onday, Tue day
day of Holy v\ eek and
;r at
omplin
ervice ach
e,ening. In addition to thi , on
C1 at \ ,· dn day the acram nt of
Hol)
n tion ,,·a p rformed. On
;r at Thur day th Divine Liturgy
of t. Ba ii ,, a eel brated ornm morating the Last upp r. ery arly
on Friday morninis the T,,·elve o p I· " r r ad with a proc ion of
th
. The Royal Hour were
read at noon and in th late after-
--OCF Conferenee To Be Held
At Hellenic College
The Orthodox Christian Fellowship of College Students will hold
it annual ummer Conference on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and
undav July 15-18, 1971 at Hellenic College, 50 Goddard Avenue.
Brookli~e ~Ia achu etts 02146. Cost of r?om, f_ood, and registration
for the entire period is $20 (if the money is received by June 30; $25
later).
The theme of this year's conference is HOPE: HOPE for youn~
people; HOPE for the fu~ure of the_ Church; HOPE f_or_Church
unitv • HOPE for tudents m campus life; HOPE for Christian Educati~~. HOPE for Social Services; HOPE for youthful participation
Chur h; HOPE for everything.
111 th
of some ancient primacy, Ion~ in e
emptied of ub tance b·.- hi tori al
change, and expect ne\\' ~mpir f r
those now vani hed ... uni
it
the vision of the 11a t r \\'ho i
Servant.
Jhe
Challenge
OfAutocephaly
.. . so shall it be among yo~t:. but whosoever would become great
;\ot
u shall be your minister:
and whosoever would be first
rnong yo
E
arnong
_you shall be your servant. . . ven as dthe Son of Man came not
ato be nu•nistered unto, but to mimster an to give his life a ransom
forrnany."
MATT. 20: 26-28
MOST
NOTABL~
EVE TT
in
.
Orthodoxy
m
1970
was
.\mencan
•ne declaration of the autocephaly
of
.
1
,
t
opolia
by
the
Patnarcha
te
1
·he ,, er
~f ~Ioscov,r.The generou r 1 as of
a mature daught_er by a v :1erable
\!other Church 1s almost unprecedentedin our history, \\'here 1otl1''r
Churcheshave been normally r l_uctant to give rather than to r
1,·e.
Thisliberation of one of the
m ricanOrthodox jurisdiction ha gr at
ignificancefor all of u • Orthodox
il'hoform the American Church. It
mavbe naive to hope that th other
aut~cephalousChu re he will pr , c
t0 be as prompt and self-cl nying in
recognizing
the inevitabl a the Patriarchate of :Moscow ,,·a in prodaim;ngit, but the for e re lea ·r cl
br the autocephaly ar 110\\ b yon l
thepower of reaction.
These and related qu tion \\ ill
be solved in the con ci nee of th
11wldepiscopate. As faithful
canOrthodox v\'e may b ar ,,·itnc
toour needs and urcre our h pher 1
toheedthe prompting
f th
pirit.
Surelythe declaration of autoccphalyis the work of the pirit for it
breaksnew ground it cl tr y outwornpatterns and lead to an unknownbut promising futur . It r quiresa response of faith, a d
~nyaction of the Hol
pirit and
hkethe outpouring of th Paraclet
THE
To help insure the realization of a!l th~s H\>PE the Fellow hip
has planned a lively program of worship, _discuss10n, workshops, lecture rap essions, sociability, and entertamment.
The speakers will
be Archbishop Iakovos who will deliver the sermon at the Sunday
Liturgy, Fr. L. Kishkovsky, Fr. Thomas Hopk~, F_r. Deacon Victor
. ngele cu, and Dr. John Zizioulas. One of the h1ghhghts of the entertainment will be Ingmar Bergman's classic :film, The Seventh Seal,
an allegory of man's search for meaning in life. There ;will be much
food for thought and well as opportunity for expression.
The end of the Conference, which closes with the Divine Litur~and Sermon Sunday morning, will usher in •the beginning of the
Y DESMOS Assembly, the international organization of Orthodox
youth. The opening remarks will be made by its president, Albeit
Laham, and by Archbishop Iakovos.
•
Those interested in participating in the OCF should address their
inquiries to t,he Orthodox Campus Commission, 10 East 79th Street,
New York, New York 10021.
noon the Service for the placing of
the Winding Sheet took place: the
atmosphere of the chapel was peaceful and solemn. The sepulchre was
beautifully banked with a wide variety of fresh flowers. Small Compline with the Lamentations of the
\ ·irgin were read by candlelight. Saturday morning early Matins were
erved with the singing of the Great
Lamentation, ending with the Lamentation and the placing of the
Winding Sheet on the Altar. Shortly
thereafter Divine Liturgy followed.
Following the Jerusalem custom, a
simple ilent meal of bread, fruit,
nuts, and wine mixed with water was
erved in the Chapel. This custom
aro e in Jerusalem because of the
many pilgrims who did not have
time to leave the Church before the
Midnight ervices. At 11 : 30 p.m. the
Midnight service was read by candle-
light, Matins of the Holy Re~urtection began with the traditional procession, the ever glorious strains ot
"Christ Is Risen" filled the air, and
the Chapel during the Divine Liturgy of the Feast was filled with
light and flowers. This was indeed a
memorable series of days for our
community, especially because it i
the first Easter that we ha,·e been
able to have all the service_ celebrated in our own chapel. Some sixteen guests were in attendance at the
services. A true feeling of joy radiated amongst one and all. Easter unday itself was a beautiful day. The
sun shone brightly in the blue t_of
blue skies and the resounding
sound of the monastery bells ringing
almost continuously witnessed to one
and all that indeed "Chri t I
Risen".
The Word
A Sermon de! ivered by the Very
~ev. Fr. Paul Schneirla, in St.
eorge's Church, Allentown, Penna.
on ?rthodoxy Sunday, at a Vesper
Servicecelebrating the day.
.\fay,197]
it challenges us. It challenges our
ccmfortable, old, selfish, parochial
ways. It thrusts upon the entire
Church the need to conform its action to our Christian confession or
to admit our claims are mere pretensions .
The autocephaly challenges the
Patriarchate of Moscow to follow up
it declaration with the firmest kind
of international
support. Much
m:x it challenges the Metropolia to
und rstand its newly-acquired canonicity as a vocation to the service
of unity; it has not bestowed a kind
cf juridical right by which unity,
ho\\' ver desirable, may be imposed.
Th
1:etropolia hitherto provided a
decade -long example of resistance
t pmely juridical claims of canonicitv an example that others would
be ~1uick to imitate should the Metr polia it elf seem to be master rather than ervant of love. "Freely ye
hav received, freely give." Old parchialism from the days of the Russian 1Ii sion, the "nash" mentality,
for example, are deeply challenged
by the autocephaly.
The auto ephaly confronts equally cheri hed idols of the ?ther ~merican juri dictions. It stnkes directly
at ome of the most deeply rooted
and p rnicious sins that affiict our
Church.
No hierarchy, however
large, or rich, or entangled with the
po,,·er of the '"'orld, can hope to
dominate American Orthodoxy by
an appeal to prestige unless it unde_rtand its role as that of Servant m
t l m of sacrificial Christian love.
o shadow sees, clinging precariou ly for survival to a mi_nority culture can raise the crumbling banner
'
o distant ynod of ome mini cule clan can fix the fate of m rican Orthodoxy no\\' com of a~e
unles it will mini ter rather than
seek to be mini tered unto.
o churc~ admini trator or theologian who peaks for unity-a
non
dare oppo e it openly-in
g n ral
\\·hile raising over-subtle objection
to "when" and "how" can b taken
seriously by any of u . Th day
imperialist diplomacy and chola ti
logic is pa t in the American hurch.
The unity of American Orthodoxy is here, with us thi very day,
the first Orthodox Sunday on ,,·hich
anybody could call itself the merican Orthodox Church. How many
Orthodox Sunday speeche and ermons have looked for this day! ~ow
it is here-it challenges u to recognize it and make it our own. \t\1hat
are ,,ve to do? How must \\'e respond?
Certainly the first qualification i
honesty. Let us not say "of cour e I
believe in unity" and then rai e objections based o,n selfish desire to
perpetuate the familiar past. \t\ e cannot be that transparent.
Of course we are happy in our
jurisdictions as they are. We have
made our way in our family group.
We know the system in which we
serve. Have we the courage to attempt survival in a larger unity? To
turn our back on our native dioce e,
our family, and commit ourselve to
a new, greater, larger, unfamiliar
body: The American Church? We
may answer as we choo e, but let u
be honest to ourselve and before
God. That is what we must do if the
American Church is to become a
reality.
Have ,re the courage to urge our
hierarchs to creative leader hip in
bringing the jurisdictions together?
They need our support, especially
that of the young-tho
young
enough to have retained their i_dealism. To be able to discount the mfluence of entrenched bureaucracie
o
that a new and finer Church may
be built of the old jurisdiction .
But, you say, this future church
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�cl p nd on e\·olution not revolution.
ur ju • • •
r
ill ne ded.
They ar
lon a the thnic o
identified.
long
r
a
or
rnu ic~
ri
•
Ind cl no
t
er are
not to
to
ial cultural or
up
t unity
d not await th
orption of
par •
r ult
indeed they
uld n
up
d, the mu t
b
ulti
d maintained. Orth dox
not uniformity, it
flouri h
urvival of nati nal ultur . But the, may not inhibit nor low unit . In all tho e
the hurche fa e a
ity unity already
tanding
onference
mini try in religiou
ducati n. ervice chaplaincies campu work, and inter-church relations
ar unit d in commission on which
n· repr
ntative of all the jurisdiction . In the coming One Church
the
ommi ion need only be
tran form d into departments and
continu functioning.
Why then if the need is obvious
and mu h of the work done, should
"' even di cu on , American Orthodox Church? Let us wait for it.
If \\' imply ·wait for it will not be
achieved for decades more.
Ther fore we must prepare for it,
promote it, expose its opponents.
\\'hat can each of us do here in our
own community?
. ~ •. lert your youth to the possib1htie of a strong united American
hurch. In my experience they are
th tronge t supporters of unity. Old
patt rn do not impress them. They
look to a future that is finer, freer
and rr:iore hopeful than the past.
Ac~uamt them with the changes for
umty and 2/3 of the cause is won
?
.
•
-· tep out of your pansh once in
a while and look at the churches
a_round you. Learn about their nat1o~al t_radition , you will find that
th ir faith i your . The ort of unity
"' hav here, today in this building.
3. Put pressure on your hierarchs
R ~ind them that no one in So~
ph1a or Buchare t or lexandria can
olv th problem of the L h' h
y II
e ig
a
. Let them know that you
hav b n her over half a century
That , ?ur !abor and your blood
hav built thi ommunity. That you
ar her
to tay and that your
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WORLD FELLOWSHIP
of
ORTHODOX YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
SYNDESMOSEIGHTHGENERALASSEMBL
y
Hellenic College, Brookline, Mass.
July 18-24, 1971
Proposed Agenda:
- July 18 Liturgy-Archbishop
Iakovos, celebrant
Oppening Assembly-address
of the President
Mr. Albert Laham
Picnic
unday
Monday
- July 19 Lecture-Father
Paul Verghese
Panel-Father
Theodore Stylianopolou
Dr. David Evans
Two students
Tuesday
- July 20 Lecture-Father
Alexander Schmemann
Reports-General
Secretary
Regions
Consultations
Wednesday
- July 21 Commissions-Education,
Orthodox
ment
Thursday
- July 22 Committees-Communications;
Structure,
nance; Porefthendes
Friday
- July 23 Commission Reports-Committee
Reports, Elections, Movies
Saturday
- July 24 Liturgy-Closing
Assembly, Departure for St.
Vladimir's
Seminary in Crest,•:ood
New York
'
Sunday
- July 25 Liturgy-Picnic,
Beach, Evening at St. Vladimir's, a PANEL on the "Future of
Orthodoxy in America." Metropolitan
Philip Saliba, Father John Meyendorff, Father Stanley Harakas
Monday
Mission, Ecumeni m,
Unity, Social InvolveFi-
- July 26-28 A trip to Washington, D.C.
Church should recognize that fact.
~- Cooperate as you are today.
Thmk and live and act as one
Church-dreaming
about the future
diocese of Allentown, in which you
have your own bishop. How soon
can it be?
American Orthodox Unity has
been achieved this Orthodoxy Sunday afternoon. Whether we are
~e~dy or reluctant, whether we re.101ceor regret it, it has been o-iven
Like the grace of God it may be ac~
cepted or rejected. Like the grace
of God it challenges almost everyone connected with it. There is not
a single soul in American Orthodox,·
who is entirely comfortable with
:very implication of autocephaly, for
it means the sacrifice of something
to everyone. But it is here confronting us, and we may be su;e that Almighty God does not require that
of anyone which is beyond Hi gracious gifts of vision wisdom and cre1
ative strength.
'
The Word
New Patriarchal Title For lakovos
To Have Impact In This Hemisphere
NEWYORK (RNS) - Archbishop
Iakovos, primate of the Greek Orthdox Archdiocese of North and
0
outh .Am~ricas, has rece_ived new
authority m a move which could
have far-reaching impact on Eastern
orthodoxy in the Wes.tern Hemisphere. He has been designa_ted ~
•'Patriarchal Exarch Extraordmary
bv the Holy Synod of Constantinople
(I tanbul)_- The title. carries with it
the right, m league with other Orthodox leaders in the U.S., to decide
on questions involving Orthodox life
in America without prior consultation ,,·ith Ecumenical
Patriarch
Athenagoras I.
Archbishop Iakovos has long been
an exarch ( or representative)
of the
Patriarch in this hemisphere. The
Greek archdiocese is directly under
the jurisdiction of Istanbul. According to a letter from Patriarch Athenagoras, the new authority is effective
until a Pan-Orthodox
Conference,
now in the planning stages, can deal
\\'ith he question of Orthodoxy in
the Americas. The letter was dated
December 9, 1970. The action has
bearincr on several recent and controversial Orthodox developments. in
the U.S. One is inter-Orthodox
relation . Originally, Orthodox Christian in America set up ethnic
Churches reflecting the national heritage~of immigrant groups. This has
resulted in more than a dozen
Churches, most still officially linked
to "Mother Churches" in Eastern
Europe or the Middle East.
~n recent years, the question of
u~1ty among these groups has been
raised again and again. Partly with
t~e goal of unity in mind, the Russian Orthodox
Greek
Catholic
Church in America ( Metropolia)
last year was given independence by
the Patriarch of Moscow. It took the
name of the Orthodox Church of
America and issued an invitation to
other eth me
• groups to Jom
• • 1t.
• H owever, Patriarch Athenagoras
who
hold th e pnmacy
•
'
of honor but
no
admimS
• • t rative
• power in world Orthodoxy, opposed the move. He said it
was unilateral and held that only a
P_an-Orthodox agreement could decide on the future structure of Orthodoxy in _the Western Hemisphere.
The Patnarch's stand meant that
Archbishop Iakovos' archdiocese v,ra
unable to officially pursue the is ue
of Amer~can Orthodox unity.
Elevation of the archbishop to an
exarch extraordinary seems to mean
the American primate can enter into
consultations on many issues with
t?e prel~.tes of other ethnic jurisdictio~s: with the group reaching final
dec1S1ons. The only proviso in the
Patriarch's letter was that the existing ties with Mother Churches not
be broken. Father
icon Patrinacos
editor of The Orthodox Observer'
a Greek archdiocesan publication'
explained that the proviso mean~
that the U.S. prelates may not set
up an independent synod of their
own. The priest said that, as he interprets the Patriarch's letter American bishops "could immedia;ely proceed to study every facet of our religious experience here, single out
real problems and deal with them
with authority and finality." Among
those problems, and one much in the
news in past months, is vernacular
language liturgy. Last summer, the
clergy-laity congress of the Greek
Archdiocese asked Patriarch Athenagoras for permission to allow parishes to use the vernacular if they
desire. The request was rejected. Under the new authority extended
to Archbishop Iakovos the Orthodox
bishops in the U.S. could make a
decision on "language". Several jurisdictions, including the new Orthodox Church in America and the
Antiochian
(Syrian)
Orthodox
Church provide for English Liturgies.
Father Patrina.cos described the
patriarchal letter as the "emancipation" of American Orthodoxy. The
heads of the various Orthodox
groups in America have for a decade
worked together in a Standing Conference of Canonical Bishops. Archbishop Iakovos is chairman. The
abilit of that organization to mak
d ci ion aff tin~ all on titu nt
ha howe,· r, b n limited by all giance to 11other hur h . . cording to the Patriar h
letter, the authority of
Iakovo vrnuld cov r ' th right to
preside oyer con ultation and m tmo- of the Orthodox
anoni al
Bi hop in meri a for th purp
of common} examinino-, d lib rating
upon, and r gulating, a cording- t
the Holy Canon and th alr ady
tabli h d lo al tradition , qu tion
both of p ifi and int r- rthodox
nature that may on o casion ari m
your eccle ia ti al life. ' Whil thi
would eem to broad n indi nou
deci ion-making
it may
nag . om Orthodox wond r wh ther th "meeting of th Orthodox
Canonical Bi hop in m ri a m ntioned i meant a a replac m nt f r
the current tanding Confer nc or
as a eparate entity. In the pa t,
Archbishop Iakovos ha been elected
to chair the Standing Confer nc .
There is reason to doubt that om
other primate would be kindly di posed toward a patriarchal appointment to the chairmanship
hould
that be the intention.
Father Patrinaco sugge ted a restructure of the conference so that it
can "prepare a real and lasting unification of American Orthodoxy and
ultimately a jurisdictional almagamation." But there is the matter of
the Orthodox Church in merica
which already proposes itself as a
vehicle of unity. Leaders of the
former Metropolia, it is understood.
are relatively unenthusiastic about
the action in Istanbul and re erve a
host of question . In an intervie,,·
Father Patrinacos
aid that the
Greek archdioce e was not and had
not been upset by the independence
of, and the new name for, the former
Russian Metropolia. He aid the
matter of American Orthodoxy unity
depend first on coming to grip with
differing religiou culture . 'Today
more than ever before " he aid, "we
are faced ... with at least two divergent attitude and interpretation
of that ·which we call Orthodoxy,
the Russian Orthodox and the Greek
Orthodox. And if anyone believe
that the e thing are of no ignificance, he hould attend two liturgie
on a Sunday, one in a Greek Church
Page 13
May, 1971
�and anoth r in a Ru ian. 'He
hould make it hi bu ine to li ten
for a f ". unday to one of th bett"r .rreek preacher and for a few
u1:.daY to one of the b tter Ru ian
pr ach r . H i bound to realize
th r i om thing mor p cific than
appearan
to each Church; their
w:1clc thought prcc es are differnt. a ar
their indi,·idual approac~1 to the ,·ery nature of Orthodoxy.'
Fath r Patrinaco
aid that under
the n \\" a tion by the Ecumenical
Patriarchat
all
merican Orthodo. ·y i gi\' n the opportunity to
fun tion in "uni on, not only on
m nial cca ion .' He advi ed a
'"nc rted effort to di co,·er difference . apprai e th ''particular personality of each
hurch,' get rid of
"triYia,'' and then to move toward a
"comp dium of faith and order." ■
;· 0
Orthodox MassfonsStarted
In Central Florida
. IAITL ND, Florida: - For the
pa t Yeral year , Orthodox faithful
of , ariou
national backgrounds
ha,·e b en moYing into the central
Florida area; ince 1969 an attempt
ha be n made to take a census to
determine the feasibility of starting
congrecration in the area ..
a re ult, two missions have
been begun: one in Maitland, serving hri tian in Orlando, Winter
Park and ~faitland, and one in Ti~
tu \'ille, to erve the people in the
~Ielbourne, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallic, and Daytona Beach area. The
~laitland Mi ion is dedicated to St.
G or(se, the Titusville Mission to St.
imeon. The Rev. Fr. Angelo Estrada-Rea i in charge of both, and
\\ elcome the name of all who move
into the region. For information
about the Church in Central Florida
\\'rite or call Fr. Estrada-Rea at 316
La!~e venue, 203C Maitland Florida 32751 (Telephone: (305) 6453334).
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Pa[.!,e14
Teacher's Training Conference
To Be Held At Jewell, N.Y.
The summer teachers'
conference of our Archdiocese,
sponsored
by the Department
of
Christian Education and the religious education chairmen of the
Eastern and Can-Am regions of
S.O.Y.O., will be held at St. Andrew's
Camp
near
Syracuse,
New York, on August 13, 14, and
15, 1971.
This summer's meeting will accommodate
a large number of
resident and commuting participants. The conference will focus
on several very practical problems which face our parishes and
their Christian
education
programs. It shall deal specifically
with ( 1) the development of a senior high program and the use of
discussion techniques
with older
students; (2) the planning of lessons and units of study for the
school year; and (3) the involvement of parents and priests in the
church school program. Each of
these topics will be dealt with by
a qualified lecturer and will be
supplemented
by a series
of
three workshops which will focus
on small group application of educational
principles
and techniques. The schedule
will also
allow for a substantial
period of
time for open discussion between
the participants
and the conference staff.
The meeting will close on Sunday, August 15, with a celebration of the Divine Liturgy and the
Feast of the Dormition, followed
by a dinner and short summation
reports from workshop leaders.
Program
Friday, August 13
2:00 p.m. Registration
Room Assignments
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. LECTURE NO. 1
"Senior High Curriculum and Discussion Techniques''
8:30 p.m. Workshops
10:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
Social Hour
Saturday, August 14
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
9:15 a.m. LECTURE NO. 2
"Unit and Lesson
Planning_''
10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. Workshops
12:15p.m.
2:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Lunch
Panel Discussion
Coffee Break
Vespers of the
Dormition
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. LECTURE NO. 3
"Parents and Priest
in the Church
s
School"
8:30 p.m. Workshops
10:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
Sunday, August 15
11:00 a.m. Di vine Liturgy
St. Elias, Syracuse
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Closing Session
Registration
Please note that this conference
is entirely self-supporting
and is
subsidized
by neither the Archdiocese
nor S.O.Y.O. The costs
per person are such as to cover
the entire cost of the meeting.
Registration
should be made in
advance and those desiring room
accommodation
at
the camp
should do so immediately.
Participants may determine their total
costs as follows:
Registration
Fee
$8.00
Meals (5)
5.00
Room
5.00
Total $18.00
Send your reservation form with
$8.00 registration
fee to:
Dr. Elias Souri
5605 McClean Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21214
If young children must accompany participants,
a daycare arrangement
will be available at
the camp. Please make a notation
to that effect on your registration
form.
Conference Staff
SPEAKERS
Father Joseph Allen, pastor of
St. Antony's, Bergenfield, NJ,
editor of Upbeat magazine
Mr. John L. Boojamra, Director
of the Department
of Christian Education
Miss Constance Tarasar, Executive Secretary, Orthodox
Christian Education Commission
WORKSHOP LEADERS:
Miss Constance Tarasar
Mrs. Stellie Ann Boojamra
Miss Donna Bobin
Fr. Joseph Allen
The Word
Mid-EasternAffairs
pope,U.S. Secretary Of Staie ~onfer
OnMid-East Problems, Amem:arii r?OWs
\"ATICAN CITY (~~S) - Pope Paul VI _and U.S.
ccretary of State Wilham P. R~gers met pr~vately in
)apal library, May 9, and discussed a wide range
I l
ue
• • to ~ l1e treatment
cf
tcpics from ~he M"ddl
i
e E a~t cnsis
f i\merican prisoners of war m North Vietnam.
c The 77-minute audience was held following Mr.
Roger'stalks \~ith Ar~b an~ Isr~eli leade~-s in an effort
to break the diplom~tic logJam m the _Middle East.
A c rnmunique issued by the Vatican press office
·aidthat the Pope and Mr. Rogers had discussed problemsregarding the crisis in Israeli-Arab relations and
had considered ways to encourage "peaceful negotiations."
The s~atem~nt said the pontiff had '.'listened carefully" to the U.S. Secretary of State, and had then
expressedthe hope that the American's "peace initiatires" might lead to positive results "which would pave
tl:eway for i:;eace and justice for all the nations in that
partof the w:::>rld."
··Special reference" was made to the; Palestinian
refugee problem and to the status of the Holy Places
in Jerusalem, the statement said.
In recent months, Pope Paul has expressed concern
()\'Crthe final status of Jerusalem in• any peace settlement.
On March 14, speaking "not only in our name but
ia the n2me of all Christianity," the pontiff called for
··recognitionof the special situation of the Holy Place~
in Palestine, the presence of Christians in this blessed
land, and the status of Jerusalem which, no one can
deny,represents an exceptional convergence and plur-·
~!ismof historical and religious rights."
The Vatican communique also mentioned that the
discussionbetween Pope Paul and Secretary -Rogers
··touchedupon" .the possibilities of "peaceful co-existrnc~" in the wcrld at large, and upon "the situation
in Southeast Asia," ·with "special mention" of the
··treatmentof prisoners of war."
JordanianOfficial Calls On Pope Paul
\'ATICAN CITY - Pope Paul VI receivtd Anton
.\':tallah, former Foreign Minister of Jordan, in an
hcur-longprivate audience here on March 25. There
ll"asno official report on the subject of their talk, but
cbscrverssaid the discussion concerned the question of
the fut:..:restatus of Jerusc1Jem. On March 25, L'Osserrc.:cre della Domenica, the Vatican City weekly,
waoeclthat there could be no true peace in the Middle
Ea~t
• h out respect for the special status of Jerusa- "wit
1
;1:1
as a universal religious shrine." The Vatican City
atlycalled for respect for the rights of "minority com.\fay) 197]
rnunities" in Jeru alem which it aid. f It th m k •
;~reatened "~n t~eir ,·ery ·i t nee' by a policy \\'hi h
apparently is aimed at uffocating th m. ~Ir .. 1 sandrini, in his O servatore della om nica articl , aid
th:re :'·.ere fears of a 'fore d xpul ion'' of n n-J \\ i h
mmonties from J eru alem. ' The ricrh of the rnmonties must be protected if on reallv \\'ants to ]ay th
fou!1dations of peace and curity, ,h aid.
,
Middle East Churchmen Visit U.S.A.
NEW YORK
.Y. - Voicing concern for the future
of Christian schools for children of rab Chri tian
families in Jerusalem, two prominent 11iddlc Ea t
church men have appealed for
.S. upport for the
schools.
Speaking before a meeting of ecumenical oYer ca
mlssion officers at the Interchurch Center h re la .
\\·eek, the visitors said the schools pre ently are being
overburdened by an influx of Mo lem ne\\'C m r
whose parents fear their children v\'ill lo e their Arab
cultural identity if they stay in public chool .
1:~e Rev. Fuad Bal;man, of the ational E,·angeli9al;_Churnh. of Beirut, Lebanon, and 1r. Halim aba,
Jordanian business man and lay leader of the Greek
Orthodox Church (Jerusalem Patriarchate) , urged al o
that commur:i-ication between Christian in the United
States and in Arab countries be widened. Both cited a
danger of growing-isolation on the part of Christian in
the Middle East.
There are six schools supported by the Arab Chri tian community in Israel-occupied Jeru alem, the ,·i itors s'~at~d. The curriculum in each ha been carefully
planned to reflect the cultural values and tradition of
their Arab pupils. ow strained to the limit by heavy
new e:irollments, they said, the schools must \\'in generous supi:ort from concerned U.S. church group or
they may be forced to close.
Both speakers are associated with the • Tear Ea t
Ecumenical Committee for Palestine Refugees. ~fr.
Bahnan is director of interpretation for the committee,
\,·hile Mr. Saba is its program chairman.
During their two weeks stay here, they are making
a number of appearances before church crroup in various parts of the country.
Vatican City Weekly Warns Israel On
The 'Special Status' Of Jerusalem
VA TICA
CITY - L'Osservatore della Domenica.
the Vatican City weekly, has warned I rael that there
could be no true peace in the Middle East "without
respect for the special status of Jerusalem a a universal religious shrine." In a lengthy article, Federico
Alessandrini, Vatican pres officer, wrote that ' true
Page 15
�p arr in the 1Iiddl Ea t and in Pale tine annot be
achi ,· d "·ithout takino- thi r ality into consideration."
~ fr. . le andrini
article pr umably i part of the
pr ent campai n to mak its vievl' on Jerualem kn wn to th world.
n ).far h 1+. Pop Paul
I claimed a pecial
dut~ to p ak 'on behalf of hri tianity as a whole"
for r co nition of the pecial requirements of the holy
pla e in Pal tin
and the continued re id nee of
'hri tian in that troubled country, and of the status
of J ru alem.'· 'One annot deny the very special
col1\· ro- n
of a plurali m of hi toric and religious
right·
in Jeru al m, he aid. The Pope' remark
\\" r und r to d to b hi reply to a re ent appeal to
him by Roman
atholi Gre k Orthodox and other
'hri tian churchm n in Jordan to support Christian
rab in J ru alem ao-ain t alleged design by Israel
to u t th m. n March 22, L'Osservatore Romano,
th \7 a ti an ity daily cri ticiz d Israel for actions, it
aid. that app ared to be aimed at establishing a de
fact ov r io-nty over the entire city of Jerusalem by
xpropnatm
former Arab areas in and around the
city. I ra I, 0 rvatore charged, was carrying out a
d lib rat program of expulsion of Christians and MosI m from the Old City and environs under the guise
of urban development.
Th
atican City daily said the government was
ha tenino- to imprint upon Jerusalem, before a peace
ttl ment, ' a face quite different from its historical
and re!io-ious haracter and different from its universal
vo ation." On Feb. 15, Zev Share£, Israeli Minister of
Hou ing announced a plan to build up to 35,000
hou ing units-capable
of accommodating
122,000
n ". I raeli residents-in
the hills around Jerusalem.
The area was captured from Jordan during the six-day
war of 1967. Mr. Share£ said Israel's goal was to settle
ne"' immigrants as quickly as possible in order to keep
Jeru alem "an emphatically Jewish city."
Jerusalem To Remain 'United'
Says Israeli Prime Minister
JERUSALEMIsraeli Prime Minister Golda Meir
declared here on April 5 that Jerusalem, as "the capital
of I rael united" and "will never again become a divided city." At the same time, Mrs. Meir reiterated
the government' "readiness" to enter into agreements
with Mo !em and Christian authorities "for appropriate arrangements to safeguard the religious and univer al tatus of the Holy Places in Jerusalem."
The Prime Mini ter' remarks came in her keynote
a~dre ~t the o~ening se sio1: of Israel's Labor Party
Convention,
pnl 4. She pomted out that since the
end of the six-day war in 1967, the Israeli government
had made provi ion for "complete freedom of access"
to all ~oly ite for members of all religions. Then, in
an oblique reference to recent expressions of concern
for th tatu of Jerusalem by the Vatican, by U.N.
ecretary General
Thant and by the U.S. State
Department Mr . Meir ob erved that the world "remained ilent for 19 years while Jordanian authorities
prevented acce to J ewi h Holy sites in the Old Cit
of Jeru alem. '
y
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Following an annou~cement Feb. 15 by Zev Sharef
Israeli minister of housmg, that the government pl •
.
. f
I
an.
necl to build housmg um ts or new sraeli immigr
.
am
in areas around the city that were captured from J
clan, U Thant charged that the project violated or.
curity Council resolutions. The U.S. State Departm e.
.
"
ent
called the construction p 1ans unacceptable" because
they could affect the final status of the city ,vho e f
ture is a major point of contention between Israel an:
Jordan. More recen~ly, Pope Paul, speaking "not onh
in our name, but m the name of all Christianit:
"Called for the recognition of the special status of Je~~
usalem" of which no one can deny the very speci
1
convergence and pluralism of historical and religio~
rights." L'Osservatore della Domenica, the Vatican
City weekly, has warned Israel that there can be n
true peace in the Middle East "without respect for th:
special status of Jerusalem as a universal religiou
shrine." An earlier editorial in L'Osservatore Romano
the Vatican City daily, criticized Israel for actions i~
said, that appeared to be aimed at establishino· de
fa to sovereignty over the entire city of Jerusalem bv
expropriating former Arab areas.
'
a'
Vatican Witness Says Church Doesn't
Plan To Sell Property In Holy Land
JERUSALEM - A witness representing the Vatican
testified in a district court here that, in general, it ,ra
Catholic Church policy not to sell church property in
the Holy Land. Bishop Hanna Kaldany, vicar general
of the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem, gave his testimony in a suit brought by the Holy See to nullify what
it claims was an unauthorized sale of an historic monastery-Notre
Dame de France-by
the Assumptionist Fathers. Bishop Kaldany told the court that, for the
last eight years, it had been the policy of the Patriarchate and the Apostolic Delegation in Jerusalem "not
to support the selling of Church property in the Ho!)
Land," although there had been "certain exceptions".
According to one report, the Vatican is generally
opposed to the sale of church property in and around
Jerusalem because it might indicate a weakening in
the Church's position in the Holy City. Under questioning, Bishop Kaldany denied that any "political
motives" were involved in the Vatican's policy. It i
the Vatican's contention that, according to Canon
Law, the Assumptionist Fathers were not entitled to
transfer property worth more than $5,000 without the
Pope's consent. Earlier in the trial before Judge Miriam Ben Porath, the defense counsel noted that the
Assumptionist Order had made the transaction for a
reported $600,000 under "experimental regulations" of
the order, drawn up in 1969. These regulations, the
attorney contended, make no reference to papal approval.
Attorney Avraham Suchovolsky, acting on behalf
of the Vatican maintained that the regulations in
question had not yet been approved by the Holy See.
and that in any case they would have no relevance to
transactions involving property in the Holy Land. The
monastery of otre Dame de France has been a landmark in Jerusalem since 1887 when it was built as a
The Word
tel for pilgrims. It sustained heavy damage during
ho Palestinian war of 1948. After deciding that it
the
• l
.00 id not be feas1b e to renovate the damaged build".
•
the Assumptiomst• F
, a th ers, w h o owned and oper111
~' the monastery, so ld th e structure
to the Hemeated Trusteeslup,
• a su b s1•d 1ary
•
f th e Jew1sh
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o
ational
n~a
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d in ew York. It was to be rebuilt as a dormitory
Fun
U .
.
d
f . gOOHebrew
mversity stu ents. The Vatican obt::ned a temporary injunction forbidding the transfer
of the property: F~nds from the s~le. were eaimarked
bv the Assumpt10mst ~athers for pilgnmage-organizing
'tivities and ecumemcal ventures. The Augustinians
:~ the Assumptions ( Assumptionists) were founded in
Francein 1845.
Antiochian Orthodox Church Hits
Israeli'Violation Of Human Rights'
BOS
TO ( RNS) - A spokesman for the Antiochian
Orthodox Church in America has asked U.S. Churches
to peak out against "the violation of human rights
and international law by Israel."
Dr. Frank Maria, the spokesman, is chairman of
the Department of Near East and Arab Refugee
Problems of the Antiochian
archdiocese, formerly
known a the
ynan . n tio
. In a letter to the pre id nt of th . ·ational ·ouncil of Churche and to m mb r of th
•. . R oman
Catholic hi rar hy Dr. Maria aid:
"It i ironic that at thi Ea ter eason Hi Pal
Christian and 1o lem brothe1 who land ,,
propriated by fore to make p; ibl th
r ati
expansion of the J ewi h tate of I ra I till
discrimination and per ecution.'
He aid hi Church wa n oura d by xpr
of concern for Pale tianian refuo-e mad
World Council of Church
and b r c nt tat ~
by Pope Paul on the city of J ru alem.
Dr. Maria referred particular! to a mid-_ farch
peal in wh~ch the pontiff peaking not only in
name, but m the name of all hri tianity call d
the recognition of the pecial tatu of J ru alem
which no one can deny the very p ial com: ro- nr
historical rights."
S) - The World
Council of Churches' policymaking
Central Committee, during its meeting in Ethiopia, refused to be drawn
into one of the most controversial
issues in contemporary
Eastern
Orthodoxy. Leaders of th
WCC
kirted a potentially explosive floor
debatewhich could have had significant implications
for American
Orthodox. Through
parliamentary
procedure, the question of how one
D.S. Church will be listed by name
with the Council was also left open.
Despite the fact that nothing "official" happened, there was disagreement,hard feelings and a boycott of
finalsessions. It all began because a
delegate asked the WCC to list the
Orthodox Church in America.
The Orthodox Church in America
is the former Russian Orthodox
Greek Catholic Church of America
known as Metropolia) . It has long
beena direct member of the World
Council- now however it would
be listed under' a new n'ame. The
name assumed last year when the
~1etropolia received de jure admin1
~rativeindependence from the Patriarch of Moscow. De facto inde.\fay, 1971
apour
for
·'of
of
Dr. Maria aid that member of hi
hurch ·join
with all
American
who
desire
a
ju
t
and
ndurincrb
.
peace m the ear East, and w look forward to a Holv
Land that shall find Chri tian , J cw and Mo !em'
living in equality and in harmony with ea h oth r. ·,
World Council Evaded Stand On Issue
Involving Orthodox Church
\'EW YORK (R
n
pendence had been in effect for decades. An announced aim of the
newly-named Church is the organic
unity of the several ethnic Orthodox
jurisdictions in America. WCC recognition of the new name was challenged by Metropolitan Meliton of
Chalcedon, a top prelate of the
Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate
of Constantinople
(Istanbul).
Among those most displeased by the
Metropolia-Moscow action ,vas Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras of
Constantinople, who said Moscow
acted unilaterally and uncanonically
in granting independence without
first seeking Orthodox consensus.
The Patriarchate has no administrative power over Russian Orthodoxy but he is first among equals in
the Orthodox hierarchy and holds a
primacy of honor. The Metropolia
issue becomes a sensitive American
question since the largest of the U.S.
Orthodox groups, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is directly under
Patriarch Athenagoras. Leaders of
that archdiocese have taken a milder
stand than has the Patriarch.
What happened at the Central
Committee meeting, held in Addis
Ababa, came a omewhat of a urprise to both Metropolia and Greek
churchmen in the U .. The equences of events went like thi . Bi hop
Valerian Trifa, head of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
and a member of the Central Committee, identified him elf a a representative of the Orthodox Church of
America. This Romanian group has
linked itself to the form r Metropolia. He asked that the WCC how
the new name - "Orthodox Church
in America" - on its roll . l'v1etropolitan Meliton of Chalcedon said
there is "no such Church" a the
Bishop Trifa said he represented.
There were no delegate from the
Greek Archdiocese of the menca
present - the archdioce e participates in the World Council through
Ecumenical Patriarchate.
A Vicepresident of the WCC Central Committee, Metropolitan Meliton was
quite upset. Some ob erver aid he
threatened to resign from his ouncil office over the way WCC official
had handled the matter. In effect,
the en tire discussion was ruled out of
order. After a committee failed to
come up with a olution, the Central
Committee chairman, Dr.
f. M.
Thomas would not hear floor debate
and refused to recognize Metropolitan Meliton to peak.
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�include being able to read a Bible
on school grounds.
•
Speaking
Of
Sickness
To th Editor:
. Enclo ed i a copy of a speech
given by Pat 1ichaels of Radio Station KGO, an Franci co at a Polie man-Fireman
A\\'ard 'Breakfast
in Oakland,
alif.
I fe I that it i a speech that expre e the opinion of millions of
merican
all over these United
tate and that it i \\'Orth bringing
to your attention.
om. of u may have difficulty in
expr mg our thoughts so well but
each of u in our o\\·n \\'ay ccrt~inly
can be an a et to our church community, and our fellow man'. Thi
is the p ech:
•
•
•
I ~1 SI K • •·• and th re are those
who claim that our i a "sick" society. That our country is ~ick, our
government i ick, thq.t we are sick
_\\' 11, maybe tbey're'- right. I sub~
m1t that maybe I am ick ... and
mayb you are too.
. I am ick of having poli emen ridH~uled and c~lled "pigs" while copkill r ar hailed a ome kind of folk
h ro.
I am ick of being told that religion i ~~e opiate of the people ...
but manJuana hould be legalized.
I am ick of being told that pornography i th right of a free pre
• • • but freedom of the pre doe not
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I am sick of commentators and
columnists canonizing anarchists, revolutionist and criminal rapists but
condemning law enforcement if it
brings such criminals to justice.
I am sick of paying more and
more taxes to build schools while I·
see some faculty members encoura 0 ing tudents to tear them down.
I am sick of Supreme Court decision ,,·hich turn criminals loose on
society-while other decisions try to
take the means of protecting my
home and family away.
I am sick of being told policemen
are mad dogs who should not have
guns-but
that criminals who use
guns to rob, maim and murder
should be understood and helped
back into society.
I am sick of being told it is wrong
to use napalm to end a war overseas
. . . but if it's a bomb or molotov
cocktail at home, I mu.st understand
the provocations.
I am sick of not being able to take
my family to a movie unless I want
the~ exposed to nudity, homosexuality and the glorification of narcotics.
_I am sick of pot smoking entertamers deluging me with their condemnation of my moral standards on
late nite television.
•
I am sick of riots, marches, protests, demonstrations, confrontations,
and the other mob temper tantrums
of p~ople ~ntellectually incapable of
\•vorkmg within the system.
I am sick of hearing the same
phrases, .the same slick slogans, the
pat patois of people who must chant
the same things like zombies because
they. haven't the capacity for verbahzmg thought.
I am . sick of reading so-called
modern literature with its kinship to
wha~ I u_sed to read on the walls of
public toilets.
I am _sick of those who say I owe
them this or that because of the sins
of my forefathers-when
I have
looked down both ends of a gun barrel . to defend their rio-hts
a
, th eir• 1·b
i erties and their families.
I am sick of cynical attitudes to"~'~rd pa~riotism. I am sick of politician with no backbones.
, I am sick of permissi· veness
I am ·sick of the dirty th·
oouthed, the unwashed. ' e foul•
I am sick of the decline in
sonal honesty,
. Per.
.
. personal int eo·nty
0
human smcen ty.
and
<t
And most of all, I am iick of b .
told I am sick: And, I'm sick 0 f-be~ng
. .
e1no
t o ld my ccuntry 1s sick-wen,,.
h
,
have the greatest nation man h e
ever brought forth on the fa ce of the
a
earth. And fully 50 per cent of th
people on• . the face of th·is earth
e
would
willmgly. trade pla ces with
.
.
the most depnved, the most
d
. ·1 d
un er.
pnvi ege amongst us.,
Yes, I may be sick. But if I
. k , I can get well. And
'
am
on 1y sic
.
, I can
h e Ip my society get well. And, I can
help my country get well.
Take . note, you in high place
Y ou w111 not find me under a p1ac-•
ar d . you will not see me take to the
streets.
You will not find me th ro~.
.
mg a rock or a bomb. you will not
find me ranting to wild eyed mOlb
. But you will find me at work withm my ~ommunity. You will find me
:xpressmg my anger and indignation
m letters to your political office.
Y ot~ ~-ill find me canceling my
subscnpt10n to your periodical the
next time it condones criminal act
or advertises filth.
•
You will find me speaking out in
support of those people and those
institutions which contribute to the
elevation of society and not its destruction. You will find me contributing my time and my personal influence to helping churches, hospit:i.ls, charities and those other volunteer back bones of America which
have shown the true spirit of this
country's determination to ease pain.
eliminate
hunger
and
generate
brotherhood.
But, most of all, you'll find me at
the polling place. There, you'll hear
the thunder of the common man.
There, you'll see us cast our vote ...
for an America where people can
walk the streets without fear ... for
an America where our children will
be educated and not indoctrinated
· · • for an America of brotherhood
~nd understanding ... for an Amer~ca no longer embarrassed to speak
its motto "In God we trust."
-E.
f.
KRYMA;-;
The Word
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News
of t/ie Paris/zes
St.Luke'sOrthodox Church, Orange County, California
Prof. And Mrs-. Barany Honored
GARDEN.GROVE, Cal.:
L.uke'sChurch with a
Luke'sChoir. :r. Gabriel
St. John Baptist Greek
Metropolitan
Philip presents Prof. and Mrs. George Bar.any of St.
Certificate of Meritorious Service, for their devoted work with St.
Ashie, left, Pastor of St. Luke's, and Fr. George Massouras of nearby
Orthodox Church of Anaheim witness the presentation.
GARDE GROVE, Cal.: Led by
Metropolitan Philip of th Antiochian Orthodox Archdioce
hundred
of parishioners, friends and relativ s
of George Barany, Choir Director
of .$t:• Luke's Orthodox Church of
Garden Grove, California, gathered
to honor one wh~ has erved the
Orthodox Church in America for
thirty-five years, and in true PanOrthodox spirit.
At the conclusion of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on the Fifth Sunda~. of Great Lent, Metropolitan
Ph1hp announced that this day was
to be proclaimed, "George and Sue
Barany Day", and proceeded
to
award the Antiochian Archdiocese
Certificate of Meritorious Service to
the capable and unassumincr director
whose thirty-four membe/' choir is
~ade up of Orthodox of many varie? backgrounds serving in the English language using the hymnology
of both the Slavonic and Byzantine
tr~ditions. Members of the choir of
this suburban and rapidly growing
May, 1971
parish, is indicative of the parish
make-up ... consisting of Orthodox
Christians of Russian, CarpathoRussian,
Syrian-Lebanese,
Greek,
Serbian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and
including many converts.
With such a divergence of backgrcunds, Professor Barany has united
a dedicated group of choir members
whose versatility and performance
arc well regarded in the Southern
California area. He has been Choir
director cf the Orange County parish since 1962, when the local
Church· was but a mission, and his
compete:-:..ceas director has attracted
many to the moving services of the
Church, which had been chartered
by the late Metropolitan
Antony
Bashir to serve exclusively in the Enr-Jish language.
However, George Barany and his
gracious wife who is a member of the
Choir, have given of themselves all
of their married years to the service
of the Church. As ·Professor Barany
would tell it, being the son of the
late Archprie t
rany. and
en-ing in the
chil
\\'2.
the b t
d
ccmld recei\' .
hoir
1936 and w
. rchdio
in . m ri a . . _ th
then known "1fetropolia· , th .. 'arpathc-Ru ian' and th
ntiochian". Hi broth r i th lat Father
B~ il Barany.
a choir director.
Profe sor Baranv \\'h pr fer to
imply be referr~d to a "Georg ' ,
has erved
t.
org
pari h of
Taylor, Penna.; Holy pirit pari h of
PhoenixYille, P nna. • t.
ichola
parish of Hom t ad, Penna. : and
his longest tenure, at t . Peter and
Paul pari h of Lakewood. Ohio. b
fore coming to t. Luke' .
Metropolitan Philip head d tho
addre sing the laro-e a emb]ao-e at
the Luncheon and quoting hi predecessor of thrice-ble ed memorv
the late Metropolitan Antonv said
"A Church without a d dicated
Choir, is as a body v,·ithou t a ouL"
and he went on to laud the elf- acrificing director ,,vho becau e of the
changing aero pace indu try i compelled to drive an hour in order to
serve the St. Luke pari h, and thi
without any recompen e "·hat oever,
as he accepts no alary for hi en·ic .
"His sacrifice is an example to
many of this Orthodox Church in
America," the Metropolitan
tated
"and with such an example a th/
will the Church prosper and gro\\'."
His Eminence repeated that he had
been most pleased in pre en ting the
Certificate of Meritoriou S rvice to
so dedicated an individual.
Words of gratitude were given by
Michael Hanna
Pre ident of the
Church Council, and Jame A,,·ada
President of the Men' Organization
of the parish as well a Maria Edi ,
President of the Women' of
t.
Luke' who sponsored the Lunch on,
and it was noted that all three \\'ere
members, ironically, of th Church
Choir. Father Gabriel A hie who
has served the parish ince 1965 xtolled the Barany and prai ed their
devotion and fortitud , and e peci■
ally their cooperation.
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�St. Michael's Church,
Louisville, Ky.
Louisville Parish
To Sponsor Summer Camp
LO1.;I \ ILLE, Ken.:
aint Micha ]' Pari h in Loui ville Kentucky,
"·ill pon or a Summer Chur h
amp Jul 26-31 at Cedar Ridge
Pre b terian Camp at Jeff er onto\ n,
Kentucky fifteen mile from Loui Yille. A complete pro 0 Tam of crafts,
"·imming, hiking, wor hip religi?us
in tru tion campino· and counseling
\\'ill be offered. The camp will be
limit d to e enty-five young people
b t\\·een the age of nine and sevent en. with eparate programs for
t en and pr -te n .
.
.
. Plannino- Retreat at Samt Memrad
minary in Saint
einrad, Indiana,
pril 30 to May 2, laid the
foundation for this Joint Church
chool and Teen SOYO Camp venture.
acation Bible School at
ain t Mi hael' June 28 to July 8
"·ill al o prepare the parish yo~ng
people for the long-awaited campmg
xp rience.
The cost of the Camp will be $30
per camper, with each camper providing bedding and towels. Anyone
intere ted in participating
should
contact: ;Fr. Stephen Wallsteadt, Director 3026 Hikes Lane, Louisville,
Kentucky 40220, for further information and application forms.
St. Mary's Church,
Wilkes-Barre, Penna.
One Little Moment
In Eternity
ILKES-B RRE, Penna.-On
my
last visit in Wilke -Barre, Penna., I
wa privileged to help out a "team
of worker " members of the Church
( t. Mary' Orthodox Church) in
the kitchen. They were preparing
with much enthu iasm the food for
the ·'Haflee" affair for the next day.
Ea h one came in with excitement
and flurry dressed in aprons and
hairnets and tarted their particular
work
producing favorite Syrian
di he.
atching them was fascinating. I
couldn't help but feel the excitement
and atmo phere of comradeship this
ion of preparation and cooking
engendered. They were a devoted lot
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with an earnestness which defied
time. They \\'ere not cooking iust for
money. They were cooking with love
flowing thru them ~nto th ,~ fo~~;
They were doing this for God s
Church. True! To pay off the mortgage! Yes! But no one could long be
there in that room and not feel the
vibrations of love passing into th at
food. It was a very revealing moment for me. I couldn't help but feel
that moment of importance.
"Where two meet in my name
there will I be also."
I asked if I could help a little and
was assigned to the "radish detail" after a humorous couple of hours, I
finished the assigned job and reported to one of the leaders. Everyone was so thoughtful. I couldn't
help but think inspite of the pressures of a heavy mortgage, that this
too was God's work. I do think that
by ~haring this food with the public
we are sharing our culture and hospitality. It is all for a good cause.
"To the Glory of God."
In those moments too, I couldn't
help but sense the wonderful influence and inspiration Father Herbert
and the Khooria inspired in this
group. They worked right with them,
sharing these precious moments with
them.
"Just one little moment
in eternity."
A precious moment we share with
each other at one time or other, devoted to God's Holy House.
Thank you so much for letting me
share it too, St. Mary's!
-
JASAMINE
BETAR
Weekly Church Attendance:
Catholic Figure Drops to 60 % ,
Protestant Average Still 38 %
PRINCETON, N.J. (RNS) - Attendance by U.S. Roman Catholics
at worship in a typical week dropped
to 60 per cent in 1970, 3 per cent
decline in a year while Protestant
churchgoing remained at about 38
per cent, according to the Gallup
Poll. Gallup disclosed that the overall average weekly attendance in
1970 was 42 per cent, unchanged
from 1969. Protestant regularity declined in the years before 1964,
reaching a low of 3 7 per cent th
year. The Catholic percentacre ~t
1n
1964 was 71, ~ccording to the Poll.
The decrease m the Catholic ra k
was attributed mainly to a fall offnin
attendance by young adults in th •
.
e1r
twenties.
Among American Jews, the week.
ly synagogue attendance
rate h
been fairly constant for six years ~
per cent in 1964 and 19 per ce;t in
1970.
In the years that Gallup has been
tabulating percentages of church attendance, the high mark came in
1955 when the over-all average wa
49 per cent. The 42 per cent in
1970 compares with 44 per cent in
Canada, 36 per cent in the Netherlands, 26 per cent in Greece, 25 per
cent in Australia, 20 per cent in
Britain and 18 per cent in Uruguay.
The Gallup figures were based on
interviews with 15,738 persons at
300 sampling points. The question
asked was, "Did you, yourself, happen to attend church in the last seven days?"
Lutherans had the highest 1970
rate, 43 per cent, among Protestants.
In descending order were Baptists,
39 per cent; Methodists, 38 per cent;
Presbyterians, 34 per cent and Episcopalians, 29 per cent. Of the total,
more women-46
per cent-than
men-38
per cent-attend
worship
in an average week. Forty-three per
cent of non-whites attend, as compared to 42 per cent of whites.
Gallup reported that 46 per cent
of U.S. college graduates included
weekly worship in their schedules.
Forty-one per cent of high school
graduates who did not go to college
attend services weekly, the same percentage recorded by those having
grade school educations. The MidW est, the survey showed, is the most
churchgoing U.S. area with 47 per
cent attending on the average. In
the South, 44 per cent worship regularly, with 43 per cent in the East
and 33 per cent in the West.
Young adults attend less often32 per cent attend weekly-than
persons in the 30-to-49 and 50-andover age brackets. The latter age
groups have 45 per cent attendance
records, according to · Gallup. The
poll also carried data on church attendance on the basis of family income, worship habits and commun1
ity size.
t)
• hael's Church, Louisville, Kentucky
St.M''~-------------
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LouisvilleParishTo Build
572-Seat Church
. t Michael's Church in LouisSam
. b .
. K tucky will egm construeville en
'
. d.
h'
. ' f •ts new church buil mg t 1s
tw;
final phase of a $800,000
Ju
y.
•
n
expans10 program . , the church and
its furnishings will cost $425,000.
The debt will be retired over a ten\'earperiod.
• Already constructed is a 4?0-seat
church social hall, offices, kitchen,
and seven classrooms. .Also on the
property are two rectones, one occupied by the pastor and the other
rented out for income. The 9.2 acre
tract located in the rapidly expanding Hikes Point suburban area was
purchased in 1961, when the late
Archimandrite Michael Howard was
pastor of the parish .. The buildings
\\'ere constructed durmg the pastorate of Father George Corey, and the
debt on the land and educational
°y~e
building was retired in 1969 while
Father Emile Hanna was Saint
Michael's priest. Serving the parish
during the present phase is Father
Stephen Wallsteadt, who came to
Saint Michael's in 1969.
The new church building is both
traditional
and contemporary. A
central dome ringed with windows
will rise fifty-four feet in height
and thirty-six feet in diameter. Four
great arches supporting the dome,
arched windows, and a cloister
\,Valkof arches connecting the church
to the present educational building
all carry out the theme of the Hagia
Sophia's arched mig_nificence, along
with the dominating central dome.
524 seats in the nave and a 48seat choir point to the future
growth of the parish, which has
grown 80 % iri ten years. A modern
front entrance fa ad and a o- od ic dome tructure on th ext rior of
the nave roof empha ize th ontemporary mi ion of our Orthodox
Faith. Smoked o-las window , light
wood tones, and contemporary d sign in the baptismal font and bi hop's throne will blend with a domed
canopy over the altar and traditio:1al
icons in a witne to the ancien tne
of our faith and its pre ent role in
so~iety.
Building and Memorial Chairman
is Mr. Lee Farah· Board of Tru tee
Chairman is Mr. Anthony Thomas.
The Architects of the new tru tur
is Carlton God ey A o iate
of
Louisville. When
ompleted, the
Saint Michael's tructure \\'ill be one
of the mo t striking in the archdioce e.
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May, 1971
�ho devised the Bulgarian
thers w
.
br0
They are revered as sam ts
;ilphab~-the Roman Catholic and
by bot Orthodox
Churches.
In
Eastern
p triarch C yn·1 was awar d e d
1963 dar of the People's Republic
the rl :ria in recognition of his
of Bug
· ·• • d f
f
"patriotic act1v1t1es m. ede~se . o
,, Last year he receive t e tit 1e
peaceJ.t' nal Cultural Worker" from
0f ·'Na 10
B lgarian government.
theThu Patriarch represente d a b out
e ent of the country's church80per c
.
d M
osT he remainder mclu de
~u~
.., (about 9 per cent) an sma 11
Jerns of Rcman C at h o 1·1cs, P rotesrrroups
.
·,
d Jews In a letter published
tants an
•
in the East German
~ewhspaCpe~
,
,
Zez·t, in 1968 ' Patna.re
yn 1
\ eue
•remarked that "there
has never been,
.
better understand1~g of the Gospel, s
teach1·ng" concern1nbo· Communism s
socialdoctrine than today. Hhe ,~aid
he had no doubt about t e extremely great influence" on the socialand political development of the
\l'orldduring the 50 years since Russia's October Revolution. He added
that he felt quite certain that the
capitalist system had reached "its
sunset,beyond any doubt."
Observers point out that churchstate relations in Bulgaria have been
markedby probably less friction than
in any other part of Eastern Europe.
"Even atheists honor our church because of the great role it played in
preserving our national heritage,"
said Dimiter Todorov, deputy head
of the government's Committee for
Religious Affairs, last Augu t. "Under 500 years of Turkish domination,
the Church was always on the side
of the people," he said. "It also
helped in the fight against Fascism
and protected anti-Nazi partisans."
Under an unusual concession, the
Church in Bulgaria has remained the
country's sole large private landowner. A state subsidy amounts to some
$400,000a year. It pays for the upkeep of old structures and the construction of new buildings, and the
salariesof 3,000 priests. Sales of candles, a monopoly granted by the
Communist government, made up a
large part of Church
revenue.
Church officials have registered a
steady increase in religious weddings,
baptisms and funerals, despite a
stepped-up government campaign to
popularize civil rituals.
N.Y. Priest Elected Bishop
Of Greek Church
0
Archeologists Find Remains Of
Basilica Built By Constantine
1600 Years Ago
JERUS LEM - Greek archeolhave unearthed the remains
original ba ilica of the Holy
pulchre built by the Roman emp ror Con tantine more than 1,600
vear a o on the site venerated as
th place where J e u was crucified
and buried.
nnouncement of the
di covcry was made by Athanasios
Economopoulo
offi ial architect of
th Greek ntiquitie and Restoration S rvice the technical office for
renovation under way here on behalf of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Mr. E onomopoulos said the discovery was made as Greek technicians
were remodeling the altar sections of
the pr ent Church of the Holy
epulchre in the Old City of J erualem.
The remains were found under
the present high altar about 30 feet
from the traditional Rock of Calvary. revered as the site of the Crucifixion and 150 feet from the tomb
venerated by the Church as the spot
wh re Jesus was buried. Both sacred
ite are enclosed under the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre, which is
shared by the Greek Orthodox,
Copts Syrians, Armenians, and Roman Catholics.
Re toration work on the structure,
"·hich had it origins in Crusader
time , has been going on since 1961.
Mr. Economopoulos said that the
mo t important of the Constantinian
remain
that his technicians laid
bare included an apse, about 27 feet
in diameter a thick wall of about
five feet and the base of a column.
'We have always known that the
original Con tantinian church must
be there - now we have found it"
h told nevv men. The sites venerat~d
for enturie a those of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus have had a
tormy and checkered career.
ccording to the Third Century
hi torian Eu ebius of Caesares the
Romans ( at the time of Hadria~ or
later) built a temple to the goddess
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Venus over the site which Christians
esteemed as marking the death and
burial cf Jesus. C::mstantine, the first
Christian Emperor of Rome ( 288377), ordered the temple torn down,
the ruins rern~ved, and the natural
rock beneath cut away all round,
until a kind of cave was formed. He
then erected a huge circular building, the first Basilica of the Holy
Sepulchre, some 140 feet northwest
of the Hill of Calvary. This original
church is connected with a key incident in the life of Constantine's
mother, St. Helena - her discovery
in 326 of the "True Cross" on which
Jesus had been crucified, near the
site of the construction. The Western
Church commemorates her finding
with the feast of the "Exaltation of
the Holy Cross" ( Sept. 14) . The
feast also commemorates the consecration of the original basilica in
336. Constantine's
basilica was
burned by invading Persians in 614.
Two hundred years later, reconstruction was completed with the aid of
the Patriarch of Alexandria, who
sent money and one thousand workmen to J er.usalem. This reconstruction was destroyed by the Mohammedans in 1009 or 1010. In 1168,
the Crusaders completed a huge new
basilica, which was partially destroyed by fire in 1808.
A renovated edifice was dedicated
in 1810. The dome of its rotunda
was rebuilt in 1868. An earthquake
in 1927 necessitated more or less extensive renovation. Besides the Greek
Orthodox Church, the main custodians of the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre are the Armenian Church
and the Franciscan Order of the Roman Catholic Church.
Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Dies;
Often Honored By Communist
Regime
. SOFIA, Bulgaria - Patriarch Cynl, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox
Church, died here March 7, 1971
after a short illness. He was 70 years
old. The Patriarch was born in Sofia
in 1901. Following the logical stud-
ies in Berlin and ordination to th
priesthood, he . was named Metrop 0 1J..e
tan of Plovd1v, Bulgaria, in 1938
Metropolitan
Cyril was elected i~
1953 as the first Patriarch of th
modern Bulgarian Orthodox Churche
without the consent of the Ecumen~
ical Patriarchate
in Istanbul, Tur.
key. Through this action, Orthodox
leaders in Sofia proclaimed the Bui.
rrarian Church an independent body
and no longer an exarchate subject
to the authority of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate, to which it had been
subject since 1870. An exarchate exercises jurisdiction in ecclesiastical
matters on behalf of a patriarch in
a country or territory.
Patriarch
Athenagoras,
spiritual
leader of Orthodox Christianity, declared at the time that the free
Churches would refuse to recognize
the Bulgarian action in elevating itself to the status of a patriarchate.
He said the move was "a clear violation" of Orthodox Canonical lmv.
Archbishop Athenagoras warned that
the move would widen the breach
between the free Orthodox Churches
and those under Communist domination. In 1956, Patriarch Cyril publicly acknowledged that the Bulgarian Patriarchate
"could never have
been established without support ...
above all (of) the Holy Russian
Orthodox Church." However, a rift
of eight years was healed in 1961
when Archbishop Athenagoras officially recognized the Patriarchate of
the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and
the election of Metropolitan Cyril as
its Patriarch. The two churchmen
met the following year in Istanbul
and co-officiated at a Mass celebrated in both Greek and Bulgarian.
Patriarch
Cyril was decorated
three times by the Communist government of Bulgaria. In 1959 he was
invested with the Order of Cyril and
Methodius, First Class, for his "work
for peace." The Order was established by the government to honor
persons
who have
distinguished
themselves in ·the field of culture. It
was named after two 9th Century
The Word
May, 1971
BISHOP PHILO-THEOS
MELOA
NEW YORK, N.Y.: Archimandrite
Philotheos Karamitscs, Pastor of St.
Elef therios Greek Orthodox Church
in New York, was elected Titular
Bishop of Meloa by the Holy Synod
cf the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and
consecrated June 6, 1971 in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New
York, by Archbishop Iakovos assisted
by two bishops and several priests.
Bishop Philotheos was born in Istanbul in 1924, where he received
his early education. He went to
Greece in 1949 to continue his
studies, and was graduated from the
Theological School of the University
of Athens in 1959. Ordained deacon
in 1950 in Greece, he was invited to
America by Archbishop Iakovos in
1960 and served as his deacon until
1961 when he was ordained priest
by the Archbishop. He served ~s
Pastor of Annunciation Church m
Scranton Pennsylvania until 1965,
• '
when he' went to St. Elefthenos
Church in New York.
Bishop Philotheos, who speaks
Enrrlish Greek and Turkish, has
b
'
served
on various Arch d"1ocesan
Boards and is a Trustee of St. Basil's
Academy in Garrison, New York.
Maronite Patriarch To Retire;
Former Priest In Los Angeles
BEIRUT (RNS) January 25, 197!
Paul Peter Cardinal Meouch1,
76, Patriarch of Antioch for Maro~ite Rite Catholics, has tendered his
re ig;nation to Pop
71. Th
action \\'a in r pon to th Pop
recent call for th r tirem nt of earth ag of
Patriarch 11eouchi ha long played an influential rol in Lebanon'
national life and in th 11iddl Ea t.
It i aid that no 11idd I Ea t tat man of an faith would think of
,·isiting Lebanon \\'ithout
off at the Patriarch pala
ki near here. The on of a L ban
mountain \'illag
hopk p r. th
Patriarch entered th
the ao·e of 15 and earn
ree in
theology and philo ophy from Catholic univer iti
in Rom . He \\·a
ordained Dec. 7 1917. He cam to
the
.S. in 1920 as ecr tary to a
Maronite bi hop on a pastoral Yi it,
stayed to organize ne\\' churche in
Mexico and later took on pari h
work in Indiana, 1a achu ett a:1d
Los Angele . He became a naturalized .S. citizen (he cite a vote for
Franklin Delano Roo e\'elt in 1932)
but relinquished his citizenship when
he was appointed Bishop of Tyre,
Lebanon. He v,'as con ecrated bi hop
Dec. 8, 1934.
Pope Pius XII named him Patriarch of Antioch and All the Ea t in
1955, and Pope Paul VI appointed
him a cardinal on Feb. 22, 1965.
Patriarch Meouchi's jurisdiction extended over some 808,000 Maronite
Rite Catholics, most of them Lebanese citizens. Maronites are also found
in Egypt, Cyprus and the United
States. The Maronite
whose ties
with Rome date from the 12th century, acknowledge the authority of
the Pope but follow their own liturgy m the Syriac and Arabic languages.
Injunction Bars Greek Pastor
From Church During Controversy
SYD EY (R S) - A Greek Orthodox priest has been erved with
a court injunction barring hi entrance into his parish church at \,Y ollongong, south of Sydney following
a dispute with his superior Metropolitan Ezekiel, Archbishop of u tralia and ew Zealand.
The archbishop has uspended the
Wollongong priest, Father Chry o tomos Alemango , for publicly accu ing him of "selling out" the Greek
Orthodox Church by taking part in
an ecumenical service attended by
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�Outside Russia, a sect which does
P p Paul \'I la t Dec. 2.
not
recognize the Patriarch of MosIn th cour e of hi three-day , isit
cow, has three bishops in ·west Ger. u tralia, the Pop participated
in an cum nical prayer s rvice in many. These are Archbishop Philoycln y' Town Hall. Th
rv1ce theu of Hamburg, Archbishop Paul
of tuttgart and Archbishop Alexanwa
pon or d b the
ustralian
der of Munich.
' uncil of hurche .
Father
I mano-o told new men
Ethiopian Patriarch Enthroned
h b liev d that 90 per cent of hi
ADDIS ABABA (R S) - Archpari hion r upported hi denunciation of 1'1 tropolitan Ez ki 1 for parbishop Abuna Theophilos was enticipatin in the ydn y ervice, as throned a the new Patriarch of the
reek Orthodoxy."
Ethiopian Orthodox Church at a
colorful ceremony in Holy Trinity
Earlier, ome 100 p r ons demontrat d in front of the Wollono-ong Cathedral here.
Patriarch Theophilos, 61, known
hur h in prote t ao-ain t the su p n ion of their pa tor. Polic di - for hi liberal views, has served the
Ethiopian Church for the last 28
per d th d mon trator .
years a priest, bishop, archbishop
". re mad .
and Deputy Patriarch. He has also
Later,
fetropolitan Ezekiel told
served as a member of the Central
n \,. men he had taken action after
Committee of the World Council of
Fath r
lemango had denounced
Churches (WCC).
him fr m th pulpit and removed
The new head of the Ethiopian
hi name from the liturgy.
State
Church succeeds Patriarch
Th Gre k Orthodox prelate wa
Ahuna
Basilios, ,vho died Oct. 12,
renam cl to the rchdiocese of Aus1970.
tralia and ew Zealand in 1969. He
Patriarch Theophilos, wearing a
wa tran ferred out of that See sevral year previou ly, r portedly as a crimson robe with golden embroidery and a jewel-studded crown, was
re ult of di\·i ion in the Australian
presented with the patriarchal mitre
rthodox community.
and sceptre by three Ethiopian bishops while, outside 17 artillery pieces
Russian Orthodox Diocese
fired a salute.
Founded In West Germany
Emperor Haile Selassie, who unD E ELDORF (
S) - A new
der
the Ethiopian constitution is
Ru ian Orthodox dioce e under the
Patriarchate of Mo cow i beino- e - "Defender of the Faith," attended
tablish d in We t Germany. It will the enthronement ceremonies.
include the tate
of Schle wigUkrainian Primate Dies At 83;
Hol tein, Rhineland-Palatinate
and
Metropolitan Was Jailed In USSR
ort?rine-We tphalia.
Archbi hop
x1, formerly of Philadelphia, Pa. PHILADELPHIA
(R S)-Metro,nil head the new diocese. A one- politan John Theodorovich, Primate
time Roman
atholic prie t of the of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Benedi tine Order he will have the of the U.S.A. died here May 3 at the
tit] of Archbi hop of :Northern Ger- age of 83.
many and "·ill r ide here. ArchThe prelate was the last of the
bi hop 1 xi will be the econd Ru _ hierarchy of the Orthodox Church
ian Orthodox prelate under Mo - in the Ukraine. The Soviet Union
c_ow re iding in th Federal Repubbegan the liquidation of the Church
h . The other i Bi hop Ireney who in 1928.
liv in ~funich. H i a native of
Metropolitan John died in LanB rlin but hold
u tralian citizen- k_enau Hospital where he was a pahip.
tient for about a week. He had reBoth
e t erman dioce e come
ided in suburban Bala-Cynwyd with
under r hbi hop Leontij, Exarch of a daughter.
th Ru ian
rthodox
hurch for
A taunch anti-Communist
the
ntral Europe. He ha hi eat in Metropolitan was ordained in' 1912
t B rlin. r hbi hop Leontij uca nd erved as a chaplain with the
c d d Bi hop
ladimir Kotlyarov
army of the Ukraine National Re,,~ho r turned to Ru ia last Decempublic in it war against Russia in
b r. Th Ru ian rthodox
hurch
1919-1920.
!
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_I~ 19~1 he became Archbisho
V m1tza m the Ukraine and " P of
.
.
vas Per
secute cl an cl imprisoned by th
•
e 0
v_ietds~creth poUice. Released he ar.
nve m t e
.S. in 1924 to h •
.
ead
t h e t h en Amencan Ukrainian
0
thodox Church.
r.
l\1etropolitan John's group m
.
. .
erged
with the Ukramian
Orth d
Church in America in 1950 Heo ox
•
,ra
elected head and Archbishop Sk
nyk, leader of the other me ~P.
rg1ngChurch, was designated as succes
.h
~
Arc hb 1s op Skrypnyk is now 74. •
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church
cf the U.S.A. has about 88 OOO
members in 107 parishes. It is t~ b
distinguished from the small Ukra·1n.
e
ian Orthodox Church of America
which is under the jurisdiction of
the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch
in Istanbul.
Metropolitan
John clung to the
hope that freedom would eventualh·
com2 for his people in the Sovie't
Union. He held that evolutionary
changes might "very slowly" mov~
in that direction.
After the Communist take-over
and the def eat of the Ukraine, onh
the Russian Orthodox Church wa·s
permitted to operate in the Soviet
Union.
According to the late metropolitan, all 31 of his fell ow bishops in
the Ukraine were "liquidated" by
the Communists as were, he said.
hundreds of priests and faithful.
Metropolitan
John led the U.S.
Ukrainian churches toward English
liturgies and toward the strengthening of their heritage in the Western
world.
Funeral services were held May 6
at St. Volodimir's cathedral, Philadelphia. Interment followed in the
Ukrainian National Cemetery, South
Bound Brook, .J.
.
r
Greek Primate Will Attend
Installation Of New Patriarch
In The Soviet Union
ATHENS - Archbishop Ieronymos,
head of the Orthodox Church in
Greece, will fly to Moscow for the
enthronment
of the new Patriarch
of the Russian Orthodox Church, it
was announced here. The new Pat1iarch will be elected in the late
Spring. The Greek archbishop will
leave for installation
ceremonies
planned in late May. Acceptance of
an invitation from the Holy Synod
The Word
was discussed by the Holy
oi>f~sc~; Greece, which decided
yno. h p Ieronymos should attend.
~ ·chb1so
• d b y severa 1
•1
• be accompanie
,1 '"1 11
pe
nd priests. T h e new p atn-.
• hopsa
bi f Moscow will succeed Patriarchol xei who c1·
ie d 1as t year.
:irchA e
. Sees USSR-Vatican 'Plot'
Alban•~
g Religion To Russia
Return
in
TIRANIA, Albania ( RNS) -Com. t Albania, staunch ally of Red
rnunis
•
V .
1
.
sees a siruster
at1can p ot
China,
.h h
· g in the USSR wit t e conbrewin
. . . ,, S .
. ce of "rev1s10nist
ov1et aum\'an
.
.
h
•t'es
Albama
Radio
has
c . arged
ton
.
.
.
h 1 •
t the Vatican 1s now orgamzmg a
h
ta
• " a1me
• cl ;!t" res t or"rnajorcam~aign
. religion 111 the USSR
and has
ing
. ,,
. . .
1·
used the Soviet rev1siomst c 1que
ace
• • ."f u 11
in power" of givm?
. a~pro_va l"
the revival of rehg10us institutions.
to
"Recently," the radio• sa1.d , "100
priestsfrom ~e Vatican ~o~red variousmonastenes and relig10us centersin the USSR, including tho e in
Zacrorskand Leningrad,
but they
,re~t to see them, not as cultural
monuments,but to encourage a more
rapid revival of religion in the
USSR."The broadcast added, "One
can see Vatican prie ts everywhere
inthe world. They go to som places
as tourists, and to others a mis ionaries.But they all haYe only one aim
in mind: to spread th poison of religious obscurantism
and preach
classsubservience." In an aside Albania Radio commended
the lif
entencerecently impo d by Guinea
on Roman Catholi
Archbi hop
Raymond-Marie Tchidimbo of Conakiy for allegedly plotting again t
theregime of President Sekou Toure.
VaticanDelegation Will Attend
ElectionBy Russian Church
\'ATICA CITY (RNS) - In reponseto an invitation extended by
the Moscow Patriarchate
of, the
OrthodoxChurch in Ru ia the Vatican will send a delegati;n to the
forthcomi_ng
synod that will elect the
RussianChurch's next Patriarch.
The Vatican delegation will be
headedby Jan Cardinal Willebrands,
presidentof the Secretariat for PromotingChristian Unity, and Father
John Long, S.J., a member of the
ecretariat.
The Synod will be held May 30June 6 in Zagorsk 50 miles from
~I
• oscow. The post ' of head of the
.\fay, 197]
Russian Orthodox Church has been
vacant since the death of Patriarch
Alexei on April 17, 1970.
Non-Soviet Russian Church leader
Raps Bid For 'Foothold'
In West Germany
STUTTGART
(RNS) _ Archbishop Paul (Pavlov) of Stuttgart
head of the "Russian Orthodox
Church Outside Russia" in West
Germany, has scored efforts by the
Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian
Orthodox Church "to gain a foothold" in the Federal Republic of
Germany.
"Those efforts," said
Archbishop Paul in a letter addressed to "Christians in Germany,"
are not based on religious needs and
considerations, "but are . aimed at
promoting Communist policy in the
\ 1\Testern World."
The "Russian Orthodox Church
Outside Russia" ,(formerly the "Russian Orthodox Church Abroad") ,
which had its origins in 1920 among
Russians who fled the Communist
regime, was organized in 1927 when
the Moscow Patriarchate, headed by
Metropolitan Sergius, signed a declaration of loyalty to the Soviet government, and requested bishops-inexile to do the same. Some bishops
,,vho refused to swear allegiance to
the Red regime broke away from
the Moscow Patriarchate and set up
the Church Outside Russia with a
governing body in Constantinople.
The headquarters were later moved
to Jugoslavia •and in 1950, it came
to the U.S. and set up its center in
Iew York City.
Lebanon Opens Drive On Smut;
'Calcutta' Cast Arrested
BEIRUT, Lebanon (RNS) - Laws
again t "indecent material" will be
nforced in Lebanon, according to
Premier Saeb Salaam.
The premier told a press conference; following a session with top
o-o'vernment officials, that freedom
does not include the right to abandon the "true Lebanese character."
Earlier, religious leaders met to
consider v.rhat they consider the deteriorating moral standards of the
nation.
They objected particularly to a
performance of "~h: Calcutta," an
American play which features nudity. Several persons were arrested
and charged with indecent exposure
following the p rforman .
The population of L ban n i almost evenly di\ id d b t\,· n ~ Iu lim and variou
Premier alaam i a m
Sunni branch of I lam.
Ukrainian Rite Students Take
Over Pulpits Of N. Y.,
Philadelphia Cathedrals
E\ YORK (R ~ ) - In two
separate but coordinat d a tion ,
Ukrainian Rite
atholi
tud n
took over the pulpit of Roman
Catholic cathedral h r and in Philadelphia and assailed th \ ati an
for attempting to 'liquid at ' th i r
Church.
Repre entative of th
tudent _ d
Hoc Committee for a
krainian
Catholic Patriar hate int rrupted
Sunday Mass sermon at both
t.
Patrick's Cathedral,
ew York, and
SS. Peter and Paul Cath dral in
Philadelphia to read a 2½-minut
criticism of alleged atican abu
They choose the t\,vo ath dral
because the cardinal-archbi hop of
ew York and Philadelphia, Terence Cardinal Cooke and John Cardinal Krol, are member of the Yatican
Congregation
for
Ea tern
Churches, which, the students c1aimed, is "the main p rpetrator of all injustices"
against the
krainian
Church.
In the statement, the tudents aid
they regretted the disturbance but
asserted that the gravity of the ituation warranted it. oting that the
Ukrainian Church i the large t
Eastern Church in union with the
Vatican, they charged certain right
of Ukrainian Rite autonomy affirmed
by Vatican II were being violated
by the Vatican.
" ow our Church is in danger of
total liquidation, not by th
oviet
government which brutally tried to
liquidate our Church in 1946 by the
martyrdom of 11 bi hop
2.000
priests and thousands of faithful,
they said.
"We accu e the Vatican of attempting to accompli h that "·hich
the Soviet govemm nt could not do.
We accuse the
atican of denying
our Church it hi torical right of
self-government, including the rio-ht
to choose our own bishop .'
The student peaker criticized the
Vatican, in particular the Ea tern
Churche
congregation headed by
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�~faximi Ii 'n Cardinal de Fur tenb r , for \'iolatino- \ atican II.
krainian hi torical ri 0 ·hts and canon
la,, in appointino- t\\·o bi hop for
th
krainian Church in the .S.
In their tat ment , the tudcnts
uro- d ardinal Cooke and Krol to
a k for a •r all?' of th e two appointm n and ask d each cardinal
to ' ome out with a public tatem nt in def n e of th elf-governing
Ukrainian
atholic hurch."
Review Headed By •Archbishop
lakovos Spurs College
Curriculum Changes
BROOKLL rE Ma . (RNS)
H 11nic olleo- a Greek Orthodox
in titution here, i revi ing and limitino- it lib ral art curriculum. The
d i ion followed a 10-day review
head d by Ar hbi hop Iakovo , Primat of the Gre k Orthodox Archdioc e of orth and Sou th America.
The liberal arts program will focu
on religion, the clas ic and the humamtie
with cour e in phy ical
ci nee available through other coll
in the area. There will be no
cuts however, the archbishop said,
in th program at Hellenic's sister intitution the Holy Cross Greek Orthodo, Seminary. In fact, the seminary
will expand it program offerings,
putting new tress on pastoral theology. Th faculty will not be iner a ed.
rchbi hop Iakovos said in an interview that the new measures would
mean cut of about $200,000. The
1970 budget was ju t over $800 000.
hile Father Leonidas Contos will
continue a Hellenic's president, the
d an of theology, liberal arts and
tudents will be replaced. The former
dean will remain on the faculty or
taff. Other innovations by the archbi hop in lude the xchange of student with other college , a greater
vo1
for tudent in the school's
poli y-making unit and recruitment
plan aimed at increasing the 160member tudent body to a possible
350.
Financial problem at the college
wer dis u ed at th Greek archdioc ' cl rgy-laity congre last Summer. Th approval of reconsideration of th college' program is een
a a r ult of tudent di content on
the ampu during the Fall term. In
De mber, tudents i sued demand
that their 'un rtaintie " about the
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schools' future be cleared up. 'ffhese
( tudent). problems were n?t in any,
way revolutionary," Archbishop Iakovos aid. "They were more ac~demic and spiritual, and I'in grati-·,
fied we have a rather mature and.
re ponsible student b od Y: M
. a nh·J ·of·,
their demands will be satisfied by
thi nev,r arrangement." The,Primate
aid the students felt he shoul? he~d .
the review because "I, as th eir spiritual father, should be here to listen
and talk with them."
Durino-0 two days of the review,
Archbish op Iakovos was assisted ~y
educators from San Francisco Umversity Princeton, Yale, Colgate-Rocheste; and Boston University. More
specifi;ally, the ec~rtomics ~ecommended will maintain Hellenic as a
liberal arts school, he announced,
but with three instead of five major
fields. The new majors will be in
philosophy-religion, humanities a~d
Greek studies. Major cutbacks will
come -in the area of the sciences,
with the number of ad ju net prof essors to be released to be determined
by a special personnel. committe~.
Archbishop Iakovos said Hellemc
had been talking with other area colleges to consider the possibility of exchanging courses. The schools are
supported substantially by funds
from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America.
The new deans are Dr. Stanley
Harakas, a professor of ethics, rep lacing Archimandrite Maximos Aghiorgoussis, at the school of theology;
Dr. Demetrious J. Constantelos replacing Father Themistocles Rodis
as dean of arts and sciences, and
Father Theodore Stylianopoulos replacing Father James Christon as
dean of students.
Orthodoxy In Africa
KE YA: - During last month's
visit to Kenya, Archbishop Makarios,
head of the autocephalous Church of
Cyprus, christened some 5,000 Africans . . . Most of those baptized belong to the Kikuyu tribe from which
most of the country's current leaders
have come. The prelate noted his
pleasure with the experience ... saying he would always remember it
with emotion. Church leaders noted
that no similar event in modem
church history has taken place since
the conversion of the Slavs.
"The mass christenings conducted
constitute an event which will
. ,
.
oc.
cupy a positio~ m _our church hi.
tory and especially m the history f
foreign missionary work by the Ort~.
odox Church," Makari~s stated. ''A
black Orthodox Church 1s being bu·i
and expanded at this mor_nent in t~;
eastern part of the Afncan conti.
nent." He expressed pleasure at th
.
e
fact that among godfathers of thi
new church is the Church of Cypru.
He noted that the visit to Kenya
was strictly non-political and had no
official character.
On the first day in Kenya, the
archbishop christened 1,000 of all
ages in a suburb of Nairobi. He was
assisted by Metropolitan- Nicodemo
of Irinoupolis, Bishop Chrysostomo
of Constantia and twenty African
clergymen. It had been expected that
500 would be christened, but twice
the number showed up. Many adults
christened took the name Makarios
also. The prelate gave each of the
new Christians a silver cross. Two
choirs sang in Greek and Swahili.
Other christenings were held in
Nyeri and other Nairobi parishes ...
one ordination of a deacon was also
made.
Cornerstone Placed For An
Armenian Theological School
JERUSALEM
(RNS) - Elisha II,
the Armenian Orthodox Patriarch of
Jerusalem, laid the cornerstone of a
new building of the Patriarchate's
theological seminary here, at a ceremonies attended by Mayor Teddy
Kollek, and other government officials and church leaders.
Alex Manookian
an industrialist
from Detroit Mich: whose reported
donation of $430,000 makes possible
the construction of the new edifice,
was presented with a medal struck
for the occasion by Mayor Kollek.
"We are happy to welcome every
new cultural institution in this Holy
City, be it Jewish, Christian or Moslem for all of whom it constitute
thei~ spiritual
home,"
said the
mayor.
The minister of religions, Dr. Zerah W ahrhaf tig, and the Apostoli~
Delegate,
Archbishop
Pio L~hi,
government
officials and lead~g
clergymen of all Christian denorrunations attended the ceremony.
The new three-story structure, designed by Israeli architect Abba ElHanani
will blend traditional Ar-
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ByOrthodox
MILOS, Greece (RNS)-:-Rom_an
Catholicsin the Diocese of Sira, with
headqua rt ers here ' did not celebrate•
ChnsEaster with Greek Orthodox
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other
Catholics
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Aegean islands including Crete, ?e.d d he did not want to. o-o with
Cl e
.
three other Catholic
d10ceses m
Greecein making the change. Communicants in his area celebrated the
·Western" Easter on April 11.
The Archdiocese of Corfu, Zante
and Cefalonia has observed Orthodox Easter - on April 18, in 1971
_ for three years. The Archdiocese
of Athens and the Diocese of axos
made the chano-e this year.
Greece has about 45,000 Catholics. Eastern Orthodoxy is the state
religion.
UkrainianCatholics Ask
Autonomy In Operations
OTTAWA, Ont.-Canadian
membersof the Ukrainian Rite handed a
briefto the Papal Pro- uncio, ArchbishopGuido del Mestri asking Pope
Paul to allow their Church autonomyin maintaining the affairs. The
Canadians asked that a patriarchate
be established to allow the Ukrainian
Church to control all Rite operations,bishops and policy. It said such
a move is supported by many of the
Church's members around the world.
But even with autonomy, the Ukrainian Rite would remain in full
communion with the Vatican, according to Canadian
Sen. Paul
Yuzykat a press conference. He said
he believes the Vatican will ref er the
matter to a committee for study. A
synodof Ukrainian Catholic bishops
May, 1971
has asked that Joseph Cardinal lipyi be chosen as Patriarch of the
Rite.
Vatican Aide Addresses
Greek Orthodox Synod
A THENS ( RNS) - Jan Cardinal
Willebrands, president of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Chri tian Unity, addressed a ession here
of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox
Church in Greece.
Ref erring to what he called "the
memories of apostolic times " the
cardinal said these memorie "were
common" to both the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churche .
"If there are divisions among u ,"
he added, "these do not go back to
the time of Pentecost, but rather to
the time of Babel."
Reflecting on the meaning of the
words which, he said, the Apo tle ,
and chiefly Paul, addressed to the
early Christian churches - "Grace
and peace," the Vatican prelate remarked that the grace and peace
which filled the hearts of the first
Christians still echo among the
Churches, and in particular "between the Greek and the Roman
Churches."
Later Cardinal Willebrands had
"a long 'and cordial" visit with Archbishop leronymos, Primate of the
Greek Church.
Later
the cardinal celebrated
Mass in' the Roman CathcEc Church
of St. Denis for members of the
Greek Catholic community.
..At the am time. th
pirit pla
in our h art the firm ,,·ill to d
e\·erything po ibl to :pee i up th
greatlv d ir d <la\' wh n. at th· nd
of a ~0nc leb1ati~n. "' \\ ill b able
to commune to ther from th ' am '
chalice of th Lord.
Pope Paul wrot to th Patriarch
partly to expre appi ci tion for
\·i it to the Yati an by ~I tropolitan
./.I liton of 'hale don, a lcaclct of
th E umeni al Pati iar hat . Th 1 '
\,·ere unofficial r port that th metropolitan propo d a con 1 bration
of Holy Communion by Pop and
Patriar h. Patriarch
. th nagora
has often aid in the pa t that h
would like to ee the mutual r coo-nition of acram nts by th
atican
and th E um nical Patriarchat
recognition whi h xi t d b for a
chi min th 11th Centm . He r iterated hi po ition on OrthodoxCatholic relation to a r ek journalist. To desire a "common chalice," he aid, is not to " peak about
union or unity but about ree tabli hment of relation . I am not peaking
about union becau e we ha \'e never
had admini tratively an organizational union . . . I am not p aking
about unity for , e are united in th
person of our Savior Je us Chri ~- I
am speaking about the ree tabh hment of relations."
Patriarch Athenagoras has the primacy of honor among the independent Orthodox Patriarchates
and
Churches. He holds admini trativ
jurisdiction only over Greek Ort~odox churches in Turkey and pecific
archdioceses and diocese in western
Europe, Australia and the \Ve tern
Hemisphere.
letter From Paul VI Encourages
Patriarch's Hope For Unity
THESSALO TIKA, Greece - A
letter from Pope Paul has encou~aged Orthodox ~cun:enical PatriEast Lansing Summer
arch Athcnagoras m his hope for re- Conference Announced
establishment of sacramental relaThe eighteenth annual Eastern
tions between Eastern and W ~stern
Orthodox
Catechetical Conference
Christianity, according to an i_nterwill
be
held
August 2-5, 1971, at the
•
view
w1•th the Patriarch published
..
Kelogg Center on the campus of
he
article
said
the
spm
tual
h ere. T
. d Michigan
State
niver ity. The
1ea d er of world Orthodoxy " receive
theme
of
the
conference
will be The
the Pope's comment on a ~ommon
Bible
and
the
Church.
Two
award
H 0 ly Chalice" with great JOY and
will
be
presented;
one
to
an
outemo t·10n. The reference is to a letter
standing Church School teacher, the
written in early March by Pope Paul
other to an outstanding worker at
to the 85-year-old Patriarch Athenagoras, who lives in Istanb~l, Turk_ey. the conference. For more information addre
Mr . Michael
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April 1971
�'J'his Month's Cover
HolyResurrection Church, Tucson, Arizona
FromMissionTo Parish- Orthodoxy InAction
APRIL, 1971
VOLUME 15
DEDICATIOiof_ the. Church of
h Holy Resurrect10n m Tucson,
\ ~ na , on March 21, 1971, is an
:°'nzo
in piring example of what can be
accomp lished by a few scattered
.
. Orh dox families of vanous nat10nal
t \grounds under dedicated leaderb
ac
h ..
hip. The leadership in t 1s msta1:ce
"·a provided by Father Andrew ~1sh
and his Khouriya Dorothy. A little
le s than two years a~o Father Andrew with the sanction of Metropolit;n Philip, held a meeting with
Father David Buss, pastor of St.
George's Orthodox Church in Phoenix Mr. Michael Hrabar, and Mr.
Pe;e Hennes. Their purpose was to
organize an English-speaking
PanOrthodox Mission in Tucson.
The infant Mission had for its
fir t place of assembly the Chapel of
the Arizona Mortuary. From there
it moved after three months to the
Pari h House of Grace Episcopal
Church where it continued to grow
and flourish until April of 1970. At
that time the leaders of the Mission,
"·ith the approval of Metropolitan
Philip, purchased a former Baptist
Church with a capacity of about
two hundred persons together with
a parish center consisting of three
classrooms, a nursery, an office, and
a large hall for all kinds of activities.
The Church and parish center occupy a plot of land two and a half
acres in size.
On March 21, the third Sunday
of Great Lent, the Arizona Mission
became the Church of the Holy Resurrection, a fitting dedication
to
commemorate our Lord's Resurrection with the rebirth of an Orthodox
church family. This new Orthodox
family consists of people of many
national backgrounds: Syrian, Lebanese, Russian, Carpatho-Russian,
Romanian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
The 110 communicants
represent
about forty families all of whom
have sacrificed their time, their
THE
In this issue ...
hi
fonth
From iii
ion To Parish-
2
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Cover
Orthodoxy In Action .. • • • • • • • • • • •
~1odern Iconographer
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-- . - - -- •-- · -- - -- •-••••• ••••
3
5
by FATHER PHILIP KouFos
The Pa toral Problem In The Church ........
· · · · · •· •••••• •••
7
by FATHER JOSEPH ALLEN
8
ermonette: What Does A Demon Do?
by FATHER VLADIMIR BERZONSKY
n Orthodox Statement On Abortion .......
by THE REV. DR. STANLEY
s. HARAKAS
••••• · · · · · · ••••••
9
· · · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11
Who Will Bury Him? .................
by FATHER JAMES MEENA
Book Review: A Book Of Favorite Recipes ..........
• • • • • · · · · 12
The Calling Of God In Christ ............................
· · 13
by the Late FR. MICHAEL BAROUDY
="ews of the Conventions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Department of Christian Education
~
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
•ew of the Parishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The Orthodox World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The Word
Official Publication of
THE A TIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE
OF NEW YORK AND ALL NORTH AMERICA
Published monthly except July and August by the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
F uncled in Arabic as AL KALIMAT
Founded in English as THE WORD
January
January
1905 by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
1957 by Metropolitan
Antony Bashir
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0 UR COVERPICTURE shows the in.
terior of Holy Resurrection Church
Tucson, Arizona, and Father An:
drew Kish, Pastor. The story of thi
mission which has come to be a pa1
ish is told in part in this issueol
THE WORD.
For fifty years one of the big prob.
]ems of Orthodox Christian missionary work has been the existence 0
scattered faithful of varying Orthodox traditions
and languages, a
family or two here, a family there.
but no large enough concentration
to form a parish.
This situation still exists, but witha
difference. The difference is that Or
thodox people have found out tha,
mutual cooperation on the basisof
the Faith and the English langua,
is not only possible, but very desir
able. There is no need to lose Ortho
dox piety, or to convert it to alien
forms no longer recognizable as the
most ancient tradition of Christianity. There are now a great man\
not-so-new English language parishes in the Orthodox Church, as
well as new ones like that of Tucson.
These are the forces that will bind
together
all kinds of Orthodox
churches over the country into recognizable dioceses of suitable size
over which a bishop can exercise
proper pastoral jurisdiction witho~t
wrecking himself and neglecting his
flock.
None of this will happen ove_r·
night, but a lot has happened 111
fifty years and is happening n°11•
The shape of things to come ma'
be declaring itself in these new gath·
1
erings of the faithful.
The WoT0
April, 1971
money, and most of all-themselve
-to
achieve this wonderful goal,
yet all of them would agree that it
could not have been accomplished
without the leadership of Father
Andrew and Khouriya Dorothy.
Behind this apparently simple development lies a story of immen e
self-sacrifice and dedication. When
the Mission was first established,
Father Andrew and his family lived
in Glendale, 130 miles away. For
sixte n month
Father
ndr \\·,
Khouriya Dorothy. and their four
children (Rob rt aaed 11. "\ incent
aged 9, nna aged 7, and Tanya
aged 4) commuted to Tue cm each
week for
unday
r\'ice .
gain
each Wedne day evening Father and
Dorothy made the round trip in
order to be in Tue on for the weekly
Adult Di cu ion Group. Khouriya
Dorothy also took upon her lf th
burden of directing the
hoir and
m
TUCSON, ARIZONA:
urrection.
Metropolitan
Philip and Altar
Boys of the Church of the Holy Res-
-
TUCSON Daily Citizen Photo
Page3
�The crowning point of all th·
loving effort was the beautif 1 ~
vine Liturgy celebrated b), : 1 D,.
.
Ph·1·
etro
po 11tan
1 1p together
with p ate
h•
~n d rew, t h e pastor, _and Father Da,
1d Buss from Phoenix on March •
2
This was followed by a Dedi • I.
.
cation
Dmner attended by more than rr,
persons. The people of the BJ'
ol,
Resurrection Church were
. hono red to
have as guests at the dmner the pas.
tors of the other Orthodox Churche~
of Tuc~on and Phoenix: Father An.
tony S1psas of St. Demetrios' Greek
Orthodox Chur~h in Tucson, Fath·.
er James Ta v land es of Holy Tr 1•Di!\
•
Greek Orthodox Church in Phoeni;
an?
Father
John
Karateew
Samts Peter and Paul Russian Or.
thodox Church in Phoenix. The,
were also grateful to Father David
for bringing with
him many of h'I
.
own congregat10n to help to cele.
brate this historic day.
~i
TUCSON, ARIZONA: Fr. Andrew Kish, Pastor of Holy Resurrection· Church, Metropolitan Philip,
Mr. William Kostan, President of the Parish Council, and Fr. David Buss, Pastor of St.
George's Church, Phoenix, meet after the Divine Liturgy.
- TUCSON Daily Citizen Photo
t a hing in the unday School in
addition to her duties as vvife and
mother.
ftentime she bore the entir burden of the parish on her
houlder , but "·ith the Grace of
God, h was able to do an outstanding performance. Her contribution
to the development of the Mission,
though humbly and inconspicuously
mad , i gratefully recognized by the
pari h a a ignificant contribution
to their present achievement.
ince eptember 1970 Father Andrew ha been a fulltime teacher at
th ne\\'ly founded Pima College in
Tue on. Father Andrew, who holds
a B.. from Indiana State Univerity and an M.A. from Arizona State
lJ niver ity teaches Communications
and Humanities during the week
and erve the Church of the Holy
Re urrection on week ends and in
the r maining time that he can give.
The A Capella Choir under
Khouriya Dorothy's direction has
~rown in le s than two years to
t,\. nty member and has progressed
~rea_tly in learning the liturgical
m~ 1 of the Church. Khouriya is
a 1 ted by Mr . Gail Kostan who
al o acts a oloi t. There are also
thre can tor :
irgil tan is first
cantor and he i a sisted by Ed "\ as11and Jarnes Kusiak. The Church
chool t aching staff consists of Mrs.
Barbara
mbro io, Mr . Helen Stan
Mrs. Lee Roman, Mr. Daniel Roman, Jr., Mrs. Joan Shaw, Mr. Virgil Stan, Mrs. Gail Kostan, and
Khouriya. Among the other leaders
whose self-dedication have brought
the parish to its present healthy state
should be mentioned William Kostan, president of the Board of Trustees, and Mrs. Adeline Albert, president of the Ladies' Altar Guild.
A Modern
Iconographer
This event was surely a milesto:ie
in the progress of inter-Orthodox relations and a testimony to the essential unity of all Orthodox in the
Faith. With God's help and the self.
sacrificing efforts of more Orthodox
Faithful like thos"' in Phoenix and
Tucson, more of the scattered Orthodox in this great country can be
brought together for strengthening
and renewal in the worship and life
of the Church.
Parish Pledges To The Archdiocesan
Building Fund
Name
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
t.
St.
St.
FATHERPHILIPKOUFOS
Pastorof St. Mark's Church in Youngstown, Ohio
Nicholas' Cathedral, Brooklyn, New York
George's Church, Washington, D.C.
George's Cathedral, :Miami, Florida
George's Church, Chicago, Illinois
Michael's Church, Beaumont, Texas
Anthony's Church, Bergenfield, N.J.
George's Church, Paterson,
.J.
Mary's Church, West Palm Beach Florida
Ge?rg,e's Church, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Elhen s Church, Brownsville Pennsylvania
George's Church, Toronto Ont. Canada
Elias' ?hurch, New Castl;, Pen~sylvania
G:orge s Church, Cleveland, Ohio
~ch,olas' Cathedral, Los Angeles, Calif.
Elias Church, Toledo, Ohio
T_hi~ finely traditional ikon of the All-holy Theotokos is characteristic. of Fr.. Koufos' work at its best. He is at present working
~n a series of 1kons for the altar screen of St. John Baptist Church
m Rochester, New York.
REv. FR. PHILIP KouFos, pastor of St. Mark's
Orthodox Church in Youngstown, Ohio, since 1968.
?as been acclaimed by experts as one of the leading
1conographers of modern times.
THE
A native of Boston, ,Father Koufos was introduced
for:111~llyto icon painting when he studied at Holy
~rm1ty Monastery at Jordanville,
.Y. He has painted
smce he was a child, and feels fortunate that he dis~overed two of the monks were masters of icon paintmg and he was given permission to study under them.
Chancery
Amount
Paid
Pledged
to date
$15,000.00
$10,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 3,500.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 6,000.00
$15,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$4,000.00
Father Koufos has since carried on this almost lost
ancient art, using such media as egg, garlic juice, and
bread. Since his period of training he has painted for
many churches and individuals in both
orth and
South America and in places as far away as Australia.
He is noted for his style as well as his color schemes.
He has been invited to do a large icon at Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Tokyo, Japan.
$ 700.00
$1,000.00
Father Koufos explained that an icon is a representation of holy persons or holy events. The rules of
this art are laid down by the church and the arti t
must work within this framework. Icon painting i
the only form of Byzantine art that has effectively endured into modern times, he said. Byzantine art i
rooted in the Greek region of the Eastern Roman Empire. A Christian art, it was inspired by the teaching
of the imperial court.
$ 335.00
$ 500.00
$2,000.00
April 30, 1971
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FATHER PHILIP KOUFOS
The Word
April, 197J
Byzantine art is believed to have taken shape at the
end of the Fourth Century and to have attained its
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�he noted, "the intensity of tone is
P aintings
.
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.
ne,·er
specified. Facial features are prescribed only in th
.
d
,,
at
sense that t h ey are sty 11ze .
ATHERJOSEPH ALLEN
by F
He used as an exar:ipl~ an icon of St. George the
Martyr who is clothed m nch colorful robes. The f Id
of the drapery are interlaced with
a hard gold 1ne
.
This is one of the many except10na 1 works being d •
,
h
h
one
for Father Kou fos own c urc .
t
"Icons are not meant to make you feel a momen
in time, but to transport you out of time, to suo-gt
.
Th
.
h
h.
.
.
c est
a super-time.
at is w y t is art is _spiritual rather
than temporal, not confined_ to a particular time and
place like that of the Renais_sance. It reaches beyond
the visual sense and the emot10ns and stimulates som.
e
thing else. "
Father Koufos said that. icons are usually painted
on wood panels treated with gesso. The artist ca
work nowadays in acrylic because of its qualities 0~
quick drying and easy manipulation. He uses gold leaf
extensively, fixing it with a varnish-like substance. The
use of garlic juice for incising a very fine line as a
decorative device in the gold leaf is a "very ancient,
almost lost art," he said.
ThePastoral
Problem
In
TheChurch
Fr. Koufos' ikon of St. Herman of Alaska has been widely
circulated; Metropolitan Nikodim of Leningrad and Novgorod took
a sample of his work with him on his recent return to Russia.
of the church and v;as closely bound to the patronage
zenith between the mid- inth Century and AD. 1200,
preading far beyond the confines of the Byzantine
Empire.
lthough all Byzantine icon painting adheres
to ri id technique and rules of interpretation which
re ult in v,rhat is termed "Stylization" of figures and
background there is actually a great deal of variation
in the work of individual artists.
For example, although Father Koufos' beautifully
rendered acred personages which adorn the altar walls
of ~- fark's Church in Youngstown and St. John's
Ru 1an Orth0dox Church in Campbell respect Byzantin conventions, they are much more sophist~cated
m_concept th:-i.nthose in the famed Sixth C~ntm y rnoaic a~ S~n Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. Contemporary
Byza~tme iconographers, he said, have applied the discov ne of Expressionist painters of the early Twentie_th Century. Furthermore, he prefers the late Byzantme chool to early periods as a source of inspiration.
"The early Greek and Medieval icons tended to
make the faces very severe, which I rather like but I
find their rendering of drapery too formal and stiff "
h explained. "In the Slavic tradition the cloth 'is
done finely with grea,t sophistication, but the faces, on
~he other hand, tend to be too soft. The Yugoslavian
icon have both the medieval face of the Greeks and
th cloth and attitudes of the Slavs. This Thirteenth
Century tyle is the one that influences me."
_ Father Koufo ' _figures are set either on gold or
azure ~rounds. Chnst wears the traditional beard and
the philo opher's toga in either red blue or h·t
1h
h
'
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w i e.
t oug
the e are pecified details in Byzantine
Paae 6
~AMPBE.LL, OHIO: l~pn of the Anastasis, painted by Fr.. Philip
oufos m St.,. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, 1s ad·
5
mired. by th~· Pastor of the parish, Father John Psinka. fr. PhiliP'.
work. is also to be seen in other Orthodox· churches, including his
own m Youngstown, Ohio.
The Word
_This_essential responsibility of the
pn~st is clear from the relationship
which "the word "priest" h as t ote h
w~rd
pastor." For many of our
pnests the priest is simply the man
wh~ offers the Eucharist and serve
a liturgy
on Sunday morn· mgs,. h.1s
.
f unction ends rio-ht there H. E
. .
b
•
is
Uchanstlc role seemingly has no f th
.
.
ur
er im~hcations beyond the Sunday
ce~ebration. In fact, to the role of
pneS t we must necessarily add that
of pastor; the pastoral functions are
those which fall within the imolications of the Eucharistic functio~. To
the notion of priest we must add the
diligent care of the shepherd, the
one :"'ho takes an active part in the
shapmg of the Christian lives of his
people. The priest cannot simply issue the "word"; it is not sufficient
for the wellbeing of his flock.
A:Ithough this emphasis may seem
obvious and self-evident, it is nonetheless a very real problem and the
analogy of the priest as shepherd or
pastor is essential. How many of our
priests, we must ask, see themselves
as pastors? How many of our priests
merely "issue" the word? How many
of our priests are prepared to recog-
IN A VERY REAL SENSE,
the health
of a local parish church school is indicative of the health of the parish
at large. The priest is responsible
for the growth and development of
the whole of his parish life and his
care and involvement are essential
in this. The priest's relationship to
the church school is never a neutral
one; it is always either harmful or
beneficial. Within this division it is
almost always safe to say that a
priest who does nothing in, and has
no contact with, his church school
is always harmful. What we must
look at now is the reason for this
isolation of the priest from his
church school and what role the
priest as priest is functionally suited
to play in the work of his school.
We should begin first by making it
clear that the priest, as the leader of
the parish, is ultimately responsible
for what happens in his church
school, both for what is taught and
the effectiveness of methods used.
!fe ~annot escape this responsibility
in. virtue of the very nature
of the
priest's relationship to the community he is serving.
April, 1971
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Father Joseph Allen· is the pastor of
St. Antony-'s -Orthodox Church in
Bergenfield, New Jersey, the editor
of UPBEAT,the teenage Orthodox
magazine, and a member of the
Department of Christian Education
of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese.
nize the implication
of th ir Euchari tic function and et in\'oh· d.
phy icall . in the operation of th
church ,chool a mor than o\· reer?
Thi i olation of th prie t from
the life of the church chool i manife ted in other area of pari h ]if .
Thi tn)e of i olated and in ulated
priest tend to e thino- in neat and
de crete cateo-orie . \\'.., can thi type
of prie t the ' cateo-ory pri t, b caus he ee eYeryon a haying a
certain place and function in the
parish. Thi attitude hold , for instance that the church chool i th
"place" for the children on undav
morning and the liturgy i the plac~
for the adult . This attitude ha t\\'o
implication
fir t
the childr n
hould not attend liturgv and, econd, adult
hould not get invoked
in the church choo1. The unity of
the parish i lost and the church
school, Christian
learning,
Bible
study, etc. become properl childish
and not to be taken very eriou ly by
the adults.
The needs of the ituation are
quite the contrary. It is, in fact, the
priest ·who is the embodiment of the
unity of all aspects of church life
and in his person the adult community commits itself to the future
of the Christian development of the
children of the parish. The prie t
cannot, without distorting his function as prie t, appear deus e machina, as it were, in the church
school occasionally. We have all
heard the cute references children
of ten make on seeing the priest, referring to him as "God." On one
level this is certainly normal, on another it is terribly sad and indicative
of the fact that the children don't
know the priest as pa tor. Here is
the priest's place, with the children
and with their learning about God
and His acts in history. In a real
sense, as a priest, who stands before
the Altar leading the community,
he represents God. This isolation of
the priest from the cares, needs and
joys of the children has serious implications in the minds of the children. In fact, if the priest does not
take the efforts of Christian education seriously, we cannot properly
expect anyone in the parish to do
so. Now the purpose of this short
article is not to give specifics of
Christian Education
in terms of
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�b~ok or 1 • on . ~Iy purpo
i
rathe1 to take a mor la tino- look at
th relation hip of the liturgy to the
1 • t of pari h life.
rrnm a practi al point of \'i ". the
pri t i th ideally uit d one to
guide th initiation of th children
into th liturgical lif of the hurch.
Ile ran,
• in tan e, d mon tratc
th \ •
tion of th liturgy to
th
e\' ral of our
rthodo'i:
11
ucation
mi ion
tanc , ca
• th
tuch f
ration or Pro kom di t
ran introduc th
child
tion f the liturgy
I
ologiral I vel and
at th a
oint out it de per
irnplicati
nif ted in th r m mbra
ommunion of th
< int . ti
unal nature of the
'hurch
t d in th Euchari tic breac
und hri t.
\ \'hy
pri t not actually
im it , I
. th third grad to
. bar t
ation in the anctuary. \\ it
i\·ing him the name
of th ir
nd family and hear
him re
hem a h cuts the
pro ph
i an id al opportunity,
e among the many
that "·e
te, for the prie t to
tirnula
nal relation hip with
th chi
a pri st, drawing
them into a mor intimate participation, if not under tanding, of the
litur~y.
ame type of thing can be
arri d on in an a embly situation
for th entir church chool body as
a d mon tration, with each of the
appropriat
themes being carefully
pointed out-fellowship
communion
of th aint the communal nature
of th
hurch God's coming to u
v ry offering we make to
Him, t . One cla for example the
ninth grade could even arrange to
p nd a aturday evening baking
th pro phora for the liturgy the
n xt morning.
Ion thi ame line ideally it i
th pri t' role to introduce the
childr n to the Chur h building.
Ea h of th item in th Church can
meaningful, each of the
·aint an have a per onal introduct~on. Thi familiarity i in eparably
ti d to th
ommunion of the aint
\\ ithout \\'hich we cannot undertand all of the i on in the Church.
Furth rmor the pa tor mu tu e hi
EV DR.STANLEYS. HARAKAS
Sermonette:
Bythe R •
What Does A Demon Do?
<<And he called the twelve together and gave them power and
authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them
out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal.''
On of the problem in reading the stories m holy Scripture is not
tran Jation: we have now the most modernized versions of the Bible, .0
that anybody who read has no difficulty understanding the text. \'\ hat
"turn off" per ons wishing to comprehend the significance of scripture
i~ the world-view of the time. For example, we read of Jesus Chri t
pending a great deal of time casting out demons.
ot only that, he tell
tho e around him ju t why he is doing that, and what happen to a
per on po e ed by demons.
What can it possibly mean to people of our times that Jesus went
about rebukino- demons? How does that relate to us?
The psychoanalyst Rollo May defines demonic as "any natural function in the individual that has the power of taking over the whole
per on." uch a definition throws a bright light on the New Testament
understanding of demon. Whatever has the power to come into our live
and take such a hold as to prevent us from doing anything else but
ati fy that craving, passion or demand, can be called demonic.
That
energie
nothing
passion?
person is possessed, who cannot rest until he releases his exual
in some way or other; he just can do no serious work, think of
else but his desires. Does he admit he is held in bondage to hi
Not at all; yet he is.
When we are enraged from having been offended by another, whether that hurt was intentional or not, even when it is only imagined, we
cannot be at ease until we get back at the one who wronged us. Sometimes the hate stays within for years, as if it were a steel ball that will
not be digested and pass through us. We plan our revenge, feeding on
the sweetness of that plan and its imagined fulfillment although nothing
overt happened at all outside our mind. We are possessed by hate and
revenge, though we deny it.
When we want something so much we would do anything to obtain
it, whether it be a simple object or something as difficult to obtain as
the prestige of a title or degree, we are absorbed with it without even
realizing how exclusive are our goals.
How ':e delude ourselves, affirming our freedom, which is so obvious
as to require no justification; yet it is we who least of all understand the
demonic obsession within us, neither recognized nor acknowledged.
!f
ow sad today that we in our sophistication deny that anything at
all is wrong with us; it is the world outside us not us we insist. The
person justifies himself, the family excuses its ~wn and condemns so~ie~y; in contrast, the people of the past looked within seeking the enem)
m~ide. ot on!y do we look in the wrong direction, we deny the very
existence o_fevil forces, and so give them full reign over our lives, hoping
to find a pill that will make us all better.
-
FATHER
VLADIMIR
Holy Trinity
BERZONSKY
Church,
Parma, Ohio
(Continued on page 12)
Pal!,e8
The Word
AnOrthodoxStatementOn Abortion
A statemen: made ~e!ore th e Social Welfare Committee of the Senate of the Commonwealth of
Massachuse~ts in opposztz~n to a num~er of bills designed to eliminate existing legislation prohibiting
and regulating the practice of_Abortion. The hearings, which took place on March 23, 1971 were
designed to hear both supporting and opposition views to the change in the law. His Grace Bi hop
Demetrios of the Greek _Orthodox Arc~idiocese in Boston, Mass. appointed the Rev. Dr. tanley .
Harakas to represent lizm at the hearings. The statement was written by Father H arakas who i pre ently Dean of Holy Cross School of Theology, Brookline, and Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics.
TheHistoric Position of the Orthodox Church
'trnEASTERN ORTHODOX Church
traces its history
through the centuries to the time of Jesus Christ and
the Apostles. Its faith and moral teachings are drawn
from the two thousand year tradition of Christian
teaching, especially as expounded and developed in the
eastern part of the Christian Roman Empire, known in
historyas the Byzantine Empire.
On the issue of abortion the Orthodox Church has
taken a rather clear and consi tant stand. In its moral
teaching the general view has been to equate willful
abortion as a form of murder. Thi moral view has expresseditself in several ways in the life of the Church:
in its moral teaching, its canon law and its social action.
Most Orthodox Christian Ethic handbooks discuss
the issue of abortion either as an is ue of the reverence
for life or as a question in relation to the meaning and
ignificance of marriage. In all case , however, the general ethical attitude of the Church is that abortion is
an act in which human life i taken and therefore is
a form of murder. Som discussion in Orthodox theologyhas treated the question of abortion with the issue
of ensoulment, i.e. when the human embryo receives its
oul. However, there is no clear and universally accepted
riew on this matter in the Orthodox Church.
Orthodox Christian canon law i much more specific
on this matter. The thru t of canon law in the Orthodox
Church is not on the relationship of abortion to the
purposes and significance of marriage. Rather, it emphasizesthe issue of abortion in relation to the respon~ibilityto life. Thus, early in the history of the Church,
in 306 in the council of Elvira
Christians who aborted
their children \-vere not permitt~d to receive Holy Communion (excommunicated)
for the rest of their lives
Ca?on 63). St. Basil (fourth century) in his 2nd canon
pecifically notes that those who deliberately cause an
April, 1971
abortion "are judged a cau ing a murder" both in reference to child in formation (he pecifically denie the
need to be exact about que tion of the child formation) and to the mother, who often dies or uffer o-reat
harm in an abortion. St. Basil however limit the time
of excommunication to ten years, after which tho e responsible may regain full communion with the Chur h.
Similar canons are found in the canon law of the
Church (Apostolic-canon 75; t. Basil-canon 8 • Ancyracanon 21; Sixth Ecumenical-canon 91). The canon of
Patriarch John the Faster (patriarchate-582-595)
deal
with the issue of abortion under the rubric 'concerninomurder." They are of pecial interest becau e di tinctions are made in the condition, situation and circumstances under which the abortion takes place. In all ca e
however, the canon la\,· of the Church equate abortion
with murder.
In its social action, the Church has acted in everal
ways during its long history to limit and if po sible, do
away with the exercise of the practice 0f abortion. One
method was its own teaching toward it own member .
Another was to take steps to provide alternatives to abortion: encouraging unwed mothers to leave their newborn children at the Church door for care; the e tablishment of orphanage and nurseries; the encouragement of the adoption of such children. The Church al o
came face to face with the practices of the old pagan
society. In that society exposure to childr n to ~h elements so that they might die a well a abortion wa
both legal and common. Little by little the Chri tian
position was incorporated into the civil law of the Empire. Under Constantine it wa no longer legal for a
father to kill his own children, for example. Effort
were made to limit abortion by legal methods al o. Thu ,
in the modern state of Greece the Church ha en ourPaae 9
�aged th
nactment of la"· re tricting and outlawing
abortion.
In . merica, the
ek Orthodox Archdioce e has
i u d e,·eral tat ment indicating it po ition on the
qu tion of abortion.
tatement wa first issued in
1 6 throu ·h the Department of the Laity of the Greek
.\r hdioce e which wa widely di tributed among Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike. nother statement was
i u d by th
lercry-Laity ongre of the Greek Orthodox . rchdio
in July of 1970. In part, thi statement
ay
:
, ... Throughout the centurie the Orthodox Church
ha , in it preaching, teaching and canon lav,r, reo-ard d abortion a an vil.
..., t a tim \\'hen ome tate haYe liberated abortion la\\' o radically it become incumbant upon us
to peak out. \\'e fir t mu t give a clarion call to all
th p opl of our nation warning them of this serious
,·iolation of the reverence for life by the indiscriminat
x rci e of abortion. It is our prophetic responibility to condemn this law as immoral.
condly, \\'e mu t advise our faithful that no
matter what the civil law may permit to the citizens
of th nation, the spiritual and moral standards
under \\'hich we live as Christians and members of
th Orthodox Faith prohibit us the practice of abortion. We urge our Archdiocese to clarify and diseminate the position of our Church relative to the
pecific cases and issues which the individual Christian may face regarding the whole issue of abortion.
Private Morality and Public Law
Orthodox Christians are sensitive to the view of
ome p r ons that the insistance of the Orthodox Church
on the prohibition of abortion by civil and criminal law
con titutes a case of the imposition of a private and
ectarion morality upon a general public which does
not hare it vievvs. In a pluralistic society such as ours,
it i held such a practice is wrong, unacceptable and
unconstitutional. From our point of view is there any
-validity to this position? There are at least two aspects
to the question: 1) Is the question of abortion merely
a question of private morality? and 2) What are the
alternatives available to private groups who oppose
abortion as a moral evil?
Is the question of abortion merely a question of priYate morality? As we have noted above, the issue of
abortion has been seen by the Orthodox Church
throughout its history as an issue essentially related to
the question of the protection and maintenance of human life. Thus, it was able to condemn abortion as
murder, without entering into the issue of ensou1ment
i. . when" the fetus "becomes" human. Perhaps on~
way of approaching this issue would be to locate the
di u ion exactly upon the abortionist position that "no
u~wanted child should ever have to be born." Beginnmg from the per onal ethical level, most people would
acrre that when a child is conceived and wanted there
i a moral obligation to the parents and especially the
mother t? do all within her power to protect, nurture
and provide every advantage for the unborn child. Thus
medical care rest, diet and the like are seen not only a~
a duty of the mother, but also as a right of the child-tobe-born. ' child ha the right to be born healthy" is a
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frequently heard and not often refuted moral judgm
.
.
. d
d"
ent
In this case no quest10n _is~a1se regar mg_ whether th~
fetus is human or not-it
1s enough to pomt to its
tential birth as healthy or unhealthy and to note tho.
. .
d
at
1t 1s wante .
The only factor which changes in the cases of a ,.
• h
f h
'\I 1•
ful abortion, however,
t e. ca~; o t e_ parents-and
especially the motherwantmg
the child. What th·
view says is th~t if the child is wanted, it has_ the right t~
live and the nght to be born healthy, and m this sen
even before it is born it is a person since only persose
have rights ( corporations have "rights" since they a~
considered "legal persons"). But this view also says tha~
if the child is not wanted then it has no rights-eith
. h . T h"1s means that whether.
to life or to a healthy b irt
the fetus as a person with rights is entitled to them ;:.
not is dependent upon the desire of another person. It
becomes very hard to understand why the rights of a
fetus appear and disappear on the basis of the desire
and the "wanting" of the parents. If rights exist it
would seem that they cannot be deprived or given' bv
parental choice. In our legal system those who depriv~
others of the right to life are judged to be murderers.
In the view of the Orthodox Church, then, abortion is
the killing of a being with a right to life; and thus, as
a special case of murder.
If this is the case, the only way one could argue that
abortion is an issue of private morality is to hold that
murder also is an issue of private morality. Few people
in the cultures of the world as they have been in th~
past, or are presently now constituted hold that murder
is a question of private morality. Just as the body politic
legislates on the question of murder, so in the same
manner it has the right and duty to legislate on the
matter of abortion.
The second question we have raised here is "What
are the alternatives available to private groups who oppose abortion as a moral evil?" There is no need to
comment on the obvious alternative that such groups
should not practice abortion themselves. But if they are
convinced that abortion is not only an evil for themselves but also a public evil so that the widespread and
free practice of abortion is substantially similar to the
wide spread and free practice of murder, then they
must be committed to the position that laws should
restrain and regulate the practice of abortion. In other
societies which have not had or do not have democratic
procedures for the making ~f laws, opponents of abortion seek through moral persuasion and indirect political influence to change or introduce laws reflecting their
view that abortion is a form of murder. In democratic
societies, such groups seek to introduce and seek to
maintain laws restricting and regulating abortion.
The one alternative not available to such groups is
to accept the removal of laws proscribing and regulating
abortions. Even in those cases where such laws have been
repealed, members of such groups must continue on a ,
permanent basis to seek to reinstate abortion question
into the civil and criminal code. To do anything less,
according to our view, would be to sanction murder. ,
so~ething which, we believe, no person of good conscience could agree to as a permanent
and correct
course of action.
•
THER
JAMESMEENA,Cleveland, Ohio
byFA
Who Will BuryHim?
!;
The Word
very, very lea t, ome minimal r lationship to the Church of od b f?re any Priest can ju tify uch a tion.
. To those "·ho feel that th y an
ignore their life in Chri t comp! tely,
avoiding the Liturgy and th Eucharist entirely, not participatin~ in
the life of the pari h in any way, not
supporting the work of the hurch
with prayer , talent or gifts and to
those who think they can
parat
on Death and Funerals:
Christ from the Chur h or th
Church from Christianity plea b
forewarned:
the Church will not
risk of encouraging complacency in separate you from herself but you,
o~h:rs and renders the Christian dis- by your actions or inaction will epc1plmes taught by Christ and His arate yourself from her! !
In the hour past death when the
Church as meaningless and insignificant.
eyes close as floodgates damming up
The Priest who refuses burial in tears of repentance that might wa h
away the improvident pat, when
such a case is held as obstinate and
without mercy by members of the healing '"'ords of confession are
behind
lip
bereaved family and by friends of sealed forevermore
the departed. He's "damned if he turned ice-cube cold when ear have
does and damned if he doesn't." He been blockaded against the re toring
must,. therefore, rely on his Priestly words of counsel and absolution by
conscience to guide him to the deci- the waxenness of death, it is too
sion with which he alone must live. late! ! In that hour you can not restore yourself to the Church, and th
It is my feeling that the Church
becomes important in death for one Church cannot restore you to that
fellowship which, is the Family of
to whom She has been unimportant
God, the Body of Christ, from which
in life. The ministrations liturgies
prayers, rituals, words, chants: all you separated yourself, by free will,
the beauteous communications with in life.
If you "belong" to the Church
God that could not transform, inthen
the Church, in a sense, "bespire or even arouse a little interest
longs" to you, also, and will minister
during life now become very much
to your needs. If you do not belong
in demand after death. Why? What
to
the Church, not even minimally,
really has changed in that person's
then
you have no claim upon Her.
relationship to the Body of Christ?
And when you finally close your eye
The Church is quite clear and
in eternal sleep to await the Judgvery lenient, I think, in Her minimal
ment
of Christ, you impose upon
requirements for minimal memberyour loved ones, upon the Church
ship. One must be Baptised, Chrisand the Parish Priest the agonizincr
mated, and receive the Mysteries of
burden of answering the qt~estion:
Penance and Holy Communion at
"Who will bury him?"
least once during the current year to
be considered, minimally, a part of
the Church. There are other considerations which I shall not discuss
here since they are not pertinent to
the subject.
Please note, however, that for a
minimal membership in the Church,
money and dues are not a primary
consideration. Ones participation in
the life of the Church, even to the
smallest imaginable degree, can open
the floodgates of compassion and
cause this Priest to make every possible justification for burial in the
Church. But there must be, at the
A Pastoral Commentary
oF THE sA_DDEST_ exp:rien~es
in the life of a Pansh Pnest ( m rmne
at least) is when he must _say fare,rell for the balance of this earthly
lifeto a member of his parish family.While members of the bereaved
f;mily experience the deepest sense
of immediate loss, and while close
triends of the deceased count the
lossas a very personal one, the ParishPriest must add this sadness to a
long list of friends who have departed this life in a relatively short
periodof time.
The average person suffers this
kindof intimate loss once in a while.
The Priest, where the spirit of "family" prevails in the parish, loses a
friendalmost each time he conducts
a funeral service.
ONE
Because of this sense of real personalloss, it is painful for the Pastor
to be compelled to make important
decisionsregarding the status of the
deceased in relationship
to the
Church. No Christian likes to be
placed in a position where he is
forcedto render an evaluation concerninga fellow human being. And
a Priest is, hopefully, a Christian
1rho is frequently placed in just
sucha circumstance.
There arise those occasions when
someoneon the maling list of the
Church,or someone related to someoneelse on the mailing list or some
k'msmanof an active member
' of the
parishdies! The deceased was not a
participating member in the LIFE
cf the Church -to any real degree
buth'_1s k.msman or friends are. The '
question arises. ''Wh
w·11 B
Him?"
•
o
1
ury
.1he answer to that question which
• f
f satis Y everyone has not yet been
nd
ou • The Priest who buries so
complacenta non-member runs the
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April,1971
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�BookReview
K
F FA ORITE RECIPE , compiled by the S~sterhood
t. John'
krainian Orthodox Church, ~ohnso~ City, ~ew
rk, c. 196 . 300 pp. plu introductory
kitchen mfo~a!i~n
and inde : to order from
isterhood of St. John, 71 Virginia
nue, J hn on ity,
e York 13 790, $4 plus 25 ¢ poS t age
f
Ukrainian specialties.
After yo~ _have experienced the
joy of Ukrami~n food, you can look
in the first section of the book which
contains endless useful household
hints, and there you will find all th
• f or ca 1one-counting
.
e
information
and
taking off weight. This book ha
everything.
TheLate
FR MICHAELBAROUDY
• .
BYVicksburg,Miss.
and handlin .
. part from our relio-ion nothinoolor our fo·
or ondition
our
thinkin a mu h a th food \\' at.
h i t rh od of t. John p nt two
okino-, bakin , timin , m a. amplin in ord r to pr rve
r ip
of their moth r and
o-randm th r . ~ e will all b the
;i h r f r it.
o iet that abandon
ch ri h d ulinar tradition in favor
of th ha til
wallov:ed packao-ed
ur to uff er in other ,vays
dig tion as indeed our pre nt o i ty doe .
It i a pl a ur to introduce thi
cookb ok which ha been o patiently
and loYingly put together by the Sist rhood of t. John. A page of krainian drawing and de igns introdue
ach of the hventy ections
and i followed by a paragraph explainin
how the
krainians put
their re ip to use in making their
ho pitality memorable.
EYerything is included from appeti7 r to de ert, and there are special
chapter for Christma and Easter,
fi h, m atle dishes and canning.
Mo e u eful for Church organization "·ill be the chapter on quantity
cookery which introduces some new
id a all of which have been put to
r p ated tests by the Sisterhood.
In addition to the explanations of
t pi ally krainian foods the compiler h lp to teer the undecided
hou ewife in the right direction by
adding u h helpful notations as:
"good! ' or 'very good!" ( apple walnut br ad) • 'unu ual and very
moi t ( carrot bread) ; 'extremely
~ood (L vkar nut bread) : "delinou
( prune whip pie) • "unusual
and d liciou " ( krainian cold fruit
oup) ; 'ta ty and nutritious" ( eggplant with tomato cream auce) •
" a y to mix-light
a a feather"
( alad roll ) .
If you are looking for omething
n ,,. to p rk up the pirits of your
family or gu t , try an appetizer
u h a PYRIZHKY
( pa try or
dough \\·ith avory filling) or jellied
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pig ' feet ( com po ed of cooked 1:1eat
and juice which have been chilled
and liced) ; follow it with one of the
many kind of BORSCH, or make a
compl te meal of Old World Soup
or
krainian Zupa. Home made
noodle or egg drop will make any
soup different.
.
For the main dish on a special occasion try Beef Tenderloin Kiev style
or Chicken a la Kiev, horseradish
pot roast or roast peppered rib eye
of beef. For an Easter feast follow
the directions for roast suckling pig
with horseradish sauce and stuffing
or make some real Ukrainian sausages or SICHE YKY (patties of
beef veal and pork).
\!\Then you feel like a casserole, try
Goulash with tomato dumplings.
Ukrainians know more about dumplings than anybody else. They fill
them with countless delicious fillings,
and the covering dough is thin and
tender. They are called VARENYKY. Then there is HOLUBSTI
(stuffed cabbage with numerous'
fillings) and endless varieties of
griddle cakes (NALYSNYKY).
The possibilities in the field of
breads, cakes, pastries and desserts
are truly unbelievable. Pancakes take
their place here again with fruit filling topped with confectioner's sugar,
heavy or sour cream. Or you might
try KSENIA tarts, STRUDEL, or
honey cake ( MED IVNYK) . Honey
cake, KOLACH,
and PAMPUSHKY are specialties enjoyed at
Christmas, while Easter brings forth
SYRr 1 YK ( cheese cake) in many
forms, P ASKA, and BABKA.
While we are thinking about Easter, there is an excellent chapter on
how to decorate Ukrainian Easter
eggs (PYSANKY), an art that the
Ukrainian
have developed to the
highest degree. There are also chapters on the small accompaniments to
eating, uch as fermented apples and
pickled onion to accompany the
meat di hes, nougats and marzipan
as an after-treat. All these things are
Allen: Pastoral Problem
(Continued
from page BJ
imagination; for example, instead of
only praying for the sick and the
suffering, he can arrange a visitation
program for local hospitals. Instead
of only explaining the liturgical cy.
cle of the Church year, two thing
can be done: first, he can conduct
all the services of Great Lent, which
go far beyond the Friday night ser.
vices, and find a way to actively involve the students of the parish in
the celebration, and, second, he can
see to it that throughout the year
the appropriate feasts are celebrated
with Liturgy and Vespers and that
opportunities
are created for the
children to read, sing, serve, decorate and bring offerings.
Along a different line, the pastor
must know how and what the older
students are faced with in their
homes, schools and social life; he
must be ready to give the Church'
moral response to the problems they
face. He must not be an old-line dictator, but rather provoke the que tions which will lead to a Christian
manner of looking at the problem.
The pastor must necessarily maintain contact with his church school
faculty, meet with them, discus
their problems and more importantly, discuss the problems of the students with them.
There are many more suggestions
to be made in terms of specifics, not
all of which deal with the liturgical
aspects of Church life. But these
specifics can be arrived at only from
this starting point: that priest be a
"pastor." But, somehow, many of us
seem to have forgotten this axiom.
But we are brought back to it by one
simple question: knowing that O~thodoxy proclaims that one's faith 1s
his life, how is it possible for a prie t
OT to be a pastor? How is it possible not to be intimately involved
in the Christian education of the
1
child en under his charge?
The Word
The Calling
OfGod
In Christ
HIGH CALLING OF GoD and its
implicationto humanity is the theme
of this article. No one has ever been
satisfied with life without
giving
thought and meditation to the upremepurpose of living. The desire
is present in each of us to be som body, to attain to ome degree of
knowledge, to gain fame, pre tige
and respectability. Unless a person
has grappled with ome great and
ennobling ideas, unle s he is ambitiousto make progress in life he will
alwaysremain on a common level
andwill never amount to very much.
The greatest discoveries men have
e"ermade were due to their restless,
unsatisfiedoutlook on life, to redi coverthemselves, to realize their possibilities,to always look ahead and
march onward. The progress that
men have made, and their achievementswere tremendous, was due to
theforesightedness of those who had
vision of life's great potentialities
and worked hard enough toward
theirrealization and fulfillment.
We have said that our subject is
the high calling of God and its implication to humanity. This subject
occupiesa large area of thought becauseit has to do with the supreme
purposeof living. It is the theme of
the Holy Scriptures from Genesis to
THE
April,1971
Revelation, as a matter of fact it
was also the theme of Christ's ~ission into the world. "I came" said
' lost.
,Jesus, " to seek and to save the
I came that they might have life
and have it more abundantly." I~
other words, his life, his death resurrection and ascension were f ~r no
other reason than that it might be
possible for human beings to lead
well-rounded, full-orbited lives. On
the strength of this fact, God calls
people to Him saying to us one and
all, "This is my beloved Son, hear
ye him, follow him."
The high calling of God takes into consideration three major principles, three great factors. First, a vision of God, a right concept of Him
as revealed in Christ. Human beings can never attain any appreciable degree of wisdom, can never
become what God intended them to
be, without a fairly clear knowledge
of God as Redeemer, Preserver, Creator, and that holiness, purity and
truth are some of the essentials of
His nature. Intelligent worship of
God depends on an intelligent concept of Him, and that in turn depends on man's willingness to surrender, without reservation to His
blessed will, to seek by prayer, by
proper demeanor, by unquestioning
obedience and self-denial to do only
and always the things that would be
pleasing to God. Many people try
to bribe God, to appease Him in various ways-gifts, sacrifices, and what
have you, but all is of no avail, of
no consequence unless one comes to
the place where he accords God the
right of way in his life leading a pure
life, holy life, seeking with all his
might and main to make the will of
God the will of men.
Second, the high calling of God
requires a sense of need to Him.
Man will never outgrow the need
to God, never, no matter whether
pauper or prince, rich or poor. There
is nothing which enriches a person's
life nothing makes him wiser, better,
holier and adjusted to life's demands
as a sense of need to the Almighty.
The reason for so much misery, unhappiness, friction in all our human
relationships,
broken hearts and
homes is because no sense of need to
God i~ felt. People are so hardened
by the presence of so much worldliness immorality, low desires and unhol; passions that God's image and
His stature ha been pu hed out of
sight. Poverty of souls i written upon the faces of a great number of
people, professing Chri tian mind
you, so that it is not deemed ne
sary to come to Hi hou e on unday, and some ,vho do com manifest no great intere t in the ervic .
Many come to God' hou e v:ho are
there in the body only, th ir mind
are on the gods they wor hip very
day in the week.
The greatest challenge which daily
faces each individual i " hat ar
you doing to fulfill the purpo e for
which you were created?" Ha God
actually penetrated your per onality
or has He been crowded out of your
heart because you have outgrO\·vn
the need to Him? Religion at its be t
and highest aspects is partner hip,
fellowship with the Eternal Spirit.
but that depends on whether the individual desires such partnership and
fellowship. Has it ever occurred to
you that our lives on this planet are
limited and that each of u mu t
answer' the call? Has it ever struck
you that the kind of life you are
leading cannot stand the test and an
improvement is overdue?
Have you felt the pressing need of
turning a new leaf and asked yourself the honest question, "What shall
I do to be saved?" Ione but a fool
would trifle with a matter of supreme importance and thus leave
this world unprepared to meet God.
Third and last, the calling of God
takes into account and consideration
a sense of service to human needs.
When purged of sin and self we
come before His presence, we should
catch at long last the glimpse of the
vision glorious, the need of the
world and how we can help to meet
it and right here begin the deepest
fellowship with God that man can
know. Here is where we begin to
see that every place where there is
human need, there God is.
The man down the street lonely,
friendless displaced by war ; that's
God aski~g for a bit of kindness in
those pleading eyes. The youth who
asks only a chance to educate himself to do his bit, the one who has
tw; strikes against him because of
his race. That's God who asking
for an even break. The girl who ha
been a fool and now sustains a broken life a besmirched reputation
God is 'back of that defiance, in the
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�•, rf uL hidd n lon ing for forai\'ene . f r anoth r chance at happin · . Th e p opl ar our re pon ibilitv all of th m and in ofar a we
und, 1: tand and h lp them we ar
n-ing our
od, a
od who i :1't
ati fied with the pur t p r on on
earth until that per on e the need
round about him and con crat hi
!if to me tin~ it.
Th
upr m n d of th hour i
to p opl . m n and ,rnmen. who
,, uld r d dicate th ir liv to the
n·ice of humanitv. \\'e ar liYing
now in th mo t critical hour in
human hi tory, critical b cau
th
cone n u of opinioT1.. th type of
thinkin!s of ur "orld 1 ad r i center d on ho"· quicklv o...,e can de troy an n my. The empha i today
i not how to a,·e live , not how to
Ii,· peaceablv with oth<>r n;:,tion
but th empha i i on brutal, destructi,· force on can muster when
t'.1e alarm i ound d.
h greate t ". akne of men i
in b li \'ing that phy ical force off r th only olution to our problem . Hi tory contradicts that erroneou belief.
ar have been fought
on thi ba i only to discover, after
th conflict was over that nothing
ha been olved, rather differences
hav b en int n ified. Physical force
ha been tried repeatedly throughout the centuries only to discover
that it i impracti al insofar as solving our human problems is concerned. Our urvival depends therefore,
on the use of moral forces which
h retofore have been utterly ne~1 cted.
The Christian Church is confronted today v,:ith a tremendous
challenge. We as the mystical body
of Chri t, have wantonly neglected
to infus public opinion and influenc th world by the indoctrination of peacefu 1 means and methods.
The word of the spirit, which is
th word of the living God, has not
b en un heathed in the interest of
peac . I b lie e without any fear of
con tradi tion that if the more than
ight hundred million Christian
throuRhout th world will rededicate their lives, m ans and methods
to e ur la ting p ace, we will have
p a
in our time. But dedi ation
to a worthy und rtaking of such
character require not conformity in
th
hri tian rank but unity, unity
m th
n e that ·we tre le deP age 14
The Orthodox Monastery
of the Transfiguration
for Women
Ellwood City, Pa.
The fir t week of March marked
the on et of Great Lent. We find
our lve auiding our thoup,-hts and
a tintie
along the lines of repentanc , peniten e, and an over all deire to attain a more spiritually perfect relation hip with our Saviour.
ervice have become much deeper,
much more involved, and have includ d Old Testament
readings
which better enable us to become
a\\·are of the ~ 1 ew Testament's fulfillment of those things which were
pr phesied before the time of Christ.
The solemnity and beauty of the
Pre anctified Liturgies has also enabled us to become more aware of
the extreme necessity of receiving
the divine gifts of Holy Communion
on a frequent basis. Generally an attempt has been made within the
community to reaffirm the goals
which have been set for our lives by
His choosing, and to strengthe:1 our
efforts to succeed in our particular
Monastic mission.
nominational differences and emphasize the redeeming power of God by
being obedient to the principles promulgated by the Prince of Peace
who said, "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the
children of God."
The tragedy of our time, and oi
all time, has been and is the disunity which stems from the uncharitable attitude of some groups toward other groups. There are those
whose literalism and perfectionism
drive them to find fault with other
people's mode of baptism and of
worship, forgetting to consider that
"the letter killeth but the spirit
makes alive."
Christ breathed in the Upper
Room and upon the cross, peace,
His peace upon His disciples and
through them upon the world. The
alient point, the keyword in His
marvelou
prayer in the Upper
Room was unity. Listen: "That they
all may be one, as thou ,Father, art
in me, and I in thee, that they also
may be one in us, that the world
may believe that thou hast sent me."
■
During March we were able
to
hold two very successful retre
one of which was organized a:t
Saturday all-day retreat and the otha
er being
from ,Friday evenin~
through Saturday evening for th
ladies of the A.R.F.O.R.A.,
Ree
treat Master being the Rev. Fathe:
athaniel Popp, of the Holy Re ur.
rection
Monastery,
Grass Lak
Michigan.
e.
An additional set of vestments ha
been completed, and we have thu
filled the first order given to u bv
one of our clergy.
•
Liturgical Services
Daily Matins and Vesper have
been read by the community in the
monastery chapel. During the first
week of Creak Lent the Canon of
St. Andrew of Crete was read each
evening together with the Great
Compline Service. We have been in
attendance at the Presanctified Liturgies on Wednesdays in the Holv
Trinity Parish of Ellport. On Friday's
we were able to have the Presanctified Liturgy served in our own chapel by the Rev. Fr. Andrew Harris::m. For the Feast of the Annunciation we were blessed by the presence
of the Rev. Fr.
athaniel Popp who
served in our chapel on Wednesday,
March 24, the Great Vespers of the
Fore£ east and the Presanctified Liturgy. On March 25 the Morning
Matins were celebrated followed a
few hours later by the Holy Liturgv
of St. John Chrysostom in honour of
the Annunciation.
Now Available
At last after many obstacles, one
of which included a fire in the establishment of our printer, we are
finally able to send copies of our
bookstore catalog to those people interested in them. If you have requested a copy, you will be receivin~
it soon. For those interested who
have not requested a copy, please
drop us a line, and we will be happy
to send you one.
* *
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*
*
As the month of March draws to
an end, we do indeed thank God
for His many blessings. We are grateful for the season of Great Lent,
which has been provided for us as
an opportunity to re-identify our Orthodox Christian goals, the beauty of
the Lenten services have given us
additional strength and encouragement.
The Word
News of the Conventions
Holy Cross Parish Of Canton, Ohio Will Be Host
To The 24th Midwest SOYO Convention
cANTON, Ohio:
Frederick
ShaCanton
is
General
Chairheen of
.
f the 24th Midwest SOYO
man O
Region Convention, to be held June
_ 7 at the Hilton
Inn North,
93 2
Route 8 and Ohio Turnpike Exit
.
