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Ameen Rihani: Arabic Letters
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
American literature--Arab American authors
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The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world.
This collection contains 271 letters, written in Arabic, addressed to Ameen Fares Rihani from friends, family, political leaders, and others. The letters were written between 1899-1941.
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1899-1940
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Arabic
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Text
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Rihani2018AR55_06_012
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رسائل امين الريحاني العربية
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Letter from Ameen Rihani to Albert Rihani, 1928 December 12
Description
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نسخة من رسالة امين الريحاني الى شقيقه البرت بتاريخ 12 كانون الاول 1928. يساله فيها الريحاني عن احواله وصحته. ويخبره انه سيغادر لندن متجها الى نيويورك بعد يومين تاريخ الرسالة، ويعلمه ان الخيل* بخير وانه سيحاول بيعها في نيويورك، وانه سينزل في نادي المؤلفين الامريكي عند وصوله.
* ذكر في هامش الرسالة ان الخيل (اثنان) كانت هدية من الملك عبد العزيز بعد ان اهداه الاخير فرسا اسمها "نوره"، وان الريحاني قد تكبد مبالغ كبيرة للعناية بها.
A photocopy of a letter from Ameen Rihani to his brother Albert Rihani, dated December 12, 1928. Rihani asks if Albert feels good, and about his conditions. Rihani also tells Albert that he is leaving London in two days heading to New York, and that the horses, which were a gift from King Abdulaziz, are good and he'll try to sell them there. Rihani referred that he was going to stay at the Authors Club in New York.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
Correspondence
Letter writing, Arabic
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
كانون الاول 1928
1928-12-12
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
امين الريحاني
Ameen F. Rihani
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The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
London, England
Language
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Arabic
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Type
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Text
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Text/pdf
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1920's
Albert Rihani
Authors Club in NY
Horses
London
New York
البرت الريحاني
الخيول
امين الريحاني
لندن
نادي المؤلفين الامريكين
نيويورك
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Ameen Rihani: Arabic Letters
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
American literature--Arab American authors
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world.
This collection contains 271 letters, written in Arabic, addressed to Ameen Fares Rihani from friends, family, political leaders, and others. The letters were written between 1899-1941.
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1899-1940
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Arabic
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Text
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Rihani2018AR55_06_009
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رسائل امين الريحاني العربية
Title
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Letter from Ameen Rihani to Albert Rihani, 1928 September 17
Description
An account of the resource
نسخة من رسالة امين الريحاني الى شقيقه البرت الريحاني بتاريخ 17 ايلول 1928. يسأل فيها الريحاني البرت عن اخباره بعد انقطاعها عنهم مدة خمسة اشهر. ويخبره الريحاني ايضا انه مسافر الى لندن مع خيوله العربية ومن هناك الى نيويورك، وزوده بعنوانه في لندن.
A photocopy of a letter from Ameen Rihani to his brother Albert Rihani, dated September 17, 1928. Rihani asks about Albert, as the latter has not sent any news/letters for five months. Ameen also tells Albert that he is going to London with his Arabian horses, and from there to New York, and Ameen wrote his address in London.
Subject
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
Correspondence
Letter writing, Arabic
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
ايلول 1928
1928-09-17
Creator
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امين الريحاني
Ameen F. Rihani
Coverage
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Freike, Lebanon
Language
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Arabic
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1920's
Albert Rihani
Horses
London
Merida, Mexico
New York
Travel
البرت الريحاني
الخيول
امين الريحاني
سفر
مريدا، المكسيك، لندن
نيويورك
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Ameen Rihani: Arabic Letters
Subject
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
American literature--Arab American authors
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world.
This collection contains 271 letters, written in Arabic, addressed to Ameen Fares Rihani from friends, family, political leaders, and others. The letters were written between 1899-1941.
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1899-1940
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Arabic
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Text
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Rihani2018AR55_04_007
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رسائل امين الريحاني العربية
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Letter from Ameen Rihani to Youssef Sadder, 1921 April 9
Description
An account of the resource
نسخة رسالة من امين الريحاني الى صهره يوسف صادر بتاريخ 9 نيسان 1921. وفيها يعبر الريحاني عن ارائه السياسية مبادئه، ويسأل يوسف ان كان وجوده، اي الريحاني، في لبنان "الوطن" سيفيد لبنان بشيء. كما بين الريحاني رأيه في فصل الدين عن السياسة و"ضد تدخل رجال الدين بالامور السياسية".
A photocopy of a letter from Ameen Rihani to his brother-in-law Youssef Sadder, dated April 9, 1921. Rihani clearly expresses his views and principles in politics, and asks Youssef whether his return to Lebanon will benefit the country. Rihani also explained his thoughts of separating religion from politics, and that he is against "religious figures who interfere in/control politics".
Subject
The topic of the resource
Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
Correspondence
Letter writing, Arabic
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
نيسان 1921
1921-04-09
Creator
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امين الريحاني
Ameen F. Rihani
Coverage
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New York, New York
Language
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Arabic
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1920's
Lebanon
New York
Politics
Religion
Separation of Religion & Politics
Youssef Sadder
اراء
الدين
السياسة
امين الريحاني
فصل السياسة عن الدين
لبنان
نيويورك
يوسف صادر
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Title
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Ameen Rihani: Arabic Letters
Subject
The topic of the resource
Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
American literature--Arab American authors
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world.
This collection contains 271 letters, written in Arabic, addressed to Ameen Fares Rihani from friends, family, political leaders, and others. The letters were written between 1899-1941.
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1899-1940
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Text/PDF
Language
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Arabic
Type
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Text
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Rihani2018AR55_03_018
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رسائل امين الريحاني العربية
Title
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Letter from Ameen Rihani to Na'oum Mokarzel, 1907 March 25
Description
An account of the resource
نسخة رسالة من امين الريحاني الى نعوم مكرزل في 25 اذار 1907.
A photocopy of a letter from Ameen Rihani to Na'oum Mokarzel, dated March 25, 1907.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
Correspondence
Letter writing, Arabic
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
اذار 1907
1907-03-25
Creator
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امين الريحاني
Ameen F. Rihani
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Freike, Lebanon
Language
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Arabic
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1900's
Arabic poetry
Freike
Lebanon
Na'oum Mokarzel
New York
Salloum Mokarzel
Youssef Sadder
الشعر العربي
الفريكة
امين الريحاني
سلوم مكرزل
لبنان
نعوم مكرزل
نيويورك
يوسف صادر
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Title
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Ameen Rihani: Arabic Letters
Subject
The topic of the resource
Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
American literature--Arab American authors
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world.
This collection contains 271 letters, written in Arabic, addressed to Ameen Fares Rihani from friends, family, political leaders, and others. The letters were written between 1899-1941.
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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
1899-1940
Contributor
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Format
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Text/PDF
Language
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Arabic
Type
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Text
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Rihani2018AR55_03_013
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رسائل امين الريحاني العربية
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Letter from Ameen Rihani to Jirji Baz, 1919 May 24
Description
An account of the resource
نسخة من رسالة امين الريحاني الى جرجي باز في 24 ايار 1909*. يبعث الريحاني فيها تحياته واطيب تمنياته الى باز وعائلته. كما انه يعبر عن حالة السوريين في المهجر، اميركا، ويصف "انقسامهم" ليس الحزبي (السياسي) فقط ولكن الديني ايضا - او كما دعاه الرجوع الى "التعصب الديني". ويروي الريحاني ايضا انجازاته في الاعوام الماضية مثل زواجه من سيدة اميركية، وزيارته الى اوروبا 1916-1917 وطبعه كتابين هما "زنبقة الغور" و"خارج الحريم" واحداث اخرى.
* التاريخ الحقيقي على الرسالة هو 24 ايار 1919. ولكن نتيجة استخدام الماسح الابيض اختفى رقم السنة الحقيقي في الرسالة بطريق الخطأ.
A photocopy of a letter from Ameen Rihani to Jirji Baz, dated May 24, 1919. Rihani sends his greetings and best wishes to the Baz family. He expresses the situation of Syrians abroad in regard to politics and society, and describes them as "divided" not only according to political parties but also to sects - he calls it "Religious Sectarianism" or "Religious Intolerance". Rihani also tells Baz what he achieved for the last few years including his marriage to an American lady, his visit to Europe in 1916-1917 and publishing two of his books "Zanbaqat alGhor" (The Lily of the Ghor) and "Kharij Al-Hareem" (Out of the Harem) and other events.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
Correspondence
Letter writing, Arabic
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
ايار 1919
1919-05-24
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
امين الريحاني
Ameen F. Rihani
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
New York, New York
Language
A language of the resource
Arabic
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Ameen Rihani Organization
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
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1900's
1910's
Book: Lily of the Ghor
Book: Out of the Hareem
Europe
Jirji Baz
Lebanese Immigrants
Lebanon
Marriage
New York
Syrian Immigrants
المهاجرون السوريون
المهاجرون اللبنانيون
امين الريحاني
اوروبا
جرجي باز
زواج
كتاب: خارج الحريم
كتاب: زنبقة الغور
لبنان
نيويورك
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Title
A name given to the resource
Ameen Rihani: Arabic Letters
Subject
The topic of the resource
Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
American literature--Arab American authors
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world.
This collection contains 271 letters, written in Arabic, addressed to Ameen Fares Rihani from friends, family, political leaders, and others. The letters were written between 1899-1941.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Ameen Rihani Organization
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
1899-1940
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Ameen Rihani Organization
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Text/PDF
Language
A language of the resource
Arabic
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Rihani2018AR55_03_002
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رسائل امين الريحاني العربية
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Letter from Ameen Rihani to Na'oum Mokarzel, 1906 August 8
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نسخة رسالة من امين الريحاني الى صهره* في 8 آب 1906. فيها كان الريحاني يعبر عن مواقف واحداث في حياته مثل الصحة والعلاقات الاجتماعية و العمل. كما اشار في الرسالة الى زيارة ايلياس ابي شديد، وكيل صحيفة النصر ومراسل المهاجر، وانهما تناقشا في امور تخص صحيفة الهدى وخلصا الى امرين [تنتهي هذه الصفحة من الرسالة].
* صهره كما جاء مكتوباً في ظهر الرسالة "نعوم مكرزل".
A photocopy of a letter from Ameen Rihani to his brother-in-law, Na'oum Mokarzel, dated August 8, 1906. Rihani was expressing his routine, complaining about situations in life such as health, social relations, work. He also referred to the visit of Elias Abi Shadeed, agent of alNasir newspaper, and reporter in alMuhajer newspaper, and that both, Rihani and Shadeed, discussed the situation at the alHoda newspaper.
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
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آب 1906
1906-08-08
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امين الريحاني
Ameen F. Rihani
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Freike, Lebanon
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Arabic
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1900's
alHoda Newspaper
alMuhajer Newspaper
alNasir Newspaper
Arabic Newspaper in New York
Elias Abi Shadeed
Freike
Lebanon
New York
الصحف العربية في نيويورك
الفريكة
امين الريحاني
ايلياس ابي شديد
صحيفة المهاجر
صحيفة النصر
صحيفة الهدى
لبنان
نيويورك
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Ameen Rihani: Arabic Letters
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
American literature--Arab American authors
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The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world.
This collection contains 271 letters, written in Arabic, addressed to Ameen Fares Rihani from friends, family, political leaders, and others. The letters were written between 1899-1941.
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1899-1940
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Arabic
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Text
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رسائل امين الريحاني العربية
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Letter from Ameen Rihani to Khouri Boutrus Shibly, 1899 September 26
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نسخة رسالة من امين الريحاني الى الخوري بطرس شبلي في 26 ايلول 1899
A photocopy of a letter from Ameen Rihani to Khouri Boutrus Shibly, dated September 26, 1899. Rihani asking Khouri if the latter would like to visit/move to New York. Also, Rihani criticism of 8 Arabic newspapers issued in NY - he didn't mention names, except for alHoda newspaper which he describes as good.
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
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ايلول 1899
1899-09-26
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امين الريحاني
Ameen F. Rihani
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New York, New York
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Arabic
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1890's
alHoda News paper
Arabic Newspapers in New York
Beirut
Khouri Boutrus Shibly
Na'oum Mokarzel
New York
Young Syria
الخوري بطرس شبلي
الصحف العربية في نيويورك
الهدى
امين الريحاني
بيروت
سوريا الفتاة
نعوم مكرزل
نيويورك
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Angele Hobeiche Kmeid-Ellis Collection: Correspondence
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Materials in the Ellis Family correspondence collection focus primarily on the letters written between Angele Ellis and her family members in Lebanon. The collection contains over 400 letters, cards, poems, articles and drafts, and notes.
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Kail Ellis
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1862-2014
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Ellis Family
Translations by Lala AlSaeedi and Hadia Harb
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Arabic
English
French
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KEllis2020-784
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Letter from Kail Ellis to John E. Rotelle, 1992 April 16
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A letter from Kail Ellis to John E. Rotelle about Toufic Ellis's funeral, dated 16 April 1992
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1992-04-16
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Kail Ellis
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Letter writing, English
Correspondence
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English
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Kail Ellis
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1990s
John E. Rotelle
Kail Ellis
New York
Toufic Ellis
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Materials in the Ellis Family correspondence collection focus primarily on the letters written between Angele Ellis and her family members in Lebanon. The collection contains over 400 letters, cards, poems, articles and drafts, and notes.
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Kail Ellis
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1862-2014
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Ellis Family
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KEllis2019-074
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Certificate of Naturalization for Seghan Kmeid, 1945 June 4
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A certificate of naturalization for Seghan Kmeid (spelled Sagam Hanna Kamide or Sejaan Kmeid) from the United States Department of Justice.
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1945-06-04
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United States Department of Justice
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Naturalization
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Naturalization--United States
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English
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Kail Ellis
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Kmeid
Naturalization
New York
Seghan Kmeid
United States Department of Justice
Watertown
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and this love of beauty is expressed in the recent painting
and decorating of our Cathedral of St. Nicholas. Today
it stands, free from all debts, ready to be dedicated by His
Eminence Archbishop Antony Bashir, to the glory of God
and the continuance of the Kingdom work.
The Executive Committee and the Ladies of St. N cholas
express their gratitude and appreciation to all who have
contributed to. the success of this undertaking, by their
gifts of time and money, by the advertisements in our
pr&
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the spirit of Christian brotherhood on this day of dedioa:tion.
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��To Llils Is added the onslaught uf a third force, the ~eathen
Slavs And finally, another fierce storm breaks out within tis
own midst, the iconoclastic controversy. Tots epoch can truly
be called the most troubled In the history of Orthodoxy, a true
~to:-m-perlod. 1he reasons for the differences between the East
and Rome were nherent, even in the first five centuries. These
diUerences rapidly became greater and more acute in the
E cond period, leading finally to the separation
between eastern Christianity and papal Rome.
The opinion is scarcely a satisfactory one that the real
grou. d for separation between the East and Rome lay in the
msat,ab e desire for power of the Roman or the Byzantine
E.s op, or i.1 tne rivalry between the two. The true causes are
deeper and more serious. Considered from a purely human
sta:ndpc·nt, these reasons are certainly to be found in the
d11lerence m land and peoples, in the contrasts of spiritual
tendencies and cultural de •elopment, in historical connections
and constellations. On the other hand, the spiritual mysticism
ar.d t e co::irr.unal freedom characteristic of the eastern half
of Cr.ristendo:n and the practical-monarchical
traits of the
weste~n. Romon half, were not accidentally
emphas,zed.
Neither is it accidental that the Eastern Church has accentuated
the harmonic conception of the divine-human, while Roman
Catholicism lays more stress upon the human.
The advance of Mohammedanism Jed to the desolation of
the three eastern patriarchateas, Alexandria,
Antioch, and
Jerusalem. The final result o! the other two storms on the
contrary, was prosperity a:i.d growth for orthodox Christianity.
The end of the iconoclasttc controversy confirmed the mystic·
real elements in the faith and piety of the Church, and helped
'.t to nse above the power of the State which had already
lle~ome dangero~s to its spirituality.
The Church·s greatest
~am 11: this period, however, is the winning of the eastern
Slavs. tor Orthodoxy. It was rich reco:npense for the Joss of
the tnree eastern patriarchates whose territory as early as
the eeventh century fell under the political power of Mohammedanism
ln the third period, that of outward pressure and inward
defense, the whole attention of the Church is concentrated
upon its self-maintenance.
The advancing
waves of the
Mohamrr:edan slorm swept over and destroyed the south-eastern empire~ of the Byzantines, the Bulgarians, the Serbs, and
te iumandians. To this was added the desolation wrought by
ne rusa ers and their Latin kingdom in the East
At the
sa~ed
hme the monstrous flow of Tartars swept ove; Russian
O
ort
ox territory. ~urks and Tartars threatened the very ex•
ttshtenCceh
ofh?a st ern cmhzation and eastern Christianity
Here
e
urc s iron enduranc
d ·1
•
:.
the faith h d
d bl
e an 1s capacity to sacrifice for
its ow; .a t a ou e result: eastern Christianity maintained
Chr· 1. exis efnce, and secured immunity and safety for the
is ian1ty o the West as w 11 0 ' d
filled this occumenti al t k
e •
_rtno _ox ChrisHanity ful•
possible t
c . as __a 1so. It 1s evidently quite as 1m·
for the 50 ~ 1:~ea: ~ff macttvity in this period as it is to look
manifested In~ n1 r~~ progress which the former periods
escape de~th and r e-an • . eath battle the great concern is to
escue 111e.
The fourth a: ,J , t per! !, from the n r: •e nt. ~ -ntury on
I have cal
tte new ren 1 .:mce of Orthodoxy
Durmg trus
Ume all the orthodox peop.e 11Jpported by he m"ler prot c'. ve
pow r ol tuetr C'hi:,r es, have been liberated from all foreign
i:ubJ hem an o..,r
Ion w ether p.;;.iucal or re 1g1ous At
tho sa o t,me the si ,ritual and re1tg1oua eccles1a ·Ucal powers
of these peoples have been freed or have been arle to tum
tt. r a'ten 10n in new !1recuons.
Thi,s national liberohcn
co.nc. cs ,11th a blosso m.g of the S]J:nl of Chr,1sllanily. The
o~tho:iox churc;.es have co ..,e into their own, V,e observe tl~
• 'Uall I d.Uerer,t!alion and new deliniHon o! relationships be., Chur.::h and State, Chur~u a..-,d Nat.on, Church end
,t e Tm.._ dawns a period of new :Jfe for orthodox Chr1~,Jr.,lt
On the very th c I :>Id of this new reno '1:tce, orthodox __,. 1.an1ty ha3 pass d L1Mug'1 two great exponencos
. t t
tnal and punlication by hre o! t!le Russi= Orthodox
, r •.. , the second, the Ir e or d fraternal contact wtth the
1,. r
great
ction of Christiar.1ty, Protestantism, born out of
WClStern CI:-,ru:tic:ri•y during the darkest and mo. I sorrowful
time 0! c,, thodo t tory
lfow this completely new situation
c.. orlh:idox C
n y w,11 develop in Llie future, we can
c.nly 1~aginc
3
Tho Holy Easter,, Orthodox C • u•ch of today embraces almost
ompkte.y the fn:.::,wing
oi:-'.es: The Greeks, the Russ~ans,
the Serb.,, •n€' B lgarians, lb Ruman,ans and the Georgians.
B,,sides the '!l t.1ere a,o imall bonies of Orthodox of varioue
nat•?I'.' x'ities .n Ea,;t rn and Cen• a: :•nope and Western Asia.
T'.1 1 .ajority c,f tlie 0, nc fox live I.!" Europe; in fact, Easter!" Europe i a,::io
c0mi:. le., orthodox. Then in Central
E ,•ooe th<cre 'I e al:;c,i:,t5,JOO,O c,-inodox Russians in the pre. t ·Poland
d aoout o qua , r or a million orthodox Czechos 0vak and Czer;:,os!ovak R 1 ~ians.
In Asia H,e largest
ortho:lox group 1s made t:p C', the Russians in Siberia, about
e ~ht ~.11lions l'l We:,tc..._ A~,a. of the one-time broad Chri~uc:rimasses, or. y sma: cases are leit in Syria and Palestine
This is true :n Africa, a. well, where Christianity !5 represented
chie!ly in Egypt, in and about Alexandria and Cairo. In the
AmericuJ (esp,,, irrl,y in North America) and in_ Australia
there ar- scal'C'rcd about five million orthodox immigrants,
rnr ,l'ly Russians, but including Greeks, Syrians, Serbs, Bulgacians and Rurnanians.
0
S:a1 °1.cs show the following approximate
numbers for
dillerent orthodox nationalities: Greeks, 5½ millions; Russians,
12G millions; Serbs 6 millions; Bulgarians, 5 millions; Rum_an·
ions, 12 millions; Georgians, 2¾ millions; Arabs I milhon;
Albanians, 200,000. Thus the Russio:i.s take the lead wi,h 120
millions, or the orthodox Slavs altogether, with 132 millions.
The Roumanians are second with 12 millions, then the Greeks
with about 6 millions. The total of all orthodox peoples is
between 146 and 150 millions, and this does not include small
groups of Arabs, Albanians, Letts, Esthonians, Lithuanians,
Czechs, Japanese, Chinese and others.
The Orthodox Church consists of a number of so-called
autocephalic or only autonomic churches. The olde5I of these
�7,
The present-Jay
autocepl:auc
or a:..tonomc,us o~thodox
churches are as follows. (d The pa,n<I!' . ate of Ccnstanllnople,
w th about 300,000 soul , almo t all G eeit ; (~) t:10 patriarchate of Alexandria
with abo t 50,000 souls, t 0-1 ,mis 0 1
them Greeks, (3) the patrt.:rrd.:rto of Ar.:ioch, with about I
m1 hon souls, of whom about nme t .. ths c..e Arabs; (4) tho
patrt-rrchate of Jeru-alem, with 33,uGOscc1, , pro~ ,,:ally all
Arabs, although t, e leadership of the Churc 1 I.:. In e hands
of Greek monks of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, (5) the Arch.t,.shopric of Cyprus, with about 180000 souls, all Grc u, (6)
the Russian patriarchate, with 120,000.000souls, practically exc.usl ely Ru~sian, (7) Lite patriarchate of Serbia, with about
60.00 c:mls, almost all Serb-, (8) the i::.:i!riarchate of Rumania.
with app:-oximately 13,000,000 souls, including about 800,000
R ,, la, ~ and 400,000 E ,7anan;1; (9) the Church of Greece,
with about 5 000,000 souls, almo. ! all Greeks; ( IOJ the Church
c! Bulgaria wllh about 5,00Q000. a!! Bulga,;ans; (I I) the Church
of Poland, with about 5,000,000,all Rus~ians; (12) the Church
of ·G-Jorgia m Rc1 ,a, with about 275,000 sculs; (13) the autonomo.Js Chu.<... c.l lbama, with abollt 120.000 souls, almo~t exclus1.., I; Al' -tr•an~: (14) the autonomous Church of
t ic1land, ha.I Russ:an
, 1 all Fh,:,;1, with about 6:J.000souls;
(15) the autcr .:m.ous C cl, h of Es•ho,:ua, wi.,1 ab:>ut 220.000
souls, ,:,5,000 n. 1an~. c.., :S,OGOEsthonians; (16) the autonomous Church of Latvia, w1• . about 240,000 souls, cl these
170,000 Ru;s1an, and ?1000 L •t • (17) the cr.1tonomous Church
of Li'huan.a, with ab , ...t 75,0□l.i
Jls, all Russians; (18) the
autono,nous Chur n ol Czochos, vril:ia, with about 250,000
souls, of these :;,.,J,000 fi. , nian~ .. :i 50,000 Czechs; (19)
the autor,omc.Js Ar ibish ~ 1_ of Japc.i1 urider RU!:Jian leadership with about 3:,,(. J
cils, I 'apar.-,se.
are the four eastern patriarchates of Constantinopl
Alexandna. Antioch and Jerusalem The World War and. ,he resuH1.11gnational and poht -::al changes have left their mark m
many a:tera:,or.s ·n venous churches of Orthodoxy. Two forces
hav vm...:ght tr. _se chang_es, one tending _to separate and the
other to urnte The fust mt uenced the patnarchat~ of Constanhnople, the Church of Bulgaria and the RusSian Orthodox
Church; the se~ond affects the other nalr?na\ or state churches.
Ju a parallel to the polincal changes m the former Russ1~m
empire. the Orthodox Churches in Poland, F1:1land, Esthor;ia,
Latvia and Lithuania, separated themselves from the Russian
Church and msututed themselves as free (autonomous or auiocephalic) churc-hes. Beside this, within the Russian empire,
t .e Georgian and parts of the Ukranian Orthodox Church have
al o been separatf.d. Within the Russian Church itself great
changes have resulted from the revolution and the anti-orthodox pohcy of the Soviet Government. Among thPse are to be
noted the separation of Church and State, th, Soviet Government's persecution and the complete nationG ..za•:on of church
property, the p~actically complete collapse cf the Churc~.'s
organization, its purit.cation through trial by fire and martyrdom, and the new, mighty upthrust of its ,·mer, creat,ve powers
As a result of the World War, !no external substance of the
patriarchate of Constantinople was almost completely dissolved. This, the Mother Churc,1 of all orthodox churches, once
s-:>great ar.d powerful, is no ,i reduced to a ruin and shadow, all its splendid and ancient congrega:lon~ in Asia Minor
have been either dissclved or d,iv~n into G~eece, even lo
the very last child. Most c! •ne faithful have been driven out
of European Turkey as well. Al•.hough the Treaty of Lausanne
in 1923 secured its place in Conclantinople, the patriarchate
now :eads a very precarious ex-,~!-nce, and consists of only
about 300,000 souls. As a result of the war the Bulgarian
Church lost territory in Macedonia, South-western Thrace and
Southern Dobrudja.
On the other hand, for almost all the other European
Orthodox churches, the World V{ar proved to have a unifying effect. Thus tr.e previously separated Serbian or Rumanian
churches or territories united in autocephalic churches. The
orthodox churches of !he old kingdom of Rumania, of Transyl:,ama, of the Bukowina and of Bessarabia united themselves
mto a patriarchate. The churches of the old Serbian kingdom unite~ with the churches of Karlowitz in forr:ier Hungary,
of Dalmatia, Bosma and Herzegovina (formerly in Austria)
lo form one Serbian Church, which became a patriarchate in
1920. In Greece the various sections of the Church have not
yet be~n able to form a union. Within the new Greece there
are still two separate . churches: an independent
church of
!?e old kmg~;>m with its centre in Athens, and that of the
:iew Greece
(the territories which have fallen to Greece
smce the Balkan and World Wars), which is a special auton<?llous . church territory with its centre in Salonika. This is
sh _mamtame~ nominally under the patriarchate
of Con·
stantmople, ~hiefly for political-patriotic reasons and for the
purpo se _of givmg moral support lo the Greek patriarchate in
C ons 1antmople.
It is thlls eviden
t!-~• I,
special
terr:\ory of Orthodox
Chri 'ian,:y hr.. c1lways l.. •• in tho East. It ,s al~o evident
taat the one grc;:it Church ol OrL½odoxy is t. at o, hc1ssia.
The d'ffE" :ct org~r ,ahong, a.,hoi:gn independent of each
other eccle=.--i~ ca:ly, agree m docbne,
and essentia'.;y in
form of wors ..,p, and together cons!;tule wnat is caJed the
"Holy Eastern Or•.1ociox C urch."
Of tL~. ~ c~1urchcs, se;ren have bee:'! represented in the
United Sta,e.; by regular Church organizations.
These are:
the Ru1csian Orthodox, the Greek Orthodox, the Serbian Orthodox, the Syrian Orthodox, the Albanian Orthodox, the Bulgarian Orthodox, and the Rumanian Orthodox. Each of these
churches is headed by a Bishop or an Arc:1b1shop under the
spiritual jurisdiction of the old Mother Church in their ancestral
homelands.
II.
DOCTRINE
The doctrine of the Eastern Orthodox- Ca 'iolic Churches
is founded on the Holy Scriptures, the Holy Traditions, and the
dogmatic decisions of the seven Ecumenical Councils. The
Holy Scriptures are interpreted strictly in accordance with the
teachings of the seven Ecumenical Councils and the Holy
Fathers. The Niceo-Conetantinopolitan Creed is held only in its
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without the Roman-Latin
addioriginal aut!-!0 ; 1tallv,? ~:e
Recognizing Christ as the only
tion of the F1
ph II· as the heavenly church they do
head of the ea~ Y as t'fhe Pope as the special representa~ot accept the, ii~~ in earth, and the in;ai!ible he°:d_ o[ His
t1ve o[ Vihar ~· A
ding to •heir teachina, infalhb1hty beeanhly c urc - ccor_ embl ; 1 true believ;rs, to the "Ecclelon?.s to gihe w:o1.!hf;~ is r:presented
by i!s council legally
~~ie/~ogel~:~ ~nd -,;hose decisions are confirmed by the consensus of the church.
They believe in the procession of the Holy Ghost ~01~ the
h alone· honor Mary as the Mother of _God, an _ oner
~at er
rclers of angels and the saints; do not define as
me nme O
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lion of the Virdogma the doctrine of the immacu
e concep
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but hold the true Catholic doctnne 01 the virgin
g:~h o[Bhrist. They reject the doctrine of the surplus merits
of the saints and the doctrine of indulgences. They r,everen:_'e
relics of the saints, pictures of holy sub1ects, and tne cro~s,
• but forbid the use of carved images. They accept ~even .sacraments, baptism, anointing
(confirmat10n or chnstmat1on),
communion, penance, holy orders, mamages,
and holy unction Baptism of either infants or adults by three-fold 1mmersio~ is recognized as the only proper form, although other
forms are accepted of necessity or in the case of converts who
have previously been baptized. The. sacramen
o! ano,, iing
with "chrism," or holy oil, is administered rmmedwtely
alter
that of baptism and the christmated in_fant or adult 1s thereafter a lull communicant in the Eucharist.
hcir
The doctrine of transubstantiation
is 10ught. In the Eucha,rist, leavened bread is used, being consecrated and soaked in
the consecrmed chalice and then received by all members of
the Eastern Orthodox Churches alter confession and absolution. Children under 7 years of age, however, receive the
sacrament without confession. Holy unction is adminLt&red
to -the sick, and not alone to those in danger of death. The
Church rejects the doctrine of purgatory, but believes in the
beneficial, effect of prayer for the dead by the llving and, !or
the living by the dead. It rejects the doctrine of predestination and considers that for justification both faith and works
are necessary.
In the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church, membership has
two distinct but frequently confused meanings.
All persons
who have been baptized in the church and received the sacrament of christmation (confirmation) which immediately
follows baptism, are communicant members of the church, participating in the sacrament of the Eucharist. Parish membership, however, is counted more frequently by families than
by communicants, because the head of each family is the
voting member of the parish congregation.
This fact gives
rise to confusion and uncertainty of statistics of all Eastern
Orthodox Churches.
m.
ORGANIZATION
Three are three orders of the ministry - deacons, priests
and bishops. The deacons assist in the work of the parish
and in the service of the sacraments.
Priests and deacons
are of two orders, secular and monastic. Marriage is allowed
to candidates of the diaconate and the priesthood but is forbidden after ordination. The episcopate
is, as a rule, confined to members of the monastic order. A married priest,
should his wife die, may enter a monastery and take the
monastic vows, and is eligible to the episcopal. The parishes
are, as a rule, in the care of the secular priests.
Monks and nuns are gathered in monastic establi~hments
or are scattered out in missionary work. In some monastic
colonies the members live in communities, while in others
they lead a secluded, hermilical life, each in his own cell.
There is but one order, and the vows for all are the same,
obedience,
chastity prayer, fasting, and poverty.
The organization for the general government of the ciillerent
Eastern Orthodox vanes in different countries. In general,
there is a council at the head of which, as president, is a
bishop elected by the ecdc~'.astical
representatives
of the
people. Historically, and at ,he present in some cases, this
presiding bishop is called the Patriarch, and has special
colleagues and officers for the puc . e of governing his flock.
The largest or most imper .ant ol Lie bishoprics connected
with the patriarchate, or synod. are called "metropolitan sees",
though the title now carries with it no special ecclesiastical
authority. In early times, both the clergy a:od the laity oi
th 7 local churches had a voice in the election of bishops,
pnests and deacons, but ot late that right has been much
restri~ted, and at present, the priests and deacons me usually
appointed by the bishops, and the bishops are elected by the
clergy.
The service of the Eastern Orthodox Churches is solemn
and elaborate. It is essentially that of the earlier centuries of
Christianity, and is most fully and completely observed in
)he monasteries .. There are no sculptured
images and no
instrumental. music, although there are pictorial representall~ms of Christ, the apostles and saints, and scenes in Bible
h1~tory. The most important service is the divine liturgy, the
chief part of which is the celebration of !he Eucharist. There
are three liturgies, those of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the
Great, and St. Gregory, the last called the "Liturgy of the
Presanctilied Gifts," for which the holy gilts are prepared at
a preceding service. There are no so-called "silent li!urgies"
or "private masses," and two liturgies are not allowed to
be _performed in the same church simultaneously,
nor can
a liturgy be performed by the same priest, or on the same
altar, twice a day.
A "corporal", otherwise known as an
"antimins," a cloth with a particle of the holy remains of
some saint sewed into ii, and especially blessed by a bishop for every church, is necessary to the performance of the
liturgy. Moreover, a priest may perform it only when he
�is fasting. Besides the liturgy, ihe church ?as vespe~s, vigile,
matins hours and special prayers for various occasions and
needs.' The several services named consist of readings from
the Old and New Testaments, supplicatory prayers, thanksgiving, glorifying hymns, etc.
SYRIAN ORTHODOX ANTIOCHIAN
ARCHDIOCESE
OF NEW YORK AND ALL NORTHERN AMERICA
ARCHBISHOP ANTONY
BASHIR
To The Growing Youth of Orthodoxy
To know your church you love so well
Rea,., about it and be able to tell
{~en
·this book you shall have seen
Orthodo.~y will be to us our queen.
The Old Church In The New World
by Late Rev. Basil M Kerbawy
124 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
�STATISTICS
YPJAN ORTrIODOX CIIURCH
IBSTOR·:t,DOCTRINEi-u~D ORGAr·!IZATION
The churches of this body represent the immigra~ion into the
United States o: communities from Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Iraq,
connected with the Orthodox Pairiarchate
of Antioch. Before the
World War, although they all had priests of their own, the great
majority of them were under the general supervision
of a Syrian
co-adoutar Bishop under the jurisdiction of the Russian Church
Their history is included in that of the Eastern Orthodox Church,
and in doctrine and policy they are in harmony with the other
bodies of the Eastern Church.
Up to 1934the Syrian Orthodox parishes in America vrere divided
m their spiritual allegiance into five groups with five bishops, each
at the head of a group. Between 1933 and 1934 three of the fi-re
bishcps passed away, and two were excommunicated
by the
Ch'..!rch. During the month of September, 1934, the Patriarchate
of
An~ioch appointed the Very Rev. Archimandrite
Antony Dashir as
patriarchal Vicar for all the Syrian Orthodox people in North America
with full authority to unite all the parishes in Araerica in one organization, to be known as the Syrian Orthodox Antiochian Archdiocese
of New York and all North America.
Under the leadership of the new patriarchal
Vicar, all the
Syrian Or~hodox Churches and people in the United States, Canada,
Mexico and Central America were united in one organization known
today as the Syrian Orthodox Antiochian Archdiocese of New York
and all North America, with headquarters
in :iJrooklyn, New York.
On the fifth day of February, 1936, and at the re-:ru'='st of the
clergy and the people of the said Syrian Orthodox Antio~hian Archdiocese of New York a'1d all North America, the House of Bishops
of th e Patriarchate cI Antioch, presided over by the supreme head
of th e Syrian Orthodox Church, the Patriarch of Antioch Alexander
II~, elected the Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Antony Bashir ds an Archbishop of New York and all North America and head of the Syrian
Or th0 d 0 x ~hurch in North America. Archbishop Bashir was consecrated Apnl 19, 1936,in Brooklyn, New York.
Due to the past divisions in the church 1t 1s very difficult to
estimate accurately the exact r:umber of the Syrian Orthodox people
in the United States. Our Archdiocese has been able for the last
two years to get the fol!owi.ig ac-:::urate statistics from Oilr churches
and organizations
th.ou.ghou. foe country. Many groups have not
yet submitted their statistics and we are working very hard to reach
them.
The membership
of our church is of two types: communicat
1:1embcrs consisting o! all persons, including infants, baptized and
confirmed in the church, and parish members consisting of males
ov<.,,· 21 years old. We have not yet been able to classify them
otherwise to answer your questions.
The qreatest majority of our parishes to whom you have di::-ected
your questions have forvrarded them to us and begged that we
answer you for them. So, we have prepared the following list that
·would, in our judgment, help you at present. The number of churches
already built in every state together with the general membership
in every church -and the total number in every state.
We have not been able to estimate the \·::due of Church property,
nor the debt, expenditures
and Sunday Schools of every church.
V/ o hui')e to do this in the next census.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Cc orado
Conne~ticut
Washington,
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Churches
None
None
None
3
None
D. C.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
2
1
None
1
l
3
3
2
l
None
None
9
6
1
1
None
1
None
None
1
9
ldaies
Over 21
26
50
40
865
40
220
110
164
60
.136
248
213
,132
,111
,180
48
2093
810
104
176
86
114.2
14
62
232
1648
Total
Communicants
130
250
200
4325
200
1100
550
9220
300
680
1240
1065
660
555
630
240
10,465
4050
540
875
290
710
70
310
1160
8240
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40
75
34
959
385
75
1325
220
58
13
27
554
10
30
81
337
67
20a
'375
170
1915
1915
375
6640
1100
:290
65
135
2770
50
,150
406
1685
285
69
12,209
61,045
None
None
None
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virgina
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
5
1
1
11
1
None
None
None
5
None
None
None
1
TOTAL
I
The above are the correct and accurate statistics of the Syrian
Orthodox Churches, male members over 21, and baptized members
including infants. These are all registered in our Archdiocese, but
there are thousands more in the United States that did not register
and we have not been able to reach them yet.
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ARCHBISHOP ANTONY BASHIR
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FOR P
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DITU ES
AY 1. 1935 to DEC. 31, 1938
5
9
61 0 00
5 000 0
424 98
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1,70000
540 00
7200
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1,7 9 0
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1,135.18
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TO 1J. RECEIPTS
TOTALFUNDSTO BE ACCOU TED FOR
TAL EXPENDITURES
I, 1939
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EXPENDITURES
Redemption
of First Mortgage
Installation
of Oil Burner
Installation
of Windows
Repairs
to Cathedral
Painting
(payments
Repairs
and
$23,000.00
485.00
Screens
1,245.00
to Dec. 31, 1938)
to Social Hall
5,802.50
Gas
571.78
Heating - Coal and Oil
1,342.47
Church Rental - Before Purchase
Repairs
500.00
and Plumbing
Supplies -Candles
CJ
1,389.00
3,092.02
Salaries - Clergymen
Electric, Light and
1,670.00
2,423.07
and Wine
Advertising - Radio
507.52
Broadcasting
234.50
Insurance
528.45
Legal Expenses
680.41
Miscellaneous Expenses - Stationery,
Printing, and other incidentals
728.85
Memorial
Tablets
60.00
Prayer Books
100.00
Repairs and Taxes on Hos•san Home
706.12
Delegation
175.00
Expense
to Cleveland
Convention
Jubilee Dinner for Rev. Kerbawy, deceased
Funeral
for Rev. Kerbawy
394.00
in behalf of Rev. Kerbawy Memorial
1,643.30
Expenses of Archbishop Theodosios at Convent
1,671.66
Expenses
Expenses
2,200.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$51,150.65
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Title
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
Subject
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Arabs--United States
Newspapers--United States
Arabic Periodicals
Arab American Newspapers
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1905-2013
Language
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Arabic
English
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NS 0021
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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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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Processed by Celine Shay, Laura Lethers, Allison Hall, and Anna Maria Hester, 2022 November-2023 April. Collection Guide written by Laura Lethers and Allison Hall, 2023 April.
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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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ns0021_parishcommemmorative26
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Souvenir Program for the Dedication of St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral with a Brief History of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Church
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Souvenir program for the dedication of St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn, New York. Contains a statement of the history and doctrine of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Church written by Archbishop Antony Bashir of the Syrian Orthodox Antiochian Archdiocese of New York and All Northern America as well as statistic about Syrian Orthodox churches in the United States. Includes expense report for St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral and messages from community members and local church sponsors.
Date
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1939 April 23
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St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral (Brooklyn, NY)
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English
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Text
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Text/pdf
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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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1930s
Antiochian Orthodox Church
New York
Programs
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/380e86ba297aa638afad84fc01a6e269.pdf
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���''IN TRIBUTE''
DEDICATION
We, the parishioners
of St. George,
dedicate
this Consecration
Commemorative
Book to Farris Fadel whose presence and witness at this
Consecration symbolically
represents all those founding members, departed
this life, who freely gave their talents, labor, support, and love to God and His
Church of St. George. Let it be known to our children's
children and
generations
to come that we shall never forget those who turned the first
shovel full of American soil that made possible the pouring of the foundation
of the Orthodox Faith on the Niagara Frontier.
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MESSAGE"
PHILIP'S
Reverend Father George Aswad, Esteemed Members
of the Parish Council and all Faithful Parishioners of
St. George Orthodox Church, Niagara Falls, New York:
Greetings and blessings in the Name of the Perfect Builder, our lord and
Saviour, Jesus Christ, whose Heavenly Kingdom we humbly strive to attain
throughout
the most Ihly Church.
en this blessed occasion of the consecr_ation of your new church, we wish to
express to you our joy in your excellent achievement.
As we dedicate 1his new
edifice for your sacred gatherings, let us hope that you rededicate yourselves
to the principles and teachings contained in our Ihly Orthodox faith.
Olr lord said, "From their fruits, ye shall know them." The fruits of your
efforts have manifested themselves as a new temple in which to praise the
Almighty God.
We congratulate you on this glorious day and pray 1hat God will continue to
bestow upon all of you and all of your worthy efforts ms Heavenly Crown of
Success.
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Very Rev. Archpriest George Aswad
St. George Orthodox Church
NiagaraFalls, New York, N. Y.
Dearly-beloved Father:
Greetings, blessings and all good wishes to you and to your faithful flock.
On this unique and joyous occasion, the consecration of your new St. George Church,
we extend our warmest congratulations on this great accomplishment. Those who labored,
sacrificed and made possible the realization of a long cherished dream deserve our gratitude and commendation. God will surely bless all of you for this achievement.
"By their fruits you shall know them," said our Lord Jesus in Matthew 7:20. This
impressive House of God does bespeak in a most eloquent manner of your piety, devotion and good taste. May it always be a source of spiritual strength and inspiration to all
who assemble to praise the name of God.
Wepray the spirit of the Most High will lead you always and guide you to higher levels
of achievements that reflect your deep faith and dedication.
Our sincere hope is that your new St. George Orthodox Church in Niagara Falls will
s~rveas a sh~ningbeacon of light for the challenging times that lie ahead. May God's
nchest blessings be yours and His love abide in your hearts forever.
Sincerely in the Lord,
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MICHAEL
"V. REV. GEORGE R. ASWAD'S
MESSAGE"
ST. JOHN 15:16 - "You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed
that you should go and bear fruit."
you,
Fifteen years ago, the Lord and you, my beloved parishioners,
chose me to
serve His Parish of St. George. Together, as one, we have worked for the Glory
of God and His Holy Church with a dream and vision to erect a new church
complex on a spacious tract of land.
Through the Grace of our-Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and
the guidance and inspiration
of the Holy Spirit, WE DID IT "TOGETHER"
On November 2, 1980 we crowned our"labors with the Blessed Consecration
of our new St. George Church on 24 acres of wooded land, nestled in a park
setting.
I thank God for our beloved Metropolitan
Philip, who has been an
inspiration
to all of us; Archbishop Michael, whose blessed hands consecrated
our Church; To you my beloved parishioners
and many frie~ds of ~t. George
for your support, love, and devotion; My deep felt love an~ a~fect10n_for my
dearest wife, Grace, and my family who have served atmy side m the vmeyard
of the Lord. All of you have made this "Consecration '80" possible. I love you.
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�"COUNCIL PRBSIDBNT
DANIEL W. BISHARA'S
SAGE"
A decade qo the parishioners of St. George realized that our former Church
ln Nt.&aara Falla, which was built with so much effort and sacrifice by our
parent., wu no longer adequate for our growing Parish.
With the challenge to institute a change, the parishioners of St. George
embarked together on the tremendous task of relocating and building a new
Church complex.
I reprd it u a particular privilege to be President of St. George during this
year of our Consecration - a year in which we have had the opportunity of
recalling the innumerable achievements of the past and a year in which we
have worked together to strengthen our Church and our faith.
Throughout the past decade when the concept of our new Church was
proposed and then implemented, I have had the joy and pleasure of working
with our dedicated priest, Very Rev. Fr. George Aswad, our Parish Councils,
and with our parishioners whose unselfish devotion, perseverance and efforts
accomplished our goal of building our beautiful Church and Hall in the lovely
Ntting where it ls located.
Our Church founders and the faithful familie~ 4Lndmembers of St. George to
whom this book ls dedicated have brought us to this point in time where we can
look forward to the continuation of our great Orthodox heritage on the Niagara
PronUer with the perpetuation and strengthening of our religious life in the
aplrlt of our forefathers, who made this all possible.
Daniel W. Bishara, President
Parish Council
�Toget ;er, we the Editorial
Staff, have
this consecration
Volume as a
keepsake
dedicated to our Blessed Church,
St. George
Eastern
Orthodox
Parish
of
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Consecration Grand Banquet
prepare.d
November 2.1980
Ramada Inn
The contents, in prose and pictures, remind
us of where we were, where we are, and how
much
more
there
is.
This
has been
accomplished
by doing the Lord's work and,
with love.
Program
National Anthem - Khouryia Grace Aswad
Invocation - Metropolitan Philip
Welcome - Daniel W. Bishara, President
I would
like
to express
my sincere
appreciation
for all those on my Editorial
Staff, and, especially,
Rev. Father George
Aswad,
our
Spiritual
Leader,
for his
guidance,
dedication
and untiring
efforts.
Most of all, you the Parishioners
of St.
George, for your confidence, cooperation and
all that was necessary
to complete
this
volume for us to treasure for many years.
Dinner
Introduction of Guests and Speakers Thomas J. Slaiman, Master of Ceremonies
Consecration '80 - Rev. Fr. George R. Aswad
Bishop's Address - His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip Saliba
Benediction
To our beloved Archpriest Fr. George and Khouryia Grace
For your dedication, patience and love
We dedicate this day.
CHAIRMAN SAMUEL ASWAD
"CONSECRATION BOOK MESSAGE"
Consecration '80 Committee
Parish Council
President ..........................
Vice President .....................
Corresponding Sec. ........................
Financial Sec......................
Honorary Chairman .........
Daniel W. Bishara.
Rev. Fr. George R. Aswad
General Chairman .................
William E. Sargent
Dedication Journal Chairman ..........
Roy Fadel
Publicity .............................
Thomas J. Slaiman
Recording Sec.... .......................
William Fadel
Reservations .......................
Treasurer ...............................
Sob W. Haick
Treasurer .........................
Ethel Anthony
Friday Night Variety Show .............
Trustees ...............................
Clara R. Bishara
Norman D. Bishara
Robert Fadel
Mitchell Mokhiber
JoAnna Perry
George Poulos
Honorary Trustee ........................
Saturday Luncheon ......................
Thomas .., Slaiman
Samuel Aswad
Clara , . Bishara
Mary Ann Bishara
Michael J. Slaiman
May Woodward
Joan ,Voodward
Tom <'1/oodward
Etra Anthony
Rev. Father George Aswad
Mitchell Mokhiber
Rose Ann Karga tis
Lorraine Mokhiber
Dolores Fadel
William Sargent
Elaine Baia
Grace Aswad
Teeker Poulos
Tom Baia
Michael Kargatis
Jrckie Fadel
Hafli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i::ioy Fadel
Richard Kinan
Jotinna Perry
Farris Fadel
EDITORIAL STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY
Michael Karg a tis
COLOR CENTER
Coffee Hour .........................
Grand Banquet. ..........................
Mim• Cacciatore
Esther Fadel
BY
PHOTO
BY
Randall Lund
Michael Kargatis
ADDITIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHS
Kenneth Salhany
Richard Kinan
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�"ST. GEORGE PARISH COUNCIL"
DANIEL W. BISHARA, President
WILLIAM E. SARGENT, Vice President
ROY FADEL, Corresponding
Sec.
"ST. GEORGE CHOIR"
WILLIAM FADEL, Recording Sec.
SOB W. HAICK, Treasurer
THOMAS J. SLAIMAN, Financial
Sec.
FARRIS FADEL,
"ST. GEORGE LADIES SOCIETY"
BARBARA MOKHIBER, President
MAY WOODWARD, Vice President
PATRICIA GEORGE, Treasurer
JOYCE HAICK, Secretary
GRACE B. ASWAD, Director
MICHAEL KARGATIS, Assistant Director
JOAN WOODWARD, Secretary
WILLIAM A. SARGENT, Choir Chairman
SUB-DEACON THOMAS J. SLAIMAN, CHARLES KINAN, Chanters
"ST. GEORGE ACOLYTES"
SUB-DEACON THOMAS J. SLAIMAN, Coordinator
C -RISTOPHER FADEL, Head Acolyte
RONALD MOKHIBER, Assistant Head Acolyt 8
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�"ST. GEORGE TEENAGE SOYO"
LISA B. ASW AD, President
SANDY KRASSAPOULOS,
Vice-President
SONNI BOSS, Treasurer
MELVIN SHAHIN, Secretary
CLARA BISHARA. Advisor
"ST. GEORGE SENIOR SOYO"
JACQUELYN FADEL, President
SHELLI FADEL, Vice-President
PATTI ELIAS, Treasurer
DAWN MOKHIBER, Secretary
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"ST. GEORGE CHURCH SCHOOL"
"ST. GEORGE CHURCH SCHOOL STAFF"
JACQUELYN FADEL, Superintendent
JOAN WOODWARD, Asst. Superintendent
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�T. G ORGB SENIOR CITIZENS"
CRALLBNOBS OP A NBW COUNTRY
Ase rly a 1904 our lovin1
d dartq puwDta
and gra dparent I ft
1r native land in IINrab
of new hfe in Amer1 a It was certainly a Ume of
optim1 m. They found a land of opportunily and
1mmed1ately began tocarvealivtnsouloflbevut
resource
of their new found country. P&ON
the diffic 1 task of learning
the Bnslin
languag . t
met the challenges of their new
way of life They were free to expl'N8
b ritage and ethnic customs. fusing two cul
together K1bee and Hamburger -- Bakla
Apple Pie.
CHURCH SCHOOL - 1970"
�It was October. 1920, when the first gen_e:al
meeting was called. All the Orthodox fam1hes
were invited to attend the meeting to be held at t~e
Gus Poulos Restaurant
Hall located on Ma~n
Street neitr Cleveland A venue. Frs. Joseph Ella
and Elia Hamaty were visitors in. town and
celebrated
the Divine Liturgy
prior . to t~e
meeting. There were about forty of the Fa1thfu~ m
attendance. The results of the election meeting
were as follows: Ray Bishara, President; Edward
Mokhiber,
Vice-President;
Amien Slaiman,
Treasurer: Farris Fadel, Secretary: Trustees ••
David S. Bishara. William A. Mokaiber, George
Fadel. Salim Kman, Sob Haick. Ra;: Aswad,
Simon Mokhiber, and Michael S. Bishara. Each
month thereafter, meetings were held in different
homes with new members being added to the
growing roll-call of Orthodox Christians.
r.hurch. The Mahrajan became an annual event
bemg held at the Indian Reservation
(Chester's
Farm). Who can forget Elias Ashker and Mike
Haman on the clarinet and James Fadel on the
derbecki. In later years the Hafli became a twoday affair being held on the Labor Day weekend. It
became very popular throughout New York State
and Canada, and many out-of-town relatives and
friends would attend annuaily.
The organization
was called "The St. George
Syrian-Greek
Orthodox
Society"
which
was
incorporated under the laws of the State of New
York. The organization
was formed and now it
faced the challenge of raising funds to pay for the
construction of a church.
FUND RAISING FUNCTIONS
by the architect Henry Mess and the year 1928
would witness the construction
of the first St.
George Othodox Church of Niagara Falls.
With over $1,500 in the bank, the Society
borrowed $5,000 from the People's Bank still
located at Main and Michigan. The plumber,
Charley Wilcox, was given a $5,000 note for
services and materials. The Society acted as their
own contractor with Bishara W. Bishara as site
supervisor
of construction.
Looking over his
shoulder with sound advice were the trustees and
excited future parishioners.
The payroll for hired
construction
workers was collected from the
members every Friday. It was a. bold venture with
an investment of a little over $15,000.
The original plan was to build the basement
first. With another $1,000 note to Ayers and
Whitman Lumber, the decision was made to
construct the Church and Parish House. The St.
George Orthodox
Church was being firmly
planted on this sacred piece of land on the corner
of 13th and South witnessed by the founding
members whose faith was taking form before their
eyes.
One of the most successful and ambitious fund
raisers
was a play called "Salah-Addeen
Al
Ryuobi" (Richard the Lion Hearted). Rehearsals
began the early part of 1920. The director, Najeeb
Arab, was brought in from Montreal. Farris Fadel
copied all the parts for the actors in Arabic. Most
of the cast were chosen from the local talented
Arabic speaking members of the community. The
play was performed at the "International
Theater"
on Falls Street. A program was printed up with
sponsors from all over the Niagara Frontier. The
program
and ticket sales netted the Orthodox
Community
$1,600. Let it be noted here that
another successful play was "The Skeleton in the
Closet"
a three-act
play presented
by the
"Dramatic
Society"
of St. George's Orthodox
Church on April seventeenth at Howard Hall,567
Main Street.
By the year 1925, the St. George Syrian-Greek
Society had $3,000 in the bank.
A NEW CHURCH IS BUILT
Original Check-- First payment for the church property, Dec. 4, 1.922
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A two-story structure 30' x 60', with walls of
solid brick was constructed
in the Orthodox
Tradition with s_tained glass windows. c~stal
chandeliers, oak pews, a beautiful Icono_stas1s and
other appropriate furnishings. To the right of the
vestibule entrance was the baptismal fount a~d
over the vestibule was a balcony used as a ch01r
loft The basement of the Church was used for
Su~day School classes and various events. Would
you believe the plans called for the furnace to be
installed in the middle of the hall. Through the
quick action of B. W. Bishara. the furnac~ was
moved to the kitchen making the hall functional.
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...
Small raffles, dinners, card parties, and other
functions were held to raise funds for a new
church. The first Mahrajan was held at the Indian
Reservation in 1923. It was attended by all the
Orthodox Community and Maronites in the city.
The benefits of the affair were distributed between
St. George Society and Our Lady of Lebanon
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The Society put $100 dowr. on a piece of land at
the corner of 13th Street aad South Avenue on
December 4, 1922. This was indeed a fortunate
choice for there were seven chu:rches within two
blocks. The land was purchased
from Louis
Silberberg for $1,500 cash. Plans were drawn up
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�PARISH PRESIDENTS
Ray Bishara,
ST. GEORGE CHURCH DEDICATED
AND
BLESSED
Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh and Deacon Boris
served in Niagara Falls for the dedication
and
blessing of the Church which was held Sunday,
October 17, 1926. The Hierarchal
Divine ~iturgy
was served by Archbishop Aftimios, Fr. Mitchell
and Deacon Boris.
Following the dedication and blessing service a
banquet was held in the church basement. The
meal was prepared by the ladies of the parish, who
were and still play a great role in the life of the
parish. The menu consisted
of Chicken soup.
Chicken stuffed Syrian Style with lamb meat and
rice, green beans in tomato sauce and rice, coffee
and fresh fruit for dessert.
REV. FR. GEORGE MITCHELL
The cornerstone was laid on the 22nd of March
and construction of the Church was completed
October 1926.
THE FIRST DIVINE LITURGY CELEBRATED
A call was sent out for a permaaent priest. Fr.
George Mitchell responded and was the first
celebrant to serve the Divine Liturgy in the new
St. George Orthodox Church. The service was all
in Arabic with Farris Fadel, Asper Kinan.
William A. Mokaiber, and James Fadel as
chanters. Plans were now being formulated for the
official dedication and blessing of the church.
President
David S. Bishara. President
V. REV. FR. MICHAEL GELSINGER
1931 - 1944
It was under his leadership that Niagara Falls
Parish of St. George was to go down in the history
books of Orthodoxy in America as the first parish
to use English. Fr. Michael translated the w«;>rds
and music from the original Greek & Slovanic to
English. His book, "Orthodox Hymns in English"
is bei~g used today by many choirs and is refe~ed
to as the "Blue Book". The choir was organiz~
under his capable direction assis~
by the choi
director, his son Fr. John Gelsinger wh~ wa
ordained by Metropolitan
Antony Bashir o
August 24, 1942. In attendance was the V. Rev
Stephen Upson who had been ordained at St.
George a year before. It was Metropol~tan An'tony
who proclaimed that St. George Parish w~s t~
"FIRST" church to chant the Orthodox Services
English.
1926 - 1931
Fr: George Mitchell faithfully served the parish
for five years, laying the foundation for the future
growth of the Church. With the beginning of the
Great _Depression of the 30's, the parish tell on
h~rd times. The weekly collections were f've and
six dollars, hardly sufficient
to maint: in the
Church and pay Fr. George his salary 01 $100 a
month. He graciously agreed to take $65 a month,
b~t when this couldn't be raised, Fr. Geo• ge and
his family, of necessity,
had to leave to serve
another parish that could support them It was sad
to see them leave for Fr. George and his family
were so loved.
After being se::-vcd by visiting
p~ieS t s, F:t
Michael Gelsingn
a professor of Classic Gree~ t
the University of Bt.ffaJo and a convert, agree
~
serve our parish
He fl.Ccepted th e mere sum 0
. . rou nd
$1.50 gas money to nriv<;
• t ..• 1·p from Buffalo.
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�1965. During his ministry.
we witnessed the
continuous
growth of the parish membership
from the original congregation of fifteen families
to over 65 families and 260 baptized members.
Under his leadership. a two-family home next to
the Church was purchased in March, 1964. It was
converted
into a ten-room Sunday School to
accomodate over 120 students.
Fr. Michael organized
the Sunday School
.assisted
by his capable wife, Agnes. They
!authored a set of Sunday School Books in English
•for all grades that have been used up to this day
throughout the Archdiocese.
Fr. Michael can truly be classed as a scholar of
the Orthodox Church for his many Orthodox
publications,
articles,
and translations.
Fr.
Michael was elevated to the rank of Arch priest on
February _9, 1942. A banquet was held by the
congregation
at the Hotel Niagara to honor their
dedicated and faithful pastor, the V. Rev. Fr.
Michael Gelsinger. He passed away in the year
1980 - "May his memory be eternal."
REV. ANTHONY GRUBER WOOLF
Fr. Michael organized the "OCF", the Orthodox
Catholic Frontier in 1939 which later spread to
other cities. There was a Senior Chapter for
everybody over 16, and a Junior Chapter for
youngsters from eleven to sixteen. It was here in
Niagara Falls that the foundation was laid for the
future organization "SOYO".
'.'The Orthodox American" was published in
Niagara Falls which was the official magazine of
the Syrian Antiochian Archdiocese
in North
Ame_rica and of the Orthodox Catholic Frontier.
Agam, the foundation was laid for the future
publication, "The Word Magazine".
1944 - 1948
r11r-r_
ORJHODO)(
Fr. Woolf left to serve the parish of Detroit,
Michigan. He passed away while on a trip to the
Middle East. May his memory be eternal.
FR. GABRIEL SALHANY
AMUUC;.\i'l
1948 - 1965
U~-
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Fr. Anthony Woolf served our parish from 1944
to 19_48.Under his pastorate the English language
contmued to be used in the services. Um.er the
dynamic leadership
of Fr. Anthony plaJJs could
now be made to celebrate
the burning
of the
mortgage. June 2, 1946, the twentieth ann~ 1ersary
?f the Parish, the mortgage was burned at an
impressive
service
at the 10:30 Liturgy
by
Metropolitan Antony Bashir. The festiviti ,s were
climaxed with a grand banquet
at the Hotel
Niagara.
We quote from the guest speaker,
Metropolitan
Antony. "We are happy tliat St.
George Church is for all Orthodox people but we
m~st not stop here. Today the mortgage has been
paid, but we must now and always
pay the
mortgage on our hearts. We must have the faith of
our Mother Church of Antioch." The Rev. Anthony
Woolf voiced his appreciation
for the cooperation
of_ the board of trustees whose president
was
Michael S. Bishara and master of ceremonies,
Daniel W. Bishara.
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So it was throug~ the-dy~~mic leadership and
tale_nts_ of Fr. Michael, his family, and the
panshi~ners
of St. George that we were the
FIR?T Orthodox Parish in America to use the
English language to chant the services
to
organize_ a Sunday School with published less~ns
to organize the first youth movement OCF which
would . become SOYO, to publish an official
magazme for the Archdiocese and OCF, and to
~h~~:i~/ 0 r all the future American
~:i~~d~:
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Yes, the parish was growing in numbers as was
the faith and spirit of the devoted parishioners. Fr.
Gabriel sensed the needs of the young people and
was instrumental
in bringing the new SOYO
(Syri;rn
Orthodox
Youth Organization)
to
Niagara Falls. We formed a chapter and joined the
Mid-West Region. It was through our affiliation
with the SOYO movement that gave our Sunday
School. Choir, and many youth activities the
driving spirit to mO'Veforward with great strides.
Our choir went on to win many prizes in choir
contests, finally taking first place in Cleveland,
Ohio. Our own Khquriya Grace was chosen Queen
of Mid-West SOYO in Akron, Ohio in 1956 and Al
Kinan was chosen K·ing of SOYO. These were
fruitful years for our young people who today are
the adults and backbone of the Church. serving on
Fr. Gabriel and his b(• lo-red wife, who was
known to all as Aunt Marv <l.ndhis family served
our parish with dedicatio~ ~tid faith from 1948 to
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�THE V. REV. FR. GEORGE R. ASWAD
. noring Fr. Gabriel and Aunt Mary for
faithful and dedicated service. Fr. Gabriel pa■lld
way June 4, 1975. May his memory be etemal.
PARISB PRIISIDJIN'l'S
It was through the call of Metropolitan Antony
Bashir and the unanimous vote of the St. George
Parish Council that Deacon George Aswad was
asked to accept ordination as a priest and to serve
the St. George Parish as an assistant to Fr. Gabriel
during his convalescence.
Fr. Deacon George, his wife. Grace. his
daughters. family and many of the parishioners
tra'veled to Syracuse, NY on May 23, 1965. He was
ordained by Metropolitan Antony. sponsored by
~he V. Rev. Frs. Stephen Upson and Michael
Shahin.
Pariah Council, singing in the choir. and
INoblDS lD the Sunday School.
Our apirilual Father Gabriel was always there
lo •n• and love us. Throughout the Archdiocese
be u known for his beautiful chants in the
bJu,DUne tonn and perfection in celebrating the
aaoiellt Nrvicn
of the Orthodox Church in
Arable.
Robert llolrhlber.
---
President
a 8"roke just prior to Easter of 1965.
Riobard Aawad, who bad been
, August, 1961 as Fr. Deacon
on the V. Rev. Stephen Upson of
Nrve during Holy Week. As
-.... naponded, and the life of the
We were proud to have Fr.
, Freda, to serve us. Fr.
ll'reda have both published
u and have written
!llallllWlll.
Oeorp Slaahln, Prrs1deM
Fr. Gabriel continued to train and work with Fr.
George until he was capable of taking over the
pariah as ite permanent priest. It was then that Fr.
Gabriel Salhany and Aunt Mary retired to Grand
Rapids, Michigan. A farewell party was given
u
Da1uelW,......._,....,._
ST. GEORGE PA ISH GROWS
Under the leadership of Fr. George the parllil
continued
its familiar
pattern
of growtll
established
by Frs. George Mitchell, MioJultJ
Gelsinger, Anthony Woolf, Stephen Upson,_.
Gabriel Salhany. Our SOYO was now
with Canadian American Region wQII a
generation of leaders and members. 1ke
Day Picnics were replaced by the ~
the American Legion Hall on Packard
were over 100 families
with 3G9
members.
�A survey was conducted by Louis Courey of the
Archdiocese
Architectural
Commission
to
determine our building needs. Usmg this data for
a basis. Kenneth Lofstrand. our local architect
along with the building committee consisting of
Fr. George Aswad, George
Shahin,
Daniel
Bishara. and Robert Fadel. drew up tentative
plans. The bids came in on October 4, 1974. the
lowest bid from the V. J. Licata Construction
Inc.
After hours o.f redesign. the construction
costs
were brought in line with what the parish could
support. $242,500.
This was accomplished by reducing the size of
the hall 20 feet. The original plan called for a steel
beamed dome. but this was too heavy and
expensive.
The architect
consulted
with the
Unidila Co. which welcomed the challenge
of
constructing a wooden laminated octagon dome to
be covered from the elements on the outside by a
copper dome. but visible to the congregation in the
interior.
This lowered
the price bY. many
thousands of dollars.
The plan was now complete. The neo-byzantine
design was a bridge betwen the original ancient
designs
of Orthodox
churches
and a
contemporary
church connected to a hall by a
::!entral vestibule entrance.
A VOTE TO BUILD
A resolution was drawn up to be voted on by the
members of the parish. The building fund had
grown to $67,500. The resolution called for the
borrowing of $160,000 and to sell the old church
and house. March 17. 1974 at a special meeting
held at noon. 140 voted for the resolution and 5
voted against. The parish of St. George had
spoken as one voice. We were on our way.
GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY
Ensli•h wu the universal language. Always
present to chant 110 beautifully.
the special
prayen at the Divine Liturgy and Feast Days was
one of our founding members. Farris Fadel. The
prophecy of the Late Metropolitan Antony. who
puNd away in 1961. may his memory be eternal.
was no fulfilled. He predicted that our parish
would be truly a Pan-Orthodox Parish conducting
all services in English open to all the Orthodox
Chri•tian• on the Niagara Frontier. Metropolitan
Antony, Ju•t a year·before his death.. was a guest
•peaker at a banquet honoring Fr. George on his
Ordination. He initially kicked-off a Building
Fund Drive by accepting pledges from the
pari•hionen.
A GROWING NBBD POR EXPANSION
There were original plans to expand the
•JdaUns
church. A bid of $90.000 convinced us to
look el.Nwhere. It was evident by the rejection of
tbe plan to expand the present church. that we had
to search and find a suitable piece of land on which
to build.
Daniel Blshara brought to the attention of the
Parish Council a 24 acre piece of wooded land
located on Route 31, Saunders Settlement Road.
Juat 3-1/2 mile• from our old Church. On the Feast
of tbe Preolou• Cross, the third Sunday of Lent.
March 88, 1970 the parish members voted to
purcbaae the land for '30,000 cash. to be taken out
of the l&0.000that had been raised for the building
fund over tbe yean.
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The
senseofb
cb'11'Cb.
The
Jigsaw p
were put ID
were fitted
church, It
plate the dome.
of 1978 ata
PABBWBLL
Itwa•Farri•
that the St.
aerve us
years from
were pre
bless the
A ground-breaking
ceremony was planned for
September 7. 1975. After the Divine Liturgy in the
old Church there was a motor caravan to the new
site, where Fr. George. Fr. Stephen Upson along
with the chanters,
choir.
altar
boys and
congregation
conducted
the ground blessing
ceremony.
Three of the original
founding
members took the first shovel fulls of dirt - Farris
Fadel. Ray Aswad. a'ld Edward A. Mokhiber.
William A. Mokaiber, was unable to attend due to
illness. A wooden cross constn1cted by Fr. George
was raised and put m place climaxing a most
inspiring service. A l,anquet was held at the Alps
Restaurant.
Robert Fadel, MC, introduced our
president
George Snahrn who introduced the
guest speaker Erne,t Sa "kaly, a member of the
Archdiocese Board of Trustees representing our
Metropolitan Phillp Saliba.
WITNESSING
CONSTRUCTION
OF NBW
CHURCH
D
�A car caravan proceeded to the new church with
a police escort. The ant1mins was placed on the
altar of the new church and the first Divine
Liturgy was celebrated. \Ve had one week to make
the final preparations
for the arrival
of our
beloved Metropolitan Philip to dedicate and bless
the new Church
and celebrate
the 50th
Anniversary
of the St. George Parish.
DEDICATION AND BLESSING
On the following day, November 7, Fr. George
with Farris
Fadel chanting.
celebrated
the
Orthros Service. Afler the reading of the morning
Gospel for the Resurrection.
the congregation
came forth to kiss the Holy Gospel and to say
farewell to St. George. Fr. George. Tom Slaiman.
and the Altar Boys gathered up the religious
articles from the Altar and closed the doors of the
Church.
Our work was far from completed. We now had
to look forward t~ Phase II, the interior decorating
of the Church
m preparation
for the future
consecration.
It s~ould be noted that Ray Aswad, an original
founding ~~mber who had contributed the pews
for the ongmal
St. George also contributed the
pews for the new church and made it possible
through a generous
contribution
to brick the
outside of the church.
. The following artists were contracted to assist
the decorating of the church:
Fr. Theodore
~ouf?s Iconographer
and coordinator
of all
mtenor decorating, Hendrik J. Vandeburgt, Stain
Glass Windows. Tradition House: Melvin Scheer.
Wood work: and Vision in Design, Russell
Vacanti. designs, sculptures, lighting.
TOGETHER PROGRAM
10
An idea was conceived by Fr. George and Sam
Aswad to formulate a plan whereby all the faithful
could contribute
in order to construct
an
iconostasis. A committee was formed consisting
of William Sargent, Sam Aswad, Grace Aswad,
Delores Fadel, and Fr. George to develop the idea.
which was to have a plaque to commemorate the
living and those who had passed from this life.
The Advertising Center with its president. Sam
Solomon and his staff met with the committee and
the "Together
Program"
was born.
A
commemorative plaque was designed by Russell
Vacanti who also sculptured St. George and had it
cast in bronze. Mel Scheer did the wood work. The
result was a beautiful commemorate
plaque
located in the vestibule of the church with all the
names of living and those departed this life, may
their memory be eternal. To date over $16,000 has
been raised.
Everything.
including
all the stain glass
windows, religious articles, icons. were donated
by the faithful. It was a total parish effort that
made it possible to set the date of November 2, 1980
as our Consecration Day.
ffiSTORIC VISIT OF PATRIARCH ELIAS IV
_His Eminence celebrated the Hierarchal Divine
titurgy a_ssisted by 1:"rs. Anton Khouri, Stephen
ps~n. Michael Shahm, Daniel Griffith Theodore
Was1luk and G eorge A swad. A coffee ' ho r was
held after the blessing
and dedication
of the
church.
cefn ev~ning banquet was held at the Ram, da lnn
F ebratmg our 50th Anniversary
and dedi ation.
r. George was MC with the main speakers
eorge Sh a h m,
•
•
•
'
G
Philip.
president
and Metropolitan
INTERIOR DECORATING OF THE CHUH ::::H
26
27
�m th ht tory of
, the I
P tr1 r h of Antioch, Hi
B tltud . Eli
IV ccompani db
etropolit
n
Ph1hp S lib , 1 tropoht n Eh s Kurb n, Tripoli,
L b non
nd R v. Anton
Khouri
w re 1n
tl nd nc
t th Ve per S rv1c celebr ted by Fr.
G org . W ,. r most honor d nd proud to hav
our Church blc
d by the pr sence
nd blessed
hand of th P trrnrch of Antioch. Our guests
tour d the F II and enjoyed their trip on the Maid
of th 1ist boat tour. A speci I dinner was held in
honor of the P tri rch and guests. He saw our
p ri h as an outstanding
ex mple of a small
pari h with the faith. spirit and dedication
to
carry on the traditions of the Church of Antioch.
He enjoyed the delicious dinner prepared
and
erved by the ladies and said he felt like he was
e ting
t home in Lebanon. Everyone
had the
opportunity
to personally
meet His Beautitude
and receive a blessing; truly one of the most
memorable memories that the parish will cherish
for many years. He passed away shortly after that
and we pray for his memory eternal.
CONSECRATION 80
Durrng this "Consecration
o· year". Fr. George
relebrated
his 15th Anniversary
as a priest
s r\: ing the Pan sh of St George. He was ordained
by .1ctropolltan
Antony Bashir on May 2 . 1965.
The parishioners
had a surprise
celebration
immediately
al er he Divine Liturgy. They also
honored Khoury, Grace who has been the choir
rhreetor smc
c;he wac, fourteen years old. and
pr ~entf'd them with l portrait and a beautiful
ann1ver!:.ary c1 kc.
The year 1980 was designated as "Consecration
80' - . T ogether! 11 The whole year was spent
planning.
preparing.
and celebratinrr o this
C
.
rownmg year of the consecration
of our labor in
the vmeyard of the Lord. On November 2. 1980. our
new Church would be consecrated to the Glory of
God.
On Thursday, October 30, word was reoe
that Metropolitan Philip was ill and Arcbbi
Michael Shaheen. would come in his pl
reception was held for Archbishop Michael i
church hall on Friday. October 31. A talents
was presented using the outstandingtalento
parish.
29
��Our Love and Deep Appreciation
to Our
Beloved Archbishop Michael and to All
Who Made This "Consecration '80 Together" a Precious Memory to Cherish
Forever.
EMORYETERNAL
Fr. George, Khouriya Grace, Lynn, Louise,
RAYASWAD
~~
Wife Sarah
Jackie, Pamela,
Marianne and Franl<ie
Lisa, Lana Aswad ... Jeff and Laura Colyer
Jessica and Jeana
'
32
33
�LOVETO ALL
FROM
Congratulations
to St. George! \Ve are proud to be members
of such a strong and united congregration. Without your
.;lt
R. Regis&.. May Woodward fami y
Joan, Joe &..laura
labor of love, this church ,vould still be a dream instead of a
reality. It is comforting to-kno,v that the church will
continue
to nourish our children, as it has us. Let the
people continue to ,,,.ork for the good of all.
As in R MAI~S 12:4-6: "For as in one body we have many members,
and all the members do not have the same functions, so we, though
many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of
another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us,
let us use then1 .. :'
LOVE AND BEST \VISHES,
Jeanette,
Tom Woodward Family
JesSlca&..Michelle
34
Ken & Ann Salb.any
IN LOVING ~IEMORY OF :Edward & Rachael Mokbiber
and
Rev. Father Gabriel & Mary Salhany
35
��• With Loving Pride In Our Parish~ Our
Priest and Our People.
Mitchell & Lorraine Mokhiber
Mitchell} Kevin} Dawn,
Craig and Todd
~-----
~--
, e Commemorate
I
and Honor the First
Brave Immigrants Who Had the Vision
and Foresight to Build, to Unite and to
Witness a Dream . . .
"St. George Orthodox Church
of Niagara Falls"
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATRONAGE
SENTRYINSURANC
LORRAINE T. MOKHIBER
Agent
0
CONGRATULATIONS
AND BEST
WISHES
TO
FATHER
GEORGEON THEBLESSED
OCCASION
OF
HISELEVATION.
Raym nd and Mary Fadel and Sons
Frederick, Michel & Raymond, Jr.
285-1888
3
39
�CONGRATULATIONS
TO
ST.GEORGE,
NIAGARA
FALLS
ENERAL SITE
4625WIT
ErnestYounes
Family
NIAGARA FALLS,
�Congratulations and
Best Wishes From:
In Memory
of Our
Dearly Beloved
Mother
and Sister
Bessie Ninos
and
Katherine Ninos
42
the
Gdve,li1inq cente,
•
Ad •e ising
•
Printing
•
Photog aphy
•
Typesetting
•
Rec
•
Novelties
•
Signs
•
Talent
di g
43
�ABRAHAM SHAHEEN
One of the First Meetings
Held in Niagara Falls, New York
in respect to building an
Orthodox Church in Niagara Falls,
was at the home of Abraham Shaheen.
May his soul rest in peace.
ETHEL & RAY ANTHONY
& FAMILY
44
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53
���R
e HElb
RCHOF
NewYori<.
and ce
n
0
���IN LOVING
MEMORY
Of OUR
FATHER
HARRIS
W LLIAMS
�Congratulations
and
Best Wishes
DR. ALFRED & ANNA ASWAD
Manhattan Beach, California
Congratulations
St. George Parish
on their Consecration Day
and to Our Relatives and Frien
.
~
A Special Note ol Congratulati
to My Brother, Fr. George,
on His Elevation
to Arch-Priest!
66
·s
Gregory
emakos Family
67
�IN LOVING MEMORY
OF MY BELOVED WIFE
. . . Fahda Aswad ...
Best Wishes to Our Beloved Parish St.
George on its Consecration.
Congratulations to M~ Brother, V. Bev.
Fr. George on his Elevation to
Arehpriest and the ordination of
Thomas Slaiman to Sub-Deaeon.
Sam, Pat, Fred, Noreen and Patricia Aswad
,
,1,
~;
This is Truly A Day the Lord has given us
on the Day Our Church was Consecrated to the
Glory of God. All My Love and Congratulations
"You pray in distress and in your need;
to My Sonf Fr. George on His Elevation
would that you might pray also in the fullness
to Archpriest
of your joy and in your days of abundance."
Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet
68
and to All Who Celebrate
on This Joyous Occasion.
FRED ASWAD
69
�BEST
WISHES
RHONEY
Funeral Home,
Jim, Mike and Paul
70
e.
�In Loving Memory of
My Beloved Ones
MY HUSBAND
NORMAN KENIEN
•
MY PARENTS
DAVID HAICK
BADER HAICK SALEM
•
MY SISTER & BROTHER
NAJLA BISHARA
NICHOLAS HAICK
Congratulations to Fr. George on His
Elevation to Archpriest and My Dear Nlrece
Grace B. Aswad and to All My Relatives
and Friends of St. George on This Yo
Consecration Day.
NAJME KENIEN
33 Cyprus Street, Binghamton, New York
72
BlessedMem011
Our Parents
Sadie & Naif Sh
and
OURBROTHER
and
KHALILA~
ANNISM ----
LEO ___
,
�The Gospel Message of Our Lord States:
BESTWISHES
"Stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught."
(II - THES.2:15)
"Be alert, stand firm in the faith ... let all that you do be done
in love."
Gus & Mary DeMart_·___
_
and Family
~~
(I - COit 16:13)
Youngstown, Ohio
tto Redanz
Funeral Home, Inc.
CONGRATULATIONS to our fellow Parlsbio
Tbroulh your love and laith, a commltmen
made to the principle ol oar Orthodox lait
rs.
~o
Michigan Avenue at Tenth Street
Niagara Falls, New York 14305
Phone (716} 282-2010
ornell & Daggett,
To the Very Rev. George Aswad and Sab·D ~con
Tom Slaiman ... May God Bless All Your W k
la Bis Rome and Grant You Many Years.
TOM, ELAINE, T.J. S JOEY BAJA
74
uPeople Helpin
Regardless of Financial
Otto Redanz, Jr.
Russell E. Williams
South Avenueat T..,.
Niagara Falls, New Yodl
Phone(711)215-1170
Since 1868
Since 1868
Associate of
Otto Redanz Funeral Home, Inc.
75
�M. GRASOS FAMILY
Marios
Patricia
Alexandra
Vasilios
Paul
uTo the Glory of God.,.,
78
��GRATULATIONS TO FATHER GEORGE AND THE
----ISHIONERS OF ST. GEORGE
A JOB WELL DONE.
.ua
INTERNATIONAL MINERALS &
CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Chemical Group
r·a1 Chemicals Division
ox 858 (Middle Road)
ula, Ohio 44004
of God and for those who with Faith,
of God enter therein, let us pray to the
~11n1,*
George and all the paishioners of St.
may He bks all your work and wor;Jhip
B OF G.BNBVA, N.Y.
Congratul
Congra
�CONGRATULATION
"Congratulations on Your Elevation
and the Consecration of Your Church"
FR.PAULEYLER
St. Michael's Orthodox Church
Las Vegas, Nevada
Michael, Terri, Scott & Shawn Slaiman
George Slaiman
CONGRATULATI
S!
We Pray For
Continued Growth
For Our Parish
FASHION
DESIB/1
EYEWEAR
LOUIS
J. FERIIAIIDEZ
L/CEIISED
OPTIC/All
• Eye Examinations
Arranged
• Prescriptions Filled
• Photochromatics
• Plastic Lenses
• Sunglasses
• Lenses & Frames
Repaired & Replaced
FARRIS & RACHEL FADEL
AND ESTHER
82
l
DAILY9 A.M.-5:30
P.M.THURS.ill 8 P.M.
WED.& SAT.'TIL 1 P.M.
0111Of
WIIY'1
L11d/11g
C11t1tlL111
C11t,n
Soft Lens- HardLens
BIFOCALS
By Appointment
83
CLOSED
SAT.JULY
& AUGUST
282-7377
IF BUSY 282-4944
1523 PINE AV.
NIAGARAFALLS,N.Y·
�HOfflE
�CONCRETE
CONTRACTORS
Mario Talarico
Nat Porto
284-8572
282-1356
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF OUR
HUSBAND,
FATHER&
GRANDFATHER
VICTORIA
JOSEPHK. GEORGE,SR.
1906 -1911
THOMAS, PAULETTE, KELLY LYNN, SCOTT
MICHAEL, KAREN, MICHAEL, NICOLE
JOSEPH, PATRICIA, JASON, JENNIFER
SAMUEL, LINDA, LAURIE, STACY
In loving memory of:
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bish
Verna Bishara
George Bishara
Mabel Slaiman
Mary Wasmund
REMEMBERED BY:
Congratulations
to our Sister Parish,
ST. GEORGE
On The Conseo1.~ation of Their
and to Father
George - Axios
Earl & Josephine Abraham
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Frank, Carl & Joseph Bishara
86
Church
87
�Our Congratulations to St. George,
Niogoro Falls on the Occasion of Your
In Loving Memory
Consecration and Our Best Wishes to
MR. & MRS. GUST POULOS &
BROTHER GEORGE
Fr. George on His Elevation to the
Roni~ of Arch-Priest.
Sincerely,
Ernest& Vivian
Saykaly
MR. & MRS. PAUL POULOS & FAMILY
Congratulations
the occasions
Elevation
and Best Wishes to the St. George family on
of the Consecration
of the Church and on the
of the Very Rev. George Aswad to the rank of
Arch priest.
May your.continued
efforts in the Orthodox Faith bring fruit in
the vineyard of Our Lord More Abundantly Day after Day.
ARCHPRIEST HANNA SAKKAB
St. Elias Parish Council and Parishioners
------INC.------
NIAGARA
FALLS·NEW
YORK·USA
88
Syracuse, New York
89
�In Loving Memory
OIOur Dear
Parents fl Grandparents
JAMES A. t:I MABEL SLAIMAN
INMEMORY
OF
Ray S. & Lila S. Bisbara
~~
WHO WITH FAITH, FORESIGHT AND DEDICA
WORKED MANY YEARS FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT AND FIRM FOUNDATION Q
MICHAEL,
TERRI,SCOTT& SHAWN
THOMAS,MARYANNE,JIMMY,RICCO,DANNY,MARIA
GEORGE
CONGRATULATIONS
TO ST. GEORGE PARISH
ON THE EVENT OF THE
CONSECRATION OF THEIR CHURCH
AND THE ELEVATION OF FR. GEORGE
2440 Military Road
Niagara Falls, New York 14304
Z97·ZZ:IO
President
ANOURINE
B. BARBARI
WITHBESTWISHES
FIRTH JEWELERS
JOHNFIRTH
ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH
GEORGEEDWARDS
Manager
Dr. & Mrs
Hadjispyros
90
91
�CONGRATULATIONS
God's Blessings
May The Light That Shines
on the
In Our Hearts Today
Live Forever In The Spirit
Of Our Children
St. Sarkis Armenian
Apostolic Church
Parish Council
~
CONGRATULATIONS
AND
BEST
WISHES
Consecration
of
St. George
Church
Albert Amato, Deborah Amato,
JACQUELYN E. FADEL
Church School Superintendent
Arsen Avdoian, Margaret Avdoian,
Dan & Agnes Clark Family
Varsen Fadel, Helen Flinchum,
Susan & Melvin Shahin, Jr.