12, at Hudson, Ohio. .
There will be a daily celebrat10n
of Vespers and th: Divine Liturgy,
·ith a Pontifical Liturgy on Sunday,
\ which Metropolitan Philip will of~ciate.The business and social activities of the Convention will incl_ude
on Wednesday, a 24-hour hospitality room, and a Day at the Races;
Thursday will see the General Assemblyin Session ; these sessions will
continue on Friday and Saturday
also. Committee Meetings will take
place per sc?edule. ~hursday's
social affair will be an mformal pool
and pizza party. Friday will see a
fashion show luncheon, the Queen's
Tea, the Oratorical Contest and a
Combined talent show and choir
festival.
In addition to the General Assembly on Saturday, there will be a
Catechism Bowl (i.e., religious discu sion) and the Queen's Festival
and evening Hafli. Convention hotel
rates daily run from $12.00 single
to $65.00 for suites. Program Book
ads are being solicited, at prices
from $30.00 (1/4 page) to $200.00
(front inside cover), with patron ads
from $2.00 to $10.00. Information
about convention details and ad subscriptions may be obtained from the
Church office, P.O. Box 8034, 5015
Ridge Rd. S.E., Canton, Ohio 44711.
Both Father
icodeme Joseph,
Host Pastor, and Mr. Shaheen will
be glad to assist with information for
this big event.
1971 Eastern SOYO Region Convention
In Atlanta July 1-4
ATLA TA, Ga.: St. Elias SOYO of
Atlanta, Georgia, will ho t the 1971
20th annual SOYO Convention to
be held at the Sheraton-Biltmore
Hotel on July 1st through the 4th.
We hope to see all of our out-oftown friends present at this annual
event, and also to help St. Elias'
Church celebrate their 50th anniversary. The Sheraton Biltmore Hotel
has graciously agreed to give us convention rates for one week (June
30th through July 6th).
Make plans now to spend a week's
vacation in Atlanta, Georgia, and
to attend the SOYO Convention.
Additional information will be sent
in individual future mailings. To receive these, please contact:
Convention Chairman
St. Elias Eastern Orthodox
Church
560 North Superior Avenue
Decatur, Georgia 30033
and we will gladly send you all
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Can-Am SO.YO
Convention Program
SYRACUSE, N.Y.: The eighteenth
annual CAN-AM SOYO CO VENTIO will be held at the Syracuse
Sheraton (Randolph
House)
at
April,1971
$24.00
Exit 3 7 on the
ew York State
Thruway, May 21-23, 1971.
Friday activities include a Teen
pool party, a Champagne
IceBreaker a Teen Talk-a-Thon, and
a Midnight Youth Service.
Saturday begins with confessions
and a Di,·in Liturgy at 8 a.m., follow d by hurch chool and Humanitarian
Work hop . at 9: 30.
John Boojamra, , rchdio
an Dir tor of Religiou education. will b
g~est peaker. ~1 trop litan Philip
will conduct an Inter-Board me ting;
of all Tru t e
of
_•-. ~1
churche
a fir t tim e\'ent at any
SOYO Region om·ention.
enior and Teen OYO
en ral
As emblie will b held aturdav afternoon; the Oratorical onte t' will
follow with Ye p r at 6 p.m. The
com·ention Hafli will tart at 9 p.m.
Sunday's Pontifical Divine Liturg;y
will be celekated
at
t. Elia '
Church, and be followed bv a fellowship dinner in the Church, Hall. Oratorical and Church School award
will be made at the bang uet. Choral
entertainment will be given in the
hall at 3 p.m. by the ~ riaaara Fall
choir, and other '"·ho may wish to
participate.
The CA LAM Convention
i
planned with Te~nag;er and their
requests in mind; both program and
prices ,vill reflect their needs and
wishes. The theme for this year'
Convention i ACT:
Awarene s,
Commitment, and Together.
New England SOYO
Region Convention
BOS TO , Mass.: This year's
.E.
Region Convention will be the
Thirty-third conclave, so rapidly do
the years go by! It will take place
at the Governor Bradford-Mayflower
Inn, Manomet Beach, Plymouth,
Mass. on June 18-20, 1971.
Theme of the Convention
is
"What the World Needs Now." Convention doing begin at 1 p.m. Friday
with the General Assembly of Senior
and Teen SOYO delegates, followed
by an Open Forum with Metropolitan Philip. Vespers at 5 p.m., and a
ew England Clambake from 6-8
p.m. The evening will finish with a
Variety Show and after-theatre party with music and dancing.
Saturday will begin with the Divine Liturgy and a communion
breakfast. The Oratorical Contest
and Church School Bowl will follow.
After lunch, another short Open
Forum with the Archbishop, thi
one for Senior Delegates and guests;
the Friday Forum is for Teen .
There will also be panel workshop
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�Southwestern Region
SOYO Convention
Footwashing In Louisville
Father Stephen Wallsteadt,
Pastor of St. Michael's Church in Louisville, Kentucky, washes
the feet of Altarboy Stephen Naiser as Altarboys Michael Petouhoff, Je~ Jacob, Todd Coury,
and Walter Mojsejenko watch. Twelve altarboys participated
in the ancient ceremony as the
congregalion
of Saint Michael's worshipped for what is hoped '-':'ill be. the last Holy Week
in their Church Hall. A new Church Building will begin construction this summer.
and dialogu ; Ye p r at 5 p.m. t
8: 30 p.m. the o-rand Hafli "·ill take
plac , and th ).fi
,,. England
Y will b cho n.
Th Pontifi al Litur 0 ;y on unday
,, ill b f llowed by the Grand Ban1u t, with time to meet people and
talk to them.
veral all-expen e
plan ar a\'ailable, for ,·aryino- numb r of p r on , adult and children
rano·ing from $21.00 to $70.00, depending on the extent of participation in the various events and the
type of accommodations desired.
St. John of Damascus' Church in
Boston is the 1971 host, and full information may be obtained from the
Church office at 20 Museum Road,
Bo ton, Ma . 02115.
St. Elias' SOYO in Austin, Texa
invites you to the 21st Annual South.
west Regional SOYO Convention.
June 10, 11, 12 and 13th.
* Two luncheons and an evening
buff et ... a 10 piece orchestra for
the Grand Ball ... Teen Combo ...
Meetings and Workshops ... Oratorical and Talent Contests ... Choir
Festival ... Dances each night of the
convention both American and Arabic ... Greatly reduced room rate
at the luxurious Villa Capri Convention Center with 2 large swimming
pools ... Divine Liturgies and Ve_
per Services ... Midnight Vigil Services ... Outstanding
speakers and
programs on problems of social concern ... Attend all four days with
your entire family.
From Thursday's "Evening with
Archbishop Philip," to Sunday's Hierarchical Liturgy and Departure
meal, there are four wonderful and
exciting days in the life of our
Church through SOYO.
Come the fun way ... organize a
chartered bus party! It's more fun
and more economical! June 10 thru
13, 1971, Villa Capri Motor Motel.
Austin, Texas.
Monasteries Warn Pilgrims:
No Shorts Or Minis
ATHENS Two famed ancient
Greek Orthodox monasteries near
Kalavrita, in southern Greece, have
DIEGO, Cal.:
an Diego
Tabuli Inn. This will include a dinannounced they will refuse admi 'hapt r of OYO i thi year' ho t ner which will consist of tabuli ( of sion to women tourists wearing "hot
for th \\' t rn Region Convention.
course) and other Arabic delights.
pants, shorts, trousers or mini-skirts."
Our con\' ntion will b held July 8- Entertainment will also be provided.
Men wearing shorts also will be ban1L 1971 at one of an Di o-o' mo t
Saturday night is the traditional
ned from visiting the monastery of
xclu ·iv hot 1 -the
Hilton Inn.
Grand Banquet and Ball. Being so Agia Lavra and the Mega Spileon
Th Hilton i locat d on th ba
clo e to the Mexican border, we
( Great Cave) monastery, in accord
urrounded l y maj ti palm tree
have hosen to use a Spanish decor.
with a recent decision of the insti,, hirh er ate an aura of tropical
To complete our convention, Suntutions'
governing
councils. The
pl nclor.
day' ev nt will be a picnic right
councils ruled that the· "dress and
Thur cla, night. b ing th op nino- next to our hotel, on the bay.
appearance of all visitors should be
night of our onv ntion, we hav
Beside our traditional religious
in accordance with the religious and
plann cl a r c ption th them of ob ervance , we are having religious
spiritual character of the places and
,\·hich i "\\' v
nly Ju t B gun."
di play for educational as well as with Christian tradition." Agia Lavhi· theme i particularly relevant
enjoyable purpose .
ra is the monastery where Greeks
t our hapt r in two way :
ot
Th
beautiful surroundings, as began their revolution against the
only i thi nig;ht th b ginnin of a well a th unique program of events
Ottoman empire in 1821. The Mega
fant ti weekend, but it al o perwe have planned for the convention
Spileon monastery, more than a
tain to th r lativ you th of th
weekend, promise to make this conthousand years old, is famed for its
an Di g
'hapt r of
YO.
vention one which will not easily be rare Byzantine ikons. Both attract
Friday ni<Tht w hav planned
era ed from the minds of those in thousands of foreign visitors each
om thing that i truly uniqu -a
att ndance.
- MARY HARB year.
Western Region SOYO Convention
In San Diego July 8-11
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The Word
-Departmentof ChristianEducation
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k_now, Y o~ng Life is published nine
tn:ies durmg the year and is ideally
committee
..
smted for children in the age range
The Department ?f Chn tian ~deven through eleven. The magazine
. has joined m a cooperative
f atu_res fiction stories, comics, biogucatwn with th D partmen t of
raphies of Orthodox people, articles
progrhamMinistry
of the Greek Orthoon Church life, and games and puzYout hdioce e for th e d ve lopzles.
dox Are
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outh material . T e 1tuaFor the teenage set, the Commisrnentof Y
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sion publishes the excellent magazine
uon
in
Orthodox
juns• d'ic t·wns st rubo-o-l'ng
i
.for
Upbeat, whose editor is Father Joe
. makes this type of ooperation
Allen of our Archdiocese. The magaunity
d .
. h 0 ur Orthodox broth r
irzine is noted for its timely and often
\l·tt
. the limit d re ource of our
controversial articles dealing with
bl
a e,
.
b l
Department makes it an a out
ontemporary issues and Church life.
necessity.
.
The authors are for the most part
The committ , which wa
tabyoung people in their teens and the
lished at the invitation of Fath r magazine
provides an excellent
XicholasSoteropoulo of the D partm an of stimulating discussion in
~ent of Youth Mini try, ha thu
our upper grades.
far met twic
(F bruary ~ . ~:1cl
Finally, Concern is a quarterly
:March23) to di u th po 1b1hti
mao-azin published for the O.C.E.C.
forwork among
rthodox.
by th Campus Commission of the
Our Archdioce
i repr
nt d b
tan ding Conference of Bishops. I ts
threeparticipant : Fath r Jo ph . l- con tents is directed at college stuien,pastor of th B rgcnfi l? pan h
d nt and church school teachers. It
andeditor of Upbeat magazm
fr.
provide a lively forum for the disKenneth Arb n 1, a memb r
cu ion of our Orthodox faith in the
XicholasCathedral and pr id
ront mporary world and is invaluhissenior clas at Br kl n T hniable for teacher pr paration. To furcalHigh School, and Mr. J hn B - th r a i t th church school teacher,
jamra,Director of thi
I artm n t. the magazine contains a special
At the first m tincr it wa d id cl
ight-page upplement dealing with
that the committc 'w uld pr
ed
topic
pecific to Christian Educawiththe developm nt of a drucr pr - tion-methods
of teaching, new magram for Orthodo , 1 ari h .
hi
terials pecial projects, and reports
program,along with a pamphl t on
on tea hers' meetings.
"worship" will b handl d b th
Each of these publications can
Greek Orthodox
I artm n t
hav a place in your Christian E?uYouth Ministry. Our
partm nt
ation program, both as teaching
of Christian Edu ation h
a r d aid and materials for the preparato developtwo study pa k t d alin
tion of your teachers.
withWar and Pea
and
hri tian
You may subscribe to each of
SexEthics from an Orth dox p rthese magazines through the Departspective.If you have an id as a to
ment of Christian Education of our
howyou might like to
th e pa - Archdiocese.
•
ketsdeveloped, onta t th Dire tor
of this Department.
NeWYouth Work
Periodicals
Teacher Conference
Scheduled
The Orthodox Chri tian Edu ation Commission of which
,1 tropolitanPhilip is Pr id nt publi h
t?reemagazine whi h can be ff ctivelyintegrated into the
hri tian
Educationprograms of our pari he .
As many of our pari h
air ady
EWY ORK ,
·Y .: A Teacher
Training Conference co-spons?red
by the religious ed~cation committee
of the Eastern Reg10n and the CanM Region of SOYO will be held
at t. Andrew's Camp, at Jewell,
ew York on Oneida Lake (north of
April,1971
Syracuse, XY.) Augu t 13-15 1971.
There ,,vill be three day of lectures, discus ions and work hop , at
which curriculum, technique
of
teaching, and teen work will be O\'ered. A complete schedule of the
events at the beautiful lak id etting will be announced at the end
of May.
Campus Liaison
Committee Established
BROOKL
,
.Y. : Th Department of Christian Edu ation of our
Antiochian
Orthodox
Chri tian
Archdiocese has recently e tabli hed
a Liaison Committee to function in
cooperation with the Campus Commission of the Standing Conference
of Orthodox Bishops in the Americas. This Committee is composed of
Fred Barrow, Bill Es y, and Qu tandi
asr, Antiochian eminarian
currently studying at St. Vladimir'
Orthodox Theological eminary.
In order for this Committee to fulfill its purpose, it is imperative that
each parish submit the names and
addresses of the members of its congregation attending college and universities. pon receipt of this information from our parishes, the Committee will mail each student a specially prepared packet containing
materials which will familiarize them
with the work of the Campus Commission among the Orthodox students of America. Of particular interest to the Committee will be information about the various Orthodox Christian Fellowship (O.C.F.)
chapters which operate on campuse
throughout our nation.
Please cooperate with this effort
of our Department of Christian Education to bring our college student
into closer contact with the life of
their Orthodox Church. Complete
and return the enclosed form today.
Return forms to :
Campus Liaison Committee
c/ o Mr. Qustandi
a r
St. Vladimir's Theological
Seminary
5 75 Scarsdale Road
Tuckahoe, ew York 10707
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�News
\'erbally ever since his arrival
~nd an Nuys. Two college-age par111
_V
JoAnn Thomas and James
V h
1••h1oners,
t ppeared on the T
s ow
Barket a
·ith hirn.
·1·
. . d S
''
. politan Phi 1p v1S1te
t.
\ 1et10
F 'd
.
~ h l's Church on
n ay evenmg
\!JC ae
h.
• . 2 and conducted the Akat 1s1
_.\pn
a/ t/w Parislies
St. Nicholas' Cathedral,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
St. Nicholas' Cathedral, Brooklyn, N.Y.
ton Service of Salutations to the Theotokos. He was assisted by Father
Mark and the Very Rev. Father ergei Glagolev of St. Innocent'
Church in Encino. The Service was
followed by a reception at which the
people of the parish had a chance to
visit with their chief pastor.
--
St.George'sChurch, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Archimandrite
Anania Kassab
Receives Donation For Old Age Home
BROOKLYN, N.Y.: Father Gregory Abboud, Dean of St. Nicholas' Cathedral, Brooklyn-, receives a substantial donation for the Non-sectarian Home for the Aged being sponsored by
the Cathedral. The presentation was made by Mrs. Gloria Jabara, Presiden·t of the Colony
Set, Bay Ridge ladies' charitable society.
.Y.: The Colony
oro-anization comd of young, energetic ladie of
Bay Ridge area, held its annual
affair at ndre, ~1arch 23. 1971.
, 11pro eed derived from that evening went to the newly laun hed t.
... ichola
ath dral Home for the
, g d.
Rt. R ,·. Gr gory bboud Dean
of t. ~ ·ichola
athedral wa the
nly man invited. On behalf of the
'atheclral, and the Home for the
~ed, Fath r bboud thank d the
'olony
t, and congratulated
them on b in, the fir t non- ectarian organization to tart the ball rollin~ in h lding affair for the benefit
of th Hom for the ged. Father
bboud announced that another
charitabl organization the Damasrn Laclie
oci ty i al o planning
on a b autiful hafli ( evening of entcrtainm nt) which will be held on
• fay 22 1971 8: 30 p.m. at 355
, tat
tr t, Brooklyn
ew York.
KLY
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All proceeds, President Mrs. Margaret Manack announced, will be
o-iven towards the Home for the
Aged.
After briefing the 200 ladies present on the progress made by the
Home for the Aged, ;Father Abboud
announced the opening of a new
campaign:
the sale of symbolic
bricks at the cost of $5.00 per brick.
He requested every adult and child
in the community or elsewhere to
purcha e one or more bricks and
thus have a share in building the
Home for the Aged.
The evening from beginning to
end was a great success. Mrs. Gloria
Jabara, President, and her capable
a sistants Mrs. Renee Kabbez Vice
President; Mrs. Violet Karkenny,
Trea urer; Mrs. Emeline Hanna
eating Chairman, and Miss Audre~
Zraick, Gift Co-Chairman, worked
hard to make the event a memorable
one.
■
BROOKLYN,
.Y. : Archimandrite
Anania Kassab, retired priest of the
Archdiocese, died February 28, 1971.
Sometime Vicar-General of the Syr.
ian An tiochian Orthodox Archdio.
cese of Toledo, under the late Metropolitan Samuel David, he was an
Arabic and ecclesiastical scholar of
note. Upon retirement from the Toledo Archdiocese, he returned to the
New York area, where he was in.
strumental in preparing several Ara.
bic Service Books now in general
use here and abroad, including the
Book of Gospels, and the Epistles,
and various prayer books. He was a
well-respected man who was more
than once mentioned as a candidate
for the episcopacy, but he preferred
to remain a scholar. His work live
on, and his memory vvill be long indeed in the church he served.
St. Michael's Church,
Van Nuys, California
Orthodox Easter
On Radio& TV
VAN NUYS, Cal.: Father Mark
Beshara of St. Michael's Church represented the Orthodox Church on
radio and TV during the Paschal
Season, with a taped spot announcement of Easter Greetings to all the
listeners of station KLAC.
He was asked by NBC-TV to tape
a half-hour
color show entitled
"Challenge my Sermon," which was
aired on Easter Sunday morning
April 18 at ten a.m. A portion of
the program was devoted to an explanation
of why the Orthodox
Christian Church celebrates Easter
according to a different calendar
than that used by western Christians.
The viewing audience was estimated at a half-million persons. Fr.
Mark has also been instrumental in
explaining Orthodoxy in the press
The Word
t. Georg '
I of
the progre •
th r
Ba
pa
me,
f 1
da
pupil
em
ing
for prayer
heir
parent attend
on 1
Sunday chool c
Id whil
the parents atten 1
and all
are free to attend DiYin Liturgy at
eleven o clock.
Orthodoxy Sunday Celebration
ALLENTOWN, PA.: Sunday School children
assembled in the new chapel at St. George's
Church.
ALLENTOWN, PA.: le,ft to Right; Father Basil Sadaka, pastor of St. George's Church; the
Very Rev. Father Paul Schneirla, pastor of St. Mary's Antiochian Church in Brooklyn, who
was speaker at Orthodoxy Sunday vespers; Father Gregory Champion, pastor of St. Nicholas' Russian· Orthodox Church in Reading; Father Timothy Daris, pastor of St. Nicholas'
GreekOrthodox Church in Bethlehem, Pa.
ALLE TOWN,
Penna.: The Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated
on March 7 at St. George's Church
in Allentown with the service of
HolyVespers in which eleven priests
participated and more than 1000
people from four national groups
came to worship. Father Basil Sadaka, pastor of St. George's Church,
wasassisted by the Very Rev. ;Father
William Czekaluk of St. Mary's
Ukrainian Church in Allentown;
Father Timothy Daris of St. Nichoias' Greek Orthodox
Church
in
B~thlehem; Father Gregory Champion of St. Nicholas' Russian Orthodox Church in Reading; Father
John Brancho of St.
icholas'
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Allentown; the Very Rev. Father Hilary Wrublewsky of Sts. Peter and
Paul Ukrainian Church in Freeland·
Father Michael Romanchuk of Holy'
y·.
nnity Russian Church in Cata auAprit,1971
qua; Father Thomas Blaschak of St.
icholas' Ukrainian Church in Lansford; Father Michael Sopoliga of St.
John the Baptist Ukrainian Church
in Nesquehoning; and Father Paul
Herbert of St. Michael's Ukrainian
Church in Freeland.
The Very Rev. Father Paul
Schneirla, pastor of St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Brooklyn and Dean of the Atlantic Deanery, was the speaker for the occasion. Father Schneirla's topic was
''The
Autocephalous
Church in
America." He suggested to the assembled Orthodox that they might
set for themselves the realization of
a dream in the near future-a
common diocese for all the churches of
the Lehigh Valley area!
Music for the Vesper Service was
supplied by the combined choirs of
the participating churches.
.
The occasion was one on which
ST. VLADIMIR'S
SEMINARY:
Standing
in
front of the Metropolitan
Antony Bashir
Auditorium are Sunday School teachers of
St. George's Church, Allentown,
Pa., who
attended a special course for Sunday School
teachers at the Seminary. Left to Right; Mrs.
Ann Foutrakis, superintendent; Mrs. Diann
Yacoub; Miss Carol Solomon; Mrs. Levinia
Hanna; Mrs. Kathy Miller; Miss Frieda Delucia;
Mrs. Rose Abraham;
Mrs. Marlyn
Kaltynski.
The Sunday School has been completely re-organized under the direction of Mrs. Ann F ou trakis. Mr .
Foutrakis and the other teacher
travelled 450 miles over a period of
two and a half month to take instruction at St. ladimir' Seminary.
This was accomplished at considerable effort and acrifice by the e
young mother
but they were e pecially proud to be heltered in the
Metropolitan Antony Bashir Auditorium at the eminary. The number
of newcomer to the pari h who do
not peak English ha neces itated
in truction in rabic for ome chilPage 19
�dr n. . chool to in truct adult m
ngli h i al o under way.
Th mo t activ organization m
th pari h i the Ladi ' id lub
f "·hi h ~ Ir . Fri da DeLucia
chairman. Th r ar 98 memb r
"ho rai d 10,000 during 1970 to
contribut to th Building Fund.
Y group ha b n or an11 \\
i, d with 25 m mber . The adult education cla i taught by 1\lr. Jame
'hahda. ).[r.
oro-e Dar ·ham i in
r·harg of th
cla
for
unday
h ol tudent "·ho do not undertand Engli h. ).fi
ue Kahl and
her i t r, ).Ii . nn Kahl, t ach th
kind rgart n. whil ~ 1i Katherine
Talabor i in haro-e of the prechool children
cla . 11r. 0 car
.\ · ad i hairman of the board of
tru t . ).fr. Jo
braham i chairman of a committee to advi e on relio-iou and financial matter . Hi ad\ ior ar 11r . harlotte
llen and
~fr. John ).famary.
Fath r Ba iL who ha been pa tor
of , t. Georg
only ince eptember,
ha a ''"if Janet, two son : ichola . ag d 4 and David ao-ed 2, and
a daughter
\ ictoria aged four
month.
St. George's Cathedral,
Worcester,
Mass.
Middle East Lectures
Sponsored
W R E TER, Ma . : St. George's
'athedral Choir is the sponsor of a
ri of ten two-hour lectures on
th Hi tory and culture of the Middle Ea t.
\\ ith the help of Dr. raseer Aruri, hairman of the Department of
Political
cience of
outheastern
).fa achu ett
niver ity, the following outstanding erie was arranged :
Dr. haukat Ali A sociate Profesor of Politi al cience at S.E. Massachu ett '
niversity,
poke on
. farch 29 on "The Geography and
P opl of the Middle East." On
pril 8 he le tured on "The Rise of
I lam and its Impact on the Political
and ociological Framework of the
P opl . ' Hi
fay 6 lecture had as
it ubje t 'Political Modernization
in th
iddle East."
Dr. Leila feo, s ociate Profe or of overnment at the niversity
of Mas achu ett poke on April 20
n 'The European Power in the
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Middle East in the late 19th Century
to \\ orld War I" and on April 22
concernino- "Historical Perspectives
of Palesti1~e: The Gradual Establishment of the Jewish State."
Faith Zeedy, Assistant Professor of
ociology at Worcester State . ?ol]eo- poke on "Cultural Traditions
or° the Middle East," and "Social
Change in the Middle East.'.'
Dr.
ruri's lectures consisted of
(May 13) "Contemporary Arab Politic ," (May 20) "The Middle East
in International
Relations," (May
27) 'Hopes for the Future." A lecture erie of this type needs to be
pon ored by every large parish; the
educational value is obvious for
e\·ery group concerned about the
present and future of the Middle
Eat.
St. Elias' Church,
Atlanta,
Georgia
Parish President Passes
ATLA TA, Ga.: St. Elias' Church
mourns the passing of its Church
Board President, Abraham Salem on
February 7, 1971. Born April 8,
1921, Mr. Salem served in the
USAF in World War II, and retired
as a Major in the Air Force Reserve.
He served for many years as a
trustee of the Parish, and was its
President for a long period. His un-
tiring efforts on behalf of the Orth
dox Church did much to focus o.
•
0 h d
at.
ten tionh o_n h rtS o ox Christian
Churc es m t e outh. He served
on the. By-Laws and Constitut·IOr
Committee of the Archdiocese , anct
had attended most of the ann
.
C
.
ua,
Arc hd 10cesan onventlons of the 1
.
.
at
twenty years. H is passmg is a gr
.
.h
eat
loss to h is pans
and the nation
Chu_rch, as w_ell as to his bereave~
family and f nends.
St. Mary's Ladies' Society
The Ladies' Society of St. Elia·
Church has continued their effort
for the support of the Parish with
the same energy that brought into
their treasury more than $6800 in
the past year.
A series of pre-Lenten and Lenten
dinners were put on, to make attendance at Friday evening Service
easier for families; as usual, the
ladies are concerned with logistic•
how to do things.
A membership drive is on, to be
culminated in May with a Membership Tea. Present officers of the Society are Mrs. Yvonne Sajem, President; Mrs. Ruth
ajour, Vice.
president; Mrs. Jean Azar, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Frances Ayoub.
Corresponding Secretary, and Mr.
Betty Jacobs, Treasurer.
All the parish is looking forward
to the ,Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of· the Parish, and the Eastern
Region SOYO Convention to be
held in Atlanta July 1-4, 1971.
St. Mary's Church,
West Palm Beach, Florida
Ground-Breaking For
Educational Building
ABRAHAM SALEM
ALM BEACH, FLA.: Ground-breaking
for
, Education·al building: !left to right)
St Mary 5
M
r
Ph"I
Fr. Basil Wagoner, Pasto r; . etdropoR,tans· 1 . • F Anthony Stangry 1retire 1; oy 1mon,
,p; r. hitect· George Samra, Jr., President
the arc
,
of St. Mary's Board of Trustees.
W. p
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: On
Sunday February 28, 1971 Metropolitan Philip broke ground for St.
Mary's new educational building, to
cost $100,000.00 when completed.
The hall will seat about 400 people.
banquet style, and the building will
contain an institutional kitchen, and
a stage with dressing rooms. Offic~
for the business of the parish will
make up a part of the whole. Ne\\··
style inflatable divider walls willbe
utilized in the hall to divide off tem·
porary smaller spaces.
At the banquet
following the
ground-breaking, about $20,000 \\'a5
The Word
. ·sed,• the parish already
has the
1a1
.
me amount in readmess, and con:.uction will begin shortly. It is
h~ped to be in the new building by
the end of the summer.
Father Basil Wagoner, pastor of
the Parish, and priest in charge of
t. Philip's Mission in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announced
that St.
Philip's had purchased a 2 ½ acre
plot of land and hopes to break
ground for construction in the near
future.
St.George's Church,
Cleveland, Ohio
Archpriest Elias N. Nader
CLEVELA D, 0.: The people of
Saint George parish of Cleveland,
Ohio were stunned and disbelieving
\1henthe news was released. "Father
Xader is dead."
This happy and robust man, this
pious yet unsanctimonious Priest of
God had endeared himself so deeply
to the members of this parish that
hisdeath was a personal one to every
active church goer here.
It was Father Nader's charming
habit to greet everyone, young and
old alike, with a broad smile and
with arms extended wide for a fatherly embrace. He was loved, admire~, and more than this, he was truly
liked by all the people of this parish
and he is missed very much.
Father Nader was ordained
a
priest at St. Elias Orthodox Church
in Hadath, Lebanon, where he served from 1931 till 1947 when he
came to this country. It' was while
erving in the Hadath that he was
made_an Archpriest by the late Metropolitan Elia Karam
of thrice
blessedmemory.
'
Father Iader served as Pastor of
A/nil, 1971
St. Elias Church in New Ca tle
Pe~na., from 1947 till 1950 after
w~i~h he undertook to serve as a
miss10nary supply Pastor to se\·eral
parishes throughout Western Pennsylvania until his retirement in 1965.
Fa th er's family had settled in
Cleveland and he had based him elf
here for many years, but it wa not
really until his retirement that the
people of this city began to learn the
depth of the man.
. For the last five or six years of
his earthly life, Father
ader erved
as an unofficial "assistant" here at
St. George, but no title can de cribe
t?e important role he played in the
hf e of the parish. It is enough to say
that he was just there ... always
ready to serve ... always willing to
help ... never proud or self-seeking
. .. and always with that broad smile
and expansive embrace of love. Born
May 10, 1903, he passed away February 22, 1971.
He was 67 years old but his activity and zest for life belied his
years. He left his widow, the Khoureeyeh Emilie; 5 sons and 2 daughters
of whom he was so proud, Mike,
Eddie, Jameel, Joseph and Ramez
and Mrs. Elias Hajj and Mrs. ick
Kostandaras; 25 grandchildren and
great grandchildren; 2 brothers and
a sister; and a host of people at
Saint George parish who still feel
the impact of the loving personality
of this fine Priest.
May his memory be eternal.
FATHER
JAMES
C.
MEE
A
Pastor
St. Nicholas' Cathedral,
los Angeles, California
Father Deacon
Habeeb Romley
LOS ANGELES, Cal.: Metropolitan Philip officiated at funeral Services for Father Deacon Habeeb
Romley, cathedral
assistant, on
March 23, 1971, assisted by the
clergy of the Western States Deanery
and other local priests.
Fr. Deacon Romley was born ovember 25 1895 and came to America in 1911 from Biskin ta, Lebanon.
He served as cantor of St. George's
Church in Flint, Michigan from
1939 to 1954 in which year he was
ordained De;con by Metropolitan
Antony. On his retirement, he moved to Los Angeles in 1962 to a sist
Fr. Deacon
HABEEB ROMLEY
hi on Fr. Paul Romley, Dean of
t.
ichola ' Cathedral, until hi
death March 20, 1971.
He i urvived by hi wife Mary·
two brother , ichola and v\ illiam
of Flint; a i ter Mary Roml y of
Los Angele ; a on Father Paul
Romley, and two daughter , :Mr .
Josephine
tala and Mr . Betty
Thomas, all in Los Angele , and by
several grandchildren.
A pleasant and friendly man, devoted to hi faith and Church, he
was liked by all who met him; his
good example will in pire all tho e
who remember him and wish him
Memory Eternal!
St. Philip's Mission,
Dublin, California
Starting Out
LIVERMORE,
Cal.:
Fr. John
Birch is trying to gather together the
scattered Orthodox Christians of
Livermore and vicinity. The area of
Contra Costa and Alameda County
is a growing one, ·with Livermore
the seat of an atomic research plant.
Through the courtesy of Fr. John
Dollard of St. Charle
Borromeo
Church, Fr. Birch wa able to u e
the small chapel for the Divine Liturgy, which is celebrated on the fir t
and last Sundays of each month.
The first Service was held on February 7, 1971.
Fr. John say he i in need of a
diskarion, in case anyone has a spare
one to donate the mi ion. Write to
him at 1026 Pleasant
alley Drive,
California 94523.
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�ces on religious affairs and
onferen
• h ea d o f
. ns on peace. H e is
di·cus10
•
D
F eign Relat10ns
epartment.
rbetht Church, and_ is considered
,Jf t ble to the Soviet government.
•
'accep
h aources believe
t h at M etropo 1Ot er s
.
Pirnen himself may well be
itan or Metropolitan Philaret of
choen,
..
J(ievand Galicia.
Two Bishops Lead Sunday Of
Orthodoxy Rites In Los Angeles
L ). .\. -GELE
Two bi hop
and 20 pri( t joined in celebrating
th· annual
unda) of Orthodoxy
Y p r in th
t.
ophia
rthodox
dral h re.
ful from thr
fornia att nd
Tl
Rt.
head f th
'. ..
bra,
Ri. h
head
o-
"ith
alifornia.
•
ali-
and the Rt. Rev.
ranci co,
District
ica pree. Bi hop 11eleon.
.
.
briel 1\L A hie,
uke Orthodox Church
I
ro,·e and pre ident of
alifornia Council of
lergy which ponsored
rvice read the ynodikon for
the c,· nin~.
Re pon e and hymn durincr the
·n-ice "·ere uncr by the 60-voice
outhern California Orthodox Choir
und r the direction of John \tVarren
,rho i director of the English Choir
at Holy Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church in Lo Angeles. Philip
Tamou h of St. Katherine Greek
Orthodox Church, Redondo Beach,
\\·a the reader.
Other clergy participating were
the Yery Rev. Fr. T. P. Theophilos,
dean of t. Sophia Cathedral; Rev.
Fr. Georo·e Bratiotis, St. Sophia Cathedral; Very Rev. Fr. Dimitri Gisetti and Rev. Fr.
icolas Boldireff,
Holy Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church, Lo Angeles; Rev. Fr.
Richard Grabowski, Holy Trinity
Romanian Orthodox Church, Los
Ancreles; Very Rev. Fr. Vladimir
Mrvichin, dean, St. Steven Serbian
Orthodox
Cathedral,
Alhambra;
Commander Boris Geeza, Eastern
Orthodox Chaplain, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, Oceanside;
Rev. Fr. Fred G. Fotion, St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, Redondo Beach; Rev. Fr. Nicholas Billiris, Assumption Greek Orthodox
Church, Long Beach; Very Rev. Fr.
Sergei Glagolev and Rev. Fr. Leo
Clergy are shown assembled at bishop's throne during Sunday of o th d
y
•
th St S h. G
k
r o ox
espers in
_e • op 1a ree . Orthodox Cathe~ral, Los Angeles. Greek Bishop Meletios and Serbian
Bishop Gregory presided at the service sponsored by the Southern Californ·
C
•1 f
Orthodox Clergy.
ia
ounc1 o
(Photo by C. T. Argue)
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Hays,
St.
Innocent
O r thodox
Church, Encino; Rev. Fr. 1ark
Beshara,
St. Michael
Orthodox
Church, Van Nuys; Rev. Fr. Vasilo
Thanos, St. Nicholas Greek Ortho.
dox Church, Northridge; Very Re,.
Fr. Paul Romley, dean, St. ichol
Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 1:·
Angeles; Rev. Fr. Spiro Pieratos, t.
Anthony Greek Orthodox Church
Pasadena; Rev. Fr. George Mas:
souras, St. John the Baptist Greek
Orthodox Church, Anaheim; Rer.
Fr. Constantine Hatzidakis, St. Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church
San Bernardino;
Rev. Fr. Stafno~
Vlahopoulos, St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Santa Barbara; and
Rev. Fr. Vasily Vidacovich of t.
Seraphim Russian Orthodox Mission.
Long Beach.
The ladies of the St. Sophia Cathedral Philoptochos served light refres~ments on the patio following the
service.
Russian Synod Called
To Name Patriarch
MOSCOW (R S) - The Russian
Orthodox Church will hold a fourday Synod, beginning May 30, 1971.
to choose its new Patriarch. The pot
of head of the Russian Orthodox
Church has been vacant since the
death of Patriarch Alexei on April
17, 1970.
Metropolitan Pimen of Krutitsky
and Kolomna, who has been the acting Patriarch, told newsmen here
that the Synod would take place in
the 14th Century monastery of Zagorsk, some 50 miles from Mosco"··
The induction of the nevv Patriarch,
he said, would take place June 3 at
Y elokhovsky Cathedral in Moscmr.
Sources familiar with Orthodox
Church affairs have said that the
next Patriarch would likely be Metropolitan Nicodim of Leningrad and
Novgorod. The 40-year old metropolitan is considered the Church'
principal spokesman, and is called
its "foreign minister," because _he
frequently travels abroad attending
The Word
East and Southeast European oricrin
to undertake the financincr of imilar
co~rses. ~he current national awak:nmg which European ethnic Americans. are experiencing render imperat~ve the preservation and underst_andi_ng of the language and the
histories of these nations."
Welcomed To Air Force
GrantFor Moderbn.GUre~kSt~dies
GivenTo Colum ,a n,vers,ty
,EW YORK: The Institute of East
CentralEurope at Columbia Univer·ityhas announced a grant of $7,000
from the Greek Archdiocese
of
rth
and
South
America
to
sup• 0
ort the teaching of modern Greek
fanguage and literature at the Unirersity.
A formal presentation was made
Thursday, April 22, by His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos, Primate
and Exarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Americas, to Dr.
Andrew W. Cordier, dean of the
chool of •International
Affairs at
Columbia. The ceremony took place
at 4 p.m. in the Chancery of • the
Archdiocese, 10 East 79th Street,
. TewYork City.
"The Church," Dean Cordier aid,
;(duringthe long period of Ottoman
rule, established a tradition of preerving and propagating Greek culture and learning. On the 150th anniversary of the Greek Revolution,
Columbia welcomes the initiative of
Archbishop Iakovos a he carrie on
the great tradition of hi Chur h."
Professor Vojtech Mastny, acting
director of the Institute on East
Central Europe, said, "At a time
\\'hen major American universities
are experiencing financial difficulties,
the action of Archbishop Iakovos
and the Hellenic-American
comm~nity is encouraging.
We hope
this grant will lay the foundation
for expanding modem Greek studies
at Columbia."
Professor Mastny noted that Columbia's Institute on East Central
Euro~e is the only area study institute m the United States devoted
exc1usive1y to Eastern
European
tudies. The University has an independent Russian Institute.
The Columbia professor concluded, "It is my hope that the initiative
of ~rchbishop Iakovos and the Hellenic-Amer1·c
• wi·11 enan commumty
courage other ethnic Americans of
April,1971
LACKLAND AFB, TEXAS: Chaplain Col. Buck
of Lackland . AFB welcomes Mark Kiryluk to
basic training; Mark is the first son of any
Orthodox Chaplain to enter active, duty in
the USAF. His father, Chaplain Lt. Col. Kiryluk is stationed at Keesler AFB, Mississippi.
With them is Chaplain Lt. Col. Stroyen· USAF,
now stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany, and
Chaplain Capt. Pelesh of Lackland AFB.
Father Kavadas Elected
President Of IBC
DETROIT, Mich.: The Rev. Father Demetrios S. Kavadas, Pastor of
the Assumption Greek Orthodox
Church of Detroit, Michigan for the
past nine years, has been elected recently President of the Interfaith
Broadcasting Commission of Greater
Detroit, Michigan. This Commission
was organized in 1968 from representatives of the four major faiths
in order to make the widest possible
use of radio and television in presen ting -a united religious and moral
impact upon the community of this
area.
Father Kavadas served this Commission since its conception a VicePresident, Secretary and Treasurer.
He is also the President of the Greek
Orthodox Clergy Association of the
Detroit Dio
for th,
year , th Tr a u1 of
Council
of E< ·n
hur he , a memb
ft
Council of hi
•
.a
numerou ot
itt
the Board
h ri tian
of the . ~ ation
oun il
Michigan Family R la
and oth r.
Father Kay
t of
Hol Cro
h
al
l and
Bo ton Uni\'e
dir
Th
Voice of Ortho oxv, a
v Radio Pro ·ram of hi , ri
'mad
many t levi ion p
nta
of th
Orthodox faith
\\T
manv
pamphlet
and articl
h
,
listed a a well known
rer m
r ligiou circle .
He has been the Pa tor of th
sumption
reek Orthodox
hurch,
11000 Charlevoix
\'e. D troit,
Michigan ince
arch of 1962.
'Youth And Eucharist' Topic For
Los Angeles Teachers Conference;
Father Schmemann Main Speaker
For Event Which Draws Over 100
LOS A .,.GELES Youth and
Eucharist" wa the theme of the annual Southern California Church
School Teacher ' Conference held
March 12 and 13 at the t. Sophia
Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Lo
Angeles. Over 100 teacher and clergy from the area parti ipated.
Sponsored by the Southern California Council of Orthodox Clergy,
the conference included religiou
services, lectures, and di cu ion .
Main speaker of the event was the
Rt. Rev. Alexander Schmemann,
dean of t. Vladimir's Orthodox
Theological eminary in Crestwood,
ew York.
The conference opened Friday
evening with the chanting of the
Akathist Hymn, the traditional Lenten service of laudation to the
irgin Mary. The Very Rev. T. P. Theophilos, dean of St. Sophia Cathedral; the Rev. Gabriel M. Ashie,
pastor
of St. Luke
Orthodox
Church, Garden Grove and pre ident of the Clergy Council; and
Father Schmemann joined in celebrating the ervice. .Fr. Schmemann
then preached a ermon on the
meaning of the La t Supper.
Saturday'
program began with
Fr. Schmemann celebrating the Divine Liturgy in th Cathedral. Repon es to the Litur 0 y were ung by
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�a combin cl choir und r the direction of th Re\·. Fr. John R inhold
f t. ichola Antio hian
rthodox
'ath drat. Lo , no- le .
Foll wing th Liturgv, Fr. chm mann ga\· th fir t of two 1 cture
n th m anino- and 1 ment of th
Litunw. \,·ith pecial empha i on the
rol of th t ach r in tran mitting
th kn \d dg and tradition to hi
tud nt .
Th other peaker of th confer'nc \\'a the R \'. Leonid Ki hkovh of th Hok Trinity Ru ian Orth, dox ath dral in an Franci co
and th ·w t oa t er tar of the
ommi ion of the tanding
' nf r n
f Orthodox Bi hop . Fr.
Ki hko\' ky pok on the teachino- of
moral one pt in church chool .
~fany li\'ely di cu ion took place
during th day-Iona- conference esp cially in u h area a
ience and
r Iie;ion the place and time for children to b in church or in their
clas ro m , and the quality of variou cla room materials.
rvino- a the planning committee for the conference from the
ou th m California Council of Orthodox
lergy were the Rev. Fr.
eorg C. Bratiotis of St. Sophia
athedral and Rev. ;Fr. Mark Beshara pa tor of St. Michael Orthodox hurch,
an uys.
unday evening and Monday following the conference the members
of the lergy council held a Lenten
R treat with Fr. Schmemann as retr at ma ter at the St. Sophia Camp
in th
an Bernardino Mountains.
Thirteen prie t attended the retr at.
Father Papadeas Named Director
Of Greek Summer Camp Program
1
~ E
YORK
.Y. - Archbishop
Iakovo , Primate of the Greek Orthodox hurch in orth and South
m rica. has appointed
Father
T org
Papadea of Ro lyn
.Y.
Dir ctor of the Archdioce an umm r amp Program in Greece effectiv F bruary 1, 1971.
Fath r Papadeas who has erved
a D an of the Greek Orthodox
rchdioce an Cathedral of the Holy
Trinity ince eptember 1963, will
make his headquarter in the offices
of the Byzantine Fellmv hip 10 tadiou tr et in thens Greece.
The
ummer Camp Proo-ram,
which was launched last year cost
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FATHER GEORGE PAPADEAS
an estimated $500,000, and was a
highly successful season. Archbishop
Iakovos, in announcing Father Papadeas' appointment, stated that last
year's summer camp program, "exceeded all of our expectations. This
year we will be able to accommodate an additional 350 boys and
girls, bringing 750 youngsters to our
Camp, almost doubling last year's attendance. I shall always treasure
the many letters I received last year
from children who had gone to
Greece. They expressed their gratitude for such a program and thanked me for the opportunity to participate in it."
The Camp is located at Bartholomio, Greece on the shores of the
Ionian Sea and is appropriately
named, "The Ionian Village." It is
a project sponsored by the Byzantine
Fellowship.
Father Papadeas was born in Altoona, Pa. on June 5, 1918 and upon
graduating from high school in 1937,
enrolled in the charter class of the
newly established Holy Cross Greek
Orthodox Theological Seminary in
Pomfret Center, Conn. He graduated in June, 1942 and was ordained
priest in 1945.
He is married to the former Bess
Mathews of Hartford, Conn., and
they have five children, four boys
and one girl.
24 % Of Japan's Christians
Live In Tokyo, Report Holds
TOKYO
(RNS) Twenty-four
pe~ cent of Japan's Christian population of less than 1 million lives in
Tokyo, it was reported by the R
Kenny Joseph, director of RE~~
(Reinforcing Evangelists and pa.
tors), noted that Tokyo contains 11
per cent of the total population f
about 103 million for the count:,
According
to official fi~ures~
which reflect the year 1968-there
are 803,615 Roman Catholic, Pro.
testant and Orthodox Christians in
Japan. More recent but unofficial
memberships given by Mr. Joseph
push the grand total slightly higher.
Mr. Joseph gave the following break.
down: -Roman
Catholics, 332,81-l
believers, including baptized infants
attending 879 churches. He listed
1,402 foreign priests, 1, 117 foreie;n
nuns, 722 Japanese priests, 3,886
Japanese nuns and 2,680 seminar.
ians. -United
Church of Japan
( K yodan) , the largest Protestant
church, with 105,636 members, including
2,380 clergymen serving
6,270 churches. -Some
153 other
Protestant denominations share the
remaining 61 per cent of a 471,101
Protestant total. Russian and Greek
Orthodox communities are extremely small. Mr. Joseph said that the
oldest mission work is that of the
Nestorian Church which was first introduced in 761 A.D. Catholics arrived in 1549, he said, and Protestants about 112 years ago.
The figures cited show that 170
Buddhist groups and 144 Shinto organizations give a total membership
which is 20 million more than the
population.
This reflects the fact
that Japanese people can be both
Buddhist and Shinto at the same
time. Mr. Joseph reported that 6j
per cent of the towns and 85 per
cent of the villages have no Protes- ,
tant activities. In addition to the
church members, he said, there are
three million "agree-ers" with Christianity.
Hellenic College Summer
Tour Announced
BROOKLI
E, Massachusetts
The previously
highly successful
Hellenic College Good-Will Summer
Tour will once again travel to Orthodox faithful in the United States
to bring the message of Hellenic
College and its Holy Cross School of
Theology.
Under the leadership of Andre"·
G. George, first year theology student in the graduate school of the-
The Word
u,
of Monessen, Pennsylvania "}cial scientist, is a "generation ,,-i.th
I
oo..,),
d.irec t or, George L e- no access to histo • 1
usical
.·
m
:ind
.
d
nca
re 1·
1010n.
. first year theo 1ogy stu ent of Young people wa t t b •id
na1e , .
y k th t d
. .
n o m a new
\\·atervhet, New
or ' o-e s u ents
rehg1?us movement, but they lack
·11travel by car throuoh out the
the liturgy, poetry imao-ery of th
11
'm1.d• Atlantic States of. the United.
historical church,,'• D r. t>Mea d con-e
Tour will
tended that relig·ious expenence
•
.
tateS. The . Good-Will
..
via
mainly be vis1tmg Greek Orthodox
LSD and other drugs is "without
parishes of the Greek Orthodox
content" and vary greatly from "the
North and South
v1s1ons of the religious m t·
1 chdiocese of
.---.r
·
·11 1
••
h.
Y ic '
..\rnerica,but_t~e group wi ,a so visit
w ich_ ~~d content and meaning."
Holy Tnmty Orthodox
the
.
B
.Chapel
v·
. A v1S1tmgprofessor at the U Ill\• .er _
at Quantico Manne
ase m
irs1ty of Rhode Island for the 1970-71
. •a the Choir Con£. erence of the
school year , Dr • Mead ugge t ed
crm1 ,
\!id-Eastern Federat10n of Greek
that Sunday schools are at the root
Orthodox Choirs of t~e 6th and ~th
of_ the problem young people have
Diocese of _the Archd10cese at Cm:"rith_the churches. "Sunday chools
cinnati, Oh10, the Conference 71 of mev1tably added to the notion that
the Orthodox Campus Federation
the church is a social organization"
to be held at the Brookline campus
she claimed. "I don't think anvo~e
in mid-July a~d it will also perform
has ever learned religious feelin'g in
for the opemng assembly of the
Sunday school." Her assessment of
\\'orld Orthodox Youth Movement's
Sunday schools reflected one view
Conference, the Syndesmos Assemprevalent in academic and profes~
bly at the Brookline campus. While
sional circles, of Sunday classes for
risiting a parish, the tour group will
religious instruction. The evaluation
ing Vespers and/ or Divine Liturgy
is strongly challenged by evangelical
and then present an informal proProtestants, although other educators
oram on the school and meet inare inclined to agree with her.
formallywith members of the parish.
St. Vladimir's Theological
Foundation Aids Seminary
Margaret Mead Lashes Youth's
'Mish-Mash' In 'Religion Building,'
AndSunday Schools
KINGSTON, R.I. (R S) In
their attempt to build a "religion
,rith meaning," modern youths are
creating a "mish-mash" from every
religion that has ever existed and
they remind Dr. Margaret Mead of
"\\'hat primitive people do when
they first encounter
civilization."
The famed anthropologist and sociologist delivered a biting analysis of
attempts of contemporary
young
people to launch a new religious
movement. Speaking at a recent
campus-clergy dialogue at the Uni\'ersity of Rhode Island
she also
fired away at "suburban' churches"
~orcausing youths to reject organizedreligion.
The churches and synagogues
knownto most of the younger generation, said Dr. Mead
are the
5
" uburban social organiz~tions"
of
post~WorldWar II years. "Parents
movmgout of the cities joined the
~bur~an _churches and synagogues
. the1r children could get into dancing class," she remarked.
ow
thosech1.ld ren are d ancmg
.
. h t out
ng
of church•" Th e upshot, said
• the soApril, 1971
CRESTWOOD, N.Y.: At the Second Annual Meeting of St. Vladimir's Theological Foundation, which
took place at the Seminary, President Zoran Milkovich presented the
Rt. Rev. Alexander Schmemann,
Dean of the Seminary, with a check
for $10,000 for the work of the institution.
Metropolitan Ireney greeted the
CRESTWOOD, N.Y.: Prof. Serge Verkhovskoy
of St. Vladimir's Seminary holds check for
$10,000
presented to the school by the St.
Vladimir's
Theological Foundation. Looking
on are (left) William Kucharchik, Foundation
Treasurer, and President Zoran Milkovich.
Dean Alexander Schmemann and staff member Anne Zinzel, who acted as secretary for
the Foundation meeting at the Seminary,
look on with appreciation of the welcome
gift.
memb r pr ent. \\'h \\ r told bv
Trea urer \ \.illiam Ku har hik tha,t
the member hip i g;ro" ing. hapt r
ha\·e been form d in D troit and
Cl \' land. and oth r ar on id r d
for Pittsburgh.
\Va hinoton ..
treat for Laity \\'a held on ~far h
13 at the eminary at \\'hich Father
hmemann pok , 'on 'Th
rthodox Layman and . m rican
doxy " and Prof. erg
. \
koy on "
hri tian in th
·world."
The
econd annual ' rth dox
Education Day' i now ch dul d for
October 2, 1971 on the em111a1
ground . Legal procedur
for the
formal incorporation of th F undation and it charter, and to obtain
tax-exempt tatu from th Internal
Re\'enue
ervice. The e effort ar
expected to be comp! ted in 1971,
with the Foundation e tabli h d on
a permanent ba i .
Other Foundation
Offi er for
1971 are Ralph Geeza Vice-pre ident, and Thoma Zedlovich, ecretary. Additional information about
the Foundation may be obtain d by
writino- to St. Vladimir'
eminary,
Crestwood, Tuckahoe,
.Y. 10707.
T
Washington: Site Of Melkite
Constitutional Convention
W ASHI GTO
- A con titutional convention-the
fir t of it kind
ever for Melkite Greek Catholics in
the United States-,vill
highliaht
the 12th annual gathering of Melkites in Washington, D.C., June 2427th •
In previous year Melkite met
each year to learn more about their
rite and to enjoy entertainment and
social activities provided by the
sponsoring parish. Thi year, however, Archbishop Joseph Tawil Melkite Exarch for the
nited State
declared historic Washington the location to determine tructure and
policy for the Melkite Church in
this country. The convention i likely
to set up a system of yearly me ting
similar to those held by the yrian
Orthodox Church. Of the eight
Eastern Rite dioce es in the U ..
the Melkites are the fir t to directly
implement the reform of
atican
II by authorizing uch a onvention,
which will be under the guidance
and patronage of the Archbi hop.
The joint participation of clergy
PaJZe25
�and laity in thi com· ntion i conid r d uniqu in the Catholic experi nc and ha been o-reeted "·ith
con id rabl enthu ia m by local parih
and ~felkite communitie
m
. Prior to the convention.
1 commi ion formed by the
op will draft a pro po ed
ion to be pre n ted to the
·ho will come from every
-ch in th
nited tate .
Thi y ar g;athering will al o f eatur the u ual ntertainment and ocial acti\·iti . The ch dul of variou pan 1 concerned with the Byzantine rit . ecum ni al r lation etc.,
will b announced hortly. Information con rned with the lituro-ical
n-ice , including a Pontifical Di\·ine Liturgy al the rational Shrine
of the Imma ulat
onception will
al b announced oon.
The com· ntion headquarters will
b at the h raton Park Hotel in
\Va hington. Holy Tran fiouration
. Ielkit
ommunity
of Greater
\\'a hington. which wa officially establi h d a a 1felkite Church by
. rchbi hop Tawil only three months
ago, will be the ho t pari h. The
Y ry R \'. . J. J acopin who is Pastor of Holy Tran figuration is the
honorary Chairman. General Chairman i Dr. Georo-e Hajjar; Mrs.
Theodore Farrah i Secretary; Joeph Gholl en-cs a Treasurer.
Orthodox Services To Be Held
At West Point
\\'E T POI T, .Y.: (OCF) Bishop Dimitri of Wahington, of the
Orthodox Church in America has
announced that provi ion has 'been
mad for the regular celebration of
the Divine Liturgy at the United
tate filitary Academy, in response
to a reque t made by Orthodox Cadet . Informal di cu ions with the
cadets will be led by visiting priests.
I~. the past, the Academy has been
v1 ited by Orthodox clergy for the
purpo e of lecture on the Church
and oth r mini tration .
Greek Metropolitan Retires
• P ~T
(
) - Metropolitan
K ypnano Poulako of Monemvassia
and parta ha retired from the dioc ~ po t he had held since 1959.
Retirement was automatic on his
72nd birthday. Metropolitan Poulako was long con idered one of the
most active prelates in the Orthodox
Page 26
Church in Greece. Ordained
in
1928 he was chief of Greek Army
chaplains until 1951 ·when he was
elected Metropolitan of Ierissos and
Hao-ion Oros. He transferred eight
year later to Monemvassia and
Sparta.
Boston Monastery Buys
New Building
BOSTO , Mass.:
(ERIS)
Holy
Transfio-uration
(Russian Synod)
Mona tery near Boston has just purchased a new building in Brookline,
Ma sachusetts. The property, which
ad joins that of the Greek Orthodox
Seminary and Hellenic College, is
an e tate comprised of 19 acres of
land and a multiple room brick mansion. The monastery's previous home
in nearby Jamaica Plain had become
to small for the growing number of
monks. It has been given to Holy
ativity Convent, a new community
of nuns.
SYNDESMOS To Meet
In Brookline
NEW YORK, N.Y.: The Executive
Committee of SYNDESMOS, meeting in Athens, Greece, November 710, chose Hellenic College in Brookline, Massachusetts as the site of the
Eighth General Assembly.
This Assembly, to be held July
18-24, follows a successful Assembly
held in Rattvik, Sweden in July of
1968. Approximately 125 young Orthodox from throughout the world
are expected to gather for the week
long deliberations that will include
two major addresses, worship services, films and committee meetings.
The Assembly will open on July
18, w_ith a liturgy celebrated by
Archbishop Iakovos, Chairman of
the Conference of Orthodox Bishops
in the Americas.
Secret Churches In Russia
NEW YORK, N.Y.: (ERIS) Secret underground churches, monasteries, convents and seminaries exist
in many places in the Soviet Union
according to Metropolitan Philare~
of the Russian Orthodox Church in
Exile. The prelate stated that during
~he ~ast. de~ade underground religwus mstitut10ns have sprung up in
several places including Voronezh,
Tambov and Ternopol Districts· in
Vol~ynia, the Crimea, Alta, 'the
Mansk Republic, Uzbekstan and Ka-
zakhstan, and in the cities of S
.b. k
ara.
tov an d N ovosi irs , to name bUt a
f ew.
The Soviet press has annou
the closing of nearly 17,000 chu~~:d
in the USSR
during the past t wentv
.
years. This figure was recently
:
.
h d .
ven.
ehvered by A h
fie d m a speec
bishop Boris, a member of the ~~ 1;
Synod of
the Russian Orth 0 dox
'
·
Church m Moscow.
•
New Synodal Bishops
In Australia
NE~ YORK, N.Y.: (ERIS) The
Russian Orthodox Church in E ·1
. dB"
x1e
l1as appomte
ishop Feodosii (The.
odosius). of Melbourne to head I'ts
Austraha-N ew Zealand diocese. The
newly consecrated hierarch, who will
have jurisdiction over all of Oceani
will be assisted by a vicar, the R::
Rev. Bishop Constantine of Brisbane.
Bishop Feodosii is replacing Arch.
bishop Sava who is retiring at an advanced age.
Orthodox Senior Master
Sergeant Honored
KEESLER AFB, Miss. : In special
ceremonies recently at Keesler Technical Training Center on the Gulf
Coast in Mississippi, Senior Master
Sergeant Basil Nosal received a special Certificate of Appreciation from
Father Kiryluk for his outstanding
efforts and contribution to the Eastern Orthodox Religious Program.
Sergeant Nosal also graduated
from a 12-month course as an Electronic Computer Systems Supervisor
and Technician. He will be assigned
to McClellan AFB, California. Hi
Air Force honors include the Air
Force Commendation
Medal with
Oak Leaf Cluster.
He is the son of Mrs. Walter Nos-
(From left to right) Chaplain·, Lt. Col.
Nicholas T. Kiryluk, Eastern Orthodox Chap·
lain at Keesler AFB· Senior Master Sergeant
Basil Nosal; Chaplain, Col. Arthur T. Engell,
Center Base Chaplain.
The Word
f 35 Willard Street, Garfield,
O
.'.II
• t h e f ormer
. Jersey. H.1s wi'f e is
\~
•
• orothy E. Schrank of Passaic, New
DJ
y The Nosals have four sons
erse •
'
Mark Paul and Todd.
Ory ,
'
.
.
G,reg
father Kiryluk was a First Lieuand Sergeant Nosal was an
tenant
'
.\irrnan Basic when they first met in
• 6 at Lackland AFB, San An195
tonio,Texas.
ThePan-Orthodox Christ!an
FoundationElects Its National
OfficersAt Annual Meeting
WAYNE,PA.: On Saturday, April
3 1971 The Pan-Orthodox
Chrisdan Foundation met at The Dynamic Springs Institute in Wayne, Pa.
for its Annual Meeting to conduct
its business and elect new officers.
The Foundation is dedicated to the
establishment ultimately of an accredited College or University for
liberal arts, sciences, and improved
personal living. I ts goals are to engage as soon as practicable in higher
education, research for better family
living, community (society) service,
spiritual renewal programs, and the
presentation of a creative and dynamic Orthodox Christianity.
The following are the new officers
and members of the Foundation's
National Steering Council:
~ational Chairman - Dr. Nicholas L. Zouras of Newtown Square,
Pa.; 1st Vice Chairman-Rev.
Daniel D. Ressetar of Harrisburg, Pa.;
2nd Vice Chairman-Mr.
Randolph
Freudig of Warminster, Pa.; Secretary-Mrs. Mary A. Zouras of Newtown Square, Pa.
Foundation Councilors are Rev.
Fr. Daniel Pavelchak of Hudson
Pa.; Dr. Samuel Cross, Jr., of Ford
City, Pa.; Rev. Fr. Orest T. Kulick
of Oak Lawn, Illinois; Matushka
Theodora Ressetar of Harrisburg,
Pa.; Mr. Peter H. Stathopulos of
Devon, Pa.; Mr. Clifford T. Argue
of Redondo Beach, California; profes~orCharles A. Snipes of Philadelphia, Pa.; Dr. Ralph Rusynyk of
Newtown Square, Pa.; Mr. Michael
Shamey of New Kensington,
Pa.;
Rev. fr. Vasile Hategan of Cleveland' Ohio, and Rev. Fr. James D.
Kenna of Willingboro, N.J.
Foundation Consultants are Er~eSt T. Kardas, Esquire, of Upper
tby, Pa.; Mr. A. Van Mitchell
;.:~tterson,
N.J. and New ~ork,
·, Mr. Anthony J. Chapis of
April, 1971
Newtown Square, Pa.; and Rev. Fr.
Spero Page of Philadelphia Pa
The address for contrib~tio~
further inquiries
.
•. The p an- O rt hor
od ox Christian Foundation p O B
91 N
' • • ox
'
ewtown Square, Pa. 19073.
New Albanian Orthodox Church
Lauded by New York Chamber
Of Commerce
N~W YORK, N.Y.: The new Saint
Nicholas ~lbanian Orthodox Church
m Jamaica Estat es,
ylocated
k
ew
or ' was honored recently by the
Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens in the City of ew
y ork. The newest church structure
to ~e completed on Long Island, the
pansh was awarded FIRST PRIZE
at the Annual Building Awards Ban~uet held at the Commodore Hotel
m New York City.
. Accepting the award for the parish were V. Rev. Christo Costa, pastor, Mr. Albert P. Foundos, Chairman of the New Building Committee, Mr. Evans J. Liolin, Chairman
of the Board, and Mr. Warren A.
Sambach, the architect .
Concerning; the Ea tc1n Orthodox
hurche . Cardinal
\ \'ill brand,
aid that r lati n
ntered --11101
tranquil period ... of germination
and gro,,·th. '' He cit d di cu ion
between Catholic and Ru ian
rthodox repre entati,·
in Bari, Itah·
a an example.
••
IRS Will Give 'Limited'
Attention To Church
Financial Records
WASHI1 1 GTO
D. . (R.
The Internal Revenue
en·ice will
give limited attention to chur h financial record in implementing th
1970 tax reform bill, ac ording to
proposed regulation
i ued here.
Under _the new bill, church mu t pay
tax on mcome received from bu ine
enterprises unrelated to religiou orders or associations of churche to
?etermine whether they are engaged
m unrelated trade or bu ines .
An examination can be made if
the Secretary of the Treasury or hi
del~gate "believes that such organizati_on may be so engaged and o
Willebrands Cites Many Advances
notifies the organization in advance
In Orthodox-Catholic Relations
VATICAN CITY (RNS) - Ca- of the examination." The examining
officers, according to the regulation ,
tholicism's top spokesman for Chriscan_ be no lower than a principal
tian unity disclosed here that a joint
Catholic-Orthodox
commission has regional Internal Revenue officer.
published documents exchanged be- "No examination of the books of account of such an organization hall
tween Pope Paul and Patriarch
Athenagoras since the beginning of be made other than to the extent
Vatican II. He pointed to the com- necessary to determine the amount
mission's work as an example of of tax imposed," according to the
"very important" developments in provisions, which were taken from
the Federal Register and interpreted
Christian
ecumenical
endeavors
by
Baptist Press, an official agency
throughout the past year. Speaking
of
the
Southern Baptist Convention.
at the start of the annual Week of
Under the new law, churches and
Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan
Cardinal Willebrands, president of orders remain among the charitable
institutions not required to file anthe Secretariat for Promoting Chrisnual information returns on assets
tian Unity, said other publications
and details of management.
will follow concerning relations with
Income from unrelated business
other Oriental patriarchs. Referring
to the close relationship between the must be reported, Baptist Press noted. Businesses now owned by reliPope and Athenagoras, Ecumenical
gious groups are taxable as of Jan.
Patriarch of Constantinople ( Istan1, 1975. Ralph W. Thrower, U.S.
bul) , the cardinal said the recent
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
publication of documents "constitute
has explained that the restricted ex~
a clear confirmation of the great
amination policy serves two purprogress ... made in these latter
years to bring us closer together ... " poses: -To protect churches from
Cardinal Willebrands added this undue interference in their internal
financial affairs. -To
limit the
new relationship will "also constitute
a solid basis for reflection which is scope of examination to matters relating to taxation of unrelated busialso the desire for ... dialogue with
ness income.
Eastern churches."
1
)
_
Page 27
�1971CONVENTION SCHEDULE
SOYO Regional Conventions:
CAN-AM
Region
.......
Syracuse,
NewYork
MAY 21-23
Syracuse Sheraton Hotel
Host Parish:St. Elias , Syracuse
SOUTHWESTERN
Region
.. Austin,
Texas
JUNE 10-13 Villa Capri Motor Motel
Host Parish:St. Elias·, Austin
NEW
ENGLAND
Region
.. Plymouth,
Massachusetts
\
•
JUNE 18-20
Mayflower Hotel, Manomet Beach
Host Parish:St. John of Damascus, Bostor
MIDWEST
Reg10
......
Hudson,
Ohio
JUNE 23-27
Hilton Inn - North, Hudson
Host Parish:Holy Cross, Canton
EASTERN
Region
......
Atlanta,
Georgia
JULY 1-4
Sheraton - Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta
Host Parish:St. Elias', Atlanta
WESTERN
Region
......
SanDiego,
California
JULY9-ll
Hilton Inn, San Diego
Host Parish:St. George·s, San Diego
ARCHDIOCESAN
CONVENTION
.......
Boston,
Massachusetts
w
AUGUST 23-29
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Host Parish:St. George s, Boston
�
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March1971
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
OF THE ANTIOCH/AN
ORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN
ARCHDIOCESE
�This Month's Cover
·-=-
PASCHAL
MEDITATION
1971
VOLUME
15
MARCH, 1971
NUMBER 3
by:
In this issue
• • •
This Month's Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
Paschal Meditation
3
by
1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ME·TROPOLITA
PHILIP
Easter Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
Soviet Union's 50-Year-Old War On The Church Still ;Fails
To ;Meet Its Goal As .Many Young People Turn To Religion . .
5
Vem!ration of Virgin Mary Misunderstood In Protestant America
7
$. by
Needed:
by
FAT HER
GEORGE
NicozrsI
A New Insight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FATHER
GREGORY
The Layman's Holy Altar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
by
REv.
FR.
E.
THE-ODORE
FATHER
Sermonette:
by
REV.
MARK
11
BESHARA
Symbol of Life's Execution ......................
VLADIMIR
9
ZITON
"Out Of The Mouths Of Babes ... " ........................
by
8
0FIESH
12
BERZONSKY
Mid-Eastern Affairs .......................................
"Christian Concerns In The Arab-Israeli Crisis"
13
Excerpts from a sermon preached by GEORGE GERALD PARKER
in the Congregational Church of Manhasset, L.I., N.Y.
SOYO
Digest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
News of the Parishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The Orthodox World ......................................
23
The Word
Official Publication of
THE ANTIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN
ARCHDIOCESE
OF NEW YORK AND ALL NORTH AMERICA
Published monthly except July and August by the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Founded in Arabic as AL KALIMAT January 1905 by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded in English as THE WORD January 1957 by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
THE
THE
VERY
REV.
REV.
FR.
FR.
STEPHEN
THADDEUS
UPSON,
WOJCIK,
Editor
Assistant
Editorial Off ice:
53 Ellicott Avenue, Batavia, New York 14020
THE WORD, published monthly except July and August, by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of 1 ew York and All North America at Berwick, Pennsylvania.
Business office, Robbins
Avenue, Berwick, Pa. 18603; Editorial office, 53 Ellicott Ave., Batavia, N.Y. 14020. Entered as
second class matter at the Post Office at Berwick, Pa. 18603, April 25, 1957.
SUBSCRIPTION
RATES: $5.00 a year in the United States and possessions; $6.50 a year in Canada,
South America and all other foreign countries. Address all subscriptions to: THE WORD, 239 - 85th St.,
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209.
POSTMASTER:
If addressee has removed or THE WORD is undeliverable for any reason, please return
this issue to: THE WORD, 239 - 85th St., Brooklyn,
.Y. 11209. Return postage guaranteed.
Page 2
METROPOLITAN
PHILIP
LoRD I am talking to you between airports, between flights, in the midst of rushing crowds and
noisy engines. Please forgive me if my words are vain and empty.
TRADITIO
AL Byzantine icon r
the Resurrection describes what
sung in the Easter Hymn of the
thodox Church. "Christ is Ri e•
from the Dead, by His Death. d .
troying death, and giving life
those in the tombs." The Lord
depicted in all His Majesty, and t.
splendour of His divinity, triumph.
ing over death, and bringing life t
man, represented in the resurrect
figures of Adam and Eve. The mo
famous icon of this type is found
the Church of the All-Blessed The
tokos, Kari ye Jami, in Constantinople, now a museum.
The icon shown on our cover
painted on the rear wall of the a1
tuary of Holy Spirit Church, Hunt
ington, W. Va., immediately beh1
the holy table, which has been 1•
moved for this picture. The icon ,ra
designed and painted by Fred n
a member of the parish, and one
its board members. Mr. Gros i t
Artist in Residence at the Buntin~
ton Galleries, which is the We t \'i
ginia Art Museum. Much is lot 1
the character of the icon in blac
and white reproduction.
Holy Spirit Church was organizt
in September, 1968 as a mission pa
ish, and has a growing member ~1
at present of 42 families. The parn
purchased
a
former
Prote ta1
Church building in Jan. 1970 and
in process of renovating and n
structuring the facilities as an Orth
dox Church building. Addition,
icons and murals are being paintf
by members of the parish, and '
add to the traditional Orthod
character of the church's decoratic
Father Athanasios Emmert i P,
tor of Holy Spirit Church in Hui
.
mgton.
The last time I talked to you, you were in a lonely manger. As I stared at you, I saw the
wounds in your tiny hands, the spear in your tender side and the crown of thorns on your
bleeding head.
You have been slain for my sake since the foundation of the world.
THE
LORD,Every time I gaze at your Crucifix I tremble with fear and ask myself, "Why did you
love me so much?" I should be hanging there in your stead. I rebelled against you in paradise. I murdered my brother in the fid d. I betrayed you in Gethsemane. And when they
crucified you I was the leader of the gang.
LORD,\\Thy do you love me so much? I do not deserve one drop of your sweat, one drop of your
tears, and one drop of your blood. Why did you wash my filthy feet? Why did you share
your body and blood with my unworthy lips?
LoRD, Why did you weep over my Jerusalem? The streets of the city which you loved are still
stained with your innocent blood and the tears of your little friends in Jerusalem have
become rivers of suffering and agony. Your little friends in your land, Lord, are drinking
their Mother's tears and eating their Mother's flesh but no one cares.
LORD,You called me "friend" but at the night of your trial I cursed, I swore, and I said, "I
know not that man." Instead of water I gave you vinegar and when that heavy cross was
crushing your shoulders I did not lift a finger to help you.
LORD,You had reached the abyss of agony and despair when you cried with a mighty voice,
"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" This was your last cry in this world
before you gave up the ghost, and it fell on deaf ears. After that you died. "And there was
darkness all over the land."
LORD,Beyond the innocence of Bethlehem, the tears of Gethsemane, and the agony of Calvary,
there is the joy of the new wine, and the brightness of the new dawn, the hope of the
new creation and the eternal reality of the empty tomb.
"Oh Death! where is thy sting?"
"O Hell! where is thy victory?"
LORD Let the immortal light of your Pascha penetrate the thickness of our dark nights. Roll
away the heavy stone from the doors of our sepulchre. Liberate us by your Divine Freedom. Wash away all our iniquities, "O Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the
world."
.
\larch, 197J
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�EASTER MESSAGE
w
I:AT A PRECIOUS
MES SAGE of personal hope
and JOY there is in the true realization of the
Resurrection ! Death has been overcome· the
' to
grave has been transformed into the gateway
Eternal Life, and we are assured of a gloriou
future. There is no other promise in the world
that can offer the mallest fraction of the joy
conferred by the Divine Pre ence in the experience of Easter when we are as ured of our own
immortality.
We human beings are o devised that we do
not naturally linger long on the heights or in the
depth of emotion. The memory of the mot excruciating pain is gradually forgotten, nor can
we recall with the same vividness as before the
personalities of departed loved ones, no matter
how close they were or how dear. Our joy and
triumphs buoy us up for a while, but the pleasure
or satisfaction they have brought u i eventually
dimmed by time which brings us new experiences and new responsibilities to which we mu t
address ourselves. Every o often we may recall
hours of distres or pleasure, but we can never
for long avoid the demands of the present in
which we must carry on our daily existence.
The same is true of the realization of Ea ter.
By rights it should illuminate every moment of
our lives. Every Sunday's Divine Liturgy has
the Resurrection as its theme, and Saint Seraphim of Sarov used the greeting "Christ is
risen!" all through the year. But most of us know
that our recollection is not strong enough to
allow us to live the Easter message fully through
every waking hour. We have the duties and respon ibilitie of our daily lives to engage our attention and distract us. Then too, the concept
of the Resurrection overwhelms us by its very
immensity, and its significance is connected
omehow with the end of life while life it elf
demands our full attention so long as we are part
of it.
The Resurrection is the doorway to fellowhip with our Lord Jesus Chri t. This we can enjoy here and now through prayer and the Sacraments and self-sacrificing service to humanity.
Our Lord expected that Hi disciples would
enter the Kingdom here on earth by knowing
Him in this world where they walked the pathway that He revealed by teaching and personal
example. To follow Christ i the Resurrected
Li£e, the Redeemed Life, the Christian Li£e.
For those who experience thi life from day to
day, Easter is an event that occurs continuou ly.
Full of confidence and hope, they walk through
life doe to the Ri en M ter. The kno Him
on the road to Emmau
and in th Breakin
f
Bread they feel the painful wound in Hi
Body.
So it i that we need the annual ren , al of
the Easter experien e le t we caught up in th
never-ending pre ur
of dail life allo it
ignificance to become hazy in our recolle tion.
If we are trying to live in harmon
ith th , ill
of our Lord and in keeping with the E t r m . _
age, we will welcome the opportunit
whi h
the Church offers u to relive the Re urr tion
and to break with Chri t the bond of Had
to
overcome despair, and feel new life flow throu h
the community of the faithful as all tand a ain
by the empty tomb to welcome th dawn of a
new day.
For all its per onal import, Ea ter is not .i
feast for individual alone. It i experien ed in
the company of the Church and in th communion that binds u to each other in the Eucharistic Body and Blood. The Ri en Lord
sweeps away the barrier of self-centeredne: and
elfishness and unite all the children of th
Heavenly Father, not merely for a moment or
two of sentimental fellowship, not merel) a a
uperficial gesture, but through dedication to
the ervice of others. Freely we have received;
freely must we give. The certain, infallible, and
positive sign that we share in the Re urrection.
that we live in the Kingdom, i our willingne:~
to live for other . When our mind are alert to
the desperate need of those who sit in darkne
and the shadow of death, when our hear re pond to the pain of friend or foe, when om
hands erve to help and heal the evil of the
world, we are showing that we have felt the
liberating force of the empty tomb.
May Easter be for us, not jut a happy annual holiday which is soon past, nor a hort r ligious digression, but the renewal of a firm commitment to our Faith which will be evident to
other as they observe our way of life. If we walk
in the light of the Re urrection, Easter will renew and refresh u . Even if we have known it
only a the retelling of an old tory, let u hav
the courage thi year to bow in faith to the
Master who died-who
uffered an ignominiou.
death for us-and
has given u life. This Easter
can be the beginning of a new life as well
of
a new day. The shining Figure be ide the empt)
tomb beckons to us. For almo t twenty centun
many thousand have witne ed to H. power
and His love. 1ay we all be among that immortal fell ow hip both thi year and fore r ! 1
Soviet
Union's
50-Year-Old
WarOnTheChurch
StillFails
ToMeet
ItsGoal
AsMany
Young
People
TurnToReligion
'T1
OVIET
IO 's 50-year re1H
ncle
campaign
ao-ainst :;ligion as
1
•·tht opiate of the peop 1e appears
t be I
than a shining success.
Ideolo i t of communism are hard
put to explain the phenomenon, but
tli fact of th matter is there are
It·.1 indications that religious belief
i ~aining o-round in the U.S.S.R.,
par1icularlyamong the young.
'I h fre he t documentation on the
plight of relig!on in the _militantly
th I tic tate 1 et forth m a care-
stage anti-religion
Soviet Union.
campaign m the
In the decade following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the crudest and most violent methods were
employed: church closings, rigged
trials, executions, slave-labor camp ,
exile.
The second stage was marked by
more emphasis on "legal procedure,'
such as discriminatory taxes, propaganda attacks, and the like. Thi
was the time when Stalin, the pragmatist, thought it best to pull back
somewhat in his war against religion, so as to unite the country
against the Nazi invader. In 1943,
he permitted the election of a new
Patriarch of the Russian Orthodo
Church.
The third stage, during the tenure
of Nikita S. Khrushchev was characterized by resumption' of a fierce
campaign from 1960 to 1964 to liquidate all religious groups.
"After the fall of Mr. Khru hchev," the study says, "there wa a
call for an end to the anti-relio-iou
b
excesses, not because there had been
any change of heart by the regime.
but because the physical mea ure
which had been so widely employed
were considered to be counterproductive."
A 1965 report in Komsomolskaya
Pravda, the Communist youth new paper, said, "Insults, violence, and
the forcible closing down of churche
not only fail to reduce the number
of ~elievers, but they actually tend
to mcrease their number to make
cl~ndestine religious groups more
':1despread, and to antagonize believers against the state."
OSCOW,U.S.S.R.: Churc
.
.
f
h of St. Ba~,I . the Blessed, m Red Square. Actually a multiple
ot,onal monume ; b sevheral chapels, ,t is now an anti-religious museum preserved as a
"
Y t e government.
~urch consisting
Page4
fully annotated study, "Religious
Minorities in the Soviet Union
( 1960-1970) ," by the Minority
Rights Group (MRG), a research
unit in London, England, that seeks
to focus world attention on oppressed minorities.
The report was written by the
Rev. Michael Bourdeaux, director
of the newly formed Center for the
Study of Religion and Communism,
and two associates.
The MRG analysis traces the four-
1arc/z1971
The MRG study notes that de pite a change in tactics, the Soviet
war on religion continues, more
subtly perhaps, but nonetheles unfl~gging. But it appear that the ov1et authorities are still not making
any spectacular advance.
Page5
�On the contrary, says the London
report. "Services go on in registered
buildings
of worship in virtually
every major city of the country; a
few religious publications
appear;
unofficially,
religious literature
is
written-and
this is increasingdespi!e the attempts of the authorities to stop it. A certain proportion
of young people are turning to religion. The churches are, despite all
obstacles, being regenerated in many
ways."
Religion, according to Communist dogma, is supposed to wither
away and disappear in a non-capitalist society. Especially should this
be true in the case of persons born
and raised in a Communist state.
But, here again, the facts are otherwise.
According
to Paul Wohl, the
Christian Science Monitor expert on
the USSR, what worries the Soviet
authorities most-and
baffles themis the revival of religion among the
young.
"The
Communists • clearly lean
over backward to understand the upsurge of religion among the young,"
he says in a recent article, Religion
in Russian, "but so far all their analy es have been unable to make
them understand
the elementary
need for a spiritual underpinning to
one's life."
Anatoly Levitin-Krasnov,
a Rusian Orthodox layman who has contributed copiously to the religious
underground
literature, states that
the young Russians today, "who are
intently concerned with the meaning
of life," have been stirred up and
quickened as never before. "In this
group," observes Mr. Levitin-Krasnov, "the breakthrough
to religion,
when it occurs, is of extraordinary
intensity and power .... (and) such
breakthroughs no longer are isolated
events."
Mr. Wohl reports that according
to the religious underground, "more
and more children of old Communists, yes, even of Chekists ( the Cheka
was a forerunner of the KGB or
secret police) , ask to be baptized by
an Orthodox priest. The secret baptism of Stalin's daughter, Svetlana,
is an example."
The main body of Soviet believers
is in the ancient Orthodox Church,
which, in 1967 claimed 30 million
adherents
and 22 million regular
Page 6
churchgoers. According to more recent estimates about one-quarter of
the adult population are of the Orthodox faith.
The religion of young newcomers
to Orthodox Christianity usually is
not that of the institutional church,
according to Mr. Wohl. "The liturgy
in church Slavonic is no longer understood. The sermons, which must
not off end Communist
ideology,
have become monotonous ... Most
bishops are tied up with the regime
and have lost moral authority," he
says.
But behind the institutional ceremonies, he adds, "there are the
young people, supported by independent searchers and younger priests
-the latent church-who
ultimately
may transform the official Church's
ancient institution."
The situation of Roman Catholics in the USSR was pointed up by
the recent talks in Moscow between
a top Vatican diplomat, Archbishop
Agostino Casaroli, secretary of the
Council for the Public Affairs of the
Church, and Vladimir A. Kuroyodov, head of the Soviet government's
Council for Religious Affairs.
Figures vary, but the MRG report
says there are probably more than
3 million Catholics in the Soviet
Union. And they, too, according to
the study, are subject to official harassment and hounding, and even
worse.
For example, as recently as last
December,
Archbishop
AmbroseSenyshyn of Philadelphia, the leading Ukranian Catholic prelate in the
U.S., leveled charges of genocide
and other crimes against the Soviet
Union which, he said, were perpetrated
against Christians
m the
Ukraine.
He charged that the Catholic
Church of the Byzantine Rite is "outlawed" in the Soviet Republic. "The
faithful, however, worship in secret,"
he said. "There exists an underground ... the Holy Mass is held in
secret and marriages are performed
in secret."
Roman Catholics form a nationalminority Church in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, seized by the USSR
during World War II.
About a year ago, "Religion in
Communist
Dominated
Areas," a
magazine published by the National
Council of Churches, carried a letter
from :40 Lithuanian Catholic prie t
charging that the Church in th ·
""
d
e1
choun~?h 1s .cohn emned to die" anct
t at t e ng ts of the faithful a
denied."
re
The letter listed among the abu
the fact that Lithuania has only two
Catholic bishops whereas in 1940 ii
had 12 ; that pastoral work of prie t
is severely hampered; that Catholic
lose jobs because of religious convic.
tions; and that pensions are being
denied to Catholic believers.
Protestants in the Soviet Unior
also worship and practice religio,
under, and despite, government-in.
spired harassment.
A 1968 study conducted by the
Central Committee's Institute of ci.
entific Atheism shows that Bapti ts
(numbering about 500,000) are the
"most dominant" of minority relig.
ious groups in terms of church organization and "zeal of their com.
municants."
Dr. David S. Russell, general ecretary of Britain's Baptist Union.
notes, however, that Soviet Bapti t
"face many restrictions" on their
freedom to worship.
A "dissident" group of Bapti t
( estimated number: 12,000) not registered with the government, ha
been ruthlessly persecuted. In 1968.
according to Mr. Wohl, 80 of them
in the industrial Donetsk province.
were confined to a mental institution; thousands of them are in ja
or in labor camps; their children are
taken away from them, he reports.
Equally hard, he says, is the fate
of the Pentecostals, Adventists and
Jehovah's Witnesses who have made
many proselytes since the war.
Nonetheless church life in the
USSR remains astonishingly ali\'e
"The fearless underground work ol
religious dissidents is amazing," Mr.
Wohl observes, "and although the
secret police is after them with every·
thing they have, the movement ap·
parently cannot be suppresse d."
The situation of the Jews in the
Soviet Union has recently come under the harsh glare of world publicity.
.
Despite Moscow's official pohcy_01
claiming that there is no J ew1 I
problem or anti-Semitism in the 0 •
viet Union a World Conference of
Jewish Co~munities
held in Bru··
sels in February targeted in on the
(Continued
on page
10)
The Word
by FATHER
GEORGENICOZISIN, Rochester, New York
Veneration
Of VirginMary
Misunderstood
In Protestant
America
0RTHooox
VENERATION
of the
Virgin Mary is not understood in
Prate tant America because of the
pecific spirit which it acquired in
We tern piety and which by reaction
pr?vokes suspicion, fears and finally,
rejection of 1ariology as "Mariolatry' by the Protestant segment of
the Christian West.
THE
There certainly can arise the danger of Mariolatry when piety first,
and _then theology isolate Mary by
exalting her difference from the rest
.\!arch,1971
of mankind. It is significant that in
the Christian East Mary is always
referred to and glorified as the Theotokos-Birthbearer
of God, whom
virtually all Byzantine icons depict
with the Christ Child in her arms,
while in the Roman Catholic West
she is primarily the Virgin Mary, a
being almost totally different from us
in her absolute and celestial purity
and freedom from all worldly pollution. The dogma of the Immaculate
Conception, rejected by our Ortho-
do.· tradition, ancti n thi diff 1enc . It mak
. fan·
•
apart from humanitv.'
bet\\·een
initia ,
t\\·o ,·i i
f ).fa1
mind if
w
'
exp rien
f tl
ry
which ha
lw
at of th·
Orthodox
hut
ot a p cific cult f ).1
a light. <
jo), in "·hich
x hymnology ing : ••. 11
• n
\\·hat i thi joy all about: \\·hy.
in h r o,, n wor
do "all
e1ation call h r ble cl?''
becau
in her 10\
in h r faith and humility,
a cepted to be ,,-hat from all ct rnity
all creation wa • meant and created
to be: Th Temple of the Ilol~
pirit. the humanity of God!
Orthodox theolog) call ).fary th
. Tew EYe. h did ,, hat th fir t Ev
failed to do. E,- failed to b a
,rnman.
he took the initiati,·e and
made her elf and al o th man
"·ho e "e,· ' he i . the !av of h r
di ob client will. The re ult wa to
lo e paradi e.
But Mary took no initiative. In
lov and obedience he accepted the
initiative of God. ·when the initiative came
he accepted it-not
blindly-for
he a ked: How hall
thi be?' There wa a choice to be
made and he made it. he accepted
the joy of obedient love to
od'
·will. She did not make it hastily nor
impetuou ly; he made it after careful meditation and eriou contemplation.
v\ hen the Archangel Gabriel came
to Mary with the Annunciation
he
uttered the e wonderful word of deci ion: "Behold the handmaid of the
Lord, be it unto me according to
Thy Word!" Here i indeed the
whole of creation repre ented in the
Theotoko , expre ing the heartfelt
cry of humanity to return to God
Who from all et rnity loved u .
Mary i the true daughter of the
Old Te tament.
he i it la t and
mo t beautiful flower. Our Orthodox Church reject the doctrine of
the Immaculate Conception and the
en tire idea of Mariolatry
( Mary
Wor hip) preci ely becau e it make
Mary a miraculou
break in thi
long and patient growth and expectation, of thi hunger for the li ing
God, which fill the Old Te tament.
(Continued
on page
10)
Page 7
�by FATHERGREGORYOFIESH,San Francisco,California
Needed: A New Insightl
L1 ;\
th F
o
EA
f
ar no\\ "·i th u ;
i about t b
of
rthodox
"·orld. It
L at
tim i1
"hich
mani
rep nten
and pr 1 aration
d di again
with ou1
·d Je
t. Throughout thi
riod
n of elfe • • ati
and p~rticipation in the
Ii
al
\\' ar piritually
tt
rm
th Kingdom of
I
n.
Fa ting and ,lf_ xamination are
n t ne\\
on ept in our Church;
the) arc di cipline that have come
to u fr m th arl\' life of the mona tic rommunitie .- The only good
for man \\'a to withdra\\' from the
\\'orld, from hi f llowman, from all
action, and ven from the awar ne
of hi
n , in order to ek an exdu i\·e union of mind and \\'ill with
God. Thi i \\. 11and ood; the cont mplation of ,-od i a nece ary goal
fo1 \·ery man, but mona tic life
tend d to
v r th bond of love
that unit u \\·ith our fellmv man.
Prayer \\. r p cifically a denial of
any attachment to the world. Individual 'hri tian bccam overly concerned xclu iv ly with their own
.oul.
B rau
of the va t technological
PageB
o-ro,,·th and achievement evidenced
our world today, we are no longer
able to u e the mona tic approach
to nlighten and in pire the minds
and heart of our people. ~o virtue
can be eparat d from ome form of
action. Virtue i doing God's work,
livin Hi life. It creates within an
individual a ense of awareness of
th need of others a well as of his
own need . In this century and in
this country we cannot withdraw
from the world and become unconcerned with its problem .
Today we more than ever want
to transform our ,vorld and bring it
clo er to God. We want to clean up
our treams and waters, preserve our
land, purify our air, and stop war.
~ Tone of these can be done by man
alone; he needs God. We need to
receive both an awareness of and
commitment to our own salvation
and to the religious, humanitarian,
and per onal conflicts facing us m
the world.
Here is the essence of our problem, yet it is far from being a new
one. In spite of all the uprootings
of the last decade and of all the
continuing threats in our present
ao-e, we are just not able to realize
the need for change. We are too
attached to our ways and serve custom and traditions with avid devotion. It is not an easy struggle for the
Church to change in order to meet
the problems of the day because of
th manner and thinking of her
faithful.
This is e pecially true since today
people in our Churches do not really
understand Christ. They are proud
of their faith; they are willing to
ubmit themselves to strict self-examination and they have built a spirit
ready to defend the lightest deviation from the accepted ways. They
are proud of what has been preerved, and the necessity of these
value i equally defended. They
cry, "If we lose ·what has kept us
together for so long, what will happ n to u ?"
in
However, this need for change and
updating is nothing new. Meeting
new challenges
with a growing
Church is the history of our Ho!~·
Faith, for it has its origins in th~
struggles of th~ ap~stl:s among
themselves, especialy did 1t manife t
itself in the second century in the
challenge between simple faith and
philosophy. At that time, the pagan
critic of Christianity, Celsus ( writing
about A.D. 177-180)
aid, "While
indeed there are some educated
Christians, the majority commonly
say, 'Do not ask questions, only be·.
lieve. Faith will save you. Wi dom
is an evil thing and foolishnes
good.'" Philosophical
inquiry wa
looked upon as an evil thing up to
and during this period. In fact, it
was considered doing the devil'
work, to pretend that anything more
than simple faith was required. Thi
attitude alienated the large number
of educated people from Chri tianity.
Hoping to bring the Church into
a more balanced perspective in relation to all groups, Clement of
Alexandra entered the scene (200
A.D.). He exhorted his pagan contemporaries not to deny themselve
the opportunity of the truth the
truth that is now dawning forth
upon all mankind. "Let us flee the
cake of custom; it chokes men, turns
them away from truth, leads them
out of the ways of life." Thus.
philosophy, and shortly thereafte1
monasticism, determined the destiny
of the church's teaching and worship.
Although we may find it difficult
to accept change and although many
of us may be dissatisfied with the
status quo, the change is inevitable.
The Church must be restored into
the Ii£e of the people as a viable and
meaningful expres ion of a person'
relationship with God. The Church
is the Kingdom of Heaven and we
must allow it to give us real experiences. I ts prayers and fasting must
be identified with the search and
struggle taking place today. Its
language and its worship must be
expressive and meaningful to all. Let
it be the aim of our clergy and our
young people, to search for ne,1·
methods of expressing the one truth,
of the one God as found in the
blessed Eucharist.
The Word
The Layman's Holy Altar
by REV.FR.THEODOREE. ZITON, St. George's Church, Indianapolis, Indiana
J
OVER-ALL
PLAN
of Divine
'dence
it
is
the
lot
of
most men
,
PfO\'l
to pend their lives working for 0thThis is due partly to the senff~
h fi
tence imposed by God after t e rst
· . "In the sweat of thy face shalt
in.
thou eat bread." (Gen. 3: 19) But
it is also a situation resulting from
the very nature of things.
ot all
men can be in positions of authority,
for there would be no one for them
to govern; nor can all men be employers,for there ·would be no one
to do their work. Human life would
be at a stand-still.
When one's place of employment
is regarded as a temple: when a
man's work-bench or machine i for
him an altar on which he daily offers the sacrifice of works: when the
tools of his work are tran formed
into instrument of acrifi
to the
most high God, then the humdrum
existence of the workingman
b comes a rich ource of joyou mspiration.
There is a great deal of idealism
dealt out in every plan propo ed for
"SocialSecurity." I have never liked
the name, however. I like "SelfSecurity" better. That is what has
made every succes ful man or woman, and every nation great. Self-Relianceis a twin brother to it.
If every human b ing i a ured,
as soon as he reaches under tanding,
that he is to be cared for from the
cradle to the grave, and that he has
nothing to worry about, imagine
what a race of dependent
this
world would have! Tho e who first
cameto the Western world di covering, inventing, and sacrificincr had
~o other capital than Self Security
in mind-Self-Security
for themelves,and because of this individual
independence, to pass on the example to their children.
THE
March,1971
The weak, ill, and those who have
unavoidably been misfortunate surely deserve all the security possible to
comfort and care for them throughout life-but not the able-bodied and
the healthy. They have the opportunity to gain Self-Security which
should be their pride, and the pride
of every human being given his
chance in this world. It's that chance
that should be assured him under a
free form of government.
Food and comforts that are earned, through work, enter into the
very muscles, the brain, the heart,
and every stream of blood that
courses through one's veins. And the
will to live and to be useful inspires
such a being with the love of life itself and all its opportunities.
Take incentive away from a human being and you rob him of his
greatest asset. You dismantle his
dreams. You cheat him out of the
fun of achievement. You feed him
the substance of which idleness is
composed. You take the rudder of
life from his sailing-craft.
It is so much easier to succeed than
it is to fail-if a man has pride in
himself. But if you hand the tools
of success to one, without his having
earned them, he is most apt to dull
them into uselessness long before he
has learned to make them serve him
and his fellowman.
There is no heritage quite so precious as that of one who feels in his
heart that he has been born, not only
to enjoy this beautiful world, but so
to work and live that he may bring
happiness and pride to everyone
about him.
When the Church calls upon
Christian workingmen to lift their
eyes and their hearts above the difficulties of their lot, her aim is not to
lull them into the sleep of indiffer-
ence, nor to develop in th m a pirit
of cold and dull patience. Th tand
of the Church is olidly in favor of
bettering the living and workinocondition
of the laboring man.
Thus, the Church in i t 0:1 spiritualizing man outlook on thee problems. But thi i becau e her only
purpose is to prevent him from d feating himself by recourse to mean
that would a sur dly defeat hi purpose. eeknes and humility of h art
are fundamental requir ments of th
genuinely Christian
pirit.
cceptance of one's station in life and
conformity to the Will of God, are
so to speak, common currency in the
life of the Church. Acceptance of
one's humble lot and earne t strivinoto better it are not incompatible.
The man who fir t accepts hi state
of life instead of fighting it in sullen
bitterness is the only man who can
ever hope to better himself on hi
''human-Altar.''
Again to repeat, when a place of
employment is regarded as a temple
where wholehearted and faithful devotion to duty can give honor to
God; when a man's workbench or
machine is for him an altar on which
daily and cheerfully he offers a sacrifice of work and humility; when
the tools of his work are transformed
into instruments of sacrifice to the
Most High God, then the humdrum
existence of the workingman becomes a rich source of joyous inspiration. In this spirit many saints of
the Church wielded their tools in
their given trades and workshops. In
the light and strength of this same
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pported themle carrying out their divine
m
laborina man ha a
cli\·in mi ion. It i a mi take to regard humbl
mployment only a a
m ·an of livelihood. But wh n it i
con id r d a a mean of Iivelihood
•·for the a rompli hment of a higher
purp
then labor and toil are
tran fonn d. They become mean of
making man more lik the on of
Cod ··Who bor all thing for the
·ak of th elect.' When man ees
hi O\rn daily occupation placed
id by id \\'ith the great work of
ur I i\·in aviour he feel a close
companion hip with the God-man.
I Ir gra p th
reat truth that the
tool of hi own lowly mployment
up n hi own 'human-altar
could
b • for him what the cro wa for
'hri ·t: in trum nt of r d mption
and anrtifiration
for the entire
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(Continued
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o allow
el d by
ractural
in hi tudy. '·R m the
ovi
Thi wa a rather quiet month in
r ·ard to the coming and going of
QU
t and vi itor , but as usual, the
activity within the community has
rontinu d at it cu tomary pace with
the produ tion of everal items in
th area of ve tment making. We are
o very pl a d to have been able
to mak a really beautiful "epitaphio
which will be used for the
fir t time in our monastery chapel
on Holy Friday. Processional bann r are now also beina readied for
the Chapel.
Old Jack Fro t succeeded in keeping u
ompletely marooned twice
during thi month. The snow fell in
blankets that produced mounting
quantit1e
which kept us snugly
ne tied in the vvarmth of the mona tery. With the help of a few monastery friends, we were shoveled out
each time. The snowy weather was,
indeed, quite lovely, but the sweet
ong of bird is, now, offering us
Veneration
(Continued
Of Mary
from page 7}
She is the gift of the world to God.
She becomes one of the greatest examples of virtue, of obedience, of acceptance of God's planned theosis
Union ( 1960-1970) ," sees in the Soviet regime's persecution of such
minorities
as Roman
Catholics,
Jews, Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, and Jehovah's Witnesses a tendency to censure "dual allegiance,"
rather than to harass religious observances a uch.
But whatever the reason for the
oviet attitude, one fact emerges
trong and clear: religion has a
'formula" for survival in the Soviet
Tnion, de pite all human efforts to
destroy it.
Thi formula says Mr. Bourdeaux
may be nothing formal or systematic. Rather, it may be simply "an
hi tori conviction among the devout
that will not surrender, nor allow to
be ilenced deep inner belief in an
authority higher and more powerful
than the tate. '
(R
S News Feature)
brief glimpses and the promi e of
spring, as are the many crocu e we
planted last fall.
Our Liturgical life was centered
around daily services of Matins Ve_
pers, and Small Compline sung and
read by the community in our own
Chapel. The Divine Liturgies were
attended in the Holy Trinity Ortho.
dox Church in Ellport and the St.
John Orthodox Church in Campbell,
Ohio. We were very pleased to have
the Divine Liturgy served by the
Rev. Fr. Anchidim Useriu on February the 7th in our monastery Chapel.
February was drawn to a close
with the beginning of Great Lent.
The Vespers and Forgiveness Sunday services were served in our Chapel by the Rev. Fathers Mark and
J athaniel of the Holy Resurrection
Monastery in Grass Lake, Michigan.
What a fitting service is the asking
of Forgiveness at the onset of Great
Lent; an uplifting experience and
perfect expression of Christian love.
Lord Jesus Christ our God. have
mercy upon us and forgive us and
teach us to forgive!
for us.
The Theotokos, the fulness of love
accepting the coming of God to us,
is praised during the Salutation
(Khairetismoi)
Prayer Service each
Friday evening of Holy Lent. These
Services give all creation the opportunity to rejoice in her for we recognize in Mary that the end and the
fulfillment of life, all life, of all love,
is to accept Jesus Christ, to give
Him life in ourselves. In Mary we
find the fulness of adoration of
Christ, complete acceptance and love
for Him.
Theologically,
the
Ecumenical
Councils have decreed we are to regard her as having miraculously
conceived, with the Holy Spirit,
Jesus Christ, our Lord. Theologically, we are reminded to look upon
her and the saints, as examples of
virtue, prayer and piety, and persons
through whom we can speak with
God. But man is not made up of intellect alone, he also has a heart and
feelings. Because we can identify
with her, the Theotokos become
even a greater intercessory vessel for
us.
•
The Word
ATHERMARK BESHARA
by F
eved that 'common union"-:
"'
are in "communion"
with ea h
other both spiritually and phy icall .
Ki sing i another form of ommunion through the mouth. It i actually a civilized de cendant of a
barbaric practice but it ha b com
a beautiful and appropriate way of
expressing love. Thi intimate phy ical contact expre e our d ire to
be made a part of the oth r' own
being. Love is alway productive and
never destructive, o the ultimat
manifestation of perfect lo e i found
in procreation.
This is true also of our relationship with God. His greate t expre sion of love for us was in ending Hi
own Son. We exp re our lo e for
God by kissing the Cro
and the
Icons as a sign of veneration and
adoration, yet thi is not the mo t
perfect expression of our love for
Him. This comes when we perform
the very natural act of eating-the
Bread of Life. When we receive Holy
Communion, we not only let God
become a part of us, but we also beReflections on my daughter, the theologian
come a part of God. The Christian
aim of life is to become wholly filled
with God. In that state we enjoy a
perfect "common union" with God.
The Body and Blood of Jesus Chri t
ner to hare a meal together. To eat which has entered our mouths will
THE OTHER DAY, as I \\·a wat hina
tog ther is the commonest and most enter our tissues and provide spiritmy nine-month-old dauo-ht r put
meaningful way of forming a com- ual energy and vitality. Christ i
into her mouth eY rythino- that
camein the way of h r tin hand , I mon union between people. After a now a very real part of u and we
funeral we usually eat together the must be careful to treat our bodie
thought how \\ ond rful a 1
' Meal of Mercy" and receive into accordingly as the Temple of the
was in the Orthodo,'
our bodies by way of our mouths
Holy Spirit.
Faith!
nouri hment provided in memory of
Why does a mall child put
The Communion Hymns of our
th deceased. This is a beautiful way Church say
thing into it mouth? It i b au
of hm-ving that we are united and
thistiny child of God want to 1 am
"Let our mouths be filled ... "
tr ngth ned through the nourishabout the obje t. he 1 am by bit"Taste and see how good the
m nt which we have received toing and tasting. She te t the hardLord is ... "
nessand softne . If it ta t
o- od g th rat this sorrowful moment. The
Certainly, there 1 no doubt:
wh at ymbolizes the new life that
to her, she will eat it; if not h will
when
we receive the Body and
lie within us, and when we eat it,
rejectit. She has not y t de eloped
Blood
of
Christ in the Eucharist, v;e
we express our belief that from death
speechto falsify the truth nor the
enter into a special personal relationome a new life. This is the very
understanding of word
to 1 arn
ship with our Creator. The instruheart of the Christian message.
from someone el e what he hould
ment through which this i accomEatina together forms a common
think, as we grown-up
do - too
plished is the mouth.
union between people. How much
oftento our orrow.
Christ said, "Let little children
these
words
"common
union"
reWhatever i tested in the mouth
come
unto me, and do not forbid
mind
us
of
"communion"!
Rightly
takeson special emphasi . Did ou
them,
because the Kingdom
of
eve~notice how large th
ligh te t
0 for when we share a meal, we
Heaven
belongs
to
such
as
these."
In
are all partaking of the same food,
cavityfeels when probed with your
and this food becomes a part of our their innocence these little one
tongue?Did you ever ha e a minute
know God : in their purity they are
bodie
and this gives us an enduring
Sor~in your mouth that felt gigantic
bond of brotherhood. Our bodies closer to Him than we adults can
u~tilyou looked vainly for it in the
ever hope to be. When my little
mirror?
partake of the same substance, and
yet we remain distinctly ourselve~. nine-month-old daughter opens her
When we want to knm a p rson
In being thus united, we have ach1- little mouth I li ten to her mes age!
better,we usually invite him to din-
rroutOf The Mouths OJ Babes. .. "
March,1971
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�Mid-Eastern
Affairs
Father Haskell Assigned
As Chaplain On Okinawa
Sermonette:
Symbol of Life's Execution
"Christian Concerns In
The Arab-Israeli Crisis"
..joy to you preciou cro of th_ Lord guide to the blind ph,y ician to th ick and r urr ctzon to all the dead.
)' ou lift d u out of corruption and removed the curse; through
you i, ha , b en mad godly and th power of hell has been
~ompl t Ly d 1troy d.
Th r fore
ing you today lift d up by our prie ts we e·\Olt Christ
• •ho i •a u pend d on you
And u.· bvi, doi •n low b for you
eking forgivene and great
(Hymn of th Hol
ro Feast)
t
v
f t
i
ov
i at on
it i to m
in to the
1
ro -Re urrection.
a_tall. For u
tion and too
•
irm
e ymbol by which we have triand death • In the lassie analyd
th r tra edy or come~y we are
1·
d '• not that it i conucal, a we
•
of hfe,f
, ther , that th principal character
.
av triumphed o er the tragic element o
won by
of ...Tazareth.
,v
it and wear it on our brea ts,
I
r
vith that ign of life· yet the
to many per on who view life as a
\' un d 1• t n
~ and all hi
ug
d
ho
an
:~ ,
,
find
it •
tracr cl\'.
·~ , h
tocl ' youth mov
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ir
and writi
pity
"
cl
aclly, the
•
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C.
nd
rim~.
In our •
a u d
it fo1 th
'
•
f
nt mu t b put in 0~t cat:gory • for
not much of a po 1tive, tnumphant
Th y peak of peace and love, they
e al o. Thi tragic view of life perpain ting of Christ' cross by a young
quir d by the Cleveland Art Museum.
the Cro ." Be ides showing the nothagedy th dark treak of wood clingoud by blunt wedge nail , a soldier's
e hinting at the Inquisition, a starved
a t yelping up at the cros , impatient
above him and high above the Crown
ath it elf marking the artist's inability not
demptive death, but any hope in life's
o o beyond phy ical pain to the meaning
ion t
we Orthodox Christian are
o,· r t
ark terror of the cros , eeing
ath it
y t the Elevation of the Cross
ect uch an impression. We are brought
t
T ou
ou1 y u
tran r
in fart
it. <'If i
1 a kin
bilit) f
1 c tion h
tr •
path tic under tan ding of life
oint
la k of any goal any idea which
un
ding of life. Their emotions are
t •
pagan. For Christians, life in
,
ure our human purpose; Christ
a
f od and to take the responsi,·orld with love. By hi life death and resurt tru valu are.
REY.
Holy Trinity
Pae.t 12
Ptsfrom a sermon preached by George Gerald Parker
Excer
intheCongregational Church of Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
thi •
1, d
en
urn
• f dr
o .
Psalm 137
LADI UR
BERZ01
SKY
hurch, Parma, Ohio
FR. PETERC. HASKELL
(U.S. Navy Photo}
Fr. Peter C. Haskell, a priest of
the Orthodox Church in America,
has been assigned as the Orthodox
Chaplain with the Third Marine Division on Okinawa. Returning to active pastoral work after a two year
leave of absence to do graduate
study, Fr. Peter will assume hi new
responsibilities about the first of May.
The Third Marine Division, recently
withdrawn from duty in Vietnam, is
only one of a number of avy, Marine Corps and Air Force unit stationed on the 65 mile long island.
As the only Orthodox priest on Okinawa, Fr. Peter will be available to
all Orthodox faithful stationed there.
"One of the real problems of undertaking such a ministry," the 37 year
old priest trained at St. Vladimir'
Seminary says, "is finding our Orthodox men." Relatives or friends of
Orthodox faithful stationed on Okinawa can help a great deal by writing to the Chaplain and giving him
their serviceman's address. Letters
should be sent to:
Lt. Peter C. Haskell, CHC, US R
Division Chaplain's Office
Third Marine Division, FMF
FPO, San Francisco 96602
"I could then make it known to
them," Fr. Peter says, "that the services and sacraments of the Church
are available even on that Asian isI
land."
The Word
The Board for Wor Id Mini : • • ll pon our church s to help
tnesca s u
. · 1·
f . t
. h heavy responsib1 ity o m er10 t e
h
h
h
reting to American c urc es£ the
P
and
the
results
o
t
e
reasonsf 0 r
.
.
There
is
naturally
a
great
wave
cns1s.
of sympathyfor Israhel: . o oEne can
urop
everforget what C n tian
d'd to its Jewish citizen .
o one
s~ouldforget how "Christian Am rica'' failed to open it door to th
Cuted. But ,-ve mu t al o extend
perse
h. .
our sympathy to the
rab. T i 1
importanton hvo count : On
b causeat the mom n t h
m
emotionallyanti-Am ri an·
becausehis story h
not b en
TheArab has no news agen i
as Israel has. That fart mak
sermonnecessary.
Why,for example, do
th
so quickly blame th Briti h
Americansin thi cri i
themwith compli ity?
In broad outline th I r bl m i
this.Into a land inhabited for
nturiesby an Arab peopl
m hundredsof thou and of J wi h p opl
between1915 and 1947 1 d by a
movementcalled ' Zioni m".
nd r
the urging of Zioni m th Ho!
Landwas partitioned b th
nit d
Nationson ovember 29 1947 dividingthe country into th nation
of Israel and Jordan.
The Father of the
rightlybe the writ r of th
Psalm,"By the river
therewe sat down and w pt wh n
weremembered Zion. H°'
hall we
ing the Lord'
ong in a for ign
land?If I forget thee O J ru alem,
le_tmy right hand forg t her unning;let my tongue cl a e to th
roofof my mouth if I rememb r
thr- not ; i.f I set not
'
thee J eru alerr above my chiefest joy."
AfarchJ
1971
Yet this land of Zion was under
almost continuous domination by
conquering armies. It was set in the
fertile crescent and therefore an important prize to the conquerors' land
armies. So Babylon, Persia, Assyria
and Rome held sway over the land.
Returns of captives followed disperion . The poet of the Psalms had
evid ntly been carried away to Babylon.
When,
therefore, the modern
Zioni t eeks to return to Palestine
by "right of race", a complex probI m ari es. He may belong to "spiritual I rael" but to what race does
he r ally belong?
Ev n a cursory examination of
th phy i al and mental characteristi of th modern Jews reveals amazdiff rences. The original Palesmitic strain is but one of the
man racial strains. There are the
Fala ha or negroid Jews of Abyssinia,
th
rabic Jews of Yemen, the mono-oloid Jew of China, the fair-haired,
blu - y d Jews of Germany and Poland.
mong the so-called Russian
J '"' i the train of the Turco-Finni h tribe known in history as the
Khazar
who flourished along the
Black
a and were converted to
J udai m in the Eighth century.
Thi i all of significance, smce the
I ad r of Zionism have spoken of
the r turn" of the Jews to their native land. These people did not come
from Pale tine in the first place.
It i trange that the very people
who had uffered from Hitler's "racial theories" concerning the. p~re
German race should use a srmil~r
theory to justify Zionism. As th~r~ is
no pure German race, ther~ is ~ndeed no pure Jewish race. This pomt
was recently made by Mr. Arnold
Toynbee, the great historian.
If on the other hand the ju tification to a return is ba ed upon "loyalty to a religion" which had it
origins in Israel, then all Calvini
would have a claim to unlimited
immigration to Switzerland all Roman Catholics to Italy and all Epi copalians, whether American or
Chinese, to England.
What about the Arabs who inhabit
Palestine and who have so oppo ed
the coming of the Jews? Where did
they come from?
It is generally agreed among authorities that the Arab speaking people of Jordan are not to be confused
in race or manner of life with the
typical Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula.
The Arab conquerors who swept
into the land in the 7th Century
A.D. did not displace the dense population already living there. By thi
time, the admixture of races, Jewish,
Samaritan, Gentile had come under
the influence of Christianity except
for small groups, which remained
true to their original faiths. When
out of the Southwest came the Mohammedan Arabs, fired with a ne,
religion, they did not destroy the
population but subjected it to a new
master. As is often the case in history, the vanquished absorbe? th_e
conquerors. The relatively few immigrants from the desert were oon
swallowed up by intermarriage. Yet
these Arabs left three distinct mark
upon the population.
l. They
brought them under the faith of I lam; 2. They gave them their language and then; 3. They cemented the
society together with what. we may
call "Arab civilization". It 1s, therefore, important to remember that
the so-called Arab peoples of the
Middle East, including modern Jordan have but a thin strain of desert
Arab blood in their veins.
A misunderstanding of these fact
has led to a political tragedy, namely
the right of Jews to " re t um " t o a
land from which they never came
and at the expense of Palestinian
Arabs being forced to return to a
desert from which they never came.
... In 1896 Theodor Herzl, an
Austrian Jew, published "The_ Jewish State" ... This became a historyPage 13
�making b k. H rzl had fonn rly
ch- at d a imilation a
ti n f th J • p •
fir t h tri d t
a
.
"ho no\\"
th
fo1 thr
tin .
ey
to
nd,
h Briti h for a
a. The Zioni t
no\\" me tinolook at a
in . \'\"ith t
Zioni t mov
th hand
p. With th
World War I
amou Bal7, Zioni m
al.
litical dream
im th Zionn ,
did th
ld \\'ar I,
o dream
f
~ and
th
ued the
g Hu •
nry Mc~f
. Th
rab
le
th
1li
upport,
if
uld upport them in
th
t th Ottoman Empi
Jort was nece ary if
th
to break the povver
of
ermany in the Jear
Ea t.
ponden e re ulted in
t,\
ulation :
1.
itain i prepared to
1 co,
pport the independ
b within the terrind boundarie prop
riff of Mecca. '
2. • Wh n th
ituation admit
;r at Britain will give to th
rab
h r advi
and will a i t them to
tabli h what may appear to be the
uitabl form of government
in th ir variou territorie .'
I◄ rom further record , it i clear
that th p op] of the ~ ear East exp rted to b an ind pendent nation
"ith th
apitol in Damascu and
with Enni Fai al, on of Hu ein, as
th Rul r. Th
rab revolt b gan in
Jun . 1 16 and was a big fa tor in
th urr
of th . lli in th victoriou campaign in Pale tin in 1917.
But war ar fought on more than
on front. Whil th
llie needed
aid again t the Turk , they al o were
in dir
trait on the mid-continent
7
th
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in Europ .
In 1917 according to Lloyd
eoro-e the
Hied cau e was in a
riou ituation. Rumania had been
ru h d; the Ru ian Army demoralized; th French army unable to take
th off n iv on a large scale; the
Italian had u tained a great defeat
at Capor tta; million of tons of
Briti h hipping had been lost to the
U-boat and no merican divi ion
,,· re y t available. Lloyd George
him elf aid:
The Zionist leader
·av u definite promi e that if the
. llie committed themselves to giving facilitie for the establi hment of
a national home for the Jews in Pale tine, th y would do their best to
rally Jewi h entiment and upport
throuo-hout the world to the Allied
cau e. ' They kept their word.
From this ame the famous Balfour Declaration of November 2,
1917.
'His Majesty's Government view
with favor the establishment in Pale tine of a national home for the
J ewi h people and will use their best
endeavor to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly
understood that nothing shall be
done which will prejudice the civil
and religious rights of the existing
non-] ewish communities in Palestine
or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in other countries."
At the time that the document
was written, be it noted there were
60 000 Jews in Palestine and 600,000 Arabs. To designate the Arabs
as merely "existing non-Jewish communities" was at once an indignity.
Tevertheles , the Arab leaders counelled patience and the Arabs themselve had a positive feeling of sympathy for the oppressed Jews and
even a willingness to extend to them
anctuary if they did not interfere
with the Arab political aspirations.
There then followed the bloody
and distressing years under the Mandate, under England.
Concessions were made by the British to the Jews, but be it noted they
also attempted to keep their word to
the Arabs. The Churchill White Paper of 1922 disclaimed any intention
of creating a Jewish State in Palestine. It defined the national home in
term of a "culturally, autonomous
J wi h Community" and looked forward to an ultimate bi-national Pale tin . The Paper specifically denied
that there would be any "impo ition
of a Jewish nationality upon the in.
habitants of Palestine as a whole" or
that there was any intent that Pales.
tine should become "as Jewi h a
England is English."
The British had found it nece ary
to limit the admission of Jew to
75,000 in the first five years follow.
ing the Balfour Declaration. Thi
was done to protect the guarantee
to the Arabs. Yet when the German
invaded Poland, thousands of Jew
v,,ere admitted beyond the legal num.
ber. By the end of World War II.
500,000 Jews had been brought in
despite Arab unrest. From a population of 11 % in 1922, the Jews had
become 32% in 1945. Even thi may
be an underestimate since the rate
of later immigration was carefully
hidden.
Thus, when there were opportunities for the Jewish refugees to go
elsewhere, the Zionists either ignored
the solution or actually opposed it.
This was something that as astute a
politician as Franklin Roosevelt was
to discover.
He had proposed the absorption
of some half-million refugee Jews in
other countries, only to have uch
strong Zionist pressure exerted upon
him that he gave up. Franklin Roosevelt said, "The Zionists know they
can raise vast sums of money for
Palestine by saying to donors, 'There
is no place this poor Jew can go.'
But if there is a world political asylum for all people, irrespective of
race, creed or color, they cannot
raise their money."
Arthur Hayes Sulzberger, then
publisher of the New York Times,
himself a Jew, said: "I cannot rid
myself of the feeling that the unfortunate Jews of Europe in displaced
persons camps are helpless hostages
for whom Statehood has been made
the only answer."
Thus in November 1947, Great
Britain placed the issue before the
United Nations. On November 29,
194 7, the United Nations voted to
partition Palestine. The chief actor
in the partition struggle was the
United States. The pressures during
this November period were unbelievable. Robert Lovett, a member
of the Cabinet, said on December 1.
194 7, that he had never in his life
been subjected to as much pressure
as he had been in three days beginThe Word
ay and ending Saturday.
. Thursd
d
h
•th pressure exerte
by t e
]ast
wi
·
h
..\t . ' St tes of Amenca upon t e
•
ted
a
d
•
•
11
L 111 •
Li'beria an , iromca y,
l pines
'
phi,p the p'artition vote was passed.
Cuba,
.
. .
artitioning, 1t 1s noteh
P
In
e almost all t h e b est 1an d
. t that
' 101th
Y Israel and the desert to the
111ng
,,·enttoF rther note that the Arabs
.\rabs. u
h
h
•
t one inch of sea s ore on t e
ha\'e.noranean All o f t h eir
• sh"1ppmg
•
\fed1ter
•
rne up through the Gulf of
mustco
b .
Here then are the as1c rea.\qaba.
• k
• th Arabs show qmc , anger to·ons e
•
ritain and the Umted States
B
d
,rar hing through t h e esta bl.1 h for puS
mentof Israel.
The Mandate was to run until
~fay15, 1948. Du_ring the one ~:1nd d days following the partlt10n
'"~~ethere was chaos with 1 000 peokilled. As the end of the Manp1e
. d
.
date drew near, the Umte
at10n
leadersbecame fearful and Mr. Austin.our United Nations Ambassador,
\\'ason the floor of the Assembly on
~fay 14, arguing for a United Nations Trusteeship that would postpone the actual partitio1:ing. Without his knowledge, President Truman had prepared a document to
be issuedat six o'clock that evening,
recognizingthe new Stat of Israel.
When Mr. Austin learned thi he
was outraged. As an editorial in a
leading paper described it ' Th
WhiteHouse says it recognition i
not a snap judgment but th
nited
Nations delegation bitterly think
otherwise.They believe it i the deire to regain Democrati
vote r centlylost."
One of the great my terie in all
thiswas the attitude of the J evv to,rard the Arabs. The J ev had come
fromthe concentration camp of Europe.On their own bodie they bore
the marks of the most horrible human brutality. It might ha e been
expected that those spared would
have come to the Holy Land with
the deepest sense of mercy and understanding for the Arab. But they
did not! All the venom and hate the
Jew held for the
azi wa turned
onto the Arab. They nm
called
*emselves "Freedom
Fighters."
hey were fighting a war "for
freedom" But the Arab had not
put them into the concentration
camps.In some respect the Arabs
becamethe scapegoats for the in of
the azis ...
March,197]
. As a matter of fact> none of this
zs_ to suggest that an Arab military
victory wou~d _have been preferable
t? an_ Isr~elz victory. It is quite posszbl~ zt might have been worse.
"HT
'i
e must also note that when
Israel and the Arabs met in war, it
':~s more than a political-racial-rehg1::ms co_nflict. It was the meeting
of the highly developed scientific
technological civilization ~f the wes~
an~ th e poor, under-developed civilizatwn of the Arabs. Often this i
over~ooked. The great progress of Israel 1s due to the combination of thi
techn?logy, plus the best land, plu
American money. Now we must aid
the Arab in development of his land
and capabilities ...
Today there are at least 1 300 000
refuo-ees ... So as Christian~, le~ us
pray that the Holy Spirit of God will
guide the world leaders to the ways
of peace and justice.
■
•••
An Open Letter To
Rev. Billy Graham
Rev. Billy Graham
Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association
1300 Harmon Place
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dear Dr. Graham:
In "His Land" at this Christma
s a on there is and there has been
for the last twenty-one years no room
for hundreds of thousands of His
brothers and sisters, half of whom
are children, just as on the Eve of
the first Christmas there was no room
for the Christ Child to be born.
The tragic plight of the dispossessed Christian and Moslem people of
the Holy Land is overlooked in your
technically superlative but morally
in ensitive film "His Land" which I
have just seen at the Park Street
Church in Boston.
In your commendable zeal to improve relations between Christians
and Jews, you unfortunately do not
distinguish between religion and politics, between Judaism and political
Zionism, and between Jews and the
political State of Israel.
The tragic irony of the modern
political State of Israel is that European Jews found refuge by violent
means at the expense of the country
of Palestine and the homes and lands
of Pale tinian Chri tian and Uo lcms. Also, thi Zioni t tate ha xpanded by iol nt mean at th
xpen e of the horn
and land of
other Arab Chri tian and Mo l m
( Syrian
Egyptian
and Jordanians). And a men of crood \\'ill and
peace in and out ide of I rael op nl
deplore, the Zioni t policie of th
present leader hip have m ant oppression and di crimination again t
non-Jew.
Surely you mu t be aware that
millions of Chri tian and not a f w
Jews would take i ue with your thesis that the modern State of I ra 1 i
fulfillment of God' proph cy. However, regardles of what po i tion a
Christian or Jew may take on interpreting the Bible, Christian
and
Jews can be united on certain ethi al
fundamentals:
the fact of man'
brotherhood and the demands of ju tice and love. "The chief me age
Christians and Jews can get from
the revelation of God is that we are
all called to do ju tice, love mercy
and walk humbly in His presence.'
May I respectfully call to your attention recent
tatements by the
United Nations, the World Coun il
of Churches, the ,. ational Council
of Churches and the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church which call
for recognition of the inalienable
rights of the Palestinian people, especially their rights to self-determination and to justice. (Enclosed are
three unanimously adopted statements by the Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Church. Re elution No. II
is especially pertinent to the burden
of this letter.)
In the name of the Saviour whom
we both worship I beg of you to
withdraw your film or have it revised to provide a balanced view, before it does irreparable damage. And
in the interest of brotherhood, ju tice and peace, I earnestly entreat
the Billy Graham Foundation to undertake a film on the Palestine problem calling upon men of conscience
everY'-vhere to help redress the grave
in justice done to His Arab brother
and sisters in "His Land."
Sincerely,
FRANK MARIA
Chairman, Dept. of Near East and
Arab Refugee Problem, Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
Jew York and 11 orth America
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�NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL
CORRECTION OF THE
NATIONAL
ORATORICAL CONTEST TOPIC
1970-71
SOYO DIGEST
by ELAINE A. SALIBA, Chairman
News and Views of The SOYO Regions
NEW ENGLAND- CAN-MA.- EASTERN
- MIDWESTERN
- SOUTHWESTERN
- WESTERN
SOYO Midwinter
NAC
Conference
O
ite
• nal
and
mi
d
pro
and
••
reo-i
1ad
rch
ren
OYO
a well
Philip
o di cu
q ue t of Hi Eminence,
ilip the topi for the
ori al Conte t ha been
d. Th topi for thi
imply:
CHRIST
G
T
EE
O-
O\:
mit
o
Page 16
o di olve the
vhi h had been
date and unify
tribution of all
rophie et .
•
award
r
Rather
t
d trot
ubTHE
ERN.
mailed to Thomas Jacobs, SOYO
am Chairman, 334 outh Elizabeth Wichita Kan. 67213.
m ember of the Council of
Ea tern Orthodox Youth Leaders of
the Americas ( CEOYLA), SOYO
ent everal enior and teen repreentative to the CEOYLA Leaderhip Conference at the DOW Chemical Leadership Center on the campu of Hillsdale College in Hillsdale,
Mich. Topic of the conference was
' Theories and Methods of Motivation." The SOYO representatives
presented a similar works?op_ for
delegate attending the M1dwmter
Conference.
SOYO will serve as hosts for the
Spring Meeting of CEOYLA to be
held April 2 and 3 in Akron, Ohio.
A committee has been established
to consider the possibility of SOYO
joining SYNDESMOS, the World
Fellowship of Orthodox Youth Organization . Each of the various national Orthodox youths groups in
merica must petition for membership in SYNDESMOS. SYNDES0 i a Greek word meaning "the
tie by which things are bound together". The membership of SYNDE
OS is composed of organization from around the world - Europ , the Middle East, Asia, Africa,
and the Americas. Presently the Fedrated Ru ian Orthodox Clubs, the
Gr ek Orthodox Youth of America,
the Orthodox Campus Commission,
the Orthodox Christian Education
Commi ion and Saint Vladimir's
Orthodox Theological Seminary repre nt the nited tates and Canada.
lb rt Laham is president of
ffiE MOS, while Gabriel Habib
i the general ecretary. Both repren t the Orthodox Youth Movement
in Lebanon. The Eighth General Asmbly of S
DESMOS will be
held July 18-24 at the Hellenic Col.
lege in Brookline, Mass. This will be
the first time that the Assembly ha
met in the Wes tern Hemisphere.
To assist NAG SOYO to alleviate
their financial plight, the Archdio.
cesan Board of Trustees has agreed
to present to SOYO the total of the
registration fees of the annual Arch.
diocesan Convention. In addition,
N AC SOYO has assessed each active
SOYO chapter $20.00 for thi year
only, 1970-71.
The NAG SOYO "Awareness and
Commitment"
platform
was a
lengthy topic of discussion. The
president, Jack Hanna, of Boston.
pointed out that commitment is an
outgrowth of awareness. The program should be used by every Ortho.
dox Christian as a way of life and a
commitment to God, to man and to
oneself. As Orthodox Christians we
must become aware of our religious,
social and humanitarian responsibilities and then commit ourselves to
fulfill our duties. The basic goal of
the "Awareness and Commitment"
platform is not necessarily to reach
the regional or local organization,
but rather to reach the individual,
to get the' individual involved and
committed.
N AC SOYO will continue to publish various guidelines and suggestions to aid the implementation of
the program. In addition, study
packets on several subjects will be
published. Very Rev. Fr. Gregory
Ofiesh,
AC SOYO Spiritual Advisor of San Francisco, Calif., prepared a detailed program which
delegates approved as a vehicle to
implement the new SOYO program.
For further information concerning
the "Awareness and Commitment"
platform, please contact Dr. A~thony Bashir, "Orthodox Youth in
Action" chairman, 5114 Washington
Street, West Roxbury, Mass. 02132.
The Word
n November 25, 1970_Met_ropolitan _Philip instructed me to
O th following corrections m the National Oratorical Contest
rna~e fer 1970-71.These corrections were announced at the MidT~pics;eeting of N AC in Boston, Massachusetts on the weekend
Winter
29-31 1971. They are:
ofJanuary
'
"I Orthodox teaching, God made man in His own Image.
I~therefore follows: 'that _when ~e see m~:mwe see Christ.'
The intent and end of. this ye?,f s Oratorical Contest Topic
as desired by His Emmen~e. 1s to e1:large ar:id expand i~
scope with your own creativity on this followmg premise.
T0 ic· "I CANNOT SEE CHRISTWITHOUTSEEINGMAN,
I CANNOT SEE MAN WITHOUTSEElNGCHRIST."
AND
Pl ase take into consideration when working upon your ora• aeleffort the additional themes of AWARENESS AND COMtone
. pomts.
.
MITMENT
in regards to th e fo 11
owmg
A. How does Christ throu~h the church aid an individual in
reaching his self-potential by
a. finding himself
b. defining his goals
c. maturing into a full Christian
d. structuring his beliefs and ideals
B. By aiding others according to the teachings and examples
of Christ and the church, how does the individual reach his
potential for fulfillment, satisfactions, and achievements?
TeenSOY,OCharity Project
Oneof the greate t
tian is Charity. Char
actperformed by all •
•n
ourhearts. Too man
•
busylives don't top
canI do for other a
tian.There is mu h ,,.,
a minimum of
ff
teachingtells u "that what w
intothe lives of other
our own." If we
the meaning of thi
enoughto make on
ant
to exert every eff
of
bringingsome comfort to
.
Our Teen SOYO bei
var
thatmany of their Orth
ersand sisters in the M
aremuch less privileged than
are,committed th m Ive t rai ing
fundsfor their aid. In th pa t th1
years,Archbishop Philip on hi tr·
to the Middle East e
fall
takenthe monie coll
b our
Teensall over orth
ri a and
seent0 • h
it t at they are
d in th
.\farch,197J
hand of re pon ible Orthodox pre1 t for work with the needy childr n. 1any area need help, but
"·ith th limited amounts we have
nt th Archbishop is burdened
with th difficult task of selecting
which ar a n d it most.
In th fall of 1970 when Archbi hop Philip went to Lebanon for a
ynod meeting, he carried with him
3 000.00 which was distributed in
th name of our Teens to the following
r hdioceses and Convents:
1 ppo Hama, Homs, Bagdad, ~atakia
,ft. Lebanon, the Patnarhate St. James Convent in ~l
Koura and t. Mary's Convent m
B irut.
dditional monies which came to
u after the Archbishop had left for
the Middle East will be distributed
' ith the Charity Drive Funds of
1971.
eedl s to say, if each and everyon of u upported our Teens m
the charity projects, their increased
coll ction could reach further areas
and bring cheer to man more. The
zeal and enthu ia m of our Teen in
their genuine de ire to do incere
Christian Charity to th ir brother
and sister many mile awa i inde cribable. Please a i t them in their
drive thi year o that th y might
attain greater goal and a ati faction of helping other .
The re ult of the 1971 Charit
Drive will be pre ented at the
diocese Convention in Bo ton,
August 23 - 29th, 1971.
It ha been my privilege and
plea ure to work with our Teen. To
the greate t Teen in the world I
salute you.
-HELE
E. RIHBA Y Chairman
AC - Teen SOYO Charity
Drive
Holy Cross Society
The Holy Cro
ociety, an adult
religious education program for the
Orthodox parish, prepared for and
distributed
by Eastern
Region
SOYO, has now taken roots in everal parishes of the region. Atlanta,
Johnstown, Yonkers, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and Paterson report that
chapters have been established and
are now using the manual compiled
by Rev. Fr. George S. Corey, Eastern Region SOYO Spiritual Advisor.
The Holy Cross Society was conceived in the minds of ome clergy
and laity of the Holy Orthodox
Church in America as an adult religious education program on the
parish level. It is not a new idea, but
is set forth in an attractive manual
in a systematic manner to assist the
parish priest or local religious education director in fulfilling a tremendous need in parish life. This society
is an attempt to bring together into
fellowship all Orthodox Christian
to be witnesses to the Holy Orthodox
Faith and to render service to our
beloved Church. These aspects of the
love and unity of the Church-fellowship, witness and service-are the
goals to be achieved in this socie_ty.
Learn and live your Orthodox Faith
by serving the Church!!!
Every member of the society
should have a copy of the manual
which sells for only $1.00 each.
These can be ordered by writing to
SOYO, 3400 Dawson Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. Checks should be
sent with the order and made payable to Eastern Region SOYO.
Page 17
�Conference
'71
Th
rth dox amp
i n ha
announc d
minary
plan for the fourth onf
o- ·d pri
hodo.
d nt i
erica.
••
• 5-18, 1971 at
• kline,
f
man
-·
rnation
od'
I ·in~ att mpt to brid ·e th o-ap•
. The practical and thi al impli ati n for man today.
Film , ,,· rk hop , rap e ion and
,, or_hip will round out th
'onf r nc 71 "'ill b
July 18-2-}, by th
cf ynd mo , th \\"orld Fellow hip
of
rth <lox Youth
ro-anization .
n July 18, a ombin d program
,.,ill b h Id for participant in Conf 'r nc '71 and th mor than 100
cl I
att ndino- the
nd mo
Leadership
LOUIS
N.A.C.
Motivation
J. COUREY
Vice President
.Y. . i a volunt er organization lik man other , but bound by
a rcmm0n b Ii f and und r tandin
- cl di ati n to th
hri tian Orthoclo • 'hurrh, it fun tion b memb , partinpating in it program
through or anizational proce. ou ay, but how do
,,. rr t parti ipation with o much
apathy around u ? v\1 o to me ting . but nothin~ mu h
ms to et
Pal!. 18
a ompli hed.
~- .C. ha been aware of this
throuo·hout the S.O.Y.0.
regions
and i attemptin
to do something
about it, by educatino- the S.O.Y.0.
Lead r and informing it memberhip of th importance of leadership
training.
For two year
.A.C. and the
.O.Y.O. R gion have participated
in th CEOYLA Leadership Conf eren
at Hillsdale College, for the
purpo
of trainino- our leaders.
·what i th Leader hip Conference,
how doe it work, ha it been succe ful? Ask your Regional President as mo t of them have received
a bri f , ork hop of ·what the Leader hip onference is, and how it
work . Your Region or Chapter can
have this work hop also, just for the
a kino-, from many of your fellow
.O.Y.O. members who have attended.
Before we consider ourselves leader , whether of a small group or
committee, Chapter or District, we
mu t understand a few single elements of leadership, which are: Perception Principles, Communications
Principles, Condition of Motivation
and Methods of Productive Meetino- .
I ,,vill only mention a few highJio-ht of the various elements of leader hip in hopes that each one who
read this is interested enough to seek
more information.
Perception Principle: Is one's self
image ... what makes us tick?
Communication (Talk): Through
thi we become meaningful and establi h what we call feedback.
Motivation: (What turns us on).
What bothers u ? What doesn't
bother u ?
Learning (knowledge): We compare , ith what ,,ve know. We always
ba e what we hear or see by our past
experi nee.
In our workshops we learned
about 15 perception principles. A
f w of them and how they are applied are hown below:
(a)
o two people ee things the
same way:
1. o t error made here are due
to th fact that words mean different thing to different people and
they tend to apply their own background and knowledge to what is
aid. Therefore, your explanations or
ta k hould be fully explained in
words understood by the people yo
.
u
are addressmg.
( b) He sees things largely as he
saw them before.
1. We are used to what is familia
.
d
r
to us. We notice an are comfortab!
with what is familiar and do no~
notice or support the unfamiliar.
( c) He tends to give sharper at.
tention to the first and last in a serie
of things.
1. We tend to remember the start
and finish of a meeting, or a serie
of instructions-keep
this in mind
the next time you are trying to make
a point.
( d) Our perceptions do not come
from what we see, they come from
us. Every interpretation
is colored.
flavored out of our own experience.
Illustration: Three travelers were
looking at the Grand Canyon, an
artist, a preacher and a cowboy. The
artist said, "What highlights, what
color contrast, what depths." The
preacher said, "What a miracle from
the hand of God." The cowboy remarked, "What a helluva place to
lose a cow." This illustrates hmr
three people interpret the same vie\1,
using their own experiences.
How a person ees himself is the
greatest single factor in determining
what he is going to do or how he
will react, therefore, to motivate a
person, you must get to know him
and understand him. It is difficult
to motivate a stranger.
When you know yourself better
you can motivate others, and when
you get to understand others, you
will realize that they are sensitive.
perceptive and are stirred under on!)
certain conditions. What condition ?
There are many conditions and factors which reflect each condition.
A. I like: is the condition which
reflects his interest. This project i
interesting, something here appeal
to me. I like to be involved.
B. I can: is the condition which
reflects his ability. Thi project can
use my experience, I have the ability
to do a good job.
C. I should:
is the condition
which reflects value or importance.
This is an important project and I
should get involved.
It is of great importance that thi
project be successful.
D. Others will get: is the condition which reflects the benefit to others. The result of thi project will
The Word
t benefit to others, if I do
be of grea
od job.
.
a go
se I could contmue on
Of cour ,
..
ven of the remammg con'th the se
''.1.
s of motivation, but let us cond1t1on how to increase partici• ue on
1111
.
through more productive
patJO?
,eeungs.
.
h"
11
The meeting is whe:e everydt mg
ether. Those m atten ance
rornestog
h
·ngs must feel t ey are a part
t
:itrneeI
•
h
'f the group. How many times ave
0
someone you know, attended
rou,or
k
d"
•a rneet'ng
sat near the. bac and id
1 ,
not have an opportumty to ay a:1y.
or attended
a meetmg
th1ng• • ·
nly
a
few
peopl
did all of
.
.
11•here O
the talking. At times it _se m . like it
i a two way conversat10n with the
arnepeople.
When a member attend a meetinghe is looking for:
a) Information ... he want to be
toldsomething
(b) Participation ... he want to
contribute
(c) Question ... he ma
\ ant
clarification
(d) Advice ... he want
to b
askedhis advice also.
(e) Creativity ... he de ire
to
giveof himself and mak ~ugge tion .
When a leader comes to a meetinghe s?ould be fully prepared, with ~11
of. his notes completed and the committee work completed well in advance. Aimless discussion is eliminated.
But how c_anyou get participation
and a meanmgful meeting for your
members? Here is one proven method . for a productive meeting, in
which everyone is involved.
_First_ establish the purpose of the
d1scuss10n. Set up a list of questions
to be reviewed, in absolute terms
~uch as : (a) Your best suggestio~
is •••. (~) ?ur most important goal
or pnonty is ... etc. After you have
established your list (which should
be noted on a chalkboard in front
of the group) we start our "Group
66'' discussion.
By some simple method, divide
the membership into groups of not
more than 6. Example: Start those
in attendance to count off around
the room from one up to six. Then
have the "ones" sit together, the
"two's" sit together, etc. So that you
have et up new groups and broken
up cliques or groups of friends who
are usually influenced by one peron.
fter each group ha r arran d
themselve each group th n appoint
a chairman who ,...-illmod rate and
make sure everyone gets a chan
speak. They hould appoint a e r tary, who will take not and r port
back to the large group later.
The leader then in tru t
a h
group to di cu and re,·iew the qu tion and item li ted on the chalkboard, within a given time limit, and
then return to the large group \ ith
brief comment
and priori tie .
agreed upon in each group, th
items are reviewed with the larg
group. Upon clo ing of th meetin ,
make sure that con lu ions are
reached and the \ here do w go
from here?" i precluded
o at the
next meeting everyone comes prepared.
Final Points:
A. Remember people are loyal to
something they helped create.
B. Use Parliamentary procedur
to nail down and finalize-but don't
be a slave to it.
Most all of the S.O.Y.O. Regional
Presidents had a brief workshop in
Boston, and they are anxious to tell
you more about these exciting leadership conferences.
Eighteenth
Annual
CAN-AM
SOYO
REGION
CONVENTION
May 21-23, 1971
Syracuse Sheraton Hotel
(Formerly Randolph House)
Thruway Exit 37
Host: ST. ELIAS' CHURCH, Syracuse, New York
An Awareness And Commitment
•
Convention
for the youth and the adults
March,
1971
Page 19
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CREATIVEARTS CONTEST
THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD. Each
year we ask our Sunday School children of all
ages to express their love for God through the
Media of Art. We feel that what is seen through
he eyes of a child is only purity and love.
The
thodox
showing
diocese
August
orth American Council of the Syrian OrYou th Organization will present an Art
under the auspices of SOYO at the ArchConvention in Boston, Massachusetts in
1971.
The competition is open to any Sunday School
student within the Archdiocese.
The Creative Arts Contest rules are sent to Six
Regional Chairmen who in turn send a copy to
each Sunday
School Superintendent
in all
Churches and Missions in their Region. A Regional Contest is held and awards are presented to
the winners at their Regional Convention in the
following manner:
COMPETITIONGRAND PRIZE
Given to the individual whose work is outstanding regardless of category.
Category I
Grades 1-2
Category II
Grades 3-4
Category III
Grades 5-6
Category IV
Grades 7-8-9
Category V ...
Grades 10-11-12
First Prize
Second Prize
First Prize
Second Prize
First Prize
Second Prize
First Prize
Second Prize
First Prize
Second Prize
From within the prize allotted above, each region then submits its Grand Competition Winners
and First Prize Winners to the National Chairman
no later than July 15, 1971. *The Grand Competition Winner returns to its status as one of the
First Prize winners.