Edward Ghougasian, John Kartalian,
Edward & Mary Ellen Haddad
Son: Eddie
Daniel, Christopher,
and Margaret Clark
Alice Mooradian, & Serna Tarpinian
Congrat lotions to the
FRIENDS Of ST. GEO
parishioners of
To
My
Friends
St. George and to the
Very Rev. Fr. George Aswad
Chris Churakos
on his elevation to Archpriest.
Mrs. &..Mrs. Tom Churakos, Olean, NY
Cooper Sign
Delta Rental
FrankFracassi,Jack Kehoe
Peter Mengatos, Tony Minaca {Hooker Co.)
THANK YOU
From the first couple
married by the
"Very Rev. Fr.George"
JOHN KHOUKAZ
RON AND LISA
CHAMBERS
93
92
�In Memo
Of
MICHAEL & E
FADEL
Bialik Family
Fadel Family
Anne Sawma
�I er S.
zdranskl
o, Inc.
hlrd Avenue
T.-.i ...... of Niagara
wYork
297-0500
·.,,,:,;-~
5-7490
ltlon Service
ing - Grading
_..,. Rental
[8 Sweda
Litton
International
Congratulations
and Best
Wishes to the Parishioners
of St. George Orthodox
Church on this memorable
occasion/
PAT F. GIORDANO
Branch Manager
Tom,May /ltNte,
Jimmy, PJcco~
Danny & Moria Sloiman
PETE'S
Lebanese Bak ry
2468 Elmwood Ave.
Kenmore, N.Y.
(rear Building}
876-2012
Wherethe LEBANESE BREAD (Pita)
is made for Souvlaki
Also the Famous
UNLEAVENED BREAD &
THE SPACE ROLL
(High In Protein/Low In Calories)
•
Mldch 1811 & India Groceries In Stook
illlJllil EM S.lly Dance Records & Ta
2111•
& other
Imported Items.
llllLAW
"I WILL COME INTO THY HOUSE
IN THE MULTITUDE OF THY MERCY "
Congratulations St. Geo
~
e
�Lou1na
mamoru
George S. Bishara
In Loving
Memory Of
Charles Michael
&
Judith Anne Elia
~
~
Edward & Bonnie
Haick & Family
Mother, Dad & Sister
Michael & Selma
Haick
AND
Coapatulatlons
On Your
Con•ecratlon
Delores& George
Elias
orwood, Mass.
The Family
of
George J.
Sawma
Anne
Joyce
Rosemary
�CONGRATULA Tl
ST. GEOR
�Congratulations
to St. George
on their
Consecration.
Moy God Grant
You Many Years.
CONGRATULATIONS
on the
Consecration
we Are Honored To
Have Been The First
To Be Married In The
New Church.
"When you think of Flowers
think of us.,,
GRAY & TRIGG
MONUMENTS
Celenza
Florist
Sam Paonessa, Owner
1608 PINE AVENUE
NIAGARA FALLS
NEW YORK 14301
1525 Pine Avenue
Niagara Falls, New York
•
284-7720
Bud, Sylvia,Philip
& Nicholas Bailey
284-9000
or
284-7313
Mr.·& Mrs. Michael Tanzella
John i le
Plumbin
Heating
Co., Inc.
BEST
WISHES
from
Shadeed
Family
P.O. Box 2075,
New Market Station
Niagara Falls, New York
14301
phone:
297-1990
Niagara Falls,
Canada
~
EDWARD,DIANA,
MATTHEW.DEBORAH
& NANCY
102
GrossPlumbing &
•
l
ard F .
Soluri
Heating Co., Inc.
1110 Main Street
Niagara Falls,
New York 14302
2104 Niagara Street
Niagara Foils,New York
284-7882
285-5711
PLUMBING
/ HEATING
AIR CONDITIONING
INSURANCE
WITH SEl~VlCE
EXCAVATING/RESIDENTIAL
INDUSTRIAL
/ COMMERCIAL
103
�FLOWER SHOP
:),~ IJu /Jul u, 3,hJlll&U,.
7620 Buffalo Avenue
Niagara Falls, New York 14304
In Loving
•
Memory
283-8775
of
ANNISMOKHIBER
Florence & Terry Gorman
Best Wishes To
St. George Orthodox Church
In Loving
From The
Memory Of
Travel Professionals
Our Parents
HOMER&. ANNA
LAMBROS
Helen and George Christus
~~\IELPLANNERS
INC.
Glo1ia and George Lambros
IIILPINEPLAZA, NIAGARAFALLS
Colleen and Charles Lambros
FRANK MARCUS, C.T.C., President
Mimi and Annand Cacciatore
PAT MARCUS, C.T.C., Manager
Best Wishes Always to St. Geo~e
Phone:297-3112
104
�����
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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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Celebratory program book for the consecration of St. George Orthodox Church of Niagara Falls, NY. Contains messages from church leaders, a program for the Consecration Grand Banquet event, photographs of church members and groups, and a history of the parish. Also includes messages from community members and church sponsors.
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"For a thousand years in thy sight, are like yesterday
and like a watch in the night."
(Psalm 90: 4)
when it is past
The Very Reverend George S. Corey, Dean and
Esteemed Members of St. Nicholas Cathedral:
How wonderful
it is that our generation,
by God's providence,
chosen
to celebrate
the Centennial
of the Mother Church
of
Archdiocese,
St. Nicholas Cathedral.
If a thousand
years are
yesterday
ich vanished
away, one hundred
years
are like
h 1k r
eye or the fluttering
of a wing.
All of us in
Antio
ox. Christiari Archdiocese
of North America rejoice
ceJ _r
C ntennial of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
is
our
like
the
the
in
Our
at
the New York area began as a worshipping
community
tun Sheet
in Manhattan.
When this small parish
in
<:!arr
e i adequate
because
of the increased
number
of
b ·1 ·ng was purchased
on Pacific Street in 1902 and
<' ur
s moved
from Manhattan to Brooklyn.
This new
h re
as consecratPd
by
is hop Tikhon under the patronage
of St.
Nicholas.
Bishop of Myra and the Wonderworker.
In March of 1904,
Archimandrite
Raphael Hstw weeney was consecrated
Bishop and St.
Nicholas Church was
ted to the status ot Cathedral.
In 1920, the
Cathedral
parish purchased
St. Peter's
Church on State Street, just
one block north of Atlantic Avenue, from an Episcopalian congregation,
and it was consecrated
as St. Nicholas Cathedral.
During
the past one hundred
years,
St.
Nicholas Cathedral has
experienced
some difficulties,
especially during the depression of the
late twenties.
At the same time, however,
St. Nicholas Cathedral
experi9nced
much joy and much glory in serving and witnessing to the
thousands
of people in the Metropoljtan
New York area.
Wave after
wave of Antiochian Orthodox "tired, poor and yearning to breathe free"
reached these blessed shores of the United States of America and made
St. Nicholas Cathedral
their home.
These tired and poor immigrants
have struggled
beyond measure and against many odds to raise families,
educate children and maintain St. Nicholas Cathedral
as a beacon of
light,
not only in the immediate vicinity,
but throughout
the entire
Archdiocese.
We are very much indebted
to our predecessors,
the
'' ... the Disciples were called Christillmfirst ;,, A111ioeh!''ACTS
1 1 2&
DRIVE
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�.
have served St. Nicholas Cath
hierarchs,
clergy and laity who Ion er with us.
We beseec
0
most faithfully an.d who are 1: soul~ with the saints "where th
gracious Lord to give reS t to th eir . h"ng but life everlasting."
neither sickness, nor sorrow• nor sig i '
t N' h Olas Cathedral has been serv1:
For the past eight yea:s • 8 • ic
of our Archdiocese,
the
one of the most dedicated . c1ergy ral of the Archdiocese and E
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARYOF
AN ANTIOCHIAN PRESENCE IN
NORTH AMERICA
,IIWIWiil@H,Hf
Reverend George S • . Core~' v:~:r tieen;act that many of the child1 en
~le t~~:!D
f!~IT::m 0~· th!s~athedral
have moved away ~o~ :r~oklj •
Father George continues his struggle toll prt:::eb:f:eena
th: ~ast a:n~
vibrant and living monument and an exce en
the present.
URING 1995, WE IN THE ANTIOCHIAN
were determined to make the necessary sacrifices,
Archdiocese in North America will be
a church was established. By the time that he fell
celebrating the 100th anniversary of an
asleep in the Lord in 1915, he had established
Antiochian presence on these blessed shores.
some 30 communities,
published AL Kalimat
Arabic speaking Orthodox Christians began arriv(THE WORD), and was a leading churchman in
ing through the New York harbor around the mid
North America. He helped maintain the canonical
1870s. The first Arab Orthodox family on record
structure of Orthodoxy on this continent, namely
was the Arbeely Family who settled in New York
one Orthodox Church of various nationalities. The
City and helped establish the Syrian Orthodox
idea of "many ethnic jurisdictions" was not at all
Benevolent Society which sought out a spiritual
in 'their thoughts. It came about because of the
relationship with the established Russian Orthoturmoil caused by the Bolshevik Revolution in
dox Archdiocese in America. They were successful
Russia in 1917.
in bringing to New York a young Syrian priest who
It took two years after the untimely death of the
was at that time teaching in Russia. Father
beloved Bishop RAPHAEL th. t a successor was
RAPHAEL !AWA\\ ~ENY.arrived in
consecrated for the Arabic speaking
Novemb1:;1 1895 and St. Nicholas
♦
Orthodox.
Archbishop
AFTIMIOS
Church was estahlisll{.d in lower ivianEDITORIAL
(Ofiesh) served the flock in North
hattan to c.ir..:! for the spiritual and soBy
America from 1917 until his retirement
cial need< of Arnhic speaking Orthodox
in 1933. His was a stormy episcopate,
Archpriest
Christiai~ ~.
although very productive in many ways.
The pari h out,rew their small
Georges.Corey
He parted ways with the Episcopalians
churc' a, .M ,., 1,1-t n "ind, in 1902,
♦
who were trying to absorb unchurched
Father RAPI \EL nmir '"'e<lthem to
Orthodox Christians in towns and cities
1.d: m Brooklyn, where most
throughout the land. He received permission to
J for better living and
have two auxiliaries:
Bishop EMMANUEL
working co•
. R.\FHAEL was elected
(Abohatab) in Canada, and Bishop SOPHRONIOS
and con~e
1.,lrnr for the Russian
(Bishara) on the West Coast. He was given the
Orthodo .
1;..,
,., 1t'1 a bkssing
from
responsibility to establish a native "American"
Antioch aw
u.i
,SJ t 1. tht> title "Bishop of
Orthodox Church but this was short-lived. His
Brooklyn''. f
t , \ 1:.'rvhrsL Orthodox hierarch
superiors mysteriously withdrew their support of
of any nau
L, be" com,e<.:rated in North
this idea. He had a competitor in the person of
America. Thu Gt . wh.1las Cathedral of Brooklyn
Metropolitan GERMANOS (Shahadi) who came to
became the ftrst anJ old •f>tchurch in the entire
America to collect funds for a project in his diocese
Archdiocese and 1s today its "proto-cathedral" (we
of Zahle (Lebanon). Metropolitan GERMANOSwas
have 7 cathedrals 111all throughout North America).
the guest who came for dinner and decided not to
The Blessed Bishop RAPHAEL began travelling
leave! He began establishing churches in North
the length and width of the United States and
America for the Antiochian Patriarchate, and this
Canada (and even Mexico and Central America) to
began the "Antochy-Russy" division of our people
establish
churches
and church societies.
Wherever there was a handful of our people who
D
As we reflect on the years which have vanished, let 1~s reaffir~ our
b lief in the words of st. Paul to the Hebrews that,
Jesus Christ is
t:e same, yesterday, today and forever."
(Heb. 13: 8)
we would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Dean of o?r
Cathedral the Very Reverend George S. Corey, the Cathedral Council,
and the Chairperson of the Cathedral Centennial, Miss Elaine Khoury
and all of her co-workers.
"Well done, thou good and faithful servants."
Paternall\
yours,
-\7~-r•~~~
Metropolitan PHILIP
Primate
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
of North America
MP:km
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�New York met in convention a
three
candidates for the Metropoh
• .lly on
Saliba)
in North America. Finally Archbishop AFTIMIOS
August 14, 1966, Archimandr
o be the
decided to marry and his churches and followers
was consecrated in his native L
began to leave him. He quietly retired and died in
1letropolitan of New York and
Wilkes-Barre,PA,in 1966.
as his proxy reads. He began imrr • II tt 1: m reorBy 1933, most of the Arabic speaking churches
ganize the Archdiocese, building on he existing
in North America came under the jurisdiction of
departments and establishing new one to meet
the Antiochian Patriarchate. Bishop EMMANUEL the needs of a growing Archdiocese. lie reorgaand Bishop SOPHRONIOSdied in 1933/4, Metronized the Board of Trustees, wrote a new
politan GERMANOSreturned home to the Middle
Archdiocesan Constitution, developed a model
East where he died at about the same time. The
constitution
for all parishes,
renamed the
Patriarch of Antioch sent Archbishop VICTOR
Archdiocese to reflect our true heritage, estab(Abouassaly) to try to unite our peopleunder his
lished a national Teen SOYO, Antiochian Women's
jurisdiction. His episcopate lasted a few short
organization, and the Order of St. Ignatius of
years, but he was much loved by bJs flock. He died
Antioch. He and Archbishop MICHAEL ( + 1992),
in 1934. Then on April 19, 1936, at St. Nicholas
against overwhelmir...1odds, united ·our people in
Cathedral in Brooklyn (then the only cathedral),
North America for the first time in 60 vears.
Archimandrite ANTONY(Bashir) w·liill~lf.ecrated
Metropolitan PHILIP received some 2000 ev~ngelito lead his people under the Anti
an Pa-, 'cal Chnstilins into canonical Orthodoxy through
triarchate. However his consecration i
w Yo.Ii:
our .Archdi~se and continues to do so monthly.
was marred by the consecration of a
bishop
We now h~ve lJ.90 churches/missions in our Archin Toledo (Ohio), in the person of Ar
anddte
dioc:8~ a far :cry fro~ our humble beginnings in
SAMUEL(David), on the fel)' same da
189::,.Ile Wd;given two auxiliaries to help him in
pie had not learned the bitter truths
•the tremen
us responsibilities in which this
The Antiochian Church 1n North A
J\rchdtoc
is now engaged: Bishop ANT OU.
again split - this time, the "New or
(Khouri nd Bishop· BASIL .(Essey). And we ·e
division. This would last throughout e1r soohqpm :fafatiditional bishops for the Vineyar,' ·n
pates. In spite of it however, the
tio • ·01.
N<Jith:'.Ailerica.Our growing number of church~
Church in North America grew in nu
rs, fluthe i~~ttit.~uffis and organizations that have b( ~
ence
and ministries.
The Arcltcliocese!.BUAllJ.I.IIU
'
T
i
such as the Antiochian Village 11d
rustees was ounded, as well 88 80YO, the youth
the Heritage and Learning Center, demand m .
movement. Youngmen were sent,:o the seminary
f
f
Ch
for possibly the first time in preparation for the
o a response rom
urch leadership.
holy priesthood. English became the, official lanT~is is a brief history of an Antiochian I r
guageof the Church. Our men and women in the
en~e m North America during the past 100 year
Armed Forces were allowed to be designated
Dailyhwe are writing new chapters to our illust •
"East
Q h d "
d
ous iSt ory that has sometimes been less di\ 1 .
ern rt o ox , an the forerunner of
th
h Ch
SCO~A was founded. The Church in North
ant e
urch should be as the Body of Ch •.
~enca W3! slowly but surely coming out of its
~ut we are, after all, human beings with the cap· •
im~igrant beginnings, with first and second
1ty to err, to sin, to capitulate. Not all has b ,
g~nerations now assuming church roles. Archsaid in this editorial. You will read more about Jl
bishop SAMUELfell asleep in the Lord in 1958
Church in North America in this and future iss
and Metropolitan ANTONYin 1966.
of THE WORD during this centennial anniversa:v.
. It took four years for Antioch to name a new
God ~illing, there will be two official celebratio, s:
h1Shopfor Toledo. In 1962 Archbishop MICHAEL th e firSt and largest will be at the Archdiocesan
fS~een) was consecrated in Damascus as the
Convention ~nAtlanta, Georgia from July 24 to 30,
1 95 • you will not want to miss this important and
Bishop of Toledo" in the jurisdiction of the
Archdiocese of New York and All North America
h 1st0nc gathering. The second will be hosted by
st • Nicholas Cathedral of Brookkn from October 5
This was Antioch's attempt to heal the division of
the Church here. But it too was not meant to be
to 8 , 1995 for the 100th anniver~ary of the Mother
Tole~o remained separated from New York, bu~
Ca th edral of the Archdiocese. Both gatherings
continued to be a part of the Antiochian Patriarshould prove to be blessed events! But even more
c~te. Soon after the untimely death of Metroblessed are the thousands and thousands of clergy
politan ANTONY,
the people of the Archdiocese of
~~d-l~ity who ?ave labored and sacrificed for
nsts Church m North America since 1895. ~
y
?
THE ANTIOCH IAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE
OF NORTH AMERICA
A BRIEF HISTORY
T
HE CITY OF ANTIOCHon-the
Orontes
was
founded at the end of the
4th century B.C. by
Seleucus Nicator. When in 64
B.C. Syria became a province of
the Roman Empire, Antioch became the capital city of the
empire's civil Diocese of the
East.
The Church in Antioch dates
hack to the days of the foremost
apostles, Ss. Peter and Paul, as
is recorded in the Acts of the
Apostles. Scripture refers to
Antioch as the place where the
followers of Jesus Christ were
first called "Christians" (Acts
11:26),
and records
that
Nicholas, one of the original
seven deacons, was from that
city • \cts 6:5) - and may hav:::!
been 1t: hrst c0nvcrt. Dunng the
persecution
ot t~ e ( wrch
which folhm ~ the
th '>t .. t
Stephen tht l'rot0-m 1nyr 1 ' '1bers of th" i• .ant wmmL 1
Jerusalc . ou
t
Antioch (
l
St. Pet st ned
op of eie u•
Barn, bas set •
missionary
lands (Acts 1
tradition wh1d
turies, as frorr:
ies planted ct
greater Syn,
Caucasus Mo• n . 1.
potamia. At the r
•1.., ,
Council, convene in }1 . r 12:,
by Emperor Cvm,t,,.ntine
he
Great,. the primucy 0f th b1i,hop
(patriarch)
of Antioch o, l'r .ill
bishops of the empire's Diocese of
the East was formallv sanctioned
(Canon VI). The Gre.at Schism of
1054 resulted in the separation of
the Church of Rome, seat of the
Patriarchate of the West, from the
four Eastern Patriarchates
of
Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. 1
ed by Damascus as the Civil
Capital of Syria. 2
In the 14th century the Patriarchal residence was transferred to Damascus, where a
Christian community had flourished since apostolic times (Acts
9). Since that time the headquarters of the Patriarchate has
been located in Damascus on
"the street called Straight" (Acts
9:1).
THE ARCHDIOCESE OF
NORTH AMERICAa
I
::iwaweel'y) + 1915
and Head of the
sion of the Russian
,
tht l;enturies the city of
1 ,ch was ravaged by numerous
. rthquakes and the sieges of various armies. The city fell to the
Mushm Arabs in 638, was regained
by the Byzantines in 969, occupied
by the Seljuk Turks in 1085 and
captured by the Latin Crusaders in
1098. When the Mamelukes captured Antioch in 1268, seventeen
thousand of its inha.bitants were
killed and one hundred thousand
were taken captive. Greatly reduced in size and importance by
such events, Antioch was succeed-
n the late 19th century,
events in their homelands
forced Antiochian Christians to
join the ranks of Europeans who
emigrated to other parts of the
world. The spiritual needs of
those who settled in North
America were first met through
the Syro-Arabian Mission of the
Russian Orthodox Church,
which has had a presen~~ in
North America since 1794.
In 1895 the Syrian Orthodox
Benevolent Society was organized
by Antiochian immigrants in New
York City, with Dr. Ibrahim Arbeely, a prominent Damascene
physician who came to America in
1878, serving as its first president.
Conscious of the needs of his fellow countrymen and co-r~ligionists, Dr. Arbeely wrote to Raphael
Hawaweeny, a young Damascene
clergyman serving as Professor of
the Arabic Language at the Orthodox Theological
Academy in
Kazan, Russia, inviting him to
come to New York to organize and
pastor the first Arabio-spealdag
Orthodox parish on the ClOll~~
Father Raphael, a mlssloaary at
heart, went to the imperial ~
of St. Petersburg to meet with
Grace, NICHOLAS, rulla, ~
�of lhe Rus ian Dioce c of the
Aleutian I lands and 'orth America, who was then in Russia to
recruit new missionaric . Aflcr
hcmg canonicallv received under
the omophorion ~f Bi hop •'ICIIOLAS, hnhcr Raphael arrived in
New York on November 17, 1895.
Upon hi arrival, Archimnndritc
Hnphael csrnblished a parish at 77
Washington Strcel In lower Manhanan, nt the center of the Svrian
immigrant community. By i900,
approximately
J,000 of these
imrnigram had moved across the
East River, hifting the community's center to Brooklvn Accord1ngly, in 1902, the parish purchased a larger church building in
that borou!!,h, at J0l-303 Pacific
Street. The church, assi~ned to the
hca\·enly patronage of St. ~icholas,
the Wonderworker of ~fvra in
Lycia, was renovated for Orthodox
worship and consecrated
on
October 27, 1902, bv XlCIIOLAS'
successor, .\rchbish.op TIKHON.'
St. Nicholas Cathedral, located at
355 State Street in Brooklvn since
1920, is considered the ·mother
parish of the Archdiocese.
At the request of Archbishop
TIKIION, Hawaweeny was elected
to serve as his vicar bishop to
head the Syro-,\rabian 1Hssion.'His
consecration as Bishop of Brooklyn
took place at St. Nicholas Church
on Pacific Street on March 12
1904. Bishop Raphael thus becam~
the first Orthodox bishop to be
consecrated in North America. He
crisscrossed the United States and
Canada. _and e\'en ventured deep
Into Mexico, visiting his scattered
flock and gathering them into
parish communities. He founded
":\1-K~limat: (THE WORD maga~me) _m 190::,, and published many
hturg1cal books in ,\rabic for use in
his parishes, in the Middle East
and in emigration around th~
w~rl?. After a brief but very fruitful
mm1stry. Bishop RAPHAEL fell
asleep in Christ on Februarv 27
1915, at the age of fifty-fou( No~
l~ng af~erwards, the tragedy of the
First \\ orld \\'ar and the Bolshevik
~e\'ol~tion
in Russia brought
financial and administrative ruin
to the Orthodox churches in North
America, and shattered the
measure of unity they had
enjoyed. ~lovements arose in
every ethnic group to divide
it into ecclesiastical factions.
Deprived
of its beloved
founder and bishop, the small
Svrian Greek Orthodox comrriunicy fell \'ictim to this divi!>iveness, and it would take
sixty years from the death of
Bishop RAPHAEL- to June
of 197 5 - for to cal jurisdiction a I and administrative
unity to be restored to the
children of Antioch in North
America. Some of the hierarchs who led the community
between those dates were:
GER}.IANOS
(Shehadi),
AFTI1IIOS (Ofiesh), VICTOR
(Abo-Assaly), EhfMANUEL
(Abo-Hatab), SOPHRONIOS
(Bishara), SAMUEL (David),
and ANTONY(Bashir).
On June 24, 1975 Metropolitan PHILIP Saliba of the
Archbishop AFTIMIOS(Ofiesh) 1933
(+1966) - Archbishopof Brooklynand
Antiochian Archdiocese of New
Head of the Syro-Arab Mission of the
York and Metropolitan MICHAEL
RussianArchdiocese and Primate of tr
Shaheen ( + 1992) of the Antiochian
AmericanChurch
Archdiocese of Toledo, OH
signed the Articles of Reunification which restored
administrative unity among
all Antiochian
Orthodox
Christians
in the United
States and Canada. This document was presented to the
Holy Synod of the Patriarchate, which ratified the contents on August 19, 1975
recognizing PHILIP as Metro~
politan and MICHAEL as
Auxiliary Archbishop. On
January 9, 1983, a second
auxiliary to the Metropolitan
Bishop ANTOUN (Khouri):
was consecrated at Brooklyn's St. Nicholas Cathedral
and on May 31, 1992, a thirtl
auxiliary was added, Bishop
BASIL (Essey), consecrated
at SL George Cathedral in
\Vic?ita, KS. The Metropolitan is a ~ember of the Holy
Synod of the Patriarchate of
Anti?ch and of the Standing
Conference of Canonical Orthod....__..._....,........:;~.i.i..;-.a..;;iw....;c;;.;a~,ii,i...,,...:1
Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA)~
Bishop EMMANUEL
(Abohatab) + 1933
Today, an estimated
,
- Bishopof Montreal and Auxiliary to
350 000
ArchbishopAftimios
faithful of the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America are
served by three hierarchs and
over 400 priests and deacons
in 190 churches throughout
the United
States
and
Canada.
Following the completion of
their undergraduate studies,
candidates for ordination to
the holy priesthood receive
their theological education at
one of the Orthodox seminaries - Holy Cross Orthodox
School of Theology in Brookline, ~L\; and the St. John of
Damascus Orthodox Theological Academy near Tripoli,
Lebanon. Scholarships
are
available to eligible clergymen who
wish to pursue post-graduate studies. A biennial
Archdiocesan
Clergy Symposium is convened for
the continuing
education of all
priests and deacons in the Archdiocese.
The Archdiocesan
Board of
Trustees, consisting of fifty elected
and appointed clergy and lay members, and the Metropolitan's Advisory Council, consisting of clergy
and lay representatives from each
parish and mission, meet regularly
to assist the hierarchs in the administration of the Archdiocese.
Each summer regional Parish Life
Conferences are convened in each
of the seven regions of the Archdiocese: Canadian-American
Re-
Bishop SOPHRONIOS(Bishara) + 1934
- Bishop of the West Coast and
Auxiliaryto ArchbishopAftimios
Archbishop VICTOR (Abouassaly)
+ 1936 - Archbishopof New Yorkand
All North America, Syrian Antiochian
Archdiocese
Metropolitan GERMANOS (Shahadi)
+ 1934 - Metropolitan of Seleucia,
Baalbek & Dependencies
■
�l a), and th Order of t.
(&Datlu of ntiocb. The
ORDmapslne, pubU bed
montbl ( e cept July and
), oontln
to be the
official o,aan of the Archdlocele. pioneer ln the use
mtheEngliahlanguagein the
Onhodo churche in the
orld (flnt English-lan,uqe mce book published
in 1917; fir t English-lanauagechoir music published
in 1920), the Antiochian
Archdioce e e tablished a
lull-fledged publishing department in 1940 which has producedanddistributed numerous tides in religious education, acred music and
e tern
additionto
mer camp
tract ch
adul
fro
United
Mexico, the
ite of the He
Learning Center
ArchbishopSAMUEL(David)+ 1958 Archbishopof Toledo, Ohio & Dependencies,Syrian AntiochianArchdiocese
conference facilt
100 guestrooma,
theological and
library, anda urm
... -•
ing cultural dlap
collection of
St. John of
Art Academ
quartered at
Village.The mas
oresees a retirement vi
c for senior citizens and a
onastic community
The Archdiocese's main
ancery is located at 358
Mountain Road in Englewood, J 07631, outside
~·York City, and see-
r: chanceries are
tel.I m Toledo, OH
Lo .\ngeles,CA.
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riar hate of Antioch
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t<>ge
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: St.
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ables,
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iritual
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Bishop DEMETRIis best remembered as Chairman of the Archdiocese Department of Liturgics
and Translations from 1978 to
1988. During his chairmanship, he
compiled the Liturgical Guide for
Priests. Chanters and Choirs. The
Divine Liturg_vof the Presanctified
Gifts and The Di\'ine and Hoh
Gospel Book.
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Bishop DEMETRI Khoury was
consecrated with the title "Bishop
of Jableh", on Sunday, March 12,
1995, at the Patriarchal Cathedral
in Damascus, Syria. He will then
serve as auxiliary bishop in the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian
Archdiocese of North America,
under the supervision
of His
Eminence, Metropolitan PII LIP,
Primate. May God grant him 1'1 ,
YEARS!
Belooed
areetm,
Christ.
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of
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Century,"
meeting held in P.
Beatitude, ~ •
additional
you u,eU deserce.
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Bishop Joseph Zehlaoui, A
bishops for the Antiochia
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COMMUNITIESOF
THE ANTIOCHIANORTHODOXCHRISTIANARCHDIO
OF NORTHAMERICA
1895- 1995
1916 St. Thomas in Sioux City, IA
1895 St. Nicholasin Brooklyn,NY
1917 St. George in Lowell, MA
1898 St. Michaelin Beaumont,TX
1917 St. Mary in Brooklyn, NY
1900 St. Georgein Boston,MA
1917 St. George in Akron, OH
1902 St. Georgein Worcester,MA
1917 St. George in Altoona, PA
1902 St. Georgein Kearney,NE
1917 St. Ellien in Brownsville, PA
1904 St. Georgein Lawrence,MA
1917 St. George in Upper Darby, PA
1904 St. Maryin Johnstown,PA
1918 St. George in Spring Valley, IL
1904 St. Maryin Wilkes-Barre,PA
1918 St, George in Wichita, KS
1905 St. Georgein Allentown,PA
1918 St. George in Toronto, ONT
1905 St. Georgein Char1eston,WV
1919 St. George in Norwood, MA
1905 St.Georgein Montreal,PQ
1919 St. George in Little Falls, NJ
1906 St. Georgein Vicksburg,MS
in Dedham,MA 1920 St. George in Danbury, CT
1907 St.Johnof Damascus
1907 St. Georgein Grand Rapids,Ml
1920 St. Elias in Syracuse, NY
1908 St. Georgein Washington,DC
1920 St. Elijah in Oklahoma City, OK
1908 St. Georgein Pittsburgh,PA
1920 St. George in Bridgeville, PA
1910 St. Maryin Pawtucket,RI
1921 St. Elias in Atlanta, GA
1910 St. Nicholasin Montreal,PQ
1921 St. George in Niagara Falls, NY
1911 St. Georgein MichiganCity,IN
1921 St. George in Utica, NY
1912 St. Simeonin Ironwood,Ml
1921 St. George in Canton, OH
1912 St. Georgein So. Glen Falls,NY
1922 St. Nicholas in Grand Rapids,
1912 St. Georgein New Kensington,PA
1926 St. George in Indianapolis, IN
1912 St, Eliasin La Crosse,WI
1927 St. George in Terre Haute, IN
1913 St. Georgein Detroit,Ml
1927 St. George in Cleveland, OH
1913 St. Georgein W. St. Paul,MN
1928 St. Mary in Cambridge, MA
1913 St. Michaelin Monessen,PA
1928 St. George in Houston, TX
1913 St. Eliasin New Castle,PA
1929 St. Elijah in Ottawa, ON
1913 St. Georgein Toledo,OH
1930 St. George in Portland, OR
1914 St. Georgein Cedar Rapids,IA
1932 St. Nicholas in Bridgeport, CT
1915 St. Michaelin Geneva,NY
1932 St. Mary in Wichita, KS
1932
1933
1934
1936
1937
1937
1938
1943
1944
1949
1950
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1968
1968
1968
1969
St. Elias in Austin, TX
St. Nicholas in Los Angeles, CA
St. Michael in Louisville, KY
St. George in Flint, Ml
St. Mary in Iron Mountain, Ml
St. Elias in Sylvania, OH
St. Nicholas in San Francisco, CA
St. Nicholas in Beckley, WV
St. George in Albany, NY
St. George in Phoenix, AZ
St. George in El Paso, TX
St. George in Miami, FL
t. Michael in Greensburg, PA
St. Mary in Berkley, Ml
St. Mary in ivonia, Ml
St. Anthony in Bergenfield, NJ
St. Mary in Omaha, NE
St. Luk in Garder C:.
St. Mary in W
t. Antony in
St. George in ,
St. Mark in OLi
St. Anthony in Bu ~
Redeemer in Los Alto ..,
alls, y
ArchangelGabrielin S GI
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1973
1973
1977
1977
1977
1977
1978
1978
1978
1978
1978
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Virgin Mary in Yonkers, NY
St. Mary in W. St. Paul, MN
St. Michael in Las Vegas, NV
St. Philip in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Holy Cross in Canton, OH
St. Michael in Van Nuys, CA
St. George in Orlando, FL
Holy Spirit in Huntington,WV
Holy Resurrectionin Tucson, AZ
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1985
1986
1987
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St. George in San Diego,CA
St. George in Jacksonville,FL
St. John the Baptist in Uniondale, NY
St. Basilthe Great in SilverSpring,FL
St. Basilthe Great in New Or1eans,
LA
Incarnation in Detroit, Ml
St. Ignatiusof Antioch in Windsor, ON
St. John the Evangelistin Orinda,CA
St. Lazarus in Miami,FL
St. JohnChrysostomi1 Ft Wayne, IN
St. Mary in Baltimore, MD
Ss. Peterand Paul in Bethesda,MD
St. Stephen in Plainfield,NJ
St. Philip in Ambler,PA
Ss. Constantineand Helen in Dallas,TX
St. Philip in Edmonton,ALB
Holy Transfiguration in London, ON
St. Andrew in Eustis, FL
St. Anthony in Halifax,NS
St. Andrew in Lexington, KY
Peter in Miami, FL
t 1cholasin St. Petersburg, FL
hael in Whittier, CA
, ary in Winnipeg, MAN
ir n Mary in Sacramento,CA
Our Lady of Regla in Miami,FL
St. Matthew in Torrance, CA
St. Anthony in Houston, TX
St. John the Divine,LakeCharles,LA
St. Mark in INine, CA
Ss. PeterandPauli1 BenLomond,Cit
St. Stephen in Atlanta,GA
Holy Trinity in FrankHn,TN
St. Peter in Jackson, MS
�Hof/Clo88In Balimore,
MD
ChrysostominYork,PA
ant the King in Portland, OR
St. Luke In Santa Barbara, CA
Al:S!!!!!'!!!in Saunas, KS
Sis. Pater& Paul Missionin Topeka, KS
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St Hermanin Palmer, AK
St. Timothyin Fairfield, CA
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Archpriest Michael Husson
Archpriest Spiridon Massouh
Archpriest George Mitchell
Father George Taweel
Archimandrite Agapio Golam
Father George Cohlmia
Archpriest Makarios Moore
Archimandrite Seraphim Nassar
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THE CENTENNIAL THE
MOTHER CATHEL - L
mandrite Aftimios Ofiesh (later Archbishop), to be
Y NOW ALL OF US HAVE REALIZEDTHAT
the Dean of the Cathedral. St. Nicholas Cathedral
we in ~forth America are celebra~ing :he
of
Brooklyn was then served by Archpriest Basil
100th anniversary
of an Ant10chian
Kerbawy from 1907 to 1938, Archpriest Makarios
Orthodox presence on these blessed shores. Each
Moore from 1938 to 194 7, Arch priest Wakeem
issue of THE WORD this year has carried numerDalack from 194 7 to 1962, Archimandrite Gregory
ous articles and pictures depicting the illustrious
Abboud from 1962 to 1978, Archimandrite
history of our people in the United States and
Antoun Khouri (later Bishop) from 1978 to 1983,
Canada. We evolved from a "mission" under the
Archimandrite
Demetri Kho{uy (later Bishop)
jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Archdiocese
from 1983 to 1987,·and Archpriest George S.
in America, to an "archdiocese" within the
Corev from 1987 to the present. Numerous priests
Patriarchate of Antioch, where the followers of
and deacons have served as assistants to the
Christ were first called "Christians".
Deans and many more too numerous to mention,
But even before that "mission" and that "arch'
' Holy Tern~\e.
diocese", there was a parish, dedicated to the
have been
ordained in this
patronage
of St.. Nicholas the
The people of St. Nich0las Cathedral
♦
\Vonderworker, Bishop of Myra. It was
have
been most faith,'ul to their
EDITORIAL
from that parish, first established in
church, bishops and clc r tY during the
By
Manhattan, and later in Brooklyn, New
100 years of their e.\ ii ence. Even
Archpri.est
York, that the first resident priest, the
when they took a trem,.: . dous loss in
George S. Corey
Archimandrite Raphael Hawaweeny,
numbers because of t~ • stablishment
♦
would begin his missionary endeavors
of other Antiochia 1 hurches in
throughout North America. He pastored St.
Brooklvn Yonkers Uniondale ,. '' parts of New
Nicholas Church beginning in November, 1895,
Jersey,· th~ "remna~t" kept the dl r . of th~ Cathe;
and then made it his cathedral after his consecradral open. Todav it is as vibrant ,l.", was m 1895•
tion in 1904. Bishop RAPHAELtravelled throughThe Cathedral Family are ve
c1roud of the
out the continent, establishing churches, baptizaccomplishments of the past 100 1c!ars,and look
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ing, marrying, burying, ordaining, counseling, and
forward to the future with great ent h usiasm
working closely with the established Orthodox
anticipation.
Church authorities, but always returning to his
We salute St. Nicholas Cathedral of Brooklyn on
Mother Cathedral in Brooklyn, after a long and
their 100 years of continuous existence, and as~
weary day, or visit, or journey. While "home", he
God to bless them and their ministry of love in 1•s
0
authored liturgical books, wrote articles, and
Name. The official celebration of the Centennial ~
e~tahlished AL KALlMAT(The Word), so that all
the Mother Cathedral will be the week_en? ~
his flock throughout )forth .America could be betOctober 5 to 8 1995 to which all of you are invite •
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AHL.ANWA SAHL.AN!
In 1905 Bishop RAPHAEL appointed Archi-
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A BRIEF HISTORY
Montreal, Quebec
uring his episcopacy
that the present
355 State Street in
Brooklyn was purct
the Episcopalians in
1920. Prior to th(
tion, it was called St.
Peter's Episcopal C
The parishioners were
successful in conver I
n o an Orthodox House
of worship with a
t-> r iconostasis, icons,
chandeliers, etc. Uri vtur ately during the Great
Depression, the church was lost because the
mortgage could not be paid, but the parishioners
managed to rent it on a monthly basis. During the
episcopacy of Archbishop AFTIMIOS, a new vision
to form an "American Orthodox Church" emerged
with Archbishop AFTIMIOS as its administrator
With the blessing of the Russian Archdiocese. the
Priest Emmanuel Abohatab was consecrated in
1928 as the Bishop of Montreal, and the Priest
Sophronios Bishara was consecrated as the Bishop
of the West Coast. The vision of the American
Church was short-lived however.
Archbishop
AFTIMIOS was forced to leave the episcopacy in
1933 because he chose to marry He lived to a
ripe-old age in retirement and died in 1966. Bishop
EMMANUEL, who continued to edit "Al Kalimat•as
often as he could, served admirat f until his death
in 1933. The Bishop SOPHRON OS also died in
the middle of his career. In the !T'eantime,a bishop
from the Synod of Antioch har een ministeringto
some churches in America.
Is Eminence, the
Metropolitan GERMANOS {S
di) had managed
to bring several churches into
"jurisdiction· and
the Syrian Church in Nortr
rica found itself
greatly divided into the "Antoc
Jssy'' factions.
Then in the early 1
all the Arabicspeaking bishops died, an,
Russian Chu~ch
found itself in a chaotic stat
to the Revolution
in Russia. The Church in An
h sent Archbis~op
VICTOR {Abouassaly) to unit
e Arabic-speaking
people in North America u
• Antiochian _care.
Shortly before his untim ly death, Bishop
th
EMMANUEL learned that his ~fforts to place ~
0
churches of the Syrian Mission under the ~r~
the Church of Antioch were successful. Arch~is ~p
VICTOR spent his short-lived episcopacy trying ~
in fact unite all his people. He too died at a youn
age in 1934.
.
As the Patriarchal Vicar in North Amenca,
~ntly . b~shop was succeeded by
Archimandrite
Antony Bashir was successful in
AR::hirraldriteAftim10s Ofiesh, a priest from
In the mid 1890s, Arabic-speaking Ortho~ox
Christians from various Middle Eastern countries
living in Metropolitan New Yo~ . formed the
Charitable Syrian Orthodox Assoc1atIon._ At that
time the established Orthodox Church in North
America was shepherded by clergy frorll: the
Church of Russia. The members of the Charitable
Syrian Orthodox Association petitio_ned the
hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Arch_d1ocese
for
an administrator who could speak their language
and minister to them according to their customs.
The choice for this ministry was Archimandrite
Raphael Hawaweeny who was studying in Russia
at the time. He was summoned to New York, after
consultation with the Holy Synods of Antioch and
Russia, and he arrived in the New World in
November 1895. A loft at 77 Washington Street in
Manhattan was converted into the first church for
Arabic-speaking Orthodox and Father Raphael
ministeredto their needs. One of the first families
on record at that time was the Arbeely family whose
great,great grandchildren make up the fabric of the
presentCathedral.
The parish outgrew their small church in
Manhattanand in 1902, they purchased a building
at 301-303Pacific Street in Brooklyn where a larger
Arabic community had been established. It was
consecratedby the Russian Bishop TIKHON {later
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia), and named
after the Great Wonder-worker, Saint Nicholas,
Bishop of Myra. In March 1904, the Primate of the
Russian Church in North America Tl KHON, and
INNOCENT, Bishop of Alaska (both canonized
Saints) elected Archimandrite Raphael Hawaweeny
as a Vicar Bishop to TIKHON and the spiritual head
of the Syrian Mission of the Russian Orthodox
Church in North America. RAPHAELwas given the
title •Bishopof Brooklyn• and head of "The Syrian
Mission•. St Nicholas Church of Brooklyn was
designatedas his Cathedral. Bishop RAPHAEL
servedwithgreatdignity and added thirty parishes
to his. •Mission•during those ensuing years. He
establisheda publication which he called "Al
Kalimat"(THE WORD), through which he informed
his readership
of the truths of Orthodoxy. Bishop
RAPHAELfell asleepin the Lord in 1915.
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getting St. Nicholas Cathedral of Brooklyn back into
the hands of its rightful owners. The mortgage was
paid because of the generosity of certain
parishioners and the church building was saved.
After the death of Archbishop VICTOR,
Archimandrite Antony Bashir was elevated by the
Holy Synod of Antioch to be the Bishop of New
York and All North America. He was consecrated
on April 19, 1936, in St. Nicholas Cathedral of
Brooklyn, and served with distinction and honor,
greatly loved by his flock throughout the United
States and Canada. It was to his credit that the
Church in North America was "Americanized", that
is, brought into the 20th Century. However one
event "plagued" his episcopacy of thirty years. A
group of Arabic-speaking people, also within the
Church of Antioch, followed the Archimandrite
Samuel David into division. Consecrated by the
Russian bishops, he formed the Archdiocese of
Toledo, Ohio and Dependencies.
The Deans of the Cathedral have been the
following Archimandrite Raphael Hawaweeny
(1895-1904), Archimandrite Aftimios Ofiesh (19051907), Archpnest Basil Kerbawy (1907-1938)
Archpriest Makarios Moore { 1938-1947) Archpnest
Wakeem Dalack (1947-1962). Arch1mandnte
Gregory Abboud (1962-1978), Arch mandrite
Antoun Khouri (1978-1983), Arch1mandIte DP.metr,
Khoury (1983-1 87), and Arch
rr
Corey ( 987-prese,1t) Pr
attached o th Cathedr I o 11
been Fathers Constan• o
Irvine, Bas, Sydawy Pe r
Ab allah Khoury
Simmons, Richard T
Matthew George. Stepher
Emma'luel Abonatab and Uy
The Catheara1
when the Church School w ~ o...-Y
Choir began usI g English as
the youth movement became a rec:1lIty
Before the untimely death of tt Ar~ 1mat"\d,
te
Gregory Abboud on June 29 1978 (at the r1ge of
55), he was instrumental in founding the St.
Nicholas Home for the Elderly, now located in the
Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. The parishioners of
the Cathedral put all their efforts in funding the St.
Nicholas Home during the 60s and 70s. Although it
is no longer officially part of the Cathedral, the St.
Nicholas Home ministers to all our people and is
supported by the individual contributions of many
within the community (Orthodox and non-Orthodox
alike).
Upon the death of Metropolitan ANTONY in
1966 (Archbishop SAMUEL had died in 1958), the
leadership of the Antiochian Archdiocese passedon
to Archimandrite Philip Saliba who was
consecrated in Lebanon on August 14, 1966. The
Archdiocese,
under
Metropolitan
PHILIP'S
magnificent leadership, has been united for the first
time since it was formed as "The Syrian Mission• in
1904. Archbishop MICHAEL (Shaheen), who
resided in Toledo, Ohio, served as the Auxiliary until
his death in 1992. Other auxiliaries are Bishop
ANTO~N in Englewood, Bishop JOSEPH in Los
Angeles, Bishop BASIL in Wichita, and Bishop
DEMETRI in Toledo.
The present Dean of the Cathedral is
Archpriest George S. Corey who will be responsible
for moving the Cathedral and its parishioners into
the 21st century with God's help and the
intercessions of our Patron, St. Nicholas the
Wonder-worker and Bishop of Myra in Lycia.
Thus the history of the Archdiocese and the St
Nicholas Cathedral of Brooklyn are one and the
same history. It is the oldest continuous church in
the Archdiocese and its only Mother Cathedral.
Here we see a long and illustrious history because
of the tove, devotion and sacrifices of the venerable
hierarchy, the greatly respected priests and
deacons and the holy people of God who have
(!erved and continue to serve.
OUGH THE INTERCESSIONS OF ST.
ICHOLAS THE WONDER-WORKER,
LO D JESUS CHRIST OUR GOD,
SAVE USI
ECIAL APPOINTMENTS
T THE CATHEDRAL
cholas Cathedral of Brooklyn is blessed
i r p ~..,ialappointments of interest The church
c ams the sacred relics of St Nicholas,Bishopof
Myra which are placed in front of his icon on the
lconostasis; the relics of St Basil the Great, st
Gregory the Theologian and St John Cbrysos1Drn
are placed in the Sanctuary; a large ShlOudol tb6
Entombment of Christ which was a gift to
RAPHAEL from the Czar Nicholas of Russia;
Episcopal staff of Bishop EMMANUEL in a
enclosure on the wall behind the Bi$110p's
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the relics of the Cross of our Lord.and
Blessed Bishop RAPHAEL There are
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1995 PARISH COUNCIL
Archpriest George S. Corey
Dean
Brooklyn, NY
Mrs.Lila Michaels
Chair
Brooklyn, Y
Mr Maurice aalouly
Vice Chair
Brooklyn, NY
Mrs. Norma Khoury
Secretary and Fellowship
Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Richard Kirshy
Treasurer
Brooklyn, NY
Dr Henry Habib
Old Bridge, NJ
Ms. Elaine Khoury
Brooklyn, NY
Mrs. Frances Khoury
(Hamelat El Teeb)
Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Nizar Khoury
Brooklyn, NY
Mrs. Elaine Kronenberger
Brooklyn, NY
Dr. Raymond Kyriakos
Colts Neck, NJ
Mr. Dimitri Speer
Assistant Treasurer
Brooklyn, NY
Mr. George Stephan
Staten Island, NY
Mr. George Atallah
Forest Hills, NY
Mr. Richard Zogheb
Brooklyn, NY
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DEANS OF ST. NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL OF BROOKL VP
Archimandrite
RaphaelHawaweeny
Archimandrite
Aftimios Ofiesh
Arch imandrite
Basil Kerbawy
1895 -1904
1905 - 1907
1907 - 1938
Arch priest
Makarios Moore
Arch pries
Wakeem Dalac
1938 -1947
1947 - 1962
Arch imandrite
Antoun Khouri
Archimandrite
Demetri Khoury
1978 - 1983
1983 - 1987
Arch priest
George S. Corey
1987-
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•.. .yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's drea'!" .
. . .let today embrace the past with remembrance and the fu~ure_with
longing.n
Kah hi G1bran
This truly is a year of remembrance as we embrace the past 100 years and reflect on
the courageous pilgrims vvholeft this legacy to us, their children and grandchildren.
The family of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn is delighted to be
your hosts this weekend and we are especially glad that you are able to be a part of
this, the most exciting historical event in our Cathedral's history.
On behalf of the 100th Anniversary committee and all the parishioners of St. Nicholas
Cathedral, we welcome the Archdiocese Board of Trustees, the governing council of St.
Ignatius and all our guests to New York.
Our special thanks and gratitude to our beloved Metropolitan PHILIP for his great
leadership during these past twenty-nine years. May our Lord God protect him and
grant unto him many years of good health and happiness as our Spiritual Lead r.
A special note of thanks to all our sponsors, donors and advertisers who
generously. Our deepest gratitude to the members of St. Nicholas Orthodox
who worked so diligently to make this Centennial Weekend a success.
To our beloved Father George and Khouriya Laila, you made this "C
Celebration" possible, our love and appreciation. Your motivation and en
endless and untiring. May God always look down on you and your family ·
you. WE LOVE YOU!
Yours in Christ,
f.Jcr,.
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Lila M. Michaels /
Chairman
Parish Council
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Elaine B. Khoury
Chairman
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�CENTENNIAL C£L£BRA TION
Committee Chairs
Honorary Chairmen ______________________
The Very Reverend & Mrs. George S. Corey
General Chairman _________________________________________________
Elaine B. Khoury
Treasurer ___________________________________________________________
Richard Kirshy
Secretary __________________________________________________________
Donna Stephan
Archives ___________________________________________________________
_Maria Stephan
Omayma Stephan
Journal Coordinators ___________________________________________
Elaine Kronenberger
Martha DeRight
Publicity ______________________________________________________
.Elaine Kronenberger
Omayma Stephan
Transportation ______________________________________________________
Barbara Rieber
Welcoming _____________________________________________
Nicole & Raymond Kyriakos
Frances Khoury
Event Chairs
Winter and Spring Haflis ____________________________
Fellowship of St. John the Divine
Heritage Luncheon _______________________________
Yvette Ashkar and Frances Khoury
Theatre Group ________________________________________________________
Lorice Habib
Hafli/Dance __________________________________________________________
.Lila Michaels
Grand Centennial Banquet ___________________________________
Nada & George Atallah
Champagne Reception ________________________________________________
Judy Cabbad
Cathedral "Open House" ____________________________________________
Deborah Brown
St. Nicholas Feast Day Celebration _____________________________________
Lila Michaels
St. Nicholas
Pastor _________________________________________
The Very Reverend George S. Corey
Parish Council Chairman ______________________________________________
Lila Michaels
Hamelat-el-Teeb President __________________________________________
Frances Khoury
Fellowship of St. John the Divine President ________________________
Irene Abou Hala
Church School Superintendent_ _______________________________________ Gi
SOYO President ___________________________________
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SOYO Advisor ____________________________________________
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�ST. NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL
8ROOKL YN, NEW YORK
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VVhile the Russian community was steadily and generosity of certain parishioners, the mortgage debt
increasingly making its presence felt on the eastern on the Cathedral was paid and the property returned
coast of the United States, for more than a century to the possession of the parish.
Over the ensuing years, the parish of St. Nicholas
Arabic-speaking immigrants from the Middle East had
been joining in and enriching the colorful fabric of Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn has
ethnic communities settling in the five boroughs of wtnessed the establishment of the Church School, a
New York. To serve the Orthodox Christians among liturgical choir, and of the St. Nicholas Home for the
them, the Syrian Orthodox Benevolent Association
Elderly, located in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn.
was established in 1895. At that time, all ethnic Although no longer officially affiliated wth the
Orthodox communities in North America v,.,ereunder Cathedral, the St. Nicholas Home continues to exist
the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church of Russia, and as a non-sectarian refuge for some seventy-seven
it was therefore to that Church that the Benevolent
elderly persons.
Association appealed for a priest 'MlO could properly
Venerated in the Cathedral are relics of the Holy
minister to the Arabic-speaking faithful in New York. Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ; of the Belt of the
After consultations between the Holy Synods of both Theotokos, the Blessed Virgin Mary; and of St.
the Churches of Antioch and of Russia, Archimandrite Nicholas, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory tne
Raphael Hawav,.,eeny,a priest from Damascus then Theologian, St. John Chrysostom, and the Blessed
studying in Russia, was sent to ansv,.,erthe call in Bishop Raphael. A large Epitaphion or Shroud of the
1895. A loft at 77 Washington Street in Manhattan Entombment, a gift to Bishop Raphael from Tsar
served as the Arab community's first church.
Nicholas II of Russia, as v,.,ellas several A-1timins
The parish having outgro'Ml their small church dating from the early days of the parish are c ,unted
building in Manhattan, and wth a larger Arab among the treasures possessed by the Cathe • I.
community having gro'Ml across the East River in
Today, membership in the Cathedral ounity
Brooklyn Heights in the vicinity of Atlantic Avenue. consists of some six-hundred families
the parish moved to Brooklyn and purchased a twelve-hundred faithful, most of whom are
'icanb•Jildingon Pacific Street in 1902. The new church bom. About three-quarters of the parishi
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was consecrated by Bishop Tikhon (later Patriarch trace their roots to the Middle East - Syria
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and Saint), under the patronage of St. Nicholas, Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt - while the r
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Bishop of Myra and Wonder-M>rker. In March of quarter have joined the parish through m
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1904, Archimandrite Raphael was consecrated bishop conversion to Orthodoxy, and include me
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and spiritual head of the "Syrian Mission of the are ethnically Greek, Italian, Hispanic, and
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Russian Orthodox Church in America" wth the title as well as those whose roots lie in the Britis
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"Bishop of Brooklyn," and his St. Nicholas Church was the 1920s, the Liturgical Choir began s
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elevated to the status of cathedral. Having wtnessed
English as well as in Arabic. Though EngI
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establishment of thirty new parishes, Bishop Raphael of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archc r se of
entered his eternal rest in 1915.
North America, St. Nicholas Orthodox Ca
ral of
In 1920, the Cathedral parish purchased St. Broo~yn remains the oldest continuous paris in the
Peter's Church on State Street, just one block north of Archdiocese and its only Mother Cathed
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Atlantic Avenue, from its Protestant Episcopal present Dean of the Cathedral is Archpriest Geurge S.
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ST. GEORGE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
3754 WOODLEY ROAD, TOLEDO, OH 43606-1159
To Father George and all the members of St. Nicholas Cathedral, and our
entire Archdiocese, we offer a most joyous and heartfelt congratulations on our
100th year.
The story of St. George Cathedral in
Toledo, Ohio is a story of dreams. Orthodox
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Christians from Syria and Lebanon emigrated to
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Toledo, Ohio, and dreamed of having their own
church where they could live their Faith and worship in their own native language. They first established a community in 1902, named for the Holy Archangel Michael, meeting in rented quarters. The saintly Bishop Raphael (Hawaweeny) assigned Archimandrite Meletios Karroum as first pastor to the community. He continued for two years, but when some
of the immigrants moved out to other cities, the community was no longer able to maintain a full-time
priest. They could only hold services when a traveling priest was visiting the Toledo area.
In 1910 the faithful were ready to try again and formed a Men's Club, where members dedicated
their efforts to raising funds for a church. By 1913 they filed papers with the State of Ohio, incorporating
as the Greek Orthodox Society of St. George. The community also petitioned Bishop Raphael who
granted the Society its canonical charter as a Church in 1914. The community purchased land that same
year. In 1915 the women added their energies and established the Ladies' Benevolent Society. They
worked diligently toward garnering enough money to help purchase the double house on the corner of Elm
and Erie Streets. By the grace of God, the first church temple was built in 1919 and consecrated on May
9, 1920, with Fr. Gerasimos Ghareeb as St. George's first permanent, full-time pastor.
The Toledo community joined under Bishop Victor (Aboassaly) upon his consecration in 1924 as
the first Bishop of the Antiochian jurisdiction in America. That same year, then pastor Fr. Samuel David
established an Arabic School. A Girls' Choir was formed in 1927 to chant the Great Friday praises. The
young women sang in Arabic, aided by phonetic transcriptions.
St. George became the Cathedral in 1936 when Archimandrite Samuel David was ordained Bishop
of Toledo and Dependencies. The Cathedral Choir was established in 1938 to serve alongside the chanters. A Church School was also organized by a number of young women. The Sunday School Mothers'
Club (now known as the Women's League) was established in 1956.
Following Archbishop Samuel's falling asleep in the Lord in 1958, the Rev. Michael Shaheen was
ordained as the new Archbishop of Toledo and enthroned at St. George Cathedral in 1962. Soon after, he
established the Toledo chapter of the Orthodox Youth of America (the predecessor to SOYO/
Fellowship of St. John the Divine).
As the community continued to flourish, fourteen acres was purchased for a new church home, and
a new temple was consecrated at the present site on July 7, 1974. Another glorious day the following year
saw two brothers in Christ and their flocks embracing, when Archbishop PHILIP of New York and Arch
bishop MICHAEL effected a union of the Antiochian jurisdiction in North America. Archbishop MICHAEL
was laid to rest on the Cathedral grounds when he fell asleep in the Lord suddenly on October 24, 1992.
St. George Cathedral is honored to have established the St. George Manor, a senior citizens'
housing project, which was built in 1984. The Cathedral also operates George Mance Commons, a facility
for handicapped persons in the inner city. We are truly thankful to Almighty God for His many blessings
upon our Cathedral, as well as to ALL of our parishioners, past and present, who have sacrificed so much
to make it all possible. We pray that God will continue to guide us through the grace of His Holy Spirit toward future strength and growth as the Cathedral of the Midwest Region.
GLORY BE TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY BE FOREVER!!
�St. Nicholas Orthodox Christian Cathedral
Los Angeles, California
St. Nicholas Orthodox Christian Cathedral was
established in the early 1900's. Between 1900-02, two
attempts had been made to build an Orthodox Church
in Los Angeles. Money had been collected on two
different occasions, only to be returned because of
disagreements between factions.
After World War II ended, significant changes
took place: first, a considerable population increase of
Orthodox families of Arabic heritage in the Los Angeles
area; second, the much-revered Father Elias Saidy
moved to Los Angeles, where he purchased a fourroom house. This became the first St. George Church.
Its doors were opened to the faithful in 1924.
In 1936, Metropolitan ANTHONY attended a
general meeting of the Orthodox Community in the
basement of St. George Church, and it was decided
that the time had come to build a new and larger
Church.
The 1940's were to usher in a new era in our
Orthod?x Community. After years of hope and
frustration, the Community dream came true as the
Church was completed in 1950. The dedication
ceremony was performed by Metropolitan ANTHONY.
The first priest for the new Church was Right Rev
Anthony Wolfe, who served for the years 1950-1951.
F~ther Elias Meena followed in 1951, later assisted by
hrs son, Father James C. Meena, serving the
congregation together.
With the completion and dedication of St
Nicholas Church, plans were drawn for the second
stage of the building program - the Church Hall
Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Janua~
1952, . and the dedication was performed by
Archbishop ANTHONY and assisted by Fathers Elias
and James Meena on August 23, 1953.
The third stage was the development of a
facility to serve the needs of youth; an Orthodox Youth
Camp. After months of searching and exploring the
Mt. Pinos area of Frazier Park, a federal national forest
area, twenty-one acres of virgin beauty was leased.
The construction of the Camp was organized
around a master plan that was developed during 1962.
The first phase called for the completion of two
dormitories and one staff building, an Olympic sized
pool and a Mess Hall. This outstanding youth facility
can accommodate over two hundred campers at one
time. In 1984, the Chapel of St. Paul was completed.
In the last forty years, St. Nicholas has more
than doubled its membership, with over 500 families.
Some of the notable achievements in the past years
have been:
-St. Nicholas was instrumental in establishing
an Archdiocesan Chancery on the West Coast.
-The Cathedral added thousands of dollars to
the building fund of St. Anne Melkite Church.
-Since 1963, there has been a gradual
transformation of the Cathedral into one of the most
impressive Orthodox Cathedrals in all North America.
-Founded St. Nicholas Memorial Gardens
Valhalla Cemetery in North Hollywood.
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-St. Nicholas Cedars Manor, a twenty-six unit
senior citizen apartment complex, was constructed
next to the Cathedral in 1981.
-The Cathedral gave its assistance to the early
establishment of churches in Van Nuys, Whittier,
Torrance, Irvine and Glendora.
-In 1987, St. Nicholas assisted in over 1000
Chrismations and 50 Ordinations of the members of
the Evangelical Orthodox Church into our Archdiocese
of North America.
In 1961, Exarch Paul Remley, his lovely wife,
Pat, and their children moved to Los AMeles from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to become the np· Pastor of
St. Nicholas. From 1961-1988, Fr. Paul
rked the
new ~ra of building and redecorating of th
athedral,
St. Nrch~las Hall and St. Nicholas Camp.
isting Fr.
Paul durrng these years were his father, D
m Habib
Romley, V. Rev. Fr. John Reinhold, V. R
=r. John
Koury, V. Rev. Fr. George Alberts, V. R
=r. Elias
Bitar, V. Rev Fr. Paul O'Callaghan, Rev
James
Haddad, V. Rev. Fr. Michel Najim, V. r
Fr. Jon
Braun, Rev. Fr. Duane Pederson and
1deacon
George Shishim.
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et_ernrty,because "It is the Lord's Doing." Ir Jd, "I am
wrth you always, even unto the end or ,e world,
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�young vigorous, dynamic man of the cloth- a Reverend Father
Michael Andrew Husson- arrived in Miami from Wichita, Kansas
to tend to the needy, soon-to-quickly-grow flock.
ST.GEORGE
CATHEDRAL
MIAMI,FLORIDA
Forty-six years ago, on December 20, 1949 to be exact, eleven
devout Orthodox Christians met to share a dream with each
other. These eleven were: Mike Ajhar, Naheem Barjod. Naseem
Bitar, Abraham Deratany, Reverend Spyridon Dora, Sam Kerge,
Edward Neimy, David Orfaly, Mike Saikaly, Ed Saliba, and hank
Shaker. That dream was for them to see to come into existence a
church for themselves and their children. At the time of its
inception, Metropolitan Anthony Bashir, of Blessed Memory, sent
a missionary priest to help these eleven re::lize that dream. The
priest, Reverend Father Louis Secabe, quickly identified and
organized them, helping them to launch an official drive for the
establishment of an Orthodox church.
Initially, they held organizational meetings at the Syrian Lebanese
American club. shortly thereafter, they drew up a Charter and, soon
enough, the Saint Anthony Society came into being. Its Spiritual
Advisors were Fr. Secabe and Archimandrite Basilious Sedaoui As
an infant Mission, the Society first held all its religious services,
meetings, and socials in the clubhouse. As the society grew and
expanded, it later held these same activities in various and sundry
locations.
By the end of 1957, the appointed Building Committee found a
church for sale. The church was the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
located in 200 SW 8th Avenue. Its sale price? $35,000.
Undaunted by the apparent lack of funds locally, the Committee
solicited the faithful as far north as West Palm Beach. The final
benefactor, George Sydah, donated $15,000, stipulating only that
the name "Saint Anthony" be changed to the name "Saint
George" ...not after himself, but, rather, for a dear friend, a Reverend
Father George Kattouf. True to Mr. Sydah's wishes, the nearly
decade-old Community, now relocated, was officially consecrated
and dedicated on February 2, 1958 by Metroplitans Anthony Bashir
and Samuel David.
Now that Miami's Orthodox faithful had their house of worship,
they needed to seek their shepherd. On September 20, 1958, a
When Fr. Michael was assigned by Metropolitan ANTHONY of
Thrice Blessed Memory to serve the then new community of Saint
George in Miami, he was also directed to serve the Antiochian
faithful throughout the State of Florida. With the Saint George
parish being the only Antiochian parish in the State, he was primed
to effect greatly both religious and social patterns of the faithful.
Through his exacting, dedicated guidance, much was initiated,
launched, and established: Sunday School classes, a choir, a Ladies
Auxiliary, and a Men's Society. As Fr. Michael's ministry
continued to help the parish grow and expand, so, too, did his
ministry grow and expand: He was involved in the creation of
many new missions, two of which are Saint Philip Orthodox
Church in Davie and Saint Mary Orthodox Church in West Palm
Beach.
Subsequent to such- among many other- missionary
inroads, and upon Metropolitan PHILIP's proclaiming, in 1966, that
the parish
would serve a the Southern Cathedral of the
Archdiocese, Fr. Michael became not only Dean of the Cathedral
but also Dean of the State ofFlorida.
In 1965, Fr. Michael sighted what, three years later, would become
that new home. Immediately recognizing that the then "Temple
Judea" would meet the parish's long-tenn needs, he began the
tireless drive for funds to acquire that potential-laden piece of real
estate. Negotiations were completed on August 31, 1968, with a
down payment, a mortgage, and the old church building offered as
security. After three months of holding services in the auditorium,
for lack of funds to convert the once Temple to Orthodox standards
for worship, a second name joined that of George Sydah, as the
parish's first great Benefactress: Rose Perez Merhige. It took just
six weeks to evolve, per her instructions and equally gracious
support, what is the present-day location and configuration of the
Cathedral of Saint George.
Thus, the Cathedral of Saint George began as a dream- and came
true- because of the dedication, sincerity, and faithfulness of such
people. Under the leadership of Fr. Michael, by the grace of God,
an Orthodox House of God would grow into a full, well nourished
vineyard from a small planted seed.
Upon Fr. Michael's retirement, Reverend Father George S. Corey
was appointed to continue the pioneering work of Fr. Michael.
Father George served God at the Cathedral for eleven months
during which the Senior SOYO was fonned.
When Father George and his family needed to leave Miami, His
Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP, in prayerful sincerity to find the
best shepherd for Saint George's flock, was guided by the Holy
Spirit to choose the Cathedral's new pastor, Archimandrite Demetri
M. Khoury, who served the cathedral faithfully for eight years until
his consecration to the Holy Episcopacy.
Members, young and old alike, seek to expand the Cathedral and,
moreover, declare it is time to build a new Cathedral. No one is
more ambitious to see the Cathedral of Saint George grow to the
glory of God than is Father Elia Shalhoub, the newly appointed
Dean. Although his load be heavy, Father Elia's steadfastness of
faith will, by the grace of God, lead the Cathedral's faithful in
further developing the work begun by Father Michael and
continued by Father George and His Grace Bishop Demetri.
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�SAINT GEORGE CATHEDRAL
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Although New York City hosted the largest
Syrian colony in the United States at the tu of the
century, many immigrants fanned out of New Yor City
and established settlements deep in the interior of the
country. Thus began the Syrian-Lebanese colony of
Worcester, Massachu etts. The first Syrianswho came
to Worcester, whether by design or accident, settled in
the early 1890's. Through the following two and a half
decades older settlers attracted newer ones to the
extent that the area b ca e known as "Syrian Hill.•
The majority of the settlers came from places
like Damascus, Beirut, Zahle, Mhaiti, Rashayya,
Btighrine, 'Aita and Oahr al-Ahmar. In 1898 the Syrian
Orthodox colony of Worcester numbered some 152
individuals, or about forty families in the opening years
of the twentieth century. Before they could afford a
church and the services of a resident priest, itinerant
priests, most frequently Archimandrite Malatius Karrum
or Rev. Michael Husson, ministered to them with
services being held in private homes. Then. about
1902, a mission church was rented for five dollars a
month at 100 Wall Street. A local clergy described this
church in 1903 as fairly well sustained with a resident
priest and regular services. This same mission church
was bought in 1907 under the leadership of
Archimandrite Karrum. Having decided to return to
Syria,Archimandrite Karrum tendered his resignationin
mid-1908 and was succeeded by Rev. Michael Husson
in September of the same year. The latter kept his
position until his retirement in 1937, thus becoming the
longest serving priest in the history of the St. George
parish.
Under the inspiration of Bishop RAPHAEL
Hawaweeny and the leadership of Fr. Husson a fundraising campaign was undertaken in 1910 to pay off the
mortgage. Thus, the St. George Orthodox Church of
Worcester was not only third In the. United S~ates
chronologically speaking, but also the third fully paid for
church in the country.
Following the passing of Bishop RAPHAEL in
1915 a controversy arose regarding which jurisdiction
the Syrian Orthodox Mission Church in North America
should be under, Russia's or Antioch's. Regarding the
Worcester
Syrian Orthodox
community,
an
overwhelming majority voted to affiliate with the
Antiochian patriarchate in 1917. The name of the
church was also changed from "St. George Syrian
Orthodox Church" to "St. George Antiochian Orthodox
Church." In 1924 Archbishop VICTOR Abu Asaly was
consecrated in Worcester to head the Antiochian
Church. The change of affiliation caused some ripples
in the community for over a decade. Finally, the
community was once more united under the Antiochian
iurisdiction.
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The church served the community as the
religious center, the social center and the place where
the youngsters learned the native tongue of their
parents until 1929. By then, the community had grown
to about 150 families or some 700 souls and moved to
34 Wall Street which was consecrated by Archbishop
VICTOR in early April 1929.
In order to meet the financial burden of a new
church, parishioners contributed to meet the mortgage
and interest payments. A lot of haflis and bazaars
were held to raise funds. The ladies, always a pillar of
the church, undoubtedly spent countless hours making
sweets and stuffing grape leaves. The beautiful new
church was a source of pride to the whole community.
The cooperative effort, however, paid off. By 1945, the
church was fully paid for and the remaining mortgage
was burned.
Yet, growth knows no limits. Between 1929
and the 1960's the Orthodox community grew even
larger. New generations had been born, educated and
married, moving away from the "old neigti rirhood."
The church location on Wall Street had ecome
inadequate. A new, more central location ,e also
.h, was
conducive to the construction of a larger c
needed. Options were considered and ~ choice
ground
finally fell on Anna Street. Plans were dra
e new
was broken and construction began o
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complex in 1968. The consecration of th
1970.
Metropolitan PHILIP Saliba was on May
.hurch,
Because of the size and beauty of the r
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Metropolitan PHILIP proclaimed it a Cathed
Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in New En
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St. George Cathedral now ministe
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1,200 faithful in the Worcester area.
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predominantly Syrian and Lebanese in
well
as
there are many converts to Orthodoxy,
call
St.
Orthodox from other ethnic backgrounds
George Cathedral their spiritual home.
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ST. MARY (DORMITION) ORTHODOX CHURCH,
WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
The founders of St. Mary began their
immigration to America in the year 1890. In
1890 the families of Atiyeh, Audi, Broody, Hyder,
Saba, Serhan, and Simon came from the area
known as EI-Koora in North Lebanon overlooking
Tripoli. Among the earliest to arrive from the
area of the Wadi-Nasaara in Syria before 1900
were the Abraham, Baroody, Bitar, Cross, Johns,
Namey, and Solomon families.
By 1904 there were 35 families organized
to start a parish. St. Mary's was one of the first
parishes
organized
by Bishop RAPHAt:L
(Hawaweeny) as our Antiminsion testifies. The
parishioner and first priest of St. Mary's, Father
Michael Saba, served the parish for three years
before leaving for Johnstown. 7he parish first
worshipped in homes at 9 Moyallen and then at
7 McCarragher Streets. By the year 1908 the
parish had grown to 65 families.
Fr. George
Kattouf became the pastor in 1907 and led the
parish in collecting money for purchasing land at
132 High Street in Wilkes-Barre.
The church
building was completed with most of the work
done by parish volunteers at a cost of $9,000 in
1908. Behind the church was built a rectory in
1912 at 18 McCarragher Street for $4,000. In
1912 Fr. Kattouf went to Altoona.
The congregation engaged the services
of Fr. Joseph Elia Xanthopoulos in 1912 and a
Syrian school was started. He left in 1917 after
he started the Greek Orthodox Church in town.
Fr. Daniel George also served at the same time
as Fr. Xanthopoulos and during the following
years because of the Russi-Antaaki split. Fr.
George then went to Geneva, NY. In 1917 Fr.
Abdallah Khoury was the main pastor for reunion
until 1929. During this time the Syrian school
was reopened and separate male and female
chanting groups were started. In the year 1928,
the old church was enlarged and lifted to build a
community
hall underneath, at a cost of
$13,000. Fr. Khoury went to Brooklyn, NY. Fr.
Constantine Abou-Adal was the priest from
1929-1932 .
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Archbishop AFTIMIOS (Ofeish) served the
parish for the first part of 1933, starting the choir
and Sunday School.
Archbishop AFTIMIOS
attempted to start an American Orthodox Church
with Metropolitan PLATON of the Russian
Orthodox Church. However, after its foun~ing,
when support was withd:-awn, the American
Orthodox
Church
became
uncanonical.
Archbishop AFTIMIOS married a parishioner and
was retired. Fr. George Mitchell became the
pastor from 1933-1940. Fr. George secured the
largest parcel of our church cemetery for the sum
of $280.00. He died as pastor on November 1,
1940. The congregation, by 1940, was 175
families strong, and boasted business and
professional people. Father Anthony Sakey was
the priest from 1941 until 1945. During World
War II, 130 of its young men served in the Armed
Forces and 8 lost their lives. Fr. Nicholas Husson
was the priest from 1945-1951.
Father Herbert Nahas became the pastor
in 1951. In 1958, the congregation voted to
erect a new church edifice, hall, and rectory.
This was done in the year 1968 and dedicated in
1969. The new church is located at 905 S. Main
Street and cost $800,000. Fr. Herbert was the
host pastor for the first Eastern Region SOYO
Convention as they were then called.
Fr.
Michael Simon retired from Little Falls to his
hometown of Wilkes-Barre, and served with
Father Herbert and Father Edward Hughes.
Father Herbert Nahas retired in 1986. Father
Edward Hughes served in Wilkes-Barre from 1985
until 1989. He also converted to Holy Orthodoxy
in this church and served here as a deacon from
1981-1982. Father Mark Sahady served here
from 1989 until 1994. He now serves as a
chaplin in the Air Force and is located near
Omaha, Nebraska. The current pastor is Father
Thomas Zain who arrived on August 1, 1994. Fr.
Michael Simon died on March 12, 1991 and is
buried in the parish cemetery near Fr. George
Mitchell. Fr. Anthony Bassoline is also buried in
the cemetery and Archbishop AFTIMIOS is
buried in a nearby cemetery. Over the years
there have been more than 1,900 baptisms, 500
marriages, and 650 funerals. As of 1995, the
parish consists of about 500 individuals and is
celebrating its 91~ anniversary.
The sons of the parish that have been
ordained to major orders are: Fr. Michael Saba,
Fr. Daniel George, Fr. Michael Simon, Fr.
Edward Hughes, Fr. Matthew George, and
Deacon John Karam, Sr.
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ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
A second church was founded in 1908, and with the
consent of the then Bishop Raphael, the church was
named St. Nicholas of Montreal.
From 1908 until
1939 Montreal had two churches, both with the name
of St. Nicholas.
To be hi torically accurate as to the exact date of the
arrh·al of tho e • who would be considered the first
Antiochian Orthodox in Montreal is questionable.
Further a to e actly who they were would be
peculative. It can be a sumed that the arrinls began
in the mid to late 1880's. Becau e of its size and
because it was a port city it wa~ a pop lar center for
the newly arri,ing immigranb to Canada. Notre
Dame Street East, in the district ow called "Old
Montreal" was the "hub" for the first settlers, the
established businesses, private home , and boarding
hou cs, and maintained a community spirit.
Tho. e who settled in Canada were in contact with
their counterparts in the Ne • York and Boston areas.
When the news was recen cd that Archimandrite
Raphael Hawaweeny was taking up the duties of
erving the "S_yrian Mission of the Orthodox Church
of Russia in orth America", the Montreal community
urged that he visit them, to worship with them and to
assist them in establishing a Church for the
community. Archimandrite Raphael visited Montreal
either on his first tour in 1896, or the second tour in
1898, but in 1898, Father Ephrim Deeb was appointed
by the Russian Bishop of Alaska to work to establish a
parish and in 1899 upon another visit by
Archimandrite Hawaweeny, the Church was founded
and called "St. Nicholas of Canada", located in
Montreal. Although there was no church building, the
faithful worshipped in homes. Father Deeb later
became the Metropolitan of Lebanon. In 1901 the
Archimandrite Meletius Karroum of Latakia served
the community and in 1903 Father George Mahfouz
was appointed pastor. He was from Rachaya, where a
majority of the community was from. Father George
was a married clergyman and in July of 1906 he left
Canada to return with his family. While he was gone,
Father Aftimios Ofiesh assumed the duties of Pastor
of the parish. When he returned, a division within
the community took place, and the community split.
In 1910, both communities petitioned the Provincial
Government of Quebec to obtain a charter.
The
charters were required to allow them to own property,
and on June 4, 1910, two charters were granted.
Charter 99 "an act to incorporate the St. Nicholas
Syrian Greek Orthodox Church of Montreal" and
Charter 100 "an act to incorporate The Syrian Greek
Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas of Canada".
In
December of 1970 a new charter was obtained to
replace Charter 100 and to create a name change, St.
Nicholas of Canada became St. Nicholas Antiochian
Orthodox Church.
The first church building for St. Nicholas of Canada
was located at 454 Notre Dame Street East in the heart
of the community, just three blocks away from the sea
port harbour. The cornerstone of the church was
blessed by Bishop Raphael on Sunday, June 19, 1910.
The community remained at that location until
October 1949, when the Church relocated to 80 de
Castelnau Street East, its current location.
The
cornerstone was blessed in September of 1950 by
Metropolitans Antony Bashir and Samuel David.
After the departure from the Parish of Father George
Mahfouz, Archimandrite Agapios Gholam serv d from
1913 to 1916. After a short period, the corr unity
selected one of its own as their pastor. Father
ichael
Zarbatany was ordained in November of
7 by
Metropolitan Germanos of Zable. He was
csted
with the title Economos and Vicar Ger
by
Archbishop Victor Abouassaly and Dean
St.
Nicholas Cathedral of Montreal in January
925.
Father Michael remained the pastor until he r
cd in
December 1957. Father Theodore Ziton s
d as
Assistant Pastor from 1954 to 1957 and Pas
rom
1958 to February of 1962. He was followed b
thcr
Gibran Ramlaoui now Bishop of Australia wh
rved
until November of 1963. Archimandrite John
1olas
served until June of 1969. His successor is the
·rent
pastor Archpriest Joseph M. Shaheen. Assist·
and
Associates who have served since 1980 included
ther
T~omas. Galloway, Father Anthony Boake, Su
aeon
Rick Michaels, Father Denis Lajoie Father ( attas
Hajal, Father Stephen Close a;d the r ently
appointed Father Leonard Faris.
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characteristic of our ministry is the constant mobility of the
people in the area. We continually loose contact with many
of them, only to sec new faces come in.
The f Iispanic people are ripe for conversion to the Orthodox
Catholic Faith. But for the most part Hispanics, like other
Westerners, have no desire to become "Eastern" in ritual.
This is the reason why our parish uses the Western Rite of
the Antiochian Archdiocese. We follow the ancient Liturgy
of St. Gregory the Great, that was used in the West prior to
the liturgical and doctrinal changes of the eleventh century
that caused the Great Schism of the East and West.
THE SHRINE OF
OUR LADY OF REGLA
MIAMI, FLORIDA
The Shrine of Our Lady ofRegla is a Western Rite Parish of
the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America. The church
was started by Father Michael Lobo and a group of devout
Cubans as a Hispanic Mission at the Cathedral of St.
George, Coral Gables, in 1982. Religious services were
conducted in the Cathedral until Easter Sunday 1984 when
the congregation moved to her own property in the area of
the Latin Quarter known as "Little Havana" heavily
populated by people of Hispanic descent.
As our community grew, the need for expansion became
evident and our building was renovated and adapted to our
liturgicalneeds with the help of parishioners and friends and
with a special donation from Mrs. Hooda Germack,
benefactress and honorary member of our church.
In 1987, in order to observe the "Year of the Icon"
(proclaimed by His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP to
commemorate the 1200th Anniversary of the Seventh
Ecumenical Council) Our Lady of Regla was proclaimed
"Patroness of Little Havana" by our Parish Council. This
title was confirmed in a Proclamation of the Mayor of the
City of Miami, The Honorable Xavier Suarez, dated 7
September 1987.
Our church has always been truly "catholic" for she serves
people of all national backgrounds.
However, one
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The Shrine possesses three precious relics for the veneration
of the faithful including a fragment of the True Cross and
rehcs of St. Lucy and St. Barbara. Other sacred items
include a large Epitaphios or ceremonial cloth depicting the
Burial of Chnst, presented by St. Tikhon, Archbishop of
North Ameri_caand later Patriarch of Moscow, to the Very
Rev. Michael Husson, the first Orthodox Priest ordained in
this country in 1898, and given to our community by his
nephew Archpriest Michael Husson in 1982; as well as the
fine painting of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, donated by a
devout parishioner.
A significant event in the hfe of our parish was the pastoral
visit of His Grace Bishop DEMETRI, titular Bishop of
J ableh and Auxiliary of North America, on 13 April 1995
accompaniedby Sub-Deacon David Nimer of the Cathedral
of St. George. Bishop DEMETRI presided at the
celebration of the Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory, served by
Father Michael lobo. At the end of the Mass, the Bishop
elevated our Pastor to the rank of Canon. In the Undivided
Church of the Seven Ecumenical Councils, Canons were
common to East and West, as attested by the Council of
Nicea and the Synod of Laodicea. In modem Western
Orthodox usage a Canon is a church dignitary who serves
as advisor to the Bishop and who can be attached to a
Cathedral and/or serve as the parish priest of another
community. With this honor bestowed on Father Michael,
our whole community has been honored and has come of
age. Blessed by God for all things.
Our parish, like all Western Rite communities in North
America and Europe, is a living testimony of the catholicity
of the Orthodox Church, the One, Holy, Catholic and
Apostolic Church that we confess in the Creed. It should be
remembered that the West was once as much a part of
Orthodoxy as Russia and Greece are today, and that the
Universal Church always had different rites which reflected
the different mentality and piety of the people in their
worship of the same One God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
�~tnl..AS
()RTHODOX
CHURCH
BECKLEY,V\IESTVIRGINIA
to beginan A.C.O.R.N. Radio Ministry in January of
1986, to be ooon1inatedby cu most recent oonvert!
T\W local college commll'lities present exciting
challengesfor the establishment of Campus Ministry
programs
in Beckley (COiiege of West Virginia), and
in Athens (Concord COiiege). An Adult Education
ministry initiated in 1993, and the Bishop Raphael
Hawweeny Memorial Parish Library opened in 1994,
wll continue to serve the present community and help
in teachingthose 'Ml<>join the church.
Several pastors served the spiritual needs of the
.., community in the intervening years. Chief among
them was the late Very Reverend Economos Zacharia
N sr wio was appointed pastor in 1970. He was
f IO'Ned by Frs. Thomas Galloway, Vladimir
Demschuk and Paul Nemr. In 1993 the Archdiocese
ppointed Rev. Hieromonk Denis (Lajoie) as pastor.