The Jury of Judges consists of one Clergy of
the Orthodox background not connected with any
of the participating churches and two professional artists selected by the Regional Chairman.
The National Judges also consist of one clergyman and two professional Artists chosen by the
NAC Chairman.
All Artists are invited to submit as many
drawings to his Sunday School Supervisor for
competition as they desire. Crayon, pen and ink,
water colors, pastels, oils or any other media
may be used and any material such as paper,
wood, cardboard or canvas no larger than 18 x
Page 20
24 and no smaller than 81½ x 11. Glass may not
be used as a material to work on. Sculpture
(three dimensional),
and any project which
would be considered as perishable will not be
allowed to become entries. The Regional Jury
may accept all, or a portion of, or none of the
Artist's entries.
News
of
tfrn Parisf1es
EliasChurch, New Castle, Penna.
St.
:---
Consecration Date Set
There has to be a submittal of five or more
projects in a category before it can be judged
as a contest.
All entries must be of a religious nature and
in accordance with the Orthodox Doctrine. The
following subjects indicated to each grade must
be adhered to. Judging is based on originality of
concept, craftsmanship and imagination.
Grades 1-2
CATEGORY I
Subject 1 Illustrate God's gift of food and
water.
Subject 2 Illustrate the Birth of Jesus.
Grades 3-4
CATEGORY II
Subject l Illustrate one of the Great Miracles that Jesus performed.
Subject 2 Illustrate the Crucifixion of Jesus.
CATEGORY ID
NEWCASTLE,
Penna.: St. Elias'
1971 by Metropolitan Philip.
Grades 5-6
Subject 1 Illustrate Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea.
Subject 2 Illustrate any one of the Twelve
Major Feasts of the Church.
CATEGORY IV
Grades 7-8-9
Subject I
Illustrate one of the Ten Commandments.
Subject 2 Illustrate the Baptism of our
Lord.
CATEGORY V
Grades 10-11-12
Subject I
Illustrate
your conception
of
Christian Love.
Subject 2 Illustrate the Parable
of the
Prodigal Son.
The.. Art Contest is always a tremendous success and affords us the opportunity to display the
children's talents at our Archdiocese Convention.
At that time the winners are awarded
their
prizes. The Region with the most amount of
points for their winners is awarded
a roving
trophy for their work well done.
NAC Creative Arts Chairman
(Mrs.) Gladys S. Laham
Brookline, Massachusetts
The Word
Church of New
Castle,
which
will be consecrated
May 16,
'EW CASTLE, P nna. : on
rationdate of the n \\ church
difi
of St. Elias' parish,
ew a tl , ha
beenset for May 16 1971.
:11etropolitanPhilip will officiate
at ceremonies preceding th Divine
Liturgy at 10 A.M., and at th
Liturgyin the nev Church at 15
LynnStreet, ew Ca tl
C lcbration of the event will include a banquet at 6 p.m. at St.
Elia Recreation Center, at 527 East
Long Av nue. Father Alexander
urry of Johnstown Penna., will be
the ?;uest speaker.
Th Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Gabriel amne i pastor of St. Elias'
Church.
SaintMichael's Church,
VanNuys, California
f r nt to Orthodox patients and alwa>· da sified them as "Protestant".
He wa told that this classification
,,·as a catch-all for all who were not
atholic, J e,,vish, or belonging to a
laro-e denomination such as Methodi t, Lutheran, or Baptist. After two
days of discu sion the matter was
brought to the Nursing Administrator re pon ibl for admitting procedure . The argument was that too
f w Orthodox were admitted to
make any difference. Father Mark
xplained that under the prevailing
policy no prie t could tell who was
Orthodox except by a bed-by-bed
canva
of the entire ho pital. They
admitted this but said that they were
RecognitionFor Orthodoxy
\'A NUYS, Calif.: During hi fir t
few months as priest in
u thcrn
California,Father Mark Bi hara dis~overed
when he visit d the ho pita]
m the area that ev rywher it wa
th_e
same story: no Orthodo , chaplain!_
After meeting with the re ident
hopital chaplain and th admini traf
ff
. 1'"e sta s, Father Mark
wa ap~omted.Orthodox Chaplain for all
ix hospitals.
. In talking with the haplain at
\ alley p resbytenan
•
H o p1tal
•
he
1
~earnedthat the ho pital wa indif-
.\farch,1971
0
helple to do anythin~ about it in e
they "were not programmed to admit Orthodox patient . '
Then it wa learned that 'not b ing programmed to admit Orthod x
patient ' meant that the word ' rthodox' did not app ar on th Ii t of
religions cotch-taped to th id of
someone de k. With almo t unbelievable reluctanc they finally wrote
"Orthodox' on th bottom of thi
list, and now the ho pital i
pro~rammed" to admit Orthodox patients and la ify them a uch.
Occasionally they lip into their
old habits. Wh n recently an Orthodox lady from hi pari h wa admitted and cla ified a Prote tant
Father Mark vi ited her anyway and
the staff now regard him as clair oyant. They are o "Orthodox
onscious" that when they ee him enter
the hospital, they cramble for the
charts and watch apprehen ively a
he scrutinize the patient Ii t. Father
Mark's compa sion for the Orthodox
sick seems to have brought a tremendous awareness of Orthodoxy to
all the local ho pital .
In attempting to teach the adult
of his parish what Orthodoxy i all
about, Father Mark ha begun a
program of adult religious education.
Hi purpose is to show the e adult
that Orthodoxy holds the key to the
great question of man and the co mos : Why are we here? What is our
destiny? How doe God act in my
life? In answer to the large resp on e
he received, he is now trying to organize the three Orthodox churche
in the San Fernando Valley, which
include one from the Greek Archdiocese and one from the Metropolia
into joining a monthly open forum
to discuss relevant topic .
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�St. Michael's Church, Beaumont, Texas
Bible Work Opening Up
Scout Merit Medal Awarded
In Communist-Dominated
•
H1ble "
,, rk in
t 1 i, u
f
Tlrn Ortlwdox U7orld
l
ak
m
uning'· than in
i1
n
ccJ
InstallsFirst.
N d x Co-Chairman
orthoo
'EWYORK (R S) -
Ill, 11\' \
ahl ~f-
1
l
ited
)I
·d
, ar.
I
~[1.
n " opcniIH.!.. la t
lhl aid th· ·nitcd
ontact \\ith 13
rn luding four in
th
miet "Cnlo\ akia and on
Iungary. Poland
._1
(,lt
t
I
Jll
•i .
and Rum, nia.
:.1\.
unta t
I 1 .m. lation
"aid with
I ibl E
and tr
,an
u
a1(
Ill
al
ct b ca
k nth
ma
•
C\'-
• •
1
Europ
ttainmg
and
ti.lining rour
for t1an lat r
h t lei.
, c1• r
,
th
r
e
by having
t
bl
l i
r que ting
country or ha\'in<Tt
rint d el e" h ·r • and imported.
t
an
ript
ha\'
be
to
et
inc
5
om
rman
ha\ 1 en xported.
nnual
p1 duction now total 350,000 opie .
. rriptur
b n produ d
r gularly in
20 y ar in
IIungat'}. although th total of 295.00
riptur
produ d b t\-v en
1 4 -1 70 ha not b n ad quate he
T t
and
w
, r produced in Ru 1a
111
122.
in
lat
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Pag 22
t rmed produ tion in
·ia ' very limited and irp until 1968 a total of
riptur
were produ ed
nd Brati lava during the
r.
no production in Ru-
BEAUMONT, TEXAS: Mrs. Hal B. Shows pins the Medal of Merit on her son William Dean
Shows, Star Scout of Troop 213; award presentation was made by Texas Congressman Jack
B. Brooks, left; Dr. Gary C. Baine, Scoutmaster, displays citation at right.
BE rl\f 0~ TT Texa : The Medal
of :Merit
econd highest avrnrd
medal given to a Boy Scout, wa preented to William Dean Show, a
Star cout and m mber of Troop
213 of Beaumont. The troop i sponorecl by the SOYO Chapter of St.
~Iicha l' Church.
U. . on ·re man Jack B. Brook ,
of the Ninth District of Texas made
th pre ntation at a ceremony in
the hurch hall, in the presence of
about hvo hundred person .
Dean on of Mr. and Mrs. Hal B.
ho\\· , i er dited with aving the
lif of an elderly woman May 25,
1970. H
had accompanied hi
moth r to an apartment building of
which h i manager, to make repair to a window blind. On hearing
an unu ual, low ound he investiaated and found Mrs. Clementine
Ward, an occupant of one of the
apartments, lying on the floor with a
fractured hip. She wa soon on the
way to the hospital; had she not
been found and treated, her condition might have been fatal.
Col. Jack
ahas presided at
the Court of Honor at which the
presentation wa made on Janua11
15, 1971. Dr. Gary C. Baine, coutmaster, took charge of the Scout
portions of the Court of Honot.
Father John Badeen, Pastor of St.
Michael's Church, spoke of some of
Dean's activitie in the Church itself, including the Sunday
chooL
Altar Boys' Corps, and Teen SOYO.
Troop 213, which has won several
honors in the past, is most pleased
that one of its members has deserved
and been awarded this great honor.
mania prior to 1967 but ince then
100 000 Bible were printed in Buchar t. Currently 40,000 ew Testamer:it ar und r production in Ruman1a.
produ tion of 50,000 New Testament i xpected in Bulgaria when
n w tran lation i finished in the
fore eabl future the
nited Bible
o i tie ecretary aid.
He add d that because of stand-
ing licenses Bibles have been going
to Poland and Yugoslavia since 1945
at the annual rate of 120,000 Scriptures to Poland and 25,000 to Yugoslavia.
For the first time under communism Bibles were imported into
Czechoslovakia and Rumania, 41,000 to the former country in 1970
and 10,000 to a Protestant church in
Rumania this year.
The Word
ormer
. George Christopher of San
,rayo~ was installed her a the
0
h •
f h
f ranc1sc
thodox co-c airman o t e
0
first
r
f
Ch
•
•
. . 1 Conference o
nstian
atioJna
(NCCJ)
ince
it
foundand ew5
•
. . l923 the
CCJ ha had
1ng 10
'
h airmen,
•
tional
co-c
repr threena
. Catholics Jew , and Prote ,enting
'
.
•
At its 1968 tru tee meetmg
tants.
h
dd. •
f
the1 CCJ approved t . e a 1tio:1.o
a four·th co-chairman m re . ogmt10n
,f the Orthodo~ _community a a
fourthmajor rehg10u group of t~
. n• The selection of Mr. Chn
1at10
.
pher
a
member
of
the
Council
of
1
t~eG;eek Orthodox
r hdioc e of
:-forthand South America, ,va an~ouncedat the tru tee m eting la t
ear.
Born in Greece, Mr. Chri topher
wasbrought to San ranci o by hi
parentsat the age ?f 2. He found .d
theChristopher Dairy Farm and m
1945entered publi lif throu h hi
electionto the San Franci o Board
1f Supervisor. In
1 55 h wa
electedmayor of the
b the
largestmajority ev r gi
latefor the office. H
m 1959.
Britain's
Greek Orthodox Condemn
Abortion
As 'Sinful, Debasing'
~I JCHESTER (R
bortionwas condemned a
and
''debasing"during a fi -day onf renceof Greek Orthodox
1r
and
laity.Delegate
courgeof narcotic ." Th
conf rence,the fourth of it kind brou <Th
t
togethernearly 150 1 rgy and lait
~romthe 50 Greek Orthodox par1 hesin Britain. The delegat
wer
welcomedby Archbi hop
thena~oras,the London-ha d r ek OrthodoxMetropolitan for Th ateira
andGreat Britain, who d fined the
conferencetheme a "Th Bible as
the Bookof God in th Hand of
~fan"
• • Th·1s theme wa d eloped in
·ubequent discu ion on
ientifi
~cial and p ychological que tion .
• n announcement from
reek Or.\farch>
1971
thodox headquarters said the di cu sio~ closed with the passing of a
sen s of resolution which will now
go down to the parishes for implementation.
On abortion, the conference resolved that there was need to make
people "understand the eriou dangers that the contemporary family
h~ _to face vis-a-vis the legal permi s1on for abortions." It declared
that "according to the Orthodox
Church, abortion is considered as being inful and as debasing the dignity of husband and wife by making
their conjugal relationship identical
to hedonistic compliance." Before
passing this resolution the confernc onsidered a report from Archbi hop Athenagoras
which pronounc d abortions as being "sinful
and a debasing the significance of
th
Christian meaning of matrimony. ' "Such behavior," the archbi hop aid, "is not to be considered
hri tian, because it is not in conformity vvith the dignity of man as
ha ing from God the unique privile of b ing God's co-worker in the
c ntinuation of Divine creativity."
noth r resolution, covering the
u c of drugs, referred to "the cont mporary social danger emanating
fr m the ourge of narcotics" and
all d for open discu sions in
and in halls and through
rmon "to bring people to undertand that drug are against the
health of man and his psychological
and piritual integrity." This resolution wa passed after a discussion in
whi h peaker expressed the view
that the distribution of drug "was
a " apon by means of which organiz d atheism and communism tried
to ubjugate modern democratic nation and ocietie ."
The onference also passed a resolution calling for publication of a
n w cate hism "in conformity with
contemporary ecclesiastical relations
and in conformity with the ecumeni al per pective ." Anot~er resolution called for the e tabhshment of
a mi ionary fund to bring the teachin<T of the Orthodox Church "to
peop
know] dg of
the
In
onferen
atically
re t
of Gr k Orthodox inha
of
reat Britain to participate in the
work of th ir Church
• 1
in the work for th in t
children in the reli •
chetica
and in
."
Delega
r ed
o
ngli
throug
p
Micha
ey of an terbury, "for
the b
ence of th
f
England expr ed to
Orthodox Congregatio
e
country' and pledged
to
the sugge tion and comman
Ecumenical Patriarchat of
ntinople.
Archbishop lakovos Meefs With
"Council Of Presbyters"
CLEVELAND (RN ) rchbi hop Iakovos held a day-long lo ed
ession here in hi fir t formal meeting with the newly-formed Pre byters' Council of the Chur h.
poke man: the Rev. Robert
phanopoulos of I ew York
newsm n that no firm action would
be forthcoming from the initial
meeting. Discussion were to b
"privileged information." He said
that the meetings were not only
closed to fellow priest , but that a
few vi iting bishops were a ked not
to remain when the e ion began.
But Father Stephanopoulos ugge ted the titles of position paper "point
to problem areas in the Church we
are concerned about." The paper
were pre en ted and di cu ed before
the Archbishop arrived. They were
given to him on the clo ing day of
the ses ions.
Prie thood was the common theme
of mo t papers. These included clergy relations, priest and youth, clergy
classifications and pen ions. Evaluations of last umrner' Clergy-Laity
Congre in ew York and communication between the archdioce e and
priests and pari hes were al o included. "Our purpo e is to act as a
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I
• yincr
and
o th
han •
at
.•
bar
d
and hymn book ; many min~sters are
tan·incr for th olocrical literature
and ar
ager to know modern
tr nd in theological thought; t~ey
ar largel cut off from onta t with
•
SSR
r 11•cr10u
a ffau• . out ide the
d do not ha e the freedom of
an
•
"But
tra\· 1 that we our elve en Joy.
.
• p1"te of all th
thiner
m
. .church .life
in th
R i a tomshmgly a 1ive.
Ther i a devotion and loyalty that
we found mo t humbling."
were the first Baptist leader froni
Britain to visit that state since the
1930s. Referring further to the ri.
strictions placed on the people'
freedom in the Churches of Ru ia.
Dr. Russell said, "These are con.
siderable, particularly when viewed
throucrh
the eyes of British
Baptists.
b
•
•
In spite of these restnct10ns, how.
ever Russian Baptists are permitted
to ~ake converts among their neigh.
bors and indeed, do so . . . It is not
an easy thing to be a believer the
days, not least in the USSR; but it
is a thrill to see the open and cour.
ageous stand being taken by so many
and to know that the Spirit of God
is powerfully at work among our
Baptist brethren there."
R f rrin • to th famou Moscow
Bapti t church with its 5 OO_O
memb
r
and
crowded
congregati~ns
D~f 22
ll
aid
it
had
been
aid
this
n il.
" a piece • of
a "show-niece
\Va
f'
'
•
th
window-dre ing to impr ss the visiha
tor. Thi is ju t not o," he added.
v\'herev r we went, on Sundays or
on weekday ' ·we found the ~hurch:s
r
World's Jewish Population
an- fill d to apacity, the " orsh1pper_sm Reaches 13,875,000;
U.S. Total, 5,870,000
10- ome area tanding five deep nght
rch down the central aisle for many
EW YORK
(R S) The
rch hour at a time." Dr. Russell al o world' Jewish population in 1969
d cribed hurch scenes in L:ni?cer
13,875,000 accrrad Riga in Latvia and Tallm m was approximately
iva,
cording
to
the
American
Jewish
e . E tonia with hundreds of people at- Year Book. Of the total 5,870,000
tending' mornincr and ev_eni_ngser.Y.
lived in the U.S.
ext in populatine vice . "In each one, the smgmg was tion totals were the Soviet Union.
led by magnificent choirs," he added.
tary;
2 620 000 • Israel, with 2,497,000:
an
10, an Giving some statistics, Dr. Russell Fran~e with 535,000 and Argentina
aid it is e timated that there are at
r.
with 500,000.
lea t 500,000 baptized believers in
Leon Shapiro, a Rutgers UniverSovi t Russia, "although records as
British Baptists Find Church
we know them do not seem to be sity lecturer who prepared the table.
"Astonishingly Alive"
carefully kept." In Latvia, there a~e cautioned that the estimates are of
In Soviet Union
degrees
of accuracy.''
63 Baptist churches, four of them m "varying
Among
them,
the
U.S.,
the Soviet
The church i
Riera the State capital, with a mem·a t
' in o iet Ru - be: hip of 2,000. In Estonia, there
Union and Israel have 79 per cent
ia d
n about which
of the World's Jews. About 40 per
are 82 Baptist congregations with a
noth·
ut ide the councent of those in the U.S. live in the
try, •
ing to Dr. David . Ru - membership of 8,500. In Tallin, ~e
Greater New York City area. A
capital, there are three Estoman
IL
al
r tary of Britain'
breakdown by continents listed the
Bapt
nion.
ell recently churches and one Russian congregafollowing totals: Europe, 4,030,000
tion with membership
totalling
mi
a t\\
it
u ia
of whom 2,800,000 are in Communand
t Bal
H
a a - 2 000. "The Lutheran communion
ist-dominated countries; North and
c m
by
B
, cur- i~ E tonia it v,rould appe~r~~
South America
(less the U.S.)
been reduced from 800,000 before
r nt
ent
·o
d th
280 000 • Asia 2 600 000 and Aus'
'
'
R \
ard
t min- the war to about 100,000 at the pres- tralia' and
ew' Zealand,
72,000 and
ent time " Dr. Rus ell added. "Des- 5,000 respectively.
i t 1
ttingham. at the
itation
of th Bapti t nion of o iet Ru - pite thi there are five Lutheran
Mr. Shapiro noted that except for
1a.
churche in Tallin, one of which has
Turkey
and the Asian ection_ of ~e
R f rrin to th 'g nuine fri ndli- a member hip of 6 500 with congreSoviet
Union,
Iran and India, virn ' of Bapti
and other Chri - gation , on special occasions such as
tually
no
Asian
country has more
hri tmas, of 3,000. In the same city
tian h and hi coll agu had m t
than 500 Jews. "Previously informath
Methodi
t
whose
uperinten1.
Ru 11 wrote in the Bapti t
tion had it that all Jews had left
im : 'It i ob iou that they have dent we greeted have one church
Yemen,"
he noted, "but apparently
with a member hip of 1 000."
to fa r tri tion which w in thi
some
communities
remained." The
ountry know nothing about. "They
r. Ru ell aid he and Mr. Jewish Year Book is issued jointly by
ann t r aniz
unday hool and
Gr en ( ir Cyril did not visit the the American Jewish Comrru~tee
v uth work a \ e are free to do·
Baltic
tate ) had a particularly
and the Jewish Publication Society
th y ha e a limited upply of Bibi
" arm re eption in Tallin as they of America.
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The Word
into the water.
,,.,
Following the ceremony, the procession returned to the church where
Mr. Manias received the bles ing of
the bishop. Bottles of holy water
were then blessed during the traditional Epiphany ceremony and given
to the faithful. After religious observances of Epiphany ended, the celebration turned to music, food and
dancing as "Glendi," a Greek festival began. The day's festivitie coneluded with the annual Epiphany
and ha b en for t n \" ar ... lthou h
within the
krainia~ dio
. thi
ethnic group i a minority group
within the pari h.
"working prie t in e,
way,
Fr. Zabrod ky mainta·
a
1-tim
job a a metallurgical
in
whil
ruiding the grow
vi . and
piritual life of hi
. r.
br dky carrie on an
i
· ·
to three area ho
we
Oak For
rojec
lay
of the e
pita!
Ball.
Pari h
on
tian ommitmen t h
anif
its elf in th
ladie of St. ichola church in ticrating the program of vi itation at
Oak Foret Ho pita!. Prompt d b
the teachincr of Chri t and the example and encouragement of th ir
pa tor, the women i it all Orthodox
patients at the va tho pital complex.
This particular act of Chri tian charity will oon be going into it third
year. The list of Orthodox patients
within the ho pita! in Oak For t
varie from 30 to 40 generally.
OAK FOREST, Ill.: The Rev. Fr.
Bori Zabrodsky celebrated the Holy
Liturgy at Oak Forest Hospital, Oak
Forest, Illinois, on Saturday, Dec.
26, 1970. A far as is known, thi is
the fir t time the Orthodox Sacrifice ha been offered at the county
ho pital which cares primarily for
the acred and is located in Chicago's
outh uburban area.
Film Of Bishop Lasko's
Consecration In Albania
Shown
BOS TO , Ma . : A film depicting
the consecration in Tirana,
lbania
of Bishop Stephen V. Lasko on
March 20, 1965, wa hown for the
first time in Boston on January 3031, 1970.
The film, produced at the Balkanton Studios in Albania, wa found in
the archive of the Free Albania Organization, 1085 Tremont
treet,
Boston.
Among the ignificant features of
the film is that it shows for the fir t
time the inten ity of religious life in
Albania just 2 year before the Communi t government of Albania c~osed
all houses of worship and proclaimed
itself the world's first athei t state in
1967.
The film narration depicts the elevation
of Bishop TEPHE
in the
OAK FOREST, Ill.: Fr. Boris Zabrodsky :f _St.
Cathedral of St. Spiridon in Durre ,
Nicholas American Orthodox Church a m;isters Holy Communion during t~e first
rAlbania, ancient epi copal ee of the
thodox Liturgy to be celebrated in the Oak
Albanian Orthodox Church. The
forest Hospital.
presiding prelate is the late ~rchFr. Zabrodsky is the pastor of St. bishop PAISI of Tirana, President
of the Holy Synod of the Autoce• h o1a
American
Orthodox
i
H.
Church in Harvey, Illinois. is J:>ar- phalou Church of ~lbania. Accomi h i unique in many ways. It is a panying him are Bi hop DAMIA
parish made up of mostly young of Korcha and Bishop QIRILL of
familie many converts, ~nd a ma- Berat.
Shown al O in the ame commen• ·t y Of heterodox marriages.h En-h
Jon
tary
is the consecration of the new
crli h is the language of the c urc
Jfarch,197J
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�in
Tirana "
lat r bv
ment.
. "·ho
ha
anian
or 25
hodox
iQ in
ion of
IOC
, of
nd a
1e r torain that
ountry.*
*T xt f t I gram to Haxhi Le hi,
Pr id nt of th P op! • R public
nv
• n f th
x
rch In
at
athedral
on on July 4th
rv nt pl a to ou
nt of lbania
of th religiou
av played u h an
m and abroad, in
ndenc of the IFurthermore
we
pray tha
ocephalou Orthodox hurch of lbania hall thrive
one again to nouri h th piritual
]iv of th faithful."
Kharkov's Archbishop Named
Central Europe's Exarch
E.
BERLI
1an
rthodox
of Kharkov
•
(
) Ru re
op Leonti
b
named to
Yladimir Kotlyarfor entral Europe.
rthodox Exarchy for
e
Eat and
a
Archc
or
ear at th
do
in Ode •.
Kotlyarov ha
been
nam d h ad of th Ro tov Dio e
in thP Don Ri r ar a.
American-Born Greek Bishop Sees
End Of Church 'Immigrant' States
(
Th fir t
Orthodox
t
bi hop feel
that h
i
ndi ate
that
th 'h
matured to a d o-r
that it i n Ion er an immigrant
hurrh but ha a vital role in AmerPage 26
k
a developing society.
ican oci ty.' Bi hop Chri todoulos
The meetings in Bari were a con.
Kallo mad the a sessmen t on t_he
tinuation of conversations begun at
eve of hi con ecration at AnnunciaLeningrad in December, 1967. At
tion athedral h re. The Massachuthe final session in Bari, Metropoli.
ett native aid it ·was a great honor
tan
icodim praised t~e develop.
to b named the first American-born
ment of Roman Catholic teaching
bi hop on th
rchdiocese of orth
on social questions. "Differences (be.
and outh America. Greek Orthodoxy in th v\ e tern Hemi phere, ?e tween the Catholic Church and the
Church)
still
aid ha a mi ion to perform, giv- Russian Orthodox
exist concerning both the signifi.
ino- 'the Church a very important
cance and the application of certain
place in merican culture."
concepts relating to social problems."
Elected to th episcopacy by the
Holy ynod of Constantinople ( Is- he said, "but in concrete situation
tanbul), Bi hop Kallos was conse- both Churches must work together
crated in a ervice presided over by to combat evil, and must make posi.
tive contributions to well-being in
rchbi hop Iakovo , Greek Orthodox
today's society."
Primate of the Western Hemisphere.
Th ar hdiocese is directly related
The range of topics discussed at
to the Patriarchate of ConstantinoBari included "Christian Asceticism
pl , headed by Ecumenical Patriand Service to Humanity Today,"
ar h Athenagoras. Assisting the arch"Active Collaboration
of Man in
bi hop were Bishop Silas of New
God's Creative Work," "How Chri.
York and Bishop Iacovos of Detroit.
tians, Working Together, Can Make
The rite was attended by representathe World More Human,"
and
tive of Catholic and Protestant
"How to Be an Authentic Christian
Churches in the area.
and Work with Non-Christians for
Bishop Kallos will head the dio- the Development of Society." The
Catholic delegation was headed by
ce
with headquarters in Houston,
which includes some 50,000 Greek Jan Cardinal Wille brands, president
for Promoting
Orthodox communicants
in nine of the Secretariat
Christian Unity.
tate . He said his special interests
will be ecumenics, youths and religiou education. He studied in 1961 Britain May Shelve Revision
at the Ecumenical Institute at Bos- Of Religious Education Law
sey, witzerland. In the cathedral
BUXTON,
Eng. (RNS) Proservice, the bishop-designate was posals suggesting
the restructure
brought to the three consecrators
of religious education's
role in
for their blessing. The decree of the Britain's public schools may be
Patriarch proclaiming the election
shelved. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, a
of the Holy Synod was read. The
member of the Conservative cabinet.
recitation of the
icene Creed by said she does not believe a new Edthe bishop-elect and his confession ucation Act is necessary. The Act of
of faith followed. During the Divine
1944 requires assemblies for morning
Liturgy, charges were given and the worship in all state schools and
prayers of consecration read.
makes provision for religious instruction. The Labor government, defeatMetropolitan Nicodim
ed at the polls last June, had proConfers With Pope Paul
posed that a new Education Act be
VATICA
CITY (R S) - Pope presented to Parliament. The proPaul received in a private audiposal was lauded by some humanist
ence Metropolitan
icodim of Lenand secularists who favored "moral"
ingrad and
ovgorod, head of but not "religious" education in the
the foreign relations department of schools.
the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate
The materials were prepared by a
in Mo cow. The Metropolitan was committee composed of Church of
ac ompanied by four members of the England
Catholic
Free Church.
'
'
Mos ow patriarchate. The audience
Greek Orthodox,
Jewish,
and Mosfollowed a eries of meetings in Bari, lem members. However, a World
Italy involving representatives of the Congress of ;Faiths committee ha
Roman Catholic Church and the asked that the instruction include
Rus ian Orthodox Church on the
teaching about non-Christian
relithem of the role of the Christian in gions including "imaginative syrn-
The Word
• a child to appr ciate
., enab1ing
. h
pathY . _ b another fa1t mean
I t Jiving Y
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dherents.
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Jehovah1, Says Greek Agency
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of a 'known re ig10n as
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ek Constitution o
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of the Gre
O h d
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1
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The H Y Greece here wa m
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Churc
.
h
decision in a circular
from t e
~ f the
.
~Iinistryof the Interior.
• an Carpatho-Russian
Amenc
.
Names
Bishop Martm
Sobor
JOHNSTOW , Pa. ( ) On
hundredand fifty delegat
r pr sentingparishes from th Ea t rn
eaboardto the Mid, e t, took part
in the two-day
inth Dio
~n
Council(Sobor) T°". 9-10 at hn t
theSaviour Cathedra 1 her •
The highlight cam at th
lo ing
sessionwhen announc m nt
madethat Hi Excell n y, Bi hop
JohnR. Martin, D.D. had b n O'iventhe right of ucce ion to th rulingBishopof the Dio e .
roar of
approbationgreeted the a ti n of
theClergyConference.
BishopMartin pre ided at th
sionsof the conclave which f atur
reportsfrom variou dio
an d partmentsand in titution
tionon amendments to th
tutionand Law of the Dio
Following a Communion
fastand registration of del at
convocation
was open d with pra r
andgreetingby Bishop Martin.
."Concerning the pre n t time,"
BishopMartin aid, "perhap
our
e'reatest
need is a double on . There
is,first, a human need an attitude
of_respectfor one another. Re pect
buildstrust, and tru t build progress.And then there i a piritual
need.We need to kneel at the altar
to feed the deep hung r of the
soul... "
Jfarch,197]
The diocesan treasurer, presented
a full report on diocesan finances
Copies were given to all the dele~
gates. He ·was followed by the chairman of the auditors of the Board of
Trustees, who explained the financial structure.
Several sessions were then devoted
to the proposed amendments to the
dio esan Constitution made by the
By-Law Committee of the Board of
Trustees and others. Among these
was a decision to hold the Diocesan
Council every three years. The next
es ion is scheduled for 1973. Also,
a Diocesan Building Commission
was set up.
The Very Rev. Msgr. Stephen
Dutko of Binghamton, New York,
r ported on the Diocesan Priests'
Pension Fund. The director noted
th
near 100% participation
of
clergy and parishes in the fund since
its inception three years ago.
Resolutions concerning the diocean newspaper, the Church Mesenger in luded a plan for full pari h ubscription to the paper.
mong the elevations in rank and
dignity of the diocesan clergy announced by Bishop Martin at the
OBOR was the elevation of Father
Elia Kozar, pastor of St. Mary's,
nker and Dean of the ew York
anery, to the rank of "Very Rever nd. ' Father Kozar is well known
out id of his diocese for work in
Pan-Orthodox associations.
Greek Orthodox Church To
Establish National Shrine
In St. Augustine, Florida
REEK ORTHODOX - ETAOI
EW YORK,
.Y. - The Greek
rthodox Church in
orth and
outh America will establish its first
....ational Shrine in the United States
in St. Auo-ustine, Florida, in comm mmoration of the first group of
r ek emigres who arrived in the
ew World in the year 1768.
The Shrine, which has been designat d an official landmark by the
Pr ervation Board of the City of St.
ugu tine, is located on St. ~eor~e
tr et in the center of the h1stonc
r toration area. Archbishop Iako~os
ha announced that the new Shnne
will b given the name, "S t. Ph ot·10s,"
one of the great Patriarchs ~f ~e
Orthodox Church known for his m1sionary zeal.
In June, 1768 ei ht hip ail d
from the Island of Minorca ofI th
coast of Spain, brin in mor than
fourteen hundred per on from :\fediterranean coun trie to th
World, five hundred of them r eks.
Upon their arrival on Florida' ea t
coast they establi hed a colony in an
area called Mo quito Bay which
they renamed " Tew myma". The
settler suffered untold hard hip
and after ten year of battling the
tropical element de ided to abandon
the area and move north to t. ugustine where they
ttled permanently .
During the l 780's th Greek held
periodic religiou service in the twostory structure which ame to be
known as the Minorcan Chap 1 and
which will be designated as the first
national Shrine of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Americas.
Theological Society To Meet
BROOKLINE, Mass. : The annual
spring meeting of the Orthodox Theological Society in America will be
held on Friday and Saturday, April
23-24, 1971 at Hellenic College
Brookline, Massachusetts. Papers will
be read and discussed on the topic
"Criteria of Orthodox Theology."
Plans for the 1972 International
Conference of Orthodox Theologians will be considered, and a Report on Ecumenical
Guideline
heard.
VESTMENTS
RASSA
BANNERS
and all furnishings
for the Orthodox Church
hand sewn to order
Featuring pure gold
hand-embroidery
For Catalog,
address:
HOLY NATIVITYCONVENT
57 Orchard Street
Jamaica Plain, Ma. 02130
Tel. (617) 524-4821
Page 27
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1971 CONVENTION SCHEDULE
SOYO Regional Conventions:
CAN-AM
Region
.......
Syracuse,
NewYork
MAY 21-23
Syracuse Sheraton Hotel
Host Parish:St. Elias', Syracuse
SOUTHWESTERN
Region
.. Austin,
Texas
JUNE 10-13
Host Parish:St. Elias', Austin
NEWENGLAN
Region
.. Plymouth,
Massachusetts
JUNE 18-20
Mayflower
Hotel, Manomet Beach
Host Parish:St. John of Damascus, Boston
MIDWEST
Region
.....
Hudson,
Ohio
JUNE 23-27
Hilton Inn - North, Hudson
Host Parish:Holy Cross, Canton
EASTERN
Region
. . . . . . Atlanta,
Georgia
JULY 1-4
Sheraton - Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta
Host Parish:St. Elias', Atlanta
WESTERN
Region
.....
SanDiego,
California
JULY 9-11
Host Parish:St. George's, San Diego
ARCHDIOCESAN
CONVENTION
.. • • • ~ Boston,
Massachusetts
AUGUST 23-29
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Host Parish:St. George's, Boston
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<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
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NUMBER2
FEBRUARY1971
fOLUME15
TheMain Building Of The New Archdiocesan Headquarters
Englewood Hills, N.J.
t
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
OF THE ANTIOCH/AN
ORTHODOX
CHRIST11~
ARCHDIOCE:\:E
t
,
�This Month's Cover
VOLUME
15
FEBRUARY, 1971
NUMBER 2
In this issue • • •
This Month's
Cover
Archpastoral
Message
Archdiocesan
Trustees Meet (Plan for
2
....................................
ew Headquarters)
.....
.
3
.
4
Con tri bu tions
Sermonette:
by
6
V.
The Orthodox
BERZONSKY
Christian
ARCHIMANDRITE
Approach
TIMOTHEOS
New Icons For Camp Pendleton
by
7
The Right Attitude For Lent
REV.
LCPL.
JAMES
.........................
.
Chapel
......................
10
MASON
Western Rite Celebrated
At Saint Mary's, Bay Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . 11
12
They Came To The Body Of Christ .........................
by
PETER
'Concern'
Orthodoxy
TUTKO
8
PANTELAKOS
JR.
Interviews W. H. Auden
In Argentina
13
..........................
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
From Syndesmos News - December
1970
'most of all, they kill and destroy' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Reprinted
SOYO
from Service Station Management,
Digest
Jan. 1971
17
............................................
ews of the Parishes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mid-Eastern Affairs
Cathedral Meeting Appeals For Justice For Palestinians
The Orthodox World ......................................
......
23
27
The Word
Official Publication
of
THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE
OF NEW YORK AND ALL NORTH AMERICA
Publis~ed "!7-0nthlyexcept July and August by the
Antzochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Founded i~ Arabi_cas AL KALIMAT January 1905 by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded m English as THE WORD January 1957 by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
The VERY REV. FR. STEPHEN UPSON) Editor
The REV. FR. THADDEUSWOJCIK) Assistant
Editorial Off ice:
53 Ellicott Avenue, Batavia, New York 14020
1:HE WORp.., published monthly except July ~d August, ~y the Antiochian
d10cese of l~e_w York and All l'fortp. America at B1:rw1ck, Pennsylvania.
Avenue, Berwick, Pa. 18603; Editonal office, 53 Ellicott Ave. Batavia
second class matter at the Post Office at Berwick, Pa. 18603, April '25, 1957.'
SUBSCRIPTiqN
RATES: $5.00 a year in th«: United States and possusions;
South America and all other foreign countries. Address all subscriptions to:
St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209.
POSTMAST_E~: If addressee has removed or THE WORD is undeliverabl
"'.'eturn this issue to: THE WORD, 239 - 85th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209.
Orthodox Christian ArchBusiness office, Robbins
N.Y 14020 E t d
•
• n ere as
$6.50 a year in Canada
THE WORD, 2j9. 85th
On our cover this month we d'I.
play the main building of the ne,
Archdiocesan Headquarters,
locatei
at 358 Mountain Road, Englewaoi
Hills,
ew Jersey. For some tirn
past it has been apparent that th,
Archdiocese must have a suitabl,
structure to house its increasing ac
ti vi ties; the Archdiocesan Conven.
tion authorized the search for pro.
per facilities, and the continuing ef
forts of the Building Committee an(
Archdiocesan Board of Trustees ha,
resulted in the present accomplish.
ment.
Metropolitan
Antony hac
broached this subject several year
ago, and at the time of his death ht
had actively been looking for a pro.
per headquarters
and residence fo
the Archdiocese. The search ha
now ended, and in due season al
the vanous
departments
of thr
Archdiocese will have a home i1
which their activities can more ef.
fectively be carried on.
LENT: 1971
It is an American tradition tc
make
ew Year's resolutions to improve one's manner of living; fo
the Orthodox Christian, the beginning of the Great Fast of Forty Day,
Lent, is the time to put into practice
all the good intentions we have anc
rarely try to carry out. This year
March first is a good time to stop
smoking once for all; to watd
less TV and read more of something
worth reading; to eat and drink
less of the things that aren't really
good for us; to forgive a few people
with whom we are angry; to ask forgiveness of some we have offended
in general, to exercise more selfcontrol and try to lead a better life.
Forty days of practice might jusr
make some of it stick for good: how
can we lose?
II
ARCHPASTORAL MESSAGE
11
January 29, 1971
Beloved
Clergy,
Esteemed
Parish
I
Boards and Faithful of our Archdiocese:
I
We greet you in the Name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For fifteen years we have been talking about a new Chancery for our Archdiocese. The facilities which we now have are no longer adequate for our offices and general operation. Two years
ago we appointed a Building Committee to investigate the possibilities of building a new Archdiocesan home or finding an already constructed home which will satisfy our needs.
Last December 18, 1970, your Archdiocesan Board of Trustees, with the advice of the Building
Committee, purchased
a new home for the Archdiocese at a price of $175,000.00. This new home
is located at 358 Mountain Road, Englewood Hills, New Jersey. It is a four minute drive from
George Washington
Bridge, twenty minutes from LaGuardia Airport, forty minutes from Kennedy
Airport, thirty minutes from Newark Airport and fifteen minutes from downtown
Manhattan,
when there is no traffic. This property was offered to us in 1969 at a price of $295,000.00. However
because of certain exigencies involving the owner, we were able to obtain it last December for
$175,000.00.
The property consists of the following:
(1) Three and one half acres of the finest residential
area throughout
Such land in that area sells for approximately $50,000.00 per acre.
Northern
(2) A home consisting of fourteen rooms plus five baths,
roof and a detached three car garage.
of all brick with slate
(3) A seven room guest
cottage
constructed
which we hope to use as the gardener's
I
I
II
I
New Jersey.
and maid's quarters.
(4) The grounds contain a circular drive, underground
sprinkler system and a fire alarm
system.
We have received a building permit from the Building Inspector of the City of Englewood for
alterations, improvements
and construction of the three additional offices to the main house as
specified in the architect's drawings.
Our goal is to raise $200,000.00 to pay for this property. Each parish will be asked to contribute to this drive according to its size. In future communications
we will inform you about the
organization and progress of our drive.
It is often said that "charity begins at home." In our case charity did not begin at home. We
came last in this respect. In the past five years we have spent more than $400,000.00 in the Near
East on the new Balamand Theological Academy and the Foundation
for the Arab Refugees.
Now it is time to do something for our own Archdiocese.
Beloved Faithful in Christ,
This new Archdiocesan home is your home. You will be most welcome to visit us in the future
and see this new property when you come to the metropolitan area of New York City. After many
years of expectation, finally our dream has come true. We need your help and generous contributions. Without your support, this Archdiocese will never be able to achieve its spiritual and humanitarian goals.
Yours in His Service,
Metropolitan
PHILIP
MP:km
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subscriber!
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by a coun lin
• , but it do
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of in: th r for , a pa t
than "·illing
to off
ympathy and ad •
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lin
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but
t
b d
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a tu
ion. Both c
and
can b h
iritual growth.
but th y
to
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with ac
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in
and
warding by
o- your con
ion and not waitin until th con£ ion time to think ab ut your in :
thi will help all of u al o by r ducing the tim of conf e ion in
thi 1 nten ea on.
- \ . B.
ARCHDIOCESANTRUSTEES
MEET
Plan for New Headquarters
New York City - January
22, 1971
The Archdiocesan Board of Trustees held a two day, two phase, meeting in New York on January 22nd
and 23rd to plan for the new headquarters of the Archdiocese.
The
meeting opened on the evening of
January 22nd, in a con£ erence room
of the Sheraton Motor Inn in 11:anhattan and approved the report of
the building Committee on the purchase of property at 358 Mountain
Road, Englewood Hills, New Jersey.
Discretionary authority to purchase
had been delegated to the Committee at the November meeting of the
Trustees in Cleveland. The building
is in sound condition but will require redecoration and the addition
of three offices. The three acre plot
also holds a three-car garage and a
second house in addition to the fourteen room main residence. A discussion of means of funding the project
found the Trustees strongly in favor
Short Notices
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.: Inspecting the new Archdiocesan Headquarters: (left to right) Theodore
Mackoul, Antoun Mudarri, Metropolitan
Philip, Monsour Laham, Mrs. George Malouf, Dr
George Malouf, Dr. John Dalack.
ENGLEWOOD,
N.J.: Monsour Laham and Metropolitan·
a note, at lunch in Bergenfield, at St. Antony's Church.
Page 4
Philip receive a gift of cookies, and
of a direct mail appeal to every family in the Archdiocese.
On Saturday morning the Trustees were driven to Englewood
where they inspected the building
with the architect. They ,vere luncheon guests of the Ladies Society of
Saint Antony's, Bergenfield, in the
hall of the parish church which i
a short distance from the recentlyacquired headquarters.
Attending the meeting were Fathers Gregory Abboud, Antoun Khoury, and Paul Schneirla ( all of Brooklyn) ; and Messrs. Earl Abraham
(Toronto),
Dr.
John
Dalack
(Brooklyn), William Farha (Wichita),
Rudy George
(Cleveland).
Robert Hanna (Boston), Theodore
Mackoul (Englewood) , Dr. George
Malouf (Washington) , Monsour Laham (Boston), and Antoun Mudarri
(Boston).
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ENGLEWOOD, N.J.: Metropolitan Philip meets the cookie maker, Alison Deeb, at luncheon
in Bergenfield, after inspecting the new Archdiocesan headquarters.
Some Thoughts On
Confession
The minimal partaking of the Holy
Mysteries in the Orthodox Church
i once annually; it is an absolute
necessity that every person of our
faith receives the Holy Communion
and makes his confession during the
lenten season before the Pascha or
Easter.
'
The key to a meaningful, spiritually rewarding con£ ession lies in a
thorough preparation.
One should
take a guide, such as we have in the
prayer book, or just the ten comFebruary, 1971
mandments, and meditate on each
one, applying them to one's own life.
Why I don't as a confessor ask all
the questions that can be answered
"yes," or "no," or with a nodding of
the head is that it takes away the
need for proper preparation. After
all, it is your personal confession you
are making to your Lord Almighty
in the presence of the priest; a preparation for the real defense you will
have to make before the Throne of
glory, and you must yourself be prepared. Further, it seems that those
who are unprepared, take the longest
time, because they mistake sin for
social problem.
The General Council of the Ru ian Church ·will meet
ay 30
through June 2, 1970 to elect a ucces or to Patriarch
lex.i -favorite
candidate are aid to b Metropolitan
ikodim and Pimen. Syndesmo
the international fellm,vship of Orthodox Youth Organizations, initiated a mimeographed bulletin ·with
an October 1970 number. Called
Syndesmos
ews it comes from P.O.
Box 1375, Beirut, Lebanon. The
British Council of Churches report
the "virtual collap e" of the Praguebased Christian Peace Conference,
formerly well patronized by Orthodox Churchmen from the Soviet orbit. In the past two years European
Bible Societies report an increase of
115% in distribution largely due to
the relaxation of bans in iron curtain
countries-100,000
were printed for
the Romanian Orthodox Church and
some 100,000 for other groups, mo tly protestant. The formal opening by
Queen Elizabeth in ovember of the
new General Synod of the Church of
England was attended by Metropolitan Athenagora
(Kokkinakos)
of
Myateira-Trevor
Beeson writing in
the "Christian Century" says the
new Anglican ynod appears to reflect "pretty accurately the present
makeup of the Church of England
-roughly
25% Radical/Reformi
t
25% Evangelical, 10% Anglo-Catholic, 40% mixture of Everything and
othing."
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TO ARCHDIOCESAN HEADQUARTERS
BUILDING FUND
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SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
TO ARAB REFUGEE FUND
TO ARCHDIOCESAN GENERAL FUND
For Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 1971
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TO MOTHER CHURCH
Robert Andrews, Los Angeles, California $1,000.00
Archdiocese of Zahle
Anonymous, Montreal, Quebec, Canada $1,000.00
Balamand Theological A cad em y
Anonymous, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
$500.00
Arab Refugee Fund
Monsour
Laham,
Chestnut
Hill, Massachusetts
$1,000.00 Patriarchal Headquarters
Mr. Monsour Laham ......................
Mr. Rudy George .........................
. ~ficha 1 Orthodox Church, Geneva,
.Y .. $100.00
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Monsour Laham, Boston, Massachusetts .
1,000.00
Samuel Cross, Jr., Ford City, Pennsylvania .
2,000.00
George Karram, Hawthorne, New Jersey ...
10.00
Rev. Fr. George Aswad, Niagara Falls,
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1,000.00
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Elizabeth Boosada, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Antoun Mudarri, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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.
500.00
Earl Abraham, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
500.00
Dr. George Malouf, University Park, Md.
1,000.00
Total
$12,400.00
TO ST. VLADIMIR'S SEMINARY FUND
In response to Archbishop PHILIP's
1970 Christmas Message
"Share Your Christmas With The Poor."
20.00
200.00
15.00
$500.00
$100.00
PARISHES WHO GAVE MORE
THAN THEIR ASSESSMENTS
for St. Vladimir's October Month.
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Mrs. Freeman A. Leas, Indianapolis, Indiana . 100.00
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The·•Word
The Right Attitude For Lent
Before the Great Lent ~eg_ins the Orthodox Church reserves three
in order to encourage m its members a proper mental preparedness
weeks
.
d. .
d f .
ds the seas'.:>nof mtense prayer, me itation an
astmg. We must
tovvarnot merely to accept 1ent as a spintua
• • 1 obl.igation,
·
·
·
·
an intrusion
mto
learn
•
•
b
h
1
1
.
.f of fun and d1vers10n, ut rat er we must earn to we come its d.isa lI e
b .
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if we are to benefit y it spmtua y.
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L t us first mention certain misconceptions regarding this period: the
/ danger of keeping a strict lent is that one tends to become selfg_re:teous. Wisely the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee is put at the
:;ry start of the Triodion Cycle to impress upon our minds the distaste{ 1 Ss of self-righteousness. It would be far better not to observe the lent
u ne to have it result m
• an arrogance, a 'h o 1ier-t
• h an-you ' att1tu
. d e.
than
Neither is lent intended for scoring points in heaven. The hairs on
our head may be numbered, as the Lord tells us; but it is highly unlikely
the angels keep track of whether we had a cheese sandwich or bol?ney for
lunch. We sometimes tend to keep the letter of the lent. and fail to develop an over-view, a general framework for understandmg why we deprive ourselves of certain foods and pleasures.
What we are about is to know ourselves. To know ourselves we must
withdraw from the world, to go into the desert as Jesus did following his
baptism. It is essential that we extricate our inner selves from our surundings if we are to have an over-view of our lives. If we cannot phys~~allyretr~at, we must at least retreat mentally. This we are ~ble to do by
the very fact that we are human beings. For example, a_fish 1~ an aquarium is alive in every sense that we are who observe hrm; _with o~e exception. As far as we know, he is not able to transcend himself, m the
way we are. Not only are we able to look at ourselves from a distance,
we must analyze and evaluate ourselves to be truly human.
Fasting is simply to make us hungry, enabling us to evaluate the person we really are; how enslaved we are to that dri~e which draws. us
against our will to the refrigerator! How we cannot thmk a~out anythmg
but the grow lings of the stomach! "I'll get a headache, I Just must eat
something," you say. You've learned something about yourself.
We must see how we've surrendered the gift of freedom God intended
for us, as we reach out to our cigarettes or bottle, refusing to e~ade th_e
reality of our slavery until we hate the fetters enough tha~ we will admit
that we are imprisoned by our habits, then make the difficult struggle
involved in setting ourselves free.
I am convinced however that concentration on ourselves is no longer
sufficient. We must' mature i~to a new awareness of life arour~d us, deve~oping a respect for nature and all of God's creatures not previously mamfested among us. There is a need for a new attitude towards property,
both ours and others a reverence for living beings over institutions and
man-made laws; we 'must have the courage to analyze and perh~ps reevaluate our priority of values. What should be borne uppermoS t m our
minds nevertheless is that true effective and worthwhile change takes
place 'in hearts and ' consciences, ' and only their bearers can ma ke t h em.
-
February, 1971
V. BERZONSKY
.
Holy Trinity Church, Parma, Ohw
REV.
Properly, no meat or dairy products are to be eaten throughout the
lenten period; those who are able, of
course, are encouraged to do so.
Rather than have a hypocritical lenten season, or one with too great a
burden to bear so that one is discouraged from' the outset, the following are more sacred than other
days: Holy Friday, until the Lord's
Resurrection is announced; the entire week of the passion, from Palm
Sunday to the Pascha; Wednesdays
and Fridays of each week; the first
week. Remember, fasting is a means
by which we are to acquire the Holy
Spirit and grow in our love for
Christ but it should never be understood ~s an end in itself.
- V. B.
The Bible For The Blind
In 1935 the American Bible Society first moved into the Talki~g
Bible field. Marking its centenmal
of service to the blind, the Society
released two records that year. These
were followed by others until the
complete Bible was available on 170
records a decade later. The number
was reduced to 67 records in 1964,
when slower speeds were introduced.
All of these are still available and
listed as to price in the American
Bible Society catalog. A nominal five
per cent handling ch~rge i!1 addition
is requested. The braille Bible at $72
is the most expensive item and the
complete Bible on records, either the
King James or Revised. ~tandard
version costs $30.15. Individual recorded' Books range in price from 45
cents to $1.80.
The new cassette edition of the
King James New Testament is listed
at $29 and the one with Psalms at
$35. Playback equipment for ~e
talki- tg records and the c~tte
editions is loaned by the Library of
Congress free to persons wh_o are
"legally blind," for the durat10n of
the need.
The American Bible Society offers
its services to the blind to every person with impaired sight regardl~s
of religious affiliation or economic
status. Ji'or those persons for whom
even the low prices are too expensive
the Society's Scripture materials are
available free.
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�The
Orthodox
Christian
Approach
Wisdom from the Gospel according
to St. Matthew: observations and
deductions by an experienced spiritual counselor and pastor:
ARCHIMANDRITE
TIMOTHEOSPANTELAKOS
{Athens, Greece)
w
E '. EEO THE POWER
OF Goo to
h lp u in our very day life. One
"a, to obtain th power of God is
to r ad th
cripture together a a
family, or e\·en t\,·o or three familie
to~ ther. It doe not require a lot
of xplainino-. Ju t imply read it.
ood wa i to have each member
of th family read a ver e until a
hapter i r ad. In this way we will
acquaint our children with the criptur . If \\' ucceed in doing this
th
am childr n will grow up to
b hildr n of od.
In th fir t hapter of Matthew
ad about how
od a comp
t work of th ages
t
n Mary. Yet we
irgin Mary boast
. Th only
ti
ar wh n
he
John the
Ba
wedding
1n 'ana.
Fr m th Vir~in :Mary we learn
that ,od do Hi work quietly and
imp!). \\'
ur Iv
hould not be
cone m ·cl if \\ e do not e our name
01 om pi tur
in the new pap r, or
cl not a hi ve worldly importance.
\\'
an do od' work wh rever we
ar , at work, among our friends, and
p ially in our family. The developm nt and rounding out of charact r i th mo t important work in
lif .
In doin
od' work we all stand
on an qual footing: the sick and
th h alth
the poor and the rich,
the unedu ated and the educated,
becau \\' all have an equal opportunity to erve Hirn. The things of
od ar concerned with principles
and not
xt rnal circumstances.
E\·en ickne s can serve a spiritual
advantage if w meet it in the spirit
of Chri tian faith. When we are sick,
we experi nee a sense of humility before God and men because we realize how weak and impotent we are.
\ hen we are ,,,ell and are fortunate
enough to be making money or
achieving uccess we are always in
danger of being proud and giving
little heed either to God or men.
Our bodily sickness heals this spiritual ickness. Hatred, anger, and
jealousy depart; we forgive everybody and ,,ve love everybody. Sickness serves as a spiritual corrective,
and we should accept it that way.
As we read the second chapter of
Matthew, we ask ourselves wl)y King
Herod did not avail himself of the
opportunity
to see and worship
Christ, as the wise men and shepherds did. The answer is: because
Herod did not have the spirit of God
¼'ithin him. None of us can hear
the voice of God unless we have
within us the spirit of God. It is
somewhat the same as with the radio
or television. If we are tuned to a
certain station, we receive the frequencies of that station and hear its
program. We cannot receive the
sounds of another station. So it is
with us. If we are tuned to hear
God's voice, we will feel His power
and sense His beauty. The Grace of
God is everywhere like the air
around us, but we must have faith
in order to b tuned in to it. God
peak to u in many ways in answer
to our prayers: through a book, or
another person, through a vision or a
dream, or even through nature.
Once a man told me that his prayer
was answered as he was observing
a bird out ide his window.
In the third chapter of Matthew
we read about the ancestry of John
the Bapti t. The Hebrews thought
that the farther back one could trace
his ancestry, the more important he
was. St. John challenged the Pharisees and Sadducees who were powerful Jewish sects, calling them, "O
generation of vipers!" and drawing
their attention to the fact that the
name alone was not enough to make
them children of Abraham. Abraham stands for a type of character
and a quality of life. Those who
measure up to it are children of
Abraham, not just those who are
descendants in name.
The same can be said about us
Christians. Most of us are Christians
in name only. We do not see how
foolish we are to cheat ourselves in
this way. We alone are the losers because our lives are empty of what
would give us strength, light, joy,
freedom, and spiritual peace-the
Christian life.
The end of chapter three tells us
about the Baptism of our Lord when
the doctrine of the Holy Trinity became known to us. The importance
of this event is that it prevents us
from thinking of God as a mere abstraction. In the Holy Trinity God
reveals Himself in the form of a social relationship-a
social Being like
ourselves. This is as it should be, for
we are created in His likeness as the
Scriptures tell us. The revelation of
the Holy Trinity in Three Persons
tells us that the basic characteristic
of God is love. In the form of love
we shall understand the doctrine of
the Holy Trinity, because love is
never solitary, but is always a link
between two persons. We cannot say
that love ever existed by itself without the object with which it is bound
together. If we put love in the place
of the Father, we have the Son with
Whom the love is bound together.
The Two always existed, and ih
place of what binds the Two together, we put the Holy Spirit which
flows from the Father as the Creed
tells us. So the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit are the Three Persons of one Godhead, each person
including within himself the whole
of divinity.
The fourth chapter of Matthew
tells us about the temptation of our
Lord after He was baptized. Every
one of us has to go through temptation. It is as much a part of Ii£e as
the air we breathe. Young and old,
rich and poor, educated and uneducated, healthy or sick; hermits,
or nuns; those who live tornonks, ·n towns an d CI•ties-a
•
11 h ave
gether 1
.
.
ffer temptat10n. No one 1s exto sud Why is this? It is because
cepte •
h . h d
•ssion here on eart
1
. . 1s t e e0 ur rn
ent of our sp1ntua 1 personveIoprn
.
h
. The only thmg t at matters
a11ty.
.
d
. he eyes of God 1s the egree of
in t
•
• t h e l'k
fection we achieve
m
1 eness
Hirn. The spirit which we have
•ved from God is .the reason why
rece1
we are called the children . of
. God:
1 1t satur.
we
must
develop
untl
thIS
.
our whole bemg and masters us
ates
h"
. .
f
entirely. To develop ;t 1s spmt o
God within ourselves 1~ t?e p':1rpose
of our lives. If we fail m this, we
have lost everything.
Our efforts to achieve the spirit of
God are like the student at school.
When he is registered, he becomes
a student, but to acquire knowledge,
he must work. We are called the
children of God in the same way the
student is registered in school-not
because of our worthiness, but as a
gift from God to us through His Son.
This gift is called God's Grace. But
to acquire the necessary know1 dge
and receive the diploma of the Holy
Spirit in godliness which prove that
we have become God's children, not
merely by God's Grace, but by the
test of life-this requires work.
The goal of school and the goal
of spiritual perfection differ b cau
the school develop knowledge whil
the life in Christ-that
i to ay m
the Church-develop
holine
of
character. Wher can we work at
becoming sons of God? Wherever , e
happen to be. We do not have to go
here or there: it an be ac ompli hed wherever we are.
Every time we choose the good,
we become more godly more Chri tlike. On the other hand e ery time
we choose the evil, ,ve becom more
devilish, more evil in spirit. Therefore, whenever we do good or bad,
we benefit or hurt our own elve .
That is why St. John Chry ostom
saysthat no one can hurt you spiritually unless you hurt your own self.
!he choice between good and evil
1s the spiritual gymnasium
where the
moral battle takes place and character is formed. We do not have to go
~ere _and there to accomplish perfection m the likeness of Christ.
Our earthly life serves two purposes: it infuses in us at birth the
spirit of God and provides a place
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February~1971
for the moral-spiritual battle and the
development of character to take
pla~e. ~here i_sthe moral gymnasium. It is not m the mountains, the
valleys, th e trees, or the animals.
ature supplies for us only the needs
?four bodies. The moral gymnasium
is to be found in our social relationships. We are moral and spiritual
beings. As we are called upon to
choose between good and evil a
moral conflict takes place, and when
we make the choice, we either help
to perfect ourselves in the spirit of
God, if we choose the good, or in the
spirit of evil if we choose the bad.
The Gospel of Matthew tells us
that after Jesus was baptized, He
was led by the spirit into the desert
to be tempted by the devil. He fasted
for forty days, and naturally was very
hungry. The Tempter came to Him
and said, "If you are the Son of
God, make these stones into bread."
Jesus answered, "It is written ...
that man is not to live on bread
alone, but on every word that issues
from the mouth of God." (Matt. 4:
1-6)
Bread and hunger symbolize man's
material needs. When one is hungry,
he faces a strong temptation to steal,
kill, or commit some evil. Our Lord
teaches us by His example to place
ourselves above the temptation for
material needs. We should do as He
did and rise victorious over temptation. This means that we should prefer to die of hunger rather than to do
what is evil.
When we lack money and face
trong temptation, then is 0"4r greatest opportunity for spiritual victory,
to win our crowns as the sons of God.
When I was in Connecticut, I heard
of a man who was hungry and without money, but he decided that he
would prefer to die rather than go
and steal or do any other evil. What
happened? Not only did he not die,
but he was rewarded by God with
the power to heal the sick.
We are still no.t a truly ethical
society. The production and distribution of goods is not conditioned
by ethical considerations. Hunger
exists, although our storage houses
are full of food supplies.
Christianity is not devoted, or we
may say, shows no preference for
this or that economic system. From
the Christian point of view the root
of the evil is not in the system but
m the spirit. If our minds are occupied with material
objectives,
there will be injustice, exploitation,
and suffering regardless of the sy tern, because the spirit of materialism makes us consider only ourselve
and not care for other people. With
the spirit of God the opposite is true.
A man with the spirit of God says,
"Your life is my life; your advantage is my advantage; your progres
is my progress. \t\Te stand or fall together."
If we follow the example of God
justice and equality will prevail here
on earth in the jurisdiction of man
as it does in the jurisdiction of God.
For insta11ce, in God's jurisdiction
the sun shines alike for all; the air
blows alike for all; death comes to
all alike; the laws of nature work
the same for everyone, and so does
the moral and ethical law of God.
If we violate the laws of nature, we
will be punished, regardless of the
person we happen to be. When we
arrange our affairs to be like God'
so that justice and equality prevail
in the matters which are in our jurisdiction as they do in the jurisdiction
of God, then we shall be truly the
children of God as our Lord says,
"that we may be the sons of our
Father in Heaven." (Matt. 5: 45)
We can see that we have quite far
to go yet to approach our Heavenly
Father.
Once a man who was dishing out
food for a party divided the food unequally, giving more to some and
less to others. He explained this by
saying that he did exactly as God
does who makes some people rich
and others poor. We see right away
that this man's reasoning is not correct, because the economic system,
regardless of what it is, is not in
God's jurisdiction.
The economic
system is in our jurisdiction and of
our own making. So also are education and the social and political systems.
Our Lord was victorious over the
temptation
of hunger.
ext the
Tempter tempted Him with vanity
and the desire to show off. The spirit
of vanity is a strong temptation;
much more so than we realize. We
all want to feel important; we like
to see our name in the paper. When
we are with others, we try to show
that we· know more than the others,
(Continued
on page 25)
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anne at
f the service of
n.
erving as a chaplain's assistant
since August 1970, LCpl. Mc eill
ha painted eight icons for the Holy
Trinity Orthodox Chapel at Camp
Pendleton. The paintings were accepted by Commander Boris Geeza,
Chaplain Corps, US , on Jan. 24 on
behalf of his congregation.
CONCENTRATION AND A STEADY HAND _ Workin 9 in a tem
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visional Service Battalion area LCpl M N .
. porary studio in the 1st Pro11
art as he works on the Icon of St. Luke. c e1 uses concentration and a steady hand in his
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. K. E. A. Knoecklein)
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At 19, McNeill is a dedicated artist, according to Father Geeza. Interested in iconography, he read and
studied under the guidance and supervision of Father Geeza to accomplish his work. "It takes a very talented artist to paint the two-dimensional icons produced by Bob. He is
an exceptional artist with a good fu_
ture ahead of him," said Father
Geeza.
The paintings were blessed Sunday, Jan. 24 before the commencement of the Divine Liturgy. Before
services, LCpl. McNeill was recognized for his efforts in a letter read
by Father Geeza to the congregation. The letter read in part, "We
the congregation
of Holy Trinity
Chapel, Camp Pendleton, Calif., do
express our deepest gratitude, first
of all, to Almighty God for having
endowed you with the talent of an
artist and secondly to you personally
for having used this God-given talent
for the beautification and the worshipful needs of this chapel."
The icons depict the Last Supper,
the Resurrection of Christ, Christ
the Savior, the Virgin Mary, the
Holy Trinity, St. icholas, St. Luke
and St. Herman.
McN eill reports he is from a long
line of artistically talented people
and has a great interest in religious
paintings. He says he has been working with religious art all his life.
"I've painted nearly half the stories
of the bible, but the icons were the
first major production for a church
that I have done," he said.
WesternRite
Celebrated
At Saint Mary's
BayRidge
BROOKLYN,
I.Y.: On Sunday,
January 31, 1971, the usual 11
o'clock Byzantine Liturgy at St.
Mary's, Bay Ridge, was replaced by
a Western Rite Mass sung by Father
Luke Parkin of Saint Luke's Priory,
Philadelphia, assisted by Deacon
John Esposito, a Western Rite seminarian assigned to Holy Wisdom,
Mount Vernon. The responses were
sung according to the Gregorian setting of the Missa de Angelis in English by St. Mary's Choir. A large
number received Holy Communion
and an offering of $100 was contributed to the Western Rite Scholarship
Fund. A western altar was set up for
the occasion before the Holy Door
of the iconostasis.
Joining the Marine Corps in February 1969, he served with the 3rd
Marine Regiment at San Mateo. He
was later assigned temporary additional duty as chaplain assistant to
Father Geeza with the 1st Provisional Services Battalion, 5th Marine
Amphibious Brigade.
When LCpl. McNeill first arrived
at his new duty assignment he spoke
to Father Geeza about his desire to
do some oil paintings for one of the
base chapels.
Working an average of 12 hours
a day for eight weeks and reading
15 books on iconography, McNeill
accomplished his work before receiving release from active duty. •
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The pastor of St. Mary's, Father
Paul Schneirla, preached explaining
the origin of liturgical rites. He said
in part, "If some of you leave the
church this morning feeling that you
have not really attended a Liturgy
the purpose for which this Mass was
celebrated will have been served for
you, because large numbers of Christians of other traditions find our
familiar, deeply-loved Greek Rite
both unfamiliar and devotionally unsatisfactory ... The Western Rite is
not for us, it is a way of making the
Orthodox faith familiar and attractive to those whose origins lie m
"\i\'estem Europe."
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�They Came To The Body Of Christ
by PETER
TUTKO JR.
"Fo
o F R ETERNALLIFE, wa the
th m for th
rthodox Inter- eminary r tr at, h ld at t. Tikhon'
minary on February 5 6, 7, 1971.
Thi r tr at "·a att nded b the
th
tudent of Hol
ro
hri t th
aviour eminarv and t. ladimir'
minary
an 1' wa pon r d by th
tudent
oun il of t. Tikhon'
eminary in
'outh
anaan Penn ylvania.
Th thr -da program began, a
do all proaram of thi type with
r gi tration, Friday vening followe?
b\ an informal
offee hour. Thi
ti~ "a
p nt g tting acquainted
and ju t plain old fashioned friendly
talk.
Th
\ • ry Rev rend Vladimir
B ri h ,. ky Retreat 1a ter entered
th
tud n't' loung-e and all pre ent
im·ok d ;od' ble ing with the inging of 'O H avenly King.' We then
b gan our retreat from the ocial
and a ademi acti itie and entered
into th
ola e of piritual growth
and a fuller relation hip with God.
. t thi , the ori ntation lecture, the
purpo of the retreat wa dis u sed
a w 11as th meaning of the theme
of th r treat. Later in the evening,
\\
gath red in the Monastery
bur h for th fir t liturgical servi . It was during the reading of
th
ir t hour when we all felt the
warmth of th pirit of God bring us
clo r to ther and into a deeper
r lation hip with each other.
aturday morning began with the
1 bration of the Divine Liturgy.
. ft r th
rvic the first lecture took
pla in the Monastery Church. The
R v r nd Paul
awchak discu ed
•• h
• Pri t and the Euchari Hi talk dealt with the
of the acramental and
lif which confron
the
n w pastor. fter the lecture a lively
di u ion was h ld by the tud nt
d alin primarily with the acram n of Penance and the Holy Euhari t.
After satisfying our physical needs
with a luncheon, in the Monastery
dining hall we again returned to the
Church to hear the second lecture
of the day. In his lecture, Father
Borichev ky brought out some ve_ry
intere tino· points involving the spir-
'Concern' Interviews
W. H. Auden
itual and physical attitudes
one
should have in preparing to receiving the Holy Eucharist.
Following this lecture the assembled body was divided into "Cells."
These individual cells with their re/Continued on page 25)
INTERVIEWwith \V. H. Auden,
ne of the greatest living poets in
~he English language, is featured in
the current issue of Concern maga-
AN
zine, a quarterly published by the
Standing Conference of Canonical
Orthodox Bishops in the Americas.
Mr. Auden's remarks range from
His social interpretation of change
in the Church at this time : "This
liturgical reform is all a fad of a
few of the clergy. The laity, on the
whole, are very conservative. You
ask the average layman if he wants
change and you'll find he doesn't."
Auden's cautions about translation
of the language
m the rite:
" ... care about not making
it
sound too jaunty ... it has to sound
stately ... When people try to do it
now, the result is much too informal.
And once you've started, there won't
be any end. In 10 years you may
feel you've got to change it again."
T
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his interest in Orthodoxy as " ... the
only Church that has not succumbed
to this liturgical reform nonsense ...
It's marvelous, you come into a
Greek or Russian Orthodox Church
and time has stood still. One isn't
living in the immediate second ...
Sermons can be as 'with it' as you
like. But the rite should be this timeless thing you feel is outside change
altogether."
To his comments on Russian literature: "Russia has always taken
art terribly seriously. Too seriously
... Well, you see what happens. The
authorities are always censoring it.
In the West we can say exactly what
we like about Vietnam or whatever
and nothing will happen to us." "I
somehow think Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, as most Russians, are just mad .
Because a typical Anglican remark
is a bishop who said, 'Orthodoxy i
reticence.' Very British."
Other articles in the winter issue
include Orthodox theologian Rev.
Alexander Schmemann's interpretive
literary view "On Solzhenitsyn," this
year's
obel Prize winner; a visit
with one of the youngest Orthodox
Hierarchs, Archbishop Philip Saliba
of the Antiochian Orthodox Church
in America; and a Harlem Hospital
caseworker's "Reflections on Abortion" in ew York state. The magazine also features poetry, book reviews, the graphic arts and photography.
METROPOLITAN ANTONY: Eternal Memory!
FEBRUARY 15, 1971 marks the fifth year since the passing of Metropolitan Antony, here shown at his desk in Brooklyn, in 1962. Our picture is reproduced through the courtesy of Jubilee magazine, which
interviewed him in its January 1962 number.
Each passing year brings to pass achievements in the Church
which he foretold, worked for, and many times anticipated. Some men
are ahead of their time, and their work suffers because their world
was not ready for it; others are ahead of their time, but they create a
world in which their work turns out to be a foundation and a launching pad for things to come. Such a man was Metropolitan Antony,
who began many things that others will be generations in bringing to
fulfilment. His devotion, faith and perseverance have insured for him
the Eternal Memory that all men wish for.
Photo by S. Schmemann, G. Koulomzin
W. H. AUDEN
The Word
February, 1971
For information on separate issues and subscriptions write to:
CO CERN, 10 East 79 Street, New
York, N.Y. 10021.
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�-new
publications and liturgy in
the national languages,
-the
ordination of Latin American
priests,
. .
.
-adaptation
to the spmtual, social
and educational needs of the area.
In Argentina, the Church related
to the Patriarchate
of Antioch has
already accomplished a great deal
along these lines :
.
-by publishing and translatmg several books ( there is a good bibliography of materials in _SJ?anish);
-by celebrating most r:hg10u~ ceremonies, and the mass m particular,
in Spanish ( the only way to get
participation from the current generation of Orthodox people and
other interested Argentinians) ;
-by
ordaining
Argentinians
and
other Latin Americans
to the
priesthood, men who are now part
of the Orthodox clergy of the Antioch Patriarchate;
-by constructing churches and chapels throughout the country in response to the needs of the parishioners, and by spreading the Orthodox faith where possible.
In recent years, this Church of the
Antioch Patriarchate has ministered
to a low-income group of some 1,000
(immigrants and others as well),
sustaining them both materially and
spiritually. These people lacked electricity, their source of drinking ·water
was no less than two kilometers
away, that they were without social,
medical or educational facilitie . An
Orthodox priest, Fr. Jorge Castelli,
began this work with the support of
the Archdiocese and of a group of
young people who contributed in accordance with their means. As a result of this effort over the last three
years, the people now have electricity, hospitalization,
a primary
school, adult literacy and education.
A chapel was constructed on May
1, 1970 where worship is celebrated
according to the Byzantine rite.
The same kind of thing is happening in other parts of ArgentinaSantiago del Estero, Salta, Formosa
-as well as in the Republic of Paraguay.
It is only by means of such integration in the Christian way of life
that Orthodoxy will endure among
the Latin American people beyond
the life-time of the immigrants who
have established themselves in this
part of the world.
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Orthodoxy
In Argentina
From SYNDESMOSNEWS - December 1970
oncentrated
in
of yrian
Lehane e,
;r k . Ru ian . krainian , erb
an l . lbanian \\'ho arrived in thi
r untry during the la t century and
up to, th middl of thi century,
and \\'ho are no\\' found throughout
th country. Th v tried at the out et
to "ork together, and to create \\'hat
wa
ential for them: one Church
and one prie thood.
Ru ian \\'ere the fir t ( at the end
of the la t c ntury) to build a
church "hich i located at 350 Bra/ii t. in Bueno Aire . t fir t the
oth r national group all wor hipped
in thi building· but, as the immigration of the other continued, SyroL bane
and Greek priests arrived.
Thu each community began to establi h eparate pari he .
Orthodox communitie in rgentina are currently a follo\\· :
a) The Rus ian Church:
bout 15,000 people under the
, ynodal hurch about one-third of
them in Bu no Aire . They have
t\, o r li iou and
ecular
pri t . rchbi hop thana io is the
h ad of the e hurche in Argentina
"Cruguay and Paraguay. There are
al o t\\'o oth r Ru ian Orthodox
bodi : Th one related to the Moscow Patriarchate ha a building in
th Buln
ction of Bueno Aire ,
er t d in 1734. The other i under
"\fetropolitan Ireney in the U. . .
and ha 3 church building in Bueno
ire . The faithful of these
Churche are in Bueno Aire , Cordoba, Formo a Chaco
and the
north of anta Fe. Together they
hav 15 churche and prie ts.
ORTHOD
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b) The Greek Church:
.
Between 20,000 and 25,000 faithful under Bp. Iakovos of Catania,
and Archbishop Iakovos in the
.S.A. The episcopal see is in Buenos Aires. Their most important
center are: Buenos Aires, Rosario,
La Plata, Mar Del Plata, Mendoza,
C. Rivadaira, Bahia-Blanca. They
have four Churches and five priests.
c) The Church of Romania:
At least, 1,000 faithful belong to
the St. ~icholas Church in Buenos
Aires, endowed by the T oculescu
family of the textile industry. Their
church building has valuable painting from the Cuzco school of the 15th
and 16th centuries.
d) The Ukrainian Church:
There are some 20,000 Ukrainians
in Argentina, with their principal
see at 700 Suipacha St. in Buenos
Aires. Two or three priests at this
center also serve the Ukrainians in
Paraguay. Two other Churches with
a total of five priests are in Chaco.
e) The Syro-Lebanese Church:
This is the largest and strongest
of any Orthodox Church in Argentina. It is also the best organized and
the most open to all Argentinians
who are received with Christian love
and the well-known Arab hospitality.
Missionary Activity of the Orthodox
Church in Argentina
With no new currents of immigration, the Orthodox Church will tend
to disappear in coming years unless
its people can realize a genuine integration ·with the populations of the
Latin American countries. Such integration will require:
The Word
'mostof all,
theYkill
anddestroy
Here is chilling advice
from the grave about
drugs. It is a messag~ for
all of us who must guide
our children
Reprintedfrom
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STATION
MANAGEMENT,Jan.
1971,by courtesy
of Mr. Albert
Joseph, St. George's
Church,Oak Park,
Illinois.
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February) 1971
·1 ne letter you see on these pages-
a suicide note left by an 18-year-old
boy who had been using drugs-is
not the type of reading you
normal iy find in th is magazine.
However, the editors decided to
break precedent and print this letter
because of the urgent message it
contains. We know that over 90%
of our readers have children; 85%
have more than one. All of us who
are parents dread the devastation
that drugs can bring to our kids'
lives.
We all face the same question:
How do we get the message across
to our youngsters about the real
results of drug abuse?
Here is the answer we are showing our kids ... and we're offerin_g
it to you to show your kids, too. It'~
an answer directed to them by one
of their own, a young man who
pleads "if you are on the stuff,
please-for
your sake-get
off it.··
Statistics don't tell the story of
drug abuse; this letter does. Since
he wrote this minutes before ending his life, the writer obviously
had done hard. brutally hard thinking before putting down these
words.
The message comes through
loud and clear: the ugly, vicious,
truth about drugs.
Here is that message:
"I have used all
types
of drugs
from hash,
pot,
acid
to hard stuff.
It's
all
a bad scene.
The people
who push it don't
use it because
they know it's
bad
stuff.
They can see what it does to you.
All you are
doing
is ruining
your life
and letting
people
make
money through
you.
They are only using
you.
"Drugs suppress,
depress,
dull
your ability
to
function
right.
But most of all,
they kill
and
destroy.
Not all
tabs
of acid are alike.
Each tab
has different
amounts
of acid
in them.
No two are
alike.
Also,
no two vials
or packages
of heroin
are
the same.
If you shoot up with a friend,
chances
are
you-'re
not both on the same kind of trip.
You may
both come down but in different
worlds.
Then again
you may come down OK, while
your friend
is coming
down, crashing
bad.
"If you are crashing
now or on a trip,
remember,
what are you going
to get out of it?
You're
only
destroying.
Where are you going
to go from pot-~ash,
acid,
heroin?
"Man, if you are on the stuff,
please--for
your
sake--get
off of it.
If you can't
fight
it by
yourself,
then get help from someone.
It may be
rough,
trying
to straighten
yourself
out,
but it's
never
too late.
Man, at least
try.
That's
not too
much to ask.
You don't
know me, but I want to help
because
I needed
help and someone
to help me.
There
is a lot of real
things
to do, so many useful
things
we. could do, and life
offers
only a short
time in
which to do it.
"I remember
the words from a song,
'So much of
life
ahead,
we have only just
begun to live.',
If you
cc~ kick
drugs,
then you will
find
out what tne song
is really
about.
Don't
give up the problems
and
escape
by using
drugs.
It only ma~es more.
"I have ruined
a part
of my life
that
can never
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�be repaired
and ave taken the chance of ruining
myself for good.
I finally
found out the truth
about
drugs and have
uit.
If you quit,
a whole new world
of life
can open up to you.
"If someone offers
you drugs,
be more of a man
than I was and say no.
Learn from my mistakes.
I don't
vant anyone to go through
the hell
I went
through and am still
going through.
These friends
of
yours will offer
stuff
free,
then start
making
you pay for it.
"Then they sell you harder
stuff
at discount
prices,
then boost the prices
up when they got you
coked.
Remember the same person or friend
who has
grass will also be able to push heroin
to you and
for what?
To make money for himself
while he destroys
you.
People who push are the ones who want to
destroy
you and if you give them the chance they
"Please,
if you need help,
get it.
"I have decided
to take a trip better
tha
drugs could ever offer.
'Life,'
it's
a great
try it before
it's
too late.
Remember you
life what it can be or something
it should h~11
Dear Dad and Mom--I have lived a lot in 18
more than some people 60 or over have all their
lives.
~ell,
my 18 years is over.
It's
best this way now~
I can do no more shame to our name.
Just picture
me
as asleep
and I will awake in another
world where
perhaps
I will find peace.
"Drugs have their
small moments of happiness,
but for each moment lies a century
of sadness never
to be removed.
"I wish I could have learned
a lesson
from
someone else's
mistakes,
but life
didn't
let me learn
by others.
I had to find out myself.
"Mom, I love you.
I never wanted to hurt you.
Believe me, it's
best this way. Mom, thanks for
understanding
me and my problems.
Dad, you sure went
through hell with me. Sorry,
but now it's
over.
OK.
"I hate to leave,
but the more of this world
I see the more confused
I become ...
Goodbye,
be good, love to all.
(Signed)
Pat
11
P.S.
I n 18 years I have really
had a great
life and you gave it to me. I only couldn't
start
to
say how sorry I am about hurting
you and worrying
!ou about drugs.
I wanted to live.
Only this way
is better_beca~se
I won't be afraid
of what I may do.
aybe I will find another
world or· place where I can
truly
find peace.
Thanks, Love
(Signed)
Pat"
NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL
SOYO DIGESJ
News and Views of The SOYO Regions
NEW ENGLAND- CAN-AM - EASTERN
- MIDWESTERN
- SOUTHWESTERN
- WESTERN
CEOYLAMeeting Held in Pittsburgh
c
\
PITTSBURGH,Pa.: CEOYLA Delegates in Conference at Pittsburgh: seated, left to right: John
Bezbatchenko, FROC; Margaret Sculy, SSF; Fr. George Corey, SOYO; Stephanie Diaczyszyn,
UOL (CEOYLA Treasurer>; Nicholas Sandru, AROY ICEOYLA Vice-chairman); Robert Stone,
SSFICEOYLA Chairman·); John Hanna Jr., SOYO (CEOYLA Secretary); Fr. Nicholas Soteropoulos, GOYA. Standing, left to right: Joseph Baldowski, FROC; John Kalinoglu, GOYA; John
Wuchenich, SSF; Cheryl Tomko, SSF; Donald Todd, UOL; Diane Buncich, SSF; Alex Breno,
ACRY; Joyce Hanna, SOYO; Michael Kafoure, SOYO; William Petrowsky, FROC.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. : The Council
of Eastern Orthodox Youth Leaders
of the Americas will sponsor a Leadership Conference in Pittsburgh on
March 26 and 27, 1971. This Conference will be attended by all Orthodox groups in the Pittsburgh
area. Further details will be announced later. This action was taken
at CEOYLA's fall meeting, Decembe_r4 and 5, 1970 at the Pittsburgh
1lton, hosted by the Serbian
Sing~ng Federation. Delegates representmg the national youth groups of the
Romanian, Serbian Greek Syrian
Ukramian,
•
'
'
Carpatho-Russian
and'
Russian Churches were repre;ented.
!f
Upon completing this letter 18year-old Percy Patrick Pilon, Jr.,
aimed a shotgun at his chest and
pulled the trigger.
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February~ 1971
SOYO delegates were
AC president, John Hanna, Jr.; delegate,
Michael Kafoure; and
AC secretary, Joyce Hanna.
Ways to stimulate interest among
young people and to develop leaders
were the primary topics of the weekend meeting. Unity of the Orthodox
Church in North America was discussed, and all efforts will be made
to further aid and cooperate in this
most important task.
A leadership workshop Saturday
afternoon was well received.
The next meeting of CEOYLA
will be hosted by SOYO m Akron,
Ohio, April 2 and 3.
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Retreat In Austin
"I felt the togetherne
"
"\t\Te learned how far we are from
living Orthodoxy."
"I realized how much I ne d to
read and study more about the spiritual side of Orthodoxy so that I
can truly comprehend its richness.'
These are ome of the reactions of
college students who attended the
SOYO retreat held by St. Elias'
Church in Austin, Texas, on January 15 and 16. For many who attended it was the first of such experiences.
Father John 1 amie of Houston,
Father James Rattle of Austin, Tom
Shadid of Oklahoma
City, were
among the participants who joined
the students from the University of
Texas on Friday evening and Saturday morning of the retreat. The
headquarters was the parish hall of
St. Elias.
The loosely-structured agenda consisted of vespers, dinner, discu sion,.
prayer and confession on Friday,.
and Divine Liturgy, communion
breakfast, discussion, and noonday
prayer on Saturday.
The main topic of discussion was
"How can the college student live
Orthodoxy?"
which included such
aspects as spirituality, the morality
of war, and social action. "The topics of discussion were particularly
timely and very relevant," said Tom
Kiryluk, a sophomore majoring in
education at the University. "Definite answers were not given, but we
did learn the alternatives which Orthodox doctrine supports."
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�··I r aliz that we mu t k ep our
and commitm nt
in I
. ' aid
en . ttal. a
gra
ent in journali m. '·,
" 1
d o of ten, o-ood work
alon n \. r got anyon into h a\·en."
Dagar, a nior pharmacy
med to expre
th uniling f th participant
in
th, r treat \,·hen he remark d. "I
\\a abl,, to b rome totally inrnh-ed
in th' praying. irn~;ingtoo- th r, and
r ading. \ \' ne ded more tim fnr
. piritual acti\'ity. •
"l\I r tim for m ditation and
tud~. and a ite for a retreat \,·ith•
ar
re th reco
ha Attal,
\\ i
ral
, a ophona jorino- in Radio-T le\·isionancl Film oncurr d. '
ettino- \\'ith
a
• atmo pher and mor time
ar
ntial in th future" he said.
rved at the two r treat
wa appropriately imple. Friclinn r ron i ted of ' jjadra'
. rabic di h ron i tino- of rice
I ntil ) . alad. bread and iced
t a. aturday'
breakfa t included
\\' et roll and hot tea. The cost of
the two meal totaled only $7.
~fo t of u did not know the preri meaning of a retreat'
aid Ruth
. nn kaff, a enior majorino- in sociology. but ,,·e felt d finitely touchcl by th gatherino-. We'll rn et and
try a ain!
Eastern Region
Youth Group Raises Relief Money
SOYO Delegate•s Meet
YR CU E, -.Y.: Christine Shaheen, daughter of the pastor of St. Elia
Orthodox Church, Syracuse, The Reverend Michael Shaheen, present
rchbi hop Philip Saliba with a check for Arab Refug:e Relief. With her
i
eil E a, Treasurer of the Teenage SOYO and Debbie Abdo, Vice Presi.
dent. Christine is President of the group.
Western Region
Chapters Active
\\.
Southwestern Region
News Notes
\ \' Region extends a \\'arm
to the new priest of the
ul a
kla., pari h Fr. Radomir
Chkavt virh. The spring Executive
'ounril M eting for th
W Region
and th
W Teen SOYO Region
will b in Dalla March 21-22. Repondin to OYO
warene and
C mrnitm nt program the W Region ha liminated two Convention
which th Executive Counno longer reflect the pirit
YO Mo ement." Eliminat d w r th Princess Pageant and
th , 1r. & Mr . OYO competitions.
Th 1971
Reo-ion Convention
will be h Id in u tin Texa . Wichita Kan a will b ho t in 1972. Dr.
v illiam ttra new choir director of
dral in Brooklyn, at th cone lusion
of their fall meeting.
St. i holas' SOYO \ as ho t to
day School \-vorkshop arranged by
John Boojamra and Elia
ouri. D legates ,,vere also present at the annual Hafli ponsored by the Cathedral SOYO group.
Seoted (left to right) are Maha Shakhishiri, Vice-president; Betty Esper, President; and Martha
Albert of Pittsburgh. Standing <left to right) are Phyllis Kirshy, committee, Dianne Kirshy,
President, St. Nicholas; and Audree Zraick, Secretary of Region.
EW YORK, N.Y.: Eastern Region
SOYO Delegates are shown at the
luncheon which followed the Divine
Liturgy held at St. Nicholas' Cathe-
The Western Region SOYO revvs
lists a host of acti ities that the Region chapters are pursuing, in connection with the "Awareness and
Commitment" program. The 1971
Western Region SOYO Convention
will be held in San Diego, with t.
George's Chapter as hosts. The Region's first Region-wide Retreat ,,:ill
be held April 23-25 1971 at St.
Nicholas' Church Summer Camp in
Frazier Park, California. The eight
chapters of the Western Region reported in the
EWS are all busy;
life on the Pacific Coast seems to be
interesting-is
it the climate, or the
people, or both?
TheOrthodox
Monastery
of TheTransfiguration
forWomen
t!ie SW
gram of
already
cities in
gion.
Region, has begun a prochapter visitations; he has
visited four of the seven
our geographically vast re-
Some of the chapter projects so
far completed in the SOYO Awareness and Commitment program: by
St. Elias', Austin: a benefit for the
v1ct1ms of hurricane
Celia·
a
Thanksgiving Drive; Orthodox' college student's retreat;
Christmas
Bureau project. By St. Michael's,
Beaumont: Orthodox tracts for libraries; trip to State 1Fair, for underp_rivileged children; Concern magazine subscriptions,
for
Sunday
School; film on drug abuse. By St.
George's, Vicksburg: Refreshments
for Charity Hospital patients· Community Council activities; film on
drug abuse. By St. George's, Wichita:
Christmas baskets; Jordanian Relief
drive; a drug education program.
There has been a good response to
the program, and good results.
Atlanta
Host To
Eastern Reg ion Convention
ATLA TA, Ga. : St. Elias' SOYO
of Atlanta will be hosts to the 1971
Twentieth Annual Eastern Region
SOYO Convention, which will be
held July 1-4, 1971 at the SheratonBiltmore Hotel in Atlanta. The hotel
has granted convention rates for the
week, as follows:
Single $13.00
Triple
21.00
Double 16.00
;Four
24.00
Suites: 75.00 ( sleeps 6) and parlor
30.00 (bedroom and parlor)
25.00 (bedroom and small
parlor)
St. Elias' Church will also be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, so
the weekend will be a memorable affair. Additional information is available from the Convention Chairman,
St. Elias' Eastern Orthodox Church,
560 orth Superior Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30033. Plan to spend
the week in Atlanta!
Pag 18
The Word
This has been a rather quiet
month. In general the pace is slowing down as we prepare for the coming of Great Lent. Mother
ature's
paint brush has once again nestled
us beneath blankets of snow, and the
result is quite beautiful. The redwood of the Monastery presents a
truly inviting and welcome sight as
the crisp crunching sounds of the
earth beneath our feet remind us
how blessed we are to be able to seek
refuge and warmth in this special
House.
Projects
We are so pleased to have received
requests for our Bookstore Catalog.
Circumstances have however prevented our being able to fill' these
requests as promptly as we had
h~ped. We have a very devoted
prmter in Ellwood City who has
?een helping us with all of our printmg. Our loyalty to him is a very
special one. Therefore we have decided to explain to au' of our friends
who wish copies of the catalog why
we will not be able to send them for
approximately another two months.
February~1971
The poor man suffered an unfortunate fire in his print shop and will
not be able to remedy the situation
for several weeks. Because of his
faithful service we do not wish to
take this work to someone else. We
ask that you please be patient with
us for just a little while, and hopefully we will be able to accommodate
your requests soon.
We are happy to report that we
have succeeded in making another
set of vestments, this also being for
the monastery's use and specifically
to be used during Great Lent. Orders have come in for this particular
kind of work, and we thank God
that slowly we are able to prog·ress
in this area.
Liturgical Life
;For the Feast of the Epiphany
the community was able to have a
Vigil Service the evening before, and
for the Feast itself the Divine Liturgy was attended at the St. John's
Orthodox
Church
in Campbell,
Ohio. We were also able to participate in a most moving service
which took place at a little creek
outside of Ellwood City. Father Andrew Harrison, with his congregation
in attendance,
had a procession
down to the creek and the Blessing
of the Waters was then performed
at this site. The day was bright and
clear, snowy and very cold, and the
service itself was indeed quite an inspiration.
Daily services consisting of Matins
and Evening Compline have bee:i
held by the c:;mmunity. On Sunday,
Divine Liturgy has seen us in attendance at the Holy Trinity Church
in Ellport. Saturday evenings the
community has participated in Vigil
Services in the Monastery chapel.
As we conclude this article, we
again thank the people who so generously allow us to bring our news
to you. We sincerely hope that as
you read of the results of our prayers
and efforts, that you, too, will be inspired and strengthened by the proof
that God does indeed provide us
with the tools necessary to perpetuate Orthodoxy-the
true Church
of Christ. Please continue to remember our community in your prayers.
May God bless you all.
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�Mission In Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, La. : Lonr- year
of effort to establish an Orthodox
Mission in Lake Charles, Louisiana
are beginning to bear fruit.
'
St. George's Church, Cleveland, Ohio
Father Meena In Cleveland
served the Archdiocese for two years
as Director of the Departments of
Music and Religious Education.
Before coming to Cleveland a
Pastor, Father James served St.
Nicholas' Cathedral in Los Angeles,
and St. George's Church in Pitts.
burgh, as well as St. Michael's
Church in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
His experience includes war-time
service in North Africa and Italy;
he has since returned to the Mid.
east, visiting Lebanon and Syria in
connection with church affairs.
His wife is the former Ruth Far.
ris of Parma, Ohio; they have four
children, ranging from 21 to 12: two
in college, two in secondary schools.
Welcoming gifts to the new parish
family were a 1970 Ford, from the
congregation, and a set of vestments
made by the nuns of St. James' monastery of Diddeh near Tripoli in
Lebanon.
At the inaugural banquet, Father
James was presented with a portrait
of Metropolitan Philip, to be placed
in the parish portrait gallery of bishops and priests who have served
the parish since its inception. Both
Metropolitan Philip and Bishop Gibran of Australia and
ew Zealand
were at one time pastors of the
Cleveland parish. The portrait was
the gift of Messrs. Joseph, Edward,
and Charles Haddad and their families. The gallery idea was ,Fr. James'.
-
EMILIE
EASA
CLEVELAND, Ohio: Fr. James Meena is presented with a portrait of Metropolitan Philip, for
the projected parish portrait gallery of former priests of the parish. The portrait was presented at the parish banquet welcoming Father James back to Cleveland.
hen Father
med to Cleveland
e hi duties at St.
h wa returning
city to which he had first
rre at th a e of thr e, in 1927
wh, n hi fath r th
ery Rev. Elia
11. :\1 na came ther to organiz
that community.
I I att nd d econdary school m
'I v land and r c ived a B. . m
Pag 20
Music from Baldwin-Wallace Colleo-e in 1951. His interest in music
has continued, and he continuously
worked towards a Master's degree in
Mus:c, in various other colleges. He
was and is a devoted choirmaster
and prepared for the Archdioce~
the music book 'Hymns of Praise'
which contains the most used Tr;paria and Kontakia, set to the traditio:1al music with English text. He ·
CLEVELAND, Ohio: The Very Rev. Fr. James
C. Meeno, who is now Pastor of St. George's
Church, his home parish.
NUYS Cal.: Louis Aboud (right) Past
VA~d t of St. Michael's
Parish, receives
Pres, ;" Mark Beshara the Archbishops Cerf~om r. of Meritorious
Service,
and
from
t,ficate
·d
h d
f h
Donald Meena (left) pres, ent
ea. ~ ~ e
ChurchBoard, a plaque_ and gavel s1gn1fyrng
his services to the Parish.
St.Michael's Churc~,
Van Nuys, California
Second Anniversary
Marked
VAN NUYS, Cal. : The parishioners
of St. Michael's celebrated the second anniversary of their congregation with a luncheon, served after
the, Divine Liturgy on January 17;
nearly everyone received the Holy
Communion at the Liturgy. In his
sermon Fr. Mark Beshara stressed
the,necessity for every member to be
involved and active in the life of the
Church.
At the luncheon, Mr. Louis G.
Aboud was pre ented with the Archbishop's Certificate of Meritorious
Service as a tok n of recognition for
his devoted work for the parish and
the, Church. Mr. Aboud served as
Parish President in 1970. Mr. Donald.Meena, current President of the
Parish, presented his predecessor
with a plaque and gavel, given by
the Board of Trustees and parishioners in appreciation
of his sustained and vigorous efforts for the
congregation.
Father Mark was recently appointed to the Clergy Advisory
Committee of the Los Angeles City
Board of Education. He was notified
of his appointment in a letter from
Dr. William J. Johnston, Superintendent of Schools for the Los Angeles.system. Fr. Mark is the first
Orthodox clergyman to be appointed
to the Committee, which will meet
.everal times a year with the Supermtendent and the Board of Education to discuss problems which concern the schools and their relation
to the community.
The Word February,J.971
Fr. John Badeen of Beaumont,
Texas, has been working with interested people in the Lake CharlesSulphur area for several months
and the result begins to appear in
St. John's Orthodox Mission. Fr.
Badeen holds Services for the mission
every Sunday at 7: 30 p.m., in the
old Cedars of Lebanon building.
Membership has grown from three
to fourteen families, and average attendance at Services has been between 25 to 35 persons; the families
are of various ethnic backgrounds.
As a result of Inquirer's Classes held
in the area, seven converts have been
brought into the Orthodox faith
and are now active members.
'
The Beaumont choir has been assisting Fr. John on one Sunday each
month, and Mr. Peter Melnik of
Lake
Charles,
an
experienced
Church Reader, assists on the other
weeks. Churches which have helped
to equip the mission with essential
furnishings are: St. Michael's, Beaumont: portable altar, sacred vessels,
candles, incense, etc.; St. George's,
Houston:
Ikons for the portable
ikonostasis; and St. George's, Wichita: a set of processional fans and
cross.
Metropolitan Philip has officially
blessed the mission, and plans are
under way for the organization of a
Church School and SOYO Chapter.
St. John's hopes to be the Archdiocese's first in Louisiana.
St. George's Church,
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Parish Activities
PITTSBURGH,
Pa.: It has been
many months since we have shared
with the readers of THE WORD the
activities of our parish. St. George
Church of Pittsburgh now boasts
some 300 families, approximately
800 souls, living in a 60 mile area
comprising Greater Pittsburgh. Religious and social activities centered
around the church are part of the
daily activities of all our parishioners.
Our pari h recent! participated
in a pilgrimage to the Monast ry of
the Tran fr 7 urafon in Ellwood City
Pa. This prov d to be richly re,rnrding to those \\'ho atte:::ided. The hio-hlight cf the pilgrimag \\'a an inspiration;::! healing ervice of Holy
nction. On a ]io-hter sid , cur pari h
fully parti ipated in ?.. Grand Huffle for the benefit of The
rabi
Hour spon ored 0:.1 a lo al radio
tation for the Arabic- peaking p e>ple. Contributions were made in order to in ere complete co\'erao-e for
a one year period.
Our pari ~1 has just purchased 11.1
acres of land with re idence in the
v\ est ififfiin uburb of Pitt burgh
approximately
a twenty minute
drive from our church and educational building. The ite has been
named t~e Orthodox Cliri tian Con/ erence Cent:n, an affiliafrm of St.
George Orthodox Church of Pittsburgh. This property hopefully \\'ill
be used in the near future for conferences retreats, picnics, and as a
camp-site for our children and tee!lagers.
Our Religious Education Program
is presently involved in one of it
best years. An Adult Religious Education cbss is conducted every Sunday from 10: 15 to 10: 55 a.m. by S.
Joseph
assif, Ph.D. who is well
versed in Orthodoxy. Occasionally
other lecturers have been invited to
speak. Mr. Eugene Khorey, Assistant
Superintendent
of
public
schools, spoke on "Racism and the
Church." Dr. Louis Charles, an Orthodox psychologist, spol:e on "Psychology and Religion." The Senior
High class had a panel discussion on
"Creation
and Evolution."
This
year, Dr.
assif has had the series
on "Liturgies and the Bible." In addition to the adult class on Sunday
mornings, members of SOYO participate in the Holy Cross Society,
an adult religious education program. This group meets monthly at
the home of members for an evening of religious discussion and f ellowship with their pastor.
Attendance in the Church School
classes for children is presently exceeding that of past years. The pastor meets with the children on the
1st Sunday of every m::mth in the
church for spiritual direction. A Junior Choir has been formed in order
to teach the children their Orthodox
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�or and Junior
r th diaila ore .
hat of the
rn
,
tor meet
nd nt Eur h hool
urriculum
d prob] m
rch, both
ave tried
ly
'
g1
tr
torical
u e of dru ·s,
aribbean
1 for a proi ion , a ref fellowship
anization of
part of the
,
ildren and
icipatin in the OraConte t E ay
rt and
were honored with the annual
vi it of 1 tropolitan Philip on the
53rd
nniver ary thi year of our
pari h. The teenager of our parish
h Id a "Rap Se ion with the Archbi hop on aturday evening in the
hurch Hall. The Hierarchical Divin Liturgy was celebrated on Sunday mornincr \·vith the Liturgical
Choir in ing the " ew Liturgy" recently completed by the Department
of acred Music. Father Paul RomI y of Lo
ngeles formerly of our
parish, wa al o our guest for this
gala weekend. Both shared the honor at th
nniversary Banquet at
the Churchill
alley Country Club.
M tropoli tan Philip was presented
with a beautiful pectoral cross as a
if t from the parish of St. George.
t a General Parish meeting the
pari h voted to establish for 1971
and a h year thereafter an assessm nt ailed
The Family Assessm nt." The
ontributions from
ach family in the parish of $10.00
for in le p r on $15.00 for two in
a family and $20.00 for three or
mor in a family would enable our
annual bud t to pay the Ar hdioas
ment th Patriarchal ol1 ct_ion t. \ ladimir' S minary donation and the
minarian
holarhip Fund plu plac THE
ORD
magazin in v ry horn of the par-
Pag 22
i h. This plan also eliminates all special collections and appeals for minor donations uch as flowers, palms,
ego- , etc. This plan should prove to
be the faire t way of collecting for
pecial offerings.
s in mo t parishes, the Ladies Society i constantly working for the
,,, !fare of the church. The past
year have proved the tremendous
sacrifice that women enjoy making
for the Church. The Ladies Society
of t. George carries out both relio-iou and social programs, not only
for fund-raising, but for fellowship
a well. This organization is always
ready to respond to the call of their
pa tor and church to propagate the
Faith in the community.
In addition to a busy parish, we
al o have a very busy pastor. Father
George S. Corey is presently serving
a Spiritual Advisor to Eastern Re-
gion SOYO, Executive Secretary of
the Western Pennsylvania Deanery
is an active member of the Orthodo •
Clergy Association of Greater Pitts~
burgh, serves as an advisor at the
Monastery of the Transfiguration
Vice-President of the Alumni Asso:
ciation of St. y1adimir Seminary.
advisor to the Pittsburgh chapter of
the United Holy Land Fund, the
Pittsburgh Arabic Hour, and serves
on the editorial board of the Ortho.
<lox teen magazine Upbeat, in addi.
tion to his regular parish duties.
We are proud of our role of spirit.
ual leadership that the parish of St.
George has taken in past years, not
only in Western Pennsylvania, but in
the Archdiocese as well. We pledge
ourselves to the tremendous task
that lies ahead for the Orthodox
Church in America during the 70's.
Atlantic Deanery Meets In Bay Ridge
BROOKL Y , New York: The AtIan tic Deanery of the Archdiocese
held a general meeting at St. Mary's
Bay Ridge, on January 26th, 1971.
The agenda included consideration
of the new Archdiocesan Headquarters, the St. Nicholas' Home for
the Aged, the standard parish Constitution now in preparation, the socalled "Youth Vigils" at the Chicago Convention, and the celebration of the Liturgy on the Eve of
major feasts to enable greater lay
participation. The group also began
a discussion of the clergy pension
plan in comparison with that of the
Greek Archdiocese and the morality
of gambling for parish support. A
full study of the latter issue was postponed until next meeting when it
will be introduced by presentations
by Father Audi, anti, and Father
Schneirla, pro. Alternate dates, sites
and preachers were selected for a
clergy retreat during the latter part
of Lent.
Luncheon
was served by the
Ladies of Saint Mary's for the host
parish, St. Mary's, whose pastor,
Father Schneirla, is the Dean. Metropolitan Philip and Father Antoun
Khoury joined the priests for lunch
and the Archbishop discussed the
new Headquarters
with the clergy
and asked for opinions on several
other subjects.
In addition to Father Schneirla
the meeting was attended by Fathers
Abboud (Brooklyn), Allan (Bergenfield), Audi (Yonkers), Bittar (Danbury), Esposito (Mount Vernon),
Fraser (Albany), Kenna (Willingboro), Massoud (Philadelphia),
Sadaka (Allentown), and Simon (Paterson). Unable to be present were
Fathers
Chromiak
(Bridgeport),
Mahshie
(Washington) ,
Nahas
(Wilkes-Barre) , Parkin
( Philadelphia) , Penning (Brooklyn) , Smith
(Mt. Holly), and Tinker (Brooklyn).
Shacklefords, Virginia
services. ,Father Gregory is trying to
establish a Mission in Richmond,
which is 45 miles away. The Rowleys
have been through several experiences which moved them to their
present project, and invite correspondence from interested persons.
They may be addressed at Shacklefords, Virginia 23156, or called by
telephone (703) 785-4121.
Retreat Center Opened
SHACKLEFORD,
Va.: The Rev.
and Mrs. Gregory Rowley have announced the opening of a spiritual
mental, and physical Retreat Center
in Shacklefords, with a Chapel for
u n clay Services and other special
The Word
Mid-EasternAffairs
Cathedral Meeting Appeals
For Justice For Palestinians
WASHI
GTON, D.C. - A call
for justice for the t~re_e million Pale tinian Arab -Christian
and Muslims-and recognition of their right
to self-determination
wa
made
Wednesday night, Jan. 27, 1971, by
three speakers at the Washington
Cathedral.
Two of the peakers expres cd
doubt that the current "peace talk "
under U. . mediator Gunnar Jarring. will be successful becau e the
'·participants have failed to recognize the inalienable right " of the
Palestinian Arabs. On speak r de cribedthis shortcomin° a "the great
weakness" in the so-called Rocrer
Plan.
The occasion was a mas rallythe first of its kind in Americawhich focused on the plight of the
Palestinian refugees, victimized by
the creation of the tate of I racl
and the ensuing Midea t cri i .
Wide-ranging ecum nical upport
was evidenced in the Spon oring
Committee, chaired by Re . Edward
L. R. Elson, pastor of the ational
Presbyterian Church.
Two Republican
nator -Henry
Bellman of Oklahoma
and Mark
Hatfield of Oregon-were
among
the 50 national figures pon oring
the •evening's program. Others includedDr. Cynthia Wedel, president
of · the
ational
Council
of
Churches, Catholic Bi hop Edward
E. Sw:anstrom of ew York· Archbishop Iakovos of the Greek' Orthodox ·Church; Bishop Philip Saliba,
head of the Antiochian Orthodox
~hurc~; and Bishop Papken of the
nnenian Apostolic Church.
Speaking a:t the well-attended
meeting were Christopher Mayhew,
Febriiary1, 1971
Participants in "A Plea for Justice for People of the Holy Land" (Washington
Cathedral,
January 27) await their turn. From I. to r. Col. Floyd Johnson (USMC, Ret.l, Dr. Edward L.
R. Elson, Miss Nomi Erteschik, Rev. Joseph Ryan, S. J., and Father Louis Mahshie (St. George
Antiochian Orthodox Church).
a British member of Parliament and
former Cabinet minister; Dr. John
H. Davi,
former CommissionerGeneral of the U. . Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refuo·ees ( U R WA) and Miss
omi
Erteschik, an Israeli graduate stud nt at M.I.T.
After admitting British responsibility "for the suffering and humiliation" heaped on the Palestinian
Arabs, Mayhew said:
"Today
many friends of the
United States are dismayed by what
eems to us a reckless one-sided commitment to Israel, a commitment
which seems increasingly to isolate
you from world opinion, to play into
the Russians' hands (and) to make
a peaceful settlement ( of the Mideast crisis) more difficult."
He denounced the treatment of
the Soviet Jews as "indefensible"
but, he pointed out, "it is less openly
racialist and causes less suffering and
injustice thc::.n the treatment of the
Palestinian Arabs by the Jews ia Israel." Mayhew characterized the denunciation of one and the defense
of the other as hypocritical.
A settlement of the Middle East
crisis, according to Mayhew, lies in
an Israeli withdrawal from areas it
occupied in 196 7 and an acceptance
of the recent
uggestion for the
placement of Big Four troops along
the Arab-Israeli borders.
Or else, he concluded, Israel will
strengthen suspicions that "she is interested not in peace but in annexation."
Miss Erteschik felt that as long as
Israel remains an "exclusively" Jewi h state, the return of the Palestinian Arabs to their homeland will
continue to be blocked.
Miss Erteschik saw "permanent
conflict" in the area if Israel "continues to be (an) excl usi vel y Jewish
state which by its nature discrimiPage 23
�(I. to r.l Dr. John H. Davis, Dr. Frank Maria,
and Mr. Christopher Mayhew
shown at the
press conference preceding "A Plea for Justice for People of the Holy land,"
Washington
Cathedral, January 27, 1 971.
nat acrain t non-J " • ."' . n '"e sential ' to p ac in the Middle Ea t,
h add d, i for the I raeli to come
to ··the r alization that some kind
of co- xi t nc with the Palestinians"
i n ce ary. he aid she aw no claner r to the
welfare' of her people in
th "emancipation' of the Pale tinian rab.
he al o doubted any solution
would ucceed if it did not acknow1 dcr ' the demand of the Palestinian to return to their homeland
and ... live anywhere in Palestine
with equal
ocial and political
right.
Th third peaker, Dr. Davis, felt
'it i time to declare categorically
that th Pale tinian Arab have been
and are victim of grave inju tice
and that it i time to do something
that the grievance of
th Pal tinian rabs must be made
'a ub tantiv item" in any agenda
for a ettlem nt of the Middle East
cri i . Failure to accord the Palestinian th ricrht of elf-determination will foredoom' any peace effort, he added. H found this a "major w akn
' in the Rog r plan.
Dr. Davi then app al d for the
r
Esnition of the Palestinian '
ri~ht to lf-d t rmination and the
re pect of their "inalienable rights."
These are "indispensable elements"
for a ju t and lasting peace in the
Middle East, he concluded.
Two Washington choirs-the Seventh Day Adventist Church and the
St. George Orthodox Church-and
vocalist Laurice Peters sang during
the program.
The Very Rev. Francis Sayre,
dean of the Washington Cathedral,
gave the welcoming remarks. A
prayer for peace was read by Dr.
Muhammad
Abdul Rauf, Imam
and director of the Islamic Center
in ew York, and benediction was
given by Archbishop Saliba.
Among the sponsors are Erwin
Cannam, editor of The Christian
Science Monitor; Rabbi Elmer Berger; Dr. Eugene Black, former president of the World Bank; Dr. Andrevv Cordier, former President of
Columbia University; Dr. Paul Dudley White and author Moshe Menuhin.
Col. Floyd Johnson, U.S.M.C.
( Ret.) , onetime deputy chief of the
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (UNTSO)
read
the messages of support from the
various national leaders. Father Joseph Ryan, S. J., introduced the
peaker.
20 Years Later, Palestinian Refugees
Face A Future Increasingly Bleak
(
t
g
a
ED
1)
in
tur
ak.
.Y. (R S)
r of fru stine refuboth uncertain
ation tati tic
belie the growing impression here
that the Palestinians living in Lebanon, Syr!a, Jordan and occupied
Gaza Stnp have attained considerable political power and have be-
come important factors in local and
international politics. That may be
true of Palestine commandos fi_
nanced by the oil-rich Arab coun.
tries, Arab diplomats here say. But
the lot of the bulk of the Palestin.
ians is going from very bad to disas.
trous, they say, and U.N. statistics
just released here tend to confirm
this claim. The U. . Relief and
Works Agency (UNWRA)
which
has administered refugee camps in
the Middle East for the past 20
years, issued a report in its Beirut
headquarters on activities in 1970
It showed that 1,425 registered ref~
ugees received an average of $37
worth of aid per person per year.
The agency is $15 million in the red
and unless at least $5 million is advanced soon, feeding and educational programs will have to be reduced.
Its $4 7 million budget for 1971
rests entirely on voluntary contributions from governments and private
funds.
The United States has been the
principal
contributor.
UNR W A's
Director-General
Laurence Michelmore, is now in Washington seeking
additional
:financial relief. About
half of the annual budget is spent
on educational programs, sanitation,
health services and administration of
some 60 refugee
camps
under
UNWRA's
auspices. A total of
13,800 UNWRA employees is needed to run the camps. Only about
130 employees are not Palestinians.
The persistence of sporadic hostilities between the Palestinians and
some of their Arab hosts, as well as
between the Palestinian commandos
and Israel, has made UNWRA's
task more difficult since the 1967
Arab-Israeli war.
Some 170,000 Palestine refugees
from earlier conflicts with Israel had
to escape, or chose to leave Israelioccupied West bank of Jordan for
the second time. They live in "emergency-camps" in East Jordan and
Syria. Most refugees have been born
in the camps-219,378
Palestine
children are now attending
480
UNWRA/UNESCO
elementary and
preparatory schools. Another 65,000
children go to local government or
private
schools
which
receive
UNR WA subsidies. Education thus
eats up 45 per cent of the entire
operating budget, or $22 million annually. In addition to nine years of
al schooling, UNR WA last
norm ffered 38 different two-year
O
"ear
•
•
•
1
, . . courses at its
nme
vocationa
trainingher traimng
• • centers to 3 , 656
and teac
d
Palestinian men an women.
young
. .
.
J Van Wijk, a ha1son director of
VNRWA here, ack~owledged that
the camps m Lebanon are
rnost of
.
•cally still m the hands of the
teeh01
•
dos rather than m the adcornrnan
• · trative care of the Lebanese
rn1nis
thorities. He stressed that these
au
. .
"
t
refugee commumti~s
are no contration camps m the European
cen
WA.
se" and that UNR
is responsen
•
f h
sibleonly for implementation o t e
. fugee programs, and not for the
ie
M
.. k
securityin the camps.
r. Van WiJ
aid that the number of arms and
5
Ileged military activities "ha been
a
h
.
reduced." He added t at even m
camps presumably run by Pale tine
guerillas, the integrity of . I~ WA',~
programs "has been mamtamed.
He was less firm on this point o far
as the current ituation in Jordan
is concerned. Mr.
an Wijk
aid
that some of U R '1\TA' sub- tation
in Jordan "cannot be reached." He
said that roadblock
of ten
top
UNRWA food shipment to outlying
refugee camp . He declined to ay
whether such roadblock
had been
the work of Jordanian troop or Palestine commando . "It doe not matter who stops the tru k a long a
the food does not r ach its cl tination." He confirmed
that
UNRWA field quipment ha
stolenand especially durin th
eptember civil war in Jordan, con iderable damage wa u tained in the
UNRWA refugee camp.
Mr. Van Wijk confirm d that
Khaled Ibrahim Omri, nam d by
Israel as an alleged rino-Ieadcr in a
Jerusalem sabotage
ell, i an employee of the local U R
office.
He had no comment on th charge .
Other U. . officials felt it wa rath r
surprising that given the pr ures
on the Palestine refuo-e s from both
sides, and the considerable number
of the Palestinian workin er for the
~- • agency, the inciden ; of their
1~~olvement in the Arab-Israeli political strife was so mall. In hi annual report to the U. . General A sembly, the Commissioner-General
wrote, "It is obvious that for o lonoas ~he problem of the refugee re~ams unsettled, the need for the ervices provided by U R WA must
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The Word
February,1971
continue. As has been exp 1ame
• d
a b ov~, these services cannot be substantially reduced without bringing
further hardship to many hundreds
of thousands of persons already on
the_ verg~ of destitution, adding to
t~eir ~eelmg_sof desperation and sett~ng i.n tram widespread repercussions m the area that would exacer~ate .the . inflamed and dangerous
situation m the Middle East. Furthermore, if education and training
were to be curtailed, the horizon of
t~e. refugees would be even more
hm1ted and a valuable form of technical assistance to the Arab world
would be lost." Thus far however
there is only hope that s~me of th~
donor countries will advance their
contributions early. What the agency
really needs is additional donors.
The Palestinians made their first
public appeal for funds at the U.N.
to the Communist countries last year.
!hey ':"ere told that Eastern Europe
1 helpmg the Arab world in its fight
against Israel in other forms. The
Communist countries did not object
to contributions from other countrie , however.
They Came
{Continued from page 12)
pcctiv o-roup leaders discussed those
things which were presented during
the formal lectures. This part of the
program proved to be very successful, in that it encouraged individual
participation and gave more of the
tudent an opportunity to air their
Herman of Ala ka, the fir t Ortho?ox saint in America, were brought
mto the center of the church for all
to venerate.
After supper the final meeting of
the day took place. All gathered to
"Share Our Common Experience";
the discussion was ba ed on the
topics that were brought out during
the "Individual Cells," earlier in the
day.
Ending this full day of discussion
and moving spiritual experience all
retired to meditate and prepare for
the Divine Liturgy. As we stood in
the Church the next morning, we
couldn't help but feel the real presence of God's pirit.
ot only were
the voices of those inging prai es
to God uplifting, but when the Holy
Chalice was brought forth, the full
meaning of the retreat wa revealed.
Our purpose was made real. The
preparation for this moment was
made complete. We were given our
reward, the reward that each and
every Orthodox Christian receives
when he comes to the Body of Christ,
to Communion with God.
As we came to that moment of
departure, we realized that we had
accomplished not only a retreat from
the complicities of the world around
us, but we were also fortified by this
retreat to enter into the world again;
closer in friendship, better equipped
to undertake and accomplish our individual goals, and united in the fellowship as sons of God, through the
mystery of the Holy Eucharist, "The
Food for Eternal Life."
■
lCWS.
t four o'clock in the afternoon,
the entire a sembly of theological
tudents and clergy entered the Monast ry Church for the celebration of
the "All- ight Vigil" service. His
Eminence,
Archbishop
Kiprian,
Dean of St. Tikhon's Seminary, presided. He was assisted by the clergy
of the Monastery and the clergy in
attendance at the retreat. It was
durino- this service that the great
treasury of Orthodox
spirituality
was manifested. The Greek Orthodox seminarians of Holy Cross, the
Carpatho-Russian
seminarians
of
Christ the Saviour, together with the
seminarians of St. Vladimir's and St.
Tikhon's, of the Orthodox Church
in America, participated in singing
the responses to this moving worship
service. The highlight of the service
came when the Holy Relics of St.
Christian Approach
{Continued from page 9)
or if we have a talent such as a good
voice, we want to show it off, even
if we are a priest or psaltes in the
church. Temptation urges us to show
off our special skill, whether it is
cooking, making candy, doing handwork, singing, or engaging in sports.
Perhaps more than anything else, we
are tempted by the spirit of vanity
to want to be better looking or better dressed than others. If we do not
succeed, we fall into the temptation
of being jealous of those who are
better looking or do things better
than we do. The temptation to vanity is a powerful temptation which
destroys our spiritual balance and
hinders us from becoming spiritually
united with the Body of Christ.
■
Page 25
�CHURCH
andSOCIETY
A Study Packet
Of Orthodox Action
The Orthodox vision of man
has always maintained
that
personal actions are inseparable from the direction of our
moral and spiritual development. Hence, social, economic,
and political
questions,
the
concrete historical situations in
which we live, become the occasion for living-out and developing the Christian life. If we
chose to be part of human society, then we cannot escape
the moral imperative to deal
with that society not on its own
terms but with the criteria of
the Church and the Gospel. It
is with this in mind that the
Department of Christian Education of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese has
arranged this study packet.
In the five reprinted articles
of this packet, we are able to
see the critical opinions of
three
outstanding
Orthodox
thinkers of this century on economic, social,
and
political
questions. The packet is introduced by His Eminence, Metropolitan
Philip Saliba and
contains a study guide for use
by discussion groups.
Articles:
"St. John Chrysostom: Prophet
of Charity,"
by Father
Georges Florovsky
''The Social Problem in the
Orthodox Church," by Father Georges Florovsky
"The Church and Social Justice," by Professor G. P.
Fedotov
Orthodoxy and the State," by
Father Sergius Bulgakov
Orthodoxy
and
Economic
Life," by Father Sergius
Bulgakov
The packet is available for
$ 1.00 from the Department of
Christian
Education,
239-85
Street, Brooklyn, New York
11209.
Price . $1.00
Pa(le 26
Living
The Triodion
in 1971
There i a fo·e-hundred
page,
clouble-coh..!mned book called THE
RI DIOX. "'hich contain all the
Pre-I nten. Lenten, and Holy \i\ eek
1-Yice. The period covered by the
appointed
ervice et forth in thi
book
called the TRIODIO
E. O:'\. The eason of the Triodion began February 7, ,vith lessons
offered in pro e and hymnology
combining literary and poetic art,
and profound dogma. Each week develop a different theme, in a building-block fashion, erecting a spiritual
pyramid reaching upward towards
Holy Week and Easter.
The first Sunday of the Triodion
contrast the boastful rhetoric of the
Pharisee ·with the humility of the
Publican; the second outlines the
tory of the Prodigal Son; the third
is the Sunday of the Meat Fare,
which commemorates the second advent of Christ, and the fourth the
Cheese Fare, the Sunday before the
o-reat fast begins.
In the Orthodox Church the Triodion is not just another book of
prayers, but a book whose pages can
speak to our inner being. I ts columns contain the nourishment sufficient to redeem both our physical
and spiritual selves. It exhorts us to
abandon the selfish life and to live
the elfless life, in Christ. These are
not mere hymns and versicles, but
jewels meant to enable us to transform earth from the hell we have
made it into the paradise that God
created it to be. Its sage wisdom and
advice can guide us from slavery to
freedom, from darkness to light.
The Triodion Season urges us to
embark on the soul-satisfying journey of repentance: not in the nega-
tive sense that the English word 'repent' bears, but in the positive sen e
that the Greek word 'metanoia' carries. Metanoia is a "changing of our
entire being, mind, body, and soul,
coupled with direction in Christ"
which will lead us properly to "the
day which the Lord hath made:"
EASTER.
•
When we were baptized, we were
baptized "into Christ," and called
upon to "Govern our lives according
to His commandments;
to preserve
the Seal unbroken; to keep our robe
unstained;
and to come into the
blessedness of the Saints in God's
kingdom." Each page of the Triodion reminds us of the challenge of
this charge. At baptism the priest
prays that "the spirit of error, the
spirit of idolatry, the spirit of covetousness, the spirit of lying, and of all
uncleanness" be expelled from us.
Although we are cleansed of these
at baptism, we still have the ability
and the weakness to fall prey to
them over and over again. It is this
force of evil without us that the Triodion calls upon us to resist, this
force that is external to our better
nature, yet which always strives to
affect our inward spiritual being.
Negative actions which dominate
and destroy our life can be replaced
with positive uplifting and freeing
thrusts, spiritual thrusts which are
revealed to us in the multitude of
hymns and versicles which fill the
pages of the Triodion. It is a spiritual adventure to live the Triodiontry it in 1971 !
St. Cyprian' s Letter
applauding crowds; under all roofs,
misery and selfishness. It is really a
bad world, Donatus, an incredibly
bad world. Yet in the midst of it, I
have found a quiet and Holy people.
They have discovered a joy a thousand times better than any pleasure
of this sinful life. They are despised
and persecuted, but they care not;
they have overcome the world. These
people, Donatus, are the Christians,
and I am one of them.
To Donatus
This seems a cheerful world, Donatu, when I view it from this fair
garden, under the shade of those
vine ; but if I climbed some great
mountain and looked out over the
wide land, you know very well what
I would see: brigands on the high
road pirate on the seas; in the amphitheater, men murdered to please
-REV.
GEORGE
ICOZISIN
Annunciation Church
Rochester, New York
The Word
. h Of Antioch Returns
patr,arc
HeadquartersTo Damascus
Standing Conference Hierarchs
Weigh Restructure Plan
pretation and theological reflection.
The program took the form of an exNE".'7 YORK (R S) - A study of tended commentary in response to a
DAMASCUS (R S). - Th ne':
query from "an American listener,"
Greek Orthodox Pat:iarchhof
.ffn:1- poss1bl restructure of the Standing
who said he was interested in knowoch is now condu tmg t e a aH1~ Conference of Canonical Orthodox
f h. Church from Damascu . 1s Bishops in the Americas to meet ing whether there were any passages
changing circumstances of Orthoin the Bible "which supported o;red:cessor, Theodo io VI, had,
doxy in the hemisphere has been au- cialism."
for political and health r a ~n.,
"Many of the ideas in the Bible
transferred the headquart r to e1- thorized. An announcement covering
the
mid-October
decision
said
an
seem
to harmonize with some of the
ebanon.
Damascus
has
for
enru,t L
th p
.
principles of communism," Moscow
analysis of the present constitution,
turies been the site ?f
e atnarRadio said. "For example, the bibliadopted in 1961, and recommendato be the
h te of Antioch, claimed
ca
• Ch n• tentions covering proposed changes are cal in junction, 'He who does not
oldest
Orthodox Churc h m
work, neither shall he eat,' is one of
in the hands of a Study and Plandom. It is Eastern, or Gr ek Orthothe basic principles of socialism, the
dox in contrast to
estorian, Ja o- ning Commission whose members
ar appointed by the hierarchs of first stage of communism." Then
bite and Syro-Catholic patriar hat
there is the passage, 'Thou shalt love
the various Orthodox jurisdictions.
also located in Syria. Elias I
The Standing Conference is com- thy neighbor as thyself' that comelectedto succeed Patriarch Th odopo
ed of the top prelates of 10 Or- pares with the socialist principle
sios who died at 83 la t eptemb r.
that "man is a friend, comrade, and
Th; late Patriarch had b n nou - thodox bodies. Archbishop Iakovos,
brother of man," it added. The
primate of the Greek Orthodox
ly ill for several years.
broadcast was quick to point out
rchdiocese of
orth and South
The new leader, who c titl of r that, although these concepts remerica,
is
chairman.
Archbishop
spectis "Hi Beatitude," \\a born in
semble each other closely, that did
Iakovos
challenged
the
conference
1914at Arsoun Al Matn, L banon.
not mean that socialism has adopted
to
reflect
on
the
recent
changes
in
He received his theological
lu am rican Orthodox life and to con- "old" biblical ideas. "These are
tion at the Theological
cad my on
ethical
rules
id
r adjusting the 10-year-old con- simply elementary
the Turkish island of Halki. Ordainsimply elementary ethical rules which
f
rence
to
make
it
a
more
efficient
ed in 1941, he taught at the Orthoand
1Tective instrument, the an- are normal for human society."
dox School of As iat in Dama cu
any similarity that "seems to exist"
nounc ment said. Among the more
and for six years serv cl an Orthobetween
Christian and Communist
significant changes have been indox community in Rio de Janeiro.
"principles" is "only external and
creasing
indigenization
of
Orthodox
He was raised to the hi rnr hy in
formal." Then, digging into the
1950 and as igned to th
e of believers and the emergence of the problem, the radio said: "Religion
former Russian Orthodox
Greek
Aleppo.Patriarch Elias i the author
adopts elementary rules of ethics for
Catholic
Church
as
an
administraof a book on modern Greek poetry
its own purposes and thereby distive
independent
unit
not
linked
to
and has translated
everal ,rnrk
torts them. Communism, on the otha Mother Church abroad. This is the
from Greek to Arabic. The
yrian
er hand, builds on a scientific founOrthodox Church in America. In adOrthodox Church is respon ible for
dation, on the deepest analysis of
dition to the new independent
about one million per on around
history."
Church
and
the
Greek
Archdiocese,
the world. A heavy cone ntration i
Passing over what the German
standing conference members inin the Middle East and
ome
philosopher Martin Heidegger, says
clude
Albanian,
American,
Car100,000are in orth America. Pais the question of questions: "Why
patho-Russian, Romanian, Serbian,
triarch Theodosios VI
lected in
is anything-why
does something
Antiochian
(Syrian),
Ukrainian,
1958,was widely knm.vn' for his travexist-rather
than nothing?"
the
Bulgarian,
and
Ukrainian-in-exile
els. He visited the U.S. in 1936, bebroadcast
gave
no
clue
as
to
what
Orthodox jurisdictions.
fore his elevation. In recent years,
communism thinks is the answer.
the Patriarchate of Antioch has exBut
it took religion to task "for reSoviet Radio Tries
perienced some dissen ion between
linquishing its positions one after anBiblical
Interpretation
P_atriarchTheodosios and a o-roup of
other concerning the origin and orMOSCOW (RNS) - Moscow Rabishopssometimes described as "leftganization
of the universe." The
ist•" p atnarc
• h Elias was not among
dio, organ of the Communist Pa~ty
convention did not explain what it
in Russia, devoted a recent English
th_oseengaging in public dispute
meant. If the broadcast skirted the
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in 1966. language broadcast to biblical interPage 27
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problem of ongms, it tackled the
question
of goals:
"To anyone
versed to the slightest degree in scientific communism, it is obvious that
the Christian myth of heaven has
nothing in common with the Communist system "toward which mankind is marching."
Syrian Orthodox Spokesman
Questions Catholic Bishops'
Mid-East Stand
BOSTON (RNS) - Charging that
the U.S. Catholic Church's stand
on the Middle East crisis is "confusing," a spokesman for the Antiochian Orthodox Church here called on the hierarchy to clarify the
Catholic position. Dr. Francis Maria
issued a statement on the eve of the
semi-annual meeting of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops in
Washington, D.C. He said he spoke
for Metropolitan Philip Saliba, primate of the Antiochian Church.
The statement referred to a resolution passed in August by the convention of the Orthodox diocese.
The resolution called for a "fair and
full presentation ... and frank discussion" of the "Palestine question"
among sister churches. Dr. Maria,
chairman of his Church's department of Near East and Arab refugee
problems, said that "confusion and
misrepresentation
prevails in the
U.S. with regard to the position of
the Catholic Church on this grave
world problem and we respectfully
urge the leaders of our sister American Church to clearly define (its)
position ... " Dr. Maria said his
Church deplores "one-sided presentations and statements that cultivate
either anti-Arab or anti-Jewish feelings, as well as statements that imply
(that) to criticize Israel or Zionism
is automatically to indulge in antiSemitism ... We also consider it unfortunate
that
some
Christian
churchmen acting apparently for ecumenical reasons uncritically support
hawkish tendencies inside and outside of Israel."
The Antiochian spokesman was
particularly critical of Msgr. John
Oesterreicher
and Father Edward
H. Flannery, director and assistant
director of the Institute for JudeoChristian Studies at Seton Hall University, New Jersey. He charged they
were "examples of Catholic clergy
who suffer from tunnel vision since
in their zeal to promote Christian} ewish relations they do not distinguish between political Zionism and
Judaism and between the State of
Israel and Jews." Dr. Maria said
Christians should not let their feelings "of guilt over the way Western
Christians have treated Jews lead
them into abetting the persecution
of innocent Arab Christians and
Moslems."
Serbian Jurisdictional Dispute
Factor At Funeral Of Ex-King
Peter Of Yugoslavia
LIBERTYVILLE,
Ill. (RNS)
Peter II, former King of Yugoslavia,
was buried in a concrete vault beneath the floor of tiny St. Sava
church in the Serbian Orthodox
monastery here. Nearly 15,000 Yugoslav exiles from many countries
gathered for the rite that marked
another chapter in the long-standing
dispute between members of the
Church loyal to the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and
those who reject its authority. The
47 year old King, who died Nov. 3
in a Los Angeles hospital, had asked
in his will that he be buried here in
the major religious center of the
group opposed to Belgrade. His widow, Queen Alexandra, from whom
he was separated, and his brother,
Prince Tomislav, tried to alter the
funeral
arrangements.
A Circuit
Court judge in Waukegan rejected
their plea, however. Their lawyer
told the judge that the family would
regard the rites as sacriligious unless
they were carried out by Bishop
Firmlian Ocokoljich, head of the
group loyal to the Patriarch. Both
the Queen, who lives in Venice, and
Prince Tomislav, boycotted the funeral. Minutes before the funeral
Mass, however, a wreath of white
roses from Queen Alexandra wa
brought into the church and placed
at the foot of the coffin. The onlv
member of the King's immediat~
family to attend was his younger
brother, Prince Andrej, who flew in
from Portugal. The King's 25-yearold son, Alexander, ·was said to be
unable to attend because of military
duties in West Germany, where h~
is serving as a lieutenant in a Briti h
tank regiment.
The division in the Serbian Orthodox Church developed in 1963
when Patriarch German of Yugoslavia removed Bishop Dionisije Milisavl jevic of Libertyville from office,
charging him with ecclesiastical and
financial irregularities. Bishop Dionisije then led a group of his followers
in breaking with Belgrade. He held
that his suspension was carried out
"under pressure from Tito's Communist regime."
King Peter, a great-grandson of
England's Queen Victoria, was only
17 in 1941 when Nazi troops invaded his country and he fled to England. After the war, Marshal Tito'
government refused to allow his return, and he lived mostly in England
until moving to the U.S. two years
ago.
Christmas Stamps In Greece
ATHENS (RNS) (12-10-70) - A
series of three Christmas stamps, depicting scenes of the Christ's birth.
were released by the Post Office in
Greece. Taken from an 11th Century
mosaic at St. Luke's monastery near
Lamia, the commemorative stamp
carry scenes of The Shepherds, The
Wise Men and The Nativity. A
series of two Christmas stamps also
has been issued by the Cyprus Po t
Office. Both have designs of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child
in her arms, sitting on a throne
tween two archangels. The deswn
was taken from a pain ting in the
church of Rodhitou, near Nico ia.
The second stamp is perforated o
that it can be divided into three
segments.
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<h4>Biographical/historical note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees seven dioceses with over 250 parishes in the United States and Canada. </p>
<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
<p>The original copies of the periodical are housed at the Antiochian Heritage Library in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. The Antiochian Heritage Library was founded in 1987, and its collections focus on information about early Christianity, the theology of the Orthodox Church, and religious and cultural themes in Middle Eastern history. </p>
<h4>Scope/content note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection includes both Arabic-language volumes of Al-Kalemat and English-language volumes of <em>The Word</em> (also called Al-Kalemat, Al Kalimat, Al Kalimah, and الكلمة), covering the years 1905-1993. The periodical focuses on current events and debates from an Antiochian Orthodox perspective. </p>
<p>The periodical is written and published by The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and continues to be published monthly excluding July and August. Some years and issues are not included in the collection, and there are some years that the publication did not run.<br /><br />The collection also includes various parish commemorative booklets from Antiochian Orthodox churches in different regions of the United States, including but not limited to, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and New York.</p>
<p>The English-language volumes are located here on the KCLDS Archive's website. The Arabic-language volumes are located on the Khayrallah Center’s <a href="https://arabicsearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arabic Newspapers database</a>.</p>
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Photographs of Arab Refugee Students who have received
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Xe\\' of the Parishes
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The Orthodox World
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The W 01•d
Official Publication
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THE A TIOC
RIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE
OF EW YORK AND ALL NORTH AMERICA
Publis~ed 1!7-0nthlyexcept July and August by the
Antzochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Founded i~ Arabi_cas AL KALIMAT January 1905 by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded m English as THE WORD January 1957 by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
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FR. STEPHEN
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Featured guests at the banquet
were Mike Andrews and Jerry Mnses.
shown on our cover with Metropolitan Philip and Father Michael Buben, pastor of St. George's Church,
and ardent ba ball fan.
Mike Andrew
was the hu~tling
second ba eman of the 1967 Bo to1;
Red ox team which won the American League pennant after tarring
the eason a 100-1 underdog . In
1967 Jerry Mo. . wa a rookie catch.
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finally b came their r gular catcher.
Both m n hav a huge follm\·ing in
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in 1970 a hake-up in the Club has
resulted. Two day after our cover
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wa taken, Mike Andrews
was traded to the Chicago White
ox, for Loui
p ri io, a short top.
In O tober Jerry Mo e wa traded
to the California
ngels, and fans
picketed ;Fen way Park and booed the
management.
either trade was popular in Red Sox territory, but ball
club owners are not entirely devoted
to personaliti
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The following press release was issued by the Secretariat of the Holy Synod of
Antioch:
At a regular meeting of the Antiochian Holy Synod, held in Damascus, Wednesd~y, October 20, 1970, under the chairmanship of Patriarch ELIAS IV, the Synod
d1scus~ed the question of the four Archbishops-Epiphanios
(Akkar), Paul (Tyre
and Sidon), Samaha (Houran) and Michael of (Toledo, Ohio) with whom communion has been severed for the past year. After deliberation, the Synod agreed that
for the sake of peace and unity in the Church a letter be sent to the above-mentioned
Archbishops, stating that a dialogue should commence between them and the Synod
in order to end the existing conflict. The letter of the Synod reads as follows:
"Greetings and best wishes!
The Antiochian Holy Synod in its session held in the Patriarchate on October 21, 1970, discussed your status in a brotherly spirit. The m~mbers of the Holy Synod agreed unanimously that
it is most regretable that you remain outside of the Holy Synod, because such a condition does not
give a real picture of unity in our Church, neither does it help us to solidify the bonds of peace
among us.
The Holy Synod recommended direct negotiation with you asking you in the name of Christ to
put aside what caused the conflict and division, begging of you in the name of the Apostolic succession from which your spiritual and clerical authority derives, to help us pave the way to the renewal
of cohesion among the brethren, and of placing the Church above any human aspiration.
While the Holy Synod is eager to preserve your dignity, it believes that the dignity of the Church
must be put above all consideration and must come first. We all belong to the Church. The Church
does not belong to us. We are only her custodians and servants. The past events proved that any
action which is not inspired by Christ does not bring dignity and honor to the Church. Therefore,
we ask you to write to the Holy Synod a brotherly letter in which you make clear that you agree
on all decisions that were adopted by the Synod, and in which you state that the ordinations of Bishops which you performed are null and void. If you do that, you will open the door to a brotherly
dialogue, and share in the restoration of unity and peace, proving by your deeds that you are concerned about the welfare of the Church.
Later on, we will discuss the false accusation that allegedly says: "that we refused to cooperate
with our faithful laymen." The action which we took was for the protection of the faithful, and for
the faithful only. Nevertheless the participation of laymen in our Church affairs and activities is our
main concern and goal and the trustees are a factor that we will never. overlook. We will exert all
our efforts to normalize the constitutions of the Boards of Trustees in order to make them more
realistic and preserve ~e rights of the laymen.
Father Bub n ay he became in·
In conclusion, brethren, we hope that a positive response will be forthcoming from you toward
terested in the Church and baseball
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this
peaceful approach. This is the desire of the members of the Holy Synod. We beseech God to
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The Word January, 1971
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�Architecture
and Liturgy
Sermonette:
Who Designs Our Churches?
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hich I am to build will
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. b ·1din ne,v Orthodox churches throughout our
xa!ples of a new direction in architecture that
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,,· uld er at an \\' pattern for Orthodox designers tod o o':".
"th r of
<\ )ari h building a ne, church has two br~a options, nei e
"hi. h ~ ntribut to th de elopment of Ortho_doxy m our ag~.
Tl first O ibility is to accept an architect of our faith, bo~ and
• ~ • th p Old World ,vho will design a church along the Imes he
rtram
mem b1~
r f.r om h.1 youth' . We have such men who reproduce styles of
church that once exi ted in their homeland.
Th older pari hioner ,vill be pleased· they may even shed _a f1: ~ears
f no talgia for thi remembrance of things_ past,' and their c 1 ren,
d n Old \i\ orld memories will try dutifully to accept the product
~f ~nmin~ \\'ho has J ap-frogged backwards in time, ~o the era before the
\\' rid War and in pace, to a land across the Ath~.ntic. .
However we cannot atisfy ourselves for~ver with rephc~ of churches
that b long to another place and another time; _n?bo?y demes. that they
ar in th be t Orthodox tradition, but _that tra?itlon is now ahve for us,
and not omething in a bottle, sealed trgh!ly with a cap to be preserved
on a h If marked Do not handle." Tra_d1tr?n cannot be used as an excu for our failing to make the Church ahve m our age.
The other alternative, vvhich we more frequently resort to nowadays
,·en I de irable.
.
.
To de i<Ynan Orthodox Church, we employ a profess10nal. ar~h1tect
"·ho ha had no background in our faith, has never I?ray~d mside an
Orthodox Church, and very likely hasn't the vaguest notion J~St ~hat we
b Jieve. enerally we are pleased with his I?~oduct-the d:am pipes are
in the right locations there is adequate provisions for electnc outlets, and
the color all blend· but is that all we should expect an Orthodox Church
_.\Ithough 1·1'1'
finadrf
,t
to b ?
bl' d
If w wouldn't hire a deaf person to compose our hymns, or a m
man to draw our ikons, why do we ask somebody who has never prayed
"ith u to deign us a house of prayer?
.
.
In both of our above examples, we are in danger of producmg a cancature of an Orthodox Church.
Today th re i a new freedom possible in construction that architects
of th pat never knew. Steel aluminum and concrete can be shaped into
e,·er , conceivable deign and expression of our present faith. We have a
n eclfor our young men to become church architects, to design churches
that will expr
our beliefs our traditions and our life in Christ for us
and for th world, a it is today.
\\' will have to have members of our Church faithful to the purest
rthoclox tradition who know themselves historically, to express through
their d ign not ju t a preservation of the past, but inclusive of the gifts
w Am rican have to offer the Church of our Fathers, that Byzantium
and Imp rial Ru ia never knew ... a personal freedom, an impatience
with inju tice, the pioneer spirit of America. These elements must be
xpr
d in our churche and for thi vision we must produce geniuses
from within.
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FATHER
VLADIMIR
BERZONSKY
Holy Trinity Church, Parma, Ohio
Eastern Orthodox piety is not only
individual but liturgical, and the nature of the liturgy requires surrou~dings that fit. Every Orthodox pnest
ho has ever attempted to serve the
w
Divine
Liturgy in a churc h" mtended
for the use of the Latin rite has felt
a certain hopeless frustration. The
spirit and the intention of the whole
gets lost. The genius of the Latin
liturgy is different, and the narro,:,
vertical structures of the Gothic
cathedrals and the restricted lateral
movement of the celebrants go very
well together. Here is lofty aspiration a soaring of the spirit, but it is
not 'the same as takes place in the
domed expanse of the R/zan tine
temple, where the outlook is broader,
even cosmic.
The four-column domed cross-insquare type of church b~ilding ':hich
was evolved by Byzantme architects
probably works the best for Orthodox Churches. This is true even of
very small ones. In eastern Europe,
alongside the domed structure so typical of Orthodox architecture, there
are many basilica-type churches with
open nave and side aisles producing
large spatial expanse. The sanctuary
is at the east end, marked off from
the congregational area of the building. These are ancient Roman buildings which the Christians adapted to
their purpose. They work well for
the Orthodox liturgy.
What does not work well is a
building designed originally for Protestant worship, as every congre<Yation knows that has bought and attempted to modify such a structure.
Neither are modern 'experimental'
type church buildings suitable for
Orthodox worship. One does not experiment with the Divine Liturgy
or adapt it to suit a building: one
adapts the buildino- to the Liturgy.
Orthodox Churches must be built for
Orthodox worship, not as theatres
or bingo halls. The religious and spiritual tone of Orthodox
Services
might be considerably elevated by
the removal of fixed pews. There
needs to be space to move around in.
to approach the ikonostasis and place
a taper before the ikons of one's
choice, to pray more actively, an?
not be simply a spectator. The Di·
{Continued on page 9)
Pa[!,e 4
The Word
By LOUIS J. COUREY
BuildingA New Church?
I-
First Steps
"WE
NEED A NEW CHURCH,"
"We
need a new recreation center," "We
need more classrooms." We hear this
cry in many parishes throughout the
country. Followed by, "How do we
start?" "What do we do next?"
Where does a parish actually start
to discover what they need and how
they go about getting their building
program started?
All of the parishioners of a parish
have neither the time, the energy, or
the background in any respect to
solve all of the complex problems
involved in a building program,
therefore, the first step would be the
selection of a Building Committee.
The Building Committee should consist of from three to five members of
the Parish who have the sincere desire to be helpful to the building
program. They should not necessarily
be the parishioners who are the largest contributors to the parish, but
those who have some knowledge of
the building industry, law, religion
or the activities of parish life. The
Building Committee should include:
1. The parish Priest
2. An officer of the Board of
Trustees of the Church
3. A member of the Church Finance Committee
After formation of the Building
Committee, there are very definite
questions which must be answered:
If you plan to build a new facility
on a new site where should you locate? The location should be a site
in a part of the city agreeable to the
church community. (Your achitect
can assist you in the proper selection
of a site.)
If your building program requires
an addition or remodeling of existing
facilities it must be ascertained
whether the property is adequate for
such an addition or if additional
property adjacent to the church is
January, 1971
About the Author:
Louis J. Courey is a partner in the
firm of Faroni & Courey, Architects,
Planners and Engineers, located at
12434 Cedar Road, Cleveland, Ohio
44106.
His firm specializes in ecclesiastical, institutional and commercial
architecture.
Mr. Courey is a member of the
Archdiocesan Building Committee,
and immediate Past President of the
Midwest Region of S.O.Y.O. He is
Vice-President of N.A.C.-S.O.Y.O.
He is also Vice-President of the· Society of American Registered Architects and Editor of the AR.A. Western Reserve Chapter Newsletter. He
is an active member of St. George
Orthodox Church, Cleveland, Ohio.
His firm is the des.igner of the proposed St. George's Church in Flint,
Michigan, illustrated in the September 1970 issue of THE WORD. Metropolitan Philip recently appointed
Mr. Courey to head an Archdiocesan
Commission on Architecture, to help
parishes with plans for new churches
and parish buildings. He may be
reached through the Archdiocesan
office in Brooklyn.
necessary. The property must also be
zoned for the use intended.
Assuming now that you know
where the property is located or that
we have sufficient property to expand, the next step is what type of a
building do you actually need. Do
you need a church building only? A
church addition? A recreation center? A school, etc. How large should
these facilities be? Before any of
these questions can be intelligently
answered, the Building Committee
must acquire statistics to help them
decide the answer to many of these
questions.
1. The number of families in the
parish ( active and inactive)
and possible growth.
2. The number of children in the
parish.
3. The number of children of various age groups in the parish.
4. The increased projection
of
children in the parish.
This can only be done by an actual poll of the community projected
and compiled from the prior three
years and projected for the future
three to five years, to determine the
immediate growth factor. For all of
these various surveys and inf ormational data noted here, our firm has
charts and forms available and are
free of charge to any church requesting them.
The Building Committee
now
meets with the various
church
groups, i.e., Ladies Society, Men's
Club, S.O.Y.O.,
Choir Director,
Sunday School Superintendent
and
Teachers, of course it depends on
what you plan to build to determine
what group you approach and what
their preferences are and what areas
or features they would like to have
in the new building.
It is not the intent to satisfy everyone of these groups, but it allows the
Committee to determine priorities;
also, by approaching everyone and
getting them involved you will find
you have less opposition
when
pledges are requested to the Building
Fund.
After you have determined what
facilities are needed and the number
of people in your church community,
the next step is financial. How much
money do you have in your building
fund, how much can the church
raise for the new building, how large
of a structure can the church supP age 5
�port once it is built? What other
sources of income are available?
The committee
must then set
forth to solve the problem of the
church community finances. This is
done by asking the members of the
parish how much they would pledge.
You may do this by General Promotion or by the direct contact with
each family. The latter is more favorable and gets results.
It is wise to note at this point that
once you have established the property location, your basic needs for
the new building and your budget,
your Architect can now assist you in
determining what you can build and
what you can achieve with the budget allowed. The Architect at this
point is extremely important because
he will be with you from the beginning and will work closely with the
committee until long after your
structure is complete.
You must select an architect who
is experienced and is understanding
of your needs. I must mention that in
every church congregation there are
the "do-gooders" those who mean
well and want to help, such as the
friendly contractor or carpenter or a
son who has recently graduated from
college who wishes to save the architectural fee. Remember the building
will last a lifetime, and once it is
built there is very little that can be
done to change what has been improperly executed. So select the best
architect you can find to do the best
job for your church.
An architect serves as the creator,
the coordinator, the author of the
drawings and administrator of construction. Through his experience
and skill in design, planning, selection of proper materials and general
coordination of the work, he is captain of the team, so therefore the selection of the right architect is most
important.
The committee and architect must
create a delicate balance. On one
hand the committee cannot let itself be "controlled" to the point
where the building no longer becomes theirs, but the architect's; on
the other hand, the architect has
been chosen for his talent and should
not have his talent hamstrung to a
point where he must sacrifice design
quality to satisfy the intended building program, because the committee
has failed to give him the complete
Page 6
budget picture.
More than one
church committee has short-changed
itself by cannily setting aside a secret
contingency fund, thus imposing a
needless limitation on both the architect and the building. Others have
wasted their time and the architect's
time by talking big at the outset,
then spending small when the chips
are down. The architect will meet
with the Building Committee and
discuss the project-what
rooms are
needed and how many people are
expected to use each room. Example: will the Sunday School be involved in the new concept of teaching with films or closed circuit T.V.?
If so, the school rooms should be designed for this use. Will the kitchen
be used for full meal cooking? If
so, the equipment and size of the
room. will have to reflect this use.
Let me correct many false impressions about an architect. He does
not make blue prints, as is so often
heard. Blue prints are photographic
copies of the architect's
original
drawings, which are executed on
special tracing paper. From these
tracings a photographic process produces blue prints, which are normally seen by the public.
The architect brings to every project a vast knowledge of design and
construction techniques. He is able
to draw upon the many skills of professional engineers and consultants
and correlates this information into
the structure.
The various steps necessary for the
proper execution of the project are:
Programming,
Drawings
and of
course, Construction.
Programming deals with the space
and space relations. What spaces you
need and what spaces you don't
need. Programming is a simple process of listing the areas, possible sizes
and priority and the architect will
then assemble them under a roof
and provide plumbing, heating and
lighting and make them all work together. Programming is usually covered during the first official meeting
with the architect. After this meeting the first phase of the drawings
are the Schematics-which
are freehand or rough sketches showing the
relationship of one room or area to
another-usually
easily understood
by the non-technical person.
The schematics are then reviewed
with the committee and the pros and
cons are discussed-the
good parts
retained, the less favorable discarded. Of ten the schematics are presented two or three times before the
building actually takes shape and
gets initial approval.
Schematic drawings are then crystalized into specific solutions which
are the preliminary drawings. These
are a little more definite in their approach and are more accurately
drawn. Preliminaries
also include
the elevations of the building. "Elevations" are actually sketches showing what the building will look like
from the exterior, drawn to scale.
Cost estimates are also based on the
preliminary drawings and the analysis of the structural, mechanical and
electrical requirements are made at
this time.
When the building committee finally approves the preliminary drawings, the architect then proceeds with
the final or construction
drawing
phase of his services. These drawings
show complete details of the construction, location and type of all
materials, special features and details, methods of assembly and erection of equipment to establish the
full intent of the work and to aid
and determine the full contract price
and to direct the contractors as to
precisely how to lay out the work.
Through all phases of the drawing
process the architect works closely
with the building committee, so that
from one phase to another the architect receives the approval of the
building committee.
Included with the drawing are
"Specifications." Specifications are a
booklet of information,
especially
written for each job, which detail
the materials and methods of construction to be utilized in the project. Specifications complement the
drawings. Each is useless without the
other. Simply stated, the drawings
say "Where" and the specifications
say "how." Specifications allow careful pricing during the bidding stage
by elimination of undesirable subcontractors and materials and establish workmanship acceptable for the
building. A printed book of specifications is distributed with each set
of drawings.
At the conclusion of the preliminary drawing phase of the work, the
committee would now have drawings, outline specifications and build-
The Word
ino- cost estimates. The building finance committee now should proceed with the initial mortgage arrangements.
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.
Additional cost mfonnation
required beyond t?e drawings and
building cost estimates would be,
cost of land and how it is to be paid,
co ts of interior equipment and furni hings. (The architect can assist
,vith these figures). Availability of
actual cash and other sources of income, amount of pledges and collection procedure.
The committee must now visit the
various banks or financial institutions to receive a mortgage commitment on the project. When investi~ating for a mortgage commitment,
it is like buying a car-you
must
shop for the best deal. Interest rates
and amortization procedures differ
in the various financial institutions.
All the financing arrangements are
made at this time. Once the final
contractors' bids are received the final financing arrangements are concluded within 30 days to avoid construction delays.
At the conclusion and approval of
final drawings and specifications the
architect with the building committee will advertise for various contractors to bid the project relating
the actual cost of the work. The
architect will review with the building committee the various contractors and their qualifications. He will
then notify these contractors and release the drawings and specifications
to them for bidding. He will assist
the building committee in the tabulation of the bids and analyzation of
the bidding documents and will assist the committee in awarding the
contracts to the low contractors. He
will assure the various performance
bonds and insurance are in order
before proceeding with construction.
Construction in the field is a highly complex
business
operation.
There are many problems in coordination and scheduling of erection
of a building. From 30 to 50 different trades and sub-contractors will
be involved. So that without concise specifications and drawings you
will have nothing but trouble and
chaos.
During construction the architect
will check shop drawings, observe
the work and authorize various
monthly payments to the contractors.
January, 1971
The building committee shall not
make any payments to the contractors unless authorized by the architect. Fallowing the recommendations and procedure
as described
should result in a successful building
program.
In future articles I will explain
how to select an architect.
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The Building Committee
Once it has been determined to
build or remodel and the Building
Committee has been selected-what
does the Committee do now?
Remember that in a previous article, the suggestion was to select
three to five members of the parish
to serve on this committee; the Parish Priest, who will generally oversee all the committee work, in particular all areas involving religious
aspects of the program and building;
a member of the parish board or
governing lay organization,
who
would be primarily responsible for
liason between the Board and Committee; the Parish Treasurer
or
member of the Finance Committee,
who would oversee all financial matters, such as arranging the financing,
control of the financial records, etc.
Additional members as appointed
would be responsible for such items
as records of all meetings, meeting
announcements
(secretary) , Pledge
Program and collection of funds,
liason between building committee
and other church organizations.
The first step in the process, is the
development of a "Building Program." This is the point where the
congregation
and committee
are
more involved than the architect.
They must discuss what the building
must do for them, what activities
will the building be used for, etc. A
complete breakdown of all areas and
rooms which are desired and how
many people will occupy or use each
area, and if growth in any area is
contemplated.
The Architect will
then take the program with the information given to him by the committee and assemble this information
under a "roof."
Quality buildings do not just happen nor are they products of one
mind, or set of facts. Good buildings
are the result of team work and a
hard working, dedicated committee
working with a competent architect.
The process does not start with a
style or what the building will look
like. The many parts of the puzzle
mu t first be assembled, which invol e the following steps:
1. Define the problem-description of the activities to be housed.
2. Determine th facts-list of priority areas, actual sch dule of physical space.
3. Master Plan-if more than one
building is needed an overall concept would be required to determine
arrangement and future considerations.
Various questions to assist the
Building Committee to determine
function and priority:
A. Worship:
What is the minimum in "Furniture" requirements
in Sanctuary,
ave, arthex?
What about a Crying Room, Coat
Room, Storage?
Is a central circulation area or
Lounge required?
Will there be Sacristies---what
function and furniture?
Will there be a Baptistry or Font?
Where located?
Where is the choir located? A
warm-up room needed to house
robes and music and to be used for
practice?
B. Religious Education:
How does school function--open
plan or individual classrooms?
How many rooms-and
number of
occupants in each?
Is a Library required? How large?
Is Con£ erence Room required?
How large?
C. Fellowship:
Hall to seat how many people?
How will kitchen be used-full
cooking facilities or generally for
catering?
What other activities will be accommodated:
Large meetings-Dances,
etcDramatics-Sports
Will it be used by "outside" interests or groups?
D. Administration:
Utility
Air Conditioning-for
what areas?
General Storage (Records, Decorations, Yard Equipment, Special Apparatus)
Janitor's Room-Repair
Shop
Disposal System
Outside Play and Social Areas
Landscape-Gardens---Courts
Parking-Garages
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�Of course, these are just some of
the primary questions which will assist the committee in developing the
program.
There are many other
questions to be answered, but are too
numerous to mention here. Many
architects have a check list for this
use.
Will the church in its original concept
be considered
temporary;
should the school be considered for
future expansion?
At this point, the Architect takes
over and with his professional competence puts the pieces to work by
relating the spaces.
By working closely with the architect, the Committee provides the decisions required in the early stages
of plan development.
After approval of the Committee
for the Preliminary Drawings, it is
a matter of refinement by the Architect in subsequent drawing stages.
The Chairman of the Committee
should be a strong leader and be
able to work closely with the Pastor.
During construction the chairman
should consult periodically with the
Architect and Contractor. It would
be expected of him to make routine
decisions concerning the building,
without having to call a committee
meeting which would possibly cause
construction delays. Remember that
a competent Architect should be relied upon for many of the decisions,
with your chairman, concerning the
congregation, for he is your agent
and is working in your behalf; of
course it is understood that major
items involving cost change will result in committee decisions.
Although the Architect makes the
design work, it is the congregation
( working through their Building
Committee) who give the design direction at the very beginning and
who establish the pulse of the project.
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How To Select and
Evaluate an Architect
Selection: The most important step:
A. Selection of the Architect is
the most important step the Building
Owner or Building Committee will
make.
The appearance,
efficiency and
the cost of the building depends on
the Architect's work.
It therefore pays to give ample
time, earnest study and fair judgment to the selection of the most
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suitable professional. He cannot be
selected on the basis of lump-sum
competitive bids like a contractor,
performing a clearly specified job.
He must be chosen, rather, on the
basis of his talent, professional experience and taste, which the client
must evaluate in terms of his own
needs and desires.
True, there is no easy way to select an architect. Some clients seek
an easy way out, turning to acquaintances, to brothers-in-law, to large,
businesslike architectural firms, or to
the even bigger organizations which
offer a neat package of construction
services. Sometimes they get fairly
good buildings, but they do not often
get good architecture.
Sources of names could be from
acquaintances,
or other building
committees who have gone through
the process recently.
Educators or successful business
men in the community are rich
sources for recommendations. Architects whose work you admire should
definitely be considered. To make
the project known publicly will have
interested architects contacting you.
The three most debated questions
about the selection of architects are:
1. Whether the client should consider only local firms. Some communities are not rich in the kind of
talent required to produce superior
work for your building. The client
who wants a building of genuine
quality may be forced to look elsewhere. As for the convenience of
having the architect nearby, often
an association between the out-oftown architect and a local firm can
be easily obtained.
2. The second knotty question involves the project's size. If it is a
large and complex job, should only
big firms be considered? The big
firm will claim to off er a wider range
of services than a small office. However, what may be a large job to a
client, may be run-of-the-mill to the
big firm and may wind up in the
hands of a young student designer
in one corner of its huge drafting
room. Perhaps it might be far better
in the hands of a smaller firm where
the principals themselves are on top
of the project at all times.
3. The third and final point of
controversy is whether the client
should seek only those architects who
have solid experience in the type of
Selection Procedures for Committees:
Most likely a building committee
is charged with the responsibility of
finding the Architect and seeing the
building program through with him.
Such committees may, of course, select the architect on the basis of personal recommendation.
It is more
likely, however, that they will adopt
a regular procedure
of selection
which promises to engage the architect, in their opinion, most fitted for
the job.
Evaluating the Architecfs Work:
Appearance is obviously the first
thing which will impress you. Remember, though, that beauty is a
relatiYe, abstract quality and largely
a matter of personal taste. Function
i the heart of architectural design.
E,,ery building has its own specific
job to do and a special set of requirements to m:et .. Try to determine how a specific Job went. How
clo e the final cost was to the architect' estimate. How complete the
plan and specifications were, and
o-enerally how the architect perform~d as construction
administrator.
The more complete the drawings and
specifications, the more accurate the
contractors' bids and costs would be,
for most guesswork is then eliminated. Such a procedure may seem
tedious, but nobody said it wouldn't.
The more time and thought the client puts in, the less likely he is to
make a mistake in his choice of an
architect. And that is a terribly permanent, kind of mistake to make!
The selection should include three
basic steps :
1. Review of qualifications and
experience,
together
with photographs and descriptions
of past
work. Review of Staff and Office
Practice ( to determine not only the
architect's personal skill but the competence of his firm as a whole) . This
implies the collective capabilities of
his architectural draftsmen, designers, specification writers, decorators
and consultants. The size of an architect's firm is generally less important
than the way it is organized and the
enthusiasm the architect shows for
the project. The client's principal
concern is sometimes whether the
architect's office has successfully completed projects which are similar to
his own in size and complexity.
2. A personal interview which allows ample time to find out whether
architect and Owner are compatible.
They will be working closely together for a long time, so it is vital that
they get along and have confidence
in each other.
3. An investigation of the architect's work to determine his versatility and ingenuity to solve particular'
problems. The best way to find out
is to visit one or more of the architect's buildings or to talk to their
owners and contractors who worked
on them.
Criteria for choosing the right man:
Building has become so complex in
nature that, today, architecture
is
sometimes practiced by teams, comprising a variety of specialized talents, in addition to the overall work
of the principal. This should be
borne in mind in the selection of an
architect or architectural firm.
The selection should be made on
the basis of the architect's
good
standing in his profession, on his
ability to design, his competence in
construction, his practical efficiency,
his business capacity, integrity and
good judgment, and on his ability
to cooperate with all those involved
in the project.
A young architect should not be
ruled out ( depending upon the complexity of the building) merely because he has but a few buildings to
his credit. He may otherwise be well
qualified.
A very important point for a committee to put into practice is the appointing of a single, strong individual on the committee, to be given the
prime responsibility for the screenmg process of voices and ideas, for
the interview to turn out properly.
o two architect-client
interviews
are quite alike. Some clients like to
visit the architect· some feel safer
.
'
meetmg the architect on their own
building at hand. Specialists have
grown up around those types which
are especially complicated in program or function, such as schools,
churches, hospitals, etc. Often these
specialists know the client's problems better than he does. They can
make his life a great deal easier.
However, sometimes the specialist
becomes so steeped in a client's
problems that the process of design
becomes automatic-and
the building looks it.
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January, 1971
home grounds. Some architect appear wreathed in smiles and flank d
by their vice president· some come
alone and sit quietly, willing to let
their work speak for them.
In the normal course of the inter:'iew, the client explains his project
m more detail and asks the architect
about his office and hi experience.
The architect attempts to relate his
capabilities to what seems to be the
~lient's needs. Somewhere along the
lme, each forms the first important
impression of what the other would
be like to work with.
There are, of course, a few general
types the client should be warned
away from:
The architect who
shows more interest in the smoothness of his pitch than in the specifics
of the job at hand; the architect
who claims to have developed startling cost-cutting innovations;
the
architect who comes to the interview
bearing a sketch of _what the building might look like, and most sinister
of all, the architect who hints that he
might be able to shave the fee a bit.
Most professionals use standard
schedules of fees which have met
the tests of fairness to both sides.
The architect can suggest that the
fees be higher than the schedule if
extra services are required, but beware if he offers to make them
lower.
ow for a few words on what not
to do:
Don't look for the solution of
your specific problem in the architect's previous work; no two given
problems are identical. You won't
find it in his past work. Other owners have had different needs, taste
and budgets.
Don't use fees as a yardstick to
evaluate an architect's qualifications.
Architects, like other professional
groups, do not compete on the basis
of how much they charge. Don't ask
for free sketches before retaining the
architect. It is like asking a doctor
to give you a free prescription before
you decide to let him examine you.
Don't request interviews if you
have already made up your mind.
It costs the architect considerable
time and money to be interviewed,
which he is willing to absorb, but it
is unfair if you have already made
up your mind.
Whatever method you use to select your architect, be sure you se-
lect one in whom you have compl te
confidence and with whom you can
work ea ily and plea antly. Be frank
with him about all aspects of the
project esp cially those relating to
the budget. Your architect ·will have
your inter st at h art, but he cannot do your project ju tice if you fail
to give him all the facts. Once you
have found your man, complete your
negotiations with a written agreement. Review the contract in the
pre ence of the architect and ask
him to explain any items which are
in doubt. The complete understanding and agreement of the contract
and contract documents will re ult
in a successful project.
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A BEGGAR
The Orthodox
Church the
Church of Christ the hope of
mankind - facing its greatest hour,
is too often a "mendicant" - a beggar, before the people. The pittance
so many give to the Church makes
a mockery of our obligation to the
Church and God. Far too many people en joy the priceless benefits of the
Orthodox Church and community
and then are insulted when they are
asked to support the one institution
which makes many of these things
possible. It is no time to quibble
about giving to the Church. It is a
crisis time in history. In the things
the Church stands for, lies man's
hope for survival.
Architecture
(Continued
from page 4)
vine Liturgy is not a TV performance to be watched on a screen • the
people must get back into the' act.
Most of the new Orthodox
Churches in the country have been
designed by architects who knew little and cared less about the intended
use of the building. They built what
they thought the Orthodox ought
to have without knowing what the
Orthodox needed. Orthodox Christianity is a complete and complex
culture, a way of life, which demands expression in architecture as
well as in manner of living. Orthodox Church building must faithfully
reflect the ethos of that religious
culture: no one can afford the costly mistakes that have for too long
been made.
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�By FATHERJOSEPH J. ALLEN
St. Anthony's Church, Bergenfield, N.J.
The Church And The Family
THERE ARE MANY sociologists and
psychologists who say today that the
family, as the basic structure of our
society, is disappearing. At the worst,
it could mean that the family as that
basic unit is unnecessary. This the
Church will forever fight. At the
best, it could mean that the family
has undergone a tremendous change
from what that word "family" has
traditionally meant in the Christian
perspective. This the Church would
be foolish not to recognize.
But before we can say another
word we must first establish that the
family must be the main concern of
the Church. This is so because
Christianity has always been concerned
for individuals-for
the
"whole man" and how he livesthat is, how each individual ad justs
to the world as a fully integrated
person, who is capable of realizing
the full potential of his physical,
spiritual and intellectual capacity.
The Church must see to this because
every person deserves this opportunity as a child of God.
The Church begins her responsibility for the whole family phase by
binding two Christians through the
Sacrament of Marriage, and these
ties, the Churches teach us, are not
broken, even by death. This is why
the Church uses her great power of
memory in her Liturgy-to
always
reunite the family. And, of course,
for the Church we are all her family.
It is from this beginning that all
phases of family Ii£e are seen : we are
born into this world, baptized, married and we leave this world via the
Church. It is therefore because the
family remains for the Church the
way in which all men fit into this
life, that every alert pastor and every
alert Christian must ask himself two
questions:
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1. What has happened
to the
American
family-what
are the
forces which have caused this great
trouble in family life?
2. What is it that the Church
must do?
In answering the first questionwhat are those forces-we must realize that there are many but we can
see them all by looking at the greatest two forces today which include
all the others. The first is the great
affiuence in which we are drown today. The second is the relativistic
approach to life which removes all
absolutes and says "it all depends"
and "anything goes." When we look
at this great affiuence in which youthful families are born, we find that
they cannot even remember hard
times. These young families, of
which I include myself, have romped
through a world where, no matter
how rigorously their parents had to
fight for an economic foothold, they
REV. JOSEPH ALLEN
themselves have been conditioned by
security. How many of our middle
socio-economic families have a need
of food, or clothing, or education.
They have been fed flouride and vitamins; they have been immunized
and vaccinated. Specialists remove
tonsils and pull teeth-one
specialist
for the right side of your mouthanother for the left! Today it i
many, instead of few-as it used to
be-who
have made in through college and-finally-they
have medicare to secure their future. In this
affiuence we can have everything
now and pay for it later-young
couples buy houses on credit, they
vacation and entertain on their expense accounts. In other words, what
used to be the quality of thrift is
associated with something tight or
miserly-it
is simply no longer looked upon as a virtue.
But don't misunderstand me. Affluence need not be bad in it elf.
But it needs some absolutes-and
this is where the Church is needed.
Unfortunately, along with this affiuence we have a theory which says
everything is relative-and
this is the
second great danger to the family.
The generation before us had their
depression and their war and they
had a definite social approval or disapproval for what they did.
Extramarital sex, however more or
less there was of it-was simply not
publically condoned. Marijuana
to
the youth was still something distant.
And the book "Lady Chatterly's
Lover" was still the most scandalous
readin!2'. In short, society ,Ya able
to take a stand-it
didn't haYe to be
as vague, as cosmopolitan and as relativistic as it does today.
And so what is the outcome of
these two great forces on the family?
Primarily, they have led to a mancentered satisfaction. The best example of this is this great passion for
privacy! There was a time when
nothing was thought of it even if a
grandfather
or grandmother
lived
with us. But today the suburban
family is almost neurotic. They say
today, "I don't need anybody." They
build the highest fences around their
homes and "don't anybody mind my
business." Above all, they are told
when they marry, "Don't let your
parents live with you." The young
American
marrieds
would rather
rent a trailer or pitch a tent to es-
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cape the company of their inlav;s.
Meam,·hile from all this good adyice, "·e have 800,000 divorces and
300.000 children tragically involved.
And, of course, because everything- is
relative, premarital sex and marital
promiscuity are totally accepted as
omething "natural" and "relative"
to the situation that you are in. You
know the story-if you love the peron at the time-sexual
relations are
acceptable. They somehow manage
to eparate what is truthful and good
from what is love and they cannot
be separated. It is even accepted by
ome voices of the clergy who say
that we must have this "freedom"
as they write in the pages of Playboy
magazine. And of course Hollywood
has helped in this dying image. It
has reached a new moral low in film
woduction-the
main feature are no
lon?:er the story-it
now glamorizes
prostitution and homosexuality and
nudity and gutter language.
And so it is from the unguided
affiuence and an unlimited relativism
that we move to the results-to
a
familv situation which is indeed different than what the Church creates
at marria~e. Is it any wonder that
they say the family is dying?
But if I were to stop now I would
leave you with nothing but the problem. This is the second part of that
question-What
is the Church to do?
I do not have the answer-all
but
I do know this-if the Church and
its pastors do not attempt to find
solutions to these many problems,
they are failing to fulfill the greatest
of their challenges-to
love through
concern for their people.
Now everybody talks about the
Church being relevant today-this
is v,here it is first relevant-when
it
recognizes its spiritual calling, its
message and its mission to its people.
But Christian families just don't happen. They need the guidance which
will declare what the absolutes are
-what is right and what is wrongand the Church can begin by bringing its people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It must
not be a question of Church lawwhat the Church says-it is how her
~eople live-it is your life-style. It is
~1mefor parents not only to say what
IS "Christian but to live as Christian.
Insteaa of sending their children to
Ch~rch, they must ·take ·them, and
takmg them is not enough if t~e first
January) 1971
thing they do as they leave Church
is to curse their nearest relativeor _cheat on their job- or teach your
child to love while you hate! It is a
time for parents to take Religious
Education seriously-there
must be
a tremendous move to be consistent
between what we say and ,vhat we
do_. You knovv the most important
thmg about a funeral is not how you
dress. In other words there i no
longer room for hypo;risy!
mu t ' onvert." To be a hristian
is not omething that you are born
into-it
is something that you become-and
we are always in thi
state of becoming Christian.
o we
must convert our own people fir t
and that may be a very new and
perhap strange thought to some of
us. But this i a conver ion from
doubt and fear to hop and life.
And if ,ve fail here, we fail ompletely and then they are rightBut for the Church, we must re- then the family will have no meanthe propaganda of Madimember that no lasting- change in ing-then
son Avenue will form their values insociety was ever reached without
stead of the Church.
first changing the hearts of men: We
as pastors must change the hearts of
Finally, it is the Church, like
our people before any of these
Christ, who comes to minister and
changes can occur.
v:ho comes to serve. This is the basis
And so every specific answer to of all that Christ gave to us and because of this, the Church must enevery specific problem that faces the
gender a style of life which indeed
family-and
there are many-deministers to the problems, to the
pends on this change of heart-this
real love at the grass roots. A WORD doubts and to the sufferings of the
family-and
indeed to the whole
magazine article entitled "I am
world of our time.
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Christ," made the right point. He
spoke of the basis of love and concern and this is where it all starts.
The Orthodox Spirit
It is only this kind of real love from
the Church which will draw the remFor us Orthodox, the Spirit is the
nants of a losing family into a strong
single agent which maintains the
family. And it is only when the famChurch in being the Church and
ily can turn to the Church and when
confirming her in the Apostolic
the Church, in turn, is ready to anfaith.
swer their needs, through its pastors,
The greatest problem between Orthat such a relationship can be es- thodoxy and Western Christianity is
tablished.
the criterion which judges when the
Now I have mentioned the forces Holy Spirit acts in truth, and when
which have shaped the contemponot. How do we tell when that counrary and of ten tragic family, and I cil, this pronouncement
or saintly
have tried to show how the Church
treatise, is in fact the voice of God
must react. Now I would like to or not? Some scholars try to see in
make one final point; and it is this:
the history of Western thought the
the painful truth tells us that all who
search for spiritual security, a means
need this help are not outside of the
or criterion that would surely deterChurch. These problems are not
mine truth infallibly and reliably.
limited to other than those in our
The East simply did not follow the
West on this pursuit. Here is a basic
family-nor
are they limited to nonOrthodox. The Orthodox familytheological difference; for a Westno matter what nationality-is
no erner, it follows without question
longer the "ghetto-type" family-it
that truth must have a criterion, and
must learn to survive in the contemto pose an objective criterion other
than the collective understanding is
porary American pluralistic culture
and still remain Orthodox. Some of inadmissible.
the families with the most trying
A practical example for underproblems come to worship right be- standing our position is the followside you. It is to them that the pastor
ing: What commits me to Jesus
must "go" as Christ did amongst the
Christ is my belief, freely affirmed,
sinners, not as a fencesitter, but to that he is the Son of God. Nobody,
say what is right and what is wrong.
bishop, authority or text, can comAnd not because they have mor.e ~ pel me to that belief, but thl, pirit
precious souls because they are my ~'!. ho lives within me.
parishioners. But because they too
FR. VLADIMIRBERZO SKY
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�by FARIDA BADEEN
A Young American's Look
At The Patriarchate
I
1 'T BELIEVE
COULD
IT! I was there!
Damascus, the oldest inhabited city
in the world, full of age-old shops
and alleyways and the concrete,
glass, and steel of a new age.
I guess I wouldn't be lying if I
didn't say my first impressions of
Damascus weren't very good; in fact,
I wanted to turn around and go back
to Beirut. Dirt, dust, sand, and
more dirt everywhere! The remnants of what war can do to a city.
I'd better explain what I was doing there. I was accompanying Archbishop Philip, Fr. Gerasimos Murphy, and my dad, Fr. John Badeen,
to the funeral of His 'Beatitude, Patriarch Theodosios VI, and for the
election and installation of a new
Patriarch.
We arrived in our chauffeured car
around 7: 00 p.m. and our chauffeur
was instantly lost between the old
city and the new, and the maniac
drivers of the Middle East didn't
help much. When we finally got
pointed in the right direction, I almost wished that we hadn't. Picture
DAMASCUS: The dome of the patriarchal
ditional architectural patterns of the east.
Pag:; 12
DAMASCUS: Patriarch Elias is enthroned in the Cathedral of St. Mary
at the culmination of_ ceremonies marking his election to the supreme
office of the· Antiochian Patriarchate.
DAMASCUS: At the patriarchate:
Heft to right) Metropolitan
Constantine
politan lgnatios of Sao Paolo; Patriarch Elias; Metropolitan
Philip.
a sidewalk along 5th Ave. in New
York City and you'll see how wide
the street was. Now picture an aisle
in the toy department
of Macy's
during the Christmas rush and you'll
see how many people were in that
cathedral
typifies
the tra-
of Baghdad,
Metro-
street. Bicycles were everywhere; and
in the Middle East nobody watches
where he's going. Our Chauffeur,
being a typical Middle Eastern driver, wasn't watching where he was
going either. I can't really tell y~m
DAMASCUS: Fathers Michael Badeen
the tomb of Patriarch Theodosios.
and Gerasimos
Murphy
before
The Wcrd
too much about that ride, because
when I saw what was happening, I
closed my eyes and gave up my soul
to the Almighty.
The car stopped ; and when I got
enough courage to open my eyes, I
was shocked! There was a large
white building with a curved portico; and I couldn't help thinking
how small it was. The first thing I
did was turn to Archbishop Philip
and say, "Is this it?" He said, aThis
i it." Let me tell you, my impressions changed when I got inside. It
was absolutely huge; two stories tall,
built in a square, with the Cathedral
of St. Mary's at one end and a huge
garden and open courtyard in the
center. Inside the front door was a
large hall with a red carpeted circular stairway leading to the second
floor. To the right, was a small sitting room; and inside, to the far
right, was the Patriarch's Official Reception Hall. It was gigantic. It reminded me of a ballroom. It had
several large mosaic tables in the
center and all the way around the
room were the most beautiful chairs
and couches I'd ever seen. They were
actually like the kings' thrones that
you see in the movies. They had
hand engraved backs and were all
covered in red velvet. In the center
of the far wall was the throne of the
Patriarch. It too was covered with
red velvet and had a small foot-rest
in front of it and was elevated slightly. All I could do was stand at the
doorway and stare.
A door opened at the back, and
a ervant told Archbishop Philip
January, 1971
BALAMAND: Fr. Gerasimos Murphy on the drive leading to the new
seminary building. Students' quarters occupy the top story of the
structure, which looks towards the Mediterranean.
that the Holy Synod was having dinner and would we please join them.
I figured the Holy Synod would
want to talk, so I told them thankyou, but I'd just wait outside. The
door opened again and I saw the
largest dining room table I'd ever
seen. It must have been 25 feet long.
The Archbishops insisted that I join
them. Talk about an experience! I
was surrounded on all sides by black
robes and beards. I was the only
woman there and probably the first
woman ever invited to eat with the
Holy Synod. The poor servants
didn't know what to do with me.
They didn't know whether to serve
me first or what to serve me, so they
finally ended up setting the dishes
in front of me and let me serve myself. I was so flustered, I couldn't
even remember how to hold my fork.
I don't know how I ever got through
that dinner. Archbishop Philip kept
grinning at me. He understood the
predicament I was in and I guess
he thought the whole thing was terribly funny, which, now that I've
had a chance to look back on it, was
terribly funny.
After the funeral of Patriarch
Theodosios and the election and installation of Patriarch Elias, I got a
chance to do a little prowling
around. Upstairs there were bedrooms, several sitting rooms, and offices. Of course everything was in
kind of an uproar, but I still found
myself beginning to fall in love with
that place. I had visited the Vatican
and St. Peter's in Rome but though
our Patriarchate is much smaller, it
is much more per onal and human.
I got the feeling that everyone was
welcome and would be received as
a dignitary.
One afternoon we were sitting in
the main reception room. There
were several priests sitting around
and talking. fr. Murphy and I were
discussing how great it would be to
roller skate around that magnificent
room when my "musbaha" broke.
ow, a "musbaha" is a string of
beads commonly
called
"Arabic
Worry beads." Beads were rolling
everywhere, all over the Patriarch's
reception hall. But all the priests
helped me pick up the beads. I'm
just glad one of the Archbishops
didn't walk in. Here we were, one
girl and four priests in long black
robes crawling around on the floor
picking up beads.
Everyday I asked if I could 'go
with dad and Fr. Murphy to the
Patriarchate. Most of the time the
answer was no, but I always managed to wrangle in there somehow.
When my dad and I were getting
ready to leave Damascus, I insisted
that we go back to the Patriarchate
to say goodbye to the Patriarch and
everyone there. The Patriarch told
me he was going to miss my laughter. All of the servants came to say
goodbye to me. I guess I must have
really shaken everybody up with my
crazy American ways. I made a lot
of friends in the Patriarchate
and
can hardly wait to return there. The
hours I spent in the Patriarchate are
the memories I think I will cherish
the most.
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�Metropolitan Philip Meets With Seminarians
by FATHERJOSEPH ALLEN
BROOKLYN:
As has been the annual practice of the Archbishop, he
once again met with the seminarians
of the Antiochian Archdiocese. It
was on ovember 12, when our seminarians came to the Archbishop's
residence for Vespers, dinner and
their discussion with him.
The evening began with the beautiful Vespers service in the Archdiocesan Chapel. The service had a distinct quality about it on the particular evening since it was chanted by
the seminarians in the ancient Byzantine Tones while using English,
something to which they devote
much of their time and which is difficult to master. Another special
beauty was added to the evening
when the Archbishop chanted the
special Troparion for the Feast of
St. John Chrysostom which fell on
the next day.
After Vespers the boys received a
pecial treat in the dinner which was
erved to them. It was special be-
v,,er.
Seated from right to left: Father Athanasios
Bitar, . Fath~r Joseph Allen, Me~ropolitan
t
Kh ouri , Father Elias Audi • Standing
to Fleft:h Constantine
PHILIP, Rt. Rev. A noun
.
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F Nasr,
Frederick Barrow, Deacon Simon Gharfeh,
lssam Bitar, 81II
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raser,
Nicholas Kobbs.
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• ht to le·ft·• Father Athanasios
Bitar, Const.a ntine Nasr, Frederick
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Rt. Rev. Antoun Khouri, Father Stephen Fraser, Nicholas Kobbs, Father
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The Archbishop mentioned that
.
f rom his personal experience in ..the
rate he found as a requ1S1te
pas t o
,
.
.
AD
f the priest the mterest m RE
r°r G. He mentioned that far too often some of our priests have stopped
• g after they become pastors.
rea din
.
This leads them to give old and 1~. 1 ant answers to new and comphre ev
h" h
. h"
cated issues with w 1c pans 10ners
must live. Orthodox people today
not isolated from these pressing
are
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• s. they live as a vita
an d or1 ue
.
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• part of the world
game
.
hm w 1c
they live. It is to the pnest t at many
of these people will turn _for help
and he must be ready to give them
the proper moral and Orthodox an-
1as
u 1.
cause it is rare that they receive such
dinners at the seminary.
It was after dinner that the most
interesting part of the evening began.
In the informal atmosphere of the
Archbishop's living room, he began
the conversation
by provoking a
lively session concerning the relationship of life in the seminary to lif: as
the parish priest. He emphas1ze_d
the fact that, while the academic
nature of the seminarian's life must
never be decreased, there is a definite necessity that each boy take into
consideration the practical pastoral
aspects of the priesthood. He mentioned that it was to that end that
he has assigned Father
Anto~n
Khouri who resides at the Archd10cese to' teach the liturgical practices
of {he Antiochian tradition. Liturgies in turn is an important part of
the 'practical theology in which Orthodox priests must be prepared.
Father Antoun meets with the seminarians once a week on Thursday
evenings.
The Word
.
Among our seminarians this year,
. have two graduate students of
"e
theology. They are Father E 1·
~as_A, u_d.1
who is studying at St. Vladimir s m
the New Testament, and Father Joseph Allen who i~ studr_ing at Union
Theological Semmary m New York
in the field of Pastoral Psychology.
Both will receive their Masters of
Theology Degrees this year. Sii:1ce
these two priests are both studymg
while serving parishes, Archbishop
Philip asked their opinion concerning the life of the priest. Two ver_y
important points were made: one 1s
that the sincerity of the priest must
be real, since the parish can read
the "heart" of the priest. The other
is that while we must not allow the
church to be simply another "social
institution," since we are primarily
concerned with the questions of sin
and salvation we must be able to
bring an Or~hodox answer to the
pressing social issues of today.
The evening ended with a private
consultation with each of the boys
and the Archbishop concerning any
personal problems that they might
have had.
•
Church Libraries
Does your church have a library?
If it does, use it frequently; if it does
not, try to get one started. Every
Church should have a collection of
books on the faith of the Orthodox
Church its history its culture and
languaies. Orthod~xy is a way of
life worth cultivating!
From The White House
A Statement By The President,
Concerning Pornography
Several weeks ago the
ational Commi ion on Ob c nit and
Pornography-appointed
in a previou admini tration-pr
ented
its findings.
I have evaluated that report and ategorically reject it morally
bankrupt conclu ions and major recommendation .
So long as I am in the White House there will be no relaxation
of the national effort to control and eliminate smut from our national life.
The Commission contends that th proliferation of filthy books
and plays has no la ting harmful effe t on a man' charac_ter_. If
that were true, it must also be true that great book , great pamtmgs
and great plays have no ennobling effect on a man's conduct. Centuries of civilization and ten minute of ommon sense tell us otherwise.
The Commission calls for the repeal of laws controlling mut for
adults-while
recommending continued re triction
on mut for
children. In an open society, this proposal is untenabl~. If the l':vel
of filth rises in the adult community the young people m our o 1ety
cannot help but also be inundated by the flood.
Pornography can corrupt a society and a civiliz~tio11:.The people's elected representatives have the right and obligation to prevent that corruption.
The ,varped and brutal portrayal of sex in books,_ plays, magazines and movies, if not halted and reversed, could poison the wellsprings of American and Western culture an_d civilization: . . .
The pollution of our culture, the pollution of our _c1v1hzation
with smut and filth is as serious a situation for the Amencan people
as the pollution of our once-pure air and water..
.
Smut should not be simply contained at its present ~evel; it
should be outlawed in every State in the Union. And the leg1s_latun~s
and courts at every level of American government should act mumson to achieve that goal.
.
I am well aware of the importance of protectmg freedom of
expression. But pornography is t~ ~reedom of. expression what a~archy is to liberty; as free men w1llmgly restram a meas:1re of t~eir
freedom to prevent anarchy, so must ~e draw the lme agamst
pornography to protect freedom of express10n.
The Supreme Court has long held, and recently reaffirmed, that
obscenity is not within the area of protected spe':ch or press,- Those
who attempt to break down the barriers agamst obscenity ~nd
pornography deal a severe blow to the very freedom of expression
they profess to espouse.
. .
Moreover if an attitude of perm1ss1veness were to be adopted
regarding p;rnography,
this would contribute _to an atmosphere
condoning anarchy in every field-and
wou!d ~ncrease the threat
to our social order as well as to our moral prmc1ples.
Alexis De Tocqueville, observing America more than a century
ago, wrote:
.
.
.
«America is great because she zs good-and
zf America ceases
to be good) America will cease to be great.)~
.
We all hold the responsibility for keep mg Amenca a great
country-by keeping America a good_ count~.
. .
American morality is not to be tnfled with._ The _Comm1ss1on on
Pornography and Obscenity has performed a d1sserv1ce, and I total• report.
ly reject its
Bea "WORD"
subscriber!
January) 1971
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�Palestine Refugee Meeting
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ReIig ious Ne_w
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EC.,EVENING
STAR 14, 1970
Saturday, November
WASHINGTONPERSPECTIVE-------
World'sOldestChurchTheMouseThatRoars
B, WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY
leiigi~s
THE OLDEST Clll'RCH in Christendom
ha,; one of the longest names. It also has one
of the !;mallest memberships.
But latch·. the American archdiocese of
the church h-as been sounding like the mouse
that roars.
Just ask the cxeculi\'e board of the big
\'ational Council of Churches what it thinks
or the little 200.000-member Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of New York and
..\!! North America. In considerably less time
than one can spew out the name, the NCC
executi\-es will have agreed that the church
1s about as tenacious
in its stand as any
church thev ha\·e ever seen.
The \'CC has been having fits with the
church in its demands that before the conciliar body goes around making judgments on
the Middle East crisis it should make an
honest effort to get all the facts out into the
open.
The church traces its origin and continuous historv hack to Jerusalem anrl Antioch-especially Antioch. Antioch, at the time of the
Apostle Paul. was one of the truly great cities
of the Roman Empire. rivaling Alexandria
and Rome.
Being close to Jerusalem. it was only
natural that the strange new cult that believed a certain carpenter from Nazareth was
the l\lessiah should spread among the city's
many Jews. It caught on rather handsomely.
It wasn't too long before the cult began
to be noticed in the city. and. taking their
religion seriously, the cultists were looked on
as fanc}tics. Jews who didn't cotton to the
notion that the carpenter was the Messiah
began poking fun at the Jews who did, calling
them the derisive term '·messianists."
What the term meant to convey was that
these poor misguided people believed they
discov~red the Messiah - precisely what
they did believe.
That's what Christians would be called
today - ":\1essianists" - except for one
thing. The lingua franca of that area was
Greek. not Hebrew. And the New Testament
was \\Titte. in Greek.
The Hebrew word "messiah" translated
into the Greek word "christos," or anointed
one. It. in time. was appended to Jesus ben
Joseph's name. It also was applied, just as
derisively, by Antiochians to those who believed the carpenter was the Anointed One, or
Christ. Thus, the words "Christian" and
"Christ" came into the language.
•
THE ANCIENT CHCRCH still relishes
its
deep, long history, overlaid with centuries of
subsequent Hellenistic culture. Its liturgies
have to be rated as about the most beautiful
to be found.
But what about the mouse that has been
roaring of late? Why all the noise?
What is of paramount concern to the
Antiochian church is the Middle East situation. Dr. Frank Maria of Hanover, N.H., the
church's sptik~man in the NCC, is a getthings-done-now man. He has spoken often
since last June here in Washington, an<l he
has sPoken loud enough to be heard.
"Reprinted
Page 16
News E~r
of The Star
~faria became alarmed when the NCC
seemed bent on throwing its moral support
behind Israel while giving little more than
passing reference to the fact that there was
an unresolved Palestinian refugee question.
He had to risk the chance of appearing to
be anti-Jewish, but he went to work behind
the scenes during the executive council meetmg of the NCC last June and got enough
~upport to get a resolution passed asking the
l 1 .S. government not to sell jets to Israel and
thereby accelerate the Middle East arms
race.
This took considerable doing, because at
fii'st there was strong resistance in the conciliar body to putting such a resolution on the
agenda.
•
THE BIG PROBLEM, Maria said, was
ecumenism. There were manv NCC leaders
who felt that relations between Protestants
and Jews had greatly improved over the
years. To pass a no-jets resolution, they felt,
\\·ould undo the good that had been done.
But the problem goes much deeper than
ecumenism, Maria feels. Historically, his
church has been much closer to the problem
in the Middle East than any other Christian
body. Besides, he says, the question of human
rights transcends all else.
Even in terms of ecumenism, he said, the
religious concerns of fellow Christians who
are among the Palestinian refuges must be
taken into consideration - to say nothing of
the religious feelings of millions of Moslems.
Maria also was successful in getting a
resolution passed in which the NCC is committed to hearing all sides of the Palestinian
question before it makes further resolutions
on the Middle East. That meeting is tentatively set for next month in Washington.
Many Orthodox churches which hold
r.,embership in the NCC want out., being
disenchanted over some past Mid-East actions and other statements where the NCC
purports to be speaking for the churches.
But the Antiochians have adopted a
"wait-and-see" attitude. Ma•ria, for instance,
believes it is possible to work within the NCC
for meaningful actions. But as long as he is
around, he'll insist that nothing as serious as
the Mid-East situation be jumped into precipitately.
•
LOCALLY. ST. GEORGE Church. on 16th
Street in Northwest, is the focus of the archdiocese. It would be easy to judge, in light of
the current effort to set the record straight in
the NCC. that a preoccupation with international politics prevails.
Not so. The congregation is made up of
some very down-to-earth people.
So are their bishops down-to-earth. This
summer, His Grace, Bishop Gibran Ramlaui
visited the church. After the 1½-hour, most
solemn liturgy, the 39-year-old bishop stepped
down, and to the surprise of everyone, had
the congregation sing "Happy Birthday" to
one of their number_
"That's life," he said.
with the permission of Mr. William Willoughby and the Washington
EVENING STAR."
WASHI GTO , D_C.: Christian
Jewish and Muslim religious leader,
joined hands in "A Plea for Justice
f x People of the Holy Land" at a
public meeting held at the Washino-_
ton ational Episcopal Cathedral 0°n
Wednesday, January 27, 1971.
Wednesday's
activities followed
closely the Week of Prayer for Chri _
tian Unity~ which began in the
Washington area on January 18.
The night's program, open to the
general public, was sponsored by a
group of prominent religious, civic,
and political personalities under the
chairmanship of Rev_ Edward L. R.
Elson, Pastor of the National Presbyterian Church.
The purpose of the meeting was
to appeal for justice in behalf of the
almost three million Christian and
Muslim Palestinians whose home is
the Holy Land but who, as victims
of conflict, have become a people
uprooted and without a country .
Participants in the program included
The Very Rev. Francis
Sayre, Dean of the Washington National Cathedral;
Dr. Muhammad
Abdul Rauf, Director and Imman of
the Islamic Center of Nevv York,
and The Most Rev_ Philip Saliba,
Archbishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church.
Two Washington-area choirs-the
First Seventh Day Adventist Church
and the St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church-and
vocalist Laurice Peters provided the singing for
this ecumenical event.
Nine other religious leaders. from
various denominations also sponsored the program, the first of its kind
in the United States.
Republican Senators Henry Bellmon of Oklahoma and Mark Hatfield of Oregon are among the 48
sponsors of the program, who also
include Erwin Canham, editor-inchief of the Christian Science Monitor, and Dr_ Cynthia Wedel, President of the National Council of
Churches.
The situation in the Middle East is
now ominous. The ceasefire is running
out, and there is little optimism that
the so-called "peace talks" will be
productive. The meeting focused on
the plight of the Pale_~tiniE-npeople.
Without justice for these people there
can be no e11during peace in the Middle East.
The Word
Photographs of
Arab Refugee Students who have received Assistance
from the Arab Refugee Foundation
of the
Antiochian Archdiocese of New York
MrLHEM
SABBAG
University of Damascus
SouHAIL
LEIMAN ATTYAH
ABo-AssALY
GEORGE
University of Damascus
AMAL
GANEM
University of Damascus
January, 1971
MANSOUR
College of Commerce,
, Damascus
SKA
DEEB
Medical School;,
University of Damascus
DAR HADDAD
University of Damascus
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�NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL
NATIONAL ORATORICAL CONTEST RULES
SOYO DIGIESJ
FOR
ALL REGIONAL CONTESTS
News and Views of The SOYO Regions
NEW ENGLAND_ CAN-AM -
THE
NAC
ORATORICAL
CONTEST
Topic was again chosen by His
Eminence Archbishop Philip Saliba
and given form through his designated appointee Very Rev. Fr.
George R. George, NAC Teen Spiritual Advisor. The topic is based on
the new N AC program as formulated in Chicago at the mid-year
NAC meeting in January 1970 and
approved by the General Assembly
of NAC in August 1970 and by His
Eminence Archbishop Philip.
The underlying theme of this new
program is the awakening of our
SOYO members to an awareness of
the problems confronting the church
in the years ahead, particularly the
70's and then a commitment to the
resolving of those problems based on
Orthodox tradition and beliefs.
Today, more than ever man seems
to be separated from his fell ow man
and also from Christ and His
Church. In order for us to bridge
the gap that causes such separation
we must place in proper perspective
our fellow man and Christ.
In Orthodox teaching, God made
man in His own Image. It therefore
follows; "that when we see man we
see Christ, and in seeing Christ we
see the world." The intent and end
of this year's Oratorical Contest
Topic as desired by His Eminence
is to enlarge and expand in scope
with your own creativity on this following premise.
Topic: "I cannot see Christ without seeing man, and I cannot see
man without seeing Christ." It necessarily follows, "I cannot see God
without seeing the world, and I canPage 18
1. There shall be two age groups:
Junior Group13-16 years of age
Senior Group17-19 years of age
EASTERN- MIDWESTERN
- SOUTHWESTERN- WESTERN
not see the world without seeing
God."
Please take into consideration
when working upon your oratorical
effort the additional
themes of
awareness and commitment in regards to the following points.
A. How does Christ through the
church aid an individual m
reaching his self-potential by
a. finding himself
b. defining his goals
c. maturing into a full Christian
d. structuring his beliefs and
ideals
B. By aiding others according to
the teachings and examples of
Christ and the church, how
does the individual reach his
potential for fulfillment, satisfaction and achievement?
See Contest Rules On Next Page
2. Each chapter in the region is eligible to
select one member for each age group to represent their chapter at the Regional Convention. The winner of the Senior Group Regional
Oratorical Contest is eligible to represent the
region at the National Oratorical Contest. The
National Oratorical Contest will be held annually at the Archdiocese Convention and the
winner will be the main speaker at the Grand
Banquet.
3. Parental permission to attend the Archdiocese Convention must be received by the
Regional Chairman from the Senior Group contestants prior to the Regional Contest.
4. The topics for the Oratorical Contest will
be selected by Metropolitan Archbishop Philip
Saliba or any person he may designate.
5. Orations for the Junior Group shall be a
minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5
minutes. Senior Group orations shall be a minimum of 6 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes. Each oration must be given without benefit of complete printed material or notes of any
kind.
6. Orations shall be judged by 3 qualified
Orthodox persons, basically on Material Organization which shall include content, subject adherence,
theme, logic and creativity;
also, Overall Effect which shall include personal qualities including appearance,
poise,
personality and attitude; Delivery and presentation shall also be considered by the judges,
these points include voice, enunciation, pronunciation, impression and effect. Categories
will be judged on a 1 to 5 point basis for each
item listed on rating sheet.
7. Timekeeper
will deduct one point for
every minute or fraction thereof over or under
the prescribed time limit.
8. Three typewritten copies of each oration
and a resume of each contestant shall be sub-
mitted to the National
Oratorical
Contest
Chairman by August 1st. Regional Chairmen
may set the regional deadline date.
9. It is strongly urged by NAC that the expenses of the contestants representing
the regions at the National Oratorical Con test be
paid by each region if possible.
10. Awards for regional contests shall be
selected by the individual regions. The National Oratorical Contest shall award a $25.00 U.S.
Savings Bond to each contestant except to the
winner who will receive a $300.00 scholarship
award from Metropolitan Philip Saliba.
11. Contest Procedure
a. Contestants shall draw lots for speaking position within their specific age group.
(This is done privately with the contestants
only and the chairman.)
b. After the drawing and during the contest, all contestants
will be identified by
number only.
c. Amplification shall be provided for all
contestants.
d. A timekeeper will clock the speeches
and record the length of speech. (See Rule
7.) He will also be responsible for the accuracy of the judges' addition on score sheets.
e. Judging will be tabulated on a standard form that will be provided for each
judge.
f. The Contestant
receiving the highest
number of points from all judges will be declared the winner.
g. The speakers shall be introduced by
city and name along with their resumes
while judges tabulate scores.
h. The judges shall be introduced
and
recognized.
i. The winners shall be announced
by
the Chairman who will also act as Master
of Ceremonies.
j. Awards
shall be presented
at the
Grand Banquet.
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: With Fr. Basil Wagoner are the officers of St. Mary's Church
SOYO officers (left to right!: Samuel Pasley, Vice-president; Barbara Dayie, Secretary; Linda
Pasley, Treasurer; and Robert Welch, President. St. Mary's SOYO is looking forward in Jan·
uary to the ground-breaking
for the parish's n·ew social and educational hall, badly needed
for SOYO and parish programs.
The Word
January, 1971
Page 19
�News ol_ t/w Parislies
called on Mrs. George Zaloom
President of the Ladies Aid Society'
a nonsectarian charitable organiza~
tion. Mrs. Zaloom came to the podium, spoke briefly but eloquently
and presented Archimandrite
Gregory Abboud
with a check of
$20,000, as a help for the Home for
the Aged. This was a great and a
wonderful gesture on the part of the
good President and the dedicated
members of her Organization.
After this presentation Archimandrite Abboud was introduced. He
spoke on behalf of the Cathedral,
and thanked His Eminence Metropolitan Philip, the dignitaries and
the entire assembly for their presence
and their support. After a brief talk
on the history of the Cathedral,
Father Abboud said that the Cathedral on this happy occasion is dedicating itself and all its resources to
the building of a Home for our old
folks of Arabic-speaking
origin regardless of their belief or faith. Then
he announced the following donations for the proposed Home for the
Aged: $20,000, from the Ladies Aid
Society, $5,000 from Mr. & Mrs.
Tony Arbeeny, $1,000 from Mrs.
Sam Arbeeny and previous donations from Mr. & Mrs. George Sahadi of $5,000, Ladies of Hamelat
El Teeb $30,000, and $40,000 from
the Friends of St. Nicholas. Also
$5,000 from the St. Nicholas Young
Men's Association and $1,000, from
St. Mary's Orthodox
Church, of
Brooklyn. Also from Mrs. Af dokia
Hakim, a $1,000 donation. He ended in thanking them all and asking
for more donations from each and
everyone regardless how big or small
the donation. The Home for the
Aged is for all and help should
come from all.
Following Father Abboud came
the distinguished Ambassador of the
Syrian Arab Republic, His excellency George Tomeh. Mr. Tomeh
spoke on behalf of the Diplomatic
Corps, and his words were beautiful
and to the point. He congratulated
St.Nicholas
Cathedral
Celebrates
ItsFiftieth
Anniversary
BROOKLYN: Mrs. George Zaloom, President of the Ladies' Aid Society, presents Father Gregory Abboud, Dean of St. Nicholas' Cathedral, with a check for $20,000.00,
to be used for
the St. Nicholas' Cathedral Nonsectarian Home for the Aged. The occasion was the fiftieth
anniversary celebration of St. Nicholas' Cathedral; the proposed
of Arabic-speaking origin-, regardless of their creed or origin.
BROOKLYN:
On December 13,
1970, St. Nicholas Cathedral at 355
State Street, Brooklyn, New York,
recorded a new page, a historical
one in the life of its Congregation
and of the New York Community
at large. The occasion was the celebration of the Cathedral's Fiftieth
Anniversary.
The festivities began with a Hierarchial Divine Liturgy with His
Eminence Metropolitan Philip, Archbishop of the Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Archdiocese of New York
and all North America, assisted by
the Dean of the Cathedral the Rt.
Rev. Archimandrite
Gregory Abboud and the Clergy of the neighboring churches. ,For the short time
in church it felt that heaven moved
to earth. The Divine Liturgy was
enriched by the ordination of a
young Deacon to the Priesthood, the
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Home is for all the aged
Rev. Father Stephen Fraser. Upon
the request of His Eminence, the
young Priest delivered his first sermon.
Among the worshipers were dignitaries from the Arab Diplomatic
Corps in New York, and religious
authorities of the various religious
denominations.
After the Divine Liturgy the hundreds of people that gathered at the
Cathedral proceeded to the beautiful Venetian
Manor, where the
grand banquet was to be held.
After His Eminence, the dignitaries and the honored guests entered
the Hall to the applause of the huge
audience.
At this time, the master of ceremonies Mr. Richard Zarick, began
to introduce each and everyone of
the honored guests to the delight of
the audience. Immediately after he
The Word
BROOKLYN: Metropolitan
Philip addresses the audience gathered for the celebration of St.
Nkholas' Cathedral's Fiftiet~ Anniversary. Fund-raising for the proposed Home for the Aged
was a highlight of the evening.
the parishioners on their celebration
of their Cathedral's Fiftieth Anniversary and he praised Father Abboud for his undertaking to build a
Home for the Aged for all the Arabic speaking people in this land.
After a short period, the master
of ceremonies announced the guest
speaker whom he introduced as follows : Mr. Souheil Chammas, Chief
of the U .N. Affairs at the Foreign
ministry in Lebanon, a graduate in
law and economics, a diplomat of
the first class. He has held the following positions: A counsellor of
the Embassy of Lebanon in Washington, D.C.; Deputy and acting
permanent representative
of Lebanon to the U.N., and a member of
the Lebanese delegation to the U.N.
General Assembly for eleven sessions. Mr. Chammas spoke about the
permanence of the Orthodox Church
in her faith and dogmas and of her
adherence to the teachings of the
early Fathers. He asked the parishioners of St. Nicholas to be proud of
their heritage and faith, and praised
their humanitarian
project for the
Home for the Aged. The final address was the one of the very honored guest His Eminence Metropoli-
tan Philip. His Eminence as usual
captured the hearts and minds of his
audience. He spoke about his predecessor Metropolitan Antony Bashir who built the Balamand Seminary and gave it as a gift to the Patriarchate of Antioch on behalf of
the Archdiocese. Then he elaborated
on the Cathedral project for the
Home for the Aged and exorted the
people to help Father Abboud in
bringing this dream to reality. After
His Eminence's address, Msgr. Monsour Stephen of Our Lady of Lebanon gave the thanksgiving prayer.
This banquet commemorating the
50th Anniversary of the Cathedral
was beautiful, and for the people
who attended it, meaningful and historical. The launching of the project of the Home for the Aged is
enough to give it honor and prestige.
Giant efforts were put forth towards its preparation, and the Souvenir Journal came as a crown to
all the festivities and brought to the
Home for the Aged a net profit of
$30,000. Mr. Richard Zarick and
his committee on both the Banquet
and the Journal are indeed to be
commended.
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St. George's Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts
New Parish Wing Blessed
LAWREN CE: On Sunday morning,
ovember 29, the windows in the
vestibule of St. George~s Church had
to be opened to enable the overflowing crowds of worshippers to hear
the words of the Divine Liturgy. The
occasion was the visit of MetropoliJanuary, 1971
tan Philip to the community of greater Lawrence, where on Sunday morning before the Orthros His Eminence was conducted by the Sunday
School Superintendent
Charles T.
. Hyder, the Sunday School Staff, and
the Teenage SOYO through the
newly renovated Church and hall
and the new "·ing. The new wing
pro ide a n w kitchen, a librar) a
meeting room the pa tor'
tudy
and a chapel.
Chanter
from throughout
ew
England join d tho e of St. George'
Church to olemnize the joyful vent.
Immediately
after the Di mis al,
rchbishop Philip blessed and dedicated the new facilities.
In the afternoon a banquet was
h Id to xpres the special Thank giving of the parish. Mr. Ralph
Richards, parish president, gave a
historical sketch of the community
in v, hich he listed the many "firsts"
which it has to its credit: it was in
Lawrence that English was first used
in the Divine Liturgy and in the liturgical music. Here also SOYO was
born and grew to encompass the
,,.,,hole United States and Canada.
Lawrence is second only to Brooklyn
in length of days. Father Buben, pastor of the parish, gave the welcoming address in which he remarked:
"Like a bolt out of the blue we
broke ground for our new facilities
last year on July 16, 1970. There
had been no previous fund raising.
A few months following the groundbreaking money and gifts came in
when we had a parish dinner. It
was unbelievable, and proved the
Gospel text: 'Seek ye first the things
of God, and everything else shall be
added unto you.'
"Grateful for our heritage, and
aware of the sacrifices made by our
fathers, we joined hands and hearts
in accepting the challenge before us :
to build for today and tomorrow.
ow we meet in thanksgiving to God
Who has helped us to realize our
goal. This beautiful building and
renovated church and hall have been
made possible by the faith, sacrifice,
and liberal gifts of our people."
A big moment in the affair, which
was designed to show the young
people that they play an important
part in the parish, was the visit of
two major-league baseball players,
Mike Andrews and Jerry Moses. In
spite of Fr. Buben's prayers Mike
was traded two days later by· the
Boston Red Sox for Louis Apericio
of the Chicago White Sox. erry
Moses, the Red Sox catching star,
was traded with Tony Conigliard to
California at the end of the season .
Metropolitan Philip congratulated
1
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�pari h on their new facilitie and
told in d tail about his recent trip
t th iiiddle East for the el tion
of Patriarch Elia . It " a like a
horn oming, for many of the village in L banon from whi h the
p opl of the parish came are not
far from th
rchbi hop'
home
to\\·n.
w re Father
ra
n ood Father
f Bo ton and
Fr. . I xand r
portun.
Father
. portun who wa once a tenor oloi t for th original Don Co ack
horu , i no\ 84 year old but helps
Fath r Bub n rve the Divine Litreceived a tremendou ova■
ti n.
th
St. George's Church,
Detroit, Michigan
fund was held by the newly reactivated Fellowship Club. Mrs. Josephine Haddad was c~airman and
Mr. John Henry furmshed refreshments and prizes. Our "Mile of Pennies" benefited greatly.
Our ativity Ball, which promises
to become an annual affair, was held
on ovember 28 at the Roostertail
upper Club. Our honored guests
were the Rt. Rev. Protosyngelos Elli Khouri, Grand Rapids, and the
Rev. Fr. John Haddad, pastor of
the Melchite Church in Worcestor,
Massachusetts. Many of our Maronite and Melkite friends attended.
On December 10 the Ladies' Society held a Christmas luncheon at
which charter members and those
who have been active for twenty.
five years or more were honored:
Mesdames Matilda Kassab, Anna
Naimy, Adele Gabriel, Mary Abra.
ham Alice N eeme, Latife Cory
Mar~ Shaar, ,Frieda Tobia, Ade]~
Khoury, Adele N ahat, W agiha S0 .
phiea Sahia Hanna, Mary Albert
Adel; Hacken, Nellie Sophiea, La~
ti£e Lewis, Helen Asfour, Mary Kap.
paz, Amelia Shamie, Sylvia Solomon,
Wadia Salhaney, Alya
aifeh, and
Mary Asher. The society was founded in 1914. Father Ruffin praised
the ladies for their dedication and
devotion and presented each with a
certificate and an ikon.
St. George's Church, Wichita, Kansas
William Farha Honored
Parish Activities
DETROIT:
On the weekend of
o emb r 12 13, and 14, a vigil for
t nager was held at the Mill Lake
Wat rloo Recreation Area in Chela, ichigan ponsored by the Detroit Junior OYO. It began on Friday night with the Vigil Service condu t d by Father Thomas Ruffin, asi t d b Father Basil Kalekas of
Flint, Mi higan and Father Peter
Lambert of Grand Rapids. Karen
Ingram vocalist, and Mike McCoul,
guitari t ang their own composition • ome of which accompanied
t xts from the Gospels. This set the
mood for a "rap" ession in which
th young people were inspired to
e:-..-pr their views on all kinds of
ubj cts, but mo t particularly on religion. The following night there was
a danc
and on unday morning
ather Feodor Tympko, assistant
pastor of t. George's Church, celebrat cl th Divine Liturgy during
which
ryone received Holy Communion.
r. Raymond Mourad and
Mr. Ri hard McCall, assisted by
th ir wi
and David Beatty, were
hap rone . Camp cooks were Mesdame
Betty
ophiea, Rosemary
youb Joyce
aimy,
orma Sophiea, and Joanna Ingram. The
amp vigil was such a success that
anoth r is planned for the spring,
and a variety how i planned for
February.
On Friday
ovember 6, a card
party for the benefit of the building
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ery for 35 years and is now presGroe
d Sh
.
ident of the River Ben d oft1mg
Center. A churchman an p 1 antrop1•st, Mr • 1Farha has served • on the
•
board of trustees of the Antiochian
of St.
Arehdiocese, on the• board
w·1ch'1ta, St.
rge's
Church
m
G
J eoeph's Hospital in w·1ch.1ta, S t.
J~~e's Researc~ Hospital for Children in Memphis Tennes~e~, the Ia• nal Council of Chnstians
and
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•
f or t h e
Jews, the State Foundat10n
Blind, the Salvation Army and the
Y.M.C.A. His services to the community include serving on the Chamber of Commerce,. the Wichita Symphony Society, the Polic:. and, Fire
Retirement Board, the Citizens Annual Prayer Breakfast Committee,
and serving as Honorary Colonel to
the Governor of the State.
Mr. Farha's wife is the former
Victoria Barkett. They have one son,
William George Farha, also of Wichita.
Holy Cross Church, Canton,
Ohio
Parish Activity
CANTON: On the 17 of October
Father Nicodeme Joseph held a
Vespers Service at which Mimi Johns
offered vocal numbers to the accompaniment of a guitar played by
Gloria Bendekgey. Some of the numbers were composed by the artists
themselves, and everyone found it an
inspiring and beautiful event.
The baked goods sale and Christmas Boutique held by the Ladies'
Society of Holy Cross Church at
the Canton Memorial Auditorium
was a huge success. Mrs. Rocco Bianchi, Mrs. Frank Siliski, and Mrs.
Tom Mitchell were co-chairmen of
the baked goods; Miss Maise Nimen
was chairman of the Christmas Boutique.
WICHITA, Kansas: William F. Farha, long time president of St. George's Church in· Wichita,
and devoted supporter of the Antiochian Archdiocese, was recently honored nationally.
William F. Farha, who since 1929
has served the city of Wichita as
businessman,
philanthropist,
and
churchman, has been named to the
Wisdom Hall of Fame. A letter from
the Wisdom Society, publisher of
Wisdom Magazine, Wisdom Books,
and the Wisdom Encyclopedia, informed Mr. Farha that he had been
chosen for his "meritorious achievements in the world of business, finance, and industry," and praised his
idealism, personal integrity, and intellectual attainment.
Born in Lebanon in 1907, Mr.
Farha began his business career in
Wichita at the age of 22 where he
was manager of F. and E. Wholesale
The Word
On November 29 the Board of
Trustees held their first car raffle.
The drawing was at Dick Logan's
Re.~taurant. It was a gay affair, well
attended, . and financially successful.
We have just learned that Father
1_icodeme has been appointed
Assistant Professor of Arabic at M·alone
College in Canton. We rejoice with
him in the honor bestowed upon him
for his knowledge of Arabic grammar and literature!
-MRS. RICHARDR. KELLY
January~ 1971
St. George's Church, Utica, N.Y.
UTICA, N.Y.: The Rev. Fr. George Brunish, right center, is congratulated
by Archimandrite David Cassis, Pastor of St. George's Church in Utica,
at a recent banquet given by the parish to welcome Father George as Assistant Pastor of the congregation. A former Utican, Father George was
greeted by Shacher Haddad, president of the Board of Trustees of the parish (left) and Fr. Robert Zimmer, Pastor of the neighboring church of St.
icholas in Rome, .Y. (right). George Hyder, of the Utica parish (center)
was toastmaster at the banquet. Father George is a professor of mathematics
at St. John Fisher College in Rochester,
ew York, and is assisting the
Utica church on a part-time basis.
St. Andrew's Church, Willingboro, New Jersey
New Parish Founded
WILLINGBORO,
.J.: With the
backing and support of the Philadelphia Orthodox. Clergy Fellowship
and the Greater Philadelphia Council of Orthodox Churches, a new
parish, dedicated to St. Andrew the
Apostle, is being established in Willingboro. Father James D. Kenna of
Willingboro is in charge.
An attempt to start a new parish
was begun about two years ago, but
the time was not right; Fr. James· is
a resident of Willingboro, and together with his new paris~ioners_who
are of varying Orthodox nat10nal
backgrounds, the current approach
seems likely to succeed. Services are
being held in English, and the educational materials of the Orthodox
Christian Education Commission of
the Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops of America is being
used.
At present the facilities . of the
local United Church of Chnst congregation are being used, through
the kindness of the people of that
WILLINGBORO, N.J.: Fr. James D. Kenna of
St. Andrew's newly-organized
parish celebrates the Divine Liturgy in the building
which the parish hopes to purchase and
adapt for permanent Orthodox worship. At
present St. Andrew's rents the facilities from
the current owners.
Church. St. Andrew's hopes that in
time they may be able to purchase
the church and rectory, which will
be easily adaptable for Orthodox use.
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�Tlie Orthodox World
Greece May Restore Cross
To The National Flag
. THE
(R
) The Greek
go,· rnm nt i apparently planning
to r pond po itively to the demand
of thr
Orthodox bishop that the
b returned to flag staffs. Acto an official communique
here the Cabinet Council
,,·ill tud a 'decre which ordered
th cro replaced on the staff by a
ph re. Metropolitans Athanasios of
Elia L onida of Thessaloniki and
u~ tino of Florina protested the
action b banning flags not bearing
ro e from churches in their dioc e. The government statement said
that a decision "soon to be made"
\\'ill make the uproar "unnecessary."
T
Metropolitan lreney Assails
U.S. Rejection Of 'Defector'
. TEW YORK (R S) - Metropolitan Ireney, primate of the newly establi hed Orthodox Church in America, has criticized the "deplorable
incident" in which the Coast Guard
refused "sanctuary" to a Lithuanian
ailor who tried to escape from a
So iet fishing vessel.
"This man fell a victim of inadmi able lack of understanding of
oviet reality," the primate observed
in a telegram to President
ixon.
Hi Church is the former Russian
Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of
merica (Metropolia), which recei ed administrative independence
from the Orthodox in Russia this
y ar.
' ow that this deplorable incident
ha occurred " Metropolitan Ireney
tat d "we can only pray that Almi hty God will grant to that man
who \ as crying out for our help
enough piritual fortitude to face
\\'hat awaits him and to forgive us
our
in.'
Th primate asked Mr.
ixon to
tak ' very possible measure ... to
avoid the reoccurrence of such deplorable incidents." He warned that
the moral and spiritual dignity of
th
merican democracy is at stake."
It was my understanding that the
nited tates Government, as a signatory of the 1951 Geneva Conven-
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tion on the Status of Refugees, is
committed to provide asylum to
those who request it, and whose life
or freedom are threatened in their
own country," Metropolitan Ireney
wrote.
He continued that "nevertheless,
a man invoking freedom and obviously threatened in his life, was
forcibly returned to the godless authorities who once more demonstrated their complete contempt for
human dio-nity by severely beating
the man befo;e the very eyes of
American servicemen."
Orthodox Will Expand Lutheran
Dialogue To Presbyterian,
Reformed Units
NEW YORK (RNS) -The
Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas is making plans to include Reformed and
Presbyterian Churches in a series
of dialogues which previously have
involved only Orthodox and Lutherans. In light of this expectation a
third Lutheran-Orthodox
conversation has been postponed. The meeting had been set for early November.
Father Paul W. S. Schneirla, secretary of the Standing Conference,
said no date has been chosen for the
expanded session. Talks between
Orthodox and Lutheran churchmen
began in the Fall of 1966. Two discussions have been held. The U.S.A.
National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation is the second
sponsor. Orthodox dialogue with
Anglicans in America were due to
begin November 13, 1970.
Ecumenical Patriarchate
Canonizes Four New Saints
ISTANBUL (RNS) - Four new
saints of the Orthodox Church have
been proclaimed by the Holy Synod
of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate.
They are St. Pelaghia, an abbess,
who died 40 years ago; and three
martyrs-Saints
Raphael, Nicolaos,
and Irene-who
were slain by the
Turks in 1463 for their Christian
faith. St. Raphael was an Archimandrite; St. Nicolaos, a deacon,
and St. Irene, a 12-year-old girl.
The Patriarchate announced that St.
Pelaghia's feast will be celebrated on
July 23, and that of the martyrs on
the Tuesday after Easter.
Melkite Holy Synod Renounces
"Irresponsible Proselytism"
In Reconciling Orthodox
WASHINGTON,
D.C. (W) - The
Byzantine Information
Center announced that during the course of
its annual meeting at Ain-Traz, Leb.
anon, August 17-22, 1970, the Holy
Synod of the Bishops of the Melkite
Greek Catholic Church under the
Presidency of Maximos V, (Mel.
kite) Patriarch of Antioch and All
the East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem, reviewed not only matters
touching the Melkite Church, but
also questions of a more general nature affecting the Roman Catholic
Church as a whole. Particular attention was paid to the manner of
implementation of the decisions and
the spirit of Vatican Council II. A
statement was issued expressing the
consensus of the Holy Synod on this
subject. It reads in part:
"Vatican II was a God-given opportunity
offered
the
Catholic
Church to recommit itself to the evernecessary task of internal renewal
and purification in Christ as well as
to the intensification of efforts aimed
at achieving reconciliation with Orthodox
and
other
non-Catholic
Churches.
"It is the hope of our Holy Synod
that in the search for internal renewal as well as reconciliation with
brother Christians of the West that
nothing might be done inadvertently that would serve to further enhance differences with the Orthodox
Church. Rejoicing in the improved
post-Conciliar relations between the
Catholic
Church
and Orthodox
Churches it urges continued close
and serious consultation
between
these Churches with a view towards
fostering reconciliation.
Our Holy
Synod is unaware of any shortcuts
or easy ways in the search for fullness of communion with our Ortho·
dox brethren. Nor can it recommend
a course of action predicated upon
The Word
avoiding the weighty issues outstanding between
t~e hChurch_es.
What it does endo:se 1s t e co~tm. n of the senous, responsible,
ua t10
and fraternal approach followed by
Pope John XXIII ahndVPoJ:ePa':11V fI
and outlined by t e atlcan 1tse1 .
Finally, our Holy Synod considers
t the special vocation of the Melth a
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•
·t
Church is essentla y ecumenic.
ki e
• •
'bl
Deliberately renouncmg irrespons1 e
proselytism, our Church follows the
mple of the Precursor, St. John
exa
.
f
the Baptist in the proclamation. o
the divine word an_d the extentlo:1
f the spiritual Kmgdom : she 1s
0
]led to become less and less in
~:der that, at the time established
by the Lord, the Eastern and Western Churches mi~ht seal the covenant of reconciliation and unity of
faith (Divine Liturgy of St. John
Chrysostom). Thus she humbly but
joyfully pledges her full de~ication
to the divine work for which the
Lord prayed so ardently: "May they
all be one" (John 17, 21) ."
Archbishop Makarios Of Cyprus
Wishes He Could Return
To Religious Duties
. ICOSIA (RNS) - Greek Orthodox Archbishop Makarios III, president of Cyprus, said he would be
happy to resign from the political
office "if circumstances allowed," so
that he could devote himself to his
"religious duties." Interviewed here
by a French correspondent,
the
archbishop said he hoped that "such
circumstances" would be "created"
in the near future. Archbishop Makarios first took office in August
1960 for a five year term. It was
twice extended by Parliament. On
Feb. 25, 1968, he was re-elected
president by an overwhelming popular vote. His incumbency has been
marked by a series of crises reflecting
the conflict of attitudes between the
country's Greek Orthodox .Christian
majority and its Turkish Moslem
minority.
Report Commission Would·
De-Emphasize Papal Titles
ROME (RNS) - In a "secret report," a group of 30 leading Roman
Catholic theologians
suggested to
~ope Paul that he de-emphasize his
titles, "Vicar of Jesus Christ" and
"Supreme Pontiff of the Universal
Church," Italian
radio
reported
January, 1971
here. It said the suggestion was made
by an international commission of
theologians which the Pope appointed to study doctrinal problems facing
the Church. Reportedly, the theologians did not question the validity
of the titles, but believe that, for
psychological reasons, it might be
better not to use them too often. The
suggestion was apparently contained
in a report on the doctrine of collegiality, in which the Pope shares
with his bishops supreme responsibility for Church doctrine.
According
to Italian
Radio's
broadcast, the theologians, in that
report, also proposed that the Pope
seriously seek to establish in some
way a formal system of sharing responsibility with the world's Catholic
bishops. On the psychological level,
they proposed making less use of the
aforementioned titles, but greater use
instead of the title, "Successor to the
Prince of the Apostles," which they
considered more collegial in spirit.
Holy Synod Of Ecumenical
Patriarchate Elects Metropolitans,
Auxiliaries
ISTANBUL
(RNS) - The Holy
Synod of the Orthodox Ecumenical
Patriarchate of Constantinople
( Istanbul) has named five new metropolitans and three new auxiliary bishops. Patriarch Athenagoras I presided over the session which elected:
Archimandrite
Ioannides Agapios,
chancellor of the Patriarchate,
as
titular metropolitan of Sozoupolis;
Archdeacon Evangelos Glanis as titular metropolitan of Pergy; Assistant
Archdeacon Callinicos Alexandrides
as titular metropolitan
of Lystra;
Archimandrite
Demaskinos Papandreou director of the Patriarchal
Center in Geneva, titular metropolitan of Traianoupolis;
Archimandrite Stylianos Charkianakis, abbot
of the Monastery of Vlatadon, Thessaloniki Greece as titular metropolitan of' Melito~polis. Metropolitan
Stylianos will supervise all monasteries and Church institutions under
the Patriarch's jurisdiction in Greece.
He is also a professor at the U niversity of Thessaloniki.
amed auxiliary bishops were: Archimandrite
Gennadios Zervos, vicar of the
Church of Saints Peter and Paul,
Naples, ·auxiliary to Archbishop
Chrysostomos of Austria, Italy, Hungary and Switzerland; Archiman-
drite Jeremiah Kalligeorgis, vicar of
the Church of Saints Constantine
and Helen in Paris, auxiliary to
Archbishop
Meletios of france;
Archimandrite Georgorios Theocharous, vicar of the Church of All
Saints, London, as auxiliary to Archbishop Athenagoras of Great Britain.
Latin Patriarch Of Jerusalem
Is Dead At 81
JERUSALEM
(R S) - Archbi hop Alberto Gori, O.F.M., 81-yearold Latin Rite Patriarch of J erusalem, died here
ovember 25, 1970
following a heart attack. The sixth
Latin Rite Patriarch since the patriarchate's renewal in 1847-all have
been Italians-Archbishop
Gori will
be succeeded by Patriarch-designate
Archbishop Giacomo Beltritti, appointed coadjutor with right of succession in 1965. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem had existed during the rule of the European crusaders, 1099 to 1291, and its renewal
in the last century was greeted with
controversy, not only by Eastern Orthodoxy but also by Eastern Catholic U niates who regarded it as an instrument of "latinization"
and a
stumbling block to ecumenical relations even to this day.
Greek Synod Approves Trial
Of Metropolitan
And Condemns Magic
A THENS
( RNS)
The Holy
Synod of the Orthodox Church in
Greece has ref erred for trial a bishop
accused of "lacking the respect of the
people." The only question remaining is: Who will judge Metropolitan
Chrysostomos Papaignatios of Grevena? Specific allegations against
him were not announced. According
to a 1967 decision by the current
military government, a nine-member
Holy Synod, appointed by the state,
alone is competent to judge a bishop.
However, the nine-member
synod
was replaced last year by a 12-member permanent Holy Synod. Some in
Grevena reportedly would like to· see
Metropolitan Chrysostomos tried by
a civil tribunal. The Holy Synod declined to say who will sit as judges,
after voting 7 to 5 to refer the bishop
to trial. The Ministry for Cults will
be asked to voice an opinion on the
issue. According to Metropolitan
Panteleimon of Corinth, clergy guilty
of offenses must be punished but "the
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�hurch mu t n ,. r
•
enc d by
arn· tate la\\·. b cau
corn, and go, but
remain and h r holy
ar di,·ine l:: in pirecl.'
In anoth r a tion. the 12 1 ading
pr lat of th
,-reek hurch cond mned magician and magi a opp eel to th tru faith and becau
the,· are d ,·iii h. The re elution
foll. " d r arch on a ·f ti,·al of
magic" h Id thi Fall at th
th nian Th atre. ).faaician of international fame participated.
fagic
ph nom na ar anti- hri tian beth y la k holy gra
and ha, e
tion "·ith th infi.nit lo e
th Ho!, ynod ruled. It
hri tian have pro cuted
magic b rau
rt 1 oppo d to true
faith a well a th public order.'
Latin Priests Ask Pope To Oust
An Eastern Rite Cardinal
a ( R ,. ) 'Proof th Latin Rite
erapoly have rePop Paul "\ I to "transfer"
ardinal Parecattil for "the
ju tire, p ace and order in
the Kerala
hur h. ' The priest ,
m mber of the Regina Cieri Priests'
'onf r nc , made the request in a
memorandum reiterating a Latin
Rit demand for merger of the two
Latin dioce e of erapoly and Cochin to form a Latin Rite Archdioof ochin.
h memorandum was the latest
v lopment in Kerala' inter-rite
onfli t which erupted last May
v,h n Latin Bi hop P. B. Pereira of
Trivandrum threatened to resign if
a yro-Malabar Rite dioce e was set
up at Tri andrum. The only Cardinal in Kerala Cardinal Parecattil is
of th yro- alabar rite. He is now
r hbi hop of Emakulam, one of
thr town that lo t their identity
wh n the ity of Cochin was created
in 1 7. Th memorandum pointed
out that
yro-Malabar Catholic
form a v ry mall minority in the
ity and neighborhood which is a
nt rand tronghold of Latin Catholic . "To appoint the r pre entative
of a mall minority ommunity a
ar ~bi hop and cardinal in a city inhabit d by a large Catholi population of differ nt rite and different
community whil denying the latter
~h 1 gitimate title to that city i unJu t and hi hly damaging to their
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material and spiritual interests," the
memoradum declared. "Whatever be
the consequences, we, the r1ergy and
laity of the Latin Catholic community., "·ill resist tooth and nail any
attempt by the Syro-Malabar Cardinal to ust:rp the title of Archbishop
of Cochin. " ... It is our sincere reolve and end avor to continue· our
membership of the Holy Roman
atholic Church and our unswerving loyalty and attachment to the
Holy See. We trust Your Holiness
al o de ires the ame. If so, we humbly b g to submit, ·we do not deserve
to be ignored by the Holy See and
our interests overlooked and despised. By creating a situation in
\\'hich the representative of a small
minority passes for the greatest religiou authority in the city of Cochin,
the Syro-Malabar cardinal is enabled
to drav,r all the advantages for his
o\\'n community and cause great
damage to our religious, social and
political interests."
Holding that "shepherds" should
be sent "to their own flocks," the
memorandum asked the Pope to send
Cardinal Parecattil to some place
where Syro-Malabar Catholics are
concentrated such as Angamali, Udyamperoor and Vaikom villages or
small towns in the archdiocese of
Emakulam.
"If the ecclesiastical
head of each community stays in
places predominantly inhabited by
that community and refrains from
interfering in the affairs of the other
community, there will scarcely be
cause for conflict and complaints,"
the memorandum said. "We, therefore, most humbly beg Your Holiness to transfer the Syro-Malabar
cardinal from the city of Cochin
and mercifully save us from uncalled-for interference in our affairs
and from his undesirable presence
in our midst." The memorandum also accused Cardinal Parecattil of
drawing all foreign aid to the Catholics of Kerala towards himself and
of spending "immense sums of money collected from Europe and America" on putting up ecclesiastical
buildings to give American and
European visitors the false impression that in Cochin there is only the
Syro-Malabar archdiocese and SyroMalabar Christians. Attached to the
memorandum was a list of Catholic
members of the Cochin city corporation of whom 16, including two pro-
Peking Communists, are
and one Syro-Malabarian.
Latinite
Greek Holy Synod
Questions Freemasonry,
Acts Against Old Calendarists
A THENS The Holy Synod of
the Orthodox Church in Greece has
asked bishops to express their opin.
ions whether funerals and memorial
services should be refused to Free.
masons. Holding that freemasonry is
a "religion" competitive with Orth 0 .
dox Christianity, the synodical com.
mi ttee on doctrinal and canonical
matters has asked the Holy Synod
to deny funerals to Masons.
Metropolitan Panteleimon of Corinth replied by stating that the issue
is not whether funerals or memorial
services should be denied but what
the Church "has done up to now to
enlighten the Freemasons while they
are still alive." The metropolitan
suggested that the church ask all
clergymen to state, under oath,
whether they are freemasons. In
1969, an Athens court said that
"freemasonry is a secret religion,
anti-constitutional
and opposed to
the g-ood customs and the social order." The Holy Synod praised the
decision.
In another action, the Holy Synod, reiterated
the stand of the
Church of Greece against followers
of the Old, or Julian Calendar. Sacraments of baptism or marriage
blessed by clergy using the old-style
of dating were declared illegal and
invalid. A conflict on the calendar
has existed for decades. In 1924, the
Church of Greece adopted the Gregorian Calendar but a sizeable splinter group refused to accept the
change. The Julian
calendar is
slightly inaccurate in the length of
the year. It was corrected in 1582 by
Pope Gregory XIII and is now recognized
m
several
Orthodox
Churches.
Ordination Of Married Men,
Not Marriage For Priests,
Foreseen By U.S. Cardinal
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
John
Cardinal Dearden of Detroit, President of the National Conference of
Catholic Bishops, said he foresees
the day when married men will be
ordained to the priesthood. The prelate, who is also President of the
U.S. Catholic Conference, made the
durino· a press conference
cornrnent
o
ing
the five day NCCBd
conc1u
.
sCC semi-annual meetmg here.
t; he ruled out the possibility that
But
•
· t s who marry a f ter or d'mation
pnes
.
. ·ht return to a Church-authonzed
~g
· try • Observers here noted
this
rninrs
.
was th e first time an Amencan car.
. 1 has acknov,,ledged publicly
dina
• h t b e a d m1tte
• d
h t married men m1g
t \he priesthood of the Latin Rite
~hurch. Cardinal Dearden described
. remarks on married priests as an
his
inion "echoed by many ot h er b'1s~~ps in other parts of the world."
Athas Monasteries Protest
State Supervision
ATHENS ( RNS) The monasteries of Mt. Athos have strongly
protested a 1969 Greek legislative
decree placing supervision of the
area under the state governor. Acting as the Holy Community of Mt.
Athos, 20 monasteries hold that the
decree violates the special privilege
of local administration provided by
ancient statutes, international agreement and the Greek constitution.
~ft. Athos harbors some of the oldest and most famous monasteries in
the world. According to the 1968
Greek constit~tion,
the Orthodox
Ecumenical· Patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul) is responsible for
spiritual matters on Mt. Atho~. Administrative
questions,
including
public order and security, were
placed in the hands of the state. In
the protest, the Holy Community
said the constitutional
charter of
1926 gave self-government
to the
20 monasteries as well as the right
to administer the properties.
Ukrainian Uniates Ask
Independence, Patriarchate Status
WASHINGTON, D.C. (RNS) Several hundred members of the
Ukrainian Uniate Catholic Church,
the largest of the Eastern
Rite
churches, marched
on the headquarters of the Apostolic Delegate
here, asking that their church be
~ade independent of the Congregation for the Eastern Church
at
Rome. Twelve of the delegation presented petitions asking that the Pope
end the authority of the Vatican
~on~regation-headed
by Maximilian Cardinal de Furstenberg-over
Ukrainian Catholics. Most of the
protes!ers were from the Eastern
January~ ]971
The Word
and Midwestern states. There are
approximately 300,000 members in
the United States and there \A;ere 6
million worldwide before World War
IL
Eugene Gill of Washington's Holy
Family Ukrainian Catholic church
said the delegation of 12 priests,
nuns and lay persons had received
prior assurance they would be received by the Apo tolic Delegate,
Archbishop Luigi Raimondi. The
delegation presented a petition to
the Vatican official asking clarification of their position.
Last year, a Synod of the 17
Ukrainian
bishops declared their
Church a patriarchate, but Cardinal
de Furstenberg reportedly has refused to recognize that status. The
Ukrainian group is by far the largest
of the Eastern Rite churches which
also include the Coptic, Maronite,
Chaldean and Melkite Rites. But,
Mr. Gill said, even though the others
are smaller, they are semi-autonomous with their own patriarchs,
while the 6 million Ukrainian Catholics are ruled by a group of prelates,
most of whom allegedly are not
Ukrainians.
• The drive for a patriarchate
started seven years ago when the
Archbishop Major, Josef Cardinal
Slipyj, was freed after 18 years' imprisonment in the Soviet Union to
address the bishops at Vatican IL
He startled the bishops by asking
that his Ukrainian archbishopric be
raised to patriarchate status. Cardinal Slipyj gained his freedom largely
through the efforts of Pope John
XXIII and American intermediaries
m
persuading
Premier
Iikita
Khrushchev of the action. Pope Paul
VI named the Ukrainian prelate a
cardinal in 1965.
More English In Liturgy Asked
By Salt Lake's Greek Orthodox
SALT LAKE CITY
(R S)
Members of the Greek Orthodox
community here are being asked to
sign a petition seeking permission to
use more English in worship. Father
Elias Stephanopoulos,
who is in
charge of two parishes, supports the
move. "Utah's Greek community is
bi-lingual," he said. "Some no longer understand their native tongue."
Behind the petition is a complic~ted series of events involving the
Greek Qrthodox
Archdiocese
of
~
rorth and outh Am rica and the
Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate
in I tanbul. La t June, the archdioce e's biennial clergy-laity con~re
adopted a resolution supporting the
translation of the liturgy into yernacular languages and the u e of an official Engli h translation ,vhen approved by di trict bi hops. The action was made in the form of a request to the Ecumenical Patriarchate to which the American archdiocese is directly related. In September, Patriarch Athenagoras responded in a letter which, in effect,
rejected the liturgical change. That
left the liturgical language subject to
a 1964 action under which parts of
the service may be said in Engli h.
Patriarch A thenagora
also said
that the liturgical issue will appear
on the agenda of a forthcoming PanOrthodox Conference and that all
recommendations of an archdiocesan
liturgical committee should be submitted to the Patriarchate to "keep
in mind in the studying and handling of this entire subject." Father
Stephanopoulos said he hoped to secure 2,000 signatures on the petition
asking for more English in the liturgy. He said that 60 per cent of the
10,000 Greek Orthodox in Utah do
not understand
Greek.
"Utah's
membership is unique among the nation's Greek Orthodox
parishes,"
the priest said. "There are few first
generation immigrants, and while
we don't want to eliminate the use
of Greek entirely, we do feel English
should be used when necessary."
Priest Charges Rochester Council
Redesigned Without Consulting
Orthodox
ROCHESTER,
.Y. (RNS) - An
Orthodox priest charged here that
the Rochester
Area Council
of
Churches has conducted a reorganization without so much as informing
the Orthodox parishes which have
held membership. Father Thaddeus
P. Wojcik of St. John the Baptist
American Orthodox church said a
council restructure has been in process for two years, yet, his knowledge about developments has been
gained through reading newspapers.
His parish belongs to the present
council.
In a letter to the Rev. Richard
. Hughes, executive director of the
church fe~~ration, Father Wojcik
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a unilateral and unacceptable to
om Orthodox groups and especially by E umenical Patriarch Athenarrora f on tantinople (Istanbul)•
,-.,ince th larg t Orthodox ~roup in
the . .-The Greek rchd10cese of
1 T0 rth and
outh Americais direct! r lat d to the Ecumenical Patriarchat
th attitude of Constantinople ca~rie con iderable ·weight in
th quc tion of American Orthodox
relation .
The c1ergy-laity congress of the
Trcek rchdioce e, headed by Archbi hop Iakovo , ha
everal times
voiced a de ire for greater interOrthodox unity in the Western
Hemi pher but has not expressed
it elf directly on previous Metropolia
invitation to unite.
There are approximately 700,000
Organic Unity Of All Orthodox
member of the Orthodox Church in
Jurisdictions Urged In The U.S.
America.
ttending the obor were
. ·E\\'
RK (R r ) n appeal
179 prie t , 11 bishops and 140 layrganic unity amono- the thnic
Ea t rn
rthodox juri di tion in men.
The message stressed that "there
the l;. . wa called for h re by the
must be no loss of our respective
Fir t ouncil ( obor) of the recently
tabli hed Orthodox Church in national and cultural heritages" in
a united Church and "certainly no
m nca.
hurch i the form r Ru ian
domination of any group by any
rthodox Gr ek atholi Church of other, but a full equality, total trust
m ri a (~Ietropolia). Recognition
and truly Orthodox brotherhood."
of it au toe phaly ( admini trative
More than a dozen Orthodox jurisl nd nee) by the Church of diction , most of them related to
ow ( Orthodox Church in Rus- Mother Churches abroad, function
occurred early thi year.
in America.
Archbishop Valerian of the Ro. f tropolitan Ireney, primat of
th 'hurch, officially pr claimed the manian Orthodox Episcopate in
America presented the report on
aut
phaly at a m eting in outh
anaan Pa.. which served as the which the Sobor message was based.
The archbishop heads an autonola t b r of th M tropolia and the
fir t a mbly of th n w hurch.
mous diocese which since 1951 has
" ur witn
to th truth of our been under the canonical jurisdiction of th Metropolia, and now the
rthodox faith on thi continent,
wh r
rthodox are a minority, lies Orthodox Church in America. The
Episcopate has some
in our p rf ct and total unity" ac- Romanian
50 000 members and is one of two
cording to a obo
' There
can, th r for , b
r our Romanian jurisdictions in the najuri dictional
•
tions tion.
The delegates voted to hold a spefrom on an th
Ii m.
cial obor within a year to consider
Th r moval o
and
n w by-laws. A constitution was
th organic unity of all Orthodox
adopted in South Canaan. The Dein
m rica i the
oal of our
partment of Canonical Affairs was
hurch ... "
n of the xpre d r a ons for gi en the task of considering the role
of women in the life of the Church.
king full ind penden e from MosThe ynod of Bishops was asked to
ow \\ a th opportunity it offered
i ue a statement on teachings cona a ba of rthodox unity in Ameri a. How v r, th action wa viev.·ed cerning abortion.
aid
b n
··If
th dox gr up hould have
tifi d f
rn;anization plan
nly a a g ur
ourt y."
\' 1 al Ea t rn
·th
ari he ,
including the r •
·, ar
ffi i lh- affiliat d \'i
uncil
ln;r h . Th reorganization i
cl igned to xpand th coun il to
includ Roman
atholic and Prot tant group which \\Cre not pr \'iou. lv inrnh-ed. Father ,vojcik aid
ther
than 11.000 Ea tern
tian •
Roche pa
ince the
cornmurntv
little
known and ,· n k ~
ood by
the g ncral public, h
, there
hou lcl b a continuing dialogue
"ith the oun il of hur h .
In other developments,
Bisho
Ddiitri of Berkeley, Calif., was de
ignated as the new B~shop ~f Wash
ington, D.C. and Vicar Bishop t
Metropolitan Ireney in the admini
tration of the Ie,,v York- ew Jerse)
Diocese.
As head of an au tocephalou
Church the title of respect for Metropolit;n Ireney becomes "His Beatitude."
The former Metropolia traces its
history in North America to Russian
missionaries who came to Alaska in
1794. It broke administratively with
the Church of Moscow shortly after
the Communist
Revolution
and
functioned with d facto independence until the late Patriarch Alexei
of Moscow granted autocephaly last
Spring.
Under
the Moscow-Metropolia
agreement, parishes of the Russian
Orthodox Catholic Church in America (Patriarchal
Exarchate)
which never separated from Moscow
-are encouraged to become part of
the Orthodox Church in America.
Until the process of merger is complete, parishes related to Moscow
will be administered by a prelate
located in Europe.
A third and smaller Russian Orthodox group in the U.S., the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of
Russia, is not involved in the new
Church. It stoutly opposed the Metropolia's autocephaly.
Metropolitan Nicodim Heads
Delegation To Jerusalem
JERUSALEM
(R S) Metropolitan Nikodim of Leningrad and
ovgorod, head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Russian
Orthodox Patriarchate
in Moscow,
accompanied by three clergymen and
two laymen, made a ten-day visit to
Jerusalem. The visit marks the first
by a high-ranking Moscow Patriarchate representative since the six-day
war of June, 1967, when Russia severed relations with Israel.
Dr. Shaul Colby, Director of the
Christian Communities Department
of the Israeli Ministry of Religions,
paid a courtesy call on the visiting
Russian Orthodox
dignitary, who
was the guest of Greek Orthodox
Patriarch Benedictos I. .
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<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
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�VOL. 37, NO.10
The Most Reverend
Metropolitan PHILIP, D.H.L., D.D.
Primate
The Right Reverend
Bishop Antoun, Auxiliary
The Right Reverend
Bi hop Basil, Auxiliary
Founded in Arabic as
Al Kalimat in 1905
by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded in English as
The Word in 1957
by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
Editor-in-Chief
Archpriest George S. Corey, D.Min.
Worldwide Antiochian Orthodox Holy Synod
IN THIS ISSUE:
Eclitorial .............. •••••••· ··· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · · •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••··· ·· ·· 3
Renaissance in Antioch ...... •••••••· · · · ·· · ·· · ·· · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ···· ··· 5
by Father George M. Rados
It's That Time of Year.. ........................................................
14
by Dr. Michael Massouh
Department
of Christian Education ......... •••••••••••••••••••........ 17
Orthodox History in the Holy Land ...................................
22
by Dr. George M. Madanat
Did You Know? .................. ••••••••· · · ·· ·· · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· ·· · · · · · · ···· ·· 24
Editorial Board
Joanne Abdalah, M.L.S.
The V. Rev. Joseph J. Allen, Th.D.
Anthony Bashir, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Elias Bitar, M.Div.
John L. Boojamra, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Antony Gabriel, Th.M.
The V. Rev. Peter Gillquist
Elaine G. Hanna, M.Div.
Linda Hopkins
The V. Rev. James C. Meena
The Rev. John W. Morris, Ph.D.
Ronald Nicola
ajib E. Saliba, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Paul Schneirla, M.Div.
The Rt. Rev. Stephen Upson, Ph.D.
Technical Advisor
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Department
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of Gifts, Trusts & Legacies ..............................
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The Order of St. Ignatius .....................................................
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by Father Joseph Antypas
Antiochian Women of North America ................................
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Daily Devotions ...................................................................
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by Father George Alberts
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Earlier this year, His Eminence Metro l"t PHILIP
· d
· · ·
f th H 1 S
d f
•
. '
poi an
receive an m itation to a :pecial m ·eting
o. e ~ Y yno rom His Beatitude, Patriarch IG ATIUS IV, of Antioch and II the I:a.t. Thi~ . ._
cial meeting would be held from October 4 to 12 1993 at tl B 1
dM
p
School in Lebanon. What made this meetino "unique" V.:asth~~ ·ta :man t I" ~naJt f)/nd Th ·olo~i al
of the Patriarchate as have been past meetings of the Holy ,:SyinowdasTnl
~- imit~ to t l "'llvll
l"'tropolttan
l
1·
. 1is m etmg wou c ) op ·n to
tie Me:~po itans, the Diocesan Bishops, the Heads of the Monasteries Con ents and Institution,,
Theolo"ians and Lay delegates from every Archdiocese and Diocese within the Patriarchate J Ii
Beatitude was callmg all the family home!
· ·
The purpose of th~s extraordinary gathering was to hear from the children of ntioch both in
the mother lands and m the "diaspora" the state of their existence. We were to hear about our
strengths and wea~nesses, and to hopefully build on the foundations et by our forefathers and
mo~hers. And mo~t important, we were to learn from each other so that the Gospel of our Lord Je~u~
~hnst would con~mue to be proclaimed in our various lands, and the legacy of ntioch perpet~iated
m the Church Universal.
Our . orth American delegation was headed by His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP,and included A:chpne~t Geoi~ge S. Corey, Vicar of the Archdiocese and Editor of THE WORD; rchprie t
Gabriel Ash1e, Chai.rman of the Department of Convention and Conference Planning; rchpriest
George Rados, Chairman of the Department of Charities and the Children's Relief Fund; and Ir.
Robert H. Laham, Treasurer of the Archdiocese and Member of the Board of Trustees. ccompanying
the delegation to study for one year at the Balamand Seminary were Thomas Zain, John , alem and
Shane Roberts. They will do post-graduate studies in Arabic, Byzantine Music and Antiochian Hi~ton.
The feature article in this issue, written by Father George Rados, gives a detailed account of tl{i
trip to Syria and Lebanon. Father Gabriel Ashie will give his impressions in the Janua1 issue, od
willing. Allow me, in a few words, to give mine.
Aside from the Holy Synod meetings, let me say that Syria is just as beautiful as I remember it, if
not more. The state of the nation seems to be in good hands. President Hafiz 1 Assad and hi"
Parliament have seen to it that the citizens are relatively well cared for. The economy is good, the
city and countryside are well kept, construction is everywhere, and the treets ar clean. Lebanon i'->
still recovering from 16+ years of a devastating Civil War. However morale is exceptionally good, the
countiy is being rebuilt, the streets are safe and food and commodities are plentiful, but expensi\C.~.I
took a solo walk through a section of Beirut that is considered to be inhabited by fundamentali.~b.
and never once feared for my existence. In fact, they were exceptionally friendly. The President of
Lebanon Elias Hrawi and his Parliament have made tremendous sacrifices for th good of the country, man; of them of~ personal nature. We were very much impressed with the caliber of people \\'e
met who are active in government circles. The country is definitely recovering, except in th . outh,
where Israeli troops and their "friends" occupy the lower portion of the countiy. The nited 'tate~ of
America would do well to lift the ban on Americans traveling to Lebanon, so that American bu'-line'->.'..people can take part in the recovery process. This can be our best "gift" to Lebanon.
It was a blessing to participate in the Holy Synod meetings. According to I Iis Beatitude, th ,
"special" meetings will be held every three years or so. In the interim the _Patriar.·h ,1_nd
Metropolitans will have their meetings twice each year as required. This Worldwide nt1och1~~1.1
Orthodox Holy Synod Meeting, the first of its kind since the early 1960s, ~as well atte?d~d. "a~. p11.itually refreshing, allowed our delegations to have al) exchange of ideas with other~ w1thi~ our .!~11111ly", and permitted the North American contingent to be~,ter,,unde~stand,,~ow 0~1 . hurch function
abroad. There is definitely a cultural difference between us and them m regards to hur h m,ltters. When "we" meet in session, we make a motion, get a second, discuss the matter and then \ ote.
None of this was present at the Synod meetings. W~ heard reports, di ct~,,e~ the:11so~11e~,
hat. an~
then referred them to the Patriarch and the Metropolitans. The next morning ~t the hegmnmg o,f tl.1<.'.
meetings for the day, His Beatitude, in his opening remarks, would refer possibly to . 0~1,eof ~l~cd1,• tl1e d ay b e1ore.
c
Otherwise we did not hear about the reports anymore.
cussion
f h l Buth thesc· -procedure
, , I th,
did not at all distract from the importance of the meetings, the beauty o t e c 1urc serncc~. anc c
TBEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
�I was asked to serve in that can0
first canonization of an Antiochi~n saint dlt~g t~~d~~\. ~~at yt::· forever grateful a1:d blessed .. The
. • ,,.espers
and Liturgy with
other
omzation
v,
.
•
h c e1gy, s of St Josep h of Damascus and his Companions.
· f
h
Orthodox Church has new saints in t _e person
WORD. The groundbreaking c~remomes. or t e
• h·story will be written in a future issue of THE. 11 .
Tl1.eir
i
d
.
·cy partia y given by our North American Archdiocese,
. f
Antiochian Village at Balaman Umve~si. ' . .
..
eech at the Ceremony, quoting rom
:ea: an historic event. As Saidna PHILIP s~id in _h~ ~s;~;;nio:d on Mount Tabor, "it is w)od th~t we
the occasion of the Transfiguratio
.
North American Archdiocese m all
th e Apos tles On
b h
d representing our
ld
d
,,,
Indeed
we
were
glad
to
e
t
ere
an
h
.
1·
and.
well
in all parts of the wor ' an
are here •
• h.
Churc is a ive
k G d f
h
the events and proceedings. Th~ Antioc ian
thened by our contributions. We than
o or t e
the Orthodox Church Universal is fu~her/~~ngBeatitude
Patriarch IGNATIUS IV, and our own
ministry of love and the leadership o
is
RS"' '
·tan
PHILIP.
May
God
grant
them
MANY
YEA
•••
George S. Corey
Metropo li
Editor
The Worldwide Antiochian Orthodox Holy Synod Meeting
October 4-12, 1993, Balamand Abbey, Lebanon
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RENAISSANCE IN ANTIOCH:
A TRANSFIGURATIONAL EXPERIE CE
by Archpriest George M. Rados
The Church
on earth is often
referred to as the "Militant Church"
because of its struggle to overcome the
world in which it survives. If the
church ever diverts from this course, it
will forfeit its inheritance and be consigned to oblivion. We, the children of
Antiochian Christianity, can find, however, a certain confidence in the fact
that our contemporary Church, in spite
of its many stumbling blocks, remains
tralia - ascended daily the azur
ing hou ing th,, : mi nary \\ ~1 finan ed
Mediterranean seacoast to the higher through the orth
meri 'an rchmountainous elevations of boldfaced
dioce e.
rocks, cushioned with dusted shrubs
mong this atmo. ph r • gath ·red
patiently awaiting a few raindrops. Th
our holy hierar h , pri . b, and Ia m "'n
narrow road to Balamand terraced the amid a flurr of pap "'r , ., _.acing ·1rmountainside with a few intermittent
rangements, and microphon.. . tr _.r
eroding boulders signaling the edge of an opening pra r b . _."Ching th ,
the precipice. Every sharp turn was guidance of the Hol 'pirit, -,e\ ·ral
accompanied with a tooting horn, a
eminarians chanted \·ariou-, B},amine
nauseous stomach, and an arrhythmic troparions and ers s. Hi-, B --'~llitud..
heart to say the then proceed d to instruct ch • a.., ·mleast. Then atop
bly a to his agenda, follcm ed h an
what seemed to be extemporaneou
inspirational monothe highest hill of all logu of what it means to belong to
the surrounding ele- the ancient ee of ntioch. He re ·ired
vations, stands a spi- an anthology of great and holy p -'Opie
ral combination of of blessed memory who had di..,tinancient and modern guished themsel es in their s f\ ice to
architecture blendthe Church. Among them \\'a th·
ing the Old World name of our fir. t merican ntiochi~rn
with the new as a Episcopal leader, RAPH EL (Ha\, aUpon arrival at the Damascus International Airport, we met His testimony of timeless
weeny) (1860-1915), who in only 11
Beatitude, Patriarch Zakka of the Syrian Orthodox Church of parenting. The new
years (1904-1915) as bic.;hop of the
Antioch and one of his Archimandrites.
Balamand University Antiochians, brought self-a\\ arene .....
steadfast on its course of renewal and seems to rise out of the womb of the cohesion, and a certain nostalgic ..,piriascension. As our Lord drew all to old Abbey to present itself as a new- tuality. He was the fir:t bishop con . .,_
Himself by His being lifted up in cruci- born babe - fresh, beautiful, and anx- crated in 01th America among all the
fixion, so too ~hould His Body, the ious. Among the collage of edifices on juri dictions and b cau. e of hi'> leadChurch, rise in catharsis to freedom
a lower level stands the seminary to ership, his holine.. and hi. fonitude.
and deification.
which access is achieved through a the 01th American delegation (h ·adHow do we know that this is still the large lobby where a dark bronze bust ed by Metropolitan PHILIP, \"icar
course of our endeavors
in the
Church? We can only judge this from
our own Antiochian perspective, and
the most recent example was the
meeting in October
1993 of the
Worldwide Antiochian Orthodox Holy
Synod Meetings held at the Balamand
Abbey in Lebanon. This conclave was
called into session from October 4-12
by our Most Reverend
Beatitude
IGNATIUSIV Patriarch of Antioch and
All the East. I~ his wisdom and anxiety
to preserve the mission of the Church
in the contemporary world, he summoned this council, shared by clergy We were officially met by His• Grace, B.is h op EUAS (Kfoury) , Patriarchal icar in Damas
and laymen alike, to communicate
and His Eminence, Metropolitan ELIA(Saliba) of Harna.
ideas and to share in the administraGeneral Fr. George orey. r hpne t
of our former beloved Metropolitan
tion of the Church's goals.
Gabriel Ashie
r hprie l
.,orge
ANTONY
(Bashir)
of
thrice
blessed
Delegates
from throughout
the
Rados
and
our
rchdio
e..,.,
Trea..,urer.
memory stands, gazing into _time: It
World - the Middle East, Europe,
Mr. Robert Laham) submitted a tudy
North and South America, and Aus- was through his efforts that this bmld-
THE WORD/DECEMBER 1993 TI-IEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
�receiving the "Gold
of Bi. hop RAPHMedal" of the PaAEL' life for contriarchate. They are
ideration of canProfessor
Walid
onization.
Cohlmia
for his
Another name of
exceptional
musiprominence
was
cal compositions,
that of a martyr,
Mr. Assad Rizk for
Father Joseph Moubeing an outstandhana El Haddad,
ing Christian govwho was killed
ernment
official,
during the uprisand Mr. George
ings on July l0,
Girdak
for his
1860, along with
unique poetry.
several other faithThe conclave of
ful Christians. By
Synodal meetings
acclamation,
the
was closed by the
Holy Synod, during
celebration of the
their deliberations,
Patriarchal Liturgy
proclaimed
th_em
on Sunday, Octoworthy of saintber 10, at the St.
hood. At the conGeorge Cathedral
cl u ion
of the
A visit to the PatriarchalCathedralof St. Maryin Damascus.
in Tripoli . When
meetings on SatOctober 9 Great Vespers were O wn Archdiocese through our Sh ep- tl1e Patriarch ascended the throne for
ur d ay'
'
bb
h h f herd Metropolitan
the duration of Orthros (Matins),1 an
PHILIP. I t was
celebrated in the old A ey _c urc o
old hunchbacked lady clad entire
f y in
Balamand where amid billows of hoped' that the North American Report
would
serve
as
a
model
for
future
black
wrapped
her
wrinkled
ingers
incense and melodious ec~oes, Paaround
the
elevated
front
legs
of the
h
reports
because
of
its
thoroug
ness
1
l
• h IG ATIUS, vested with a sky
tnarc
throne
as
thought
it
were
1er
on
y
and
comprehensiveness.
Other
reports,
l
d
l
f
blue mondea, ascended the th1?ne to
begin the service by first readmg the especially those regarc ling tl1~ _monas- hope and "crumb" of extenc e i e.
tic communities, fol- Upon entering the sanctuary to vest,
lowed. Other topics
His Beatitude,
the Patriarch, reapof concern during
peared, escorted by all the celebra~ing
the meetings
re- cleroy and deacons, priests, and b1shgarded the relationops°alike in full glittering regalia. The
ship between
the
splendor
of the entire Church of
Patriarchal ConstiAntioch was there to behold as the
tution and the Can- Divine Liturgy unfolded into aspiring
ons of the Church,
supplications and processions - all
and relationships
leading
to our "oneness"
in the
between
ArchdioEucharist. It was an all-time high from
cese and respective
which one regretted its conclusion,
parishes,
and the
which, of course, only triggered our
role of the clergy
re-entry into the mundane world_ of
vis-a-vis hierarchy
everyday, coping with life's gravitaand laymen alike.
tional struggles. Now that we were
brought back down to earth, so to
• the North American delegation to the Middle East The Patriarch also
Accomthrpanytng
. arians who will study one year at the Balamand announced
that
speak, everyone was escort~d to the
were
ee sem.tn
.
h
b
• al School·• Thomas Zain of Grand• Rapids, S ane Ro
blessing of the new Metropohtanate of
Theo1ogtc
1 derts
t worldwide meetings
of Denver, and Joh n Salem of New Kensington. We trave e o of this nature will
Tripoli,
which replaced the former
Lebanonin the Patriarchalcar.
take place eve1y 2 or headquarters
of Metropolitan ILYAS
proclamation of canonization redesig- 3 years, the next ?ne to be called in 3 (Kurban), Archbishop of Tripoli, that
nating Fr. Haddad and his faithful fol- years at the Balamand.
was destroyed during the recent ~ars.
lowers as t. Joseph the Damascene
Before ending the meetings, His The atrium-centered, four storied highand his Companions. They would from Beatitude honored several individuals
rise building was beautifully constructthi day forward be commemorated on for their outstanding contributions to ed of precast concrete and marble ~nd
July 10, the date of the_irmai:ryrdom.
society in general. First among them
uniquely located on a site overlooking
Returning to the deliberations of the was the longevity of service to the the seacoast and away from the downHoly ynod, it should be mentioned
Church by 97-year old Metropolitan
town thoroughfare.
A banquet f_olthat each Archdiocese gave a resume PAUL (Khoury), Archbishop of Tyre lowed to commemorate the dedication
of their respective progress and aspira- and Sidon. He was gifted with a beauat the new Miramar Hotel on the seations with the most deta.iled and com- tiful icon of the Theotokos. Three out- coast.
prehen ive report coming from our standing laymen were also honored by
At 4 PM that same afternoon, hun-
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clreds of people once again
ed Mount Balamand to attend the ~
groundbreaking ceremonies of the
new
Antiochian
Village
of
Balamand to be erected just next to
the new University. The Village
would house the faculty and student body in a conglomeration of
red-roofed buildings, bridged to the academic facilities by an athletic
field for outdoor sports. The ceremonies took place around a pilaster
containing two plaques,
one in
English anc l t l1e other in Arabic,
upon which was inscribed:
Antiochian Village at Balamand
Gift qfthe
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese
o/ North America
10 October
This whole
endeavor1993
was becom-
or:k:r of lhe dar. ir i l'\'cry r, < n
m,c.lc.lll'namt:. And tht:r amid the
de pair ,inc.I hopt: of thl:' citv tand
itc.., hid hepherd,
Ictn;p ,1i1an
ELI
< \uc.li). a I eacon oft
twig ..
and tenacity. Through hb I •ntv >Jenee, all focilitre-.of tlw dth.::o~uin
while in Bdrul \\ t:rt: his c hicf
cern.
That e\ ening, after ...,·nling in a1
th e Bri..,lol llolt:I, \Jetropoli1an
PHILIP and the dclt:gation \\' ·rl:'
hosled for c.linnl'r at tht: Iovelv
.
home of \lr. (;'· i\.lr.s. Ravm<>r1~I
Cham mas. The hammas family
also maintain ...a home 111 alifornia
and Raymond pre-.enth· is a member of the '\Jorth Amt:ritan Arthdiocese Board of Tru-.1ees.
On Tuesday. Ouober
12, th•
activities
c.la) opened
at lht
ing a reality through the visionary The three priests who were part of the North palace
of of
thethe
President
of Lebanon.
effol
·ts <)f OL11· own Met1·opol1·tan American delegation: Archpriests Georges. Corey,
I
HILIP
I tl
,
h. wt:1•I
•
l Vicar General, from Brooklyn; Gabriel Ashie, no ess. We were graciou ....
p
anc 1e cons1c erat1on anc Ch airman of the Dept. of Convention Planning, from corned by Prr'sic.1,,nt
EJ,
'- '- ·,-1•, I I r:t\\'J·.
·
generosity of the faithful of our Garden Grove; George M. Rados, Chairman of the who not only gave uc..,an hour of
Archdiocese in Orth America who Dept. of Charities,from Bethesda.
his precious timl', he .il-.o wanted
pledged one million dollars to its
us to tour his privatl' Ji\ ing quan •r-.
creation. After opening prayers and old country to spend a year studying as well as the entire newl} recon'itrunremarks by His Beatitude Patriarch
Arabic and Byzantine Music at the eel palace. His graciouc.; "ife, \Jona
IG ATI S and Dr. Ghassan Tueni,
Balamand Seminary. The future of Hrawi, became our tour guide and
President of the University, our own such a program was now in their
proudly led us through the facilitit.s
Shepherd, Metropolitan PHILIP, took hands and our farewell embraces with that rightly deserve the title "palace:·
the podium and spoke eloquently
them heeded their vigilance.
A visit to , t. George Ho-.p1lal wa:-about the significance of th occasion,
On the following morning, Monday, next on the agenda that d,t). long
comparing it to the Transfiguration of October 11, the delegation depa1ted to with administrators, doctor-., .me.Inur.sthe Lord - a high mountain overshadBeirut where agony and ecstasy
es, we toured the unfinic.;hednew din, owed by the setting sun, a revelation
become neighbors. Adjectives in any ic of the hospital being con ....
tructt:d
of things to come, and the words of language fall short of describing this just across the street. Its progn!...,s...,1gPeter to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us once proud city now in shambles.
naled its imminent opening. To this
to be here.,. Indeed, it was.
Resilience, however, is not only the cause also, the Archdiocese ol onh
At this point a
America ha....nude
model of the Vilsignificant
tontrilage was unveiled
bution
....
Lund1
was
and we were all
hosted
hy
i\ktroable to gain
a
p o Iita n
l: LI \
glimpse
of
its
(Audi) at the re
ea11hlysplendor. A
n0\\ ned on vent
reception followed
of our Ltdy. A. hthe groundbreakrafiah, and :--t·nl?d
1
ing ceremonies and
by the endearing
the time had come
si..,ter...,
of the mdl:'r.
to bid farewell to
Dinner that ev all our acquainning \\ ,1..., hos1ed hy
tances at the Bala\fr. R.t\mond Audi
mand, especially
of
B:rnk Audi.
our own
three
long with C\ er:tl
Young American
celebrated gut. I .
seminarians, Shane
\\e were joined I y
Roberts, John SaHi-. Beatilllde Palem, and Thomas
triarth I ATil ..
Zain. All three had
i\I et r op o Ii tan
PHILIP spent th-.
accompanied
the
of th,.
delegation to the
A short stop in North Lebanonwhere the scenery was magnificent.
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We were treated to lunch by the Minister of the Interior, H.E. Beshara Merhij (center).
next day - Wednesday - with his
relatives in Shreen. The conversation
there was nostalgic for the most part
and culminated in a prodigal feast of
old time favorites. Dinner that evening
took place at a popular French restaurant and was hosted by Mr. & Mrs.
Adib Farha, a young and charming
couple from Wichita, Kansas, who had
returned to Lebanon, Adib's birthplace,
to take up residence.
Thursday,
His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP visited several governmental dignitaries such as the Speaker
of the Parliament, Mr. abih Berri, and
his Deputy Elie Forzley. He lunched
with a cousin, Mr. Beshara Merhij.
Minister of the Interior, who previously
hosted the whole delegation at a luncheon in Dhour Shwier on our way
from Damascus to the Balamand. That
evening we were invited to the home
of the Minister of the Environment, Mr.
Samir Mokbel, to dine with his lovely
family and several other prominent
dignitaries that included President Elias
Part of our delegation
Balamand.
paid a visit to the nuns at Mar Yacoub Didi, only minutes
Hrawi and Patriarch IGNATIUS.
On Friday, October 15, Metropolitan
A visit to His Eminence, M_etropolitan 11..YAS(Kurban) of Tripoli to see his new Archdiocesan
headquarters.
Shown with_ Their Eminences and two of our clergy is Robert Laham,
Treasurer of the North Amencan Archdiocese, from Boston.
8
PHILIP attended a scheduled board
meeting of the Balamand University at
the Archdiocese of Beirut. Just following the meeting, he and Metropolitan
ELIAS (Audi) accompanied
Patriarch
IGNATIUS and the Maronite Patriarch
to the presidential palace to lunch with
Mr. Hrawi. That afternoon
we all
departed to Damascus to prepare our
return to North America. Our evening
meal in Damascus was graciously hosted by another North American Board
of Trustee member, Mr. Nicola Antakli
of Detroit, Michigan, who was also in
Syria at the same time.
Our last day in Syria was Saturday,
October 16. The day was spent on last
sance . is not
. a place in time , b u t a
trans f1gurat1on
over and above t·1me so
.
as to continually be in the proce
f
.
If
ss o
ascension.
anything, our spirits were
renewed and our faith rekindled.
Father Rados is pastor qf Sts. Peter &
Paul C~urch in _Bethesda, MD, as well
as Chaz~~an qf the Archdiocese Dept.
of Chantzes and the Children's Relief
Fund.
His Beatitude, Patriarch IGNATIUSIV of Anti
the Worldwide Antiochian
Orthodo
H ~hand All the East, opened th t""trst
m
Theological School in Lebano
hi h x . o y Synod, at the Balamand Mona t
n, w c received much publicity in the Arabi media.
The delegations
i?-cl~ded all Metropolitans,
Diocesan Bishops, Heads of Monasteries,
Convents, and I~shtuttons, Theologians, and Lay representatives. In this photo, they heard a
report on the Diocese of Damascus by His Grace, Bishop ELIAS(Kfoury).
from
minute shopping and packing and bidding farewell to a variety of visitors.
That evening a courtesy call was made
on the American Ambassador to Syria,
Mr. Christopher Ross (an Orthodox
Christian) by Metropolitan PHILIP and
Fr. George Rados. The visit was
arranged
through
Mr. Theodore
Kattouf, a former parishioner of Fr.
Rados, who is attached to the Embassy
there.
On Sunday morning we departed to
return to North America and began to
reflect on what we had heard and
•seen. All things considered, it should
be said that we were all encouraged to
witness the continuous
process of
renewal
by the great Church of
Antioch. She refuses to be devoured in
the ashes of her suffering and continues to be bathed in "the light that is
never overcome by night." Her renaisTHE WORD/DECEMBER 1993
All minutes
were recorded by a staff of people, headed by His
~~ace, Bishop JOSEPH (Zehlaoui) of Damascus, and His Grace,
tShop GEORGE (AbouZachem), Dean of Balamand Seminary. Also
:.this table was observer Gabriel Habib, Executive Secretary of the
tddle East Council of Churches, headquartered in Cyprus.
TiiEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
�Metropolitans
BASIIJOS of Hauran, PHILIP of North America, and
CONSTANTINE of Baghdad
(first row); Bishops GIBRAN of
Australia, GEORGE of Rio de Janeiro and ELIAS of Damascus.
I
The Icon of St. Joseph was carried in procession around the church.
The Convents in Maaloula and Saidnaya were represented
wonderful Mothers.
by these
The Archimandrite Ephraim _(Kyriakos) represented his monastery
from North Lebanon. He is the brother of Dr. Raymond Kyriakos
of St. Nicholas Cathedral of Brooklyn.
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The oldest member of the Holy Synod was honored for his many
years of distinguished
service to the Church:
His Eminence,
Metropolitan BOULOS (Khoury) of Tyre and Sidon. The 97 year old
prelate is the senior member of the Synod. His Archdiocese is in
South Lebanon and has been almost destroyed
by the fighting
there, as well as the presence
of Israeli forces and those who
oppose them.
Father George S. Corey was invited to carry
the Chalice in the Great Entrance.
1
In-between meetings, the hierarchs socialized informally, as did
the delegates. The North Americans met with other delegations to
discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their respective churches
and institutions, namely the Aleppo, Chile and Damascus delegates
and the Orthodox Youth Movement.
THE WORD/DECEMBER 1993
Sunday's Patriarchal Liturgy at t.
Cathedral in Tripoli Lebanon.
oti
pious woman at the foot of th thron
but wanted to touch the h m of hi
ment"!
1'he Patriarch
Eucharist.
and bishops
concelebrate
the Liturgy in the unity of the Faith and the
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The laity were well represented and were quite vocal.
His Eminence,
Metropolitan
SPYRIDON
(Khoury) of Zahle gave his report on the
state of affairs in his Archdiocese.
His Eminence, Metropolitan CONSTANTINE
(Papastephanou)
of Baghdad and Kuwait
often reminded the delegations
that the
Church must never forget its spiritual
dimensions, while living in a very materialistic world.
Metropolitan PHILIP of North America gave
a detailed report on the spiritual and financial state of our Archdiocese.
Our lay representative was Robert Laham of Bo ton (far J ft).
Part of our delegation at the banquet.
Women were well represented
in these
Synod meetings, as evidenced by this speaker.
The North American delegation
had an
Army escort constantly with it during our
stay in Lebanon.
After the dedication of the Tripoli headquarters, a banquet was held in nearby Enfey
with the Patriarch as the honored guest.
Metropolitan
ILY AS (Kurban) heads that
Archdiocese.
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�IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR
by Dr. Michael Massouh
thoughts in children and adults? Or,
pleted the readings. He then asked tl;e
Wonder! You can see it in the. eyes. children in tum what they thoug 1t what about the story of Santa Claus?
Now here is a 19th Century account
In the eyes of children in particula~·, about the readings and what they were
of a traveling St. Nick with flying reinbut also in the eyes of adults. W~a.t is lookino fo1ward to the next day.
deer. Before the Reverend Clement
• . onde1·1
Why , with the cynicism
t 1llS W
•
d
As e~ch child responded .there was
Moore wrote A Visit from St. Nicholas
and crassness of today's world,
o an anticipation, a youthful innocence,
a poem to entertain his daughter, St.
people suspend reason, _and hope that a olow that became contagious. Each
the myths and the fantasies com~ ~rue. ha;dened adult sensed it, and began to ~icholas was the beloved Bishop of
Wonder? Yes, wonder. The ab1ltty to smile, to engage in the won?er, yes Myra in t}:lird Century Chri.stendom. ~e
was beloved because of his generosity,
wish, to hope to realize childhood
the wonder of the Christ Chil?, and
of helping people unobt~·usively. His
fantasies, to want to make the world a the wish to believe that it was mdeed
feast day in the church is ce_lebra~ed
better place, to want people to tre~t true that He was born into the world
6th and he chd bnng
each other as people - as God's chil0 n December
just as the Scriptures said.
oifts
to
people
at night without their
dren.
b
. a connecknowing it. So, t h ere is
Wonder. It's a powerful phenomtion between Clement Moore's St.
ena. I saw it in the eyes of a gro~n
Nick filling each stocking and the
woman in the choir of a church m
third Century bishop St. Nicholas
Upstate
ew York. w.hen :he
leaving gifts unobtrusively in empty
marched in with the chem to take
her seat in the front of the church,
shoes.
Now, the St. Nick of Clement
there was a look on her hagga.rd
Moore has become the Santa Claus
face that this was just another obligatory Christmas Eve service to get
of commercial downtown, uptown,
and mall Noith America. He and his
through, and get back h?me to_
complete the final preparations for
many variants, both human and ~niher children the next day. It looked
mal are the subject of TV specials
like she was unhappy and tired,
in December.
His reindeer
are
having put in a full day of un.sati~fyimbued with all sorts of peculiar
in o work at the office· Smgmg
powers.
Even the movies have
to~ight was just one more chore
taken Santa to their hearts or at
she had to endure.
.
least to their pocketbooks. Wheth~r
She was attractive, blond half and
Hollywood continues the benefistriking features,
but he{ face
cence or introduces
malevolence
looked drained. Her life did not
into the legend,
Santa reigns.
look particularly easy nor plentifL.11.
Occasionally, he may not be menThe blond hair had not been coiftioned explicitly, but Hollyw_ood
fured into some beauty shop sensareleases movies for the Holiday
tion. She obviously had not time for
Season whose themes are wonder,
the beauty shop nor time to waste
fantasy, hope, or a return to childon herself. She sat through the early
hood innocence. WHY?
part of the service, sang th~
Is
it because we want to believe in
The hardened
blond lady in the
appointed hymns, and then waited
the
wonder
of miracles? Do we want
choir began to engage in the mood of
while the priest made introductory
to hold onto innocence? The grown-up
the
sermon
and
the
children's
resppnsremarks before his sermon.
world we inhabit is not a pleasa~t
There was, however, something spe- es. Her eyes became alert, and opened
place. People are uncaring. Econ?~ 1 JC
cial in the air that night. The rustling of with, yes wonder. As each child a~reality hurts. It is hard. The political
children anticipating Christmas, coughs swerec.l the priest's question, or said
system, whether in this coun~ry or anysomething
innocent
that
touched
a
and paper shuffling noises from the
where in the world, is tarnished and
nerve
in
the
adults,
it
brought
a
chuckadults. Candles glowing from every
corrupt. It does not help people; on
pew. And the priest was joy~ul. It w~s le or a heaity laugh to the congregathe contrary it demands a great deal his first Christmas Eve service at this tion, and a smile to the blond lady's
putting up with politicians, taxes, serface.
You
could
see
her
recall
her
own
church, so very few parishioners had
vice
and perhaps death in the arn:e~
childhood,
when
she
possessed
the
an idea of what he would say or do.
He began with a reading from Scrip- innocence of these children, when she forces , and other not so pleasino
duties.
tu res from Isaiah, and then Luke. But, believed, when times were better.
So it's that time of year when the
What
is
there
about
the
story
of
the
then he asked all the children to come
world
falls in love, when it tries to re·
forward and sit with him as he com- Christ child that awakens wonderful
NICl1
oms
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1
call a better way, a better time, a better
future. Houses,
stores
churches
schools, offices are deco1:ated. Peopl~
go out of their way to act like people
should to each other, to capture the
innocence of childhood and forget the
realities of the harsh world, and to
wonder. Families get together, special
arrangements are made to gather the
clan from as far and near as necessary.
It is also a time to take stock of one's
life and measure it against enduring
standards, to recall friends and good
times, and to hope that the world will
enjoy peace among all men.
Wonder. Did you ever wonder about
wonder? Why is it so captivating? I remember a lecture that an emeritus professor of mathematics gave. Dr. Elbeit
Clarke was reputed to be one of the
first mathematicians to understand the
theories and implications
of Albert
Einstein's work. He was a legend on
the small liberal arts campus, and as
juniors some of us decided to invite
him to speak to us at a student sponsored dinner. The dinner was a way to
repay the faculty who had been so
kind to us over the year, being available for endless questions about ourselves and the cosmos, inviting us to
their homes or apartments for tea or
for dinner, and just being supportive.
Each junior was to invite his or her
favorite professor and pay for themselves and their guest's dinner. At this
high affair it was felt that it should end
with "berry and a talk from one of the
faculty. What better choice than Dr.
Clarke.
Dr. Clarke was tall and lanky with fashionably long white hair. He stooped,
perhaps more from a lifetime of leaning over to hear students than from old
age. His eyes darted from one person
to another. No one, not even the organizers, knew what his topic was going
to be. We had asked him to make
appropriate remarks for such an occasion. He began by thanking us for the
dinner and for the conversations, and
then in more of a conversational tone
than in a formal lecture style he began
to speak of wonder.
Wonder, he said, was the thing that
kept him young. As much as he had
read and studied, and as much as he
had thouoht
about the world, the
<>
heavens, the theories of the universe,
and about people, he was struck by
the wonder of it all. He asked us to
maintain always a place for wonder in
our lives. There were matters that were
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still unknown in science and mathetime of year can om: I • kind to an< Lhmatics and about the physical world.
er per..,on "iLhouL e, eryone \\'ond ring
As far as human beings , ere con'' hat\ up~ At \\'hat other Lime of , ar
cerned, not much was known at all. are mi..,take..,and ..,Jip-upsrn erlcx)k~·d~
And of the things that were known, it
Yes, there is; .1 se1bl' of wond r as
was amazing to discover the relation- Dr. larke '>aid. that requires •. crL'i ·.
ships and interrelationships that existe need \\ onder like w • nl: ·d fcx d
ed. The order of the universe the rela- and drink. Tr i-, .t pan of being hum:1n.
tionship of elements, the ways of the But, \\'here do we look for Lhe "onseasons, the biological adaptations de r? In man-made ..,rories and fonall of these were wonders, suggesting tasie"? re the) '>all...,f) ing? I am r ·the unknown, some mystery of life.
minded of , r. Paul ,1ddn:ssing ch·
Wonderful, being full of , onder. In Athenian-, about their monum ·m lO an
our day to day world there is very little unkno\\'n god. The \thenians I ·lie, ·d
time to be full of wonder. Being full of there was an unkno\\'n god in addition
wonder is no way to get the daily job to all the other one-, that the\' knew. IL
and chores done, or to get ahead. , o, , as :t. Paul \\ ho pointed o(n Lo them
we suspend our sense of wonder it's that this unkno\\'n god ,, a..,Lhe creator
not realistic, it's not grown-up. We of the uni,·er"e and Lhe \l.1ker of all
bury our sense of the unknown, of the things, including the \Lhenians. And,
mystery of life, to get through the day, further that I Ii" , on, Lhe hrist. was
the week, the month, and the year. born of a irgin, crucified, and ms·
But, at the end of the year when we from the dead. hri-,t i..,the re,1.....
on for
cannot bear to deny the sense of won- the ,'eason.
der any longer, we have an acceptable
, peak about wonder? One of I It
rationale to be young at heart, to be names is \ onderful! Another !'kids again, to be innocent, to engage Counselor. Think about it. j.., it not .1
in fantasy, in mystery. At the beginning wonder that Goel ga, e u-, 111011.tl.., I ft
of winter, during the shortest days of only begotten Son to teach u.., ,1houL
the year when the nights are the caring for each other and to kncm that
longest, when it is cold and dark,
Goe.I is Our Father? Ha\ e you ever
when the tax year ends, when we are wondered where \\'OU Id ,, e he -ts
at our wits end, we have a reason to modern people if that event lud nrn
celebrate, to unwind,
to forget our cares and
woes, to suspend the
rules of the daily game.
And so we watch the
Nutcracker, the Christmas stories, the Santa
shows, and listen to
Frosty the Snowman,
Rudolph
the
RedNosed Reindeer, Ahmal
and the ight Visitors,
and all other stories
that promise a sense of
adventure, of fantasy,
of disbelief, and of caring.
Adults say all this js
for the kids. But, I
wonder. It is as much
for the grown-ups as it
is for the kids. At what
other time of year can
one
decorate
the
house, or the office, or
have parties, and exchange gifts without
having to explain why
one is spending money
foolishly? At what other L-------------------~
�do we look to man-made stories for
inspiration and for indulging our need
for wonder? What repels us from looking to the Father as t~e sour~e of all
wonder not just at Chnstmas time, but
•
-?
•
throughout the entire year.
.
Why expect a Santa to fulfill all desires, and to hope that reindeer fly?
Why engage in thoughts about _a talking snowman or a red nosed reindeer,
when the wonders of God are as near
as our hearts? When guardian angels
and the seraphim and cherubim watch
over all of us? Why do we deny the
reality of the Christ child, but accept
taken place in Bethlehem 2000 years
ago? Still in a state of confusion wonde ring about which Greek god to
appease and attempting to satisfy all of
them? We would possess the Ten
Commandments to guide us, but no
Sermon on the Mount, no parables.
How discouraging and hopeless. So,
Christ coming into the world has made
a positive and hopeful difference.
The stories of Creation, of Christ's
incarnation, crucifixion and resurrection are real wonders and mysteries.
They are the basis for fantasies of the
Christmas season. They are true. Why
and hope that a Santa visits each
house once a year?
It's that time of year when the world
falls in love. Shall we think of falling in
love with God and having Christmas
throughout the year? Would it not be a
better world if we put into practice our
suspension of the rules at Christmas
time each day of the year? Think about
it. It's that time of year to wonder.
Dr. Massouh is a member of St.
George Cathedral in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the Orthodox Theological
Society of America.
GLORY TO THE
NEW BORN KING!
The world in which we live
Full of misery and strife;
The multitudes cry out
Seeking purpose for their lives.
The eyes of hungry children
As they cling to barren breasts,
Bear the burden of a world
Full of anger and unrest.
A Child is born among us,
Born to save this world of pain;
And we turn away indifferent
As we float from day to day.
Don't we see what He can offer?