St. NicholasOrthodox ChlSCh of Beckley, he The present church organizations are the Parish
dty Ytitha mine of its ONn• came about in re ponse to Council, the Ladies Auxiliary (AOCWNA) and the
the needsof many ind1vldualsYttl0 came to Beckley Choir. Several existing •ministries" 'MIi soon become
to become part d the economy that was build around the basis of a Beckley chapter of the Fellowship of St.
the local coal mines. Organized in 1
, th the late John the Divine. The recent construction of t'M'.>
Metropolitan ANTONY (Bashir) of blessed memory prisons, a federal prison and a state facility, have also
presidingat the first meeting, e church grew quickly
generated interest in developing a Prison Ministry.
A year I er a lot for the church was purchas at the
preMn site on South Heber Street. Despite the
shortages generated by World War II, then still
raging, the comm nity egan to build a church, first
wth the ICMter
ion,
1ch now serves as the
Ctuch Hall. Afterthe
ended, the post-war boom
led to economic im v ment and y 1957 the
secandstofy, the church roper, s completed. The
ctuch Yt8S dedicatedby Metropolitan ANTONY, on
JWle23 of the sameyear. In 1965 the current rectory
MSPlm\&Sed.
In October of 1967, Metropolitan PHILIP (Saliba),
MO succeeded the late Metropolitan ANTONY in
1988. oonseaatedthe chlSCh, placing into the Holy
Table the relics of St. Sebastian the Martyr. T'M'.>
yean later,the mot1gagev.s bl.med and in 1970 the
du'Ch hallMS remodeled.
DI.ling the intervening years the decline of the
coal Industryarooodthe nation took its toll on Beckley
• wall. The resuting economic short fall was felt by
fNfKYone Including the parish. Many young people
left West Vlrgiria after completing their education. In
8C)ffl8 casesv.tlolefamilies chose to move out of state
ralher than see their businessesdissolve in front of
them. As a resut the commtnty sl<MAydecreased in
size. Since 1993 the comml61ity has begun to
1"800Yer. The first acUt convert in many years was
baptized-on Holy satu'day of 1995, and several
acMtsaAd
one family have since then expressed an
~-in embracing Orthodoxy. St. Nicholas
Ctuch, the only Orthodox Chtml in Beckley, has
openedIts ams to all Yttl0 wsh to embrace the faith
of the apostles, v.tlo were "first called Christians in
Attloch,• (Acts 11:26). Plans are CUTentlyunderway
��chairmen cl the Parish
Ccud have been BartcetElias, Abdo Esper, Mike
Elper Essey Elias Namie John Solomon,
, Albert Mucy, ke Namie, Frank Blls,
George Esper Essey Edve"d Essey, James Nard,
George Solomon, Norman Solomon, Harry Bhs, and
John Karra:k. Serving as cantors smce its beginneng
have been Tom Albert, Elias Dahma, Bias George,
Eaa Kuzma (FrankJoseph), Slabeby Essey, Louis
l1811C1, ke Namie, George E. Essey, and Larry
ey v.llo Is also a SUb-deacon of the church.
muel' E. Essey served as tre8Sl.l'8f for a period of
28 years
In 1928-29, the Ladies Society \MIS organized by
the following \Wfflen, WlO made this one of the most
eff ve groups in the chll'Ch today: Mrs. Mike
Albert, Mrs Tom Albert, Tamara Dahood, Mary
Daiels, Nassema Davis, Rhamey Davis, Naomi
Deep, Edna Elias, Mrs. Mike Bias, Rafie Essey,
Rashada E y, Jennie Haddad, Martha Isaacs, Mrs.
T
Johns, Mrs. Mike Joseph, Mrs. Esa Kuzma, Mrs.
Asa Mehan, Mrs. Asa Moses, Mrs. Mike Mucy, Mrs.
Bien Nahas, Mrs. James Nahas, and Nisha Namie.
In 1930, the Joyikat Hosn \MIS organized to help the
needy In the Joyikat area exSyria. The stock market
aash tit also in 1930, and the only reported effect it
had on the church was the loss of $50.00. The priest
pay In that yew was $85.00 per month.
Archimandrite Bashir was appointed dean in 1935 by
the Patriarch, and after a lengthy court battle, the
name exSyrian-Greek Orthodox Chll'Ch was changed
to Syria, Orthodox Antlochia, Church, and retained
thisname ll'llil the late 1970's, v.hen we assume he
nameexthe Antiochia, OrthodoxChristian Chufi
Ou- small parish has St.1Vivedevery war
ce
Vt/N-1. Four excu members served during
MikeAboud,Assad MafoudAssad, George
and Slabey Essey. VWV-1Ihit our parish ha
taking manyex cu sons to the vs- to preserv
r
freedom, as did the police action in Korea, the
ct
in Vletran, and the Desert Storm Battle. The
d
Wllk:hed
CNer cu boys as they all rettmed fror
e
Ye"S, except one. Mortally vanted in VWV-1i
a
NII Assad Mafoud Assad, WlO \MIS servin
s
clum as a clrector on the Boartl of Trustees c e
time exhis call to arms, onlyto lose his life i
e
aervlca cl s COIRl'y.
The year d 1947 fOllld the expansion of pro Y
Yttththe pwchase d the parish house. SOYO e
,aJlh Cl'Qlll'Uation,
NII formed in 1954-55, and
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one cl the most active SOYO groups in the Ea , m
ReQ1an The original YtOOden structure as
~ In 1957.and ll'llil the sale d the property
1112,the cblRh NII the last d the original church
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�St. Ellien Antiochian Orthodox Church of
Bro'Mlsville, PA, has a long and interesting history.
There are only tv.o churches in the entire world
dedicated to the great Martyr and Phys1c1aPSt. Ellien
of Homs, Syria. The original St. Ellien m Homs
Syria, and our St. Ellien Antioch·an Orthodox Church
in Bro'Mlsville, PA. This makes our small pansh
unique.
St. Ellien v,,,asformed and officially chartered on
March 31, 1917 as St. Elllen Syrian Ort 10 1ox Church
of Bro'M'lsville, PA. The actual ch er v,,,asapplied
for in 1917 but the \fieels of justice didn't make it
official until December of 1919, and the actual charter
v,,,as dated and issued on January 26. 1920
lncorporators included: Mike David Joe Asa, Sam
Davis Albert Farah and Mansour David Other board
members included Abe Sieg, Bai ie Ell1en, George
Ellien, Charley Tony, Abe Zahand and Essa Hanna.
Because of the consequences of World War !, the
Church v,,,asclosed from 1927 to 1937. It v,,,asat the
end of this period, wien the church v,,,asrented to a
Protestant group, that it v,,,aslearned that the renters
had not made good on their promise to pay on the
Church mortgage and that it v,,,asto be sold. The
faithful very quickly raised the money and the Church
has been open ever since!
In August of 1965, the church bought a school
wiich v,,,aslocated one and a half miles from the
Church. It v,,,asremodeled and yearly dinners and
picnics for the people of the surrounding communities
were held there. It v,,,ascalled St. Ellien Hall and v,,,as
located across the road from Bro'Mlsville Hospital.
This building has since been sold. Priests ~o have
served St. Ellien Antiochian Orthodox Church include:
Fathers Fayez Mahfoud, Constantine ~bou-Ada~.
George Mitchell, Fr. Muir, Fr. Farkouh, Ella Ham~t1,
Luke Khoury, Elias Dacy, Elias Nader, Athanas1us
Saliba Elias Armstead, Edv,,,ard Sadvary, James
Meen~ John Kurutz, Alex Zahand, Boulos Saliba,
Micha~! Kirilloff, Sam David, Donald Shadid, Vladimir
Christy, and David Milkie. Since September of 1986
ST. ELLIEN ORTHODOX CHURCH
BROWNSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
our parish has been served by the V. Rev. Fr. George
Alberts wio also serves our sister parish of St.
Michael, Monessen.
Presently our parish of St. Ellien is in the process
of remodeling and refurbishing the Church. We have
purchased used pe-....sand are refinishing them. We
have also painted the Church interior and have
replaced several icons on the iconostasis. With God's
help, we 'Nill continue our efforts to beautify the
church 'Nith new carpeting and repairing and painting
the church steeple.
Khalil Gibran is quoted as saying: Progress is not
merely improving the past; it is moving toward the
future. With God's help we pray that our small
community of believers 'Nill move forvvard as we
remember the departed souls wio gave freely of their
labor and love, and 'Nith new-found hope for the
future that lies before us, strive ourselves to meet any
and all challenges that we may face.
(cont. from previous page)
ST. MICHAEL OF MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA
structure in .use in the Antiochian Archdiocese. The
choir v,,,asorganized in 1960 'Nith Tony Miralles as its
director. The Altar Boys Guild v,,,asorganized in 1961,
under the leadership of Norman Nam1e, and followed
by Billy Essey, both of wiom have followed through
and served the Lord and the Archdiocese as the Rt.
Rev. John Namie and Bishop BASIL, an honor to our
church and community.
In January 1992, we purchased St. Anthony
Croatian Catholic Church, at 1201 Patton Avenue,
Monessen, and 'Nithin 2 months, converted the inside
to the Orthodox faith, and celebrated our first Divine
Liturgy on March 15, 1992, on St. Michael's Day in
November 1992. The church v,,,asconsecrated during
a glorious weekend of services and celebration by our
O'M'l,Bishop BASIL, and a host of visiting clergy.
Serving St. Michael since 1986 is Archpriest
George Alberts, 'MlO is the grand-nephew of the first
priest to serve the parish of St. Michael, Rt. Rev.
George Michael Nakd. Fr. George is also serving our
sister church, St. Elli en of Bro'M'lsville, and has Divine
Liturgy and Typica services on alternating Sundays at
these churches. Services at St. Ellien begins at 9:00
AM and at 11:00 AM at St. Michaels.
Our church history is a proud one in its 80 years of
existence in Monessen and serving the Mon Valley for
the Orthodox faithful and friends. It has 'Nithstood
good and bad times, the v,,,arsof the v-.orld, a stock
market crash, and many more adversities, but 'Nill
continue to prosper in the years to come 'Nith our
friends and neighbors in this Mon Valley area.
�ST. ANTHONY'S ORTHODOX CHURCH
BERGENFIELD, NEW JERSEY
education. The adults themselves also realized they
v,.,ereabsorbing more from the English service.
With the growth of the Church's membership, we
overcro'M:ledSt Paul's facilities and on December 1,
1957, the move was made to the Masonic Lodge on
Palisades Avenue in EnglelM)od. At this point, there
were thirty active families in regular attendance. Fr.
Lyashevsky, for the most part, continued serving on
Sundays at the Masonic Hall until Deacon Gabriel
Ashie was ordained in September of 1958 and
became our full-time Priest. This was a time of rapid
growth, spiritual revelation and joy in the growth of the
movement. at the Masonic Lodge, we were permitted
use of the premises on Sundays and Wednesday
only It was, therefore, necessary to have a portable
iconostasis Vvtlich had to be put up and taken down
every Sunday, along wth the folding chairs.
In 1961, too parcels of land, approximately one
And many nations shall come and say, come and
acre v,.,ereacquired on the border of Bergenfield,
let us go up to the mountain of the Lord a, to the
Engleoood and Tenafly. By 1963, there -..vereone
house of Jacob, and He will teach us of His v.ays
hundred nine families as members of the parish. The
and we will walk in His paths.
desire to have its O'Ml Church building prompted the
Micah4:2
Church body to oork towards that goal and
Early in 1956, a group of seven men met and
consequently they entered into concract for the
resolved to form an Orthodox Church v-k!ose
members V\-Ould
be dra'M'l from Orthodox f am1hesof construction of the new church. When the new
all national origins, using the English language in the church building was being designed, it was hoped to
services. The seven men -..vere: Mitchell Moore, blend Byzantine tradition wth the New World. On
Theodore Maloof, Abraham G. Debs, George M. April 18, 1964, our new church building was dedicated
Shamyer, Alex Sahadi, Edward Deeb and George A. and the first Divine Liturgy was celebrated by
Hatab. It was named St. Anthon} s Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan ANTONY and all the local Orthodox
Catholic Church. Metropolitan ANTONY Bashir of the clergy.
In 1965, Fr. Ashie, feeling that his 'tvOrk at St.
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese chartered the new
Anthony's
was nearing completion, left us to serve
Church and it was duly incorporated on July 3, 1956.
another
English-speaking
Pan-Orthodox Church in
The Reverend James Mite! ell, Rector, and the
California.
Fr.
Michael
lrwn
became our next Priest.
Vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in EngleV\-Ood,
This
afforded
us
the
opportunity
to bring the
New Jersey allov,.,edthe small group the use of St.
knowedge
of
Christian
Orthodoxy
to
many people
Paul's Chapel and schoolrooms on Sundays.
Raymond Ofiesh, a theological student from St. 'MlO had had no previous knowedge of our Faith.
Vladi_mir's Seminary, conducted the first Typica After too years, Fr. Michael lrwn left us .J serve in
,·,istant to
Service on May 13, 1956. The Sunday Typica the missionary field in Alaska and as
Bishop
THEO
DOSI
US.
Services continued until the first liturgy on September
Followng Fr. lrwn, our third and pre t pastor,
30, 1956, 'Mlich was celebrated by Fr. Joseph Kreta
in 1967.
Father
Joseph Allen, came to St. Antho1
from the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in New York.
~r Daniel
Other priests Vvtlo celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Except for a brief t'lvOyear period wien fV guided
early days v,.,ere:Fr. Alexander Schemann, Fr. Peter Daly served us, Father Joseph has fait,
~ayama (t_hefirst Japanese Orthodox priest ordained our parish. In August of 1976, ground w;.· '"Okenfor
1t to the
In _the United States), Fr. Daniel Hubiak, Fr. John our new Fellow.;hip Hall wiich is adj}
,irst floor
Church.
The
Church
School,
located
on
.
Ps1llas,and Fr. Stephen Lyashevsky. It was our good
fortune that Fr. Lyashevskywas available to serve the of the Church Building, became perm· nt as a
church until v,.,ecould find a full-time priest more school
In 1989, -..ve embarked on the r1 tification
suitable to our particular needs. In the Spring of
anctuary,
1957, ~ub-Deacon Gabriel Ashie was sent by Program Yvtlich concentrated on the
, wth its
MetroP?htanANTONY to assist Fr. Lyashevsky and Narthex, and the Nave. Today, this pro
our pansh.
lkons and dramatic lighting is now comple
There are many golden memorie •
seeing
T~e good new., of__the church spread quickly,
attracting a flow of f~m1hesof all national origins. It Seminarians serve their apprenticeship
our altar
was felt ,that an English-speaking parish, such as st. and later become Priests; seeing our chila Jn grow in
Anthony s, oould assure their children's religious the Church, marry and come to Churcr as adult
families, etc... and so the circle continues
�ST. GEORGECHURCH
CHARLESTON,WEST VIRGINIA
Eastern Orthodoxy, the oldest fonn of
Christianity, arrived in southern West Virginia
one Sunday morning in 1892, when a small
group of immigrants gathered for worship in a
rented building at 312 Kanawha Street (now
Kanawha Boulevard) in Charleston. The
Right Reverend Melatios Karroum led the
celebration of the Divine Liturgy, bringing this
ancient faith to the Kanawha Valley.
The Rev. Michael Husson arrived in
1905 and served for four years. The Rev.
George Kattouf then became the parish priest
(1909-16), and his tenure was one of growth
and progress. In 1911 the parish bought its
own building, a red brick house, at the comer
of Court and State (now Lee) Streets in
downtown Charleston.
Father Kattouf was succeeded by the
Rev.'s Murr, Constantine Doumany, and
Peter Azar, during whose tenure the Patriarch
of Antioch, in 1923, selected Archbishop
Victor Abu-Assaley to be his representative to
the
Antiochian
Church in America.
Archbishop Victor contributed greatly to the
parish of St. George. In 1925, he organized a
ladies club, the "Shums ii Bir," to perfonn
charitable works.
In 1927, he was
instrumental in the establishment of the bt.
George Ladies Aid Society, whose members
labored for more than fifty years in service to
the church. In 1928, Father Azar was
succeeded by the Rev.'s Hamati and Nader
Boosaffee.
In December of 1929, the Rev.
Raphael Husson arrived to begin a
remarkable 38-year tenure in Charleston.
Under Father Husson, the community grew
into one of the largest parishes of the
Archdiocese. In 1930, construction of a new
church began on the site of the existing one.
Completed in 1932, it was fonnally dedicated
on Good Friday in 1933.
In June of 1938, Metropolitan Samuel
David fonnally dedicated the beautiful new
iconostasis installed in the sanctuary. In
1946, the growing congregation purchased a
house adjacent to
the
church to
accommodate the Sunday School.
That
house was razed in 1956 for construction of a
new Activities Building, housing nineteen
classrooms and a gymnasium. It, too, was
dedicated by Metropolitan Samuel in June of
1958, two months prior to his death.
Father Husson's pastorate continued,
with the establishment of an Arabic-singing
choir and, in 1958, the Ladies Guild, which
made tremendous contributions to the growth
of the church, and continues to do so today.
He also introduced the use of the English
language into the Divine Liturgy and other
church services.
When Father Husson retired, the
Rev. Gerasimos Murphy was assigned to the
parish remaining through April of 1969. He
was succeeded by Rev. Georges Daoud. In
September of 1969, the congregation
purchased a parish house in the Kanawha
City area of Charleston. One year later, the
Rev. George Shaheen became the priest of
St. George (1970-74), followed by the Rev.'s
George Mitchell (74-76), Hanna Sakkab
(Jan.-June, 1976), and finally by the Rev.
Olof Scott, who serves the parish until today.
In 1976, the parish of St. George
purchased property adjacent to the activities
building, which later became the site of its
new Conference Center. In 1978, land to the
east of the church was acquired to serve as a
parking lot for the parishoners.
The
Conference Center, completed in 1982,
provides various meeting rooms, a choir
room, banquet hall, and kitchen.
The
banquet hall became the temporary site for all
church services during St. George's
renovation/expansion project, begun in 1991
and completed in 1992, one hundred years
after that first tiny congregation celebrated
the faith of their ancestors in a new and
challenging land.
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ST. ELIAS ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
OTTAWA, ONTARIO - CANADA
On October 14, 1929, the City of Ottawa
was honoured by the visit of His Eminence
Archbishop Victor Abouassaly of New York and all
North America.
His presence and guidance
awakened the Lebanese Orthodox Community to
the necessity of having a permanent edifice for the
glory of God.
During his short stay in Ottawa His
Eminence presided over a Hierarchical Divine
Liturgy at St. Barnabas Anglican Church on Kent
Street. He was assisted by Father Michael
Zarbatany of St. Nicholas Church, Montreal.
On the eve of that historical day and the
day after, the proud and enthusiastic members of
the Lebanese Orthodox community met under the
watchful eyes of his Eminence to form the nucleus
of what became later the St. Elijah Orthodox
Church. Upon the request of His Eminence
Metropolitan PHILIP the name of the prophet was
corrected to St. Elias, the right Christian form of
the name.
It was an enthusiastic and stimulating
gathering of the few 75 men and women in all who
at that time were the Lebanese Orthodox
Community of ottawa.
The first Church was bought and was
opened for the first time on August 2, 1931.
Unfortunately the Church burned down twice in
1933 and in 1947, but the parishioners rose to the
challenge and with vigorous determination and
God's help rebuilt their Church.
In July 17, 1980, St. Elias Parish
celebrated its 50th Anniversary in the midst of
plans to move to a new and more spacious
location.
In 1966 the parish purchased five acres of
land where our new beautiful Church now stands,
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together with a large Community Hall, a parish
house, a separate building for Church School and
office, and a parking lot for 200 cars.
The history of the last sixty five years of
the Church and its active members, cannot be put
in few lines or even few pages. The dedication of
men and women who willingly donated their money
and time to their church needs a whole book by
itself. The whole Community, Pastors, Parish
Councils, Antiochian Women, Teen Soyo, Senior
Soyo, Choirs , Chanters, Church School teachers,
Altar Boys have all worked together for the well
being of their Church and for the glory of God.
The Church, through its sixty-five years
was blessed with the services of many dedicated
clergy. The first priest to serve in Ottawa was the
Right Reverend Archimandrite Basilious Nader.
The following clergymen served St. Elias Church
thereafter: The Reverend Fathers Antoun Bahhah,
Hannania Kassab, Nicholas Husson, Jirios Trad,
Nicholas Nahhas, Gerasimos Yared, Athanasius
Rahbani, David Cassis, and George Kazaka, who
have all fallen asleep in the Lord and may their
memories be eternal, and the Very Reverend
Father Emile Hanna assisted by Reverend Father
Daniel Matheson.
In July 1992 our new and current Pastor
the Very Reverend Father G hattas Hajal celebrated
the first Divine Liturgy of St. Elias Feast in the new
Church, and declared the opening of our Second
Annual Lebanese Fun Festival. In 1993 Reverend
Father lskander Younes was assigned to <>::;sist
Father Ghattas Hajal.
We were blessed with the first visit
'-iis
Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP to the new C , ch
in July 1994, Sayedna PHILIP celebrated t.
·st
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy in the new Chur-~ .1d
elevated our beloved Pastor Father Ghatta
Jal
to the Dignity of Archpriest.
We are now in the process
e
beautification of the Church which is taking
.e
under the direct guidance and supervision
pastor Father Ghattas, to whom we arL
grateful for his great love and care to each
us, for his patience and wisdom, for his pc
leadership and his administrative ability in bot
spiritual and financial fields.
Looking forward for the consecration o e
Church that will take place in 1998, we give tha s
to our Lord and pray that the future of our Pan~h
will be as bright and glorious as befits God.
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ST.
In the late summer of 1917, a small group of
Arabic-speaking
Christian
irrmigrants from the
Middle East drew upon their limited resources
to establish
St. George Antiochian Orthodox
Church of Akron, Ohio. In November 1987 that
church celebrated
the consecration
of a new
church and fellowship center and its Seventieth
Anniversary.
That story takes on added significance
with
the realization
that it is a part of a larger
story. It begins with the ecumenical spirit
that is drawing God-fearing people of all
faiths and denominations.
It is set in the historical drama of the millions of people who
came to these shores to become Americans, to
share in the promise of the American dream, and
to enjoy the rare privileges
of American Individualism, democracy, and free enterprise.
And
parallels
the establishment
of the Eastern
Orthodox Faith in North America.
The Akronites were blessed to enjoy the
leadership of Fr. George Kattouf. This dedicated priest,
who lived to become a legend in
his own time, came to Akron in 1916. He had already established
churches in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
and Charleston, w.va. Thanks largely to Fr.
Kattouf's efforts,
it was possible to construct
the original St. George Church near downtown
Akron; with articles
of incorporation
dated
September 12, 1917. Fr. Kattouf continued to
serve the Akron parish until 1925. He was followed by Fr. Spyridon Massouh 1926-31; Fr. Elias
Alhawy 1931-33; Fathers Michel Deebeh (?), Ribhany, and Elias Hamaty 1933-34; and Fr. John
Khoury 1935-37. The church's earliest·chanter
was Gabriel Salhany who later was ordained into
the priesthood.
Fr. Solomon Razook came to Akron
St. George and stayed from 1937-43. He was succeeded during the war by Fr. E.S. Hamaty who
served from 1943 until his death in 1945. He
was followed by Fr. Elias N. Ellis, who served
throughout most of 1945, while the country was
still
at war. This was a difficult
time for
Father & Mother Ellis; one of their sons was
killed in action while serving with the u.s.
Navy in the Pacific.
Fr. George Simon served
the parish from 1946-51. Fr. Simon was born in
Lebanon and Arabic continued to be his major
language. Nonetheless he had the foresight to
recognize that the church had to Americanize.
Under his distinguished
leadership,
headway was
made in establishing
an all-English
choir, Sunday Schools, and a local chapter of the Society
of Orthodox Youth Organization (SOYO). He also
instituted
the envelope pledge system, and in
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GEORGE CHURCH - AKRON, OHIO
by Sam Salem
many ways contributed
significantly
to the
challenge of transition.
Fr. Ellis served Akron
st. ~orge from 1951 until his death in 1953.
Fr. Nicholas Kobbs served from 1953-74 and
under his able leadership the church burned
its mortgage. By then, the church boasted a
new~y constructed belfry steeple,
~n electric
carillon
system, and various surrounding properties plus money in the bank and no debt. The
Fr. Kobbs years were highlighted
in the fall of
1967 when Akron St. George marked its Fiftieth
Anniversary with a three-day CClITllreil\Oration.
Guest of honour was the Most Reverend Philip
Sali~,
who in 1966 had been named Metropolitan
Archbishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian ~rchdiocese of North America. His presence
brought much happines~. But there was sadness
too. For the parish, as with parishes throughout the continent,
still mourned the passing of
Metropolitan Antony Bashir, who headed the
Archdiocese from 1936 through 1966 and was
dearly loved by all his people.
The year 1974 brought new spiritual
leadership to Akron St. George - Fr. John N. Elias.
Under the dynamic leadership of this Damascusborn priest,
attendance was significantly
increased as Fr. Elias reached out with vigor for
the recent group of Antiochian Orthodox people
arriving in the Akron area from the Middle East.
There was a renewed spiritual
awakening as
church organizations
were strengthened and increased financial
support came from the members.
Under Fr. Elias' leadership,
Akron St. George
marked its Sixtieth Anniversary in 1977. He
also planted the seeds for launching a new
building drive aimed at relocating
the church
in new and expanded facilities.
Those seeds began to grow into a mighty tree
in January 1978 when Fr. Louis Mahshie assumed
the spiritual
leadership of Akron St. George.
The first American-born priest of Arabicspeaking heritage to serve the Akron parish ...
married to the former Corinne Esber from nearby
Canton, leader of the SOYOmovement... this gifted priest proceeded to earn his place, along
with Fathers Kattouf and Kobbs, as a major
architect
of the development of Akron St.
George. Backed up by the church's strong lay
leadership of Atty. A.E. Shama, Dr. Nabil Manneh, the late William Hanna, Mary Lou Simon,
Henry Hanna, and Ray Hanna as general contractor, "Fr. Lou" - as he is affectionately
known,
began to make things happen. In 1982, after four
years of careful planning, the Akron st. George
~arish sold its facility
on s. Hawkins Street
and set up temporary residence at 588 East
Exchange Street. This building, which the parish occupied from 1982 to the end of 1987 was
made available to the church without charge
through the remarkable generosity of the owners
David & Helen Esber, church irembers and parents
of Fr. Lou's wife Corinne. Early in 1987, ground
was broken at the Akron st. George 10 1/2 acre
property at 3204 Ridgewood Road, with the blessing of the late Archbishop Michael Shaheen.
The new edifice was built by the Grace of God
and consecrated by Metropolitan Philip Saliba.
�St. Elias Orthodox Church
Sylvania, Ohio
The Antiochian Orthodox Church
established a presence in Toledo,
Ohio in the very early nineteen
hundreds. St. Elias Syrian Orthodox
Church was organized in 1937 when
sixty immigrantfamilies from Syria and
Lebanon received the blessings of the
newly consecrated Metropolitan
Antony Bashir of thrice blessed
memory to proceed with the task of
establishing a new parish under the
jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of New
York.
The parish was charted as a non
profit corporation by the State of Ohio
on November 10, 1937. Nineteenfirm
and dedicated believers signed the
charter and obligated themselves
personally, financially and spiritually to the challenge of
building a new church. The first meetings and
fundraisers were held in rented halls, and Divine
Liturgies were celebrated by visiting clergy.
The congregation became able to purchase a well
used mansion in the neighborhood where everyone
lived with the intention of converting the structure into
an Orthodox Church. Unfortunately,one year later the
property was destroyed by fire, and the parish had to
rally its spirits, and immediately embarked on a new
building project. A neo-gothicstructure was built on the
foundation of the old mansion, when a few of the men
in the congregation signed personally for a $12,000
loan. Stained glass windows, lconostasis, a bishop's
throne and all the furnishings were donated to complete
the new church which his eminence Metropolitan
Anthony consecrated in 1940.
Under Exarch Gabriel Barrow, the first permanent
priest, the liturgical and social life of the parish began
to flourish. During Wold War II the church was
expanded with the addition of a large 2 story social hall
with kitchen facilities and office. After war's end a
church school and choir were formed, with the English
language becoming dominant in the liturgy.
Although fairly small in number, the St. Elias Jr.
League was instrumental in forming the nucleus of the
Syrian Orthodox Youth Organization, more popularly
known as S.O.Y.O., and the very first SOYO Digest
Magazine was published at St. Elias Church. This very
active parish sponsored two ArchdiocesanConventions
in 1954 and 1959, as well as several Midwest Region
Conferences.
Over the years the church expanded its horizons
and became a Pan-Orthodox parish, with increasing
numbers necessitating a new and larger facility. Nine
acres of ground on Harroun Rd. in the Toledo suburb
of Sylvania, Ohio were purchased, and the land was
consecrated as the new church site by His Beatitude
Elias IV in 19TT.
Under the able guidance of Very Rev. Fr. Joseph
Antypas, a new byzantine style Orthodox church with a
magnificent dome, iconography, and completely
furnished by an extremely dedicated and generous
parish, was consecrated by His Eminence Metropolitan
Philip Saliba on the historic weekend of April 25-27,
1980. Every stained glass window from the old church
was incorporated into the new structure now named St.
Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church of Sylvania, Ohio.
Through the diligent labors of the Parish Council,
Ladies' Society and youth organizations, the 25 •1ear
mortgage was retired in only eight years. The o, - wth
of the parish necessitated the addition of six r ·ch
school classrooms and another five classroon. •Jst
recently completed.
Fr. Michael Ellias' nine year ministry at St. Eli.. 1w
continual spiritual development, as well as the g ,, ,g
numbers added to our community. The Fellow • of
St. John the Divine became active, and many
. sh
ministries have taken firm root at St. Elias,
1e
ongoing expression of our faith. Fr. Michael's rr'
ry
here culminated with the production of a record
of
our Liturgical Choir, consisting of some of the
ist
beautifully set Liturgical Hymns of our tradition.
The current membership of St. Elias consists o JI
over four hundred baptized souls, and has rec ·tly
received a new pastor into its spiritual family, Fr. .ul
Albert.
Our Parish looks forward to hosting the Midwes,ern
Region Conference in 1996!
�ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF BOSTON
1900-1995
55 Emmonsdale Road
West Roxbury, MA
(617) 323-0323
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In the year 1899 the number of settlers in Boston
from Syria began to increase rapidly, and the need for a
priest of the Syrian Orthodox Church became appare~t.
In that year twelve men of the local Syrian community
took the initiative, and sent a petition to Archbishop
Gerasimos Yared of Zahle, Lebanon, asking that a priest
be sent to Boston. These petitioners were: John
Abdalah of Schliefa, Assad Ayoub of Zahle, Salim Ayoub
of Damascus, Antoon Boulos of Zook, Joseph Deraney
of Dariyyeh, Habib Ferran of M'hayti, Asa S. Hadge of
Schliefa, Assad Hadge of Schliefa, Boulos Hadge of
Schliefa, Nassar Homsy of Dariyyeh, George Shibley
Maloof of Schliefa, and Thomas Nader Maloof of Douma.
In response to this petition, Archbishop Gerasimos granted permission for the Reverend George
Maloof, at that time priest of Deir el Ghazelle, to come to America. Father George arrived in October
1900, and established a chapel dedicated to St. George in his home at 6 Oxford Street. This chapel was
later moved to 38 Edinboro Street, and then to 32 Hudson Street, where it remained until the new St.
George Church was build at 154 Tyler Street. The current structure at 55 Emmonsdale Road was built in
1970 and consecrated by Metropolitan PHILIP Saliba.
The parish reached a major milestone this year with the burning of the church mortgage on the
Emmonsdale location during the 95th Anniversary Celebration over St. George Weekend. Metropolitan
PHILIP again presided over the festivities.
Our parents and grandparents established the St. George community in order to preserve their
spiritual and cultural identity in the New World. Now, with a community numbering nearly 1400 souls St.
George Church strives to nurture its native sons and daughters while reaching out to the West Roxbury
neighborhood and the City of Boston along with the surrounding Metropolitan area.
In anticipation of our own centennial at the turn of the 21st century, St. George of Boston salutes
the Mother Church of the Antiochian Archdiocese, St. Nicholas Cathedral of Brooklyn, on its 100th
Anniversary, and prays that God will grant the Cathedral and its dean, Father George S. Corey (our forrrier
pastor) many years!
Fr. Michael Ellias, Pastor
James G. Peters, Parish Council Chairman
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�THE VIRGIN MARY'S CHURCH
MONTREAL, CANADA
It was the wish and dream oflhe Christian Antlochian
Orthodox who lmnigrated to Montreal In waves from their
homeland because of the unrest there, to establish a church •
where they can worship and pray In Arabic. His Emnlnence
Metropolitan Phlllp, primate of the Archdiocese felt the need and
accepted a request presented to him by
the Foun~~rs'
Cormlittee of 24 signatures representing more than 100 families.
His Emnlnence was touched by the encouragement of the
Reverend Fathers Joe Shaheen, Anthony Gabriel, Ghattas
Hajal and Isaac Crow, he decided to establish the parish of The '
Virgin Mary of Montreal.
Bishop Antoun, auxiliary. to his
Emninence, arrived in Montreal, on 19-9-1991,representmgour
Metropolitan Phlllp celebrated the Vespers in the Grand Hall of
the Lebanese Syrian Canadian Association (LSCA) in the
presence of a full crowd of what was to beconie a newly
established parish. Saidna Antoun declared In the name of our
Beloved Primate the establishment of the parish of the Virgin
Mary (Her Nativity on Septemberthe 8th) and blessed the newly
elected Parish Council who were sworn in at that day. Reverend
Father Ghattas Hajal, assistant priest of St. Nicholas church
then, was asked to serve the newly established parish, until a
new priest Is designated. Reverend Father Emile Hanna was
appointed , he served this new Parish and several months later, This Is The Sl Nicholas Catholic Church where we pray actually
his Emnlnence Metropolitan Philip then appointed V. Reverend In arabic language .
Father George Shaheen as pastor. He served with love and faith
until he was unable to continue because of illness.
As pastor of The Virgin Mary today Reverend Father
Michel Fawaz,who was directing the choir and one of the
It is not ours. We always feel that we are strangers and
members of the Founders' C011VT1ittee
Is our beloved priest. His far from being at home; in spite of the fact that we have
Emninence Metropolitan Philip with his vision and wisdom, and transfonned the inside of the Church to a complete Orthodox
at the request of the Parish Council, ordained Michel Fawaz, a setting:
Deacon during the Divine liturgy celebrated at our Sister Church 1- By having a complete and movable iconstasis with hand
Sl Nicholas on September 8, 1993. Two months later, Saidna painted byzantine Icons. 2- By putting sand boxes for lighting
Antoun visited Montreal
representing his Enminence candles on both entrance of the Church. 3-Sunday Liturgies are
Metropolitan Philip, elevated Deacon Fawazto the priesthood, being held at 11:30 a.m. after the Catholic Liturgies finish. 4and was appointed as the pastor of The Virgin Mary's Church. Vespers prayers are taking place at 6 p.m. on Saturdays. 6With the help and work of Reverend Father Fawaz, and the Divine Liturgies for the important feasts are fixed at 7 p.m. in the
Parish Council appointed by Saidna Philip, the comnunity of middle of the week.
The Virgin Mary is growing.
It is not always easy to use the Church whenever we ne J to; or
use the big hall for our social and cultural activities sp, 'lsored
by our committees whenever they wish to (Our Ar ,chian
Women, St. John the Divine, The Teen Soyo, The C ir, The
Sunday School and the Scouts). We are not allowed at
o use
this hall during, before and after the Catholic Easter "
hat is
for a period of three months. The lease that was
three
consecutive years ended now and was renewed for
I one
more year with a raise of 300 $ per month.
All this pushes us to fulfill our dream as
s the
dream of His Emminence Metropolitan Philip who dur
last
parishes' visit wished to visit us next time in our ov,
irch.
W~ are in the process of negociatlon to buy a suita
1dto
build our o_wn_Church
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at the begmnmg of the second centennial We hop!
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panshloners pray in their own church which they are
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HISTORY OF ST. MICHAEL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
CHURCH - BEAUMONT.TEXAS
Beaumont's St. Michael Church is the second
oldest church of the Antiochian Christian
Archdiocese of North America preceded only by St.
Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, New York.
The history of St. Michael Orthodox Christian
Church divides itself into three periods. The three
periods may be called: the immigrant or ethnic period;
the second and third generation or the
Americanization period; and the discovery or
outreach period. There are no sharp lines or dates
seper:::\ing the three periods. Each overlaps into the
other two; each is ongoing within the others; yet
each of the three periods is distinct and recognizable.
The first Syrian Orthodox Christian in Beaumont
came in 1878. Soon others followed. Most came from
Tripoli, ~yria and the surrounding villages in the area
that is now Lebanon. They were family, friends and
neigh~ors. They were born with the one faith and a
common heritage and language. It was natural that in
the new surroundings they lived close to each other
and cc!'!tinued many of the customs of the old country
while learning the way of the new country.
Beaumont's Syrian {Lebanese) wanted a church
which would keep alive their faith as well as ethnic
heritage. The leadership exercised bv the clergy in a
Syrian community was wholesome and good; the
church was the nucleus around which the moral and
spiritual life revolved, was developed, and was
preserved.
Until 1907 there was no resident priest assigned to
St Michael. Three priests, one from the Greek Church
in New Orleans, and two from the Greek Church in
Galveston took turns holding services in Beaumont.
These services included the services of the church
year as well as weddings, baptisms, memorial
services, and special services.
The Church was near the center of the largest Syrian
neighborhood. The first resident priest came to
Beaumont in 1907. Services were held in the Arabic
language.
The ending of the immigrant period and the
beginning of the Americanization period took place
dramatically on May 16, 1919, Ascension Thursday.
Services were held. Later that night a storm or
hurricane destroyed the church.
In the year 1920, the Americanization period of the
church began. The second and third generations of
Syrians and Lebanese had grown up, had received
American education, had learned American ways, and
many had moved out of the original neighborhoods. A
new priest came to Beaumont. The church was
rebuilt. A Syrian school was established to teach the
children their native language; at the same time,
service books were translated into English for use
along with Arabic in the liturgy and services. The
transition period in which English became the
predominate language in Liturgy and services
continued through World War II. By the late 1940's
there remained few of the members of St. Michael
Church except the "old timers" who could speak or
understand Arabic. In language the church was
Americanized; in faith, it remained Orthodox.
With the transition from Arabic to English as tl,e
first language of the church and it's members, there
also faded the image of the Orthodox Christians as
being somehow apart from the rest of the community.
Intermarriage brought many new faces and names
into the membership rolls. Others who studied and
fathomed deeply into the Christian Faith became
members. St. Michael Church has never actively
solicited new members. It has always extended a
warm and hospitable welcome to those who would
come. In 1953 a new church was built. In 1964 a n~w
hall, school, and activities building were added.
There are names on the rolls of St. Michael
membership which are recognizable as those
originating in Syria and Lebanon. More and more
names are of those who through discovery and study
have reached for and been welcomed into the
Orthodox Christian faith; the church of Christ's
followers; the faith of the Church Fathers of the first
three centuries; the church of the Seven Ecumenical
Councils; the Church that has survived in the land of
its origin for the 2000 years of Christian History. St.
Michael Church of Beaumont, Texas is one seed
transplanted from its native land and now growing
vigorously in its new country.
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�The idea of starting an Orthodox mission in
NewOrleans came about in February, 1977, in Baton
Rouge where a fortuitous meeting took place between
AlexaHamauei and Father Michael Welborn. After
hearing from the three of a number of Orthodox Christians
of various national backgrounds in New Orleans, who
were without a church, he proposed the possibility of
opening a mission there under the Antiochian
Archdiocese. On March 15, 1977, Fr. Michael met with
Bishop ELIA, and received His Grace's blessing and
encouragement to pursue a New Orleans mission. Then
on March 24, 1977, Fr. Michael met with a group of thirty
Orthodox Christians in New Orleans, who signed a letter
to Metropolitan PHILIP, petitioning His Eminence to
establish them as a mission of the Archdiocese. His
Eminence's favorable reply came on April 28, 1977.
Assured before hand, however, of a favorable
answer the group began to organize themselves and to
schedule services. Originally naming itself "The Mission
of the Three Hierarchs," their first Divine Liturgy was on
Sunday, March 26, 1977, at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit
on Broadway. After a month of moving from chapel to
chapel in the University District, the mission was able to
settle down for a while in the Wesley Center on Feret.
Along with the more permanent facilities came a new
name : St. Basil Eastern Orthodox Church of New
Orleans. The mission's first sign advertised " Services in
English, Greek, Russian and Arabic, " reflecting not only
the multi-cutturai make-up of the original group, but their
desire to reach out to Orthodox Christians of all
backgrounds.
Word of the new mission spread quickly
around the archdiocese and in February, 1978,
Metropolitan PHILIP and NAC SOYO, TEEN SOYO, and
AOCWNA met in New Orleans for their Mid-Winter
Meeting. Encouraged by this visit, the mission renewed
its commitment and redoubled its effort to secure
permanent facilities. In the summer of 1978 Alexis
Haines, a member of the community, was ordained to the
Holy Diaconate to assist Fr. Michael. Then when
pressing family matters necessitated Father Michael's
presence in Beaumont, Texas, Father Stephan Hardie
was assignedas the priesVpastor in March, 1979.
In July, 1979, the mission had to move from the
Wesley Center and for a short time held services in the
Stella Maris Seaman's Center Chapel on Gov. Nicholls, in
the French Quarter. The summer, fall and winter of 1979
were difficult days for St. Basil's. Attendance had fallen
off and rt was a struggle to keep the group together. Then
in January, 1950, an arrangement was made with the
Gentilly Christian Church on Mirabeau Avenue to share
their facilities. What a blessing I Suddenly St. Basil was
growing again.
In May, 1931, the membership approved the
purchase of the Hudson Street property in Metairie, and
the congregation looked forward to at last having " a
building of our own ." The Fellowship Center, as Phase 1
of our building plans, was completed in June, 1932, and
in February, 1983, just five years after His Eminence's
first visit, Metropolitan PHILIP and the NAC organizations
returned to New Orleans for the dedication of the new
building. The years between 1983 and 1989 were filled
with norm2I church activities, yet all the v-milethe dream of
building St. Basil's church/temple was a motivating force.
Then in November, 1989, Bishop ANTOUN visited St.
Basil and officiated at the Ground-breaking Ceremony for
our long awaited temple. Construction was completed in
February, 1001, when His Grace led the Opening of the
Doors and celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in our new
church. In October, 1992, only fifteen years after the
founding of the mission, Bishop Basil consecrated our
newtemple.
In the next couple of years the normal growing
pains and church activities occured. Then in April, 1994,
our beloved priest the Reverend Stephen Hardie, with
whom we had b~n blessed for 15 years, was called to
another assignment. Father James Barkett was assigned
priesVpastor in May, 1994. Under the guidance of Fr
James we have rejuvena1edour youth programs and have
developed numerous outreach progams, one of which ·s
the developement of a local cable tv program, The
Antiochian Voice, which spreads the word of Orthod, :x m
the community.
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�ST. ELIAS CHURCH
NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
In 1913, the first major step of this dream was
realized when they rented their first "permanenr
church at 14 Reynolds St However, as progress
pushed on ...our people had to leave this building
and tum to the only place available...their homes.
It was during the 1930's that a sense of
µermanence MIS felt. In 1936, the first 'real'
church bulidingwas purchased at 102 E. Reynolds
St. While the Great Depression was still being felt
by the community, our men and women worked to
support our Parish with dinners, bakesales and
picnics.
When thinking about the 82 year history of St.
Elias Parish, a single word dominates our
thoughts ....LOVEI
The Bible tells us that , "GOD so LOVED the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that who ever
believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. As Orthodox Christians, we believe the
most important gift of the Holy Spirit is LOVE. A
well known clergyman once defined the three
major Christian faiths: "If the Roman church is the
church of the law, and the Protestant church is the
church of the faith, then the Orthodox Church is
the Church of LOVE.
This same Love helped a group of young women
overcome many obstacles to start our Parish in
New Castle, PA. Around 1910, several Orthodox
Arabic speaking women; Rosie Davis, Naem~
Deep, Jennie Abraham, among others, began to
raise money inorder to fullfil their dream of
establishingan Orthodox Church for the faithful of
Syria immigration.
Through initiative, determinination and hard work
these women looked to establish our first place of
worship on New Castle's South Side. At various
gathering places, they could be seen selling home
baked breads and pasteries, fruits, vegetables and
other homemade items. While their men were
toiling in the steel mills , the women were fullfilling
a dream.
Another important benchmark in our history was in
1953 when Rev. Fr. Alexander Curry was assigned
to our city. Father Curry , along with Khouria
VIVian,labored long and hard to establish St. Elias
as the •cornerstone• of Orthodoxy in New Castle.
During these years we saw the construction of our
recreationcenter which became a landmark on the
city's south side. Who can forget the wonderful
hours our youth spent there in sports and
fellowship.
During the 1960's, we had a dream to build our
own parish complex. Through prayer and hard
work, this came to be in 1969. The first Divine
Liturgy was celebrated by Father Gabriel Samne
on Christmas Eve.
We were truly blessed to have Rev. Fr. George
Brunish assigned here in 1973. For the past 22
years, Fr. George and Khouria Fran have been our
faithful guides. With faith and patience, Fr. George
reestablished our Teen Soya and Sunday School
programs. This served to rejuvenate our
spirituality.
It was in 1979 that •one of our own" Christopher
Davis was ordained into the priesthood. Father
Chris, along with Khouria Kathy developed our St.
Herman's Sunday School into a thriving vehicle for
our children's Spiritual Education.
The formation of Adult Study groups, St.Philip's
prayer groups and fellowship programs, led by Fr.
George and Fr. Chris, has helped us to continue to
grow spiritually. Our dreams continue...to remain
the "CORNERSTONE " of Orthodox Christianity in
our community; to minister to those looking for the
True Faith; to instill this profound faith of our
founding mothers and fathers in our children and
to strive for those things which hold the key to
eternal life.As our LORD said, "From their fruit, ye
shall know them."
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All Saints
of Chicago
A
ll Saints is a small but gr?wing
mission in the heart of Chicago,
with sixty-two chrismated souls
and a growing circle of inquirers As an
Orthodox mission, the histof) of AH
Saints goes back only two .'ears. to the
Feast of All Saints. June 13, 1993 On
that date forty-nine former Protestants
and Catholics were chrismated together
at St. George, Cicero Two weeks later,
at the Parish Life Conference in Toledo,
our pastor. Fr. Douglas Wyper was ordained by Hts Grace Bishop Antoun and
All Saints M1 sion of Chicago \\as born.
However, as a fellowship of Christians.
our history goes back about eighteen
years before that In 1975, what had
been an informal fellowship f mostly
Evangelical Christians established a local church which we called Christ Covenant Congregation.
In this environment we were nourished
and grew in the Faith. At first we were a
rather informal fellowsh1p, but as we
studied the Scriptures and sought to be
obedient to them, we became more sacramental and liturgical in our worship.
From the Old Testament we discovered
the historic people of God. And as we
began to realize our need to be grafted
into the ongoing expression of God's
familv. ' we looked for the historic Church
founded bv Christ and His Apostles. You
coul1 sa, • braham pointed us to Athanas ..s: I;aac led us to Ignatius.
We studied early Church history and disc vc.rcd the Church Fathers, the Councils, and Holy
radition. The Holy
Spirit, through the study of the Scriptures, was leading us to the full Apostolic deposit We then realized \\C needed
to be in submission to bishops ,-.ho were
the heirs of the Apo tics
After ,cars of prayer an study together,
b, G • • gr cc, , c , ere br ught into the
f olv Orthodo Church. \ c arc grateful
be • nd ,,or s fo the home that ha b n
pro ·idcd fo us y His Eminence 1etropolitan Philip in he Antiochian Archdioce c Clear!) God is at ,,ork in I Ii
Church and throughout Chri kndorn,
and " arc humbled and honored to be a
small part of His tapestry
In cramped. rented space \\e arc now
pursmng the rich ID) tene of th Faith
"once and for all delivered to the saints, •
and God 1s granting us growth, both numerically and spiritually fay He now
grant us the re ource and ,, i dom to
meet the needs of Orthodo • in m rica
and the \\Orld as ,,e approach th advent
of a new m11lenmurn.
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Saint Anthony Church
Butler, Pennsylvania
Because the other Orthodox parishes in
Butler's immediate neighborhood were
accustomed to worship in ancient
Slavonic, a language not readily
accessible to Orthodox Christians of
Syrian extraction, the latter felt the
need for a new parish after WW II.
At a meeting on April 25, 1948 they
founded a new organization known as the
Syrian Orthodox Association. They began
having worship and association meetings
twice a month in various homes with a
view to planning a new parish. Although
official minutes of those first meetings
are not now available in full, some sense
of the determination of those founders
may be gained from one of their earliest
recorded statements, a sort of manifesto
by Mike Michaels: "The number of
Syrian families in Butler is small;
therefore, our job here is a big one.
Nevertheless, it can be done - it will be
done. We must work hard - we must
work long - but above all we must work
together."
The founders of the association included
Daniel (first President) and Clara
Joseph, Mike (first Vice President) &
Margaret Michaels, Albert ( first
Secretary) & Kay Thomas, Thomas &
Thelma (first Treasurer) Joseph,
Abraham & Sadie Johns, Frieda Betres
Nicola & Sophie Joseph, Charles & Anna
Thomas, Samuel & Helen Isaac, Joe &
Dollie Sipos, George & Agnes Joseph,
Hapse & T any Michaels, Tony & Anna
Moses, David Diebold, Abie Abraham,
Phillip Abraham, John Michaels,
Samuel Michaels, and Catherine,
Elizabeth & John Abraham. In the
following years these were joined by
other households that are still with us:
Asa, Best, Bunn, Crytzer, Deeb,
Dipento, Esper, Pellegrini, Phillips,
Salem, Thompson, Wolfe and others.
Distinguished among these latter, Ann
Claypoole has served as treasurer of the
parish for most of its history.
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The association's first annual picnic, a
custom that has continued uninterrupted
to this present day, was held on Sunday,
June 19, 1949. Gradually the
association organized parochial
structures, began holding worship
services in Syrian Hall in Lyndora and
started the great and sustained labor of
raising money for a proper church.
St. Anthony was chosen as patron on Oct
12, 1958. That same year Metropolitan
Anthony authorized the founding of the
new parish, and Father Alexander Curry
began to meet with them for services and
consultation. He officiated at the
groundbreaking ceremony on June 18,
1961, and the church hall was
completed the following year under the
robust leadership of Albert Thomas. The
construction of the church itself, begun
in 1965, was finished under the careful
superintendence of Mike Michaels.
Deacon James Deep, along with his wife
May, began to minister to the
congregation and was ordained a priest
on July 5, 1970, becoming the parish's
first pastor. A friend to every home in
Butler, he continued loyally and
faithfully in a long, fruitful ministry
until his retirement in 1992, having
seen two of his own grandchildren raised
in the parish.
Though founded by Syrians, the parish
quickly opened its doors to others. Since
there has never been a Greek parish in
Butler, Albert Thomas and Mike
Michaels made it a point to visit each
Greek family in town, some of whom
joined the parish and remain today. We
have always had some Russians in the
parish as well, and more recently a
significant number of English, Polish,
Irish and other non-Syrian converts.
One of these, Father Patrick Reardon,
has been the pastor since 1992. During
this past year the parish sadly lost its
founding President, Daniel Joseph, a
truly extraordinary Christian, now an
intercessor on our behalf before the
Throne of Glory
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�ST. GEORGE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
NIAGARAFALLS, NEW YORK
hired construction workers was collected from the
members every Friday. It was a bold venture with an
investment of a little over $1500.
The parish grew in numbers, as did the faith and
spirit of the devoted members. By the year 1970, the
parishioners realized that this building, which had served
them well for so many years, was rapidly becoming too
small. On March 29th of that year, the parish members
voted to purchase a 24 acre piece of wooded land.
A resolutionwas drawn up in 1974 and the parish
voted to build a new church.
Ground breaking
ceremonies were planned for September 7, 1975. After
the Divine Liturgy in the old church, there was a motor
caravan to the new site, where Frs. George Aswad and
Stephen Upson conducted the ground blessing
ceremony. Three of the original founding members dug
As early as 1904, our loving and daring parents the first shovels of dirt. A wooden cross was raised and
and grandparents left their native land in search of a new put in place, climaxing a most inspiring service.
life in America. It was certainly a time of optimism They
The parishionerswitnessed with awe and a sense
found a land of opportunity and immediately began to
carve a living out of the vast resources of heir new found of hope and pride, the emergence of a new church. The
country. Faced with the difficult task of learning the laminated beams went together like a jigsaw puzzle.
English language, they met the challenges of their new Thousandsof cement blocks were put into place, and the
way of life. They were free to express their heritage and building was completed in the Fall of 1976.
ethnic customs, fusing the two cultures together
By 1980, we were ready for the official dedication.
The greatest gift America offered hese twentieth Sunday, November 2nd was the day we had all been
century pioneers was the freedom •o express the waiting for. The church was full to overflowing capacity
Orthodox Faith carried deep in their hearts. The "True with parishioners and visitors from many sister parishes.
Faith" nurtured in the Holy City of Antioch, where the Archbishop Michael Shaheen consecrated our church to
followers of Christ were first called Christians, took a the Glory of God, assisted by Very Reverend Fathers
foothold on the Niagara Frontier.
Stephen Upson, Michael Shahin, Theodore Kout ,s and
George Aswad. The Hierarchical Divine Liturgy f- owed
The first Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the year the Consecration.
1914 in the Epiphany Episcopal Church. Services
continuedto be held in local churches, private homes and
Soon we realized that something had to
1one
rented halls whenever an Orthodox priest was visiting to accommodate the many children who were a
ding
Weddings and Baptisms were conducted by visiting Church School every Sunday. Dividers in the So
Hall
priests in the homes of families.
were no longer sufficient, and we embarked upc
11ew
expansion program.
In 1920, the first general meeting of all Orthodox
families was called. Forty of the faithful attended.
September 11, 1990 was another glorio
1Yin
Elections were held and "The St. George Syrian-Greek the history of our church. We now had an Edl.l
Jnal
OrthodoxSociety"was formed and incorporated under the Building with eight classrooms, two offices,
Jrge
laws of the State of New York.
storage room and a small kitchen to accommo
the
eighty-one children who were registered in our
irch
Plans were drawn up by an architect and the year School. After a "Service for the Beginning of
.Jrch
1926 would witnessthe construction of the first St. George School", conducted by Fr. George Aswad, the
ited
Orthodox Church of Niagara Falls, New York. The students entered the new building for the first time
plumber was given a $5000 note for services and
materials. The Society acted as its own contractor with
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church n. has
Bishara W. Bishara as site supervisor of construction. approximately 200 families and a Church
hool
Looking over his shoulder with sound advice were the registration approaching 90. We thank God everyday for
trustees and excited future parishioners. The payroll for the many blessings He has bestowed upon us.
�ALL SAINTS
ORTHODOX CHURCH
520 BUCK JONES ROAD
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
All Saints Orthodox Church began in May of
1992 when about thirty families in the
Raleigh/Cary area came together to form an
English speaking, Amelican, O1thodox Church
with an emphasis on worship and evangelism.
Initially these families met at Christie's
Restaurant in Cary, but as the group grew it
was necessary to move to the larger Page
Walker Hotel for prayer and fellowship.
The organized group then petitioned the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
North America for sanctioning as a mission.
The official sanctioning came from
Metropolitan Philip on September 12, 1992.
The mission wasted no time in getting
established. Three acres of land were
purchased on Buck Jones Road in Raleigh. A
large multi-purpose building of 6000 square
feet was planned and work started in
November of 1992. Almost 80 percent of the
construction work was done by volunteers
from the congregation including a small,
faithful, group of retired members. It was truly
a labor of love. The congregation moved into
the new structure on Palm Sunday, 1994.
Father Nicholas Sorensen was assigned to All
Saints as its first pastor on October 15, 1992.
He had been serving as an assistant priest at St.
Ignatius Onhodox Church in Franklin,
Tennessee. Dming the first year, Father
Nicholas commuted from Tennessee to North
Carolina every two weeks. In the Spring of
1993, he and his wife, Barbara, and their four
children pe1manently moved to the Raleigh
area.
In December of 1994, the parish council
requested that Metropolitan Philip allow All
Saints Mission to graduate to parish status in
the Archdiocese. Thanks be to God, our
Metropolitan granted this status and welcomed
us into the Archdiocese as a full-fledged parish
as of January 1995.
In the three years of its existence, All Saints
has grown to over 60 families and has an
average worship attendance on Sunday of 110
people. Outreach to the Raleigh/Cary
community has continued, and God has given
steady growth to the parish.
All Saints looks ahead with enthusiasm to
serving God in North Carolina and thanks God
for the privilege of being part of the
Antiochian Archdiocese. Without the vision of
Antioch, and without the support and
leadership of Meu·opolitan Philip, parishes
such as ours, which consciously attempt to be
fully Orthodox and yet fully American, would
not exist. To God be the Glory!
�HOLY CROSS MISSION
CATONSVILLE, MARYLAND
The mission of Holy Cross Antiochian Orthodox
Church is to be a liturgical community in the Tradition
of Holy Orthodoxy: "worshipping God the Father,
witnessing to Jesus Christ, and serving in the power
of the Holy Spirit." (Mission Statement adopted at a
Mission Council retreat in June of 1994.)
A SNAPSHOT: IN THE EARLY HOUP.S OF SUNDAY
MORNING THE ROOM LOOKS LIKE IT DOES MOST OF THE
WEEK: SOMEHOW BOTH INSTITUTIONAL AND CLUTTERED.
As THE ASSEMBLY ROOM OF A SOCIAL AGENCY THAT
SERVES THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED OF CATONSVILLE,
MARYLAND, IT IS PART CLASSROOM {WITH BULLETIN
BOARDS AND
CO~STRUCTION
PAPER
CUT-OUTS
DECORATINGTHE WALLS) AND PART MEETING ROOM (WITH
A GREEN LINOLEUM FLOOR AND RACKETY METAL CHAIRS )
BUT NOW IT IS 7 O'CLOCK SUNDAY MORNING AND A
SMALL GROUP OF DEDICATED MEI' HAVE RRIVED FROM
SHELVES INSIDE THE CUBE ARE TAKEN NuMER• US
OBJECTS: TRIPODS, ICONS LARGE AND SMAc.L, LITURGY
BOOKS, A CENSER, AND ON AND ON. BFFORE LONG THE
ROOM HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A PROPER, IF NOT
PERFECT, ORTHODOX LITURGICAL SPACE. THE CUBE IS
NOW AN ALTAR, AND FROM IT HAS EMERGED THE VISIBLE
SIGNS OF THE PRESENCE OF NOTHING LESS THAN THE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
The discovery of the glories of Holy Orthodoxy by
six Episcopal families, led by Father Gregory
Mathe'Nes-Green, resulted in the founding of Holy
Cross Antiochian Mission in January of 1993. His
Grace, Bishop ANTOUN chrismated the members
and ordained the Pastor in services at Sts. Peter and
Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Bethesda,
Maryland, thereby establishing the 170th parish of the
Antiochian Archdiocese. For its first several months,
the Mission met in the beautiful, high-ceilinged double
parter of a Victorian-era church rectory. But soon the
small nucleus of members attracted others, both
uconvert' and ucradle", and larger and more functional
space was needed. Several blocks away, also in
do1M1to1M1
Catonsville, was the former school-house
turned social agency that now serves as Holy
Cross' Sunday morning site of v,,,orship.
But the Mission does not limit itself to Sunday
morning v,,,orship. In addition, Saturday Great
Vespers, Monday through Friday Orthros, a mid-'NElek
Divine Liturgy, and feast day Liturgies are all served
at the home of dedicated parishioners.
Currently some 60-75 people attend t~e Sunday
Divine Liturgy.
Full congregational singing (in
English) contributes to the strong sense of the 'M'lole
Church at v-.orship. An excellent small choir under a
gifted director provides musical support. Members of
this choir also provided choral music for the Rose Hill
Conference "Not of this Wortd" held in the spring of
1995.
Much of the sense of awe in v,,,orshipcomes from
the ,cons 'M'lich surround. Some are mounted copies,
but several of the more important ones have been
painted by a parishioner, a graduate of the
iconography classes of St. John Sacred Art Academy
at Antiochian Village. The large crucifix behind the
Altar and the Theotokos of the Sign above it are her
very beautiful and prayerful v,,,ork. Recently another
parishioner has also studied at the Village and Holy
Cross looks forward to her very promising
contributions.
In addition to being a Mission 'M'lich tithes to the
Archdiocese (one way to say thanks for the privilege
and gift of not only being Orthodox, but of being
Antiochian as well), Holy Cross regularty contributes
to the various Archdiocese appeals, v.,ith a special
interest in the Food for Hungry People program.
Locally the Mission contributes weekly to our
community pantry and solicits support for our
neighburhood pregnancy care center and the fundraising efforts of the Baltimore area chapte of the
International Orthodox Christian Charities among
other. Even as a small Mission Holy Cross be eves it
must respond to the v-.ordsof Christ in Matthe• 25.
An active teen group, a weekly Bib: study,
regular catechumenal classes, retreats, A JChian
Women's programs, and other special eve
help
create the spiritual community that Holy Cro~ trives
to be. Tv-.o and a half years after its four
g the
Mission is still small, though having gro\Ml frc 19 to
72 persons. And there is much to be done. C ral to
accomplishing its God-given task is the acq 1g of
its very owi church building. Thus, dedicatic J the
enhancement of the Building Fund is foremo~ With
a new church the potential of Holy Cross
only
increase.
Holy Cross is a vibrant Orthodox corr :nity,
proud and delighted to be a member of the r
,ionminded Antiochan family. In this ever-darkenir age,
as our anti-God, pro-death culture deteriorat· vvith
alarming speed, Holy Cross Mission proclaims c the
vvider community of Catonsville and the Wd ✓ of
Orthodoxy, the way of Love, "the Way, the Truth and
the Life".
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ST. MARY CHURCH
JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
physical perspective, we have completed many
projects, big and small. We have enlarged our
parking area, added office space, expanded and
streamlined our kitchen facilities, replaced the roofs
on both the church and the parish home, and
remodeled the parish home.
Presently we are
beginning to discuss a long-held dream of many
wthin our Parish Family; embarking upon a major
expansion project 'M"lich wll benefit our Church
At the beginning of this century a small group of
School and virtually every component of the Parish.
Lebanese and Syrian immigrants had hardly settled in
Liturgically, we have consistently sought to
Johnsto'Ml, Pennsylvania W1en their thoughts at once preserve the simple beauty of our temple, by
turned to their Orthodox Christian heritage and the
maintaining and complementing it wth additional
need for a house of ~rship. An ordained priest that
iconography and furnishings. Within the past nine
v,,,,asversed in the language and customs of the
years we have commissioned icons and furnishings,
people v,,,,asalso necessitated. Thus, the Syrian replaced liturgical items and repainted. Tradition
Orthodox Society v,,,,as
founded in 1904 to aid in the sho'vVSthat Zacchaus nurtured and cared for the
attainment of these goals.
Sycamore tree until he died, for that is 'M"lere he
Within a year, the Right Reverend Michael Saba found the Lord (Luke 19:1-10). Likewse that is 'M"'IY
Curry came to Johnsto'Ml and assumed the spiritual we are called good stev,,,,ards
over God's House, for it
leadership of the Syrian Orthodox Community 'M"lich is here that we find God!
reached into the nearby to'Mls of Altoona,
Since the time of Fr. Michael Saba Curry, our
Greensburg, Connelsville and Mt. Pleasant. Services
Church has been served by: Fr. Andrew Nassir; Fr.
were held in makeshift, temporary quarters until 1911. John Saba; Fr. George Reweheb; Fr. George Nasser;
After years of hardship and denial, the congregation
Fr. Anthanasius Emmert; Rt. Rev. Gibran Ramlaoui;
proudly erected the first church on Chestnut Street in Rt. Re·..:.Alexander Curry (son of our first priest);
the Cambria City section of Johnsto'Ml, wth Fr. Curry V. Rev. Joseph Shada; Rt. Rev. George Geha and
serving as its first Pastor until his death in 1932.
our present spiritual leader, Rev Fr. Donald Shadid.
A new set of needs and challenges that had to be Several of our native sons have served as priests
met began to dictate in the years that followed. The throughout our Archdiocese they are:
V Rev.
young men of the community, just returning from
Alexander Curry, Rt. Rev. George M. Corry and V
World War 11,began to take an active part in Church Rev. George Alberts.
growth and activities. The new needs were met
Our present congregation consists of 174
through the introduction of the English language into families, chiefly of Arabic descent. However, in the
the Liturgical services. This proved to be a common
past several years our Parish has gro'Ml to incluct
denominator of growth and led to the organization of Egyptian, Greek and new catechumen families. W
a young adults club 'M"lich promoted Church life. The recently adopted the Parish Ministry Team concep if
Church continued to prosper and soon outgrew the the Fello'vVShip
of St. John the Divine. Parish M • t y
Chestnut Street facility.
Teams include:
the Parish Council; th0 L "!'1
In 1967 a parcel of land v,,,,aspurchased in Upper Society, (our local membership of Anti
Yoder To'Mlship at 111 Alberta Avenue and the
Orthodox Christian Women of North Am n
groundbreaking ceremony took place on December 7 Fello'vVShip; Church School Guild; th£>
of that year. In the autumn of 1968, the new and Discipline of St. Philip the Evangelist· Te
present house of ~rship v,,,,asdedicated to the glory Holy Bread Preparation; Choir· Junior rh
of God and to fulfill the spiritual needs of our parish Collection & Deposit and Liturgical Pr ~pc.1r r
Within ·the coming years we hope to further c. " op
family.
A complete interior and exterior beautification this concept to involve many more of our Farthft..
project v,,,,asundertaken in 1977. New icons and
Although parish life is no longer ethnically
stained glass wndo'vVS,done in the Byzantine Art form oriented, our people still love the old customs, foods
synonymous to the churches of Eastern Christendom, and traditions. The services are offered by fr Don,
were incorporated into the interior. The grounds were the Choir and the Cantors in English wth som
landscaped and a marquee v,,,,ase~e?ted, 'M"lich sacred music sung in Arabic for those having mad
incorporates the comer stone of the onginal Church, the transition to the United States in recent years. s
as a dedication to the early Pioneers of Orthodoxy. we celebrate more than 90 years, it is our ferv nt
hope of all wthin our Parish Family that the sprnt of
May their memory Be Eternal!
Throughout the 1980's and 1990's, our Pari~h the "founding fathers" wll remain the ingredient
Family has continued to realize many dreams 'Mth necessary to maintain the faith and dignity upon
founded.
regards to the beautification of our church. From a 'M"lichthe Church v,,,,as
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ST. GEORGE CHURCH
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
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In 1916 the Syrian community of AllentoYvfl
consisted of 15 families. At that time, this s~all
colony felt that their number had increased to th~ ~Ize
vJ"tich demanded the facilities of a church building.
Early in the spring of that year, ground was broken on
a lot in the 1000 block of Catasauqua Avenue.
Construction continued throughout the summer and
the men of the parish, wth the aid of horse draYvf!
buggies, did much of the actual labor ~uch ~s _digging
and hauling. The estimated cost of this building was
five thousand dollars. By autumn of that year, the
completion of the bu ding manifested a dream of a
people vJ'towere small n number but vJ'tose heritage
had made them great in faith.
The building served the people sufficiently until
the 1950's. In 1956, Father John Chromiak and the
Board of Trustees foresaw that the size of the church
was inadequate to sufficiently serve the growng
parish. At the St. George Banquet of the same year,
His Eminence Metropolitan ANTONY Bashir began to
call for pledges. The people responded This
'MJnderfulresponse marked the beginning of the new
church building fund. During the next six years,
sacrifice, hard 'MJrkand unwaning faith brought a new
dream closer to reality.
By autumn of 1961, the building fund had groYvfl
to sufficient size and the community began to
consider the possibility for breaking ground in the
spring of 1962.
And so it was decided that the church was to be
built in the Byzantine style, as were the churches of
old, exhibiting one large circular ribbed dome. The
blue roof capped by a huge gold cross has become a
landmark of interest in the AllentoYvf! area. The
church proper reaches a peak of 50 feet and conveys
the feeling of soaring into space. Its circular shape
symbolizes a continuation of faith having no
beginning and no end. Beneath the church is an
auditorium capable of seating over 500 people wth
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complete kitchen facilities and Sunday school
classrooms.
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In September of 1963, S~yIdna ANTONY
presided over the first liturgy held in th~ new_church
facility. On September ~9, 1973, His Em1~e~?e,
Metropolitan PHILIP presided over the fest1v1t1es
celebrating the burning of the mortgage for the new
church facility.
From 1963 through 1970, the parish of St. George
was served by the Very Reverend Father Nichola~
Habib. From 1970 through 1977, the Reverend Basil
Sadaka served as Pastor. From October of 1977
through August 1978, the then Very Reverend Father
Antoun Khouri was appointed as Pastor of St.
George. He was eventually succeeded by the then
Very Reverend Father Demetri Khoury. Both Father
Antoun and Father Demetri were elevated _to ~he
positions of Auxiliary Bish_opswthin the Ant1och1an
Archdiocese of North Amenca. In July 1983, the Very
Reverend Father Anthony Sabbagh was assigned ~he
Pastorship of St. George in Allentov,,n and he remains
as its spiritual leader until the present ti~e.
ThP. parish of St. George in A!lentoYvfl,
Pennsylvania, is also responsible for producin~ th~ee
current members of the clergy wthin the AntIochIan
Archdiocese of North America. The Very Reverend
Father Joseph Allen (St. Anthony's-Bergenfield), the
Very Reverend Father Joseph Shahda (St. GeorgeHouston) and the Very reverend Fathe~ ~lexander
Atty (St. Michael's-Louisville) were pansh1oners of
St. George-Allentov,,nprior to entering the ?l~rgy. .
In April 1990, during a weekend vIsIt by His
Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP, plans for q ~ew
church, sunday school and social hall were t..""'lveIled
and Sayidna PHILIP officially broke groI '1d by
personally blessing and placing a gold-plated 1ovel
into the hallowed ground v.klere the first chu c. was
built in 1916. These plans were further evalu
and
formalized during Sayidna PHILIP's visit too
arish
in June 1994, at v.klich time he celebrated
25th
anniversary of Father Anthony's enter
the
priesthood.
Famer Anthony, the Parish Council
the
Building Committee of St. George-Allentov
ave
initiated the first phase of the building
ect.
Currently, an architect has been retaint
and
architectural plans are being developed
the
building of a Sunday school, library, dayc.
nd
learning center, wth construction set to begin
the
spring of 1996.
Father Anthony Sabbagh, the Parish Cou
the
church organizations and the parishione
of
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Aller: >ll'Al,
Pennsylvania, congratulate our Mother churc St.
Nicholas Cathedral, on the blessed occasion of your
one hundred year anniversary in North America. May
God continue to grant you many, many years!
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As the Church in Russia was destabilized by the Communist Revolution, St. Mary's
parish was founded in 1917 as the Cathedral of a diocese dedicated to the formation of an
American Church under the Patriarchate of Antioch. It was located on Boerum Place in
downtown Brooklyn.
With the generous assistance of St. Nicholas Cathedral St. Mary's moved to Bay Ridge
in 1950 to serve the growing Orthodox community in that neighborhood. An entire generation
of younger Orthodox were reunited with the church due to the missionary effort of
Archimandrite Peter Horton-Billard.
Parish priests from the foundation have been Fr. Seraphim Nassar, Archimandritc;
Agapios Golam, Archpriest Abdallah Khoury and Fr. Paul Schneirla who is completing h1~
forty-fifth year as pastor.
ST. MARY'S ANTIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX CHURCH
8100 Ridge Blvd.
Brooklyn, N. Y. 11209
�I
ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH
GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
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ST. GEORGE CHURCH
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
of the parish priest, Rev. John Corey, sever~~:~:
members actually took shovels, saws, and
in hand and built the Knights of St. George Hall. ·ately
In 1934 a young people's club appropn
named the St. George Progressives was fo~ed.
Abe
Joseph was elected t~e first president ~f this g;=
The Progressives provided the Chur<?hwith num
1
activities that held the membership togeth
addition they were active members of .
'
contributing greatly to the ~eadership and history of
the movement.
In the f~II of _1947, the newy
organized group met in lnd1anapolls, to complete a
draft of the Constitution and By-laws of SOYO.
seven members of the Indianapolis Chapter have
served as President of Midwest SOYO and four as
President of NAC SOYO.
In 1956, the Board of Trustees selected a 21 acre
tract
of ground to serve as the site for a new chu~.
Around the tum of the century, immigrant~ fro~
on
the
grounds stood a lovely tvvo-story home v,kuch
v-tiat is now Syria and Lebanon began to amve m
becam~
the new Parish Rectory, a grove of trees for
Indianapolis. Having no church _of th~ir O'Ml, they
picnic
grounds,
a creek in the ~s,
and ample
dependedon the visits of a traveling pnest. In _1~19
fields
for
a
Little
League
Baseball
diamond.
the Syrian-AmericanSocial Club purchased a building
In 1961 construction of a new church and social
on North Davidson Street. Since this served as a
hall
was started. The edifice was completed the
social center for the Syrian community, services were
followng
year and on September
23, 1962,
held here 'Mlenever Rev. Antonius Bohlim from
Metropolitan ANTONY Bashir officiated
at the
MichiganCity, Indiana v-.ouldvisit. Although grateful
for these visits, they knew that some day they must Consecration Services. The parish was indeed proud
establisha permanent parish in the community.
of its accomplishments at this point.
The families that had settled in Indianapolis and
During the almost seventy years of our existence
Eloood began meeting in 1924 to discuss plans for a our dedicated membership has benefited from the
new church.
Archbishop Germanos Shahadi
leadership of the clergy W10 have served us. From
encouragedthis group to organize. On February 8, that small group we have growi, to over 150 families
1925, the Knights of St. George, a newy organized
of diverse ethnic background. We look forward to
men's club, was formed. The main purpose of the 'Mlatever challenges the future holds for us as we
new group was to build a Syrian Orthodox Church for
continue to labor for the Glory of God and His Holy·
Indianapolis. Their first officers were Salim K. Freije,
Orthodox Church.
President; John Hider, Vice President; A.G. Corey,
Secretary;and Abraham Joseph, Treasurer. As new
interest was generated, membership in this club
beganto grow.
On January 6, 1926, Archimandrite Antony Bashir
met wth the Knights of St. George and later that year
a church was erected and consecrated at 2745 North
Sherman Drive. This small brick edifice served the
neV\Ayestablished parish's spiritual needs for thirtysevenyears.
. It was obvi_ousthat a church could not exist long
~~hout_
the loving and v-.orkinghands of the ladies of
pansh. On_Mar?h 20, 1932, the newy organized
tt. GeorgeLadies Aid Society elected its first officers
rs. Katherin~ F~eijeserved as president of this ne~
group•. From its inception, the Ladies Aid has played
~prominent role in the life of the parish, contributing
nie~s:ds of hours of hard labor 'Mlerever they were
~OY;
Acrosscenturiesof outv-tardpersecutionand inner
conflict the Christianfaith enduredand grew mature,
nurtured by the great pastors v-tiom we call the
"Fathersof the Church." A rich prayerlife developed,
centered on the Eucharistic Liturgy. Rites differed
someW1atfrom region to region, wth the greatest
differences occurring between the Latin-speaking
West centeredin Rome, and the Greek and Syriac
(andlater Arabicand Slavic speakingEast.) Western
Christendomdivided into many denominationsin the
16th century, and representatives of these faiths
reachedthe NewWorld long beforethe Orthodoxdid
- and in much greater numbers. By the late 19th
century,however,offspringof EasternEuropeand the
MiddleEast begansettlingacrossNorthAmerica,and
WesternPennsylvaniawas one of their favorite sites.
The forebearers of St. Michael's Church
immigrantsfrom Syria, first organizedthemselvesa~
a men's social club in 1918. Their children took up
the bannerin the 1950'sand a parishwas born v-tiich
quickly attracted Orthodox Christians over other
ethnic backgrounds- as well as Americans of a
variety of heritages - from across Westmoreland
Countyand neighboringareas, and the pan-Orthodox
communitywe know today was formed. By the mid1960's St. Michael's had outgroW1 their original
sanctuary. In 1974, constructionbegan on the "new'
St. Michael's v-tlich is pictured above. The present
pastoris FatherJohn Nosal.
~it'
In ·t f
was b
e o the lean depression years, a social hall
u1 next to the Church. Followng the example
�vesat'
l,..
East,
the
held to
IOdox
..
c1
wereheld
VVeddlligs were
lllan IClllecUecl the
began to
_t,
...
,._,...,.
meanscl
\\115
NorthSide
had now
Altar
to nise
llldl:le Eastern
The
and
e: The
nakcl St.
l8
~lllway
too
to
.
ers
a
·on, ti"al
icine and qine
Like01.1'
City, the
•
bringing togeth
l1hodoxpeople in general
sesof AntiochInAmen
lmmigra,ts from Syria
in and around Pitt
enuy. By 1908, Father
meet the needs of this
mLnty. In 1918,a sister
ablishedin Homestead and
etious Koury. In 1953,
and built the chll'dl
mRUlity YO'Shipsin Joday.
the energetic ~
e's at the time d the
still being served by
eUous,
¥ft) retired
It 1$noteva1hy
the new Chll"Ch
ANT
�Saint Beorge
ST. LUKE'S CHURCH
GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA
<:Norwood,
1921-199
t
Celebrating
75
<:Reverend
:father ;Joseph:J<·
On Sunday, March 31, 1974, in an impressive
Uponinstigationof a very few Orthodoxfaithful in
age
old Byzantine ceremony, the edifice of Saint
Orange Col.rlty in 1958, the Southern California
Luke's
and Its Altar WdSConsecrated culminating a
Cculdl of OrthodoxClergy was asked to offer
building
program bringing together many in a building
spirttual
assistance
to a possible
new missionto serve
Orthodoxof vaned backgrounds. Eany •mission" program of true steWdrdship. . .talent, time and
seNlces developedinto an interest for a permanent resource! The community continued to grow and to
pmish;and, on February 19, 1959, Metropolitan serve Orthodox Christians throughout Orange County
ANTONY Bashir, of Thrice blessed memory, in the English language and in a parish family of
authorized
the establishment
of a mission under the \\tlich one third are converts to the Faith.
Earty in 1988, the need to expand the FelloYvShip
Antiochian
OrthodoxChristianArchdioceseof North
Centre
WdSmet by a building program that resulted in
Amenca,and on JlJ'le 11 of that same year a
a
most
efficient church kitchen and stage/storage
Certificateof Non-ProfitCorporationwas granted by
the Staleof C&lifomia. Variedlocationsof temporary area; and, our former kitchen WdSrefurbished into the
YD'Shipresuted and in 1961 an existing church Saint George Meeting Room. That next year, our
building
v.aspt.l'Chased
at Fruit and Minter Streetsin parish sponsored and hosted the largest Antioch1an
Santa Ana. A succession of dergy served the Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Convention ever
fledging mission-parish and in 1965 our present held, headquarteredat the Anaheim Hilton, and drew
P~or v.asassignedand has served here for nearty 2,800 delegatesfrom all over North America
thirty years. It was a formative period wth much
For our Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Year we
adjustingto the manyethnicbackgroundsrepresented expandedthe Altar servers room and built a s rine in
in the_oomnulity. From the smallest parish in the honor of the Theotokos and child on our East la'Ml
~ In 1965, second to none, the Saint adjacentto the Church. The names of all
1rbeloved
Lukes Parishhas gro\M'l to be the largest Pan- departed were placed in a bronze box thin the
Orthodoxoomml.J'lity
In North America wth all Shrine.
thanksgivingto Christ Jesus, our Creat~, and to . . F~o~ .a few families struggling to e
v.tlomthispmishv.asfOlJ'lded
and to the memory of
m1ss1onin an orange grove area, Saint '
SaintLuketheEvangelist.
gro'Ml to serve over 500 families. Ar
Almostthreeacreswas purchased
hy the parish testimony and thanksgiving to Christ. .
In 1966,and the vote of the parishto purchasealong founded tv\O missions: Saint Matthew's o
the ~ Fl'ee\Wy ~ unanimous. A building during our 25th Anniversary Year (1984),
committee v.asappointedto begin plans for Phase 1: And~ew's of Riverside, during our pre
A FellowshipCentre, for v.tlich groundwas broken by AnniversaryYear. What finer Wdy to tha
the nev.tyConseaatedMetropolitanPHILIP in 1967 for all of our bountiful blessings!
For fOll" Y~
and eight months the ~mmunity
As we begin to celebrate the 100th ann.
v.a'Shippedm the FellowshipCentre and Classroom the An!iochian Church in North America, a
'Mng built and dedicatedon July 18 1968 al""" by completed the 200th Anniversary of the
Oll"Metropolitan.
'7\.1
Orthodoxyto the New Wortd (1794-1994) I
It wasalmostll1believablethat in 1972we broke rededicate ourselves to the emergency ~f
~ for Oll" pre~
_circularByzantine Church Orth?<1oxChurch in America, 1M1ich h
v.tlich was completedm nine monthsin a parish built
marnfe_sted
by the coming together of so
program.deemed. . . the Church that Low Built " SUChdiverse backgroundshere at Saint Lukt"!11.e
sacnficeof many,v.tlosenamesare kncMnto th~
God's Name be blessedforever, Amen.
living Lord, bear testimony to the 650 seat struct
built _for$133,000.00plus furnishings, in a prog~~
Archpriest Gabriel M. Ashie
devoidof a separatebuilding fllld appeal. Unheard
(Fr. Gabriel served as an Alar Server at St. Nicholas
of in Oll" OrthodoxChlml in NorthAmerica.
I
I
Cathedralpriorto his familymov;ngto Californiain 1949)
The first wave of Orthodox Christians began arriving in Norwoodin the early 1890's and settled in South
Norwood. Early in 1918 they felt the need to have a
church of their own. They had traveled to Boston for
services or had been holding them in various homes
whenevera visiting Orthodox priest arrived in town.
The Saint George Syrian Greek Catholic Orthodox
ChurchSocietywas formed and shortly thereafter on 26
May 1918the Ladies' Society was organized.
In 1919, land on Atwood Avenue was purchased
andplansfor a church were started. Money was scarce
andthe men of the parish, aided by their teen-age sons,
dug the cellar for the foundation of the ~hurch which
wascompletedin 1920. On 21 March 1921, the Church
was legally incorporated under the laws of the
Commonwealthof Massachusetts. Saint George was
dedicatedby Bishop Aftimos Ofeish who installed the
RightReverend Father Elia Hamatay as parish priest.
. Disaster struck the parish on Good Friday morning
m 1933 when the church was burned to the ground.
Planswere immediately started for a new building. The
new chu~chwas dedicated on 25 November 1934 by
Metropolitan Antony Bashir who installed Reverend
FatherBasilous Mahfouz as priest.
The Sunday S~hool_which was started in 1931 by
the Young Ladies Society, was reorganized in 1936
and Mrs._Ester Deeb was appointed superintendent by
MetropolitanAntony. History was created by the parish
on 30 June 1941, when the first Syrian Orthodox
Sunday School class in the history of the Archdiocese
was g~aduated.The Church School today is run by
KatherineKalliel.
T~e _YoungLadies' Society and the Young Men's
◊ssoc1at1on, organized in the early 1930's, became the
0 ~~9 ~~ople' Fellowship in 1938 yet they retained
:air md1V1dual
identity in the church. As the Fellowship
Fey ~ecame charter members of the New England'
fi;:nt;r of the Syri~n Ort~odox Churches. Among the
r ?dicers were Miss Effie Mike who was elected vicePates1
ant and Moses Bader who was elected sergeant-arms.