Aren't we able to conceive
The joy and revelation
If we only will believe?
The angels smile upon us
For the joy is theirs to share.
A babe is born in Bethlehem.
God reveals how much he cares.
Let us lift our hearts together,
Songs of praises let us sing.
For the world now seeks their Savior.
Glory to the newborn King!
by Judy Tsoukalas
St. Paul Church
Brier, Washington
16
Father Anthony
Boake
1943-1993
William Douglas Boake, ordained Fr. Anthony, \Vas born July
20, 1943, in Miami, Florida, to William Elwood and Clara Louise
Domenchello Boake.
Fr. Anthony was received into the Orthodox Church at the
St. Irene's Cathedral of Khania, in Khania, Crete, Greece on
August 8, 1966. He was received into the Antiochian Archdiocese
on July 6, 1982.
'Fr. Anthony graduated
from St. John the Theologian
Seminary in Kuopio, Finland, where he studied under Archbishop Paul of Finland. He also attended The Spiritual Academy
of Leningrad, USSR, 1979-1980. He was fluent in the Finnish and
Russian languages.
Fr. Anthony Boake was ordained to the Diaconate in the
Jurisdiction of the Church of Finland, Patriarchate of Constantinople at ew Valamo Monastery in Valamo, Finland, by His
Eminence Paul, Archbishop-Primate, on June 4, 1979. He was
ordained to the Holy Priesthood by Metropolitan PHILIP at St.
George Antiochian Church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July
8, 1986.
Fr. Boake served at Valamo Monastery, Finland, from his
ordination to January 9, 1981, St. Nicholas of Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, from August 1, 1982 to July 1, 1986, and Sts. Constanti~e
and Helen in Dallas, Texas, from July 1, 1986 until his tragic
death on ovember 7, 1993.
Fr. Anthony was greatly loved by his parishioners. He was
instrumental in the building of the new church and hall. The
population of Sts. Constantine and Helen grew under Fr. Anthony's leadership. Fr. Anthony was a leader in the community.
He was a member of the Dallas Council of Churches and the
Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex Orthodox Clergy Association. Under
his leadership, Sts. Constantine and Helen Church became a
thriving and active church within the Dallas community.
Fr. Anthony is survived by his mother, Louise, and siSters
Barbara and Leila.
THE WORD/DECEMBER l993
EDITORIAL:
Planning for Learning
by John L. Boojamra, Ph.D.
One of the striking features of organizations within the
nate will be evaluated.
Orthodox Church is th~ir apparent, and I emphasize
We in !he Church are in the business of perception.
appa~ent, lack of planning. Their nature is essentially
react1o~ary rather than proactionary. The absurdity of How do things appear to us? How do we appear to ourevalu~t1~g a report is e~ident when the report includes sel~es? How do we appear to others? A serious organidescnpt1o~s of accomplishment (publications, meetings, zat1~nal,_eve~ moral, problem arises when our self per~tc.) _but includes no. ref~rences to previously stated ception rs radically out of keeping with the perception of
intentions, goals, or obJect1ves.This lack is witness, with- t~e people around us. Clearly defined goals and objec?ut doubt, to _the absence of the most rudimentary skills tives enable us to maintain congruency between what we
in prowa~ming for r_esponsible change through goals have done and what we say we have done.
. People in leadersh!P positions often feel exempt from
and obJect1ves. Focusing our attention by means of goals
and objectives has become a fundamental skill of the this fund~m-~ntal re~urrement for productivity and thereteaching profession for generations now; even before fore cred1b1l1ty.This perception business can lead to
t~ey ":;ere formulated as "goals" and "behavioral objec- "smoke and mirrors" deception, "self-deception " and
tives, common sense told teachers that "if you don't "paper charades." In a public school setting, where '1have
know wher_eyou ar~ going, any road will get you there." worked for the ~ast two decades, many administrators,
The result 1sconfusion, no accountability, and irresponsi- thank~ to the arrival of desk-top publishing, can turn the
most inane and simply stupid episode into a memo that is
ble behavior.
On a large scale and outside of the classroom the a piece of art that says nothing. All of us have had this
experience! It is this experience that I referred to above
very same skills which teachers and their supervisors
as the "paper charade" or "productivity charade," in which
have so l~ng cherished are now being applied to guid~n ove~worked or burdened supervisor can get the
ance, business, and organizational management under
1mpress1onthat his subordinates have everything under
the categories of terms such as "reflective practice," "per- control because "it all looks great."
formance planning," and "negotiated growth contracts".
Let us be clear. I meant it when I said we in the
The best book available on the subject for teachers is the
Church are in the perception business. People behave
program learning format of Robert Mager, Preparing
out of how they perceive themselves. If they perceive
Instructional Objectives (Belmont, CA: Pitman Learning, themselves as Christians they tend to behave as
Inc., 2nd ed., 1962). It simply means that if you expect Christians; if they perceive themselves as shabby then
responsible performance of a task you must hold people they tend to behave shabbily; if they perceive themselves
accountable. There can be no responsible behavior from as productive, then they tend to produce. If people peran objective point of view without accountability; but you ceive you are trustworthy, interested, kind, attentive,
cannot hold people accountable, if they are not told or benevolent, then certain positive behaviors usually result.
have not formulated what they intend to happen in a
In light of the fact that much of Christian ministry is
teaching/learning or an administrative setting. There can rooted in trust and good will and, at the same time, often
be no accountability unless the person who is responsible deals with the intangible, it is imperative that priests, who
(department head, program director, church school
are locally and literally their own supervisors and evaluasuperintendent, or teacher) has been given or has deter- tors, learn how to formulate "growth contracts'. Church
mined for himself/herself criteria by which he/she may be school teachers and directors, who often know as much
evaluated by a superior, and, more important for self about education as their pastors, must develop the ability
development in educational and organizational systems, to evaluate themselves in terms of professional skills and
by himself/herself.
achievement. This is as simple as learning, like any conWe can expect no growth without some sort of temporary teacher must do, how to formulate goals and
accountability and standards for determining accountabili- objectives, a process which comes to most teachers as
ty, a subject we have all but ignored in the Orthodox "second nature." It must be the first objectives of any
Church in the favor of what is often simply a "paper" or department of Christian education to establish goals with"productivity charade." This holds true at any level of edu- in which to work. Without defining these goals and obJeccation in the church and with supervisor, be he pastor or tives, the responsible person would be unable to focus
bishop, who has an obligation to clearly define or have attention, time, finance, and energies. Similarly, withou
clearly defined for them, the criteria by which a subordi- these definitions, our supervisors cannot evaluate the
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�b. etc.
.
d . . t t· f
Goal B: To achieve effectiveness 1n a minis ra 1ve unctioning by
a. keeping an accurate attendance record for each
child and teacher;
b. etc.
.
.
f
Goal C: To initiate and strengthen staff interaction, e 1lowship, and activities by
.
a. hosting a biannual exchange of classroom ideas
and activities
b. etc.
.
.
Goal D: To improve my relationship with the staff, the
priest, and the parents by
.
.
a. meeting individually with each teacher twice during the school year
b. etc.
Goal E: Other
a. etc.
b. etc.
END OF YEAR SUMMARY (To be filled out by
Supervisor or teacher). Please include a summary of
strongest assets and areas for future concentration.
Indicate whether teacher's (your) performance exceeded
expectations, met expectations, or was below e~pe~tations within the framework of operations and taking into
account factors (or constraints) over which he (you) has
no control. (Additional pages may be added if needed).
The Department of Christian Education of the
Antiochian Archdiocese has offered a number of workshops on planning objectives, and self-evaluation, specifically for the church school teacher, it is one of the most
useful effective skills that a teacher can apply. All of the
workshops are listed in the annual "Emphasis" mailing
sent to each parish and priest listing all of the teacher
training programs the department offers. Take advantage
of these workshops.
Every church school teacher, department head, or
pastor must keep in mind the maxim: "If you don't know
where you are going, then any road will get you there."
Every organization, but especially an ecclesiastical organization, must have a system of accountability, even if
only
self-evaluation. It forces you to think in terms of what
EXAMPLE:
you
want
to do and then forces to enumerate methods to
I. INITIAL STATEMENT OF INTENTION
Goal A: To improve instructional and church school pro- bring them about. If you would like help in working on
developing skills in this area for a more effective educagrams by
a. having each class in a separate sound-proofed tional ministry for all age groups, contact the Department
of Christian Education.
space by
subordinates. For instance, in my own depar~ment of
Christian Education in the Antiochian Archd1oc~se I
determined that I could best and most efficiently fulfill my
educational ministry by working in three areas: 1) _coordination of parishes with each other and the Archdiocese,
2) the production of materials to su~p_lemen~o_urOCEC
curriculum, and, finally, 3) teacher training. Within each of
these areas I then would determine each year what specific objectives I wanted to accomplish _andlist them for
myself, the Metropolitan, or t~~ Archd1oces~n General
Assembly, assuring accountability. A person in a leadership position without stated goals and clearly formulated
objectives is a person who cannot be evaluated, held
accountable, and enabled to perform more effe~tivel1. A
person cannot be faulted, once he has state? his objectives and goals, for not accomplishing something that you
perceive to be his job, but which he has not accepted as
such. If you want a particular "this" or "that" done, the~
you as the supervisor, "boss," or parent must see that 1t
gets into the student's goals and objectives. We have no
way of holding people accountable as long as we have
no statement of intended outcomes!
The ultimate objective in formulating goals and obj~ctives is to enable evaluation by 1) yourself, 2) an outside
supervisor (i.e., master teacher, parish priest, bishop,
etc.), are clientele. At the very least, every teacher,
church school director, or department head should at the
beginning of each year or planning perio? (i.e., the beginning of a new project) formulate a ~enes of goal~ and
under those, both figuratively and literally, a senes of
objectives.
The specific position might be, for instance, "Church
School Supervisor," "Second Grade Teacher," or "You~h
Group Advisor." The following outline may be useful in
making clear what I mean. Each stated goal must be followed with the word "by" to make it effective. These goals
are those of a church school supervisor designed for an
educational setting. Yours may be different. (See chapter
12 in Gerard Egan's The Skilled Helper, Brooks/Cole
Publishing, Pacific Grove, CA, 1993.)
TEACHER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
The Depaitment of Christian Education is attempting to encourage the development of teacher training programs and teacher certification programs. With this in mind, the Department announced, last year, the special teacher education section in the St. Stephen's Course
of Study in Orthodox Theology, offered by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. The preferred program for teachers is a two
year program under the direction of Dr. John L. Boojamra and may be used by a parish or a group of parishes to certify its teachers. As all
of you who know about the St. Stephen's Program are aware, St. Stephen's is a first-rate, high quality correspondence course.
In addition to the St. Stephen's "education alternative," the Department of Christian Education would like to recommend the use of
our excellent teacher training series on audio cassette entitled "Teaching Dynamics" and "Youth Dynamics". The first program is a 12
session teacher training program with a workbook and training guide. The second program is a four session program also accompanied by
a listening guide and workbook. "Teaching Dynamics" sells for $50.00 and "Youth Dynamics" sells for $25.00. Each program comes in
an attractive vinyl binder for easy shelf storage. These are highly recommended for use among our teachers and are available through the
Antiochian Archdiocese, 358 Mountain Road, Englewood, NJ 07631.
For those people wishing to pursue a graduate degree in Christian Education, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological School is the only
Orthodox institution offering a Master's Degree in Religious Education.
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THE WORD/DECEMBER 1993
Get the Spirit
by Robert J. Snyder and Craig R. George
Corinthians I 12: 12 "Christ is like a single bod
h. h
has many pa~ts; it is still one body, even thoig: i;~s
made up of different parts." With this passage, St. Paul
o!fers his most fam~~s an? beautiful discourse on the
g1f!s o~ the Holy Spirit. Pnor to this passage St. Paul
wntes 1n Ch~pter 11 :1-31 "there are a variety of gifts, but
the same Spint, and there are varieties of service but th
same Lord; and ~her~ are varieties of working, but it is th!
s~me God who_1nsp1r~sthem all in everyone. To each is
given the man1festat1on of the Spirit for the common
good."
On the day of Pentecost it is significant that the Holy
Spirit manifested itself as separate tongues of fire. The
separate tongues of Pentecost emphasize the individuality an~ diversity of gifts which the Holy Spirit bestows.
It 1s unfortunate that modern day Christianity has
come to emphasize one gift above all others. The modern Christian church has come to reply almost entirely on
the gift of "words." Consequently, in western churches
we find a church stripped of symbols, art and sensual
expression; and filled with preaching, memorizing and
rote. The word that became flesh has, once again, been
transformed back into the word. Because of this, the
diversity of gifts which was the power of the early church
has been weakened and in some areas lost. Those members of the Body of Christ who find difficulty with words,
and memorizing them, are often made to feel lost or failures as Christians.
Without the growth and development of the diversity
of gifts bestowed on each of us, the Body of Christ is left
weakened and starved. St. Paul writes "for the body does
not consist of one member but of many."
Increasingly, because of the Church's reliance on
words, we find an American culture filled with great words
and preaching, but starved of meaning when it comes to
everyday life. Consequently, the most religious nation in
the world also leads in murders, violence, and teen pregnancy. American religious culture, which strongly influences our North American Orthodox culture, is obsessed
with producing "Christians" through reliance on preaching
and words. The Orthodox approach has always been the
"process" approach. That is - our faith develops and
grows in meaning throughout our lives, in our families
and in our church communities.
The Orthodox approach can only be fully realized
when the church recognizes the full diversity of gifts of
the Spirit and develops them so that a!I its members'
potential can be achieved.
Metropolitan PHILIP writes in the December, 1992,
issue of The Word "furthermore my dear friends you
must cultivate the talent of the parish. Through the sacrament of Chrismation, the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit.
All of us have received from God a variety of gifts for the
edification of the faithful."
Because of our singular recognition of the "word" and
"preaching" gifts, the wealth of Christianity in North
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America lies buried deep below a mountain of words
books, and reams of paper.
'
How can. we uncover these gifts, this buried wealth?
We can b~g~nby. recognizing that these gifts exist and
that one_gift 1sas important as another when it comes to
an offering to God. Secondly, gifts can only grow and
develop through use.
The gift~ of the Spirit are as numerous as the member~ belo~ging to the Church (each has received gifts at
Chnsmat1on) but are given to us to "contribute to the
common g?od." ~aul speaks of the gifts of faith, knowl~dg~, healing, miracles and discernment. "All these are
1nsp1redb~ o~e.and the same spirit, whose apportions to
e~ch one 1nd1v1dually
as He wills." Paul speaks also of
h1g~er_gifts_"f_aith, hope and love." From reading
Connthian_s_,1t 1s apparent that "gifts of the Spirit" are
those qualities we possess which build up the church, its
me~~~rs,,and are o~ered back to God. The tragedy is
that gifts are often interpreted as artistic or intellectual
tale~t when in ~ctuality "God's gifts" can be our capacity
to give love, drive a car, work with wood, offer encouragement and consolation, mediate disputes. In Romans
P_aulwrites, "having gifts that differ according to the grac~
given to us, let us use them: if prophecy in proportion to
our faith, if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his
teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who
does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness."Christ recognizes
charity, acts of mercy, service, teaching, cheerfulness,
etc. as gifts to be offered back to him.
Dr. Boojamra writes in Foundations of Christian
Education: "Each particular stage of life offers opportunities - for what the person is able to learn. One of the
first principles of Christian education is the realization,
common to monastic communities, that people are both
the same and different, and both aspects must be
explored in formulating programs, producing materials
and organizing learning situations. The learner's possibili1
ties for participating and responding are unbounded.' 2
As Christian educators, we must become skilled in
creating or discovering situations which bring "gifts of the
Spirit" to the surface and allow for their exercise and
growth. We develop the gift of encouragement by visiting
the sick and offering encouragement. We develop the gift
of charity by performing acts of charity, etc. In this way,
we move away from the informational or "word" approach
that dominates our Christian education process to a formational approach which offers a context or meaning to
the "words." When we move in this direction the church
and its members will be able to reach their potential in
serving and building by the Body of Christ.
The Word Magazine, December 12, 1992 pp. 8-10.
Boojamra, Foundations of Christian Education
Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press p. 18.
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�Synopsis of Orthodox Christian
History in Jordan and Palestine
The Orthodox Christian Church in Jordan and Palestine
is the oldest church in the world. In fact, it was the only
Christian congregation in that area until the reign of the
Crusaders. The Patriarchate in Jerusalem was an indigenous church; patriarchs, bishops, priests and monks were
all from the local people. Arabic was the formal language
in the church services even in the pre-Islamic period. The
Greek language was occasionally used along with it.
In the year 1543 AD, when the Arabic patriarch Atallah
died, an Arabic born, but Greek national, bishop called
Germanos was elected patriarch of Jerusalem. His election
resulted in a steep change in the hierarchy of the church.
Many Greek priests and monks were brought in from
Greece and Cyprus; they gradually controlled the brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher, the Holy Synod and finally
the entire operation of the Patriarchate. Arabic priests, in
spite of their celibacy and eligibility, were not consecrated
bishops. Arab nationals were not ordained priests unless
they got married first. The Greeks in Jerusalem, who were
less than one per cent of the Orthodox people, controlled
entirely the religious destiny of the other ninety-nine per
cent. Furthermore, Arabic priests were often ordained
from non-qualified individuals and were denied access to
proper theological education. People were also denied
participation or even access to the daily business of the
Patriarchate. Orthodox Christian education was ignored all
together and the number of Orthodox Christian schools in
Palestine and in Jordan was reduced to three, at a time
when Roman and Eastern Catholic schools were sprouting
all over the region. The physical condition of many church
buildings was neglected and some of them deteriorated so
badly that they became uninhabitable and their congregation switched to Roman or Eastern Catholicism. This grave
situation led to the aggressive intrusion of the nonOrthodox into the Holy Land and eventual occupation of
many monasteries and church buildings which were originally under the administration
or ownership
of the
Orthodox Church. The end result: A steady decline in the
number of Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land, the cradle of Christianity. Their number now is but a fraction of
what it was only a few decades ago.
Since 1875 the Orthodox Christians in Palestine and
Jordan rose together to protect their Faith, the Church and
what was left from its holdings. After the uprising in 1875,
several well-attended conferences were held in Haifa in
1925, in Jaffa in 1931, in Jerusalem in 1944 and again in
1956 to resolve this serious matter with the Patriarchate in
Jerusalem. All petitions to it and to the civil authorities
were either vehemently rejected or serial empty promises
~ere given but none was fulfilled. Constructive suggestions from government assigned commissions such as The
Bertrand-Young commission under the British mandate in
1921 were completely ignored.
The Orthodox Christians in Palestine and Jordan have
kept the Faith during very difficult times. ot withstanding
frequent ~ersecution, they have contributed tremendously
to the social, cultural and economic development of their
home land. Their deman_ds were recently resubmitted to
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TBEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
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the Patriarchate in Jerusalem and to
the Jordanian civil authorities through
their elected representatives.
These
included consecration of Arabic bishops, improving the conditions of the
priests and the church buildings, the
restoration of Orthodox Christian education, including the school of theology in Jerusalem, the implementation of
just and more meaningful bylaws for
the churches and the proper administration of the Patriarchate's financial
affairs. These demands are just, necessary and in complete uniformity with
the teachings of our Church as well as
with the secular principles of civil
rights, freedom and democracy. They
deserve all our prayers and support.
EPILOGUE:
1. Did you know
that Patriarch
Sofronios who handed the keys of the
city to Jerusalem to the Khalifah Omar
in the year 636 was Arabic and was
born in Damascus?
2. Die.Iyou know that many of the
Arabic Patriarchs of Jerusalem were
some of the most renowned poets and
physicians of their time?
3. Die.I you know that Germanos,
the first Greek patriarch in Jerusalem,
reigned for over 30 years. Each time
an Arabic bishop died during his reign
he consecrated
a Greek bishop to
replace him. Before his death all bishops in Jerusalem were Greek. Germanos was also the author of the unChristian principle that no Arabic· bishop should be consecrated which is still
being followed.
4. Die.I you know that Prince Abdallah of Trans-Jordan, the grandfather
DID YOU KNOW
. . . that the major feast day in December is the
Feast of the
at1v1ty of Christ in the Flesh (25th),
commonly called Christmas. We say "in the Flesh"
because Jesus was incarnated (took on flesh). Jesus
Christ always existed with the Father and the Holy
Spirit. There never was a time when He was not.
... that the main saints' days in December include
the Great Martyr Barbara and St. John of Damascus
( 4th); St. Sabbas the Sanctified (5th); St. icholas the
Wonderworker (6th); St. Spyridon the Wonde1worker
(12th); St. Herman of Ala"ska (13th); St. Ignatius of
Antioch (20th); the Synaxis of the Theotokos (26th);
St. Ster,hen the Protomartyr (27th); the 14,000 Innocents slain by Herod (29th). Also we celebrate the
Conception of the Theotokos by the Righteous Anna
on December 9. There is no kneeling in our public
or private prayers from Christmas to the eve of Theophany (Epiphany), January 5, nor do we fast during
these joyful days.
... that the Church of Czechoslovakia is twelfth in
rank after the Churches of Constantinople,
Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, Russia, Georgia, Serbia,
Romania Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece. Orthodox
Christianity was introduced there by Sts. Cyril and
M thodios from 867 to 886 A.D. In 1346, it was
under the jurisdiction of the church of Serbia. In
1766, it came under the control of the Church of
Constantinople. In 1923, it became Autonomous. It is
presently headed by His Beatitude DOROTHEUS
whose official title is "Metropolitan of Prague and All
Czechoslovakia." The seat of the Church is in Prague.
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of King Hussein, was so sympathetic
to the demands of the Orthodox people that in 1933 he wanted to name an
Arabic patriarch
and to move the
Patriarchate from Jerusalem to Amman?
5. Did you know that the holdings
of the Orthodox Church in the Holy
Land are under the authority of the
Patriarch personally. No one can question his decision to administrate any
property or to dispose of it as he wishes?
6. Did you know that the income
of the Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem and its distribution of funds is a
well kept secret. Nobody is allowed to
participate, let along audit this financial puzzle?
Submitted h)I
George M. Madanat, M.D.
From the Patriarchate of Jerusalem
?
.
The Church of Czechoslovakia has no jurisdiction in
other parts of the world. It is limited to its own country. (Some sources place this Church 14th in rank,
placing the Church of Albania 12th in rank.)
... That December is The Order of St. Ignatius of
Antioch Month in the Antiochian Archdiocese
of
North America. The Patron Saint's Day is December
20 on the liturgical calendar. During this month,
members of the ORDER on the parish level will read
the epistle, collect the offering, serve as "greeters",
possibly deliver the sermon, and host the coffee or
fellowship hour after liturgies. They will also try to
attract new members into the ORDER and encourage
present members to upgrade their membership.
Many thanks to the members of the ORDER for their
sacrificial love for the ministry of the Church here
and abroad.
. . . That in the early days of our Church in North
America, almost 100 years aoo
there were three
b
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Father Yanneys: Father Nicola Yanney was the first
priest to serve St. George Church in Kearney,
ebraska 0902); Father Theodore Yanney was the
first priest to serve St. George Church in Allentown,
Pennsylvania
(1905) and St. George Church in
Paterson (now Little Falls), New Jersey (1919); Father
Michael Yanney was the second priest to serve St.
George Church in Kearney, NE. There are other families
in our Archdiocese who have had several boener.
ations of clergy in their family. May we hear from
them please?
THE WORD/DECEMBER 1993
ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE
ORDAINED:
T~1e Deacon ROBERT GILLETTE to the Priesthood at Sts.
Peter
& Paul Chapel
•
.
1n
Ligonier, p A, on September
12, 1993, and awaiting assignment. He has taken the name
ISAIAH.
The ~eacon GREGORY O'LEARY to
the Priesthood at St. Philip Church in
Soudert~m, PA, on. September 26, 1993,
and assigned to this parish as the assistant pastor.
DONALD J. PETERS to the Diaconate
at St. George Cathedral in Worcester
MA, ~m O~toher 3, 1993, and assi~necl
to this pansh. He has taken the name
EPHRAIM.
ROBERT
ALLE
BUSS to the
Oiaconate at St. George Church in El
Paso, TX, on October 10, 1993, and as.
signed to this parish. He has taken the
name GREGORY.
BER ARD WEST-DEL VAL to the
Diaconate at St. c;eorge Church in
Houston, TX. on Ottobcr
17, 1993,
and a~signed to St. Michael Church in
Beaumont, TX.
CARL WILLIA.'vI BELL to the Diaconate
at St. Elias Church in Toledo, OH, on
October ;10, 1995. and to the Priesthood at ~t. Gc:orge Cathedral
in
Toledo, OH, on October _')1. 1993, and
assignc:c.l to the pastorate of the new
church in Go~hen. I , as yet unnamed. I Tis name is A THONY.
ASSIGNED:
The Priest !JI IILIP TXO , formerly
attached to St-...Peter & Paul Church in
Ben Lomond, CA to the pastorate of
the new mission in Twin Falls, Idaho,
as yet unnamed.
The Priest J STI McFEETERS, formerly on loan to the Greek Orthodox
, Archdiocese, to the pastorate of St.
Anthony Church in Spring, TX .
ELEVATED:
The Priest VLADIMIR BELCHER, pastor
of St. George Church in Altoona PA
to the dignity
of Archpriest'.
o~
October 10, 1993.
ON LOAN:
The Priest STEPHE KWIECINSKI, formerly attached to St. James Church in
Williamston
MI to the Orthodox
Church in A'meri,ca, Diocese of the
Midwest.
RELEASED:
The Deacon MICHAEL CLANCY formert y of St. George
Churcl1 in
Charleston, WV, to the Russian Pa-
THEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
triarchal Church in the United States
Dr. & .i\lrs. Orlando ktff
1.
i\Iiami, FL
The Priest JOH LICKWAR , .
f
George 1. bodeelv
St G .
.
pastor o
. • _eo1ge ~hurch of Spring, TX, effec'\' orcester, \IA
•
tive 1mmed1ately.
Barbara & Bob '\.tder
The
Priest DA
, . . of
S
. YID FO TES
, , pasto1
Dearborn Heights. MI
1~. 0
t. At11anas1us Church of Sacramento
Helen Snage
CA, effective immediately.
,
Clinton To\\ nship. \IT
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NEW CHURCH/MISSION:
Cecelia & Da, id Ericl-.-..on
The Orthodox Christian Church in
Portland, OR
Goshe~, Indiana (Western Rite), whose Julienne & Sam '\e,, l'\
pastor ts Father A THONY BELL.
Jacbon\'ille, FL
•
Th~ Orthodox Christian Mission in Alex & Anne Corev
Twm Falls, IDAHO (Eastern Rite)
Brooks,·ille, FL •
whose pastor is Father PHILIP NIXO , Edward & Fah .'nage
AWARDED:
Plymouth, MI
20.( O
The Antonian Medal of Merit (Gold) to Mr. & 1rs. Philip Haddad
the Antiochian Orthodox Christian
Charleston, W\'
Women of North America (AOCWNA) Elizabeth Clark
on the occasion of their 20th anniverAshuclot, 1 H
sary, celebrated at the Archdiocesan
Shane Sauer
Convention in Pittsburgh, PA, from
Saskatoon, .'askatche,,-~111
18.00
July 18 to 25, 1993 .
George Lamone
DECEASED:
Salina, KS
100.0 l
Khoureeye LYDIA MOORE, wife of the The Corcoran Family
late Archpriest Makarios Moore in
Charleston, SC
50.00
Clearwater, FL, on October 17, 1993. Jeannette 1alluk
Memory Eternal!
Brooklyn,
l~.O l
The Priest ANTONY BASSOLI E, for- James Rihbany
merly of the Antiochian Archdiocese
Boston, MA
:;o.ol
then of the OCA, in Philadelphia, PA: Ma1y Hamaty
on October 26, 1993. Memory Eternal!
W. Roxbury, MA
(in memory of her parent-..
The Khoureeye ED A KARIM, wife of
Matilda
& lichael Harnatv)
2~0.0 l
the late Archpriest Georoe
Karim
in
b
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Syracuse, NY, on October 30, 1993. Mr. & Mrs. Rudy George •
200.0)
Parma, OH
Memo1y Eternal!
George R. immer
The Priest ANTHONY BOAKE, pastor
100.00
Omaha, E
of Sts. Constantine & Helen Church in
Dallas, TX, on Nov. 7, 1993. MEMORY
ETERNAL!
An Institution of the
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Freda Lewis
$10.00
Farmington Hills, MI
V. Rev. Antony Gabriel
100.00
Montreal, Quebec
Lucille M. Deeb
Monaca, PA
(in memo1y of her
25.00
husband, Fred Deeb)
Dorothy & George Darany
100.00
Dearborn, MI
Bessie]. Caley
Canton, OH
5.00
Mr. Gordon & Lucy Ayoub & Family
Beaconsfield, Quebec
(in memory of George Deeb
50.00
& Sophie Ayoub)
Michael Magdalani
100.00
New York, NY
Archdiocese: The
Antiochian Village
"Come, let us go up to the 11101111/{{ill
of the Lord, to the house (?{ the Goel <!I'
Jacob; that he ma)' /e{{c/J us hi. u ar.•
and Ll'e may zmlk ~-nhis j){{tbs f.\lic:;1h
4:2)
Since its formal dedication in 197 ,
the Antiochian
illage - a 280-acr,
Archdiocesan facilit) loc1ted in th"
Laurel highlanch of '>OUthwl' tl'rn
Pennsylvania - ha-.. L1ttracted thousands of Orthodo;\ believers from
throughout 01th meriu to it:-vari ·cl
and stimulating program-.. rrom ye urh
anc.l family camping program:-.. t
retreats, pilgrimage-.., work:hop and
conferences, all \\ ho have ever visitL'd
the illage ha\ e returned to thL'i1
parishes grateful that ,oc.l has hll' .., d
�u with this important spiritual oasis.
In addition to the summer camp and
conference center, the master development plan foresees the establishment
of a monastic community, cemetery
and a retirement
complex for our
senior citizens and clergy.
O.C.A.M.P.R. Ethics Board
Plans National Hotline
In keeping with the mission statement of the Ethics Board of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine,
Psychology and Religion (0.C.A.M.P.R.),
to gather and disseminate "expert scientific and theological information and
perspectives from Orthodox theologians and professionals in the fields of
the ciences and ethics," members of
the Board, Attorney Todd Bolus and
Dr. John Schilke are developing a proposal for a telephone
hotline that
would provide ethical answers to
questions from professionals and others from an Oithodox perspective.
Through the hotline, professionals
and laymen could call the Ethics Board
for information relative to ethical questions from an Orthodox Christian perspective.
The Board is also establishing guidelines and other goals for the coming
year. Acting Director of the Ethics
Board, Dr. Peter Bistolarides, surgeon
at the Scarborough General Hospital in
Ontario, Canada, said of the Board's
plans, "I believe the work the Institute
will do will be of great help to clergy,
health and mental health professionals
in their respective ministries."
Ethics Board members Reverend
Stanley Harakas and Dr. John Chirban
are conducting a national survey of
O.C.A.M.P.R. members and others
from the various jurisdictions to prioritize an agenda of pressing ethical
issues. This agenda will serve as a
guide for the Ethics Institute and the
services they offer to the Orthodox
community.
The nine members of the Ethics
Board and their respective terms are as
follow : Three Years: Rev. Dr. Stanley
Harakas (religion); Cynthia Yannias
(psychology); and Dr. Paul Kymissis
(medicine). Two years: Rev. Dr. John
Breck (religion); Dr. John T. Chirban
(psychology/religion),
and Dr. Peter
Bistolarides (medicine). One year: Rev.
Dr. George Morelli (psychology/religion)- Todd Bolus, Esq. (law), and Dr.
John chilke (medicine).
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1, 1993 in Tarrytown, NY, to discuss
globalization - the impact of these
events on theological
education in
North America - and the accompanying unprecedented
challenges which
In order to better
serve the
Orthodox Clergy and Laity, the Ethics now face the seminaries. The conference, sponsored
by St. Vladimir's
Institute of the Orthodox Christian
Orthodox Theological Seminary, was
Association
of Medicine, Psychology and Religion is inviting priests funded by a grant from the Indianto submit ethical problems they have apolis-based Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Since 1989, many of the North Amerencountered
in their ministry. Indischools
viduals should not be named, but rele- ican Orthodox theological
have experienced an influx of students
vant socio-demographic
data should
from the formerly communist-conbe included (e.g.: husband middle
age, 14 yr. old girl, etc.). The "case trolled states of Eastern Europe and
presentation" should be as detailed as the former Soviet Union. For example,
foreign student
enrollment
at St.
possible.
The Ethics Institute will look for Vladimir's Seminary in Crestwood, NY
common ethical trends and will initi- now comprises twenty percent of the
ate theological and other professional
student body.
study of such problems. Antiochian
The significant increase in foreign
clergy should send the "case study"
student enrollment has raised financial
(or "studies") to: Rev. Dr. George
challenges because the students from
Morelli, Ph.D., Holy Cross Center, 105 the former communist countries must
Summit Ct., Westfield, NJ. 07090-2834. receive full funding from the host
Clergy may or may not identify them- schools. Moreover, the assimilation of
selves.
large nurn.bers of East-European students has, at times, proved difficult beFocus on Globalization
cause the students are not accustomed
Recent events in the Balkans, East- to western ways of life and education.
Several North American theological
ern Europe, and the former Soviet
schools have received pleas for assisUnion have had a significant impact
tance from churches and seminaries in
on Orthodox educational institutions
in orth America. Sharing mutual con- eastern Europe and Russia. The semicern for this complex issue, represennaries and schools now being opened
tatives from eight North American
in these previously atheistic societies
Orthodox seminaries met on October
lack both trained teachers and educa-
Ethics Institute Invites
Clergy to Submit Pastoral
Ethical Problems
tional materials. .Until recent! Y, th ere
.
were no catechetical books O n O rt h o- increased number of these
tucl nt m
dox th eo 1ogy' and those now available their own schools.
o On~ res~dt of the conference v a the
are few, expensive and not wholl
ppo1tunity to examine e h - .
adequate.
Y
nary's
a
miboth . respon~es to globalization in
The
.
. conference focused on w ays m
its practical and theoretical a which
. l
. . . North . American theol ogica
pects.
_The_rewere calls for further coinstitutions might be of assistance in
opera_tton m this area among the 0 rth
the
development
of
faculty
and
d
.
e uca- Amencan o th O cl
.
r
ox seminarie and a
ttonal tools for Eastern Europe as well
as how to most effectively adapt to the comm_it~ent to hold future meetings
Participating Orthodox institution •in
.
.
RECENT EVENT AT THE AR
CHD IOCESE
Hzs Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP h
d
.
Bein:t, Lebanon, President of BANK AUD~~t~raAdz~~er at ~heArchd~ocesan headquarters, in honor 0>}.RA
Audi, New York.
• u 1 was in the United States for the 0 rr,·_. 1
.
>JI ,\D 1l DI 0/
~11c1aopenmg of the ··neu· Bank
Elias Abu-Shaheen, a Tru tee of Balamand
University in Lebanon.
Glodbaliz~tion Conference Participants: BACK ROW (left to right): Dr Roman Yereniuk (St.
A
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•
1 mginan
p n firew s)· 0hnn • Hratch Tc hT
(St. Nersess); Fr. John Kowalczyk
(St Tikhon's);
Cr~. essor H O
Erickson (St. Vladimir's); Fr. Thomas Hopko (St Vladimir's} F~ Alkiviadis
1 ~~ss);
V:a~~\)~
Fr. L?ke Mihaly (Christ the Saviour); Dr. Paul M~ye~dorff (St.
Synodal C~m~iss~o1:a~:-az1ch
(St: Sava). S~TED (left to right): Bishop Seraphim (OCA
Bishop Yurig (St. Andrew•sf heolog1cal Education); Metropolitan
Christopher
(St. Sava);
J
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~bas~ador
& Mrs. Khalil Makkawi, representative
e United Nations.
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of Lebanon to
George Audi and Consul General of Leban
Antoine Chedid.
�LIFESTYLES"X"by ArchpriestJames
the accident of birth we are Christians
Time has come when we must use ali
of the_ talents that Christ God has given
to us m order that we might glorify His
holy name. On this Feast of the
Nativity of Christ, as we acknowledae
and celebrate His birth, I call u pin
C. Meena
WINGS ARE FOR SOARING
hen you were a young person, did you ever have the
experience of lying on the
Summer grass on a balmy and bright
afternoon with a little breeze blowing
and looking up into the sky, watching
the white puffy clouds drift by and
admiring the birds of the air as they
soar and flew through the heavens?
Have you ever imagined yourself having the capacity to fly and to soar in
that same manner? If it were possible
for a man or woman to fly, that person
would need wings, and if one had but
one wing it would be impossible for
him to fly. It requires at least two
wings for flight to be achieved. It
requires balance, it requires an understanding of aerodynamics,
whether
instinctive or through knowledge, and
it requires a certain amount of confidence and courage on the part of the
thing or person who is going to fly.
In our modern age it's possible for
an individual to soar through the air
without the aid of mechanized technology. Sail planes have been in use
for a long time and I see young people soaring through the air all the time
with their kites and parachutes and
various types of paraphernalia striving
to imitate the birds. But it always takes
a balance; a person with one wing on
one side' of his body cannot fly.
So it is with our relationship with
Christ. Without wings we cannot fly.
With only one wing, it's impossible to
fly. If we say that we believe in God
and we have nothing else, then we
have only one wing and there is no
way that we can fly. If we say that we
believe that Jesus Christ is the only
begotten Son of God and do nothing
About that belief, we have only one
wing and we cannot fly. If we only
have faith and do not have love, we
cannot fly. If we have only love and
do not have hope, we cannot fly. For
no one with but one wing is able to
soar through the air in defiance with
the law of gravity. Our Christian Faith
tries to create the possibility of us
bt'coming like the angels of heaven.
We read in the book of ISAIAH and
we hear in the Liturgy of St. Basil the
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Great that awesome description
of
those heavenly beings who surround
the Throne of God, six winged, "with
two they cover their eyes and with
two they cover their ears and with two
they fly," (Isaiah 6:2). You and I can
have six wings as well, using them all
at the same time or using them in pairs
alternately. But it is God's intention
that we be spiritually winged and that
we soar through life and that we soar
over the problems and vicissitudes of
life; that we fly around the barriers that
life places before us; that we fly
through the obstacles that life would
ca use to hinder us.
The first wing is the wing of submission to the will of Goel. Total and complete.
This comes
after having
It is incumbent
upon us to grow
in knowledge of
God ...
acknowledged that God is and that
He is the Master of the Universe and
the wing that counterbalances
that
which is the wing of repentance. The
wing of offering up our sins to God
with the sure knowledge that He has
the capacity, the desire and the ability
to obliterate those sins. That's the first
pair of wings.
The second pair of wings is made
up of knowledge on the one side and
faith on the other. Knowledge that
takes us just far enough for us to
believe that God is. Just far enough for
us to understand the eternal truths of
Christ and the Church to the utmost of
our capacity and then faith on the
other side to take us the rest of the
way. Because it is one of the wonderful principles of God that He gives us
only enough information to justify our
having faith in Him. If He gave us sufficient information for us to prove His
existence, He wouldn't require faith of
us. If He gave us sufficient information
for us to demonstrate irrefutably that
Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah and
the only begotten Son of God, then we
wouldn't need faith. But God, through
His Witnesses gives us only enough
information to satisfy the requirements
of human intellect,
and then He
requires of us to go the rest of the way
on faith. $0 the second pair of wings is
knowledge and faith.
Finally the third pair of wings are
love and hope without which none of
the preceding
are of any merit or
value. Without love and hope, none of
the things that we read, none of the
things that we utter, none of the things
that we proclaim, has any meaning
because everything that Christ exemplified and preached are ultimately
crystallized in the promise of resurrection in the commandments
of love
which were the ultimate commandments that He gave to us, and that
gives us our hope.
It is for this reason that Christ came
into the world; that you and I might
know that we have the means of reconciling ourselves with God through
repentance; of joining ourselves with
God through commitment, by fulfilling
that commitment through our discipleship and through our daily style of living, through prayer and fasting and
good works. It is incumbent upon us
to grow in knowledge of God, to the
limits of our intellectual ability and
when our intellectual capacities are not
sufficient for us to understand all that
we feel, that we need to understand
about God, that we might then call
upon our faith to sustain us. Our faith
is not only in a merciful and loving
God but our faith is in those who
receive the revelations that He extended to us, the Patriarchs, the Prophets,
the Apostles, those who witness of the
existence of Goel and of His relationship to us. When faith and knowledge
sustain us to the degree that they can,
we develop
within ourselves
the
capacity of hope, because by hoping,
we justify our acts of love. Because it
is the act of love that Christ committed
for us that gave us hope in the first
place. We are no longer justified in
calling ourselves Christians because by
THE WORD/DECEMBER 1993
you as a spiritual father to offer all of
your talents to Him, to offer eve1ything
tl~at. you are to Him, to become truly
d1_sc1plesof Christ, to be reborn as you
are about to celebrate His Birth t
offer up your spirit as a sacrific~ t~
God, that you might be true ministers
of Hi holy \\'Ord in the ,·ear to come
th~tt >ou might oar throu,gh life on ch~
wmgs which He ha.., prm ided for you.
F_alberJame·
· .lleena is c, retired
l1l'iJ1l!, in
pnest of our Arcbdioce.·e.
Parma, Obio.
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FELLOWSHIP FOOTNOTES
Oratorical Festival Southeast Region
Winner: Caroline Razook
t
What comes to our mind first when
we hear the word "minister"? If we
thin_k of our parish priest or any minister m a Church, then we are probably
not alone. For when most everyone
hears the word "minister," they think
of the person - the one who preaches or gives advice. However, this is
only one way to understand
this word, focusing on the
person rather than what is
being done.
When we think more about
"ministry" in terms of what is
being done, we begin to
understand
it in a different
way. There is ministry to our
friends and family, supporting
them with love, care, and
understanding. There is ministry to those in our community to improve conditions for
them so that they might live a
better life. There is ministry to
our neighbors, after a disaster
has hurt them to help them
recover. Through such examples the true meaning of "minister" comes to light. From
this, we can see that "ministering", indeed "ministry", is something
broader and more far-reaching than
what is first thought. Thus, the real
meaning of "minist1y" is not found in
who the person is, but in what that
person does. When we help others,
we become a "minister."
I'd like to tell you a story of a man
named Robert who lived in England.
As a young boy, Robert was very
friendly, outgoing and considerate.
Although he had many friends who
lived in his middle-class
neighborhood, his best friend, Mary, was rich
and her parents were very powerful.
Everyday the two friends would meet
in the woods and play together.
One day, however, long after Mary's
THEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
parents died and Robert had moved
away, _Mary decided to find her long
lost fnend. She asked all over town
l~ut still_could not find him. Mary was
filled with despair. She could not find
her friend.
. Meanwhile, in the forest, Robert
lt~ed a life that one would normally
thmk of as crime-ridden. Every couple
of days, Robert would venture out into
the upper class sections of town, and
take their jewels and other valuables.
Caroline Razook, Southeast Region
The whole town was in an uproar
over the thefts, but no one knew who
was doing them or what could be
done to stop them from happening in
the future.
Now, as you know, Robert was the
one behind it all. What you may not
know was that Robert did not keep
the valuables he had taken for himself.
He gave them to very poor people
who had nothing. Robert was both
committing crimes and ironically, at
the same time, was doing a good deed
for those in need.
Mary decided to search for Robert
again. Only this time, she was going
out to look during the night. After failing to find Robert, Mary came home
only t~ discover Robert ..,ifringchrough
her things. stonished b) what sl1e
found, Iary screamed and demanded
an explanation. Robert. acting , en•
cool and collect, told her thac he wa~
not doing it for himself, but for the
whole tovm. He felt thar, if e, ervone
possessed something of ,·alue. c:~c:rvone would be much happier. \Li;v
was ~~ glad to see him. c.k·..,piteth~
condrt1ons, that she belie\·ed Robc:n
and found his cause worth\\'hile. he
forgave him, and the) Ii\ ed
happily ever aft.er.
This story, which \\'a'> patterned after ··Robin Hood.
Prince of Thien!._,,.. contain'> .1
strong message. In the '>torv.
Robert .sen·ed hrht by prc.>viding for the people \\'ho
were less fortunate than himself. !though hi.., action.., mav
be questioned, hh purpo..,··
was indeed prai..,e\\onhy. It i'>
true that, even though Roh -'11
and 1ary do not lead the
same lives in the '>torv a. \\'l'
do today they do Ii~ • h • a
basic rule, one that we all
should live by - trying to
help people when in need.
Some of us serve b , attending
church and participating in
church related activities, such a~ thi
oratorical festival, and others of u..,
serve by performing various \Olunt • ·r
services, for example, helping in a
hospital, working with migrant \\orkers, or giving aid to the elderly and
needy of our communit . JI ar \\ .1y..,
in which we can . erve hrist and fe<::
l
fulfilled because we kncm that \\ e
have done something po. itive to make
a difference.
Another example of mini'>t1) to others was that exhibited by million of
Americans after ,'ouch Dade. Florida
was devastated by Hurricane ndr '\\.
With the threat of a hurricane. peopl •
anxiously ran around tr ing to prote t
their families and their home
Because many \J ere in an "evacuation
29
�zone", they , ere forced to abandon
their homes and leave their possessions behind, and to seek shelter elsewhere. People opened their doors and
graciously allowed others in to weather the storm with them. But, it was
after the hurricane that the real ministry became apparent. It was after
when neighbors met for the first time
as they tried to deliver comfort, and
especially some ice. It was after when
people from all across the country sent
money, supp lies and good wishes.
And finally, it was after when people
like my family and the Archdiocese
brought aid to the victims of Florida
City "door-to-door" or in most cases
person-to-person. It was only after the
largest natural disaster to ever strike
the United States happened, that people woke up and learned the true
meaning of the word "ministry''. I
guess you could say the one positive
thing that happened
as a result of
Hurricane Andrew was the way people
pulled together and learned the value
of a kind deed.
So, whatever the activity is, it should
be one that makes us feel proud
because we know that we have done
something to make others feel good.
Sometimes all it takes to warm another's heart may be a simple gesture,
such as delivering ice and food during
cl difficult time like the hurricane. It is
because everybody does something
different that our society prospers. We
are a church of individuals with private
thoughts, but public action, that pull
together to form one whole, under
Christ.
By ministering
to anyone in our
world that needs it, we are in fact,
ministering to Christ. ow is the time
for us to become involved and contribute to whatever cause we find in
need. There is not enough time to
help everybody in the world but, there
would be much more if we were to
end our disagreements and truthfully
call each other "friend". Any type of
ministering that we do, to and for each
other, will be ministry to Christ,
because Christ looks over us and tries
to protect us. By helping others, we
are helping Him.
Because the word "minist1y" has different meanings, and people have different ways of interpreting them, as
di played, we should remember "This
is our life. We've got to minister in our
own way." By following this advice,
we will be able to live a healthy and
30
farm animals, and land for cultivation,
rewarding life and will be acknowlOrphanage
is full of
edged by the term, "1:1inister". "
,, St. Innocent
potential
and
a
perfect
place
for boys
Caroline Razook zs .from. the new
Southeast Region. She is 16 years old to grow up! Desiring to be more than
and a member qf the Cathedral of St. just an institution, the orphanage will
provide a family atmosphere for twenGe01ge in Coral Gables, Florida.
ty to thirty boys along with Christian
training, a high school education, a
First Orthodox
vocational skill, and the possibility to
Orphanage Opens in
attend college if the boys so desire.
In addition, the ranch will serve
Tijuana!
as
a center of outreach into neighA YOUNG BOY'S QUESTION
boring communities.
Plans are
On his first day at St. Innocent
underway
for
monthly
outreach
Orphanage, little Roberto ran to the
through
Bihle
classes,
catechism,
and
director with an intent expression on
Vesper
services.
Renovations
on
the
his face. He was clearly concerned
chapel are nearly complete and cateabout something.
chism classes will soon begin with the
"Senor Ronald, will there be enough
food so we can have seconds at din- boys. While awaiting assignment of a
priest,
ner?" His eyes revealed the fearful an- permanent Spanish-speaking
ticipation of a child who has so often visiting clergy from the Southern
been denied proper attention. Could California area are caring for the spirihe dare to hope that at this place he tual needs of the orphanage.
For nearly five years, Project Mexico
might have enough food? That he
has been building homes among the
could go to bed without a growling
stomach? That he might really be poor of Tijuana. These projects will
now be enhanced by this permanent
loved??
Roberto's face exploded into a grin Otthoc.lox presence in the area.
as Ron replied, "Of course, there will HOW YOU CAN HELP
Project Mexico works in conjunction
be enough for seconds, mi hijo (my
son)." Roberto immediately darted off with the San Diego and the Southern
to share his good news with the other California Orthodox Clergy Councils.
The Standing Conference of Orthodox
boys.
Bishops in America (SCOBA) has
A MILESTONE
given its approval for all jurisdictions
On Monday, September 6th, seven
young boys arrived at the new St. In- to participate in this project. Over 800
nocent Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. young people and adults and more
Ranging from nine to thitteen years of than twenty-five clergy have already
age, each has suffered tremendously in taken part in this exciting work.
You can personally be involved
his short life. Several have been abanin this endeavor in several ways.
doned or left alone when their parents
died. Most have been abused. Nearly Individuals and groups may participate
all have been compelled to work in in work trips ranging from one day to
the dusty streets of Tijuana selling
several weeks in length. A group of
gum, cleaning cars, or other odd jobs faithful regularly' pray for the staff and
- anything to earn a few pesos for a the work of Project Mexico. Financial
mouthful of food.
and material donations for the orphanFrom an early age, the lives of these age are needed on an ongoing basis.
boys have been filled with harsh reali- Short-term and long-term internships
ty. There has been no carefree child- are available.
hood for them. Forced to survive in a
For further information,
please
world of lies, neglect, evil, and unful- write to Project Mexico, 4949 Alton
filled promises, they quickly become
Parkway, Irvine, CA 92714 or call (714)
cynical and calloused. Without inter- 559-5838.
vention, they are destined to a life of
crime and drugs on Tijuana's streets.
Enjoying
Through the efforts of Project
THE
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Mexico, St. Innocent Orphanage
Show your appreciation
has been established as a haven for
with a donation!
these young boys - a place of love,
security, and hope.
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DEPARTMENT OF GIFTS, TRUSTS & LEGACIE
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Geared to six-to-eight-year-olds (but
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�THE ORDER OF
ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN OF NORTH AMERICA
Holy Women of the Past, Holy Women of Today
Ibis month we are pleased to present an article by the Midwest Spiritual
Advisor, Father Joseph Antypas. Father Joseph is a~so t~e pastor of St. Geo~ge
of Detroit MI and his article is most timely, considering the fact that beginning this' ye~r, the month of December has been marked by 1:f
etr~p?litan
PHILIP to emphasize the works of the Order. Tbus, instead of_b~z_ng_lzm_zted
to
one day - the Sunday before Christmas - muc? more flexz~zlzty is gw~n to
local chapters and area fellowships in celebrating St. Ignatius of A ntzoch •
Please do remember, however, that the actual Feastday is December 20th·
Two Emphases from Ephesians
by Archpriestjoseph Antypas
n his way to Rome, in order to
receive martyrdom,
St_. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch,
wrote to the Ephesians one of his
longest letters.
The city of Ephesus was an important center of early Christendom.
Ephesus was the scene of Saint Paul's
missionary activities and travel. Lo·cated near modern Izmir, Turkey,
Ephesus was the capital of the Roman
province of Asia. It was also a major
departure point for trade routes which
joined the Aegean Sea with the East. In
antiquity Ephesus was known for its
sacred shrines, especially the famous
temple to the goddess A1temis, which
was regarded as one of the seven
wonders of the ancient world. Ephesus
was the site of the 3rd Ecumenical
Council in 431 AD, which condemned
the estorian Heresy, and affirmed the
proper title of "Theotokos" to the most
pure and most holy Virgin Mary,
St. Ignatius' letter to the Ephesians
reveals some spiritual themes that are
impo1tant at all times and in every age.
It expresses a personal disclosure of a
person who is approaching martyrdom, and yet never fails to thank the
Ephesians for their good conduct, their
living by the truth, their unity, and
their true faith, (Eph. 3:6). "I give a
godly welcome to your church," writes
St. Ignatius, "which has so endeared
itself to us by reason of your upright
nature, marked as it is by faith in Jesus
Christ, our Savior, and by love of him
You are imitators of God: and it
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was God's blood that stirred you up
once more to do the sort of thing you
do naturally and have now done to
perfection," (Eph. 1:1-2).
.
St. Ignatius' theology,
though 1t
belongs to the One, Holy, Catholic,
and Apostolic Church of Christ, can
give the members of the Order of St.
Ignatius some reflections and guidelines on how to relate to the faith and
practices of the Christian in his or her
local church community. Two emphases can be revealed: 1) Those who
belong to Christ will be recognized for
their actions. This is emphasis #l
which resonates the Universal Epistle
of St. James. For if we are Christlike,
then we have to imitate our Lord. "Let
them learn from you by your actions,"
(Eph. 10:1). That is to say, we should
return bad temper with gentleness,
boastfulness with humility, violence
with mildness, and abuse with prayer.
"Let us, then, do everything as if he
will be WITHIN US as our God - as
he actually is. This will be clear to us
just to the extent that we love him
rightly," (Eph. 15:3).
The exhortations
in St. Ignatius"
message are addressed more to the
community than to individuals. This
implies that Christian life is a communal matter and that Christian virtue has
to do with shaping a community, not a
simple guideline to some individualistic type of salvation. Hence, emphasis
:tt2 becomes necessary during the Eucharistic celebration
of the local
church community. Union with Jesus
Christ entails faith and love in Him.
"That is the beginning and end of life
... And when the two are reunited,
you have God, and everything else
that has to do with real goodness is
dependent
on them," (Eph. 14:1-2).
Therefore, the Ephesians, as well as all
communicants in every community at
all times and in every age, must rededicate themselves to the essence of the
Christian concept to celebrate God's
Eucharist and to praise Him. "For
when you meet with frequency,
Satan's powers are overthrown and his
destructiveness is undone by the unanimity of your faith," (Eph. 13:11).
In his letter to the Ephesians, well in
his life-style as a bishop, St. Ignatius
presents to us the central truth of the
Gospel of Christ as characterized in his
knowledge of the scriptural tradition of
the early church, and represented in
the books of the New Testament. He
incorporated
that knowledge
in his
writings and his very life, and in a
most genuine way, this can also pave
our way to Christ and His Body, the
holy Church.
The members of the Order of St. Ignatius are invited to gain their knowledge of their Patron's Letters. They can
become instrumental
in embracing
these two emphases from Ephesians,
and become vehicles of transforming
our Orthodox parishes into becoming
active and comm.itted worshipping
communities, using their full potential
into the proclamation of the Gospel of
Christ.
THE WORD/DECEMBER 1993
by Archpriest Paul O'Callaghan
As large as the role of men
seems to loom over the history of the Church, given that
Jesus Christ, the Apostles, the
Fathers, and every bishop and
priest have all been men the
Orthodox Church noneth~less
affirms and values the distinctive roles
and ministries of women within her
life. Together with other churches of
catholic heritage, Orthodoxy glorifies
and proclaims
the uniqueness
of
women by exalting the Birthgiver of
God, the holy Theotokos. It is significant that upon entering a traditional
Orthodox
temple, one's eyes are
drawn before all else to the icon of the
Platytera, the Theotokos and Child
high upon the east apse of the build~
ing. The first thing we see is a woman
with child. This, above all else, should
make clear to us the centrality of
woman in God's plan of salvation.
Today, however, perhaps as never
before, we are confronted with questions about women's place in the
Church. Feminism has raised many
issues with regard to the traditional
roles of women, and in fact has succeeded in radically transforming them.
Today it is common to see woman
lawyers, corporate executives, police,
and entrepreneurs in a way that would
have been unthinkable
only thirty
years ago. The condition of this newfound career mobility has been the
concomitant freedom from the reproductive process brought about by a1tificial birth control and unrestricted
, abortion. Many radical feminists have
strived mightily and successfully to
separate a woman's sexual life from
family life. Now many women see
themselves as being just as free as men
in pursuing pleasure without regard to
childbearing. In fact, for some radical
feminists, any attempt to ground woman's identity in childbearing is hateful.
So while Western society has greatly
changed, the Church has not. And will
not. The Platytera icon will continue to
Proclaim to all that childbearing is the
supreme glory of women, because by
TI-IEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
it God became incarnate, forever sanctifying the womb. But beyond thi
where are we to locate the gifts of
women in the Church? Goel became
incarnate once and for all, but now
how_ do women continue to play a
role m the plan of salvation?
First of all, women will continue to
play a pivotal role in the symbolism, of
th~ Church. But some will immediately
obJect: "Symbolism is not real,· we are
interested in the real roles real women
will play in the real Church today." But
wait a minute! In Orthodoxy, symbolism is not divorced from the real but
rather manifests it. Therefore, if w~ are
to locate the essential meaning of
women in the life of the Church then
we must first discover how the Church
essentially
envisions
the role of
woman. This is to be discovered in her
symbol structure.
When we look into such symbols,
we find that Church (and Israel) are
frequently symbolized as feminine,
and the figure of the Theotokos is
often seen as an image of the Church
herself. Thus we find Israel as the wife
and lover of Yahweh (Goel) in the Old
Testament, and the Church as the
Bride of Christ in the New. The figure
of the woman clothed with the sun
(Rev. 12), intertwines symbolism that
relates to all three: Israel, the Church,
and the Theotokos. What is the significance of all this? The image of woman
in the Church is essentially that of
receptivity.
As the bearer of new life, woman
receives the life of man into her own
life, and in doing so, conceives new
life that embodies the life of both.
Spiritually, the incarnation of Son by
the Virgin Mary follows the same pattern: By her "yes" to God the Father,
she receives the Divine Logos who
takes flesh from her, and the God-man
is conceived and born. Her willing
receptivity to Goel makes salvation
possible. It is thus easy to see why
woman, especially the Theotokos,
becomes the model for all believers
and the Church herself. C.S. Lewis
once wrote that b ·fore ocl. all of u--.
are feminine, because all of Lh .ire in J
r ceptive position to thi. offic • of
divine life. Receiving the Hol • . pint in
the womb of th baptismal font, '"'e
tl:e_n, li_ke the Theotoko~. ·arry the
d1vme ht within. hat is true of u--..1--.
believers i true of the hurch a--. .1
whole,
Thu we may e 'P ct to see ,,om •n
a the pure t model· of r cepti,·ity to
God in the realm of . piritualit . Th •y
have the gift of imaging chi. quality to
the re t of humanit . iven the fact
that the mo ·t perfect e amp!, of ob•dience to God' word in the fallen
state i th Theotokos ,ve will like" i e
find other outstanding
ample.., of the
same in other aintly worn •n. Thi
should give men pau ·e a we often
ar blind to the . uprem ly feminin
sanctity that is around u.. The re eptivity of women i a . piritual quality
that should be manif st in certain
Chri t-lo ing women in any pari..,h.
and such holy women can ..,erve a-,
quiet guide to those whose hea11...,are
open to receive th ir ,vitnes . Let no
one say that the rol of such -;anctity
in the Church is 1 .. than real.
A second and relat d ,vay women
will continue to play a pivotal role in
the life of the Church i. in the realm of
charismatic gift . I am using thi term
without ref rence to the so-called
charismatic movement, , hi h emphasizes speaking in tongue. propheci ·s.
and healing a being normal in th •
life of the Church. onetheless, in th·
ew Te tament, we find w m ·n \'\.ho
are gifted with proph ti abilit} and
other piritual endowm nt ( e • t--.
21:9, 1 Cor 11:5). , in
hri tiJn
women have the Hol pirit a well a
men, there i -110 reason to e;...p·c.t that
gift of the pirit will be man ii ·--.tany
less in them than in men.
It i a grave error to a sume that all
the· endowment of the , pirit are giH~n
only to the clergy, -,o that la 'peopl •
must depend on them to_tallyfor p1ritual life. Rather, th gift of the p1rit
ha e been given to the e11lire hur b.
�and we should expect to see women
manifesting good things from God as
well as men. Of course the hallmark
that such gifts are truly from God is
that they are exercised in humility and
obedience to legitimate authority. But
we should be open to seeing the gifts
of women in operation among us in
parish life. Beyond this, we can recognize the many holy women that the
Church has canonized as models for
us. In their lives we can see the Holy
Spirit in miracles, works of mercy, witness to the Gospel, martyrdom, and
every other good work. Women may
not be in the ranks of clergy in the
Orthodox Church, but are numerous in
the ranks of saints.
A final area where we may expect to
see the gifts of women shine in the life
of the Church is that of ministry and
service. It is not an accident that it was
women disciples who accompanied
Christ in His passion, and were the
ones who went first to the tomb. Why?
They were always there to minister to
Him. Likewise, we see women receiving praise from the Apostle Paul for
their works of ministry in the formative
years of the Church. The first person
he commends
to the Romans is a
woman, Phebe, for her devoted service (Rom. 16:1-2). One does not have
to examine the life of our parishes
very carefully before recognizing that
women devoted to service and min-
DAILY DEVOTIONS
is try often uphold more than their
share of parish work. Where would
most of our parishes be without their
Ladies Society or AOCWNA chapter?
Thus we can see that the gifts and
roles of women in the Church are rich
and varied. Keeping the supreme
honor given to the Theotokos in mind,
we must respect
and honor the
women who manifest feminine sanctity
around us on a daily basis. May God
open our eyes to the beauty of their
holiness!
Father Paul is the North American
Board AOCWNA Chaplain, and Dean
of St. George Cathedral in Wichita,
Kansas.
by Archpriest George Alberts
JANUARY 1994
1. COLOSSIANS 2:8-12; LUKE 2:20-21,
40-52
2. 2 TIMOTHY 4:5-8; MARK 1:1-8
3. HEBREWS 11:17-23, 27-31;
MARK 12:13-17
4. HEBREWS 12:25~26, 13:22-25;
MARK 3:1-18
5. 1 CORINTHIANS 9:19-27;
LUKE 3: 1-18 (STRICT FAST)
6. T~TUS 2:11-14, 3:4-7; MATTHEW
3:13-17
7. ACTS 19:1-8; JOHN 1:29-34 (FAST)
8. EPHESIANS 6:10-17; MATTHEW
4: 1-11
9. EPHESIANS 4:7-13; MATTHEW
4:12-1 i
10. JAMES 2:14-26; MARK 10:46-52
11. JAMES 3:1-10; MARK 11:11-23
12. JAMES 3:11-4:6; MARK 11:23-26
(FAST)
13. JAMES 4:7-5:9; MARK 11:27-33
14. HEBREWS 7:26-8:2; JOHN 10:9-16
(FAST)
15. 1 TIMOTHY 3:14-4:5; MARK 3:1-11
34
INTRODUCING ...
Orthodox Iconographer
Fr. Luke Dingman
othing ~n my career as a secular artist
compares :11th the joy and fulfillment that I
have expenenced in upplying Holy Icon , a~
ai ~ct of worship, to th Orthodo faithful and
t eir _churc?es. I had made my living as a
gr~ph1c~ artist, illustrator and wildlife paint 'r
fo1 over 15 years when I began to paint Hoh·
Icons at the urging of my , piritual Father. F1:.
Weldon Hardenbrook in 1980. Our hurch '"a"
on_ the long journ y to the historic nhodo. •
~a1th and we knew that Icon: 'v\'ere impoitant
m Orthodox worship, so I was a:ked to ~tudy,
research and begin to paint Icon: for OL~r
Church, St. Peter & t. Paul, Ben Lomond
California. I immediately joined the ,'t. Tohn 0 iDamascus Association of Orthodox iconographers, and attended several conference.., and
workshops while collecting all the Icon book
Tflem
60UNCJ
and prints I could find.
W6h1lhTO
With fear and trembling prayer and fa-,ring.
I began to apply paint to canvas and board a I
aLL'me
learned the wonderful Holy Tradition and theology of Byzantine Iconography . .'ince that
~
beginning I have had the pri,·ilege and honor
~·~ UhTO
Ttle
of painting Icons for many indi\'idual-, and for
15 different churches in the l'nited 'tare .
ij 6Nll6OP
Canada and Japan. I strive with my I ·onogTIie
UJORLO
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raphy to be well within the I Ioly Tradition of
true Byzantine Iconography and t<m ard the
essence of that tradition which -,rre-,-,e the
.
.
.
.
beautiful, spiritual, p aceful look.
Smee my chnsmat1on and o~d_mation by Metropolitan PHILIP in 1987, I have been on pilgrimage to Ru..,..,i.1
and to Mt. Athos, Greece to v1s1t many great monasteries and churches where I studied and photoorai
1 hed
0
Icons.
God willing, I will be an Iconographer for the rest of my life, I believe I was born for and called to th1
work. There's nothing I would rather do.
My wife, Nancy, and I have been married for 23 years and we have three children, Joshua _1, aron 19.. tnd
Sarah 14. We live among the Redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains, where my studio o,,erlook-, the ,tn
Lorenzo River (P.O. Box 226, Brookdale, California, 95007.) (408) 336-2114; Fax (408) 336-8 82. The i on on
the cover of this issue is my prayerful work.
~~
16. COLOSSIANS 1:12-18; LUKE 17:12-19
17. GALATIANS 5:22-6:2; LUKE 6:17-23
18. HEBREWS 13:17-21; MARK 5:14-19
19. 1 PETER 4:1-11; LUKE 12:28-37
(FAST)
20. COLOSSIANS 3:4-11; LUKE 6:17-23
21. 2 PETER 1:1-10; MARK 13:1-8 (FAST)
22. 2 TIMOTHY 2:11-19; LUKE 18:2-8
23. 1 TIMOTHY 1:15-17; LUKE 18:35-end
24. HEBREWS 3:5-11, 17-19;
LUKE 20:27-44
25. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:7-11;
JOHN 10:9-16
26. HEBREWS 5:11-6:8; LUKE 21:5-7, 10,
11, 20-24 (FAST)
27. HEBREWS 7:1-6; LUKE 21:28-33
28. HEBREWS 7:18-25; LUKE 21:37-22:8
(FAST)
29. EPHESIANS 2:11-13; LUKE 13:18-29
30. HEBREWS 13:17-21; MATTHEW
5:14-19
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MINUTES Of THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Of THE
FORTY-FIRSTGENERAL CONVENTION
Of THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE
The Right Reverend
Bishop Antoun, Auxiliary
OF NORTH AMERICA
JULY 18-25, 1993
The Right Reverend
Bishop Basil, Auxiliary
Founded in Arabic as
Al Kalimat in 1905
by Bisho~ Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded m English as
The Word in 1957
by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
CREDENTIALS/STATISTICSFORMS SUBMITTED IN 1992;9 3
1. METROPOLITANPHILIPopened the General Assembly at
10:30 AM and led those in attendance in a brief service of prayer.
He read a list of new parishes in the Archdiocese since the
Washington General Convention in 1991. Thursday, July 22nd.
Metropolitan Philip led a memorial
Archbishop Michael (Shaheen).
service for the late
He recognized the current Trustees of the Archdiocese.
lr. Ernest Saykaly
Mr. Benny R. Homsey
Mr. Ralph Ahercia
Mr. Edward Kassab
Mr. Abe Abraham
Mr. Walid Khalife
Mr. Charles Ajalat
Rt. Rev. Bp. A TOU (Khouri)
Mr. Robert S. Andrews
Mr. Robert A. Koory
Mr. icola Antakli
Mr. Robert Laham
Mr. Theodore R. Mackoul
Mr. Gene Attal
Mrs. Laraine Mabshie
Dr. Anthony S. Bashir
Dr. Paul Massad
lr. Robert Bethoney
Dr. Alan E. Matook
Mr. David Bojrab
Mr. Hafez assar
lr. Raymond Cbammas
Mr. George Nassor
Mrs. ancy Cohlmia
Mr. Samuel E. Newey
V. Re\'. George S. Corey
Mr. Adeeh Sadd
Dr. John Dalack
Mr. aseeh Saliba
Mr. George Darany
Miss Jean Sam
Dr. George Dibs
Rt. Rv. Protosyngelos Paul Doyle Dr. Eugene Sayfie
V. Rev. Paul Schneirla
Rt. Rev. Bp. BASIL (Essey)
Mr. Carl Shaheen
Dr. George Farha
Mrs. Adele Soffa
Mr. William Farha
Mr. Rudy George
Mr. Anthony Thomas
Mr. Philip Haddad
Mr. Ernest A. Younes
Appointment of Convention Officers
Mr. Ernest Saykaly. Vice Chairman
lr. Robert Koory. Chancellor
Mr. Charles Ajalat, Chancellor
Ir. Charles Saikaley, Ottawa, Canada (Sergeant-at-Arms)
Ir. Walic.l Khalife Detroit. MI (Sergeant-at-Arms)
V. Re,·. Paul Schneirla, Secretary
Dr. John Dalack. Secretary
2. RepresentingFr. Antony Gabriel who was unable to be present
FR. MICHAEL ~V~NS presented the Report of the Depart~
ment of Statistics and Credentials as follows:
Chairman: Archpriest Antony Gabriel
Members:
Rev. Michael Evans
Rev. Peter Shportun
Mr. Peter S. Dacales, Assistant Comptroller
Present were the following:
Protosyngellos Paul Doyle The Very Rev. Anthony Sola
The Rev.Joseph Abud
Kathy Abraham
Gene Attal
Emily Day
Jackie Fadel
Robert Laham
Susanne Nahass
Robin Nicholas
Charlotte Rotche
Jean Sam
Mark Samra
Esther Simbol
RE: Statistics & Cn:dentiab. Article V. Section Lf 1- c • ·I •• '
Archdioce:--.e Con:--.titution.
• ' ) me usi, e
THE WORD
In the theme of this year"s biennial
Archdiocesan
Convention:
"See that you fulfill the Ministry which you have received
in the Lord."
CColossians 4:17)
We commend the: leadership of our Father in Christ Metropolitan PHILIP. who for the: past 27 years has exemplified for us
the true meaning of ministry ~ind service. Together with His
Grace Bishop ANTOU , and I lis Grace: Bishop BASIL, who we
Registration
at the Pittsburgh
Editor-in-Chief
Archpriest Georges.
Corey, D.Min.
Editorial Board
Joanne Abdalah, M.L.S.
The V. Rev. Joseph J. Allen, Th.D.
Anthony Bashir, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Elias Bitar, M.Div.
John L. Boojamra, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Antony Gabriel, Th.M.
The V. Rev. Peter Gillq u ist
Elaine G. Hanna, M.Div.
Linda Hopkins
The V. Rev. James c. Meena
The Rev. John W. Morris, Ph.D.
Ronald icola
ajib E. Saliba, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Paul Schneirla, M.Div.
The Rt. Rev. Stephen Upson, Ph.D.
Convention.
welcome for the: first time: as one: of our I lic:rarchs. \\'e pray that
the Lore.Iour Cod will grant them many more: year:--.of ministry to
our beloved Archdiocese. We: also lament th<: falling asleep in
the Lo_rc.lof our Archbishop Michael of thrice: blessed memory.
Pnor to beginning this report. I ,,·oulc.1 like: to rake this oppc~rtunity to thank all those: who assisted in the: compilation of
this report, especially the Rc:vc:rc:nc.1 licha ,j Evans, Pastor of St.
Nicholas Church in Bric.lgeport, CT. my Assistant Pastor, The Re,·erend Peter Shportun, and the: Archdiocesan
Staff. who through
their efforts. s(1_11plified.and mac.le: the \\'ork of this Department
all the more efficient. This is especially so in \'iew of my illness;I
am sorry that l am unable to he with you.
_ Your signature: upon receipt of your ballots, as well as the
paid assessment to the Archdiocese,
constitutes the ··roll call".
The ~)allots were: distributed on Wednesday. July 21. by the Crec.lentials _Committee: anc.l like\\'isc:. will he pickec.1-up after the
nornmation:" and each ballot of the General Assembly. Again, the
PL_irpc_)seof. this is to allow the: General Assembly to continue
with ,rs hus111ess.
At the opening of the -1 lst Convention
of the Antiochian
?rtho~lox Cl~ristian Archdiocese: of orth America, we report the
tollowmg information received ~ts of Wec.lnesday, July 21, 1993We ha':'e 88.68% of the total votes present and it is declared
~hat there is a quorum to officially open the General Assembly.
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Minutes of the General A mbl
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41st General Convention
of the
Antiochian Orthodox Chri tian
Archdiocese
of North America
July 18-25, 1993
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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PARISH REPORTS
Out of a total ·or 144 parishes, 143 are paying their annu:il
IN THIS ISSUE:
The hierarchs, clergy and trustees of our \rchdiocese of North America, assembled in Pill-.hurgh, PA.
�AIDS to assess the present knowledge, attitudes and concerns of
the clergy about HIV and AIDS so that important areas of pastoral
concern can be addressed in an appropriate form. Members of the
Panel were Fr. David G. Barr, Fr. Michael Ellias, Michael G. Farrow, Ph.D., Fr. Edward Hughes, Fr. Louis Mahshie, Alan E. M_atook, MD, Fr. John Morris, Fr. John Namie, and George J. Pazm,
MD.
Introduced by Bishop Basil, DR. ALAN MATOOK presented
the results of a survey circulated to the clergy of the Archdioce e, the figures were not offered by shock value but to educate the general audience. In his opinion the transmission of
HIV-AIDS in connection with the current method of administering Holy Communion is practically impossible.
DR. GEORGE G. PAZI , a member of the St. Alexander
evsky OCA parish in Pittsburgh and a member of the faculty of
the Univer ity of Pittsburgh, made a full presentation of the various aspects of the AIDS problem.
Good Morning. My task in the next five minutes or so will be
to focus on three aspects of HIV infection and AIDS, i.e.,
(1) What i this entity called AIDS?;
(2) Where did this most dreaded disease of mankind come
from and how did it get here?; and,
(3) What is the scope of HIV Infection and AIDS world-wide
and particularly on the orth American continent?
have produced convincing evidence that the f'"trstbut unrecog.
nized case of AIDS was probably in a 28 year old man who
died of an overwhelming and unusual viral pneumonia (CMV) in
1952.
In 1969, fully a decade before the first cluster of AIDS was
recognized on the West Coast, a 15 year old boy died in a St.
Louis, Missouri hospital of ~isseminated K~posi's sarcoma;
he had suffered over the previous two years with multiple infections. Samples of his tissues and blood were frozen and they
were then tested later for HIV and found to be positive. Other
early cases describe a nurse from Chicago who died of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
(PCP) in 1961 and a British
sailor in New York who died of the same disease in 1969.
There exists in the African green monkeys of West and
Central Africa a related virus called the Simian AIDS virus. It
was probably transmitted to man by exposure to· its blood or
by a bite. It then became adapted in man to become the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS is almost exclusively a heterosexually transmitted disease in Africa. As I previously mentioned, there were probably several portals of entry of the
virus into the United States by returning US tourists and other
tourists coming from infected areas, particularly Central
Africa and Haiti. Many Haitians were employed in Africa and
brought the disease back to their part of the Western hemisphere.
III. What is the scope of HIV infection and AIDS worldwide?
(***Slide #3***) The data is both devastating and terrifying
and almost beyond the comprehension of even the most seasoned epidemiologist. Consider the following:
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No disease in modern times has had quite the impact on the
civilized world that the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
has. This disease has rapidly afflicted more than a quarter of
a million persons in the United States (and that figure is nearing 300,000 as I speak) and between 1 and 2 million more are
believed to be infected with the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV). The scope of the epidemic is even more dramatic
in equatorial Africa where millions of people are already
infected. The social and political instability engendered by the
impact of tens of millions of HIV-related deaths can be expected
to be enormous.
I. What is AIDS?
(***Slide #1 ***) The letters A I D S stand for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
(***Slide#2***)AIDS is a syndromic, probably uniformly fatal
communicable illness caused by infection with the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which is characterized by profound deficiency of the immune system associated with a variety
o~ potentially life-threatening and unusual infections and/or c;ertam types of malignancies, especially Kaposi's sarcoma.
II. Where did AIDS come from and how did it get here?
Although the disease (AIDS) was first recognized in Los
Angeles in 1979 and subsequently characterized by the CDC in
1981, it probably gained access into the North American continent from several portals of entry. In fact, some investigators
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OVEMBER 1993
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'84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 2000
Year
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Europe -
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Latin America
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Asia
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Africa
About the cover: Estimated/projected cumulative adult HIV
infections, 1980 to 2000. The World Health Organization projects
that the annual incidence of AIDS in North America and Europe
will peak around the mid-1990s. In development countries, however, especially in Asia, the annual incidence will continue to
increase into the next century, with an annual death toll of more
than 1 million by the year 2000 - one-half in Africa and onefourth in Asia.
1. One person acquir~s HIV every 15-20 seconds.
2. 11 to 13 million people have AIDS and > 500,000 of
these are children.
3. The World Health. Organization (WHO) estimates that by
the year 2000, 30-50 million people will be infected and 15
million people will develop AIDS and 1/3 will be children.
4. The developing countries account for > 90% of ne~
infections, i.e., 50% in sub-Saharan Africa and approx•·
mately 25% in Asia. This is extremely telling since 50% of ~e
world's population live in South and Southeast Asia. India
alone probably has greater than 1 million infected persons,
5. Male:Female AIDS= 17:1 in USA, but 1:1 in Africa.
IV. What is the scope of HIV Infection and AIDS in the USA?
assessment. This. represents
.
. h99.3% of parishes in the Archd.iocese.
There are 21 missions w 11ic are exempt until they reach full Parish status; however, they are full participants in the work of the
convention and General Assembly.
COMMUNICANTS
A total of 42,3~9 communicants were reported in the compilation. The Archdiocese Assessment has been received from
42,224 communicants, 99.7% of the total. There has been an increase of 2,855 communicants since the 1991 Archdiocese Convention, according to the census taken by the Credentials Committee.
CURRENT STATISTICS1993
1,532
Baptisms
839
Chrismations
542
Marriages
662
Funerals
These figures are based on statistics received from 159 of a
possible 163 Churches and Missions.
There has been an increase in revenue resulting from many
parishes that have increased their assessment. It is worth noting
at this time, that the diligence of some Pastors and Parish
Councils reflects a steady increase in membership, and therefore,
in the assessments received.
NEW PARISHES
We welcome for the first time the following Parishes and
Missionsto the Archdiocese.
Holy Cross Church
Pittsburg
CA
St. Andrew Mission
Riverside
CA
St. Stephen Church
Sanjose
CA
St. Mark Church
Denver
CO
St. Athanasius Church
Newark
DE
All Saints Church
North Chicago
IL
Holy Cross Mission
Baltimore
MD
All Saints Church
Raleigh
NC
St. John Chrysostom Mission
Mechanicsburg
PA
St. Ignatius of Antioch Mission
Virginia Beach
VA
Virgin Mary Church
Montreal
PQ
Holy Cross Church
Fort Worth
TX
TITHING 22 Parishes
It is noteworthy to point out the following Parishes that are
currently tithing to the Archdiocese.
Haslett, MI
Eagle River, AK
Jackson, MS
Ben Lomond, CA
North Royalton, OH
Goleta, CA
Beaver Falls, PA
Huntington Beach, CA
Franklin, TN
Lompoc,CA
Sacramento (St. Athanasius), CA Memphis, TN
Salt Lake City, ur
Boulder, CO
Lynnwood, WA
Newark, DE
Yakima, WA
Atlanta (St. Stephen), GA
Mequon, WI
Wheaton, IL
Saskatoon, SK
Gary, IN
Region
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN OF
PARISHES AND COMMUNICANTS
Number of
Parishes
Can-Am
Eastern
Midwest
NewEngland
Southeast
Southwest
Western
Total
14
29
40
10
20
21
31
165
%of
Numberof
VOTING
Togethe~ from a total of 698 "Po ible·· qualified votes, rhe
breakdown is as follows for the Archdio e e and its organization
Votes
Pre ent and Votin
442 Parishes/Missions
➔ 00
157 Pastors
132
24 _RetiredPastors/ on Parochial Clergy
1
46 Archdiocese Board of Tru te
3
7 AOCWNA
7 Fellowship of St. John the Divine
7 Order of St. Ignatiu of Antioch
8 Teen SOYO
8
698 Possible Votes
619
Total Present
and voting
This represents 88.68% of the "Po ible" voe s according ro
the census of 698 inclusive vote .
Parishes not seated becau e they have not ·ubmitted their
credentials or paid their asse sment are:
St. Lazarus Church, Miami, FL
St. Peter Church, . Miami, FL
Incarnation Church, Detroit MI
St. Ignatius Church, Windsor, 01
St. Anthony Church, Tul a, OK
Pastors of any parish that did not pay their Archdioce"ie a"isessment are seated at this convention. Pa tor who did not "iubmit their credentials are not seated at tl1i convention.
o parishes were seated that did not ubmit their credentials
prior to the start of this convention. It mu t be pointed out that
the work of this department is made more difficult by the noncompliance of some parishes with Archdioce an directives. To all
who faithfully comply with the Archdiocesan directives and expedited the work of this department, we heartily thank you for
your diligence.
Re pectfully submitted,
V. Rev. Antony Gabriel, hainnan
Depa1tment of tati tic • Credentials
Moved by FR. JOH BADEE , seconded by FR. CO'-,":TA TINE NASSAR, the report was received and METROPOLIT
PHILIP declared a quorum present.
3. Moved by GEORGEJOSEPH,seconded by KHALIFE
ABRAHAM
the Minutes of the General Assembly of the 1991 Convention were approved as printed and circulated in The WORD
magazine for November 1991.
%of Total
Archdiocese BaptizedSouls Communicants
8.48
17.58
24.25
6.06
12.12
12.72
18.79
100.00
5,813
7,568
8,580
5,499
2,595
4,242
8,042
42,339
13,73
17.87
20.27
12.99
6.13
10.02
18.99
100.00
PASTORSVOTING
From 156 possible pastors in the Archdiocese 132 are pr~senr at the time of this report, either in person or by proxy· Th~s
represents 84.61 % of Pastors of the Archdiocese. From a possible 24 retired pastors, and non-parochial Archdiocesan assigned
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priests, 18 are present at the time of thi report, either in per on
or by ~roxy._This represents 75% of the retired pa tor and nonparochial pne ts.
Daily Liturgies and Vespers at the Hotel Chapel
4 BISHOPBASILintroduced a discussion of the possible problem
of transmitting AIDS-HIVbased on a survey prepared by and for
the Metropolitan's Commission on HIV Infection and
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(***Slide#9*** FIG. 1. Proportion of HIV Deaths in 173 US
cities with populations> 100,000 in 1990.)
In 1990, AID was the #1 leading cause of death in young
adult males in 64 of 172 cities with populations > 100,000:
Bridgeport, CT- 16%
ewark, J - 45%
an Francisco - 61%
and the #1 leading cause of death in this same age group in
5 states:
ew York- 29%
Florida - 24%
ew Jersey - 28%
Massachusetts - 16%
California - 24%
Leading causes of death among persons 25 to 44 years of age in the
United states from 1982 through 1991. Death rates w~r~ compiled from
vital statistics from the National Center for .Health Stat1st1cs,Centersfor
Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Md. Data are based on
underlying cause of death, using fin a.I data for 1982 through 1990 and
provisional data from 1991. Deaths I.n 19~2 through 1.986 caused by
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1nf~ctIonwer~ .estI_matedas those
with underlyi.ng-cause assigned ln~e'.nattonal Class,flca_ttono~Diseases,
Ninth Revisiorfl code 279.1 (def1cIency of cell-mediated immunity),
136.3 (pneumocystosis), or 173.0 through .173.9 (nonmelanoma malignant neoplasm of the skin, inclu~ing K~pos1's sarco,:na). Deaths in 1987
through 1991 caused by HIV infe_ct1onwere defined .as those with
underlying-cause assigned cod~s 042, 044, or 043, wh1c~ were introduced for classifying HIV infection as a causer of death in the United
States beginning with data for 1987.4
In 1990, AIDS was the #1 cause of death in young adult
females in 9 cities among 5 states:
New Jersey (Newark) - 43% Maryland (Baltimore) - 15%
Connecticut
New York
Florida
AIDSense Insights Re: "HIV and Holy Communion"
Antiochian Archdiocesan Convention - Pittsburgh, Pa .
George J. Pazin, M.D. - 7/22/1993 - 10:30 A.M.
I. Introduction
*Presenter: Academic internist physician subspecialist in infectious diseases at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Medical Center. Special experience and expertise in
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including genital herpes and
HIV/AIDS.
Orthodox Christian associated with the O. C.A. Member, St.
Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church in Atlanta July 1968-July 1970
and choir director '69-'70 while serving in the U.S. Public Health
Service at the CDC.
*Objectives:
1) Present very brief overview of HIV/ AIDS.
2) Discuss elements involved with spread of HIV.
3) Review data on HIV in saliva.
4) Consider potential for spread of HIV via passionate kissing
or contaminated Holy Communion.
(***Slide #4 ***GRAPH)
The 1st 100,000 cases of AIDS were reported between
June, 1981 and August, 1989 (first 8 years of the epidemic). It
only took some 27 months to report the 2nd 100,000 cases
(September, 1989-November, 1991).
FIGURE 1. Death rates• for leading causes of death for men aged
25-44 years, by year - United States, 1982-1991+
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data for 1982-1990 and provisional data for HIV infection for 1991.
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By the end of 1991, 206,392 cases of AIDS had been reported with 133,232 deaths. In 1991, 43,672 cases of AIDS
were reported to the CDC. In 1992, 46,648 cases were reported.
It is estimated that between 1 and 2 million people in the
USA are infected with HIV. Heterosexuals are the fastest
growing category of HIV transmission in the USA. Approximately 1 in 30 American males age 30-50 years old are HIV
positive.
(***Slide #5*** QUARTERLYAIDS MAP, April 1992-March
1993)
United States, April 1992-
FIGURE 2. Death rates• for leading causes of death for women
aged 25-44 years, by year - United States, 1982-1991 +
30
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(MHWR:07/02/93)
Year
*Per 100,000 population.
+National vital statistics based on underlyingcause of death, using final
data for 1982-1990 and provisionaldata for HIV infectionfor 1991
75% of all death from AID ar in chi.·age group
(***Slide #8*** LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
RALL
1982-1991, male and female age 25-44)
Nationwide, IIlV infection was the #9 leadin
all deaths in the USA. Among young adults it w
leading cause of death, i.. , 18.6% of all males and 6 2
females. Only death from accidental injuries and cant:er \\
higher.
on 32%
prindield 20%
Proviaence 23"Hartford 25%
ew Haven 33%
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ridgeport t 6%
;,.• StarQiord 32%
This slide represents the number of reported AIDS cases
per 100,000 population by state and/or territory. Ranking
in descending order:
#5 - California (41.7)
#l - Washington, D.C. (151.8)
#6 - Delaware (38.2)
#2 - Puerto Rico (68.2)
#7 - New Jersey (37.3)
#3 - New York (60.9)
#4 - Florida (56.2)
Fort Lauderdale S 1"Hialeah 28%
HoHywood 31"Mi.ami 43%
F.i~.1 - The proportion of death_sc~used.by human .immunode~i~iency~irus infection among deaths in 1990 in young men (aged 25 to 44 years) in US
c1t1esof at least 100,000 population in which human 1mmunodef1c1ency
virus was the leading cause of death in young men and the denominator wasat
least 25 deaths from all causes.
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1982198319841985198619871988198919901991
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nes
(***Slide #6*** FIGURE 1. DEAIB RATES - MEN 25-44
Years,1982-1991)
In 1991 HIV was the #2 leading cause of death among
YoungmeC: ages 25-44. Only accidental deaths was higher.
(***Slide#7*** FIGURE 2. DEAIB RATES- WOMEN 25-44
Years,1982-1991)
In 1991, HIV was the #6 leading cause of death in women
ages25-44.
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*INDIRECT "accidental" spread or acquis1t1on.
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"Too small to measure" among 890 people living with 497
people living with AIDS ("PWAs"), BUT
·th
-apparently not zero because there were some PWAs wi
"no 1.d ent1·f·ie d n·sks ( IRs)" who are probably being truthful.
h. ne
( ome of 584 adults; some of 96 children <13 yo, e.g. W it Y
Williams - See PEOPLE magazine, ov. 23, '92).
Metropolitan PHILIP presented the Antonia~ Gold Medal o! Merit
to AOCWNA on its 20th anniversary of service to the Archdiocese,
through Pauline Maloof, first president of NAB.
What about HIV and Holy Communion?
-Is this just a special example of an extremist's "elusive
search for zero risk?"
Almost, BUT considering that acquisition of HIV is all-ornone occurs on single occasions and is ultimately lethal and
trans:iussible to one's loved ones, we should neither promote
nor condone potentially risky behaviors as follows:
-promiscuity - homosexual or heterosexual
-sharing syringes
-pregnancy or breastfeeding by HIV-infected women
-blood or tissue donations by persons with risky behaviors
-intimacy with HIV-infected people even with partial protection provided by condoms
--cavalier or careless behavior by or with HIV-infected people - potential exchange of body fluids to mucosa! membranes
(moist lining surfaces)
*Regarding: HIV and Holy Communion
Possibly consider inquiry re: risky behaviors during Confession.
Persons infected with HIV should notify their priests or ministers.
-"no touch" administration techniques
-perhaps the last communicant
-if contamination occurs - respectful discard, i.e. buried?
Infected clergyman.
-separate chalice
-meticulous handwashing
-alert to avoid contamination of hands or chalice
VI. Summation
Reality: >300,000- with AIDS; -200,000 deceased; -100,000
PWAs
--1,000,000-1,500,000 infected reservoir
--100,000-200,000 heterosexually infected reservoir
Susceptibility + Exposure + Inoculation + Attachment ->
"TRA SMISSIO PARADOX"
Low probability, BUT 100% when it happens.
Blood, semen, vaginal secretions? - Surely.
Saliva? - Directly (via "type 2" kisses) - Probably!
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OVEMBER 1993
(e.g. via Holy Communion) - Unlikely,
BUT
it should be taken into account and should not be ignored as
though it could not happen.
Be not afraid. HIV and Holy Communion should be more of
a concern for the hierarchy, clergy and HIV/ AIDS-associated
medical scientists than for the laity in general:
With respect to acquiring HIV, we, the lai~, need to be more
concerned about our personal and occupational-professional
behaviors than our religious behavior.
MICHAEL G. FARROW, Ph.D., of Sciences Regulatory Services International of Washington, DC offered the results of the
survey circulated to the clergy of the Archdiocese.
1. What causes HIV infection?
Virus 89
Bacteria 6
The Environment o
2. Do all HIV infected persons have AIDS?
Yes 7
No 86
Don' know 2
3. Can HIV be transmitted by "routine" (casual) contacts
such as social kissing, sharing kitchen utensils, touching door
knobs, shaking hands or talking with people?
Yes 2
No 93
Don't know
4. Do you fear getting HIV infection by routine contact?
Yes 3
No 92
5. Major routes of transmission for HIV include which of
the following?
Yes 95
Sexual intercourse
No
Yes 95
Sharing intravenous needles
No
Exchange of other body fluids:
Blood
Yes 94
o O
Don't know 1
Saliva
Yes 23
o 49
Don't know 16
Tears
Yes 12
No 64
Don't know 19
Breast Milk
Yes 31
o 45
Don't know 18
Semen
Yes 89
No 2
Don't know 5
6. Should the functional, newly diagnosed person with HIV
receive the same intensity and quality of pastoral care as people
who have other serious illnesses?
Yes 92
No 2
7. Should patients with advanced AIDS receive the same
intensity and quality of pastoral care as other terminally ill
patients, i.e., patients with leukemia, cancers, etc.?
Yes 95
No
8. Do members of your family or parishioners express concern about your pastoral care of persons with HIV infection or
AIDS?
Yes 21
No 62
9. How do you handle your own concerns and those of
your family or others about ministering to a person with HIV or
AIDS?
Education
33%
Common Sense
33%
Theological
33%
.l
10. Have parishioners expressed concern about the possrbr1ty of contracting HIV/ AIDS through reception of holy communion?
Yes 70
No 25
11. If Yes, how strong is their concern?
Very strong
25
Strong
8
Somewhat concerned
39
Don't know
23
. holy
12. Have members of your parish refused to receive d
communion if they suspect that a communicant may be infecte
with HIV or have AIDS?
23
Yes 37
No 59
Don't know
13. Have these members also expressed concern about the
transmission of other infectious diseases?
Yes 37
No 48
virus.
If Yes, which ones? Strep, Cold, Flu; also germs,
bacteria, TB, pneumonia, VD, herpes, hepatitis.
-Indirectly
*Teaching Perspective: Primarily, almost exclusively, from a
medical point of view because I am more medically than spiritually qualified.
"Our reasoning brain is a gift from God, and we need not he
afraid to use it to the u~most whe~ readi~g Scripture."
Bishop Kall1stos (Timothy Ware) of Diokleia
Orthodox Study Bible on How to Read the Bible
"Our reasoning brain is a gift from God, and we need not he
afraid to use it to the utmost when . . . analyzing medical and
spiritual issues. "
adapted by George J. Pazin, M.D., M.S.
Orthodox Christian layman
II. Overview of HIV/ AIDS
*Extent: In USA as of 7/1/93 - > 300,000 cases of AIDS, 200,000 deaths; - 100,000 people living with AIDS; - 1,000,000
HIV-infected reservoir, 100-200,000 heterosex.
*Cause: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1, HIV-2)
*Effect of HIV Infection: Person's host defenses injured due
to damage to the immune system via progressive decline in CD4
lymphocytes.
*Natural Course: Acquisition -> Acute syndrome -> Sub-clinical phase - 2% @ 2 yrs., then - 6% yr. thereafter - > AIDS ->
premature death a few years later.
*Benefits and Limitations of Therapy: 6-9 months delay in
progression and 6-9 months delay in death, BUT ultimately
lethal.
*Transmission: Politically correct, partyline "AIDSpeak," halftruth perspective. The established types of ~ransmission - unprotected sexual, blood (incl. needlesharing) and mother to newborn. Potentially wishful and overly simplistic.
Thoughtful, "AIDSense," (whole-truth) perspective. Spread
not likely limited to "established," reported routes of spread, i.e.
since all instances of spread are not explained by the "reported"
routes of spread, we should not limit our concepts regarding potential spread of HIV to the "reported" routes. We should consider the potential "undetectable," unreported routes.
The "TRAN MI IO P RADO ••
Spread of HIV in most ituation i • a LO, PR B
B T ... ALL-OR- 0 E, OCC R OJ\
and
"O LY TAKE O CE" ...
IV. Date Re: HIV in saliva
Ho, D. et al (letter EJM Dec. '85)
-1/83 (1.25%) + in saliva ver·us 28. 50 c-6%) + in blood:
B T
< 2cc saliva cultured ver us - 20 c blood: not quanrirative.
-most frequently referred to.
Groopman et al (refereed article in c1ence ct. 26. '8 1)
--8/20 (40%) saliva po itive versus 20 (35%) blood pos.
-includes electron micro copi phorograph of cell from
patient #8's saliva relea ing HI virion .
Levy et al (let Lancet '87)
-3/55 (5.5%) saliva +; 1/16 (6.7%) parotid ecretions +.
(Clin. Inf. Dis. Apr. '93)
-21% saliva culture +; 0/26 when diluted I fold -> "Im,
concentration" even with periodontitis.
Mysteiy (partial) inhibitor in aliva (JADA '8 )
-3 "spiked" saliva - incubated 1 hr.-> 1 positive.
A special musical was presented by Khoureeye Grace
accompanied by Father Mark Sahady and Khoureeye Laila
the Women's luncheon.
Metropolitan PHILIP was presented with an "award" at the Antiochian Women's luncheon, on their 20th anniversary.
III. Elements Involved In Transmission (Spread-Acquisition) of
HIV
1) Susceptibility _ Everyone, all-the-time.
2) Exposure - Necessary, but not sufficient._
.
3) Inoculation - Usually accomplished by nsky behaviors.
4) Attachment to CD4 receptor on surface of CD4 lymphocytes in blood or dendritic macrophages in mucosa! membranes.
*Consequences of the elements involved in transmission:
-Anyone can get infected. Co-factors are not necessary.
.
. -Risk elimination types of behavior enable p~o~l~ to avoid
~ection with HIV. Truly safe sex is possible by hmitmg sexual
tntimacy to an uninfected partner in a faithful monogamous relationship (preferably marriage).
-Risky behaviors not risk groups, enable direct HIV contact
With oral-genital muc~sal membranes (moist lining surfaces) or
penetration through skin.
-Chance-like
impact with receptor makes infection a low
Probability event.
8
Conclusions re: HIV in saliva
1) The virus is present in saliva of HI -infected people.
2) Enough virus to infect lymphocyte· in culture. . . . ,.
3) Clearly not fully inactivated by the "m stery tnh1b1tor
even after 60 minutes pre-incubation.
V. HIV in Saliva in Perspective
*DIRECTmucosal exchange ( ia pa sionate ki..,sing>.
" o reported cases," B T
-The virus is there.
-It is exchanged directly muco al membrane to muco-.al
membrane.
-Low probability, B T 100% when it happen'>
-Nearly impos ible to detect ali ary spread in -. ·ning of
hierarchy of risk .
-Terribly erious (ultimately fatal).
.
.
.
• is
• en 1"ble to belie e it i• occurring and to take that
Hence, 1t
into account with one' behavior .
..
-like "a tiny hole in every condom,
-UNSAFENS so-called afer . ex
-so-called "protection" i pa~
.
-to differentiate expo ure situations from non-expo. ur it-
�with additions and
notes drawn from the
Arabic
translation
which was published
in Beirut in 1952 and
reprfnted
in 1986.
The Typikon contains
the directions
for
how to prepare all
the services throughout the Church year.
In addition to
these large on-going
projects, the committee continues to provide support for the
day-to-day needs of
the parishes of the
Archdiocese.
Meeting of the Conciliar Press members.
Fr. Nifon Abraham has already prepared the Liturgical Guide for Priests, Choirs,
and Chanters for 1994. This will be the 15th year that the
6A. FATHERPAULSCHNEIRLA,Western Rite Vicar General, preDepartment has published this important guide for the use of
sented the report of the Western Rite Vicariate:
our parishes. We are very grateful to Fr. Nifon for his continued
Several features on the work of the Western Rite Vicariate in
help in this project.
The WORD magazine, June, 1993, make detailed treatment unAs we have for the last 14 years, we have again prepared the
necessary in this report.
Vespers texts for the regional conferences as well as for other
Progress has been steady since the Washington General Conmeetings and conferences held throughout the year.
vention, and continues. ew missions appear every month or
The Department also tries to provide texts or special services
two; published material has tripled (interested inquirers may subas may be required by individual parishes for all occasions:
scribe to CREDO for continuing coverage, Monthly, POB 84,
weekday vespers, joint Pan-Orthodox services, Sunday of OrthoStanton, .]., 08885, $10 per year). The Archdiocese budget indidoxy vespers, Sunday evening Lenten vespers, Menaion verses
cated a 400% increase in support. the mission of the Vicariate is
for the Wednesday Pre-Sanctified and other services.
to provide an option for inquirers; it does not promote proselyWe would like to thank all the Priests, Deacons, Choir directizing.
tors, and other members of our Archdiocese who have helped us
in our projects, provided their expertise and time, and have
Moved by FATHER EDWARD HUGHES and seconded by
shared their comments and criticisms with us. We need everyFATHERJOH CON ELLYthe report was received.
one's help to make our department as useful to each parish and
as responsive to the needs of our Archdiocese as possible.
Moved by JACKIE KOURI, St. George, Wichita, seconded by
We also thank our Metropolitan PHILIP for his leadership
E GEORGE, Detroit, the report was received.
and guidance, as well as Bishop Antoun and Bishop Basil for
their interest and support for the work of this Department.
7. FR. EDWARDHUGHESand FR. MICHELNAJIM, Co-Chairmen,
presented the report of the Department of Liturgies and
Moved by FR. MICHAEL ABDELAHAD and GRACE ASWAD
the report was received. A discussion of a standard translation of
Translations.
the Liturgy ensued.
During the past two years, the department has been deeply
involved in the SCOBA commission preparing a common translation of the Divine Liturgy which hopes to produce a common
The General Assembly recessed at 1:15 P.M. for one hour.
English Divine Liturgy to be used in most, if
not all, parishes of the SCOBA jurisdictions
all over the continent. This is an enormous
project, requiring many hours of work outside as well as inside the committee meetings. The Department is very grateful to our
Metropolitan PHILIP for his vision in encouraging and upporting this project.
Fr. ajim has continued his work on a
new Synekdemos (five pounder). This is a
brand-new translation which will contain
much more material for the Sundays and
Feast-days than we now have available. It
will also contain directions and rubrics which
will make it easier for Priests, chanters, and
choir to prepare and execute the Divine
Services.
Fr. Hughes has continued his work on
the Typikon. Thi will be a complete translation of the Greek Typikon of George
Violaki (1888) as it is currently published,
Meeting of the Inter-Orthodox members.
the fall of the Soviet
nion. The Orthodox/ Anglican Theo logical
Consultation was suspended at the same time
as membership in the
CC and a joint
Orthodox-Anglican
Commission
has
been considering resumption, postponement or cancellation
in the meantime. The
next meeting will
convene in September of 1993. The suspension has provided
an opportunity for insight into basic problems.
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OVEMBER 1993
11
14. If you have answered Question 12 or 13 in the affirmaby the Standing Conference, pending con ultation b •m een the
tive,what metl_iods have you used to counsel these parishioners?
CC and . an ad hoc corrurn• 10n
• appointed by the
e, •rat
Education
11%
consultation
were
held,
open
hearings to elicit Orthodo. reOpen Mouth, drop in HC
12%
sponse were arranged, and a r port ·ubmirred to th , confer ·nu:
Christ in communion
14%
~n~ approved. 1:h_edecision of the OB calls for a p •riod of
15. Should you ask people with AIDS to refrain from attendluruted
and prov1s1onalparticipation in the
by the rthodo. ·
ing divine services?
members to
followed by recon ·ideration of the relat1onsh1p.
Yes O
No 95
Father Schne1rla and, for a tim due to budgetary onstncuons,
16. Are you awar~ of cou~seling services and other support
F~ther Scott served on the ad hoc c mmi sion for ch , rchservices for persons with HIV mfection or AIDS in your area?
d1ocese.
Yes 80
No 14
17. Are you now ministering, or have you ever ministered,
to persons with HIV infection or AIDS?
Yes 45
No 48
A general discussion followed, among the speakers, Bishop
Basil,Fr. Husney, Bp. Antoun, Fr. John Hamatie, Fr. Peter Demro, Dr. Orlando Skaff, DDS, Fr. James Barakat, Fr. John Morris
SteveAbercia, Ron Malloly, Peter Hughes, Isabel Elac, Susan Na~
has, Fr. Sam David, Ann Mackoul, Fr. Randolf, Robert Andrews,
Julie Hanna.
In response to the often repeated assertion that the nature of
the sacred species precludes the possibility of contagion, FR.
ELIASBITAR observed that it is well-known that the consumption of an excess of the species of wine can cause inebriation so
why not other unwanted effects. BISHOP BASIL announced that
the panel will become a Standing Commission of the Archdiocese. He thanked the participants and .suggested that we
change the way we think and the way we behave.
METROPOLITAN PHILIP thanked Bishop Basil, the experts
and the participants.
5. ERNESTSAIKALYon behalf of the nominating committee announced the following names as the list of candidates proposed by
theCommittee!
George E. Atallah
Forest Hills, NY
Dr. Anthony Bashir
West Roxbury, MA
The new president of AOCWNA,
MarleneMamaryof Oklahoma.
George D.arany
Dearborn, MI
Dr. George Dibs
Fullerton, CA
2. The Standing Conference, still subject to a leader hip
Alex Kalil
Montreal, PQ
vacuum, has functioned well since our last report. Regular meetWalid Khalife
Bloomfield Hills, MI
ings have been held, the International Orthodox
hri<,ti.in
AntoonJ. Khouri
Wellsley, MA
Charities has been enabled and program· addre, sing the fonnaDr. Sam Kouri
Wichita, KS
tion of a standard text of the Liturgy, and the problem of clergy
Dr. Alan Matook
Cedar Grove, NJ
sexual misbehavior are in progress. An international rthodox
David Nuner
Miami, FL
Commission called to consider action in the so-called "Diaspora··
Walter Parhamovich
Las Vegas, NV
has proposed as a beginning local as ociation which are \ 'f)
Charles Saikaley
Ottawa, PQ
close to the Structure of the Standing Conference. Orthodo
Dr. Eugene Sayfie
Miami, FL
People Together and the Orthodox Christian Laity are still in
Additional names may be submitted to the committee before
active life in response to unaddressed but felt ne ds in mentan
4 P.M.tomorrow. For a valid ballot ten names must be voted.
Orthoddxy.
3. The Orthodox/Lutheran Theological Con ultati n 1s
6. At the request of Fr. Paul Schneirla, Chairman, FR. OLOF
on cour'>e \\ ith raSCOTT,Vice Chairth r John \1orris repman presented
the
resenting our r ·hreport
of
the
diocese. Father Paul
Inter-Orthodox
, chneirla, rather Jaand Inter-Faith
son del \ ito and Dr.
Robert JI.ic.ldac.land
Commission.
Dr. . usan . I Ian ey
In addition
to
repre-,ent the .\rl h
personal initiatives
diocese on the Orand contacts the foci
tho do /R man
of the commission efatholi Th 1
forts have been the
ical on ultati n
following:
onle ag.11n fou1s •
1. Our last report
on common aim folto a General Conlowing a difticult pervention announced
iod after the r ·vi, al
the suspension of reof
the niat • lOllllations with the Namunities following
tional Council of
Our hierarchs with the past presidents of AntiochianWomen.
Churches, mandated
?e
10
THE
�•
um rous radio, T.V. and newspaper interviews
eekend renewal seminars in many Orthodox parishes of
all jurisdictions coast to coast
/ti the months ahead ...
Pre entation
at Sigma Alpha Epsilon
ugu t:
ational Leadership School, Chicago
Pan Orthodox Missions and Evangelism
ptember:
Conference, September 2-7, 1993, Antiochian
Village. Call (805) 968-4014 to register.
Hartford Leadership Seminar, San Francisco
October:
Speak at Melkite ational Convention, Milwaukee
Evangelism Seminar, Omaha
Week of Campus Outreach to colleges and
ovember:
universities in Boston
Evangelism Seminar, San Francisco
Current Antiochian Orthodox Missions as of July, 1993
Flag taff, AZ (602) 953-1921
Raleigh, C (919) 851-9037
orthern Arizona Mi sion
All Saints Mission
Fr. Anthony ola, contact
Fr. icholas Sorenson
Glendora CA (818) 852-0377
t. George Mis ion
Fr. Luke Matar
Fargo, D (701) 293-0694
All Saints Mission
Dr. Craig Roseland, contact
Lancaster, CA (805) 245-3571
Holy Cro s Mission
Fr. icholas eyman
York, PA (717) 795-7170
St.John Chrysostom Mission
Fr. Peter Pier
Riverside,CA (714) 734-7764
t. Andrew Mission
Fr. Paul Finley
Lehigh Valley, PA (215) 965-2298
St. Paul Mission
Fr. John Kahle
San Jose, CA (408) 268-4046
Santa Clara Valley Mission
Fr. Charles Bell
Beaver Falls, PA (412) 846-5555
St. John the Evangelist Mission
Fr. Basil Banyasz
Boulder, CO (303) 665-4013
St. Luke Mission
Fr. David Mustian
Corpus Christi, TX
Betty Whittaker, contact
(512) 852-2873
Denver, CO (303) 690-6045
St. Elia Mission
Fr. Michael Buben
Salt Lake City, UT (801) 278-5608
SS.Peter & Paul Mission
Fr. William Hartung
Wilmington, DE (302) 737-9770
t. Athanasius Mission
Fr. Ken Hines
VirginiaBeach, VA (804) 523-9424
St. Ignatius of Antioch Mission
Fr. Seraphim Stephens
Chicago, IL (312) 267-1440
All Saints Mission
Fr. Douglas Wyper
Milwaukee, WI (414) 241-9041
St. Nicholas Mission
Fr. William Olnhausen
Wheaton, IL (708) 876-9133
Holy TransfigurationMission
Fr. WilliamCaldaroni
• Proposed new missions
Daytona Beach, FL (904) 677-5755
Central Florida Mission
Bloomington, I (812) 339-3446 Dr. Richard Ajalat,contact
All aints Mi ion
Topeka, KS (913) 354-1010
Dr. Harold Sabbagh, contact
Holy Trinity Mission
Lake Charle , LA (318) 474-2004 Mr. Michael Press, contact
t. John Mission
Asheville, C
Fr. David Thomas
David Huneycutt, contact
(704) 252-8565
Baltimore, MD (410) 945-3938
Holy Cro Mission
Bellingham, WA (206) 966-3937
Fr. Gregory Mathewes-Green
orthwest Washington Mission
Fr. Mel Gimmaka
E. Lan ing, MI (517) 339-2130
t. James Mis ion
Fr. Richard Peters
For a current list of Western Rite Missions, contact Fr. Paul
chneirla, 8005 Ridge Blvd., Brooklyn, ew York 11209.
***
THE WORD/ OVEMBER 1993
Moved by FR. EMILE HANNA, seconded
WILSON, the report was accepted.
by FR. WAYNE
***
1O. FATHERJOHN BADEEN presented the report
ACORN proiect.
of the
After three and a half years of operation, this weekly, halfhour explanatory of the Orthodox Faith and Life, has aired in a
total of 75 listening areas (approximately 30 at the current time).
To date, we hav~ more than a hundred fully-produced and approved half-hour programs, th~ first 26 ~f which ar~ being translated, by other jurisdictions, into Spanish, Slavonic, Bulgarian,
and Romanian for broadcast over seas (at no cost to A.C.O.R.N.).
Cassettes of extant programming are available in 13-program
sets for a donation (production, packaging, shipping) of $60.
They have proven invaluable as additions to church libraries,
church organizations, church book stores, inquirers' classes, or
for personal study use. We have even been informed that some
seminarians use them as study tools for their courses.
Meeting of the Ecumenical Commission.
A.C.O.R.N. is listened to by over three million persons per
week (only 15% of whom are already Orthodox Faithful). The
cost for airtime is borne by the local Orthodox communities. We
have suggested, to many who have communicated
with us
requesting ways in which the program could be aired locally,
ideas of how this could be done.
SPONSORS:
There are almost as many methods of sponsoring A.C.O.R.N.
as there have been radio stations airing it. Some areas have more
than one Orthodox Church in the listening area of the given
radio station, and the congregations have split the cost of airtime
(and rotated the sponsorship from week-to-week). Some churches have either gotten a good enough deal from the radio station
to make the cost negligible, or sometimes even free.
There are individual businessmen who are members of the
local congregation or who are, at least, desirous of sponsorin?
quality Christian programming and having their business asso:1ated with it. They might simply buy the airtime and utilize the 1~side commercial and the promos for advertising (which is still
100% tax-free - deducted before the computation of taxes as a
"cost of doing business".
CONTENT:
The Holy Pascha program is most suitable for a demo cassette when proposing the program to a radio station. It is noncontroversial and very interesting.
For solicitation purposes (i.e. to locate possible individuals,
organizations, or businessmen who might be agreeable to sp~nt
sor airtime costs), let them hear "Who are the Orthodox ChnS0
ians?", "Oklahoma City - Part I", "Oklahoma City - Part I!", ~
"The Mail". These programs give an idea of the results achieve
1.~
B.Reconvening at 2:15 P.M. METROPOLITANPHILIPasked
FATHER
JOHN BAD~EN to present the report of the Clergy
long-term disability provision.
I a~ veiy pleased that the funding for the lergy Insurante
Insuranceand Retirement Commission.
and R~tireme?t ~rogram is in sound condition and "Hhin our
The Commission did no~ have any formal meetings during
actuarial _proJ~ctions. I refer you to pages 2 1 and 2 1 of the
the past ~o y~ars. The C~amnan, however, did have an inforAnnual _Financial Report, Fiscal Year ending January :31, 199:3.
malmeeting with Metropolitan PHILIP and Bishop A TOU
You will not~ that our fund balance in that reporr "a
July7, 1992,_at the Archdiocese Chancery in Englewood, J, a~~
$l,711,839, an increase of 246,000 in net ,·alue. ur thanks to
again,l~ter in the same _month, during the Clergy Symposium at
Mr. T~d Mackoul and Mr. Peter Dacales for their diligence in the
the Hentag~ and Learni?g Center, Antiochian Village. Both of
handling of these funds. A job well done!
these meetings dealt with actuarial problems, and misunder_In closing, on behalf of the Commis:,ion and mv Brother:-.in
standings concerning_ the objectives of our program. The probChnst, the clergy of the Archdiocese, I offer our he~1rtfeltthanks
lems encou~tered with. t?e OCA hospital/medical group insurto ~he Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch for their commitment .tnd
ance, in which we participate, was beginning to seriously affect
solid support towards the welfare of the clergy and their families.
ourclergy, and a solution was needed.
to ~he Archdiocesan Trustees, for their ongoing contern .tnc.l
Our Clergy Retirement Program is divided into two segments.
assistance. I must also express my personal gratitude LO \Is.
Thefirst is the cle~gy allowance of $18.33 per month, per year of
K~thy Meyer for the time and effort cheerfully gi, en to the hanservice, to a maxunum of $550 per month, after the age of 65
dling of the day-to-clay affairs of the insurance and retirement
(withthe ~pproval of the Metropolitan Primate), with provisions
~rogram; _to His <?race, Bis~op
TOC •. for his acti,e participafor a surviving wife. The second segment is the Supplementary
tion and interest m the affairs of the commission. nd, finalh·. to
Optional Retirement Fund, covered under I.RS. 403(8)(7) acOur Father in Christ, Metropolitan PIIILIP, who has mac.leit ~di a
count. This is a conreality. God gr~1nt
tributoryprogram behim .\lany Year'i!
tween the parish and
the clergy. It is a
Mc)\ed b) Jl'Rln
vested program. The
BRIEL,Detroit .inc.I
priest may take this
seconded
by DR.
withhim from parish
M KOLRI, \\ ichita.
to parish or, on leavth report ,,as reing the Archdiocese
cei\·ed. Father George
for any reason. It is
swacl protested the
approved by the
clergy pension ,, hich
I.R.S.and annual reps
he found to bl' grossare filed by our fidu1y inadequate. In a
ciary agent
with
resulting discussion
them, as required by
Dr. Eugene
,1} fie
trongly supported a
law. The first segpropo'ial that every
ment is non-particiMeeting of the Liturgical Commission.
delegate work for an
patory, that is, it is
increase in the pension; it i one of the principal concern-, of the
paid by the Archdiocese from its resources. The parishes conOrder of St. Ignatius. Metropolitan PHILIP said he would considtributenothing, neither do the clergy. This is not a vested retireer some of the comments made during the discu<.;:,ion.
mentfund. It has never been, and was never intended to be. The
Chairman stressed, at both meetings, that this should be finally
clarified. Some of those who have requested the funds have
9. FATHERPETERGILLQUISTpresented the report of the
claimed that the $50 per month paid for group life and health
Department of Missions and Evangelism.
and accident insurance by the parishes and, in some cases, the
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST 1WO YEAR
clergy,included the Retirement Fund. This, of course, is not true,
• As of February, 1993, the Department includes Fr. Jon
and this misunderstanding should now be cleared up. This matBraun, heading up Church Growth
terwill be fully discussed during the scheduled workshop of the
• Hundreds of new convert are coming to
nhodoxy
Convention, as well as during the Clergy Meeting.
throughout orth America
The problems our clergy have encountered with the OCA
• New Orthodox Missions continue to be horn
hospital/medical group are: 1) Rising costs each year, and con• The preaching mis ion to Romania in 1992 i.s sutcessful:
stant reduction in benefits, and 2) Claims handling. The
150,000 people participate
Chairman has invited Mrs. Marie Hudock to attend the
• Current Antiochian missions are growing
Commission Workshop to answer questions and, hopefully, to
• Coming Home is publi h d, the stories of 18 Protestant
resolvethe problems. She has graciously .accepted the invitation.
leaders becoming Orthodox
. Since our last Convention in 1991, to September 30, 1992, life
• Expansion of the annual 1issions and fa .rngel1sm ,onrsurance claims paid under our group insurance amounted to
ference, to include OCA and Greek Orthodox sponsorship. i
88,000. Disability income benefits have been paid (as of the
realized
samedate) amounting to $12 000. We have been advised by the •
• Cooperation with Western Rite in beginning e,eral new
• that a slight adjustment
' may have to be made on OL~r
acarr~er
missions
nniversary date of October 1, 1993. We were informed of this
• We have worked with Campus .\1inistr1 at .\lichigan.
~so on September 30, 1991, and that change never materialized.
Michigan State, Hillsdale College, olumbi.1. the Bo ton ae. ,
e hope that that will also be the case this year.
Cal-State orthridge, University of Pimburgh and th • 1< 9
. Currently, we have fourteen retired clergy, and two clergy
Campus Ministry conference at ntiochian VilL1ge
;idows, who are receiving the Archdiocese allowance, totaling
• A major a11icleon Orthodoxy for Chri tian
ntury mag7,387 per month.
azine was published March, 1992
Currently we have 168 clergy covered under our life insur• Becoming Orthodox ,,,a._ updatt:d and t:. ·pand d
an
suce program' Cl32 of whom are married, with..-the dependent
released by Conciliar Pres
Pplementaiy allowance provision), and 143 covered under our
12
�responsible in total for airtime costs. We have cor:icentrated on
covering our production costs and general operating ~nd have
barely managed to stay afloat. In spite of th~se ~andicaps, :'e
have managed to maintain the highest technical ~n _product~on
standards of any religious programming on the air m Amenc~.
This has been attested to by many who are engaged in the radio
industry.
h · 1
The influence of A.C.O.R.N. in the area of catec etica
instruction as well as missionary outreach is indisputable. Those
who have 'used A.C.O.R. . in the proper way in their local outreach efforts, constantly report success. For the many listeners
who listen, and write, and have been affected by the message of
The Judge's Choice in the Oratorical - Eric Bitar (Eastern Region)
from New Kensington, PA. Metropolitan PHILIP presented a scholarship to Eric, as a personal gift.
Ortl1odoxy through the program - most of whom are not represented in this Assembly - A.C.O.R.N. has been a resounding
success in introducing them to the Orthodox Faith - in many
cases, assisting them in making a conversion decision. For this
we are tl1ankful. It would be tragic at this point in time, when
we are on the threshold of being a major positive influence on
the religious scene, to lose, through lack of funding, the momentum which has been generated, or to cease operations altogether.
With a proposed budget of only $30,000 total for the coming
year, that is exactly what will happen. Out of this $30,000 , we
must pay rent, a salary, telephone bills, cost of tape and tape
duplication, studio time, postage, office supplies, routine equipment maintenance, etc., etc., etc. ... in short, all the usual costs
of doing business. It simply cannot be done on $30,000 with the
minimal amount of contributions we are receiving. Either there is
an adequate restoration of budget monies, or a dramatic increase
in contribution , or some funding alternative, we will not be able
to continue. Whether we continue ministry or not after this year,
is up to you. The final decision is in your hands.
A.C.O.R.N.
P.O. Box 12377
Beaumont, TX 77726
1-800-880-9673
CURRENT AVAILABLE PROGRAMMING
SERIES I - ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN HISTORY
"Who are the Orthodox Christians?", "The Audit Trial of
Christianity", "The Schism Between East and West", "Orthodox
History after the Schism", "Holy Tradition in the Orthodox
Church", "The Bible - Old Testament", "The Bible - New
Testament", "The First Three Centuries After Christ", "The Great
Councils - Part I", "The Great Councils - Part II", "The Great
Councils - Part III", "The icene-Constantinopolitan
Creed",
"Faith"
THE WORD/
OVEMBER 1993
SERIES II - ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN WORSHIP
"Introduction
to Orthodox
Worship and Spirituality",
"Orthodox Church Architecture", "The Orthodox Daily Cycle of
Prayers", "The Orthodox Liturgical_Yea~", "Orthodox Sac:,a~ental
Life", "Holy Baptism", "Holy Chnsmauon and J;enance , Holy
Communion and Unction", "Holy Orders and Matrimony",
"Liturgy - Prothesis and Kairon", "Liturgy of the Catechumens",
"Liturgy of the Faithful", "Our Children's Children"
SERIES III - ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN SPIRI1VALITY
"Salvation", "Fasting - A Spiritual Diet", "Prayer and the
Book of Job", "Marriage and Family Life", "Sin", "Religion and
Politics", "Prayers for the Departed", "The Lord's Prayer", "The
Orthodox Belief about Saints", "Worry and Stress", "Orthodox 12Step Program - Part I", "Orthodox 12-Step Program - Part II",
"Orthodox 12-Step Program - Part III"
SERIES IV - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE ORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
"Contemporary Issues - Clergy Round-Table", "Women and
Marriage", "How to Talk about Religion", "Why There Must be
One Church", "Parenting", "Married Priesthood", "Role of the
Laity", "Oklahoma City Conversions - Part I", "Oklahoma City
Conversions - Part II", "The Apocryphal
Books - What
Happened?", "Evolution", "Bioethics", "Heaven and Hell - Do
They Exist?"
SERIES V - ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN LIFESTYLES
"Monasticism", "Jacob's Wives", "The Mail", "Gifts of the Holy
Spirit", "Works of Mercy", "Stewardship",
"Bishop Basil",
"Orthodoxy Under Oppression - I", "Western Rite - Part I",
"Western Rite - Part II", "Clergy Conversions - Part I", "Clergy
Conversions - Part II", "Clergy Conversions - Part III"
SERIES VI
"The Historical Jesus", "Western Rite - Part III", "Theology
of Icons", "The Personality of Jesus", "Two Fishers of Men - V.
Rev. Peter Gillquist & V. Rev. John Badeen", "Who is Jesus
Christ", "Liturgical Worship and Communion in Jesus Christ", "An
Orthodox View of the Papacy", "The Jesus Prayer", "How to
Understand Grief and Loss", "Is Orthodoxy THE Alternative",
"We Have Seen the True Light", "Heterodoxy vs. Orthodoxy"
Archpriest George M. Rados presented
Relief Fund.
a report on the Children's
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
"Christmas", "Holy Pascha, 1991", "St. Thomas Sunday", "The
Sunday of Myrrh-Bearing Women", "The Sunday of the Paralytic", "The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman", "The Feast of the
Ascension" "Holy Fathers Sunday" "Pentecost"
"A Western
Christmas", '"Holy Pascha, 1993"
'
'
Moved by FATHER JOSEPH ANTYPAS, seconded by FATHE~
PETER DEMRO the report was accepted. Father Badeen appeale
for additional funds, saying that the program cannot survive :
the present budget. Metropolitan PHILIP endorsed the appeal D
additional funds and commended the program to the Assembly
by this ministry.
Orth?~ox C~istian Church of Ocala, and b pon or • ·, ·y·,
and Z • It will take you on a fa cinating journey through the hic.,Sunday morning seems to be the best. If there is an adjacency
tory of the Apostolic Christian Faith."
near the Lutheran Hour (which is and always has been a halfIn both th~ one-minute commercial within the body of the
hour), or Billy Grahan:- - g_rab it! It seems to be very important
program, an~ m the promos (u ually thirty
onds) during the
to our local congregations Cm order to keep them excited about
week,
there
is
a
chance
to
"mention"
both
the
funding parish
their programming and to keep them telling other people about
and ~the~ program sponsors. If there are too many ponsor to
it) that the program play at a time when they can hear it. If a
mention m one promo, have the station produce rv,.,oor even
weekly or monthly Parish Bulletin is mailed to people, make certhree and run them in "rotation."
tain that week after week (or month after month), a reminder of
. Use "local"_time for something stronger than announcing the
the program is inserted.
time and location of Divine Liturgy. Invite Ii tener co a -pecial
OTHERIDEAS:
event a~ the church - an ethnic dinner on ale for the public,
One of the better ideas that has come about in some parishes
adult Bible classes, Inquirers' Cla se , lecture , ere. The local
is to utilize the airing of the programming as a kickoff for Adult
spots can be changed from time to time. Every station expects to
Sunday School. If the timing is right, everyone can listen to the
do this.
program together (say at 8:30), and then spend the rest of their
Production of tl1e local promos and the one-minute commertime before Divine Liturgy, discussing that week's topic. It makes
cial to be aired within the body of the program can be done at
the program do double-duty as both an evangelical tool and a
the radio station. If there is not an appropriate "voice" available
part of the church school curriculum.
in the congregation, the station will let you u e one of their
Remember
that
D.J. 's. This producthe programs belong
tion cost nothing.
to the funding entity!
FINANCE:
After the station has
At the rim of its
run them, either pick
inception, the finanthem up or have
cial projections for
them mail back to
A.C.O.R. ., ubmitted
you. All stations offer
to
Metropolitan
this service as a courPHILIP were based
tesy (and because
on experience·
of
Copyright Law reother religious broadquires it). There is no
cast and the finanpoint in just letting
cial support recei,·ed
those programs
be
by them from the
thrown out by the
faithful of their reradio station, when
spective denominathey can be placed in
tions. nfortunatel •.
the Church Library
our financial experiafter-the-fact
and
ence vis a vis our
used to loan to infaithful, has nol met
quirers, etc.
the norm. Total conIt's up to the
tributions recei,·ed
during the entire
local sponsor to determine what order Our hierarchs with the contestants of the Oratorical Contest and Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. three and a half year:
to run the various
Laham of Boston who gave each a scholarship.
of operation
hav
amounted to just under $30,000. We have been held to the lener
series. Series I, however, is intended to be introductory and is
of the projections
as to annual budget support by the
still the one that gets the best results. Series II - on the
Archdiocese. Our cuts have been systematic, but our funding has
Sacraments and Liturgics - deals specifically with the Byzantine
not been replenished by the anticipated rise in individual donaRite.The programming in III, IV, and V, and the SPECIAL PROtions.
GRAMMINGcan be run in any internal order you want. Series I
As an example, our first full year of funding under the
builds on itself and needs to be run in order from 1-13.
Archdiocesan Budget was $100,000. This included airtime cosls
QUALITY:
as a startup expense only. When airtime funding was withdrawn
Each program is produced on Digital Audio Tape and dupli(according to projections) in the second year, ~ur _budget _''-as
cated on cassette. Program duration is 29 minutes.
reduced by $40,000 - with no comparable receipt in donauon'>
TECHNICAL·
receiving only $9,000 as an offset.
Near the end of each program (somewhere around the 26Due to lack of support on the pari h level, we were forced
rninute mark), there is 70 seconds of extremely dreary music.
to
continue
payment for airtime that had been pr~viously conThis is intended to be the "music bed" (musical background) for
tracted (which we had been assured would be paid for by the
the local "commercial" for the sponsoring parish and/or sponsors
local parishes in the various listening area ).
.
of the program. Usually, the station will also allow the on-air DJ
In addition, parishes who pledged before-the-fact to _fundJtrto "introduce" and "tag" each program "live" with something like:
time, withheld funds once the programming had l?een a1r~d. . ol
" . . . brought to you here in El Paso by St. George Orthodox
wishing to besmirch the reputation of any Archd10 e an mstttuChurch .... "
tion we covered those costs out of the much reduced budget
These "intros" and "tags" provide an additional, gratuitous
and' income. As a result, we had a eriou financial shortfall
"mention."
which
we struggled to overcome.
..
During the week, the radio station should be expected to
In the current year, we were reduced an add1t1onal . 20, 0
provide free "promos" - something along the lines of:
.
· b d et leaving us a total of 40,000. Donations continue at
m u g '
1· .
d ll . b .d ,
"Be sure to tune to WXYZ 1430 A.M., each Sunday morning
about the same rate. As a result, we have e 1mmate a ~u .-,1 te'>
at eight for the Antiochian Christian Orthodox Radio Network.
airtime cost assistance and have insisted that local pan hes be
This program is brought to you each week by St. Andrew's
TJME:
14
THE
�If the donor shows an interest in the gift of insurance, We
would explain the three ways insurance can be given:
1. AN EXISTING POLICY. The donor's insurance company
would be directed to change both the owner and beneficiary on
the policy, or simply, the benef~cia:Y. The benefits of t~e policy
may be split between the organizations or between family members and the church.
2. A NEW POLICY. A policy can be obtained through the
donor's own agent.
3. AN "AUTOMATIC"POLICY. The donor completes the simple pledge card (similar to the enrollment card procedure used
with employee health insurance programs), and writes us a
check (made payable to: "Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of
North America). This program is our ENDOW ORTHODOXY
FOR TOMORROW program.
• THE "AUTOMATIC POLICY" PROCEDURE -
Delegate Father Daniel Daly of New Jersey responds to a report ...
• INSURANCE GIFTS INVOLVING AGENTS
All career life insurance agents who are parishioners and
, ho have expressed an interest in helping our initiative, should
he strongly encouraged.
Our parish priests, parish council presidents, et al should
inform all interested agents in the parish that we value the products of the life insurance industry. Our parish priests or parish
council president should encourage agents to recommend "insurance a a gift" to our parishioners, and to further inform them
that our organization encourages donors to consider insurance as
gifts.
EOFf
11. MR. ROBERTBETHONEY,Chairman, presented the report
oftheGifts, Trusts and Legacies Department.
fXECUTIVE SUMMARY
After several m?nths ?f design work and restructuring of a
standard Transamenca Universal Life Insurance Policy, we settled
on the format of the current endowment package "Endow
orthodoxy For Tomorrow" (EOFT).
Simply stated, ~he benefits as expressed in this program centeraround several inherent product attributes:
1. Guarantee Issue - All persons ages 18-65 qualify.
2. Vanishing Premium - Payments are made for five (5)
yearsonly.
3. Flexible Premium Payments - One may skip years of
payment and catch up.
4. Non-Medical - Requires no physical.
5. Apply by Enrollment - No application required.
When the donor shows interest in the "EOFT" option above:
1. The donor will be presented with a PLEDGE CARD displaying policy amounts and a rate card showing required contributions. Explain that this particular gift helps our organizations
now and in the future.
2. The donor chooses a gift with a contribution that is economically feasible.
.a.::&.-.....,"'W
~~e ~os~ pr~s~ing problem other than a key arional
Cooidmation is picking the right local per on to oordinare rhe
effort at the grassroots level. In a urvey conducted among the
?1embe~s of the Archdiocese Board of Trustee , the m ern helmin? c_hoic~to coordinate the program wa • the pari h prie..,t. \\'.'irh
thi~ in rr:imd, we are preparing our correspondence to ea(h
pansh pnest over the next four week .
PROPOSAL
• UTILIZING INSURANCE AS A MAJOR GIFT
• THREE WAYS TO OBTAIN INSURANCE GIFTS
RobinNicholas presented
a check for the Food for Hungry People
program.
Archpriest Gabriel Ashie reports on the work of Convention and
Conference Planning.
3. The donor decides on one of the payment options; annually for five years, or a one-time contribution (20% discount).
4. The donor completes the simple pledge card.
5. The pledge card is sent to the Archdiocese, which in turn
sends it to the insurance company. (Transamerica)
6. We deliver an appropriate acknowledgment of the gift
(certificate).
7. We publish the name of the donor in The WORD magazine.
8. The insurance company issues and mails us the policy and
an invoice for the required premiums each month.
The enclosed letter and pledge card can be mailed to
prospects with a cover letter from either the Archbishop,
Chairman of the Parish Council, or the Parish Priest.
• PROSPECTS FOR INSURANCE
OVEMBER 1993
LOCAIJREGIONAL COORDINATION
Insurance, like a bequest, benefits our organization at death.
Insurance, unlike a bequest, is IRREVOCABLE.In urance death
benefits are immediate; not affected by probate. Cash Value<,
from policies can be accessed by our Archdioce e or Church, if
necessary.
Insurance policies have been referred to a IRRE O BLE
BEQUESTS!
• GIFTS SOLICITED BY OUR ORGANIZATIONS
THE WORD/
. To date,_one article ha appear d in The
RD ma a1ine
senes of article~ is planned for the next 'ix month on rT1eE .FT
program, Chantable Remainder Tru ts, etc. Tombstone ·ids are
nowld~eady for placement C ample are being dbtribured ar rhe
Ar c 1 iocese Convention).
• VALIDATION FOR INSURANCE AS A MAJOR GIFT
Donors contribute to any of our organizations with the
understanding that their names and gifts are kept in strict confidence. Any puhlic acknowledgment of their gifts should always
be done with prior consent of the donor.
Donors names are never to be given to insurance agents
without prior consent.
... as does Robert Andrews of California.
ardona.
lnsuran~e is coming into its own a a major gift. Most national non-profit organ~zations, like our Archdioce ·e, nm\ campaign
f~r and/or accept i~s_urance policie a a I gitimate major gift.
Virtually all umversnies and ho pital foundations with staffed
~lanned Giving departments have, in the past few years, added
insurance to the list of acceptable deferred gifts.
Insurance, used as a gift, refers to any permanent, cash ,·,due
b_uildingpolicy. This includes whole life and universal life policies. It does not include term insurance.
• DONOR CONFIDENTIAU1Y
Insurance gifts, like other deferred gifts, should be solicited
as an optional idea - after the "outright" (cash) gift has been
suggested.
Example:
A 45 year old doctor is approached by our priest or his
designee for a cash gift (or other assets) as an insurance gift.
If the donor expresses an interest in giving cash or stock or
assets (for example, using a charitable remainder trust), insurance need not be mentioned again.
To schedule call: 1-800-552-5622. k for Ro
TIIEWORD ARTICLES
Successful, high-income business and professional people in
the middle of their career are excellent candidates for insurance
gifts. At this time in their lives they are accumulating assets, not
gifting them. Virtually all members of this group own insurance;
and when our organization validates insurance as a gift, they see
themselves as being able to "do for their charity what they have
The program was introduced two years ago at the ArchdioceseConvention (Washington, D.C.) and met with reasonably
good results. However, the success of the program has been at
bestmodest. The current raise-up in endowments is $750,000.
Prior to launching the EOFT program, we made every attemptto introduce the concept of charitable funding through discussionscentered around the estate planning concept. After four
meetingson the West Coast, we quickly realized that high-end
strategies such as charitable gifting through estate planning
(Trusts,e.g.) was much more sophisticated than current mind
setswould tolerate or bear. What was needed was a basic and
simpleapproach which was affordable to everyone. Thus, we
designedand introduced EOFT.
The reasons for the limited success of the program to date
are:
There are three ways to obtain insurance gifts for our rchdiocese or churches, etc.:
1. Unsolicited gifts.
2. Gifts to our organizations prompted by our mernhers' (the
donors) agent.
3. Gifts solicited by representative of our pari he , the rchdiocese, the missions, etc.
• UNSOLICITED INSURANCE GIFTS
All permanent insurance policies offered to our organizations
should be accepted without reservation. The donor should be
promptly congratulated and acknowledged for the ultimate valu
of the gifted policy. (A certificate will be given. ee ample.)
1. Cultural resistance
2. Provincial attitudes re: The Church
3. Traditional methods are ad hoc while EOFT is futuristic.
h 4- Lack of a focused effort by a s~gle individual to shepherd
t e program and work the grassroots.
SEMJNARs
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
ti My personal involvement found me speaking at three Parish
1
e Conferences in Wichita (Southwest), Las Vegas (Western)
an~ Hyannis (New England). The responses ranged from interesting
to exciting.
••
·
al
In fact, certain paris h pnests
requeste d personth appearances at parish meetings by me or my surrogate over
e_next few months. Bob Bethoney is availa,ble to speak at
Panshmee t·ings, regional
.
c
~
.... meetings,
•
con1erences,
::,t.
Ignatius
e tc.
16
Chairman of the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch Ralph Abercia,
gives his report.
THE
�Village. Our
Olympics ports Camp held eac l1 year at An t'ochian
i
teens continue to be a source of Christ's love to_ the_ m~nta 11
y
handicapped of Pennsylvania and a sourc~ of inspiration t~
many of us across this orth American Continent.. As a waJ 0
sharing with you this wonderful work of compas:5ion, we . ave
worked with WQEX of Pittsburgh to develop ~ five (5) r:runute
video presentation on the works of teen in this area. ~his presentation will be shown during the Teen SOYO Repoi t and. a
~OI)Y of this video will be sent to each parish in time for Special
to
Olympics Awareness Day ( ovem b er• .21 , 1993)
.
. be shared
.
with all our people. Christianne Roumie will share _rr~ore with
you in her report on AC Teen SOYO. ~e thank C~nstia_nn~, Fr.
•
h y Bac 1·
AC Teen SOYO Advisor and their officers for
Tunot
ig all that they have clone this year.
While programs for Teen SOYO work well, the most pressing need of teen ministry in this archdiocese is the ne~d of
trained youth workers. Creating greater awareness of teen issues
and training of adults to work with teens has become one of the
major focuse of this department over the past two years ~ncl
will continue to be a focus in the future. A number of paush,
deanery, regional and archdiocese workshops have been conducted in this area. Foremost among these programs have ~een
last year's clergy symposium on Youth Minist~, presen_tat101:-s
given on Youth Ministry at the Parish Council Sy~p?s1um _m
October, the Youth Workers Conference (sponsored Joint!~ :"1th
this department, the Greek Archdioce~e Office of Youth M~111stry
and the OCA youth directors) held this past January and presentations made to our Seminarians at the Antiochian Study Program
this past January, all of which took place at Antiochian Village. A
great deal of time has been spent on conducting works~ops and
programs geared towards preparing adults_ to work with teens
and young adults. A partial listing of meetmgs, workshops and
other programs conducted appear at the encl of _thi~report.
Workshops will continue to be given by invitation on the
parish, deanery and regional level. Two Youth Workers Conferences are planned over the next year. These "':'orksl~ops are
open to all adults interested in or presently working with te~ns
in the church setting. A workshop is scheduled for the first
weekend of October 1993 to be held on the West Coast and
another at Antiochian Village for January 20-23, 1994. These two
conferences will once again be sponsored jointly by the various
Orthodox Youth Department . Additionally, this department, recognizing the major impact that adults have on child~en, t~e~s
and young adults is reviewing the concept of mentoring within
the local church setting. A concept and program which we hope
to further develop and make available over the next few years.
Towards meeting the needs of teen discussion materials this
department has just published the first in what is planned to be a
series of teen discussion materials on various contemporary
Ors. Anthony Bashir and John Dalack report on the meetings of
Lay Ministries.
THE WORD/
OVEMBER 1993
!ready done for their family."
a Donors who have already included one of our organizations
in their will o: trust a~e also excellent candidates for an insurance gift. Besides f~eemg up dollars for their family, their gift
becomes irrevocable.
• CONCLUSION
Insurance, a valid major gift, should be added to our list of
acceptable major gifts. Outright gifts of cash and other assets
shouldbe suggested prior to deferred gifts, including insurance.
Insurance gifts should be accepted - Including those
that are:
1. Unsolicited.
2. Solicited from clients of insurance agents.
3. Solicited by parish priests or board members of our organization.
His Eminence presented a Certificate of ~er~torious Service to
Laraine Mahshie, outgoing president of Anttochian Women.
issues. Publication of this four week discussion book, entitled
"Getting Along with Parents: for Orthodox Teens," ~as
made possible through a very generous anor:iymou~ d~nation.
Future publications will depend on sales of ~his.pubhca~ion an?
future donations towards these types of publications. This publication is available for sale here at the Convention, or by writing
to the Department of Youth & Parish Ministries. "Getting Along
with Parents" sells for $7.95 plus $3.00 shipping and handling
per order.
Campus Ministry
.
Since June of 1992 this department began further developmg Secretaries Archpriest Paul Schneirla and Dr. John Oalack record
the work of Campus Ministry. Two major efforts have been gen- allthe deliberations.
erated towards the needs of college age young men and women.
Insurance gifts, solicited by our Archdiocese should not
The first is the College Age Conference held annually and initialrequire:
ly started as a Pan American Orthodox C?~ferer:ice, by the you~h
1. The use of an insurance application form.
department in the 80's during the admm1strat1on of Fr. David
2. The involvement of agents with donors.
Barr. This program was later adopted by the department of
3. Medical examinations.
Campus Ministry, under the direction of Fr. Jon Braun when the
4. Questions of a personal or medical nature.
department of Campus Ministly was established. This past week
5. A mention of an insurance company on the pledge card.
Quly 15-20) college age young men and women from across the
This entire program is critical to the future perpetuation of
United States and Canada participated in the annual college age
conference at Antiochian Village, chaired by Donna Haddad. ourchurch. Endow Orthodoxy For Tomorrow represents only a
Next year's Conference is planned for July 23-28 at Antiochian critical first step. Why? It is simple, easily understood and
requireslittle third-party involvement.