• of the Frontier
• was
held
. N The sec
. ond convention
m orwood m May 1939
ou·
w
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the a~ng orld W'!-r II: 74 men and two women from
All iut f~:es~rt~erv1ce m our country's armed forces.
Orthodo
e men returned home. An all Syrian
x Red Cross Surgical Dressing unit was formed
we
in 1941 and thousands of surgical dressings
for the Red Cross.
Musically, the parish acknowledges a debt
tude to Durgam T. Deeb, Isaac Abbott and Slaym
Selwyn, Jack Bitar, William Ristom, Fred Maloof
many others for their service as chanters. With
loss of the Arabic among the young, a multi-lingual,dlc-.1·
was organized in 1948 and today it sings in Arabic,
English and Greek. The principle language of the
Divine Services is now English.
Ground was broken for a parish house on Austin
Street on 25 June 1951. It was completed and dedicat
ed in 1952. An addition was put on the back of th&
house in 1980. The home was occupied by Very
Reverend Nifon Abraham and his family until his ~
ment in 1995. He served the parish forty-two years
having arrived in 1953.
The Ladies Society celebrated their Diamond
Jubilee in 1994 at a celebration attended by Hia
Eminence Metropolitan Philip. The accompf1Shmen1S
of
the Ladies' Society are numerous. They have run many
fun?tions durin~ the course of the years, each one
designed for enJoyment and the raising of funds for the.
Church. It is their untiring energy and ceaseless efforts
that have helped clear the church of its debts through
the years. To name the ladies who worked so dilig9ntly would mean naming them all.
While the Ladies' Society raised funds for the
church, the Men's Society ably administered its affairs
Workin_ghand in hand over the years a change ~
about m 1966 when for the first time women were
allowed to serve on the Board of Trustees. SinceIIV,ln;t;!
the Board has become a Parish Council chalredi
by ~avid F~anciosi. With an eye toward' the fu1Ura;
parish retains ownership of land on Nichols
Norwood. The arrival of 1996 means the 7f>th
sary of incorporation and plans for a celebration,.,,_"'
under way.
ill'
Since May of 1995, the parish has ~
by Father _Joseph Kimmett, a priest from
his ~hounyee Erin, from Saint George C•'
Wichita, Kansas.
,.
Prayers and best wishes to
Saint Nicholas Cathedral, 8
�ST.JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
YORK,PENNSYLVANIA
On Saturday, October 31st, the mission ceteDrl
its first Divine Liturgy in the chapel of
Lutheran Church, Yol1t, Pennsylvania.
celebrantwas Father Boniface Black of St.
Antiochian
Orthodox
Church,
~..,
Pennsylvania. The mission's choir sangat thla
Divine Liturgy, and the mission's first sessiort
church school was held immediately following illl
Liturgy. Divine Liturgies continued to be celebratld
at Advent Lutheran Church every Satu
thereafter throughoutthe months of November a
December, 1992, and January, 1993.
The
celebrants at these Liturgies were clergy of U.
EasternPennsylvaniaDeanery of the Archdiocese.
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On December 3, 1993 Metropolitan Philip granted
the mission official status and announced that
Reader Peter Pier was to be ordained a priest to
serve the new mission. Metropolitan Philip named
Anllochlan the new mission St. John Chrysostom Antiochian
OrthodoxMission.
StJohn
IIIIIOli,WII just
.. clllgy of the
- eiNadh
Ill Anltca
English
Central On Sunday, January 17, 1993, the congregation
a traveled to St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church,
when the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for Deacon Peter's
Imo ordination to the priesthood. The following
deaMly Saturday, January 24, 1993, Father Peter
celebrated his first Liturgy as St
John
of
and
Chrysostom'spastor.
On Sunday, February 7, 1993, ~
Chrysostom Orthodox Mission moved t,
Central home- St. Luke'sUnited MethodistChurc r
..........., clelgy West Street,York, Pennsylvania.
IUppOlt
John
new
16 S.
.,JIIIDllllldd8198
Plerof The people of St. Luke's were our grac,
lords for two and one half years (Februar
August 1995).. In September of 1995 tht:
moved to its present home, St. Matthew
Church,839W. MarketStreet, York, PA.
ion
St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Mission
grown to thirty-four families. In additi
and SundayChurch School Prog
mmlllNI
nowhas a functioning Antiochian
ox
's chapter (St. Olympia Chapter
a
chapter. A building fund has been
In April of 1995 we were able,
ase 13 1/2 acres of property
ct,ffy fOr our good God's man
e broughtus so far, so qui
His Grace, a
able to erect
Saint Mich
uys began serving
FernandoValley onJa1i&Y 1
small group of people \\tlO
needfor a chll"Ch in the Valley.
With the goal of celebrating
January 12, 1969, enough space
Mid-ValleyY.M.C.A. to hold litl,qy
Families were enrolled, the
staffed, a choir was fonned, arrange
or a ptiest, and His Eminence,
(Saliba), gave his blessing. Val
advice was provided by Fat
St. NicholasCathedral in L
Ashie of St. Luke's O
Grove, and Father James
Sacred Music and Reli •
Archdiocese.
Outing the planning
Methodist church, wiich
located through the efforts
January 12, 1969, as origt
Divine Uhrgy was eel
but in our
omley offici
rty consi
, andafi
St. Michael gnw,
a very short time.
nized that a
hall \\OUldbe n--·
the
onal
�ST. GEORGE CHURCH
LITTLE f ALLS, NEW JERSEY
The Father Michael Simon era was mar1<edY4th
gl"CM(hon both the social and spiritual frontiers. He
developed, among the members, a strong sense c:I
family. The seeds he planted are bearing fruits today:
the one-of-a-kind choir, the spirit of service Yklich
does not grow old and the undying wll to overcome
all obstacles. The church is as great as the talents of
its dergy and laity. The history of this church is rich
wth both.
Today the church is well-rooted in the sacrifices
of the past, the diverse talents of today and the great
hope for a Christ-centered tomorrow. The present
pastor is Archpriest Elias Bitar.
OrthodoxChristian residents of the
a.-~-
Plltnal, area, most c:I Yttlornhad just immigrated
frurn
middleeast.held their first religiousservices
In 1919, In the German LutheranChurch on Church
111d
BroadNlyIn Paterson. The church,as we
1110w
notofficially orga,ized until 1921. In that
,_.,
In aid three-storyschool building was
pulal■ ld at.,
auction by Mr. Nicholas Andalft, a
dtMu memberc:Ithe chl.rch. It was later converted
lnlD• clum for the Antiochian Orthodoxv.orshipers.
Thi
pallor c:I ttis cluch was the Reverend
T1leodcn
Yarn. The cht.n:h then numbered about
Between1923 and 1947 the church
......,_.
good QRMththrough the effort of the
WIOfalloMd,along \\ith the lay leadership.
d thaaepriestswereFather Makarios Moore
,.. ._. AbdallaKhcuy, Father Fareed Farkooh
AnlmnySakeyand Father MoosaKhoury. '
....._28,
1947, the churchwelcomedit's
• Fall« MichaelG. Simon, W'IOdedicated
l8rvlcefor the next thirty-five years. It
.... those years that St. George Antiochian
~ Cludl c:IPaterson,New Jersey welcomed
N nalloilllylcncMntelevision program, ·Lamp Unto
., Feet"v.tlicllMS televised on April 16, 1961,
llqil1g the 0r1hodoxEaster to America through the
effortsd Mr.A. VanMitchell.
In 1870, threeand one-halfacres of land were
IUd 111edIn Little Falls, New Jersey, as a new site
forlll dudl. Mr.GeorgeKarrem, a memberof the
,,...,_""""~
OQll'ldl, speatleadedthe bl.ilding program
.._
GRUld on May 19, 1974.
on
-21,
1975,
Metropolitan PHILIP
lie newSt George at a Divine Liturgy
,.._, Father Simon, as well as Father
,..._ George R George c:I Boston
~ d ~.
Father Paui
1
#IQ's,
Brooklyn,Father Gregory
Cllltlednlld Brooklyn,
Father
._
Fala, DeaconOld Scott
of lfelVenlield,
'
St. Elias Syrian Orthodox Church of Syracuse,
New York as it was know, \\hen officially created,
now St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
of Syracuse, New York was officially started on
November10, 1929.
It WdS on a visit by His Grace, Bishop VICTOR
Abu Assaly that he urged the people of Syracuse to
organizethe Parish, and after Divine Liturgy that day
a meetingwas held \\hich resulted in the beginning of
this Parish.
The founding Fathers of that Parish were:
Habeeb Rezak, Michael Morris, George Corey, Nick
Yake, Constantine Eassa, Joseph Corey, Joseph
Seikaly, Towfick H. Mahshie, Salim Abdo, Salim
Derany, Simaan Khoury, Basila Ketaily, Constantine
Hodge,Jad Ketaily. Today there are hW survivors of
that day Yklo although not active founders were young
and vibrant men in the church, Elie Eassa and
William Gabriel. The founders of the predecessor in
title to the Antiochian Women of St. Elias of Syracuse
were: Jamelia Abdallah, Eveline Abdo, Nehai Abdo,
HindAborjaily, and Raide Rezak.
In 1930the Parish had raised sufficient funds wth
'Mlich to buy the Lafayette Methodist Church here in
Syracuse,New York \\hich became the first St. Elias
Syrian Orthodox Church Edifice. A number of Priests
were assigned for short periods of time to act as
Pastorand they were: The Very Reverend Hannania
Kassab, Reverend John Khoury, Reverend Michael
Massabany, The Very Reverend Antonius Khoury
Reve~endMichael Massabany, The Very Reverend
Antontus Joorey and The Very Reverend Basilius
NaderYklo later became the first resident pastor and
wasSUCCeeded
by The Reverend John Khoury.
In 1937 an activity \\hich became the social event
of the year for the Arabic speaking community as w.11
as~~ Parish wasinstituted, the St. Elias Mahrahan
or
:~s D~y Festival. The first of many annual.air~ Yklich brought together many people of Al,iiifji:f:f
5Peacontiking
background together and 'Aflld'I
nues until this date.
Ch
1
0V
Ch •
1969,
'Atli
Ch
,
retl.ffled t
that
to the rank
We
Parish
The Very
jurisdicti
TheV
_',1'1'.11
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�ST.GEORGECHURCH
SANDIEQO, CAUFORNA
Today, morethan ever, St. Gecqe
-m-rn.-rn.
....
ltted to Ill comnuity and Its QIO't'Ah.
leadenhipanddedicaliond Father Ptillp ,_, ....
ParWI and oomnuity ccniflJe to move .,.._,,
evengreaterlteps d gnw.M1In cu An:hdlocele.
MJdox
d
-L
Forthe
fflllllanMl the start
0-.0dax Ctu'Ch that
thelmpertal
dPIOIJlehavlng
.IIUUli....
and rapid
far the
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ST. GEORGE CHURCH
BRIDGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
As the years passed, a need v\18S felt to erect a
larger church and hire a pern:,anent pastor. Mr. Phillip
(Habeeb} Hanna of Carnegie proceeded practically
single-handedly to rais~ the n~cessary funding.
Services y.,,erecontinued In the small church until
1945 'M'len it was sold as a private residence. The
current lot was purchased in 1940 from Dr. Clarence
McMillen by Phillip Hanna and Joseph Abood. Actual
work began in 1947 and V\lascompleted in 1950 at a
cost of $85,000. The church v\18S dedicated on 14
May 1950. Present y.,,ere: Archbishop ANTONY
(Bashir} and Archbishop SAMUEL (David). The first
pastor was Father Jerome (Gerasimos) Yared. Vvtio
encouraged parishioners to donate the various
stained glass v-Andov,.s
and icons. Father Yared left in
1950 and was follov.Jed by Father Nicholas Fedetz,
pastor of St. John's Russian Orthodox church of
Our parish history begins v-Aththe arrival of the Canonsburg.
first immigrants from Syria to Carnegie, Bridgeville
In a matter of five years the parish v\18S cleared of
and other nearby areas. At first the new Americans debt due to the active interest of the parishioners. On
attended various local non-Orthodox churches and 29 May 1955, the burning of the mortgage 'N'aS
turned for their Sacramental ministrations to the presided over by His Eminence, Metropolitan
RussianOrthodox church of Carnegie. Occasionally, ANTONY.
a Syrian Orthodox priest stopped in the area and held
During the five years of Father Nicholas Fedetz
servicesin people'shomes.
pastorial care, St. George grew in size and
The Syrian Orthodox in the area decided that it attendance, a choir was organized under the direction
was necessaryto have their O'Ml church. About 1920 of Miss Sylvia Antion, assisted by Richard Ferris. The
the St. GeorgeOrthodox parish was fanned. The first Sunday School continued under the direction of Mrs.
members of the parish committee were; Michael Sarah Ferris. Father Nicholas v\18S able to accomplish
Antion, Joseph David, John Elias, Abraham Monsour, this 'M'lile also serving as pastor of St. Johns.
and MurrayToney as well as Aboud Saba, Alexander
On Christmas Day 1955 Father David F
Abraham, Albert David, Michael Charley, John Elias, Abramtsov celebrated his first Divine Liturgy. It 'N'aS
George Corey, Joseph Sam, Samuel Deep Zag
also the first time the Liturgy v\18S cele ated in its
Elias, and GeorgeMonsour.
'
complete form. In preparation for its o n full-time
A small buildingwas acquired on McLaughlin Run
pastor, the parish had already acquired
rectory on
Road in Bridgeville and served as a church for about
Pennsylvania Avenue in Bridgeville.
25 years. The parishionerswere able to transform a
Father David continued the fine v..orl begun by
blacksmithshop into a cozy church. It \Alasdifficult to
Fathers
Yared and Fedetz. Today the Su ay School
support a priest and there were frequent changes in
facilities have been taxed to the limit wi,.
children.
past~ with weeks and months passing v-Athout
services. For many years children were sent to non- The church has acquired many new ite • of Divine
Warren
Orthodox ~unday Schools. Later a Sunday School Worship; a professional Choir Directo , ~
Carson
was
hired
in
1958.
In
1955
,e
Men's
was organized at St. George's by Mrs. Sarah Ferris
Society
oos
reorganized
and
SOYO
v\18
"led.
under the guidanceof Father Luke Corey.
mber of
St. George parish has seen a
Throughout the years of its existence the church
improvements
to
our
Church
interior.
389, new
was ~erve~ by ma~y priests. The Very Rev.
,
e, Bishop
icons
were
installed
and
blessed
by
His
Archpnest Nicholas Of1eshof New Kensingtonserved
fro'!l 1928 through 1932, Father Nicholas visited the ANTOUN. The church hall has recei • -xtensive
~nsh once a month through those years. Father 'M:>rkand the cemetery has been beautif .,_
Our parish community
under ;,
spiritual
Nicholas was called at other times for burials etc In
mues to
the. 1930'sthe parish sent for Father Luke Co~eyf.rom direction of Father Jason ' DelVitto
Sy~a (Khoury Luqa} and he remained a few years dedicate its mission to a life of prayer, t Jcation in
u~tll he was called to the Pittsburgh parish. Other the Orthodox Fath and v..orksof charity 1o '1e Name
pnests 'Mlo served the parish were: Father Paul of Christ.
Corey (Khoury Boulos), Father George Khoury and
Looking back, it can truly be sa
that St.
Father Anth?ny Sakey (1946-1947). Occasi~nall
George's parish has gone a great dist~ nee sin~e
1920. Perspectives are bright for the future and wi th
Fath_e~
Melet1osKourey of Homestead was call d /
administer Sacraments.
e 0 the help of God our parish will continue its growth and
'M:>rkof leading people to Him.
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
CANTON, OHIO
Father Barrett served until the Spring of 1994
'Mlen The Reverend Father Paul Albert became
Pastor of the community. In July 1995, The Very
Reverend John W. Monis became Pastor of Holy
Cross Church.
Holy Cross Antiochian Orthodox Church of
Canton, Ohio began in January 1967 'Mlen a group
of members of St. George Antiochian Orthodox
Christians declined to leave the jurisdiction of the
New York Archdiocese of the Patriarchate of Antioch.
Led by the Right Reverend Gabriel Samne, the gro~p
of about 40 families met for two and one-half years in
St. George s ~rbian Orthodox Church. Despite their
small size
1;; community, then kno'M'l as St. George
New York, was bold enough to host a Midwest SOYO
delegates meeting n 1968.
In July }69 fhe everend Father Peter Lambert
became Pastor
the small community 'Mlich then
changed its narr,
Holy Cross Antiochian Orthodox
Church In ' ~
1969, the parish bought and
renovated a fo
les of Christ church in North
Rapids, Michig
rmed the former Protest~nt
building into 8
, t for Orthodox worship.
The next yee
tPd people of Holy Cross
Church SUCCE-'
the Midwestern SOYO
Parish Life Co
1970 to be replaced by
Father Lar,
Joseph 'M'IO served
The Reveren
M1en The Reverend
as Pastor unt
me Pastor of the
Father Micha~
faced
a serious crisis
community. Ir
inajor
restoration.
For
'Mlen part of th
athered on Sunday
several months
George's Romanian
afternoon to
'Ml
building underwent
Orthodox Church
extensive repairs.
.
In August 1981,
.verend Father Athana~1os
Bitar became Pastor o he pansh. When Father Bitar
left The Reverend Father Joseph Cerva assumed the
Pa~torate of Holy Cross for a short time, to be
follov,.,edby The Right Reverend John Baf!'ett. Under
Father Barrett, the parish took the maJor step of
purchasing the rectory.
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CANTON, OHIO
.1)'t. (_}w'l.9t: ___,4nlia::hi.an D·ithodo1:
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v\'hen the Priest raises the chalice and petitions,
&We pray for the blessed and ever-memorable
founders of this Holy Temple", we think of our fathers
v.tlo 'departed this life before us' 'M"IO set the
traditions and high ideals 'M"lichwe cany on and for
v.tlichwe are ever grateful.
In America, the history is the same in every ethnic
Christian group. The tum-of-the-century immigrants
congregated in homes and hired halls, provided a
school for religious education for their children in rude
huts, scrapped and raised funds to buy or build their
O'MlChurch.
St. George started wth $500 from the treasury of
the Ladies Benevolent Society and purchased the lot
(the present site of our Church). Firestone Architects
were hired and the Church was built. It opened for
'M)f"Shipon March 9, 1922, and too weeks later a
formal celebration was held wth Metropolite
GERMANOSChehadi of Baalbek as honored guest.
Four years later a gilding program began and the
present concept was established. On July 12, 1930
the Church was formally dedicated wth the burning of
the ~ortgage at v.tlich the Very Reverend Antony
B~shir (then general missionary) participated along
'Withother dergy. On March 29, 1936, Metropolitan
THEODOS~USof Tyre and Sidon and Archbishopelect Bashir celebrated Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
here.
In October 1944 v.tlen a 40-day memorial service
fo~ Malak~y Shaheen (grandmother of Archbishop
Michael), rt brought together for the first time in
C~~ton, ~etropolitans Bashir and David in Pontifical
D1v1neLiturgy. Mean'M"lile,the original icons from
Jerusalem we_re.constantly being supplemented by
devote~ pansh1oners; stained glass wndows
(vand_ahzed)were restored and protective covers
were install~d; our Church was robbed and a security
system was implemented.
On ~arch 25, 1962, Archbishop MICHAEL (then
Metropolttan of Toledo) conducted his first Pontifical
Divine Liturgy here; a Testimonial for him on June 24,
1962 was attended by Metropolitan ANTONY.
In 1969 a Social Hall 'II.1tha capacity of 347 was
built. In 1979 an extensive Church remodeling and
repair program gave a more spa~ious sanctuary,
more seating capacity, expanded choir loft, a Bald11,m
organ was purchased, a 'Cry Room', a portico leading
out the front doors, general repairs of deteriorating
conditions, and a $19,000 icon above the sanctuary in
gold enamel on linen canv_a~. In 1995, an a~dition to
the social hall was built, giving us a larger, improved
kitchen wth modem facilities.
Meanv,,tJile, all the
surrounding properties -.vere purchased, razed for
parking, except for the custodial home adjacent to the
Church.
In commemoration of the demise of the Most
Reverend Archbishop MICHAEL, native Cantonian,
an $8,5Cl0cabinet was designed, built and installed in
the vestibule of the church. It contains his vestments,
his spiritual needs to perform Divine Liturgy
commemorative pictures, his bust and his personal
icon of St. Michael. On the front of the church a new
name plate was installed in the fashion of an open
book picturing His Eminence, his vital statistics. dates
of Ordination, Consecration to Bishop and the coauthoring of the Unification of the Antioch an Church
in North America.
In our 73 years, -.ve -.vere served by 27 priests
today's The Very Reverend Theodore Zit
of 'M"IOm
Metropolitan PHILIP said, "He is one c< my best
priests and I always admired him for ris eloquence
and immaculate services.
The first Parish Council President
cSalem
Shaheen, 'M"lospurred the people into tr
lding of
the church.
He was made Lifeti
-ionorary
President in 1948 by Metropolitan Ba
He v,;as
succeeded by many energetic and e
" Board
Members. We have Arabic chanters, a
i-lingual
choir, an active ladies of St. George aI
1aritable
Crusaders Club, a diligent SOYO, an e1
Sunday
School including an informed Adul
, s, and
expertly trained acolytes.
GRA ULATIONS
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CELEBRATE ANOTHER 100
WITH GOO'S BLESSINGS
HOODA GERMACK
BROOKLYN, NEWYORK
�We welcome this opportunity
and very best wishes to Archpriest George
parishioners of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn,
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In The Future
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�For the Good Health
Goo GRANT OUR
of
MOTHER CATHEDRAL
MANY YEARS!
Mr. and Mrs. Said Chamoun
and
Pauline Maloof
Family
ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
May, Nellie, Paula and Jenny
BROOKLYN, NEWYORK
Best Wishes
Best Wishes
Charles & Alice Farkouh
and Family
BROOKLYN, NEWYORK
on your
100th Anniversary
In Memory of
JOSEPH KAHALY
given by
Helen Farraye
Brooklyn, New York
�Centennial celebr"tion. October 5-8. I 995
BX738.A5-1876 1995
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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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St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral Centennial Celebration Booklet
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1995 October
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1073 SAUNDERSSElTLEMENT ROAD
NIAGARAFALLS,NEW YORK
Fifty Years of Orthodoxy
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DEDICATIONJOURNAL
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Reverend Father George Aswad, Esteemed Members
of the Parish Council and all Faithful Parishioners
of St. George Orthodox Church, Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Greetings and blessings in the Name of the Perfect Builder, our Lord and Saviour,
Jesus Christ, whose Heavenly Kingdom we humbly strive to attain through our
most Holy Church.
On this blessed occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary
of your Parish and the dedication
of your new church, we wish to express to you our joy in your work. The founders of
St. George Church surely deserve our pravers, gratitude and admiration for a task
very ·;yell done. As we dedicate this new edifice for our sacred gatherings, let us
rededicate 0 1 rsdves to the princip\J
ri.11 Pachings contained in our Holy Orthodox
faith.
For years our C.c.e;kiu.
dedication and. p~ .
which hold the Le;i; t
know them.''
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beautiful temple • , -h"-
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, ' a hming example of the type of
• rv m order to strive for those things
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ye shall
ifested themselves as a new and
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We rejoice with. .)Oil on
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•v n i pray that God will continue to bestow
upon all of you and all of your 1ost , ·thy efforts, under the sincere leadership
of your beloved pastor, 1'ather George, His Heavenly Crown of Success.
Yours in His service,
Primate
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
of North America.
Metropolitan PHILIP - Primate
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
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�PASTOR'S MESSAGE
--
"THIS TRULY IS THE DAY
WHICH THE LORD HATH MADE."
On this day of our Dedication and Fiftieth Anni,•, sary
Date, we warmly welcome our blessed and inspiring .,piritual leader, Metropolitan
Philip Saliba, to Niagara Galls to
bless and dedicate our new Church and Hall to the glory of
God and St. George, our Patron Saint.
Rev. Fr. George R. Aswad, Pastor
Fifty years ago our founding members witnessed the crowning of their faith in the Consecration
of the St.
George Parish on the corner of 13th and South Avenue by the late Archbishop Aftimos Ofiesh. Our spiritual home
has served us well. Our prayers are for all who built and nourished it, and with their faith and love, made this
joyous anniversary date possible. Let us all remember especially those who have gone to their eternal rest, praying
GEORGE SHAHIN
for their memory eternal.
President Bo.-..rdof Trmtee!S
Our late Metropolitan Antony Bashir referred to our Church in May, 1959, in a blessing with these words,
"Bless you, the little flock."
I echo his thought ...
Fifty years ago our par nt., and r,_l.,~1'c.
Bless you, the little flock who with a spirit aflame with faith, dared to dream am' with
a spiritually inspired determination,
unequivocally
committed
yourself to Christ and the Orthodox
F,, n by
investing in a building program; First by the purchase of 24 acres of wooded land; second by the construct on of
a new Church and Hall. We have planted a new seed deep in the fertile soil at 1073 Saunders Settlement
Road
and it will spiritually grow fifty times fifty if we continue our unity and oneness in Christ.
St. Paul tells us in Ephesians 2; 20, 21: "What a foundation you stand on now; the apostles and the pre phets;
and the cornerstone of the building is Jesus Christ Himself! Along with Christ, we who believe are carefully Joined
together as parts of a beautiful, constantly growing temple of God.
Your faithful servant in Christ,
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church to preserve and enn.ance ne r·<1it'1c..r t. h,~_·1~••~1:--··
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' n,t'"' 'rom tlu old world.
To the parishioners of St. Geurrt' r 1,1qt
gr1
th~~
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of their church and the example set by t;~..:1rprect••ce:.~c
11.,
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g they have followed well in the teachings
rh1: Jed1C.ation of this beautiful new church.
The board and the building committee want to express cheir appreciation for the patience and understanding
shown by the parishioners during tlus period.
The dedication of the church and hall, though, is really just the first step in the opportunity
to develop to its
full potential the entire twenty-four acres we have here.
With the help of the Holy Spirit, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the continued dedicated unselfishness of
the parishioners of St. George, this will be accomplished.
Rev. Fr. George R. Aswad
Pastor
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�MITCHELL MOKHIBER
Ad Journal Chiarman
It has been very rewarding to take part in
the building of our new church. Until our dedication, it was just a building. Now, it is Our Lord's
Temple which has brought us closer together as
it was meant.
I wish to express my appreciation and extend
a sincere "thank you" to the various businesses, all
the sponsors, and to all those who contributed to
the ''In Memoriam" section of this Dedication
Booklet. Without all your support, this e ..~ ,or
could not have been possible.
I also extend my personal rlianks "~ the
Robert Fadel
Building Committee Ch,innan
understanding and untiring staff of this publication
and to Father George, our spiritual leader.
God Bless all and may peace reign among us!
Mitchell Mokhiber
S,IIDN;
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AD JOURNAL STAFF:
Fr. George Aswad
Ray Aswad
Larry Sweet
Mary Fadel
Delores Fadel
Clara Bishara
Sandy Boss
Jackie Fadel
Photographers:
Rickey Kinan
Esther Fadel
Jennifer Ross
Chip Fadel
Mitch B. Mokhiber
Joanna Perry
George Shahin, Robert Fadel, Daniel Bishara
Fr. George Aswad
6
7
�CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
St. George Eastern Orthodox Church
On behalf of all the committees that worked
so hard to prepare for this blessed and most memorable dedication weekend, I would like to welcome
our beloved Metropolitan Philip, our most honored
DEDICATION
guests, our friends and relatives who have traveled
both far and near to be with us.
We thank you for your support and sincerely
hope that you enjoy yourselves this weekend.
Having you with us just makes this even: ~ .. at
much more exciting.
Sunday, November 14, 1976
May God bless you all!
511et'lopo!itan cA'Lchbishop
Philip <._)a!iba
Douglas R. Fadel
Chairman Dedication Weekend
OFFI~IATING
DEDICATION WEEKEND COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
I/
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,zloun J{hou'Li
ASSISTING
Doug Fadel - General Chairman
Mike Slaiman - General Treasurer
Delores Fadel Sandra Boss -
Dedication Dance:
Doug Fadel - General Chairman
John Khoukaz - Ticket Chairman
Sylvia Bailey - Asst. Ticket Chairman
Friday Night Reception
Esther Fadel - Sunday Coffee Hour
Dedication Banquet:
Jackie Fadel - Children's Luncheon
with Archbishop
Doug Fadel - Chairman
Mike Slaiman and
Amil Slaiman - Assistant Chairmen
Robert Fadel - Board of Trustees Dinner
with Metropolitan Philip
SRev.
g'l.
{leo'LgecAswad
PASTOR
Clara Bishara - Publicity Chairman,
Entire Weekend
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8
�HISTORY OF OUR CHURCH
50 YEARS
1926
OF
ORTHODOX HISTORY
ON THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
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926-1976 - 50 YEARS! Such beautiful and productive years for the first St. George Church in Niagara Falls
corner of South Avenue and Thirteenth Street!
Some 70 years ago the first members of St. George's settled in Niagara Falls, New York. They were indeed
on ers in all respects. They were cognizant of their spiritual needs and the inception of having an Orthodox
( .. urch began at a meeting which was held on October 12, 1921. Under the direction of Rev. Fr. Joseph Eliah of
'w•lkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the first formal meeting was held at the home of Edward Mokhiber and twelve trustees
were elected - Ray Bishara, President; Edward A. Mokhiber, Vice-President; Ameen Slaiman, Treasurer; Farris
Fadel, Secretary; Ray Aswad, David S. Bishara, Michael S. Bishara, George Fadel, Sob Haick, Salim Kinan, William
A. Mokaiber and Simon Mokhiber.
On December 4, 1922, a check for $100 was given as the first payment for the site of our first Church. Within
three years of the Church's establishment, a building fund drive was held raising approximately $2,000. Construction of a $40,000 Church, Hall, and Parish House as one structure began in March 1926 and was completed
and consecrated on October 17 of that year. The Church was indeed a lovely structure with stained glass windows,
crystal chandeliers, oak pews and many other appropriate furnishings. Through the years, parishioners dedicated
to the glory of God, Ikons, paintings, altar accoutrements and other furnishings.
Our firs· services were conducted by visiting Orthodox priests, because the parish was too small to justify a
permane,• pnest. Rev. Fr. George Mitchell who served us faithfully for five years was our first permanent priest;
he laid the foundation for the future growth of the parish.
Succeed~n 6 him at the pastorate, was Rev. Fr. Michael Gelsinger. It was under his leadership that the English
language sE.:-·,iceswere instituted and our parish was always referred to by the late Metropolitan Antony Bashir, "As
the first Church in Americ.1 t chant the Orthodox Services in English.'' The choir was organized under his capable
direction. He was the author of many Orthodox publications. His book, "Orthodox Hymns in English" is used by
many choirs today.
Rev. Fr Anthonv Grub r Wo )If was our next pastor .tn~ Sf rved our parish from 1944 to 1948. Under his
leadership, Engl:sh cont nu <lru be u ed and exp.tnded ro a:I ti,e Church services. In 1946, Metropolitan Antony
Bashir pres ded for the bur. ing .• he Church mortgage. Our p rish hac Wl~thered the depression and had grown
spiritually, financially .ind i mt nber 1•ip.
Rev. Fr. Gabrie' Salh'.my c, m{ t tht p 1mh 111 , 94R. Dur·ng
r1in1stry. we witnessed the continuous growth
of the pansh membuship rrom th oril'.1,al con "r tior in th }..!<lrl.97.6 of 15 families to 65 families.
In March 1965, d two-fam•ly ,irr 1c tt• t
t 1 C u h Wa ourc,a eel and converted into a ten-room Sunday
School to ;iccot mod.1te the l 2l• <,tuc.'•n s.
'>e.1 on m 1961. He assisted Father Salhany and
Our presen: priest, Rev. f'r Geor~c sw d w
his principal
ties were the Sund,\' c '1l,o , C
n y >Jth programs. When Father Salhany suffered a stroke
during the Lenten Fast of 1965, we were: 1.. 0 cl fr>rtun te ~u 11 ,..c,Very Rev. Fr. Stephen Upson of Batavia, New
York serve our parish on a teMpor.trv D •c,1s.
In 1969, Father Aswad became prit:st ot our c: urch. Under h1s guidance, the parish continued to grow until
today there are close to lUO families of van0us n ....
du11alist1cbackgrounds.
From the very beginning, the women of out parish have played a very important role in the history of our
Church, not only spiritually, but have been acuvely engaged in all the Church programs. Some ten years ago,
women became members of the Board of Trustees for the first time in our parish.
To meet the needs of the growing parish, a 24-acre site on Saunders Settlement Road was purchased in May
1970 for $30,000 cash. As this site was more generally located in the area served by the Church, it would allow for
more family-type activities in a park-like setting away from the congestion and noise of the city.
A survey of the needs of the parish was conducted and in deciding on a style of architecture, it was felt that
we should maintain our original Church image - it is a beautiful octagon-shaped Church formed through the use of
eight wood-laminated beams forming a dome covered from the elements on the outside but expm:ed to the congregation in the interior with 16 windows at the base of the dome providing shafts of light in the center of the Church.
A hall was built next to the Church joined by a central vestibule entrance. When the physical structure of the magnificent ediface was finally completed, a new era began for our parishioners.
h.)
(Continued on next page)
11
�HI TORY OF OUR CHURCH
(Continued from Pg. 11)
1965
er George was
Ground breaking and the blessing of the land was held on September 7, 1975. Ser_vingwit
'as
Ernest SayVery Rev. Stephen Upson and representing our Metropolitan Philip Saliba, who was m Leb,l
kaly, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Antiochian Archdiocese.
urday, NovemOn October 31, 1976, the Divine Liturgy was sung for the last time in the old Church.<. 1
thodox
Service
her 6, 1976, a Vesper Service was sung at 7 p.m. and on November 7 was our great move - t
was sung at 10 a.m. and at 10:30 a.m., an automobile procession lead by Father George and the , r boys carrying
the Gospel, Antemens, Crosses, Lanterns, Fans, and Icon of St. George was made to our new site
On November 14, 1976, His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip Saliba officiated at the Hierarch• 1Divine Liturgy
and Dedication of our new Church. A moving Blessing of the Church was witnessed by the con· :egation and visitors on this great day. The presence of His Eminence at the Dedication marks the beginning of an excellent start in
our new Church.
The parishioners of St. George face the future with unswerving resolution and pray to the Almighty for Hi·
continued Blessings. The overall achievements in the parish could not have been accomplished had it not beefor the enthusiastic, conscientious, and effective support of the parishioners. At the time of the dedication of our
new Church, the Board of Trustees consisted of George Shahin, President; Daniel W. Bishara, Vice-President; Habcb
S. Kinan, Treasurer; Clara R. Bishara, Recording Secretary; William Sargent, Corresponding Secretary; Thom,
Slaiman, Financial Secretary; Ronald Anton, Delores Fadel, Robert Fadel, Ruby Filosofos, Amel Kinan, Mitchell
Mokhiber, and Joanna Perry.
OUR PATRON SAINT:
ST. GEORGE
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a leader
AS DELIVERER OF CAPTIVES
AND DEFENDER OF THE POOR.
HEALER OF THE INFIRM
CHAMPION OF KINGS
VICTORIOUS GREAT MARTYR GEORGE
INTERCEDE WITH CHRIST OUR GOD
FOR OUR SOUL'S SALVATION
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.·ge's Parish
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::n , . : ~c1tionalities. He
which was his
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e of St. Geor~e art truly blessed to have such
Vt'.l
.
AXIOS - AXIOS - AXIOS
13
�.OR
PRI
Fr. George Mitchell, 1926-1931
'
Fr. Anthony H. Gn her
If, 1944-1948
Fr. Giffin
Fr. Steven Upson
METROPOLITAN ANTHONY BASHIR
May his memory be eternal. A pioneer of Orthodoxy in North America
14
Fr. Michael Shahin
15
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~
'THROUGH THE YEARS
~
}'1e.~c-A""x:.i~Xi\..~(;A
Ray Bishara
Michael S. Bishara
PAST
PRESIDENTS
OF
ST. GEORGE
Robert Fadel
Charles Elias
Robert Mokhiber
James Slaiman
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THROUGH THE YEARS
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JC'J~
PROGRESS OF NEW CHURCH
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��Ray Aswad
... And He guides the Little Children with a Tender Heart.
Superintendent: Jacquelyn Fadel
... Sunday School
Choir Director: Khouriya Grace Aswad
Assistant Director: Michael Kargatis
President: William Sargent
25
�HEAD ACOLYTE: TOM SLAIMA1
SENIOR SOYO
r
Officers: Doug Fadel, President; Richard Haick, Vice President; Jackie Fadel,
Secretary; Michael Slaiman, Treasurer.
.
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,
JUNIOR SOYO
Officers:
Kevin Mokhiber' p reSi"dent; Sh e11·
h"b
t Fadel, Vice-President; Dawn Mok1 er, Rec. Secretary• Craig·M kh'b
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er, Corr. Secretary; Chip Fadel, Treasurer
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SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ST. GEORGE
27
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��SUNDA
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LUN( II.ON WITH
HIS EMINENCE
THE GRAND BANQUET
BREAKFAST
31
�IN MEMORY ETERNAL
of
OUR DEAR LOVED 0
��--
IN MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS
In Memory of
Salim
our beloved Mother
5ttennie
!leo'Lge
Sadie (Haick) Oswald
Cha'Lfes
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Joe, Richard, Norman, Barbara
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Ema
K1
and Grandchildren
Michael & Rose
Kargatis
Irene
tis
Steven & Marsha Kargatis
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�MEMORY ETERNAL
Blessed is lie wl1om
tl1ou liast cliosen and
to tliyself liast taken (Psalms)
t:'
JYlemo'Ly Gle'Lna
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f' '
to our dear husband and father
SHICKERYN. FADELL
-
Morris
Mokhiber
Simon
. okhiber
Whom we deeply loved.
Malakie, Najla & Nellie Mokhiber
Mrs. Olga Fadell
Edward and Pat Fadell
Albert and Helen Fadell
Mary Rose and Frank Spendio
and grandchildren
Annis, Barbara & Albert Mokhiber
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�In Memory of Our Loving Parents
Edward& RachelMokhiber
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Mokhiber
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mokhiber
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Mokhiber
Miss Mary Mokhiber
Mrs. Edward Mokhiber
Mr. & Mrs. John Bethany
Mrs. Nettie Elias
Mrs. Jeanette Salhany
�����CONGRATULATIONS, ST. GEORGE!
MIMI AND ARMAND CACCIATORE
In Memory of
IN LOVINGMEMORYOF
Our Dear Mother,
'Jlaiern!l. J{enien
cAnna Lamb'Los
Selma J{enien
May their Memory be Eternal
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Najrne Kenien, Sons - Nedeern, David, Edward
CHARLESMICHAELELIAS
and Families
JUDITH ANNE ELIAS
MOTHER, DAD AND SISTER
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�FAHA
·1aBishara
and family
�BEST WISHES
IN MEMORY OF
Anourine B. Barbari
ASMA ABDALLAH
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
MR. GAZELLE ABDALLAH, MR. & MRS. NORMAN ABDALLAH
AND MR. & MRS. K. EDWARD ABDALLAH
'
MY HUSBAND - GEORGE
MY PARENTS- RAY & LILA BISHARA
MY UNCLE & AUNT GIBRAN & ADEL BISHARA
IN LOVINGMEMORYOF
IN LOVING MEMORY
George Namen George
who will be in our thoughts and prayers
JAMESA. SLAIMAN
MABEL, MICHAEL, GEORGE,
MILDRED GEORGE AND DAUGHTERS
THOMAS, MARY ANN, JIMMY & RICKY
BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
54
55
�In Memory Of
THOMAS K. DELANEY
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canada
57
�-- -
In Memory Of
Mr. & Mrs. Gus Poulos
In Memory of my Dear Husband
and brother
GEORGE
George Poulos
J{atie J{a'Lgatis
Tom & Ruth Poulos
Tom & Bessie Petr- ',is
Ken & Teddy Paxson
Bill & Stella Papp
Paul & Mary Jane Poulos
58
�In Memory
Loving Memory
SHAHEEN & JAMILIE
of
EASSA
GEORGE J. HAICK
In Memory of
ASPERN. KINAN
MARY HAICK & FAMILY
and
B. GALABINSKI &
A. MEZHIR FAMILIES
KENNETHM. KINAN
Emily M. Kinan
Chuck and Eleanor Kinan
Mark
Neal
Amel and Dottie I ~ 'lan
Kathy
Kris
Rob
lnMem
Al and Carol Kinan
Karen
Kristia
Paul
Kimberly
Loving Memory
•
MICHAEL & SELMA HAICK
GEORGE S. BISHARA
TAMMAM AL
SALi~MENNIE K. 1AN
EDWARD & BONNIE HAICK
GEORGE KINAN & FAMILY
& FAMILY
60
61
�In Me,.. ,
In Memory Of
GEORGE J. SAWMA
of
In
In Memory of
Memory
PETER MORANIS
My Beloved I usband
THOMAS S. WEST
Of
PETER LAMBROS
BARBARA LAMBROS
VERNA M. BISHARA
WIFE -ANNE
Remembered by
& DAUGHTERS -
His Wife
JOYCE & ROSEMARY
FROM:
BY HUSBAND JOSEPH BISHARA
OLIVE M. WEST
AMELIA MORANIS
&
& FAMILY
FAMILY
In Memory of
In Loving Memory
Memory
Our Dear Husband
of
and Father
In Memo.'
of dear departed Mother,
of
Our Parents
Father and Sister
JAMES FADEL
AFIFI & ABRAHAM
JOSEPH S. " ' IAS
Seraste Filosofos,
Who Loved His Church
Argerios Filosofos
MILKIE
May His Memory
& Bessie Sargent
WIFE - NETTIE
Be Eternal
Mr. & Mn. JamesFilosofos
THEIR CHILDREN
MRS. JEAN FADEL
& Family
RONNY, SANDY & SONNIE BOSS
63
�In Loving Memory
of
MR. & MRS. DE NC -,TATHACOS
EDWARD MOKHIBER, SR.
by
MRS. EDWARD MOKHIBER
In Loving Memory
In Memory Of
of our beloved
CHARLESSTATHACOS
& FAMILY
ALBANY, NEW YORK
AMIEN BATROUNY
and
JEAN BATROUNYCASCIOLI
In Memory of
In Memory
TheodoreCaranda
5l .ay
thei'l :!Uemo'ly he eve'l ete'lnaf.
Wife Jeannie Batrouny and family
"SALIM & MINNIE KINAN"
Sam, Edward, Mae, Arthur,
onald, Shirley, Geraldine and Sandra
"SHAHEEN & JAMILIE EASSA"
HABEB & LILY KINAN
Beloved Husband of Eva Carandas
and Children
��In Lovz
In Memory
t!mory
Of
CONSTANTINE SOROUR
n our AMERIC
THEODORE DRAPAS
From
Our parents,
Dr. & Mrs
Silver Wedd·
JOHN DRAPAS FAMILY
SOPHIASOROUR
Mr. &
60th Golden Wed
Our grandparents,
1916-
St. George Eastern Orthod
Golden Anniv.
In Memory of
1926 -1
In Memory of
KHALIL and SALTANE KARAM
and
HENRY MOKHI
~
SHEHBAASWAD
and
from
GEORGES. GEORGE
RED COLYER
Who Died in the Service
of Their Country
AND FAMILY
During World War II
CINCINNATI, OHIO
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and Dedi
Roberta, Nancy Lynn, Mary
�With Loving 9Jioug/2ts
ANNISand BARBARA MOKHIBER and FAMILY
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
DEDICATEDTO THE MEMORYOF OUR BELOVED
VERY REV. FR. MICHAEL and KHOURYIA JEANINE SHAHIN and FAMILY
Syracuse, N. Y.
JOANN SHAHIN and FAMILY
Midland, Mich.
SAM and BETTY DOVI and FAMILY
NAIF and SADIESHAHIN
JIM SHAHIN
Sellersville, Pa.
REG and MAY WOODWARD and FAMILY
UNCLE LOUIEand AUNT SOPHIESHAHIN
Niagara Falls, Ont.
RAY and JOYCE SHAHIN and FAMILY
Rochester, N. Y.
GEORGE and AUDREY SHAHIN and FAMIL y
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
"Behold a house to the name of the Lord
'
To dedicate it to Him."
7
"Well done thou good and faithful servants ...
Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."
�Thomas&Afeefi Anton
David & Rose Bishara
CharlesAnton
Ameeny Anton Saik
William & Shafecka Mokaibe
The ANTON Families
Emil, Mary, Virginia
Ronald, Suzanne
�Extrusions
Limited
LLAPSIBLE
TUBES
E PIECEAEROSOLS
RKERFELTED PENS
TECHNICALEXTRUSIONS
TORONTOPLANT: DOWNSVIEW,ONTARIO
the compliments of:
RAHAM
MICHAEL HABASH
ERWIN RUSCH
St.
�ADELSINCORPORATE~
FoodServiceEquipment & Supplies
ti
2031 South Boulevard
P.O. Box 3994
TULA
TIO
·ve membersof St. George Easte·
joys of the building of your ne
•t.au,d:_your 50th Anniversary.
Atniel
�CONGRATULATIONS
FROMTHE
PHILIP
& VIOLET
ROBIN
JENNIFER
Our
��-
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V. J. LICATA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
VINCENT J. LICATA, President
ROLAND VEILLETTE, Vice President
MANUEL LICATA, Secretary-Treasurer
Complimentso/
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Aswad
Los Angeles, Calif. 90266
St. George Eastern Orthodox Church
CONGRA TULA TIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENT
IN THE SERVICE OF THE LORD
UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS THE
HOUSE, THOSE WHO BUI LO IT
LABOR IN VAIN
ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CATHOLIC CHURCH
NOTTINGHAM TERRACE
BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14216
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83
�mplimentso/
RMAN D. BISHARA
LF' :sTON
�EARL
�s a fou;iding member, on
tions and Best Wishes on this
dox
hurch,
my family
ion, the Dedication of the
dox Church in Niagara Falls,
OCCASION
To Our Beloved P
"God
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'Jl.
�FREDDIE'S MARKET
FRESH MEATS and GROCERIES
Complete Line of Middle East Products
HAPPYFADEL,PROP.
938 ONTARIO AVE.
285-8344
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. 14305
JOHN'S FLA
LAWRENCEJ. FELLAGENCY, INC.
All Types of Homeowners & Automobile Coverage
and Commercial Lines
920 NIAGARAAVE.
TEL. 285-7341
NIAGARA FALLS,NEW YORK 14305
90
�LIMENTS OF
nc.
�CONGRATULATIONS
&
BESTWISHES
YCREST-DAIRY
RuS&e111
People
Regardlessof R
CONGRATULAT/ONS
/CATIONOF YOURNEWCHURCH
IERSERVICES,INC.
Cornell
p
�Sincere Best Wishes
THODOXY
�CHEVROLET
�mess and salis/act i n
WISHESON THE
ERSARY AND
CHURCH.
ELIE
�00 ADIAN RUG CO.
CARPETSALESand SERVICE
110 &IthSTREET
NIAGARAFALLS,NEWYORK
Congratulations
and Best Wishes
ANTHONY
& VIRGINIAMOORADIAN
John J
Plumbing & H
Niagara Falls,
Come around for
delicious dining.
With a menu that's
varied in selection
and price. And come
around for fine
entertainment.
Everydayof the week.
the
oroo
RAMAD.IINN
401 Buff"1oAoenue
..
F"'1s,N. Y.
�TULATIONS
ntia
St.
�---WITH MUCH PRIDE IN OUR NEW CHURCH COMPLEX . ..
ED MOKHIBER
JEAN
NAP
WELCOME TO LEWISTON
VILLE, ILLINOIS
LORRAINE
T. MOKHIBER
KIWANISCLUB OF
INSURANCEBROKER
LEWISTON, N. Y.
Our Warmest
A. J. KELLERAGENCY
Life, Health, Auto, Home, Business
285-6449 Res.
Sponsors of the
Congratulations
NIAGARA COUNTY PEACH FESTIVAL
284-0408 Bus.
GRAY& TRIGGMONUMENTS
SAM PAONESSA,OWNER
1608 PINE AVENUE ONLY
Our Hea, , ~t
MOORADIAN'S
Congratu,, , ms
COAT OF ARMS
for a Sp/end • -ffort
LEWISTON,NEW YORK
Known for our Armenian
ERNEST &
ADEL, RAMI
ONNE
Six Course Dinners
MAGDA
YOUNES
106
Steaks
107
LobsterTails
Cocktails
�-North End
....,
LOEB RHOADES & CO.
GENEVA,N. V.
FASHION$
TEL: Collect 0-316-71Na1
FNEWVORK
....._.,,_
-Aoddlnt.
- LI,. /n,urance
Slt:lc,,.. Pollcltll ,
MICHAEL G. MICHAELS
GEORGE R. MICHAELS
COMMODITIES
8111 HYDE PARK BLVD.
NIAU.RA FALLS. N. V. 14305
STOCKS
MUTUAL FUNDS
OPTIONS
LARGE STOCK OF:
FURS- LEATHERS· MAN MADES· RAINWEAR
COMPLETEON THE PREMISES FACTORY FOR:
REPAIRING• RESTYLING ·CLEANING· GLAZING
BONDS
QUALITY - SERVICE - INTEGRITY
1812MAIN ST.
At South Ave.
Phone282-3802
Our Sincere Congratulat,ons
GOOD I UCK
LESTER F. SHORT, INC.
INSURANCE
MR. & MRS.
SpecializingIn Complete InsurancePrograms
TAFE SA-WMA, ASSOC/A TE
JOHN ANDROPOLIS
& FAMILY
�--
OUR CONG RA
-
'Y BEST WISHES
LA TIONS
FALLS GREENHOUSE FLORIST
I
I
ST.
JOHNSON PAINT & BODY, INC.
0/i THODOX CHURCH
I
EXPERT COLLISION
PAINTING, GLASS,
HAROLD PERRY
in Your
I
EORGE'S EASTERN
j
MR.& MRS.
"Good Luck
TO
FROM
AND WELDING
& CINDY
t
DEWEYS JEWELERS
New Church"
GENEVA, N.Y.
Used Cars
CONGRA TULA TION
BEST WISHES
TO YOU ALL
--
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II
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CAMERA LOUNGE
A&S
FUR
105-107 WAS!.
ENDICl
URE, INC.
'"TON AVE.
FIRTH JEWELERS
N. Y.
DEPENDABLE DIAMOND DEALERS
FOR OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY
POWER CITY LODGE
MILITARY RD.
297-2104
No. 158 ISDA
N. FALLS, N. Y.
Congratulation:
DELAWARE AVE.
2440 MILITARY RD.
:1d Best Wishes
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. 14304
297-2210
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
ED & ALICE SALEEBY
110
I
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JOHN W. FIRTH
Pres.
��FOOD KING
SLIPKOBROS.
MEAT SPECIALISTS
WhereShopping is a Pleasure
1826 MainSt.
NiagaraFalls,N.Y.
CATARACT
HOMEMAKERSFABRICS
FfJllturlngDraperyFabrics
bythll Yard
D«:orativeAccsssories
�-MODERN DISTRIBUTORS
Noted for Oua/Jty Meats
SABELLA SERVICE
Joseph A. Amodeo, Sr.
and
11th & LINWOOD
Joseph Amodeo, Jr.
WE FEEL FORTUNATETO BE ABLE
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
832-9878
Buffalo, N. Y. 14226
TO PARTICIPATEIN THIS MEMORABLE
OCCASION.
Raymond T. and Mary Fadel
and Sons
"rederick, Michel and Raymond Jr.
BEST WISHES
BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC.
LUMBER - U-CART CONCRETE - PAI\ EL/NG
AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ITEMS!
MR. & MRS.
FRED KINAN
2637 LOCKPORT RD.
& FAMILY
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. 14305
(Off Hyde Park Bridge)
285-2555
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117
�BUCHOLTZ & GARDNER
Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.
GREIF BROS. CORPORATION
4716 Military Rd.
INTERNATIONAL DIVISION
NiagaraFalls, N. Y.
24 Hour Service - Sales
All Makes Heating & Air Conditioning
$29.95 Parts & Service Plan Available
NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
297-2700
285-0600
Joe
Cecconi's
FALLS
DODGE
"There is a difference!"
Military Road • Phone 297-5800
J. J. GRANDINETTI
CONG RA TULA T/ONS
AUTO SE
6415 PINE AVE.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
A. J. KELLER INS. AGENCY, INC.
BEST WISHES
Complete Insurance Service
IN YOUR NEW CHURCH
118
CE
������-BEST WISHES
WO' )DWARD AGENCY INC.
INSURANCE
THE RAWADY'S
Complete Insurance Service
812 Main Street
ALBERT, SOPHIA, MARC & ALISON
Niagara Falls
Our Congratulations
ALFRED, N. Y.
New York
Marios and Patricia Krassopoulos
and
Children
MANHATTAN r-uANERS&DYERS
MEMBERS INTER NA
I
lONAL FABRICARE
Inc.
INSTITUTE
CONGRA TULA TIONS
•
•
•
•
DRAPERIES
LEATHERS
SUEDES
SHIRTS
•
•
•
•
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AL TE RATIONS
TAILORING
• REPAIRS
• BLANKETS
K'\ilTS
GOWNS
STORAGE
BULK DRY
CLEANING
"THE SWEETS"
CITY WIDE DELIVERY
130
NIAGARA FALLS
LEWISTON
1605-18th 285-9250
744 Center St. 754-4834
LaSalle Area
Grand Island
9499 PINE AVE. 297-3330
1771 LOVE RD. 773-1060
LARR IE, ANDREA
GARTH, JARED, & LARA
131
�Best Wishes
Spallina Funeral Home
1300 Pine Ave.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
tJu'L best wishes on you'L
GOLDENANNIVERSARY
----!ii
and
Consecration of the
New St. George Eastern Orthodox Church
--';'
Du• id, Mary, Peter, Sally, Sophie and KatherineNinos
Congratulations to our many friends
of the
St. George Orthodox Parish
Anthony Spallina - Peter J. Spallina - Joseph P. Spallina
133
�3021NIAGARA
�������BEST WISHES FOR A GREAT EFFORT
MR. & MRS. JOHN KHOWKAZ
Import & Export
MR. & MRS. ANDREW WITYK
MR. CHARLESHAICK JR.
ST. NICHOLAS SYRIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
MR. WILLIAM SHAHEEN
CATARACT TRUCK & CAR RENTAL CORP.
MR. BILLGILLESPIE
MR. F.L. BALDWIN
DR. & MRS. JOFFREMOSES
MEHARIANFLORIST& GALLERY
PAkISH COUNCIL
FELLOWSHIP
CLUB
HAMELAT-EL-TEEB
PTA
SUNDAYSCHOOL
SOYO
CHOIR
TEEN-AGESOYO
MORTIMER'S
MRS. JULIASWEENEY& FAMILY
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITEGREGORYABBOUD,
DEAN
JOSEPHINEDEWEY
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��Jls yow Cfw~c/1is 5'ounded and Eiedicated
::fo9J1e g/my of LJu'lg'leat goc/ and L~aviou'l
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we join you in p'laye'lin tl1e
'Jlame ()/ g/1e 5'atAei, Jlnd (J/ q/1e Son,
cAnd (Jf <:J'he
$-{o/y Spiiii. Jlmen.
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HOLY TRINITY
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
CONGRATULATIONSTO THE PRIEST
AND MEMBERSHIP
OF THE
ST. GEORGEPARISH
UPON THE OCCASIONOF THE
DEDICATIONOF YOURNEW CHURCH
FROMTHEPRIEST,
PARISHCOUNCILMEMBERS
AND MEMBERSHIP
OF
3920 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York 14301
Phone: 284-9596
Area Code: 716
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The Hellenic Orthodox Church
Of The Annunciation
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DELAWARE AT WEST UTICA
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BUFFALO, NEWYORK
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Obuhanych
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Osolinsky & Family
Priest Fr. Gregory Kistner
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Bakaysa
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Gibas
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jurnack & Son
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. John Kutch & Family
Mr. & Mrs. John Lysiak & Family
REV. FATHER GEORGE C. PANTELIS, PRIEST
Mr. Adam Gogos, President, Parish Council
Dr. Nicholas P. Theophilos, Vice President
Mr. George C. Pappas, Secretary
Mr. George S. Vouros, Treasurer
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Osolinsky
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
& Mrs. Paul Rusinko & Family
& Mrs. Peter Sivulich
Council Members
Mr. Stephen Couladis
Miss Jeanne LaPoulas
Mr. John Critharis
Mr. Elia S. Mastor
Miss Poppy Dellas
Mr. Peter Mavromatis
Mr. James Demopoulos
Mr. Alexander Papafagos
Mr. Louis Diakos
Mr. John T. Revelas
Mr. Constantine J. Gianiodis
Mr. Nicholas Stamatikos
Mr. Peter A. Krestos
Mr. Gust Valantasis
& Mrs. Gerald Slipko & Family
& Mrs. Joseph Slipko Sr.
& Mrs. Theodore Slipko & Family
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I now
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I • t·t ts,
• b'letnten,
to dwelltogethe'lin unity. ''
.::Veno
qooJ anJ joyru
(Psalm 133)
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Pc1ge
-B Mfg. Co., Ltd .........................
&S Furniture Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
braham, Earl and Jo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dvance Extrusions Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allport Flower Shops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
longi Oldsmobile Inc ......................
Alps Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amendola, Frank & Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ndropolis, Mr. and Mrs. John ..............
Anthony, Ray and Ethel ....................
Apple Granny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ashker's Dairy Cream ......................
Aswad, Dr. and Mrs. Alfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aswad, Fr. George & Family .................
Aswad, Nejm and Najla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aswad, Mr. and Mrs. Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aswad, Sam and Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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74
122
125
Baker Optical Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill's Texaco Service .......................
Bishara, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bishara, Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brown's Service Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bucholtz &:Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buffalo Rubber &:Supply Co .................
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127
85
84
123
118
108
97
146
109
122
125
127
83
137
128
81
99
Camera Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Cataract Steel Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cedars Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Chakos, Mr. and Mrs. John .................
105
Chamandy, Ed and Louise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Chu's Restaurant & Tavern ..................
113
Cinderella Coffee Shop . . . . . . . . Outside Back Cover
Cornell&: Daggett Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Coury Bros. Furniture Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Crandall, W. A. & Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Daly, John (Assemblyman) ..................
David, Charlie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DeMartin, Gus E. & Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DePascale &:Sons Contracting Co .............
Dewey's Jewelers ..........................
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135
Fadel Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fadel, Farris N., Rachel and Esther . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fadel's Incorporated (Food Serv. Equip.) . . . . . . .
Fadel, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond ...............
Fadel, Raymond and Mary ..................
Fadel, Mr. and Mrs. Robert&: Family ..........
124
FallsGreenhouseFlorist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Feldman'sFurFashions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
143
141
111
89
76
113
117
142
110
109
90
111
Fell,Lawrence J.Agency Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FirthJewelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Freddie'sMarket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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George Optical
135
Georgian Hou
122
(,randmett1, J .J. Aut<' ~ rvic
118
Gray & Trigg Monumer; ts
106
Greif Bros. Corp
. . . .........
118
Greenwald s Rt taurant
Outside Back.Cover
Gro&s, John J. Ph ..mbing
...............
103
Habib Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haick, Dorothy and Richard .................
Haick, Sob and Joyce & Family ...............
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation ..
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church ........
Home Juice Co. Ltd ........................
Homemakers Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IMC Chemical Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
140
145
153
152
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113
Jason's .....................
Outside Back. Cover
Jocoy's Collision Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....
114
Joe Cecconi's Falls Dodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
John's Flaming Hearth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ql
Johnson Paint & Body Inc ...................
111
Kathleen's ...............................
Keller, A.J. Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kinan, Mr. and Mrs. Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kiwanis Club of Lewiston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosti, Dr. Hadjispyros and Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Krassopoulos, Marios and Patricia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Krassapoulos, Steve & Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
120
Laham, Monsour H. & Family ...............
Lammerts Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Licata, V. J. Construction Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lindsay Photo Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lofstrand, Kenneth E.......................
144
125
82
Manhattan Cleaners & Dyers ................
Manoukian Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maroon, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mena, Mr. and Mrs. Jaber ..................
Michaels, Michael G. and George R ............
Milkie, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modern Distributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modern Electric Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mokhiber, Ami el J. &:Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mokhiber, Jean and Fred ....................
Mokhiber, Lorraine T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mokhiber, Mr. and Mrs. Robert ..............
Mooradian's Coat of Arms .........
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Mooradian Rug Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118
116
107
96
., if, Elie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F. Lincoln Mercury ......................
, 1 gara Monument Works ..................
, Idgara Tire Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nie ho las Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ninos Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
J\ior-Ton Coin Laundry .....................
101
Papa Leo's Pizzeria ........................
Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Harold .................
Pine Floor Covering .......................
Portage-Pine Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power City Lodge - ISDA ..................
138
125
127
129
123
133
120
110
114
127
110
Radio Station WHLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rainbow Bridge Exxon Service ...............
Ramada Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rawady's
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Redanz, 01 .o Funeral Home Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhoney Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ross Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russo Chevrolet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113
129
Sabella Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. Ehas of At anta, Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. Elias of Syracuse, N.Y ...................
St. George Antiochian Orthodox . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. George of Houston, 1 exas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. George of Lawrence, :\-fass. . ..............
St. George of Toronto, Ontario ..............
St. George Orth. Catholic <Bflo.) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116
102
131
95
80
78
98
154
150
155
154
154
156
82
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St. Luke's Orthodox .......................
146
St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox ..............
155
St. Mary's of Cambridge, Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
St. Michael's of Greensburg, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
St. Michael's of Geneva, N.Y. ................
155
St. Nicholas Syrian Orthodox ................
149
Sawma, Tafe J............................
108
Saykaly, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ................
100
Shadeed Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shahin, George and Audrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lU
Shaker, Abe and Lillian .....................
120
Short, Lester F. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Slipko Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Spallina Funeral Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Sunnycrest Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sweets ..................................
131
Tenderloin Restaurant ......................
109
Tom Baia Pontiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Tops Friendly Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
U-Save Building Supplies Inc .................
116
Wedge Liquor Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Wedge Restaurant .........................
134
Woodward Agency, Inc.....................
131
Yatrelles, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Younes Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Zorba's Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
130
79
,atrnns
135
147
Baldwin, Mr. F. L. . . . . . . .................
Cataract Truck & Car Rental ................
Dewey, Josephine .........................
Gillespie, Mr. Bill .........................
Haick, Mr. Charles Jr. ......................
Khowkaz, Mr. and Mrs. John ................
131
126
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
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Arabs--United States
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1905-2013
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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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<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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Fifty Years of Orthodoxy: Dedication Journal
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Booklet for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of St. George Eastern Orthodox Church of Niagara Falls, New York. Includes messages from church leaders, a history of the parish, photographs from throughout the church's 50 years, and messages from the community and church sponsors.
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1976
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St. George Eastern Orthodox Church (Niagara Falls, NY)
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English
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1970s
Antiochian Orthodox Church
Booklets
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came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and
blessed it, and break 1t, and gave to them. And their eyes were
opened, and they knew him... and he vanished out of their sight)
(Luke 24... 30 and 31).
In Loving Memory of
Late RENEE NASSER
1960-1977
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''Well done, thou good and faithful servants."
Matt. 25:21
Rev. Fr. Hanna Sakkab, Pastor
Esteemed Members of the Parish Council
and all Beloved Faithful of St. Elias Church:
We deeply rejoice with you in the celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of St. Elias
Church. Surely the fathers of St. Elias have left their spiritual marks on our souls
and deserve our prayers, gratitude and admiration for a task very well done. The
pioneers who founded St. Elias Church are indeed a shining example for all of us in
sacrifice, struggle and devotion. Thus, as we immerse ourselves in the joy of this
occasion, let us resolve that the glory of yesterday and the determination of today be
wedded together in one hope for a glorious future.
We would also Uke 1Dtake this opportunity 1Dcongratulate Father Sakkab as he celebrates
his twenty-fifth year in the Holy Priesthood. On behalf of myself and the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, I join you in thanking Father Sakkab
for his devotion and dedication to our Holy Church. May God continue to bless him, his
wife and children with good health so that he may continue to carry his cross willingly,
and cheerfully as he has done in the past twenty-five years for the Glory of God.
We ask the parishioners of St. Elias to reach out with mighty arms to help Father Sakkab
make the presence of O>d a reality in this turbulent world. If we unite together in the
bond of love with one mind and one heart, nothing can stand in our way.
Oongratulattons on your Fiftieth Anniversary !
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Yours In Bis service,
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Utan PHILIP
Primate
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of lllorfh America.
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Archbishop of New York
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�"Let your light so shine before men
that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father which is in
heauen." Jesus in Matthew 5:16
MESSAGE FROM
CHAIRMAN OF
PARISH COUNCIL
AND GOLDEN
JUBILEE GENERAL
CHAIRMAN
MY BELOVED FAITHFUL OF ST. ELIAS AND OUR FRIENDS:
Today we celebrate the glorious GOLDEN DAY of the event which occurred
50 years ago. On this auspicious occasion, we welcome you all in the Name of our
Lord and pray that you will enjoy every minute of our celebration. We also would
like to welcome in your behalf, our most beloved Metropolitan Philip to preside
over the festival of his blessed little flock at this amiable tabernacle of St. Elias on
top of this beautiful hill in Syracuse.
At this time, we commemorate the noble committment of those individuals
who established this parish. We pray that Almighty God bless those of them that
are still with us, and have mercy upon the souls of the other who have already gone
to their eternal rest.
It is befitting at this time to congratulate all those who have laboured so hard
and carried the cross of responsibility thereafter, and have generously contributed their precious time and monies to build this beautiful building and Church
in which we now worship and teach our children the True Faith in God. It is also
befitting that we here today renew our committment to our parish, our Lord and
the works we attempt at St. Elias. We must commit ourselves to continue the
efforts started by a small but dedicated group only 50 years ago.
Today we also open a new page in the history of St. Elias, to record therein the
generous contributions of all those who love the beauty of His house, whether by
effort and time, or by money to beautify it with icons and many other things such as
the magnificent stained glass Rose window of our "LORD AT EMMAUS "and the
Electronic Quadrabell Carillons.
'
At this time, we would like to express our sincere thanks to the Church
Council Chairman and members, to all the St. Elias Organizations and to all the
parishioners and friends who helped make our festival activities most successful
and pray that all our dreams and plans come true for the best of the Orthodox
a~d O~hodoxy for fifty more years to come under the leadership and guidance of
Has Emanence.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. Hanna S. Sakkab
Fuad Hodge
On behalf of myself, the Parish Council and all the Parishioners of
St. Elias Church, I welcome our blessed Em~inence Metropolitan Philip
to Syracuse to share with us this special occasion.
The 50th Annniversary of our Church marks a good time to reflect on
the w::1ysthe Parish of St. Elias has grown to serve the faithful of Syracuse
and surro nding towns.
. . - The s.pe ·ial and extraordinary parishioners are encouraged to partlctpate in he work of teaching, singing, building, and serving.
- Th ughtful and rotating leadership has permitted us to enjoy the
blessing of trusted dnd faithful administration.
- A dedicated and talented priest, V. Rev. Father Hanna Sakkab, today
elevated to the rank of Archpriest, models committment and extra effort for
all of us, as we .ilso honor his dedication of 25 years to serving God.
- Substantial
growing budget.
increase in pledging provides the major source of our
- Progress and improvement
together to achieve.
is an expectation
we pray and plan
Our Fathers would be pleased with our efforts, our friends wish us
continued success and progress, our children will remember these ways of
love and prosper in their faith.
A special gratitude to all of the chairpersons and their Commitees for
their extra efforts and hard work that made this Golden Jubilee such a
great success.
�"Let your light so shine be/ore men. . ."
IN HONOR
of the
FOUNDERS
and
PARIS IONERS
I
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St. Elias • yracuse
IN MEMORIAM
METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP ANTONY BASHIR
1898 - 1966
�St. Elias parish was born officially, and for the
record, on November 10, 1929.That is the date of the
first meeting of the "Men's Committee." But, its real
beginning, in the hearts of our founders, stemmed
from the need for freedom and self-expression, even
before they arrived on the shores of our great
United States of America.
Among the thousands seeking the better life for
themselves and their families, a few from the
Middle East settled in Syracuse. And as with all the
different foreign groups, most lived among themselves, maintaining their own "old country" customs
while learning the ways of the new land.
Having lived close to the Church all their lives and
desiring the fulfillmentof spiritual needs, it was only a
matter of time before these people would gather in the
one common effort.
For some time in previous years, clergymen had
been traveling throughout the country, serving the
people with the sacrements. It was on one of these
visits by His Grace, Bishop Victor Abu Assaly that he
urged the people of Syracuse to organize a parish, and
followingthe Divine Liturgy that day, a meeting was
held in the home of Michael Morris to discuss the
matter. A second meeting in the home of
Joseph Seikaly resulted in the formation of the first
committee, with Habeeb Rezak, President
Michael Morris, Vice-President, George Corey'.
Treasure~, and Nick Yake, Secretary, along with
Cons_tantmeEassa, Joseph Corey, Joseph Seikaly,
T?wf1ck H. Mahshie, Salim Abdo, Salim Derany,
S1maanKoury, BasilaKetaily,and Constantine Hodge
members of the committee. A ladies organization wa~
also formed, its officers being Jamelia Abdallah
Eveline Abdo, Nehai Abdo, Hind Aborjaily, and
Mary Rezak.
In the followingyear, the obvious need for a Church
buildingwas realized with the purchase of the former
Lafayette Methodist Church on West Lafayette
Avenue, for $9,000. Meanwhile, the occasional visits
by clergy continued, among these were (1) The Very
Reverend Hannania Kassab, (2) Reverend John
Khoury, (3) Reverend Michael Massbny, (4) The
Very Reverend Antonius Joorey, and The Very
Reverend Basilius Nadir, who became our first resident
pastor, if only for a short time.
1936 was a critical year and turning point in the life
of the parish. Problems of organization plagued he
congregation, and during this penod, a fire cau "d
considerable damage to the building. Parish 1te
suffered and leadership lapsed. Fortunately, others
took up the slack, renewed leadership evolved, nd
more younger rpembers emerged to develop mte ·st
and activity in the Church. Re-organization effor s of
the Men's Committee, along with revival of the L 11es
Society rejuvenated the parish life.
The followingyear, an activity which would bee '1e
the social event of the year for the Arabic spe mg
community of Central New York was instituted
the
Annual St. Elias Mahrajan. The first of many a, • ,ual
affairs which brought together many people of Arabic
speaking background.
With this stabilized condition, the ability to su1,port
a resident pastor brought the assignment of The Very
Reverend Father George Karim in 1939. He and his
family were housed in a rented house on Midland
Avenue until 1943 when the West Lafayette rectory
was purchased.
During the years of World War II,little change took
place, aside from maintaining the stability of the parish
and participating in those activities concerned with
servicemen. But when peace returned and with it our
loved ones, a renewed effort for growth appeared.
In 1950, the expanded social center was completed
and Metropolitan Anthony Bashir graced the occasion
with his presence at the celebration of the opening
of the building. In 1953, the St. Elias Orthodox Youth
Organization was founded. A Church School was
organized under the able direction of Evelyn Abdo.
Our choir was started with Rose Sopp as its first
director, usmg English liturgical music was introduced
i"to the Divine Liturgy. These years also saw the
expansion of a strong youth movement on Regional
and Archdiocesan levels. A Men's Society and
Teenage SOYO became the extension of other
activities. Along with the religious and social aspects
of the parish life, the financial needs commanded
contmuous attention. The ever growing parish activity
demanded further financial support which demand
was met by the generous giving of money and effort
by members of the parish. In 1955, the use of weekly
pledge envelopes was introduced and dues were
increased. Prior to this annual contributions were
only $12.00 per family, but the growing parish and
greater needs for service called for a financial system
which could support those needs. Truly, St. Elias had
moved from providing the minimal requirements of a
small immigrant neighborhood in 1929 into the
spiritual center of Orthodox people of Arabic heritage
from as far as seventy miles from Syracuse.
The year 1959 saw The Very Reverend Father
George Kanm resign due to ill health, after havmg
served diligentlyfor twenty years Interirriassignments
of the Very Reverend Fat'1ers John Koury and
Michael Hubiak followed the permarent appointment
in 1960, of the Reve~e~J Father Gregory Reynolds
whose sta_ here was but to ist a few ye irs. That :,ame
year the parish was all sactc •n»d by the passing away
to sleep in the 1 c rd of
r bC>lovC>d
Fa! 1-.er
George Karim
Metropolitan Philip returned to formally consecrate
the Church. He took this happy occasion to elevate
Father Michael Shahin to the rank of Archpriest.
It is fitting to include at this point that the spiritual
environment of those first 40 years produced a
contribution to the Archdiocese of three priests from
among our congregation - Very Reverend Elias
Karim, Reverend Louis Mahshie, and Very Reverend
Anthony Gabriel, each of whom have served
pastorships in a number of various cities throughout
the Archdiocese.
We should also be ever so mindful of those
members of this parish who have been thrust into
positions of leadership and responsibility, by their
acknowledged desire to serve and by the needs for
service as they evolved:
Board Presidents:
Habeeb Rezak
Michael Morris
Joseph Seikaly
Tawfick H. Mashie
George Corey
David Rezak
Eli Eassa
Charles Sopp
George T. Mahshie
Victor Awad
Frank Eassa
Douglas Monsour
Kamal Abdo
Fred Hodge
After movmg into the new Church, the West
Lafayette rec.tory was sold and a larger residence on
Victoria Plc:1c.e
was purchased, followed in 1974by the
purchase of the present rectory on Sherwood Drive,
Onondaga Hill
Meanwrule, as.c;1gnmentsof other priests as pastor
,.i.,
e mc:1de,including Reverend Father Simon Garfeh,
1963 became a pivotal ,
12' 1,ear for !:>tEhc>,:,,
(Vr.>ryReverend rather Athanasius Emmert the increased demc.n..!rif at •v1ti,;r} the parish :1ad
tem;:>•>rc>ry
), Very Reverend Fat her George Shaheen,
necessitat•id an incr'- i of, yr,"l'l '"er c-:1tnbuh,.m
ollo~ed by Fc:1therHannc:1 Sakkab, our present
both fina1c1al and m serv1C~ fJ-.1 wcts !-it be mnmg
, c..,;tort0 whom we are all so grateful for his human
of anrn:al budge. c.ontro· wh1t.h wiled br .lnne,..
kndnPss, h.s pastoral leadership and his able
budgets and control ot expcnc..t re The par-;_
ac.mmistrati1,eability.
purchased 7-1/3 acre<; of la'1ct for $10,000 o~
Onondaga Hill, destined to oe t"e fut.Ire s.te of
As with any organization, there must be a purpose
St. Elias Church of Syracuse
first, t'len a driving force to keep it alive and
The Very Reverend Fat'1er Mic.'1ae1Shahm was
iunchonmg. Our purpose, the Church, our Faith, the
assigned as pastor in 1964, and m the next year c:1 Sacraments, and finally, our Lord's saving grace of
building committee was appomted to develop plans for
salvation, are only too evident to us all. These, we
the new Church. Under the able leadership of the
seek, receive, and embrace, as the expectations of all
Parish Council plans were developed for future
Orthodox Christians. The driving force - the desire
building and financing of needed church structure. In
to create and nurture, that ingredient so necessary
1966, we mourned the passing of our beloved
for fulfullment of the purpose - remains for us,
Metropolitan Antony Bashir, then rejoiced in the
ourselves, as a commitment, a labor, a sacrifice. Our
elevation of his successor, Metropolitan Philip Saliba.
forbearers, in that "small immigrant neighborhood,"
The continued movement toward our new parish
created and nurtured a desire so intense, that neither
life resulted in the sale of the old Church in 1967,and
foreign land, financial sacrifice, personalities nor any
for the next two years Divine Liturgy, Church School,
other adversity could restrain it. Their contributions,
and other activities were held in St. Michael's Russian
offered by many whose names do not appear in this
Orthodox Church on Oswego Street, one of our sister
record, are indelibly written in our hearts, minds, and
parishes. Metropolitan Philip Saliba, the Hierarch
memories. The preservation and perpetuation of our
of the Church, presided, on August 18, 1968, at the
Faith had become a demanding need to them. We
ground breaking ceremonies of our new building. On
pray that future generations will write a record as
St. Elias day, July 20, 1969, the first services were
great, having received the solid foundation upon
which to continue building.
held in the new facility. On August 17, 1969,
�"The Righteous shall be in everlasting remem
Psalm 112:6
IN MEMORIAM
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The Parish Council
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�GOLDENJUBILEESCHEDULE
FRIDAY
JULY 13, 1979
GOLDENJUBILEE
Committees
Reception in Honor of
His Eminence
Arch-Bishop Philip Saliba
8:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
St. Elias Church Social Center
General Chairman
Fuad Hodge
Hors doeuv're
Father John Sakkab
Chairman Exificio
Advertising Sales
Joe Peters
George Mahshie
Treasurer
William Sopp
Advertising Coordinator
Andrew Awad
Ticket Sales
Victor Eassa
Souvenir Journal Design
PhillipGabriel
Friday Night Reception
Charles & Rose Sopp - Co-Chairpersons
Saturday Morning Sunday
School Breakfast
EvelynAbdo - Co-Chairperson
HildaKhammar - Co-Chairperson
and Teen - SOYO
Master of Ceremonies
George Mahshie
Golden Jubilee Dinner Dance
Frank Eassa - Co-Chairman
VictorAwad- Co-Chairman
EdwardAwad- Co-Chairman
Public Relations
Selma Abdo
Church History
Charles Sopp
Open bar
Golden Jubilee Diner Dance
Persian Terrace, Hotel Syracuse
July 14, 1979 - 6:30 p.m.
donation $20.00 per person
Music By
Stan Collela and His Band
SATURDAY
JULY 14, 1979
Sunday School Breakfast
with His Eminence
Arch-Bishop Philip Saliba
and
Members of St. Elias Sunday School
lU.30 a.m.
S1 Elias Chur h Social Center
SUNDAY
JULY 15, 1979
Divine Liturgy
Matins ... 10:00a.m.
Liturgy... 10:30a.m.
Golden Jubilee Hafli
Camp Brockway, Pratts Falls
2:00_till8:00
Hannan and Her Ensemble
Food and Beverages Available
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.. __• s is proud of its sons
w o jo:ned the Priesthood of
our Archdiocese.
Religious Activities
Father John Sakkab
Sunday Hafli
Jack Rezak - Co-Chairman
Jim Khammar - Co-Chairman
Food and Refreshments
Ladies Auxiliary Eveline Abdo - Chairperson
Vicky Sopp - Assisting
Rev. Louis Mahshie
Very Rev. Archpriest
Pastor St. George
Orthodox Church
Akron, Ohio
Elias G. Karim
Pastor of St. Elijah
Orthodox Church
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Very Rev.
Antony Ga
Pastor S
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�Ladies Auxiliary
PARISH COUNCIL
SEATED: Eveline Abdo, Fuad Hodge, Chairman of Parish Council, V. Reverend
Father Hanna Sakkab, James Khammar, Vice President, Edward Awad,
Treasurer
ST ANDING: Joseph Peters, George Mahshie Hilda Khammar Victor Eassa
Phillip Gabriel, Jack Rezak
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Not present in photo: Fred Abdo,Secretary
TOP ROW: Beatrice Eadi, Bunny Abbound, Helen Corey, Mary Rezak, Najieh Abdo, Evon
Hodge, Rose Sopp.
MIDDLE ROW: Charlotte Peter, Juliet Farah, Thelma Tawil, Rose Hawa, Netti Gabriel, Sandra
Bostrum, Lilly Abbound, Khouria Sakkab, Nehi Abdo, Malakie Mahshie.
SEA TED: Theresa Nassar, Eveline Abdo, President, V. Rev. Hanna Sakkab, Victoria Sopp,
Treasurer, Khouria Karim.
ABSENT: Yvonne DeRoberts, Vice-President, Evelyn Gabriel, Penelope Eassa, Tatica Abdo,
Rosetta Yesbek, Salime Mahshie, and Jackie Salloum.
�CHOIR
TEEN SOYO
FRONT ROW: Anna Abboud, Karen H~wa, V. R~verend Hanna
Sakkab, Debbie Vice, Choir Director - Nab1ha Mahsh1e,_Sel~a Abdo
MIDDLE ROW: Camille Habayeb, Phillip Gabriel, V1ctona Sopp,
Charles Sopp
BACK ROW: Edward Awad, Diane Sopp, Kathy Khammar, Ro~e
Sopp, Andrew Awad
Absent from photo: Charles Gabnel
ALTAR ANGELS
THE TWO GROUPS OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GABRIEL
Tony Abboud, Michael Marge, Fr. H. Sakkab, George Khoury, Ernie
Nasser, Elias Abboud, Jim Roj'ers, Gary Abdo, Daryl Eadi, Bassel
Sakkab, Nick Abdo, Scott Gantos
The two captains: William Vice and Emile Habayeb
CHURCH SCHOOL CHILDREN
Hilda Khammar
(Teen Soyo Advisor)
Fr. Sakkab, Eveline Abdo - Superintendent
Teachers: Mrs. Dorothy Marge and Ruth Sakkab
TOP ROW: Tony Abboud, Darrly Eadi, Kathy Rezak, MIDDLE ROW: Diane Sopp, RulaSakkab,Mona
Hodge, Bassel Sakkab, Debra Rezak FRONT ROW: Christine Awad, Jeanine Sopp, Michael Gantos
BOTTOM LEFT: Kathy Khammar
�In Loving Memory
of our Parents
Towfick and
Sarwey Mahshie
from
Abe and Lydia Mahshie
Miami, Florida
In Loving
Memory of
Michael and
Zahia Morris
Two of the original founders
Through their untiring efforts
came true. The "beautiful
we worship in
May there memory
of St. Elias Church.
and faith, their dream
St. Elias" Church
today.
be eternal!
Fred & Bunny Aboud, Sr.
�I MEMOR
BELOVED
GMEMOR
of
d and Father
H. MAHSHIE
George and
Salwa Awad
Victor
Victoria
Frederick
Edward
Andrew
and Families
d Brother
S. MAHS IE
LOVING MEMORY
OF
CK H. MAHSHIE
One of the
Dedicated Founders of
S . ELIAS ORTHODOX CHURCH
Congratulations to Father Sakkab and Parish.
THE SHAHEEN FAMILY
Frederick, Julia, Roselynn
Monet, Frederick D, & Julie
�SHEARSON
LOEB-RHOADES
Geneva Savings Bank Building
Geneva, New York 14456
MEMORY
Phone & Collect (315) 789-2833
Stocks - Bonds
& Mutual Funds
F
LA ABDO
MICHAEL G. MICHAELS
Resident Manager
George R. Michaels
Registered Rep
TULATIONS
YOUR
_EN JUBILEE
CELEBRATION
MITCH KOURY & FAMILY
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Kamly
George
Joseph T. and
Helen Ashkar
by Evelyn A hkar
John, Pauline & Kamly Brown
\\1atertown,
ew York
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m mbran e i Eternal Loue
a d MARIE BAJJALI
red and Ula Bajjali and Family
Dr. Floyd and Nora Bajjali and Family
Dr. Allen and Olga Ball & Family
Philip, Frank, Freda and Aorence
�..-tour most
tulations to t e
• n and its Pastor
lebration of
Day.
"But whosoever shall do and teach the same
shall be called great in the Kingdom 'of Heaven."
Matthew 5: 19
ily
In Honor and Loving Memory
Dr. Antony Bashir
George T. Mahshie
�een - SOYO
Fr. Hanna, Khouryeh Mary Sakkab and Family
Mrs. Latifeh Sakkab
Congratulations and Best Wishes
to our most beloved
Sayedna Philip
and
The Parishioners of St. Elias
Congratulations and
Best Wishes
Afif and Nadia Essi
and Family
�To Our Friend and Spiritual Father
HANNA SAKKAB
MULTILINGUAL TRANSLATION SERVI
and His Parish
Est. 1976
Professional Staff Translates in - Frenc~, English, Arabic, ( e
Italian and Spanish
Our Best Wishes
on His 25th Anniversary in
Holy Priesthood
and elevation to Archpriest
and on their Golden Jubilee
an
5846Acton Street
East Syracuse, New York 13057
President - Nicolas Habayeb
CONGRATULATIONS
Habeeb and Mary Homsi and Family
of Beirut, Lebanon
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Nicolas, Hiam and Doris Habayeb - Syracuse
Sarni. Lily, Adeeb, Nassib & Diana Hahayeh
of Amman,Jordan
Wish to Extend Their Warmest
Congratulations to the St. Elias Parishioners on their
50th Anniversary
and to Fr. Hanna Sakkab on his elevation
and Silver Jubilee in the Holy Priesthood
eorge and Christian Homsi
of Falls Church, Va.
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incere Best Wishes to
St. Elias of Syracuse
f r a Glorious Golden Jubilee
Nagia and Hannah Habeeb
William & Emily Habeeb
and Families
Watertown, New York
�Our Prayers, S1:1pport, d
Best Wishes
for your
Golden Anniversary
IN MEMORY OF OUR
BELOVED FAMILY
Beshera & Hilda Kammar
Lottd & Shamseh Habeeb
Andrew & Helen Sabha
NickKammar
George Habeeb
By Their Children, Brother & Sister-in-Law
ST. ELIJAH
ANTIOCHIANORTHODOX
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Abraham & Emily Kammar
To the St. Elias Parishioners
and Spintu Father,
Very Rev. Father Elias G. Karim
The St. Bijah Parish Council
and
Parishioners
We Simon, Lily Abboud
& Children
Anna, Elias & Tony
Wish You All the
"... For Their's is the
Kingdom of Heaven•
�In Loving Memory of
GEORGE ABDO
Tatica
Wanda
Corinnne
Wadu John
Congratulatio
nd
Best Wishes n .;our
Golden Jubi _e
Fuleihans Fashions
IN MEMORY OF
Green Hills - N. Syracuse
Penn Can Mall
East Rochester
JOHN H. SEIKALY
one of the Founders
of
-· El.as Orthodox Church
Congratulaitons on
St. Elias's
GOLDEN JUBILEE
In Memory of One
the
Founding F amilie, f
St. Elias Parisi'
THE KET AILY's
Harvey & Doreen Sakran
William& Edythe Sakran
Um-Han-na:
Han-na
Noufac
Elias
Farha and Jad
Katrina Seikaly
Richard and Claudine
Frederick and Marlene
Jack and May
Munib and Marie
�~:-~---t 80 shine before men, that th
lf4.C1[M)(I works
and glorify your Fat
h is in heaven"
r
your eternally blessed
together with your
ents shine on this
BEST WISHES TO AIL OUR
OF THE SAINT ELIAS C
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Wholesale
Meat Dealer
ersary
Syracuse, New York
and peace and
OU all"
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BEST WISHES
FOR A SUCCESSFUL
T'S DAY FESTIVAL
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From Your
�adc to go the u
one helter. Fre.,h
of Jerusalem,
he Dear Ex-Pastor of
Mary-RasBeirut,
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Dearly Beloved Father and Spiritual Advisor
of St. Elias of Syracuse, New York.
l 1e Very Reverend Father Hanna S. Sakkab
Our Congratulations on his
Silver Jubilee in Holy Priesthood, and on his
elevation to the Rank of Archpriest.
Our Best Wishes to his Beloved Khouryeh and family,
and to all his parishioners in Syracuse
on your Golden Jubilee.
God Grant You Many Years
t
a i Spiro Habash and Family
-1pper Marlborrow, Maryland
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.. For All Live Unto Him"
Luke 20:30
I
ELOVED MEMORY
OF
Charles
Edmond
Isabel
and Hele
�COMPLIMENTS OF
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COMPANY, INC.
an Ch
J.
acobs, President
2100 Park Street
Syracuse, New York 13208
�DSA
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ay the Lord in His in.finite
·sdom continue to guide and
·--s St. Elias Orthodox Church
of Syracuse, New York
Greenleaf Funeral Home, Inc.
503 W. Onondaga Street
Syracuse,newYork
13204
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GRATULA TIONS to
ur ear Father Hanna Sakkab
and his family
to the
Parishioners of St. Elias of Syracuse
on their Golden Jubilee
Anis Awad and Family - Beirut
Tony Anis Awad and Family - Beirut
Elias Anis Awad and Family - Athens
Dr. George Anis Awad and Family - Toronto
Issam Anis Awad and Family - Beirut
�Congratulaaons and Best Wishes to
........Churchfamily on the occasion
golden anniversary.
t
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our
PMIV
your continuedefforts in the Orthodo.. Iaith
ftftllft
fruit in the vineyard of Christ more abundantly
from this day forward.
ArchpriestAlexanderWarnecke, Pastor
Rev.Fr.JohnJ. Chupeck, Associate Pastor
Frank Marintez, Senior Warden
Olga Shewchuk, Secretary-Treasurer
Fred lazarchuk, Junior Warden
andthe entireSS. Peter and Paul Church family
o St. Elias Orthodox
Father Hanna
---~stWishes on this T •
Occasion today and h,~
Dr. Albert & Gloria~-•
and Family
Utica, New York
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CONGRATULATIONS
to
ORIHODOX CHUR
and
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Be t Wishes to S
and Father
on this mo
�Wishing You All the Best
on the Golden Jubilee of
St. Elias Church
est Wishes to
St. Elias Church
Mo&Pat
and all their
children
Pfeiffer's Drive In
Congratulations St. Elias
on your Golden Jubilee
From the
Farah's
Juliet, Louis, Deborah
Celeste, Angie
and the
Nasiffs
Bob, Olivia, Shawn
and Trent John
Suheil, Nuha Zraik
and Children
- Nujoud and Manal Zraik
Mother - Asein Zraik
In Me ory of our
Beloved Parents
Joseph and
Julia Corey
By their daughters
Helen and Evelyn
In Memory of our Parents
Beshara and
Alexandria Eassa
and Anna Deeb
Alex and Betty Eassa
and our sons
Al, Jr. and Thomas
�In Loving Memory of
our Parents and Brothers
JAD
NIAM
NAZR
LOUIS
MITCHELL
Nick & Leona Phillpey
Gabriel & Theresa Khammar
Edward & Fredia Khammar
James & Hilda Khammar
and F amities
' et's Continue to Be Outstanding
Together In Purpose and Spirif'
The Arab-American Association
of Syracuse, New York
;i
"If ye have faith
as a grain of mustard
seed. . .nothing shall
be impossible unto
you."
Best Wishes
olden Jubilee
Matthew 17:20-21
Benny and Dolores Homsey
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
�M
"This Truly is the Day Which th
Lord Hath Made"
My
Our
and Our
ANDREW
We All Rejoice With You on_t e
Occasion of this Great an~ Glonous ~ay
in the History of this Dedicated Pansh
CONGRATULATIONS
Most Rev. Metropolitan Philip,
Very Rev. Archpriest Hanna Sakk b
on your elevation and Silver Anniv r ary
Church Council and all our
Brothers and Sisters of St. Eli
Shafik & Clemence Tadros & Family
Hanna & Rachel Tadros & Child
Samir & Emily Tadros & Child
San Diego, California
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We Pray that S
Builds Upon the ~-th
and Dedication of Its
First Fifty Years
We Congratulate our Fr. HannaSakkabon his
25th Anniversary in Holy Priesthood
and on the occasion of His elevation to therankof
Archpriest. AXIOS!
Taw
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Charles and Rose Sopp
and Family
Moe and MicheleToukan
1ddaughtersLeilaand Deena
Dr. Shane and VickiSopp
Stephen CharlesSopp
�they wi
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of this
~---ute the Cle
St. Elias on this most
We Congratulate our
e Very Rev. Archpriest
on the occasion of his Silver
Priesthood and on his e:~
d we dedicate this great oc.~
the four ing fathers who mac:·===:
ccasions a reality.
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Husband and Father
One of The Founders
SALEEBY
of
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Syracuse, New York
MALAKIEMAHSHIE
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WISHESFROM
ENE GOLAS
Sincere Best W1Shes
to St. Elias Parishioners
and
Fr. Hanna Sakkab
DISTRIBUTINGCO.
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Syracuse, New York
Jaleeleh Sousou
Hanna, Sumaya Sousou and Family
Bia, Nuha Sousou and Family
Con atulations and
from th
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�COMPLIMENTS OF
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BEST WISHES
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Syracuse, New York
....
_...·. & Theresa Nasser
and Family
Congratulate
t. Elias Parishioners
on the
Golden Jubilee
Occasion
and
Father H. Sakkab
on his
Silver Jubilee in Priesthood~~""-
�In Memory of
Michael and Mary Louise
Allan P. David
Endicott, New York
OMAR'S
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CONGRATULATIONS
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AND
ERE BEST WISHES
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5829 Thompson Road
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Phone 446-0101
Best Wishes to
St. Elias Orthodox Church
on their
50thAnniversary
JosephAwwad& Faraj Awwad and Family
Louie Salloum
�Congratulations
on the achievement
o/ your
Golden
Anniversary!
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Marge
Lisa and Michael
SUCCESS
AND
GOOD WISHES
Compliments of
Syracuse
Office Equipment
730 Erie Blvd. W.
Syracuse, New York
New - Used & Budget
Furniture
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1400 St. Paul Street
Rochester, New York
14621
Mr. and Mrs.
of Heli
. and Mrs.
VICTOR A.
of Baltimore,
eir Sincere Co
nd Best Wishes t
St Elias Orthodox
ln its Golden Ju
and to Father
on his Silver Jubilee •
Phone (716) 266-1500
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•st Loved the Church
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�Sincere Best Wishes for Your Su
s
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TRAVEL AGENCY
AND
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George Orthodox Church
Niagara Falls, New York
Fr. George R. Aswad, Pastor
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Daniel Bishara
William Sargent
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Samuel Aswad
Roy Fadel
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Congratulations to all our friends
at St. Elias Orthodox Chu~ch
on the Celebration of their
Golden Jubilee
Milad & Angel Hatem and family
�"You are the light of the worl .
A city set on a mountain cannot
be hidden."
Jesus in Matthew 5:14
CONGRA TUIA TIO NS
to our Dearest Brother and Cousin
The Very Rev. Fr. Hanna S. Sakkab
on his 25th year in the Service of the Lord
OUR GRATITUDE
to His Eminence the Most Rev. Metropolit·
PHILIP
on elevating Fr. H. Sakkab to the rank of Arch
OUR BEST WISHES
to all the St. Elias Parishioners
on their Golden Jubilee
From:
Fr.YousefS. Sakkab & Family
EmileS. Sakkab& Family
YousefY. Sakkab
& Family
EliasY. Sakkab& Mother& Sister
Dr. abilY. Sakkab& Family
JoaepliSH. Sakkab& family
GeorgeSH. Sakkab& Family
SH. Sakkab
& family & Mother
ouadSH. Saldeb & Family
-
Amman, Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Bethlehem, Palestine
Cincinnati, Ohio
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
- Ramallah,Palestine
- Jericho, Palestine
Congratulations and Best W1&hes
from the Parishioners of
ST. GEORGE ORTIIODOX CATHEDRAL
Very Rev. Paul W. Moses
Pa tor
Walter E. Haddad
President - ParishCouncil
Worcester,Massachusetts
a
-_~i!!i&.ai!
Congratulations
d Sincere Best Wishes
to our Church on its
Golden Jubilee
and to our beloved father
Hanna Sakkab
on his Silver Jubilee
in Priesthood
Suheil Awwad andfamily
owner of
Chicken Basket Restaurant
224 N. MainStreet, Route
North Syracuse, NewYi
�WITH SINCERE
BEST WISHES
ON THIS YOUR
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Dr. Naji Abou Mourad
Neda Abou Mourad
and
Jad Abou Mourad
BEST W S ES
FROM ALL OF US
AT
PAUL DELIMA
COFFEE CO.
--~..,;._-=._ . - ,.,::-
Our Love and Best Wishes to our Parents
William and Nettie Gabriel on their 50th Anniversary
God G :mt You Many Years - From Your Children Phillip,. braham, Charles, Fr. Antony, Sharon and
their F amities
Congrat
lathns to St. Elias Church on its 50th Anniversary
Best Wishes
BEST
WISHES
SEAWAY
MARKETING
J;
G. & L. Davi
Meat Co.
Makers Of
Gianelli Pork Sausage
Gianelli Sausage Pizza
Wholesale
Pork - Veal - Lamb
.
111 Luther Ave.
Liverpool, New York 13088
:Us!ness Phone: 471-9164 or 471-9165
esidence Phone: Louis, 446-4207
Gary, 446-2476
We Have Loved the Beauty of
Thy House and the Place Where Thy Glory Dwells
To the St. Elias Family
and our Beloved Spiritual Father
Our Hearty Congratulations
Victor Suheir and Faisal Nasrawi
' Tony Nasrawi.
�Congratulations on your
Golden Jubilee
Monsour Laham
and
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Laham
and Family
with locatio
on, Louisville,
sburg, Hazard,
0 Years-
Mr. & Mrs. William
Mr. Woodrow
Mr. & Mrs.Frank
Mr. Hoover
Mr. & Mrs. Marti"4
~~
�Best Wishes
for a
Successful
50th Anniversary
• g Ice Cream
North State Street
, New York
rating 30 Years"
�GOD BLESS YOU
Dear Fr. Hanna
Our thoughts are with you on this day of
triple celebrations:
Your Silver Jubilee in Holy Priesthood
Your Elevation to Archpriest and
th e Golden Jubilee of Your Parish
CONGRA TULATIONS
·cTimino
Dr. Hanna, Paula Zakharia and Children
of McLean, Virginia
George and Nadia Rbeiz and Family
of Beirut, Lebanon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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"Forfr
which a
Y in,ancy
thou hast known the sacred writings,
• ,1
able to instruct thee unto salvation by the faith
which is in Christ Jesus"
Paul in 2 Timothy 3:15
vith the people of St. Elias of Syracuse, N.Y.
on their Glorious Occasions:
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE of the Parish and
T ...SILVER JUBILEE of their Pastor
My Beloved Son, and our Dearly Beloved Brother,
In-Law and Uncle
The Very Rev. Archpriest Hanna Sakkah
May God Bless You All For Many, Many Years to Come
We rejoic
Your Mother Latifeh
Sister Eleonor Husband Mounir Khader & Children
Sister Alice Husband Michael Latrash & Children
Siste; Margaret Hannoush & Children
�CONGRATULATIONS
ON THIS
MOMENTOUS
OCCASION!!
Mrs. & Mrs. Anthony Thomas
Louisville, Kentucky
Mr. & Mrs. George S. Koury
and Family
Irwin, Pennsylvania
*Archdiocese
Board Mem er.
CONGRATULATIONS
IN MEMORY OF
ON YOUR
GOLDEN JUBILEE
MR. & MRS. DAHER G · IZ
Philip J. l..aroway Co., Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. George Ghiz
and Family
Syracuse, New York
Phoenix, Arizona
"But I Am Like a Green Olive Tree
in the House of God: I Trust in the Mercy
of God Forever and Ever"
Psalm 52:8
Beloved Dad and Mom
"since your childhood, the Holy Eye of God
guided you. The Almighty instructed you and
taught you."
HENCEFORTH: You have grown ur, "like~ ~reen
olive tree in the House of the Lord. and willingly
thou hast denied yourself and ~arned the cross
of the responsibility of feeding the sheep
for 25 years.
"fe" had been "as a. fruitful
vine~
by
~d y
rM
~
the si es of thine house" shanng w1. you
heavy responsibilities of both fields,
the parish and home.
T E EFORE: In love for all your sac~Zi
•
;d f r all your achievements, we JO
tn pn e ~hank God for both of you.
Y
CONGRATULATIONS
and May God Grant You Many, Many Years
SIMON, S AMIA RULA' BASSILIUS and DALIA
�Congratulations and Best Wish
St. Elias and Fr. Hanna S
on this momentous occasi
Fuad and Evon Hodge
and Children
Vicki and Dr. Shane Sopp
Mona and Gabrielle
to
od Luck and
est Wishes
to the
Parishioners of
St. Elias Orthodox Church
on their
Golden Jubilee
American General Life Insurance
Company of New York
Dominic P. Marando Agency
In Memory of
Helena and
Khalid Atteyeh
by
Daughter Selma &
Son-in-Law Lee Hathaway
and Grandchildren
Holly
Georgette
Shiela
60 Presidential Plaza
Syracuse, new York 13202
~'i!!fr.!~~~~~li!!fe!.'@~~~~~~i
Our Prayers for Your
Continued Sucess
The Eadi Family
Mitch
Bea
Paul
Darryl
Best Wishes
Compr
ents of
Saxenian Rug Co.
St. Sophia's Greek
Orthodox Church
1121 Erie Boulevard W.
Syracuse, New York
Phone 478-0959
Syracuse, New York
�HEARTY CONGRA TULATIONS
To St. Elias Church
Pastor, the Very Reverend Father 'Hanna Sakk b
on His Silver Jubilee in Holy Priesthood a
and on his elevation to the Rank of Archpriest.
To St. Elias Parish Council and to all the
Parishioners on their Glorious Golden Jubilee
ANTOINE and SAMIRAHABAYEB
of Beirut - Lebanon
Kamel and Elvira Bajjaly & Family
'
Their children
EMILE and NABIL
Deeply rejoice to have the CROWNING CEREMONY
of their beloved
CAMILLE and EUGENIA
The first celebrated in the Golden Jubilee year of
ST. ELIAS ORTHODOX CHURCH in Syracuse
<?nhtthisoccadsion~he_Habayeb Family, here and in Lebanon
O exten
their
to all
th
. h. sine ere B es t w·rsh es and Congratulations,
e pans roners of St. Elias on their Golden Year
and to the beloved
'
. .
FATHER HANNA S. SAKKAB
on Hrs Silver Jubilee in Prieshood, and on his elevation to
the rank of Archpriest
We Congratulate the Church Council, the Parishioners
and Father Hanna Sakkab on the
50th Anniversary of St. Elias Church.
We Also Share the Joy of Father Sakkab, his Beloved
Wife, Mother, Children and Parishioners on His
Elevation to the Rank of Archpriest.
WlS
With Love
Elia, Elain, Tony and Nina. Dahdah
San Diego, California
�CC
RATULATIONS
ON YOUR
MAY GODS BLESS
S
BE WITH YOU ALWAYS
Earl and Josephine Abraham
Toronto, Canada
OUR MOST SINCERE
OLDEN JUBILEE
CONGRATULATIONS
ON 50 YEARS OF
V. Rev. Basil Kalakas
St. George Orthodox Church
5191 Lennon Road
Flint, Michigan
COMMUNITY SERVICE
LEO COREY
SALES
REPRESENTATIVE
PHONE 437-2!501
~l§r'fl"~~~~
BEST WISHES
AGWAY INC.
Egg Marketing
P.O. Box 83
East Syracuse, New York 13057
NOS
ED FOODS
WHOLESALE
-
RETAIL
Italian, Greek, and Spanish ~roduce
Olive Oil • Cheese • Ohves
Macaroni
Full Line of Middle Eastern Foods
424 Pearl Street
Syracuse, New York
Phone 422-4085
Congratulations to
St. Elias Church
on its
50th Anniversary
MR. & MRS. ALEXABDO
MR. & MRS. SAM ABDO
CURTIS JON ABDO
�Wish You
Continued Success
Nojaim Brothers
307 Gifford Street
Syracuse, New York
GOD GRANT THEE
BEST WISHES
GARY&BUTCH
MANY YEARS...
Joseph G. and Linda Khoury
and Children
George and Jo Lyn
G & C Meat Distributors
102 West Division Street
Syracuse, New York 1320
Phone GRS-3441
8estW1Shes
HOME
Chiquita - Delmonte - D
SYRACUSE
BANANA CO.
SERVICE CO.
Food & Beverages
Complete line of fruits & vegetables.
2100 Park Street
Syracuse, New York
Frank Inserra
Ernest
�Compliments of
THOMAS V. CIARROCCHI
and
EATON FOODS,INC.
304 Walnut Street
Fayetteville, New York
Distributors of Wise Potato Chips &
Old London Foods
PHONE 637-9834
~-=-
Dear Parishioners and Patrons of Saint Elias,
It is with a good deal of pride and much satisfaction that I look back
over the past half of a century here at Saint Elias. As one of the
original members of the Parish, I've had the pleasure of knowing and
working with many dedicated and truly christian people towards
our common goals. God has seen fit to bless our efforts. Our Parish,
however, is much more than just the beautiful building. Our Parish
is a community of neighbors and friends. Our love for one another
is the testimonial which we shall carry into the next half of a century.
May our beloved Bishop Philip, Father John, the Board of Trustees,
the Ladies Auxiliary and the Youth group lean on the strength of
those who have gone before us and keep Saint Elias's home lights
shining forever.
God Bless you all,
George and Bernadine Cory
,, ~r~~~~ic!l2l21~212!2!~~!!1El2fc!J21Efc~~Jaai!lii!l2l2!'
_;;}> ltJ>i:.,
311 No i gham Road
Nottingham Plaza
Dewitt, New York 132 lO
L-l
•
Bechara & Clair Salloum
and Family
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�SALT CllY
PRODUCE
PIAZZA PRODUCE
CO., INC.
Call Dick, Fran or Mike
Complete Line of
Fresh Produce
Regional Market
Syracuse, New York
Phone 422-6197
Regional Market
2100 Park Street
Syracuse, New York
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Corey
and Family
2306 East Colvin Street
ON YOUR
ARY
Phone HA2-0816
BEST WISHES AND
CONTINUED SUCCESS
BEST WISHES
Best wishes to our Sister Church
St. Elias, Syracuse
On the occasion of its
Golden Jubilee
And to its Good Shepard
and Priest
Father John Sakkab
On the occasion of his
Silver Jubilee in priesthood.
Congratulations to the Church
and its Shepard.
St. Elias Orthodox Church
Atlanta, Georgia
V. Rev. John Chromiak
Parish Council
Do . as, Andrea and David Monsour
�"Reaching Further to
Save You More"
PETER'S
DISCOUNT
LIQUORS
John Joe Peter
Proprietor
330 North Salina Street
Syracuse, New York
Phone 422-5725
Compliments of
CENTRAL CITY
PROVISION CO.
Best Wishes
from
Bachman Foods,
Inc.
Jim Compton
Regional Sales Manager
Phone 487-5676
CUCQUOT
CLUB
BOTTLING
co.
Love and Best Wishes
to our Parents
David and Mary Rezak
on their 50th Anniversary
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Congratulations on theC5h0th
Ahnniversary
of St. Elias
urc
�Congratulations to St. Elias Orthodox Church
and Father Hanna Sakkab
May you and your children continue to reap the
fruits of your unbroken success.
George and Linda Shaheen
Eve and Erika Shaheen
and their families
SHAHEEN BROS. SHOE STORE
Utica, New York
GOD GRANT THEE
MANY YEARS
on the occasions of your 25th
Anniversary in Holy Priesthood
and your elevation to Archpriest.
We would like to extend to you
and your beloved Khouryeh Mary
and your children our
Best Wishes, and to your parish
our hearty Congratulations
on their Golden Jubilee.
With Love,
Dr. Ziad, Laila Deeb and Family
Rockville, Maryland
For The Glory of God
and In Memory and Honor
of All My Colleagues of
The Ladies Auxiliary Past and Present,
Who Sincerely Helped
Make Our Beautiful
Dreams Come True.
Eveline Abdo
President
Axios - He Is Worthy
Best wishes for a successful
50th Annual Saint's Day Festival.
Congratu ations!
Our Love and Prayers
Are ith You
Always n Christ.
May the memory of Naif Abdo be eternal.
Nihai Abdo,
Children and Grandchildren
Herbert & Helen Kassouf
Joseph & Nancy Kassouf
David & Sandra Kassouf
Richard Kassouf
To Father Hanna - Our good old
friend and Priest - our sincere
Congratulations on his elevation
to Archpriest and on his
25th Anniversary in
Holy Priesthood.
Congratulations t?o, to his f~mily
and to his pansh on their
50th Anniversary.
Dr. Assad, Pat, Shehade &
Jamile Khoury
Potomac, Maryland
and
Fadwa Shehadeh Khoury
Beirut
�Our sincere congratulations
to
Saint Elias Church
on their
Golden Anniversary
"They Shared the Dream
and Helped to Make it a
Reality."
In Loving Memory of our
Father and Mother
NAJIMand
HINDI ABORJAL Y
John and Rosetta Yesbek
Elmer and Ruth Hanna
In Loving Memory
of my Husband
and our Father
RAYMOND
TEBCHERANY
Jacqueline
Huda
Fadia
THE MIDGLEYS
Walt and Lena
David and Eileen • John and Candice
Bruce and Denise • Robert and Debbie
and their families
Patrons of St. Elias
CIMINOPRODUCE
HOWARD HARRISO
IN MEMORY OF HABIB A. KHOURY
Best Wishes From
In Loving Memory of
BASIL AND
AGATHE KETAILY
In Loving Memory of
Evelyn Shwairy Abdo
"Life is the childhood of
our immortality."
Geothe
Robert & Alice Ketaily
FROSTED FOODS
GREGG'S PRODUCE
M&MPONTO
GREETING
A FRIEND
ALBERT DAHER AND FAMILY
EARLCO FOOD MACHINES, INC.
IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH E. KHAMMAR
CENTRAL FOOD PROCESSING
EQUIPMENT, INC.
Mike, Karen, Matthew and Seth Hidek
Dr. Andreas & Mrs. Bessie Paloumpis
INTERSTATE
FOOD DIST., INC.
528 Erie Blvd. West
Syracuse, New York
Central N.Y.'s Largest
Poultry Distributor
�Sincere Hearty Best Wishes
to Father Hanna Sakkab
and the
St. Elias Parishioners
of Syracuse
on their auspicious occasion
Best Wishes for a
Successful
FEAST DAY
Dr. IBRAHIMYASHRUTIand LENA
I
cJ}
'"{.)
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Mr. & Mrs. Elias H. Debbas
7
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SINCERE BEST WISHES
TO OUR DEAR FRIENDS
All State Credit Corp.
300 East 40th St., Suite 23V
New York, New York
Mr. and Mrs. Ismail Abou Khadra
and Daughters
���
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
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Arabs--United States
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1905-2013
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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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50th Anniversary Program Booklet
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Program booklet for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of St. Elias Eastern Orthodox Church of Syracuse, New York. Includes a schedule of events, correspondence, and messages from the community and church sponsors. Also contains photographs of church groups.
Date
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1979
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St. Elias Eastern Orthodox Church (Syracuse, NY)
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English
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Text
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Antiochian Orthodox Church
Booklets
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Programs
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��Metropolitan J01 rAH, Primate
Greeting of His Beatitude, Metropol1•, 0 AH
Orthodox Educauon Da}
Saint Vladimir\ Orthodox Theological St::minaf}
October 2, 2010
To Archpriest John Behr, Dean, Archpriest Chad Hatfield, Chancellor, and the Faculty,
Students, Board of Trustees, Benefactors, and Friends o Saint Vladimir's Orthodox
Theological Seminary
Dearl} Beloved in the Lord:
I offer m) blessing and sincere congratulations on the occasion of the forty-first annual
Orthodox Education Da) hosted b) Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. I
am honored to be present for this day. and look forward to meeting with you during this
wonderful event.
PO. Box675
5yossct, '-iY \1791-067~
Tel.516.922.0550
lax Sl6M.20954
This year·s theme. ··Many Cultures, One Faith," gives us an opportunity to reflect upon the
robust ethnic diversit} that embraces Holy Orthodoxy. As we all know. Orthodrx Christians
come from man} rich backgrounds that have a lot to offer. Today, we have rt,_ opportunity
to sample elements of some of the many different peoples who make up the I3 1, y of Christ.
including presentations. music and dance performances, and foods from differc 1• ountnes
throughout the world.
We are also honored today to have as our main speaker, Archpriest Michael Olek 1 ''lass of
1973). who will deliver his keynote address about Alaskan Native history. Fr \11, '1 •' who
has lived in Alaska for forty years, will speak on the cultures of our first American O-Uodox
Christians. This will provide us with a wonderful opportunity to learn more
ut the
birthplace of Orthodoxy in America and the many vast cultures of the native Al 1ska1
,pies.
It is my prayer that this year's Orthodox Education Day will prm-ide ever) . \vith the
opportunity for prayer. fellowship. and learning and will inspire all who attend
1
•e fully
participate in the mission entrusted to us, the mission of proclaiming Christ and h
ospel
to all the nations.
Assuring you of my blessing and best wishes for another successful Orthodox Educ.
I remain.
t10
Day,
With love in Christ,
+JONAH
Archbishop of Washington
Metropolitan of All America and Canada
President, Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
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Primate of the Orthodox Church in America and
President of The St. Vladimir's Seminary Board of Trustees
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Tel:914 961.8313
far. 914 961 4507
Your Beatitude, Your Eminences, Your Graces, Ver)' Rehr nd and Reverend Fathers,
www.svotedu
dear Faithful in Christ Jesus,
The tradition of hosting a day for Orthodox Education, on the St Vladimir's Seminary
ground,. dates back to the time of the SVS Foundation. I ha\'e heard so man) wonderful
stories about the days \\ hen multiple buses can-ied participants from the entire tri-state area.
Those were indeed great times, but sadly we cannot simply replicate things as they once were.
Times have changed and to continue to offer a day of Orthodox Education that is both fun and
educational requires many with us as we seek to find the best ways to keep OED as
<1
service
to Orthodoxy in our immediate geographic area.
Today we have the blessing of the Pochaev icon from Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville,
, 'Y. The beautiful Akathist of this revered icon will be prayed at noon. Our departed loved
ones will be remembered. as always, at the Panikhida.
Our day begins with the Divine
Liturgy. only this year it will be in our chapel.
Our keynote speaker, Archpriest Michael Oleksa, will inspire us as he teaches u~ what our
theme of ··one Faith, Many Cultures" really means in our daily lives. The panel ,
'ussion
with noted scholars will also challenge us to dream beyond the status quo in the . ations
Ver
r rhad Hatfield,Chancellor
an ·e Rev.Dr.JohnBehr,Dean
between Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christians.
Enjoy the food. entertainment, and workshops, and as you enjoy them please ,. ,tmber to
7
say a prayer of thanksgiving for this seminary and for the many who have made th s day of
Fromthe Dean
education possible once again.
In the Name of the Lord of the Harvest,
Greetings from London. on this, our anru..11Orthodox fducat1on Day. As I travel the globe. taking in all the
complexities of various cultures interwoven with om church life. I realize more and more the importance of this
year's theme: "Many Cultures, One Faith." Across countries and contments, I experience not "ethnicity'' among
Orthodox Christians but rather a multitude of colorfi.Il cultures, each influencing the particular expression of
our one apostolic faith, and each united by that same faith. Truly. I wish the church family that gathers on our
The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, Chancellor
campus today the enriching experience of appreciating all the members of the One Body in our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Cheers" and blessings,
The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, Dean
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�Tableof Contents
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Articles
The Alaskan Experience, by The Very Rev.Michael Oleksa ...........................................
9
Our Liturgy in the World, by The Rev.Dr.Alexander Rentel.. ................................... 13
Unity in Diversity- The Opportunities and the Challenges, by Dr. Peter Bouteneff .. 16
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�TheAlaskan
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THEVERYREV. MICHAELOLEKSA
An Essayfrom Our Education Day 2010 Keynote Speaker
s most Orthodox Christians know,
the first mission to Alaska arrived
at Kodiak in September 1794,
recruited by the founder of the RussianAmerican Company, Gregory Shelikov,
for the express purpose of evangelizing
"the Americans," as they called the
indigenous people of the Kodiak
Archipelago. They found the Alutiiqs
exploited, suppressed and virtually
enslaved by the regime that Shelikov
had imposed with military force, and the
monks immediate Iy rose to the defense
of the Alaskan natives whom they had
hoped to teach, convert and baptize.
For their courageous efforts to protect
their flock from injusLce and abuse,
the monks were harassed, threatened,
abused and arrested. In the end, only the
Monk Herman remained in seclusion
on Spruce Island, defending the natives
in appeals to the civil authorities and
winning the love and respect of the local
The Very Rev. Michael Ofeska
population, who revered him as a saint
and built a chapel over his grave on the centennial of his arrival in 1894. It was their
veneration of his memory and regular visitations to his gravesite, where miracles of healing
began to occur with increasing frequency, that led to his glorification as St. Herman of
Alaska at Kodiak in 1970.
Here we can discern an essential element of Orthodox missiology: the missionary
must love the land and the people to which he is sent. One cannot save, sanctify or bless
what one does not love.
Our immigrant ancestors loved their homelands, but they left them and came here.
They all equally loved America. They were sincerely and devotedly patriotic. All our older
parishes displayed Canadian or American flags as signs of their commitment and love for
their adopted country. Just as St. Herman loved Kodiak and the Alutiiqs, our People loved
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Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York. , ew England, New Je,
ought with them,
continuing respect for their ancestral homeland and the F~1tt
hoping to transplant it into the soil of the New World.
Here there wa:-.a critical difference from the very start: 'I 1--1
• rn monks were not
attempting to transplant --Russian Orthodoxy" to Alaska. but tt
1. Christ. to bring the
fullness of the Orthodox Faith to Americans. Within a decade o. l • 1 drtval. the mission,
guided by Hieromonk Gideon. had established a bi-lingual school in which more than
a hundred Kodiak kids were studying the "Four R "s"' (Reading. 'Riting, 'Rithmatic and
Reliaion)
in their own lanauaee.
as well as in Russian. The mi<;-;iondid not impose Or
e
e
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promote Russian identity, but used books published in Russian to expand the horizons, to
provide access to a wider "data bank .. so that students could continue their Education later
in European colleges. seminaries and academies.
Father loan (John) Veniaminov arrived in the Aleutian Islands in 1824, mastered
the Unangan language of the region. devised an alphabet for it, and opened schools at
Unalaska and later Atka, where the same process continued. Transferred to Sitka In 1834,
Veniaminov learned Tlingit. and eventually as archbishop in Yakutsk, Siberia ~ 1as':ered
yet a third tribal language. publishing texts and founding schools, before becommg
Metropolitan of Moscow in 1868. There he founded the Orthodox Mission Society for the
support of schools and missions in both the Old World and the New, and at his suggest' on,
the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church built a cathedral, first in San Francisco
and later in Nevv·York. where Orthodox services were to be celebrated in English
The point is that from its origins, this Mission was focused on making Orthc 'JXY
accessible to and welcoming of "the Americans" in whatever language and culture they
Came: Alutiiq for Alutiiqs. Unangan for Unangans, Tlingit for Tlingits, Slavonic -"or' ws,
English for Anglos. And they were united in one ecclesial structure, under the orr :1phonon
of one bishop. and later several, as the mission consecrated Episcopal leadership or i\rab,
Serbian. and Albanian communities, and had plans for other communities. The
ion
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was from the beginning multi-cultural and multi-lingual, and in Alaska this app· J'~ - met
with tremendous success. The Orthodox parish schools sent its best graduates to the Sitka
All-Colonial School and to seminary in Siberia, the Naval Academy near St. Pett r.,burg.
Within two generations, the people who had been oppressed and enslaved were running
their own schools, hospitals, businesses and churches, as well as evangelizing neighLoring
tribes. principally the Yup'ik Eskimos and Athabaskan Indians.
All this came under direct attack and even persecution when the federal government
of the USA assumed control of Alaska in 1867. Reacting negatively to the massive influx
of millions of southern and eastern European immigrants, the state government'> along
the eastern seaboard forbade children to work but mandated compulsory public school
attendance in a concerted effort to assimiliate the newcomers into "American cu lture, "
defined as the worldview and customs of the Mayflower pilgrims. "Real Americans" speak
English, attend Protestant churches, take regular baths and report promptly for work. The
immigrants during this era were largely from non-English speaking backgrounds, were
Roman Catholic, Jewish, or Orthodox, came from rural/peasant societies and seldom
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\vatch or clock. Mama and Papa would go to work in the mines, factories or
hops, but their kids would go to school to learn how to be ..real Americans" in a
,11m that was designed to assimilate them into an Anglo American ··melting pot.'"
In the l 880's this social and educational policy was introduced in Alaska. The US
gov ,•1ment had decided that it was appropriate to teach the Aleuts, Eskimos and Indians
in the North that they too had. in fact, come on the Mayflower. Schools were constructed,
teachers hired and the same curriculum as had been devised for the immigrants in the
"lower 48'' was imported and imposed on Alaska Natives, who were forbidden to speak
their language at school, though none of them had, until the arrival of the teachers, ever
heard a word of English. The results were emotionally. psychologically and spiritually
catastrophic for many thousands of children and entire villages and regions across the
territory.
The Native clergy, articulate and confident, drafted petitions and letters to both the
American and Russian governments, asking that their religious and cultural identities be
respected, as the US Constitution and the Treaty of I 867 had guaranteed. The American
Orthodox Messenger (the official publication of the Missionary Diocese) published account
after account of the struggle between the Native Orthodox peoples in Alaska and their
federal (often Protestant-Missionary) opponents. Without exaggeration. one could state
that for nearly a century, the official policy of the US government aimed at undermining
and eradicating Orthodox Christianity from Alaska. The US Commissioner of Education.
Dr. Sheldon Jackson, vo\\-e<lto <le<;tr)Y the Orthodox Church in his lifetime.
Obviously he failed. But the Church survived because it had taken root. It was not a
"Russian" church transplankd to A a,ka. hut the Orthodox Faith sown as a seed, a new
indigenous expressio of the Orthodox Chn,;tian faith in a new environment. Just as the
faith had come in Apostolic t~m-~ t'l Cyprus, Greece. Palestine. Lebanon. Jordan And
Asia Minor, and produced ., r.ch ti.L...-Yest
there, and then spread through the Balkans to
Ukraine and Russia, as far nnrt• as t ml,md and then across Siberia, producing a unique
harvest there, so it had come to Al..' a mid enriched the lives, blessed the land, saved the
souls of Real Americans. TodaJ, A.1,<;k.anOrthodoxy is multi-cultural and multi-lingual.
In their respective homelands, th \Jp'ik worship predominantly or even exclusively in
Yup'ik. The Aleut and Tlingit p"0pk'- continue to use their ancestral languages in their
parishes. Nearly all recall and d~light in adding -;ome Slavonic to their services. and nearly
everyone knows and unden,tands Lngli!'ihas well. Alaska successfully resisted the AngloAmerican "Melting Pot," by refusing to "melt.'' The diocese has not been homogenized
into one culture or language, but has remained more of a "salad bar," with each ingredient
maintaining its own character, color, flavor and texture in order to make its unique
contribution to the whole.
This acceptance and celebration of linguistic and cultural diversity within the
household of faith, offers a different paradigm for Orthodox unity in North America. It
is not necessary, and in fact it is objectionable. to demand that all Orthodox in the New
World need somehow to be the same in order to become one Church. St. Tikhon. Patriarch
of Moscow, rejected this model when he guided the Mission during his ten year stay here.
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�I' IN them share in
Let each flourish organically, using its own gifts, talentc.,and
race and delight
the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. guided by led
.ericans and even
in all their diversity as Native Americans. European-Amen~.n ,
, n o celebrate and
the Mayflower-Americans. For surely in the One Church th r •
Love them all.
Finally. cultural diversity in the US and Canada ha~ been n11c.,u: ><..tnlyviewed as a
threat to national unity. Attempts. similar to the persecution ot A •.1 kan Orthodoxy, have
been made to force linguistic and cultural uniformity on the entire population, the price
of membership or even toleration being the renunciation of a group's ancestral religious
or cultural identity. The Alaskan historical experience indicates that this is destructive
of human souls. human Jives. One can be spiritual healthy and progress God-ward, only
with a positive self-identity, assurance of one's own self-worth. One can only love one's
neighbor as ones self. if one has a firm belief in the infinite value of each person, including
one's self. A united culturally and linguistically diverse Orthodox Church in North America
could provide a paradigm for the rest of our countries, proving that united in a cc'lmon
faith commitment, united in our determination to build a society in which there is frr"dom
and fairness. '•liberty and justice for all;' we can live together in peace and harmon~ A
united Orthodox Church in this hemisphere is essential to our mission, not just to produce
a more efficient or better organized governing structure, but to serve as a model for the nd
of unity God intends for us all, loving and serving Him, loving and serving each other, and
loving this land and all its people in all their magnificent cultural diversity. trea ..ure and
respected by all.
Ourliturgyinthe World
THEREV.DR.ALEXANDER
RENTEL
A St:,tant Professor in Canon Law and The John and Paraskeva Skvir Lecturer in
Practical Theology, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
I. GEOGRAPHY
C
urrently well over 130,000,000 _Chri~tian fait~ful worship according to traditions
that can be traced back to the lrturg1cal practices of the Orthodox Church in the
Byzantine Empire. Today the largest concentration of believers who follow this
liturgical tradition naturally live as they have for centuries in areas that were once part of
the Byzantine Empire: Greece, Serbia. Bulgaria. and in concentrated pockets of Turkey.
Southern Italy, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon. and Palestine. Vast numbers of believers are also
found in countries that gradually became part of the larger Byzantine Commonwealth. that
is countries that fell under the sway of Byzantine culture: Romania. Georgia. Ukraine. and
Russia. Modem practitioners of this tradition. however, no longer live exclusively in the
eastern Mediterranean basin or in the Balkan Peninsula or even in Eastern Europe. Due
to missionary work. the mass immigrations of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,
the revolutions of the early twentieth century, they can be found in countries far from the
patriarchal sees of the ancient Eastern Orthodox Churches. New centers of ecclesiastical
life have multiplied throughout the world in
such places as Western Europe. North America.
Australia, Southeast Asia, and Africa. So today.
modern Orthodox clergy in Paris, Sydney,
San Francisco, Buenos Aires. and Hong
Kong, together with their concelebrants in the
traditional Orthodox countries, regularly utter
in prayer an anaphora. attributed to St. John
Chrysostom, whose origin can be traced back
to the great Roman-Hellenistic poleis Antioch
and Constantinople of late-Antiquity. Similarly.
Orthodox communities in both the old and new
worlds of Byzantine Christianity continue to
celebrate the aggregate daily cycle of the Divine
Office, which was forged by the end of the first
millennium in the monasteries and cathedrals
of Jerusalem, Constantinople, and the rugged
gullies of the Palestinian desert.
Throughout the history of this venerable
liturgical rite, the transmission of its traditions
beyond the lands of its formation to the far
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�comers of the world has brought \Vith it necessary adaptatior,
• the faithful no
longer celebrate their liturgy only in the Greek language ot late .
rm a descendent
language of Old Slavic. but also in Arabic. English, French. G_
dnish Japanese,
and various native Alaskan dialects. among others. In Western rJr
_J "forth America,
a new emphasis and concern has been placed on the involvement of t!k 'aity in the liturgy,
reflecting the democratic ideals of the Western world. Even in region-; of Africa where
the Byzantine rite has been taken. some accommodations to the liturgy have been made in
response to the traditions of African tribal life. Thus. the Byzantine liturgical tradition is
no longer a liturgical rite solely of the eastern Mediterranean, the Balkan peninsula, or even
Eastern Europe, but it is also Western, Northern, and Southern as its adherents can now
be found in all parts of the world. This has not come about without challenges though. In
each new region of the world where the tradition has come, the communities of believers
struggle to remain faithful to their liturgical inheritance, while living in a new situation
and facing all the problems of the modem world. Indeed, given the rapid technological
developments and the prevalence of secularism in the second half of the twentieth ce ,tury.
the countries in whose soil the rich Byzantine liturgical tradition took root and grt.- -;trong,
must now face these same challenges while at the same time authentically preserving their
legacy.
II. LITURGY
AND CULTURAL
CONTEXT
In our liturgy. we seek the glory of God and hope for reconciliation with him, ultimately
sanctification by union with him. God fulfills our expectation in the person of his on. Jesus
Christ. through the grace of the Holy Spirit. Our leitourgia works in many ways, ct' l 1ce
both personal and corporate, just as it is both a direct experience and a remem 1Jrar,<. of
God's salvific work. This remembrance is accomplished and contemplated thrOLsh rr ous
means: the proclamation of scriptures, the recitation of psalmody, the petitions of~ 1: .-.,r,
and through the performance of ritual action. All of these are apprehended, or t.11(...., ·,tood,
or processed by us through our reasoning faculties, which of course are product•
our
culture, education, and our upbringing, everything that has formed us in our l~ ·e, The
liturgical services at once provide us with a vision to challenge our understandint. and
provide us with a vision of the kingdom of heaven. They give us a new way to th r,'.;:, .:iew
words and metaphors.
But for us in the Church, so that we can understand the need for liturgy, ~.:'c.rifice,
adoration, praise, our own presuppositions on what these words mean and imp!•· must
change by remembering that it is God in the person of his Son reaching out to 1_,. Our
liturgical activity consists of a constant transformation of our minds, accepting vhat is
revealed and not seeking to conform the words, signs, gestures, rites, texts, with our own
presuppositions. God loves us and asks us to love him in return. Worship, the liturgical
rites. is the way that we return this love. Our praise to him can never be unctuous flattery
to him, never be a mere habit, never be anything, but a simple expression of authentic love
to him in recognition of all that he has done for us.
Reflecting on this, we should acknowledge that in society at large our sensibilities
have changed. Consider the enormous changes in art and architecture that pushes us ever
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t ' a vay from the cultural sensibilities that were in place when the liturgical rites
, i.
, r1 1ed. This modem sensibility causes feelings of estrangement from the liturgy
1
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<. , m.:h. For example we are confronted with a modern culture that rejects things
th~• , r trought to be "'canonized and antique," two fundamental liturgical sensibilities.
( Oil'iider too the fragmentation of the modern world, yes. the world is getting smaller
throurh globalization, but not homogenous. No universal aesthetic. no over-arching beauty
exists that provokes belief in us and inspires us. Ultimately the symbols used to craft our
ritual idiom are given from God, but the their meaning and the ways that this meaning is
expressed are made of things from the world, transformed for such purpose. And it is here
at this level where so many of the problems of liturgical renewal lies: we have different
ideas of what things are, what they mean, and how they might work.
Nicholas Cabasilas, in his Commentary on tlze Divine Liturgy, stresses that the symbol.
the sign, which he calls a gift, '·should have something in common with the reward, and
not be utterly removed from it." Referring to the bread offered at the Divine Liturgy. he
says that "since the reward is life, then the offering should to some extent be life also ... so
that what is a grace may seem to be an exchange." Earlier Cabasilas had pointed out that
humans offer bread and wine and not animals and the blood of animals because ..baking
bread and making wine is peculiar to man." In order to have meaning. liturgical signs
and symbols must be appropriate and sufficient for expressing the revelation. so bread for
life, water also for life, oil for healing, the cross paradoxically for life, etc. This meaning
remains true and auth 1tic, even when changes its perception. The meaning remains true.
but, perhaps, not pastorall)' appropnate to every age. In modem America at least the whole
notion of sitting do\vr. to share a meal is quickly breaking down as a cultural concept. Food
is a biological necessity that can be taken in at any moment in any fashion. How indeed \Viii
the Divine Liturgy find resonance in people who have lost any notion of a common meal.
when at its most basic function. it is the heavenly banquet? But here I believe is where a
resolution will be found. By that I mean, it <;eemsto me that an appropriate pastoral response
can be found that would enco 1rage 1-,rhaviorthat would in turn given back resonance to
such fundamental symbols of the ChJrch. The pastoral activity of the Church should build
up the human network of relations. proclaim sanctity and not biology of the human body.
foster asceticism, etc., all of which would lead people right back to the Divine Liturgy. the
heavenly banquet.
Wherever and whenever our liturgical traditions have been celebrated the person of
Jesus Christ stands at the center of our liturgical tradition. We receive the body and blood of
the Son of the Heavenly and Eternal Father by the Grace of the Holy Spirit. We take in him
and all that he is, we bear in and on our bodies the marks of Christ. Christ lives in me and
the life I live, I live by faith in Christ who loved me so much that he has given himself over
to me. In response, we Christians return this love and give him and the heavenly Father
thanks. What this means for me further is living the life that is consequent on having Christ
within me. Christ has cleansed my body, my soul. and my conscience. He has confirmed
my reasoning. He has found a dwelling place in my heart, a place out of which my emotions
pour forth. In other words I have consumed him, but he has consumed me wholly.
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�Unityin Diversity- TheOpportunities
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DR.PETERC. BOUTENEFF
Associate Professor in Systematic Theo/ ,- •
"Unity in Diversity." This expression speaks about a balance betwt!en wholeness and
difference. between integrity and variety. The idea is sometimes rooted in our teaching
about the Holy Trinity: God is a unity, one God, in a diversity of persons. Father Son and
Holy Spirit. Unity in diversity can also suggest something very important to us, as human
beings. but specifically as Orthodox Christians. Because it can illustrate that things or
people don't have to look, walk. talk. and think exactly alike in order to be in union with
each other.
Not all differences can be held together. Some differences between us really do divide
us. Thinking about Orthodoxy. if someone were to say that Jesus Christ is not divme, or
that he's not human, that person would be at odds with the Orthodox Christian faith, and
therefore divided from it. But not all differences divide. In fact, some differences make for
an even deeper unity.
This sounds surprising, but anyone in a reasonably healthy marriage knows this
instinctively: two people don't have to become identical to each other in order ) be in
union with each other. In fact, it is often precisely the differences that make their u, 10n
not only more interesting, but also more real, more substantial. We don't, as a rule ma1Ty
mirror-images of ourselves.
Unity and diversity play themselves
out within any human society, grouping, or
family. And they have long been applied to
the unity and diversity that characterize the
Church. St Paul gives us the image of the
Church as a body, with members that are
different and interdependent (see especially 1
Cor. 12). From its apostolic beginnings, then,
the Church has always been thought of as a
community of diverse members with diverse
gifts, and the diversity of the saints continues
to testify to how differently the same Christian
faith and life may be expressed in this world.
The Church's diversity-in-unity was also
articulated in a striking way in the second
century. In the midst of a heated crisis in the
Church concerning the date on which Easter
should be celebrated, St Irenaeus of Lyons
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c \ arious practices and dates and said: "The difference in practice confirms
Li•
nth''• Yes, you ~ead t~at correctly. The differences confirm the unity. They
ti..~tt •
fhey _s~reng~he~1t. Thi_spronouncement challenges our logic: wouldn't you
h,h,., , ' •~~~ t~at 1t ~ unit~ m prac~1cethat confirms unity in faith? Well that can happen
too Bu ....,
, at 1s ~em~ said here 1s also true, and deeply important: the very fact that
we C' n mhody d1vers1ty, yet agree in the matters of the greatest significance, confirms
and deepens ou_runity._It means that our unity doesn't depend on our being identical, or
completely undifferentiated. In short, unity is not uniformity.
.
~t ~~na~us ·~ saying co~firms the principle of "unity in diversity," or perhaps "diversity
~numty. Umty m the most important sense, unity concerning the things that really matter,
1s not threatened but enriched by diversity. Fr St Irenaeus, the different dates of the Paschal
~eleb~a~iondid not threaten but even enriched what really mattered, namely the fact and the
hfe-g1vmg content of the Lord's Pascha itself.
But with all its enriching potential, the interplay of unity and diversity also poses two
serious challenges:
Unity is not uniformity, but the challenge is to identify and maintain coherence and
unity
within
a diverse body. In the Church, that means the challenoe
of holdino0 tooether
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0
0
diverse views, showing where they cohere-and also where they do not.
The other challenge is to recognize and even promote a genuine diversity, to show
people that being "Orthodox" doesn't necessarily mean doing and thinking in exactly the
same way. If we do this right. \\e will be helping people understand what being "Orthodox"
really consists in.
. Both of these chall !nge.-;.require us to identify what is the unchangeable core of our
faith and life, those things that ..::mnotbe denied or distorted without the loss of our unity.
Having identified that core, it tit wmes possible to identify both the possibilities and the
limits of diversity. For example 'Ve "an be on different calendars and be one Church. We
can hold different teachin1:,,-;
.:.e--,ouL
' toll houses" and be one Church. We can even believe
different things about how a•1d w h,,r. the world came into being (7,000 years ago, or 14
billion) and be in one Church.
But we cannot be one ( :mi 1' 1 ,orne of us are saying that Jesus was "merely a very
great man,'' or that "Jesus Wd, i "'re, but only appeared to be human." It would also
be hard to imagine being m the '-dme Orthodox Church if some of us were to teach that
"human personhood only begjn,; dt birth, and that therefore abortion is only the loss of a
mass of cells." These would be genume divisions of teaching or practice, not just "a healthy
diversity of expression."
The examples I just gave are pretty obvious. But in fact, unity and Diversity pose deep
challenges to the Orthodox Church today, specifically in North America. We seek to be
one. We seek to express our common Orthodox identity in a way that both recognizes and
transcends our ethnic histories and identities. We desperately seek a unity that has, up until
now, proved too challenging to be realized.
We are of course deeply concerned to be Orthodox. Sometimes we show that concern
only by repeating all the formulas perfectly, getting every element of the liturgy, its
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�vestments. architecture. and singing perfect. Nothing wrc
•11geffort to get
these things right. The problem lies when we think that th
f Orthodox faith
,usly or not, then
and life resides entirely in them. If that's what we think, wh•
,..,,one right set of
there becomes only one right way of praising God, one rigr..
vestments and hats. And one calendar on which the whole ul f
. -roperly based. To
think this way would not only be a very great loss to the life ot t!1e ht rch, it wouldn't be
Orthodox.
St lrenaeus's statement about, differences confirming unity. haJ to do with calendar
issues. Can't we go further? Aren't there are other issues on which it is possible to do and
teach things differently, provided we hold to the key elements of the apostolic faith. It is our
responsibility to identify what these things are that may be diverse, and yet be held together
in the unity of the Church.
One of the most significant and genuinely challenging cases in point is the relationship
between the Orthodox Church and the "Oriental" Orthodox churches - the Coptic,
Armenian, Syrian, Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Indian-Syrian Churches. In recent decades an
official, Church-delegated dialogue process has affirmed that "both families have always
loyally maintained the same authentic Orthodox Christological faith, and the unbroken
continuity of the apostolic tradition." The first thing to do would be to test whether we
agree with that statement. Because if we do, in other words, if the real theological ,.mityhas
not been compromised by the historical terminological diversity of these church fanulies,
then we have a real and serious challenge before us. That is a challenge to live o ,t the
unity that we have identified, and admit within the life of One Church a greater d1vers1y of
liturgies, vestments, and saints.
Can we, Eastern and Oriental churches, together, conceivably embody a n· J in
diversity, a diversity in unity? It would require many of us to rethink what "Or~ti.__h;~xy"
looks like. We would have to ask what is currently keeping us apart: are there still f~•• ,inely
church-dividing theological issues? To what extent are we in fact living in thL .!£-.e'iabit
of separation, learned from centuries out of communion? Are there liturgical, -n· isterial
issues yet to be resolved? Is part of what is keeping us apart simply the fear o. , greater
diversity-not in matters of apostolic faith and practice, but in language and ~·11ture?"
Without prejudging the answer to these questions, we owe ourselves, each otL md our
God, the most thorough, responsible, prayerful consideration of this urgent chl'l 1~ 1ge.
Second Agreed Statement (Chambesy, Switzerland 1990), §9.
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Mr. and Mrs. CharlesRinga
Milford,CT
New Milford,CT
Tedand ClaudiaBazil
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
Fr.Johnand Kate Behr
Nina K. Roshetar
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
ScotchPlains,NJ
PaulineBernowsky
Manchester,
NJ
BernadeenScholl
Anaheim,CA
Matushka Natalie Breyan
in !'v1@moryof Dear Husband Fr. George
SpringHill,FL
Mr. and Mrs.ThomasChase
Dorothy PavlovicWestermeier
Lancaster,
PA
Middleton,NY
Dr.and Mrs.Anthony Chila
Athens,OH
Mitch and Vi Zunich
Churchof the Archangels
adies PhiloptochosSociety
Avon,OH
Stanford,CT
SunnyDerkasch
Northport,NY
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Friends cont.
Friends cont.
M. Friendsand V. Deyeaux
Jim and Mary Koulogeorge
RoundRock,TX
Northbrook,IL
Mr. and Mrs. Josephand ThereseDomanick
V. Rev.Segiusand Faith Kuharsky
Bronxville,NY
Jackson,
NJ
Bob Donus
Mr. PaulLaskovich
SpringfieldGarden,NY
Pama,OH
Maria Fiori
Ms.Anna Maerean
Newton,PA
Akron,OH
ArchpriestAlexander and Carol Garklavs
Mary Mondello
Huntington,NY
Hastings,
NY
Gregory Godun
David and PeggyMukai
Media,PA
BelAir,MD
Archpriest Chadand MatushkaThekla Hatfield
Nakulak Family
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
Rutherford,
NJ
Holy Ghost RussianOrthodox Greek Catholic Church
ElsieSkvir Nierle
Bridgeport,CT
Williamsport,PA
Marie Holowatch
BishopNikon of Boston
NewCastle,DE
Virginia Page
Holy Apostles EasternOrthodox Church
Beacon,NY
SaddleBrook,NJ
PatriciaAnn Pavelchak
Fr.Thomasand Anne Hopko
Akron,OH
EllwoodCity,PA
lohn and SophiaPenkrat
NewJersey
Mr. and Mrs.Alan F.Hromi
Middletown,CT
Mildred Piscitelli
Union,NJ
Ann Kandratino
Flushing,NY
Dr.and Mrs. SamuelJ. Razook
Atlanta,GA
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�Donors
Friends cont.
Fr.Alexander and Matushka NancyR nt
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
Dr.Albert Rossi
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
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·nts of America Mission
Alexandria,VA
rthodoxAlexandria.org
ArchpriestVladimir and SuzanneAleandro
Oxford,CT
Mrs.FrankSkubanicz
Mary R.Antoniotti
Ewing,NJ
Clifton,NJ
Mrs.Michael Slota
RockvilleCentre,NY
In Memory of SandraAsik
Mr. ChurchHorvath
Mt Vernon,NY
MatushkaElizabethGeeza
Jermyn,PA
William Hudak
Pittsburgh,
PA
Marcellaand MichaelHydock
Columbia,MD
Mr. William Bader
Kathyand Phil Johnson
Hammond,LA
Columbus,
OH
Rosalie Bagenski
KenJohnson
Cranford, NJ
Bronxville,
NY
St. Mary Holy Assumption RussianOrthodox Church
Dr.and Mrs. Egerton van den Berg
Stanford,CT
DebraKaloyiosand JohnShefchik
Orlando,FL
DelrayBeach,FL
Rod and RuthTaylor
Mr. and Mrs. J. C ndela
Nick Kayganich
Matthew'i,NC
Dearborn,
Ml
Pauland Vera Chalfant
IssaJ. and Ann Khalil
Wilmington,DE
SanDiego,CA
CharlesCsernica
LydiaKorchow- Chena
EagleBridge,NY
ForestHills,NY
Kathy Dreisbach
KathyrnA. Kornafel
Mooresville,NC
MammouthBeach,NJ
Ron and Helen Facchini
Rev.Fr.Eliasand Pres.EllenKoucos
LakeLure,NC
SaltLakeCity,UT
Rev.Harold C. F it
Mrs.Olga Lometz
Hawley,MA
Wrightstown,
NJ
Matushka Mary Fedoronko
Oleg Marinich
Morton,PA
Ocala,FL
Fr.Jasonand Matushka Ashley Foster
Doris NikchevichMilich
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
Aracadia,CA
Carol Fox
Mr. and Mrs.StefanNafranowicz
EugeniaSpaulding
Ft.Meyers,FL
BossierCity,LA
GlenCove,NY
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Westfield,NJ
33
�Contributors
Donor cont.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Nickson
Anonymous
ShelbyTownship,Ml
Minneapolis,
MN
Anna Anderson
Ed and Jody Oppermann
Philadelphia,
PA
Ft.Worth,TX
LeandrosPapathanasiou
Endwell,NY
WestHartford,CT
Brooklyn,NY
Bellflower,CA
SunCity,AZ
Campbell,OH
Garfield,NJ
Eve"rn B kish
The Solak Family
Sc sdale,NY
AgnesP.Fryntzko
Archpriest S ven and Matushka
Deboi,ih Belonick
Mr. and Mrs.GordonGerbick
Eastchester,
NY
GraniteCity,IL
St.Vladimir'sSemir...ry
CrownPoint,IN
ReaderJon and Anna IVarie Black
Mr. and Mrs.GregoryHatrak
Douglasvill '>A
Mrs. ErnestA. Villas
Nicholasand Mar'r,
Dr.and Mrs. RobertVranes
SanAntonio,TX
.obzovsky
MatushkaAnna Hotrovich
Pittsfield,Ml\
Gibbstown,NJ
Nina P.Be, i...
Maria Kane
Oswego,NY
Mrs. JamesCam rata
Howardand SoniaKnapp
NewBritan,l T
Dearborn,
Ml
CameronFamily
Mr. and Mrs.Victor Kuziak
1
ElenaZamiatina
HighlandPark,NJ
SouthBoundBrook.NJ
Killingworth,CT
Dr.JosephC. Ciehalski
Dr.DianaLaPasha
Mary Zemanik
Coaldale,PA
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
Stamford,L
BernardZablocki
Ridgewood,
NY
EdwardFedush
Canton,IL
Milford,CT
Hingman,MA
Mr. and Mrs.JoannDupay
CrossLanes,
WV
Mary Ballin
Mrs. NancyK. Savisky
Krista WestVestments
Dr. Nicholasand Shirley Dzubay
Barron,WI
Olga Bahleda
V. Rev.and Mrs. Daniel Rohan
Plymouth,CA
DaschukFamily
Manlius,NY
Eugeneand Maryann Baker
Ocala,FL
V. Rev.Stephenand Matushka BetsyTumbas
Mr. and Mrs.GeorgeA. Cross
NewCastle,PA
Robert EssaAwad
Bronx,NY
John M. Peregrim
Dr.and Mrs.JamesH. Constable
V. Rev.and Mrs. Don Augusta
EnglewoodCliffs,NJ
Ms. Lilly Pappas
Rev.Anthony M. Coniaris
Greenville,NC
MiddleRiver,MD
Richardand ElizabethZiats
SouthLion,Ml
Pauland Helen Cocotos
Leonia,NJ
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35
�Contributors cont.
Archpriest Vladimir and Virginia
Lecko
Contributors cont.
Archimandrite r,
, h)
esbyter RodneyTorbic
Blarl<1
Carmichaels,
PA
ArborVitae,WI
Mrs. Julia P ,
George Liwen
Valhall,, r...
New Britain,CT
Lillian B. PurDavid Luhrssen
Washington,[.,._
Milwaukee,WI
Marjorie Ribarro
Mary Ann Macko
TomsRiver,NJ
Endwell,NY
Mr. and Mrs. G.G.Scherry
Michael and Barbara B.Malyak
Parma,OH
WestSeneca,NY
Jeffrey Aristotle Semon
Apolinary and Elizabeth Manchuk
Monroe,CT
Arlington,VA
~1_
e and Galina Voronin
SanCarlos,CA
Dr. David Wagschal
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
Mr. SamuelWarbel
St.Clairsville,OH
Fr.Timothy and BeckyWest
Urbana,OH
Mrs. RoseZrake
Brooklyn,NY
Gerald W. Shade
Michael and Nada Marcetich
Milwaukee,WI
HalesCorner,WI
The Rev.Stephen Sharman
DeaconJosephC. and Mat. NancyK.
Mell
Selkirk,ManitobaCanada
AllisonPark,PA
Mike Shevchik
Mechanicville,
NY
Fr.David Mezynski
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
Larry and Connie Skvir
Delran,NJ
D.M.Mrvos
Pittsburgh,PA
Ann Soltis
Blairsville,PA
Mr. and Mrs. George Neckson
ShelbyTownship,Ml
Juliann Steck
St.Louis,MO
DeaconPauland Patricia Nimchek
Torrington,CT
Lore Stefy
MaysLanding,NJ
George R. Nimmer
Omaha,NE
Anna Stepenuk
PamelaParsons
Julia and Andrew Tarbay
Florence,
MA
Watervliet,NY
Alex Penkrat
Daria and Jerry Petrykowski
Archpriest John and Mary Tkac. uk
Peabody,
MA
Montreal,QCCanada
Strongsville,
OH
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ToThoseWho Made Donations in Ki
to Sponsor Food Booths at OED
VisitOttr Ne,~Website
~--Out More About Upcoming Events at
www.svots.edu
Mrs. EvelynTosi- Holy ResurrectionParish,
Foodfor RussianBooth
Mr. Ivan Rudolph-Shabinsky
Sponsorthe RussianChildren'sDancingGroup
Mr.Vladimir Tolstoy
SponsorRussianFoodBooth
Mr. ConstantineSidamon-Eristoff
Sponsorthe GeorgianFoodBooth
Fr.Elias Bitar - St. GeorgeAntiochian Orthodox Church,NJ
MiddleEasternFoodBooth
St. Nina's Georgian Orthodox ParishBrooklyn, NY
GeorgianFoodBoothand Entertainment
St. SavaSerbian Orthodox Cathedral, NY,NY
SerbianFoodBooth
Holy Trinity Church,New Britain, CT.Fr.David Koles
Hot Dogsand Kielbasy
St.Alexis of Wilkes-BarreChurch,Clinton, CT.
GreekBooth
Sts.Kiril and Methodius MacedonianOrthodox Church,Cedar Grove, J
MacedonianFoodBoothand Entertainment
Indian Food Booth Sponsor(to be Announced)
Something You Don't Want to Miss!
November12th-14th
PILGRIMAGE
OPPORTUNITY
The relics of St. Vladimir from Kiev will visit the Seminary for veneration
Indian Entertainment
MariamVarghese
St. Gregory the Theologian Church,Wappinger Falls,NY
15 DozenPierogiand cashgift of $50.00
Saturday,February5, 2011
28THANNUALFATHER
ALEXANDER
SCHMEMANN
MEMORIALLECTURE
Keynoteby MetropolitanHilarion(Alfeyev),Archbishopof Volokolamsk
andChairmanof the Moscow
PatriarchateDepartmentfor ExternalChurchRelations,
St.Vladimir'sSeminary
St. NicholasOrthodox Cathedral in Washington,DC
cashgift of $100
visit www.svots.eduto view our calenderof events
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�SPECIAL ED DAY 2010 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bisanti Evans - Financial Supporter
Boston Byzantine Choir, Director Charles Marge - Concert
Brian Gerich - Underwriter of the Serbian Food Booth
Greek American Folklore Society, Anastasia Karagiannis President Dance Workshop and Greek Exhibit
Irma Gvelesiani and Gia Mikeladze - Directors of the "Caucasian Swords"
Georgian Dancers
Anna M. Fredryck-Hargrave, Philadelphia, PA- Financial Supporter
Irene ltina, Yonkers, NY - Financial Supporter
Sam Jankovich, Hayden Lake, ID - Financial Supporter
Jason Ketz - Pysanki Egg-decorating Workshop
Fr. Ma m Kraus and parishioners from East Meadow Holy Trinity Church
Alex Machaskee - Underwriter of the Serbian Booth
Anne Glynn Mackoul - Sponsoring the Chrysanthemums at the tent sites
Stephen Maras Amsterdam, OH - Financial Supporter
Joseph Marino - DC Power Systems (Booster)
Middle Eastern Booth - Sponsors: Church of the Virgin Mary in Yonkers
and St George Little Falls
Helen Mules - Organizer of Dessert Booth
Anna Nakulak, Rutherford, NJ - Financial Supporter
Emily Nicholas, St. Marys, AK - Financial Supporter
OCMC - Sponsor Exhibit and Workshop
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rodzianko - Sponsor Georgian Exhibit
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sarandinaki - Sponsor Russian Exhibit
St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Elizabeth, NJ
St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox Church, Minot, ND - Financial Supporter
Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir - Director Alexis Shipovalnikov - Concert
Three Hiearchs Chapel and the St. Vladimir's Community - Baked Goods
Irina Zagornova - Director of the "Golden Rooster" Russian Children's Folk
Group
Matushka Valerie Zahirsky, Matushka Alexandra Safchuk,
Maria and Marie Proch - Organizers of the Children's Booth
OPEN HOUSE
FOR PROSPECT/VESTUDENTS
All ProspectiveStudentsAre Welcome
No Cost
FALL2010
NOVEMBER
10TH-12TH
SPRING2011
MARCH16TH-18TH
Explorethe possiblityof enrollingat St Vladimir'sSeminaryduringOpenHouse.
Visit our new website,www.svots.edu,
to learnmore
or contactProtodeacon
JosephMatusiakat jmatusiak@svots.edu
ALL THE STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND SPOUSES WHO HAVE
WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MAKE THIS DAY POSSIBLE!
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
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Arabs--United States
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1905-2013
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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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Orthodox Education Day: Many Cultures, One Faith: A Festival of Sight, Sound, Taste, and Discovery
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Booklet for the 41st annual Orthodox Education Day hosted by St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary of Yonkers, New York. Includes a schedule of events for Orthodox Education Day and three articles, "The Alaskan Experience," Our Liturgy," and "Unity in Diversity." Also includes lists of event supporters.
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2010 October 2
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St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Yonkers, NY)
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English
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Antiochian Orthodox Church
Booklets
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Events
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Programs
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BX
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1945
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St. Nicholas Cathedral (Brooklyn, N.Y.
Constitution and by-laws of St.
Nicholas' Syrian Orthodox Cathedral
of Brooklyn,
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AND BY-LAWS
of
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of
BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
AND
Const)tution and By-Laws
of
LADIES' SOCIETIES, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
and all other Associations connected with the
Cathedral Parish
These forms are to be used for all Church Organizations
of the
SYRIAN
ANTIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX
ARCHDIOCESE
of New York and All North America
239-85th Street, Brooklyn 9, N. Y .
•
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��payment of uch due and a cssments
by the Board of Trustees.
as are prescribed
Section III.
A.
GENERAL
OR
No.
-VOTING
MEMBERSHIP
Section III. The general membership shall
persons who profess the faith and discipline
Ea tern Orthodox Church, but who do not
the temporal maintenance of this Church and
consist of all
of the Holy
subscribe to
Parish.
Section IV. The Parochial
determined by His Eminence,
of the Archdiocese.
LIMITS
limits of this Parish shall be
the Metropolitan-Archbishop
ARTICLE
THB
Section
The Board of Trustees shall consist of nine persons to
be elected from the voting membership of the Parish: three
for three years: three for two years: and three for one
year; so that at the end of each year the Parish will elect
only three Trustees.
In large parishes when necessity requires more than nine Trustees on the Board, the Board
of nine, together with the Pastor, shall be authorized to
elect three more Trustees, to serve on the Board for a
period of one year.
Qualifications
for Election
to the Board
A candidate must have been a voting member of the
Parish for a period of three years and having fulfilled the
Canonical requirements of the Faith by receiving at least
once during the previous calendar year the Sacraments of
Penance and Holy Communion.
6
committee
3. The Nominating committee shall nominate at least
twice as many persons as there are vacancies to be filled.
The Election
of the Board of Trustees
I. The members of the Board shall be elected by secret
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
I. Members hip
Section II.
of tl,e Board
2. At least 10 days before the Annual ~Ieeting this
nominating committee shall place in the hands of the President in a sealed envelope its report. This report shall be
opened and read by the President at the Annual Meeting.
B.
V
The nomination
and Election
1. At least one month before the Annual Meeting of the
Parish, the President of the Board shall appoint a nominating committee of at least three persons from the oting
membership of the Parish.
•
p AROCHIAL
Nominations
ballot either through the mail or at the Annual Meeting of
the voting membership of the Parish to he held on the first
Sunday or Monday of December in eact-i year by a majority
vote. The three newly elected members of the Board
together with the six old members will constitute the new
Board and begin their work on the first day of January
of the next year.
2. If the election takes place at the Annual Meeting,
there may be not more than three additional nominations
from the floor.
3. Notices of the Annual Meeting for Election shall be
given by mail to each voting member at least ten days prior
to date of Meeting.
4. At least twenty five voting members at the Cathedral
Parish, or two thirds of the voting members of the other
Parishes shall constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting.
7
�Section IV. Duties and Rights of Board
1. Within fifteen days after their election the members
of the Board shall convene and shall elect from among
their number the officers of said Board.
The officers
o elected shall consist of a President, a Vice-President,
a
Treasurer, a Secretary and a Recording Secretary.
It shall
be the duty of the retiring President to issue a call, for the
meeting of the newly elected Board. In the event of the
failure of the retiring President to issue such call, the same
may be issued by any two members of the newly elected
Board.
Immediately
upon election of the officers the
results of such election shall be mailed in duplicate forms
to the Metropolitan-Archbishop
for his approval.
provided, however, that such By-Laws mu t be con istent
with this Constitution, and the Constitution of the Archdiocese.
6.
shall
and
each
•
ARTICLE
,
THE
VI
CLERGY
Section 1. The Clergy of this Church shall be appointed
or removed by the Metropolitan-Archbishop
with the appro al and acceptance of the Board of Trustees.
Said
Clergy should possess qualifications of fine character, education and spiritual reputation.
In all matters involving
Canon Law, Spiritual Function, Priestly Rights and Duties
the Parish Clergy shall be under the Canonical supervisio~
of the Me ropolitan-Archbishop
of the Archdiocese and not
subject to any rules or regulations of the Board of Trustees.
2. In case of the failure of the Board in office to issu
a call for the general meeting of the Parish to be held on
the first Sunday, or Monday of December, in each year,
a call for such meeting may be issued over the signatures
of any nine members of the Parish in good standing, and
such call shall have the same force and effect as if issued
under the signatures of the members of the Board and of
the officers thereof.
3. Whenever it deems it necessary, the Board shall have
the power to call special meetings of the Parish by mail
ten days prior to the date of said meeting. Such call must
contain a specific notice setting forth the purpose of the
meeting.
4. The Board shall be the representative
of the Parish
and of the corporation in the administration
of its pro•
perties.
It shall be responsible for the payment out of
Parish funds of the expenses of the administration
of the
property of the Parish and of the corporation and of the
payment of salaries to Clergy and employees.
At the end of each year the Board of Trustees
print a pamphlet containing in detail all the receipts
expenditures of the Church and shall mail a copy to
member of the Church.
Section 2. Any clergyman who refuses to accept and
abide by this constitution, upon such refusal forfeits his
rights in this Parish.
•
Section 3. In order to dismiss or remove said clergy a
formal petition shall be drawn by the Board of Trustees
setting forth fully the reason for same. Said petition to be
sent to the Metropolitan-Archbishop
who is to act as sole
judge of the merits of said petition for its acceptance or
rejection.
5. The Board shall have the right to adopt and promulgate By-Laws for the conduct of its meetings and affairs
Section 4. No member of the Clergy has or shall claim
any individual rights of ownership to the properties of the
Parish.
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9
�ARTICLE
PARISH
A 0
CH
VII
RCH
ORGANIZATION
Section I. No organization within this Parish shall have
either a legal or Canonical existence such as Sunday
School; Language School; People's Organization;
Women's
Club; Young People's Club; or the like unless such orga?•
ization or organizations shall have filed a copy of their
Constitution and By-Laws with the Pastor and the Board
of Trustees and received their approval.
Section II. Such activities as solicitation of monies; large
socials; contacts with outside organizations;
contributions
to outside organizations or persons; and acceptance of outside invitations that the aforesaid clubs may wish to engage
in; shall be done only with the full knowledge and approval
of the Pastor and the Board of Trustees.
Section III. The treasuries of any of the aforesaid organizations are to be placed at the disposal of the ~oard of
Trustees at any time when said Board shall deem tt neces•
sary to have their money for the welfare of the Church
and Parish .
Section IV. If for any unknown reason now or in the
future any one of the aforesaid organizations shall be
dissolved
all assets-financial
or otherwise shall auto•
maticall/ become the property of the Church through its
Board of Truste~s.
ARTICLE
THE
PROPERTY
OF THE
VIII
CORPORATION
Section 1. Title to all properties shall be held in the
name of the Church Corporation as specified in ArticleOne of this Constitution.
All titles, deeds and other doc•
uments relating to the property shall be kept in the custody
of the Board of Trustees.
10
Section 2. The Board of Trustee
hall have no right
to lease, mortgage, sell, or purcha e, any property on behalf
of the corporation, except after a general meeting thereof.
A general meeting convened for such purpose shall be had
on call of the Board of Trustees i sued to members of the
Corporation in writing and such call must contain a specific notice setting forth the purpose of the meeting. No
Church property shall be leased, mortgaged, sold or pur•
chased, except by a two-thirds majority vote of the members
of the corporation in good standing, attending said meeting
and, to be binding this vote must be approved and accepted
by the Metropolitan-Archbishop
of the Archdiocese.
Section 3. In case this Parish terminates its corporate
life, all its funds, properties, equipments and endowments
shall revert at once to the Syrian Antiochian Orthodox
Archdiocese of New York and all North America.
ARTICLE
IX
AMENDMENTS
This Constitution shall not be amended, altered, changed
or modified except at the general meeting of the Church
Corporation
called for that specific purpose in writing.
No amendment shall be binding or effective except by vote
of two-thirds of the members of the Corporation in good
standing attending said meeting. Failure to abide by the
provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Corporation or any rule or regulation promulgated from time
to time by the Board of Trustees shall constitute a forfeiture of membership in the Corporation.
No amendment
shall be binding unless it is approved by the Metropolitan•
Archbishop of the Archdiocese.
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�ARTICLE
the Board of Trustees of the St. . .... .
Syrian Orthodox Church of .
. .... .
with headquarters
in . . . . . . ...........
.
X
SEAL
The Seal of the Corporation shall be in the form annexed. The President of the Board of Trustees shall have
custody of the Seal and upon his retirement shall deliver
ame to his successor.
ARTICLE
II
PURPOSE
Section 1. The purpose of the Board shall be:
ARTICLE
XI
Upon adoption, this Constitution shall be kept in the
archives of the Board of Trustees and shall be fully registered and, to be binding, must be approved and accepted
by His Eminence the Metropolitan-Archbishop
of the
Syrian Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of New York
and all North America.
Approved and accepted by us,
this .........
day of . . .
. .......
19 ••••
1. To foster a spirit of harmony and spiritual
among the members of the Church and Parish.
2. To encourage
the deepening
3. To lift and strengthen
tion.
of the Orthodox
unity
Faith.
the dignity of the Congrega-
4. To con uct the Business of the Congregation.
ARTICLE
III
...........................
Metropolitan-Archbishop
Antony Bashir
Head of
The Syrian Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese
of New York and all North America
By-Laws of the St. . ..........................••••••••
Syrian Orthodox Church of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • •
In accordance with Section 5 of Article V of the Constitu•
tion herein adopted by a general meeting of the corpora•
tion of the St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • Syrian
Orthodox Church of ...........................•••••
••••
the following By-Laws were adopted in lieu of existing
By-Laws.
ARTICLE
I
NAME
The name of the governing body of this church shall be
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OFFICERS
Section I. The officers of this Board shall consist of
President,
Vice-President,
Treasurer,
Recording Secre•
tary, and Corresponding Secretary.
ARTICLE
IV
PRESIDENT
Section 1. The President shall be one of ability and fit•
ness of this office, with good character and reputation.
Section 2. The President shall preside at each regular
and every special meeting and shall observe the prescribed
order of meeting. He shall endeavor to guide the Board.
He shall have the right to appoint standing committees as
follows: (a) The Steering Committee-this
committee shall
draft a program of activities for the year and promote the
13
�same. (b) Ways and t leans Committee - this committee
hall draft a program for raising the funds for the Church
and shall carry out same.
(c) Maintenance
Committee
- this committee shall see to it that the buildings, etc., are
kept in good order; and any temporary committee to be
formed as necessity arises. The member named first for
any Committee shall become the chairman of said Committee.
The President shall also have the right to execute any
Executive Committee decision, and to determine a vote m
case of a tie.
Section 3. The President shall have no right to act on
an important matter of his own accord, or to con lude any
agreement with the Spiritual leaders of the Church unless
authorized by the Board to do so. But if necessity demands
certain arrangements which require immediate action, he
may make these arrangements with those of the Steering
Committee within easy reach. At the first meeting there•
after, he shall inform the members and confirm such action
in regular form.
Section 4. The President shall have the right to call a
special meeting when necessity demands.
Section 5. If necessity
certain funds at such time
consult with others, he shall
$25.00 and to give account
thereafter.
requires
the expenditure
of
as the President is unable to
have the right to spend up to
of same at the first meeting
Section 6. The President shall have no right while pre•
siding to make a motion or to confirm any motion before
the decision of the members.
Section 7. The President shall have the right to make
a motion and to discuss matters on condition that he
deliver the chair to one who has the right to take his place.
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Section 8. The President
on every committee.
shall be an ad 1sory member
Section 9. The President shall sign with one secretary
all contracts and legal papers and official documents in the
name of the Board.
ARTICLE
V
VICE• PRESIDENT
Section 1. The Vice-President
shall be possessed with
the same qualifications as that of the President and in his
absence shall perform his duties, and be entitled to all his
prerogatives.
Section 2. The Vice-President
shall be a member exofficio of e ery committee appointed by the President.
ARTICLE
VI
SECRETARIES
Se tion 1. Recording Secretary-The
duties of the
Recording Secretary shall be to keep the minutes of all
business and Executive Committee meetings.
He shall
also keep a record of all activities of the Organization.
Section 2. Corresponding Secretary -The
duties of the
Corresponding
Secretary shall be to attend to all corre•
_spondence of the Organization of whatever sort.
ARTICLE
VII
TREASURER
Section 1. The Treasurer
shall handle all income re•
ceived by the Church and shall give receipts for same. He
shall place all funds in a responsible bank authorized by
the Board.
Section 2. The Treasurer
shall keep accurate
15
account
�of receipts and di bur ement and shall give detailed
ports to the Board every three month , namely, at the
meeting of January, April, July and October, and a
tatement at the Annual Meeting of the Congregation
election of officers.
refirst
full
for
tion or Society or any individual affiliated in any way with
the Church should undertake to have any entertainment
or should solicit anything from anyone at any time which
has for its purpose the raising of money for the Church,
without first obtaining its consent.
Section 3. The Treasurer
shall have no right to spend
Church funds except by authority of the Board. He shall
give money only by checks except for petty amounts.
Section 5. The Board shall call upon the Pastor of the
Church for consultation at any meeting where his presence
is deemed necessary for discussing matters for the benefit
of the Church and Parish.
Section 4. The Treasurer
with the President.
shall sign all checks together
Section 5. The Treasurer must be bonded by a bonding
company in an amount decided by the Board of Trustees.
The fee to be paid from the Treasury.
ARTICLE
RIGHTS
VIII
AND DUTIES
Section 1. The Proceedings
on the will of the majority.
OF THE
BOARD
of the Board shall be based
Section 2. The election of officers shall be determined
by secret ballot at the first meeting after the general elec•
tion by the Congregation.
In case of voluntary or forced
resignation a successor shall he elected by secret ballot.
Section 3. The Board shall require all societies or clubs
connected or affiliated with the Church to file with it a
copy of their Constitution and By-Laws which to be operative must receive the approval of the Metropolitan-Archbishop of New York and all North America.
The Board shall have the right to the use of any funds
remaining in the Treasury of any Organization dissolved or
liquidated.