Village. Further information on the work of the Student Board of
However, getting across the concept of deferred giving repCampus Ministry, will be given by its c~airman Matt Swagerty. t
The second major effort has been m the College Age Contac resentsa major hurdle because of the way most of our people
thinkabout giving to our church. It is a counter-cultural problem
Program. As of the writing of this report (May 19~3~ over ~i:re~
becausewe have been for decades imbued with the "Raffle/Hafli
thousand (3,000) young men and women _are rece1~ing ma_Il~ngs
from this department. This past academJC year, five mailrn_g Syndrome"regarding the raising of funds. This barrier must be
broken.This is our major initiative over the months and years to
have been sent by this department to these young people, ~ 1th come.
some of the regions of the Fellowship also utilizing this mailin_g
list. Pending the availability of funds (through donations for this
Moved by GEORGE JOSEPH, Toledo, seconded by FR.
purpose) we hope to add more content as well as numbers to
ESSA,Wichita, the report was received.
these mailings. As of this writing approximately 78% of our ANDRE
th
parishes have sent the names, addresses and birth dates o'. ~ir
12. FR. JOSEPH PURPURApresented the report of the
members 17-25 years of age to this department for inclusion!ll
Departmentof Youth and Parish Ministries.
this service. We expect this percent and the number_s of yo~!
adults participating in this service to increase over this year._kl,
.. Two years of growth, expansion, development a1:1ddefiask pastors who have not yet sent the names to do so as qu!CY llitton have marked the time since my last report to this Archas possi~l:\ so that these youn~ people do not miss out. odox dioceseBody. During this time the Youth Department has b~en
renamed the Department of Youth & Parish Ministries. Dunng
Additional efforts are takmg place on an Inter-Or thArch- th
is.yea~ this department has been given responsibility _fo: the
level, with the youth departments of the Greek and OCA le
dioceses, to create opportunities for all of our college a?e ;ec:i- IAntioch1an Village Camping Program and Campus Mm1stry,
alongWith its traditional role of meeting the needs of the memto gather for conferences, to coordinate efforts on vanou
bers of Teen SOYO and teens at large in this Archdiocese.
puses and other related matters.
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yo)
Duringthis same period this department has been helping to
Fellowship of St. John the Divine (formerly Seruor 5 ofSr
facilitatethe transition of SOYO into the Fellowship of St. John
This department has been working with the Fellowship
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the Divine and ·cs
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1 new onentat1on as a commiued core of adulc
mmist~ oriented volunteers. At this same time thb dep,111menr
was_given the task of leading the creation of the ne\\ outhea ...r
Region, which has come to fruition. ,, irh the completion of two
delegates 1~eet~ng . and its fir ·r Regional conf ere nee this past
June 16-20 in M1am1,Florida.
A new beginning for Youth Mini try!
Towards better understanding the task of mimsrering co till'
Youth of this Archdiocese, this department ser our earlv in its
work to better understand the specific needs of our vc',uth. A
major survey of our teens' likes, dislikes. fears. w~ints and
lifestyles was conducted across the nited . rare... and anada
over a one year period. A great deal was learned through this
stu?y w?ich led to many of the changes and de,·elopment.s
which will be referred to in thi • report. ILbecame , ery apparent
early on in this study that our teens were very serious people
academically, spiritually and socially wiLh man) dreams. fears
and needs. Our task is to create opponuniti ·s on the parish.
regional and archdiocese levels for our young people to hener
understand themselves in light of the Good , ews of hrbt. \\ e
have additionally reviewed a number of studies relating 10 teen ....
and parish growth conducted by Barna Research .. earch
Institute, The George H. Gallup International lm,titure. ,roup
Publishing and other . Through these studies as \\"ell as our own
we are in the process of coming to a better understanding of our
teens and young adults as well as the programs needed to meet
their needs.
Antiochian Village Camping Program
As of this February, this department has been gi\·en the
responsibility of directly overseeing the camping program at
Antiochian Village. As a result of a number of suf\·ey.., and interviews conducted over the past two years by this department \\"ith
staff and campers at Antiochian Village, as well as parents \\"ho
have sent their campers to Antiochian Village. a number of po.sitive, growth oriented changes have been made. The first and
foremost change has been the hiring of a full Lime amp
Administrative director to work under this Department. In
February of this year, Jim King was hired as full time camp
administrative director, a position which was identified a., a
major need of Antiochian Village. At this same time Metropolitan
PHILIP appointed Fr. Joseph Purpura as the Camp Director. O, er
the past several months, Jim, Fr. Joseph and other'> from thi..,
department and the village staff have worked Lo reorganize the
entire management system of the camping programs and '>e\eral
of the programs them elves. Jim King will present to you a more
detailed report on the camping program.
Dr. George Dibs reports on behalf of the tewardship Departm nt.
Teen SOYO and Teen Ministry
.
The existing programs of AC Teen , OYO continue to he _a
source of growth, outreach and learning for our teen ..me.Ithis
Archdioce e. Foremost of our teen progra1 11s 1.., pecial
THE
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eptember 13-15
eptember 28, 1991
October 4-6, 1991
October 18-20, 1991
October 25-27, 1991
ovember 5, 1991
ovember 9-11, 1991
ovember 2, 1991
ovember 12, 1991
December 7-8, 1991
February 9-13, 1992
February 13-16, 1992
February 20-21, 1992
February 21-23, 1992
February 24, 1992
March 1, 1992
March 6-8, 1992
March 13-15, 1992
March 20-22, 1992
March 22-23, 1992
April 5, 1992
April 10-12, 1992
AC Teen SOYO Special Olympics Sports
Camp.
(Senior) SOYO Planning Meeting for new
program at Antiochian Village.
. .
Joint Youth Department & Lay Ministry
Meeting in ew Jersey.
Midwest Delegates Meeting.
Archdiocese Board Meeting - Detroit.
Eastern Region Delegates Meeting
Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Metropolitan ew York Deanery Meeting
at St. Vladimir's Seminary.
orthern Florida Deanery Meeting Daytona Beach, FL - planning session
for new Southeast Region.
Can-Am Region Delegates Meeting and
workshops - Gananoque, Ottawa
Coral Gables, Florida parish presentation
on plans for new Southeast Region.
Video taping and editing for Oratorical
Festival Video - Washington, DC.
Group University Conference on Youth
Ministry - Pittsburgh.
Southern Florida Deanery Meeting on
new Southeast Region - Miami, Florida.
Youth Department Meeting at Antiochian
Village.
Winter Meetings at Antiochian Village.
Antiochian Village Camp Meeting
Village.
Lowell, Massachusetts parish presentation
on the ew Fellowship of St. John the
Divine (SOYO) program.
Eastern Region delegates meeting Washington, DC.
Midwest Delegates meeting - Akron,
.Ohio.
Indianapolis Parish Workshop.
Southeast
Deanery
Meeting
Birmingham, Alabama - on establishment of new Southeast Region.
Inter-Orthodox Presentation on Youth
Ministry - Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Workshop Teens & Adults - St. George
Dr.John Boojamra reports on the ministry of Christian education
Christianne Roumie presents the report of NAC Teen SOYO.
John the Divine, under the dynamic leadership of president
GeneAttal and the spiritual guidance of Fr. John Abdalah their
advisor, towards the development of this new program and
movement over the past two years. We have designed this
May 14-17, 1992
movement to meet the needs of our parishes and to create a
sourceof growth for all our parish members. Gene Attal will
sharewith you the details of this new program in his report.
May 20-24, 1992
YoungAdult Conference
Over this past Labor Day weekend we co-sponsored with the
Fellowshipof St. John the Divine a conference for adults 22-40 at
May 29-31, 1992
AntiochianVillage.
June 25-30, 1992
YouthMinistry on the Inter-Orthodox level
This department over the past two years has enjoyed a very
July 1, 1992
positiveworking relationship with the Greek Archdiocese Youth
Officeand its staff. We have attended a number of Conferences
July 2-5, 1992
onYouth Ministry together and have discussed their content and
applicationto our needs in detail. We have jointly sponsored our
July 19-24, 1992
firstYouth Workers Conference and plan several more for the
futuretogether. We have worked together to resolve issues comJuly 24-26, 1992
monto our two archdioceses. We have received good press covJuly 25-29, 1992
eragefor our college age conference in the Greek Orthodox
July 30Observed Antiochian Village Camp Pro- Observeras a cooperative effort on behalf of the Office of Youth
August 14, 1992
gram and made recommendations
for Ministry
of the Greek Archdiocese.
As of the writing of this report, a meeting of the Youth
improvement of the program for 1993.
Observed
NAC Teen SOYO Special I Directorsof the Antiochian, Greek and OCA Archdioceses was
August 16-21, 1992
Olympics Sports Camp and met with plannedfor June 22-23 in Toledo, Ohio to further explore areas
Pennsylvania State Olympics Officers on of common concern and to develop deeper cooperative efforts
inthisarea of work.
plans for the 1993 program.
September 4-7, 1992 Young Adult Conference at Antiochian OtherProjects
To help the local parishes we have created the Festivals
Village.
Meeting with prospective camp director Manualwhich contains the Festival Topics and rules for the creSeptember 17, 1992
and others concerning the future of the ativeArts, Photography, Poetry, Writing, Adult & Teen Bible
youth
movement
at West CoaSt Bowland Oratorical Festivals. An updated set of topics will be
senteach year to every parish for insertion into this manual.
Chancellery - Los Angeles, CA.
A Video of the 1991 Archdiocese Oratorical Festival was proSeptember 19-20, 1992 Workshop on family and teens - .st.
Nicholas - Los Angeles and surroundU1g ducedand sent to all parishes for their teens to use in preparationof future Oratorical Festivals. This project was made possible
parishes.
through a donation by George Moses of St. George, Charle st0 n,
Meetings with Greg Yova and tri~ to
October 1, 1992
Mexico to view the work of Proiect WestVirginia.
Mexico and discuss Teen SOYO and the a _Inan effort to make useful youth ministry materials rea~ily
· • e's
vailablewe reprinted "For Volunteers Only", a publication
Fellowship
of St. John the Divin
~- ~roup Publishing, for the Clergy Symposium on Youth
involvement in this project.
Western Region Delegates Meeting --1 Stnistry last July, as well as other materials for the Clergy
October 2-4, 1992
Ymposiumand related workshops.
San Diego.
To further the availability of materials and information on
Parish Council Symposium and prese~caOctober 8-11, 1992
tion on Youth Ministry - Antiochian :~th ministry, we published the results of the Teen Sur~ey,
htch Was conducted by this department across the United
Village.
Cathedral - Toledo, Ohio and surrounding parishes.
Can-AM Region Conference and workshop on Adolescents - Niagara Falls,
New York.
Western Region Conference and workshop on teens - Palm Springs, California.
Consecration of Bishop BASIL.
Counselor Training Week at Antiochian
Village.
Southeast Region Planning Meeting Orlando, Florida .
Eastern Region Conference & Workshop
on Youth Ministry.
Clergy Symposium on Youth Ministry at
Village.
Summer meetings at the Village.
College Conference at Antiochian Village.
I
Gene Attal, outgoing President of the Fellowship of St. John the
Divine receives the Certificate of Meritorious Service.
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States and Canada, for the use of our clergy and rhe ongoing
work of this department.
The WORD Magazine Youth Ministry In ert
. Th_isinsert appears four times each year in The WORD. This
ms~r_t1s_focused towards informing p ople of e,·ems and opportunities ~n the area of Youth Ministry and how interesred people
can get involved. Additionally this insert is sent to all archdioce..,e
~arish me~bers who are in our college age contact dataha..,e. \t
time~ the mserts sent to these young people are expanded from
that m The WORD to provide further information specificalh. relevant to this age group.
•
Special gratitude is expressed to Metropolitan Pl IIUP for
his consistent love and dedication to the youth of rhi.., rthdioce~e and for making this ministry possible; Bishop '\ TOL
who 1s always there when needed to provide guidance and support; and Bishop BASIL for his understanding, compassion, and
guidance.
Much gratefulness is expressed to my brothers - those
who have and are serving as advi ors of the arious organi/ations. I also thank my brother priests and deacons in rhe parishe'>
who have enabled this ministry to continue through rheir positive response to the needs of youth ministry in this archdioce'>e
and specifically to those needs of the young p ople in their
parishes.
... as does Raymond George for the Department of Sacred Music.
We have been blessed with many good officers and lay advisors of our various Teen SOYO, Campus Ministry and FellO\\'>hip
Organizations on the regional and archdiocese levels. 'J e thank
these people who have done an exceptional job over rhe past
two years in this ministry and pray that God will conrinue to
bless their good endeavors.
The Order of St. Ignatius, which has enabled so much to
happen in this archdiocese, is thanked for their continued financial support for virtually all of our programs and work. We are
grateful for their continued prayers, encouragement and_v!sion:
I especially thank my staff, Jim King - Camp Admin1strat1\e
Director Antonette Liberoni - our camp secretary and Kathleen
Purpura' - who has officially come on staff this year, hut ha.'>
done much over the past several year in research and de\ ·lopment of programs and workshops. Their continuou'> '>Upport,
hard work and dedication to this ministry has enabled the
accomplishments of this past year to take place.
We thank all of you for your continued support and prayer~
toward the growth of Youth Mini t1y and the d~velopme_~t of
Parish Ministry programs, which strengthen the faith and lite of
Orthodox Christians across orth America.
Meetings, Workshops, Conferences and_Programs
sponsored, run by, or participated in by this departm nt
since July 1991
August 1-9, 1991
Evaluation of the 1991 amping Program
at Antiochian illage.
THE
;\IBER 1993
�campers for the campers. It is our hope that the enthusiasm of
those involved will continue throughout the year, so that we can
develop a quarterly edition of the camp newspaper. This newspaper will bring a 'little touch of camp' home to the campers to
strengthen the fullness of the Village and their faith and remind
them to share this 'vision' with their community.
Down at the pool we have introduced a "Learn to swim program". Everyday, the children have an opportunity to learn, develop and practice their swimming skills whether they are a beginner, swimming for the first time, or a highly skilled swimmer
learning advanced swimming techniques. At the end of camp,
everyone who participates gets certificates of completion. In
addition, our head lifeguard leads pool games and competitions
during the afternoon free swim period.
One program that was highly successful last year and which
has continued this year is our ever adventurous overnight campout program. John Mefrige (a true pioneer from Canada) has
developed what has become one of the highlights of each camping season. Each night, a group of children leave in the afternoon by foot and hike to a camp spot located in the surrounding
':oods. O~ce there, they learn how to pitch a tent, build a campfire, cook m the great outdoors and bare the rugged back country. After dinner, they participate in a short religious program/retreat focusing on questions about the Orthodox faith.
_ Antiochian Village has undergone some major improvements
this past year. Our maintenance crew have worked very hard to
make the Village a beautiful and refreshing place to spend the
summer. We have a brand new pool deck, freshly painted pool
and bath house,_ and newly planted grass for our sunbathing
area. The gathering place, where we do much of our Christian
Education teaching, has new restrooms. Our dining hall kitchen
was con~pletely gutted and replaced with new equipment. Many
of the_kitchen problems _we have had in the past, such as long
food lmes, no longer exist. In addition, we have resurfaced the
parking lot, the tennis court, the basketball courts and the
Pavilion. A beautiful sight indeed.
We at the village pray that you have a fulfilling and successfu~ ~rni:imer.May God continue to bless and guide your various
mm1stnes.
CHRISTIAN E ROUMIE presented the Report
(NORTH AMERICANCOUNCIL)TEEN SOYO.
of NAC
Matt Swagerty gives the report on the work of Campus M.lll1S. try.
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Villag~ Council Meeting _ Detroit.
October15, 1992
Teen SOYO has been involve~ in many projects over t
course of the past year. The following report highlights s
he October16-17, _1992 Archdiocese Board Meeting _ Detroit.
the major areas of work which the teens focus on.
ome of October23-25, 1992 Southwest General Assembly _ New
Orleans.
Special Olympics Awareness Day
November5-8, 1992 Southeast Region 1st General Assembl
This past year the teens of the Archdiocese have raised .
- Atlanta, Georgia.
y
excess of $16,000 for Special Olympics Sports Camp. The t m
.
l • pro1ect
•
b ecause through eens
November9-15, 1992 Youth Specialties Conference on Youth
con tmue
to b e d e ct·
icate cl to t1is
h.
Ministry - San Francisco.
humanitarian efforts, they provide camp for those who are t eir
tally challenged. The Department of Youth and NAC soy;~ntha t through a video tape
we could reach the parish· 1oners
elt
.
th roug l1out the Archdiocese and convey the importan
S~e~ial Olympics. This _vid~o, :-7hich you will see today, w~~
d1stnbutecl to each pansh m tune for Special Olympics Awareness Day, November 21, 1993. We are asking that it be shown
and a short sermonette be read to the parish.
i:
ArchpriestJoseph Purpura delivers the report of the Department
ofYouth ...
Antiochian Study Program and presentations on Youth Ministry to Seminarians Antiochian Village.
Youth Workers Conference - Antiochian
Janua1y21-24, 1993
Village.
Group University Conference on Youth
February8-13, 1993
Ministry - Chicago.
Youth Ministry Presentation to the Senior
Februa1y16, 1993
Class of Holy Cross Seminary - Brookline, Massachusetts.
February18-21, 1993 Winter Meetings in Dallas.
February26-28, 1993 Southeast Delegates Meeting - Jacksonville, Florida.
American Camping Association ConMarch3-7, 1993
ference on Camp Management and Programs - Pittsburgh.
Jacksonville, Florida Parish Workshop.
March12-14, 1993
Omaha, Nebraska Parish Workshop.
March19-21, 1993
Toronto, Ontario Parish Workshop.
March26-28, 1993
North American Region of Syndesmos
April3, 1993
(World Fellowship of Orthodox Youth)
meeting at Holy Cross Seminary Brookline, Massachusetts.
Discussion with -the young people of St.
April12, 1993
George, Montreal on the mystery of
Death & Life, while serving at St. George
for Holy Week.
EventsPlanned as of the writing of this report through July
June 17-20, 1993
Southeast Parish Life Conference and
workshop - Miami, Florida.
Joint Meetings on the future of cooperaJune 22-23, 1993
tive efforts in Youth Ministry with the
Greek and OCA Archdiocese
Youth
Directors - Toledo, Ohio.
Midwest Parish Life Conference and
June 23-27, 1993
workshop - Toledo, Ohio.
Counselor Training We€k at Antiochian
June 27-30, 1993
January10-15, 1993
Robert Bethoney presents the findings of the Department of Gifts
Funds and Legacies.
'
Library Month, January 1993
The t~ens continue to sell memorial book plates to help sup~ort the Library at the Antiochian Village. Comparison figures are
included within the attached Treasury Report.
Great Friday Vigil
The teens throughout the Archdiocese keep a vigil at the
tom~ on Go?d Friday. This continues to be an evening which
provides positive spiritual involvement for all who participate.
AIDS Awareness Committee
The teens decided to compile a program that was designed
to educate other teens about the dangers of the HIV virus facing
the youth of America. It was designed to be a positive educational workshop that ~ncluded both the clinical and spiritual problems and explanations of HIV and AIDS. Folders of educational
ma~erial and workshop guidelines were distributed to each
region at the mid winter meeting.
_
Sp~cial Olympics Sports Camp
. Special Olympics Sports Camp will be held at the Antiochian
Village between August 15-21, 1993. There was an excellent response from the teens this year. Fr. John Nosal Fr. Joseph Pur~ura and the Department of Youth have receiv~d many applications !or coaches. I feel that this one week helps teach the true
11:1e_a:1mg
of charity to all who participate. Coaches learn responsibility and share in each athletes' joys and achievements.
Well as you can see, the teens continue to be an integral part
of th e. church and the community. Through these programs, tl1e
en:ier?mg leaders of our churches can actually put into effect the
prmc1ples of ·.Wo rsh.ip, w·1tness, Service, and Fellowship.
I ~ould like to conclude by thanking all who have made mY
year with NAC SOYO so very special. As always,· I remain -•·
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Village.
ew England Region Conference and
workshop - Hyannis, lassachusem,.
July 15-20, 1993
Col~ege_Conference - Antiochian Village.
July 4 through present Ant1och1anVillage Camp Program.
July 1-3, 1993
***
Moved by FATHER ELIASMITCHELL,seconded by F TI IER
TIMO!HY BACLIG, the report of the Antiochian Village
Ca~,pmg Pro~ram, by Jim King:
Let the c?zldren come to me. Do not binder them; for to such
belongs the kingdom of heaven."
JI!. 19: l"-1
. We are all the children of God, and it is by His grace that \\'C
will one day be together in heaven. We are also blessed by llim
to have a place such as Antiochian Village, here on earth, to
come and fellows_hip together. Our children are so special and
hav_e a~l been gifted by Goel with many different talents.
Ant1ochian Village summer camp offers the opportunity ro develop and share these unique talents with other Orthodox children
from all across orth America and beyond.
ANTIOCHIANVILIAGECAMP
A~ of this year, Antiochian Village is now part of our
Archdiocese Department of Youth. Fr. Joseph Purpura (Chairman
of_the Department of Youth and Parish ministries and Camp
Director) _and ~ are very excited about this upcoming camping
seas~~- W1~hthis precedent and the establishment of an updated
~dn:11~istrat1on,we are concentrating on developing a team of
md1v1duals who have a camp vision which is both centered
around Ch_ristand focused on the children. To attain thi - goal,
we have implemented some new administrative positions.
T~gether with the Camp Director, the Administrative Camp
Director Qim King), Assistant Administrative Director (Audrey
Ayoub), and the Program Overview Director (Kathleen Purpura),
we hope to build staff unity and a complete program for the
children that is pleasing to our Lord.
... as does Jim King of the Antiochian Village camping program.
For our older age campers (17 and 18 years old) we offer the
option of participating in our C.I.T. (Counselor In Training) program. Under the direction of Matt Miller, this program i-.,designed to train the C.I.T. in camp administration, respon-.,ih1litie-.,
of being a camp counselor, camp situational bsues, and amp
life in general.
Those who enjoy writing are able to how off their style in
our camp newspaper. Each ession we have the CITs \,·ork together to develop and print a newspaper that is "rinen by the
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�I am ve 1y happy to report again that the Sacred Music Institute was very successful. We had 100 peoJ?le attend and had
as our main speaker Bishop Basil who contributed a lot to the
success we enjoyed.
Our plans for this year's Institute have been completed and I
would like to encourage everyone who has not sent a representative to this Institute to consider doing so this year. We feel that
we have imparted a great deal of information and have create_d a
rapport between many Church Musicians, even though miles
separate them.
.
We are also working toward the completion of the final
phase of the Byzantine Project, which is the Menaion. Upon
completion of this Menaion we will have 12 Volume~ of a
Byzantine Project which is concerned with th~. Chante~s m. the
Church as well as excellent guides for all musiCians. This bnngs
me to a most important part of my report and that is the
Chanters.
Several members of the Credentials Committee await the balloting.
We are experiencing a void in many of our Churches where
we are absolutely in dire need for candidates who are willing to
make a commitment and work hard under a new program for
Chanters which we are about to embark on. The format for this
program was designed by Father David Barr and has the approval of Father Bitar who will work with Father Barr and others
to bring this program to fruition. We met here at this Conference
with other interested people and touched on some of the needs
at our Institute; with good support we could be successful in
training Chanters so that the Liturgical needs of our Churches
can be obtained.
Let me state once again that there is no way that Choirs can
supply all the Liturgical needs of our Churches and that Chanters
are absolutely necessa1y and we would be remiss in not trying to
make this goal.
We have one other critical need in our Churches. We have
several Churches who have been successful in this endeavor. I
am speaking of Youth or Junior Choirs. Anyone who is affiliated
with the music of our Churches knows that we are lacking in
bringing new blood and the youth into the programs. It is critical
enough to consider an Institute especially for people 16 years
and down to 9 years of age. Perhaps a program like this, supported by our Churches and with some support from St. Ignatius,
could be accomplished. We have two presenters who present
information on the formation of Junior and Youth Choirs at our
Institute, both of these presenters have had success in this area.
A strong approach to this type of youth involvement could
result in preparing special music for our Church Schools. Music
like this is already in progress but needs support.
I want to thank Sayidna for all his support in all of our
undertakings. We pioneered in making a Lin1rgical Guide and
we pioneered in a Sacred Music Institute causing the same to be
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picked up by many of our sister Churches. Thank you again, GENERALACCOUNT
1.
Sayidna.
INCOME:
***
Balance (8/1/92)
I
$6,050.25
Moved by FATHER ELIAS BITAR, Little Falls, NJ, and secondInterest
$317.96
ed by FATHER DAVID BARR, the report was received.
Dues
***
Eastern
$750.00
Southwest
$450.00
14. DR.JOHN BOOJAMRA,
Chairman, presented the report of the
Can-Am
$404.47
Department of Christian Education.
Midwest
$675.00
For the past twenty-three years, as ch~irman of the Depart-/
TOTAL INCOME
$8,647.68
ment of Christian Education, I have organized the scope and a j
EXPENSES:
sequence of my department's work under three headings: l)
Travel and Room
coordination, 2) publication, 3) teacher training. Within these
Summer Meeting (7 /92)
overall categories, I have established my objectives for each
$946.S0
Winter Meeting (2/93)
$1,976.69
year's work. It is within these categories and by these objectives
Phone/Printing/Mailing
$866.84
that I determine how my time and my efforts are apportioned.
Archbishop Michael Memorial
$150.00
Coordination:
Children's Relief Fund
$600.00
During the past two years my department has kept our
Miscellaneous
parishes and other Orthodox Church bodies informed of its work
i5lliill
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $5,115.03
and Christian education new, in general, through its quarterlyI
Newsletter. The Newsletter, which had been a separate publiGENERALACCOUNT BALANCE
$3,532.65
~ation, now appears on a quarterly basis in The Word magazine.
II.
SPECIAL
OLYMPICS
FUND
This has been one of the most effective changes I have made in
1991-92Earnings
$17,110.97
twenty-three years, giving me access to approximately 25,000
$16,773.40
1992-93Earnings
households, as well as the teachers within those households. J
CURRENT
BALANCE
$15,910.78
would like to thank Father Geo_rge. C~rey for his assist~nce in I
moving this project along. I mamtam informal commun1eations m.METROPOUTAN PHIIJP ENDOWMENT RJND
with the parishes by publishing, ad hoc, Emphasis which carries
$4,985.94
1991Earnings
news of my workshops, meetings, Archdiocesan directives, and,
$824.62
1992Earnings
in general, materials that are too informal for the newsletter..In
$668.00
CURRENTBALANCE
addition to these two items, I make regular use of the telephone IV.LIBRARYFUND (Ant. Village Account)
to maintain contact with our parishes and clergy, offering practi$7,100
1990Earnings
cal consultations on an individualized basis.
$5,986
1991Earnings
During the past two years I have attempted to more tightly
$4,797
1992Earnings
organize my department, whose membership consists of repre$1,010
1993(as of 2/26/93)
sentatives from our seven regions. My department works closely
$20,111.43
with the Department of Youth Ministry and supplies the topics V.TOTALACCOUNT BALANCE
for the various "SOYO" arts and writing festivals. My department
The presentation included a new film on Teen SOYO. At the
meets annually in October at the Antiochian Village in conjunc- end of the presentation METROPOLITAN PHILIP gave Christion with our annual Orthodox Teacher Education Program.
tianneRoumie the Archdiocesan Certificate of Merit for outstandAs the chairman of the Department of Christian Education,I ingleadership to Teen SOYO.
work closely with other Orthodox
Churches through the
At the urging of Metropolitan PHILIP Saliba, Fr. Jon Braun
Orthodox Christian Education Commission, of which I am founded the North American Student Board of Campus Ministiy
Chairman, and of which Metropolitan
Philip is President, in 1988.Its purpose was to strengthen and nurture the Orthodox
j
being entertained by Kerygma, an Orchodox
hriscian singing
group. As always, Matins, esper ·, and Compline along wich
Sunday's Divine Liturgy worked as the glue holding the entire
week together, keeping our minds focused on God.
Campus Ministry has just recently come under the umbrella
of the Department of Youth and Parish liniscries <February 1,
1993). Our initiation came in Dallas Texas at chis year's \lidWinter Meetings where our executi e board was able co attend
and meet. We also had an opportunity to address Teen !> Y
and The Fellowship of St. John the Divine officers and delegace...,,
in order to expres our eagerness to help the Department in
keeping college age men and women connected and im oh-ed
with the Orthodox Church. Upon entering che Department,
Campus Ministry has formulated a brand new Mission , catemenr.
which is as follows:
Campus Ministry seeks to facilitate the Department of
Youth and Parish Ministries by creating a peer pecific
group for college age men and women and by a i ting
both Teen SOYO and The Fellowship of St. John and Divine
in the task of keeping this age group involved with the
Antiochian Orthodox Church.
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Archpriest Andrew
Atlanta, Georgia.
Zbeeb reports
on the 1995 Conveotio1l iJJ
faithamong college age men and women. The college years can
be a volatile time in a young person's spiritual life. The creation
of a peer specific group, for these people, was seen as one way
to help bring them stability through the Church.
The Department of Cam.pus Ministry held its first summer
collegeage conference at the University of California, Irvine in
Julyof 1989. This conference was a huge success, as many collegeage men and women expressed great joy in having an age
specificgroup of Orthodox brothers and sisters for them to fellowship with. As a result, Campus Ministry has held a summer
~ollegeage conference each of the past.four summers at the AnttochianHeritage and Learning Center. Hundreds of college age
men and women have now had the chance to experience that
samejoy.
This year's conference theme was "Homecoming," in an effort to tie a traditional college idea with the conc~pt that .th,e
Orthodox Church is our real home in which we receive our life s
meaning through Jesus Christ. Attendants received some of the
be~tteaching our Church has to offer. After having the honor of
being addressed by His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP, we had
the privilege of being taught by Anthony S. Bashir, Fr. Jon Braun,
Fr_.Peter Gillquist, Fr. Ted Pulcini and Alan Shanbour. Along
~i~hteaching came fun and adventure. Those in attendance participated in many recreational activities, inclu9ing our annual
Whitewater river rafting trip. In addition, we had the pleasure of
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Archpriest John Badeen reports on the clergy insurance program
of the Archdiocese.
At its infancy, Campus Ministry was strictly a . onh rnerican
Student Board with one summer conference. However. in the
past two years we have begun to grow. Campus tinislry no\\
has an established Western Region with its own board and annual conference over Christmas break. As of this year we now ha\ e
a Southeast Region which will be holding its first annual conference in December. Campus Minist1y·sgoal is to eventual!} have
a continent-wide network, similar to other organizations in the
Department, for the purpose of uniting all c~llege age men and
women in the Church witl1 a group that ,viii he able to ,1...,-.1-.t
them in their walk with God throughout their college year-.
I strongly encourage all young adults in the hurch to ,mend
our annual summer college age conference every year al the _ntiochian Heritage and Learning Center in Bolivar, Penn'>}lvarna.
The bonds tied and friendship made are unlike anyth111gthat
you have ever experienced. The Church truly becomes a. more
tangible part of your life. Parents, please infom~ y~>urd~11ldren
about Campus Ministry as it might ju t change the1: ltves. I or any
information regarding Campu tinistry, conra_ct_
F~.Jo-. ·ph Purura at the Department of Youtl1 and Parhh ~hm~tnes
p
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13. MR. RAYMONDGEORGE,Chairman, presented the report of
the Department of Sacred Music:
THE \1 ORD
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R 1993
�appointedby SCOB~. The commission meets three times a year
coordinate educauoi:1 _programs and develop graded curricu10
materials. In add1t1on to meetings attended in Hels· k'1
rn
1u
• 1990
•·
in '
1,eningrad,
M~scow m
. , I participated
in a five day educationalsymposium, or?amzed by the World Council of Churches
andthe Mo~cow Pat~1archat~ (Moscow, December 1991) to provideprofess1on~l ass1s~ance m educational development. A writtenreport of this meetmg has been submitted to His Eminence.
publications
j During the past two years the department has limited its
publications to two audio tapes, one entitled "The Growing
Childin the Christian Home," and the second, "Foundations of
Christian
Education." In. addition to these two tapes, the departmentis presently workmg on a 30 session senior high school
textand the third and final book in the Build Your Own series
priest,
Bishop and Deacon. Two books which had their origins i~
mydepartment, but came to fruition in the OCEC were Focus on
Youby John Boojamra, and How About Advent? by Father Kurt
Spier.
TeacherTraining:
The single most ignificant area in which I work is teacher
training.Our Department of Christian Education remains the only
Orthodox organization offering a regular program in teacher
training.I annually send out an Emphasis listing approximately
10workshops which I am available to conduct for parishes or
groupsof parishe . In addition, each of the regional Christian
educationrepresentatives is available to conduct workshops.
On a larger scale, the Department annually sponsors the
OrthodoxTeacher Education Program held at the Antiochian
Villagein the middle of October for teachers of all Orthodox
jurisdictions.Our 1992 session had to be canceled because of
schedulingconflicts at the Village. This year's conference will be
held October 14-17 on the theme of "Family and Stories."
Publicityfor this has been distributed. We have gone beyond our
dioceseand establi bed within St. Stephen's Course of Study in
Orthodox Theology a correspondence
program in Christian
Educationto allow parishes and diocese to certify their teachers.
Teacher training of volunteer teachers remains the single
mostimportant activity for this Department of Christian Education.We will have to add to this a regular program of parentingskills. Both teacher training and parent education are areas of
concern.I have added one new workshop to my offering for this
year,"Running My Way: Sex and Sexuality," for teens and parents.
During the past two years I have offered workshops in the
following locations, The Aramaeian Education Association,
Hackensack, New Jersey, 4/17 /92; Palm Springs, 5/21-24/92;
Orlando2/2/92; Little Falls, New Jersey, 10/1/92; South Bound
Brook, New Jersey 10/10/92; Education Day, St. Vladimir's
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Part of the Los Angeles, California delegation looks sati fled at the
results of a vote!
Seminary, 10/3/92; Louisville, Kentucky, 11/6-8 92; Brooklyn.
3/21/93; Yonkers, 4/3/93; Pittsburgh, 6 ·21 93; Toledo. 6 2629/93; Wilkes-Barre, 7/1-3/93; Eagle River, Alaska.
-1093.
Conclusions:
In conclusion, I would like to thank my secretary. Joanne
Droubie, for her valuable and faithful assistance in getting my
work done. I would like also to thank my regional representatives for the time and concern they devote to the Depa11menrof
Christian Education. During the next two years, I intend co focus
the department's attention on producing additional workshops
on parenting skills and Christian formation; I intend to publish a
high school text by Robert Snyder of Akron, Ohio; I intend to
produce four newsletters per year for the Word; I intend to produce more parents' and parenting skills workshops; and finally. I
intend to produce a six session sex education program for pari-;h
use.
In addition to the formal activities of my depa11menr.I would
like to encourage the clergy and church school director!->.especially those new to the Antiochian Archdiocese, to contact me
directly for any assistance they might need in establishing and
maintaining education programs for a total pari h ministl). The
Department of Christian Education invites evaluation from our
clergy, parents, and teachers and will gratefully accept any assistance and talents they would like to share with the depa11ment.
Moved by FATHER DE IS LAJOIE seconded by GE RGE
JOSEPH the report was received. In the ensuing discussion a
priest asked about a program or publication on sexual heha\ iour
and Dr. Boojamra said the program was already available.
METROPOLITANPHILIP added an additional 3.000 to the
budget of the Department of C:hririan Education.
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15. FATHERGEORGES. COREYpresentedthe report of The
Word Magazine.
Toronto, Ontario ~and
Archdiocese.
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receives
the 1997 Convention
of th e
I am happy to make this report to you for the 16th consern-.
tive year as the Editor of THE WORD, the official public.aric~not
our Archdiocese in orth America. As you well kno,,. our 1mirnal began as AL KALIMAT in 1905 by His Grace. Bishop
RAPHAEL(Hawaweeny), and again in 195 as Tiff \\ORD by
His Eminence, Metropolitan A TO
(Bashir). both of thriceblessed memory.
Our publication is now sent free of charge co ~II fa1~11Jte..,
Ill
our Archdiocese whose name are sent co u..,h> their panshe.., In
addition, we have ome 2,000 subscribers. for a total of 2.3.000
names on our mailing Ii t.
The editor and member of the editorial board. plus the tech-_
nical advisor, are all volunteer·.
e have an annual budget ot
THE
�$l50,000 to cover the costs of printing, mailing and subscrip·ons, and we have managed to stay well within that budget.
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In that mor_e depa_rtme_nt_s_
of the Archdiocese are requesting
h
I
space to ac vertl~e t eir act1v1_t1es_,
as ~ell they should, we will be
respectfully askmg all organizations, 1.e., The O rd er, Antiochian
women and the Fellowship, to submit articles every other
month, rather th an mont hl y, so as to accommodate the many
other demands
for
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space. We continue
to ask that parish
news be endorsed by
the pastor and that
all letters to the editor, for publication,
be signed.
Our newest features during this past
year included
the
monthly centerfold,
used either by the
Department of Youth
One half of the delegates assembled at the
Ministries, the Department of Christian Education, the Department of Charities and
the Department of Publications. Another popular feature is DID
YOU K OW ... ? We hope to continue these during the coming
year.
Unfortunately we have been advised to expect a possible
40% increase in postage beginning in October '93. In anticipation
of this increase, we have set subscription rates beginning this
September to $18.00 annually for the USA and Canada, $24.00
annually for foreign, and $3.00 each for individual copies. Since
we have only 2,000 subscribers, and 21,000 complimentaries, we
will still depend on your generous donations to THE WORD.
Please don't forget us when you have some "mad money"!
It has been my distinct pleasure to serve the Archdiocese as
editor of THE WORD since 1976. I look forward to more fruitful
years, with your continued co-operation, and the blessings and
tremendous encouragement of Metropolitan PHILIP.
E .
mmence and I thank the ladie and the Metropolitan for having
granted me this honor.
Th
. e greatest highlight of my two year term wa the trip to
Syr~a, and Lebanon in ovember, 1991, accompanying Hi
Eminence with other members of the Board of Tru tee on chi
bl
most memora e journey, which I shall treasure all the day of
my life.
......~~---It ha been two
years since the lection of our board in
Wa hington, DC in
1991. We have had
two very bu y and
productive year . We
have continued to
involve our ladie in
the giving of th mselve
to increa
their Chri tian leadership, their sen e of
fellowship, their love
General Assembly of the Convention.
and service for their
home and church, and to do Christian deeds. It is only through
giving and sharing that we grow in experience and knowledge.
Our organization has had many worthwhile projects since its
inception in 1973 and we continue with ome of these projects
such as, gifts to married seminarians, Children's Relief Fund and
sc,holarships for education of needy women as well as having
undertaken a project to raise funds for the Archbishop Michael
Shaheen Memorial Room at the Antiochian Village.
For my encumbent years our project has been the Balamand
University, Metropolitan Philip's Endowment Fund and IOCC. In
1992 we contributed $50,000 to the special project however the
figures for the current year are not complete. evertheles , we
anticipate another contribution of $50,000. Marlene Mamary, our
Project Coordinator and First Vice-President has worked hard to
promote the IOCC project.
Our second Vice-President and Humanitarian Coordinator,
Grace Mary Parhamovich, has kept our regions informed on leg-
Moved by ELAI E KHOURY, St. icholas, Brooklyn, seconded by GEORGE ATALLAH, St. Nicholas, Brooklyn, the report was
received.
In discussion ROBERT ANDREWS, JR. Orinda, CA, suggested
that news of local societies and organizations was not helpful.
GEORGE ELIAS, Miami, questioned postal increases and FR.
GEORGEreplied that the Associated Church Press, to which The
Word magazine belongs, lobbys for equitable postal rates for
church publications. FATHER MAXIMOS SAIKALY,Halifax, NSD,
said that The Word should offer additional material in Arabic. In
appreciation of his faithful service METROPOLITANPHILIP presented. Father George with four bound volumes of The Word
magazine for 1990-1992.
The Assembly recessed at 5:00 PM.
Friday, July 23rd
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLYreconvened at 10:30 AM.
16. LARAINEE. MAHSHIE, President,presentedthe reportof the
Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Women of North
America.
We have reached a milestone in the history of our Antiochian Women and it is a challenge to us to reach out to a new
generation of women in all of our parishes.
While at the same time including those whose service and
experience has given us such a rich legacy, it is the time for us
to revitalize our commitment to the mission and our role as
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Women.
I have enjoyed serving as President of the Antiochian
Women as well as serving on the Board of Trnstees for the paSt
two years. It has been an honor and pleasure to serve under His
THE WORD/NOVFMRF.R
199~
Bishop Maximos of the Greek Orthodo
opens the Grand Banquet with prayer.
�i lation important to the humanitarian needs of our church as
well a ending guidelines for visiting the ill, caring for the elderly, feeding the hungry, etc.
We thank Francine Phelan for her work as Public Relations
Director. She made sure that our articles appeared in the Word
magazine. A special thanks to Father George Corey and the
Word taff for all the cooperation given our ladies.
Trish Orlovsky, our Religious Coordinator, kept us informed
of guidelines to follow for special feast days and events during
the year and we thank her for this work.
Our Cultural Coordinator, Ramona Darmour and her committee has taken on a tremendous task by compiling a booklet on
the Religious Culture of the Antiochian Church. The printing of
this booklet was donated by two of our ladies.
Orthodoxy and give an example of life and service to be emulated by others for many, many years to come.
I am thankful that the ladies have given me the opportunity
to serve during this most exciting time.
Respectfully submitted
Laraine E. Mahshi~
President
NAB Antiochian Women
New Board
Marlene Mamary
President, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Eleanor Kinan
Vice President, Niagara Falls, NY
Sheny Abraham
Treasurer, Wichita, Kansas
Joanne Abdallah
Secretary, New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Geri Ferris
Public Relations, Akron, Ohio
In conclusion the President announced a $50,000, return on
the Ladies project and an additional $200 contribution to the
Archbishop Michael Memorial Fund.
Moved by ESTHER SAMARA and seconded by LAURICE
KALEEL,the report was received.
METROPOLITA PHILIP asked that the minutes record his
gratitude to the Ladies and presented a Certificate of Meritorious
Service to LARAI E MAHSHIE, the President.
FATHERGEORGEGEHA, ExecutiveDirector, presented the report
of the Heritage and Learning Center.
THE HERITAGE AND LEARNING CENTER
Utilization of Facilities
The Heritage Center's purpose is to serve as a program facility for all Eastern Orthodox Christian churches and as a center for
all ecumenical and/or Christian encounters.
Since our last
Archdiocese Convention in Washington, DC, almost every week-
Nancy Hanna led the delegates in the American National Anthem
Our Membership Coordinator, Delores Albert sent excellent
membership idea to all regions. She followed up with questionnaire and told us of the various activities used in some regions.
Our excellent Treasurer, Eleanor Kinan has done an outstanding job of serving our organization and also developed a
job de cription for this position for the use of ladies who occupy
thi position in the future.
Without correct minutes the records of the Antiochian
Women could not be preserved. Gloria Armistead has served our
group w~ll. Her records leave no doubts about the workings of
our meetings.
I have erved in the double position of Corresponding Secretary a well a President and have tried to keep everyone informed.
o group can have success without a spiritual advisor who
mu t be interested, enthusiastic and devoted to the work being
don . The Very Rev. Louis Mahshie has always been there to encourage, to guide, to uggest and to work. My sincere thanks
and appreciation to him.
Highlights on Regional Level are newsletters, Fundraisers
~etreats and Humanitarian Deeds. We thank all regional Pres~
1dents and Antiochian Women at all levels for their continued
good work.
Our board ha been working on and completed Constitution
and By-Law change which are now approved and being implemented.
The Antiochian Women are now twenty (20) years old. We
e~courag_e all women to become active members. By giving you
will receive. Let us enrich the future of our beautiful heritage,
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end throughout the past two years has a Christian group using
the center for meetings, retreats,. or other Christian encounters.
Utilization of
Fiscal '93
Fiscal '94
Facilities
Actual
Estimated
Antiochian Archdiocese
21%
12%
Other Churches
41%
55%
Religious Organizations
21%
18%
Non-Profit Organizations
12%
10%
Miscellaneous (Reunions etc.)
5%
5%
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1993
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CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND*
P.O. Box 340 52 , BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817
THE VERY REVEREND GEORGE M. RADOS
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
Dearly Beloved,
Once ~gai~ I greet you in our Lord's name, and pray that He continue to sustain you and your
loved ones 1n His grace and peace.
The theme of our Christmas Stamp this year is "The Adoration of the Magi." It immediately
brings to mind two Christian admonitions Self denial:
If anyone desires to come unto me, let him deny himself & take up his
cross, and follow me. (Matt. 16:24)
and Charity:
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of
necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver. (11 Cor. 9:7)
As did the Magi so long ago, we, too, can enjoy the season of giving. They gave to Christ in
person and we can give to the person in Christ. In this respect, Jesus would have us believe that
He and we are one and the same for He said,
In as much as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did
it to me. (Matt. 25:40)
So here is another opportunity to give a sacrificial and loving gift to Christ through the
Children's Relief Fund. If you cannot afford to sponsor a child for $300 annually, perhaps you can
make a considerate donation to the CRF'S General Reserve which is used for unpredictable circumstances usually related to the medical needs of the children.
In anticipation of the progress in the recent initiatives in the Middle East, the needs of the
restoration will undoubtedly weigh heavily upon our shoulders. We need to respond with confidence and strength and that will surely depend on your understanding, your love and your generosity.
As we enter the spirit of this festive season, may our heavenly Father bless all of you with His
grace and serenity. As always, I remainYours in Christ,
Jfa:r;)
Fr. George M. Rados
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)eautiful heritage,
Non-Profit Organizations
Miscellaneous (Reunions etc.)
12%
10%
5%
5%
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ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA
�CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND
SPONSORSHIP:
INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN CHARITIES
In 1982, the Children's Relief Fund, now an active
program within the Department of Charities of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America, began
as a modest project prompted by the need to provide humanitarian assistance to the children of Lebanon, which
were and continue to be the innocent victims of a war
which does not appear to have an end in sight.
A sponsorship program was then initiated as a pilot
activity, later followed by a program for medical aid and
international adoptions - each one offering a channel
for American families and all others concerned, to provide a message of love to children in distress throughout
the world.
The response was prompt and encouraging from the
very start. Over the years, it has gained momentum, with
hundreds of families and organizations in the United
States and Canada coming forward to share their concern by generously giving of their resources through a
well maintained administration. The children, on the
other hand, are encouraged to correspond with their
sponsors in appreciation of their aid.
A sponsored child, thus, is no more a dead figure, or
a _maskwithout a name. They become a vibrant reality
with all the marks of a human life that is going to be
changed by being tenderly touched by Christian passion
and generosity.
Besides, we are made aware everyday in the media
and through the channels of the United Nations the
universal plight of children in various parts of the world
as millions each day suffer from poverty and hunger, '
from homelessness, from epidemics, illiteracy, and other
forms of ?hild abuse and neglect, let alone the appalling
degrada~1onof the human habitat around the globe.
Nothing less than a global campaign can provide the
leverage needed _foran appropriate answer, engaging in
a labor of love built on cooperation and solidarity among
people of good will from all faiths and all nations.
Nonetheless, we are all called upon to make our
small contribution, each in his own way, and within his
own resources. The Children's Relief Fund, with the
grace of God and your enthusiastic response has been
able within the last 8 years to set an honorabl~ record
t~~s meeting the burden of proof of its dynamism and eff1c1ency,and that by coming to the aid of more than 1000
children in Lebanon and neighboring countries.
A modest beginning indeed, but which has enough
spark to go the extra mile needed to reach into the
hearts of our beloved children. The letters we receive
f~om t_hemthroughout the year are heartwarming testimonials that reveal not only appreciation for the
ge~erosity of their sponsors, but above all the extent to
w~1chthe life of a _child can be renewed with hope and
faith through the little attention and help we give them.
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The Fund recognizes the great urgency for coming to
the assistance of all children in the world that are in
need. Thus capitalizing on the assets of our own ongoing project, and our experience over the last 8 years,
w_~
~re keen to make new plans for developing our capab1llt1esas well as expand our services to new countries.
But meanwhile, given the limitations of our current
resources, the bulk of our contribution at this stage will
focus on the needs of the countries of the Middle East in
general, countries that are now faced with the imminent
threat of a vastly destabilizing upheaval that could affect
millions of people from various nations.
This, however, will in no way jeopardize our work with
the children of Lebanon or cause any curtailment of their
current benefits. Expansion is meant as an enrichment
over and above what we already can provide.
Up to the present, three programs have been set in
~lace i~ our Fund, Sponsorship, Medical Aid, and Adoption. It Is our hope, for the benefit of the children themselves to be able to move from the practice of relief for
single children to that of siding whole families to be selfsufficient. The idea is to enable those families to become
productive and to take over on their own the care of their
children. When people are made to get involved in their
own rehabilitation, the over-all result is more effective
and enduring.
Meanwhile, we shall again primarily focus on our ongoing programs, namely sponsorship of children, Medical Aid and Adoption.
?P~nsorships are solicited from individuals and orgarnz~t1onswho co~tribute $300 a year to a child. Sponsorships do not begin until the initial $150 is paid
After half payment, a child is assigned to its s.ponsor
for one year.
Sponsors receive the child's biography and photograph plus ~etailed progress reports and letters dictated
from the child to a caseworker.
.All specified contributions and letters are personally
delivered to each child by Orthodox Youth Movement
case workers._Atthe time of delivery a member of the
sponsored child's family is requested to sign a receipt.
Letters to sponsors are written when case workers deliver the contributions.
Remembe~,fo~~25 a month you can help a desperately needy child living in despair thousands of miles
away. That's 82¢ a day. Imagine, your spare change
could change a child's life.
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D is my charitable gift of $ ____
monthly or six-month increments.)
to sponsor a child ( $ 300.00 a year or can be paid in
D is a donation of $ _____
contribute
.. Here is a handful of little ones whose pleading eyes
v1~1dlyexpress the depth of the tragedy in the lives of the
children of Lebanon.
Leban_o~,inde~d, still faces one of the longest and
cruelest cIv1Iwars in modern times. Out of a populatio
of less _thanthree million, hundreds of thousands haven
b~en_k1lled,~aimed, displaced, and up-rooted, or otherwise incapacitated by the atrocities of sixteen dark years
of war.
. We cannot sponsor a child at this time but would like to
to the general reserve for the medical aid program and other emergencies.
Donor(s) _________________________________
_
Address _________________________________
_
All contributions
are tax deductible.
Please make check payable and mail to: Children's Relief Fund
c/o The Very Rev. George M. Rados, 7108 Bradley Boulevard,
P.O.Box 34052, W. Bethesda, MD 20817
Thank You
�MEDICAL AID:
CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND
The most recent medical aid was given to cover the
cost of Chemotherapy for a young 8 year old, Nadine
Abbou Fadel of Beirut who is suffering from cancer. Our
last word on her was that she completed her treatments
and is in remission.
Another child, Subair Kussairy of Katana, Syria, is
handicapped and upon receiving word of our aid said to
her father while praying in Church, "You see Daddy, God
has heard our prayers."
Two other severely retarded children of Katana,
Syria, have also received some help from our fund.
After learning of the desperate situation among the
orphans of Romania we sent an initial contribution of
$3000 to help that most desperate dilemma.
Your contribution can help the thousands of other
suffering children like those just described.
INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN CHARITIES
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION:
Anton and Sandra Hajjar and their adopted children Claire and Gregory.
J?ey and. Tim Bollan and their adopted
Our program for adoptions is not always fluent due
to the political uncertainties of the Middle East. Based,
however, on our previous success in helping many families adopt infants from Lebanon, we are forever vigilant
in this arena and are always willing to help facilitate the
process of an international adoption. Details on this program are under separate cover and can be sent to interested parties upon request.
Pamela and Kevin Handly and their adopted son Theodore.
�flerltage Museum
The majority of Mi~dle-Eastern artifacts and rare icons
received to date are on display. We have a constant flow of visitors to tour the ~nuse\1m and we hope and pray you will continue ro support this proiect by sending your items.
Museum Total stock
537
artifacts
779
discrete objects
86
donors
We have also completed a room dedicated with past photos
and artifacts to the late Metropolitan ANTONY (Bashir) and we
are currently working on a room to the late Archbishop
MICHAEL(Shaheen) may their memories be eternal!
Conference Center: Route 711 orth, P.O. Box 638, Ligonier, PA
15658 412-238-3677
village Camp: R.D. #l, Box 307, Bolivar, PA 15923 412-238-9565
Library
Our Librarian, Mr. Paul Garrett, is continuing his efforts in
keeping the library up-to-date. Our major source of funding for
ct1e library continues to come from the Order of St. Ignatius and
the current fund-raising efforts of NAC-Teen SOYO. Anyone
wishing to donate money may do so and we are always looking
for donation of books in any language which your families may
not want any longer.
Data
Remarks
Area
Category
11,454
discrete titles
Libra1y Total stock
volume equivalency
25,136
480
duplicate copies
periodical titles
430
Periodicals
unbound periodicals
6,188
fiche (497 titles)
23,516
Microforms
reels (14 titles)
152
cassettes (81 titles)
Sound recordings 215
discs (9 titles)
23
cassettes (174 titles)
Video recordings 180
units (1 title)
1
Electronics
volumes (81 titles)
110
Rare books
volumes (438 titles)
519
Juvenile
desiderata recorded, from
3,108
Acquisitions
publishers
373
$116,764.17 retail value (approx.)
vols. currently on order
171
conunitted (approx.)
$5,722.00
$30,000.00 Order of St. Ignatius
opening balance NAC Teen'
$2,428.43
SOYO
income: NAC Teen SOYO
$4,797.00
available: NAC Teen SOYO
$7,225.43
$17,314.15 spent to date FY 1992
$14,189.28 remaining in budget
current !endings
Circulation
98
new !endings
99
!endings to date (total)
346
Season
Cambers
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
100
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258
NIA
2~5
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4~7
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conventions and published in 71Je\f'ord. In the
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372
86
2
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Moved by FATHER ELIA SHALHOUB and seconded
FATHERGREGORY OFIESH the report was received.
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DR.JOHN DALACK and DR. ANTHONY BASHIRCo-Chairmen
prese_nted
the report of the Department of Lay Ministry.
'
Smee our last report to you in 1991, we have endeavo ed t
0
see to it that we "fulfill the ministry received from the Lord.~
We have based the work during the past two years on the
following goals:
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Moved by FATHER PETER SHPORTU and seconded
FATHERJOSEPH ABUD the report was received.
by
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FATHERJOSEPHALLEN,Chairman, presentedthe report of the
Continuing Pastoral Education and Pastoral Vocations
Department.
St. Stephen's Course of Study in Orthodox Theology
t. Stephen's Studies continues to fulfill a distinct need for
the Church ina much as it provides a mode of studies for those
who cannot attend an Orthodox. theological school. This course
is not intended to replace the need for a proper theological training for ordination; a professional M.Div. degree remains nonnative for ordination to a major order. St. Stephen's Studies, which
now ha three tracts of study (each geared to the various conditions which may exist in the student's background and future
int nt) has become a most valuable source for those already
ordained, for those with theological degrees from non-Orthodox
chools, for foreign students, for those in various Christian
Education programs, etc.
At the time of thi report, St. Stephen's Studies has now
grown to 130 students in the various Orthodox jurisdictions in
.A., as well as in Europe, South Africa -and Australia. As is usual
in all such courses, attrition remains the chief problem since
each tudent must be self-disciplined and very determined to fini h.
Two new considerations must be noted. First, for all Antiochian students who in special circumstances will be ordained
to the Diaconate, the complete three year program will be
required regardles of hi educational background. Second, we
are currently planning practicum units in which students will
attend a :"eek-long cour e at the Heritage and Learning Center,
on tw?different occa ions. There they will be brought into contact with both seminarians and clergy. This will be a requirement
for all Antiochian Students, and a "potential" for all other students.
Clergy Symposium
In July of 1992, the Seventh Biennial Symposium for the
Clergy of our Archdiocese was held at the Antiochian Village.
The theme of the Symposium was continuous with the other
conferences: Youth Ministry.
As in other years, it was comprised of lectures by guest
speakers, various workshops, evening presentations, and the
daily cycle of liturgical services. A special thanks to the Youth
Director of our Archdiocese, V. Rev. Joseph Purpura, who directed the Symposium which directly related to his departmental
work.
Upon the direction of Metropolitan PHILIP, beginning with
the Eighth Symposium being planned for next year, the structure
will be modified to better meet the needs of the ministry of the
clergy as we enter the 21st Century. The theme will be continuous with the global theme chosen for the Archdiocese in 1994.
Antiochian Studies Program
During January, 1993, the Metropolitan initiated the first
Antiochian Studies Program for all seminarians, regardless of the
theological school at which they are studying. This program is
not intended to be a replication of seminary education - although there will be some elements which necessarily will be
similar - but will focus upon the particular Antiochian programs
and legacy. His Eminence has long been concerned for the full
riches of the spiritual, methodological and practical orientation as
found in a specifically Antiochian setting. The Antiochian Studies
Program is comprised of lectures, discussions, social outings, and
other more informal sessions - all to encourage a comprehensive base for all those who attend.
At the current time, two new elements are being planned to
be integrated into the Antiochian Studies Program:
1) A component for students of St. tephen's Studies, and .
2) A component for other clergy who, on a cyclical bas_is,
will either be assigned by the hierarchy to attend, or voluntanly
desire to return for a pastoral renewal unit of study.
30
THE WORD/NOVEMBER
1993
by
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855
Broken <i,wri by age
Aqc
Special Thanks: to Metropolitan PHILIP io h.
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.
r is specia attention to the nee cls of his clergy· to the staff of th H . 1
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Learning Center 1or thetr hard work and hospital·ty· t h
• h A • h•
i , o t e mentors m t e ntioc ian Studies Program· to the t ff f S
Steph en 's Stu c1·
ies; to Th e lma Dacales for the' treme d s a • Ob t.
•
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has done as the registrar
for St. Stephen's Studies. n ous JO s1e
Master of Ceremonies
expertise.
and worship In this wa v we
•
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•.
,
once again con'itituc' our..,ehes as
t e community of believer working for the edification of rhe
church and the glory of the Lord.
We continue to be concerned for the le, el of under randing
of th~ O~odox Faith within th Ar hdiocese o mulh of the
~a~ m which we understand the Faith is filtered through we.,rern
ogic and we t~rn cultural perspectives. The e act to confound
the understan?mg of Faith. e will continue to dev -'lop and _
O
fer programs intended to clarify and enhance th_. wa ·s in whi ·h
we under tand and incorporate the Orthodox Faith into our Ii\' •s
and daily practices.
Throughout the past two years we have accomplished the
following:
a. Pro~ided Enlivening essions at parish life conferenc ,_..,
and
the_ Arc_hdiocese ~onvenrions. We have co\'ered the follcm"ing
topics, 1.e., the ~ifts of the pirit, Faith and hange, The Lord·..,
Prayer, and Forgiveness and Reconciliation. , ome regions ha, e
pref~rred to conduct their own Enlivening . essions and we hav ,
provided them with the appropriate materials to do so. Because
the cheduling of Parish Life Conferenc s is such, it is not ,ii\\ ay"
possible for us to attend all Conferenc s. There ,, ere three
schedules for o~e weekend. In the future, we ask region.. to
contact us early m the year to confirm their desire to have one of
us present an Enlivening at the conferenc ;
. b. P~ovided a series of working papers for and participated
rn meetings that result in the reformulation of , OYO, The
Department of Youth, and the creation of the Fellowship of r.
John the Divine;
c. Provided the working drafts needed to implement the
Parish Ministry Team program in conjunction
with Fr.
Christopher Holwey, Fr. Michael Ellias and M ·. usan , hah.ide
This program will be presented to you in detail at this meeting.
Please note that the Enlivening to Chri t . e sion scheduled for
Saturday, July 24, 1993, will be entirely devoted to Miniseries and
the Gifts of the Spirit. See you there!
d. Provided lectures and encounters for our young adults at
the 1992 and 1993 College Conference. Few activitie are .is
rewarding as the meeting and long, often intense, conversations
with the young Orthodox Christians.
e. Provided for Orthodox parishe eminar and retreats dur-
S. Joseph Nassif handled the banquet with
a. to involve the laity and clergy in a series of encounters
intended to develop their knowledge of the Orthodox faith;
b. to provide the laity and the clergy with a time to reflect on
their own spiritual condition;
c. to provide the laity and the clergy with an experience of
self-examination, prayer, and meditation as a way to spiritual
development;
d. to create forums in which laity and clergy can join in
mutual sharing about problems and solutions for living an
Orthodox life in today's society;
e. to cooperate with other departments and organizations of
the Archdiocese to effect important program developments and
initiatives;
f. to provide for other Orthodox jurisdictions seminars and
retreats intended for the spiritual growth of its laity and clergy.
We reported to you two years ago about our concerns for
adult development within the Archdiocese. We are pleased to
report that in conjunction with the Fellowship of St. John the
Divine, we have participated
in the creation of the Parish
MinistryTeam concept. This will allow adults of all ages to come
together in service, fellowship and witness. We support this program and believe that it will provide adults a way to continue to
realize their gifts and develop within the Orthodox Faith. We
also see the Parish Ministry Team concept as a way for older
People to mentor younger people in service, fellowship, witness
TBEWORD/NOVEMBER
1993
Host Pastor, Archprkst Samuel David thanked all th
for their labor of love.
�in Advent and Lent. Each of these provided us ~it~ the opportu~ity to share our lives with other Orth~~ox Chnstians. We are
grateful for their warmth, generosity of spmt,. a~d t~ust.
What's next for the Department of Lay Minist1!'.
.
a. continue our commitment to provide quality programs. intended to enhance the personal and spiritual ?rowth of the laity;
b. provide a collection of workshop proJe~ts that can serve
as a part of an adult Orthodox Christian education progra.m; .
c. continue to work on the development of the Pansh Ministry Team program;
..
.
d. initiate a dialogue with regional spmtual advisors _codetermine the future course of the regional enlivening sessions and
work for orderly transfer of responsibilities for programs where
desired.
e provide for other Orthodox jurisdictions programs on aspects. of spiritual growth and development for their laity and
adopted and supported
• Making pledging and tithing a central lemenr of the
paris~ budget, increa ing the number, a\'erage amounc.s, and the
total mcome from pledges and tithing
• Understanding steward hip as an rthodox hristian tradition
• Defining, delineating, and determining parish need Jnd
communicating those need to th pari ·h
• Developing an open tyle of leader hip for improving participation in the parish
• Improving the numb r of organization·, and upgrading the
quality of activities and meeting of organization in the parish
• Improving attendance and full participation in the 'iauamental life of the church
• Fostering cooperation and support among area ruiodox
parishes
• Teaching steward hip concept in multiple ways in th~
parish setting
• Creating a parish environment where people of all backgrounds are welcome and comfortable and participating
• Conducting charitable program which b nefir p ople outside the parish
• Supporting missions development in orrh merica and
near your parish
• Creating an endowment system co p rpetuate your parish
and archdiocese program
clergy.
d
M
1·
In closing we wish to offer our gratitu e to etropo 1tan
PHILIP; thank you for your trust and confidence in our work. _To
all of you who participate in our work, our thanks. ~or talking
with us, for your honesty, for taking us in, for feeding us, _for
supporting the effort, for your caring, and most of all for shanng
the way ... God Bless!
Moved by EVELYN SHAMOUN and seconded by FRANCIS
KHOURY the report was received.
***
Vicar General George S. Corey presented Bishop ANTOUN with a
pastoral staff on the occasion of his 10th anniversary in the episcopate, on behalf of the clergy and laity.
17. DR. GEORGEDIBS,Chairman, presented the report of the
Department of Stewardship; announcing that Co-Chairman
Ron Nicola was unable to be present.
ince 1976, the Department of Stewardship has held workshops for over half the parishes of the ~chdio~es~. We c~me to
parish leaders and clergy to assist them in des1g~ing _an~ 1.mplementing plans for use of the gifts of ?od wh1~~ individua~s
return co the Church as a token of their recognition of Gods
help in their lives.
.
Since our last convention two years ago, the pansh workshop programs have continued based on invitations extended
by pari h councils and clergy.
Convention Chair, Kweilin Nassar, and her various committees
gave us one of the f1nest conventions ever - a Pittsburgh tradition!
32
Vice Chairman of the Archdiocese
Board of Trustees, Ernest
Saykaly, addressed the banquet on behalf of his organization.
Individuals visits were made to parishes in Flint (Michigan),
Toronto (Canada), Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), and Omaha
(Nebraska), but in a more intense way than the 80 parishes visited before 1991. In each of these parishes, two or more meetings
were held over several days rather than a single workshop session.
A new variation of parish visitations was inaugurated with
individual workshops at parishes in a close geographic area, followed by a joint culminating workshop in that area. In November of 1991, eight parishes in Western Pennsylvania, clustered
near the Antiochian Village, had evening seminars during one
week conducted by Jean Sams and George Dibs, with a culminating workshop for all on the weekend. In May of 1993, thre~
parishes in New York and New Jersey hosted individual senunars followed by a Saturday workshop. The lower cost of travel
for the coordinators invites more parishes to participate.
The most successful activity of the past two years was the
Parish Leadership Symposium on October 8-11, 1992, at the
Antiochian Village. Numbers alone, 35 parishes and 100 leaders,
do not tell the story. For the first time in our history, lay leaders
came together to inform the Archdiocese and to learn about
leadership responsibilities. Metropolitan Philip and leaders from
coast to coast and Canada to Florida dialogued and enjoyed
sharing their visions of the future. Many Archdiocese leaders
gave presentations in an atmosphere of openness and joy.
Following the symposium, mini-symposia in the San Fi-ancisco, Los Angeles, and New York/New Jersey areas gathered
together and informed local parish leaders who did not attend
the Village Symposium.
Another Parish Leadership Symposium is planned for October, 1994, at Antiochian Village and we anticipate a larger gathering of leaders. Department co-chairs, Ron Nicola & George
Dibs urge each parish now to plan to send leaders.
The Department of Stewardship is available to any parish or
group of parishes which want to find ways to improve every
program aspect open to lay leadership. On the reverse of this
THE WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
report is a list of some workshop topics available. If any topics
look fruitful for your parish, please contact the department for
assistanc .
We wish to xtend our appreciation to Metropolitan Philip
and our cl rgy in the archdiocese for their continuing support
and encouragement of the Stewardship Workshop Programs.
G orgc Dibs and Ron Nicola, Department Chairs
Workshops Available from the
Department of Stewardship
• Evaluation of the total programs of a parish
• Understanding the components of good stewardship in
parishes
• Adopting a definition of stewardship for your unique
parish
• Assessing the parish again t ideal conditions of stewardship
• Building a tewardship program based on Holy Tradition
and Holy criptures
• Major components of a Christian education program for
children, young adults, and adults
• Using activities to build fellowship and avoiding the need
for fundraising activities
.
.
• Fostering cooperation among lay leaders and pnests in
parishes
• Enlisting, using, and harnessing volunteer talents in parishes for improvements
.
• Improving communications in parishes to and from panshioners
• Learning how to share within and among parishes successfuland unsuccessful programs
.
• Developing visions of the future in parishes and translating
visions into plans and realities
.
• Setting and selecting annual priorities in the pans?
• Turning priorities into action plans in a systematic process
to ensure success
.
.
• Finding and developing lay leadership in a pansh setting
• Understanding archdiocese programs and visions and generating enthusiasm and support
• Building a better, more ambitious budget and getting it
TBEWORD/NOVEMBER 1993
Moved by FATHER PAUL EYLER,La ega • and seconded
by FATHEROLOF SCOTT,the report was received.
...
18. FATHERGABRIEL
ASHIE,Chairman, presented the report of
the Department
of Conventions and Conference
Planning.
Since our last Convention, the Department of Convention
and Conference Planning has been reorganizing and i • now
made up of Standing Members and the Seven Regions of Pari h
Life Conference Coordinators. My thanks to all who have given
of themselves and especially our Vice-Chairman, Mr. David
Slaman.
Others include: the Rev. Fr. Joseph Abud; the Re . Fr.
Andrew Zbeeb; Mrs. Adeline Abercia; Mrs. Kathy braham; Dr.
David Bojrab; Mr. George Darany; Mr. Robert Maria; Dr. Alan
His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP pr ~nted th ~toruan• ar il forr
M dal of Merit to a surprised and emotional Kweilin
.
h:r years of service to the Archdioce e in the area of pu li relations.
1
�the results before us.
ATIANTA'95
This is our next destination, Lord willing, and with the hospitality of St. Elias Church, and their Pastor, Father Andrew Zbeeb,
we should enjoy a fine Convention July 24-31, 1995.
CONVENTION SITE '97
Although we began with three bids, we will nevertheless be
pleased to hear from our hosts for 1997, the St. George Church
of Toronto, Canada and their Pastor, the V. Rev. Elia Shalhoub
and Mr. Richard Wihbey. Hotel restrictions and high rates resulted in the withdrawal of a serious bid from other communities.
My appreciation to Metropolitan PHILIP for his aid and guidance to me and this department, and to the members and region
coordinators for their input and guidance.
The Department stands prepared to aid any parish holding
an Archdiocesan Convention and to provide assistance to communities that will be hosting our upcoming Regional Parish Life
Conferences; and that all might be done to the glory and honour
of our Lord Jesus Christ as we gather in His Name.
Moved by KWEILIN NASSAR and seconded
JOSEPH ABUD, the report was received.
***
by FATHER
19. ERNESTSAYKALY,Chairman, presented the report of the
Antiochian Village Council.
Archpriest Peter Gillquist introduced our guest speaker at the banquet ...
Matook and Ms. Kweilin Nassar.
PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE '93
Each, to an extent, of our annual Parish Life Conferences
have had joys as well as some unfulfilled goals. It is especially
plea ant to note the first SOUTHEAST REGION Parish Life
Conference, held in Miami, at which Metropolitan PHILIP
presided. Welcome SOUTHEASTREGIO !
We are awaiting the response of our Parish Life Conference
Coordinators with their responses, input and additions to a EW
Parish Life Conference Manual and more clearly relating to the
new Fellowship of St. John the Divine. Few changes have been
indicated so far but the repeated suggestion that an Appendix
featuring the complete schedules of all conferences be included
in the new manual.
A SUGGESTED NEW FORMAT
for our Regional Regions of Parishes is being explored to
include a GE ERAL ASSEMBLYtruly reflecting the region in
parishe seated with the Pastor, Council Chairman, AOCWNA
Chairman, Fellowship of St. John Chairman and SOYO. These
"five' to truly represent EVERY parish and mission as unto a
"Dioce e" meeting presided over by the Metropolitan or Bishop
or his representative. Having met previously, each representative
will hear brief reports to the activities of each regional "group"
and together discuss the matters spiritual and physical of our
communitie .
I am pleased to report that due to the successful operation of
both the Heritage and Learning Center and the Camp, the Village
Council no longer meets on a quarterly basis, but rather twice a
year, in conjunction with the spring and fall meetings of the
board of trustees. I must assure you, howeve, that we are in
constant communication with Father Geha, who keeps us abreast
of the statu·s of the Village at all times. In this manner, any problems which might arise, can be resolved quickly and efficiently.
During the past two years, extensive renovations have taken
place at the camp, to assure that it is kept in excellent condition
at all times. All cabins requiring repairs have been attended to,
the washrooms and shower stalls have been remodelled, a new
pool house has been built, the pool deck has been replaced, and
the tennis, basketball and volleyball courts have been resurfaced
and restriped. In addition, several buildings on the camp site
have undergone extensive repairs, including the dining hall, the
gathering place and the infirmary. This spring, the camp kitchen
was updated and refurbished, and I might mention that there has
been a major improvement in the quality and selection of food
which is currently being offered. Most of the meals are now prepared by the chef at the center, and served in the camp dining
room - the menu is varied to the extent that n
.
ed during a two week period much t 0 l o dme~l is repeat1
campers.
'
t e ehght of the
The Village Camp is accredited by th e Amencan
.
C
•
Association and ranks second to none _
bl'
ampmg
·h
ena mg us to be • t1
pleased wit our accomplishments to th'
cl Th
JLIS Y
and amenities which are offered have prois en • e programs
ven extremely po I
with the campers, and have resulted in O b .
b
pu ar
· f
•
ur emg ooked to
capacity or most campmg seasons
. chil.
• I urge th ose o f you with
dren between tl1e ages of nme and sixteen , to cons1·cter sending
.
h
them
· to
·11tb e camp cfor a minimum two week stay. I assure you
this w1 e an uillorgettable
experience for th em, as th ey will
.
.
have
· dth e opportunity to meet children frorn a 11 areas o f the
Unite States and Canada, and will establish stron and 1 .
friendships.
g
astmg
We are . constantly
monitoring
the
entire
v·11
.
1 age, to assure
that we maintain a level of excellence we can tak e pnc• 1e m.
• This
•
week we had
to open our doors to many o f our
· hfthe occasion
.
0rtho d ox fa1t ul, enabling them to witness first h cl h
·f·
f l v·11
.
an , t e magni JCence o t 1e
1 age, including the Heritage and Learnin
Center, the museum, the St. John of Damascus Sacred Art~
Acaclem~,and the camp, which is in full session at this time. We
are
•
cl
. certain
. , those of
. you who visited the v 1·11agewe re 1mpresse
with ow .accomplishments
.
, made possible throltgh your generous contnhut1ons to our building fund drives.
On .behalf of my. colleagues on the Village Counc·1
• l1 to
1 , I WIS
ke t111s ~pporturnty to express our thanks to the Executive
ta_
0Jrector,
Geha and his excellent staff , 1cor th e11•.
·•
• Father
cl . . George
.
ef1orts '.n ~ m1~1stenng both the Center and the Camp. I would
be
remiss
1ff'I cl1clnot express our appreciation to His Em·mence,
c
h
1or t e con IC1en~e he has placed in our ability to maintain the
s_uccessfulop ration of the Village in general. We trust we have
hvecl up to his expectations, and assure him we will continue
our efforts in the future.
Moved I:~ FATHER A TIIONY SOLA, seconded by FATHER
JOH BADEE the report was received.
2?. GENE ATTAL,President NAC, Fellowship of St. John the
Divine,gave his report.
. I began my tenure as President of the North American Council of the Fellowship of St. John the Divine (then called Senior
S0YO) ~o years ago at our convention in Washington, D.C.
My first official act was to conduct a comprehensive survey
of the leadership of Senior SOYO, both at the N.A.C. and regional level. The results of that survey were a mandate for change.
The vast majority of the leaders of the old SOYO felt that
PROCEDURES FOR ARCHDIOCESE CONVENTION BIDDING
were approved by Metropolitan PHILIP and printed in the
April '93_edition o~ the WORD. We still must be mindful to begin
C?nvenu_on planning 5 years in advance of bidding. Too many
bid begm late not allowing time or visits to hotels for inspection
and con~ract ne~otiation. Those bidding for 1999 should begin
now, a m most instances we are limited to one week (3rd week
of July) of the year to hold a Convention. Some hotel sites are
chosen ten years in advance, especially in the medical community.
PITfSBURGH '93
Hosted by St. George's, and under the leadership of the v.
R v. amuel David and Ms. Kweilin assar, is proving to be a
great conclave with many months of labor manifesting itself in
34
•·· Frank Schaeffer, who eloquently
Orthodoxy in this century.
spoke about his reflections
00
THE WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
Metropolitan PHILIP challenged
us as we approach the 21st century.
Tl-IE
WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
Bisho~ ~icholas
benediction.
of the Carpatho-Russian Dioce e gave a fitting
revitalization was badly needed . And , that en t'1ment \va
echoed, _forcefully and without re ervation, by Hi Eminenc
Metropolitan PHILIP.
T~king that mandate seriou ly, I et into motion a detailed
pla_nnmg pr~cess - a proces for self-examination and r nev,ed
action for this venerable organization.
Following th~ Opinion Survey, the next tep in that proce s
was the convening of a "Blue Ribbon Ta k Force" of lead rs
from throughout the Archdiocese in the Fall of 1991 at the
Antiochian Village to diagnose the problem of enior • y
and to recommend a wide variety of option .
Based on all of this input, "A Five Point Plan for th Revitalization of SOYO" was carefully crafted by our Executive
Team.
At our Winter Meeting of Februa,y, 1992, the Plan " as unveiled and deliberations began on its potential application . t
that meeting several basic decisions were reached:
*A new name for Senior SOYO wa el cted - "The
Fellowship of St. John the Divine."
*A new platform was officially chosen - "Living the
Orthodox Faith in Christ through Worship, Witn
Service and Fellowship."
*A new mission for the Fellowship, was articulated - \Ve no
longer would be just "a youth movement." In t ad, the
Fellowship of St. John would be an organization for peopl of all
ages, focused on encouraging total parish involv ment through
various volunteer ministries.
*And, finally, our Regions were urged to begin the pro e of
functioning as "regions of pari he " rather than "region... of
SOYO chapters."
As Sayidna has said, the time for talk wa ov r long ago.
Instead, our focus since that time ha been on action. I would
like to review some of tho e aGcompli hmen for ou.
I. Communication.
In the area of communication, 20 editions of our n "' publication, "The Executive Briefing" have been publi hed ov 'r th ,
past 24 month . This publication i mailed to more than 2
leaders of the Fellow hip and the Archdioce in an effort to fo
ter dialogue and to promote understanding of our unique miniStries.
In addition, virtually every edition of Th
rd magazine
has included our coverage of the Fellowship in our se tion. for-
�*The Fellowship has centralized ai:id. c~m~~ter~zed the ~cl• •
• o f the "St• Philip Prayer Discipline.
mmistration
f·c •This centralizac
.
• h as resu Ite d i·n greater efficiency and e 1ectiveness 1or this
tion
important program.
.
h
. . . ,
*To encourag e Parti·ci·pation and
. to. .assist . t e Disciplines
h
6 00 members with their spmtual Journey, the Felmore •t an
11·1·, N
l tt " h
lows l1ip now pu bli·shes a special "St. P i ip s ews e er t ree
times during the year.
.
*In addition, to encourage new members, advertisements
about the St. Philip's Prayer Program have been run regularly in
The Word magazine.
v Administrative Progress.
• In the spirit of good stewardship, every effort has been made
e Fellowship's resources carefully and to be responto manage th
h f 11 ·
· ·
• • rrari·vely• To those ends ' t e o owmg action Hems
si'bl e ad mmis
have been accomplished:
*The Fellowship has made a pledge of $25,000 to the Metropolitan PHILIP Endowment Fund.
.
*Our seventh and newest region, "The S?~t~east Region" has
been organized and is well on its way to JOmmg the other regions of the Archdiocese as productive members of the Fellowship.
*A new constitution which reflects
the changes we are
experiencing
within
the Fellowship was
presented for adoption at our meeting
earlier in this convention.
*And, finally, in
order to be responsive to the needs of
our
regions
and
churches, and to foster open, two-way
communication,
I
have personally visited all seven regions
of the Fellowship
over the past two
nia border in Mexico. ff
hs who con-celebrated the Sunday Liturgy: (left to right) Bishop ANTOUN,Bishop years and designated
We are very excited ~~~~~ Archbishop KYRILL,
Metropolitan PHILIP,Bishop MAXIMOS
and Bishop BASIL. an N.A.C. representaabout experimenting
'
.
tive to attend all
with uch a direct and meaningful mini try experience.
meetings at which I could not be present.
m. Humanitarian Ministry.
VI. Our Newest Gift to the Archdiocese: The Parish Ministry
in e the 1970' th Fellowship has actively encouraged the
Team Program.
. .
faithful of thi Archdioce e to reach out to those who are less
The initiative which has been our highest pnonty and
fortunat in our ociety. In the area of Humanitarian Ministry, we
received our most serious attention over the past two years _has
continue to njoy the e outstanding programs:
been the development
of the Fellowship's
new "Parish
*Th Fellow hip' annual "Food for Hungry People" CamMinistry Team Program."
.
paign continu
to b tremendously uccessful. Since our conQuite simply, this Ministry program is a systematic means
vention two year ago in Wa hington, D.C., the 18th and 19th
through which each parish can organize and encourage
Annual "Food for Hungry People" Campaigns have been
volunteers in the parish.
launched. I am very proud to point out that, with your help, the
Our goals for this program are both lofty and ambitious: we
F llow hip rai ed more than 225,000 for those less fortunate
want this program to result in total parish involvement. We
through the e fforts over the pa t two years.
want every member of every parish in this Archdiocese to
*In addition over this ame two year period, more than
become an active volunteer, moved by the love of Christ, to
150,000 pound of food have been given to the poor by our
serve each other, the community and the Church.
d
pari h through the Fellow hip's participation in the annual
Our initial framework for this program has been complete ·
" orld Fo d Drive."
The Fellowship is committed to developing this program in great
IV. piritual Development Ministry.
detail over the next five years. At the N.A.C. level, the emphasis
One of th mo t effective yet lea t known programs of the
will be on providing you with extensive materials and excellent
Fellow hip i our " t. Philip Prayer Discipline." This is a welltraining opportunities.
d h' t
tru tured program which encourages participants to actively
Recently, His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP announce t a
engage in a meaningful traditional Orthodox, daily prayer life.
each September will be designated as "Fellowship of St. John
To facilitate the growth of thi prayer discipline, the followMonth" in our Archdiocese.
ing action have been taken:
As part of that celebration,
m rl known a The SOYO Digest, now renamed "Fellowship
Footnotes."
II. Youth and Young Adult Ministry.
k the
While our mis ion now goes beyond you~h wor '
•
t and commitment
to
Fellow hip maintain a strong mtere
. .
h our
folyoung people. To that end, in the are_aof yo~th m~rnstry,-~hethe
lowing has been accomplished
m con1unct10n wi
Department of Youth:
f
children
•over the pa t two years more than 10,000 o our
..
and te nager from throughout the Archdiocese, have parnc:.;atd in fe tival ' pon or d by the Fello':ship of s_r.J?hn. T es~
f tival include the creative writing festival, the c1eat1ve artsf fe~
tival, th creative poetry festival, the cr~ative photography est1val th oratorical festival, and the catech1 m bowl ·
h"
' *To facilitate participation in these _f~stivals, t~e Fellows i~
and th Department of Youth this year JOi?,tlyf?ublished a be~~1
tiful and compr hen iv "Festivals M~nual which has been istributed to every church in our Archdiocese
.
•Becau e our young adults often are the forgotten people m
our organizational efforts, the Fellowship and the Youth Dep~rtment took a bold tep la t Labor Day Weekend by spo1:sor~ng
our fir t "Discovery Weekend" for young adults at the A.nuochian
illage. Thi was a
very u ce f ul first
ffort, with 25 young
adult representing
every region of the
Archdiocese in att-...ndance.
*This year, from
eptember 2-6, our
2nd Annual Young
Adult Conference will
be held on the West
Coa t. During thi
weekend,
young
adult will come togeth r from throughout the Archdioce e
to actually build a
horn for a poor family acros the Califor-
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September, we_ ask you to join us in emphasizing "ministries.,,
We will be call1_ngthat clay, "Recommitment Sunday." It will be a
time in the pansh, when we ask the people to recommit themselves to service. A special blessing will be administered over all
volunteers in the parish during the Liturgy. And most of all we
want to encourage you to use this time to encourage othe;·s to
join minis_rryteams in yo_urch~ir~hes.
Materials on the Pansh Mm1stry Team Program are available
here today for each delegate.
In Conclusion.
I want to tha?k my family, particularly my wife Marsha, for
their support dunng the past two years. They understood that I
had a ministry I felt compelled to complete. My great fortune
was to have so many co-workers who shared their talents and
giftsto make what has been accomplished possible.
Let me close by saying that if you ever have an opportunity
to serve as a leader of The Fellowship - locally, regionally, or
for N.A.C., seize it. I can guarantee that what you receive in return will be well worth the love and hard work you put into it.
He then presented a full outline of the Parish ministry program of the fellowship.
called to serve.
M tr politan PHILIP ha car •d. L •r u noc
wa te our time in idle talk. Let us ea h ee ro our 0\\ n mini cric
for the edification of the hurch and in o doing glorifv ch •
Lord." Within the Pari ·h ,\1ini.try Team. the , d1ffcrenc gifl o
the pirit are r alized for the common good But wh
r
would be great among you must be
ur nrant and h ever would be f1rst among ou and must be rv nt t all.
For the Son of Man also came not to be rved but t
rv
and to give his life as a ransom for man
( 1ark Io 1 - i - )
The Spirit enable u to live th
rrhodox Fa,rh m hri..,1through
Worship, Witne ·, ervice and Fellow hip.
Examples of Parish Ministry Teams.
It is through th Pari h Mini try Team rhar differenc groups of
volunteer organize their ffort • and fo us their work. lanv ditferent Pari h Ministry T am can exi t, ..,uch ,h follm\ s. cJ>Jea-..
•
see DESCRIPTIONOF PARISHMINISTRYTEAM Jn.1th ·d.)
Youth Mini try
Mini try ro che Kk and che
Christian Education Mini try
hut-Im
Outreach Ministry
Mini try to th~ Eld •rly
Ministry to ewcomer
Ministry to the Dying
Parish Council Mini try
Pri on ,\1ini"tf}
1HE PARISH MINISTRYTEAMPROGRAM
Humanitarian Mini try
acred Mu<,ic\1in1"ll)
OF THE FELLOWSHIPOF ST. JOHN TIIE DIVINE
Program/Resource Developm nt
Parish Facilille<,\lint-..tf}
And say to Archippus, "See that you fulfill the ministry which
Ministry
linistries for , pmtuJI
you have received in the Lord" (Colossians 4: 17).
Healing
What is a "Parish Ministry Team"?
The Process of Establishing Parish Ministry Teams.
A Parish Minist1y Team (PMT) is a group of volunteers within
Step One: The PMT are under the leadership of the PJ..,tor.
a parish that is dedicated to serving Christ by assisting the pastor
He
is ultimately respon ible and must give his unn.~..,ened
in ministering to the needs of the parish and larger community.
endorsement to the PMT con epr. The Pastor hall d1..,u .., the
Jesus teaches us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. By
rationale, mission, and admini tration of th PMT \\ nh th · Pari..,h
His works, He has provided us with numerous examples and
Council. The Parish Council mu t then endor · this concept.
directives of how to love and serve. It is through our active parStep Two: With the a si ranee of the Parish oun ·ii, the
ticipation on a PMT that we are "doers of the word and not
Pastor shall appoint a per on a Parish \1in,..,cq Team
hearers only" (James 1:22).
Coordinator. This coordinator serve a the parish\ dire ·tor of
An essential element of this volunteer program is the motivavolunteers,
and is a member of the pa. cor·.., 'it,1ff. The
tion for doing it! As Christ has reached out to us, we must reach
Coordinator is re ponsible for working with the Pa....
cor co dire r
out to each other in love. Since we are created in the likeness
the Parish eed A ses ment, evaluate outcome , and organize.
and image of God, we are then created in and by His love. It is
develop and administer PMT .
through His love that we move out of ourselves and toward each
Step Three: In conjunction with the Pastor. the o >rdinator
other. For "we are God's fellow workers" (1 Cor. 3:9). All of us
conducts a parish needs a essment. The purpose of rim .1....-.. • ..,_
are encouraged to use our God-given talents in His Service.
ment is to determine and study the trength and unmet need of
The Goal of the Program: Total Parish Involvement.
the parish as specified by its memb r . Thi n U'>aw~..,m ·nt 1
The goal of the
central ro the ·nc1r•
Fellowship's "Parish
proce'>s of e tabh hMinistry Team" proing the P\IT . <Pica •
gram is Total Parish
e PARI H
Involvement.
St.
ME T FORM acPaul teaches us that
d for an
"there are varieties
le of a ne •
of gifts, but the
1enr appr
same Spirit;
and
tep Fou
there are varieties
t.'i of che
of service, but the
sment ar
same Lord;
and
iled Jnd
h~
there are varieties
;vith th • encire pa
of working, but it is
nd an auion pla
the same God who
e\ elop ·d. •
• ·inspires them all in
· ·
mp! . 1f th
y
every one. To each A combined Choir, under the direction of Raymond George, led the congregation m
shO\\-'i that ti
ris given the mani- the beautiful Byzantine hymns.
1 of th • 1.1r
·d
festation of the Spirit for the common good" Cl Cor. 12:4-7).
more attention and help, th n it would be .1pp
•
a
Parish Ministry Teams are in no way intended to replace
"Ministry Team for the Elderly." If th tud ..,J
~ •
1 ·n
already existing organizations within the parish - these ~oo
ical condition of the chur h and its grounru
a "Parish Facilitie Mini try Team"
d
the
have their specific mission. Rather, PMTs are intended to bnng
parish see a ne d to bring back
o
an
Parishioners together from throughout the parish and develop. a
Outreach Mini try T am i form d.
ncommon ministry through the sharing of their g~ts. PMTs will
strate a de ire to be more in ol ed i
OJ
allow parishioners of all ages to come together m a common
focus.
ous ministrie hould be creat d. "••• faith
dead" Qame 2:26).
Each of us has a special God-given gift and each of us is
,...._,,,CJL,J,J-
TiiEWORD/NOVEMBER 1993
7
�only a guide, and is certainly not exhaustive. The focus of
each team may be different from parish to parish, and
other Ministry Teams may be established, according to the
individual needs within each parish.
YOUTH MINISTRY
This team shall be committed to reaching out to the youth of
the parish. Specific ministries can include Jr. High & High School
age groups within Teen SOYO; College Contact to maintain ties
with our college students, either within the parish or on a -panOrthodox basis; and any Young Adult Fellowship for those
between 22 & 30. Our goal is to coordinate a single Youth Ministry Program to meet the needs of the young people in the
parish.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MINISTRY
This team shall foster "Total Parish Education," including the
traditional Church School Program, coordination with Youth Ministry efforts, and establishment
and development
of Adult
Education programs. This team may also be involved in planning
special education events, such as workshops, seminars and retreats for these various age groups.
OUTREACH MINISTRY
Archdeacon Hans El Hayek intoned the petitions.
Step Five: Having determined the types of PMTs needed, the
Pastor and Coordinator will then identify a core group of volunteers interested in the specific ministry. This group, in conjunction with the Pastor and Coordinator, will develop the actual
focus of the PMT. They will identify specific activities for the
PMT and determine the necessary agency contacts, e.g., shelters,
food banks, etc. They also will determine the necessary agency
contacts, e.g., shelters, food banks, etc. They also will determine
the people they wish to assist, e.g., homeless mothers and children, the dying, the elderly, etc. Specific training needs for the
volunteers should be addressed as required. Guidelines, expectations, responsibilities and needed preparation should be specified in writing for purposes of accountability. Regular gatherings
of the PMT members should occur to foster spiritual growth,
develop abilities and share experiences. "Let your light so
This team of volunteers shall be involved with reaching out
in a very caring and loving way to those parishioners who have
fallen away from active life in the Church. Proper training is
essential to understand why we must reach out to "the lost
sheep," and how to do it most effectively. The primary goal is to
return these parishioners to full participation in the sacramental
life of the Church. In addition, information and opportunities
should be provided to encourage those who are returning to
rediscover their own need for belonging and participating in the
church.
DESCRIPTION OF PARISH MINISTRY
PLEASE NOTE: The following list of Mittistry Teams is
38
pARJSHCOUNCIL MINISTRY
together
the Pastor an cl th e members of the
· Thish team
h brings
b
·
laity, w · ho oave een
1 · either appointed by 11i·m an cl/or e 1ected by
the pans
• is
. to
.
l. ur goa
k is to do the work of th e Churc 11, which
continue t 1e wor. . of Jesus Christ in the wo rld · o ur responsibility
shall be to participate
regularly in the sacra menta 1 t·f
.
i e of the
h· , b Y· w h ich. we set the example of tl1e w10
Churc
l 1e pansh
•
.
and
in con1unction with the Pastor ' to administer all th e a ffairs
• of
' the
church so as to help continue and accomplisl 1 th
•
of Christ.
e savmg work
PROG~/RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY
This team shall be concerned with ident·fy·
•
i mg an cl secunng
the resources
needed
to
insure
the
attainment
of
tl
1
· h M. ·
1e goa s of
eac
mistry
Team,
and if necessary , the con c·mue cl oper· h Pans
f l
.
.
auon
th•10ugh t h e coor. · o t 1e lpans 11. .This may be
. accomplished
,
of vanous events and ace·ivi·c·
dmation anc p 1annmg
.
ies tl1at can
also serv_e to bnng. our parishio~ers as well as the neighboring
community together for fellowship and interaction.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND THE SHUT-INS
This _team shall care for the needs of those who are sick in
the hospital or_at home, and those who are unable to leave their
?omes, or are m a nursing home, due to age or illness. Our goal
1sto let them know, through our prayers visitations cards
.d.
,l
d
·
'
'
, provi mg mea s, an domg errands for them, that they are not forgotten. There _may be established local agencies and institutions
(such as hospitals and hospices) that can provide proper training
and development for each area of specialization.
MINISTRY TO THE ELDERLY
~hi~ team sh~ll determine the needs of the elderly communi-
tywithm the pansh. Our goal should be to create specific activit1~sthat me~t these needs. This may include a weekly luncheon
~1th_entertamment, a speaking program with topics of interest,
11desto and from church and errands, visits, or a support group
for elderly people.
MINISTRY TO THE DYING
. This team shall he concerned with the needs of the terminally 111and their families as they near the end of their earthly life.
Our goal is to offer comfort and support both socially and spiritua!ly as they deal with their grief and struggle with the death of
tl:e1r loved ones. Local agencies and institutions (such as hospices) may he available to help in the training and education of
shine before men, that they may see your good works, and
glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:16).
Step Six: Accountability is an essential activity of all PMTs.
The members need to determine on a regular basis the extent to
':hich their activities are consistent with the PMTs specific mission. Seeking feedback from those who serve and are served is
an important aspect of the program. Periodic review of activities
will allow for change and development of a specific PMT and
~lso will provide information that might be helpful for developmg additional PMTs.
WIIY HO LD WE CREATE PARISH MINISTRY TEAMS I
THE FIR T PLACE?
1. They bear witness to the gifts of the Spirit.
2. They exist for the edification of the Church.
. 3. They renew and extend the fellowship, witness, and service of the worshipping community.
4. They pr~vide for the cooperation of the laity with the pastor and bear witness to the mission of the Church
5. They are a way to use the different talents. within a parish
and thereby allow renewal and self-evangelization.
6. They result in greater community presence.
7 · They can create possibilities for further cooperation
between and among parishes.
they be inside or outside of the parish c
•
feed the hungry, clothe the naked, tait:~ut~i:.h Our goal is to
care for the poor. This may be accom lish
omeles~, ~nd
food pantries, soup kitchens and homei
ei lby_estabhshmg
working. in conjunction with establishe~ssoi~ : ~ers,_and~or by
neighbonng community.
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th ose who will provide this service.
PRISON MINISTRY
.· This team shall offer service and support to those \\"ho ,tr. in
p11son_as"."'~11
as c_arefor the needs of their family member'> durm? this difficult time. A relationship muM first be e'>t·ihli.,hed
with the chaplain at eac l1 prison
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for proper onernation
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Jnd
aw~reness of the policies and procedures of that facility. n the
~ansh level, prayers may be offered 'for capti\'e'> and their., 11, 1_
t1on·" Th e pn• oners tl1emselves may desire opportunities• • for
•
prayer _or sacramental services, coun, eling, bible study, hnstian
education, and/or companion hip. In addition, help and Jssi-.tanc~ shoul_d be offered to the family for whate\' r i'>needed or
lacking dunng the prisoner's time away.
SACRED MUSIC MINISTRY
This ~ea1:1shall consist of the chanters, members of the dioir,
and a~y-Junior ch?ir in the parish. Our goal is to "he}Wed u·itb
~he Spmt, ad1re~smg one another in psalm and bymn • and spiritual songs, szngzng and making melody to the Lord ll'ith all (our)
hea11, always an1for everything giving thanks in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father" (Ephe, ian 5: 19-20).
Members of this ministry will participate fully in the sef\ ices of
the chu_rc_hby preparing them elves through proper rehearsal'>
and trammg. The chanters and choir should realize that their
ministry is to lead the entire congregation musically in thi-.
prayerful worship of the Lord.
PARISH FACILlTIES MINISTRY
This team shall be responsible for the routine maintenance
and beautification of the entire church complex and grounds In
addition, long-range planning should be considered for future
care, growth and development of the com pie , as the \ arious
needs arise.
MINISTRIES FOR SPIRITUAL HEALING
These ministries are as varied as the n eds of inc.Ii\1duJI
within the parish or larger community. An important aspect of
the healing ministries rightly belongs to the Pastor ,, ho guides
parishioners on a spiritual path that invoh·es incorporating the
sacramental life into their daily living. In addition, other support
ministries may be developed, such as, cancer survin)r group ,
groups for those in recovery (alcohol drug addiction, ahu-. ·)
those with chronic medical or mental illness, those \\.'ho are
grieving, and groups for families under stress.
Bishop NICHOLAS read the Gospel for the day .••
Parish Assessment Form
The following Parish Assessment Forni is pro, ided Js J guide
to "take stock" of your parish life and ministf) effon.s \\ 1th r ·g:m.l
to your (1) present situation and (2) ideas for imprO\ mg it.
MINISTRY TO NEWCOMERS
This team shall be concerned with welcoming visitors to the
church, and helping them feel comfortable in what initially may
be an unfamiliar environment. This team shall also be responsible for providing classes on The Introduction to the Orthodox
Fai~h for those who desire to learn the faith and possibly become
active members of the Orthodox Church.
HUMANITARIAN
HOW THIS ASSESSMENTWORKS!
MINISTRY
This team shall be involved with providing help and assistance to those who are in financial or physical need, whether
THE WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
· .. followed by the homily, given by Bishop BASIL.
The objective of this exerci e L to glean common thread of
thought within the pari h. The e "conunon threads <.an I ·gin to
tell us thing about where there is con.,ensu , or a ommon
mind, within the pari h. In our Orthodox Im t1Jn Tradition th
common mind of the Church, guided by the Hol ptrit, i a
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�foundation-stone of our unity.
.
To begin discerning the common mind of the pansh try the
following:
1. WHO SHOULD COMPLETEmis ASSESSMENT? - At
best, every member of the parish should complete the assessment. If this is not possible, at least get a group of people who
represent a good cross-section· of your parish.
... later followed by Bishop ANTOUN.
to start with. Make this rule for yourselves at this point: no idea
is a bad idea. (You'll have a chance later on to critique the
ideas!) If you have a large grou~ you m_aywant to break up into
groups of 3 to 5 people to do this exercise.
2. COMPILEmE IDEAS! - Compile all the ideas generated
in each general area. There is no limit to the number of items.
The more the better.
3. REFINE THE IDEAS! - The first step in evaluating this
compiled list is to eliminate duplicate ideas and merge overlapping ideas as appropriate.
4. EVALUATE/CRITIQUETHE IDEAS - Now as a group go
through the entire list . . . one idea at a time! Discu~s among
yourselves whether this idea is acc~ptable/reasonable(nght/accurate/fair for the parish or whether 1t should be set aside because
it is inaccurate/unreasonable/wrong/unacceptable/unfair
or not
right for this parish at this time,_or e:ver.
One critical point to keep m mmd: the amount of argument
and discussion generated by an idea is directly proportional to its
probable importance to the life of the parish!
Some ideas may become sub-pomts under a more general
area. For example, someone may list the parish's Christian
Education program as a strength. On the same su?ject, someone
else might list the weekly parish bible study. In this example, the
bible study should be listed as a sub-point under the more general area of Christian Education.
Your final list of general areas should not be more than
about 10 areas with all your many ideas listed as sub-points
under the appropriate area (e.g., Preaching/Teaching, Liturgical
Worship, Administration, Outreach, etc.).
5. REPEAT IBE PROCESS - Now repeat this procedure,
this time identifying and discussing the parish WEAKNESSES.
TASK 2 - RANK YOUR STRENGIBS AND WEAKNESSES
1. RANK IBE IDEAS - First for your STRENGTHS, then for
your WEAKNESSES,try to rank the ideas/issues under each general area (ref. TASK 1, step 4) in terms of the relative importance
of each idea/issue to the life and vitality of the parish.
2. IDENTIFY THE TOP mREE - Within each general area
select the top three issues on which to focus your discussion and
attention.
TASK 3-EVALUATE YOUR TOP mREE ISSUES
1. PRAYERFULLYDISCUSS IBE IDGHLIGHTED IDEASAs you feel led, choose the "top three" issues under the various
2. HOW MUCH TIME WILL IT TAKE? - This is an important question. It is hoped you will give your answers adequa~e
time for prayer and reflection. A minimum of two (2) ~ours is
recommended. Another possibility is to use these questions as
the basis of a special, extended parish meeting, even a retreat.
Alternatively, to give your parish members time to ponder the
issues, you might consider a series of s~ecial parish _meetings to
cover the issues and gather the many ideas that will no doubt
emerge.
All points of view should be encouraged. Keep in mind the
objective: to discern the common mind ... not simply become
a forum to "give everyone a piece of your mind!" Be open, suspend judgment, listen and give these ideas room to live or die
on their own. Proving your point is not the point; discerning the
will of God is!
3. WHO SHOULD FACILITATE?- Ask
your most effective meeting chairperson to
facilitate these sessions. This person should
guide the timing of the various elements of
this procedure so that the group achieves
what it sets out to do. This person should
not be manipulative or railroad any person's
individual agenda. This person should make
sure that all participants are given adequate
time and opportunity to express their views
without being criticized or stifled. This is a
very important task in the parish assessment.
A good facilitator can draw out the highest
and best thinking of a group.
TASK 1 - PARISH STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES
1. FORM WORKING GROUPS & GENERATEIDEAS!- With the help of the general parish life areas identified on the
enclosed
Task Worksheet
for Parish
Strengths & Weaknesses, identify what you
consider to be the parish's relative strengths
and weaknesses in each area. First work
through your parish STRE GTHS, then go
back and do this for your parish WEAKE ES. If you are doing this exercise as a The ordination to the priesthood of Deacon Stephen Ziton. Sponsors
group, allow any and every idea to get listed Theodore Ziton (his father) and Elias Bitar (his pastor).
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gen~ral STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSESarea to discuss. Try discussing why yo~ pl_aced them where you did and/or how that
issue got where it did. Use this opportunity to make an in-depth
evaluation of both your parish and yourself, as a member of the
parish. ~~low yo~rself plenty of prayerful opportunity for the
Holy Spmt to guide your thoughts, words and actions. ("... He
[The Comforter - The Holy Spirit] will guide you into all truth
.. ." John 16:13).
2. KEEP G?OD ~OTES - Have someone record the highlight_sof your disc~ssions. Use these notes in the future planning
sessions. They will be useful resources in highlighting issues
:"here consensu ha already b
to work on,
issues of serious di agreement, i u
Also, keep in mind that th
di u ion and our cim
together will contribute a much to our pari h life a an
cret~ results you may come awa
ith. Th imple pro e
gettmg together to di cu i ue of common cone m ha ir
own benefits. You'll find that you will be ab! co u thi exp riei:ice, perhaps even sub on ciou ly, a a foundation and ceppmg stone to move from trength to tr ngth.
May your deliberation be don in lo and in a piric of
unity. And, MAY GOD BLE YOUR EFFORT !
TASK WORKSHEET FOR PARISH STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
TASK1 - A General Listing of All Parish Strengths and Weaknesses
STRENGTHS
l. _____________________
2.
3.
4.
5.
_
11.
12.
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13. --------------------14.
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15. --------------------16.
6. ----------------------
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7. ------------------------8. ------------------------9. -----------------------10. -------------------------
17. ---------------------18. ----------------------19. ---------------------20. ----------------------(list as many as given.)
WEAK ESSES
11. ----------------------12. ------------------------13. ---------------------14. ----------------------15. ------------------16. ---------------------17. ----------------------18. ----------------------19. ---------------------20. ----------------------(list as many as given.)
l. ________________________
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
TASK2 -
Rank Your Strengths and Weaknesses (Top Ten)
STRENGTHS
1.
2.________________________
3.
4.
5.
6. --------------------7. ----------------------8. ____________________
9. ___________________
10. ____________________
WEAKNESSES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.____________________
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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_
_
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TASK3 - Evaluate Your Top Three Issues
First Strength
Why is it your first strength?'___________
How did it become your number one strength?
Second Strength
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
were Archprie sts
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Why
your
secondyour
strength?
How is
didit it
become
second______
strength? -=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=1993
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1993
�3. Archdiocese Seminarian Fund
(Orthodoxy Sunday)
30,000
Third Strength
4. The?logical Seminaries Fund (October Month)
30,000
Why i it your third strength? _______
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_5. Patnarc?ate_ Fund (Palm Sunday & Other
Contnbut1ons)
How did it become your third strength?
30,000
Total from Parishes and Missions
First Weakness
$910 000
B. From Individuals
Why
first weakness?
1. For the General Fund and Other Fund s
$100 000
How is
didit your
it become
your number one weakness?_
ote 2 - Analy 1• 0 f o th er P c1al
• Projects - Item J
The Order of t. Ignatiu of Anti h
(a) Ant~och~anVillag - Camp holar hip
Cb) Ant1och1an illag _
Teen OYO Aid - p cial I mpi
Cc)Departmental Grants
(d) Heritage & Learning Center (1) Library B k
(2) Museum Development
~
(e) Archdioce an Hea~quarter Expan ion Program 2Q.QQQ
Total Other pe ial Proj c
Sl6B
. Other_ amounts. contributed by th Ord r which are
iall .
included m respective expenditures cla ification:
p
}
Cle~·gyInsurance and R tirement Fund ( 50,0 0)
Pansh Development ( 20,000)
Seminars for Pa toral Education ( 5,000)
Ortho?ox Chri tian Education ( 5,000)
Archdiocese Administration Exp n
( 60 000)
Y~u~h and Campus Ministry ( 90,000)
M1ss1onand Evangelism ( 60,000)
Antiochian Christian Orthodox Radio erwork
(ACORN) ( 30,000)
Heritage and Learning Center - Pha e II ( SO000)
TOTAL ($370,000)
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C. From the Archdiocese Conventions and O rgaruzat10ns
•
•
Why i it your second weakness? ----_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--__--_1• Th e O rd er o f St. Ignatius of Antioch
(a) Heritage & Learning Center
How did it become your second weakness?
(1) Library
$30,000
Third Weakness
(2) Museum Development
Why is it your third weakness? _____________________________________
_
20,000
(3) Building Fund - Phase II
How did it become your third weakness? _________________________________
_
50,000
(b) Clergy Insurance & Retirement Fund
50,000
h
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B. Other Related Expenditures
$
75,000
(c) Parish Development
20,000
21 . METROPOLITAN PHILIPpresented his Message to t e Genera
1 _Clergy Insurance and Retiremei:it ~und
(d) Christian Education Fund
5,000
Convention. {See the September '93 issueof The WORD.)
2. Clergy Contributions for and w1thm
20,000
(e) Youth and Campus Minist1y
90,000
22. FATHER JOHN HAMATIE presented a life-size portrait of
the Patriarchate
4,000
(f) Archdiocese Administration Expense
60,000
Metropolitan PHILIPto him, saying in part, "This portrait· reflects
3_ SCOBA, NCC, Etc.
(g) Antiochian Village Camp Scholarships
50,000
your image to us and our love for you." METROPOLITAN PHILIP
4. Fellowship of St. John, Teen SOYO and
5,000
(h) Teen SOYO Special Olympics
8,000
50,000
thanked Father John and the people of Orlando.
AOCWNA
(i) Seminars for Pastoral Education
5,000
· db
5. AOCWNA
100,000
(j) Departmental Grants
10,000
23. To supplement the list of wor ker priests ment1one
y
6. Charities - (a) Food for Hungry
125,000
(k) Mission and Evangelism
60,000
Metropolitan PHILIP in his address FATH~R GORDON w_AL~~R
(b) Children's Relief Fund
(1) Antiochian Christian Orthodox
added the following names: Fr. Seraphim Stephens, Virginia
(c) International Orthodox
100 000
Radio etwork (ACOR )
30,000
Beach VA a school and college teacher; Fr. Andrew Moore,
Christian Charities
$479 000
(m)
Archdiocese
Headquarters Expansion
50 000
Hiram: GA college teacher; Fr. Joseph Copeland, Ya_kima,WA, a
Total Related Expenditures
Total from the Order of St. Ignatius
$538
000
C. Archdiocese Departments
janitor; Fr. Ken Hines, Newark, Delaware, truck driver; Fr. John
2. AOC
A
$125,000
$50 000
1. Youth and Campus Ministry
Henderson, Jackson, MS., College Administrator, Fr. Troy
3. From Fellowship of St. John and Teen SOYO
19,000
2. Orthodox Christian Education
Mashburn, Memphis, TN, comptroller.
(a) Parish Life Conferences - Registration Fees $30 000
8,500
3. Sacred Music & Liturgics
(b) Food for Hungry People Program
100'000
24. THEODORE MACKOUL presented the Archdiocesan
65,000
4. Parish Development
Total
$130000
95,000
Budget for the year ending January 21, 1995. He noted that the
5. Mission and Evangelism
4. Department of Charities budget had been circulated by mail to everyone possible·and had
6. Antiochian Christian Orthodox
30,000
Childr n's Relief Fund
$125 000
been adopted by the Departmentof Financeand the Trusteesof the
Radio Network (ACORN)
10,000
5. International Orthodox Christian Charities
$100 000
7.
Information
and
Media
Relations
Archdiocese.
65,000
6.
Mission
Councils
$30 000
8. Orthodox Christian Books & Publications
ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE
160,000
Total
from
Organizations
and
Mission
Councils
$973
000
9. The WORD Publication
OF NORTH AMERICA
30,000
D.
Other
Archdiocese
Receipts
10.
Conciliar
Press
Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year EndingJanuary 31, 1995
7,500
11. Continuing Pastoral Education
1. Balamand Th ological Education
I. B DGETED EXPE DITURES
16,000
$45,000
12.
Western
Rite
Vicariate
Fund & Other Contributions
A. Theological Education
3,000
13. Inter-Faith and Inter-Orthodox
90,000
2. Sale of Orthodox Books and Publications
1. Seminarians - Tuition, Room, Board
2,000
14. Credentials and· Convention Planning
$ 70,000
8,000
3. Subscriptions and Gifts to the WORD Magazine
& Allowances
50,000
45,000
40,000
15. Endow Orthodoxy for Tomorrow
4. Tuition Fees - St. Stephen's Course of Studies
2. Balamand Theological Academy
6,000
15,000
16. Other Departments and Standing Committees
5,000
5. Miscellaneous - Other Receipts
3. eminar in Pastoral Education
$692
000
20,000
$188.000
Total Departments
Total Other Receipts
4. Theological Seminaries
D. Maintenance & Operation of Archdiocese
5. St. Stephen Course of Studies in
TOTALBUDGETED SOURCES OF RECEIPTS$275,000
40 000
Headquarters (Note 1)
Orthodox Theology.
$2 171 000
Items A through D
54,000
$ 190 000
E. Metropolitan's Allowance and Office
Total Theological Education
64,000
$2 171 000
TOTALBUDGETED EXPE DITURES - page 42
F. Auxiliary Bishops' (two) Allowance and Expense
20,000
EXCESSOF BUDGETED EXPENDITURES
G. Archdiocese Chancery in Toledo
H. West Coast Chancery/Operations and Maintenance 35,000
OVERBUDGETED RECEIPTS
35,000
I. St. Athanasius Academy
NOTESTO BUDGETED EXPENDITURES
168,000
J. Other Special Projects (Note 2)
Note 1 - Analysis of Maintenance and Operation of
20,000
K. Antiochian Village (a) Camp Improvements
Archdiocese Headquarters - Item D
10,000
(b) Operations Deficit
Office Staff Salaries
$78,000
L. Heritage & Learning Center
Medical, Health and Life Insurance & Social Security 39,000
30,000
(a) Reserve for Capital Improvements
Household (including Maid's and Cook's wages)
60,000
24,000
(b) Libra1y Operations
Utilities (telephone, gas, electricity, oil heating)
25,000
50,000
(c) Building Fund - Phase II
Postage
6,000
15,000
M. Conversion of Canadian Dollars into US Dollars
Liability,
Theft,
Fire
Insurance,
etc.
10,000
10,000
N. Miscellaneous and Contingencies
Repairs and Maintenance
20,000
ifil_Q,QQQ
Total Items D through N
Capital Improvements
12,000
gmJ2QQ
TOTAL BUDGETED EXPENDITURES
Office Supplies and Equipment
10,000
II. BUDGETED SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Automobile Expense
10,000
A. From the Parishes and Missions
(Gas, Oil, Repairs, Insurance, etc.)
$700,000
5 000
Sewer
Charges
and
Cottage
Real
Estate
Taxes
1.
Parish
Assessments
The newly ordained priest, Father Stephen Ziton, communes the
120,000
$275 000
2. AEOM Tithing
Total-D
clergy ...
Second Weakness
1
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TBEWORD/NOVEMBER 1993
Moved by GEORGEATALLAH,secondedby ABE ABRAHAMthe
budgetwas received.
25. 1:00 PMTheAssemblyrecessedfor lunchuntil 2:30 PM.
26. 2:30 PMTheAssemblyReconvened.
27. FATHERGEORGERADOS,and MISS ROBINNICOLAS,Los
Angeles Co-Chairmanpresentedthe report of the Department
of Charities.
The Department of Antiochian Charitie con i ts of 5 pr grams:
1. Children's Relief Fund
2. Middle Eastern Relief Fund
3. Emergency Relief Fund
4. Special Parish Ministries
5. Food for Hungry People
1. Children's Relief Fund: Report ubmitted by . Rev. e rge
Rados
2. Middle Eastern Relief Fund:
A. Deir atour Project - Tripoli, Lebanon (chi is a s ho I
for mentally handicapped children)
B. Dhour Cheweir Hospital
C. Scholarships to needy student
D. Needy people and familie within th Patriarchate of
Antioch.
3. Emergency Relief Fund
A. 1989 - San Francisco Earthquake ictim
B. 1990 - Iranian Earthquake Victim
C. 1991 - Iraqi Children's Fund
D. 1992 - Hurricane Andrew Victim
E. 1992 - Yugoslavia & omalia War ictim
4. Special Parish Community Mini trie :
itizen Hom
Food Baskets
pon
Hom
Blood Drives
Rona]
Hou e
Food Banks
Meal
Visiting Shut-ins
alvat
Visiting Senior Citizen
Projec
Canned Food Drives
Pri on
Support Rescue Missions
Thank
inner
Manning Hot-Lines
Chri
r
Clothing Drives
Batter
n helter
Special Olympics
Open Door Program
Serve Daily Lunches
Community ork Partie
Serve Weekly Breakfa t
DARE
Home for Un-wed Mother
�Operation School Bell
Loaves & Fishes
Operation Santa Claus
5. Food for Hungry People
A. World Food Day: (Annual Canned Food Drive)
From October-December 1989 - 66,273 lbs.
From October-December 1990 - 74,183 lbs.
From October-December 1991 - 106,206 lbs.
From October-December 1992 - 321,075 lbs.
(30 lbs. of food will feed a family of 4 for 3 days)
B. Food for Hungry People
. .
AC SOYO now the Fellowship of St. John the D1vme has
been raising fu'nds to feed hungry people for nineteen years.
Since 1975 we have collected and distributed over $1,29~,379.?0!
We are answering God's plea to feed the hungry, give drmk
to the thirsty, house the homeless, welcome the strangers, clothe
the naked, visit the sick and imprisoned. We have reached out
our hands to those half way around the world, as well as to
those who live next door.
Sayidna, from the loving hearts in your Archdiocese to the
hungry hearts all over the world we present to you She reported that the Department had given $120,000 to
Metropolitan Philip for special charitable purposes. DR. EUGENE
SAYFIE expressed his thanks to the Department and ~o all those
who raised funds for Hurricane relief in South Flonda and to
Metropolitan Philip for making it available.
REPORT OF TIIE CHIIDREN'S RELIEF FUND
Abortion: How to Fight for Human Life?
Kareem & Deborah Ameen Ohio
David & Darlene Ballan, Ma achu rrs
Assaf & Diane Choueiri, Ma achu errs
Bartholomew & Lydia Earl , a ·achu errs
Anton & Sandra Hajjar Maryland
Joseph & Karen Brian, Maryland
Melvin & Gail Bram Texa
Kevin & Pamela Handly, Ma achu errs
At pre ~nt we hav~ four famili in th adoption pro e'>-.
. In_ closm~ I submn a an appendix to rhi report rek~,Jnt
fmanc1al details along with a Ii t of current spon ors in our program. I urge all of you to plea e help u in ome way by word
or deed to "exercise positive influence upon the blind and crimin_alinjustice which the world around u keep preferring ro the
Light of Chri t."
INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSIIlPS
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The Primate and Chief Celebrant gave the blessing.
Witness to the world
Fr.John Meyendorff, 1987
January 22, 1975, marked the first anniversary of the fateful
decision by the United States Supreme Court liberalizing the legal practice of abortion. On this rather sad oc~asion, Archbis~op
Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese has published an encyclical
letter to his parishes condemning "a society that condones the
destruction of life for social and economic convenience."
The Archbishop is certainly right in the maintaining that the
root of the evil lies not simply in another law, but in the tragic
fact that "the price tag of life has been lowered," and that the society in which we live considers this as "progress."
even more important that they manifest, in word and deed, the
positive content of Christian teaching about human life. For it is
precisely because they hold this teaching to be true that they
oppose abortion. This teaching demands that we support all
measures which give bred to hungry children, as well as education and other decent opportunities and which make adoption of
unwanted children easier. And - last but not least - each
Orthodox Christian must be ready to practice the responsible,
personal sacrifices per-supposed
by his Christian faith. For
Christianity can never be simply reduced to a formal support of
social and humanitarian causes, however legitimate they may be
in themselves, but implies personal commitment.
The liberalization of abortion laws in this country is a tragic
demonstration of the fact that America is no more a "Christian
country." Many would doubt that it has ever been one. Whether
there can be a legitimate hope to make it one in the fun,re is
doubtful. It is much more probable that, for Christianity, the
future lies in a situation which the Church knew at the very beginning of her historical existence: the situation of a minority,
misunderstood
and often persecuted. BUT THE SPIRITUAL
STRENGTH AND THE ULTIMATE VICTORY OF THE CHURCH
ALWAYS LAY IN THE CONSISTENT COMMITMENT OF HER
MEMBERS THEIR DESIRE "TO BE THE CHURCH OF CHRIST"
WITHOUT HESITATION OR COMPROMISE, LOVI G ALL,CONCERNED FOR THE LIFE OF ALL, READY TO HELP ALL.
If we remain faithful to that understanding of Christianity,
then possibly (but not necessarily) we may also obtain the recognition of others and exercise positive influence upon the blind
and criminal injustice which the world around us keeps preferring to the light of Christ.
February, 1975
. . . and then the laity are communed
"SEE TIIAT YOU FULFILL THE MINISTRY
WIDCH YOU HAVE RECEIVED IN THE LORD" (Col. 4:17)
Clearly, the lack of moral consciousness which motivates this
attitude of the courts and of the sympathetic or indifferent popularity supporting their decisions cannot be corrected through
tricter legislation alone. We witness a spiritual decay which can
only be cured through spiritual means, through the rediscovery
of a Christian understanding of man and his life.
Clearly, all Orthodox Christians should do their best, joining
other Christians, particularly Roman Catholics, in all legal
attempts at having the abortion legislation repealed. But it is
44
The scripn,ral theme of this 41st Archdiocese Convention is
indeed a charge that focuses on our awareness and commitment
as Orthodox Christians to abide by the two great commandments
that we love God with all our being and our neighbors as ourselves. It becomes necessary to the fulfilling of our individual. as
well as our corporate ministry to seek out a certain perspective
in order that our charity take a certain shape and direction. T~e
late Fr. John Meyendorff, of thrice blessed memory, puts this
most pointedly when he states:
THE WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
Induction into the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch. Membership is
now over 1200 faithful.
... the spiritual strength and the ultimate victory of the church
always lay in the consistent commitment of her members, their
desire "to be the Church of Christ" without hesitation or compromise, loving all, concerned for the life of all, ready to help all.
Such a statement could very well be the motto of the Department of Charity in general, and the "Children's Relief Fund"
in particular. To say the least, it is our raison d'etre.
Since our last assembly two years in Clystal City, Virginia, the
Children's Relief Fund ha made a significant transition. All overseas transactions are now administered within the auspices of
the Archdiocese of Beirut under the most capable shepherding
of Metropolitan Elias Audi who has designated his Vicar General,
the Very Reverend George Dimas, as director. Fr. Dimas has lost
little time in reorganizing the overall program overseas. With the
help of his ocial workers, he had each case reviewed by personal interview to determine worthiness of continuance. As a
result of this review, Fr. Dimas strongly recommends that we
limit our sponsorship to the age of 15 and younger. Only in
exceptional cases, such as medical cases, will older children be
considered. Many sponsorships were terminated because of age,
marriage, employment, etc. Appurtenant sponsors will always be
informed of the circumstances as to the reasons why this sponsored child has graduated from the program, and, in turn, be
assigned another worthy candidate along with his or her picture
and short resume.
Emphasis will also be placed upon the importance of written
communication between each child and their respective sponsor .
Although we encourage correspondence both ways, a minimum
of one letter must be sent annually from the child.
Another important development is the involvement of St.
George Hospital in Beirut. We now have a comprehensive pa1tnership regarding adoptions, pertinent medical treatments, and
general cooperation.
I am most pleased to report that we have successfully
a_rranged eight adoptions through the Children's Relief _Fund
since our last assembly in 1991. Through our program, children
Wereawarded to the following families:
TBEWORD/NOVEMBER 1993
Mr. George Hakim, '.J
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Freige, I
Holy Transfiguration Melkite Church, M Lean,
Mr. Michael Atallah PA
Dr. & Mrs. Albert Maalouf Canada
Ms. Isabelle Elac, CA
'
Dr. Thomas Ayan, MA
Mr. & Mrs. Jacobs, MI
Mr. & Mrs. Deeb, TX
Mr. & Mrs. Blado, SD
Mr. & Mrs. Eidi, MD
Mr. Gerald & Mrs. Kate Gabriel MI
Mr. Frederic icholas
Ms. Helen O'Brian, PA
Mr. & Mrs. icholas Abraham, Canada
Mr. George & Mrs. Mary Dibs, CA
Mr. Lois Joseph, RI
Phoenicians, OH
Mr. & Mrs. David Simm, MA
Mr. Charles Makhoul, MI
Mr. Gregory Menas, KS
Ms. Jean Sam, MI
Mr. Thomas Dahdouh, DC
Mr. & Mrs. Basil Gustavson, TX
Mr. Ernest Younes, Canada
Fr. & Mrs. George A wad,
Mr. Charles Makhoul, MI
Mrs. Jamie Issac, TX
Rev. Fr. George Geha, PA
Mr. William Obaid, PA
Mr. Van & Mrs. Carolyn Spiro , MA
Ms. Linda Shady, MI
Mr. & Mrs. D. Rizkallah, H
Mr. & Mrs. Malanowski, CA
Rev. Fr. ichola ayman, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mazare , MA
Mr. Stephan & Mr . Mary Leida, IA
Dr. & Mrs. Gail Bram, TX
Dr. & Mrs. C.F. Milkie, CA
Ms. Lilian K. Solomon, MI
Dr. & Mrs. William Rouady, A
Mr. Allen Adwon, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Kadir, MD
Dr. & Mrs. Gordon T. hahin, VA
Ms. Patricia Saad, FL
Mr. & Mrs. McKenzie,
Mr. George . Jabbour, MI
Mr. & Mrs. John Asha MD
Mr. Charles Makhoul, MI
Mr. John & Ms. icole Doumanti,
Mr. Thoma Dabdoub, DC
Dr. Jerome Laham
Dr. & Mrs. David Bojrab I
�Mr. ichola Kobbs, CT
Mr. Andre & Ms. Therese Boullata, England
Mr. Henry Geha, FL
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Badwey, MD
M . Mabel Abraham, KS
Mr. icholas Kobbs, CT
Mr. Arthur W. & Mrs. Christie A. Menze, I
Ms. Catherine H. Silski, OH
Mr. Lloyd Oveton, MO
M . hron Dean Skaff, CA
Mr. Ron Coury,
Ms. Evelyn K. Haddad, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shadyac, VA
M . Vivian Habib, Canada
hums IL Bir Club, WV
Dr. Pamela Barkett, OH
Mr. & Mr . Philip Genest, Canada
icholas G. Barim Veteran's Auxiliary, MA
Mr. M. Azar, MA
Dr. & Mrs. M. Bram, TX
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Pinkstaff, VA
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Khouri, FL
Young Women's Club, Canada
Mr. Samuel Homsi, APO
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Vivian Ghiz, WV
Mr. Victor Awad, J
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tom, IN
Mr. Victory Khoury, AZ
Mr. & Mrs. James Abdelnour, MA
Mr. William Stefanco, NY
Mr. Charles Jacob, PA
Mr. & Mrs. William Pokoyoway, MI
Mrs. Laila Abud, MI
Mr. Jerry R. Cripe, CA
Mr. Alan & Ms. Debbie Abraham, MI
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Livernette, CA
Mr. Elie & Mrs. Virginia Abushanab, RI
Ms. Selma & Ms. Evelyn Abdo, NY
Rev. Christopher Davis, PA
Ms. Diane assir & Mr. Peter Bandurraga,
NV
Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Shaheen, OH
Mr. & Mr . William Higgins, MA
Ms. Lina Abouchanab, CA
Mr. Frederick & Ms. Celia Howard, MA
Mr. Andrew Howard, MA
Mr. Wade Abraham, MI
Mr. & Mr . espo Kaleel, OH
Mr. Victor Zakaib, Canada
Mr. & Mr . Andrew Carol & Family, CA
Mr. Erne t Saikali, Canada
Gillqui t Family, CA
Mr. David Carl Lewis, CA
Mr. Gary McFarland, CA
Mr. John ommer, CA
Mr. David eudeck, MA
Mr. Paul Livernette, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Michel Easa, MA
Mr. John Bo har, MA
Mark Markish, MA
Dr. & Mr . Raymond Kyriakos, J
Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, VA
Parents & Teacher Guild, PA
Dr. & Mr. William Rouady, VA
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Braun, CA
The Humanitarian Committee of Pittsburgh,
PA
Mr. & Mr . George ahass, J
Mr. & Mr. Edward Ka ab, MI
Bishop Basil Essey, NJ
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dacales, NJ
Mr. Rudy George, OH
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Abercia, TX
Venture Six Enterprises, Inc., CA
Mr. & Mrs. George assor, NJ
Ms. Laurence . Shaheen, PA
Ms. Diane Rafeedie, CA
Mr. Daoud Khairallah, VA
Mr. Raymond & Ms. Helen Zraik, OH
Mr. & Mrs. Pastore, MI
Rev. Fr. & Mrs. Timothy Baclig, CA
Mr. Charles Auger, Canada
Rev. Jon Braun, CA
Dr. . Tawile, MI
Mr. George Bassett, Canada
Mr. abil Wahbeh, CA
Rev. & Mrs. Daniel Daly, NJ
Mr. George & Mrs. Elsie Nassor, NJ
K. Sanftner, TX
Mr. Sarni & Mrs. Nadia Khoury, TX
Mr. Robert Madey, NY
Ms. Helen Jabbour, TX
Messrs. Nicholas G. Barim Veteran's
Auxiliary
Mr. James & Mrs. Christine Bezreh, MA
Mr. & Mrs. Eidi, MD
Sigma Lambda Zeta Society, IN
Mr. William Najjar, MI
Dr. & Mrs. George Ajalat, CA
Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Kubina, KS
Mr. & Mrs. Nahan, FL
Mr. & Mrs. Abraham, MI
Mr. Rudolph & Ms. Marie Yanney, PA
Mr. Hank Abraham, VA
Ms. Victoria Day, MN
Family of Ann Coury, MA
Mr. Brad & Mrs. Darlene Walker
Mr. Marion Combs, GA
Mr. James & Mrs. Margaret King, CA
Mrs. Isabelle Abousleme, CA
Ms. Sarah Kelly, FL
Mr. George & Mrs. Darlene Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Abou Rjeily, MA
Mrs. Olga Grinder, CA
Dr. & Mrs. M. Bram, TX
Mr. Mike & Mrs. Leslie Dunaway, KS
Ms. Beverly Ann Elias, PA
Mrs. Helen Amin, OH
Mr. & Mrs. Kurker, MA
Dr. & Mrs. N. Kallel, FL
Mr. & Mrs. Ekhart, IN
Mr. Gregory Menas, KS
Mr. & Mrs. Mcsween, LA
Dr. & Mrs. M. Bram, TX
Mr. Charles Aboukire, OH
Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Kubina, KS
Mr. Micah el Serwint, PA
Mr. & Mrs. Kaim, TX
Mr. Joseph Samra, RI
Mr. Ralph Zacky, CA
Ms. Eleanor Saba, OA
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Cloutier, Canada
Dr. & Mrs. Mosier, NY
Mr. George & Calema Abdow, MD
Dr. Jerome Laham
Ms. Mary Esper, PA
Mrs. Ruby Zakhem, CA
Mr. W. ajjour, CA
Ms. Vivian Habib, Canada
Mr. & Mrs. Karrip, MI
Mr. & Mrs. W. Long, MS
Rev. Fr. & Mrs. Moriak, PA
Ms. Nellie Busata, MD
Ms. Sandra Abercia, TX
Ms. Patricia Abraham, NY
Mr. Abdo Abboud, PA
Ms. Patricia A. Abraham, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Bitar, OK
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Berlina Kurker, MA
Ms. P.A. Abraham, NY
Mr. & Mrs. William Haddad, VA
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Courey, OH
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Linda Thomas, MA
Mrs. R. Bahou, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Howard, MA
Mr. & Mrs. Haddad, VA
Mr. & Mrs. Tarazi, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Matta, LA
Dr. Said Abou-Samra
Mr. & Mrs.Lyszack
Ms. Joanna Marge, NJ
Ms. Helen Jabour, TX
Mr. Roger & Mrs. Najwa Tarazi, CA
Mr. Gabriel Hakim, Sr., NJ
Ms. Maha Bassila, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Davis, WA
Ms. Lily Jean Haddad, OH
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hagge, GA
Ms. Elaine Haddad & Ms. Bernice Burden,
IL
Ms. Belinda Zamer, MD
Ms. Mary Ann Dibs, CA
Ms. Muha Jacobs, MD
Mr. & Mrs. Zabaneh, Ontario
Mr. Eddie Khou1y, AZ
Mr. & Mrs. Kubiek, Ontario
ADOPTING FAMILIES
Anton, Sandra, Claire and Gregory Hajjar
Melvin, Gail, Ruthie and Isaac Bram
Michael Choueiri
Karen, Joe and Kevin Brian
Joey, Tim and Emily Bolian
Pamela, Kevin and Theodore Handly
CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND
UST OF PARTICIPATING CHURCHES &
CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS
IADIES ORGANIZATIONS
St. George Ladies Aid Society, Allentown, PA
St. George Ladies Guild, Charleston, WV
St. George Ladies, Flint, MI
St. George Ladies Society, Detroit, MI
Ladies of St. Mary, Brooklyn, NY
St. George's Ladies Society, Phoenix, AZ
St. Nicholas Auxiliary of the Peninsula,
Hillsburg, CA
St. George Ladies Society, El Paso, TX
St. George Orthodox Church Women,
Niagara Falls, NY
Ladies Society of St. George, West
Roxbury, MA
Women of St. George, Vicksburg, MS
Southwest Region AOCWNA
New England Antiochian Women,
Medford, MA
St. George Ladies Society, Danbury, CT
Ladies of St. Peter & Teen SOYO, Jackson,
MS
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THE WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
St.John Chrysostom Ladies, Fort Wayne, IN
St.Michael's Ladies Guild, Cleveland, OH
St. George Ladies, Lowell, MA
St.Andrew's Orthodox Women, Eustis, FL
St. George Ladies, Akron, OH
St.Mary's Ladies, Omaha, NE
Ladies Guild, Greensburg, PA
St.Michael Ladies Guild, Van Nuys, CA
Young Women's Club, Montreal, Canada
St. Peter & Paul Ladies Society, Bethesda,
MD
St. George Ladies Society, West St. Paul,
MN
St.Vincent Of Lerins Women's Auxiliary,
Saskatoon, Canada
St. George Ladies, Montreal, Canada
Church of the Redeemer Ladies Auxiliary,
Los Altos, CA
St. George Ladies Society, San Diego, CA
St. George Senior SOYO, Phoenix, AZ
St. Nicholas Cathedral Hamelat El Teeb, NY
St.Anthony's Women's Guild, Bergenfield,
NJ·
St. Elijah Ladies Guild, Oklahoma City, OK
Cathedral of St. George's Ladies Society,
Coral Gables, FL
Ladies of St. George, Little Falls, J
St. Nicholas Ladies, Montreal, Canada
St. Elias Women, Austin, TX
St. Elias Women, Syracuse, NY
Antiochian Ladies of St. Elijah, Ottawa,
Canada
Antiochian Women CA AM Region
Women's Club of t. George, Worcester,
MA
St.Mary's Teen SOYO, Brooklyn, NY
St.George Antiochian Ladies, Cleveland,
OH
St. George Ladies Auxilia1y, Cedar Rapids,
IA
St. George Ladies S ciety, Terre Haute, IN
St.Basil Ladies Guild, Metairie, LA
St.Nicholas Cathedral Ladies Society, Los
Angeles, CA
Ladies of t. Georg , Wichita, KS
St.John Contra Meda Ladies, Orinda, CA
St.Ma1y's Ladie of t. Elias, Atlanta, GA
Ladiesof St. Mary, Cambridge, MA
St.Elias Ladies ociety, Sylvania, OH
LadiesMyrrh Bearing Society, Washington,
DC
Women of St. Michael, Geneva, IL
Ladiesof St. Mary, Li coln, RI
St.George Ladies Guild, Methuen, MA
Alpha St. George Ladies Guild, Orlando, FL
LadiesGolden Links Society, Grand Rapids,
MI
Ladiesof St. George, Spring Valley, IL
St.George Ladies, Bergenfield, PA
St.Michael Ladies, Louisville, KY
St.George Ladies Society, Norwood, MA
St.George Ladies Society, West St. Paul,
MN
St.George Women, Richmond Hill, Ontario
St. Nicholas Cathedral Teen SOYO
Brooklyn, NY
Adult Fellowship of St. Ma1y/Teen OYO
Pawtucket RI
St. George's J~nior Guild Wichita K
St. George Teen SOYO, Cicero, IL
St. George Teen SOYO, Worce ter, CA
St. Elias Teen SOYO, Sylvania, OH
Ss. Peter & Paul Teen SOYO, Bethesda
MD
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St. George Teen SOYO, Allentown, PA
St. George Cathedral Teen SOYO, Coral
Gables, FL
Teen SOYO of Pittsburgh, PA
St. Elias Teen SOYO, ew Castle, PA
St. George Junior SOYO, Little Falls, J
St. George Teen SOYO, Cleveland, OH
St. Mark Orthodox Mission Irvine CA
New England Region Teen' SOYO
St. George Teen SOYO, Detroit, MI
Ss. Peter & Paul Teen SOYO Bethesda
MD
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St. George Teen SOYO, West Roxbury, MA
St. Michael's Teen SOYO, Greensburg, PA
St. George Teen SOYO, Terre Haute, I
CAN AM Teen SOYO
St. John The Evangelist Teen SOYO,
Orinda, CA
FELLOWSHIP OF ST. JOHN
St. Luke Fellowship, Garden Grove, CA
St. George Fellowship, Houston, TX
St. John of Damascus Fellowship, West
Roxbury, MA
St. Mary's Fellowship, Johnstown, PA
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Holy Epiphany Orthodox Church, ttawa,
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St. George Orthodox Church, 1pper
Darby, PA
St. Mary's Church Council, Johnstown, P
SPONSORSHIP DISBURSEMENT
Allocation
1&2
3&4
5&6
7&8
9 & 10
11
12
13 & 14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
#
Period Covered
July-Dec. 83
Jan.-June 84
July-Dec. 84
Jan.-June 85
July-Dec. 85
Jan.-June 86
July-Dec. 86
Jan.-June 87
July-Dec. 87
Jan.-June 88
July-Dec. 88
Jan.-June 89
July-Dec. 89
Jan.-June 90
July-Dec. 90
Jan.-June 91
July-Dec. 91
Jan.-June 92
July-Dec. 92
Jan.-June 93
Amount Di. bur· d
3, 00
,500
50
1 ,500
15,'-¼-0
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39, 50
➔ rSO
52,100
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60, 30
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TEENSOYO
St George Teen SOYO, Washington, DC
EasternRegion Teen SOYO
St Mary's Orthodox Teen SOYO,
Cambridge, MA
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OR HIP ) = 2
OR HIP ) = 31
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�t. George of Bo ton, Wet Roxbury, MA
St. John Chrysostom, Houston, TX
t. Elijah Church, Ottawa, Canada
t. icholas Parish Council, Los Angeles,
CA
St. Timothy of Lompoc, Lompoc, CA
Parish Council of St. icholas, NY
St. Mary' Antiochian Orthodox Church,
Wilkes-Barre, PA
t. Athana ius Orthodox Church,
Sacramento, CA
t. George Church, Methuen, MA
St. Mark Orthodox Church, Youngstown,
OH
Ss. Peter & Paul, Bethesda, MD
St. George Orthodox Church, Niagara Falls,
NY
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Boston, MA
St. Mary Magdalene Mission, NY, NY
St. Simeon Orthodox Church, Birmingham,
AL
St. George Church, orwood, MA
t. Luke' Church, Garden Grove, CA
St. Herman of Alaska, Edmonton, Alberta
Ss. Peter & Paul Albanian Church,
Philadelphia, PA
St. icholas Orthodox Mission, Mequon,
WI
28. RALPHABERCIA,National Chairman, presentedthe report of
the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch.
On behalf of all members of the Orders of St. Ignatius, I am
honored to pre ent the annual progress report to this distingui hed body at our 41st biennial Grand Assembly for the
Antiochian Archdiocese.
Our patron saint, Ignatius of Antioch, wrote to the Ephesians
that the tree is known by its fruit. During the past two years the
Order ha produced fruit that is sweet in the service of our Lord.
As the philanthropic
branch of our beloved Antiochian
Archdioce e, our purpose is primarily to raise funds on a continuing basis from dedicated individuals. The cross that we wear
symbolizes our commitment to service and sacrifice through a
lifetime membership in the Order. We are meeting our daily
challenges and responding to our goals, providing succor to the
Archdiocese with the fruits of our labor in the vineyards of the
Lord.
I am happy to announce that since its inception through the
fiscal year ending January 1, 1992, the Order has contributed
$6,477,083. For the year 1992-93, we raised $603,225. With a
total expenditure of $562,683, our net is $40,542 after expenses.
We have $1,238,360 in reserve.
I am delighted to report that all members of the Governing
Council of the Order of St. Ignatius attended the annual Spring
Meeting on May 20, 1993, in Saddlebrook,
ew Jersey. The
council's attempt to
confine its meeting to
a single day was so
succe sful that we
have decided to continue this practice at
future meetings. The
meeting was most
productive, and great
step were taken to
forward the Order
and the Archdiocese.
You are aware
that
the Order's
Grand Assembly for
1992, which was to
be held in Miami,
wa cancelled
because of the devastating hurricane.
An
attempt to reschedule
the as embly for this
fall was infea ible, as
Metropolitan PHILIP
will be in the Middle
Ea t. The Governing
Council
has
approved holding the
Officers of the Archdiocese Board of
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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
indeed wish to enhance our ri
•
retirement and to c .
th P e t
tandard of living after
ontmue
huma 01·c •
•
feeling prevail in th h
anan contnbution. Thi
e eart and -oul of the
d
r er.
talk \\ lth
Al ex Randos Chairman of tl I
this worthy charity
.
ie • • .C., trengrhen the desire f, r
proie r.
An amendment whi h w
•
council that we recom
~ ~narnmou I ' approved b' che
approve in their 1995 b md n _c e ~oard of the r<.hdioce e
p ·
u get, 1 an mer a e of 1
r, h
nest Retirement Fund, a well a 30 000 c
'
r c ~
The p ·
,
1or the I
roiects Committee recom
d d
•
the council's approval. Howe
°:e~ e no ne\\ programs or
going projects in 1993 Gi in ~r h)3 '. 06 wa allo aced for onand I am proud to s~ thatg I t e ~11ghpurpo of our rder.
received has been dire!red to ::::::.Xi°';I~tely
0% of all in ome
the budget.
c 1 10 e to h Ip 11nplement
St. George Church School, CT
St. Basil Church School, Metairie, LA
St. John's Community School, Eagle River, AK
Parents & Teachers Guild/Christ The Savior
Cathedral, Johnstown, PA
St. Nicholas Men's Club, Montreal, Canada
St. George Progressives, Indianapolis, IN
Clergy of Combine Southwestern Deanery,
Oklahoma City, OK
Humanitarian Committee/St. George
Church, Pittsburgh, PA
Sigma Lambda, Zeta Sorority/St. George,
Terre Haute, IN
Grand Assembly in Phoenix, Arizona at the Scottsdale Wyndham
Hotel in September-October 1994. The room rate will be $79 per
night, and we are looking for a record attendance.
Our Grand Assembly committee and its chairman, George
Darany, have been hard at work to prepare us for what promises
to be an outstanding event. Three general mailings have been
prepared to inform the entire membership of the schedule, hotel
accommodations, social activities, seminars and panel discussions. Program Co-Chairmen Dr. George Dibs and Dr. John
Dalack have always provided us with stimulating and challenging panel presentations, so we encourage your attendance and
participation.
As reflected by the attendance at these gatherings, the Order
of St. Ignatius continues to grow. Our membership
is the
lifeblood of our .Order. Our works are possible only because of
the lifetime commitment of members to support the Archdiocese
programs through their contributions. Two years ago, when I
became chairman, our founder Metropolitan PHILIP set a goal of
2,000 members. I am extremely happy and proud to report that
we now have almost 1,200 members within the Order. Dr.
Orlando Skaff, our National Membership Chairman, stated at our
spring meeting that we do have about a 10% delinquency in our
membership due largely to the economy.
The continued growth of our Order is the responsibility not
just of the membership committee, but of each Knight of the
Order. By serving as
living testaments to
our purpose, let each
of us encourage
other caring individuals to join us in our
work.
As an aid in recruiting new members, the Governing
Council has authorized funds for the
filming of a video
about the Order.
At the request of
the Governing Council, Constitution and
Bylaws Committee
Chairwoman
Carol
Laham has prepared
a report on creating a
new
category
of
membership
within
the Order. This proposal would grant
membership to nonOrthodox supporters.
Trustees take their oath
0;
office ...
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... as do the officers
(NAC) . . .
of The Fellowship
of St
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h
• •
• o n t e D1vme
Members in this restricte_d. category would enjoy voting privileges, but _w_ouldbe pr?hibited from holding office. Approval by
the Governing Council would require an amendment to the
Bylaws of the Order.
. One important t?ol that helps bind our membership together
1s ?_ur newslett~i:. Elea_nor Bourjailey has done a super job of
editing and mailing this quarterly communication. The council
~!so approved printing and mailing an updated directory, which
is_bemg prepared by Jeanette Younes, chairperson of the
~irectory Committee. This will be distributed after the convention.
In other committee news, Protocol Chairman Dr. Sam Kouri
reported that our St. Ignatius Sunday was a great success. This
~ear even more individuals participated by presenting informa~ve serm~ns o_n the purpose, goals and projects of the Order.
hey were ass_isted b>:7a suggested sermon kindly prepared by
one of the region chairmen. A mailing informed all members of
the proper protocol and ritual at Order functions.
On behalf of the Long Range Planning Committee Chairman
AlexK~lil presented a comprehensive report on a surv~y that has
been fiv~ years in the making. This excellent report revealed
valuable information that will benefit not only the Order but the
Archdiocese as well.
an More than 300 people responded to the survey, representing
excellent 24% return. The survey found that the Order has
earned a very good image for its humanitarian efforts and ability
t~ support various projects of the Archdiocese. It also revealed
t at people wish to see more religious teachings.
A _committee was appointed to review the report in its entire~- This committee will prepare for the council recommendations
at could be implemented to benefit the Order.
Sa !he council also heard from our Projects Committee. Dr.
. yfie proposed an annual fund drive, as he has each year, to
~rease the Priest Retirement Fund. He requested that the counc1 take necessary steps to ensure the monthly benefit for each
rer
• pn_est.
.
$1iring
Gerald Gabriel announced that there is now
,_700,000m the Priest Retirement Fund, which would allot our
retired priests $600 to $700 per month.
The feeling of the council was very strong that we would
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. - aprogram
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'
f} • a
camp at Antiochian Villa y p , corn, o'.d Maga7me, the
educational and ad .. ge,_and many oth r vital humanitarian,
d ..
rrurn trat1ve program of th
hdi e
In
a dit~on, the Order has helped rai fund for the t e~r e
Hospital and the Balamand niver ity in Lebanon.
have at
h~lp_ed fund the visits of th Patriarch. Ladie and entl m n
~his is the heart of our work. You can each feel proudgto uppo~
it.
The. Governing Council wa mo t gratified to con ider the
many diverse efforts on behalf of the Order. I have mention d
the names of several committee chairper on , and I "ould like
to thank each of our chairmen for their capabl contribution I
would also like to acknowledge tho e member who ha~-e
worke_d behind the scenes to upport committee proj er
C~mmmee volunteers are the heartbeat of our organization and
w1tho~t ~heir hard work and support we would urely fal;er in
our mission to serve our beloved Archdioce e.
This report would not be complete without a pecial thank
you to our Conventions Chairperson, Kweilin a ar, for making
such excellent accommodations available to u for our 1993
Grand Banquet here in Pittsburgh.
In c~ncl~si~n, I would like to thank ayidna PHILIP for his
blessed msp~ration, our beloved Chaplain Father Jo eph Allen,
and the dedicated and committed member of our Governing
Council.
Most especially, I would like to thank each member of rh
Order for your loving commitment and support, and for making
all of our work possible.
I remain your servant and the ervant of our Lord.
Moved by FATHER JO EPH HAHDA, and eeonded b •
ALEXKALILand all of the member of the Ord r of t. Ignatius
the report was received.
29. CHARLES
AJALATand ROBERT
KOORY,Chancellors,presented the report of the Department of Legal Affairs and
Resolutions.
I. The following amendment to the r hdiocesan onstitution are being submitted by Carol Laham and Edna Deeb n
behalf of the Fellowship of t. John the Divin in a ordan e
with Article VII, Section 1. They will be ored on dunng the
General Assembly of the Archdioce e Convention.
Proposed Change Number One:
ARTICLEV, Section 4, C.2 currently read a follows
Delegates
C. (2) Each Senior OYO Region hail b repr
many delegates as it wi he to end and ea h • nior
Region shall be entitled to one (1) ore.
It is hereby proposed to be changed to read as fi U w :
C. (2) Each Region of The Fellow hip of t. J hn the Divine
shall be repre ented by a many delegate as it wi h to nd
�and each Region of The Fellowship of St. John the Divine shall
be entitled to one (1) vote.
Proposed Change Number Two:
ARTICLEVI, Section 2, B currently reads as follows:
B. Membership: The Archdiocese Board ~f- Trust~es sha~l
consist of the Metropolitan Archbishop, the Auxiliary Bishops, if
any, the Vicar General, the Protosyngelos (the Dean of the
Clergy), the Executive Secretary, the Chance~lor or Chancellors,
the Financial Advisor-Comptroller, the President of the North
American Council of SOYO, the President of the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Women of orth America, the Chairman of
the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch and thirty (30) additional
member to be selected as follows: Ten (10) members shall be
appointed by the Metropolitan Archbishop; Fi~e (5) members
shall be appointed for a term of two years; and five (~) _members
shall be appointed for a term of four years. The remammg twenty (20) member of the Board shall be elected by the General
Conventions: Ten (10) members for a term of two years; and ten
(10) members for a term of four years. Upon the expiration of
the appointed or elected terms as set forth hereinabove, such
Board members thereafter shall be appointed or elected for full
terms of four year .
It is hereby proposed to be changed to read as follows:
B. Membership: The Archdiocese Board of Trustees shall
consist of the Metropolitan Archbishop, the Auxilia1y Bishops, if
any, the Vicar General, the Protosyngelos (the Dean of the
Clergy), the Executive Secretary, the Chancellor or Chancellors,
the Financial Advisor-Comptroller, the President of the North
American Council of the Fellowship of St. John the Divine, the
President of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Women of North
America the Chairman of the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch
and thircy (30) additional members to be selected as follows: Ten
(10) members shall be appointed
by the Metropolitan
Archbishop: Five (5) members shall be appointed for a term of
two years; and five (5) members shall be appointed for a term of
four years. The remaining twenty (20) members of the Board
shall be elected by the General Conventions: Ten (10) members
for a term of two years; and ten (10) members for a term of four
years. Upon the expiration of the appointed or elected terms as
set forth hereinabove, such Board members hereafter shall be
appointed or elected for full terms of four years.
***
On the motion of DR. EUGE E SAYFIE the change was
accepted by acclamation.
II. Moved by GEORGE ELIAS the following Resolution on
the Jerusalem Patriarchate was adopted by acclamation.
***
RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE PATRIARCHATE OF
JERUSALEM
Whereas the overwhelming majority of constituents within
the Patriarchate of Jerusalem has been, and is now, composed of
ethnic Arabs; and
Whereas since the reign of Patriarch Dositheos of Jerusalem,
who was enthroned in AD 1662, it is required that a candidate
for the patriarchal throne of Jerusalem be a member of the
Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre, the membership of which
by cu tom ha been and is, except with very few exceptions,
re tricted to ethnic Greeks; and
Whereas custom also dictates that a candidate for episcopal
election within the Patriarchate of Jerusalem be a member of the
Brotherhood of the Holy epulchre; and
Whereas the spiritual and material needs of the majority of
constituents within the Patriarchate of Jerusalem have been, and
to a great extent continue to be, ignored by the hierarchy of the
Patriarchate; and
Whereas the majority of constituents within the Patriarchate
of Jerusalem has many times in the past and is now again asking
for an increased role in the affair of the Patriarchate· and
Whereas hegemony over ethnic Greeks in the s~-called dias-
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... as do the officers of NAC Teen SOYO.
pora has been the prerogative
of the Patriarchate
of
Constantinople, and hegemony over ethnic Arabs in the so-called
diaspora has been the prerogative of the Patriarchate of Antioch;
and
Whereas Patriarch DIODOROS I and the Holy Synod of
Jerusalem are attempting to extend the Patriarchate's hegemony
to communities, including but not limited to ethnic Greek and
ethnic Arab communities, in the United States, Canada, Australia
and elsewhere in the so-called diaspora;
BE IT THEREFORERESOLVED:
That we encourage and stand in solidarity with the majority
ethnic Arab constituency within the Patriarchate of Jerusalem
which is again calling for an increased role in the affairs of the
Patriarchate; and
That we call upon Patriarch DIODOROS I and the Holy
Synod of Jerusalem to desist from meddling in the affairs of the
Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Patriarchate of Antioch by
attempting to extend Jerusalem's hegemony to ethnic Greek and
ethnic Arab communities outside the Patriarchate's canonically
defined geographic boundaries; and
That we respectfully ask Patriarch DIODOROS I of the Holy
City Jerusalem and his Holy Synod to direct their most earnest
paternal interest, attention, concern and efforts to the clergy and
laity, especially those of the ethnic Arab majority, who reside
within the Patriarchate's canonically defined geographic boundaries.
Submitted by:
Fathers Demetri Khoury, Hanna Sakkab, Joseph Sakkab,
Michael Khoury, Louis Mahshie, Constantine Nasr, Nicholas
Dahdal and Elias Nasr.
Moved: That we urge the Hierarchs and members of the
Patriarchate of Jerusalem to amend its constitution to provide
that a candidate for Episcopal election within the Patriarchate of
Jerusalem may be a qualified member of the Arabic communio/
which makes up the overwhelming majority of the communicants of such Patriarchate.
III. Resolution on Married Bishops in the Orthodox Church
Whereas, The faith and practice of the Apostles as recorded
in the inspired Scriptures is the supreme expression of Holy
THE WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
Tradit1h·
on, and the norm for the faith and practice of the universal
churc ,
And Whereas, Th~· married episcopate is explicitly approved
by the Apostl_e Paul 1~ two epistles of the holy and canonical
scriptures (1T1m. 3:2, Tit. 1:6),
And Whereas, A married episcopate was the common practice of the Orthodox Church throughout the first millennium of
her existence,
And Whereas, The married episcopate represents the strict
practice _of the Church (~kriveia) and the rule of mandatory
celibacy 1s an accommodation to specific historical circumstances
(economia),
And Whereas, The historical situation that led to the establishment of the celibate episcopate is no longer relevant,
And Whereas, There 1s a lack of celibate candidates available
for elevation to the episcopacy,
And Whereas, The married state is in no way incompatible
with pastoral ministry, as witnessed by the Apostles and the
Church Fathers,
And Whereas, Any practical considerations relative to a married episcopate could be appropriately handled by canon law,
And Whereas, Many contemporary Orthodox theologians
have called for and support the restoration of the married episcopate,
Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the General Assembly of the
41st Archdiocese
Convention of the Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Archdiocese of orth America hereby authorizes that
this resolution supporting the restoration of the married episcopate be submitted to the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of
Antioch, and to all the autocephalous Orthodox Churches,
encouraging them to consider this matter, especially as a possible agenda item for a future Pan-Orthodox Synod.
Submitted hy.·
V. Rev. Paul O'Callaghan, St. George, Wichita, KS
V. Rev. Timothy Ferguson, St. Mary, Pawtucket, RI
Aft~ prolonged discussion the resolution was referred to a
written ballot and was defeated 319 to 272.
IV. RESOLUTIO ON THE PEACE PROCESS
Submitted hy George Elias, Jr. of Coral Gables, FL
Whereas, there has been armed conflict in the Middle East
since 1947; and
Whereas, this conflict has resulted in the loss of thousands of
human lives, the injury and crippling of men, women and children, the displacement of thousands of innocent people and the
destruction of homes, hospitals, churches, mosques, temples and
other houses of worship; and
Whereas, this conflict has resulted in the displacement and
disenfranchisement of thousands of innocent people and countless violations of human rights; and
Whereas, the search for a just and lasting peace in the
Middle East has been the subject of many United Nations resolutions; and
Whereas, a just and lasting peace in this region has been the
concern of many Presidents of the United States; and
Whereas the Antiochfan Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
North Ameri~a has repeatedly spoken out on behalf of suffering
people and victims of armed conflict worldwide and continually
prays for the peace of the .world; and
Whereas a number of Arab countries in the region, together
~ith a Pales~inian delegation, have entered into and taken po~itive, meaningful and constructive steps in Mideast peace negotiations; and
Whereas the Middle East Peace Conference proposed and
initiated by President George Bush after the Gulf War, and cosponsored by Russia, was welcomed by this Archdiocese and all
peace-loving people; and
.
.
.
.
Whereas the new Administration of President Bill Clinton is
pursuing the peace negotiations, which have been on~going for
over 20 months, with the participation
of senwr State
1
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WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
Department official and Middle Ea t p ciali ·Ll> eeking to reate
a momentum for achieving la ting p ace in thi ensirive area of
the world; and
. ~hereas, the ne~ 1:111ericaninitiative eek to change rhe
d~re_ctionof the negotiation from di cu ion<,of ·"territorial ·uri'r
1
diction" to immed ia
• te Pa1e tmian
•
control over vanou '"governmental functions", including, among other item the manage~ent of the police force, budget, land, health a~d edu tional
issues; and
Wherea , a delay of di cu sion on th final srarus of rab
East Jerusalem until commencement of n gotiation · on rhe permanent status of the occupied territorie is one of the principal
obstacles to a peace agreement between rhe Pale cinian'> and
Israelis;
OW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE OL ED that the nr1ochian
Orthodox Christian Archdioce e of orth merica, at Hs 1 l sr
Convention duly assembled at Pitt burgh, P nn ylvania, from
July 18-25, 1993, urges the President of the nited 'rares and the
Secretary of State to diligently pursue tl1 on-going Middle East
Peace negotiations.
BE IT FURTHERRE OLVED that the Archdioce ·e vigorou ly
urges that the President and the ecretary of tare, among other
things, include in their initiatives immediate di cu ion con eming the final status of the occupied territorie of Ea ·r Jeru alem,
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
BE IT FURTHERRESOLVEDthat the Archdio ese encourage'>
the President and the Secretary of State to continue and maintain
their active intervention and concerned efforts a hone ·t broker
in these peace negotiations.
BE IT FURTHERRESOLVEDthat a copy of tl1i Re olution be
sent to President Bill Clinton and ecretary of , tare \1 arren
Christopher.
Adopted by Acclamation.
V. RESOLUTIO ON LEBA O : Travel Re triction •
Submitted by George Elias, Jr. and Amba ador Thomas
Nassif
Whereas, in February, 1987, Pre ident Ronald Reagan u pended the rights of United States airline to erve L banon and
the rights of Lebanese carriers (MEA) to serve the nit d rate
for security reasons; and
Whereas, the United States Department of tare, on February
17, 1993, extended the current travel ban to and from Lebanon
for an additional one year period; and
Whereas, under such existing restriction , American travel t
Lebanon is limited to four categorie : profe ional journali t ,
American Red Cross, family reunification and national inter ts;
and
Whereas the conditions which re ulted in the 19 travel
ban no lon~er exist; the Lebanese Government continue to
achieve stability, security in Lebanon ha improved dramatical!}.
reconciliation is underway, recon truction i Lebanon'· numb r
one priority, and the Lebanese Army i now in firm control and
has established stability and ecurity throughout mo t of
Lebanon; and
Whereas various airlines have re urned travel to and from
Beirut Inter~ational Airport, and Briti h Airway i curr nrly r examining its restrictive travel policy toward Lebanon; and
Whereas, the travel restriction , by the ame token, verel
damage America's economic intere ts ince Am rican compJnie
are effectively prevented from p<trticipating in the mult1-b1lhon
dollars reconstruction of Lebanon' infra tructure and \.Jst ommercial redevelopment; and
Whereas, the United tare Amba ador co Leban~n on
January 3, 1993, stated that "There i abundant_ o~porturnty ~ r
profit by American firms in the e related area if
c~mpant
are prepared to deal creatively with the ban on Amen an Citizens' travel to Lebanon"; and
�Whereas the continued existence of such travel restrictions
reflect neg~tively on United States confidenc~ in Lebanon _to
Lebane e ex-patriots and the international business community
considering investments in Lebanon; and
Wherea The Honorable Warren Christopher, Secretary of
State has indicated that the US Government will reassess its current ~avel ban to and from Lebanon.
OW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, at its 41st
Convention duly assembled at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from
July 18-25, 1993, urges that the United States forthwith lift the
travel restrictions and permit United States airlines to serve
Lebanon and Lebanese airlines (MEA) to serve the United States.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be
sent to President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Warren
Christopher and President Elias Hrawi of Lebanon.
***
Adopted by Acclamation.
unity and reconciliation among all the Lebanese people in accordance with the Taif Agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Archdiocese urges the
President of the United States, the US Senate and House of
Representatives and the entire US Government to support the
territorial integrity of Lebanon in words and deeds by helping
Lebanon implement both the United Nations Resolution 425 and
the Taif Agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Archdiocese urges the
United States Government to reopen forthwith the US Consulate
in Beirut.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be
sent to US President Bill Clinton, Lebanese President Elias Hrawi,
US Secretary of State Warren Christopher and the leadership of
the US Congress.
Adopted by acclamation.
VII. RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATIO
Whereas, St. George Orthodox Church of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has graciously hosted the 41st Archdiocesan ConVI. RESOLUTION 0
vention; and
Submitted
by
Whereas,
the
George Elias, Jr.
Pastor,
Archpriest
WHEREAS,
Samuel David, the
Lebanon has been
Convention
Chairinvolved in a tragic
person, Kweilin Nascivil war and a victim
of
geopolitical
sar, the entire Condynamics in which
vention Committee,
thousands
of innothe Parish Council
cent victims were
and all the faithful
killed, displaced and
have not spared any
made refugees
in
effort to assure the
their own land; and
success of this ConWHEREAS,
~ vention
and to proLebanese President
vide for the utmost
Elias Hrawi and his
enjoyment and spiriGovernment continue
tuality of the deleto promote national
gates and guests;
reconciliation
in
Therefore, be it
accordance with the
resolved that this 41st
Taif Agreement and
Archdiocesan
Conseek to re-establish a
vention, duly assemsecure, stable and
bled at Pittsburgh,
in d e p e n d e n t
Pennsylvania,
from
Lebanon
with full
July
18-25, 1993,
control over its terri- The Chapel for daily services was a blessing to all who attended this historic convention in extends to them by
tt
tory; and
Pi burgh, PA.
acclamation its heartWHEREAS, the government of Lebanon seeks the immediate
felt thanks and appreciation for an outstanding and extraordinary
and unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from South
convention.
Lebanon in accordance with the unanimously adopted United
Submitted by Archpriest George S. Corey, Vicar.
ations Security Council Resolution 425; and
WHEREAS, the US Congress (Senate and House of
Adopted by acclamation.
Representat'.ives), in a Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 28) of
the 1st Session of the 103rd Congress on June 29, 1993, interVIII. At this point METROPOLITAN PHILIP appointed JEAN
fered in the internal affairs of the Republic of Lebanon by unilatSAM to the Centennial Commission of the Archdiocese.
erally calling for the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, a
IX. FATHER ANDREW ZBEEB and JERRY G. NADRA presubject which is officially a matter solely between the governsented the 1995 Convention Report for Atlanta. St. John of
ments of Lebanon and Syria; and
Damascus, Dedham, MA, having withdrawn its bid the Assembly
WHEREAS, the US Embassy in Beirut has no consular secby acclamation accepted the bid of Toronto for 1997 as pretion, creating great hardship for Lebanese citizens wishing to
sented by GEORGE KHOURI of Toronto, whereupon METROtravel to the United States; and
POLITAN PHILIP appointed him to the Board of Trustees of the
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the US Government to support
Archdiocese.
the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of
X. METROPOLITAN PHILIP opened the election process
Lebanon;
for Archdiocese Trustees by appointment of the following
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVEDthat the Antiochian Orthodox
Nicola Antakli
Christian Archdiocese of orth America, at its 41st Convention
Robert Bethoney
duly assembled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from July 18-25,
Dr. George Farha
1993, goes on record as reaffirming its support for President Elias
Dr. Paul Massad
Hrawi and the Lebanese Government in their efforts to effect
Mrs. Adele Soffa
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He expressed his regret at the retirement 0 f , ,
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• h g1eat
. , d1stmct1on
· • . since 1979.
ancy Cohlmia
who se1ve
XI. FATHER MICHAEL EVANS presided at ti
I .
.
.
1e e ect1on of
Trustees.• Th es -J,ate o f nommees
mcluded.
George E. Atallah, _St.Nicholas Cathedral, Brooklyn, NY
Dr. Anthony Bashir, St. George Church, Boston, MA
George Dara~y, St. George Church, Detroit, MI
Dr. George Dibs, St. Mark Church Irvine CA
Gerald ~ab~iel, _St.George Churcl~, Detr~it, MI
Ale~ Kalil, ?t. N 1cholas Church, Montreal, PQ
Walid Khalife, St. George Church, Detroit, MI
AntoonJ. Khouri,
St. John of Damascus Church Dedl - MA
D r. Sam K oun,• St. George Cathedral, Wichita, ,KS 1an1,
Dr. Alan Matook, St. George Church, Little Falls, J
David Nimer, St. George Cathedral, Coral Gables, FL
Walter Par~amovich, St. Michael Church, Las Vegas,
Charles Saikaley, St. Elias Church, Ottawa, PO
Dr. Eugene Sayfie, St. George Cathedral, Coral Gables, FL
THE WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
The following \\'ere elected.
Dr. Sam Kouri
Dr. Anthony Ba~hir
Dr. Alan Matook
Dr. Eugene Sayfie
Charles Saikaley
Dr. George Dibs
George E. Atallah
George Darany
Alex Kalil
Walter Parhamm·ich
~~I. On th~_motion o!· SAH\IY KOl RI -..ernnc.lec.1hy C,l:Ol{(;f:
JOSEI H the Assembly ad1ourned at 5:10 P\1.
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�VOL. 37,
The Most Reverend
Metropolitan PHILIP, D.H.L., D.D.
Primate
The Right Reverend
Bi hop Antoun, Auxiliary
The Right Reverend
Bishop Basil, Auxilia1y
Founded in Arabic as
Al Kalimat in 1905
by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded in English as
The Word in 1957
by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
Editor-in-Chief
Archpriest George S. Corey, D.Min.
Editorial Board
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The V. Rev. Antony Gabriel, Th.M.
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Elaine G. Hanna, M.Div.
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The Rev. John W. Morris, Ph.D.
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EDITORIAL
"A Piece of the Peace"
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editorial .................... •··················································· ·············3
Nurturing the Orthodox Family ............................................... 4
by John T. Chirban
The Ever-Memorable Founders ............................................... 6
by Rick A. Michaels
Sex and The Kingdom .............................................................
by Deacon Genna nos Janssen
7
Archdiocesan Office .................................................................
9
Lifestyles X ..............................................................................
by Father Milton hjihimiou
14
Department of Gifts, Trusts & Legacies ................................ 15
Dialogue ..................................................................................
by Father Paul O 'Callaghan
16
Department of Christian Education ....................................... 17
The Order of St. Ignatius .......................................................
Antiochian Women of
21
orth America .................................. 22
Fellowship Footnotes .............................................................
23
Daily Devotions ......................................................................
by Father George Alberts
25
Introclucing ..............................................................................
26
Re/View ...................................................................................
27
Did You Know? ......................................................................
28
The People Speak ..................................................................
29
Communities in Action ...........................................................
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COVER:
October is Youth Month in the Antiochian
Archdiocese of orth America. The best gift we
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Camp this summer. It was a great summer for
the campers and staff!
THE WORD/OCTOBER 1993
All of us were taken by surprise the last week f ugu t h n
we heard the unbelievable news that the I raeli and th Pal ,_
tinians had reached an accord, granting some autonom to th
Gaza Strip and the town of Jericho on the West Bank thu pa ing
the way for a two-state solution. For all practical purpo e Pal tine will now exist, alongside Israel! Seemingly irreconcilable n mies have agreed to begin the process to recognize each oth r a
human beings with the same rights, dignity and resp ct. They ar
after all, children of the same Father Abraham. One can al ay
expect sibling rivalry over the years and e have witne ed thi
between Jews and Arabs for centuries. The last 46 years
re no
exception.
What is equally important in this agreement, which could ea ily
change from the time of this writing to its printing, is the fact that
the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) must call an end to the
destruction of Israel, recognize its right to exist and renounce terrorism against the Zionist State. Israel, in turn, would recognize the
PLO as the official voice of the Palestinian people, and open the
doors to self-determination to a people who have lived on that
sacred land from time in1memorial. Who said miracles don't
happen'
But this is only the beginning to be sure. There is the question
of the rest of the West Bank and the fate of East J eru alem. Can the
Holy City become the capitol of two countries? A piece of the
peace 111ightbe a beginning and dialogue is so much better than
war. Let's give it a chance!
The next step is the relationship with the other Arab countries.
Israel occupies the Golan Heights which belongs to Syria. Is Israel
ready to return land for peace with its most fearful enemy~ Israel
occupies South Lebanon. Is Israel ready to end the occupation for
Lebanese promises of security of its northern border? Israel shares a
border with Jordan. Is Israel ready to open its border for free and
unrestricted travel? As each month goes by, we should se ome
agreements made in these areas as well. But we can equally expect
extremists on both sides doing their best to destroy the peac
process. The moderates must prevail! There can ~e no .turnin?
back! Even a piece of the peace is better than continued mtran 1gence.
George
THEWORD/OCTOBER 1993
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�NURTURING THE ORTHODOX FAMILY
by John T Chirban
"The modern family is the building block of society.))
"The contemporary family is slowly decaying.))
One test of spiritual vitality in our
e have all been exposed to
homes
may be answered by asking
such cliches that underscore
direct questions: "What do I believe?"
the importance and endangerment of the family. Yet we seem to and "How are my beliefs made manibe at a loss about how to enhance the fest in my life?" Our answers to these
family structure. To respond to this questions could be a barometer of our
dilemma, we need to consider facts spiritual vitality and of our genuine life
about the current status of "the family" in Christ. Frequently, many families
and clarify how we can nurture the have no explicit beliefs and lack
meaning and purpose. Life becomes
Orthodox family in our own homes.
The psychological profiles of family simply a series of temporal stimulamembers, in general, reflect a lack of tions. This ambiguity in life seems to
be implicit in our culture, but it also
emotional fulfillment, entanglements
and enmeshed relationships. As a peo- defines what it means to be "existenple, Orthodox Christians whose roots tially sick." If a family has no direction,
are based in traditional cultures, e.g., it cannot be going anywhere. And if
we understand the Devil (etymologiGreeks, Russians, Serbians, Antiochcally, diavolos,
as the one who
ians, tend to dismiss such alarming
divides)
as
the
author
of chaos, this
problems as alien to both the culture
setting provides the breeding ground
and tradition.
There is -no question that, in the for trouble.
Many families perceive that they are
United States and Canada, Orthodox
"achieving"
if children "get" married,
Christians have felt the impact of North
American cultural issues: drugs, alco- "have" a family, and "make" money.
hol, suicide, changing sex roles and To be sure, many try this and find that
role confusion, sexual promiscuity and it secures neither the marriage nor the
its epidemics, as well as modern day family. Nor does it make family memfulfilled.
epicureanism and hedonism have all bers more intrinsically
made an impact. It may be helpful to Families' resources are exhausted with
recognize that these are all spiritually- the expectation that such pleasures
originated disorders. They are often and luxuries as vacations, recreation
symptoms of disordered homes and and extravagant homes will constitute
indelibly engrave their pathology on "success." What is discovered, again, is
otherwise healthy children. The pres- that in spite of such efforts, the family
and its members are neither secured
ence of these disorders and their
symptoms are often less visible in the nor protected.
Clearly, a family is not simply the
relatively affluent or the more culturalproduct of a wedding ring or children;
ly endowed
people of our time.
Middle-class North America is insulat- it is rather a process and an experied, or chooses to be insulated from ence of some complexity and "somethe reality of inharmonious hom~s- We thing more." One psychologist identido this vis-a-vis material comforts and fies this "something more" as pathos, a
worldly success - cushioning our- virtuous yearning, or a "passionful"
selves until "somehow," "out of no- pride.'
where," a symptom pushes through
Such filial love is expressed with
the facade in the form of a divorce
equivalent power by Massachusetts
drugs or suicide. In this way, comfort;
Senator Paul Tsongas, who prematureblur our vision of the importance of ly r~tired from the Senate in his early
our spiritual lives.
forties after learning that he had a
I am suggesting that spiritual vitality chronic, terminal lymphoma. He wantis at the heart of the Orthodox family. ed to spend his last years with his famBut what exactly is spiritual vitality, ily. Tsongas stated, "I've yet to meet
and how do we know if spiritual vitali- anyone who chose family over career
ty exists in our homes?
and regretted it. No one on his death
W
bed ever said, 'I didn't spend enough
time with my business.' "2
Yet, if we are able to speak objectively, we must recognize that there is
nothing unique about culturally-based
love in the family.
on-Christians
maintain this love, secular humanists
endorse it, and, as a native of Cicero
Illinois, the "work place" of Al Capone:
I can attest that even the Mafia practice
it. Caring families are not necessarily
Orthodox families. There is, however
another dim n ion in the Orthodo~
family which may help us to understand its finer elements. What matters
is the degree to which the pathos of
the home is influenced by the essence
of the faith.
We need to ask: Is mere influence
enough? Have we realized the potential power of our faith in marriage and
the family? Or, more directly: Would it
not he better for us to experience the
full ess nee of the Orthodox family
rather than merely to be influenced by
it?
The Essence of the
Orthodox
Family
It should not be surprising to us that
Jesus Christ had hardly anything to say
about the basic family, as a building
block, since a family is not defined by
its structure but rather by its substance.
The New Testament speaks of "God's
household" and the "family of believers" (Ephesians 2: 19, Galatians 6:10). '
Scriptural reference addresses what
fills the home. For the Christian, the
essence
of the family, of life, is
achieved in the spirit of God. A home
based upon the resources of human
beings alone does things that human
beings do. A home based upon the
resources of God does things beyond
human im.agination.
d
Therefore the Orthodox family an
home must' recreate the particular el~ments which distinguish the Church;
•
hit
must reflect the marks of the Churc •
As Orthodox Christians, we must see
family life flowing out of the life of tl:e
d1sChurch, not vice versa. For w h en
1
ordered homes influence the Churc:·
.
.
1 se their
entire congregations
may o
THE WORD/OCTOBER 199
•
1
4
course. The priority must be God, who
provides dire~tion.
Left to human
design, the family becomes lost in the
forces and values that surround it.
What are the elements
of the
church? What marks of the Church
should families properly manifest in
the home? Holiness. Humility. Love.
And action.
Holiness
St. Paul writes "to the saints" in his
epistles, referring to Christians as those
people who believe and work as they
believe. Such are holy people, not perfect, but people who bring "God's
power" into their daily lives. Christians
who do not take their holy identity
seriously lose their greatest asset the chance to be in the process of experiencing and achieving their potential. It is through such holiness that we
can be made into "new beings," thereby experiencing the "God-vision," to
know a resurrected existence.
St. Gregory the Theologian says, "It
is a good thing to speak of God but
still better to purify oneself for God." A
Christian home is one where family
members learn how to affirm their
goodness, and to correct their sins.
Homes must convey through the experiences of respecting, valuing and caring. We can do this practically by
understanding both our sins and our
virtues. By acknowledging our "state,"
and improving
our "selves,"
we
embark upon the process toward holiness. In so doing, one takes God and
faith seriously.
Humility
When St. Augustine was asked to
describe the Church, he said, "The first
~hing that I can say about the Church
is humility. The second thing that I can
say about the Church is humility. The
third thing that I can say about the
~hurch is humility." Certainly humility
ts the virtue upon which all other
Christian characteristics
are built.
Humility sets the stage for listening. If
one can be humble, and listen, he or
she can hear God, "other," and self.
Most of what we know about the
~o~munication gaps between parents,
hildren and generations stems from
~~e-~robl~m of poor listening. The
dividual is often so absorbed in his
or her own thoughts that the needs
Wishes, and concerns of others ar~
rarely heard, let alone understood.
When we practice humility we are
~pen to God's grace and the contribution of others. We are able to hear the
Tl-IEWORD/OCTOBER 1993
voices that influence us - both inside
and ?utside of our own minds. With
hu~ihty, we can hear the needs of our
family and respond in kind. Humility is
a harbinger of love.
Love
The Greek word for community liter~lly means communication. In the
faith, as we communicate,
we are
bo nd ed as a unit. Communication is
therefore the process of love. One of
the greatest diabolical attacks on the
family is poor communication: husbands against wives; fathers against
sons; and brothers against sisters.
Through effective communication, love
can nurture the wholeness of the family unit. The family, like the Church,
must be a community, having a common unity. Christian communication
intimacy, and love cannot be separated
from the love of God, as it is God who
models and fuels "good relationships."
Such family spirituality requires that
we pray and talk about our relationship with God.
At the same time, love in the home
needs to be expressed and experienced as friendship. The definition that
I prefer for "friendship" is illustrated
with two circles that overlap one
another, and one of those circles is
divided in two. The drawing is accompanied with the maxim, "A friend doubles your joys and divides your sorrows." This concrete definition of a
friend can also serve as a test for those
who care about us. Indeed, those who
love us double our enthusiasm and
divide our pain. Such a definition of
friendship should be modeled and
experienced by the members of a family. Friendship of family encourages,
comforts and enables each member to
grow.
One Christian family prays openly
together at the end of each day. If the
husband and wife are arguing, they
bring the "issue" to prayer, because
above all else they agree to pray
together. In this way, their pattern of
seeing arguments from a single point
of view is broken by their commitment
to God through communication.
Through loving communication and
friendship we share quality time with
one another. St. Paul insi ts, " ... Love
is long suffering, love is kind; love is
not self seeking, it is humble and is
not puffed up ... But it rejoices in the
truth. It bears all things, believes all
things, hopes all things, endures all
things" (I Corinthians 13:4-7). The e
characteri tic of love pro id th kind
of ~ol_idreinforcement upon
hich a
Chnstian home i built.
Action
Chri t ay , You hall kno
by their fruits!" (Matth w 7: 16 .
Epistle of t. Jame w 1 am 'Faith
without work i a dead thing!" (Jame
2:17). The criteria for t rnal lif
according to Je u in the Go p 1 of
Matthew, i through work : f eding
the hungry, giving helt r to th horn less, visiting the pri on r and aring
for the afflicted (Matthew 25). Doing
works bear witne to our faith.
~y living in an Orthodox family a
child learn how to be cared for in th
~ome so that he or he may gi car
m the world. The product of our family reflects the degree to which we
have made the effort to conne t th
things we say or b lieve to th thing
we do. An Orthodox family int grate
faith and life; it is real and ideal. It i
holiness, humility, love and action.
Such are the marks of the Church and
they are also the critical dimensio~s of
the family. These qualitie con titute
our Christian identity and ultimately
our well-being.
urturing the Orthodox family i
critical for the individual and ociety.
By drawing upon the natural, piritual
resources of the Orthodox Faith the
sustenance of the individual, the horn
and the Church are as ured and all are
nurtured.
Notes
1
Papajohn, J. Pathos. Alumni Lecturers. Brookline: Holy Cro
1974.
2
Tsonga , P. Heading Home.
York: Vintage Book 1984.
John T. Chirban Ph.D. Th.D. i a
professor of psychology and co-director
of Counseling and Spiritual Development at Hellenic College-Holy Cro
School of Theology and an advanced
fellow in behavioral medicine at Harvard Medical School at The Cambridge
Hospital.
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s I look at an old, blurred picture of the "ever-memorable
founders" of the church I grew
up in, I see the still photo of my own
self in the quiet moment of their gathering so many years ago, caught and
crystallized in faded black and white
like an old movie. I feel like showing
some gesture of honor, a sign of veneration. This is an icon melting into my
memory. These people gave me my
Orthodoxy, and my soul its possibility
of peace.
Here they are, these fathers and
mothers, these elders of my own. I ask
to be a guest in their presence, at their
invitation. I would not preach to them
the Truth learned as dogma and disclosed in neat definition what they
tried to live as Love. It would be a sin,
perhaps, for me to set before them the
pattern of their faith with merely
words and only reason. I'm sure the
Lord heard the eloquence of their
endurance and shared the hope in
their hea1ts for the well-being of their
children. So I will listen to the stories
they tell me and gather the wisdom
and feel the wound of their nostalgia
for far away homes and people they
never saw again. Why do I feel they
paid for my peace and that I've
incurred a debt of love? But posterity
can never merit the heritage received,
it can only preserve, polish, and pass it
on.
The thick wool suits hang on strong
bodies built by daily labor and not
with free weights in spas. Their faces
how the fruitful strain of determination. They look more settled and dependable than I do. I should spend
more time looking at them than in the
mirror. Maybe that's what icons are
for, by looking at them you get a better idea of who you are than if you
just look at your own reflection. My
grandfather stands on the far left, on
the top step, with other men his age.
The bishop is in the middle of them
all as it should be.
Remember that tall, wide book, "The
Faith of Our Fathers?" My friends
remind me it is too elementary, nar-
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row, limited and incomplete in its presentation of our faith. You must be
patient with us, we've read the
Fathers, learned some Greek, earned
degrees. There is so much more now.
We've passed beyond the scope of this
paper-bound,
orange-brown
book.
Yet, I have not comprehended
the
depth of living faith and struggle of the
generation that had it published. So I
keep it in my little library beside my
Master's thesis which I wrote to get my
theological degree.
My father remembers my grandfather
reading his Bible in Arabic. Both my
parents tell me of how little prayers
and doing the Sign of the Cross
marked so many moments of their parents' lives, at occasions when other
people wouldn't have attached a religious observance.
When an ambulance went by my
father and mother used to cross themselves. No matter they didn't know the
person inside that c1ying, frantic vehicle whipping through the daylight,
they knew the pain of their own fears
and relived the memories of their own
losses. And so, with the Sign of the
Cross, they handed over that unknown
sufferer into the hands of Him Who
knows everyone and everything. Every
morning I give to God, I hand over
these loved ones, "who have completed their lives in piety and faith." And
sometimes, but rather self-consciously,
which betrays the weakness of my
faith, I do the Sign of the Cross when I
hear a siren sound.
Pampered and protected from the
ardor of their times,
I cannot
empathize with the strident effort they
expended,
nor hope to match the
heroic content of their endurance.
Who knows what little and large indignities they swallowed or what hurtful
episodes eroded their most elevated
expectations. They pushed all this into
open spaces in their hearts and
mourned alone. They built the social
halls and churches, raised families,
adapted the strange requirements, and
bought my comfort with their blood,
another sacrifice of love. My more
Jesus said, "If you love me, obey my
commands. Do what I say. Do as I tell
you!"
Every child in the world knows
exactly what that means by no later
than the age of two, and by the age of
17 he has completely forgotten it.
But at 17 he thinks he knows all
about love. The truth is that he knows
more about love than you think he
knows; and less than he thinks he
knows. The same applies to girls.
How are we to reconcile the freedom of love with love of obedience?
They can be reconciled in Jesus Christ,
and only in Him. For love is the way
to obedience, and obedience opens to
us all the ways of love.
My cold-blooded Anglo-Saxon and
Teutonic ancestors knew about love,
but they said, "One word will do."
Likethose remarkable dresses they sell
in women's salons: one size fits all!
The warm-blooded
Greeks said,
"One size does not fit all. We need at
least four words": Agape, the selfless
love that desires nothing but another's
good; it is the love with which the
father welcomes back his prodigal son;
it is the love by which Christ has pity
and heals - and dies for us on the
cross. Then philia, friendship, seeing
eye to eye, delighting
in common
interests. Third, storge, affection. And,
finally,eros, romantic love, passionate
desire, yearning, longing to be united
with the beloved both in spirit and in
the flesh.
I once put my pastor on the spot by
asking him, "How many times does
the word eros appear in the New
Testament?" And without hesitation he
answered, "It doesn't." Quite right. The
reason is that the Greeks had appropriated the word for the salacious
orgies that went on in some of their
pagan temples. So the New Testament
Writersdeclined to use the word.
Not so the Fathers of the Church.
T~ey proclaimed eros as the yearning
With which God loves us and with
Which we are to love him. Some
;Poke of the divine as an "erotic
Orce." Maximos the Confessor says
mild, reflective, open ways are the
signs of luxury. You see, there is a
cost to resourcefulness.
Care-free
smiles are not as striking as care-worn
ones; it's all the difference between
icing and the cake.
I feel they sacrificed some measure
of their very souls, "that best portion
of a good man's life," as the poet
Wordswo1th said, to a distant, western,
Anglo-Saxon world wrapped in the fog
of chilly, peat-moss shores, of English
custom and enlightenment,
the real
American heritage.
I'll never glean from theological texts
what is best passed down from heart
to heart, soul to soul, fathers to sons,
masters to disciples. My friends and I
must take the crumbs of our sustenance from our masters' table, and
accept our Orthodoxy from seconda1y
sources.
We know
the musical
arrangements, but they sing better than
we do.
I've read things in books too marvelous for me, words from great,
ascetic, joyful holy fathers. They are far
from me, and beyond the grasp of my
introspection.
They told me to first
learn from these fathers and mothers
in this picture, and to t1y to attain their
strength and goodness, before seeking
full fellowship with them. First things
first, they said. One step at a time.
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that God produces in us a state of
intense longing, for he "thirsts to be
thirsted for, longs to be longed for,
and loves to be loved." God longs to
be united with you not in spirit only
- and not only in an intellectual sort
of way - but in very flesh and
blood. God means our relationship
with Him to be an erotic relationship.
And that, of course, is precisely what
we have when we receive the Body
and Blood of Jesus Christ in the
Eucharist. It is an intimate, intensely
personal thing. More intimate and personal even than the coitus of a loving
husband and wife.
And now we come to the nub of the
matter. Which is that every erotic thrill
we feel, eve1y heart-throbbing impulse
that draws us to another person, of
either sex, is simply a paradigm of the
attraction God feels for us and that we
are to feel for Him. Every erotic
impulse is meant to point us to God,
for He created that impulse and He
means to rule over it in a frenzy of
love, as some church fathers put it.
In the reading from Genesis during
the first Presanctified Liturgy of Great
Lent we are told that God made everything very good, and this of necessity
included eros. Then how did anything become evil? We know that Eve
wandered off into the woods and met
that handsome devil, the serpent. (He
had not yet been condemned to crawl
on his belly.) Eve undoubtedly had a
beautiful body. But this also was good.
St. Augustine said that evil began with
sex, but he mistook symptom for
cause, for sex also is good.
How then do we arrive at evil? To
arrive at evil we have to experience
the good in a contrary way, a perverse way. Eve did it. She failed in
obedience and thereby lost love. Any
competent dramatist could write the
probable script. The serpent seduced
her by flattering her, or worse, and
Eve came out of the woods saying of
her beautiful body, and her lovely person "This is mine; I shall do with it as
I please!" Today that sounds all too
familiar!
When Adam heard her, a chill went
down his spine as he realized \ hat
this was going to mean in their relationship. Then he compounded the sin
by saying, "Then my body also i'>
mine, and all creation and becaus
God made it good I shall claim it all as
mine!" And so the cry has echoed
down through the ages today louder
than ever: mine! mine! mine!
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God's. And in that indulgence of , elf,
in that rejection of God and di obedience to Him, the good i perceived in
a perverse way and become e ii, and
both God and love (for God is love)
are lost to us and we die. The dominant religion of our day is the cult of
self, of disobedience, fueled by an
eros usurped and perverted by men. It
kills love. It will kill us. We must give
up all proprietary claim to eros. The
Kingdom of Self is utterly opposed to
the Kingdom of God.
In that same Presanctified Liturgy.
there is a reading from Proverb in
which a young man is told to a ·k wi<,dom to deliver him from the lewd
woman, the adulteress who has forgotten God. Why? Does she not gi e pleasure? Yes, but the pleasure she gives i:
a lie. For she calls her body h r own.
and that is a lie. he cannot in truth
give her body to the young man
because her body belongs to God, and
she has appropriated it for her own
pleasure and profit. The same is trut::
of him when he goes to meet her.
Hers is the way of death for both of
them.
Eve said in effect, "My ero is mine ...
But eros belongs to God. He reated
it and He means it to lead us fir t to
tl~e chalice and worship of Him. H •
then assigns it to bind the lifelong relationship of hu band and \Vif or of
monasti s to their Lord. He forbid., its
use for elf-wor hip.
Mary, the Theotokos, the "handmaid
of God," when she, aid to ahrieL "B ~
it unto me according to our \ ·ore.I."'
thereby renounced ero and all indulgence of elf and remained e\er-virgin.
In her obedience she found 10\e and
became for u - the ... ev. Eve.·· the
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�uncorrupted true Mother of us all even
a h was al o "the Mother of God."
The opposite of love is not hate. It is
our appropriation of eros in the indulg nc of sell out of which hatred for
both our elves and others follows. St.
Ignatiu of Antioch as he was being
dragged off to martyrdom, cried out,
'My eros is crucified!" Of course. Eros
tolen from God, fallen eros, must die
on the cross with Christ. The only
way to Christ and His Kingdom, to life
eternal, is to fight our way through the
swamp of self, through the miasma of
self-appropriated
eros, until we're
clear of it. And for that we must have
the chalice and every other sacrament
the Church offers us, together with the
example and intercessions of the saints
and all the advice, Godly counsel and
direction a dedicated pastor and spiritual guide can give us.
Apart from God, eros is a powerhouse of evil. This does not mean that
ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE
sex is to cease to function, but only
that we must place it under the authority of God, as did Mary. The result is
joy. It is not enough for teenagers to
"just say 'no'." They have at the same
time to say "yes" to God. Then they
will know all that humankind can ever
know about love.
Deacon Germanos sent this article to
use for THE WORD a few months
before he fell asleep in the Lord. May
his memory be eternal/
ORDAINED:
,
,
ASSIGNED:
Greater Synod Disciplines Patriarch Diodoros
O STA TI OPLE
Citing activities
not in
accordance
with
the
canons of the Church by Patriarch
Diodoros
of Jerusalem,
a rare
Greater Synod met July 30-31 and
unanimously decided to give him
until Christmas to restore the proper order and to repent, and struck
his name from the Diptychs (list of
names
commemorated
at the
Pro komide and after the consecration of the Holy Gifts).
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew convened and presided over
the high-level Synod, comprised of
the leaders
of all the Greek
Orthodox Churches of the world,
including Archbishop Iakovos, following official complaints of the
Jerusalem Patriarch s intrusion into
the areas of the jurisdiction of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate, particularly Au tralia.
This and other actions of a similar nature had created a crisis situation which threatened
the internal unity and canonical order of
the Churche .
In taking this action, the Synod
al o defrocked the Chief ecretary
of th Jerusalem
Patriarchate,
Archbishop
Timotheos
of Lidia,
and
Bishop
Hysichios
of
Capitoliada, who represented Diodoros in Australia.
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It also defrocked four priests of
the Jerusalem Patriarchate accused
of collusion
in the move into
Australia,
an eparchy
of the
Ecumenical Throne.
A few days after the Synod meeting, Patriarch Diodoros
issued a
statement
saying that he would
the stature of
the Ecumenical
Patriarchate
and the mandate of
the
unity in Christ
were implemented
once again."
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accept its decision
and is withdrawing from the areas under the
Ecumenical Patriarchate's
jurisdiction.
Other Orthodox
leaders taking
part in the meeting included Patriarch Parthenios
of Alexandria
Archbishop
Seraphim
of Athen~
and All Greece, and three Metro-
politans,
Agathangelos
of Nea
Smyrna, Chrysostomos
of Peristeri,
and Petros
of Acre, who represented Archbishop Chrysostomos
of Cyprus, as he was not permitted
to go to Turkey. Also participating
were the hierarchs
of the Ecumenical Throne abroad.
Upon His Eminence's
return to
the United States, he commented
to the Orthodox Observer that "the
stature
of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate and the mandate of the
unity in Christ were implemented
once again.
"I hope that whomever,
from
reasons
of incidental
benefit,
would
dare similar
intrusions
where
the thorns
of the Holy
Canons exist, will think twice."
Calling such a Synod is unusual,
but not unknown in the history of
Orthodoxy.
Most recently,
a similar high
council met about 20 years ago
over a situation
involving Archbishop Makarios
of Cyprus and
three
metropolitans
who "defrocked" him uncanonically.
That Synod, with the Patriarch of
Alexandria presiding and in which
a former Patriarch
of Jerusalem
took part, reinstated Makarios and
punished the three perpetrators.
( Orthodox
Deacon STEPHEN ZITON to
the Priesthood
on July 25,
1993 at the Archdiocesan
Convention in Pittsburgh PA
and attached to St. Ge,org~
Church in Little Falls, NJ.
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the assistant pastorate of St. Nicholas
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�A Department of the
Archdiocese:
Gifts, Trusts and Legacies
'There was at Joppa a disciple named
Tabitha, which means Dorcas. She was
full of good works and acts of charity, "
(Acts 9:36).
Because of their great love and concern for the work of Christ which is
being accomplished
by the Archdioce e, an ever-growing number of
individuals are expressing their desire
to be tow upon the Archdiocese gifts,
in the form of trust funds or by remembrance in their wills. Others wish
to contribute to the future work of the
Archdiocese by having insurance policies written with the Archdiocese and
the local parish listed as beneficiaries.
To assist these individuals in accomplishing the e noble desires, the Department of Gifts, Trusts and Legacies
was established. Professionals in these
fields offer expert advice and guidance
to persons so inclined to give.
t Archdeacon t
Andrew Kallil
Charles Kallil Jr. was born to Charles
and Mary Kallil on February 13, 1925,
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He moved
to Toledo, Ohio, at age five, with his
family. He started serving in the altar
at St. George Cathedral at age six and
has continued doing so ever since,
until he fell asleep in the Lord on July
19, 1993, at age 68, after more than
thirty years of service as a deacon. He
had attained the dignity of archdeacon
and was a senior deacon of the
Archdiocese.
Archbishop Samuel David, while
pastor of St. George Church in Toledo,
took "Charlie" under his wing. He
would pull the young boy by the ear,
saying, "ta 'ala ya ibni" (Arabic for
"Come, my son.", and would teach
him about the Orthodox Faith and the
hymns of the Church. Following his
episcopal consecration, Archbishop
Samuel continued to guide and inspire
his young protege, as did the renown
Archimandrite Hanania Kassab.
Following his graduation from high
school, Charlie entered the military
and served in the Coast Guard. While
stationed in Massachusetts, he met
Loretta Haddad of Worcester, and the
two were married on November 29,
1947. They returned to Toledo, and
Charlie opened up a sign shop. He
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subsequently sold the business and
worked as a sign painter for twentyfive years with the Traffic Engine~r~ng
Division of the City of Toledo, retmng
in 1987. All the while, he was faithful
in serving his Lord through
the
Ch
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fl
Benevolent Society served a most del"cious and dignified mercy meal, ha~ing also prepared food for the wak
the previous night.
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We shall all miss Archdeacon
Andrew greatly. He was a kind, loving
"""'
and humble seri~~~ arrival in
vant of the Lord.
Toledo in 1962,
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SAHfl'GErRGf-i
He assiS t ed the
Archbishop MichpaSt ors through his
ael Shaheen
orregular visitations
dained Charlie to
/
to the sick and
the holy diaconate
youth
and altar
with
the name
servers. He was a
Andrew. He served
member
of the
at St. George CaToledo Eastern Orthedral and occathodox Clergy Assionall y accompasociation, holding
nied Archbishop
the office of treaMichael in his travsurer at the time of
els for thirty years.
his passing into
Archbishop Micheternal
life. He
ael elevated him to
made every sign
the dignity of Archwe ever needed
deacon near the
around the Cathetime of the consedral,
and,
of
cration of the new
course, he assisted
St. George Cathe_............. at all our liturgical
dral, around 1974.
ArchdeaconAndrewKallil
services. May his
During this time, Deacon Andrew
memory be Eternal!
and Loretta also raised four children,
-Father Nabil Hanna
Charles III, Krist, Ann (Brothers) and
Dean of St. George Cathedral
Cheryl (Leathers) who have, collectiveToledo
ly, given the pair nine grandchildren.
Deacon Andrew was full of pride and Orthodox Theological
emotion when he served at the wedding of his first grandchild, Laurie
Society
(Kallil) Mancuso, this past April. St.
The 1993 Annual Conference of the
Paul wrote, "Let the deacons be the Orthodox
Theological
Society in
husband of one wife, and let them
America (OTSA), representing theolomanage their children and their house- gians of the diverse
Orthodox
holds well" (1 Timothy 3.12), and this Churches and educational agencies in
Deacon Andrew has certainly done.
North America, met May 24-26 on the
The Cathedral was filled to capacity campus of Hellenic College-Holy Cross
for the vigil and funeral service, July (Greek Orthodox) Theological School
20 and 21, respectively. His Grace
in Brookline, Massachusetts. 30 memBishop Basil presided at the services
bers 1 plus visitors were in attendance.
and spoke words of great comfort to
The basic theme was "Orthodox
the family - both the family accord- Ecclesiology and the Contemporary
ing to the flesh and the family accord- Ecumenical
Movement,"
including
ing to the Spirit, as he noted in his ser- forums on key bilateral dialogues, relamon ~ during the hierarchical Divine tions with the World and National
Liturgy that preceded the funeral. Also Councils of Churches, and topical preparticipating in the services were Fr. sentations.
Michael Ellias of our sister parish of St.
Guest speaker for the annual Fr.
Elias, Sylvania, Ohio, and all the clergy Georges Florovsky Memorial Lecture
of the Toledo Eastern Orthodox Clergy was the Very Reverend Dr. Georges
Association, as well as Fr. Paul Eyler (a Tsetsis of Geneva (Switzerland), repreformer pastor at St. George Cathedral)
sentative of the Ecumenical Patriarchand Fathers George Shalhoub and
ate of Constantinople
to the Worl_d
Stephen Close from Livonia, Michigan. Council of Churches. Father Tsetsis
Following interment, the members of effectively drew upon both his schola~the St. George Cathedral
Ladies'
ly studies as well as his long ecumeniTHE WORD/OCTOBER 1993
cal experience
in assessing
the
Orthodox Church's presence and theological mandate to participate in the
20th century's movement to draw the
Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox
and "independent" churches into dialogue and the service of humanity.
Complementing Fr. Tsetsis's presentation and audience discussions was a
presentation by Father Thomas Hopko,
dean of St. Vladimir's Seminary, on the
topic of "The Church and Salvation:
Extra
Ecclesiam
Nullus
Salus."
Respondents included Fr. Emmanuel
Clapsis, of the Holy Cross faculty, and
Dr. David Ford, of St. Tikhon's
Canada, was elected unanimou 1 .
_Inother action, the ociety appro d
"fir~t reading" of a propo al to accept
~nental/Non-Chalcedonian
theologia~s as full, participating member
subJect to 1994 Conference action
Ano th er proposal for "student a oci~
ate~" was, however, rejected.
. Finally, the Society accepted th gracious offer of His Grace, Bi hop
Herman,
Rector of St. Tikhon'
Seminary in South Canaan Penn ylvania, ·to host the June 1994 Annual
Conf er~nce of OTSA. A standing vote
of gratitude was, meanwhile, extended
to His Grace, Bishop Methodio
President, and Fr. Alkiviadis Calivas'.
Following a scholarly fonun, Orthodox theologians gathered this summer for the annual
conference of the Orthodox Theological Society in America (0STA). Pictured in the
center/forefront are: The Very Rev. Dr. Georges Tsetsis, the Ecumenical Patriarchate's
Representativeto the World Council of Churches,who presented the "Fr.GeorgesFlorovsky
Lecture";His Excellency Metropolitan Demetrios (Trakatellis)of Vresthena; and outgoing
OTSApresident Professor Dr. George Bebis. Hellenic College-HolyCross Greek Orthodox
Seminary, in Brookline, Mass. was the 1993 host site for the Society's annual meetings.
Antiochianrepresentatives were ArchpriestTimothy Fergusonand Dr. MichaelMassouh.
The forums focused particularly on
three important bilateral consultations
- with the Oriental/Non-Chalcedonian Churches, the Roman Catholic
Church, and the Lutheran Churches,
on the international and North American levels alike.
In the Society's business meeting,
the membership elected four executive
officers: Fr. Hopko, president;
Fr.
Nicholas Apostola, vice-president; Fr.
Gregory Wingenbach, secretary; and
Fr. Anthony Nicklas, treasurer. Also, a
new 3-member representative, at-large
group will supplement the officers on
the OTSA Executive Board. Immediate
past president, Professor George Bebis
was accorded the members' thanks for
his service and scholarship.
Fr. Tsetsis was welcomed as an honorary OTSA member, and Dr. Roman
Yereniuk , of St. Andrew's (Ukrainian
Orthodox)
College in Winnipeg,
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Mr. Aaron B. Hinde, of Felton, California, who attended
an Lorenzo
High School, received a aint incent
College Orthodox Chri tian cholarship.
HOWCANYOUHELP
THEANTIOCHIAN
VILLAGE?
As we continue to grow in our ministry to the faithful of our Archdiocese, the Orthodox churches, and all who use our facilities, our need are
many. Here are a few in the area of the SS. Peter and Paul Chapel:
Icons of various saints of Antioch ....................................... $200-$2,000
Episcopal throne,compatible with iconostasis .................$5,000-$7,000
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North American Council Teen SOVO Special Olympics Sports Camp
The Fourteenth Annual Special Olympics Sports Camp, sponsored by the North American Council of Teen
S0YO, was held August 15-20, 1993 at the Antiochian Village. Teens from across our Archdioce~e gave a full
weekof their time and love to the mentally handicapped young people from the State ~f Pennsylva~1a. .
. A five minute video tape presentation has been sent to all parishes of our Archdiocese s~owing this exceptional work of Christian Love that our teens have been doing for the past fourteen years. Parishes are asked to
show this video on Special Olympics Awareness Day - November 21. NAG Teen SOYO asks that you b~ very
ienerous with your donations. Contributions may be channeled through your local Teen SOYO Chapter or directly
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Joseph Olas
3824 Kessler Blvd., E.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
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�LIFES1YLESX
J2EPARTMENTOF GIFTS, TRUSTS & LEGACIES
Is The Bible A Pornographic Book?
Perpetuate Your Orthodox Faith with a CRT
by Tbe Rev. Dr. MiltonB. Efthimiou
t one time, certain writers of
the
ational Literary Guild
condemned certain bookstores
and the religious community for trying
to stop the sale of Rushdie's "Satanic
Verses" and obscene magazines and
books to young people. These writers
made a list of various crimes of sex
and violence found in the Bible, then
triumphantly drew their conclusion that you cannot protect a community
from filth unless you are prepared to
clear the bookshelves of copies of the
Holy Scriptures. To equate a film like
"The Last Temptation of Christ" or a
book that describes in lascivious detail
the imagined amorous adventures of
Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene with
references to sex and violence in the
Bible is simply preposterous.
This argument is nothing less than a
dreary repetition of an argument heard
frequently during the Meese Commission hearings in order to discredit
censorship of any sort. It is impossible,
say the smut peddlers, to draft a rule
that would ban obscenity without supp res sing the Bible, Shakespeare,
Euripedes, and other classical writings.
A
THE ERRORS OF SCHOOL
AND PARENTS
The leazy logic of the smut peddler ought to be so evident that it is
hard to credit the good faith of those
who use this logic. The only defense
possible is that occasionally over-zealous defenders of decency and morality
do commit errors. It was some overzealous Orthodox clerics who "protested too much" and brought many people out to see "The Last Temptation of
Christ." They sometimes condemn
books that are not truly obscene but
are not proper literary reading for
young people.
This often happens not infrequently
when chools aod parents object to
certain themes on required reading
lists for school children. Their objection is often quite proper. Their mistake i in labeling a book "obscene"
when it is really "adult" material that
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original amount is significantly less
than fair market value? If you do, you
may want to consider
creating a
Charitable Remainder
Trust (CRT),
which can turn these assets into valuable contributions to the Antiochian
Archdiocese and your local church.
What Is a CRT?
A CRT is a retirem nt and estate
planning v hide that nab! s clients to
rescue highly appreciated assets from
the capital gains tax trap. Because the
IRSconsiders a CRT a "qualified" trust
(qualified like an IRA), any assets held
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entire amount to g nerate increased
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CRT - but without th impo 'ition of
The Benefits of a CRT
any federal or tate e tare ta .
Establishing a CRT provides you
• The creation of a CRT allo s ou
with these valuable benefits:
to receive a ignificant i d ral incom
• By est~blishing a CRT and placing tax deduction
ince the assets are
the appreciated asset within it, you can placed in trust for a charitable b nefisell the asset with no income tax being ciary, such as the Antiochian Archimposed upon you whatsoever. By diocese and your lo al church. As statinvesting the proceeds of the sale in ed, you receive income from the ass ts
an investment that receives a reason- in the trust for as long as you ar ali e.
able rate of return, you can receive At death the principal pas 'e, to the
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billion dollar business, and each year
this figure is growing.
If the pornographers
traded only
with adults, their racket might be
viewed as one of the many negatives
that a free society must tolerate. But
the heart and soul of this racket is not
the adult! It is the curious child, the
adolescent of fifteen or sixteen years
old, whose natural instincts make
him/her
an unsuspecting
victim.
Orthodox Christian children are not
immune from the smut peddler, as the
many cases that come to the attention
of the Archdiocese will attest to.
The answer to the problem is not
only proper sex instruction at home
and vigilance of parents and teachers.
It is true that there can be no substi---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------tute for a good Orthodox upbringing.
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INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS VS.
But in our society, it must be an
INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM
accepted principle that the state must
Smoker:________________
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"obscenity" does not enjoy constituFairMarket Value of Asset Being Transferred: _____________________________
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resources are inadequate to their task.
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scenity" is not protected by the First available to communities that wish to
Amendment which guarantees
the
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curb commercial smut. Not long ago, a
freedom of the press.
Greek theatre, in a large city, showing
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No freedom is absolute, but must be pornographic
Greek child pornograsubject to reasonable curtailment to phy, was closed down because of the
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protect the rights of other people and willingness of citizens to demand the
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to safeguard the common good. This help of the law, and in supporting
principle should be sufficient rebuttal
conscientious officials in the perforIf No, Do You Seek To Replace et After Estate Tax Value of Asset?____________________
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to those who argue that to censor
mance of their duty. Is the Bible a
Send this form to:
obscenity is to destroy freedom of the pornographic book? If after looking at
The
Antiochian
Archdiocese of North America
press.
the facts as stated in this article, there
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nicious victory in recent years. They ment, it is these very people who will
have successfully popularized the term continue to drag the Truth of God
"book burning," (as in the case of through the streets and degrade this
Rushdie's Satanic Verses) as a smear Truth in the name of freedom and digwhich they apply to any attempt to nity.
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control this growing menace.
We must never forget: people reject
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phy in recent years, chiefly as the reFather Milton is the Director of the
for
sult of court cases won by smut ped- Dept. of Church and Society of the
dlers. It is a big business, it is a dirty Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and the
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would perhaps do children more harm
than good. The argument itself merely
knocks over a straw man. Those who
are battling the smut peddlers do not
defend the untenable position that sin
has no place in an artistic or literary
production. They are not victims of
19th century Puritanism or prudishness. As realists they see a clear distinction between the legitimate treatment of sex and violence by serious
writers and the "dirt for dirt's sake"
type of material put out by commercial
pornographers.
If those who fail to
perceive this distinction were consistent, they would have to oppose governmental suppression of traffic in narcotics on the grounds that drug stores
and doctors are guilty of the same
offense.
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ANTIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN
ARCHDIOCESE
�D JALQGUE
As Christians, do we believe the
Jews are the chosen people of God?
Did God promise them the land of
Palestine forever?
This question seems to come up frequ ntly in Antiochian parish life, precisely becau e, I am sure, so many of
our people have been directly impacted by the creation of the state of
I rael. Unfortunately, moderate and
solidly biblical responses to the issue
seem scarce indeed.
To correctly understand this issue,
there are a couple of basic principles
we must take into account. First, as
Christians, we always read the Old
Testament in the light of the New.
Second, we must understand to whom
the promises of God were made.
The book of Genesis tells us that the
promises of God regarding the land
(of Palestine) and being a blessing to
all the nations were given to Abraham
and his seed (Gen. 12:1-3, 17:1-8).
Who is the seed of Abraham? The
Apostle Paul makes this clear: Christ/
by Archpriest Paul O'Callaghan______
(Gal. 2:16). Then he adds: "And if you
are Christ's, then you are Abraham's
seed, and heirs of the promise' (Gal.
3:29). The promises of God given in
the Old Testament all belong to Christ
and His Church; both the Old and
New Testaments recognize that being
a physical descendant
of Abraham
does not make one his heir. It is being
a spiritual descendant, that is, faithful
to God's Word, that is critical (Matt.
1:9, John 8:33-44, Rom. 2:28-9, 9:7-8).
Two concluding points need to be
made. As Christians, we believe that
the Jews, as the descendants of Abraham, were given a special revelation
of God and a special calling - especially so that the Savior of the world
would be born of their nation (Rom.
9:4-5). However, they lost the inheritance of the Divine promises (including the land of Palestine) through
unbelief
and disobedience.
The
promises were given conditionally on
their faithfulness (Deut. 28, Rom. 11).
Secondly, from a New Testament
_
point. of view, the physical realities
and ntes of the. .Old Testament a re
types o f t l1e spmtua 1 realities of the
New Covenant. Thus, circumcision is
repentance and change of heart (Rom.
2: 28) '. ar:id the promised
land of
Palestine 1s the promise of the heavenly kingdom (Heb. 11:8-16). We Christians, therefore, do not look forward to
moving to Palestine someday. We
await the fullness of the kingdom of
God.
I encourage _every reader to look up
the above Scriptures and study them
carefully. The direct answer to the
question, on the basis of Scripture, is
that the Jews of today cannot be considered "the chosen people" and that
they cannot claim to have an everlasting right to the land of Palestine.
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YOUTH MINISTRY
~
IN THE 90'S
An!io~hian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Ant1och1an Village Camp Completes an Exciting Year of Camp
and ~repares for a New Oner
F1v~ Hundred and Forty Six Campers enJ~yed.the splendor and grace of
the Ant1och1an Village this past sum~e r. Record numbers of campers
~Il!ed th e cc3:mpto capacity in sessions
2 & 3. Three add1t1onal cabins are being prepared to
accommodate the many would be campers who had to
be turned away due to the large number of camper applicants. Campers are u_rged_
to register early for the 1994
season, as spa~e will still be limited to the first 220
campers who register for each session.
under the direction of Ed Joseph. Some of the activities
wer~ canoeing, softball, volleyball, basketball, soccer,
tennis, lacrosse, floor hockey, pillow polo, horse shoes,
th~ famous 4 square, cage ball, scooter hockey, ultimate
Frisbee, peg board, aerobics and flag football.
Arts & Crafts this year was directed by Fred McLoota
who, brou~ht many !1~~and interesting projects to this
years variety of actIvItIes. The philosophy of this year's
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t e camper and the activity to his age and peer
group. Campers were well supervised by the counselors
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Horseback riding, Canoeing, Arts & Crafts, Evening
Programs, Learn to Swim Programs, Afternoon Sports
P_rograms,_
qhurch Services, Overnight Camping, Camp
Fires, Chnst1an Education the launching of rockets and
hot air b_alloons made by the campers, as well as
archery highlighted this summer at the Village.
The Red Cross Learn-to-Swim
Program was a new feature this
year. Directed by water safety
instructor Debbie Compton, this
program enabled children in each
session to better their swimming
ability as well as to earn their
American Red Cross Level certification.
Archery, under the direction of our Afternoon
P~ogram Director Ed Joseph, was reinstated this year
with great reviews from our campers. Campers learned
to_shoot arrows with accuracy as well as the safe handling of bows and arr9ws. Safety and enjoyment were
THEWORD/OCTOBER 1993
Cageball
program was to establish a mission, present the motivation and tools and after teaching the basics, have the
student forge his own way while being diligent, thrifty
and neat. Campers worked with a variety of mediums.
One of the favorite projects was to create an icon on I
heavy foiLby engraving the metal and filling the depressions with black or red acrylic paint.
Tye-dye T-shirts, a classic at Antiochian Village, were
�perspective~ tow~rd~ love and hate, dating and marria e
and excessive drinking amongst other topics relating
Christian m_orals and ethics. Yo~nger campers dis~
cus~~d the 1mporta_nceof respecting parents, makin
decIsIons and what It means to be a Christian. Camper~
were led to develop a deeper love and understanding ot"
1
prog_ress. Three new cabins are b •
readied, other b_uildingsare getting t~1~g .. ~ •
usual preventative maintenance work ~ 1[!111 •
an~ pl_ansare being laid for next year'~
actIv1t1es.The recruiting of staff mem- \
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sI ions available for the 1994 c-"¼>
Season:
Two
Camp Nurses (RN)
water Safety Instructor
Life Guards
Ca
NC.,.,.
~taff of Counselors a~d Program Directors, who all min1stere?well to the ch1ldre~ entrusted to the Village. The
planning and succes_sful implementation of this year's
prowam was ve:Y evident at the Village, as seen in the
smiles and posItIve experiences of the many Village
campers.
Preparations for the 1994 Camp season are in
Campers on horse-back
o:1ce again seen hanging out to dry. Gimp, another clas~Ic, was fo~nd amongst other arts & crafts projects ranging from painted fabric banners to calligraphy.
Campers with their Counselors
Sommer
Paul DeTrana
and Nathaniel
Counselors
(S_WSI)
Assistant Sports Director
~;n~ng ~rogram D~rector
Adult Volunteers
(Srnkn_g
rogram Director
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( ma es & ?femal~s for each session)
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Ftuhrtherinformation can be obtained by writing directIy to e camp.
Campin~ dates for this coming season:
Session #1: July 3-15 1994
Session #2: July 17-19 1994
Sessio_n#~: July 31-A~gust 12, 1994
Applications n:,ay~lso be obtained by writing:
Ant1och1anVillage Camp
RD #1_,Box 307 • Bolivar, PA 15923
or by calling the Camp at 1-412-238-3677.
their Orthodox Faith, while enjoying the fellowship of
other qrthodox Christians. In addition to our Christian
Education, campe~s were blessed by the presence of
three of our Reg_1onal Teen Spiritual Advisors: Fr.
A~thony Yaz~e, Midwest; Fr. Jim King, Western; and Fr.
Michael Lewis, ~outhe~st, ~ho along with Fr. Joseph
~urpur_aled evening ca?in d1s~ussions, as well as spent
time with the campers discussing an array of issues.
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Village Camp
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Fred Mcloota with campers reviewing the work done on an icon.
Christian Educat_ionat the Village found itself at the
st~rt of each morning program. This year's program
written by Mark Maymon, and implemented by our coun~
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New Publication from the Department of Youth and Parish Ministries
Female Campers with Counselor Karen Hanna
A group of campers & counselor outside the Arts & Craft building.
selors and visiting clergy, challenged many of 0
people to confront their faith and life and to re ueryo~ng
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campers engaged in conversations concernin~ O~~~~i~
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Evening program, directed by Nathalie Fawaz
brought the usual laughs and bright faces from our
campers and staff alike. Among the favorites were
Capt~re th~ Flag, Welcome Night, the Pool Party,
Carnival N_1gh~,Treasure Hunt, Game Show Night,
Camper_Skit Night, Camp Fires, Village Olympics, and
the h1lario_usCouns~lor Dress up Night.
~ve~rnght Camping continued for its second year at
Ant1och1anVillage. Campers fourteen years of age and
older _w~re treated to this fun and rewarding outdoor
experi~nce. Camp~rs learned to set-up their own tents
and ~u1lda camp fire, to cook meals and enjoy "some~ore~ ·. Even at t~e camp site campers participated in
Ch_rist1anEduca~1on.Overnight camping helped them to
enJoy ~nd ~xperience life in the outdoors.
Antioch1an Village was blessed with an exceptional
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Getting Along With Parents
for Orthodox Christian Teens
This 4-week course is designed to help teenagers develop healthy relationships with their parents. It will help them meet their :
goals of having a healthy home life and making their parents proud, two of the leading desires of our teens as ident1f1edin a recent
study of our Archdiocese Youth.
This course designed for High School Youth Group Teens may also be used with Junior High Teens in the same Youth Group.
. This publication is the first in what we hope will be a series of teen materials on contemporary issues for Youth Group discus~ion. This active curriculum leads students in doing things that help them understand important principles, messages and ideas. It
is a discovery process that helps teens internalize what they learn.
Permission to photo copy discussion sheets given for local parish use. Price: $7.95 each, plus $3.00 postage & handling per
order. One or two copies needed per group.
Order from: The Department of Youth & Parish Ministries, P.O. Box 2598, Westwood, MA 02090 Please make chec s payable
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�_]'HE ORDER OF ST. IGNATIUS OF A TIOCH
Orthodox Christian
Youth Workers Conference
Who We Are
by Ralph Abercia
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Antiochian Village - Ligonier, Pennsylvania
January 20 - 23, 1994
Sponsored by the Youth Ministry Departments of the Antiochian, Greek and OCA Archdioceses.
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time in a teen 's life. Dozens of ways to tap into the potential that exists in every young person. Practical steps to
motivate teens. Creative methods of recruiting other adults to work with the youth in the church. Building a youth team.
How to keep, train and occasionally retire a volunteer."
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Main Speaker: Les Christie, Internationallyknown author, lecturer and youth worker for over 25 years. Additional Topics by Youth
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ith some 1200 Knights of
Christ already united under
the cross of the Order of St.
Ignatius, the goal of 2,000 members set
by our beloved Metropolitan PHILIP
seems within reach.
The goal of increasing our membership is not for the sake of growth
alone. It is for the service of our
Archdiocese and the glory of our Lord.
The lifetime commitment
to service
and sacrifice that each member makes
provides the means for our Archdiocese to reach out to those it serves
in each parish: to the young and the
old, to the needy and the hungry, to
the victims of war, to the victims of
spiritual impoverishment as well. Each
new member helps send another child
to camp, train another priest in a semina1y, treat another patient in a hospital, provide another elderly priest with
a dignified retirement. Each new member helps deliver comfort and refuge
to those who need it most in a frightening world.
The truth is that this work becomes
more important than ever today as we
stand on the edge of social disintegration. We are losing a generation to
drugs, violence, poverty and disease.
Our young people are learning their
values from the wasteland of TV; they
are developing their ethics in the prisons and the streets.
Who shall rescue our children? Who
Galilee, Jesus gave u.., the an..,,, •r:
"You are the light of th world.
ciry
that is ·er on a hill ·annot he hid.
either do men light a candle, and put
it under a bushel, but on a candle..,rick;
and it giv th light to all that are in th,
hou, . Let our light so shin , I ·fore
men, that they may s ...e ·our good
works, and glorify our Fath ...r which
is in hea en."
Brother. and sisters, the rder of ,·r.
Ignatius i. a cit that sits on a hill.
Each of us is a candle that shin ·s
through it - \vindows. Each n w member lights another torch. Every child
we send to camp, e ery stud ·nt we
educate shines a light on our rder. Ir
is our task to win new m "mhers,
expand our works and educate people about what we do. Let each of us
shine a light for our Order, and for our
Lord. That light will illuminate the path
that we all must walk together.
We would like to thank all the members, the many officers, and committee
members who work so hard behind
the scenes to govern the Order and
expedite our work. God bless all of us
as we enter yet another year in the
service of our Lord.
Ralph Abercia i chairman of The
Order of St. Ignatiu of Antioch. Thiarticle is taken from hi acceptance
speech at the Archdioce e Convention
inju(y, 1993 al Pittsburgh, PA.
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shall take them by the hand and guide
them toward the Light? There is only
one answer. That answer is the
Church.
The Church calls on each of us to
help fulfill this mission. The Order of
St. Ignatius plays a supporting role.
Under the guidance of our beloved
Metropolitan PHILIP, the members of
the Order labor side by side with all
the faithful in the vineyard of the Lord.
We are here to help the priest in the
parish as he reaches out to his sheep.
We are here to help fund the programs
our Archdiocese needs to offer an
appealing alternative to our young
people, a vision for a better way of
life. We are a critical part of the backbone of the Archdiocese, working to
make our churches strong.
One of our great challenges today is
to build awareness
within
the
Archdiocese of who we are and what
we do. The goodwill of the priests and
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priests, we must ask for their support,
too. Just as we provide the means for
the Archdiocese to serve its parishioners, we must ask the parishioners to
support us as well. Our goals are their
goals. Their dreams are ours.
The question is: how do we build
this mutual support and awareness?
How do we illuminate our unity of
purpose?
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THE WORD/OCTOBER 1993
�ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN OF NORTH AMERIC4_
Fellowship Oratorical Festival
"Let Us Lift Up Our Hearts"
by Geri Farris) PR Director
We pray the e words in
every Divine Liturgy. Because
th heart is the most vital
organ of our bodies, it controls our lives. If it stops beating, we stop living. So, in
effect, we are offering the
mo t important part of ourselves to
God.
We as Antiochian Orthodox Christian Women, are the very "heart" of our
families, local parish and YES, even
our Archdiocese.
Significantly,
as
recorded in the Scriptures, the women
have always been the most loyal followers of Christ. Administering to His
comforts; as Martha and Mary; following Him to the Cross with His mother;
anointing His body for burial, and proclaiming His resurrection. Unlike the
male disciples who were "called" or
recruited by Christ, the women disciples volunteered
willingly
and
unselfishly.
The Antiochian Women continue to
face the challenges of the 90's by confessing the Faith. We are surrounded
by negative influences on all sides. We
must confront society as steadfast
Orthodox Christians and help our children cope with the pressures of daily
life. Drugs are readily available for the
asking. Violence is claiming innocent
victims in every neighborhood.
The
problem of abortion is out of control.
AIDS has become the number one
health issue. Who is responsible for
their guidance?
All Antiochian Women should be
informed about these issues. We need
to educate our youth at home and in
our churches. If the mother doesn't
have a strong foundation of faith, the
family goes astray. We need to share
the gifts which we have received from
God. We can teach in our church
schools, sing in the choirs, and administer to the less fortunate. As members
of His church and AOCWNA, we have
the perfect opportunity. We must do
more to further the purpose for which
we have been organized and fulfill our
ministry.
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Our continued support of the charitable programs of the Archdiocese is
imperative: Support the Children's
Relief Fund, contribute generously to
the Food For Hungry People Program
and IOCC. By doing these good
works, we glorify God by sharing our
abundance of earthly good things. The
contributions
to the projects of the
Antiochian Women in North America
from the local parishes over the past
twenty years have yielded
over
$600,000.00. NOW WE MUST LOOK
TO THE FUTURE!
The Antiochian Women must rededicate themselves to a more spiritual
commitment
and prayer life. The
power of prayer does exist. When a
tragedy strikes somewhere
in the
world, even if we do not know anyone involved, the first words we utter
are "Oh, God, please help them."
The power of prayer does exist. A
few years ago, a very active and dedicated member of the clergy in our
town was helping his son do some
work on the roof of his home.
Somehow he lost his balance and fell
off the ladder. He lay in a coma for
many days with no chance of recovery. Our local parish priest organized a
twenty-four hour prayer chain. This
was active for about three weeks.
Then a miracle occurred. He recovered. Now he is very active, takes long
walks and when asked, assists in serving Divine Liturgy.
When my father was struck down by
a stroke three years ago, we were told
there was no hope. This active, gentle,
professional man, would never walk
again. That is when our family showed
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their strong belief in the power of
God. We gained our strength from our
prayers and our deep faith. Dad is
doing just fine now. He is able to walk
with the aid of a "walker," goes to his
favorite restaurants, is able to attend
Divine Liturgy and receive Holy
Communion, and Mom even takes him
to Florida for the Winter months. The
power of prayer is very much a pa1t of
our Orthodox heritage. We should not
forget to pray and give thanks.
Our traditions of faith continue to
keep us focused on a clear path to
God. We light candles and offer the
holy bread. We again give thanks and
pray. God hears our prayers. He does
answer them. However, many times
we are confused about the answers.
We do not always understand what
the Lord wants from us but we must
remember that God loves us. We are
HIS people. He sent His Only Son to
be the example of that love. What can
we give back to Him? Our life and our
future belong to HIM. All that is asked
of us, is to live according to His commandments and to remember that we
are on earth for a very short time. The
time we spend is very important, so
we must give thanks for all we have
been given.
Our Antiochian
Women's prayer
says, "Our hearts are directed and
attuned to Thee."
Congratulations to the NAB officers
elected for the years 1993-1995:
President: Marlene Mamary
Vice President: Eleanor Kinan
Recording Secretary: Joanne Abdulah
Treasurer: Sheny Abraham
Public Relations: Geri Farris
THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN WOMEN
OF NORTH AMERICA CHARITY DRIVE
FOR 1993-1994 WILL BENEFIT
BAIAMAND UNIVERSITY IN LEBANON.
PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO YOUR
LOCAL PARISH/CHAPTER.
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My ministry in
Christ. When I
began to think of
how I might write
an oration on this
topic, I first asked
myself, "What is a
ministry?" After I
Eric Bitar
deliberated for a
National Winner
short
while,
I
found myself turning towards the Feast
of Pentecost, probably one of the first
examples of a ministry. At this time,
the Apostles and a crowd of 120 were
gathered when, as it states in the book
of Acts, a "sound came from heaven
like the rush of a mighty wind, and it
filled the house where they were sitting. And there appeared
to them
tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them." With these
tongues they were all filled with the
Holy Spirit, and began to speak in languages that the crowd could understand. When outsiders looked upon
this, they were astonished. They could
not believe that the Apostles, who
were Galileans, were speaking their
own native languages. They thought
the men were drunk. And Saint Peter,
realizing this, spoke out to the onlookers, affirming that the men were not
drunk. He then quoted the prophet
Joel, "And in the last days it shall be,
God declares, that I will pour out my
Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
yea, and on my menservants and my
maidservants in those days I will pour
out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy." This Spirit was and is the fulfillment of the promise and the completion of hope. This Spirit, "hath taught
wisdom to the illiterate; He bringeth
together all the laws of the church."
Upon looking in Webster's dictionary, I found the definition of ministry
to be the office or functions of a minister." A minister is an "agent or instrument, a clergyman." I also found the
verb form of minister to mean "to
supply what is needed."
When I began to examine the quotation from the book of Colossians that
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supplements the theme of thi fe ti al
"See that you fulfill the minist1y that
you have received in the L rd " I
asked myself, What have I recei ed in
the Lord? With no effort at all, I began
to see everything. Everything that I
have ever done, had done to me or for
me has in some way been through the
Lord. Without Him, I would not be
here with the ability or confidence to
stand up and speak to all of you.
Without Him, I would not be the
empathetic listener that I am. Without
Him, I would not have the patience to
lead and instruct the young altar boys
at my home parish.
Then I asked myself, What is the
ministry that I have received through
the Lord? Although it was a slightly
more difficult question, I still found an
answer. I simply looked back on my
church life. I searched back to when I
was baptized and chrismated, when I
first received the Holy Spirit. For some
reason, I don't quite remember that
one. But, I do remember when my
parish priest invited me, at the early
age of five, to serve as an altar boy at
the Holy Saturday morning service.
There weren't even any altar boy
robes that fit me! All through my childhood, I have fond memories of the
church: the Sunday school years when
I learned about the Church and its history, the Ten Commandments,
the
Sacraments, etc.; the creative arts festivals; the summer Bible school sessions; and the many summer vacations
at the Antiochian Village. As I grew
older, the actual importance and true
meaning of the services brought a
whole new dimension to my religious
life. From regular Sunday Divine
Liturgies, Presanctified Liturgies, and
feast day celebrations to the entire
series of Holy Week services, all of
those would help me explain Orthodoxy to others as part of my ministry.
During Lent each year, I am constantly
explaining to others that I am Orthodox and why our Lent and Easter are
different from theirs. And inevitably,
the question arises, "Is your Christmas
different too?" With that I can further
explain O1thodoxy to my friends.
This past year, I began to bring my
girlfriend, a d ,\·our Roman alholic, to
rvices, sp ·cifi ·ally the ood Friday
and Hol
aturda • ervi • . ft _.r
explaining the . "rvi . to her, ic wa a
good i eling to ·ee h r r "sponding to
the different part. of che sen ice. h"
n ·tart d to sing along during th·
Lamentation-.
Each per ·on b ing th· inc.Ii\idual
that he or ·h is, ha hi or her own
call and I beli e mine is to I come
an attorn . !though I \VOn't b • nt ring the s mina1y, mu h to th disma
of my parish priest, I am going to I "'
using what God gav m and in man
way continuing to be a st \ ard of
God. A lawyer i. on who interpr t
the la , and who but th high pri" ·t
and clergy did ju ·t that from th b ginning of time. The fir t fiv book - of
the Bible, in fact, contain th la\v.
In my attempt to find quotation· in
the Bible, I found 593 reference· to
law, although not all po iti e, in
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of
the Bible. The mo t notable of th e
were the reference to th ·uprem
Lawgiver. In a courtroom, the lawyer
witnesses and other mu t an w r to
the pre iding judge and in th end it i
hi final decision. At the end of time it
will be the Lord our God to wh m we
must ultimately answer, and it ill be
by Him that we will b judg d.
it
says in the book of Jam , "Th re i
one lawgiver and judge, he who i
able to save and to de troy." Another
such reference to law i in the Go pel
of Saint Matthew. There, w r ad
about a lawyer who i asking our Lord
what he b lieves i the gr ate t commandment of all. It i her that Je u
ays, "You shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart and
ith all
your oul and with all your mind. Thi
is the great and fir t commandm nt.
And the econd is lik it, You hall
love your neighbor a your If. ' Lat r
in the Go pel of aint Luke w r ad f
a lawyer wi hing to test Chri t by a king Him, "Teacher what hall I do to
inherit eternal life?' Chri t r plie
"What is written in the La ? Ho do
you read? And an wering orr ctl th
lawyer re pond , "You hall lo
th
Lord your God with all your h art and
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�with all your soul and with all your
strength and with all your mind and
your neighbor as yourself." After th_e
lawyer inquires of Christ as to who his
neighbor is, Jesus relays the story of
the Good Samaritan and tests the
lawyer by asking him who he believed, " . . . proved neighbor to the
man who fell among the robbers."
After the lawyer once again responds
correctly, Christ says to him, "Go and
do likewise."
It is the modern-day lawyer's duty to
help those who cannot help themselves. Most people believe it is the
lawyers who simply help themselves
to what they have gained for their
clients. It is those crooked lawyers
who give a bad name to the many
honest attorneys.
As a lawyer, I would not only use
what God gave me, but I would also
need to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit:
Wisdom, Understanding,
Counsel,
Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and the
Fear of God. I would need the wisdom
to know the law and to know how to
make good decisions to use it properly. I would need the understanding of
the law and how it works. I would
counsel my clients in the proper manner; after all, lawyers are also referred
to as counselors. I would need the fortitude and courage to stand up in front
of a courtroom full of strangers and
plead my client's case to t~e best of
my ability. I would need piety to express my beliefs and morals, whether
relevant or not to my client. And as for
the fear of God, the oath that witnesses swear to before they take the stand
reads, "Do you swear by the almighty
searcher of hea1ts, that you will tell the
truth the whole truth and nothing but
truth that you may answer to Him on
that last great day?" In the situation
that I would be in, I would almost
have to take a similar, unwritten oath
to do my best. As an attorney, I must
be able to listen to my client and
understand his or her individual predicament. Whether it be traumatic or
not, I will try to ease my client's mind
and reassure him or her. If my client is
willing, I could t1y to convince him to
turn to God for guidance and strength.
This, however cannot be simply my
ministry. I cannot do this by myself.
My ministry is dependent on yours.
Just as a priest cannot perform liturgy
alone (for who would say amen?), we
need everybody to contribute in order
to draw more people to God. Adults
and senior citizens are not going to listen to teenagers and, in this day and
age, teens aren't readily going to listen
to adults. We all must cater to our own
peer groups, young and old, because
1
1t 1s never too late. As Saint John
Chrysostom says in his Paschal sermon, "If any have toiled from the first
hour, let him receive his due reward. If
any have come after the third hour, let
him with gratitude join in the Feast.
And he that arrived after the sixth
hour, let him not doubt; for he too
shall sustain no loss. And if any have
delayed to the ninth hour, let him not
hesitate, but let him come too. And he
that hath arrived only at the eleventh
hour, let him not be afraid by reason
of his delay;· for the Lord is gracious
and receiveth the last even as the first.
He giveth rest to him that cometh at
the eleventh hour, as well as to him
that hath toiled from the first." We
must give to others with what we have
and use the seeds that were planted in
us to help cultivate the minds of others. We must supply what is needed.
With this Oratorical Festival, your sons
and daughters are prophesying. All
men have dreamt dreams and will
continue to do so, and I, a young man,
see a united church in the future as a
result of our ministries. I have a vision
and so must you.
Eric B ii ctr u •as the Judge's Choice in
Pi!!shurgh. He represented the Eastern
Region. Eric is 18 years old and a
member of St. Georp,e Church in New
Kensington, Penm,ylvania.
NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER COLLEGE CONFERENCE:
"HOMECOMING 1993"
by Jason Klatt
ANTIOCHIAN VILLAGE, LIGONIER, PA. The week's activities began with Welcome Night, where the board members
performed a spectacular entourage of skits that had the rowdy crowd on their feet. The evening then moved to various rooms
where old friends were reunited and new friendships were born. Breaking into the morning hours the excitement finally subsided and everybody, tired and weary, could only anticipate the truly incredible week that was yet to come.
The next morning, bright and early, the buses departed for the torrential rapids of the beautiful Youghiogheny River, high
in the northern Appalachian Mountains. The convoy of 14 rafts proceeded down what seemed to be a docile river. As the miles
rolled by, tranquil waters became raging rapids, and the group sighted their first true white-water rapid. Tensions turned to
confidence as all the rafts were successfully navigated through the first few miles of the course.
After lunch the convoy continued reaching their final destination safely. Tired and weary once again the hungry group
returned to the Village and ravenously devoured their meals. Compline and sleep soon followed.
The following days proved to be even more spectacular than the day before. An incredible panel of speakers dazzled the
?rowd_ov~r t~e du~~tion the c_onference.Bishop BA?IL fielded currently pressing questions troubling today's Orthodox 1outh
1nan 1nsp1rat1onalO & A session. Dr. Anthony Bashir spoke on the dimensions of prayer and made himself readily available
for one on one spiritual advising. Fr. Ted Pulcini spoke on maintaining an Orthodox identity in college. Fr. Peter Gillquist, Fr.
Jon Braun, and Alan Shanbour each conducted three part seminars on the validity of Christ, where we stand on CatholicProtestant squabbl~s, and th~ _c_oncepts
of exile and temptation throughout the history of God's people, respectively.
The extrac~,rncular act1~1t1es
were extr~ordi~ary in their own rite. Crazy Olympics consisting of various relays, including
~he ever-popula~ Bat Races, wer~ a smashing dizzy success. Mystery Night and Pool Olympics were accordingly challenging. "!"heKaraoke contes_t_andMardi Gras, Masquerade Ball, with five course dinner, was the hit of the conference. Team number five ended up preva~llngas the ~ndisputed champion. With the addition of fellowship and camaraderie it was evident that
the conference had provided the recipe for a truly enlightening experience.
Through tearful good-~~es, strangers departed friends with sharper minds and focused beliefs. Some remained together
for another week a~ the exciting Archdiocese Convention in Pittsburgh. All anyone could think about was getting back to the
college conference in 1994. See you there!!!
o!
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DAILY DEVQTJ Q NS by Archpriest George Albert
Novembe~ 1993
1. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:27-13:8; MATTHEW 10:1, 5-8
ss.Cosmas and Damian, the Wonderworkers
and St. Theodota
16.
1 CORINTHIANS 4:9-16; MATTHEW 9:9-13
Apostle and Evangelist Matthew·
. ergiu
Fulvian (FAST)
and
1 THESSALONIANS 4:1-12; LUKE 15:1-10
SS. Gregory the Wonderworker and Lazaru
Iconographer (FAST)
the
2. COLOSSIANS 2:20-3:3; LUKE 11:34-41
Martyrs Acindynus, Pergasius, Aphthonius,
Elpidephorus and Anempodistus
17.
3. COLOSSIA S 3:17-4:1; LUKE 11:42-46
18.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:1-8; LUKE 16:1-9
Martyrs Plato, Deacon Roman and Child, Barula
and Zacchaeus (FAST)
19.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:9-13, 24-28; LUKE 16:1518, 17:1-4
Prophet Obadiah; Martyr Barlaam;
. H lidoru
and Euphemias (FAST)
20.
2 CORINTHIANS 11:1-6; LUKE 9:57-62
Forefeast of the Entry of the Theotoko •
Gregory and Proclus of Constantinople (FA T)
21.
HEBREWS 9:1-7; LUKE 10:38-42, 11:27-28
Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into th
Temple (FAST)
22.
2 THESSALONIANS 1:1-10; LUKE 17:20-25
Apostle Philemon of the 70; Prince Micha 1
(FAST)
23.
2 THESSALONIANS 1:10-2:2; LUKE 17:26-37
SS. Amphilochius and Gregory of Agrigentum
(FAST)
24.
EPHESIANS 6:10-17; LUKE 21:12-19
Martyrs Catherine, Mercurius and Philothea
(FAST)
25.
2 THESSALONIANS 2:13-3:5; LUKE 18:31-34
Leave-taking of the Feast of the Entry of th
Theotokos; SS. Clement of Ohrid and Peter of
Syria (FAST)
26.
2 THESSALONIANS 3:6-18; LUKE 19:12-28
SS. Alypius tbe Stylite and Stylian Paphlogonia
(FAST)
27.
GALATIANS 1:3-10; LUKE 10:19-21
Martyr James of Persia; St. Theodo iu T mo o
(FAST)
28.
EPHESIANS 4:1-6; LUKE 13:10-17
Martyr and Confessor tephan the
Chrislo (FAST)
Martyrs Acepsimas, Joseph and George
Neapolitan; St. Poeman (FAST)
4. COLOSSIANS 4:2-9; LUKE 11:47-12:1
Martyrs
Great
icander
and Hermas; St. Joannicius
the
5. COLOSSIA S 4: 10-18; LUKE 12:2-12
Martyr Galacteon; St. Jonah and the Apostle
Hermas of the 70 (FAST)
6. 2 CORI THIAN
5:1-10; LUKE 9:1-6
SS. Paul of Con, tantinople, Luke· Tauromen
Barlaam Khutyn
and
7. GALATIANS 6:11-18; LUKE 8:41-56
33 Martyrs of Melitine; SS. Lazarus Galis and
Zosimas
8. HEBREWS 2:2-10; LUKE 10:16-21
Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel
9. 1 THESSALO IANS 1 :6-10; LUKE 12:42-48
Martyrs Onesiphoreus
Matrona
and Porphyrius;
St.
10. 1 THESSALONIANS 2: 1-8; LUKE 12:48-59
Apostles Erastus, Olympas, Rodion, Sosipater,
Quartus and Tertius of the 70 (FAST)
11. 1 THESSALONIANS 2:9-14; LUKE 13:1-9
Martyrs Mennas, Victor, Vincent, Steph~nida and
Theodore
12. 1 THESSALONIANS 2:9-14; LUKE 13:31-35
SS. John the Almsgiver, Nilus the Faster, and
John the Fool-for-Christ (FAST)
13. HEBREWS 7:26-8:2; JOHN 10:9-16
St. John Chrysostom; Martyr Antonine
artyr
14. EPHESIANS 2:4-10; LUKE 10:25-37
·
Apostle Philip; Emperor Justinian; New Martyr
Constantine
29.
1 TIMOTHY 1:1-7; LUKE 19:37-44
St. Paramon and his 370 Companion
Philumenus (FAST)
lS. 1 THESSALONIANS 2:20-3:8; LUKE 14:12-1~
SS. Gurias Samonas and Abibus; Martyr - •
Demetrius' (ADVENT FAST BEGINS)
30.
l CORI THIANS 4:9-16· JOH 1:35-52
Apostle Andrew; SS. Frumentiu and Al
(FAST)
';:
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Tl-IEWORD/OCTOBER 1993
•
artyr
and r
r
�INTRODUCING . . .
Father Gregory of Dormition
Re/View
Skete, Buena Vista, Colorado
Hieromonk
Gregory,
the abbot of
Dormition Skete, has been painting icons for
28 years. He works in the Greek Cretan
School of iconography and does panel, as
well as fresco-type paintings. Father Gregory
(Abu-Asaly) is of Lebanese and Syrian
descent, born and baptized in the Antiochian
Orthodox Churc_:h,and comes from a long
line of Orthodox religious men and women.
The first Antiochian bishop in America
Archbishop Victor (Abu-Asaly, 1924-1934),i~
directly r lated to him. Father Gregory
became a monk in his horn town, Boston,in
1966 at the Transfiguration Monastery when
that community
was in the Russian
Orthodox Church. He painted icons for
twelve years in Bo ton, when, in 1978, he
left the ea t coast for the mountains of
Colorado, to tart "sk te life" in America.
Dormition k te was founded in 1979
by Hieromonk Gregory, with the blessingof
Archbishop eraphim (of blessed memory)
of the Rus ian Orthodo , Church Outside of
Russia. In Orthodox monastic tradition there
are three types of ascetic life. The first is a large community consisting of many monks. This type of establishm nt i generally calleda
monastery and, if large enough, may be called a lavra. The second type is a small community called a 'kete, con i ting of a few monks.
Sketes are usually more isolated than monasteries and the life more austere. The third is the retirement of a hermit who lives in solitude,
seeking the Lord with the greatest of zeal. From its inception, Dormition Skete was intended to be a community of small numbers, with
its handiwork, the painting of icons. It is located in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains on 20-acres of beautiful mountain property, 9,000 feet in altitude, in the St. Elizabeth National Forest. The Skete has two churches, one in honor of th Holy Dormition of the
Mother of God and the other in honor of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-GivingCross. Among the treasured relics of the skete is a
large portion of the true Cross in a blessing Cross on the Altar Table. A third and larger church, in the Athonite-Byzantine style, will be
built in 1993.
Father Gregory's icons have been reproduced in North America, as well as Greece and the Holy Land. Due to the many requests
that his icons be made available to others, a catalogue has now been offered to the Orthodox churches and lay people worldwide. The
need of Orthodox icons from legitimate sources is great. At the present time, we can offer over 200 mounted or unmounted icons measuring approximately 8"x10". They are laminated reproductions offered as mounted on 3/4" birch wood or unmounted laminated prints
suitable for framing. The prices have been kept deliberately low, so as to make them affordable to all. Of cour e, hand-painted icons are
also available. Estimates are given freely and happily from the small portable icon to the large dome icon in a cathedral.
Please write us at Dormition Skete, Post Office 3177, Buena Vista, Colorado 81211, and let us know that you read about the Skete
in THE WORD magazine.
Every Christmastime
the
church school staff faces the
problem of what_ to d~ f1_r a
Christmas pro gr am.
t 1rst
glance it seems that the probI m is easy to solve - do the
~ativity story. After all, isn't
that what Christmas
is a_ll
about; The innocence of children telling the age-old story
never fails to bring a lump to
the throat and a tear to the
eye.
.
But to tell the same story m
the same way year after year
can become boring and the
story is then in danger of losing its meaning.
Also, the
director, brave soul that he/
0
she is, has to work under cer0
0
tain constraints, such as lack
of adequate rehearsal
time,
usually no proper
tage, or
else a very small one, and the
necessity of providing
parts
for all those children
who
never come to rehearsals but show up
on the day of the performance asking
"What can I be?"
This last is especially vexing. Do you
become a mean old Scrooge anc! say,
"No, you can't be in it?" Logic says
that's the thing to do, but how can you
be so hard-hearted
at Christmas? Do
you send them away disappointed or
do you find them a part and let them
stumble around unrehearsed,
thus
spoiling the effect created by those
who have worked hard? The• solution
to this dilemma is to provide a program with lots of "extras." Dressed up
Playing It Up
for
Christmas
• • •
ChristmasPlaysfor Children
as villagers, shepherds, or animals, the
last-minute actors can be partnered
with those who have rehearsed and
become part of a glorious, crowded
finale.
Another consideration is the fact that
preparing for the Christmas program
takes time away from the classroom.
Since there is little enough time scheduled for the Church school, it is important that the Christmas program adds
to the children's understanding of their
faith and encourages them to think
about the birth of Christ and what it
means to them. They should have fun
and still learn.
Given the e r quirem nt , it
is not alway
ea y to find
appropriate
material.
On
solution i to writ your o n
and the five play pr
nt d
in this book ar th r ult of
such an ffort. Th y meet all
the requir ment m ntion d
above and ar offered in th
hope they will be of a istanc
to Orthodox Chri tian pari h
faced with imilar pr blem .
All have a nati ity cenc, but
each approache it from a different direction, exploring a
different aspect of that wondrous event. They range in
length from 15 to 45 minute .
hould you wi h t int grate the Chri tma play into
0
0
your Church
unday chool
program, at the end of ach
individual introduction th re
are sugge tions for activitie
and que tion for di 'CU ion
of what the play trie to convey. Of course, each teacher will ne d
to adopt these to the age 1 vel of
his/her class. Of nece ity, we ha e
aimed for school-age children b tween
8 and 12 years. The cover illu tration
may be used for adverti ing purpo e
by the addition of the time dat ,
place, and spon or in the appropriat
space on the sheet. It may al o be
used for a play bill cover.
Order from the Antiochian
rchdiocese, 358 Mountain Rd., Engl wood,
J 07631. ( 9.00 including
postage).
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The Biggest Birthday Party has its
origin in the need of the Orthodox
families for a way to keep the forty
day Advent fast in a meaningful way.
Unlike Great Lent the Advent fast
before Christmas g~es largely unnoticed even by many conscientious
Orthodox families.
There are, for
instance, no special services and activi~ies such as highlight Great Lent. Even
if the family abstained
from meat for
the forty days, that is from November
15 to December 24, something more is
needed by way of common family
activity. We offer The Biggest Birthday
Party as "something more."
Christmas is a special time of year. It
THEWORD/OCTOBER 1993
seems as if everything is preparing in
one way or another to celebrate the
joyous birth of the Second ~erson of
the Holy Trinity as a man m human
history. As in Orthodox cultu~es, both
now and at other times, we m orth
America must develop our own customs to prepare for this "coming" ~f
Jesus in our own homes. After all, this
is not just any birthday we are celebrating· it is the birthday of God, the
Creat;r,
who became a chi_ld a~d
dwelt among us, sharing our life with
its joys and sorrows.
.
Unfortunately, in orth Amenca the
celebration of this most wondrous of
events is taken over by manufacturer
and retailer , who for th ir own reason treat it as a celebration of onsumerism. Orthodox famili
an have
a more meaningful c I bration if they
choo e. This Advent
alendar i: a
mode t contribution to thi: alternat1\ •
celebration. It off r. the
rtho<lo:x
family an opportunity to set asid ~h •
twelve day immediat I pre eding
Chri tma b tween D c mber 13 an<l
December 24, in a• P ial wa ·
AboutChristmas
Although the Church ha. ahva celebrated the Birth of its avior, the ..,p"cific and eparate celebration
of
Chri tma on Dec mb r r dates on! •
from the fourth centur . Before th1.,
r
�the Church celebrated the birthday of
Jesus Christ along with three other
events on January 6 - the Wedding
Feast at ~ana, the Visit of the Magi,
and the Baptism of Jesus - as
"appearances" or epiphanies of God
on earth.
The separation of the Nativity feast
from the other commemorations and
its celebration on December 25 first
occurred in Rome. December 25 was
probably selected because it was the
date of the pagan celebration of Sol
Invictus, the Invincible Sun god. This
occurred sometime around 354 A.D.
From Rome it spread to the Churches
in the East where it was introduced
around 380 A.D. in Constantinople and
Cappadocia in Asia Minor. Some years
later it appeared in Antioch and, finally, in Palestine, the place of Jesus'
birth.
Using this Advent Calendar
.
The Biggest Birthday
Party 1s
designed to take your family thro~g~
twelve of the forty days of Advent; 1t 1s
also designed to introduce your children to the Nativity icon and its chief
elements. The calendar consists of a
book of texts and pictures and a master sheet, 12"xl6", divided into twelve
squares. When December 13 arrives,
have the rectangular
master sheet
taped to the wall of your kitchen or
refrigerator. Together with your family,
decide on the most convenient time of
day for each of the next twelve days to
do each of the frames of the calendar.
You might try several minutes before
dinner or before the youngest child's
bed time when the entire family can
be together; try to stay with the same
time each day.
Beginning
on the evening
of
DID YOU KNOW
. . . that the main feast days in October are the following: Protection of the Theotokos (1st); the Apostle
Thomas of the Twelve (6th); the Apostle James
Alphaeus (9th); the Apostle and Deacon Philip of the
Seventy (11th); the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical
Council (17th); the Apostle and Evangelist Luke (18th);
the Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord (23rd); the
Great Martyr Demetrius (26th). Saturday, October 23 is
the Saturday of Souls, in which we remember those
who have fallen asleep in the Lord. MEMORY ETERNAL!
. . . that the Church of Greece is eleventh in rank,
after the Churches of Constantinople,
Alexandria,
Antioch, Jerusalem, Russia, Georgia, Serbia, Romania,
Bulgaria and Cyprus. Orthodox Christianity was introduced there by the Apostle Paul in 51 A.D. IN 451, it
was placed under the jurisdiction of Constantinople.
In 1850, it became an autocephalous Church, and has
remained such since that time. It is presently headed
by His Beatitude, Archbishop SERAPHIM, whose official title is "Archbishop of Athens and All Greece."
The seat of the Church is in Athens. The Church of
Greece has no ju.risdiction in other parts of the world.
It is limited to its own country.
. . . that there were several Greek and Syrian Popes
of Rome before the Great Schism in 1054 A.D. Our
source is THE AUGUSTINIAN, published by our St.
Augustine
of Hippo Orthodox
Church in Denver,
Colorado. They are the following:
TELESPHORUS, 117-138 A.D., Greek
HYGINUS, 138-140 A.D., Greek
ANICETUS, 155-166 A.D., Syrian
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December 13, read the text on the
page where the date appears; allow
one of the children to cut out the
4"x4" frame, ;another to color it, and
another to paste it on the rectangular
master sheet in the location corresponding to the date. It must be pasted in the correct frame to complete the
icon of the Nativity. Do this for each
day between
December
13 and
December 24. Should you want to
complete the Advent calendar with a
birthday party for Jesus, plan for a
cake on the morning of December 25
as a fitting completion to The Biggest
Birthday Party.
Begin on December
13 and get
ready for Th Biggest Birthday Party.
Order from the Antiochian Archdiocese, 358 Mountain Rd., Englewood, NJ 07631. ($ 5. 00 including
postage).
THE PEOPLE SPEAK ...
Dear Father George:
The April 1993 article "The Priest in
the Parish Setting" by Bishop ISAIAH
of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of
Denver, was great as was the May article on the "First Annual Antiochian
Studies Program" by Paul D. Garrett.
Can laypersons attend these as well as
seminarians from Holy Cross and St.
Vladimir's?
Robert S. Andrews
Los Angeles, CA
Editorial Response:
Yes - there are plans in the making for anyone, clergy or lay, to
attend the Antiochian
Studies
Program at the Antiochian Village
in January each year. Watch for an
announcement
from the Archdiocesan Office!
?
ELEUTHERUS, 175-189 A.D., Greek
ANTERUS, 235-236 A.D., Greek
SIXTUS II, 257-258 A.D., Greek
EUSIBIUS, 309 A.D., Greek
ZOSIMUS, 417-418 A.D., Greek
THEODORE I, 642-649 A.D., Greek
JOHN V, 685-686 A.D., Syrian
SERGIUS I, 687-701 A.D., Syrian
JOHN VI, 701-705 A.D., Greek
JOHN VII, 705-707 A.D., Greek
SISINNIUS, 708 A.D., Syrian
CONSTANTINE I, 708-715 A.D., Syrian
GREGORY III, 731-741 A.D., Syrian
... that October
is YOUTH
MONTH
in our
Antiochian
Archdiocese
of North America, as proclaimed
by His Eminence,
Metropolitan
PHILIP.
During this month, we honor our teens, sub-teens and
children and acclimate them to church life in all its
aspects. We have more programs in our Archdiocese
for children, than any other programs or depa1tments.
Count them with me:
Children's Relief Fund
Christian Education
Sacred Music
Youth & Parish Ministries
Campus Ministry
The Fellowship of St. John the Divine
Teen SOYO
Antiochian Village Camp
St. Nicholas Camp
God bless our children! What we do for them roda~
will determine what they do for the Church tomorrow.
wrrnm/OCTOBER l993
Dear Members of the
Order of St. Ignatius:
Thoughtfulness like yours is always
appreciated! My son just returned from
an enlightening week of camping at
the Antiochian Village Summer Camp
program. The Camp Fund, made possible from the Order of St. Ignatius of
Antioch, made it possible for him to
attend. Thank you so very much!
Jaimie Kanakis
Warren, Ohio
Dear Fr. Corey:
Thank you for publishing the fine
article by Ghassan Rubeiz, "Prospects
for Peace in the Middle East," in your
June 1993 issue. This is an excellent
article - clear, fair, insightful, hopeful.
And please pass my appreciation to
the author.
I'm always cheered when ACP member publications achieve this level of
excellence in serving their readers.
Cordially,
John Stapert, Executive Director
The Associated Church Press
Dear Father Corey:
During the Midwest Region Parish
Life Conference, June 29 to July 3,
1994, in Chicago, Illinois, our great city
Will host several events, including the
World Cup Soccer games and opening
ceremony, the Taste of Chicago, and
several other large conventions. For
this reason, we have been given an
early deadline by the hotel for reservations. Therefore all those who do not
send in their reservations early will,
needless to say, find it impossible to
find room at our hotel or anywhere in
the city. Hence it is imperative that our
people in the Midwest hurry and send
in their hotel reservations as soon as
possible. You may call the Woodfield
Hilton & Towers at 1-800-344-3434 or
1-708-394-2000. Do it today!
Nadine A. Rihani
Chicago, IL
Holy Communion: Are
We Missing the Point?
While I was unable to attend the
session on Holy Communion and AIDS
at the recent Archdiocese convention, I
did listen to an audio cassette recording of the various points of view relating to the use of a common spoon for
the administration
of Holy Communion. As a physician, I found the
arguments inconclusive at best. As an
Orthodox Christian I felt a degree of
uncertainty. St. Paul tells us that God
makes foolish the wisdom of the wise.
Perhaps our inability to find the "right"
answer on this question has meaning
in and of itself.
During my forty-three years in the
Orthodox Church, I have often been
fascinated with our obsession in finding the "right" way of administering
the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ. It is my interpretation of the
New Testament that at the Last Supper,
Jesus broke bread in His hands and
then passed the pieces to His disciples.
He then passed around what we might
refer to as a common cup and told the
disciples to drink from it. In all of the
Orthodox churches that I have attended I have never seen Holy Comm~nion given in this original manner. I
ask myself, is there truly a "correc_t"
way, a detailed process spelled. out m
Canon Law? My research (while not
exhaustive but inclusive of writings by
Timothy Ware, Alexander Schmem~nn,
and Louis Bouyer) leads me to believe
that the answer is no.
In his book on the Orthodox
Church, Timothy Ware separates tra_ditions of the Church into those which
would be referred to a Traditi n v •.
traditions. Capital "T" tradition ar the
Bible, the Creed, and the doctrinal definitions of the Ecumenical Coun ii. .
Small case 't' tradition, , in the words
of Ware, are human and accid ntal pious opinion (or worse) hut not a
true part of the one Tradition th
essential Chri tian mes age. ( ar
Timothy. The Orthodox Church.
ew York, 1986). Through the ountless hours of passionate discu ·ions, it
seems as if we have elevated the tradition of how we give Holy Communion
to being equal to the Tradition of actually receiving the Body and Blood of
Jesus Christ. I can find no ju. tification
for doing so.
Perhaps even more di curbing i.
what appears to be the judgment of
one Orthodox Christian by anoth r.
What I have heard on different oc asions and in a variety of forms i : "If
you really believed that Holy Communion is truly the Body and Blood of
Jesus Christ than you would ha e to
believe that disease would not be
passed from one individual to another
with the common spoon." Put in other
words: "If your faith was a trong as
mine, then you would be a better
Christian."
While it is impossible for any human
to know what is the heart or mind of
another, I raise this "judgment'· issue
because I cannot begin to imagine
another explanation for uch a passionate debate on the mechanics of
Holy Communion, an issue which the
Apostles never addressed and is very
much a tradition, a practice of mortal
men.
If indeed the faith of any of u<;
Orthodox Christians is less than perfect, then we are in good company. 't.
Peter becau e of doubts, began to
sink 'v.rhen he was walking on the
water to meet Jesus. The man with the
ill son proclaimed, "I believe O Lord_
Help me in my unbelief." Jc-;u-,hi1mclt
told the crowd, "Let him without "illl
cast the first stone."
t. Paul instructs u, not to put "ilUlllbling block in front of our brother. He
said that even though he had no proh1em eating meat, he would refrain
from eating meat if it v ould cau e h,..,
brother to in. If our judgment ~)rtrad1tion cau. e our brother_ and <;1tcr to
1
refrain from approaching th
up.
regardle, s of their human \, c.ikn ~..,.
29
THEWORD/OCTOBER 1993
�then have we not put a stumbling
block in their path? If we question
their faith, even quietly, then are we
not playing God and subjecting ourselves to His judgment?
Ware instructs us, "Not everything
from the past is of equal value, nor is
everything received from the past necessarily true. It is necessary to question
the past. True Orthodox fidelity to the
past must always be a creative fidelity;
for true Orthodoxy can never rest satisfied with a barren 'theology of repetition,' which, parrot-like,
repeats
accepted formulae without striving to
understand what lies behind them." It
is easy to understand that as Orthodox
Christians we are to partake in Holy
Communion on a frequent basis. It is
not so easy to understand why we
consume so much of our precious
energy on the debate of how our
Lord's Body and Blood are given, recognizing that arguments based on theology or medical science are suspect at
best.
Let us therefore openly recognize
that none is perfect except God Himself and that we all doubt and stumble
for different reasons. Let us not be
stumbling blocks to our brothers and
sisters but rather be understanding of
their concerns, even if we do not share
those concerns. It is my hope and
prayer that our Church finds the wisdom to make Holy Communion the
unifying event, for clergy and laity
alike, that it was intended to be, to the
glory of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ.
-Craig R. George, M.D.
St. George Church
Akron & Cleveland, Ohio
Dear Editor:
This summer, I had the fortunate
opportunity of visiting the majestic
country of Lebanon. The motivation
for unity and the sheer strength of
Orthodox Christianity in the Middle
East left me filled with respect and
admiration. In only two weeks, I witnessed an enormous amount of rehabilitation and rebuilding by the people
of the country. Through misery and
destruction,
St. George Orthodox
Hospital has treated the suffering.
Through
violence
and pain, the
Orthodox Balamand University, has
continued to grow and educate the
minds of the young. Through anguish
30
and conflict, The Middle East Council
of Churches (MECC), continues to provide housing, medical care, food,
clothing, and education for the families
whose lives were torn apart by the war.
I can only pray that my words have
meaning as I attempt to describe the
spirit, life, and love of these brave
Orthodox Christians. In a land where
the percentage of Christianity is slowly
decreasing, Orthodoxy is flourishing to
bridge the gaps created by war and
division. I saw hidden caves perched
high in the mountains where prayer.
was once only safe; and I saw powerful Orthodox Churches built for all to
see. I felt the warmth of God in Metran
Elias Audi, Metran George Khodar, and
the radiant nuns of Mar Yacoub Didi
(St. James of Didi), when we embraced.
Please, continue to give, continue to
write your Senators and Congressman
to lift the ban on American citizens
entering Lebanon. Not only to promote, support, and aid, but to see
God's Land. To walk amongst the
Cedars that Jesus once brushed. To
feel the breeze and smell the scented
air, from the district of Koura to the
mountains of Sanine.
As Antiochian Orthodox Christians, it
is essential to unite with our roots. We
must walk the paths of our grandfathers, eat the fruit of their land and
pray in the churches built from the
sweat of their brow.
I have obtained a new respect and
pride for my heritage and culture, after
visiting this proud land. I pray that one
day, all of my brothers and sisters in
Christ will feel the same joy and eternal peace that God has granted me.
Your sister in Christ,
Pamela Ann Gillett
St. Elias Church
Austin, Texas
Dear Editor,
. I write to you in response to a rising
tide of criticism in Orthodox publications that, thanks to your piece Will
Success Spoil John Chrysostom? or The
Dangers of Orthodox Fundamentalism
(June '93), by Rev. Michael Keiser, has
now given some Orthodox Christians
the official title of "fundamentalist." I
speak on behalf of those who believe
in a six day creation. It appears that to
Rev. Keiser a person must be an unthinking "literalist" (another of his
labels) to accept a six day creation
over the "scientific" theory of evolutio
of species over millions of years. It~
strange that this debate was never a
debate at all prior to our own century.
Shall we suppose that all those prior
were "literalists" and "fundamentalists"?
In all fairness though, we do tend t~
accept much of what the scholarly
community tells us. They, after all, are
the experts. I would however encourage all of my friends on both sides of
the 'fence of beginnings' to examine
the whole of scientific data fairly if
they intend to make an issue of the
matter. The facts are, there is a tremendous body of scientific evidence that
supports a young earth and which flatly contradict the popular evolutionary
model. Furthermore, the evidence in
support of the classical evolution theory is considered so scant by the scientific community today that very nearly
no specialists in the field with any
degree of true scientific honesty any
longer hold to that theory (i.e., the theory that the various kinds of plants
and animals are descended from other
kinds that Iived in earlier times and
that the differences are due to inherited changes that took place over many
generations. This is nol to be confused
with the normal process of natural
selection).
Might it not yet be best if all the
"fundamentalists," both creationist and
evolutionist open their hearts to the
greater truth? The God who raised
Lazarus from the grave, who healed a
blind man when He a pp lied a bit of
mud mixed from saliva to his eyes,
who is truly present in the Eucharist
and whose body is the Church is
equally able to have created the universe and its various life forms in an
amazingly brief six days even to the
insult of our human reason. This inscrutable
God who made the sun
stand still in the day's sky in order that
Israel might pursue her enemies, and
who fed one of His prophets for a season by the ravens, could have created
this universe and its life through natural processes ( which are only natural
by His own will) cover a very long
period of time. What is the real issue?
Might not the real issue be a lack of
charity in favor of one's personal experience and world view by which we
judge our brothers? Should belief in a
six day creation merit the ungracious
labels so liberally supplied by curren~
Orthodox writers? If your grandmothei
, WORD/OCTOBER l993
believed that evolution was God's tool receive it, and always with much interwould she fall from grace? If grandma
eSt ; the June, 1993 issue was no exbelieved in a six day creation would
ception. In the article "Will Success
you call her a "fundamentalist"? I could Spoil John Chrysostom or the Dangers
supply the names of non-Christian
of Orthodox Fundamentalism
by
anthropologists, geologists, and biolo- Father Michael Keiser, I became ve1y
gists who do not believe that the clas- upset in again finding the phrase "trasical theory of evolution is valid and
ditional ethnic ghettos" used to express
some who believe in a young earth,
the fact that an Orthodox Church has
should they be labeled "literalists"?
chosen to keep alive its ethnic tradiWhy do we save these special labels tions and culture by implementing
only for our brothers? Perhaps it's diffi- parts of its Divine Liturgy in its 'mother
cult for any of us to humble ourselves
tongue'. We must remember that the
before God and to be willing to Orthodox Church in North America
appear as fools before men. Perhaps it was brought to this contingent by imis even more difficult to recognize the migrants who only understood the
movements of the enemy of our souls.
Liturgy in their native tongue. These
Lastly, I would like to clear up the immigrants were committed, dedicated
misuse of his term "fundamentalist." A people who loved and lived their
true fundamentalist
is a person who Orthodox Christianity daily, not as a
holds unwavering
to the essential,
'Sunday go t~worship' faith. This faith
foundational or basic part of somewas very central to their well being,
thing. All true Orthodox Christians are which is why the Orthodox Churches
fundamentalists
with respect to the came into being in this country.
I researched and wrote the History of
basic tenants of the Orthodox Faith. A
the Church of St. john of Damascus in
Christian whose rhetoric is not conhonor of its 85th Anniversary this past
cerned with the fundamentals
and
year, and found that the dedication
who by his rhetoric causes divisiveness
and commitments of its founders are
in the Church is not a fundamentalist
at all but a fool. I think it is safe to say memories held dear to those of us
that we are all unwittingly such fools who have followed. Allow me to
from time-to-time and may God for- quote from the Epilogue, "Mem01y is
essential if we are to have a sense of
give us for allowing His and our own
seff, for identity is formed around our
enemy to use us in such a dreadful
manner. Let us rather hold fast to St. roots as well as our hopes and dreams.
Paul's admonition in his epistle to the Memory is part of our identity and is a
source and sustainer of Faith, which
Colossians, "If then you have been
raised up with Christ, keep seeking the must be present in a life shaped by
things above, where Christ is, seated at commitments, loyalties and moral values. The cultural traditions and values
the right hand of God. Set your mind
on the things above, not on the things of the immigrants were instilled in their
children, and the continuity
was
that are on earth. For you have died
and your life is hidden with Christ in scarcely disturbed. In the Church, they
God ... And so, as those who have found a haven, and their need to bond
with others of their own ethnic backbeen chosen
of God, holy and
ground
was answered. The Church
beloved, put on a heart of compasgrew and flourished, and remained a
sion, kindness, humility, gentleness
vital part of their lives."
and patience; bearing with one anoth"What of the children of the second
er, and forgiving each other, whoever
and
third generation, and those of the
has a complaint against anyone; just as
the Lord forgave you, so also should future? We owe our children the Truth:
you. And beyond all these things put the Truth of their Faith, their ancestry,
on love, which is the perfect bond of and their heritage. The simple Truth is
that the Church can only become
unity."
Sincerely, strong again as each of us realize~ ~ur
need to grow spiritually. When relzgzon
Roger J. O'Brien
it
Palmdale, CA is void of spiritual experience,
becomes ritualistic and meaningless."
Through spiritual growth, we are
strengthened, and the whole becomes
so much greater than the sum of its
Dear Father George:
It is my practice to read THE WORD parts. We may not live in an ideal
magazine thoroughly just as soon as I world, but the Church must alway
THE WORD/OCTOBER 1993
stand for the ideal principle of Je u
Christ, and those prin ipl are international and can be u, tained in practice regardless of any language barriers. I am proud of my ethnic ba kground, and as a fir t g neration
daughter of yrian immigrant will forever be indebted to my parent for the
traditions, value
and pirituality
which they in tilled in me.
In time the Orthodo
Church in
America will unfo1tunately evol e into
the 'melting pot' community which ·o
many seek to pu h into existence and
we will then look wistfully back to the
cherished memories of the o- ·ailed
"traditional ethnic ghello ".
Yours in Orthodoxy
Laurice B. aloley
Bo, ton,
Dear Saidna PHILIP,
Christ is in our mid t! He L and
always shall be!
With deep gratitude, we commend
you and the Order of t. Ignatius of
Antioch for your generou
gift of
$5,000 for ministry to prisonec, as we
continue ministering under your leadership in fulfilling Chri t's command ...
to visit prisoners . . . proclaiming the
Good
ews of alvation in Jesu:
Christ.
Through your kindness and car ,
another issue of Orthodox Chri ·tian
JOURNEY will be published, and pri ·oners will hear the Gospel mes age of
repentance and the pathway to ternal
life. Your gift i making a difference.
Letters from prison chaplains and
staff indicate that a format other than
newspaper (either magazine or paperback book) i more suitable and
longer la ting. After coun, el from
Father Peter Gillqui t and Father Ja k
Sparks, it was sugge ted that the next
issue of JO
Y be published in th
more durable format a a pap rhack
book.
Thank you for your consideration of
"minist1y to pri oner " when ·ou review reque ts for additional funding a
monies are a ailahl .
May God grant ou many cars.
Thank you for your prayer . Pray for
pri oner and their al ation.
Your umvorth} -,on.
Father Duane Peder n
Orthodox hri tian , tr t
Pri ·on ~1ini.tf)
Holl ;vood. A
�COMMUNITIES IN ACTION
"The Budway Heritage",
An Album to Remember
Since the passing of the famed
oudist, Joe Budway in 1990, the
children of Leo Budway decided it
was time for them to record an
album with their father. So they
bought him studio recording time
for his 66th birthday. This resulted
in Leo's playing three instruments,
violin, oud, and kanoon on three
separate tracks. With David, his
son,
playing
on
keyboard,
Maureen, his daughter, on vocal
(being
proficient
in Italian,
Spanish, and German, from her
operatic training, she still found
Arabic challenging)
and Cheryl,
David's wife, on tambourine and
finger cymbals. The album includes
such popular pieces as "Antal
Hoob"
(You Are My Love),
"Hibeena" (Love Me), and "Zeena"
(Beauty), along with two oud solos
by Joe Budway, previously recorded in concert in 1971 and 1990. To
complete the family circle, Leo's
daughter Kathy wrote the liner
notes for the album.
This album is a must for your
Arabic collection. You may order
the cassette tape by contacting
LeoBudway
514 Hastings St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Or by calling (412) 361-5610.
The cost is only $10.00 plus mailing and handling ($1.50).
Governor honors teen
for her cultural work
ALLE TOWN - Tammy Sabbagh of
Whitehall Township yesterday wa'>
recognized by Gov. Robert P. Casey of
Pennsylvania.
The 18-year-old University of Pittsburgh tudent was honored for her
work in:
• Establishing
an annual ArabAmerican heritage festival in Allentown.
• Teaching Arabic dances to Lehigh
Valley youth.
• Visiting the elderly and the sick.
• Feeding the homeless.
For her accomplishments, Sabbagh
was given an elaborate Khmer Court
dance headdres and named recipient
of the 1993 Youth Award under the
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Governor's
Pennsylvania
Heritage
Awards.
"I didn't do it for any awards - I
just did it for the good feeling of helping other people,"
Sabbagh said
before the awards ceremony in the
governor's reception room in Harrisburg.
Tammy Sabbagh with Governor Casey
Sabbagh, whose father, Anthony, is
pastor at St. George Church in Allentown and whose mother, Minerva, is a
teacher
at Roosevelt
Elementary
School, helped create the annual St.
George's Heritage Festival. The festival
is designed to acquaint Lehigh Valley
residents with Arab heritage through
poetry, music, food and dance.
"There's a great difference between
diversity and divisiveness," Casey said.
"We celebrate diversity."
After rec·iving the award, Sabbagh
thanked the governor and said, "I am
proud to live my American culture
and my ethnic heritage. To live my
culture is to love it. To love it is to
share with one another the common
good that our cultures have to offer."
The awards have been given for the
past three years to individuals who
have demonstrated the value of cultural diversity in Pennsylvania. The
program is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs Commission
composed of 53 people representin~
Pennsylvania's various ethnic communities.
The Beauty of Your
House: The Mission
Vineyard
by Father Seraphim Stephens
"O Lord our God . . . sanctify those
who love the beauty
of Your
House ... " We begin and end the Divine Liturgy with these words of petition in our mouths and hearts. But
these words have special meaning t~
those of us who serve and are served
in the domestic missions. They particularly describe the heartfelt dedication
of we "Missioners"
in the Virginia
Beach/Tidewater,
Virginia Orthodox
Mission of St. Ignatius of Antioch.
We, here in Tidewater, started three
(3) years ago with only two (2) people - Dr. Ray Stephens
(now Fr.
Seraphim) and his wife Anita. We believed God was initiating an Orthodox
Missionary effort from our "parent"
church, St. Ignatius in Franklin, Tennessee. We had absolutely
no resources but prayer. We faithfully met
eve1y Sunday praying Typica and we
were soon joined by our four ( 4)
daughters.
Because we loved the beauty of
God's House, we constructed makeshift Icon stands designating an area
of our living room as "The Sanctuary."
After several months we were joined
by three families we had known in
our former confession. This was shortlived owing to the efforts of a fundamentalist "friend" who convinced the
three families that we were "off base."
However thank God the "word that
goes for{h from [God's] mouth shall
not return void" - Is. 55:11. One of
the families returned - Subdeacon
Paul Keith, his wife and daughter.
This was the beginning
of a
Watershed
response.
In March of
1989, the Stephens' girls were chrismated and by Pascha of 1990, the
Keiths and my future son-in-law Bob
Taylor were chrismated.
By 1992, we were joined by several
Orthodox families bringing our numbers to near 40 people, meeting in
two locations 50 miles apart - the
loving room of one house and the
dining area of another. We were at
overflow in both. It was time to act.
We rented an old dilapidated store:,
front in a dying "business
park.
Working throughout last summer to
bring it up to "Orthodox snuff," we
THE WORD/OCTOBER I993
held our first services there in July,
1992_ In Octobe_r, following my ord~tion to the Pnesthood, our first D1~;ne Liturgy wa~ _served. We instantly
utgrew this facility, so we rented the
~djoining fo~-me~·"Orien~~l f~sh mar~
ket" designating 1t as our pansh hall.
We now have a full religious education program meeting in the parish
Hall and a full expression of Divine
Father Seraphim blessing Easter baskets
Services. We presently serve 50 people in a 100 mile radius (as far away
as Richmond).
Our membership
is composed of
former Roman
Catholics,
Jews,
Methodists, Pentecostals,
Episcopalians and cradle Orthodox.
We
often quote Metropolitan PHILIP when
he said to the AEOM, "Welcome
home!" We now have life-long Orthodox members who are witnessing
their new-found evangelical zeal of
"coming home."
I truly believe the success of this
mission rests in the sanctifying Grace
of God poured out on those of us
Who love the beauty of His House.
THEWORD/OCTOBER 199~
St. George Church,
Flint, Michigan
Double honors have been awarded
to Anton Edward (Tony) Khouri.
1. The Genesee County Bar Association held an essay contest in area
middle schools, asking students to
write about the theme 'Justice for all,
and for all justice." Tony's essay,
'Justice is equal opportunity in education, work and free speech " won first
place in the eighth grade in Flint
where he is in the academically gifted
program at Whittier Middle School.
2. Tony also took first place (a computer) for his "Pet Vac-Comb" creation.
He can thank two things - his active
imagination and his cocker spaniel
Buff.
Buff inspired several of the creations
that Khouri devised for the E. Douglas
Hougen/Flint
Community Schools
Inventiveness
Contest. He entered
eight or nine ideas because he "just
couldn't stop thinking of them" and
won prizes for two, both related to
dog care.
The "Pet-Vac-Comb" creation is a
dog comb attached to a vacuum hose,
to suck up all the hair that Buff sheds.
Khouri also won a $100.00 honorable
mention prize for his "Auto Pet
Walker" a leash he attached to a pole
that is ~agnetically connected to a car
hood. He actually uses it to "walk" his
pooch ... at a slow car speed.
Tony, the son of Edward and Salwa
Khouri, does not plan to become an
inventor. He is considering entering
medicine or politics. This talented
young man writes and has speci~l
interests in drama and speech. He ts
an active member at St. George
Church in Flint, Michigan serving as an
Altar Server and participating in the
Church School program.
Congratulations, Tony! We are proud
of you.
-Fay Joseph,
St. George Church School Staff
Journey of an Episcopal
Parish to the Holy
orthodox Church
The St. Elijah Mission and Outreach
Committee of Oklahoma City, OK
sponsors a very effective outreach pr~·n which a notable individual is
gra m l
·
f
invited to speak on so~e topic o
interest, and follows up with a 12 ses-
sion erie of Inquirer'.
la'->'->e'->.
Pa'->C
speaker have in luded Dr. ndre,\
Walker Fr. P ter illquist, and Franky
Schaefer.
n 1a y , Fr. Patrick
Mccaul y from the hurch of the Holy
Apostles, Ft. , orth, Texa ..,, spok"' on
The Journey of an Episcopal Parish
to the Holy Orthodox Church. The
audience included both rthodox and
non-Orthodo with a good number of
Epi copalian. who were especially interested in hi. account of how h • and
his pari h came to mhrace Holy
Orthodoxy.
Fr. Patrick wa born and rai..,ed in
Texas, and recei ed his educarion in
Texa and Louisiana. He earned hi..,
Ph.D. in homiletic· and preaching in
1981 and was ordained to the Epi<.;copal priesthood in 19 3. He and his
parish were in the nglo- atholic or
"High Church" wing of the Epis opal
Church and became incr asingl
alarmed at the radical doctrinal and
moral laxity of the Episcopal hurch,
including attacks on the irgin Birth,
denial of the in, piration of Hol •
Scripture, regarding the Re urrection a,;
"a conjuring trick with hones", the
ordination of practicing homosexuals,
the development of alternate creed,;,
and gender-inclusi e language The
Episcopal hierarchy eemed determined to enforce a redefinition of the
Christian Faith a a form of panthei">m
and reintroduce the very things which
"The early Church fought tooth and
nail against."
In an effort to tem the tide of liberalism within the Epi copal hurch, the
Bishop of Ft. Worth organized the
Episcopal Synod of merica \\'~th the
aim of remaining within the Ep1s·opal
Church and working for its re..,toration
to the hi toric faith of the hrt">tiJn
Creeds. When it became appar ·nt that
the synod would fail Fr. Patrick and
his pari h began to con ider other ~>prions. Rome wa out of the que">ll0n
and while Orthodoxy was th ~ologically appealing, they found the "t~ulture shock" of following the B, z,1nt1ne
tradition
too great to a cept. fr.
Patrick met with Fr. Peter Gillquht .rnd
learned of the journey of the E, ,tngelical Orthodo Church to the . ntiochian Archdioce e. Then he d1 tm ered the Western Rite and the d ·u..,1on
was made.
.
Fr. Patrick de. cribe. the We..,tem RJt,
as "a 1,c0 rm of wor hip th,ll \\ ,1.., U. ">e<l
by ChrLtians in we..,tern Europ , _hetorl',
the Roman Catholic-, broke with th<.::
G
�It is an exciting
and a rewarding act
of love that brings
the teens, spiritual
advisor, lay advisor
and parish council
and parishioners to
excitement.
The excitement
starts on the church
van but it does not
end there. Our drivers
drive
the
church van through
the city streets, to
the rescue missions,
the salvation army
and the ghettos of
Father Patrick McCauley in Oklahoma
town to gather the
Orthodox Church." Or, more precisely,
poor and the homeless, in order to
"The Western Rite as approved by the feed them. Our drivers have a real
Antiochian Archdiocese is the theologisense of joy driving the van, breath
cally corrected form of worship for- holding moments, a real spirit of flying
merly used by the Roman Catholics
high and fast. The offensive odor of
and adapted by the Anglicans." He human bodies crammed together is a
feels the use of this liturgy will be a welcomed challenge, and a daring
strong attraction to Episcopalians and response to service.
others of a liturgical background who
The smiles of the hung1y, the noise
are wandering in the dese11 of a "post
Christian America", and who will find
their way to Holy Orthodoxy.
There were many consequences of
the decision to abandon the Episcopal
Church in favor of Holy Orthodoxy:
Holy Apostles was threatened with
(and is now involved in) a lawsuit
over their property and longtime
friendships were lost. But as Fr. Patrick
puts it, "To remain would have meant
risking an eternity not in God's presence, or at the ve1y least, the violation
of one's own conscience
and integrity." But the good consequences
far outweighed
the bad: Christian
Allentown
foundations are no longer being eroded and the True Faith is being re- of the children, and the excitement of
ceived, lived, and passed on to their our Teens are an unforgettable and
children.
unmatched experience, except by our
Fr. Patrick feels it is the vocation of own chefs who busy themselves not
former Episcopalians such as himself only preparing, cooking and cleaning
and his parish to open the way for but teaching the teens how to cook
other Anglo-Catholics to have their
and how to prepare a heavenly meal
faith restored to them in the Eternal for a divine banquet. The aroma of the
Church.
luscious, hot, home cooked meal wel-Scott Campbell comes the hungry homeless from a
distance. It is wonderful to hear: "I
have never had a meal like this one."
or ·'This makes me feel at ·home. "
St. George Teen SOYO of
Glory he to God who enables the
Allentown
giver and the receiver to rejoice toThe St. George Teen SOYO is get- gether as a family.
ting involved in feeding the hungry
The Teens chant, pray and then
and the homeless of our community.
serve the tables with smiles and zeal.
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They hug the little children, chat with
the homeless and reflect on their own
life. They bring laughter, smiles and
joy to the poor. They satisfy their
brethren's hunger with food and load
them with more food to take and
share with others. The Teens wonder
what will the hungry eat the rest of the
month, where will the homeless sleep,
who looks after them, and why they
are this way. Th teens wish that there
may never be hunger, thirst, homelessness and hopelessness in the world.
The Teens of St. George of Allentown are discovering the joy of charity,
the change
of a community,
the
response to the call of God's service
and they can make a good difference
in the lives of many. The Teens are
grateful for the privilege and the opportunity to serve and be the good,
faithful and obedient
doers of His
word in their community. "The least of
the brethren" are also our responsibility say the Teens of St. George. Fulfilling this joyful and rewarding responsibility is our obligation and debt to
God and to humanity.
Teens
St. Paul Church
Lynnwood, WA
Two major events have happened
recently to St. Paul Church in Lynnwood, Washington. First, Bishop BASIL
came for a pastoral visit, and ordained
our deacon Rick Davis to the priesthood on April 3, 1993. Second, we
have finally received our building permit and we plan to build soon.
Bishop BASIL arrived on April 1 to a
lunch with the Parish Council. He attended a Vesper service that night. On
Friday niaht
we had a Presanctified .