Section
4. The
Board
shall require
16
that no Associa•
Section 6. The Board shall have the right to fi:x:the dues
of the membership of the Church and shall endeavor to
collect them with the assistance of the Pastor.
Section 7. Every member shall attend meetings at the
t me designated.
If absent three times in succession without a legitimate excuse, the Board shall ascertain the
reason in writing and warn said member of his duties and
responsibilities.
If a member fails to heed this warning his
place on the Board becomes vacant, and the Board shall
take action under Article 8, Section 8, Rights and Duties
of the Board to fill the vacancy.
Section 8. In case of a vacancy in the membership of
the Board, the Board shall elect by a majority vote from
the Church membership one who is known to be fit in
sincerity and ability. If a member resigns after the general
election or at any time before the first meeting of the
Board, the next in line in number of votes received shall
be considered elected to fill the vacancy •
Section 9. The members shall be called to meet on the
first and third Monday of each month by formal notice.
Section 10. Two-thirds of the membership
stitute a quorum to open the meeting.
shall con-
Section 11. The Board shall have power by a vote of the
17
�majority to u pend or expel any member of the Board for
conduct prejudicial in its judgment to the good name or
welfare of the Board or the Parish.
Ten days notice shall
be given in writing to the member against whom charges
are made, pecifying the same and giving time and place
at which the Board is to meet to consider them.
Section 12. The Board shall have the right to elect an
honorary President and other honorary members not to
exceed three in number whose term shall expire with that
of the body electing them.
Section 13. The honorary members shall have the right
to meet with the Board and participate in its deliberations but shall have no voting power.
Section 14. The Board shall have the right to adopt such
rules and regulations, not contrary to the Constitution
or
the By-Laws, which in their judgment are necessary for
the proper conduct of the financial affairs of the Church
including the levying of dues and assessments of its members which they deem necessary.
Section 15. The Board shall have power to interpret
these By-Laws and any rules and regulations that it may
promulgate at any time, and its decisions must be final.
ARTICLE
IX
Upon adoption of these By-Laws or any amendments
th.ereto to be binding, they must be approved and accepted
by the Metropolitan-Archbishop
of the Archdiocese.
Approved and Accepted
this .........
day of ..............
Head of The Syrian Antiochian
Archdiocese of New York and
all North America
239-85th Street, Brooklyn 9, N. Y.
18
19 ... .
COi. STITUTIO
LADIES'
SOCIETIES,
AND ALL OTHER
Al D BY-LAWS FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE'S
CLUBS
PARISH
ORGANIZATIONS
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE
I
NA.MB
The name of this Organization
shall be
ARTICLE
II
PURPOSE
The purpos of this organization shall be to promote the
Spiritual and physical welfare of the young people of ....
......
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parish, in accordance with the
religious teaching and practice of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Church.
This Organization shall endeavor to develop
among its members a spirit of leadership, cooperation, and
devotion to the welfare of the Parish and the Syrian
Orthodox Archdiocese of which it is a part. Any monies
raised by this organization shall be used solely for the good
of the Church.
ARTICLE
III
MEMBERSHIP
The membership
of this Organization shall consist of
young people between the ages of . . . . . . . . and ........
,
who shall promise to abide by the Constitution of this
Organization and the teachings of the Orthodox Catholic
Church.
The regular members of this Organization must
be baptized members
of the Holy Eastern Orthodox
Church.
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�ARTICLE
IV
OFFICERS
The officers of this Organization
shall be a President,
Vice-President,
Recording Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, and Treasurer,
all of whom must be over 21 years
of age. They shall be elected by a majority vote of the
entire membership and shall serve for a period of one year.
The duties of the President shall be to preside at all
meetings of the Organization
and of its Executive Committee. He shall also be a representative
of the Organization in dealings with the regional and national Organizations of the young people of the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of New York and all North America.
The duties of the Vice-President
shall be to preside in
the absence of the President.
He shall also oversee the
general program of the Organization and con£ er with the
chairmen of the various sub-committees appointed.
The duties of the Recording Secretary shall be to keep
the minutes of all business and Executive
Committee
meetings.
He shall also keep a record of all activities of
the Organization.
The duties of the Corresponding
Secretary shall be to
attend to all correspondence
of the Organization of whatever sort.
The duties of the Treasurer
shall be to collect and disburse all dues and monies of the Organization.
He shall
keep an accurate record of all financial transactions and
furnish a monthly report of the financial status of the Organization.
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ARTICLE
V
COMMITTEES
EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE
There shall be an Executive Committee, consisting of
the officers of the Organization,
chairmen of sub-committees, and advisers. This Committee shall meet regularly once a month to hear Committee reports, guide the
general program of the Organization, and to draft plans
and recommendations
for submission to the entire membership for their approval.
S VB-COMMITTEES
There shall be a number of Sub-Committees, the number
to be determined by the individual needs of the Organization. The chairmen of these Sub-Committees shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the Officers
and Advisers, and shall serve for a period of one-half
year.
The membership of the Sub-Committees
shall he
composed of volunteers or appointees by the President.
There shall be a Sub-Committee on PROGRAM,
which shall
draft a program of activities for the year, and promote
.same.
There shall be a Suh-Committee on MEMBERSHIP,which
shall solicit and welcome new members, and visit former
members who may ~ave lapsed, with a view to their reinstatement.
There shall be a Sub-Committee on WORSHIP,which shall
arrange for a quarter-annual
Corporate reception of the
Holy Communion by the members, and sponsor such additional exercises of religious devotion as may be suggested by the Pastor of the Parish.
Other Sub-Committees
shall be appointed by the President as need may arise.
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�automatically
suspended until reinstated.
Leave of absence may be obtained by writing to the president of the
Organization giving an acceptable reason for absence.
'
V. Order: The meetings of this Organization
shall be
conducted
in regular form, in accordance
with some
standard manual, such as Robert's "Rules of Order."
VI. Officers: Every officer or chairman of a sub-committee over 21 must be a member in good standing of the
Church.
VII. Quorum:
No official business meeting can he
held without a majority of the Executive Board and of
the total membership present.
VIII. Amendments:
The By-Laws of this Organization
may he amended by a two-thirds vote of the members
present at two consecutive meetings.
BX738.A54
24
B76 1945
St. Nicholas Cathedral (Brooklyn, N.Y:
Constitution and by-laws of St.
Nicholas' Syrian Orthodox Cathedral
of Brooklyn,
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S:\I~T
.\IICH.\EL·s
ORTHODOX
Cf URCH
GE. TEVA .. TEW YORK
BX
738
A54
G46
1965
I
�m
Heritage and Learning
Center Library
Box .301, R.D. 1
Bolivar, PA. 15928
SAINT MICHAEL'S
ORTHODOX CHURCH
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
GENEVA, NEW YORK
This book is the work of many hands. The
compiling and editing of the material required
concentrated effort on che pare of many people.
A heartfelt word of thanks co che many
people, though they are not named, who aided in
many ways in making this Jubilee Book a cherished souvenir of this memorable event in the life
of the St. Michael's Church Parish.
Sincere thanks are extended co our advertisers
for their support. Please pHronize our adYertisers
-mention
that you have seen their ad in this
Jubilee Book.
A special note of appreciation is extended to
:\fr. Thomas A. Baroody who recently left our
area and whose untiring efforts for the past 20
years is acknowledged by the Pastor, the Trustees
and the General Parish.
Published by the Parish on the occasion of the
BX738.A54 G46 1965
St. Michael Church (Geneva, N.Y.)
50th anniversary, 1915-1965 Saint
Michael's Orthodox Church, G~neva,
New York
50th Anniversary of St. Michael's Church, November 28, 1965
�FIRST PASTOR OF
PRIMATE OF THE ANTIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ALL
NORTH AMERICA
ST. MICHAEL'S ORTHODOX CHURCH
The
METRO POLIT AN ANTONY'S MESSAGE
To chc Reverend Father Gabriel White,
of Geneva, and co the whole beloved parish
•
• h es
extend our congratu lac,ons
an d b est w1s
and spiritual welfare for many years.
Pastor of Sc. Michael's Church
and friends of St. Michael's we
f or cl1eu
• · con t.mu ed good heal th
METROPOLITAN
ANTONY
Syrian Anciochian Orthodox Archdiocese
of New York and all North America
OTHER
tREVEREND
REVEREND
DANIEL
CLERGY WHO HAVE SERVED AS PASTORS
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Father Daniel George
First Pcr111,we11fPastor
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indicates chat the person has departed this life.
IN
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�OUR PASTOR'S MESSAGE
"The first sb 11
// ei·cr be b11rni11g 11po11 the Altar; it shall 11c1·1·,·gu uuf."
Leviticus 6: 13
TO OUR BELOVED
& Bl-10\1 ED PAR !SH ION ERS
Ml·.·Tl'OJ>OLJTAN
,
OF ST. MlCHAEL'S
Dearly beloved in Christ:
The Altar fire "'"' to be the symbol of the prc.,ence of the living God.
The sacred flame still burns within our Churches today.
Let us see the qu.ility of thar fire that burns upon our Altar today. It "
the flame of the living Gospel; ir is the flame of judgment; it is the flame
of inspir,ition; it is the fbmc of fellowship, .~nd it is the flame of love.
Tlut sacred flame upon our Altar will never go out so long as there ,ire
devoted servan cs of God like chose who 11.1ve passed on to a higher serv ,cc
and like chose who are still with us witnessing for Orthodoxy under the wise
and fatherly guidance of our beloved Metropolitan Antony. God grant him
and chem many years. Their lives in the Church are a guarantee that "love
never failetl1" and the fire shall never be put out.
May God bless each and everyone of you, ,111d.di your work ,111dwor,hip
done in His name, on this h.1ppy occasion.
Your servant in Christ
FATHER
GABRIEL
WHITL
To those .1ttending this Golden Jubilee celebration, and chose who may
l.iccr re.id these words. I speak with the r.1re privilege given to me as President
of the Bo.1rd of Trust,·cs of Sc. ;\,lich.1el's Orthodox Church. I join with youas you join with all the members of our congregation-in
commemorating our
5Och anniversary :ts a parish.
Bue in no way may we \peak only of ourselves. The mere cerm-50 years
-bespeaks a half a century, and our minds go back to chose founding days
when our forefathers here in Geneva gathered together to form this nucleus
of a church of our faith.
Ochers have honored our predecessors. One has spoken of how our
Church was srarced bv h.1rd work-handwork.
I would add chat, co paraphrase a great statesmen. the very foundations of this parish contain the sweat
-no blood perhaps-but
certainly some tears. evoked in the rugged toil of
those early days.
But no tribute to our founding fathers can go unaccompanied by the
sincerity of my tribute co you, todav's congregation, who have done so
much co make St. Michael's the outstanding parish chat it is today, not only
in the Orthodox faith, but in the life of Geneva.
I extend my sincere appreciation for ,ill cl1.1t you luve done in bringing
our beloved Sc. Micha~l's to the pec1k on which it stands today. Noc only do
we progress spiritually, bur financially. Also, we are progressing in the
numbers of people who are returning to our faith.
I should like to extend my thanks to you who have made the physical
structure chat is Sc. Michael's possible, and also my sincerest appreciation to
Metropolitan Anthony Bashir, Rev. Father Gabriel White, to the Committees
and Chairmen, to the Past Presidents and Trustees and to the present Board
of T rustccs.
Seldom, indeed, does one have an opportunity to serve and be associated
with so outstanding ,1 group of people as you-the
people of St. Michael's
Orthodox Church. I deem it a personal privilege 1nd pleasure to be one of
you and I ask God to bless you, each and every one.
JOSEPH
N.
ABRAHAM,
Board of Trustees
President
�-r'
1
I
APPREClA TlON
A •peci.il note ot .tppn'ci.mon l1J, been e:...tcmled b) B"hop B.1,h1r. The
P.1stor, Tru,tl'c,
B. Kashout)'
,111
d the p.1ri,h w two men. Thom.ts /\. 13.iroody .rnd John
whose untiring
efforts,
drive and sacrifices over thc,c
,e,ir, h.,n: pbccd us in rhe envi.,blc position in which we .,re
'1t
many
the present
titn~.
Thom.is J\. 13.iroody, berccr kPown
to
m .ls Tim, displayed ,clflcss dcdi-
canon ,ibo\'e and beyond che c.lll of dun· over many years with a strong desire
to further rhe intcrc,r, of rhc Church. The•e untiring efforts
p.trt in the culmi11.1u,rn of our new imposing structure.
played .1 nujor
Sc. Mich.id's Orrhodo,
Church, a long cherished dre.1m of every p.1rishioner. This called for p.1t1ence,
de,·otion, consideration and guidance which he was ready to give co anyone
or
to
.1nything whenever nccess,iry
..
,111d.,t a moment's
notice. All this
w.1s done most willing!).
John B. K.ishoucy, Ch.,;rn1.1n of our building comminee,
who with mi:,.ed
humility ,rnd pride acknowledges t.,king pact in rhc early history of our first
church. Jc w.1s during the long. e.,rly yc.1rs tlut ., strong found;1t1on was built
.»
to
.1
result of this man's great wisdom and guiding hand which helped so much,
che realization of the building of a new church.
important
As Chairman
committee he was able to make a tremendous
completion of rhe new and magnificent
undying faith in Orchodo:-..y.
chudch
contribution
which is dedicated
of clue
111
the
to our
HJSTORICAL SKETCH OF
ST. MICHAEL'S PARISH
hfty years .1go .1 group of Orchodo, Chrimans from Syna joined together to build a church on Genev.1 Street, Geneva, New York. W'ich their own
hands they wielded picks and shovels to dig the found,1t1on. Working rngether
in small groups, they set in place che bricks their limited funds had purchased.
Strangers in a new country, they recalled the ,1dvice tendered by loved
ones left behind in Syria: "Seek God first .rnd prep;1re co build a temple unto
His holy Nm1c."
Having decided ro build .1 new temple on a new location and haYing
the opportunity to sell the old property .,dvancageously, the parishioners of old
Sc. Michael's Church worshipped in the old Gene,·., Street Temple for the
last time on Sunday, November 16, 1918. Koc long after ch.it memorable Sunday the building w,1s demolished b) the Gcm•,.1 Housing Authority, and the
area used as p.irt of ., municip.11 p.1rk111glnr.
After the final lnurg) of ',t. John Chrysostom, the special service of
'd_ccomecration' cook pl.ice 1v1rh .1 Requiem Sen·icc for .111the d,·ceascd members
ol St. Michael's P.1rish. Orrhodo, .:lcrgy and friend, of neighboring Orthodox
communities participated in the ceremonies. In che ,1fternoon, men of the
congregation assembled with hammers and saws to remove che Icons, Altar,
and other sacred ornamen cs.
�HISTORY OF THE
HOLY EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH
The Holy Eastern Orthodox Church, known historically as the Eastern
Catholic Church, the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church, the Greek
Church, and simply as the Orthodox Church, is the One Holy Catholic and
Apostolic Church of one hundred and forty million Christians of both the
Eastern and Western hemispheres. It has been known as the church of the
first Christian era or the Church of the Seven Ecumenical Councils, and considers herself co be the direct heir and true conserver of the faith and practices of the early Church.
In che first period of the development of the Orthodox Church, during
the first five centuries, Orthodox Christianity received its basic forms or constitution. The foundations of Orthodox Christianity were laid by the great
Ecumenical Councils during this period.
Two important historical events, the rise of the Papacy in Western Europe
Jnd the advance of Mohammedanism, held the Church's chief attention during
the second period, which extended from the 5th to the 11th century. These
two forces threatened the integrity and existence of the Eastern Orthodox
Christians. The heathen Slavs and the Iconoclastic Controversy caused more
unrest during this troubled period, leading finally to the separation between
Eastern Christianity and Western Christendom.
During the Third Period (11th to 19th century). the advancing waves of
Mohammedanism swept over and destroyed the Southeastern empires of the
Byzantine Emperors, the Bulgars, the Serbs, and the Ronunians. At the s,1mc
time, the monstrous flow of Tartars swept over the Russian Orthodox territory,
threatening the very existence of both Eastern Civilization and Eastern
Christianity. Here the steadfastness of the Orthodox Christians together with
their capacity to suffer and die for the Faith had a double result. Orthodox
Christianity maintained its own existence and also secured the safety of Western
Christianity.
During the Fourth and last period of development, from the 19th century
on, all the Orthodox peoples, supported by the inner and protective power of
their churches, have been liber3ted from foreign subjection and oppression,
whether political or religious. Then came the Bolshevistic Revolution during
WWI, subjecting the Russian Orthodox Church to one of history's bloodiest
persecutions. Since the Revolution, several of our sister Orthodox Churches in
Eastern Europe have been subjected co persecution and considerable restriction.
Nevertheless a new day is dawning for Orthodox Christians. Thousands, if not
millions of people are beginning to realize chat the Orthodox Church is rich
both in theory and in practice and is the power which unites Orthodox believers in an indissoluble unity with the early Church of the Apostles and
Martyrs. Within the Orthodox fold an enormous fermentation is caking place.
WORLD
WTDE CHURCH
The Orthodox Church is made up of I 5 national churches headed by
P.1criuchs; and, though independent administratively, they are united in Doctrine, Discipline, and Worship, with only minor variations in customs. The
8 Orthodox bodies making up the Orthodox Church in the U.S.A., the Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Syrian, and Ukrainian
Churches, are each headed by a Bishop or Archbishop, under che uncanonical
jurisdiction of the Mother Church in their respective countries.
THE GREAT QUESTION
The GREAT QUESTION is, "When arc the SIX MILLION ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS OF AMERICA going co realize the implications of their
membership in the Orthodox Church and the implications of their citizenship
111 these United State? When will our nationality-conscious
churches become
the autocephalous American Orthodox Church?
BROADCASTING EXECUTIVE HERE FOR
50TH ANNIVERSARY
One of the highlights of the observance of the fiftieth anniversary of
St. Michael's Orthodox Church, Geneva, this Sunday, will be the appearance of
A. Van Mitchell, vice-president of the Pan-American Broadcasting Company
of New York City. Mr. Mitchell, who will be a principal speaker at St.
Michael's Golden Anniversary Banquet Sunday at Club 86, has a warm personal
regard for the Geneva church and its people, having spent part of his youth in
Geneva, when his father, The Rev. George Mitchell served as pastor of St.
Michael's.
Before JOmmg Pan-American Broadcasting, Mr. Mitchell already had a
long and varied career in radio and television, starting as a sportscaster and
network commentator in the Mid-West, prior to World War IL
So, it will be with deep pride that St. Michael's will welcome him on this
occasion of monumental importance to the people and friends of its parish.
�Compliments of
Sagamore Construction
Compliments of
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of Maryland, Inc.
Oxen Hill, Maryland
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lo
ST.
MICHAEL'S
Divine Liturg)
Metropolitan Anton)
Rev. Gabriel White
Cl'lrbra11fs:
ORTHODOX
28, I 965
NOVEMBER
CHURCH
Bashir
Choir Dircctur: Jewel Hara
1915 - 1965
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Compliments
ALIILRT
- Vt<..TORIA
- ALBY
50 Year Anniversary Banquet at Club 86
Spcaka:
Metropolitan Antony Bashir
Master of Ccrc111011ics: A. Van Mitchell
E1lferlai11111l'/II: The Ferris Family
of
ln vi ted Guests
Castleton Meat Market
(Downtown
2:00 P.M.
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BAROODY
Mon REVEREND JAMES E. KLARNEY
R1GHl
REVEREND
G. \Y/. BARRETT
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STEPHEN
UPSON
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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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50th Anniversary: St. Michael's Orthodox Church
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1965
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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
Donna Griffin Albeit
Editorial Office:
The Word
52 - 78th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Subscription Office:
358 Mountain Road
Englewood,
.]. 07631
A
UAL SUBSCRJP170 :
U .. A. and Canada, $18.00
Foreign Countries, 24.00
Single Copies, 2.50
THE WORD ( SPS626-260), published monthly except July and August, by the Antiochian
Orthodox
Christian Archdiocese of
orth
America at 358 Mountain Road, second class
postage paid at Englewood,
ew Jersey 07631
and at additional mailing offices.
Postmaster send address changes to: THE
WORD, 358 Mountain Road, Englewood,
J
07631
0043-7964
2
EDITORIAL
Archdiocesan
Office ............................................................
Lifestyles X ..................................
25
•••••••••••••· ·· ·· · · · ·· · ·· · ·· · · ·· · · · ·· ·· · 28
by Father James C. Meena
Fellowship Footnotes ..........................................................
29
Department
31
of Gifts, Trusts & Legacies ..............................
RE/VIEW ..............................................................................
31
The Order of St. Ignatius .....................................................
32
by Father Joseph Antypas
Antiochian Women of North America ................................
33
Daily Devotions ...................................................................
34
by Father George Alberts
Introducing ...........................................................................
35
MEMBER: The Associated Church Press
Conciliar Press
Ecumenical Press Service
COVER:
((CHRISTIS BORNGLORIFY HJMI))
Detail of the Shepherds from an Icon of the
Nativity of Christ "written" by Iconographer,
Father Luke Dingman of California. See INTRODUCING ... on p. 35 of this issue of THE
WORD.
THE WORD/DECEMBER 199-'
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
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�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
4
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-
6
asc_e_n_d---■~~-,~-~~~~-~-,~E-,-f~;~-;;~~-g~~~-~-;~~-=-1:-ll_!!!_l~~---------------
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
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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.
10
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.
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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
11
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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.
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TI-IEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
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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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THE WORD/DECEMBER 1993
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
THEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
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
THEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
�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
TBEWORD/DECEMBER 1993
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
'
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
.w.0
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
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Bein:t, Lebanon, President of BANK AUD~~t~raAdz~~er at ~heArchd~ocesan headquarters, in honor 0>}.RA
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Elias Abu-Shaheen, a Tru tee of Balamand
University in Lebanon.
Glodbaliz~tion Conference Participants: BACK ROW (left to right): Dr Roman Yereniuk (St.
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p n firew s)· 0hnn • Hratch Tc hT
(St. Nersess); Fr. John Kowalczyk
(St Tikhon's);
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Erickson (St. Vladimir's); Fr. Thomas Hopko (St Vladimir's} F~ Alkiviadis
1 ~~ss);
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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
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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
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�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
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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
Enhancing Your Charitable Contribution Ha
Never Been Easier or More Rewarding
The Antiochian
Archdiocese
has
developed a program that will enable
, you to promote your Orthodox Faith
without making a major commitment
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Endow Orthodoxy for Tomorrow program. Through it, you can:
• provide for your parish in the
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• help your parish and the Archdiocese continue their effort to promote your Faith through religious,
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If you're between the ages of 18 and
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New Children's Book
Released on St. Nicholas
Perhaps al a time when the Christmas holiday is over commercialized
and much too materialistic, children
will benefit most from the recently
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Released by the pan-Orthodox publishing company SI. ~({nalius q/Antioch
Press, the hook, sub-titled A Story
About 77.wLife CJ/SI. Nicholas, dispels
the myths about "jolly old St. Nicholas"
and restores a true Orthodox understanding of this humble saint.
Geared to six-to-eight-year-olds (but
readable to younger children) the book
brings St. icholas to life in a sto1y that
, makes the most of the details known
about him. St. Nicholas is first portrayed as a little boy who prefers
Church over playing "silly games", then
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The rich illustrations
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The author,
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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
L.
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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.
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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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July 18-25, 1993
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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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'84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 2000
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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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(***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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(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.
THE WORD/
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
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October 4-6, 1991
October 18-20, 1991
October 25-27, 1991
ovember 5, 1991
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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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�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
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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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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
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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
***
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.
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THE WORD/NOVEMBER
1993
by
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855
Broken <i,wri by age
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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.
g rnzations m the
•
Archbishop
KYRill
.
mg of hands...
0
f th e OCA D1oce
•
e of Pittsburoh in th
-~ '
h-
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
•
for proper onernation
•
•
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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THEWORD/NOVEMBER 1993
�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).
40
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.
------------------------
15. --------------------16.
6. ----------------------
-------------------------
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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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
THE WORD/NOVEMBER
Why
your
secondyour
strength?
How is
didit it
become
second______
strength? -=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=1993
TBEWORD/NOVEMBER
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
I
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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THE WORD/NOVEMBER 1993
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
-
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
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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
46
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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 Trinity Orthodox Church, Franklin,
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Holy Epiphany Orthodox Church, ttawa,
Canada
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
r,ro
39, 50
➔ rSO
52,100
-1,'-¼91
60, 30
66,1366, 00
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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
ii
�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
J h
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
TBEWORD/NOVEMBER 1993
The Order currently fund appro imatel
2
throughout the Archdiocese · Th e me
. lude rru. ion
. - aprogram
libra ,
co 11
ege campus, special ol m ic Al
'
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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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? ......................................................................
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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
have given our children
is the Antiochian
Village and its Camp program. Our cover shows
one two week sessions at the Antiochian Village
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
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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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t Deacon Germanos Janssen t
by Rick A. Mic_haels
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
Church in Montreal, Quebec.
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at Church of the Redeemer in Los
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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.
~ e
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,
THE WORD/OCTOBER 1993
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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
For more information, contact:
The Rt. Rev. George Geha, Executive Director
ANTIOCHIAN VILLAGE
Route 711 North
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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
within the CRT can be sold free of
capital gains taxes. One the assets are
sold, the client may th n invest the
entire amount to g nerate increased
lifetime income.
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
investment income for the balance of charity.
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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.
tional immunity. That is to say, "ob- To this end, there are legal procedures
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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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the
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of publications and sale of pornogra3:19).
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
PRIESTS, CHANTERS and CHOIRS
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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.
The new editor of DIALOGUE is
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Department of
YOUTH MINISTRY
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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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f1r~_~s~din our afternoon program which was designed
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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"
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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.
1993
Antiochian
Village Camp
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Staff
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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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
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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
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�_]'HE ORDER OF ST. IGNATIUS OF A TIOCH
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Who We Are
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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
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life. We are a critical part of the backbone of the Archdiocese, working to
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support us as well. Our goals are their
goals. Their dreams are ours.
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this mutual support and awareness?
How do we illuminate our unity of
purpose?
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�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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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�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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h
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.
10
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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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 '
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1993
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
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and help of friends wh_o faithfully
stand with me," Father Duane says. "I
ask you to join with me in praying for
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For a complimentary copy- of JOUR-
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c/o Father Duane Pederson
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Angeles, where she does volunteer work
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Goleta, CA.
and assigned to All Saints
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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:
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tephen Protomartyr Church in San DEPOSED/IAICIZED:
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Prie thood on June 27, 1993, at St. Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline,
Michael Church in Las Vegas, NV, Massachusetts - JOHN REIMANN,
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tions to be with you personally to
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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.
.
..
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 ___________________
_
Address ___________________
City __________
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State ___
Zip ____
Parish ___________________
Single room _______
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Double room _____
Indicate roommate _______________
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Arrival at Latrobe Airport
Date ____________
Time _____
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Time _____
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Departure from Latrobe Airport
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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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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Torch kit
Mini golf program each
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20" Magnavox color TV
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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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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
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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.
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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
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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
held in our parishes, we shall endeavor to close the gap between the local
chapters of the Order and the national
governing council.
And so, if you have been asking,
"What is the Order doing? Where are
our funds going?" Or if you ask more
specific questions: Exactly how many
new missions have started, how many
children have gone to camp, how
secondly,
begin
to plan a livingroom meeting for
the members of
your local chapter. We have seen
through this past
year that such
dialogues
have
opened
up the Chaplain with Father Joseph Antypas at the home of Walid and
eyes and minds Cheryl Khalife, Detroit parish.
of members who freely ask questions,
by side with them in the work to
make suggestions and constructive
which Our Lord has called us.
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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
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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
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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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�COMMUNITIES IN ACTION
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
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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.
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The members of The Metropolitan'
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and
submitted the questionnaire sent to them by t~ C m~1 i n.
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the Commission's public forum which
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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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<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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SeeThatYouFulfill
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■ JULY18-25,1993■ PITTSBURGH
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The Most Reverend
Metropolitan PHILIP, D.H.L., D.D.
Primate
The Right Reverend
Bishop Antoun, Auxiliary
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Dangers of Orthodox
The Right Reverend
Bishop Basil, Auxiliary
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Fundamentalism
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by Father Michael Keiser
Delegation to the Middle East .....................
Founded in Arabic as
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by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
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by Gbasan Rubeiz
Duties of Church Members ......................
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Conclusion
Editor-in-Chief
Archpriest George S. Corey, D.Min.
Editorial Board
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The V. Rev.Joseph]. Allen, Th.D.
Anthony Bashir, Ph.D.
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The V. Rev. Peter Gillquist
Elaine G. Hanna, M.Div.
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FUNDAMENTALISM,
CULTS
AND THE LIKE.
The 41st Archdiocese Convention in Pittsburgh,
PA, from July 18 to 2 5, 1993. See you there!
Our conventions are designed to enlighten us
about our Orthodox Christian Faith and the eternal goals of our Archdiocese in North America
and The Church in the world.
D~ring the past decade or so, our society, especially in North America, has seen
a growing trend of fundam~ntalism within the Church and the State. This is really not
ne~ to _our cult_ure. It has exist_edfrom the beginning of time in various forms. We only
notice 1t when 1t becomes radical. On the one hand, we all begin as fundamentalists in
whatever state in which we find ourselves. As infants, a few months after birth, we learn
to crawl before we get up and walk. This is of central iIJ?.portance to our development.
In the same way, we learn the ABCs of our Faith before we sit down to write a theolo~ical treatise. So we all begin life as fundamentalists, but hopefully move on to a more ~ature expression of our humble beginnings.
History has shown us at times the very worst kinds of fundamentalists. If y Ju go
back through history far enough, you will remember that it was the fundamentalists
who feared that Jesus would somehow threaten the establishment, that had him cruci~
fied. Much later, it was the Crusaders who came to rescue the Holy Land from the infidels, that turned their swords on the Eastern Christians and tried to make of them Latins. It was the fundamentalists of the Inquisition, a Roman Catholic tribunal for the discovery and punishment of heretics, that brought many people to their deaths. In more
recent history, one could cite the massacre of the Armenians by the Turks, the wholesale slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Europeans by Hitler and the Third Reich, the
"ethnic cleansing" in the former Yugoslavia by all parties concerned, the mass destruction of homes, the deportation of citizens and the wanton killing of Palestinians in their
own homeland by the Zionist State, all these are the bitter fruits of fundamentalists who
could not mature beyond their narrow minds. Even within the Western Christian
churches, the concept of papal primacy and infallibility in matters of faith are a form of
fundamentalism. In the 19th century, evangelical Protestants developed a form of fundamentalism, emphasizing the literal infallibility of the Scriptures. In Orthodox Christianity, we have seen some modern day fundamentalists who try to keep their constituents
living in ancient Byzantium or Tsarist Russia, rather than at the end of the 20th century.
They often claim that they, to the exclusion of the rest of us, are devoted members of
"The True Orthodox Church", and they refuse intercommunion and good brotherly
relations.
Very often some fundamentalists form cults in which they bring into their midst those
of like mind. These fundamentalists and cults are truly dangerous to society. The latest
classic example of religion gone sour is the infamous Branch Davidian sect, brainwashed
by David Koresh who led 86 men, women and children to their deaths in Waco, Texas.
They are no more! True religion does not drive people to kill and be killed. Christianity
teaches quite the opposite of such satanic cults. Our Messiah is Jesus Christ, our Lord
and Master the Son of God and Second Person of the Holy Trinity, not some evil personality who convinces people to follow him even unto death, who sleeps with many
of his women followers, who abuses the small children, and who builds up an arsenal,
capable of wiping out an entire village. He is the devil personified, not a man of God.
Thank God, in Orthodoxy, we have built in mechanisms that protect us from such
fundamentalists cults and the like. Scripture warns us of false prophets. The Church
Fathers and Mothers of piety, through their exemplary lives and their sacred writings,
teach us how to ward off those extremists among us. The Creed of our Church, the Symbol of our Faith was written precisely to defend the Faith against fundamentalists who
were sheep in ~olves clothing, trying to devour the faithful. The Holy Canons of the
Undivided Church of Christ are a written guarantee that no one among us can succeed
when he/she dares to take us from true faith and true practice. Some pious old grandmother in some remote village on the edge of the world will be heard by the Church.
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�WILLSUCCESSSPOILJOHN CHRYSOSTOM?
OR THE DANGERSOF
ORTHODOX FUNDAMENTALISM
A St. Theckla, or a St. Nicholas, or a St.John ofDamascus,_or a St._Mark_ofEphes~s will
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mong us to defend the Faith against those who wish to distort it. No patriarch,
nse up a
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k' d f
bishop, priest, deacon, or layman/woman can ~ver ~ucc~ed m 1 ormmg is own_ i_n _o
Orthodoxy. History has shown us that his cult dies with ~im. ~rue ?rthodox Chnstiarnty
lives forever and not even the gates of Hell shall prevail against it.
.
Unfortunately the attitudes of society often create the fundamentalists, the_cults
and the like. The "ethnic cleansing" in Yugoslavia - is it not the result of centuries of
age-old hostilities in that area of the world? Or "~slami_cfund~mentalis~" - is it not the
result of 45 years of Zionist, and perhaps American, mt,rans~gence with respect to the
Palestinian situation? We create monsters, and then don t quite know what to do about
them.
St. James in his Epistle has this to say to all of us:
"If anyone thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled
before God and the Father is this: ... to keep oneself unstained from the
world" (1:26-27).
George S. Corey
Editor
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This year our pilgrimage will focus on the relationship between Sts. Paul and Thekla. Fr. Joseph Shaheen, pastor
of St. Nicholas Church, Montreal will be our featured speaker. In addition, we are fortunate to have a special
presentation by Dr. Robert A. Abodeely, "St. George - History & Tradition, His Life and Legend".
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eing an Orthodox Christian is
dangerous. To stand for the truth
of the Apostolic Faith is to become a lightning rod that will receive
the bolts of all those whose approach to
Christianityis to find the least common
denominator upon which we can all
agree.Throughout history the Church
hashad to defend the "faith once delivered to the saints" from all who would
liketo combine the teachings of Jesus
with the spirit of the age. Many of the famous heresies, such as Arianism or
Iconoclasm, have resulted from the often well-meaning attempts of some to
makethe theology of the Church palatableto a broader audience than it might
otherwise have.
Attacks from without are often easy
to recognize and fend off. When we
hear people saying things like, "all you
reallyneed isJesus" or "Everybody really believes the same thing," the alarm
bellsshould start ringing. What is not as
easyto see are the attacks on the fullness
of the Orthodox Faith that come from
within, and which originate with the
very people who are concerned about
upholding Truth, with a capital T.
The danger I am referring to is the
fundamentalist attitude toward the
Church, her teachings and life, that so
frequently expresses itself among
American and Canadian Orthodox
faithful.In the long run, it may prove to
be more dangerous than any other attackthe Church has had to face.
Orthodox Christianity is gradually
breaking out of the traditional ethnic
ghettosthat have encompassed its life in
North America. Within the last twenty
yearsor more, people of non-traditional
backgrounds have united themselves to
the Orthodox Church as converts. In
addition, many native Orthodox have
~oved from a nominal faith to a dynam~c,growing relationship with God, and,
10
that sense, can be considered convertsas well. I happen to be one of the
~ormerand, although I still encounter
. Orn-Orthodox who question why I am
10
the Church at all, I am happy to dwell
THE WORD/JUNE i 99:1
Tl-IEWORD/JUNE 1993
within the fullness of the Apostolic
You are a hindrance to me . . .," (MatChurch, even if I cannot pass as one of thew 16:23).
the more obvious tribes.
Peter's problem is that of a convert.
Sometimes when we discover some- How can we possibly experience anything that is very precious to us and thing more wonderful than this? Let us
which adds a previously unknown
stay where we are.
dimension to our lives, our response is
Anyone who goes through a converto freeze-dry the experience so that we sion experience should have a change
may always have it just as it was when
of perspective, wLich in many cases
we discovered it. We have found some- means that we must broaden our viewthing that is warm and wonderful and point rather than narrow it. We forget
we do not want it to end or change in that our initial experience is just the first
any way. Our first experiences in the step on an eternal road which our exchurch are sometimes like that. I can perience with God should deepen and
grow as we seek to conform our life to
remember the first time that I attended
His. We are not just putting on a new suit
a church (which was not Orthodox)
that used incense, chants, candles and of clothes that we will never change or
vestments, expressing a living ex- relating to God in a different way, but
we need to alter the way in which we
perience of heaven.
That experience became the stand- look out at the world from the inside.
ard by which I judged everything that We think that we are growing when, in
happened to me spiritually. It was so fact, we are just swapping one set of externals for another.
marvelous and it was such a turning
Coming into the life of the Orthodox
point in my life that I did not want to
open myself to any other kind of ex- Church without "being renewed in the
perience. It also led me to a certain judg- spirit of our mind" can lead to imposing
mentalism by which I evaluated the ex- upon Holy Tradition a mind-set that i
perience of others by what had hap- alien to it. Because of the very natural
desire to preserve our experience we
pened to me.
The Apostles seemed to have had become Orthodox fundamentalists, dissimilar problems. We can get a glimpse tinct from the Protestant variety only by
of this at Caesarea Philippi when the the externals of our worship and the
Christ questions the disciples as to His way we may order the sacraments. This
identity. Peter gives the correct answer can happen for two reasons.
The first may be that our background
when he says, "You are the Christ, the
is
that of Protestant fundamentalism
Son of the living God," (Matthew 16:16).
with
its literalist approach to the ScripAfter that,Jesus tries to instruct His followers as to what His vocation as the tures. In this view, every word of the BiChrist really means. He will suffer and ble is literally true and must be accepted without any interpretation whatever.
die, and on the third day be raised.
Peter is horrified. Jesus die and have For example, the scientific theory of
the relationship between them change? evolution is unacceptable because the
No way, Jose. What they have is too Genesis account portrays creation a
wonderful to even think of ending it. taking place over a period of six days,
and that rules out (according to the literJesus must be wrong. "God forbid,
Lord! This shall never happen to you," alist) the evolution of species over mil(Matthew 16:22). Peter can not conceive lions of years.
This is not the approach to the Bible
of the present relationship that Jesus has
that
the Orthodox Church takes and, in
with the disciples going on in any other
fact
true literalism is impossible. Once
way than what has alrea<:fy been e~you'stop
reading the word of the Bible
perienced, and the result 1s the Lords
rebuke, " . . . Get behind me, Satan! and start talking about them, you are
5
�engaged in interpretation. The only
question is, what standard of interpretation will be used? I think I would be safe
in claiming that the entire Spirit-guided
life of the Church, which is called Tradition, provides the context within which
Orthodox interpretation of the Word of
God takes place.
When a person from this background comes into Orthodoxy they often transfer that literalist viewpoint
from the Bible to such things as the writings of the Church Fathers, the canons
or particular liturgical practices. The
writings of the Fathers (or perhaps one
or two fathers) are regarded as being almost verbally inerrant.
The Orthodox Church has never
held td any doctrine of personal infallibility for anyone in the Church. Individual Church fathers may be wrong
on a specific point. It is the entire witness of Tradition that proclaims the
teaching of the Church, not the
thoughts of one person. When we begin to view the writings of a father (or
certain canons, or our version of the
liturgy) as being the standard by which
everything is judged, we set up ourselves as judges against the Tradition instead of the reverse.
For example, there is a canon which
forbids Christians from seeking the
services of Jewish doctors, which in
some parts of this country may be well
nigh impossible to obey. The reason for
the canon is that at one time Jewish physicians included readings and prayers
from their own tradition as part of their
treatment, and this was felt to be unsuitable for Christians to participate in.
To insist that we still follow the strictures of that canon in a time and place
that is obviously different and when no
such problem exists, is to be a literalist.
(Given the secularization of contemporary religious life, a few prayers and
readings might be an improvement.)
Another reason that converts sometimes fall into the "Orthodoxy under
glas " mentality is that they are on a
denial trip. If Orthodoxy is true, then
other religious experience must be false,
or at best, incomplete. As a basic premise, there is nothing wrong with this
idea. When I embraced the Orthodox
Faith, I did so because I believed that
there was a fullness in the Church's
teaching and life that did not exist
where I was.
I al o know, however, that I had a relationship with God before He led me to
the fullness of the Orthodox Faith. My
6
U.S. INTERRELIGIOUS
LEADERSHIP
DELEGATIONTO THE MIDDLEEAST
prayers to Him were heard and my ex- m~~ical Councils, is _g~venby the Holy
perience of Him was real. It is not neces- Spmt. The Holy Spmt does not consary to pretend that nothing in my back- tradict itself, and what it taught the
ground had any validity in order to em- Church to believe about God in the
----------------=---=:___..=___:=-==~~~~~~~~~~--third century is the same for today. Holy
phasize the truth I now hold.
There are times when a convert feels Trad~tion, how~ver, is living and dyinsecure in his new home. There are namic, not stenle and dead. Tradition
those who question your right to be- does not contradict itself, but it does
long to a church in which the vast grow and change in the way that it
responds to the needs of proclaiming
majority of believers share a cultural
and ethnic experience which is differ- the faith for today. The content of the
We are twentymissed. While the fact that negotiations
ent from that of most converts, and faith does not change but the external
four Jewish, Christ- are continuing is itself a sign of hope,
who themselves cannot see that Or- packaging of the faith may, depending
ian and Muslim reli- particularly the Israeli-Palestinian talks
thodoxy can be proclaimed in any upon culture, people and historical cirgious and commuappear to have reached an impasse and
other form. We also may be stung by the cum stance.
nity leaders from may now seriously need third party
This article is not an attempt to be an
opinions of those with whom we used
the United States mediation.
in-depth study of the problem of singto share a religious life, and who cannot
who participated in a unique trip tounderstand how we could embrace this ing the Lord's song in a strange land. It
Leaders oflsrael, Egypt,Jordan, Syria
is meant to be a warning to all of us who
and the Palestinians all agreed that the
gether to Israel, the West Bank, Egypt,
thing called Orthodoxy.
For whatever reason, converts at claim to be Orthodox. With the best inJordan and Syria. We went to the Middle United States played a crucial role in
times feel that they must "prove" their
tentions of the world, we may begin to
Eastto listen and understand Arab and convening the Madrid Peace ConferOrthodoxy to both sides, and what bet- impose upon the life and teachings of
ence and bringing negotiations to this
Israeliviews concerning the possibility
point. All of the leaders emphasized that
ter way than being more Orthodox than the Church the same narrow attitudes
of peace and the role of the United
a more active United States' role, in supanyone else. This can be done by uncrit- that we challenge in others. We must be
Statesin the Peace Process.
ically accepting as our own the ethnic
port of the basic needs and rights of all
careful to preserve the doctrinal inWemet with religious leaders, schobackground of whichever community
the parties, is absolutely essential for the
heritage that is the truth of the Apostolic , lars, journalists, attorneys, ordinary
we find ourselves - becoming more
Faith, but we must also "test the spirit"
citizens,and with leaders of all the par- Peace Process to succeed. They believe
Russian than any Russian or more Arab when it comes to how we proclaim that
tiesin the negotiations, including Presi- the United States must actively enthan any Arab. Or, we may simply adopt
truth to the world in which we live. We
dent Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Dr. courage confidence building measures
the attitude, which is incorrect, that the must be certain that what we hold out to
by all sides, provide ideas to help break
Ahmed Esmat Abdel-Mcguid of the
way everything is done in the Church
others is, in fact, true teaching and not
Arab League, Foreign Minister Kamal deadlocks in the talks, and help the partoday is the way it has always been done
ties focus on the tremendous positive
just our favorite period of liturgical hisAbuJaber of Jordan, Foreign Minister
everywhere, and that any other ap- tory of our pet Church father. The
potential for all peoples in the region
Farouk al-Sharaa of Syria, Palestinian
proach is giving in to secularism, Pro- Church tends to be broader in its life
which peace will create. Indeed, withleadersFaisalHusseini and Nabil Shaath,
testantism, Roman Catholicism, etc. than we are sometimes willing to admit
and Deputy Foreign Minister Yossi Bei- out a more active U.S. role, most people
(you can pick your own favorite boowe met agreed that the Peace Process
because it is the Body of Christ, " ... in
linofisrael. We were warmly welcomed
geyman).
Him the whole fullness of deity dwells
everywhere, and were informed on will inevitably fail; extremism on all
What we do by this, of course, is to ... ," (Colossians 2: 9). When we seek to
several occasions that this is the first sides will increase; and there will be
judge the entire experience of the Or- limit the life of the Church to our extimeever that Jews, Christians and Mus- more violence and very likely another
thodox Church by our individual im- perience of it, however valid that may
Arab-Israeli war.
limsmade such a visit together.
pression of it. The way the liturgy was be, we run the danger of limiting the •
AsJews, Christians and Muslims from
We are greatly encouraged by the
served at good old St. Boniface in the fullness of God, as well.
signsof change and genuine desire for the United States we were profoundly
Bushes, where I was chrismated, is the
humbled and inspired visiting the Midpeace we encountered in every place
way it must be done in every parish.
dle East together and discovering comFather Michael Keiser is pastor of St.
wevisited. Among leaders and ordinary
The music must be the same; the style Andrew Orthodox Church in Eustis,
people we discovered a sense of urgen- mon ground among ourselves in our reof vestments must be the same· the Florida.
cy that this may be the last chance for ligious faith and in our commitments to
places at which people kneel (or don't)
peace,that there is no real alternative to peace, despite our different backmust be the same.
grounds. We returned to the United
peace, and that peace is absolutely
All of this might sound silly if we did
necessary.
States pledged to work together and to
not encounter so much of it. There are
enlist
many others in our communities
Enjoying
At the same time, our visit increased
Orthodox who will break communion
our awareness of the continued suffer- to work together to encourage mutual
THE WORD?
with other Orthodox over calendar
i~gof so many people on all sides, espe- understanding and to mobilize an indates and kneeling on Sundays. Many of
terreligious climate of support for an ac' c_ially
Palestinians living under occupathem are converts who are completely
tion and Israelis living with deep fears. tive, creative United States' role in the
sincere in their desire to be in the "true"
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Wealso came to understand the need
Church. They cannot see that the
Mosts Arabs and Israelis we met share
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their fundamentalism they place every
rgencyand desperation people feel for the United States that the momentum of
I progress
aspect of church life on the same level.
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in the Peace Process. The dan- the Peace Process be sustained and ad. This is not a plea for doctrinal pluralg_er,exacerbated by extremists on all vanced. We appreciate how everyone
358 Mountain Road
side
• that if there is not progress soon
ism. The truth of the Church's doctrine
we met agreed that President Bush and
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could be Secretary of State Baker played crucial
November 29-December 11, 1992
Statement of the Delegation
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THEWORD/JUNE 1993
roles in conceiving and launching the
Peace Process. We applaud the fact that
President Clinton has clearly affirmed
his commitment to sustain the Peace
Process. Recognizing the many pre sures on the incoming leadership, we
believe it is morally imperative in the
coming months that Jews, Christians
and Muslims join together to advocate
that peace in the Middle East be a very
high priority of the new Administration
and new Congress.
The U.S. Interreligious Committee
for Peace, which arranged our trip to the
Middle East, represents more than 1500
Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders
across the United States. Antiochian
members include His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP and Archpriest George
S. Corey. Founded in June 1987, the U.S.
Committee works to encourage the
United States to make peace in the Middle East a priority. As participants in the
Interreligious Leadership Delegation,
we plan to work with the U.S. Interreligious Committee, guided by the following principles we believe to be essential
for peace.
*Israel's right to secure borders and
peace with her neighbors, based on the
Jewish people's right of national selfdetermination;
*The Palestinian people's right of national self-determination, including the
right of full self-government, after an interim period; and
*Acomprehensive peace settlement
between Arab states, Israel and the
Palestinians based on U. . ecurity
Council Resolutions 242 and 338, with
their twin principles of Israeli withdrawal from occupied territorie and
peace and security arrangements for I rael and all states in the region.
At one level the achievement of thi
interreligious pilgrimage is mea ured by
our exposure to leaders of all ide and
factions, and our ability to empathize
with them. At a deeper level what ha
been accomplished i mea ured by the
bonding of friend hip between all the
participants, based on events experienced
7
�together, the trust and respect we developed for one another, the pain we felt for
one another, and yes, the love that displaced any residue of initial skepticism.
Do we now all agree on every point
of what should be a just and proper solution for all the intricate problems?
Probably not! But all ofus have become
convinced that the Peace Process must
continue, because only a just peace that
addresses the pains and apprehensions
of all the parties concerned is acceptable, and only that peace will bring harmony, and ultimately open the door to
prosperity based on regional economic,
cultural and religious cooperation.
Having discovered the nuances between optimism and hope, through our
discussions and deliberations and specifically through our interchange with
religious leaders we met, we are convinced that a peace agreement will be
the dawn of a new awareness of our
common Abrahamic heritage.
*****
Participants in the Interreligious
Leadership Delegation and Co-signers:
Reverend Said Ailabouni, Pastor,
Lutheran Church of the Atonement,
Barrington, IL
Seif Ashmawy, Editor & Publisher,
Voicefor Peace Newspaper, New Jersey
Dr. MianAshraf, President, Islamic
Center of New England
Dale Bishop, Director, Middle East
Office, National Council of Churches
Rabbi Gary Bretton-Granatoor,
Director, Department of Interreligious
Affairs, UAHC
Reverend Joan B. Campbell, General Secretary, National Council of
Churches, USA
Rabbi Israel Dresner, Temple Beth
Tikvah, Wayne, New Jersey
Rabbi Joseph H. Ehrenkranz, Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford,
Connecticut
Sandra Ehrenkranz, Congregation
Agudath Sholom
Ahmad El-Hindi, Syracuse Area
Middle East Dialogue
Catherine Grosso, Pax Christi, USA
Professor Abdelwahab Hechiche,
Government & International Affairs,
USF, Tampa, FL
Reverend Raymond Helmick, S.j.,
Jesuit Community, Boston College
Judith M. Hertz, President, National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
Martin]. Hertz, Board Member, Un-
ion of American Hebrew Congregations
SamiM. Odeh, Arab-AmericanAntiDiscrimination
Committee, Orange
California
'
Jamel Shimpfky, Women for Mission
& Ministry, The Episcopal Church, USA
Evely-Laser Shlensky, Chairperson
Commission on Social Action, UAHc'
Robert Tiller, Director, Washington
Office, American Baptist Churches
Albert Vorspan, Senior Vice President (Emeritus), Union of American
Hebrew Congregations
Shirley Vorspan, Member Hevreh
Congregation, Great Barrington, MA
Rev. Dr. William D. Watley, Vice
President, Unity & Relations, National
Council of Churches
Rabbi David Wortman, Director
Jewish Community Relations Council
Philadelphia, PA
'
*Ronald]. Young, Executive Director, US. Interreligious Committee for
Peace
*Coordinator of tbe Trip
For more information, contact:
U.S. Committee for Peace
2920 Holme Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19136
(215) 333-7720
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_EROSPECTS
FOR PEACEIN THE MIDDLEEAST
by Ghassan Rubeiz
New regional realities favor the holding of peace talks between Arabs and
Jews.Last year, when Syria announced
its acceptance of the US initiative for
holding the peace conference, a new
momentum for peace in the area was
born. Then Israel declared its support
for Baker's plans; hope for a decisive
peace conference was boosted further.
A third crucial, courageous step was
taken by the PLO later that year. Other
Arab countries Gordan, Lebanon,
Egypt) had no hesitation in joining the
peace process.
The holding of the expected conference signifies change in the Middle East
geo-political scene. First, there seems to
be a new sense of realism in the Middle
East in the wake of the Gulf War. Second, there is a feeling in the region that
the USAmay now be influential enough
to start a peace process and to sustain it.
Baker's active diplomacy showed renewed confidence. The fragmentation
and demise of the Soviet world
strengthened the hands of the US in the
region.
Third, the balance of power in the
Middle East has drastically changed.
The Gulf crisis has made both Israel and
Syria feel that they need the United
States more than before. Syria has lost
the benefits of its previously powerful
ally, the Soviet Union. On the other
hand, Israel lost its status as the unique
strategic ally for the US in the region.
Through the Gulf crisis Saudi Arabia,
Egypt and Syria became partners in an
assault on Iraq. The military deployment on Arab and Turkish land is no
more a taboo. The political dependence
of Saudi Arabia and the oil Arab sheikdoms on US and other Western countries has become a reality. The recent
revelations of the UN inspection teams
about the chemical and nuclear involvement of Iraq will make foreign surveillance in the region habitual.
Nevertheless, the Americans now understand that the consequences of the
~ulf crisis in the region are not all posit~ve.It is true that they have won a deci~ive_war,mobilized world public opin~on_
m ~heir _direction and lined up the
igion s regimes behind them. But the
S leaders realize that the success
achieved in the Gulf cannot be main-
THE WORD/JUNE 199~
~. THEWORD/JUNE 1993
tained for long if the sentiments of the
Arab people on the Palestine issue are
ignored.
Furthermore,
the Americans are
aware of the social 'overkill' cost of the
Gulf War. Although the Arabs may have
registered the Gulf War as a tragedy of
madness of the Iraqi regime, they have
not approved of the costly assault on
the Iraqi people. The moral cost of the
destruction of Iraq by foreign forces is
not forgotten. Should the peace be derailed, despair and tension would flood
the region and the regimes may become
vulnerable to possible uprisings. It is
not surprising that the regimes of Egypt,
Syria and Turkey were paid handsome
amounts of money (through debt
reduction or grants) to contribute to the
stability of their societies. The American
government seems unwilling to close
the 'file' of the Gulf crisis before it rewards the region's people with a peace
dividend of some kind.
In the Middle East, peace is a fragile
bird; it is vulnerable to the point of extinction. The built-up momentum for
peace may dissipate.
A recent guest from Lebanon has
brought me a story which exemplifies
how suspicious the people in the region
are about peace prospects. He reported
that many Lebanese these days speak
seriously about the probability of a new
attack by Israel on Lebanon to acquire
more territories which would be bartered for peace in the future. While this
story seems unlikely today, Lebanon remains a target area for introducing instability in the region. Moreover, as Palestinians are pushed further and further to
offer compromises and to suffer in the
Occupied Territories and in the Arab
world, there is no guarantee against terror groups' action at any time. In times
of despair, terror elements often try to
register anger through bloody events. In
Israel, advocates of the status quo exploit terror also to justify the paralyzing
of the mechanisms of justice.
Arabs and Jews so far have fought five
wars, in 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973 and
1982. In 1990 they almost went to war,
and at any time war is possible.
Arabs and Jews have different expectations of justice; the feelings on both
sides are so ingrained; the reading of the
history of each community is so subjective; the suffering of people is so immense and the political road blocks are
monumental. To talk about peace is to
have faith; it is to try for miracles; it is to
look forward to a new era of attitudes
and realities.
It may be helpful to point out where
each side stands on the issue of a just solution, in order to realize how distant
Arabs and Jews are politically. Arabs expect a just solution to bring them the
following: withdrawal of Israel from the
West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem to
allow creation of a Palestinian state; UNbased solution to Palestinian refugees;
withdrawal oflsrael from Syrian Golan
Heights; and withdrawal of Israel from
South Lebanon.
In return, the Arab states would be
willing to offer the following: recognition of Israel as a legitimate state; a peace
agreement which would open all borders in the region; allow for presence of
an international peace-keeping force in
the area for monitoring of stability and
prevention of future hostilities.
Despite deep differences among Israelis on what to offer Arabs for peace,
in the long run, the Israelis may offer the
following 'concessions': partial withdrawal from the West Bank, substantial
withdrawal from Gaza and no withdrawal from East Jerusalem; partial
withdrawal from Golan Height with
special border security arrangement •
and full withdrawal from Lebanon with
border security arrangement . Other
concessions may be no right of return
to Palestinian refugee but some ymbolic relaxation of rules for return, and
no Pale tinian tate, but ome expansion of Jordan to include part of the
9
�released Occupied Territories over
stages of partial autonomy leading to independence.
The Israelis expect from Arabs: explicit recognition; peace and total normalization, including full economic relations; and security arrangements
which would give Israel future guarantees for peace and integration in the region.
The narrowing of differences will be
slow and painful. The United States,
which is orchestrating this peace process, will have to push both sides firmly,
yet gently, in order to gradually reach a
breakthrough. Of the many differences
between the Arabs and Jews, the Jerusalem question and the issue of the right
of return of Palestinian refugees to the
Occupied Territories stand out. Israel
has annexedJerusalem, but this annexation is illegal.
Some kind of a special status for
Jerusalem would have to be provided to
allow both Arabs and Jews to use this
city as a symbol of nationhood. Moreover, Jerusalem's interreligious status
implies the need to maintain access for
all communities as a centre for pilgrimage, peace and pluralism.
The right of Palestinian refugees to
return to their homeland may be solved
partially in aJordanian-Palestinian federation. Such a federation may be large
enough to absorb an extra million or
more Palestsinians from their diaspora
in the Arab World and elsewhere.
There are now about three million
Palestinians outside the Israeli-ruled
areas. However, as long as Israel maintains its rule over the Territories, this
state would be unwilling to allow Palestinians to return to their place of origin.
With Israel's current involvement in settlingJews from the Soviet Union, it sees
Palestinian returnees to homeland as a
threat to its own demographic expansion.
To talk now about the status of]erusalem and the right of return of Palestinians would be too provocative to Israelis. The ba ic breakthrough in exchange
of land for peace has to be achieved
first, before the right of refugees and the
status of]erusalem may be dealt with.
In the area of building trust and con-
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~'
fidence between the two sides, the
churches and non-governmental
organizations must play a significant role.
This private sector can promote bridgemaking literature, literature about peace
and reconciliation.
There are several books available
which convey the urgency of peace and
expose moderate views of Israelis and
Arabs. There are ideas advanced by
peace workers which show how to
reconcile the national aspirations of Israelis, Palestinians and the wider Arab
world.
The ban on talks with the Palestine
Liberation Organization by Israel is unsound and counter-productive.
Prophetic speakers should be prompted to
spread the message of trust and cooperation. We have heard enough from political leaders who preach conflict and
separation of people.
The Israeli peace activist Abie Nathan
was in jail for meeting with Arafat. A
public campaign to free him became urgent. Other people, of his status, must
offer personal sacrifice for peace.
Criminalization of contact with the PLO
is tantamount to promotion of terrorism. People resort to terrorism when
they are in despair.
Abie Nathan's visit to Tunis is morally equivalent to Sadat's visit to Jerusalem. The Israeli threat to arrest the two
Palestinians who are negotiating procedures for the conference, on the basis
that they had alleged contact with the
PLO, is irrational. Such a move from Israel would backfire and turn Faisal Husseiny and Hanan Ashrawi into heroes.
These two personalities ought to be
given support for their honorable work
as brokers of peace.
Groups of women and youth from
Palestine and Israel ought to be hosted
to speak about peace and pluralism in
the region. Mixing groups from both
communities and challenging them to
offer new ideas about peace ought to be
tried more often through church programs of reconciliation.
Artists from the two sides should be
helped to tour the world and convey
their peace messages. On the local and
international level, concerts and theatre
can do wonders in shaping attitudes.
(This is a paper prepared for the
Christian A id/Middle East Council of
Churches' Department of Service ~o
Palestinian Refugees meeting. Ruhetz
is secretary on the Middle East desk of
the wee Commission on Jnter-Churcb
Aid, Refugee and World Service.)
,l¼t~li , r~'JJ~LJJ~;,,•
"BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS, FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD"
10
THE DUTIES OF CHURCHMEMBERS
TO THE CHURCH
H~n:ianitari~n aid to agencies which
are givmg service to suffering people•
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111
th e O ccupie 1erntones and to refugees
elsewhere should be helped through increased funds and solidarity.
Money alone ca~not do solidarity
work. The supportmg agencies must
engage themselves in learning about the
causes of conflict in the Arab world, and
in the Third World.
They must explain the issues to their
public. The connection between the
suffering of the third world and the policies of the first world has not been sufficiently discussed. The private sector
can promote such discussion.
Post Script
In Madrid, the first pha e of the peace
process talks went well, particularly for
the Palestinian and Israeli negotiators.
The Palestinians have already shown
unusual flexibility. There is a start of an
agreement on giving autonomy to the
Palestinians for a transitional period.
The nature of this 'autonomy' is not
clear. Palestinians will argue for autonomy which would include control of
land, stopping settlements in the Occupied Territories and future full selfgoverning. The Israelis will be difficult
on these concessions.
Despite the initial negativism in the
Syrian and Israeli talks, it is easier to
negotiate on the Golan and South Lebanon than on the Occupied Territories.
The Occupied Territories are in the
'heart' of Israel, geographically, psychologically and strategically.
We remain hopeful but very cautious
about the outcome. The problem between Arabs andJews is so complex. It
is about land, security, peace, identity
and peoplehood.
The Arabs are emphasizing land, identity and peoplehood, but the Israelis are emphasizing
peace and security. Both will hopefully
converge on all five dimensions, comprehensively.
THE WORD/JUNE 199
~
Conclusion
1
Draw Others to the Church.
Your friends need the Church, and
your parish needs your. friends. In all
probability you have fnends who do
not belong to any church. There is a real
opportunity for you to do missionary
work by bringing these people into Orthodoxy. How many Orthodox Christians are there who have never invited a
non-Orthodox friend to visit their parish church for services? And yet the Orthodox Church of Christ offers what
millions are searching for. It is fundamentally designed out of ancient experience to express and meet the needs
of men in the fullest sense, to conserve
the great values of the past and to be
open to the demands of present and future. It reinforces its members where
they need strength and security, and in
doing so sets them free to serve. It lifts
them up always to God and keeps before them "the first and great commandment" to love God emotionally
with the whole heart, actively with all
strength, and intelligently with the
mind. In Orthodoxy we possess a great
treasure,and it is our duty to learn about
our Faith so that we can readily explain
it, and what it means to us, and why
others ought to share in it.
And you can appeal to the unchurched Christians about you with an
effectiveness which no one else can
have. The priest's words they discount
because it is his professional duty to
speak them. Here, then, is an open door
of service for you. You need not be able
to quote long passages of Scripture, or
argue the fine points of theology, or
preach a kind of sermon. Is it so difficult
to invite a neighbor to attend church
with you?
Christ's last command to the Apostles
places upon His Church and its members the obligation to make converts. Of
course every member of Christ should
st_riveto grow in grace and to develop
his personal spiritual life. But growth in
grace is greatly a matter of wanting to
share with others. Belief in Christ means
ever so much more than assent to the
Cre~d. Right belief(Orthodoxy) means
the Joyful will to make Christ and His
Tl--IE
WORD/JUNE 1993
Church known to our neighbors. The
chief chaplain at one of the Naval Training Schools during the last War interviewed a large share of eighty thousand
young Americans, and found that one
of the principal criticisms these young
men leveled at the Church was that of its
amazing muteness. They said if one of
their fellows found a good brand of cigars or a good entertainment he did not
keep the discovery a secret. They
thought that what we like to call our
"reverent reticence" was really our lack
of faith in our own religion. If God is
real and kind and near and helpful, if He
can make weak men strong and lonely
hearts glad and defeated lives victorious, how can we keep quiet about it?
Jesus still says, "Come ye after me, and
I will make you to become fishers of
men."
''Come ye
a/term~ and
I will make you to
become fishers
of men.''
Young people who are dating, or are
engaged to marry someone who is nonOrthodox, are in an excellent position
to bring in new members to the church.
It is not too much to believe that if
someone is interested enough in you as
a person to fall in love with you, he or
she must also be interested in your religious background, because it is one of
the things that makes you what you are.
You must be able to present your faith to
your possible life partner in such a way
as to set forth your ideals. Invite him or
her to attend church with you and join
you in your family devotions. Let your
future marriage partner know that you
love your church and that you will ~ot
be deprived of the comfort of its
sacramental life. In this way only is that
mutual understanding
possible on
which a happy, successful and durable
marriage can be founded.
Promote a Spirit of Love
Within the Church
''A new commandment I give unto
you, that you love one another; even as
I have loved you . . . By this shall all
men know that you are my disciples, if
you have love one to another.'' This is
one of the supreme tests. Not participating in the Sacraments, not listening to
sermons, nor engaging in Christian activities, nor even giving money, is the
final criterion. The hardest is that of
love. It has been pointed out that even
the Lord Himself could not, after years
of patient training, get twelve men to sit
down together at a table on the last
night of His life without an exhibition of
petty irritations and wounded vanity.
His supreme prayer for His followers
was that they might be one.
When St. Paul wrote to his converts at
Corinth, he was hurt by their idolatry,
their greediness, their drunkenness, and
their shocking immorality, but worst of
all to him was their wrangling within the
church. Some liked one presbyter better, some another. Some thought themselves more spiritual than others. Some
were lax in conduct; some were strict.
And each group despised the other. St.
Paul told them, "Though I could preach
with the tongue of men and of angels,
though I could pray with great fervency, though I knew all manner of Biblical
mysteries, though I had all faith, even to
remove mountains, and though I gave
away everything, even my life, and yet
had not love, I should have zero!"
And St.John said: "Ifa man say, Ilove
God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar:
for he that loveth not his brother whom
he hath seen, cannot love God whom
he hath not seen. And this commandment have we from Him, that he who
loveth God love his brother also."
It has been said that our immediate
task is not to Christianize the world, but
to Christianize the parish. It is useless to
preach the brotherhood of all men if we
have not realized the brotherhood of
Christians within our churches. Study
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�then, the peace of the parish. Refrainfrom
criticism of its priest or its members. Express your views in parochial m~etings,
but if the majority do not agree with you,
acquiesce in the will of the greater n~mber. Be tolerant. Every healthy organization exists in a state of reasonable tension
between enthusiasts for that which is new
and devotees to that which is old. Both
groups have their function, and each
needs the check of the other. Do not create dissension. For he who sins againSt
love within Christ's Church, however
faultless his conduct otherwise may be,
fails of Christlike spirit in the most important test of all, and deals the deadliest blow
of all to the life of the parish.
Loneliness is the major social evil, it has
been pointed out. People are enter tainect
enough and organized enough but in our
cities they become more and more friendless. Here is the parish church's great opportunity Help, then, to make new members at home. In every way possible promote the ~ar?1est fello_wship and unity
and love withm the pansh of which you
are a part.
ARCHDIOCESANOFFICE
ORDAINED:
DAVIS, DEACON THOMAS to
the holy priesthood at St. Paul
Church in Lynnwood, WA, on
April 3. Assigned to the assis~~! tant pastorate at that parish.
~ HAAS, MARK to the holy diaconate at St. George Cathedral in
Wichita, KS, on April 11.Assigned to St.
Luke Church in Boulder, CO.
i
ELEVATED:
MORRIS,PRIEST JOHN to the dignity
of Archpriest, at St. George Church in
Cedar Rapids, IA, on April 2 5.
CONSECRATED:
St. George Church in Cedar Rapids, IA,
where The Very Reverend John Morris
is pastor, on April 2 5.
1992 Pan Orthodox Missions and Evangelism Conference
Reserve September 2-7 for 1993 Missions and Evangelism Conference
Keynote speaker at this
Fall's Conference is Fr.
Thomas Hopko, dean, St.
Vladimir Seminary.
Other speakers include
1. How to effectively communicate the Orthodox Faith to
Fr. John Chakos, Fr. Gorothers.
d on Walker, Dr. Anne
2. How to bring growth to an existing parish.
Bourjaily Thomas. The
3. How to begin a new mission.
Conference will be held at
4. How to answer questions non-Orthodox ask about our
Antiochian Village, LigoChurch.
nier, PA. Encourage your
5. A strategy to bring Orthodoxy to North America.
friends to participate with
Fr. Peter Gi/lquist
you.
Antiochian Coordinator
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Archdiocese: Finance
''Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and
no one said that any of the things which
hepossessed was his own, but they had
everything in common,'' (Acts 4:32).
The gifts which are entrusted to the
care of the Archdiocese for the work of
the Lord, are carefully and wisely administered by the Department of Finance. It is the responsibility of this
Department to prepare the annual
budget of the Archdiocese, insuring that
alldepartments and commissions are allotted sufficient funding for their important work. You can rest assured that
the monies which you and your community generously contribute are invested and disbursed by very capable
and caring people.
TBEWORD/JUNE 1993
Leading American University
in Middle East Appoints
New President
positions in government, business,
medicine and engineering throughout
the Arab world.
"It is impossible to imagine the ecoSmith College Professor
nomic and political life of Lebanon or
Robert M. Haddad to Succeed
its neighbors without AUB graduates,"
Dr. Frederick P. Herter at
observed Dr. Haddad. "One cannot
American University of Beirut
have studied Middle Eastern history and
Dr. Robert M. Haddad has been elect- lived in the region, as I have, without an
ed President of American University of awareness of the central role AUB plays
Beirut, announced Dr. Robert F. Go- in educating future Arab leadership. The
heen, Chairman of the Board of Board's invitation to assume the
Trustees and former President of Presidency is a great honor indeed."
Princeton University. Dr. Haddad, curDr. Haddad is the first American of
rently Sophia Smith Professor of His- Arab descent to assume the University's
tory and Professor of Religion at Smith top post. Born in New York City, he
College, will succeed Dr. Frederic P. holds a B.S. degree in Psychology from
Herter, who is concluding his six-year the University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. in
term in office. The election was made Near-Eastern Studies from the Univerby the Board on March 19 and is effec- sity of Michigan, and a Ph.D. from Hartive July 1.
vard University in History and Middle
Dr. Haddad is a prominent scholar in Eastern Studies. He lived and traveled
Middle Eastern history and religion. In widely in the Arab world during the
his thirty years on the Smith faculty, he 1950s and 1960s as a Fulbright Scholar
has worked extensively with the Col- and Research Fellow under grants from
lege's administrators and trustees on a the Ford Foundation, Harvard's Center
variety of strategic projects. "Dr. Had- for Middle Eastern Studies, and the Sodad presents a rare combination of ta- cial Science Research Council.
After three years teaching at different
lents that is particularly suited to AUB,"
said Dr. Robert F. Goheen, Chairman of institutions of higher education, Dr.
the AUB Board and former President of Haddad was appointed Lecturer in HisPrinceton University. "He is an impres- tory at Smith College in 1963. Ten years
sive academician who is very familiar later, he was appointed Professor of Hiswith our region. He was deeply in- tory and of Religion. In 1982, he was
volved in general and financial planning awarded the Sophia Smith Chair in Hisat Smith. His concern for the welfare of tory which he occupies today. Dr. Haddad has written extensively on Islamic
students and faculty is well documentand Eastern Christian history, and has
ed. In all respects, he is an outstanding
served as speaker, reader, reviewer and
choice."
"I am very pleased with Bob Had- panelist. His wife, Smith alumna Helen
dad's appointment," Dr. Herter com- Rogerson Haddad, is a writer and illusmented. "He is a scholar of note who trator and former editor of the Smith
has contributed significantly to Smith's College Alumnae Quarterly. Dr. and
restructuring, refinancing and policy." Mrs. Haddad have three daughters, EmiMr. Robert A. Debs, Chairman of the ly, Leila andJosette, and a son, George.
Dr. Haddad's appointment to the
Selection Committee and retired PresiPresidency comes as Lebanon enters a
dent of Morgan Stanley International,
added, ''AUBis fortunate to have the ta- new era of peace initiated by the 1990
Taif Agreement. This stability contrast
lents of such a distinguished American
with the civil turmoil raging at the time
scholar, who also has a deep underof Dr. Herter's accession. "Fred Herter's
standing of the Middle East. His broad
greatest
achievement was keeping the
experience as a professor will enrich the
University's great heritage as center of University going during the harshe t
period in its history," said Dr. Goheen.
the liberal arts."
AUB has long been regarded as the "He held the faculty together, kept moMiddle East's premier university. Found- rale up, and provided exceptional
ed in 1866 and chartered by the State of leadership to the Board. His legacy to
New York, it enrolls 5,000 students in AUB is immeasurable."
"I have never worked with more
rigorous graduate and undergradu ...te
challenging, brilliant people than tho e
programs based on American m~dels.
in the AUB community or the friend I
Many of its alumni occupy prominent
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�how medicine, psychology and religion
bear on identity formation for the individual and professional from an Orthodox Christian perspective.
Sharon Chirban, Ph.D., planning
committee coordinator, states, "This
year's conference zeroes in on the heart
of our identity, literally, personally and
professionally. The expanded five-day
event will provide the needed time to
enable us to develop the conference
theme and to enjoy the excellent company of our participants.''
His Grace, Bishop Kallistos Ware of
Diokleia, a renowned Orthodox theologian, scholar and author, will deliver the keynote address for the Eighth
Annual Conference. Bishop Kallistos is
the author of several books on Orthodoxy, including
The Orthodox
Church and The Orthodox Way, and cotranslator of The Festal Menaion, The
Lenten Triodion, and the five-volume
Philokalia. He is currently the Spaulding Lecturer in Eastern Christianity at
Oxford University. In his address, "Personhood," Bishop Kallistos will discuss
the meaning of the Orthodox doctrine
for the life of the individual Christian today.
Dr. Christos Yannaras, whom Bishop
Kallistos describes as "the most creative
Editor's Note:
prophetic religious thinker at work in
Robert Haddad is a son of the Arabic Greece today," will present 'i\.chieving
author Nadra Haddad, a member of the Freedom Through Relationships" at the
celebrated "Pen Club," of the '20s and Conference. Bishop Kallistos and Dr.
'30s. Dr. Haddad has served on the Na- Yannaras will co-deliver "Integration of
tional Council of Churches dialogue Personhood." A prolific writer, Dr. Yanwith Muslims and is a member of the naras has contributed more than twenStanding Conference of Orthodox
ty books, including Person and Love
Bishops Theological Consultations
and The Freedom of Morality, and has
with Roman Catholics and Anglicans to written numerous articles for Athenian
which he has contributed a number of newspapers.
theological papers. He is a member and
Other themes for discussion and
past president of the Orthodox Theo- workshops at the Eighth Annual Conlogical Society in America. He is a ference will focus on the Orthodox
founding member of St. Mary's parish, identity, and how it affects personal and
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY. Congratula- professional life. Such urgent topics as
tions to Dr. Robert Haddad!
"Gender Identity," "Dynamic Elements
of Marriage," and "Orthodox Growth
and Development" will provoke discusEighth Conference to
sion for workshops, forums and case
Explore 'Personhood'
presentations.
The Eighth Annual National ConferThis year's conference is a five-day
ence of the Orthodox Christian Associ- event preceded by professional workation of Medicine, Psychology and Re- shops for physicians, psychologists, and
ligion (O.C.A.M.P.R.) will take place the clergy addressing such topics as
ovember 3-7, 1993 in cooperation
"The Identity of the Orthodox Physiwith Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek cian," "Toward an Orthodox PsycholoOrthodox School of Theology. This gy,'!'"The Priest in Modern Society;" and
year's Conference, entitled "Person"Clergy Sexual Misconduct."
'
hood: Deepening the Connections BeThe O.C.A.M.PR. Conference is open
tween Body, Mind & Soul," will examine to the general public and expects to
have made throughout the Middle East,"
said Dr. Herter. "My one major regret is
my absence from the campus and loss
of daily interaction with the students
and faculty." The ban on US travel to
Lebanon imposed in 1983 forced
American administrators to work out of
the University's New York office. "I look
forward to the ultimate repeal of the
ban, and the return of the Presidency to
Beirut," added Dr. Haddad. "With continued peace and the improving economic situation in Lebanon, that day
should not be too far off. It will do
much to facilitate university administration and to strengthen the international character of AUB'sfaculty and student
body."
"I think Dr. Haddad will find, as I did,
that AUB's greatest asset is its solid foundation; not just in its 127 years, but in its
graduates," Dr. Herter stated. "They
have a passionate love and dedication to
AUB's welfare that distinguishes them
from any other alumni family I've ever,
encountered. Now that the wounds of
conflict are healing, the University is
moving in new directions. As I look at
the future, I see the return of the intellectual excitement and cultural diversity of the days before the hostilities."
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offer continuing education credits t
~
.
0
healthcare pro1ess1ons. For the preliminary program of this year's Conference or more information
about
O.C.A.M.P.R., please write to the
O.C.A.M.P.R. National
Office at:
O.C.A.M.PR., PO. Box 958, Cambridge
MA 02238 or telephone (617) 868-6557.
Orthodox Scouts Needed to
Help Young People in Russia
The doors of Russia have opened for
American Orthodox scouts to take part
in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
help rejuvenate scouting in Russia. This
opportunity has been blessed by His
Eminence, Archbishop Theodosius of
Omsk, who expressed the hope that
many American Orthodox scouts will
take advantage of this opportunity to
spend part of the summer with Russia's
youth from Moscow and Omsk. Under
the guidance of Operation Helping
Hand, this group of adventurous scouts
will take part in an historic event joining
American and Russian youth in a common venture: the reestablishment of
scouting in Russia.
Presently, applications are being accepted to form a group which will depart from the United States onJuly 11,
1993 and travel to Omsk. The group will
return on August 1, 1993. During the
stay in Omsk, participants will help rebuild a monastery at a work site with local people. They will also take part in
classes about scouting activities, as well
as local and scouting history. This
would then be followed by visitationsto
local churches,
hospitals and orphanages. The experiences of this trip
will help participants to see and share
with others the life of fellow Christians
in another country. With this sharing of
friendship, American participants will
form new friends half way around the
world.
The group will consist of 20 to 25
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts with at least
one to two years experience in scouting. Participants must be active members of their local Orthodox Church. In
addition, a Boy Scoutmaster and Gi~l
Scout leader will be needed for this
group. To provide spiritual guidance, ~n
Orthodox priest who is fairly fluent 10
Russian is greatly needed.
. e
The complete cost of the trip ~ill~
$1600.00. This includes round-tnpat
fare from Washington, DC to oms •
Some of this amount will assist the ~ussian Orthodox Church in providing
THE WORD/JUNE199
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food local transportation, and sightsee·no ~~r the I:>
aroup.
Additionally, this
will
1 ol'
.
.
help in obtainmg ne~e~sary equipment
for camping and trammg.
For additional information and/or application for this trip please conta_ct
James Lacey, 5028 Holly Farms Dr., Virginia Beach, Va. 23462. Or call (804)
671-8497,between the hours of 6:00 to
10:00p.m., Thursday through Saturday,
or anytime Monday through Wednesday.
This is a great opportunity for American Orthodox Scouts to help Russia
bring back scouting for the benefit of
Russianyouth. Take part in this once-ina-lifetime chance to help young people
in Russia. Please call or write today.
Clinton Promises Ongoing
Dialoguewith Church Leaders
WASHINGTON,D.C., March 24, 1993
- President William Clinton welcomed
44 Protestant and Orthodox leaders to
the White House and promised that "we
will work together throughout my term
as President."
In a meeting punctuated with easy
humor and more than a few tears of
emotion, the President invited the principal officials of 14 Protestant and five
Orthodox bodies to "share your insights, and tell me what you think is important." He said that in addition to contributing to the moral and ethical dialogue of the nation, the churches possess experience both at home and overseas that the government needs as a resource.
According to a Columbus, Ind., industrialist, J. Irwin Miller, no president
since LyndonJohnson has met with so
many ranking church officials. Miller,
who was president of the NCC from
1960 to 1963, was the first lay person to
hold that post. Miller expressed pleasure with the hour-long session with
Clinton.
Questioned afterward about the significance of the meeting the Rev. Ben
Chavis of the United Church of Christ
Commission for Racial Justice said the
difference between this meeting and
those held by other chief executives was
"a matter of access." Chavis said, "This
president has made himself and his administration more available than any in
present memory." Chavis serves as the
ational Council of Churches Vice President for Prophetic Justice. He spoke at a
press conference on the White House
lawn following the meeting.
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THEWORD/JUNE 1993
Clinton told the church leaders that
they would find a welcome not only at
the White House but in every agency of
government. "We will arrange for appropriate contacts throughout this Administration, to be coordinated by the
National Council of Churches," the
President said.
The meeting was opened and closed
with prayers. The first was offered by
Archbishop Iakovos, primate of the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North
and South America. The Archbishop is
the senior church leader in America and
a frequent visitor to Washington.
Tears came to the President's eyes
when the Archbishop prayed for Mr.
Clinton's father-in-law who was in critical condition in a Littie Rock hospital.
The President also was visibly moved
by the closing prayer for him, his Administration, the nation and the world
offered by Joan Brown Campbell, the
NCC's general secretary.
A remark typical of the friendly banter that Clinton exchanged with the
church officials came early in thesession when he quoted an aide as predicting, "They'll probably pray over you and you need it."
Following a brief opening statement
in which he urged the church leaders to
support his economic stimulus package
now before the Senate, Clinton turned
to Joan Brown Campbell for an opening
statement and to preside over the meeting. Campbell, who had arranged for
the session, asked the Rev. Syngman
Rhee, the Council's president, and
several of the church leaders to discuss
issues of concern to their churches.
Rhee expressed appreciation to the
President for his openness to listen to
the broad range of views represented by
the church officials.
The Rev. Charles Adams, president of
the Progressive National Baptist Convention, spoke of the needs of America's cities. "You couldn't imagine France
without Paris, Kenya without Nairobi or
Zimbabwe without Harare," Adams
said. 'i\.nd renewal will not come to the
United States unless our urban areas are
renewed." He said that only economic
incentives in inner cities like his own
Detroit "can end the violence on our
streets."
We are concerned about police brutality, he said, "But we would need fe~er police and fewer jails if we invested m
our youth - both through education
and job training and by small busin~~s
loans." Adams, who chairs the Council s
Ecumenical Urban trategy Committee,
presented copies of the strategy documents to the President. everal other
position papers were made available, a
well.
In a related comment, the Rev. Mac
Charles Jones of Kansas City, Mo.,
described an upcoming meeting of
gang leaders that will be spon ored by
his National Baptist congregation.
"These young men have seen enough
violence," Jones told the President.
"They want to organize for constructive
change. And we are prepared to give
them a chance."
The President broke in to the statement to tell of his own conver ations
with gang leaders in Los Angeles. "They
were smart," ClintJn said, "as smart as
any young people l 've seen. I agree that
we need to invest m their future."
The President then turned to the Rev.
Ricky Hicks, a young African Methodist
Episcopal Church pastor from Little
Rock. "Ricky,'' he said, "you should get
some of the gang leaders from Little
Rock to that meeting in Kansas City."
Clinton asked to be kept informed
about the gang leaders' summit.
Hicks was one of two young pastors
invited by the NCC to the meeting.
Three high school and college age
youth also were present. The young
people presented Bibles for the President and for Mrs. Clinton, and for Vice
President Albert Gore on behalf of the
NCC. The Vice President, who had
been scheduled to meet with the
church leaders, was pinch-hitting for
Hilary Clinton at a hearing on health
care costs. Mrs. Clinton was in Little
Rock with her father.
Belle Miller McMaster, director of the
Presbyterian Social Justice and Peacemaking Unit, spoke of the churches'
global concerns, notably for hungry
people in Africa, for peace in the Middle
East and the former Yugoslavia, and for
justice in Central America and parts of
Asia. "Our relationships are for decade ,
not for days," she asserted indicating
that "our churches have many resources
to offer the Government; we would like
to be in dialogue and to share our experiences." She i the CC Vice Pre ident for Church World Service and Witness.
As an example of the churches' global involvements, Campbell called on
Metropolitan Theodo iu , primate of
the Orthodox Church in America, a
body with historical ties to Russia. The
Metropolitan delivered a per onal letter
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�"we need to learn to see our diversity as
problems also are world issues. He mento President Clinton from Patriarch
a strength and not as a weakness."
tioned
"our
inability
to
feed
and
house
lexy of Moscow and all Russia, ex"These are problems of the spirit"
all our people at home and the poverty
pres ing appreciation for U.S. support
Clinton
said, that can be met be'
for the democratic movements in Russia. that plagues much of the world." He
through a partnership
_between tbs~
described
the
need
to
provide
meaningoting that there was talk of moving
churches
and
those
of
us
111public servful
work
for
persons
who
are
unemthe President's forthcoming summit
ice. I am therefore grateful for your presmeeting with Ru sian President Boris ployed or underemployed as "an almost
Yeltsin to Moscow, the Patriarch invited universal problem." And he said that ence today - and especially for the
presence of the young people."
both in the United States and elsewhere
Mr. Clinton to visit him in his residence
there. Again President Clinton interrupted, indicating that if he should go to
. TO THE WIVES OF OUR CLERGY
NOTICE.
Rus ia he would also want to worship
with the people there. He told of a movWednesday, July 21, 1993, during the Archdiocese
ing experience some years ago in Russia
MINISTRY
Convention in Pittsburgh, is YOUR DAY.
when he attended a funeral service for
A day-long seminar has been planned for your welfare
a nun.
and edification. (The morning session will be adjourned at
Another example of the churches' innoon so that all may attend the 20th Anniversary Luncheon
ternational concerns was expressed by
of the Antiochian Women.)
the Rt. Rev. Edmond Browning, presidSPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE PRESBYTERA
ing bishop of the Episcopal Church.
EMILYHARAKAS;and her topic will be "Our Clergy Wives
Browning spoke of his frequent trips to
and their Special Ministry of Love." Other interesting features are also
the Holy Lands and of the urgent need
planned.
to stimulate the Middle East peace talks
So that we may know your intentions in order to facilitate our plans,
by encouraging justice for Palestinians.
please send your positive response to the coordinators of the program:
He indicated that the deportations of
Diane Shaheen & Laila Corey
Palestinians into Southern Lebanon by
52 78th Street
the Israeli government was making it esBrooklyn, NY 11209
pecially difficult for moderate Palestinians to negotiate. Browning proposed
an Eminent Persons Group under the
sponsorship of the NCC that would
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE
travel through the Middle East and reARCHDIOCESE CONVENTION:
port its findings to President Clinton.
If you have a Resolution to present on the floor of the General Assembly
Mr. Clinton acknowledged the delicaof the Convention in Pittsburgh, you must present it in writing to the Archcy of present nego_tiations,indicated his
diocese Office by July 1, 1993. No Resolutions will be accepted after that date
own involvement and that of Secretary
or in Pittsburgh. Send to: Resolutions, 358 Mountain Rd., Enolewood,
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of State Christopher, and agreed to con0
07631.
sider the Presiding Bishop's suggestion.
The rich diversity of the National
Council of Churches and its gift to the
nation was referred to by Metropolitan
Christopher, president of the Serbian
Orthodox Church in the United States
and Canada. He spoke of the constructive role that Americans of Serbian descent could play in the search for peace
in the former Yugoslavia.
Bishop Melvin Talbert, secretary of
the United Methodist Council of
Bishops, presented one of the concluding statements, recalling that the President had been elected on a platform of
change. "For that change to take place,
all of us will need to be involved," Talbert said, "and we pledge the support of
the churches - support that can play a
significant ethical and moral role. Together we can rebuild our country," the
an Francisco bishop said. Talbert
erves as the CC Vice President for ~iritual Ad:isors of the Fellowship of St. John this year include (left to right) Father Anthony Sola,
nity and Relationships.
eSrer~ ~egi~n; Fa th er Peter ~eigh, Southwest Region; Father John Abdalah, North American couocil:
In a concluding statement the Presi- ::h1:r Eltas ~ttar, Eastern Region; Father Michael Ellias, Midwest Region; Father Edward Hughes, e\\
g ncdRegion; a1:1dFath er Stephen Hardie, Southeast Region. Not pictured is Father Joseph Sha·
dent noted that three central domestic
h een, an-Am Region.
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coordinators of the North American Council of the Fellowship of St. John this year include (left to
right) Sue Shawah, Coordinator-at-Large;
Alexandra Mamary, Coordinator-at-Large; Father Michael
Evans, Credentials and Finance; Edna Deeb, Legal; and Julie Dakdouk, Youth & Young Adult Ministry. Not pictured are Robin Nicholas, Humanitarian Ministry; Chuck Nassif, At-Large; and Carol Laham,
Legal.
SCOBAMeeting of Hierarchs
Focuses on Aid to the Needy
NEW YORK, NY - At the recent
meeting of the Standing Conference of
the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the
Americas, the member hierarchs reaffirmed their support to the newly created organization of the International Orthodox Christian Charities, as immediate plans and current programs in former Yugoslavia and other areas were outlined by Alexander Rondos, the Executive Director of IOCC, and attorney
Charles Ajalat, Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors.
Both Rondos and Ajalat reported on
the thousands of tons
of food and medical
supplies that were
delivered
to the
needy in former Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. Reports
were given on the
delicate and dangerous efforts to provide
relief
to
those
trapped in the ongoing conflicts in Yugoslavia. IOCC provides aid in the face IOCC executives reporting on international charities: Alex Rondos and
of many obstacles to John Rangos.
Fr. Efthimiou reported that the
people regardless of their religious or
Metropolitan Orthodox/Roman Catholic Dialogue is presently in suspen ion
until a clarification of the Johnstown
Statement is made relative to Orthodox/
Roman Catholic interfaith marriage ;
also, the various tensions that exi t in
the Orthodox/Roman
Catholic Dialogues over the problem of niati m.
He also reported on the Orthodox/
Anglican Dialogue which i in u pension over the issue of the ordination of
women into the prie thood and the ordination of gays and le bian ; and the
recent meeting of the Anglican Comm union in Capetown,
outh Africa
where this is ue wa di cus ed. Reporting on the Orthodox/Lutheran
Dialogue, he aid that a ummit meeting i
being prepared for 1994.
The hierarchs al o di cu ed the initial draft of the Common Engli h Tran -
Hierarchs of SCOBA hear reports.
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ethnic affiliation.
SCOBA has received more than $1
million in contributions from the various jurisdictions and from the faithful.
The Sunday of Orthodoxy on March
7th was designated as the beginning of
the 1993 IOCC campaign and Archbishop Iakovos urged "all our congregations, clergy and laity alike, to renew our
commitment to Christ and His suffering
Orthodox followers, so that they may
regain their faith and hope."
Other Topics of Discussion
In other matters on the SCOBA agenda, the hierarchs were advised by Rev.
Dr. Milton B. Efthimiou on the various
ecumenical dialogues in which the Orthodox participate: a) Tile Orthodox/
Roman Catholic Theological Consultation; b) the Metre politan Orthodox/
Roman Catholic Dialogue; c) the Joint
Committee of Orthodox/Roman Catholic Bishops Consultation; d) the Orthodox/Lutheran Dialogue; and e) the Orthodox/Anglican Dialogue.
�lat ion of the Divine Liturgy. The text of
the fir t draft ill be available to scholar and prie t for their review and critique.
B cau e of the mounting problems
relating to clergy sexual misconduct
and child exual abu e, the SCOBA hierarch appointed a ta k force to deal with
thi topic and turn in a report at the next
meeting. Fr. Efthimiou will conduct a
one-day ympo ium on this matter.
Plan were also formulated for a Pan
Orthodox Divine Liturgy to be celebrated in Chicago in July 1994 in conjunction ith the Clergy-Laity Congress
of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.
Archbishop Iakovos called for a
meeting of all the deans of the various
theological seminaries throughout the
country to di cuss a common curriculum of courses which would ensure a
uniform program for prospective candidate for the priesthood.
LIFESTYLES''X'' by ArchpriestJames
"Can You Be Trusted?"
ome time ago, on a TV. Quiz
Show, this question was asked:
"Do most people tell the truth
nearly all of the time?" The answer from
the contestant was, "Yes," but the answer from the pollsters was, "No." Only
some 32 to 38 percent considered
themselves to be truthful practically all
of the time. A shocking 60 to 68 percent
answered that they lied most of the
time. A fantastic and shocking revelation!
I wonder what St. Paul's reaction
would have been had the poll been taken in his time, or even if the answer
might not have been pretty much the
same. His statement in II Timothy,
(4:5-8) "I have kept the faith," is of utmost importance to us for it means always maintaining the trust of God.
Our trustworthiness must never be
doubted. "Be careful always to choose
the right course and to be brave under
trials. Make preaching of the Good
News your life's work in thoroughgoing service." St. Paul was writing to
Timothy, yet not to Timothy alone, but
to everyone who is called a disciple of
Christ.
"Trials and tribulations" immediately conjure up images - tied to a stake,
nailed to a cross, whipped, cast into a
dungeon or into fire - but there are
more subtle trials than these which you
and I face all the time and it is those subtleties that cause many to fall. It has
been proven that psychological assaults
S
SCOBAmeeting a~t~e Antiochian Archdiocese on April 27, 1993.Members present were (I. tor.): Bisho
VSE~OL?D (Ukram1,_m),
Father Gregory Havrilak (OC~), MetropoLitanJ?SEPH (Bulgarian), Bishop BASii
(Anttochian), Archbishop PETER (OCA), Metropolttan PHILIP (Ant10chian), Archbishop IAKOVO
(Greek), Father_Paul Schneirl_a (Antiochian), Archbishop VICTORIN (Romanian), Bishop NICHOLAS
(Carpatl~o-~ussian), Fath~r Nicholas Apostola (Romanian), Bishop ANTOUN (Antiochian), FatherMilton Efth1m10u(Greek), Bishop YURIJ (Ukrainian).
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on one's emotional and intellectual integrity can utterly destroy one while
physical torture can build up stubborn
resistance.
After hundreds of years of attempts
by conquerors to wipe out the Christian
Church, the Turks discovered that the
best way to diminish us was to give us a
limited amount of freedom, to make the
Church responsible to the Government
for her people.
The Soviet Union was a modern example of a government's attempts to
wipe out religion by every means possible. Churches had been closed,
burned, turned into museums and
warehouses. Priests, Imams and rabbis
were murdered. Nuns were raped.
Seminaries were closed. Monasteries
were sealed up. But the Church resisted
and grew stronger, not numerically but
spiritually. Christianity suffers much in
the United States and Canada, where we
are allegedly free, as much as it did in the
Soviet Union, because we don't seem to
need to be brave in the face of trials and
tribulations which we do not recognize.
We see no imperatives for truthfulness. We care less and less about expressing our fidelity to God. We cannot
run the good course when we don't
know who it is against whom we are
running. We are intellectually restrained
from acknowledging that the battle we
wage, and that we have waged since the
beginning of man's memory, is against
Satan who would make us as vile and
evil as himself. For thi rea on t. Paul
cautions us to "always choo e the right
course," the course of total, ab olute
commitment to Christ and a willingnes
to say, "Lord, I am your ! Come into my
life! Restrain me from my corruptibility!" And if you really believe and really
surrender to Christ, He will change you
and make your life more meaningful
and of value.
Then your Christianity will indeed
be Orthodox. Reading the cripture
won't be laborious. It will be a joy! Exposing yourself to the pious literature of
the Church will be ab olute ecstasy and
not merely a scholastic chore. Wor hipping, confessing, repenting, ministering, preaching the Good ew all become natural things for you becau e
that is the only way one can go who i
committed to Christ's Love.
When we baptize, the sponsor reject
Satan on behalf of the child, repudiate
him and spits upon him to show ab olute contempt for him. Thi is not merely a symbolic act. It is a witne s that atan shall not defeat us and that Chri t,
Who was victorious in His battle with
satanic death, so fills our lives that we
are emboldened with sure hope of victory.
We choose the right cour e, the wa
of truth, because we can be tru ted!
FatherJames is a retiredprie tof thi
Archdiocese, living in Parma, Ohio. He
originated this column 16 year ago.
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�ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN OF NORTH AMERICA
Honoring Women's Work
My name is Martha Mowery.
My husband, Andrew, and our
children, Sarah and Daniel, and
I became Orthodox less than
three years ago.
I believe that preaching is
like prophecy, that is, delivering a message from God. And since God
hadn't revealed any messages to me
directly, I thought I would talk to some
older women in the Church, hoping
that He would teach me something
through them. I talked to women from
Lebanon, Syria, Greece, Palestine, Russia, and Ethiopia, and I asked them what
women did to serve the Church in the
old country.
It was discouraging at first, because
many of them said the women weren't
allowed to do anything. But I prodded
them a little, and I got a little list. Other
women I asked told me women did do
important work for the Church. Ironically, some of the women who felt important to the Church came from the
same place as those women who felt
un-important to the Church.
So what was the role of women in the
old country? They did almost everything that was not reserved for the clergy. By clergy I mean the bishop, the
priest and his helpers at the altar. I expected to find a division of responsibility in the Church between men and
women. But what I heard was a division
of responsibility between clergy and laity. And the people doing most of the
work of the laity were women.
I'd like to share with you a list of some
of the responsibilities in the Church
where women traditionally take the
lead.
Teaching Sunday School
Caring for the elderly
Raising money for good causes
Caring for the sick
Baking Holy Bread
Caring for children in the home
Keeping the feasts and fasts of the
Church (If the mamma does not cook
by the Church guidelines, the rest of the
family are not likely to keep it either.)
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Feeding and clothing the poor.
St. James writes in his letter to the
Church: ''Religion that is pure and
undefiled before God and the Father is
this: to visit orphans and widows in
their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.''
These are jobs that are done behind
the scenes, without position titles or
vestments. But without the good works
of the laity, that's what you and I do,
what our priest does at the altar is incomplete.
The very word "liturgy" means "the
work of the people." It includes Holy
Communion, through the Body and
Blood of Christ. But it also includes the
Holy Works that Christ is able to do
through us, when we offer our talents
and gifts in service to Him.
I want to describe for you an Ethiopian Church, close, I hope, to the way it
was told to me. In the center is the
Church temple, surrounded
by the
church yard and the cemetery. And
right outside the cemetery, the beggars
(the very poor) live. They live so near
the church for a reason. Every Sunday
when families come to worship, the
women bring food. After the Divine
Liturgy, the women offer bread to
everyone as they leave, to break their
fast. Then they serve a meal for the
poor. Every day the women come to
church to feed and clothe and care for
the poor, who are dependent upon the
Church's care, Worship, communion,
and service. They are inseparable holy
acts.
. .''For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is
dead,'' also from St. James.
When I was a catechumen, I struggled with the idea of priests, especially
that of the priest representing Christ to
us. But I thought I had gotten a handle
~n it., So_I ask~d my priest, Fr. James,
You re like an icon of Christ, is that it?
1:-s
a pr~est, you're like a walking, talking
icon, nght?" And he said "Yes, I am. But
so are you."
On Orthodoxy Sunday we remem-
ber the triumph of the Church over the
great theological and political battles
that were fought over whether or not
we could have icons. And God blessed
us with bishops who could defend the
Faith with scholarly arguments about
the doctrines of the Church. We were
also blessed by the courage of powerful
women, the Empresses Irene and Theodosia, who fought and succeeded in
saving the icons.
During this turmoil, the people of the
Church knew what the communion of
the saints meant to them. They experienced a living relationship with
those whose bodies had died, but who
were alive in Christ. Put as simply as I
know how, we talk to the saints, and we
get answers. And we have seen God do
Holy Works through them.
We younger Orthodox have much
we can learn also from women who
have kept the Faith for so many years.
The Orthodox traditions they brought
with them from many "old countries"
are valuable, even if the women can't
give scholarly explanations for them.
These traditions are valuable to us if the
women experienced
Goel through
them. In this way, they can be living
icons of Christ to us.
What can we learn from women who
have carried a life within them and were
part of the miracle of birth? What can
women teach us about God, the Creator
of Life? What can women teach us about
trusting God?
It seems to me that to attempt to
honor Orthodox women for their service to the Church by giving them the
month of March to do responsibilities
usually done by men, simply misses the
mark. May we humble ourselves to
learn from women what their service to
the Church has taught them about God.
And may we all offer our own talents
and gifts to God throughout our lives,
that He might do good works through
us, to be a blessing to all people.
"O Christ our God
We all are pledged 'to serve Thee with
our whole being.
THE WORD/JUNE 1993
H Ip us to continue to work for Thee
ethrough our Church without seeking
praise. . . without seeking personal
gain ...
without judging others
without a feeling that we have
~~rked hard enough and now must
allow ourselves rest.
Giveus strength to do what is right and
help us to go on striving and to
remember that ACTIVITIES are not
the MAIN thing in life.
The most important thing is to have our
hearts directed and attuned to Thee.
Amen."
(Official prayer of AOCWNA)
Martha Mowery is a member of St.
Elias Church in Austin, Texas. This was
her sermon which she delivered on The
Feast of Orthodoxy.
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WORD.
Great Role Models from the Ancient Past
by Khouria Joanne Abdalah
As contemporary
women in the
Church, many of us often feel unsure
about what our "role" should be. Are
we to be teachers in the Church? or
leaders? Are we to minister to those in
need? The answer to all of these questions is a resounding "yes"! As women,
we are each called to use our unique
gifts and talents to be all of these things
in the Church today. But if we are to fulfill a "role", don't we need "role
models"? I believe that we do. And
there are many women among the
saints who can serve as those role
models, or witnesses, as we explore our
individual vocations. We can find examples to live by if we look at the lives and
missions of some of these women
saints, keeping in mind the themes of
teaching and leadership, ministering to
others, and remaining steadfast in our
faith.
Perhaps the earliest examples of
women teaching the Gospel of Christ
are the ointment-bearing women who
went to Christ's tomb to anoint His
body. (The memory of these holy women is commemorated on the second
Sunday after Pas cha.) This courageous
and pious group of women, which included Mary Magdalene, Salome, Susanna, Mary the mother of]ames, andJoanna, had left their homes and their families to follow Christ in His travels, and to
minister to Him and to His Apostles.
They accompanied Christ to Jerusalem
and were wit1Lesses to His crucifixion.
When they found the tomb empty, it
was these women disciples who took
the news of Christ's Resurrection to the
Apostles (Luke 8:3, 24:10; Mark 15:40,
16:1).
The Great Martyr Thekla (September
24) was another woman who spread the
Gospel and assumed a position of
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leadership in the early Church. Thekla,
when she was only eighteen years old,
left her mother and the man she was to
marry, because she had heard the Apostle Paul teaching about Christ and decided to follow him. Defying her family
and her culture, Thekla began to dress
like a man (in order to be accepted as a
teacher) and accompanied Paul to Antioch. She lived an ascetic life for
seventy-two years, teaching aboutJesus
Christ, healing, and baptizing. Thekla
suffered many persecutions for her
Christian teachings, and was miraculously delivered from death several
times. Because of these miracles, many
other women were converted to Christianity, and some women of wealth even
renounced their fortunes and the world
to live an ascetic life as Thekla did.
Thekla who was the first woman martyr, is h~ld in such high esteem that she
was given the rank "Equal to the Apostles.''
Yet another woman showed such
strong leadership that she changed the
course of Church history. Theodora was
the wife of the Byzantine Emperor Theophilos in the mid-ninth century, a period during which the Christians had
been ordered to remove the icons from
their churches. Like his father before
him, Theophilos did not allow his subjects to venerate icons, and persecuted
those who wanted the icons restored to
their place in Christian worship.
Nevertheless, his wife Theodora supported those who called for the restoration of icons in the churches, and continued herself to venerate icons in secret. When Theophilos died, the Empress Theodora saw an opportunity to
have the icons returned to the churches.
She convened a synod of patriarchs and
bishops, and chose a new patriarch of
Constantinople, Methodios, whom she
knew was sympathetic to this cause. In
843 the icons were restored to the
churches. Because of her courage and
leadership in this matter, and because of
her pious devotion to the Church in the
three decades of her reign over the
Byzantine Empire, Theodora is venerated as Saint Theodora, "who restored
Orthodoxy." Saint Theodora is remembered by the Church on February 11.
Among those who cared for the
needs of others, several women are
mentioned in the New Testament, but
only briefly. St. Paul mentions the deaconess Phoebe, who "has been a helper of many" including himself (Romans
16:1-2); and Luke, in the Book of Acts,
refers to Dorcas, or Tabitha, as a woman
of good works (9:36), and to Lydia, who
showed hospitality to Paul and others
when they preached in Philippi (16:14).
Perhaps the most visible of these
ministers in the New Testament are Mary
and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus. It was
at their house in Bethany that Jesu
would stay, and it was this Mary who
anointed Him with expensive ointments before His crucifixion.
A more recent example of one who
cared for the needs of others is Juliana
the Merciful, who lived in sixteenth
century Russia. As a young child,Juliana
would sell her handwork and give the
money to the poor. Although
he
wished to become a nun, Juliana wa
married to a wealthy man when he wa
sixteen. Nevertheless, she refused to allow the household servants to care for
her and instead cared for them, teaching' them about God's love ju t a she
taught her own children.Juliana lived a
life of prayer and contemplation of
God's love. During a famine, she continued to feed the poor, although he
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Tatiana Oanuary L), ho lived in Rome
in the lat fir ·t and arl econd centuric , and Katherin ( ovember 25), who
lived in le andria one hundred years
later, w re both tortured and eventually martyred becau e they refused to
mak acrifice to pagan gods. Barbara
(Dec mber ➔) and Chri tina Ouly 24)
were both very young women, probably t enager , who were persecuted and
tortured at the hands of their own
father for their refusals to renounce
th ir Christian beliefs. All of these
young women were ministered to by
angel , then suffered more excruciating
torture and still remained steadfast to
Christ, praying to receive their deaths
joyfully. Through the witness of these
four martyrs, many were converted to
Christianity.
Without doubt, these women saints
are shining examples to us of how we
can live our lives as contemporary
Chri tian women. Nevertheless, there is
one above all whose example we are
called to follow. Mary, the Mother of
God, is perhaps the best witness to us,
for her unquestioning love and obedience to God's will. In the Annunciation we see no thought of Mary refusing
God's role for her in the salvation of
mankind. We see instead her simple,
eloquent proclamation: "Behold, I am
the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me
according to your word" (Luke 1:38).
References
Fochios, Michael James. For the Glory of
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit: A
History of Eastern Orthodox Saints.
Holy Apostles Convent. The Lives of the
Holy Women Martyrs.
Topping, Eva Catafygiotu. Saints and
Sisterhood: The Lives of Forty-eight
Holy Women.
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SEE YOU IN LAS VEGAS
SANDS HOTEL
Meditation in Arabic
Certainly, when our eyes and hearts
are open, we can see that we are being
called, some of us to be teachers, some
to be leaders, some to be the ministers
to the needy, and all of us to be steadfast
in faith. The one thing which unites all
of us as sisters in the faith is the love of
God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As
we explore our vocations
in the
Church, and discover our gifts and our
vocations, it must be this love which
guides us in all our endeavors.
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song. It is a pleasing combination of
rrong message, good harmony and
;reat melody. This is indeed where we
hall find shelter from the storm.
5
I WILL REMEMBER YOU will move
you. Anyone who has lost or is absent
from a dear friend or family member
will relate to this lovely tune and the
emotion-filled lyric. Hopefully, the listener will also appreciate the nearness
and dearness of any loved one who is
remembered Eucharistically. This is a
most thoughtful composition.
HOME AGAIN will make you cry. It
willespecially tug the heartstrings of all
mothers. It has a beautiful, mournfully
loving message, and is a touching story.
But,love is victorious and you can smile
again.This composition comes straight
from the heart and soul and you can feel
it!
In A NEW COMMANDMENT, we
hear Jesus telling us to love one another as He loves us Gohn 13:34, 35) with
proper simplicity of music, child-like innocence and vocal accompaniment.
This will catch on with our children at
The Village (it already has!)_ OCA Bishop JOB set this Carpatho-Russian
paraliturgical hymn to English. KERYGMApresents this arrangement as their
gift to the children and they love it!
Allof the above are my own personal
favorites. There are other strong compositions which will appeal to a variety
of tastes. What is significant is that this
recording is thoughtful, both theologicallyand personally, and has something
for everyone. Congratulations, KERYGMA,you've done it again! Whether you
want to educate someone in the Faith,
present a special gift to a friend, or simply wish to enjoy inspirational contemporary Orthodox
Christian music
(which, to my knowledge, only KERYGMAdoes), "IN THE HEART OF GOD" is
for you! Thanks KERYGMA!
by Claudette B. Hanna
KERYGMA
''In the Heart of God''
Dictionary of Cults, Sects,
Religions and the Occult
Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions
and the Occult by George A. Mather
and Larry A. Nichols; Alvin]. Schmidt,
consulting editor. Hardcover, $24.99, 384
pp., illustrated. [Available at local bookstores or by calling 1-800-727-3480.]
The DICTIONARY
OF CULTS,
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Zwinglianism (an arm of Christianity
named after the Swiss reformer Ulrich
Zwingli), this dictionary interprets the
beliefs, theology, and practices of various religions from the perspective of
Scripture, the historical creeds, and the
councils of the early Christian Church.
More than 1,200 entries and articles
define prominent people, doctrine,
terms, and locations of 84 distinct cults
sects, and religions. Entries are cross~
referenced to major in-depth articles
that deal with the history, beliefs, and
demography of each cult, sect or religion. "Through this book we attempt to
capture a small, albeit important part of
the drama of religious life played out
upon the American stage," write Mather
and Nichols.
As defined in the dictionary, a cult is
a relatively small, often transitory religious group that commonly follows a
radical leader. Unlike a sect, a cult espouses radically new religious beliefs
and practices that are frequently seen as
threatening the basic values and cultural
norms of society at large. A sect is a religious group that broke away from an
established, larger religious organization that the sect's members see as having compromised its doctrine. Unlike a
cult, a sect seeks to restore traditional
beliefs and practices.
The DICTIONARY OF C LTS
SECTS,RELIGIONSA D THE occ
contains more than 100 photographs,
charts, and illustrations. It also include
four appendixes detailing Christianity'
historical creeds, a chart of the heresie
of the early church, and a chart of the
sects that have arisen from major world
religions. An extensive bibliography at
the end lists hundreds of books and articles grouped under major categorie
to assist the reader in further study.
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THE DICTIONARY OF CULTS,
SECTS,RELIGIONSAND THE OCCULT
presents a wealth of data concerning
unconventional religious organizations,
both old and new, as well as comparative analyses of traditional Christian
teachings and practices,"
ays Dr.
Ronald Enroth, professor of sociology
at Westmont College and author of
CHURCHESTHATABUSE. "This book
will . . . equip Christian believers with
the material they will need in the continuing struggle against 'principalities
and powers' and in the battle over conflicting truth claims."
Rev. George Mather is the founder
and director of the New England Institute of Religious Research. Rev. Larry
Nichols is an ordained minister. Dr. Alvin Schmidt is professor of sociology at
Illinois College.
MIAMI, STILL THE "HOTTEST" PLACE TO BE
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CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES
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2. ROMANS 11:25-36; MATTHEW 12:1-8
Placing of the Robe of the Theotokos at
Blancherne (FAST)
17. GALATIANS 3:23-4:5; MARK 5:24-34
Great Martyr Marina; St. lrenarchus
3. ROMANS 6:11-17; MATTHEW 8:14-23
Martyr Hyancinth; St. Anatolius of
Constantinople
4. ROMANS 6:18-23; MATTHEW 6:5-13
St. Andrew of Crete; St. Martha; St. Andrew
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19. I CORINTHIANS 5:9-6:11; MATTHEW 13:54-58
SS. Macrina, Dius and Theodore
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Return of the relics of the Apostle
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26. II CORINTHIANS 12:10-19; MARK 4:10-23
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St. Moses the Ethiopian, Fathers of Pechersk
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Placing of the Sash of the Theotokos; Martyr
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meone aid: 'Icons are windows to heaven." Such are
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ntoin olounia , a renowned Byzantine Iconographer, has
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Antoine is truly a Byzantine Iconographer who has inherited the spiritual dimension and understands the nature of existence. The essence of things, to understand why, is deeply ingrained in his work. Antoine has conveyed his artistic talents and
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THEWORD/JUNE 1993
�D JALQGUE
I read recently in The Word that the
Antiochian Orthodox Church and the
Syrian Orthodox Church are very close
to reuniting. This is good news indeed!
But how did this all happen? How did
they become separated in the first
place, and how did they decide to come
together again? -A.P., CA
(A number of questions like the above
arrived after the article entitled ''On
the Unity of the Eastern and Syriac
Orthodox Churches'' appeared in the
April 1992 issue of The Word. This
reader's question raises a number of issues - too many to be addressed at one
time. I have therefore divided my response into five parts, of which this is
the last.)
The Final Steps - II
In 1988, significant steps were taken
toward effecting a reunion of the Chalcedonians (Greek Orthodox) in the
patriarchate
of Antioch. From 17
through 23 August of that year, a meeting was convened in Geneva at which,
under the direction of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Ignatius IV, a
number of clergy and laity discussed
issues of concern to the patriarchate in
particular and world Orthodoxy in
general. Metropolitan Philip attended
and, upon his return, granted an interview to the editor of The Word, in
which he discussed, among other
things, the desirability of a regional
union between Chalcedonians and
non-Chalcedonians. In the course of
the interview he stated:
The question arose whether issues should be resolved in an ecumenical council or can be resolved by an autocephalous
church alone. We felt that since
the problem was an Antiochian
problem in origin, a clear theological position should be articulated
by Antiochian theologians after
this unity is restored and presented to all sister autocephalous
Orthodox churches.
The Metropolitan recognized that certain practical problems would have to
be addressed but felt that none of these
were "monumental" enough to preclude reunion.
However, if the Greek and Syrian Orthodox of Antioch did unite, there
would be two patriarchs in full communion with each other occupying the
same see, each with his own synod.
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by Father Theodore Pulcini
Their bishops would be presiding over
overlapping dioceses. Such a situation
would certainly be irregular, but would
it be intolerable? I believe the traditional
Orthodox ecclesiology (teaching regarding the Church) was articulated to
avoid the establishment of parallel or
overlapping jurisdictions.
From an
Orthodox perspective it would be unacceptable for different Orthodox
groups to go into a territory, establish
the church there, and then set up competing bishops in the same locale - or
for one Orthodox church to "invade"
the territory of another and set up a parallel hierarchy. This would clearly not
be the situation in a "reunited Antioch."
Because of centuries of separation, it is
simply a fact that where there was once
one united church there are now two
distinct, highly developed, legitimate
churches. Having a parallel hierarchy in
Orthodox Antioch, therefore, would
not be the result of the deliberate establishment of competing canonical jurisdictions but of the simple recognition
of a historical reality that cannot be denied or forcibly changed. Besides, although the Greek and Syrian Orthodox
would have their own patriarchs and
synods for matters of administration,
would it not be possible also to have a
"united synod" which met on a regular
basis and over which the two patriarchs
would preside in alternation? This
group would consider issues of mutual
concern to the sister-churches
and
would serve as a highly visible sign of
their unity in a common faith.
The fact is that the traditions of the
Greek and Syrian churches have, over
the centuries, become distinct from
each other; both are equally valid expressions of the same Gospel, and it
would be wrong to attempt to reduce
one to the other. The main manifestation of this irreducibility is the distinctive liturgical rites that have crystallized
in the two churches. A number of lessons, both positive and negative, can be
learned from the multi-ritual structure
presently obtaining in the Roman
Church. As a concession to pastoral
necessity, Rome has accepted the existence of parallel Catholic hierarchies in
the same territory for the purpose of
better serving the needs of the various
"rites," or "particular churches," that coexist there. In a reunited Orthodox Antioch, the pastoral welfare of the church
would necessitate the same sort of
multi-ritual co-existence between the
Greek and Syrian churches. There
should be no attempt to "homogenize"
the two traditions. In fact, multi-ritual
co-existence would probably work
much better between these two Orthodox groups than it has in the Catholic
context. In the Catholic system, because the touchstone of unity is affiliation with the Pope of Rome, the Roman
rite has always enjoyed a de facto predominance;
the minority
"rites,"
though theoretically equal in canonical
standing within the Catholic communion, have undergone much "Latinization" in matters of liturgy, theology,
spirituality, and administration. Because
there is no such centralization in Orthodoxy, the tendency toward "hybridization" would be much less pronounced. The two traditions, by maintaining the fullness of their particularity, could be mutually enriching.
Indeed it seems that such an attitude
of mutuality prevailed at a meeting between the leadership of the Eastern and
Oriental Orthodox churches of Antioch
held in Damascus inJ uly 1991. A policy
statement drafted at this meeting defines future relations between the two
churches. It calls for "complete and
mutual respect" in all matters ofliturgy,
spirituality, and heritage. The patristic
legacy of both traditions
is to be
respected and included in catechetical
materials and theological school curricula. Neither church will convert members from the other. The administrative
independence of each is to be maintained in all matters pertaining to marriage, divorce, adoption, etc. The synods of the two churches will meet in
conjunction whenever necessary. Perhaps most significant is that the document foresees full sacramental intercommunion in that it provides guidelines for liturgical concelebration of the
clergy of both churches, most notably
at the Eucharistic liturgy and marriage
services. Godparents and marriage witnesses can now be chosen from either
church without discrimination. Organizations from both churches are to
cooperate fully in educational, cultural,
and social matters. The bishops close
the document with a promise "to co~tinue strengthening our relationship
with the sister church."
In many ways the dialogue between
'
Chalcedonians and
non-Chalcedoniar• 1S
over the past three decades provides an
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"ideal type" of ecumenical encounter.
Through careful study, scholarly openss and mutual respect, two churches
ne ,
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hat had been separate 1or centunes
tame to recognize their common faith.
tistorical misunderstanding and theologicalcaricature were_ove~come, and a
strong desire for organic unity emerged.
For Eastern and Oriental Orthodox to
balk at taking the last steps toward this
unity would be a disservice not only to
themselves but to the entire ecumenical
enterprise. Since it is highly unlikely that
a Great Council of all Eastern Orthodox
will meet in the foreseeable future to
promulgate an act of union, it would be
far better for the leaders of world Orthodoxy to encourage the Eastern and
Oriental Orthodox of the Antiochian
patriarchate- both in their Middle Eastern homelands and throughout their "diasporas" - to establish full intercom-
munion immediate! . A wider union
could then be affirmed. The theological
groundwork ha been laid, and ay of
overcoming the practical ob tacle to reunion have been creatively addre ed.
Fortunately it appear that the hierarchies of the Greek and yrian Orthodox
churche of Antioch do not intend to ignore this historic opportunity to heal a
breach that has vexed Chri tianity for
over a millennium and a half.
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THE PEOPLESPEAK.
Dear Sayidna:
The following is a final report of the
Hurricane Relief Fund which Your Eminence and the members of our beloved
Archdiocese so generously and lovingly gave to the people of South Florida.
Per your request, I formed a special
committee to help _in distributing the
funds. It consisted of every priest of the
Deanery and two lay people from every
parish. Dr. Eugene Sayfie represented
the Archdiocese Board of Trustees. As I
mentioned to Your Eminence on the
phone, the parishes of Davie and West
PalmBeach felt that it was not necessary
for them to meet with us whenever we
meet because it did not concern their
parishes; however, they were informed
of our meetings.
Sayidna, we have tried our best to be
faithful stewards in distributing your
generous gift. At our first meeting, with
the help of the guidelines and criteria
from FEMA, the Red Cross, and Catholic Charities, we established our own
guidelines for distribution.
We met numerous times and at our
first meeting we decided that the funds
should be distributed first to our Antiochian parishes, second, to nonAntiochian Orthodox parishes in the
area, and, third, to non-Orthodox. Each
priest presented his cases to the committee anonymously, and the committee. studied each case separately and
awarded the funds accordingly.
The following is a breakdown of the
distribution of funds.
The Cathedral of Saint George,
Coral Gables
$27,000.00
Saint Lazarus Church,
Miami
21,500.00
Saint Peter Church,
Miami
8,500.00
Shrine of Regla,
Miami
8,500.00
Non-parishioners
2,000.00
Cammillus House
(Home for the Homeless)
Miami
1,000.00
Miami Rescue Mission
(Home for the Homeless)
Miami
1,000.00
TOTAL
69,500.00
The committee unanimously
decided to distribute $30,000.00 in the
form of $100.00 food certificates to the
people who live in Tent City in Homestead. We have purchased the certificates and were able to receive $1,500.00
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worth of certificates from the place of
purchase as a gift.
On Thursday, March 4th, we distributed $31,500.00 worth of food certificates to the hurricane victims in Homestead in the name of the Archdiocese.
Once again, Sayidna, please accept
our thanks and gratitude for this gesture
of love which you have shown us during our time of need. Our prayers and
hopes that the Lord will protect you for
many years to continue leading us in
this God-protected Archdiocese for His
glory and the prosperity of His people.
Your spiritual son,
Archimandrite Demetri M. Khoury
Dean, South Florida Deanery
Your Eminence:
I hope that you had a joyous holiday,
and I pray that this letter finds you well.
I wanted to express my gratitude, once
again, for your support for my studies
here at Holy Cross. I especially appreciate your support for the Antiochian
Studies Program, which I found very
helpful and informative. It was very
good to be able to get to know all of our
seminarians and some of our archpriests at Antiochian Village. The teaching, especially in Antiochian patristics,
history, missions, youth ministry, and
music, proved invaluable. I do hope you
will consider this program worth repeating next year. Thank you for making this experience and instruction possible.
I also want to express my gratitude
for your vision and drive in providing
Antiochian Village for not only the use
of our Archdiocese, but for all Orthodox. When I told some of my fellow students here that we would be going to
Antiochian Village for this program,
they all commented on the caliber of
the place. After I first arrived there, I can
now understand the comment of a
Greek Orthodox priest, who upon seeing it for the first time exclaimed, "Final1y, Orthodox with common sense."
May God continue to bless our Archdiocese through your leadership and
may He grant you many, many, many
years. Thanks again for your direct~on
and help with our priestly formation
and education.
Your,
John Reimann
Seminarian, Holy Cross
Brookline, MA
Dear Father George:
I realize that I am extremely late in
writing thi letter but have been searching for an answer to my query since it
arose in October, 1991. I will elaborate
now.
I am a faithful reader of The Word
magazine and find your "trivia' type
column entitled "Did you kno ... ?"
quite interesting. I wa however more
than a little upset after reading in the
September, 1991 i ue that no churches
were established in 1951 and 1952. Having been born in 1951 and one of the
first to be baptized by the Very Reverend
Stephen Upson in the church of t.
George, Toronto, (now relocated in
Richmond Hill, Ontario), I would really like to know the status of its establishment.
I believe it must have been established in eithe1' 1950 or 1951 and yet you
only mention the founding of t.
George Church in El Paso, Texa in
1950. Perhaps I am not clear on the
meaning of the words "established" and
"founded."
Please clarify this for me and ifl am in
error in any way please accept my apology in advance.
Yours in Orthodoxy,
Christine (Habib) Pickering
Willowdale, Ontario
Editorial Response:
Our Archdiocesan records indicate
that St. George Church of Toronto
(Richmond Hill) was founded in 1918.
Dear Editor:
The January issue of The Word is outstanding. I'm not sure if I have ever read
anything as intense and as convin ing a
the article on abortion. John and
Valerie Protopapa
are to be commended for their work.
It is exciting to see Orthodox hri tians along side believers from other fellowships in the battle to ave human life.
All Christians who hold to the fundamental of the faith, need to et a ide
difference and join together in the fight
again t abortion.
It seem to me that the pro-abortion
mind set i a product of a pre ailing
world view that i diametricall
oppo ed to Chri tian ab olute . During th
recent political convention one pre idential candidate poke to hi convention and aid that e are in a "cultural
�war for the heart and oul of America."
Incle d w ar .
Th
ultural war i a war between
t\\'O world ie -- the Chri tian world
view based on the ab olutes of God and
the prevailing relativi tic world view.
harle: Col on in hi book, "The
Body" write , ' ... the only table virtu , left in thi relati vi tic world is unbridled tolerance: the modern broadmindedne Lwhich purport that any and all
alue if inc rely held, are equally
valid (ex ept a value that claims allegian e to ab olute truth, of course.)"
ne need only to watch the evening
new-, an
ituation comedy, most
mo ieL, ore pecially shows geared to
children to ee this r lativistic world
view being jammed down our throats.
But the most frightening development
i - the almo t total control relativism has
in the public chools, through the bitterly nti-Christian ational Education
: ·ociation. Christian parents must
fight again t "new" curriculums such as
"The Rainbow Curriculum" in New
York and Pennsylvania's "Outcomes
Based Education."
Although, anti-Christian forces are in
control of media, government and education, he that is in u , still remains
greater than he that is in the world.Jesus
hrist is till Lord. He reigns, and one
day every knee will bow and every
tongue will confess thatJesus Christ is
Lord.
In Christ,
Alan Assad
Monongahela, PA
Your Eminence:
The purpose of this letter is to offer
my ongratulations and observations
regarding the recently completed Antiochian tudie Program. Each of the
. tudent (and faculty) commented on
the fact that this type of program was
long over-due.
One thing which was evident was the
genuine interaction between students
and faculty. ince the group was a
"manageable" ize each participant had
the opportunity to develop per onal
relation, hip with the other . Another
was the -incere intere tin learning more
about the ntiochian Church. Though
I am confident that you are already
planning for next year, I would just like
to add my ote.
We arc glad that Antiochian Village
wa. able to do it part to make this a suecc ful program. Plea e let us know
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how we can continue to support you
and this program.
Sincerely,
Mike Hamwey
Director of Sales and Marketing
Antiochian Village
Saidna PHILIP:
I wanted to take just a moment to express my thanks and appreciati?n f~r
the Antiochian Studies Week earlier this
year at the Antiochian Village.
The preparation and thought, not to
mention time and expense, that was
given this program was obvious. I am
sure that I would not be speaking
unilaterally if I stated that it was very
much appreciated by all who took part.
In fact, the sole general reservation that
the majority expressed was that we
would have enjoyed staying even
longer!
Please also extend my appreciation to
all the faculty participants. Once again,
and simply, be assured of my sincere appreciation. I remain, through Our Lord,
Your obedient son,
Shane Roberts
Seminarian, Holy Cross
Brookline, MA
Dear Father:
I am a student of Arabic. A priest
friend of mine always sends me your
magazine with the Meditation in Arabic.
I try to read it and translate it. I may even
get some benefit from it.
In this February issue, it was next to
a column entitled: DID YOU KNOW
... ? I don't know much about the top
part, but, as a historian, the bottom part
caught my eye. For at least 3500 years,
there has been a civilized human presence in what is now known as Ukraine.
The area and peoples, for at least 1500
years have had a Rus', Rusyn and, if you
will, Ukrainian identity. The Rossiyani,
or northern tribes in the region of modern Moscow, are an ethnic amalgam of
Sinitic, Mongol, Slav and Finnish peoples. They did not develop a real national identity until comparatively recently,
whereas the Ukrainians and the Rusyns
have had one for many more times
longer. In the year 103 7, there was no
Russia. This came along some 500 years
later, mainly as an opportunistic result
of a power vacuum. The Ukraine is like
Mexico - too close to Russia, or in the
case of Mexico, to the U.S. and too far
from God. The struggles of the Ukrain-
ians against the Poles, Russians, Germans and others are legendary.
Your information is a part of the old
communist re-writing of western history and is inaccurate. It runs contrarv
to historical and scientific fact as well a~
archeologic evidence. I am told that
your group and the Ukrainians have a
political problem between you. Don't
let that cloud the truth.
I like your magazine and love the
Arabic peoples, their language and their
culture.
Sincerelv
Leo Kell):
Clearwater Beach, FL
Editorial Response:
The information we gave about the
Church of Russia is historical fact. Sorry
you do not agree with it. Our "group''
and the Ukrainians do not have a political problem among us. If you know
something that I do not know about us,
let me know please!
Dear Editor:
My name is Albert Joseph and I am a
Lieutenant with the Rochester, New
York Police Department and I have been
a Police Officer for 28 years. I grew up
in New Castle, PA and I was very active
with St. Elias Church, being an Altar
Server, Sunday School Teacher and
Choir Member. I moved to Rochester,
New York and I belong to St. John's
Orthodox Church along with my family, and I have been very active with this
O.C.A. Church for the past 30 years.
When I read your guest editorial by
Valerie Protopapas referring to "MA Y
INSTANCES OF SICKENING BRUTALITY INFLICTED BY THE POLICE ON
MEN AND WOMEN, etc.", I became very
angry. To set the record straight • · •
There are many Police Officers that are
against abortion and I am one of them. I
I voted for Bush and tried to get manyof
my friends to vote for Bush because of
the Abortion issue. When we are called
upon to ENFORCE THE LAWSSE!
DOWN BY OUR COURTS, not byus, H
puts us in a very difficult position 311d
we do the best we can. In all the proteSr
that I and my Department are invo_lved
in we advise the protesters several ume
that they are in violation of the LAWL
. an d w 11 en the\',
and they must desist
.
. . MUSTthen
don't we as Police Officers
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use the force necessary to have th e Pro•
testers comply with the LAW• The
d'
majority of the protests h ave Me ia
coverage and I have NEVER seen or
been involved in any situation where I
would describe our actions as SICKENI G BRUTALITY, where Valerie mentions MANY INSTANCES. I think she
should put the blame where it belongs
and it certainly is not with the POLICE.
Sincerely,
Al Joseph
Rochester, NY
Editorial Response:
Orthodox Christians for Life have
written Aljoseph but their letter is too
lengthy to include here. We hope he is
satisfied with their response.
Dear Editor:
Where do I begin to sing praises for
the good news wrought by the successful "1st National Youth Seminar" held at
Antiochian Village,January 21st to 24th?
I am certain that I speak for many when
I express my deep appreciation for the
solid organizing efforts of the Greek,
Antiochian, and OCA jurisdictional
youth offices, especially Mike Anderson
(OCA),Mike Pappas and Fathers Angelo
Artemas and Jim Gravilos (GOA), and
Father Joseph Purpura (AOA). Their
hard work and steadfast spirit provided
great rewards. Why? . . .
SKILL . . . Firstly, because the organizers adeptly answered a real need in
our Church: equipping youth-workers
with the skills and confidence to do
their work effectively. Of course, attending this seminar does not a youthworker make. But it is a progressive step
in the right direction. The commitment
of the youth departments to this work
of education provides youth-workers
with a sense of relevance and vision for
the future. A need was recognized - developing skills in you th leaders - and
was answered with commitment, energy, and excellence. Bravo! Axios! Thanx!
FAITH ...
Secondly, the seminar
created a springboard of promise and
optimistic opportunity for the future of
our Church, since how we address the
needs of our youth today bears immensely on how we face the issues of tomorrow.
If I had to choose one word to describe
the spirit of this seminar it would be "E TH SIASM," since it fueled all present
with an overwhelming confidence, in tandem with competence. While enthusiasm
is intangible, it is also indispensable in
youth work . . . And, for that matter,
what is any work in the Church without
necessary faith and love?
TIIE WORD/JU E 1993
UNITY . . . Lastly, though perhap
most significantly,
a spirit of PanOrthodox unity pervaded our gathering. Indeed, what was most remarkable
about this occurrence was that it a
wholly natural and unplanned, a if it
were the underlying though un poken
agenda held in common by all. And yet,
this unity was not our directive but our
cooperation, for it most certainly had to
be the work of the Holy Spirit. Sharing
in God's will, our unity gave u an exhiliration of power, of dynamism, of joy
in the vitality of our Holy Orthodox
Faith, our common treasure. There wa
nothing wooden or artificial about our
togetherness, nothing formalized or
pretended. We formed a body, an organism, and dispensed with the facades of
organizations.
Neither Greek nor
American nor Russian nor Antiochian
. . . We were one and all in Christ,
Orthodox in Faith, jubilant in praise
(Though with many accents!).
One final note in this long-winded
missive ... If you ever happen to have
the opportunity to hear the contemporary Orthodox musical duo, "Kerygma,"
please do so. Why? Imagine the harmonies and repartee when eals and Crofts
meets Saints Cyril and Methodios meets
the Smothers Brothers, and I think you
will share in my delight.
Kudos (I just wanted to use tl)at word)
to the organizers of this event! Wonderworking is apparently not left to the relics of the past. Certainly, glory and
praise are due always to the grace of the
Holy Spirit!
Joyfully,
John Manuel
Lay Assi tant
Holy Trinity (GOA)
Wilmington DE
Dear Father George:
Warm greetings in the ame of our
Saviour, who declared I Iim elf to be
"The Way,the Truth and the Life,"Je. u ,
the Christ.
I wish to exp re incere gratitude for,
and appreciation of, THE
RD, and
congratulate you on the xcellent work
and progre
being made. Goe.I blc.
you and keep you all in Hi care.
This letter wa prompted by the enclosed new item of gay and le bian
clergy. A copy of my Letter to the Editor
about it i al o en lo ed.
In vie of the criptural teaching
referenced in my letter the creation b)
God of the complete man, male and fc-
male and the pra 'tice of pric:t ,
prophet and apo -ric in prcL·erving the
anctity of od-in tinned marriage,
when will th hurch ha\'e the moral integrity and courage to convene and deal
with thi ital, o er-long delayed e::, cntial i ue?
It wa preci ly to bring thi about,
aft r the r peat d po tponemcnrs, that
Arch bi hop ftimio - fie -h made the
monum ntal lka rifi e of marriage.
Hi hope were that heel be -ummonccl
to a trial by hi p ers, a mandated b)
Church anon Law and the i - uc would
b d alt with, leading to a re ·toration of
mandated marriage of the clergy in a cordanc
with
ripture -. To the
Church' hame it ha yet to reap the
benefit of hi noble and , clfle. act.
Think of the tremcndou
in alculabk
rewards which would n -uc!
Mariam
(Mr . Aftimio
Dear Metropolitan PHILIP:
In behalf of the pari hioner: of the
Shrine of Regla, I would like to exp re
our gratitude to you and to the rchc.lioce e for making fund a ailable to help
the victim of Hurricane ndre"-' in our
community.
Our church ha di tributed 8. -ooin
as i tance to needy familie and individual . It ha meant a lot to them to
experience that the hurch care· for
them in their time of need.
Thank you again, and may od grant
you many year .
Faithfully.
(The Rev.) Michael F. Lobo
Rector, . hrinc of Ikgla
~liami. FL
Dear Father ore\:
an a per. on (;>r per on...,)who 1 of
the Mclkite Faith participatL' tn thL' a<.ra
ment. of the Onhodo,· Jrnrch. u ha .
the Euchari t, 'n tion, L't', \\ ithout b ~corning nhodox fir t-;,If o, 1 th rl.'
anything \\ rittcn in thL' <..inons or
chur h J;rw"that tatt: it 1 .tlright to r ·ce i ve u h a -r.1mt:n t .rn d remain
~1clkite?If not, i thL'rt:an) thing written
in the anon or drnrch law that tat·
a J\klkite crnnot take communion or
other a ram ·nt • unit:
u ·h I ·lkit •
per on or pt:r on \\ ould b
rthodo ·? I havc.=been told
rthodox pri • t that ' y • ' a
�an indeed be considered the same as
an rthodox Chri tian o as to receive
the acrament without changing from
~lelkite to Orthodox. I need to know
our practice!
Respectfully,
ame and City withheld by the Editor
Editorial Response:
The Melkite (Greek Catholic) church
left the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of
Antioch in 1724 and united themselves
with the hurch of Rome. Many attempts
were made to bring them "home", but as
of thi date, to no avail. Rome supposedly allowed the Melkites to retain all their
Orthodox traditions. All that was needed v..'a to be in communion with Rome.
In practice, this is not always the case.
For example, their priests in the Western
world (the A, Canada and elsewhere)
must be celibate. Also they must celebrate Ea ter on the Western calendar,
not the Eastern one. In their liturgics,
they are very similar to us. However
most of them have adopted many "Latin" practice and disciplines, such as
purgatory, indulgences and merits, the
"Filioque" in the Creed, feasts of Corpu, Christi, Ash Wednesday, etc. They
believe in the infallibility and primacy of
the Pope of Rome and their Patriarch
and Holy Synod cannot elect their own
bishops. Rome does it! In addition to
the above, the Melkites have gone into
many Orthodox villages throughout the
Middle East and taken Orthodox Christians away from their Mother Church,
making of them "rice" Christians.
In answer to your question about intcrcomm union, the Orthodox and
Mclkites are OT in communion with
each other. We arc in constant dialogue
and have friendly relations. Our people
socialize quite often and the clergy are
u. ually on very good terms with each
other. The Ecumenical Guidelines of
the Orthodox Church forbid intercommunion until such time as the churches
maintain the same Faith, Creed, dogmas
anc.ldoctrines. That is not the case now.
They cannot receive our sacraments
and we cannot receive theirs! The Sacred anons of the undivided Christian
hurch, written by the Fathers of the
E umcnicaJ and Local Councils, forbid
inter-communion when there is no unity in Faith.
We rthodox Jong for the day when
our 1clkite brethren return to the fold
of their Mother Church. However until
they do, there can be no sharing of the
(jacramental life.
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the
of the WORD a clari·f·
Very Reverend Editor:
. readership
.
1caIn the January 1991 issue of THE t1on of bis or ~1erL~nderstanding of the
facts, along with his
WORD in the DID YOU KNOW column
. or .her sources , £or
statements o f serious implication. \Y/e
the reader is told "that only the clergy
begin prayers with 'In the name of the should know whether we are dealin
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy with a local (e.g. jurisdictional) peculiat~
Spirit.'" This seems to contradict a near- ity of custom or perhaps an opinion of
a Church Father. There should be room
ly universal custom in the Orthodox
Church. For example, the Greek Syn- for the laity to question the Orthodoxv
ekdemos of the Orthodox Christian es- of assertions, so that the catholicity of
the Faith may not be compromised. We
sentially begins by directing the reader
to say "In the name of the Father . . ." should remember how careful St. Paul
to begin the Morning Prayers. This is ex- was to use the expressions "I, not the
actly the arrangement in A Manual of Lord, say ... " (1 Cor. 7:12) to leavehis
readers some freedom of decisionEastern Orthodox Prayers pu blisbed
making in religious matters.
by St. Vladimir's Press with a foreward
by Fr. Alexander Schmemann, as well as
Yours in Christ
A Pocket Prayer Book published by the
Albert G. Fadell, Ph.o'.
Antiochian Archdiocese with a foreBuffalo, NY.
ward by Metropolitan Bashir. In each
case the prayers are to begin with the Editorial Response:
Sign of the Cross while invoking the
Thank you Dr. Fadel! for your interName of the Persons of the Allholy
esting letter. I am happy to know that
Trinity. Indeed, it would seem that since our laity arc serious about their Faith
most private praying would begin with
and that you are as knowledgeable as
the Sign of the Cross in Orthodox usage, you are. Thank God for educated faiththe invocation of the Name is always ap- ful! I should begin my response with St.
propriate, if not normal. Perhaps, what
Paul's expression "I, not the Lord, say
the writer bad in mind was the restric. . .". I attended two Orthodox the;tion of liturgical blessings or benediclogical schools, Holy Cross in Brookline
tions, along with liturgical ekpboneses
and St. Vladimir's in New York. Father
(as in the Lord's Prayer) in which the Alexander Scbmernann was my liturgitraditional replacement (for liturgical
cal theology professor. In both schools
blessings) is "Through the prayers of I can remember that whenever we recitour holy Fathers, ... ". Even so, it is not ed our prayers with a priest present, our
clear that all ekpboneses are to be omit- prayers began by him with "In the
ted, although it certainly is customary
Name of the Father, etc." When we
for laity to hesitate to say them. For prayed alone, we began with "Glory to
example, in the case of the Lord's Pray- the Father, etc." This stuck out in my
er, some manuscripts have the ekphomind over the years and was the reason
nesis "For Thine is the Kingdom . . .", I made my observation in the January
which then certainly should be said as 1991 issue. I receive many copies of let- I
part of a scriptural reading.
ters from the laity in our Archdiocese to
The further admonition in the article bishops, priests and other laity. Manyof
that "The laity never speak in the Name them beoin their letters "Greetings in
of the Lord Jesus Christ" needs at least the Nam~ of our Lord Jesus Christ". I
further clarification. After all, in the have always been taught that clergy
Liturgy it is the Laity that respond "In could use "In the Name of our Lord
the name of the Lord" after the Priest's Jesus Christ", but that the laity should
"Let us depart in peace." Then there is not presume to speak in His Name. They
the instance in the New Testament (Luke could say "Greetings in the ~ordJesL~~
9:49-50) in which the Disciples tried to Christ", not speaking "In Hts Name·
prevent a man from using the Lord's
The "function" of the bierarch or the
ame to cast out demons, but the Lord clergy is to stand in the place of Ch_ri~t
said, "Do not prevent him." If the
in his relationship to the faithful. Thisis
People of God are called a "royal priestan awesome "function"
which we
hood" (1 Peter 2 :9), their role as such
should not take lightly. It is a judgement
should have substance. It might be well upon us! Of course I may very well be
to point out that St.John Chrysostom in wron° because I cannot document my
a sermon about Laity versus Priesthood
argu1;ent. The liturgical books in Engcl~arly asserts that the difference is only lish do indeed state otherwise. But allof
with regard to function. I think that the these books were printed at a time
author of DID YOU KNOW THAT owes when we were starving for books on thc
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Faith in English, and often they were
printed without proper translations of
the liturgical texts. I wonder what the
originals say? Maybe our liturgical experts can enlighten us!
Dear Editor:
It is not surprising in North America
that even some Orthodox Christians
would question the truth in my article
(April, 1993) about the impossibility of
ordaining women to the Sacred Ministry of Orthodox Christian Churches,
even though I thought I had made the
point that the Church was simply being
obedient to the discipline that Christ
prescribed for His Church in only ordaining men. I thought I had explained
that while men and women are spiritually equal in the eyes of God, and are
equal in the sight of our human law, and
should share equally in their pursuit of
professional and material goals, they
are, nevertheless, different in their function. I thought I would be completely
understood when I said that a woman
can no more be an Orthodox Christian
priest than a man can be a mother.
In discussing these important issues,
what one must never forget is that we
live in a society in which it is believed
that everything must be voted upon before it can be considered, accepted or
believed. What I want to emphasize
much more emphatically is the fact that
the Church is not a human organization.
She is not a democracy. She is not a human institution. She is a Divine Society.
Her law and truth are not subject to the
pressures and changes that occur in human history. She is unchanging. She is
an absolute monarchy, over which
Christ is King. Christ laid down the
plans for the ministry of His Church
when He called only men to be His
apostles and bishops. He did not consider political, economic, psychological, sociological or gender factors when
He founded His Church. He did not
need to consider these things. He is God
and He did what He wanted to do
knowing that it was always best for us'.
We in North America have a difficult
t~mein accepting authority because we
l~~ein the world's oldest democratic poltt_icalsociety. We believe that every intitution is subject to majority vote. It
would therefore seem to follow that if
the majority wanted women to be
priests, they could be made priests. It is
even more difficult today for us to accept authority, and especially the
THEWORD/JUNE 1993
authority of the Church, becau e of the
~nsidious spread of secular humani t
ideas :Which have persuaded people to
question the truth and value of thing
that are absolute. Secular humani t believe that nothing, not even God if
there_isa God, is absolute. Everything i
relative and relational.
It can be
changed and be voted in or out a one
chooses.
When someone says to me that he or
she disagrees with what I say about
women being ordained to the Sacred
Ministry, I will tell him or her that you
do not disagree with me, but rather you
disagree with our Eastern Orthodox
Christian Church. This means that he or
she disagrees with our Lord, the Apostles, the Holy Bible and the Holy Tradition which the Church has preserved
intact and expounded in God's Holy
Name for two thousand years.
"And it came to pass, whenJesus had
ended these sayings [the Sermon on the
Mount], the people were astonished at
His doctrine: For He taught them as one
having authority, and not as the scribes,"
St. Matthew: 7:28f.
-Father Alister C. Anderson
Washington, DC
Dear Editor:
I received much spiritual benefit
from Father Alexy Young's article, "Orthodox Lent, A Feast for the Soul." Who
would not be stirred to take up our cross
daily and follow the Lord as we give
heed to the great cloud of witnesses
calling us to fast and pray?
I also noted an error in reference to
Moses' fasting. The article stated, "Call
to mind the incredible reward Mo e
received after his fast: the Lord God Almighty revealed Himself to Moses in the
mystical burning bush and even gave
the prophet His unutterable and all holy
Name: "I Am That I Am." Actually, thi
initial revelation came to Mo es prior to
his great fast, as recorded in Exodu 3.
The "reward of grace" which came to
him after his great fast wa that "the kin
of his face shone" (with the light of
God's presence) as recorded in Exodu
34, not ch. 24 as printed.
Fortunately, these error do not affect
any of the substance of the excellent
spiritual direction given in the article.
Thanks again for an edifying piece of
work!
In Chri t' Mercy,
tanford E pedal
an Diego, CA
Dear ord:
Your
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difficulti
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ame
ubj ctb Fath
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recent i ue oft
ological Quarter!
t th
moment that w
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the e pro bl
if th J
Patriarchate ere 11what it
ri inally
de igned to : an honorary tit! devoid
of juri dictional autho •
when it wa
bli bed,
under the j
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tan ee of
area. I d
that w hould be r adin
ing account right now
tional authority of Patriarch Di
stopped at the city limit of Jeru ale
all the re t of the Holy Land b i
placed where it wa originally
it
the Patriarchate of ntioch. The Gre
in Jeru alem could then d vot their
energie and full attention to th ir chief
interest and omething that the ha e
proved them elve pretty good at: taking care of the holy place .
incerel ,
Father Patrick Reardon
Butler, P
Your Eminence:
I hope thi letter find ou in good
health and peace during thi ea on of
spiritual renewal.
I am writing thi letter to expre
ome things that I have not communicated to you a one of the pri t that
erve under your hand in thi Archdioce e.
Fir t of all I ould like t thank
for bringing u (E.O. .) int the rth dox Church. I al o ould like to thank
you for bringing m into th fold of
Orthodoxy. Word annot
pre the
gratitude that I feel fi r th bold mo e
that you made in ordaining me and the
other into Orthodox . Thank } ou,
Your Emin nee for laying your hand
upon me and allo ing me to erve '\:·ith
you in thi great and h ly vineyard.
Each and very time I erve the liturgy
I am aware that I w uld not he participating in fullne of piritual life had
you not ordained me to the mini try f
life and faith.
The e ond thing I w uld like t relate i that I hope that ) u know that
your mini try and life i a light f vi "ion
and larity in re ard to evan eli ·m in
�orth America. I can only hope that I
live up to the challenge that you have
given to me and others. I thank God for
the trust that you had in us (and me) and
I know had it not been for you bringing
us into the canonical Orthodox Church,
Pascha would be a far different day.
Thank you for bringing us home!
-Father David Ogan
Lompoc, California
Dear Editor:
The imminent peace meeting in
Washington, D.C. is of significant importance to the ethos of power in world
politics and to the ethos of reason and
faith to which we all are loyal. In the history of power which the Heads of
Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, the
Palestinians, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria
and the USA represent, peace has eluded the Middle East since 1948 and before. Peace will again fail this time
around, and war will be resumed for
years, unless and/or until, in the following order:
• All of you have learned from history
that allegiance to power alone, has
failed to give comfort to all inhabitants of your countries.
• Israel feels confident that it is at home
in the Middle East despite the fact
that it was implanted there by force,
more than by discourse with the
Palestinians. The issue is primarily a
Palestinian-Israeli conflict more than
an Arab-Israeli conflict.
• The Palestinians who were dislocated, as a result, from Palestine are
reinstated in a national home called
Palestine, with appropriate accommodation, in space and geography, to
neighboring Egypt, Lebanon, Israel,
Jordan and Syria. Towards this end
the following steps are needed:
a. You worship, as you are expected
this time, at the altar of faith and
reason and not only at the altar of
power as you have done in the
past.
b. All expulsions of Palestinians from
Israel stop and recent deportees to
Lebanon returned to Israel.
c. Lebanon's recent refusal to rescue
the 400 + Palestinian deportees
from Israel, is recognized as a paradigm, of a generic model of all
the strategic and tactical processes to be utilized in addressing the
underlying concept of the conflict since 1948. The Israelis now
realize, with their morality-laden
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d. Palestine is reestablished, and like
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by the non-Lebanese and in Syria by
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ceremony. In addition to his service t?
the Board of Education, Dr. Sayegh is
the president of The Kahlil Gi?,ra?
Educational Fund, Inc. in Yonkers. It is
a proud moment for Lebanon and ~rabAmericans to have this school dedicated in honor of Kahlil Gibran," said Dr.
Sayegh. "It stands as a symbol ~f the
many contributions he has made m ~~e
name of world peace and harmony.
recent departure from the Episcopal
Church. They were chrismated and
received into the Orthodox Church by
Father Gregory Cooke, priest of St.
George, who serves also as priest of the
new Mission.
Using the Divine Liturgy of St.
Tikhon (an Orthodox-corrected
form
of the Book of Common Prayer of the
Episcopal Church, and first authorized
for use in the United States in 1907),
Christ the King (which meets inAHEPA
Hall, N.E. 31st and Glisan, Portland)
offers an entry into Eastern Orthodox
community, theology and history for
those seekers more familiar with Western Christian (i.e., Episcopal or Roman
Catholic) forms of liturgical worship.
Both Christ the King and St. George
are in the Antiochian Archdiocese of
North America, under the Patriarchate
of Antioch, the second oldest patriarchate of the Christian Church.
AAMA Elects Hamati
National President
L. to R. Consul General of Lebanon, Antoine G. Chedid; Dr. Baker,Jr., Principal; Dr. Sayegh, Trus-
tee; Mr. Robert Beane, President, Board of Education.
The dedication of the Kahlil Gibran
Early Childhood School was one of five
chool dedications planned this year by
the Yonkers Board of Education. These
schools are being named after deceased
persons who have local, national or international recognition; and have made
positive and significant contributions to
education, history, human rights, the
arts, science, politics, law or civil rights.
In commemorating Gibran's contributions to history, the school district
was honored to have as the evening's
keynote speaker, Consul General of
Lebanon, His Excellency Antoine G.
Chedid. In his inspiring address, the
Con ul General spoke of Lebanon as a
proud land of peace, and peace loving
people. He also provided a brief overview of Gibran's distinguished life and
contributions.
Dr. Joseph F. Sayegh, trustee of the
50
Yousif I. Hamati, MD, FACS,an orthopedic surgeon from Muskegon, MI,has
been elected 1993 president of the
National Arab American Medical Association, Inc. (AAMA), a 1,000-member
national organization of medical professionals of Arab descent.
The AAMA is a nonprofit, non-political organization devoted to educational and charitable goals. It is fully accredited by the ACCME. Twenty local
The evening was completed with an
address by school principal,
Dr.
Roosevelt Baker, Jr., which focused on
the school's reading and writing magnet
theme, and, the donation of literary
works by Kahlil Gibran from Joseph
Slater and Suzanne Williams.
Western Orthodox
Mission Formed
In Portland, Oregon on February 28,
1993, there occurred an event unique in
Oregon (and relatively-new, but increasingly common, in the United States): a
Western Rite mission of the Orthodox
Church celebrated its first Liturgy.
Christ the King Orthodox Mission,
an outreach of St. George Orthodox
Church (Byzantine Rite), has at its core
nine former Episcopalians who left the
Parish of St. Mark, Portland, before its
tion in Amman, Jordan, in June 1~93.
Medical professionals from the Urnted
Stateswill join colleagues from the Middle East for five days of medical sessions
and cultural programs. The convention
is co-sponsored by the University of Jordan King Hussein Medical Center, the
Ministry of Health and Jordan Medical
Association.
Dr. Hamati is a member of St. Nicholas Church in Grand Rapids, MI, and a
member of the Order of St. Ignatius of
Antioch.
St. Anthony Bergenfield, NJ
On St. Anthony's Day, January 21,
1993, Bishop Antoun inducted 18 new
members from St. Anthony Church,
Bergenfield, NJ, into the Order of St.
Ignatius of Antioch.
This induction breaks down the old
cliche about the Order being an "old
rich man's" organization, as more than
half of the inductees are women, all are
ing, and tuition for seminarians are
among the many projects funded by the
Order.
The Order has a ministry to the Archdiocese and through this service can
reach the larger community as a whole.
The Order has made it possible,
through the Archdiocese, to contribute
to the victims of Hurricane Andrew and
those stricken with famine in Somalia.
Without the collective conscience and
donations of the members of the Order
of St. Ignatius these charitable and
philanthropic contributions may not be
possible on a grand scale.
After a brief introduction by Edward
Assile, vice chairman of Eastern Region,
the inductees and their sponsors were
introduced and then the inductees were
sworn in by Bishop Antoun. The new
members of the Order of St. Ignatius of
Antioch from St. Anthony, Bergenfield,
are: Valerie Allen,James Bach, Cathryn
Banu, Thelma Dacales, Dennis Deeb,
Jerry Delaportas, Don Di Novi, Lisa
Fares, Gabriel Hakim, Lindsey Hakim,
Mr. David was buried in the family plot.
Allan was so well known to mo t
everyone in the then OYO Mo ement
throughout the nited tate and anada, particularly in the Mid We t, Ea, tern
and Canadian American Region ,
wherein he had resided during hi. lifetime and wherein he was active in the
movement.
Allan was born on May 15 19~3 in
Timmins, Ontario, Canada, where he
grew up. He served in the Royal anadian Air Force from 19"±1through 19"±5in
Canada, the Briti h I le and France. He
subsequently attended the L niversity of
Toronto where he earned hi. Bachelor
of Science Degree a well a his Ma ter
of Science Degree a a Chemical Engineer. After a short working period he
attended Oklahoma A and M where he
completed hi work for and received his
Doctoral Degree in Chemical EngineerNational Chaplain ArchpriestJoseph
Allan and 14 of the new inductees of the Order from st _Aning. Dr. David had achie ed member• l Daly , were absent from the photo.
thony, Bergenfield. , Four inductees and the pastor, Fat l1er D a111e
ship in many Honorary and Frater_nal
of various ages & all are of different eco- Donna Harris, Dolores Atallo Hazel- societies related to the field of hcmical
nomic means and professions. This was green, Gary Hazelgreen, Mary Mabar- Engineering a well a having been an
Honor tudent while at ollege.
one of the largest inductions at the local die, Stephanie Mehler, Eve Meyer,Jame,
Allan wa employed by International
Pallas and Klaus Weischenberg. Pastor
parish level bringing National MemberBu
ine Machines Corporation for
of
St.
Anthony
Church
i
Father
Daniel
ship in the Order to over 1450. St. Anthony Parish now has a total of 36 mem- Daly. May God grant them many year ! over Twenty-Five (25) year., retiring in
1991 from hi managerial po..,iLion.
bers and St. Anthony is not a large parWhile with IBM he wa a,, igned to varish.
ALLAN PHILIP DAVID
ious managerial po, itions in BinghamWord of the collective good works of
ton, .Y., Pough keep ic, 1 .Y., Mane">">a,
Allan Philip David, of Binghamton,
the members of the Order are reaching
irginia a well a, other ar~a- of the
ew York died on October 26, 1992 at
every person of this Archdiocese, thus
country.
He aL o, er ed IB~l in a~ada,
a
hospital
in
Binghamton,
where
he
ha
encouraging more and more to join. ToJapan and Germany while holdmg a
lived for most of the year that he ha
gether the members support and
managerial po ition.
resided in the nited tate . Mr. David',
encourage many projects throughout
Allan a, a long time supporter and
Funeral
services
were
conducted
by
the
the Archdiocese. The Antiochian Vilacti
e in the
Y movement parucuVery
Rev.
Elia
Shalhoub,
Pastor
of
the
t.
lage Camp, Special Olympics, Clergy
larly
in
tho
e
areas
of the ountry where
Retirement Fund, Food for the Hungry, George Antiochian Orthodo~ Church
he
will
be
well
remembered
for hi
of
Toronto,
in
Trenton,
Ontario,
where
missions, evangelism, radio broadcast-
t
Dr. Yousif I. Hamati
chapters of the AAMA have b e en estab-1
lished throughout
the United States
since 1974.
..
A}.Mf.s
Dr. Hamati is also chamng the
Eleventh International Medical ConvenTHE WORD/JUNE 199
:\
Allan Philip David
THE WORD/JUNE 1993
t
�He then presented the group with
wooden cross as a gift from his parish 0~
St. Andrew's Church, Eustis, FL.
_Fo_llowingth~ service, a provisional
m1ss1on council was appointed. Arrang~mcn~s were made to have a Typica
service, with Holy Communion on th
first and third Sundays of each monthe
The time and location of the service~
will be announced shortly. All services
and prayers are in English.
Area residents of the Eastern OrthoAntiochian Mission Founded dox Faith, including Russian, Armenian
DAYTONABEACH - An Orthodox
Greek, Slav, Lebanese, Syrian and all
St. Michael Church,
mission has been founded under the other nationalities, are invited to attend.
VanNuys, CA
auspices of the Antiochian Orthodox
Information is available by calling 253We at St. Michael Church, under the Christian Archdiocese of North Ameri- 1815 or 677-5755.
direction of Fr. Timothy Baclig, in Van ca by a group of people residing in the
The founders want to determine who
Nuys, California, feel very fortunate to greater Daytona Beach, Florida area.
in Volusia and Flagler counties want to
The group met recently at the Dayto- join in the effort to establish this
have a unique cultural program in our
church, chaired by Carrie Deeb Skaff. na Beach home of]an Ajluni, with The English-language Orthodox mission.
Originally, Carrie was appointThe mission is made up of
ed Cultural Chairman in 1991,
people who live in the East
for the Ladies Guild, according
Central Florida area. . . mainto the AOCWNA guidelines.
ly from Daytona Beach, OrShe started the program and it
mond Beach, and South Daytobrought such delight to the lana. Within 30 minutes proximidies that the men wanted to go
l ty lie the communities of Port
too. Now, the Cultural Program
Orange, Deland, New Smyrna
is open to the entire parish and
Beach and Palm Coast. The
we have an overabundance of
• group is actively pursuing
people.
potential members from these
There is a great deal of felareas.
lowship felt by us all when we
First row (from left): Yvonne
make these trips together. The
Haddad, Daytona Beach; Falove for one another and enjoyther Michael Keiser, St. Anment of each other is earned by t
drew's Church in Eustis, FL;
the work we put into our trips. Carrie Skaff (middle) and friends at the Getty Museum, Malibu, Ca. Mrs. Helen Barham, Detroit,
Starting in 1991,we visited
MI; Louise Hamway, Boston,
such places as The Armand Hammer V. Rev. Michael Keiser, director of mis- MA and Daytona Beach, FL; Isabel YanMuseum, The Dorothy Chandler Pavil- sions of the Southeast United States at- ni, Daytona Beach, FL; Second row
lion and Music Center, The Crystal Ca- tending.
'
(from left); Soroya Farrah, Ormond
thedral, Catalina Island, Descanso
Fr. Keiser conducted a Vespers serv- Beach, FL; Sanoma Robertson, South
Gardens, and many, many more places. ice in celebration of Holy Cross Sunday.
Daytona, FL;JanAjluni, Daytona Beach,
ot only did we visit these places but
the ladies would get together and plan
traditional meals, picnics or go to a restaurant afterwards.
In 1992, we toured a total of nine
places, which also included musical
play , ethnic exhibits and religious
how . One of the highlights of our
1992trips was to the Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters. Forty people signed
up. We chartered a bus, went together
and made a day-long trip out of it. The
ladies planned a lenten meal which was
partially-devoured on the way there
then we finished the rest of the food be~
fore the pageant performance. The Pageant of the Masters is noted as one of the
b~st art shows around. Real people depict the arti t's scenes. Some of our
accompli hments on a local, regional
and Archdiocesan level. He was not
married and is survived by his sister
udrey Aziz, the wife of Louis Aziz of
Trenton, Ontario, as well as his two
niece Donna and Laurel (Aziz).
Allan had many friends and distant
relative in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal, a well as in Syracuse and Binghamton, .Y., who will miss his friendship and devotion to the Orthodox
Faith. May his memory be eternal!
52
events have to be booked six months in
advance.
So far for 1993,we have already visited two very interesting places. The attendance is growing and the trips are
educational, cultural, and enjoyed by
all. We thank Carrie Skaff for taking time
out of her very busy schedule to plan
these events for us.
-Carolyn Sadd
Daytona Beach Mission members
THE WORD/JUNE l993
FL;Michael Farrah, Ormond Beach, FL;
Sybil Ajalat, Daytona Beach, FL; Fred
Homsey, Omaha, NE; Bob Hamway,
Boston and Daytona Beach; Dr. Dick
Ajalat, Daytona Beach, FL.
St. Michael's -
Las Vegas
The parish of St. Michael's in Las
Vegas,Nevada experienced a very warm
and wonderful weekend January 23 &
24 with the visit of our newest hierarch,
Bishop BASIL.This was Bishop BASIL's
firstvisit to Las Vegas since his consecration.
A banquet and hafli in his honor was
held on Saturday evening at the Sands
Hotel.
An overflow crowd attended the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. Michael's
on Sunday, January 24th. Assisting Bishop BASILwere Protopresbyter Ilia Katre
of St.John's Greek Orthodox Church in
Las Vegas, our pastor Archpriest Paul
Eyler, Archdeacon George Shishim of
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Los Angeles,
and our two subdeacons, Jesse Eyler
and Kevin Gagliardi.
Immediately following the liturgy,
Bishop BASIL visited with our Sunday
School children. Afterwards an informal
Bishop BASILwith Las Vegas pastor and children.
luncheon was held in our church hall.
Our local newspaper, the Las Vegas
Review-Journal, featured his visit with
an interview entitled "Orthodox Bishop Shares Experiences with Las Vegas
Parishioners." The interview emphasized the time he spent in Lebanon,
and was accented by a color photo of
"A Super Priest goes to the Super Bowl."
Archpriest Jehad Michael, the energetic and charismatic pastor of St. George Church in El Paso, Texas,
was the guest of former parishioners to the Super
Bowl this past January. Who said priests aren't
human?
THE WORD/JUNE 1993
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children.
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�THE ORTHODOX WORLD
bur h Bodi Criticize
I ra li D portation
f Pal tinian
S
Follm, mg the deportation of t 15 Pale tinians by
rhe 1 r,1eligm·ernment to
Leb.inon I.He December,
C\
era! church
bodie:
prnrc ced the I r,1el1de i ion and called
ti.>rthe rcwrn of the deportee"i to their
home
In .1ubk
enc co braeli Prime Mini cer Yitzh:ik R.tbin (22 December) then\'\' , :1cring general ecretary Todor
.tht.::vde. c nbed the deportation - a a
, 101:nionof the Fourth ,ene\·a Conveneion. and al o a ked the I raeli go\'crnmem to life ic: order clo:ing the Occupied krricork .md called for protection ol cht: Pale"itini.m ci\'ilian population undt:r occupation in compliance
with cht: ,l:'ne\ .1 Com·ention.
"\'\'l' bl.'lil.'\'l' that collective puni hmcnt '" gravel) detrimental to the puruil of pe,ICl.'.md even~!) compromL e
the concinuauon of the peace negotiation:-. ,1be, \ me age concluded.
A pie'> relea"ie from the lie.Idle Ea t
,ounul of Churches also criticized the
c.kpon~1tio11'-i ignecl by general, ccretary Gabriel I labib. the message said the
deportation",, ere in defiance of international la\\ .md .1 direct violation of
Lchanest: ovcreignty and territorial inll'.grity.
"In tt:ad of adopting pmitive step
t >\\ ard n:conciliation ,, ith the Pale tinian , lsrad ha once more revealed
through this acuon. it ob"itructive polic k lo pcact: in the ~lie.le.lieEast".
The me .1ge appealed
"to
all
and related organization. to
1tht.::immediate afe return of all
ian to their land in accordance
i human nght and the
,· e olutton 7 99 . . .".
\\orld \lethodi. t
joil1(:d 111crill izing
In a ktter to Prime
d by \X'~l , gc.:neral
1e lethoc.11t hoc.Iv
·cl" and '·rroublec.1:.
el.
kr lood how great
·n onc.:sole.lier.one
child in a countrv
killed. I al o ca;
ne r~1ge,felt when
Id
n • unarmc.:d
l'. r c r father i
hot
dead bv an I raeli soldier. Both losses
are ·ig1~ificant, and in the eyes of God,
both ar the ame".
The letter added that when Israel, or
any other country, acts in a manner that
ay "one death counts much, and the
other count for nothing", such an act
and attitude i , by definition, racist.
"Your recent deportation is a case in
point: Five Israelis are killed, these
death mu t be avenged, and massive,
indi criminate and punitive retaliation
follow , with innocent people hurt and
killed".
The letter, which was also copied to
. . Pre iclent Bill Clinton and Secretary
of tate Warren Christopher, concluded
that the WMC is "supportive of an Israel
that is open to all, welcoming to all, and
afe for all", adding that "we cannot,
however turn a blind eye to what is happening in your country, for it effects us
all ... ". [EP ]
Albanian Church
''Coming to Life''
Despite Hard Times,
Says WCC Report
Against the backdrop of deep uncertaintie in Albania - political confusion
and disarray in society, severe economic
hard hip and threats that the war in the
former Yugoslavia may spread to Kosovo, whose population is largely ethnic
Albanian- the Orthodox Church there
"i an amazing example of a Christian
community coming to life again", according to the report of a wee team
who went to the country in December.
During a visit to Tirana and several
other citie , Huibert van Beek, wee executive ecretary for church and ecumenical relation , and Peter Lodberg,
Europe secretary for Danchurchaid
( opcnhagen) and a member of the
\J C Central Committee, met with
rchbi hop Anastasios and other
Orthodox leaders Muslim and Roman
Catholic repre entatives and government official .
, tati tic. oft n cited say 70 per cent of
lbanian, arc Mu lim, 20 per cent Orthodox and 10 per cent Roman Catholic. But many ob ervers question these
figure~, noting that they elate from 1938
and that the former hard-line Communi t regime vigorously repres ed religion and in fact outlawed all religious
activity after 196 declaring Albania the
world' fir t atheist tate.
]
After the downfall of Communi 01
the new government set up a secretariat for religion. There have been effort
to enact a law on religion complying
with internationally recognized human
rights standards. A first draft was withdrawn after protests from international
Protestant evangelical organization
over its provision that religion other
than the country's three traditional one.
must be recognized by parliament. A
second draft, which specifies that the
leadership of the religious communitie
should be Albanian is now being cli _
cussed. Both the Catholic and Orthodox churches, depleted of clergy during
the years under Communism, are currently headed by expatriates.
Some fifty church buildings taken
over by the government and usecl as
gymnasiums, cinemas, bars and restaurants have now been renovated and reopened by the Orthodox Church. The
return of many other church propertie
continues to create disagreement between church and state. Attendance at
services is large and growing, the wee
report says. Many Albanians grew up
during the period when religion was
forbidden, but interest in catechism and
Bible study groups among young people and students is high and the arch- 1
bishop has recently begun a month!~ l
newspaper, Ngjallja ("Resurrection'')
The church has also elected pari h
councils, reorganized its four diocese·
and formed a clergy-laity council made
up of a priest and layperson from each
diocese. Its general secretary is Aleko
Dhima, an Albanian layman; but the
wee report notes that there are not y<.:t
any Albanian bishops, "and it will tak<.:
some time before the local episcopate is
reconstituted". Anastasios him elf is •
Greek. Appoirlted exarch by the Ecu- I
menical Patriarch in September 1991,he
was enthroned as primate in Augu.t
1992.