0
liturgy followed by our traditional Friday Lenten potluck. On Saturday, we
moved to Assumption Greek Orthodox
THE WORD/OCTOBER 1993
church for a Divine Liturgy presided
over by Bishop BASIL. At that service,
Deacon Rick Davis was elevated to the
priesthood
and took
the name
Thomas. It was a beautiful service with
priests from other jurisdictions concelebrating, and several deacons and
priests who are friends of Fr. _Thomas
also serving. Honored guests mcluded
monks from the local monastery, an
Ethiopian priest who had attended St.
Vladimir's seminary
with Bishop
BASIL,and the Roman Catholic priest
whose church is so generously letting
us use their chapel for our services.
The music was beautiful and the worship wonderful. Afterwards we had
Lenten refreshments.
Also, Father James Bernstein, our
pastor, announced several weeks ago
that we had gotten the permit to begin
building our church building. It has
been a long, sometimes
frustrating
journey, but, we hope to soon have
our own place to worship.
The dream started almost 15 years
ago, when St. Michael's Church first
started in a storefront. It had 10 people
and a desire to grow into a real presence in the community.
Our priest,
Father Thomas McDowell died a few
years later, and his widow lent the
parish money from his estate to purchase a small church building in the
west part of Seattle from a former
Nestorian church that had floundered.
The parishioners were overjoyed even
though the building was very small
and in need of a great deal of repair
and remodeling.
We removed old
pews, painted, carpeted, cleaned and
built walls to create a room for Fr.
Gregory Cooke, who was pastor at the
time. The room was very much a
monastic "cell" and Fr. Gregory was
ve1y saint-like in his tolerance for his
living conditions. It was a real church
building, however, and people felt
good about having it.
At the same time as St. Michael's was
establishing itself, Holy Trinity church
of the Evangelical Orthodox church
was growing and developing in the
north end of Seattle. It had purchased
some land and was looking at building
on it.
Holy Trinity members began to visit
St. Michael's as they considered Orthodoxy. Bonds began to develop. Finally, when the EOC became the
AEOM and when Metropolitan PHILIP
chrismated its members,, Holy Trinity
and St. Michael's combhled to become
THEWORD/OCTOBER 1993
St. Paul's.
we are asking for help from anyon ~
We now had 30 people and no who would like to see
rthodox •
church building. Fr. David Anderson
grow in the Pacific orth\Yest. Help w,
our new pastor, found a Roman Cath~ build our church building. This is a
olic church that had a small chapel we growing area, and we have a real opcould use for a short time while we po1tunity to promote the hurch her~built on the land. The "short time" We have pledged and borrowed all we
turned into six years with changes in can. We are so close to our goal. ~ 'e
City Councils, no growth city policies, need your help. Plea ·e contact us at
etc. We found that we had to build a P.O. Box 437, Lynnwood,
980 +6.
settling pond for potential torrential
We will continu to have fund raisrain. We had to consider traffic control ing projects. W now ha v two prie-;cs
and all sorts of environmental issues. and a deacon. We have a parish that
More and more people came to St. has outgrown its location.
• have
Paul's. We began to burst at the seams. great dreams for our new building. ~ e
(It's a good thing that city fire inspec- have a great desire to he a beacon of
tors don't work on Sunday. We're al- "The Light of Christ' in our ar a. orne
ways over capacity). Over the six and visit us ometime.
!so, if ou
years, and many starts and stops, we know of any Orthodox people \vho
managed to deal with all the reasons live in the Seattle area who do not
not to build.
attend a church, please send u • their
The last, and seemingly biggest, hur- name and we will invite them to visit
dle was left. We needed more funds us.
than we had. Our land was owned
free and clear. We had made some of
St. George, Houston, TX
the land improvements we needed.
The Ladies Altar Society of :t.
We had a building fund. Our people
had pledged and contributed as much George in Houston gathered on Hol
as they could. We still needed about Friday to decorate the tomb of our
$100,000 more. The financial wizards Lord. This is a time when we join in
in the parish came up with some fi- love and fellowship to continue the
nancing schemes and raised some of traditions passed down to us b our
the money. We had fund raising pro- mothers. It is a beautiful experience in
jects and raised more. We found that which to participate. We celebrated
we are still $25,000 short from being our Holy Friday services together that
evening when we had the privilege of
able to complete the building.
That leaves us where we are now: removing the flowers to as ·ist Father
d President and Chief Executi e Offi er of 0c id ntaJ
Dr. Ray R. Irani, Chairman of the B:
'da September 12 1993 in honor of .1 trop litan
Petroleum hosted a luncheon on
~ y, in Los Angele' Left to right, ' tr. . ~ b alib
Petro cum
. •
PHILIP at the offices of Occidental
.
Dr. Ray R. Irani, Metropolitan
PHILIP an d Mr• allin Israwi.
�THE WORD
358 Mountain Road
Englewood, ~ 0 631
Joseph with the distribution after the
ceremony. Our ladies spent hours together cleaning and polishing the altar
and church, in preparation for the holy
services as pa1t of our responsibility to
maintain and fulfill the needs of the
church altar area.
tone's Import Company, was honored
for her many contributions
to the
church and community. Our Ladies
Altar Society and L'Entasar Club joined
together in this affair.
As we continue our church work, let
us remember that in our own lives we
The ociety also gave a luncheon for
the enior citizens of our parish and
Senior Citizens Center of West
niversity, as we do several times
each year. This is an event they look
forward to and enjoy very much. It is
part of the outreach of St. George and
they are appreciative of this. We distribute food baskets on a regular basis
throughout the year to senior citizens
who are living on fixed incomes and
need a sistance.
Josephine Anto0e, one of our oldest
and mo t generous members, was recognized at a banquet dinner and
dance given at the ].W. Marriott Hotel
in the Galleria area. It was well attended and Jo ephine, owner of An-
are guided by One greater than we are.
We need only ask and it shall be given,
seek and it will be found, knock and
the door will open, for when we seek
the Lord, we can believe that what we
need we will receive.
-Betty Jean Murr
John has ascended the Pennsylvania
throne of wrestling
championship
games for 1992. John has been given a
scholarship for his scholastic and athletic achievements. He is now able to
afford and choose the university of his
choice. John, responding to his parish
priest, said: ·'I played my best. I utilized
all my God-given talents. I achieved the
Wrestling Championship for two reasons: First is the support of my wonderful Dad, Mom, sisters, relatives, my
Teen SOYO and school friends. Second
is my many previous defeats. My previous defeats did not crush me. I have a
suppo1ting family. I was defeated thirty
five times. I was scheduled to play early
in the games to be eliminated first by
the undefeated wrestlers. I conquered
the undefeated, one after another because eve1y time they put me in a predicament, I was there before. I knew
what to do and how to escape. My previous loss experience saved me. When
I was able to put my wrestling opponent in a defeating position, he did not
know what to do. He was not there before. Glory be to Jesus Christ and glo1y
be to Him forever. He gave me a supporting family, Church and the experience of defeat to make me a champ."
A Matter of
Determination
A numerously defeated wrestler wins
the wrestling championship
of the
state of Pen ..1sylvania.
John, son of Faysal and Siham Sallit
is a handsome, strong, determined and
spiritually active Teen SOYO member
of St. George Church of Allentown, pA.
John Sallit
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<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees seven dioceses with over 250 parishes in the United States and Canada. </p>
<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
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<p>The English-language volumes are located here on the KCLDS Archive's website. The Arabic-language volumes are located on the Khayrallah Center’s <a href="https://arabicsearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arabic Newspapers database</a>.</p>
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�EDITORIAL
The Most Reverend
Metropolitan PHILIP, D.H.L., D.D.
Primate
The Right Reverend
Bishop Antoun, Auxiliary
The Right Reverend
Bishop Basil, Auxiliary
Founded in Arabic as
Al Kalimat in 1905
by Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded in English as
The Word in 1957
by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
Editor-in-Chief
Archpriest George S. Corey, D.Min.
Editorial Board
Joanne Abdalah, M.L.S.
The V. Rev. Joseph J. Allen, Th.D.
Anthony Bashir, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Elias Bitar, M.Div.
John L. Boojamra, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Antony Gabriel, Th.M.
The V. Rev. Peter Gillquist
Elaine G. Hanna, M.Div.
The V. Rev. James C. Meena
The Rev. John W. Morris, Ph.D.
Ronald Nicola
Najib E. Saliba, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Paul Schneirla, M.Div.
The Rt. Rev. Stephen Upson, Ph.D.
Technical Advisor
Donna Griffin Albert
Editorial Office:
The Word
52 - 78th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Subscription Office:
358 Mountain Road
Englewood, N.J. 07631
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
U.S.A. and Canada, $18.00
Foreign Countries, $24.00
Single Copies, $2.50
THE WORD (USPS626-260), published monthly except July and August, by the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North
America at 358 Mountain Road, second class
postage paid at Englewood, New Jersey 07631
and at additional mailing offices.
Postmaster send address changes to: THE
WORD, 358 Mountain Road, Englewood NJ
07631
'
I S 0043-7964
2
IN WIS ISSUE:
September Is "The Fellowship" Month
Editorial .....................................................
The Primate's Message to the Archdiocese
••............................ 3
Convention ....... 5
The Forgotten Church in Antioch ..........................................
by Kenneth G. Skantz
9
Street & Prison Ministry ........................................................
by La Verne Hollapeter
12
Archdiocesan Office .............................................................
14
Department of Christian Education .....................................
17
Lifestyles X ............................................................................
by Father Edward Pehanich
25
Did You Know? .....................................................................
26
Re/View .................................................................................
27
Order of St. Ignatius .............................................................
28
Introducing ............................................................................
30
Daily Devotions ....................................................................
by Father George Alberts
31
The People Speak .................................................................
32
Communities in Action .........................................................
34
The Orthodox World ............................................................
36
MEMBER: The Associated Church Press
Conciliar Press
Ecumenical Press Service
COVER:
Our hierarchs at the conclusion of the Divine
Liturgy on Sunday, July 25, at the Archdiocese
Convention in Pittsburgh, p A. (1. to r.) Bishop
BASIL, Auxiliary; Bishop MAXIMOS, Greek
Diocese; Metropolitan PHILIP Primate· Archbishop
KYRILL, OCA Di;cese;
Bishop
NICHOLAS, Carpatho-Russian Diocese; Bishop
ANTOUN, Auxiliary.
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
Hi~ Emin~nce, Metropo.litan PHILIP, Primate of our. beloved and ever-growing
Archdiocese
m North America, has declared the entire month of September as "The
Fellowship" Month. "The Fellowship" is part of the new name given to the former Senior
SOYO; its full name is The Fellowship of St. John the Divine, named after its patron
saint, the beloved John the Apostle, who was probably the youngest of the Twelve called by
Christ. "The Fellowship" is an organization for everyone, beginning after the teen years and
extending well into maturity. The new platform deals with total parish ministry and involvement and could ve1y well give "new life" to older parishes, and "a boost" to younger ones.
All it requires is the endorsement of the parish clergy, a parish ministry team coordinator, a
good number of volunteers to fulfill the various ministries that are needed within the parish,
and people to respond to those ministries. Half the battle is won if the priest/pastor is
enthusiastic about Parish Ministry Teams. Our pastors should know that Metropolitan PHILIP
has personally endorsed this concept for parish life, desires that each parish have a
"Fellowship" by whatever name it chooses, and will be watching carefully during the coming year to see that this concept is accepted in all the parishes of his Archdiocese. In addition, all "Fellowships"
are invited to participate in the annual regional Parish Life
Conferences held eve1y summer.
What is a "Parish Ministry Team"? According to a pamphlet printed and distributed by
"The Fellowship", a Parish Ministry Team is a group of volunteers within a parish dedicated
to serving Christ by assisting the pastor in ministering to the needs of the parish and larger
community. Jesus teaches us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. By His works, He
has provided us with numerous examples of how to love and serve "the least of these my
brethren" (Matt. 25:31-46). That is why we have had such tremendous success with our
annual Lenten drive FOOD FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE PROGRAM. Since its inception we have
raised and distributed to the poor of the world over 1.2 million dollars. This and other programs in our parishes and Archdiocese are basically done by willing volunteers. An essential
element of this volunteer program is the motivation for doing it! As Christ has reached out to
us we must reach out to each other in love. Since we are created in the likeness and image
of' God, we are then created in and by His love. It is through His love that we move out of
ourselves and toward each other. For "we are God's fellow workers" CICor. 3:9). As such,
we are encouraged to volunteer our God-given time, talents and resources to Christ and His
Church through these Parish Ministry Teams.
.
Many and various Parish Ministry Teams can exist, accordit:g. to. the needs of the ~ansh.
Obviously many parishes have been doing some of these. 1:1~~1stnesfor.~ long ~e~10~ ~f
time. This list is only suggested by "The Fellowship" as poss1b1ltt1esfor add1t1onal mm1stnes.
Minist1y to the Sick and Shut-Ins
Minist1y to the Elderly
Sacred Music Ministry
Christian Education Minist1y
Parish Facilities Ministry
Youth Ministly
Prison Ministiy
Humanitarian Ministry (Needy, Homeless, etc.)
Spiritual Healing Ministry
Outreach Ministry
Ministry to Newcomers
Ministry to the Dying
Fundraising Ministry
· "Th F 11 h 1•p"
Why should we create Parish Ministry Teams in the first place? Agam
e e ow
answers our question.
3
THEWORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
�d h faith and service of the worshipping community.
t _e
d .
lvement of the laity in the true mission of the
2. They engage the cooperation an mvo
1. They renew and exten
Church.
. the untapped talents
within a parish and thereby allow for
3. They are a way o f usmg
.
individual and parish renewal and self-evangelism.
.
4. They allow for greater community pre~e1:ce and involvement.
5 The assist the parish in fulfilling its mission to the world.
.
.
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b
f
The
Fellowship
of
St.
John
the
Divme
dunng
the ·1month
O
So we salute t e mem ers
d f
of September their month! And we applaud them for the program th~y- have compi e_ ?r
our use a fter' many Years of struggling with the problem. Their vigilance
d ·1 d has
· f paid · its
rewards'. We all will benefit by The Parish Ministry Teams. For more etai e m ormation
write:
· TX 78746
Mr. Gene Attal, 1201 Constant Springs Drive, Austm,
George S. Corey
Editor
Statement of the Middle East Council
of Churches
on
Israel's Invasion of Lebanon
The Text of MECC General Secretary Gabriel Habib's statement on
the recent events in Lebanon:
"Instead of implementing the U.N. Resolution 425, Israel is raiding
new territories in Lebanon causing further destruction and death of
innocent men, women and children, disturbing the social stability and
harming the economic recovery of that country. It also is displacing
thousands of people from their homes at a time when the Lebanese
government and NGOs are helping the displaced population of the last
16 years of war in the process of returning to their original villages.
"We call upon the international community through the United
Nations to put an end once and for all to such Israeli policy and force
it to resort to constructive dialogue for peace instead of war.
"We also call upon all concerned to break the vicious circle of confrontation in the Middle East which constitutes a major obstacle to the
peace process between the parties involved and to shift from violence
as means of interaction between opponents to dialogue as a way of
understanding and peace.
"We therefore appeal to the churches and related agencies in the
world to support efforts through the Middle East Council of Churches
to alleviate new human suffering in Lebanon."
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THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
MESSAGE OF METROPOLITANPHILIP
TO THE 41ST ARCHDIOCESECONVENTION,
PITTSBURGH, PA, JULY 18-25, 1993
Your Graces, Beloved Clergy, Archdiocesan Trustees,
Delegates,
and
Faithful of our God-protected
Archdiocese:
Since we are focusing this year on
"Ministry" I would like, be_fore I
ddress the main theme of this con~ention, to make the following announcements:
(1) Two years from now, we will,
with thanksgiving,
celebrate
the
Centennial of Antiochian
Orthodoxy in North America.
We do not want this occasion
to pass without rejoicing and
reflecting on the past one
hundred years of Antiochian
witness to the Holy Orthodox
Faith which "once and for all
was delivered to the saints." I
would like to see a scholarly
book published to commemorate this occasion and tell the
heroic story of our people in
the United States and Canada.
To guide us in the preparation for this historic event, I
am appointing a Centennial
Commission consisting of the
following:
His Grace, Bishop Antoun
His Grace, Bishop Basil, CoChairmen
V. Rev. Paul Schneirla
V. Rev. George S. Corey
V. Rev. Antony Gabriel
V. Rev. Peter Gillquist
V. Rev. John Morris
Dr. Robert Haddad
Dr. Issa Boullata
Dr. Najib Saliba
Dr. George Atiyeh
Mr. Paul D. Garrett
Ms. Alexa Naff
Ms. Anne Glynn Mackoul
Dr. Joyce Alexander
Ms. Kweilin Nassar
Ms. Jean Sam
(2) There is a genuine movement in
our Archdiocese for the canonization
of our first saintly bishop of thriceblessed memo1y, Raphael Hawaweeny.
In order to prepare the necessary documents on his life and achievements in
Orth America which we must submit
to the Holy S~nod of Antioch, I am
Tl--IE
WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
appointing the following committee:
His Grace, Bishop Basil, Chairman
Rt. Rev. George Geha
V. Rev. Michel Najm
Mr. Paul D. Garrett
Rev. Fr. Andre Issa
V. Rev. George Shalhoub
I need these documents in Arabic as
soon as possible because we would
like the canonization
of Bishop
Raphael to coincide with the Centen-
Metropolitan PHIUP
nial of Antiochian Orthodoxy in this
hemisphere.
( 3) As you know, we have reached
the threshold of a new century. Seven
years from now the Twentieth Centu~
will be history and a new century will
dawn on us. The question is: Are we
prepared, as a Church, to face? the
challenges of the new century .. In
order to find answers to this quest10n
and define our goals for the years to
com,e I am appointing a Task Force
of the following individuals:
Mr. Robert Koory, Co-Chairman
Mr. Charles Ajalat, Co-Chairman
V. Rev. Joseph Antypa
V. Rev. Gordon Walker
V. Rev. Michael Kei er
V. Rev. Constantine a r
V. Rev. Joseph Purpura
Rev. George Eber
Rev. Michael Ellia
Dr. John Dalack
Dr. George Dibs
Dr. Anthony Bashir
Mr. Ron icola
Mr. Gene Attal
Mr. Charles aikaley
Ms. Carol Laham
Ms. Linda Hopkin
Dr. Anne Thoma
Ms. Julie Dakdouk
I expect a compr h n i
report from this Ta k Force b
next year.
(4) Two year ago in a hington, D.C., I spoke to y u
about the significance of the
Balamand Univer ity. I am
happy to report to you that
our Balamand Uni er ity ha
had its first graduation, la t
year, in the pre enc
f our
Father-in-Christ, Patriarch IGNATIUS IV, and the Pre ident
of the Republic of Lebanon,
His Excellency, Elias Hra wi. I
have a video of thi hi toric
event and it is a ight to behold. Two outstanding unni
Muslims, one from Lebanon
Prime Minister Rafik I-Hariri
and Mr. Outhman Al- a idi
from Dama cu
donated
$1 000,000.00 each to the niversity of Balamand. I ha e
committed our Archdioce e to rai. ~
1 000 000.00 to build an ntio hian
Village' at Balamand. Thi. illage " ill
con i t of home for prof . , ors and
dormitorie
for tudent . I ha e already rai ed a half million. dollars and
I want you to help m rat, th re...,l.
Last May I brought thi. matt r to the
attention of the Board of Tru<it es c!f
our rchdioce. e who pledged their
utmo t upport to thi. cau. e._Hi. rac~,
Bi hop Ba. ii will he co-ordm~tmg th1...,
dri e and we v ant all our pan"ihe _and
people to do their. hare. ur goal t to
rai e 500,000 b the end of. la . 1994.
�(5) (a) There are different months of
the year which are designated for various organizations in our Archdiocese.
In addition to that, I am designating
the month of September which marks
the beginning of the Church Year, as
the "Fellowship of St. John the Divine
Month." During this month, I expect
our clergy and Fellowship leaders to
inform our faithful about the ministry
of The Fellowship.
(5) (b) I am designating the month
of November as "The International
Orthodox Christian Charities Month."
We have budgeted $100,000.00 for
IOCC; thus, I expect our clergy to
speak about this charitable organization in their sermons. I also expect
collections to be taken in every parish
every Sunday in November for the
poor. When we sit down to stuff ourselves with all kinds of food on
Thanksgiving
Day, let us think of
those millions of people who are
starving to death, especially in Africa
and Asia. St. John Chrysostom said:
"Feeding the hungry is a greater work
than raising the dead."
(5) (c) Last but not least, I am designating the month of December as
"The Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch
Month." I expect our clergy to speak
about the impact of the Order on our
Archdiocese and its programs. Since
its inception,
the Order has contributed more than $6,000,000.00 to
help our projects and charitable
endeavors. I expect the members of
the Order to communicate the goals of
the Order to our people by preaching
sermons, writing articles, and recruiting new members in order to reach
our goal of two thousand members in
the year 2000. Henceforth our motto is
"two thousand for 2000."
Ladies and Gentlemen:
What I have already announced is
very much related to the theme of this
convention which is "See that you fulfill the minist1y you have received in
the Lord," (Colossians 4:17). When we
speak about ministers and ministry,
some of us immediately think of the
ordained clergy. All of us, clergy and
laity, are called to be ministers, servants. We read in First Peter that we
"are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, God's own people that
we may declare the wonderful deeds
of Him who called us out of darkness
into His marvelous light," (I Peter 2:9).
St. Peter, here, is not directing his
words to the ordained clergy alone,
6
but to all who were baptized into
Christ and "have put on Christ," ( Gal.
3:27). He has chosen us before the
foundation of the world, and to share
in His priesthood is a great privilege
and an awesome responsibility. The
aim of Christian life is to be Christ-like
in obedience, service, love, sacrifice
and care for others. In the lyrics of the
famous play LES MISERABLES,there is
a verse which says: "To love another
person is to see the face of God."
The ordained clergy have a special
ministry in the Church which is rooted
in the Pentecost experience.
"When the day of Pentecost had
come, they were all together in one
place, and suddenly a sound came
from heaven like the rush of a mighty
wind, and it filled all the house. And
there appeared to them tongues as of
fire distributed and resting on each
one of them. And they were all filled
with the Holy Spirit," (Acts 2:1-4).
The gifts of the Holy Spirit are
bestowed on both the clergy, through
the laying on of hands, and the laity
through Holy Baptism and Chrismation. All of us, clergy and laity, have
our gifts and hence our ministry to
perform. In First Corinthians, St. Paul
speaks eloquently about these gifts:
"Now concerning
spiritual gifts,
brethren, I do not want you to be uninformed." Then he goes on to say,
"Now there are varieties of gifts but
the same spirit; and there are varieties
of service, but the same Lord, and
there are varieties of working, but it is
the same God who inspires them all
in everyone. To each is given the
manifestation of the spirit for the common good. To one is given through
the spirit the utterance of wisdom, and
to another the utterance of knowledge
according to the same spirit, to another faith by the same spirit, to another
gifts of healing by the one spirit, to
another the working of miracles, to
another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to
another various kinds of tongues, to
another the interpretation of tongues.
All these are inspired by one and the
same spirit, who apportions to each
one individually as He wills," (I Cor.
3:9).
Ministry, therefore, encompasses all
the members of the Body of Christ,
not the ordained clergy only, but most
i1:1portantly the ordained
laity by
virtue of their baptism. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of lay
ministry. The ministry of the ordained
clergy is often confined to the boundaries of the parish, while the ministry
of the laity transcends the boundary of
the parish to the heart of the world
Orthodox laity, by virtue of their vari~
ous professions, come in touch with
all kinds of people. Thus, I call on all
of you, whether
you are doctors
lawyers, teachers, administrators, secre~
taries, shop keepers, restaurant owners
factory work_ers, fathers, mothers, etc.:
to witness to your faith fulfilling your
ministry and letting your "light shine."
There is a prerequisite,
however
which you must have before you ca~
minister to others, and this prerequisite is love. "When a lawyer came to
Jesus testing him saying, 'Teacher
what shall I do to inherit eternal life?:
He said to him, 'What is written in the
law? How do you read?' And he
answered, 'You shall love your God
with all your heart, and with all your
soul, and with all your strength, and
with all your mind; and your neighbor
as yourself," (Luke 10:25-28). Before
you can invade the hearts of others,
you must invade your own heart and
become immersed
in that divine,
boundless love. You cannot change
others and ultimately change this troubled and decaying world, unless your
inner being is changed. We are more
transparent than we think.
St. Gregory the Theologian said: "It
is a great thing to speak to God, but
still a greater thing to purify one's self
for God."
Television and instant communication have reduced the world to the
size of a tiny village.
Sneeze in
Moscow and you are instantly heard
in New York. There are almost a billion people in this world who go to
bed hungry. I am sure all of you have
seen shocking
pictures
of human
skeletons
walking the streets and
hamlets of southern Sudan, Somalia
and parts of Asia. Do we have an effective ministry for the poor? Do we
receive them and the oppressed as
Christ did? How can people know that
we are Christians? Aristedes, a nonChristian, defending
the Christians
before Hadrian, wrote:
"Christians love one another. They
never fail to help widows; they save
orphans from those who would hurt
them. If a man has something, he
gives freely to the man who has_n? th;
ing. If they see a stranger, Chnsuan
take him home and are happy, as
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
though he were a real brother. They
don't consider themselves brot?ers in
the usual sense, but brothers instead
through the spirit of God. And if they
hear that one of them is in jail, or persecuted for professing the Name of
the Redeemer, they all give him what
he needs. If it is possible, they bail
him out. If one of them is poor and
there is not enough
food to go
around, they fast several days to give
him the food he needs ... This is really a new ki_n? o! perso~. There is
something D1vme m them.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In his Epistle to the Ephesians, St.
Paul said: "Look carefully then how
you walk, not as unwise men but as
wise, making the most of the time,
because the days are evil. Therefore,
do not be foolish, but understand
what the will of the Lord is," (Eph.
5:15-17). More than any other time in
history, we are called to minister
earnestly to others "for the days are
indeed evil." Some historians believe
that we are already living in a postChristian era. There is a cultural war
going on between the values which
our Church represents and the new
twisted values which our modern culture represents.
Television
is contributing much to this social and moral
tragedy. I believe that we are living
now in a post-Democratic
era. Very
few people in our society read meaningful books which deal with ultimate
questions. Thus, everything is dictated
to us by television, the "New Dictator." It is not the substance of things
which matters anymore; it is, rather,
how you package your product and
how you sell it. Put garbage in a nicely wrapped box and use an effective
selling pitch and you will be able to
sell garbage. This dangerous phenomenon has not affected our consumer
products only, but people in high
places who control the destiny of this
nation, i.e., congressmen,
senators,
presidents and other elected officials.
If a person is well programmed, well
?roomed and projects well, he or she
ts elected regardless of substance. Our
scale of values has turned upside
down.
Very dangerous trends are insidiously invading our society. Consequently,
our children are threatened, our youth
are threatened, our parishes are threatened, the sanctity of our family is
threatened. Barbara Whitehead, in an
article in the April 1993 ATLANTIC
THEWORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
MONTHLY, said "family breakup is an
My dear friends,
inevitable feature of American life
Two years from now, in Atlanta
and anyone who thinks otherwise i; Georgia, and throughout
orth Amerindulging in nostalgia or trying to turn ica, we will be celebrating the centenback the clock." Even the integrity of nial of Antiochian Orthodoxy. W
the Holy Scriptures is threatened. A must never forget the brilliant mini try
few years ago, a bishop in New Jersey of our parents and grandparent under
wrote a book in which he claimed
the omophorion of our fir t Antiochthat St. Paul was a frustrated homoian Bisho-p of thrice-bles ed memory,
sexual. I need not defend St. Paul be- Raphael Hawaweeny, and hi illu tricause St. Paul speaks for himself. In ous successors. I am especially thankhis Epistle to the Romans, St. Paul ful to the Almighty God for the opporwrote:
tunity which he gave me to minister to
"For this reason God gave them up you during the past twenty- even
to dishonorable
passions.
Their
years. I am thankful to God for the
women exchanged natural relations
ministry of our many dedicated clergy,
for unnatural, and the men likewise
especially those who are serving mall
gave up natural relations with women
parishes and suffering financial hardand were consumed with passion for ship. Priests like Father Michael Kei er
one another, men committing shame- who serves our people in Eu ti ,
less acts with men and receiving in Florida, and in order to supplement
their own persons the due penalty for his income, works part-time a a janitheir error," (Romans 1:26-27).
tor; Father John Essa of Spring Valley,
If the Scripture is no longer sacred, Illinois; Father Paul Blanken tein from
is there anything sacred left? Our Iron Mountain, Michigan; Father
Ayoub from St. Paul,
nation is really in trouble. The Roman George
empire was not destroyed from with- Minnesota; Father Paul Eyler from Las
out; it was rather destroyed from with- Vegas, Nevada; Father David Straut
ew Jersey;
in, by moral decadence. I am trying from South Plainfield,
my best, with the means which I have, Father Elias Nasr from South Glens
to protect our children and youth from Falls, New York; Father George Alberts
this filth, but I need your ministry, "for from Monessen, Pennsylvania; Father
the days are evil." We thank God for Boniface Black from Souderton,
Pennsylvania; Father John E tephan,
our Youth Department, our camping
our Arabic scholar, who serve a parprograms at the Antiochian Village,
Camp St. Nicholas in California and ish and teaches school at the ame
our Heritage and Learning Center. I time; Father William Hartung from alt
will continue to appeal to parents and Lake City, Utah; Father David Thomas
of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and last but
grandparents
not to abdicate their
not least, the Right Reverend Michael
roles within the family.
Trigg
from Whittier, California.
In the past, and on many occasions,
Some of our priests have e tablished
I have told you that we used to have
three main institutions in our society: parishes from point zero like Father
the family, the church and the school. George Shalhoub, Father Elia halI do not have to elaborate on what is houb and all our Antiochian Evanhappening to our schools. Around the gelical Orthodox clergy. I would be
area where I live, schools have in- remiss if I do not mention the mini try
of Father Peter Gillquist in Mi sion
stalled electronic devices to detect
and Evangelism; the ministry of Fath r
knives and firearms which children
take with them to school. This, in John Badeen in A.C.O.R. .; and the
addition to the drug problem and con- good work of Father Paul chneirla on
dom distribution by the school itself, behalf of the Western Rite. I am pehas made our once great schools ob- cially grateful to God for the mini try
solete. Thanks be to God that we, as of the longest serving editor of The
Orthodox, have two institutions left: WORD magazine, Father G orge
the family and the church. If the fami- Corey (16+ year ) .
Ladies and Gentlemen:
ly and the church minister tog~t~er,
The mini t1y of our laity i hy no
and if our clergy and parents mm1ster
together for our children's sake, only means les important than the mini try
then can we look at the future with of our clergy. Many of our pari, he
oci ti
some hope. Remember that we are no were establi hed by Ladie
and
Men'
ocietie
,
without
th
1 adlonger an island in this society, "for
er hip of prie t and bi hop . Fir t and
the days are evil."
�foremo t I want to thank all the member of the Board of Trustees for their
mini try both on the local and orth
m rican level. These ladies and gentlemen minister to us in words and in
d eds. I want to single out, however,
member of our Executive Board for
their extra work and dedication,
namely: our very able Vice-Chairman,
who heads the Village Council and
give so much of his time and means
to our Archdiocese, Mr. Ernest Saykaly
and all members of the Village Council. I want to thank our very dedicated
and generous treasurer, Mr. Robert
Laham and the Chairman of our Department of Finance, Mr. Theodore
Mackoul and my good neighbor and
a sistant treasurer, Mr. George Nassar.
I want to thank our very faithful chancellors, Mr. Robert Koory and Mr.
Charles Ajalat for their very special
ministry. I want to thank the CoChairmen of the Department of Lay
Ministry, Dr. John Dalack and Dr.
Anthony Bashir. I want to thank one
of the founders of the Board of
Trustee and generous contributors to
the Archdiocese, Mr. Abe Abraham
and his brothers.
ow, I would like to thank some of
the people who have excelled in their
ministry both on the local and North
American levels, namely: Ray George
of Detroit Michigan, Chairman of the
Sacred Music Department;
Mrs.
Christine Lynch of Little Falls, New
Jersey; Khouriyee
Grace Aswad;
Khouriyee Laila Corey; Miss Robin
Nicholas, The Co-ordinator
of our
Food for Hungry People Drive; Mrs.
Pearl Nahass who ministered to our
children freely at the Camp for many
years, and the late Mrs. Emilie Armelli
who dedicated her ministry to our
entire community of southern California. Time does not permit me to
mention all the clergy and laity who
have ministered to us with distinction.
And since we are speaking about ministry, I ask you, where would this
Archdiocese be without the outstanding ministry of the Order of St.
Ignatius of Antioch; the Antiochian
Women who are celebrating, this year,
their Twentieth Anniversary; the new
and promising Fellowship of St. John
the Divine and last, but not least, my
pride and joy, Teen SOYO.
I could mention thousands of men,
women and young people in this
Archdiocese who are working tirelessly to fulfill "their ministry in the Lord."
These are our silent heroes and are
well known to God who will reward
them according to their faith and good
deeds. Ten years ago, His Grace,
Bishop Antoun was elevated to the
rank of the Holy Episcopacy, thus I
take this opportun~ty to wish him, ~n
behalf of the entire Archdiocese a
Very Happy Anniversary. In May' of
1992, a new breath of fresh air swept
this Archdiocese, starting in Wichita
Kansas. I am very grateful for the min~
istry of His Grace, Bishop Basil.
Finally, I would like to thank my
overworked, yet tireless staff, especially a lady who has been working for us
with much distinction
for the past
twenty-four years, Miss Kathy Meyer;
our registrar, Mrs. Marietta Voutsinas·
our assistant comptroller,
Mr. Pete;
Dacales; the Very Reverend Georges.
Corey and last but not least, the most
patient man I have ever known, Archdeacon Hans El Hayek.
In conclusion, as we all struggle to
fulfill our ministry in the Lord in this
broken world, according to the gifts
which we have received, let us heed
the admonition of St. Paul, one of the
greatest ministers ever:
"Take the whole armour of God,
that you may be able to withstand in
the evil day, and having done all to
stand. Stand therefore . . . having put
on the breastplate of righteousness ...
taking the shield of faith . . . the helmet
of salvation . . . and the sword of the
spirit which is the Word of God."
(Eph. 6:13-17)
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ORTHODOX CHURCHES IN THE WORLD
The Forgotten Church in Antioch
by Kenneth G. Skantz
With photos by Simon Porter
"Where Christ is, there is the Catholic
Church." - Ignatius of Antioch AD.
JOO.
What was true 18 centuries ago in
Antioch, is still true today. Only now,
the birthplace of Christianity as we
know it, is called Antakya in the
Turkish province of Hatay on the eastern-most shores of the Mediterranean
Sea.
There are three churches currently
in use in Antakya: The Grotto of Saint
Peter, which is where the first Christians gathered round Paul, Barnabus,
Mark, Luke and Peter; the Roman
Catholic Church; and the Orthodox
Church. But Saint Ignatius was not referring to a building in the above
mentioned quote. Instead he was
referring to the congregation
of
Christians that worship in these buildings.
In the late fifth centu1y there were
more than a half million Christifns living in and around Antioch. Thf vicissitudes of Antioch over the last rnillennium and a half (i.e. earthquakes,
Arab invasions,
the Crusades,
the
Turkish conquest) have reduced the
city from a once mighty bastion of
Christianity to a "titular" seat of different faiths.
Sadly there are less than 2,000
Christians of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Maronite or Jacobite faiths currently living in Antakya. The relocation of the Patriarchate
of Antioch,
from Antioch to Damascus, in the sixteenth century, persecution under the
Ottomans and massive emigrations to
the Occident account for this abridgment of the Orthodox
faithful in
Antakya.
Today's Orthodox of Antakya
The Orthodox form the largest community of Christians in Antakya numbering about 250 families and this
community and its clergy has preserved and remained faithful to the
traditions of their forefathers.
This tiny community in a city of
lS0,000 blends in with the indigenous
Muslim population in every aspect of
THEWORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
their daily lives (schooling, professions, culture, recreation) except one.
In their worship, the Orthodox parishioners are light-years removed from
their Muslim neighbors.
Their language is made up of Arabic
and Turkish with a spattering
of
Greek. Amongst the elders, Arabic is
Inscription (in Arabic) at the base of the
column to the right of the front doors of
the church.
the mother tongue whereas with the
younger generation Turkish is the
dominant language. The liturgical services are conducted in both Arabic
and Greek.
The presbyter
of their church,
Father Sarni Sabagil, along with the
help of his four deacons, lead the
faithful in their worship.
The Church
The Orthodox Church it elf i a
splendid Chri tian beacon to the f \\,
living there urround d b a sea of
Islam. Enclo ed by a 20-foot wall,
entrance to the courtyard of the
church is through an iron door gateway that i locked and unlo k d b
Turkish authoritie at the prescrib d
times of worship. Th iron door'->are
neces ary to protect it from the vandalism that virtually all Chri ·tian houses of worship suffer in Turke .
When photographer , imon Porter
and I entered the courtyard a Turki h
sentry, appointed by the Turki ·h government to over ee th going on of
the Church attempted to di suad u.
from being on the premi ·e -. s w
approached
the entrance
to th
church, the sentry, with his th , pi
(prayer beads) in one hand and a cigarette in the other, became animated
telling us that we weren't allow d in
the church since there was a , ervice
about to begin. After I informed him
in Turkish that no one ha. the authority to prevent Christian. from entering
a Christian house of worship and that
we had been invited to attend the s rvices, he reluctantly allowed u to pa. s.
Once inside the church we v r
aghast by the magnificent i on. that
covered the entire iconosta. is. Taking
our places at the rear of the church.
we ob erv d the liturg and emulated
the repeated prostrations and gesticulations of the clergy. B hind us v
could hear the
ntr patrolling the
rear of the church ke ping an ye on
us "yabancis" (foreign rs).
During the er ic v e could h ar
Father abagil from b hind the i on stasis repeatedly in oking th nam
"Isa' (the Chri. t J sus).
After the . ervic Father . abagil e, plained to u that th pricel . i on
that adorn the icono ta. i'>,'-' hi h s parates th nave from the sanctuary.
were donated b the Ru. '->ian rth dox Church in the ninet enth
ntuI).
He then directed u. to a "throne··
wh r the Patriarch of ntio h, Hi'>
Beatitud
Ignatiu , . it: during hi'->
occa ional
i it to ntak a. The
9
�Christ during his crucifixion)
I
'throne" extends about 15 feet into missionary of the Christian Church in
burie?
beneat~
t~e
floor
of
the
Gro~;
Asia
Minor.
His
14-year
endeavor,
the air and is laden with carvings and
of Samt Peter ms1de the citadel of th
which began in Antioch, spread
rabic inscriptions all over its wooden
city. This revelation inspires the battle~
throughout
the
Roman
Empire
and
frame.
weary
troops
who then
History ofChristianity of
charge
the
walls
and retak
Antioch
the
city
in
the
name 0~
"It was in Antioch that the
Christendom.
Once
inside the
di ciple were first called
citadel the floor of the catheChristian ." - Acts 11:26.
dral is dug up and a 6-footAbout five years after the
l o ng rusted
iron lance is
crucifixion of Christ, Saul of
found
and
the
word is passed
Tar us tilla Sadducee fanatic,
throughout
the land of the
was on the road to Damascus
"Miracle of Antioch". This sinwhere he was to flush out
gle event more than anything
and persecute the Nazarenes
else accounted for the early
there. It was on this journey
successes of the Crusades.
that he encountered a light
A Reunion between East
from heaven that blinds him
and West
and knocks him from his
The
addition
of the "filhorse and he hears a voice
The clergy of the Orthodox Church of Antioch. Father Sami
that demands of him, "Saul, Sabagil (second from left with hat on) and his deacons, at ioque" to the Nicene-Constantinople creed and the difaul, why are you persecuting Christmas services 1992.
ference of opinion concerning
me?" Saul asks the voice to
identify itself and the voice replies, "I was soon to become the most domi- the interpretation of a few words led
to the Schism that divided these two
am Jesus the azarene and you are nant force in all of humanity.
persecuting me." Once in Damascus
Some of the most influential names
great Christian institutions a thousand
ail 's eyesight is restored
by a in early Christianity come from or years ago. An attempt at union beazarene. Saul then became Paul, the were born in Antioch: Saint Luke, who tween the Orthodox and Latin Churchwrote one of the
Gospels; Saint Ignatius, martyred in
Rome A.D. 110;
John
Chrysostom
(354-407);
Theodoret, a great theologian
of
the
School of Antioch;
Bishops Babilus and
-
View of the Orthodox Church from inside the courtyard.
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Christian holy days together such as
Easter (on the Orthodox date).
These two small Christian communities have much in common in Antakya. The Roman Catholic Church has
been persecuted throughout history as
has the Orthodox Church and this persecution, although not as violent as it
was more than a hundred years ago,
continues to this day through land
seizures, exorbitant taxes and restrictions on services. As a result of this
subtle form of persecution the Roman
Catholics and the Orthodox
have
grown increasingly closer in that they
both have a common bonding in that
of Jesus Christ. What the Patriarch of
Constantinople and the Pope of Rome
could not achieve five hundred years
ago, the Turkish government is unknowingly doing today.
Political and spiritual upheavals
have shifted the spotlight to other
parts of the world. The dissolution of
the Soviet Union and the ensuing resurgence of the Russian Orthodox
Church along with those of the Balkans have diverted the attention of the
world's Orthodox to the developments
taking place in these areas. The Orthodox Church of Antioch is merely a
"titular" seat (in name only) for the Patriarchate of Antioch. But this forgotten church carries on the holy traditions
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Frontal view of the
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Antakya (Antioch).
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one of the earliest
monasteries in Asia
Minor. In addition to
these famous early
Christians, at least
one of the Gospels
were written within
the walls of Antioch
(Matthew).
A thousand years
later,
while
the
Crusaders were laying siege to the city
that the Arabs had
conquered, a priest
received a premonition from the Holy
Spirit. In this premonition
the Holy
Spirit informs the
priest that the Holy
Lance
(used
to
pierce the side of
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WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
�SPECIALARCHDIOCESANMINISTRY
--~~~~~~~~~~~::...-=~~----------Street and Prison Ministry
by La Verne Hollapeter
"For I was hungry and you gave me
something to eat, I was thirsty and you
gave me something to drink, I was a
stranger and you invited me in, I
needed clothes and you clothed me, I
was sick and you looked after me, I
was in prison and you came to visit
me."
Matthew 25:35-36
There's an Orthodox presence in
prisons - with the blessing of His
Eminence
Metropolitan
PHILIP,
Orthodox Christian JOURNEY, a journal for prisoners, edited by Father
Duane Pederson, of the Antiochian
Archdiocese, is published and distributed in over 500 local, state and federal prisons in North America.
Metropolitan PHILIP selected the
Holy Apostle Silas as patron Saint for
Orthodox Christian Street and Prison
Ministry on May 17 of this year. The
feastday of Holy Apostle Silas is July
30, and the troparion, chanted in the
Third Tone, is: "O Holy Apostle Silas,
intercede with the merciful God to
grant our souls remission of sins."
A CHALLENGING MISSION FIELD
To date, 48,000 copies of JOURNEY
have been printed and distributed in
prison.
The response to JOURNEY has
been overwhelming. Chaplains and
prisoners ask for guidance and direction on their personal spiritual journeys. Here are brief excerpts from a
few of the hundreds
of letters
received:
LE1TERS FROM PRISON
cation via the Chaplain of this institution. He had one copy of JOURNEY that
had not been previously read by anyone. I have had it now for two days,
and it is a blessing to my life. I've been
hungering for any type of Orthodox
contact. I am an Orthodox Christian,
so when I borrowedJOURNEY
for
three days it was just like Christmas
time for me. Could you mail a copy to
me? I will forever be in your debt. "
D.H. (prison r),
Florida State Prison
"May we ask a small request in
behalf of the men in our institution?
The one copy of JOURNEY has been
"borrowed" by three of the men in our
''May the Lord God remember in His unit, and there are already several
everlasting Kingdom all Orthodox
others who are inquiring after a copy
Christians, always, now and forever, for themselves. You are able to reach so
Amen. Your kind gift of Orthodox
many ... May we have a few more
Christian JOURNEY brought to this copies ofJOURNEY? I am Orthodox. "
prison untold assistance, light, strength
D.V. (prisoner),
and holiness. If it is possible to give us
California State Prison
the same chari~y again, we bless you."
Frequently, Father Duane writes 300
Chaplain F.B., let~e~s a month to prisoners seeking
New York State Prison spir!tual counsel and help. Many
''A note of thanks for your ministry
receive no other personal mail.
to us by way of the Orthodo'x
FATHER DUANE PEDERSON'S
Christian JOURNEY."
BACKGROUND
R.C. (prisoner),
Father Duane, a former protestant
Federal Prison clergy based in Hollywood, California,
"I came upon your wonderful publi- was considered a leader in the Jesus
12
People Movement
during the late
1960's and early 1970's. Under his
direction the well-known Hollywood
Free Paper was published for street
~hristians. He convert~d to Orthodoxy
m 1989, and was ordained deacon and
priest in July 1991, by His Grace
Bishop A TO
in the Antiochian
Archdiocese.
Since 1963, Father Duane has served
as a volunteer in prisons and jails
spending countless hours counselin~ '
teenage boys charged with murder
and other viol nt crimes, and lost,
lonely kids on the streets. Boys who
ask, "Does God forgive murder? ...
How can I get out of the gang? ...
How can I stop using drugs? ... Can I
r ally change? ... "
He is a member of a number of prof ssional organizations including: the
rnerican
orrectional
Association,
Am rica n
orrectional
Chaplains
Association, and
ational Council on
Crime and Delinquency.
H has written
several books,
among them, HOW TO ESTABLISHA
JAIL A D PRISO
11 ISTRY (Thomas
elson Publishers), used by many religious groups prison ministry teams,
training seminars and colleges as a
textbook to prepare volunteer workers.
STREET MINISTRY
Father Duane is a man with a listening heart, born of a deep, God-given
compassion for troubled young people - gang members, drug pushers,
runaways, "throwaways" - kids full
of pain, scared, lonely, hungry, without hope for the future.
Only Goe.I can bring comfort and
healing to a broken heart, and ease
the agonizing pain of rejection and
abuse. Father Duane brings the Good
ews of Salvation,
love, healing,
hope.
,
Along with the message of Gods
love, through the help of many of the
Faithful, he provides Bibles, books,
clothing meals toilet articles, warm
'
'
• ket
blankets, sleeping bags, ~ ~xis _nceel
home for a homesick
d1sdl uswn
.' 11 d'ay cake for
young runaway ... a b irt
,
1
an excited child, "I've never had '
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birthday cake before!"
A tattooed, muscular 16-year-old in
juvenile hall said, "You really care!
Nobody ever cared about me before!
My dad was killed in a drug fight, and
my m~m's on the streets ... somewhere.
"I can't help them all," Father Duane·
says, "so I help the ones I can ... one
at a time."
CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS
CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS is a fun day
filled with laughter, excitement, food,
music, the story of the birth of Jesus
Christ - and a new gift for every
child.
A special blessing, Christmas 1992,
was the attendance
of His Grace
Bishop BASIL, helping distribute the
gifts. More than 1127 children
received new toys. Over 90 volunteers
from our parishes assisted in ushering
and keeping the crowd under control.
Children from below-poverty-levelincome families selected new toys,
such as cars and trucks, pretty dolls,
and soft stuffed toys made just for
hugging. For µiany children, this is the
only gift they may receive.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
"I am deeply grateful for the prayers
and help of friends wh_o faithfully
stand with me," Father Duane says. "I
ask you to join with me in praying for
prisoners and their salvation:"
For a complimentary copy- of JOUR-
NEY, please write Father Duan .
Correspondence and financial contributions for the on-going work of thi
compelling Orthodox ministry may b
sent to:
Orthodox Christian treet and
Prison Ministry
c/o Father Duane Pederson
P.O. Box 1949
Hollywood, CA 90078-1949
La Verne Hollapeter is a free lance
writer. She divides her time between
her home in Harlingen, Texas, and Lo
Angeles, where she does volunteer work
for Orthodox Christian Street and
Prison Ministry.
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ORDAINED:
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May 30, 1993.
D aeon ATHA ASIUS WILO to the Priesthood, at St. RESIGNED:
The Priest STEPHEN R. THOMAS, atGeorge Church in Indianapoli , I , on April 4, 1993, tached to St. Athanasius Church in
Goleta, CA.
and assigned to All Saints
RELEASED:
Mi ion in Bloomington, IN.
CHARLE BELL to the Diaconate on The Priest AMBROSE OMA YAS, atJun 12 1993, and to the Priesthood tached to St. Augustine Church in
on June 13, 1993, in San Jose, CA, and Denver, CO, to the Greek Orthodox
as ign d to the pastorate
at St. Diocese of Denver.
teph n Protomartyr Church in San DECEASED:
The Deacon JOHN WADE HADDAD
Jo , CA.
E GENE CLARKto the Diaconate on of St. George Church in Akron, OH,
June 13, 1993, and assigned to St. on May 18, 1993. MEMORY ETERNAL!
tephen Protomartyr Church in San DEPOSED/IAICIZED:
The Deacon JOHN WILLIAM DUNNIJoe CA.
IVA JACK O to the Diaconate on WAY on June 14, 1993.
June 13, 1993, and assigned to St. ANTIOCHIAN STUDENTS AT SEMItephen Protomartyr Church in San NARIES:
St. John of Damascus Seminary in
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Lebanon - THOMAS
TIMOTHY READ to the Diaconate on Balamand,
June 13 1993, and assigned to St. ZAIN, JOHN SALEM and SHANE
Stephen Protomartyr Church in San ROBERTS.
St. Vladimir Seminary in Crestwood,
Jose, CA.
Deacon F. PHILIP AOUFAN to the New York - Father STEPHEN ZITON.
Prie thood on June 27, 1993, at St. Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline,
Michael Church in Las Vegas, NV, Massachusetts - JOHN REIMANN,
a waiting a signment.
EDWARD KELLY, JAYSON POST,
Deacon F. ISKANDARYOUNES to the ANTONY BELCHER, ERIK PEDERSON
Prie thood on July 4, 1993, at St. and RAYMOND ACKER.
George Church in Montreal, Quebec, TRANSFERRED:
a waiting assignment.
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Greek Orthodox Diocese of Pittson June 26, 1993, and to the burgh, to the Antiochian Archdiocese,
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as igned to the pastorate of All Saints APPOINTED:
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man
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tions to be with you personally to
share your sorrow and bid farewell to
Fred; but unfortunately,
difficult circumstances, which resulted from the
stormy weather Sunday night over
ew York, prevented that.
r have known Fred since 1956,
when I arrived to these blessed shores
of the United States of America. The
Elias Brothers endearingly still call me
Philip, without titles, as a sign of love
and affection which I deeply appreciate. The passing away of Fred marks
the end of a great era in our American
life. He and his brother, Louis, and
late brother, John, have been in the
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Message of Metropolita~
PIIlLIP to the Elias FamilY:
To the Family of Fred Elias who fell
asleep in the Lord in Detroit,• MI·'
funeral on June 21, 1993 Dear Samira and Louis,
I am deeply saddened by th e pass1
ing away of my friend, Fr~d.
changed my plans and had all mtenTHE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
restaurant business for more than sixty
years. I remember, and many of you
do, their heroic struggle from a humble beginning into one of the most
successful restaurant businesses in our
country. Fred, as Chairman of the Big
Boy Restaurants, was instrumental in
helping many people in Detroit and
outside Detroit, succeed in life. Thus
he and the Elias brothers were always
ready to share God's blessings with
others, whether they were individuals,
families, parishes, boy scouts, schools,
l~arning centers and many other charities. An old proverb says: "Give cheerfully with one hand and gather well
with two."
Despite his outstanding
success,
Fred was a very humble man and
down to earth person. He loved to
pend time with his wife Samira and
the children, his brothe'r Louis and
E ther, his brother in law, Gabe and
nrnWORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
his sis_ter, Mary, the rest of the family
and his very close friends, Eddie and
Peggy Kassab. Certainly, his departure
from us will leave a tremendous emptiness and he will be greatly missed.
My dear friends,
In this cultural war which is now
going on in America, between the old
values which made America such a
great country and the new twisted values which are threatening the fabric of
our life, Fred Elias exemplified the old
values, the American dream and that
spirit of rugged individuali~m which
was totally dedicated to hard work,
love of family, love of country, honesty, sincerity and decency. May his
exemplary life be always a source of
inspiration to his children and all of u .
Fred Elias was a Knight Commander
in the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch
for many years and a few years ago, I
had the pleasure of bestowing on him
the highest award of the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
North America, in recognition of his
commitment to the eternal values and
principles which our Church represents. Although he is no longer with
us, physically, his spirit will continue
to live in the collective consciousness
of future generations. I am sure that
our gracious Lord will receive Fred in
His holy mansions where the faces of
the righteous shine like the stars of
heaven.
On behalf of myself, the Order of St.
Ignatius of Antioch, and the entire
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, I would
like to express my deepest sympathy
to his wife, Samira; his children
Christopher, Lisa, Fred, Jr., Susan and
Candace; and to his brother, Louis and
his wife Esther; and to his si ter
Mary, Ann and Helen; and all members and relatives of the Elias family.
Surely, Fred's memory will be eternal and his soul will rest in peace.
orrowfully,
;'\---=--6'-~-:::::::::Metropolitan PHILIP
Primat
Antiochian Orthodox Chri tian
Archdiocese of orth America
Archbishop
George Dies
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A Department of the
Archdiocese: Ordination
Review and Clergy Affairs
''Brethri n, pick out from among J u
el'en men of go d repute, full of the
�---------------------Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we
may appoint for duty. " (Acts 6-3)
The Apostles and Fathers of the
Church have prescribed that "no one
shall be deemed to deserve the divine
degree of holy orders without much
investigation and strict examination."
This Department fulfills this requirement for men seeking ordination in
our Archdiocese or acceptance into it
from another canonical Orthodox
jurisdiction. Candidates are carefully
screened "lest the most holy functions
be performed by men who are unworthy." The members of this Department
are also charged with the responsibility of reviewing any and all clergy
affairs referred to it by the Metropolitan. It is commissioned to recommend to the Metropolitan in all such
matters, leaving the final decision to
his discretion.
Bishop BASILAttends
Meeting with Anglicans
" . ~- the Church is bound by God's
law to show compassion and to help
heal those who come to her." These
words, spoken by Bishop BASIL at a
recent Anglican/Orthodox meeting in
Chicago, were said in response to accusations by some in the Episcopal
Church that the Orthodox Church is
openly pursuing and proselytizing disgruntled Anglicans.
Bishop BASIL was invited to this
meeting to discuss options available to
those - both clergy and laity - interested in converting to Orthodoxy.
Many of these people have been considering the Orthodox Church for
some time. In fact, most of them have
been progressively adopting Orthodox
views and practices - but, under oppressive conditions in the Episcopal
Church.
For centuries, many in the Anglican
Communion
have been close to
Orthodoxy; however, over the past
two decades, things have changed
dr~matically for them. Sadly, today's
Ep1s~opal Church is hardly recognizable as a church with a catholic heritage. There are some who have tried
to hold on to historic Christian ideals
but it is becoming increasingly diffi~
cult. They are outcasts for their beliefs
and the new ideas are rampant. These
are the men and women reaching out
to the fullness of the Orthodox
Church.
It is for these reasons that the meet16
ing in Chicago took place. For two
days, a group of concerned people
met to confer with one another and to
discuss what options might be available. This gathering included priests,
both young and old; wives; and laity;
as well as a few newly chrismated
Orthodox Christians.
Presentations were made regarding
the transition to Orthodoxy. Bishop
BASIL clarified several of the issues
that were raised about the structure of
the Antiochian Archdiocese. Additionally, explanations were given concerning the differences between East em and Western liturgical rites.
The meeting was not intended to result in any definite conclusions, but
was rather a means for exploring options. Bishop BASIL concluded the
meeting by saying, "We have nothing
to offer but truth with a capital T."
The participants agreed that it was a
very worthwhile and enlightening experience.
Following the meeting in Chicago
Bishop BASIL went north to Nashotah
House, a traditional Episcopal seminary near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He
attended Alumni Day festivities and
met with priests and seminarians from
around the country. He was also interviewed by The Living Church, a weekly Episcopal news magazine.
He concluded his visit to the Great
Lakes area by presiding at a liturgy on
Ascension Day at St. Nicholas Mission
in Mequon (a new Orthodox congregation begun by a former Episcopal
priest.)
Reagan, Carter Co-Chair
$10 Million Faith and
Order Campaign
Honoring Archbishop
Iakovos
NEW YORK - Out of their friendship with Archbishop Iakovos of the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North
and South America, former U.S.
Presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy
Carter will serve as honorary co-chairs
of a $10 million endowment campaign
named in his honor. The funds will
support work of the National Council
of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
(NCC) and World Council of Churches
(WCC) related to the search for
Christian unity.
Funds raised will constitute the
Archbishop Iakovos Endowment for
Faith and Order, named in hono f
the Archbi~hop of the Greek Or;h~dox 1:-rc~d10c s ?~ orth and South
America m recognition of his life-Ion
work on beha~f- o~ Christian unity an~
human reconc1liat1on. In accepting th
honor, Archbishop Iakovos said th:
endowment demonstrat s that the tw
Councils are "placing faith issues a~
the forefront" of their service among
the churches. The CC and WCC will
benefit equally from the endowment.
"Faith and Order activities are at the
heart of ecumenical life," said the Rev.
Dr. Joan B. Campbell,
CC General
Secretary. " o one knows that better
than Archbishop Iakovos; no one has
embodi d a y arning for faithful unity
b tter than th Archbishop himself."
Churche
ar divided over what
Christians believ
(faith) and about
how th churches operate (order).
Further, th i su s that divide humanity also divide th churches: race, class,
gender, nationality, culture and the
like. Faith and Order finds its agenda
conn ct d to all of these issues. The
Archbishop Iakovos Endowment for
Faith and
rd r will ensure that
Christian unity ha. a primary place in
organized
cumenical life, said the
two Council's l aders. Faith and Order
work rea ·hes for a united Christian
witness in a world tragically divided
by experien
s of human hostility,
th y not d.
USDA Awards $15
Million Grant to
International Orthodox
Christian Charities
July 1, 1993 (Baltimore) - International Orthodox Christian Charities
(IOCC) signed an agreement today
with the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), valued at more
than $15 million, to provide ~oo?
commodities a part of its humamtanan assistance program in the Russian
Federation.
Working closely with its Russian
counterpart, the Charities Department
of the Russian 01thodox Church, aoci
other Russian non-governmental ch~ritable organizations, over the next nine
months IOCC will distribute 10,700
metric 'rans of food commodities.
These commodities will include flour,
rice, vegetable oil, whole-fat dried
milk, butter oil and infant formula,
and will be distributed without charge
(cont. on p. 21)
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DEPARTMENT
OF CHRISTIANEDUCATION
ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOXCHRISTIANARCHDIOCESE
EDITORIAL:
Introduction
by Christine Benagh
Nashville, TN
Christian education presents some unique problems
and challenges to Orthodox churches. For one thing, it is
a relatively new phenomenon and so we have not built
up a store of experience and tradition in formal instruction, particularly for children. Learning the faith used to
be a matter of osmosis, as the developing person
soaked up knowledge and outlook from an organic
Orthodox society in which he lived, a society where the
entire life of the people was permeated with the faith and
practice of the Orthodox Church, its feasts and festivals,
fasts and penitential seasons.
Today the situation is radically different and its consequences may go deeper than even the most concerned teacher realizes. We live in a completely secularized society where civil education is biased against religious instruction and celebration of any kind. The powerful tools of the media - television, the music industry,
journalism, publishing, and the like - proliferate harmful
and often foul and disgusting material. And this is what
permeates the culture in which our children must now
live and grow. In addition to offering instruction in the
Orthodox Faith, our Christian educators must provide
some counterbalance for the collapse of moral standards
in our society at large, some protection from dangers our
young people often do not perceive as dangers at all.
Another problem arises from the feeling that we must
compete with the vigorous Sunday school movement in
Protestant churches with their large staffs of well-paid
professionals, aggressive publishing programs, and wellequipped facilities. This is a three-pronged problem:
First, we want to maintain harmonious relations with our
fellow Christians who are non-Orthodox, and this can be
a delicate matter when dealing with our children who
may look with envy at their "busy" Protestant counterparts. Next, there are critical theological and philosophical differences which make it unwise and inappropriate
to adopt their educational material, no matter how accessible and attractive it seems. But chiefly, there is a lack
of appreciation for and promotion of the rich resources
we have in the Orthodox Faith: its joyous and wholesome approach to life and the world as God's good gift,
the magnificent hymns of the Church, the reverent
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
awareness of Christ's presence among us, the steady
optimism made possible by the Holy Spirit's immediacy
and availability as we work to purify our lives, the exhilarating sense of being part of another world - God's
kingdom. But all these concepts must now be consciously taught, whereas they were once just absorbed with the
air we breathed, the food we ate, the songs we sang.
One more difficulty is the tendency to underestimate
the receptivity of young-children, to treat them as if they
cannot understand very much about God. But the truth is
that their fresh and eager hearts understand in a deep
way what we ourselves have forgotten, and this is the
time in their lives when we can speak to them with the
least embarrassment and apology. Note: By Editor, John
Boojamra, Robert Coles, The Spiritual Life of Children.
We present such tiny, diluted doses of near-truth that no
one, including the teacher, can be stimulated. Our faith
is glorious; yet we often hand out synthetic samples.
Good education challenges the student at every level to
exceed his capacities. The teacher of even the youngest
children should speak to them, instruct them, with the
same appreciation for their intelligence, the same concern for mutual understanding that is practiced in a loving home.
It is with these concerns in mind that we Orthodox
must prepare lessons for very young children - and this
is where we must begin - lessons that are distinctively
Orthodox in approach and content. We need to give our
children real substance; abridging and simplifying very
carefully so that the truth is not distorted. There are other
treasures that we can help them discover and appreciate: We can preserve the sense of reverence and awe
so characteristic of our faith - something the very
young child readily responds to - by using traditional
hierarchical address to persons in the Holy Trinity: Our
Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Mother of God, the Blessed
Trinity, etc.; not just "Jesus" and "Mary." Most important,
we must convey our own love and devotion to our God
and his Church. Without this all our effort will be wasted.
All rights reserved by the author and this article may
not be reproduced in any form w/o her written permission.
�The Handicapped Child in Church School
Orthodox Teacher Education Program
by Archpriest George Alberts
In setting out to write this article, sev~ral thou~hts, ideas
and questions arose in my mind. I w~uld ll_keto begin by looking at some of them as a preface to this article. .
.
Having served in parishes in four of o~~ six regions_ of
SOYO (the new Fellowship of St. John the ~1v1ne),an_dhaving
attended numerous local, regional and national meetings and
workshops, one thought immediately stru~k me. Wh~ have I
never heard one person bring up the question of handicapped
children in the church school? Of all the questions I have heard
and discussions I have participated in, why was this or relat~d
questions never asked? The answers I arrived at ~re that this
"problem" does not exist; it is being handled effectively or the
handicapped are not being included in o~r Church Sc~ools.
Let us begin by dividing this group into the_physically a~d
mentally handicapped. The first group I would like to deal with
is the physically handicapped. If by this we mea~ reduce~ or
limited mobility, I can see the first problem we might run into.
How many of our churches are barrier free in the sense that
these physically limited children (and adults) can freely enter,
move about and exit the church and church school rooms or
meeting areas? If they cannot get in, they cannot participate
and learn! Well, not exactly. Besides physically changing our
existing church architecture, we can make some changes in
how we deal with these students. Materials can be given to
them to do at home with the help of their parents. Class audio
tapes (or videos) can be made with the instruction and students' questions and answers. The "shut-in" church school student can listen to them and even record his/her responses,
questions and thoughts. They can also record their reactions
and questions on the next lesson and these can be played to
the class. In this way the student can "participate" in the class.
These are very impersonal ways of meeting this challenge.
Other more "personal" ways can be used as well. Why not
(with the parents' consent) bring the class to the child on some
regular basis. This can be done in conjunction with the tapes or
the parent teaching the lessons. It will also work with the "shutin" child who is not physically handicapped, but is confined due
to a long-term illness. The meeting place can be in the child's
home, another's home that is accessible or another "public"
meeting place that is barrier free, such as a public library. Not
only will the children learn their textbooks lessons, but they will
also learn another important lesson. That lesson is that the
Church includes everyone, both the able and the disabled
alike. They will learn that Christ comes to all who make an
effort to come to Him. Ideally, the church school itself might
even set a goal of raising funds to have the church and the
church school area made barrier free.
In looking at the physically handicapped, we also have to
address those who are visually and hearing impaired. Several
things can be done with visually impaired. Lessons and books
can be enlarged very easily with readily accessible photocopy
machines. Overhead projectors can be used in teaching so
that the material is larger than board work. There is also a variety of pre-made color transparencies on various topics.
Transparencies can be made on most photocopiers. Lessons
can be copied and other resource material used. The class can
also be made more "verbal" in nature. That is, the lessons can
be read or summarized before a discussion rather than the
"you read it and then we'll discuss it" format. This will work with
those who are totally sightless as well. Again audio tapes can
be used with these students, with other students reading the
lessons. If you review your video tapes, you may also find that
the sound track can usually stand alone without the video. The
si~hted children can see and hear the video while the sightless
children can learn from the audio portion as well. Radio does
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this today by playing the sound track of your favorite TV commercials. An excellent project for older church school classes
or Teen SOYO could be reading various church school materials or Orthodox books onto cassettes.
The American
Association for the Blind also does this type of thing. A church
or deanery can purchase a tape duplicator which can make
quick and inexpensive copies of your tapes (as well as sermons, lectures, workshops, etc.) and these can be distributed
to the visually handicapped in the parish or deanery as a
whole. Remember, Christian education does not end at acertain age.
The hearing impaired or the deaf present a greater problem
in the sense that not many of us are trained in sign language.
In these cases, the classes must be much more visual than
audible. Again an overhead projector works well. Discussion
questions can be written on transparencies
with student
answers being written on blank transparencies (or blackboard).
In this way the hearing impaired students can "see" the other
students' answers as well as the questions and can answer
himself by writing on the transparency. Filmstrips with written
captions can also be used or the student who is hearing
impaired can be given the written script (which usually accompanies the filmstrip) to read and follow. The ideal would be to
have someone knowing sign language attend the class and
help out. This same person could also "sign" the Divine Liturgy
and sermon.
Physical handicaps may be hard to deal with, but most can
be "overcome" with a little thought, creativity and love.
Overcoming them requires two things: First, that the handicapped individual wants to learn and participate. Second, that
we allow him/her to do so and make every effort to make their
participation possible.
If we move from the physically handicapped to the mentally
handicapped, we find the process of education a little more difficult in some ways but easier in others. Through many years
of involvement with Special Olympics, I have found one thing
that seems to be a constant. Although most mentally handicapped persons may not understand theological theories,
words, etc., they most certainly understand God and His love
for them and others. Their faith, hope and love is for the most
part strong, honest, and unquestionable. Maybe this is why
many people just do not know how to act in their presence. Our
assumed role playing does not seem to work.
.
First, let me dispel the myth that "they" cannot learn like
"us." The mentally handicapped, especially the slightly or moderately handicapped person, can indeed learn (and probably
teach us a few things as well). What is usually necessa~ for
their learning is repetition and sensual stimulation, two th1~gs
that the Orthodox Church is noted for and very familiar with.
Prayers that are repeated over and over again are good to
begin with in teaching younger children. Teachers should use
the same prayer before and after lessons - prayers that ar~
also heard and said in church. Have all of the students say it
together. Do it in front of an icon preferably with a vigil light an_d
add a scented candle (unless incense can be used). In ~his
way there is both repetition and stimulation of speech, hearing,
sight, smell and touch (kissing the icon). For most of the me~tally handicapped structure is important. It not only helps in
learning, but also aids in making the child feel secure as well.
That is why it is important to have a sense of structure to your
class for all of your students.
In teaching, follow the example of Christ and use everyday
situations or experiences to teach your lesson. Concepts ca~
be taught in this form much better than in lengthy verba
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Families and Stories
October 14-17, 1993
The Department of Christian Education of the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese has planned its fourth annual
Orthodox Teacher Education Program on the themes of
Families and Stories. Both of the themes are intimately tied
together; in addition they speak to the ancient tradition of the
Orthodox Church.
The themes and the manner in which they are dealt with
will be of value to both parents and teachers.
The Department of Christian Education seeks to provide
more than lectures and information about teaching. Sound
education theory must focus on teacher preparation through
practice and hands-on-techniques. Anyone who has attended
our previous programs know~ that above all el~e we want you
to return with new or more highly honed teaching and parenting skills.
For these reasons we have selected the best possible people available. On Friday, Father Theodore Pulcini will present
three workshops on nurturing faith in the Christian homes and
relating that faith to what the children are doing in the church
school program. On Saturday, Cindy Guthrie will help you learn
all there is to know about stories, writing stories, and telling
stories. Recent research among educators as well as anthropologists have shown the significance of "stories" in the life of
all people regardless of their age.
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We have taken a major step to place stones and fam1l1es
as two foundational principles of sound Christian education. As
is usual with our training programs we like to limit the number
of participants to no more than seventy-five. We hope to train
each participant in the use of several teaching strategies which
they can use when they return home to assist in the preparation of their fellow teachers.
The objectives of the Orthodox Teacher Education program
are:
1. to give the participants the tools to relate church school
materials to the nurturing of children at home;
2. to be able to nurture children in Christian traditions and
beliefs;
.
3. to assist parents in creating Christian lifestyles in the
home;
4. to enable the teacher to recite stories;
5. to communicate skills basic to effective listening;
6. to enable the teacher to create stories.
Workshop Leaders
Father Theodore Pulcini is a former pastor of St. George
Church in Cleveland Ohio. He holds degrees from Harvard,
Notre Dame and the 'catholic University of America and is currently compl~ting his doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh.
His specialty is family life and values formation.
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..
Cindy Guthrie is a professional story teller, with trai~ing
and degrees in library science and elementary education.
Cindy specializes in stories of a religious nature and has traveled throughout the world collecting stories as well ~s techniques. She has worked for the Episcopal Church in North
America and her husband is an Episcopal priest.
Location
The Orthodox Teacher Education Program will be ~eld_at
the beautiful Heritage and Learning Center of the Antiochi~n
Village in Ligonier, PA. Access to the co~fere_nce center is
easy. Directions will be supplied after reg1strat1onforms are
received. Pick-up from the airport, however, can ~nly be provided from the Latrobe airport, approximately 20 _minutesaway
by car. Please contact the Conference Center directly by tele-
phone (412) 238-3677 with any questions you might have.
Rooms will fill quickly so get your registrations in early.
Accommodations at the one-hundred-room facility are hotelstyle and the conference facilities are the best in the area.
This is a tightly packed program. It is designed to give each
participant specific skills in dealing with the learner, the learning situation, and the learning materials or subject manner. We
have tried to allow for free time to just relax or tour the Villages'
beautiful facilities. The cost for the conference will be $125
plus $10 non-refundable registration fee per person for double
occupancy. Single occupancy will be $180 plus a $10 nonrefundable. Both include eight meals. Those wishing to attend
only part of the conference will be charged $30 per day, which
includes the meals for the day. The cost is to be paid directly to
the Heritage and Learning Center. Please send registration fee
and form below to the Orthodox Teacher Education Program.
Registration Form
Please reserve a place for me at the Orthodox Teacher
Education Program. Enclosed is a $10.00 non-refundable
deposit for each participant. (Make photocopies for additional
participants.)
Name ___________________
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Address ___________________
City __________
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State ___
Zip ____
Parish ___________________
Single room _______
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Double room _____
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Arrival at Latrobe Airport
Date ____________
Time _____
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Date ____________
Send to:
Orthodox Teacher Education Program
Heritage and Learning Center
Rt. 711 N, Box 638
Ligonier, PA 15658
The Department of Christian Education of the
Antiochian Archdiocese is happy to announce the
appearance of a new series of audio ~apes to ~e
entitled "Education Dynamics." The first tapes in
this series are available and are entitled and priced
as follows:
Education Dynamics I "Foundations of ~rthodox Christian Education," by Dr. John L. BooJamra.
(40 minutes) $7.70, includes shipping and handling.
Education Dynamics II ''The Growin_gChild in
the Christian Home," by Dr. John L. BooJamr~. (60
minutes) $11.00, includes shipping and handling.
The Education Dynamics Series will continue as
new tapes become available.
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�The Handicapped Child in Church School
explanations which can become confusing for any student. The
teacher of a mentally handicapped child really needs to be creative and thoughtful in order for the lesson to be successfully
understood. But in the end, everyone benefits.
Second, I would like to point out that the greatest source of
teaching is example. As I stated previously, the mentally handicapped have a strong sense of love, fairness and honesty. It is
very hard for them to understand, much less justify, the hypocritical actions of someone, especially someone they hold in
high regard. They will be quick to notice these hypocrisies and
equally quick to point them out. We should never try to teach
one thing while doing another. For example, a teacher who
teaches the importance of frequent Communion and never
takes the Sacrament is a total contradiction, which I guarantee
will not go unnoticed. The best way to teach then is a combination of repetition (reinforcement), stimulation (sight, sound,
(cont.from p. 16)
(Continued from Page 18)
touch, etc.), relating material being taught to everyday life situations, and by example.
Finally, I would like to conclude_with those ~hildren who are
both physically an~ mentally hand1c~pped. This group is very
difficult to work with and may require a combination of the
above mentioned techniques. Extreme cases need to be
looked at on an individual basis and programs need to be tailored to meet these needs. This may even require professional
assistance to make_the program _work. In any case, we should
do all that we possibly can to bnng everyone to Christ and to
bring Christ to everyone.
In a future article I will deal with the need to train the "normal" children to work with and accept the handicapped.
Fr. George pastors churches in Monessen and Brownsville
PA.
I
Jurassic Park: A Movie Review
by John Daly, age 10
Bergenfield, N.J.
The following review by John Daly is an effort to allow you
to express your views of contemporary cinema. John gives us
his view of "Jurassic Park" and raises a serious moral issue.
J.L.B.
On June 11, 1993 my family and I went to see the movie
Jurassic Park. My brother and my father had already read the
book Jurassic Park and were anxious to see the film. I was in
the middle of reading it when we went to see the movie. I
expected it to be a terrific film because it was based on a best
selling novel and because movie reviewers were saying that it
was excellent.
The movie was better than I thought it would be! Jurassic
Park had great special effects, a great story, and terrific acting,
but it was as a movie picture that I liked it best. It was just great
fun to watch.
It was more than a great movie because it raised some
very important issues such as those raised by the character
Ian Malcolm. Malcolm said that the scientists at Jurassic Park
were too concerned about if they could replicate dinosaurs
rather than if they should do it. Scientists today should look
before they leap because they could create a disaster.
Stephen Spielberg limited the amount of gore and violence
in this movie. Which proves that it is possible to make a good
action film and still limit the amount of gore. I believe that children younger than nine should not see the movie.
I would give this movie four "dinostars"!
How About Advent!
An Advent Calendar for the Orthodox Christian Family
By Father-Kurt Speier and Deacon John Finley
Edited by Dr. John Boojamra
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throughout the central region of the
Russian Federation.
Pensioners and
other needy people will benefit from
the program,
as will residents
of
orphanages, hospitals, old-age homes
and other social service institutions; it
is estimated that more than 400,000
people will receive assistance in this
program.
.
.
This is the first maJor grant awarded
directly to IOCC. Last year, working in
collaboration with Brother's Brother
Foundation and the Russian Orthodox
Church, IOCC supervised the distribution of approximately
12,000 metric
tons of food commodities, through 450
Russian organizations and institutions.
Alex Rondos, IOCC's Executive
Director, stated, "Orthodox Christians
of North America are grateful for the
opportunity to reach so many people
in need in Russia and to be able to
fulfill our mission to the poor. The
Russian Orthodox Church, collaborating ecumenically with other groups in
Russia, is particularly well-suited to
identify those who are most in need in
circumstances
prevailing
in Russia
today. With this support the Church
can also be a significant contributor to
social stability and justice in post-communist Russia."
In a statement from the Very Rev.
Robert S. Kondratick, Chancellor of
the Orthodox Church in America, he
expressed that, "we are delighted with
the news ... It again reinforces IOCC
as a serious humanitarian aid agency
that has won respect based on the
work it has already accomplished. We
appreciate our government's response
to the needs of others in all lands
where there is a crisis ... "
IOCC is the international humanitarian assistance organization of Orthodox Christians in the United States and
Canada. IOCC was created in March,
1992 by the Standing Conference of
Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the
Americas (SCOBA), which represents all
major canonical Orthodox jurisdictions
in the Americas with the support of lay
leaders. His Eminence Archbishop
Iakovos is the Chairman of SCOBA.
OCAMPR Conference
Workshops to Focus on
Orthodox Personal,
Professional Identity
Bishop Kallistos Ware of Diokleia
and Dr. Christos Yannaras of Panteion
University in Athens will be the featured speakers for the Eighth Annual
National Conference of the Orthodox
Christian Association of Medicine
Psychology and Religion (O.C.A.M.P.R.)'.
November 3-7, at Hellenic CollegeHoly Cross School of Theology, in
Brookline. This year's expanded fiveday National program will feature four
pre-conference
professional
workshops focusing on "Personhood,"
addressing particular needs of physicians, psychologists
and clergy:
"Toward Developing
an Orthodox
Psychology," "Orthodox Identity and
the Medical Health Professional " "The
Identity of Orthodox Priests in Modern
America," and "Clergy Sexual Misconduct."
Orthodox Psychology
The opening workshop "Toward
Developing an Orthodox Psychology,"
designed for mental health professionals will be presented
by John T.
Chirban, Ph.D., Th.D., professor of
psychology at Hellenic College/Holy
Cross and an Advanced Fellow in behavioral medicine at Harvard Medical
School at The Cambridge Hospital and
J. Steven Muse, Ph.D., a psychologist
and Senior Pastoral Counselor at the
Pastoral Institute, a division of the
nonprofit Bradley Center Psychiatric
Hospital. This workshop will provide
an opportunity for clinicians and theologians to discuss the needs, methodologies and content of the interface
between Orthodox theology and modern psychology. The traditional approach of Orthodox anthropology will
be juxtaposed to perspectives of modern psychology which may be adaptable to an "Orthodox Psychology".
Specific case issues from pastoral
counseling and clinical intervention
will demonstrate the utility of this area.
For more information, contact: Ms.
Jennifer .Keohan, Orthodox Christian
Association of Medicine, Psychology,
and Religion, P.O. Box 958, Cambridge, MA 02238. Phone: (617) 8686 557 _
Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomeos I Visits
Egypt, Syria and Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon - H.H. Patriarch
Bartholomeos I visited Egypt
yria
and Lebanon between April 24 and
May 4, 1993. Ordained prie t in 1969
he was elected unanimously Archbishop of ConstaI).tinople and Ecu-
menical Patriarch in 1991.
While in Egypt, he vi ited H.B. Patriarch Partheneo I of Alexandria and
H.H. Pope henouda III of the Coptic
Orthodox Church, a well a the
Prime Minister of Egypt Mr. Atef idki.
He also went to the Convent of t.
Catherine in the inai. During a r c ption given by H.H. Pope henouda III
the Ecumenical Patriarch empha iz d
the wish of the Oriental and Ea t rn
Orthodox Churche "to witne to th
one faith and to over ome all that
divides them in vie
of fulfilling
God's will that all be one."
In Syria, the Ecumenical Patriarch
was hosted at a reception given in hi
honor by H.B. Patriarch Ignatius I .
He also visited H.H. Patriarch Zacca I
of the Syrian Orthodox Church a
well as other head of churches in
Syria. His time in Damascu
wa
crowned by the visit to President
Hafez el-Assad who stressed that yria
is "attached to the spiritual value that
the religions have carried from our
land to the end of the world."
In an interview given to the pres
Patriarch Bartholomeos
I deplored
fanaticism as "an obstacle to peace."
He said "We spiritual leader
can
instruct and teach our faithful to avoid
religions fanaticism . . . Thi i the fir t
important step towards peace in the
region." He also called for genuine
cooperation between the world r ligious leaders in order to promote
unity among divided Christian and all
religions in order to create a better
world of the 21st century.
Under the sign of love unity and
peace the Ecumenical Patriarch arri d
in Lebanon on the econd tag of hi,
visit to the Church of Antioch. Th r
he was received by and met with all
Lebanese church and Mu lim lead r .
At the Mona tery and
ni er ity f
Balamand, welcoming p ch
r
delivered by Bi hop G. Abou Zakham
and by the univer ity pr id nt Dr.
Ghas an Tueini ho rev al d that an
institute of I lamic-Chri tian tudi ,
will be established in Balamand with
the aim of "promoting
a gr at r
knowledge of our plural cultur ." H
remarked, 'It i not forbidd n to h p
to contribute to the er ati
tion of the oth r dial gu on
will depend th future of our
- and
ho know - the futur
the Mediterranean
orld." The
Patriarch al o met with Lebane
Pre ident Elia Hra ui wh in hi
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�word of welcome emphasized that
'coexistence is the challenge to all
Lebanese. It is the model which leads
us to seek a world which is called to
safeguard all rights through peaceful
relations." President Hraoui added:
"We seek to rehabilitate the human
being who should become the image
of God."
While receiving the Ecumenical
Patriarch in his cathedral at Antelias,
Lebanon, H.H. Catholicose Karekin II
said in his words of welcome: "Your
visit to us in Lebanon in these decisive
days is a great contribution for the enhancement of the spirit of attachment
to our beloved country which is
touched by the feet of our Lord."
During his visit to Lebanon, the
Ecumenical Patriarch was the guest of
Metropolitan Elias Audeh who organized in his honor a special reception,
a liturgical celebration at St. George
Cathedral and a luncheon attended by
President and Mrs. Hraoui, the Apostolic Nuncio, the heads of churches
including Patriarch N. Sfeir of the
Maronite Church and other prominent
political and religious personalities.
In one of his many speeches, the
Ecumenical Patriarch underlined that
"Christian unity is directed against no
other religion or doctrine. It constitutes a step towards dialogue with
other religions in view of reaching
human harmony in a world in need of
peace ... " (MECC)
Arab Orthodox Executive
Committee Statement
Deploring Israeli Closure
of Occupied Territories
Jerusalem,
2 April 1993 - The
Executive Committee of the Arab
Orthodox Community condemns and
denounces the decision of the occupation authorities to impose a siege on
our people detaining them and isolating the city of Jerusalem, the cradle of
the three monotheistic religions, from
the other occupied territories.
These arbitrary and unjust actions
are creating great damage and constitute new obstacles on the road to
peace.
The continuation of the isolation of
the 1.8 million Palestinians will result
in the depletion of their food and
medical supp lies as well as needed
raw material. It will prevent our people from reaching the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to join
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the prayers at the end of Holy Week
in preparation for the celebration of
Easter.
We consider these actions as direct
violations of basic human rights and
call for their cessation, for the immediate lifting of the siege and for the full
commitment of the Israeli authorities
to the resolution of the present conflict through total withdrawal from the
occupied territories.
On the basis of our commitment to
the humanity of the human being we
appeal to all states and international
organizations to intervene to protect
people and enable them to enjoy their
basic human rights provided to them
by all the international conventions
and charters.
The Executive Committee of the
Arab Orthodox Community in Occupied Palestine
(translated by MECC News Report
from the original Arabic text.)
Declaration on
"Christians in the
Holy Land"
The following
declaration
on
"Christians in the Holy Land" was
unanimously adopted by an international s,eminar in Windsor, UK, over
Pentecost
weekend
(28[30 May).
Attending was an eighteen-member
delegation from Jerusalem, including
representatives
of the Greek Orthodox, Armenian and Latin Catholic
patriarchates and the Anglican Church,
as well as church leaders and academics from the Middle East Council of
Churches, International Christian Committee of Israel, the Lutheran Church
and the Society of Friends. Among the
forty participants
from outside the
Holy Land were representatives of the
Council of Churches for Britain and
Ireland, Christian Aid, the Conference
of European Churches and the European Ecumenical
Commission
for
Church and Society. Papers read at the
seminar will be published later this
year.
. ~e are conscious of the privilege of
hvmg, and keeping alive the Christian
faith where the church was born.
The Christian community in the land
of Jesus has witnessed to our Lord in
th~ ~idst of all the changing social,
rehg10us and political conditions over
a period of two millennia.
We reaffirm our responsibility and
constant determination on behalf of
the checkpoint, people were emotionally moved and spiritually stirred at its
sight. As usual, they st~rted to sing.
This displeased the soldiers. One soldier grabbed the candle of the Holy
Light from t~e han_d of a boy scout
and extinguished
1t on the ground
with his foot. Other soldiers were trying to confiscate all the lanterns from
the hands of the crowd preventing the
Holy Light from being carried to
Ramallah where more than 12 thousand worshippers
were awaiting its
arrival.
Orthodox Christians fervently revere Holy Light and its sanctimonious
connotation because it symbolizes the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This
belief is also shared by other Christian
denominations.
We, Clergy of Ramallah, who consider Jerusalem the heart of our religion, as do Muslims:
1. Repudiate the closure of Jerusalem to Palestinian
Muslim and
Christians, and demand that the Holy
City be kept open for all those who
believe in God.
2. Condemn the desecration of the
Holy Light by Israeli soldiers. This act
is against all principles of reconciliation, justice and peace that the church
advocates.
3. Request all people of good will to
raise up their voices to stop the violation of human rights of the Palestinian
people by closing
Jerusalem
to
Christian and Muslim worshippers,
and obstructing our right to worship.
(MECC)
Ramallah, 21 April 1993
Christians throughout
the world to
safeguard our sacred heritage, alon
with that of Muslims and Jews.
g
While we, in the main, are an Arab
Palestinian Christian community w
treasure in our midst the presen~e 0~
members of our churches from a great
variety of nations.
We _are sadde1:e~ by the ongoing
reduction of the md1genous Christians
in the land of Jesus, which requires
urgent attention.
We deplore the lack of access for
Palestinians from the Occupied Territories to the Holy City of Jerusalem
and urge that free access to it be guar~
anteed for all peoples at all times.
We urge our Christian Palestinian
sisters and brothers to stand firm in
their ancestral home in the land of
Jesus. We expect all Palestinians who
have emigrated,
or were forced to
leave, to come back. We request all
relevant
bodies to assist in their
return.
We have always welcomed the constant flow of Christian pilgrims to the
Holy Land from all over the world and
we encourage them to meet and pray
with the Living Stones.
As the church, living in a broadly
Arab and Muslim culture in the Middle
East, we witness to our Christian faith
in dialogue with our sisters and brothers of the Muslim and Jewish faiths.
We share the aspirations
of the
Palestinian people for an end to occupation and for national independence.
We therefore advocate and support a
just and lasting peace in the region.
We call on the international community to respect and protect the unique
historic nature of the Holy City of
Jerusalem, and all the Holy Land, as
being sacred to Jews, Christians and
Muslims. IEPS}
Signatures:
Archimandrite Dionysios
Greek Orthodox Convent
Marwan E. Toubassi
Arab Orthodox Conference
Father Louis Favra
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
Rev. Salem Darwaji
St. Andrew Evangelical Church
Rev. Audeh Rantisi
Evangelical Home for Boys
Rev. Nicola Akel
Ein Greek Orthodox Church
Father Nazih Hayek
Greek Catholic Church
Rev. Munib A. Younan
Evangelical Lutheran Church
of Hope
Rev. George Makhlouf
Greek Orthodox Church
Statement by the Clergy
ofRamallah
On Holy Saturday (Easter Eve) every
year, Orthodox Christians in Jerusalem
deliver the Holy Light to every church
in Palestine and to many churches
abroad via the airport. The Holy Light
is traditionally
received
from the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
This year, contrary to the usual tradition, the clergy of Ramallah_ wer~
compelled to receive the Holy Lighta_
the checkpoint installed by the Israeli
Authorities to separate the two occupied cities of Ramallah and Jerusalem.
After the arrival of the Holy Light at
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THEWORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
Humanitarian Efforts
Cross Lines in
Yugoslavia
May 25, 1993 (Baltimore) - The
growing crisis in those areas of Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, accessible from Serbia is now exacerbated
by tighter sanctions. Despite adverse
conditions and continued resistance
Baltimore-based International Ortho~
dox Christian Charities (IOCC) is
expanding operations to provide humanitarian assistance to people of all
ethnic and religious groups displaced
or besieged by this civil war.
IOCC, one of the very few private
international relief organizations working through Belgrade, has provided
food and medical assistance worth
over $2 million to these areas affected
by the conflict since December 1992.
"Relief supplies and commitments
are falling dangerously short of needs,
and with the impact of sanctions, we
can anticipate a severe humanitarian
crisis in those areas of the former
Yugoslavia that are under Serbian control," reports Alexander Rondos, IOCC
Executive Director, who recently returned from an assessment trip to Belgrade.
Rondos added that, "We also offer
IOCC as an agency that may be able
to gain access through the Serbian
lines, now obstructing relief to primarily Muslim communities besieged in
Bosnia: an offer that we have held out
as an Orthodox Christian agency that
is appalled by the plight of so many
that are trapped in Bosnia."
To date, IOCC proposals to the U.S.
Government to support such initiatives
have received no response. The U.S.
Government and other governments
are the principle suppliers of assistance and, "It is saddening and unusual that the traditional role of a private
humanitarian organization has been
neglected
in this instance,"
said
Rondos.
Over half a million people are displaced and accessible
only from
Serbia and their conditions worsen as
sanctions tear apart the underpinnings
of the Serbian economy. Populations
in the newly designated protected
areas in Bosnia also have to pass
through Bosnian Serb military lines.
However, relief supplies committed
through Serbia have dwindled. The
United Nations appeals have not been
met and fears have been expressed
about need for the econd half of
1993.
IOCC has provided its a i tan e
through the Serbian Orthodox Church
and is expanding to support r li f
efforts to elderly urban population
orphanages and has committed a regular supply of food to the ou p
kitchen run by the Mu lim Mufti of
Belgrade.
IOCC is the international humanitarian organization of Orthodox Chri tians in the United tates and Canada
created by the Standing Conference of
Canonical Orthodox Bishop of the
Americas (SCOBA).
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Luggage racks for 2
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Back packing program
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New 16 passenger van
40 gallon electric water
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heaters (need 5)
600.00
Pressure washer
300.00
Two ton floor jack
100.00
Jack stands
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Concrete bays at shop
Leaf and debris sweeper
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700.00
Sears 600 piece tool set
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with tool chest
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Mig welder
300.00
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300.00
Torch kit
Mini golf program each
3,200.00
hole @ 200 (need 16)
20" Magnavox color TV
VHS/VCR combination
500.00
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5 000.00
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1 000.00
Portable generator
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(need 10)
500.00 Each
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�LIFESTYLESX
He Keeps Going and Going
RECENT EVENTS AT THE ARCHDIOCESE
by Father Edward Pehanich
ike the rabbit in the television
commercial for Energizer batteries it seems that scarcely a week
ooes by without Dr. Jack Kevorkian
;iding another person in committing
suicide. Since 1980 eight women and
1 man have committed suicide with
his help. Even though the state of
Michigan recently passed a law making assisted suicide a felony, Kevorkian has promised
to ignore it.
According to his attorney Geoffrey
Fieger, "Dr. Kevorkian told me that he
is held to a higher standard."
While criticism of Dr. Kevorkian is
heard in all segments of society, he
also has a strong base of support
which is steadily growing. To see this,
one needs only to consider that last
year voters in Washington nearly approved Initiative 119 which would
have legalized physician assisted suicide. Further evidence of his support
is seen in a recent Boston Globe/
Harvard School of Public Health poll
showing strong support for physician
assisted suicide. While many condemn
the actions of a man often referred to
as a "madman," hardly anyone is asking why it is that he has struck an
obvious nerve among a large segment
of the general public. Something is
wrong with our health care system
and the way people die in North
America that causes people to think
that only a radical escape from the
process will bring peace. Proponents
of euthanasia and physician assisted
suicide see the options available to
the ill and the dying as being clear
cut: stay in the system and have a
merciless death or end it yourself and
have a merciful, peaceful death.
What's Wrong With Our System?
Part of the problem fueling this attitude equating the system with a merciless end is found in what should he
considered one of the strengths of our
society: a health care system that is
advanced, highly technical and efficient, and also expensive. Our system
of medicine is very good at maintaining life but sometimes
with little
regard for the expense involved or for
the psychological, emotional, and spir-
L
The Spring meeting of the Archdiocese Board of Trustees was held
in New Jersey on May 21 and 22, 1993. The above photo shows
only one of four tables of Trustees who came together with the
Metropolitan Primate to resolve Archdiocesan matters.
His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP hosted the Trustees at a dinner at his home in Englewood.
Honored guests included His
Excellency, Khalil Makkawi, Ambassador of Lebanon to the UN
The Honorable and Mrs. Antoine Chedid, Counsel General
Lebanon in New York, and The Honorable
and Mrs. Clovis
Maksood, former ambassador of the Arab League.
His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP hosted a luncheon for His
Beatitude, Metropolitan THEODOSIUS, Primate of the Orthodox
Church in America, on June 23, 1993 at the Archdiocesan
Headquarters, at which time, mutual concerns were discussed.
Als~ in ~ttendance were Archpriest George S. Corey, Vicar of the
Ant1och1an Archdiocese,
and Archpriest Robert Kondratick
Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America.
'
Construction of the new headquarters
at the Archdiocese has
been completed. The additions include the bishop's apartment at
the far left, the secretary's
office
at the far right, the
Metropolitan's new office next to it, and the new library and sitting room in front of the Metropolitan's office. The new additions
are in the rear of the main house. Funding for this construction
came from the reserve funds of the Archdiocese.
of
Archpriest John Hamatie of St. George Church in Orlando,
Florida presented an original portrait to His Eminenc_e,
Metropolitan
PHILIP at the Archdiocese
Convention 1fl
Pittsburgh, during the General Assembly.
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THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
itual needs of the patient and family. legislation- hut we can see to it that the
Our system attracts the attention and sick, the lderly, and the dying in our
praise of all for its expertise and life- communities are surrounded with the
saving skills in aiding those who are same kind of loving attention. Every
acutely ill but it is less than outstandparish could have some kind of a
ing in the care of those with long
"Caring Committee" which reaches out
term, chronic, progressive illnesses:
to those who are sick, alone, or d ing
people who must live for years with with friendly visits, giving transportaillnesses that debilitate them, people
tion to doctor's offices and shopping,
who need assistance in a dignified
and providing respite time for the
manner with the activities of daily liv- often stressed families. Sometimes it is
ing, people who need aggressive pain simply the presence of a truly caring
management.
Kevorkian often finds friend which can giv a sick person
support in our society because of the the will to go on living.
Meaning in Suffering
mistaken but common notion that
Another of the needs of the chronimost serious illnesses such as cancer
always cause tremendous
pain and cally and terminally ill is the need to
find meaning in their suffering. nee
that there is nothing that can he done
a person is receiving appropriate pain
to ease that pain. Meanwhile because
of the high cost of medical care, the and symptom control, has the necessubtle message reaching many chroni- sary medical equipment, and has the
cally and terminally ill people is "get support of a loving family and friends
out of the way," "don't be a burden to the fact remains that he is still facing a
your family," "do the right thing" and certain degree of debilitation and suffering. It is almost everyone who
end your life.
Thankfully within our health care sometimes in the midst of illness or
suffering cries out "Why?" "Why am T
system
hospice
programs
have
suffering so?" Unless we help the sick
emerged to answer many of these
problems for the terminally ill. But it is and suffering find a higher purpose
beyond the scope or intent of this arti- and meaning to their suffering they
cle to attempt to find solutions for our will have little desire or reason to go
health care system. Certainly if our on living and will fine.Ithe likes of Dr.
Kevorkian very attractive. Advocates
President and Congress are having
problems finding answers, how can of euthanasia and physician assisted
our small Orthodox Church he in any suicide find no higher meaning or
position to do the same? But what we purpose in suffering, hence for them
the most merciful way to aid those
can and must do is address the needs
of the chronically and terminally ill incurably ill is to dispose of the sufferwhich lead them to feel that death is er.
It is our Faith though, that teach,..,
the only solution.
us that while the devil is the source of
Harold Kushner, author of When
pain and suffering, Goe.I turn'> thi">
Bad Things
Happen
to Good
hack
on him and can use it for our
People described the terminal illness
good.
It is a symbol of pain and sufof his teenage son which hecame so
fering - a cross that is the n~ry symsevere that he sometimes had to sleep
in a near standing position in order to bol of this Faith . .'pace does not p 'rprevent his lungs from filling w'.th mit hut I could write paragraph"> on
fluid. Despite the severity of the ill- people who have told me how they
ness, Kushner reported that his son have been blessed through suffering-..
could not wait to get up in the morn- and difficulties of all kind'>. It c ·rtainly
ing and looked forward to each ~lay is not easy to belie e thi">while in the
midst of pain, such vision U">uall h ·because of the love, care and attenuon
comes
clear only with hind..,ight hut
he was surrounded with from his fampeople
ha,·e des -rihed a ne,-. intimaq
ily and friends. As a Church we may
not be ahle to help change health care among famil member">, appreciation
�for the simple things in life, conversion of life, a new closeness and reliance on God all as a result of their
experience of problems and suffering.
While people often think that problems and suffering in life are signs of
God's vengeance and punishment,
many of the sainted Fathers of our
Church teach just the opposite: problems and sufferings in life are a sign
of God's love and concern.
It is
through these difficulties that God is
working in our lives to perfect us, to
bring us into union with Him, and to
bring about what is most important to
Him - the salvation of our souls. If
our goal in life as Orthodox Christians
is salvation and union with God (theosis) how can this be possible unless
we imitate the life of Jesus and suffer
as He did? Jesus Himself instructs us:
If any man would come after me, let
him deny himself, and take up his
cross and follow me. (Matt. 16:24).
St. Theophan the Recluse, a 19th
century Russian bishop, in commenting on this passage wrote:
One cannot go after the Lord, the
Cross-bearer, without a cross: and all
who go after Him, without fail go with
a cross ... Such a cross is so united
with a Christian that where a Christian is there also is this cross, but
where' this cross is not, there also a
Christian is not . . . But rejoice, feeling
upon yourself the cross, /or that is the
sign that you are.following the Lord on
the path of salvation to Paradise.
Endure a little. Just ahead lies the end
and the crown.
Echoing these words, another 19th
century Russian bishop, St. Ignatius
Brianchaninov, agrees that problems
and suffering are really a sign of God's
DID YOU KNOW
... that the main feast days in September are
The Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year and
Environmental
Day (1st); The Birth of the
Theotokos (8th); The Elevation of the Cross and
a strict fast day (14th); The Conception of the
Prophet and Baptist John (23rd); The Repose of
St. John the Theologian (26th).
. . . that the Church of Cyprus is tenth in rank,
after the Churches of Constantinople, Alexandria,
Antioch, Jerusalem, Russia, Georgia, Serbia,
Romania and Bulgaria. Orthodox Christianity was
introduced there by St. Barnabas the Apostle in
46 A.D. In 325 A.D. at the First Ecumenical
Council, it was placed under the jurisdiction of
the Church of Jerusalem. In 413 A.D., it became
autocephalous, and has remained such since that
time. It is presently headed by His Beatitude,
Archbishop CHRYSOSTOM,whose official title is
"Archbishop of New Justiniana and All Cyprus."
The seat of the Church is in Nicosia. Unfortunately the island is now divided, which places
a great strain on the Church and the people. The
Church of Cyprus has no jurisdiction in North
America nor the West in general.
. . . that the Serbian Orthodox Patriarch and
Synod of Bishops within the former Yugoslavia
have openly taken a stand against the Serbian
government and military and the various Serbian
militias, and the Church of Serbia has declared its
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Re/View
love and concern:
A sorrowless earthly life is a true sign
that the Lord has turned His Jace from
a man, and that he is displeasing to
God, even though outwardly he may
seem reverent and virtuous.
Dr. Kevorkian has a growing base
of support in our land but it would be
foolish for us to condemn his actions
without determining
w_hy so many
people are attracted to his message. It
is our duty, as the Body of Christ in
this world to offer not only our comforting presence and help to the sick
and suffering but to bring to them this
vision that God is truly working with
them while they feel at their lowest
point.
Father Edward Pehanich is a priest
in the Carpatho-Russian Diocese and
Spiritual
Director
of Orthodox
Christians for Life.
?
opposition to "ethnic cleansing." The Church is
presently giving aid and comfort to ALL the people of the country: Orthodox, Roman Catholics,
Protestants, Jews, Muslims, and unbelievers as
well.
... that Orthodox Pascha (Easter) will be very
late in 1994. It falls on Sunday, May 1. Western
Easter is April 3, 1994.
... that on September 14, we celebrate the
ELEVATION OF THE CROSS. This feast is connected with the historical event of Emperor
Heracleios' recovering the Cross of Christ from
the Persians into whose hands it had fallen in
614 A.D. The Cross was raised in the Church of
the Resurrection in Jerusalem to be venerated by
the people. Since 628 when it was finally recovered, a special liturgy and procession has taken
place in all Orthodox churches. The day has
been specified as a fasting day of the magnitude
of the days of Holy Week. And since, according
to the narrative, St. Helena discovered the Cross
buried in a spot on which the herb basil had
grown, sprigs of blessed basil are distributed to
the faithful by the priest after they bow and venerate the Cross. (Source: N. Patrinacos).
. . . that Orthodoxy in North America will be
200 years old in 1994, and the Antiochian
Archdiocese will be 100 years old in 1995. We
are planning a grand celebration of these events!
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
_
One Tasty Corner of Our Melting Pot
by Albert B. Southwick a/Worcester
Magazine
Emigration From Syria and the
place? Possibly because of Protestant
Syrian-Lebanese
Community
of missionaries in the Near East. Christian
Worcester, MA
Syrians had long felt oppressed by the
By Najib E. Saliba (Antakya Press)
Muslim Turks, and they may have lisIn our city of ethnic groups, some tened with interest to accounts about a
ethnic groups are more equal than
nation across the sea where Christians
others.
predominated.
We know quite a lot about the Irish,
Once the first Syrians arrived here,
the Swedes, the French-Canadians, the they probably sent back word that
Italians and the Jews who emigrated to Worcester was a place of opportunity.
Worcester. We don't
EMIGRATIONFROM SYRIA
Like other immigrant
know as much about
AND THE SYRIAN-LEBANESECOMMUNITY groups, they arrived,
OF WORCFSTER,tv1A
the Armenians,
Asa d apte d , su ff ere d
syrians, Finns, Poles,
hardships and, in the
Lithuanians,
Scots,
main, prospered.
Norwegians
and
Many of them beGreeks.
came peddlers, first
And most of us
with hand carts, later
know little at all
with horses and wagabout the Arabic peoons, finally with their
ple who began arrivown stores.
Some
ing here 100 years
who were trained as
ago. If it were not for
tanners went to work
the El Morocco Resfor
Graton
and
taurant, most WorKnight, just down the
cester people would
hill from the main
be astonished to learn
Syrian
settlement
that Worcester has a
along Wall Street,
thriving
SyrianNorfolk Street and
Orient Street. Others
Lebanese community
that had become the
worked
in various
fifth largest in the
Najib E. Saliba Worcester plants.
nation by 1930.
They were upwardProfessor Najib Saliba, who teaches
ly mobile, noted for their ability to
history at Worcester State College, has acquire property and for their entrefilled a large gap with this too-brief ac- preneurial talents. One example was
count of the Syrian emigration to Wor- Mitchell Maykel, who started out in th e
cester from 1890 on. The first Syrians 1890s with a dry-goods st0 re a nd
that he can identify were three who eventually established
the Maykel
lived at 94 Bloomingdale Rd., named
Automobile Company, one of the firSt
ehmon, Salim and Salim Gyz.
car dealerships in the city.
By 1905, one observer estimated that
Although the different ethnic groups
there were 350 foreign-born Syrians in shared similar experiences in WorWorcester. By 1930, Prof. Saliba esti- cester, no two were identical. The
mates that the Worcester Syrians num- Syrians were unusual i_n th ~t th ~y
bered 2,000. Census figures from early arrived with no st rong national identity
years are tricky, as Syrians were some- or loyalty. As oppressed subjects dof the
h
times listed as Turks. (Although Wor- Ottoman Empire, Syrians assume t at
cester people of Syrian descent some- government - any government times prefer to be called Lebanese,
was bad news. It meant taxes oppresProf. Saliba points out that Lebanon
sion, military impressment a nd graf~.
did not become a separate entity until
It took the Syrians here generation
the 1920s. Ethnically,
Syrians and
to learn that America was differe~t.
Lebanese are identical).
Wl)en they did, they responded_ ~1th
Why did they come here in the first an exaggerated patrioti m enli tmg
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
eagerly iri the .. arm d forces in
both World Wars.
The Syrians also had a complex religious background
di ided at least
three ways. Many of them were O11hodox, but in the 1920s the 'yrian Orthodox Church in America was divided on
whether it owed fealty to the Russian
Orthodox patriarch or the Greek patriarch at Antioch.
After a bruising controversy in which
Worcester Syrians played an important
part, the majority of Orthodox went
with Antioch. The other two , yrian
churches here are the Melkites and the
Maronites, both of which ar in communion with Rome, but with their o,vn
liturgies.
The Melkite church, Our Lady of
Perpetual Help, is on Hamilton , treet.
The Maronite Church is on Mulberry
Street. St. George Orthodox Cathedral,
originally on Wall Street, relocated to
its elegant new edifice on Anna ,'treet
in 1970. Although the Orthodox and
the Melkites often cooperate on various projects, the members of the Maronite Church seem to have little interaction with other Lebanese in
orcester, according to Prof. ,'aliba.
From the standpoint of th Greater
Worcester community the El Morocco
Restaurant is the most prominent
Syrian-Lebanese undertaking in the
city. It is also a prim example of th_e
conflict between old and new traditions. Run for many years as a friendly
family business by the late Paul
Aboody, it no
faces a test a., to
whether his eight children can continue it successfully in his patriar ·hal
style, or whether new managem ·nt
techniques are called for.
Prof. aliha horn in Lebanon and
with college degree: from th .. Cniversity of Miami and the niver-,ity of
Michigan has taught at or e<,ter, tate
College ince 19 1. Thi. hook is a valuable addition to the growing literatur •
about orcester immigrants.
Order from: ntiochian rchdio ·e..,e,
358 Mountain Road, Engle\.vood, J
0 631
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�THE ORDER OF
ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
A New Approach
many new publications,
programs
and conferences
have been planned
- each because
the Order continues to work you can do two
things: first, watch
for future written
and audio-visual
information,
and
by Father Joseph Allen) chaplain
This Chaplain's Corner marks the "overseers" of the Church. The truth is ers, teach our musicians? And what of
beginning of a new approach which that we can do things - practice our our parish councils, our missiona1y efthe Order of St. Ignatius will be tak- ministry - at that Archdiocesan level forts, our future plans? To get the
ing. It will alternate with other month- which simply cannot be clone as effec- "finest" in these efforts it takes not
only hiring quality personnel, but also
ly articles on the work and minist1y of tively on a regional or local level.
financing
quality technology. Does
Think
of
some
of
these
efforts:
helpthe Order.
our Church deserve less? Without the
The question which precipitates this ing hurricane victims, feeding starving
new approach is this: What is the people in places such as Ethiopia and Order of St. Ignatius, our efforts at
Somalia, taking a leading role in the providing the finest are greatly diminOrder? What is it not? Said in another
ished - if they would exist at all!
International
Orthodox
Christian
way: if the Order is the philanthropic
But as was pr viously mentioned, at
arm of the Antiochian Archdiocese, as Charities, helping the Moscow Patriarchate after the fall of the Iron Cur- this time in th history of the Order,
it does its work for the Orthodox
there is a need to
Church, what part
focus our commudoes the Order
ni ca ti on more on
actually
play?
the
local level
These questions where
effective
and others
like
dialogue and disthem - have been
cussion
can be
constantly raised to
held. As a result of
me as I have been
such "living room"
meeting with discussion
groups
meetings
in
held in various
places
such as
parishes
of our
Montreal,
PittsArchdiocese. They
burgh,
Detroit,
also have been disew Jersey, Los
cussed at meetings
Angeles, San Diego
at the regional
- we have discovParish Life Conered the strangest
At the Living Room Meeting at West Coast chancery, Los Angeles
ferences. The new
thing: despite all
approach, therefore, in order to ad- tain, helping to sponsor seminars our efforts to communicate
by the
dress such issues will include commuand publishing books and pamphlets
printed word, some of our own memnication, structural changes and hon- as a result - on the Christian re- bers still do not realize the great work
esty. The aforementioned parish dis- sponse to Bosnia and the Middle East. that we are doing. And if they do not
cussion groups - a type of "living And much more! Truly, could our
realize this, what could be the impresroom" meeting (see photos) - as well Church realize such humanitarian
sion of those who are not members?
as the recent national survey, can cer- goals if the Order failed to responJ to Our great st challenge
will be at
tainly give us some direction for the the call of our Hierarchy? Our commitchanging this condition.
future.
ment to the Order is at once a comThrough these various local, parish
To begin with, it is clear that the mitment to help our Archdiocese be meetings,
it was realized that not
"new frontier" of communication in the Church that it should be.
everybody relates best to the written
the (?rder is found at the local, parish
That can lead us to a second focus.
word; some respond better to verbal
level. The Order has now crossed the If we are to be the Church, how can presentations, some to visual commu1200 mark! This means that we are no that be clone effectively in today's
nication, some to person-to-person
longer a few hundred isolated individ- w?rlcl? Can we be satisfied with any- conversation. And so, we shall be takuals, but a true army of Orthodox
thing less than the finest administraing a more comprehensive approach
Christians. As such, we are dedicated
tion, the finest education, the finest
to our communication
efforts. These
not only to our home parishes, but to c_onferences, the finest library, the
will include
not only monthly
those activities and goals that can only fmest treatment for our clergy? But
Archdiocese-wide
articles through
be realized when as a national
how do we get the "finest"? How do 1HE WORD and the Order Quarterly,
group, we stand shoulder to shoulder
we educate our children, train our
as well as regional letters and local
with the efforts of our Hierarchy, the seminarians, prepare future lay leadnotes, but also dialogue will continue
28
criticisms, and plan variou local a ti ities for their group. The e meeting
can be planned by peaking to your
pastor, the regional chairp r on or the
regional spiritual advi or. In turn, they
will contact our office directly.
Above all, however, our pari h
meetings have shown that wh n the
eyes and minds of our memb r ar
opened, they can then invite fellow
Orthodox Christians to join th Ord r
of St. Ignatius, and thus to work id
chaplain with Father James Barkett and parish representative Tom
Nassief, meeting at the home of Taisir and Rose Hanna, San Diego
parish.
through our "living room" meetings
and audio-visual programs. Furthermore, through these same gatherings
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�INTRODUCING . . .
D AJLYDEVOTJONS by Archeriest George Alberts
October, 1993
icholas Papas is an Orthodox Christian and a liturgical artist who makes his
home in Western Pennsylvania. While a
student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Nicholas began this unique and
ancient career by studying with Reverend
John Osacky (now Bishop Job). After receiving his B.A. in painting, he further pursued iconography under Nicholas and
Basil Lepoura of Athens, Greece. This
post-graduate
study has been coupled
with eleven years of professional experience. These years of experience have allowed Mr. Papas the joy of creating icons
of all types and sizes from miniatures to
expansive murals. His work can be found
throughout the United States and in the churches of many jurisdictions.
His icons are marked by a recognizably Paschal joy, portrayed
through vivid yet sophisticated, not raw or gaudy, colors. The
themes, style and technique of these works are firmly rooted in
an extensive knowledge of the variety and diversity of expression
that is found in the Holy, Universal, Orthodox Church. Drawing
from this cornucopia of rich imagery that is the Iconographic
Tradition of the Orthodox Faith, Nicholas' work takes on a character historically grounded, yet possessing a feel and freshness
that speaks to the twentieth century American viewer's heart. And
through an interaction with these icons, that hopefully "sing to
the Lord a new song" (Ps. 33:3, Rev. 14:3), viewers can be taught,
aided in worship and guided in the path of salvation.
In a more specific or technical sense, Nicholas' work may be
described as attempting to combine the bold and regal elegance
of Greek, Bulgarian and Yugoslavian icons, the lyrical linearity
and dynamic flowing composition and movement of Russian
icons, and the abstraction, naivete and unpretentiousness
of
Coptic, Celtic and Sinai icons. In addition to all this, Nick keeps
an ongoing and sustained interest in the potential incorporation
of any other truly Orthodox prototypes.
Jesus calls the eye "the light of the body" (Mt. 6:22). Nicholas'
aspiration is to be guided by Christ in providing "light" for the
eyes of God's people.
Nicholas Papas can be reached at:
557 North Main Street • Greensburg, PA 15601 • (412) 832-5693
l.
HEBREWS 9:1-17; LUKE 10:38-42; 11:27-28
Protection of the Theotokos; SS.Ananias the
Apostle and Romanus the Melodist (FAST)
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1 CORINTHIANS 14:20-25; LUKE 5:17-26
Martyrs Cyprian and Justina; St. Andrew the foolfor-ChriSt
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3. 2 CORINTHIANS 6:16-7:1; LUKE 6:31-36
SS. Dionysius the Areopagite, Dionysius the
Recluse and John Chozebite
NICll~asP.
PcPaS
4. EPHESIANS 4:25-32; LUKE 6:24-30
SS. Hierotheus
5. EPHESIANS 5:20-26; LUKE 6:37-45
SS. Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes and
Chari tine
6. EPHESIANS 5:25-33; LUKE 6:46-7:1
Apostle Thomas; St. Innocent; Martyr Heroteida
(FAST)
7. EPHESIANS 5:33-6:9; LUKE 7:17-30
Martyrs Sergius, Bacchus and Polychronius
8. EPHESIANS 6:18-24; LUKE 7:31-35
SS. Pelagia the Penitent, Pelagia of Antioch and
Ignatius of Bulgaria (FAST)
9.
1 CORINTHIANS 15:39-45; LUKE 5:27-32
Apostle James son of Alphaeus; St. Andronicus
10. 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-11; LUKE 7:11-16
Martyrs Eulampas and Eulampia; 26 Martyrs of
Zograph
11. PHILIPPIANS 1:1-7; LUKE 7:36-50
SS. Philip the Deacon, Theophanes
Confessor and Euthymius
PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Charter member of St. John of Damascus Society of Iconographers, Iconologists and Architects.
"Resurrection" icon featured on cover of The Messenger, April 1991
"Prodigal Son" icon featured on cover of The Word, February 1990
Featured iconographer in the Sacred Art journal, December 1988
Guest on_ To Teach as Christ cable television program with Bishop Anthony Bosco of Greensburg, PA, 1988
Guest artist at annual Christian Art exhibit, Calvary Lutheran Church, Murrysville, PA, 1988
Selected exhibitor at the premiere of St. Nicholas Cathedral Fine Arts Program, Pittsburgh, PA, 1987
Interviewee on Real to ReelWTAE-TV, 1985
Subsequent interview and release by national Real to Reel, 1985
13. PHILIPPIANS 1:15-20; LUKE 8:22-25
Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus and
Agathonice (FAST)
14. PHILIPPIANS 1:20-27; LUKE 9:7-11
Martyrs Nazarius, Gervase, Protasius, Celsus and
Parasceve
on this page have a gift to offer, such as iconography and sacred art.
lS. PHILIPPIANS 1:27-2:4; LUKE 9:12-18
Martyr Lucian of Antioch, SS. Euthymius and
John of Suzdal (FAST)
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12. PHILIPPIANS 1:8-14; LUKE 8:1-3
Martyrs Probus, Tarachus and Andronicus; St.
Cosmas
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of Athens and Stephan Stiljanovic
1993
1 CORINTHIANS 15:58-16:3; LUKE 6:1-10
Martyr Longinus the Centurion; SS. Malus and
Eupraxia
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17. 2 CORINTHIANS 11:31-12:9; LUKE 8:5-15
Prophet Hosea; St. Andrew of Crete
18. PHILIPPIANS 2:12-16; LUKE 9: 18-22
Apostle and Evangelist Luke; Martyr lata; t.
Peter Cetinje
19. PHILIPPIANS 2:17-23; LUKE 9:23-27
Prophet Joel; SS. Prochor Pcinja and John of Rila
20. PHILIPPIANS 2:24-30; LUKE 9:44-50
Martyr Artemius; SS. Gerasimus the ew and
Matrona (FAST)
21. PHILIPPIANS 3: 1-8; LUKE 9:49-56
SS. Hilarion the Great and Bessarion Saraj
22. PHILIPPIANS 3:8-19; LUKE 10:1-5
St. Abercius Equal-to-the-Apostles;
of Ephesus (FAST)
23.
even Youth
2 CORINTHIANS 1:8-11; LUKE 7:2-10
Apostle James, Brother of the Lord; t. Ignatiu
of Constantinople; Demetrius Soul aturday
24. GALATIANS1:11-19; LUKE 16:19-31
Martyrs Arethas (al-Harith) and his Companion
and Valentine
25. PHILIPPIANS 4:10-23; LUKE 10:22-24
Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius; St. Tabitha
26. 2 TIMOTHY 2:1-10; JOHN 15:17-16:2
Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh- xuding
27. COLOSSIANS 1:18-23; LUKE 11:9-13
Martyr Nestor of Salonica; S. estor th
Chronicler and Demetriu Basar (FA T)
28. COLOSSIANS 1:24-29; LUKE 11:14-23
Martyrs Terence, eonila and Para cev • t.
Arsenius of Srem
29. COLOSSIANS 2:1-7; LUKE 11:23-26
Martyr Anastasia; St. Abramiu th H rmit and
his niece, Mary (FAST)
30. 2 CORI THIANS 3:12-18· L KE :16-21
Martyrs Zenobiu and Z nobia· t. t phan
Milutin
31. GALATIANS2:16-20· L KE :26-39
SS. Stachus, Apell
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THE PEOPLE SPEAK
THE WHITE HOUSE
WA HI GTO
June 10 1993
The Honorable Philip Saliba
Primate
Antiochian Orthodox Christian
Archdiocese of orth America
358 Mountain Road
Englewood, ew Jersey 07631
es and dioceses in traditional Orthodox countries? Rome believes that all
Christians must accept papal primacy
and infallibility. We are not prepared
to do that. It is contrary to Orthodox
ecclesiology.
Dear Editor:
I enjoy 1HE WORD and especially
the provocative views of Fr. Corey
and Fr. Keiser in the June issue. Both
Dear Archbishop Saliba:
Fr.
Corey and Fr. Keiser sited the
Thank you so much for your message. I've been touched by the many extremist forms of the fundamental
view and how it kills. In fact Fr. Corey
expressions of support and encournoted: the fundamental
extremist
agement from people who care deepview,
which
was
the
norm
for the
ly about my Presidency and about the
times were those that crucified Christ.
future of our country and the world.
The dangerous fundamentalist
is
I will do everything I can to live up
one
who
gets
into
a
law
or
tradition
to your high expectations and to meet
the crucial challenges that await us all and makes that his religion. The definition of a true fundamentalist is one
in the next four years.
Sincerely, that builds on the fundamental truths
of God, therefore upon a "sure foundation."
The basic faith of the Church of
Jesus Christ is to believe in the essenDear Editor,
tial truth that the church was built
I wa disheartened by the editorial
re ponse to the piece "Vatican admits upon. The belief is not in the church
Galileo was right, after 350 years,"
but in the truth which is "the way, the
which read "Well, so much for papal truth, and the life."
infallibility!" This misrepresentation of
The danger is that the twentieth
Roman Catholic doctrine does a dis- century Orthodox Faith has become
service to your readers. As I am sure fundamental believers in the walls of
the editor knows (but many readers
tradition that the church has become
may not), the RC dogma of papal
rather than the truth that the blocks
infallibility specifically applies only to are laid upon and represent. That is
ex cathedra statements made by the similar to reverencing the icon and
Pope, which most certainly was not forgetting the person which that icon
the case in Galileo's difficulties with reflects.
Rome. The editorial response was a
Christ is truth. As soon as truth is
cheap shot aimed at making Rome perceived and interpreted by man's
look bad at a time when it is trying to pe\spective, it becomes a traditional
correct past mi takes. The Ecumenical viewpoint.
In these congregations
Patriarch and the bishop of Rome
where this danger hibernates you behave made great strides the last three gin to hear ringing, "we don't do it
decades to bring East and West closer that way here" or, "we've been doing
together.
Rather than slander our
it that way all my life."
Catholic brothers and sisters we
Twentieth century Orthodoxy is terOrthodox need to support them ~hen
ribly guilty of sectarian separatist
they correct past errors and when
views especially evident among the
their doctrine moves in directions that ethnic clans. Who can accurately dismight help to bring about the unity of cern the truth from the traditional
faith.
viewJ?oint in our congregations today?
Sincerely, I believe that all congregations have
Thomas S. Buchanan, Ph.D. become mixed with both.
Chicago, IL
The walls of the Orthodox citadel of
Editorial Response:
faith_ have become so thick from preI Rome "moving in a direction that serving the faith mixed with traditional
might help to bring about the unity of views that the treasure of faith has bethe faith ' when it establishes Eastern come a protected
treasure
room
Rite and Western Rite Catholic church- locked within the confines of the
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ere indeed moving.
wfor some time we've all been anxiously awaiting the Orthodox Study
Bible. I'll confess that I have only
been mildly enthused about the pro. ct However, at the meeting each
ie .
.
.
participant received a gift of one of
the Bibles. This new Bible is excellent, far beyond my greatest expectations. The annotations,
articles, and
other aids are exceptional. It will be a
great help to any Orthodox Christian
who reads the Scriptures to any degree.
I want to personally thank you and
to commend you for your support of
each of the project/programs.
Both
willprove invaluable in spreading the
Gospel and following the commands
of our Lord.
Your son in Christ,
Rev. Fr. Troy Mashburn, Jr.
Memphis, TN
citadel. The Orthodox faithful seem t
have their faith and pass it on to the~
children (maybe their grandchildren)
by some hope of osmosis from having
them present in church on Sunday
and holy days.
It worked for the Jews in passing on
tradition only if mixed with the kosher
life at home. The problem is that
Sunday morning alone in the Orthodox Church cannot withstand the onslaught of the influence of nintendo
the T. V., and peer pressure of th~
nineties. The faith preserved in the
citadel will not be available enough to
the children and people of the 90's
unless it becomes
a relevant and
dynamic personal
faith alive and
working in their lives 24 hours per
day.
Stop preserving the faith in the pickle jar. Take it out and see if it is real
food, good to eat, relevant and filling.
Dr. Carol Bartholomew
Ocala, Fla.
Your Eminence:
Kindly grant your blessing!
Matushka and I wish to take this
occasion to express our great appreciation for the gift you gave to the
Orthodox Church in Ghana from the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Arch-
Your Eminence:
We express to you and your faithful
flock our heartfelt thanks for your
generous gift which we recently received.
To this young Church struggling to
plant the good seed of Holy Orthodoxy in the West African nation of
Ghana, your gift of US $2,000 and the
promise of several boxes of Christian
Education materials brought much
encouragement.
We will notify you
when the latter arrive.
The faithful of the Orthodox Church
in Ghana thank you and pray that
Christ our God would richly bless
your generosity in return.
Yours in Christ,
Rev. Joseph Kwame Ayete Labi
Secretary-General
Orthodox Church, Ghana
diocese of North America. It is a satisfaction to us that a call for assistance
through our son Andrew should reach
to you and issue in such a generous
gift. From all the stories Andrew has
told us, they both need and highly
deserve help from sister churches
everywhere.
Please accept our thanks to you and
pray for us.
Your humble servant,
Priest John W. Anderson
South Canaan, PA
St. Tikhon's Seminary
Your Eminence,
Bless, Master!
With great joy and thanksgiving we
have received the news of your most
generous gifts to the Orthodox Church
in Ghana. All of us here at St. Tikhon's
who know of Andrew Anderson's
work there are deeply grateful for
your magnanimous response to his
letter detailing some of the needs of
our fellow Christians there.
We also rejoice in the ordination to
the holy diaconate of Dn. Alexander
(Fred) Younes, one of our finest students here at St. Tikhon's, which you
performed recent! in Tor nto
anada. We are all confid nt that' h., i
indeed "axio ' for a fruitful mini try in
the Antiochian Archdio e.
May our Lord gr atl bl • ou and
the whole Antiochian r hdio
your genera ity to th Chu r
Ghana.
Your
Da
t. Tikhon'
Your Eminence,
The Worce ter Area Interfaith oalition for the Hom le grat full acknowledges your contributi n in the
amount of 2000 from th "Food f r
Hungry People Program"
f our
Archdiocese. Thi money will b u ·ed
in our mini try with the home! s: in
the Worcester area with Oa i Hou •
Youville House and in conjunction
with Worcester Common Ground
(helping to provide affordabl hou. ing
for homeless familie ).
May God' ble ing abid
ith ou
and your congregation .
Mo t re p ctfully.
Donna E. Enberg Trea. urer
orce. ter, .
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Congressman's
Father Dies
. Joe Rahall, beloved father of
Congressman
ick Joe Rahall II of
West Virginia, died on April 1, 1993 at
his winter home in Deerfield, Florida.
Born in Beckley, WV to the late Nicholas and Daley Facuri Rahall, Mr. Rahall went on to study at Washington
and Lee University and later attended
Duke University where he earned a
degree in 1935. He was commissioned
in the U.S. aval Reserve in April
1942, and was a member of the Reerve Officers Association of the U.S.
and W.V., the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and the Retired Officers Association.
Mr. Rahall was also active in a number of organizations and associations
including the First Advisory Council of
BARH, Small Business Administrations,
ational Association of Broadcasters,
and the Raleigh County Mental Health
Association. He was a member of the
Beckley Lions Club, was instrumental
in the organization of the Beckley
Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1937,
headed the movement to organize the
Beckley Better Business Bureau and
served as its second president.
Survivors include his wife, Mary
Alice Rahall; two sons, Nick Joe Rahall
II and Edward George Rahall; two
daughters, Victoria Lynn Hassler and
Tanya Alice Tabet; two brothers, Farris
E. Rahall and Sam G. Rahall, one sister, Julienne
ewey, whose husband
Sam is an honorary member of the
Archdiocese Board of Trustees; and
eight grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers included U.S.
Senators Robert C. Byrd, John D.
Rockefeller IV, Hulett C. Smith, Lewis
. McManus, Dallas Peters, Bob
Turner, James A. Joseph and Ogden R.
Davies. May his soul rest in eternal
peace!
Antonian Silver Medal
Awarded
Khoureeye Diane Shaheen of St.
icholas Church of Montreal was
awarded the Antonian Silver Medal of
Merit on May 30, 1993 at a lovely banquet in her honor. Over 400 people
attended. Following are the remarks of
Mabel ilva:
The older you are the more you
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have an unconscious drive to set the
record straight and act according to
your convictions and feelings. Let the
record show that during her 24 years
as Khoureeye of this parish, Diane
Shaheen has attended over 800 christenings, 420 marriages and 450 burials,
give or take a few. Like it or not, the
emotional consequences
are a wesome.
This unassuming woman would be
embarrassed
to hear these words.
However, within our group there is a
small number of individuals endowed
with an indefinable mark of outstanding decency, caring, civility, understanding, devotion and competence.
Diane Shaheen is one of this select
Vice Chairman of the Archdiocese
Board
Saykaly, presents award to Diane Shaheen.
group. And it is for this reason that we
are holding this tribute to Diane, our
Khoureeye and friend. She has been
an active member of the Ladies
Auxiliary and the Choir since she
arr,ived in August of 1968. In 1982 she
was elected President
of the Antiochian Christian Women for the CanAm Region and, has, continuously
been a member of its Executive Board
in one capacity or another. In 1985
she was elected to the National Board
of the Antiochian Women, which covers the United States and Canada and
is responsible for the projects and programs undertaken by the Women in
our Archdiocese. She was instrumental
in coordinating the first ever Women's
Pan Orthodox Meeting in Montreal in
1992, which was held at St. Nicholas
Church, and brought together over
100 Orthodox Christian Women of all
ethnic backgrounds in this Region.
However, it is through her association with the Cedar's Cancer Institute
at the Royal Victoria Hospital which
has made her invaluable to many who
have passed through its doors. With a
caring touch for others, who are either
in anguish or despair, she has shown
an inborn ability to provide counselling and practical advice. Because
of her rare sense of human needs and
values,
she has often been approached to help newcomers from
Lebanon, who are hospitalized and
who have no family or money. In
order to raise monies for them she
quietly canvassed many of her friends
and associates for the financial aid to
meet their needs. She was so successful that with the money that was left
over, she founded
the Charities
Mission of St. Nicholas, and as its president, has helped
many families who
are indebted to her
compassion and understanding.
Because
of her
outstanding achievements in both profess io na l and humanitarian pursuits,
we her friends do
her honour,
and
wish her all the satisfaction
of a life
of Trustees, Ernest that
has been of
great usefulness to
her community with her independent
devotion to Christian ideals and service.
St. George Church
Lowell, MA
Have you ever heard the expression
"Don't complain about getting old
1
not everyone
has that privilege"?
Well, we at St. George Church in
Lowell, Massachusetts
are far from
complaining as we get ready to celebrate our church's seventy-fifth anniversary on the weekend of October
29, 30 and 31. As a matter of fact,
we're not only announcing it, we're
proclaiming it and would shout it from
the roof-tops if we could. Why? _Because it promises to be an exceptionally memorable weekend for us and
for all who would join us.
You remember St. George in Lowell,
Massachusetts! We're that little church
which was dubbed by Sayedna Philip
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER l9 93
"The mouse that roared", after we
as nsored the highly successful 1985
spo
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Archdiocese Convention
m oston.
Now, marshalling all the forces and
ergies we expended for the Con~~ntion, we are putting all our effort
- to making our 75th year the most
:~emorable in the life of our parish.
How, you may ask? Well, for starters,
we are going to be honored by the
presence of His Err1:inence_, Metropolitan Philip, who ~111 be with us _for
the weekend and will be celebrating
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Sunday,
October 31. Furthermore,
we have
completed the beautification
of our
church by installing the last of our
new icons. We will ask Sayadna Philip
to bless them at a special ceremony.
First, though, on Friday evening,
October 29, we will be treated to an
Arabic Concert performed
by Dr.
Simon Shaheen's
renowned
Near
Eastern Music Ensemble at the prestigious Durgin Hall at the University of
Massachusetts/Lowell. Then, Saturday
evening, October 30, we will dance
and "dubkee" the night away at the
Grand Hafle, again to the music of
Simon Shaheen and his group. This
will be at the Speare House along the
Merrimack in Lowell.
Following Sunday's Hierarchical
Divine Liturgy, we will be meeting
with Sayadna Philip at Brunch.
A Program Book is being prepared
and will be distributed as a souvenir
of this historical event. We plan to
keep all costs at a minimum: $20 for
the Concert and $20 for the Saturday
Hafle. More news about this exciting
weekend will be forthcoming. Meanwhile, those who want advance information can contact
The Rev. Fr.
George Sayaf, our pastor,
at 44
Bowers St., Lowell, MA 01854 [tel.
(508) 452-4816].
Under any circumstances, keep the
October 29-31 weekend open to be
with us. We promise you won't be
disappointed!
-Andrew W. Ansara
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This is on a sign in the hall of St. George
Cathedral in Toledo Ohio.
West Virginia Student
Recipient of Oxford
Scholarship
Alaina Noel Stout, daughter of Sam
Hourani-Stout
of
Vienna, WV, was awarded a full-paid
scholarship to study at Oxford Uni-
E. and Loraine
THEWORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
versity in England this summer.
A junior at Parkersburg Catholic
High School, Alaina was selected from
a large number of applicants from the
United States and Canada, according
to Dr. James Basker, director of the
Oxford Academic Programs. He said
the Committee chose to a ward the
scholarship to Alaina based on her 4.3
grade
point
average,
academic
achievements
and her wide-range
extracurricular activities.
Alaina joined over 300 outstanding
high school students who attended
Alaina Noell Stout
Oxford from around the world including Czechoslovakia, Saudi Arabia and
Mexico. The students chose areas of
study which included: archaeology;
international stage, screen and film
studies· and medical science, which is
Alaina;s field. The faculties' credits
included Rhodes Scholars and Mellon
Fellowships who are experts in their
particular fields. Several of her pro~essors taught President Clinton dunng
his Rhodes Scholar years at Oxford.
Alaina's achievements include: 1993
Rhododendron
Girls State Repre-
sentative chosen by Junior League of
Parkersburg; Junior High -ational
Honor ociety; Chapter Pre:ident of
ational Honor
ociety ( ·he \\:ac.,
inducted as a ophomore);
erox
ational Humanitie Award; ·ational
Council of Teachers' Award; tudent
Council;
tudent Acti itie Coordinator; We t Virginia Chamber of
Commerce Essay Winner Award; 1992
and 1993 Grand Central Mall Teen
Board representative and model; High
Quiz Team· Hugh O Brian \var<l;
Academic
Excellence
ward in
French; Academic Excellence Av ard
in English; advance placement in
English, al-trig and chemistry; Knight
of Columbus Superior Academic
Recognition Awards - 1992 and 1993;
representative for tate's Model Tnitecl
ations in Roanoke,
· school's
news editor of an award winning
newspaper (two of the award· \Vere
for her own storie ); , chool' - representative to West Virginia Government
Seminar for three day ; Teens for
Teens retreat counselor; D.A.R.E.
(anti-drug) Program; varsity tennis
team; vacation Bible-school volunteer;
hospital volunteer; yearbook staff; and
she studies piano, modern dance and
jazz. Alaina has received numerous
writing awards and authored an economics primary reader for elementary
students which her chool principal,
upon the request of area elementary
teachers, arranged for her to teach to
local elementary school tudent .
Alaina and her brother,
am, a
junior high honors student, are the
grandchildren of Mr. and Mr . Eddy
Hourani of St. George Church of
Charleston, West irginia and lVi.
Jean Stout and the late amuel E. , tout
of Harrisville, WV.
She i the niece of Mr. and 1r . Elli..,
(Elaine alim) of Flu hing, 1ichigan,
and Dr. and ML. Jameel (Judy)
Hourani of Los Angele California.
Thank you, Fathers!
The members of The Metropolitan'
p cial Commi , i n
on HIV Infection and AIDS exp res their mo t inc r a ppr ciation to the clergy of the Archdioce e ho compl t
and
submitted the questionnaire sent to them by t~ C m~1 i n.
The response of the clergy wa mo _thelpful m pr pann for
the Commission's public forum which
a h ld at th L±l·t
Archdiocesan Convention in Pitt burgh thi pa t urnm r.
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THE ORTHODOX
Good Inter-Faith
Relations Important,
Says Bartholomeos I
The importance
of
good relations among
churches and between
Christians and persons
•
of other faiths was emphasized by Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomeos I during his weeklong
official visit to Egypt, Lebanon and
Syria at the end of April and beginning of May.
In Egypt, Bartholomeos met with
Parthenios, patriarch of Alexandria
and All Africa, and with Pope
Shenouda of the Coptic Orthodox
Church, and made a pilgrimage to the
monastery of Mt. Sinai. In Syria he
was the guest of Ignatius IV, patriarch
of Antioch and All the East, and also
met with Syrian Orthodox patriarch
Ignatios Zakka.
At the theological institute of the
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
and All the East in Balamand, Lebanon, Bartholomeos paid special tribute to Antiochian patriarch Ignatios IV
Hazim for his support of higher education. It was announced during the
visit that the university is creating a
Higher Institute of Islamo-Christian
Studies. Bartholomeos said he hoped
that the seminary of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate on the island of Halki
near Istanbul, would reopen soon and
that academic exchanges between the
two institutions could resume.
oting the ancient ties between the
Antiochian Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Bartholomeos praised
Ignatios both for his representation of
Orthodoxy in Lebanon and for his
worldwide advocacy of the Lebanese
people. He emphasized the importance of promoting Christian unity in
both bilateral
relations
between
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churches and through effective participation in the work of the World Council of Churches.
When Bartholomeos, accompanied
by Ignatios, went to the headquarters
of the Armenian Apostolic catholicosate in Beirut, it was the first ever
such visit, according to the address of
welcome by Armenian Catholicos
Karekin II. "We are so accustomed to
remember
history," Kare kin said.
"Today I feel we are progressing in
history. Your visit ... gives a new
impetus to our growth in the depth of
our Christian integrity through our
common endeavors for the tangible
expression of the unity and the witness of the church."
Bartholomeos expressed hope for
"positive and concrete results" from
ongoing theological
conversations
between Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches. The Armenian church (along with Orthodox
churches in Egypt, Ethiopia, Syria and
India) is part of the Oriental Orthodox
family. Divided since the fifty-century
Council of Chalcedon, the two Orthodo.x groupings
have been moving
towards full communion since informal conversations
between Eastern
and Oriental Orthodox theologians
began in the mid-1960s.
During his visit to the Middle East
the patriarch also met with the presidents of Syria and Lebanon, the prime
minister of Egypt, and with leaders of
several other religious communities,
including the Maronite patriarch of
Lebanon, Sfeir, and the heads of the
Sunni and Shiite Muslim communities
there. Praising what the Lebanese
Orthodox community has contributed
to the preservation of national unity,
the Muslim leaders told the patriarch
that they want to pursue a dialogue
with Christians based on equality and
solidarity as fellow citizens. [EPS]
Religious Leaders Say
Nagorno-Karabagh War
"Appalling Blasphemy"
The head of the Muslim community
in Azerbaijan and the patriarch of the
Russian Orthodox Church declared at
a May meeting in Moscow that the
conflict
between
Azerbaijan
and
Armenia is "an appalling blasphemy to
be immediately stopped".
Sheikh-ul-Islam
Allahshukur Pashazade and Patriarch Alexy II insisted
that the fighting over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabagh, located in
Azerbaijan but largely populated by
Armenians, is not a Christian-Muslim
confrontation.
The two expressed regret that earlier joint appeals for a negotiated settlement by Armenian
Christian and
Azerbaijani Muslim religious leaders
have so far gone unheeded.
"Relying on the salutary help of one
God the Creator," said their joint declaration "we believe that it is our first
and for~most duty to take care of the
preservation of the sacred gift of life
and to seek to ensure peace and concord among people irrespective of
their nationality or religious belief."
Noting that there are sizeable
minorities of Azerbaijanis in Russia
and Russians in Azerbaijan, they underscored the need for dialogue and
mutual
support
among Muslim~,
Christians and adherents of other religions in the two countries. [EPS]
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
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Arabs--United States
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1905-2013
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Arabic
English
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For a list of all the volumes and issues of Al-Kalemat held by the Khayrallah Center please see <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0021/Inventory_of_Al-Kalemat_Issues.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here.</a>
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Antiochian Heritage Library and Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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<h4>Biographical/historical note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees seven dioceses with over 250 parishes in the United States and Canada. </p>
<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
<p>The original copies of the periodical are housed at the Antiochian Heritage Library in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. The Antiochian Heritage Library was founded in 1987, and its collections focus on information about early Christianity, the theology of the Orthodox Church, and religious and cultural themes in Middle Eastern history. </p>
<h4>Scope/content note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection includes both Arabic-language volumes of Al-Kalemat and English-language volumes of <em>The Word</em> (also called Al-Kalemat, Al Kalimat, Al Kalimah, and الكلمة), covering the years 1905-1993. The periodical focuses on current events and debates from an Antiochian Orthodox perspective. </p>
<p>The periodical is written and published by The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and continues to be published monthly excluding July and August. Some years and issues are not included in the collection, and there are some years that the publication did not run.<br /><br />The collection also includes various parish commemorative booklets from Antiochian Orthodox churches in different regions of the United States, including but not limited to, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and New York.</p>
<p>The English-language volumes are located here on the KCLDS Archive's website. The Arabic-language volumes are located on the Khayrallah Center’s <a href="https://arabicsearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arabic Newspapers database</a>.</p>
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The Word [Al-Kalemat, الكلمة] Volume 37, Issue 07
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Volume 37, Issue 7 of The Word [Al-Kalemat, الكلمة], dated September 1993.
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1993 Sep
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Arabs--United States--Periodicals
Newspapers--United States
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English
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52 - 78th Street, Brooklyn, New York
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Syrian Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese
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