A former missionary in Africa, he told
the wee visitors that his mission and
ecumenical experience (he wa moder
1
a tor of the wee 's Commission
World Mission and Evangelism from
1983-91) are a great asset in hi pre. cnt
task, as "slogans like 'solidarity wit!~the
poor' and 'mission in Christ's way 1:c·
come concrete reality". His staff u~cludes several sisters one of them Afn·
can, who worked with him in Africa
The absence of Albanian leader hq
has made the training of clergy an urgent
I
I
°
priority. Anastasios :ias begun a seminary in an unoccupied, rundown, unheated hotel in Durres. Despite the ab·ence of a library, teaching materials and
equipment, there are eighty students,
mo tin their 30s and 40s. Courses are
I given by the archbishop, an Albanian
Jay theologian in his 80s and visiting
monks and theologians from Greece
and the U.S. Eighteen priests and 17 deacon have been consecrated; they travel to parishes over the weekend and
continue their studies during the week.
9 Million Aid
I Includes Medicine, Food,
Blankets, Shelter
Church World Service is responding
to the humanitarian needs of persons
caught in the conflict in former Yugosla\ ia with a material aid package current!) at S9 million.
That aid package includes $2,330,000
in medicines sent from November 1992
through mid-February 1993, along with
about $69,000 worth of drugs currently being purchased in Europe for immediate shipment.
CWS also has sent along foodstuffs,
including flour, in cooperation with the
I
International Orthodox Christian Charities, and $1,441,000 worth of blankets.
a~er:icy to di tribute in ho pica! ~me.I
clm1c erving refugee from the ci vii
r~
war. "That church ha promi ed to
.. li
make the medicine available for all.
e righ
regardle of ethnicity" Thurber aid.
e 'ni
Some of the medicine al o arc ent
d rel)l
to the Lutheran \'?orld F clcration. t~1ff
LI Jim
in Zagreb for di tribution, he aid. The giou
food and hou ing grant arc for both ocry.'
Muslim and Croatian in Bo. nia.
NCC Head Urges Chri tian
''Get to Know Your
Muslim Neighbor ''
EW YORK ational ouncil of
Churches General ecretar\' Joan B.
Campbell recentlv called on • l~ri tian
to "get to know ,your :\lu lim neighbors" and to re i t generalization and
stereotypes about any people, including
Muslims in light of the arrc t of cveral
so-called "Mu Jim fundamentali"its" in
connection with the bomb bla, tat. C\\
York's World Trade Center.
"We don't deny there arc ext re mi ts,"
said Campbell, noting that "there are
extremi ts of many different faith , including Christian. But we mu:t be clear
thatthe problem i the xtremi m, not
the faith group."
The General ecretar expre sec.Iher
concern about the "very erious danger" that in the wake of the \X'orld Trac.le
Center bombing, "Mu lim will become
characterized a terrori t . It could lead
to violence again t people who ha,·e
nothing to do with uch e\·ent . \\'e
must never take the action of a few and
attribute them to a whole group of
people."
Campbell remind
hrhtian that
"the root ofl lam Ch
anity,Juc.lai m
and many other faith
ovc of neighbor. Welcoming the tranger, the
foreigner, al o i ba i tO these faiths If
we capegoat we violate the ten<.:t of
the e faith . The people of the rapid!)
growing 1u, Jim community in chi
country are our neighbor and \\e nee I
to extend our elvc to kncm them.
live in a plurali tic so iet}. I urge I
ian congregation to eek out and g
know their i\1u lim ne
ampbcll noted the
longwork agai
• an
• •
eluding th
er·
lution in
r I
I lam, nti
d
udice in th
Jt
And in March, CWS will receive three
gm·crnment grants that it is being asked
to administer: $2 million in grain (coming through the Red Cross), $1,125,000
for housing assistance for refugees and
I million for purchase of high energy
toods.
C\X'Sis in the process of hiring staff,
o be based in Bosnia, to coordinate dis' 1bution of that $4,125,000 aid package (That sum is exclusive of administrati \'e co ts, which also are being
c >vered by the U.S. government.)
hurch World Service works in more
than O countries around the world inc.luding the United States in relief, de\'Clopment and refugee assistance work.
It is a ministry of the Church World
crvicc and Witnes Unit of the ational ,ouncil of Churches.
The Rev. ewt Thurber
interim
clircctor of the CW Europ~ Department ')aid "Church World Service is being even-handed in its distribution of
this aid package, providing one-third
•1 h in Bo nia, Croatia and
erbia."
~lo t of the medicine are ent by air
frl'.ightto Hungarian Interchurch
id in
In that
Budapc t then forwarded to Belgrade
on hri ua
for the crbian Orthodox Church relief
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�conflicts; all this makes life unbearable",
the statement said.
The statement added that instead of
concentrating on reconciling and unifying the different forces in the country,
the government is preoccupied with
"an internal conflict "fraught with the
most dangerous consequences, which
could destroy Russia".
"We join our pastoral voice to the
voice of the Almighty and say to the rulers: 'Stop this! If the ~ountry collapses
totally and falls into the abyss, every one
of you is responsible before God and
history", the statement said.
The statement urged the political
leaders to "renounce all your personal
ambitions" and to sacrifice their political ambitions "for the sake of the common good".
It added: "We do not appeal for a political peace which is simply a compromise of immoral and destructive
points of view. A 'negative peace' that
would lead to the paralysis of the
government and render it incapable of
action is unacceptable".
The statement said the people of Russia need a government which will be
able to legislate as well as apply the laws
it creates. "We need a State authority
which is capable of defending the people against anarchy and total disintegration. We need a State which will not allow the return of the past dictatorship
which had crushed personal and general
freedom. We need structures of government which would help to resolve the
key problems of Russia's new era".
The statement welcomed the neutral
position of the army in the political impasse and urged it "to be wise and not to
give in to the influence of the political
extremists, but to protect the life and
dignity of the citizens of the nation".
[EPS]
Russia: Churches Organize
Bank, Schools
The German Protestant press service
EPD reports that the Russian Orthodox
Church is planning to found a bank,
with the assistance of the Greek credit
institute Egnatia.
According to EPD, a spokesperson
for the Moscow Patriarchate said the
bank, to be called "Orthodoxia", would
have an initial capital of US $10 million.
It would open eight branches in its first
year, with plans for eventual expansion
to a network of 100.
Besides supporting Russian Ortho56
dox health, education and welfare activities, the bank would finance investments in the private sector as well as the
restoration of church buildings. The
spokesperson noted that 3500 buildings had been returned to the church by
the state during 1992 alone, many of
them in serious need of repair.
EPD says there are no precedents in
Orthodoxy for a church-owned bank. A
representative of Egnatia in Athens said
a large part of the investors in the bank
would be Greeks and Greek-Cypriots.
One of the projects to be supported by
the bank, according to Orthodox Press
Service will be the Orthodox University in
Moscow, opened on 24 February
Rector Ioann Ekonomtsev described
the new institution, the first church university in Russian history, as "a synthesis of church tradition and sciences"
which will "return spiritual values to
our very rich culture".
Courses in the first semester will be
offered in history, philosophy and biblical studies. Departments in economics, medicine and art will be added later.
Much of the teaching staff will come
from Moscow State University
Meanwhile, European Baptist Press
Service reports that the first classes at a
Baptist Seminary in Moscow will begin in
October. Twenty students are expected.
Construction of a US $ 1.5 million
campus for the seminary - an idea for
which Baptists began collecting money
in the early twentieth century - is
scheduled to start some time in 1993.
[EPS]
Greece: Orthodox Society of
Ecumenical Studies Founded
At a mid-March meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece, thirty-six Orthodox theologians and hierarchs formed a Society
of Ecumenical Studies and Orthodox
Information,
whose goals include
promoting the Orthodox presence in
the ecumenical movement and creating
an ecumenical consciousness
in the
Orthodox world. According to George
Testsis, representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the WCC in Geneva
and one of the founders of the new society, the group hopes to publish a periodical and studies of ecumenical interest and to establish an Orthodox Ecumenical Institute in Thessaloniki. [EPS]
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Vatican Admits Galileo Was
Right, after 350 Years
In 1633 the Roman Catholic Church
condemned astronomer and physicist
Galileo as a heretic for contending that
the earth was round and orbited the
sun. According to a report in the Episcopal Press Service of 18 November,
Pope John Paul II is now ready to admit
the church erred and was "imprudently opposed." After undergoing trial by
the Inquisition in Rome and threatened
with torture, Galileo recanted and was
placed under house arrest for eight
years until his death in 1642 at the age of
77. [EPS]
Editorial Response: Well, so much
for papal infallability!
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Orthodox Protest Easter Restrictions
Qerusalem) Israeli troops prevented Orthodox Christian Arabs from entering Jerusalem April 15, 1993 to celebrate the traditional Liturgy of the Lord's
Supper on Great and Holy Thursday Two Arab priests from the Greek Orthodox
church led some 30 worshippers in prayer at a checkpoint separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem after soldiers told them only people with
army-issued permits could enter. "Right now, our brothers are celebrating the
Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and we are hoping to be able
to join them in prayer," said Fr. George Makhlouf of the Ramallah parish. Israel
sealed off the occupied lands two weeks ago after a spat of Palestinian attacks
againstJews. The closure cut off Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip from
Jerusalem, their economic, spiritual and cultural center. The army has said permits issued by the military would be required for all territories Arabs are trying
to enter in Israel and Arab EastJerusalem, which was annexed by the Jewish state
after it was captured in the 1967 Middle East War. Christians petitioned the
Israel High Court to lift the closure and allow them entry to Jerusalem. Fr. Nic~la
Akel said Christians did not want to suffer the humiliation of requesting perrr:its
to reach holy sites. Fr. Makhlouf said the closure was discriminatory, allowing
Jews free movement to take part in recent Passover celebrations while restricting Christian celebrations. (OPS)
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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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Western Rite Orthodoxy
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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b Bishop Raphael Ha-waweeny
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by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
Editor-in-Chief
Archprie t George S. Corey, D.Min.
Editorial Board
Joanne Abdalah, M.L.S.
The V. Rev.Joseph]. 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.
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ajib E. Saliba, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Paul Schneirla, M.Div.
The Rt. Rev. Stephen Upson, Ph.D.
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What is Western-Rite Orthodoxy
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Daily Devotions ..............................
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Many of us were b~rn in~o a Christia~ wor!d where traditional churches were using wor hip service~ t~at had de_veloped m~~ tightly organized ntuals over the centuries. Believers frequently identifi d
so intimately with the familiar forms that the slightest, even inadvertent, variation from the norm could
provoke comment, even distress or a parish revolution. The climate has changed both because of greater
ease_of_travel ar:id co~1municatio? and as the result of over a century of scholarly study of "liturgy," the
discipline that investigates the history and meaning of the inherited customs of worship.
Local Rites Evolve
The earliest Christian worship was evidently extemporaneous but following a well-understood general
pattern with the result that the many surviving "liturgies" are broadly the same in outline and intent. A
the Church expanded over the known world, the outward form of the eucharist and other services took
on local characteristics of mood, language, music and ceremony, and different "rites" evolved. Probably
the oldest to crystallize was the West Syrian usage which lies behind the Byzantine, and the nonChalcedonian "Syrian", the Coptic and Armenian were originally in use in the Orthodox Church. But the
anti-Chalcedonian movement of the fifth century and the subsequent Arab Islamic domination of the ancient Patriarchates of Antioch and Alexandria, while the Crusaders so reduced the number of local Orthodox inJerusalem that a Greek Patriarch of Antioch, Theodore Balsamon ( + 1214)decreed that ''All the
Churches of God must follow the custom of New Rome (i.e. Constantinople) and celebrate the liturgy according to the tradition of those great Church Fathers and beacons of piety, SSJohn Chrysostom and Basil."
So we Antiochians lost our Syriac liturgy which still exists among the non-Chalcedonians and Maronites
but was replaced for us by the Greek rite. This later followed the spread of the Orthodox Church to the
north and across Asia so that until today, in many local variations, it continues as the almost universal rite
of Eastern Orthodoxy.
Except for a tiny foothold in southern Italy, the Greek rite never replaced the local Western rites and
when the Papacy fell away from the Orthodox Church in the eleventh century, the Western rites were lost
to the Church for somewhat different reasons but just as the Syrian, Armenian, Coptic and Nestorian (West
Syrian) rites continued only outside of the Church.
The Western Rite
Because the Western Roman Empire lacked the centralization of Byzantium, a great many local rites
developed in Orthodox Western Europe. In the sixteenth century there were five separate diocesan "uses"
in England alone: Salisbury, Hereford, Bangor, York and Lincoln, and whole families of rites evolved around
great cities, e.g. Milan, Braga, Lyons and a Mozarabic rite in Spain under the Arab conquerors, as well as
others for some religious orders. When the Papacy convoked the Council of Trent to resist the Protestant
Reformation, any rite with a long history was allowed to survive, some did so until the Second Vatican
Council and some still survive, for example, the particular rite of the Archdiocese of Milan. (The Mozarabic
rite continues in one church in Spain as a sort of antique.)
If you have followed this far you know that "rites" are local reflections of the faith and that no one
of them is "the one and only." Only with the invention of printing did rites attain uniformity.
Why An Orthodox Western Rite?
The Papacy monolithic and highly centralized, never lost the understanding that unity in faith and
communion did,not require absolute uniformity in worship and discipline. Hence the "~niate" ea te_rn
churches: Armenian, Ukrainian and our cousins the Melkites, etc. Substantially eastern 111the wor hip,
customs and discipline, they differ from the Orthodox only in their allegiance to the Pope and Roman doctrine. Any church that claims to be the one, holy universal Church of the Creed - a b~th Ro_meand Orthodoxy do - cannot be confined to a limited local vision of Christianity. The problem with mates, utterly
anathema to many Orthodox, is not that they exist but the fact that they were_often u ed a a ~alse front
to proselytize Orthodox faithful by unworthy means, either by civil persecution or by appealing to the
faithful in such a way as to produce "rice Christians."
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It was inevitable that sooner or later some western converts would approach
e Orthodox Church
and a k to be permitted to retain the rites used in the west bef~re the b_reak between Rome and Constantinople. The likelihood was all the greater because in the past 1t someti~es app_eared that to become Orthodox, one must also become a Levantine or a Slav and not every Occidental is able to shed the culture
he or he wa born in and adopt an exotic one.
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The fir t major approach was made in the late nineteenth century by a Roman Cat_~oll~ pnest,John
Joseph Overbeck, who revised the Roman rite to conf~rm to Orthodox standards, a fa11ly simple operation at that time. His proposal was accepted by the Russian Orthodox H_olySyn~d and h~ was e?couraged
and supported by interested missionary-minded Russians, but by the tune of his death m the ~irst decade
of the Twentieth Century, his movement had not succeeded and his converts were absorbed mto Byzantine communities.
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At the turn of the century, the only Orthodox bishop in North America, the later Russi~n Patriarch
Tikhon (Belavin) wa approached by a group ofEpiscopalians who a~ked_to b~ allowe? to contu:~e the use
of the American "Book of Common Prayer" rather than the Byzant111erite. Bis~op Tikh~n pet1tio1:ed ~he
Holy Synod of Moscow and a commission of theologians was directed to provide a_detai~ed exammation
and revision of the Prayer Book to be approved for the converts. (The ~epor~ was pnnte? 111the J?urnal of
the Theological Academy of St. Petersburg, a summary in English was printed 111The_Russian American Messenger, a critical review by two Anglican scholars appeared as Tract XII_of the Alcum_Clu~ and a ful_lerverion with notes appeared in The Orthodox Catholic Review, a publication of the Antiochian Archdiocese.)
Metropolitan Gerassimos (Messarah)of Beirut received a Western ~te movement in Eng~and bef~re_World
War I, and Metropolitan Germanos (Shehadi), while resident in the Umted States, engaged 111negotiations to
receive a Roman Catholic movement in Mexico in the 1920s. Neither of these projects resulted in a continuing community. They are noticed here to demonstrate that an Orthodox Western Rite is not a recent project.
Our present Western Rite Vicariate began with the return of a few parishes of converts that had
dropped out of our diocese in the difficult days after World War I. It was approved by the late Patriarch
Alexander III and was finally received in the early 1950's. There are presently some twenty centers. There
are no "invented" services: the parishes use either the form approved for Overbeck or for Patriarch Tikhon,
now a saint of the Church.
The laity are persons of traditional Orthodox Faith, disillusioned by the progressive liberal stance of
some mainline traditional churches; that is, communities that have a fixed, historic form of Worship. We
do not mount a proselytizing program, but provide an option for those who have already rejected changes
in their former denomination. Our stance is utterly different from the campaign that tore the Uniates out
of Orthodoxy.
With the current tendency of traditional Christian churches to bless homosexual marriages, trash
familiar worship patterns, ordain women, tolerate the neglect of family values, deny Biblical revelation
and otherwise follow secular leadership, our \X1estern Rite has become the most successful missionary
enterprise of the Archdiocese. Its outreach is far different from that of the Evangelical Movement which
is directed at a very special audience.
In the last century there were cradle Orthodox who viewed the Western Rite, not as the restoration
of a long-lost part of the Church, but as a dangerous intrusion. For them Overbeck wrote in 1866:
"My dear Eastern friends, I conjure you not to undervalue the difference of the Eastern and Western minds, and their different forms of thinking and worshipping . . . it is a requisite of paramount importance, not to lose the Western ground, not to attempt to assimilate, extrinsically
the Eastern and Western Orthodox Church. Both, through having the same faith and fundamental
constitution of the Catholic Church, must keep their formal peculiarities, which have become
a part of their inmost life, and which cannot be changed like a dress. Divine Providence formed
the Western Church on the Western Mind; therefore our Western form is inalienable from our
Western minds. Our difference from the East is only formal; but I venture to maintain that often
formal obstacles were a more serious bar to unity than even material ones."
But the apostolate of the Western Rite is not alone a means to make Orthodox truth available to those
who lost it, or never had it, and now want it. A major thrust is to witness to the claim of Orthodoxy to
~e the unique representative of the early universal Church, not a collection of local ethnic religions. It
l.ifts our eyes beyond our limited horizons to our mandate to bring all people to the Church.
by Father Patrick McCauley
By A.D. 2000, approximately 1.433
billion persons, or slightly less than one
third of the world's population, will be
Christian, according to David Barrett's
WorldChristian Encyclopedia. In spite
of these millions of adherents, the percentage of the globe's population that
calls itself Christian will have fallen
slightly since 1900.
Sadly, these statistics include folk
who claim to be Christian but who are
not necessarily active in local congregations. Even more
startling for most
Americans is the decline in influence of •
Christian institutions and values on
contemporary life
in terms of ethical
standards and prac- ••
tice, political and
economic policies,
and popular culture, such as movies, music, the
press, and so forth.
As a consequence of this diminution of Christianity's impact on
society at large,
historians,
both
Christian and secular, call this a postChristian age. Martin Marty, a faculty
member at the University of Chicago
and author of The Modern Schism
notes that industrialization and urban/zation which swept through Western
Europe and North America in the latter
1alf of the nineteenth century resulted
111a society in which religion
if acknowledged at all, has been releoated
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to
t~e private concerns of most citizens'
lives where it has less and less importance for each passing generation.
. Therefore, it is not surprising that
Bishop Leslie Newbigin a long-time
Ch·nstian
• missionary in India
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to · e Christian Gospel is not Africa,
Asia,or Oceania, but the industrialized
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West (Western Europe, North America,
Australia, and New Zealand).
Newbigin's observations are manifested in the decline of mainstream
American churches since the 1960s
when, a~cording to Christianity Today;
Met~1od1sts,Presbyterians, Disciples of
C~r~st, and Episcopalians lost literally
m1ll1ons of members. While mainline
churches are on a condition of re-··
trenchment for a multiplicity of rea-
Sanctuary of St. Augustine's, Denver, CO.
sons, conservative Christian bodies
continue to grow.
Among those groups that are growing are Christians known as Orthodox
or Eastern Orthodox. Orthodoxy in
North America claims somewhere between 5 to 6 million adherents. Worldwide, the Orthodox Church has a membership of about 2 50 million persons,
which makes it the second largest
Christian body on the globe, with Roman Catholicism's having a membership of somewhat less than 1 billion.
In the United States, Orthodoxy,
which was first brought to North America through Alaska by colonizers from
czarist Russia in 1794, has been, until the
last few years, a church primarily of immigrants and their descendents from
Eastern Europe and the Ea tern Mediterranean. With these new arrivals came
their clergy from the old country· o today in the nited States and Can~da
there are 14 Orthodox jurisdictions that
reflect the ethnic make-up of those who
originally brought the ancient Christian
Faith to these shores.
Among those juri dictions are at least
four groups that came out of czarist Russia (the largest being the Orthodox
Church in America); the Greek Orthodox,
Serbian
Orthodox, Ukrainian Orthodox, Albanian Orthodox, and
the Antiochian Orthodox. While each
of these groups has
its own hierarchy of
bishops and administrative
responsibilities, all of
these churches are a
part of the ancient
Church of Christ
known as Orthodoxy or Eastern Orthoct'oxy and are in
communfon
with
each other.
Allof these bodies
believe in the triune
God, Father, Son,
and Holy pirit, who
has always existed as one God in three
divine Persons. Orthodox Chri tians believe that Almighty God created all that
is, and that He is the Lord of all hi tory.
These Christians affirm that Je us
Christ is fully God and fully man, that
He died for the sins of mankind, that He
was raised from the grave by the power
of the Father on Ea ter morning, that He
ascended into heaven, that He i the
head of His body, the Church, and that
He sent God the Holy pirit to guide the
Church into afl truth. The ummary of
the faith is proclaimed each unday,
when the faithful recite the icene
Creed during the Divine Liturgy.
To the casual observer, the Orthodox
Church appears to have much in common with the Roman Catholic Church.
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�Thi i f course true in many ways.
How er Rome began the process of
breaking ith the Eastern expression of
the catholic faith, i.e. Orthodoxy, in the
leventh century.
P rhap the most obvious difference
betw en the Roman Catholic Church
and Orthodoxy, laying aside differences
in r gard to the role of the Pope in the
life of the universal Church and
c rtain other doctrinal disagr ement , is the form ofworhip followed by most Orthodox Chri tians.
More specifically, the worhi p of the overwhelming
majority of Orthodox congregations i called Eastern-Rite or
Byzantine. This last term comes
from the name of the eastern
capital of the Roman Empire,
Byzantium. Byzantine liturgies
(forms of worship) are gloriously beautiful, complex, mostly
ung, and quite repetitive from
the perspective of contemporary Americans. Depending
on the parish, liturgies in American and
Canadian-Orthodox congregations are
sometimes even conducted at least partially in the native tongue of the jurisdiction. But many now use English almost
exclusively.
ot all Orthodox Christians use the
Ea tern or Byzantine liturgical forms. At
lea t two branches of Orthodoxy in
America also include congregation that use Western liturgies.
The Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Archdiocese is the ~
larger body that sanctions the
u e of forms of worship that
mo t Americans and Canadians
would perhaps find more familiar.
This liturgical form is known
as the Western Rite. More specifically, the Western Rite is a
pecified form of worship that
wa used by Christians in Western Europe before the Roman
Catholic Church broke with
the Orthodox Church.
The Western Rite, when
compared to Byzantine liturgical forms,
is impler, less redundant, obviously
hoqer, and employs a hymnody (the
hymp u ed) that are familiar to a great
many American Christians. More preci ely, the Western Rite, as approved by
the Antiochian Archdiocese is a theologically corrected form of worship formerly used by either the Roman Catha-
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lie Church or the Anglican Communion.
In most Western-Rite Orthodox parishes, this means the liturgy is based on
the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
In other Western-Rite congregations,
the liturgy may be a Latin or English
form of pre-Vatican-II Roman Catholic
worship. In fact, all native French Or-
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thodox Christians, who number in the
thousands, use this form in Orthodox
Churches in France.
For those Western-Rite Christians
who use a theologically corrected Anglican liturgy, the modifications, while
important, would not be terribly noticeable to even the most regular worshippers from a traditional Episcopal con-
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Liturgy at St. Michael's, Whittier, CA.
gregation. Two of these alterations include the deletion of the filioque clause
in the Nicene Creed and the addition of
a stronger epiclesis in the eucharistic
prayer said by the priest at the consecration of the bread and wine as the Body
and Blood of Christ.
Filioque is the Latin word for "and
the Son" in the third section of the Ni-
cene Creed that affirms the church's belief that the Holy Spirit is one of the
three persons of the triune Godhead.
Orthodox Christians insist that the
phrase "and the Son" in speaking of the
procession of the Holy Spirit from the
Father is an addition by a meeting of
Western bishops that was never universally accepted by the Church. Even the
papacy, which now accepts the
phrase, originally rejected it.
Moreover, this phrase causes a
blurring of the roles of each of
the three Divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in
the Godhead. It is from the Father that the Son is "begotten"
and from the Father that the
Spirit "proceeds."
Besides the removal of the
filioque in the Creed, the Orthodox version of the Western
Rite in its Anglican form requires the priest specifically to
petition God the Holy Spirit to
act in changing the gifts of
bread and wine into God's gift
of the life-giving Body and Blood of the
Incarnate Son.
In addition to these two changes, the
Orthodox Church's Western Rite includes other indiscernible changes that
most Anglo-Catholics (old-fashioned,
High-Church Episcopalians) would find
to be either familiar or certainly acceptable.
Finally, as mainstream Anglicanism and other mainline
Protestant Churches continue
their decline and denial of basic
catholic faith, doctrine, and
worship, and turn to inclusive
language liturgies, which refer
to God as Mother (to name only
one alteration of traditional
worship), many traditional catholic Christians of both the Roman and the Anglican Churches
are turning to the Orthodox
Church. In fact, a goodly number of those who are doing so,
have joined congregations that
employ the Western Rite.
By doing so, these Christians haveretained familiar forms of worship and at
the same time insured themselves of remaining within an ecclesiastical communion, and under Godly, Orthodox
bishops, who attempt to teach and pr~ctice the ancient Gospel of]e~us Chns\
Father Patrick McCauley is pastor01
the Orthodox Church of the Apostles in
Ft. Worth, Texas.
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Why in the World Would An
Episcopalian Become Orthodox?
by Father Patrick McCauley
When I first became an Episcopalian
years ago, a friend facetiously told me
that I had joined "the best church that
money could buy." In fact, another wag
observed that the Episcopal Church is
the "Cadillac of American Christianity"
and the "Chevis Regal of Protestantism."
These attempts at humor, based on
social and intellectual snobbery, have
grown a bit stale in the ensuing years, as
the stately and venerable
American version
of the
Church of England has experienced wide-spread decline
in numbers, theological conviction, and social and political
influence. The church that
once was called "the Republican Party at prayer" has now
become little more than a coalition of special interests and
would probably be more accurately termed the "Democratic Convention in 1988 at
prayer."
With bishops who declare
the Bible to be little more than
the prejudices of a group of misogynist, homophobic males,
the Apostle Paul to have been
nothing but a frustrated homosexual, and the Resurrection of
Jesus Christ to be nothing but
the rattling of old bones, it is little wonder that the Episcopal
Church in the United States has
lost over a million members
since 1970. As if these "profound theological insights"
were not enough, the American branch of Anglicanism
now has liturgies for the marriage of two persons of the
same gender and refuses to expect clergy ~olive morally pure lives.
This sad state of affairs has prompted
some Episcopalians to seek a safe har0 r outside the Anglican Communion
m which to live out their faith. Not surprisingly, some have elected to leave the
denomination for other more conserva~~ve,Protestant groups. Still others have
swam the Tiber" for membership in
the Roman Catholic Church. A few
Others have formed "independent Epis-
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copal" congregations, and yet more
have formed new ''Anglican Churches"
that are in communion with neither
Canterbury or the Episcopal Church in
the U.S.A. Sadly, some have simply
dropped their practice of the faith altogether.
Fortunately, however, an increasing
number ofEpiscopalians have looked to
the historic Church of Christ known as
St. Peter's Sanctuary, Miami, FL.
the Eastern Orthodox Church as a place
of refuge. In fact, many Episcopalians,
especially those who come out of
Anglo-Catholic backgrounds,
were
taught that the church catholic exists in
three historic branches: Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Eastern Orthodoxy.
Sharing a Common Faith
Old fashioned, high-church Episcopalians have long held a close affini-
ty with Eastern Orthodoxy. In fact, the
late Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael
Ramsay, said as long ago as the sixties
that Anglicans should be working toward union with Orthodoxy because of
the commonality of faith. Other Anglicans have said that historic Anglicanism
is simply a Western (meaning Western
European) expression of Orthodoxy.
Several recent converts in my own
parish have observed that Orthodoxy in no way is a denial of
what they have always believed
as catholics in the Anglican
Church. Rather, say these good
folk, Orthodoxy is simply a
fuller, richer expression of the
ancient faith of Jesus Christ.
The same creeds, the same
Scriptures, the same seven
Sacraments, and the same understanding of the apostolic
ministry of Deacons, Priests,
and Bishops are all valued and
affirmed as the foundations of
the catholic faith in Orthodoxy
as in the traditional Epi copal
Church of days gone by.
Forms of Worship
Even more fortuitous for
Episcopalians who come out
of the high church tradition are
the liturgical expressions found
in Orthodoxy. While the great
majority of Orthodox Christians worship using the Eastern
or Byzantine Rite, a growing
percentage of Orthodox Christians worship according to the
Western Rite.
The Western Rite is an approved adaptation of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
At least two Orthodox jurisdictions, the Romanians and the Antiochians, have Western-Rite congregations in North America. The latter, in
fact, has a growing Western-Rite Vicariate, which has provided a safe haven for
traditional Episcopalian . We tern-Rite
congregations in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of orth
America exi ts in California, Illinois
Texa , Florida,
ebraska,
olorado,
Michigan and other state . A each ear
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�pastoral care enough, as does any good
parent, to say "no" when a course of action, a lifestyle, or a pernicious belief
would be harmful to the faithful.
As one of my own parishioners, an attorney with three sons, said, "I want my
boys to have been reared in a Church
that has some standards and gives them
direction and guidance by which to live
their lives. They can't get that in the
Episcopal Church as it now exists."
For Christians, whose bodies and
Jiveswere purchased wit? t~1ebody and
life of Jesus Christ, Chnst1an freedom
has limits and offers direction, guidance
and purpose to life. Orthodox Christianity offers reconciliation
between
God and man, between human fellow
beings, and direction and purpose for
living beyond the thrill of the movement, the vacuous chimera of materialism, hedonism, narcissism and individualism. One may indeed be a
thinking woman or man and still be a
faithful catholic Christian within the an-
cient Church of]esus Christ known as
Eastern Orthodoxy.
Father Patrick McCauley is pastor of
the Orthodox Church of the Apostles in
Ft. Worth, Texas.
A Final Word
Interior of Incarnation, Detroit, MI.
pas es, more and more congregations
of former Episcopalians are forming under the banner of the Western-Rite
icariate.
A Church that Affirms the Gospel and is
Willing to say "No"
The Orthodox Church of God continues to proclaim the refreshing Good
ews that God through His Incarnate
on Jesus Christ is reconciling sinful
men and women to Himself (II Corinthian 7). In so doing, she acknowledges that the new humanity created
through Christ's death and Resurrection
is the Bride of Christ or the Church.
And, it is in the Church that Christians
are to work out their salvation by
regularity of worship, living lives of
moral rectitude, sharing the Christian
Go pel with nonbelievers, building a
Chri tian community, and extending a
hand of help in the ame of Christ to
tho e in need.
All the while, Orthodox Christians,
unlike their counterparts in the Episcopal Church as it now exists in many
places in the United State , have the assurance of a leadership of Bishops and
Prie ts who acknowledge the centrality of Holy cripture, the divinely-given
Tradition of the Church of the Apostles,
and the need of clearly defined teaching
and in truction for the faithful.
Episcopalian , who have been received
into the Orthodox Church, no longer
have· to wonder what their Church believes or dread to ee the morning newspaper to learn of the latest scandal that if
not officially taught, i at least sanction~d
by the leader hip of the national church's
Bi hops.
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Orthodox Bishops, while not claiming for themselves individual infallibility, do indeed act in presenting the
Christian message in clear, understandable terms. Moreover, Orthodox clergy,
with the support of the entire Orthodox
Episcopate from the office of the Ecumenical Patriarch through the Patriarchates of each jurisdiction to local hierarchs, stand as one united witness to the
faith of Jesus Christ.
In spite of the anti-authoritarian age
in which we all live, Orthodox Bishops,
in other words, can and do say "no"
when necessary, to their people. This
does not mean that Orthodox Bishops
are capricious, arbitrary, or not pastoral. It does mean, on the other hand, that
Orthodox hierarchs love those in their
Sociologist Robert N. Bellah and
several colleagues, in Habits of the
Heart, have noted that contemporary
American culture places such an enormous value on individual freedom that
many Americans find commitment to
home, family, the nation or even the
church to be marginal at best. In fact
Bellah, who is an Episcopal layman, say~
that most of us do a "cost-benefits
analysis" of nearly every situation we
confront. So, if a marriage, citizenship,
a relationship with employees or employers or friends, or whatever costs
more in terms of effort, time, and commitment than it produces, then many of
us feel free to terminate the relationship.
This sort of individualism-gone-toseed is not only destructive on an individual basis but for the nation as well.
Unlimited human freedom, without
parameters, is lethal. As a nation, we are
not burying people, in fact, who
declared that what they did in their
bedrooms in the 1960s and 1970s was
nobody else's business. Tragic as the result of that mindset is, Christian people
need to look anew at the concept of
freedom in Christ.
A Hispanic Western Rite Procession in Miami, FL.
ADMINISTRATION
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Western Rite is directed by
The Very Reverend Paul W.S. Schneirla, Vicar General
8005 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11209
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He is assisted by the Western Rite Commission: Fr. Edward Hughes, Marie
Hyder, Fr. Michael Keiser and Fr. George Morelli.
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�Archpriest Paul W.S. Sch~eirla Celebrates
50 Years in the Priesthood
A Pictorial Review
A grand celebration was held at St. Mary Chu~ch in Br?oklyn) New York in November, 1992) to celebrate the 5 0th anniversary zn the priesthood of Father Paul W S.
Schneirla) 40 of those years as pastor of St. Mary.
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ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE
ELEVATED:
The Priest PETER DEMRO, pastor of St. Basil Church in Silver
Spring, FL, to the dignity of
Archpriest, on February 28,
~~! 1993.
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NEW MISSION:
Christ the King Mission in Portland, OR,
an outreach of St. George Church in
Portland, whose pastor is Father
GREGORY COOKE.
Synod Meeting of the
Antiochian Orthodox
Church Addresses Pastoral
and Social Issues
Edmund Nahas, co-chairman, Robert Sabbagh, journal chairman and Shamseh Dalack, chairman of the Parish Council, congratulate Father Paul.
The Schneirla
Schneirla.
children:
Dorothy
S. Hover and Peter C.
Father George S. Corey presents a pectoral cross as
a gift from St. Nicholas Cathedral of Brooklyn.
Charles Sahadi, co-chairman of the Anniversary, presents
a gift from the faithful of St. Mary's.
MANY YEARS FATHER PAUL SCHNEIRLA!
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Damascus, Syria - The Holy Synod
of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch held its regular meeting at Balamand Monastery in Lebanon from January 25-28, 1993. Presiding was His
Beatitude Patriarch Ignatios IV and attending were the member bishops from
Lebanon and Syria.
Pastoral and internal concerns of the
Church dealt with included regulations
for the disciplinary ecclesiastical council, amending the status of the parish
councils, adopting new texts for prayers
to be distributed during Lent, and the
preparation of research towards the
eventual canonization of Antiochian
saints by future synod meetings. It was
also decided to convene an enlarged
session of the Holy Synod in October
1993 to include bishops, all vicars
abroad, priests, monks and lay experts.
The purpose would be to seek the people'sopinion with regard to the church's
pastoral responsibilities and service to
all in an increasingly complex and developing society. It was announced that
after Easter, His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I would visit the See of Antioch.
The Synod affirmed its commitment
to multilateral and bilateral dialogue
Withother churches on the national and
international levels. Particular concern
was expressed
over the broken
Orthodox-Catholic dialogue and the situation in Eastern Europe and the
Ba_lk_ans.
The wish was expressed that
this inter-church dialogue be resumed.
With regard to Christian-Muslim dialogue,the Synod declared the churches'
Openness to meet with Muslims "in a dialogue of life, which aims within each
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Mi ions and Evangelism
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ACOR
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25.00
Pittsburgh, PA
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Morgantown, WV
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25.00
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A Department of
the Archdiocese:
Lay Ministries
''His gifts were that some should be
apostles, some prophets, some evan1,000 gelists, some pastors and teachers, to
equip the saints for the work of minis200 try, for building up the body of Christ,''
(Ephesians 4:11-12).
200
Each and every Christian has been
called to some form of service and
ministry in the Church, the Body of
Christ. Not all of us have the same gifts,
but all of us do have gifts to offer. The
DO ATIO S FOR THE WORD,
Department of Lay Ministries, through
gratefully received:
national, regional and local workshops
Violet amay Salem
and conferences, helps each ofus (1)dis. Grafton, MA
$ 15.00 cern his or her particular gift from God,
Mrs. Mike Thabit
and (2) discover ways by which these
Huntington, WV
100.00 gifts can be used for His glory. Some
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sing, some work with their hands, some
teach, etc. Are you offering your gift to
God?
Department of Christian
Education Coordinators
The members of the Department of
Christian Education include Dr. John L.
Boojamra, Director, regional and AEOM
representatives,
and the Orthodox
Christian Education Commission trustee from the Archdiocese. Listed below
are the names, addresses, and phone
numbers of these people.
The regional representatives are available to do teacher training by invitation.
Since each of these people is a volunteer
and receives no remuneration from the
Archdiocese, they should be offered a
minimum of $200.00 honorarium, in
addition to their expenses.
In the case where I, as Archdiocesan
Department Director, cannot attend a
Regional Parish Life Conference and I
appoint one of these regional representatives in my stead, their transportation
expenses and room and board must be
covered for one night as per the Conference Planning Manual. Please follow the
guidelines in the Conference Planning
Manual when either I or one of my
Department members, representing
me, attends a Conference.
-John L. Boojamra, Chairman
Eastern
Very Rev. George Alberts
141 Pennsylvania Blvd.
Monessen, PA 15062
(412) 684-5472
New England
Joan Teebagy
17 Briar Lane
Westwood, MA 02090
(617) 551-0974
Midwest
-Eastern PortionRobert Snyder
4029 Croydon Dr. N .W.
Canton, OH 44 718
(216) 493-4029
-Western PortionJo Anne C. Droubie
5 5 Langer Circle
West St. Paul, MN 55118
(612) 457-4218
Can-Am (vacant)
Southwest (vacant)
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Joseph Tershay
6575Meadow Creek Way
CitrusHts., CA 95721
(408)258-6244 (work-days)
(408)353-1156 (evenings)
(916)721-7654 (weekends)
southeast
MaryJo Wright
200 Drusilla Lane
Vicksburg, MS 39180
(601)638-8307
AEOM
VeryRev.Jack Sparks
855Fortuna Lane
Goleta, CA 93117
(805)968-4 765
(805)685-3111 (academy)
OCECTrustee
Rev.Daniel Daly
39Columbus Rd.
Demarest, NJ 06727
(201)568-8840
Indigenous Canadian Church
Celebrates75th Anniversary
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada, an indigenous religious community, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada dates its beginning to 1918 in
Western Canada. There, a gathering of
150lay delegates in Saskatoon inJuly of
that year, organized the "Ukrainian
Greek Orthodox Brotherhood of Canada," which solemnly vowed to: "incorporate the newly-formed Church in
Canada,establish a Ukrainian Greek Orthodox seminary; organize Ukrainian
Greek Orthodox congregations; provide priests for each and every congregation; and prepare and call a general
Sobor of members and followers of the
new Ukrainian
Greek Orthodox
Church of Canada to complete its org~nization" [Vistnyk (The Herald), Winnipeg, July, 1928].
This resolution was followed by the
Church's First Sobor (Church Council),
held in Saskatoon on December 28,
1918- a Sobor at which there were no
clergy.Two Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church had recognized and
a~reedto help the new Church community become established as an autonomo~s body, but political pressure from
the1r community led to their distancing
themselves from the Ukrainian Church.
nmWORD/MAY 1993
It was not until the Second Sobor
held in Winnipeg in November, 1919
that the Church found spiritual leadership under Metropolitan Germanos of
the Patriarchate of Antioch. By then,
several priests had come to serve the
Church from other jurisdictions and a
seminary was formed to train new candidates for the priesthood. The Church
remained under the leadership of
Metropolitan Germanos until 1924,
when Bishop John (Theodorovich) arrived from Ukraine to lead the Church.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada became a "Metropolia" in 1951
with the arrival from post-war Europe
of the distinguished scholar and academician, Metropolitan Ilarion.
The 75th anniversary celebrations
will take place in Winnipeg onJuly 2-4,
1993, with a Special Commemorative
Sobor. A Ukrainian Orthodox Youth
Rally is scheduled from June 30 to July
1 in Winnipeg with noted speakers from
Canada, U.S.A. and Africa. An AllCanada Clergy Conference onJune 30,
and a Scholarly Conference at the seminary, St. Andrew's College in Winnipeg,
on July 1, are also on the program of
events.
The Church born in Saskatoon in
1918 has become full-grown. It has over
120,000 faithful gathered in 275 parishes served by 100 clergy, under the
leadership of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Wasyly. Three university student
residences are Church-affiliated Institutes, besides the Seminary, which is affiliated with the University of Manitoba.
In 1990 the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church of Canada was received into Eucharistic communion by the Patriarchate of Constantinople, held to be the
"first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox Communion throughout the
world. Its faithful are an integral part of
the multi-cultural fabric of Canada, and
one of the founding nations of Western
Canada.
Anglican/Orthodox
Pilgrim Being Published
Especially with recent events, many
Anglicans are interested in learni~g
more about Orthodox Christianity. In
response to this, with the permission of
Metropolitan PHILIP of the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, the
Anglican/Orthodox Pilgrim is again being published. Fr. William Olnhausen, a
former Episcopal priest, is editor in
chief and Franklin Billerbeck, also a
former Episcopalian, is editor.
The AOP will be a quarterly publication aimed primarily at Anglican questions and concerns about Orthodoxy.
Addressed to both the lay and clerical
reader, it will address both theological
and practical questions and provide stories of converts, commentary, sources
for more information, and serve as a forum for questions. Suggested donation
is $0.60 per copy. Donations are not tax
deductible.
To be placed on the mailing list please
write to:
The Anglican/Orthodox Pilgrim
c/o Fr. William Olnhausen
1235 W. Baldwin Court
Mequon, WI 53092
Greek Orthodox Crisis
Persists in Holy Land
As Greek Orthodox community
leaders attempt to dethrone their Patriarch Diodorus I and Arabize the
Church, another section of the community has split off and formed a new
denomination.
The list of charges is long and many
of the complaints stretch back decades
and even centuries. They entail a critique of Greek hegemony over the
Church that many privately believe
hides a corruption at the expense of the
Palestinian Christian locals. Thousands
of Greek Orthodox have converted to
Catholicism and different Protestant
denominations in Israel to avoid being
subject to a clergy largely imported
from Greece.
His opponents maintain that Diodorus has acted against his community's
interests by thwarting the promotion of
local Palestinian clergy; selling off
Church land in Jaffa, including an old
cemetery, to Israeli developers; misusing funds on lavish living; and backing
the sale of St.John's Hospice to a group
of ultra-nationalistic IsraeliJews bent on
settling the Moslem and Christian
Quarters of]erusalem. The patriarch has
also rejected approaches to inculturate
the Church by the use of Arabic Liturgy
and promoting Palestinian political
aspirations. His critics seek a measure of
control over Church finances and have
proposed a joint committee of priests
and community members to oversee
the distribution of funds.
The patriarch stated, "This patriarchate has a history since A.D. 135. Every
day we find archaeological excavations,
and all the inscriptions are written in the
13
�reek language. That pro e the pmtu- men ts on the Mount of Olives in Jerusaal authority ~va reek.
poke man lem and that it had plans for building a
new Jewish neighborhood in that holy
~aid the ·urrent patriarch ha - spent
place, consisting of 2700 residential
more money on the local community
units. It added that this project was
than any other.
Reportedly with the help of the Cath- related to the confiscation of dozens of
oli comrnunit • in the Galilee, a group dunums of the lands of the Greek Orof reek rthodox who gave up ef- thodox Church.
On reading this news item, a delegafort, tor form their Church from withtion
from the Patriarchate of] erusalem
in are trying to tart their own sect,
made
inquiries at the Jerusalem Munic\Vhich will rnpha ·ize the Church's Arab
ipality to learn the truth about what was
dimen·ion.
ailed Arab Orthodox, the defectors published. On the 3rd of February, the
recently pa ed re olutions to celebrate Patriarchate saw a plan issued by the
Municipality showing that it intended to
hri tma on Dec. 25 and to appoint
rabbi hop . The group also made Ar- open a new road in that place, leading to
abic the official language for all Church the loss of vast areas of land belonging
ritual recognized the Palestine Libera- to the Patriarchate in that holy site.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of
tion Organization andJerusalem as the
capital of Pale tine. ( ational Catholic Jerusalem, being the registered owner
of these lands and having had alone the
Regi ter)
right to administer them and dispose of
them for hundreds of years, and having
A Declaration Issued
preserved and still continuing to preBy the Greek Orthodox
serve the Holy Places and the lands bePatriarchate of Jerusalem
longing to them by virtue of the efforts
of the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood
On the fir t page of its 8406 number
of January 23, 1993, Al-Quds newspa- that has the duty of preserving them,
per published a news item taken from warns the Jerusalem Municipality of the
the I raeli weekly Kol Ha-Ir of the 22nd consequences of this deed which is
of last month, saying that the Jerusalem considered to be a clear aggression on
Municipality was preparing for settle- the Holy Places and the properties be-
Minutes of the Arab Orthodox Conference in Jerusalem
October 10, 1992:
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longing to them, contravening the rul
.
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II
es
o f mternat10na
aw and the Fourth
Geneva Convention of 1949 and the
Agreement of The Hague of 1907. Our
people are hereby called upon insid
and ?utside t~e country to stand by th~
Patriarchate m order to prevent th
Municipality from achieving this deecte
The Islamic and Christian worlds anct
public opinion are also called upon as
well as all the international organizations and the Secretary-General of the
United Nations, the consuls of the foreign countries in the city of]erusalem
in order to intervene to stop this deed
which touches on its existence. The
Patriarchate affirms that it will do all it
can and use all the legal ways and means
and take whatever measures necessary
to preserve all its lands wherever they lie
and not to give up one single foot of
them.
-The Office of the Secretary-General
of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
in Jerusalem
Translated from Arabic in the Jerusalem weekly Al-Bayader Assiyasi, No.
533, Year 12, February 13, 1993, page
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staff and preliminary work for this summer's program is in place. To date the
Camp Director and Camp Administrative Director have been hard at work in
setting new policy and programs for this summer to create
a safe, enjoyable and growth-oriented program for our children. Our Morning program Director, Mark Maymon, has
createdan outstanding interactive Christian Education Program.To our delight Edward Joseph, fondly known as "Uncle Eddie" by our campers will be this year's afternoon
(Sports) Director. In addition to having added the full time
position of Camp Administrative
Director (Jim King), we have added
the position of Assistant Administrative Director to help ensure a well run
program. Audrey Ayoub, a well
respected past counselor, has been
hired to this added position.
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have become too old for our regular
program and yet too young to serve as a camp counselor .
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life guard, has been hired to head up our C.I.T.(Counselor
in Training) program for our seventeen (17 & 18) year old
teens. C.I.T.'s,upon filling out a staff application are considered for acceptance at½ the regular camper's fee, as they
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and staff, as they learn the skills of becoming a camp
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THE WO RD/MAY 1993
The horses will be
back on camp this
year!As of this writing
we are concluding a
contract to bring the
horses back on site
thatwe had two years
ago, which the campersenjoyed so much
and offered a safe
ride for new and experienced riders.
Overnight camping will return. Last year's overnight
camping program for the older campers was a highlight of
our program and will return this year with a complement of
newcamping gear. Camping will take place on our own updated camp site .
THE WORD/MAY 1993
Many applications have been received for camp counselors, life guards, camp nurse, arts and craft director and
evening program director. These positions will be filled by
May 15 from the number of applications already received .
Additionally we are still accepting applications for camp
nurse. The person serving in this capacity must be a RN either certified in Pennsylvania or able to obtain reciprocal
licensing from Pennsylvania and available for the entire
camp program, including counselor training week. If you are
a RN and interested in volunteering or being hired as a
Camp nurse and can fulfill the above requirements, please
send your resume with references to the Antiochian Village
Camp, R.D. #1 Box 307, Bolivar, PA 15923.
Pending the hiring of a Red Cross certified
water safety instructor, we plan to offer a Red
Cross "Learn to Swim Program" for our campers from Level I (Beginners) to Level VII (Advanced Skills). Participating Campers will receive their red cross certificate for the level they complete
during their stay at camp. This service will be offered free
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of charge to all of our campers coming with permission to
swim.
Also added this year is our Volunteer Director, Jackie
Fadel who will oversee our adult volunteers working at the
camp~ Volunteers will be accepted upon receip! of the i~dividual's written request and the recommendation of their
pastor. Limited positions are available for those wishi~g to
help with the day-to-day needs of ou~ program. Wntt~n
volunteer policies will be sent upon receipt of the above written request and recommendation.
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A special addition to our program will be our increased
clergy staff. In addition to our Camp Director, Fr.Joseph Purpura, one of our Archdiocese priests will be present to meet
the pastoral needs during each session. We welcome to our
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staff this year during session one Fr. Anthony Yazge, our
Midwest Region Teen Advisor; during our second session,
Fr.Jim King, our Western Region Teen Advisor; and during
our third session Fr. Alexis Kouri, our New England Region
Teen Advisor. These clergy will be present to celebrate the
Church Services, hear confessions and hold discussions
with our campers and staff.
The 1993 Camp season is shaping up to be an exciting
year. By the time you read this we will be fully staffed and
awaiting this year's campers. Applications for campers will
be accepted until May 1. Applications after that date will be
accepted on a space available basis.
Young people between the ages of nine (9) or entering
the fourth grade in the fall and sixteen (16)are welcomed to
what promises to be an exciting and rewarding summer.
Session #1: July 4-16, 1993
Session #2: July 18-30, 1993
Session #3: August 1-13, 1993
Cost per two week session is $385.00.
Each parish has one two week scholarship available
from the Order of St. Ignatius; please see your pastor for further information and applications. Applications may also be
obtained by writing: Antiochian Village Camp, R.D. #1, Box
307, Bolivar, PA 15923 or by calling the Camp at 1-412-2389565, or the village center at 1-412-238-3677.
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North
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Council
TeenSOVO
Special
Olympics
SportsCamp
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 identified in 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
YouthGroup discussion. 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.
Publication to be ready for distribution by the Archdiocese Convention. Special Pre-Publication price of
$6.99 each, plus $3.00 postage & handling per order,
available until June 15. Order one or two per group;
permission included to copy handouts.
Order from: The Department of Youth & Parish
Ministries, P.O. Box 2598, Westwood, MA 02090.
Please make checks payable to the Department of
Youth & Parish Ministries.
. Applications are being accepted for Teen Special Olympic Coaches t?serve at this year's program August 15-21,
!993._Teens s1~teen(16) years of age and older interested
in being considered for this unique opportunity are encouraged to apply for a position at this year's Camp. All expenses at the camp will be covered by our program. A
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limited amount of grant money is available to thqse needing help with some of their transportation costs.
Interested in joining our staff?
Fill out the Special Olympics
Sports Camp application
and send it in today!
It can be found in the March '93
issue of THE WORD, p. 24.
Suggested
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GettingAlong With Parents
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YoungAdult Labor Day
Discovery Weekend Dates Set.
September3-6, 1993.
by Matt Swagerty,
Chai_rman, North American Student Board
of Campus Ministry
As of February, Campus Ministry has moved under the
Department of Youth & Parish Ministries. The winter meeting in Dallas served as our initiation. Our executive board
was able to meet with the Teen SOYO and Fellowship of St.
John the Divine officers and delegates. At these two meetings we had the chance to express our excitement in becoming a part of the department. We also shared our eagerness with these two organizations, to assist the Department
in keeping college aged men and women connected and involved with the Orthodox Church. At this meeting we formulated the following missions statement:
Campus Ministry seeks to facilitate the Department
of Youth & Parish Ministries by creating a peer
specific group for college age men and women and
by assisting both Teen SOYO and the Fellowship of
St. John the Divine in the task of keeping this age
group involved with the Orthodox Church.
Not only did we meet with Teen SOYO,The Fellowship
of St. John the Divine and amongst ourselves for hours
upon hours, we also took downtown Dallas by storm. After
a tour of The Sixth Floor Museum (the building from which
Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy) and a dinner at
Chuy's Mexican Restaurant, the board got a true taste of the
South. We all went to a country western place, called Stampedes, where Donna Haddad saw her first two-step. Jason
Klatt, Susie Hunter and Samira Bitar all felt at home as they
are all from the South and I pretendedto know what I was doing because my parents take country dancing lessons.
New Publication from the Department of Youth, at
the Printers!
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Antiochian Village Camp is accredited by the American Camping Association.
WinterMeetingin Dallas
Youthworker:
The Contemporary
Journal for
Youth Ministry
Published by
Youth Specialties
A Quarterly journal with various in-depth articles on current youth ministry issues for
the youthworker. Focus is
placed both on the youthworker and teens. A good re-
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source filled with ideas and
good advice for the person
entrusted with the care of our
youth.
Published four times a year.
Yearly Subscription $25.95.
Write:
Youthworker
P.O. Box 17017
N. Hollywood, CA
91615-9937
or call 1-800-769-7624.
THE WORD/MAY l99 3
Campus MinistryNews
Keep a Look out!
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Orthodox Campus Fellowship Manuals available from
the Department of Youth & Parish Ministries:
• Staff Manual
• Clergy Supplement
• Student Supplement
for starting and running an Orthodox Campus Fellowship
pr~gram on Campus and in the parish.
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All three manuals available in soft bound form: $15.00
including postage.
fD . Manual available on 3½ or 5¼
lri.1Windows format available for
Campus Ministry hopes by October to have a quarterly newsletter entitled, "Word on Campus" sent to every college age person on our College database starting in October, pending funds for this project. Plans are to send this
newsletter out every quarter, along with the Youth Ministry
insert sent to all college age men and women.
Campus Ministry looks forward to incredible growth as
we attempt to keep as many "CAMAW" (College Age Men
and Women) involved with the Church and serving the Lord
Jesus Christ as we possibly can.
CampusMinistryPresents:
HOMECOMING1993
by Matt Swagerty
disk, MSdos or
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Specify version (Dos or Windows and version number)
$10.00.
~ake checks payable to: The Department of Youth &
Parish Ministries,
P.O. Box 2598, Westwood, MA
02090-2598.
THE WORD/MAY 1993
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�Campus Ministry wants
to offer all "CAMAW" (College Age Men and Women) a chance to experience
the excitement of a traditional college homecoming in the middle of the
summer, the week before
the Archdiocese Convention. The only differences are: you will be "coming home"
to the Church and its traditions. There is a lot more than just
a football game for you to
enjoy, and everyone at
your school will be Orthodox! That's right, it is our
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conference!
Imagine waking up in
the morning, after a solid
three hours of sleep, in a
beautifu I hotel style
room. You stagger into
the shower, still dreaming
of the gorgeous, whitewater river that you rafted
Wow! You had quite
a day. _Don't be late for
Complme! Nothing sets
Y?Ur heart right like evening prayers before
~!e~p. After Compline
It s time to talk with all of
your new friends until
you can't keep your
eyes open. Remember
to put in at least three
solid hours of sleep so
that you have enough
energy for tomorrow
Don't forget, the Con~
vention is only a few
days away!
Fr. Peter Gillquist
Interested! Join us!
Cost: Only $95.00 per person
Thanks to a generous grant from the
Order of St. Ignatius.
Anthony S. Bashir
down the previous day. The Village water comes shooting, okay, dripping, out
of the shower nozzle and slaps you in
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Speakers:
Anthony S. Bashir, Fr. Jon Braun,
Fr. Peter Gillquist, Fr. Ted Pulcini,
Alan Shanbour.
Fr. Jon Braun
the face. Suddenly,you can't wait tor the
new day to start.
You finish your shower in seconds
throw on a pair of sweats and run dow~
to the dining hall for breakfast. When
your tummy is nice and full, you walk
?own the hall with 200 Orthodox Christ~ans,your age, to worship God in Matins. After a wonderful service you are
forced to listen to one of the best speakers the Archdiocese has to offer. When
the talk is finished you want food, so you
do lunch. After a quick nap, you are
ready to learn more about your Faith.
P~rfect, th~ ,se?ond talk is just begin~r~g. No~ rt s time for the evening actI~Ity! Let s see, is tonight Kerygma, the
?inner dance, Crazy Olympics IV,or fun
rn the pool? Better go check your
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the First Annual Antiochian
studies Program
semester left before graduating, another who had but one semester beneath
his belt; most fell somewhere
inbetween, some were "cradle Orthodox," others converts to the Faith. Some
were paying their first visit to the Vil~age; others were veterans of the Campmg program, on both sides of the counselor's whistle. None knew precisely
what to expect - "something Antiochian, I guess!" - but all were open
and enthusiastic. Most did not know
each other well, even those who attend
the same seminary, but by week's end
the experience was likened to "a family
reunion - of family that haven't yet
n1et!"
From St. Vladimir's Seminary in Crestwood, NY, came: Fr. Timothy Cremeens,
accompanied by wife Tammy, and infant
dinner. Monday and Wednesday evenings an additional hour of classroom
work was scheduled. Off-nights feaby Paul D. Garrett
tured recreation calculated to further
''It is a good thing to confess unto the
"bond" the seminarians among themLord, to sing praises to thy name, O
selves, with the Faculty, the Village, and
Most High, to declare thy mercy in the
the Archdiocese. Tuesday's viewing of
morning and thy truth by night'' (Ps.
the Al Pacino film, Scent of a Woman,
92.1-2, used as Orthros prayer).
stimulated a day and a half of discussion
Twice a day, every day, during the
of its themes - cynicism converted to
week of]anuary 10-15, 1993, the Archhope, conscience victorious over expediocesan seminarians and a faculty of
diency and greed. During Thursday's
eight fulfilled these words of the Psalmformal outing to near-by Latrobe, the
ist in the beautiful Chapel of SS. Peter
elaborately-restored railway car of Diand Paul in the Antiochian Village HerSalvo's Station Restaurant echoed with
itage and Learning Center. In the hours
stories: the shared reminiscences of two
generations of seminarians about their
spent outside of services, all learned to
experiences in America and the Middle
appreciate anew God's goodness and
East - memories of professors and colmercy shown through the gift of His Orleagues; of things that were, are, and
thodox Church in it specifically Ancould be. There were stories of
tiochian "incarnation."
Lecthe trials, tribulations, andfaux
tures, discussions, sumptious
pas along the rocky road from
meals, social outings, and
Campus Crusade to the Orthofriendly games interwove to fill
dox Faith. There were stories of
- and over-fill - the time
Ireland and the Balamand, and
available,and to make of the inmore somber discussions of
augural Antiochian
Studies
what the fighter jets over BaghProgram a great success.
dad might mean, although no
For years, His Eminence,
one had really had the time to
Metropolitan PHILIP, has been
follow unfolding events adeconcerned that the full riches
quately.
of the Antiochian legacy Indeed, informal discusspiritual, theological, methodsions,
serious and light, filled
ological, and practical - has
almost
every free minute, with
not been available to our stustudents and faculty grouping
dents, no matter how high the
and re-grouping in individual
general quality of theological
rooms, hallways, the Library,
education in the established
and recreation areas, often into
seminaries in the United States.
the wee hours of the morning.
To begin remedying this shortThey proved an invaluable adfall, Sayedna directed his Ad- Faculty and Students. Back row (left to right): Rt. Rev. George Geha, V.
junct
to the formal instruction,
ministrative Assistant, the V. Rev.Joseph Antypas, Paul Garrett, v. Rev. Peter Gillquist, V. Rev.Joseph
Rev.Joseph Allen, to design a Allen, v. Rev. Michael Najim, V. Rev. Elias Bitar, and V. Rev. Joseph Pur- which focused on the following subjects:
one-week intensive course to pura. Middle row: Rev. Timothy Cremeens, Timothy Blumentritt,John
run during th
.
. , Reimann, Thomas Zain, and On. Stephen Ziton. Front row: Shane Roberts,
• "Spiritual Direction and
.
e seminaries
Jayson Post, Jack Salem, and Brian Nasser.
Guidance"
by Fr.Joseph Allen.
Chnstmas break. Prospective
Basing
himself
in
outline
on the content
faculty members were assigned sub- son Gabriel; Deacon Stephen Ziton,
of
his
forthcoming
book,
The Inner
jects. Invitations were extended to the whose family was unable to make the
Way (due out - not soon enough trip;
and
Timothy
Blumentritt,
accomseminarians, their wives, and children.
from Wm. B. Eerdmans), Fr.Joe emphaFr.George Geha, Executive Director of panied by wife Carol and son Alexander. sized those concrete, human factors that
the Antiochian Village, was instructed to From Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
allow one person to direct another
extend his very best hospitality, and, as School of Theology in Brookline, MA, spiritually. Modern psychological and
came:
Brian
Nasser,
Jayson
Post,
John
usual, the Village Staff rose splendidly to
Reimann, Shane Roberts, Jack Salem, sociological categories were balanced
the task. The comfortable and immacuagainst the insights of the ancient
lately-kept guest rooms, the Library, and Thomas Zain.
Elders, and showed how "contemThe
schedule
planned
for
them
was
Museum, Icon Studio, television
porary"
their counsel remain today.
rigorous. Following Orthros and breaklounges, game room, exercise room
•
"The
Antiochian Patristic Legacy"
fast, two ninety-minute classroom ses(and its nemesis, the Dining Hall)
by
Fr.
Michel
ajim of Los Angele , CA.
provided an atmosphere that could not sions were held back-to-back each
Fr.
Michel
emphasized
that much of
morning. After lunch there was anothbe surpassed at any price.
what
is
termed
"early
Chri
tian" or
er hour of lectures, followed immediSunday night and Monday morning
"Byzantine"
is,
in
fact
Antiochian.
ately by an hour of instruction and practhe guests arrived, a very varied group.
Seminarian emerge from Patri tic
Included was one who had but a single tice in liturgical chant, then Vespers and
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THE WORD/MAY 1993
�cour es believing that t. John of
Dama cus wa a Byzantine exiled in
Dama cus rather than a true son of Antioch whose writings are in Greek.
cholar hip until recently has overlooked the yriac-writing fathers, and
only a handful of specialists would be
le than hocked to learn that over
30,000 Christian authors wrote in
resources available - the what, why,
and how. Particularly lively discussions
marked these sessions, since several
seminarians have already worked with
young people, and all realize that it :'ill
inevitably form a major concentration
of their future ministry.
• "The American Experience" by
Paul D. Garrett, Director of Information
Daily Orthros in SS. Peter and Paul Chapel.
Arabic! The Syriac and Arabic contributions must be resurrected in order to
promote proper biblicism, apologetics,
and Christian reunion.
• "Antiochian Pedagogy" by Fr.
Joseph Antypas of Detroit, MI. Fr.
Joseph expanded on his work in mentoring St. Stephen's Course students in
the area of Systematic Theology. He emphasized the methodology of pursuing
the knowledge of God, maintaining that
studying the Antiochian fathers' confrontation with Islam enriched the understanding of God as a Trinity of Perons with one nature, as defined earlier
by the Greek-speaking fathers in terms
borrowed from classical philosophy.
• "Evangelism and Missiology" by
Fr. Peter Gillquist, Chairman of the
Archdiocesan Department of Missions
and Evangelism. Fr. Peter sought to arm
the seminarians with a "combatknowledge" of the ew Testament, surveying typical Protestant objections to
Orthodox Faith and recommending
practice and the most effective ways to
re pond. He emphasized above all the
importance of sound preaching in the
American arena.
• ,"Youth Ministry" by Fr. Joseph
Purpura, Chairman of the Department
of Youth and Pari h Ministries. Fr. Joe
very imply outlined the new platform
for youth mini, try and described the
programs in existence and planned, the
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Services at the Village. Most of the seminarians had heard little or nothing
about Bp. RAPHAEL(Hawaweeny) and
the establishment of the Syro-Arab Mission. His saga and legacy were placed
within the framework of the more
general immigration
and churchformation of the 1880's-1920's and beyond. A mini-pilgrimage to his gravesite
Elias Bitar of Little Falls, NJ, served as
Chaplain and mentor in liturgical chant.
All had been introduced in the course of
their formal studies to "Byzantine
Chant" (a misnomer, since both the
chant and the rite called "Byzantine"
arose in the Levant rather than the
Bosporus), but were in need of additional instruction and practice in this
most integral part of the liturgical tradition. The fruits of Fr. Elias' work were
evident in the beautiful daily services
that began and ended each day.
In order to coordinate efforts and
make the mid-course corrections that
are inevitable whenever a new program
is first attempted, the Faculty met nightly at 9:00 P.M., following the lastscheduled class or social event. Sunday
night began tentatively, with a sharing of
each member's topics, emphases, and
expectations. The atmosphere was one
of flexibility and openness and genuine
concern
for the students.
Such
"mechanical"
considerations
could
have been handled in less than an hour
a night, but the Faculty rarely left the Library Reading Room before 11:30, because it undertook to discuss and debate how best to integrate the present
program with the broader needs of the
Archdiocese and its clergy.
The pattern was set by a "think tank"
held Sunday night. Fr. Allen began by
summarizing the salient points in several recent publications on the subject of
clergy burn-out. Amazing similarities
Final w~rking lunch offers opportunity for frank criticism, suggestions for improvement, and over-all
sense of the program's worth.
in the Camp for Trisagion prayers prepared minds and bodies for the discussion - as freezing temperatures do
wonders in removing after-lunch sleepiness.
• Last, but by no means least, Fr.
exist across denominational and religious boundaries; clergy of all stripes
seem to face crisis periods in their third
and eighth years after ordination. What
factors are involved? Have other ecclesiastical bodies discovered remedies
THE WORD/MAY l993
_ or at least effecti e therapies? What
reventsclergy and laity from better un~erstanding one another? Wh_at prevents clergy from better supporting
. one
another in crisis? Can anyt 11mg be
done?Such questions were mulled over
for hours, with a view not only towards
helping the current seminarians eventually cope as well as ~an ~e expected
with this reality of thetr callmg, but also
rowardsfinding workable solutions for
those already suffering "in the field."
The first meeting dissolved with little
resolved, just a few minutes shy of midnight.
Seeds had been deeply planted, however.Between classes th y were watered
and fed in informal discussion , and
burst into bloom in the Wednesday
"think tank" which focused on criticism in the Church. A Ii t of practical
how-tos and whys was formulated, and
recommendation forwarded to Metropolitan PHILIP. everal deal with
modifications to the Antiochian Studies
Programs in future years. Others seek to
interlock the A.S.P. with and thereby
extend, such existing Archdiocesan
programs as the St. Stephen's Course.
Still others look am hitiously beyond
current horizons toward projects like
the publication of occasional papers or
a journal aimed at making more widelyknown the legacy of Antioch; towards
running programs for established clergy
timed to reinforce and refresh them just
before crises typically hit. Indeed, the
Antiochian Village setting suggests no
end of possibilities for providing "additional" education and Christian fellowship. As these are fleshed out, authorized, ftinded, and announced by the
Metropolitan it will become fully evident just how creative and fruitful this
week was for the Faculty.
By the time it opened its last formal
meeting around 10:00 P.M. Thursday
evening, the Faculty had figured out
how to obtain feedback from the seminarians without overburdening their final hours. Each would be asked to submit in writing independent critiques of
each subject area and over-all comments and recommendations
for program improvements. In addition, an extended working lunch on Friday would
encourage free and open dialog. By
then confidence was running high that
the program had been well-received,
appreciated, and deemed truly useful.
Far too much had been invested, however, to rely on impressions alone.
Their evaluations are being collated
THEWORD/MAY 1993
and carefully studied, and will form an
integral part in planning next year's program. For instance, their unanimous
opinion will certainly guarantee that the
differing needs of first-, second-, and
third-year students will be better
differentiated
and addressed. The
Faculty is committed to preparing a
three-year rotation of programs to guarantee freshness every year. The howsand-whats of serving in the Antiochian
Archdiocese will be squarely and concretely addressed, such that by the time
they are called to lead a parish, they will
know "standard procedures"
for
reporting, petitioning, inviting, visiting,
meeting, electing, etc. - and certainly,
for serving and chanting liturgically.
They will have studied the Priest's
Guide, the Constitution, the Leiturgikon, the Kazan music books, the conference manuals, and other documents
too practical and far too particular to
find a place in any other formal educational setting. They will certainly be
granted "standard" breaks every fortyfive minutes - omitting these was a major oversight! More "general knowledge" on their part in Orthodox dogmatics, patristics, and history will be
presumed, in order to stress the Syriac
and Arabic eras more heavily. Islam and
post-crusader church history will be
better covered. So will Middle Eastern
culture, in order to equip Americanborn priests to understand the mindset
and minister more effectively to immigrants. They will sing more, and
those with "musical defects" will receive remedial training. Something better organized must be provided for their
wives and children, since their absence
at this time of year would be burdensome, and because future clergy fami-
lies need to discuss the unique problems they will face. earby parishes can
be tapped for babysitting, and the week
can be made far less stressful and more
profitable and enjoyable for the poor
moms while the dads sit safely in class!
Everyone certainly enjoyed watching
the little ones in action.
In the end, no one - seminarian or
staff member - judged the week's experiment to have been anything but
most rewarding (despite the fact that the
students would, three days hence, face
the beginning of a new semester). All
left fairly well exhausted- but exhilerated. "Imagine if we hadn't had this
week!" was a typical remark.
Only two "down" notes were sounded, and both focused on unavoidable
absences. The first was that of Fr. Antony Gabriel of Montreal, Canada, scheduled to discuss the kind of nuts-andbolts workings of the Archdiocese for
which all hoped. His restoration to
health following major surgery was entreated at every liturgical service - and
in between. The other physical absence
was that of our host, Sayedna PHILIP.
Everyone - seminarian and staff member alike - sensed his spirit behind every aspect of the program, and Fr. Allen
assured the students that this week had
been wholly the product of his love and
concern for them.
In the weeks and months ahead, critiques, debriefings, reports, proposals,
and cost analyses galore will cross
Sayedna's desk as a follow-up to the
maiden flight of the Antiochian Studies
Program, interspersed, no doubt, with
short notes of individual gratitude from
his spiritual children for having been allowed to participate in his intense and
fulfilling week.
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The Dangers of Fortune-Telling
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What You will find in the Orthodox Study Bible:
ffi Extensive annotations providing background information,
y dear brothers and sisters in could read coffee grounds, and dreams.
Christ, I was asked by my There were countless people who told
spiritual Father to write this in me if I only place a certain wedding fathe hopes that it might help a struggling vor candy under my pillow, I would
oul. In my life I have experienced many dream of my future husband. (I can't tell
ble ings from God. The greatest one is you how much agony that little trick
gave me.)
Hi mercy. I was baptized an Orthodox
So I began my journey into what I
Christian a an infant and my family did
their be t to raise me as one also. Like know NOW could have been spiritual
many ofus, I valued education and like death. I began studying coffee grounds
most Americans, I tried to be "open for long periods of time. I would ask
minded" about everything that I learned; people to turn their coffee cups over
and like many Cradle Orthodox I had a and I would look hard for some kind of
trong appreciation for tradition. What figure to appear. Friends and relatives
a dangerous mix that must have been. I coached me on what I should look for
believed that I could choose the best of and with their encouragement I kept at
both cultures and be the wiser for it. I it. But I wasn't very knowledgeable.
eventually learned to rely so much on
Then one day it happened. I was
my own mind that I decided that God vacationing in my family's country of
was not providing a rich enough life for origin with my family. We were staying
me. So in no uncertain terms, I told God in a small village where all the people
that I could live well enough without
knew each other. My younger sister beHim and I removed all my icons and my came very popular and I became jealous
Holy Bible from my room. I felt relaxed and wanted to steal some attention for
but not free, not really. I had no idea myself. So I began to boast of my "talwhat was to come ahead.
ent" of reading coffee grounds one day
There was no immediate repercus- at a cafe. My companions all ordered
ion. I thought all was well, yet slowly coffee and drank and then asked me to
I began to sink into a pit of despair. It read. I pretended like I knew what I was
happened so gradually that I could not talking about, hoping to impress them
relate it to any action of my own. I tried with my creativity and I began telling
to nap out of it. I tried psychotherapy
them things which I could not have
which was only partially helpful. I known through my own experience. I
looked desperately for something to was surprised but I pretended to have
give me worth, to make me feel vital and had this fake gift all along, so as not to realive and intelligent.
veal my farce.
I started to pretend that I never rejectWithin weeks I began to read anyed God and that all was well. But still I thing people would give me. A deck of
wanted to be special and have the world cards, their palms, coffee grounds. I
know it. I wanted people to respect me even claimed I could gain knowledge of
more than anyone and I wanted to be a girl by simply drinking out of her glass
sophisticated. I thought that if I could of water.
somehow tell people more about themI knew all along that my fake gift was
elves than even they knew, they would not my own and I knew that the things
re pect me. My open-mindedness af- I told people about themselves weren't
!orded me the foolishness of looking so miraculous. I mostly told them of
mto what I thought was a real ethnic tra- th_eirpasts and I struggled to come up
dition: fortune telling.
with a true forecast of things to come.
The roots of these things which in- Although at times, I did tell their future
volved fortune telling were with me and it came true.
from my childhood. I knew and heard
I continued this even after I came
of everal women who claimed they home to America and little by little it
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took its toll on me. I tried to act sophisticated but on the inside I became more
depressed, crying and lamenting nearly every day. Until one day I was gently
reprimanded by an Orthodox Priest
who clearly pointed out to me that it
was none of my business to know of
anyone, let alone interfere with that person's hope in God.
You see, fortune telling causes a person to abandon God for a made up story. How I will have to pay for deceiving
these souls only God knows. Instead of
leading them to their Savior, I acted like
a devil and misdirected these people,
tempting them to turn their eyes away
from the truth.
So where did the false gift come
from? Well, I call it a false gift because it
did not com from God. Gifts that
come from the Lord lead us back to Him
and they give comfort to all, not despair.
I involved myself in that darkness to win
the love and respect of people. But now
that I have rejected these things, I have
remembered that I have the love of
Jesus Christ, which is more comforting
than the love of any man. Brothers and
sisters, if you have become entangled in
the darkness of fortune telling, for the
sake of your soul, abandon it. You are
sailing in a boat which will sink and you
will drown, and possibly bring others
with you.
The love of God is greater than anything we can imagine and cannot compare with the law of 10,000 men. Instead of leading others into our own
traps, let us lead them to our Lord, King
and Savior Jesus Christ. And let us be
like the saints who loved Him and are
now loved in the world as well.
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�DAILYDEVOTJQ NS by Archpriest George Alberts
Jun~ 1993
1. ACT 21:26-32; JOHN 16:2-13
Mart r Justin the Philosopher, Justin,
Chariton, Charita and Evelpistus
2. ACT 23:1-ll;JOHN 16:15-23
. icephorus the Confessor and Erasmas
(FAT)
3. ACTS 25:13-19;JOHN 16:23-33
Martyrs Lucillianus, Lucian and Dimitrius
4. ACTS 27:1-44;JOHN 17:18-26
Leave of the Ascension; SS. Metrophane,
ophia and Zosimas (FAST)
5. ACTS 28:1-31; JOHN 21:15-25
. Dorotheus, Theodore and Peter of
Korcha; Soul Saturday
6. ACTS 2:1-ll;JOHN 7:37-52, 8:12
GREAT FEAST OF PENTECOST, the
Descent of the Holy Spirit.
7. EPHESIANS 5:9-19; MATTHEW 18:10-20
HOLY SPIRIT DAY
8. ROMANS 1:1-7, 13-17; MATTHEW 4:25-5:13
St. Ephraim the Syrian, Translation of the
relics of St. Theodore the General,
Venerable Zosimas
9. ROMANS 1:18-27; MATTHEW 5:20-26
SS. Cyril of Alexandria, Cyril of White
Lake, and Alexander
10. ROMANS 1:28-2:9; MATTHEW 5:27-32
. Timothy of Prusa, Antonia and
Alexander
11. ROMANS 2:14-29; MATTHEW 5:33-41
Apostle Bartholomew and Barnabas of the
Seventy
12. ROMANS 1:7-12; MATTHEW 5:42-48
S . Onuphrius the Great and Peter of Athos
13. HEBREWS 11:33-12:2; MATTHEW 10:3233, 3 7-38, 19:27-30
Martyr Aquilina, SS. Triphyllus, Andronicus
and Sabbas. Sunday of All Saints.
14. ROMAN 2:28-3:18; MATTHEW 6:31-34,
7:9-11
.Prophet Elisha, St. Methodius; Apostles
. Fa t Begins (FAST)
15. ROMA S 4:4-12; MATTHEW 7:15-21
Prophet Amos, Jonah the Wonderworker
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16. ROMANS 4:13-25; MATTHEW 7:21-23
SS. Tychon, Tigres and Tikhon (FAST)
17. ROMANS 5:10-16; MATTHEW 8:23-27
Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael of Persia
(FAST)
18. ROMANS 5:17-6:2; MATTHEW 9:14-17
Martyrs Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus
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Apostle Jude; SS. Paisius the Great and
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�DIALOGUE
41stAntiochianArchdiocesan
Convention
by Father Theodore Pulcini
of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox do not
I read recently in The Word that the for years, and yet an actual date for such really coexist in the home territories of
a
meeting
has
yet
to
be
determined.
To
Antiochian Orthodox Church and the
the Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, or Inyrian Orthodox Church are very close be sure, the fact that the Ottoman and dian churches. In only one context
Communist
yokes
for
centuries
seriousto reuniting. This is good news indeed!
could a regional union prove meaningful
But how did this all happen? How did ly hindered the internal life and external
and effective: the Patriarchate of Antioch.
relations
of
most
of
the
Eastern
Orthothey become separated in the first
The Chalcedonian dispute was particplace, and how did they decide to come dox Churches accounts in large part for
ularly disruptive in the Church of Anthe
failure
of
the
long-desired
pantogether again? - A.P., CA
(A number of questions like the above Orthodox gathering to materialize. Re- tioch, where long-standing tensions
had existed between Christians of Greek
arrizied after the article entitled "On the cent developments in world politics,
bent and those of more Semitic, specifihowever,
especially
in
eastern
Europe,
Unity of the Eastern and Syriac Orthocally
Syriac, orientation. Chalccdon conmake
it
clear
that
a
new
day
has
dawned
dox Churches'' appeared in the April,
1992 issue of The Word. This reader's for world Orthodoxy. Being freed from firmed their mutual alienation, pitting
the Greek Orthodox against the "Jacoits various bondages, the Eastern Orthoquestion raises a nurnber of issues bites," as the Syrian Orthodox came to
dox
Church
may
indeed
be
able
to
contoo many to be addressed at one time.
be called, after their founder Jacob Baravoke
a
"Great
Council."
My response, therefore, will consist of
But must reunion between Chalcedo- daeus. As the years passed, the former
fiue parts, of which this is the fourth.)
nians and non-Chalcedonians
be became ever more influenced by the
delayed
until
such
a
council
renders
an Church of Constantinople, gradually
The Final Steps - I
adopting its liturgical rite, with only miofficial
decision
on
the
matter?
The
late
Despite the theological agreement
and all of the enthusiasm and good will Father John Meyendorff recognized an- nor variations, in its entirety; indeed
generated by the unofficial and official other possibility. Even though he clear- they came to be derided as ''Melkites,"or
meetings described in the previous parts ly considered formal proclamation at a "emperor's men," by thcJacobites, who,
in turn, were branded as "Monophyof the response to this question, one Great Council to be the most proper
very critical problem remains: how actu- means of achieving the union, he admit- sites" by their opponents. During the
ally to effect the desired reunion of the ted that "the history of the Church has period of Byzantine ascendancy, the
also known precedents for initiatives Jacobite community became ever more
Eastern and Oriental Orthodox
marginalized.
churches. The momentum that has taken regionally." Even while recognizDespite undeniable animosity begathered over the past forty years could ing the dangerous obstacles that such
well degenerate into ponderous inertia regional efforts could present to a gener- tween the two churches over the centuby too long a delay in institutional action al union, he provided a description of a ries, the Greek and Syrian Orthodox of
on the part of either Church. And yet regional union properly conceived and the See of Antioch never completely lost
sight of their primordial unity. Events of
one wonders whether either is present- executed:
ly capable of the kind of structural moveA union, solemnly proclaimed on
the past few years, in particular, have
ment required for reunion.
a regional basis, would be commuspawned hopes that their reunion is imUnlike the Roman Catholic Church,
nicated officially to all churches on
minent.
the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox
the Chalcedonian
and nonAccording to the World Christian EnChurches have no "central office" which
Chalcedonian sides, and their apcyclopedia (1982), the Eastern Orthodox
can make binding decisions and issue
proval would be formally asked. A
patri:lrchate of that historic city has jurisdefinitive directives. On the contrary,
positive reaction should logically
diction over some million souls worldtheir processes of decision-making are
lead to further union steps. A negawide; the Syrian Orthodox patriarchate,
painstakingly collegial, requiring contive reply would place before the
over some 243,000. (In Syria, they numsensus among federated
"sister
church involved a clear option: it
ber some 200,000 and 81,000, respectivechurches" united in faith and practice
would have to decide which "comly.) Their numbers are therefore quite
but not bound together by any overm union" it considers to be the
comparable; and in their Middle Eastern
arching administrative structure. How
communion of the One, Holy,
homelands
members
of the two
indeed could either Church definitively
Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Churches int~ract frequently in day-to-day
"approve" reunion?
[SVTO 33 (1989): 328]
life. Could not Chalcedonians and nonThe process might well be easier for
But where could even such a regional Chalcedonians of this patriarchate be rethe Oriental Orthodox Church in that it union be realized? Comparable numbers
united by means of a regional union?
is numerically smaller and less far-flung
than its Eastern Orthodox counterpart.
Leaders of the Oriental sister-churches
15th Annual St. Thekla Pilgrimage
could, with relative ease, meet and issue
September 10-11-12, 1993
a common "act of reunion." lt would not
be so simple for leaders of the various
His Grace Bishop BASIL, Presiding
autocephalous
Eastern Orthodox
V. Rev. Joseph Shaheen, Featured Speaker
Churche to do the same. They have not
Dr. Robert A. Abodeely, Guest Presentor
come together in an ecumenical council
For more information contact The Antiochian Villaoe Conference Center,
ince the eighth century. Plans for a
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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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Al Kalimat in 1905
by Bi hop Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded in Engli h a
The Word in 1957
b Metropolitan Antony Bashir
Editor-in-Chief
Archprie t George S. Corey, D.Min.
of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas
IN THIS ISSUE:
SCOBA Message ...............................
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The Sacrament of Holy Orders ..........
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The Priest in the Parish Setting ....................
by Bishop Isaiah of Denver
Dialogue ....................................
by Father Theodore Pulcini
15
of Christian Education
Archdiocesan
...............
Office ...........................
17
21
Lifestyles X ..................................
by John David Powell
26
Introducing
28
.................................
Daily Devotions ..............................
by Father George Alberts
29
Fellowship Footnotes
30
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Meditation in Arabic ...........................
by Father Athanasios Bitar
34
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XPHCTOC BOCKP€C€
Church throughout
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We bow low before your most pure image, 0 good one begging you to forgive us our sins, Christ, our God.
For you gl~dly ascended the cross in the flesh, of your own free will to save us from Satan's snares.
For this, we thank you, Lord, and we cry out to you: By coming to save the world from sin
you have filled all things with joy.
(Apolytikion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy)
7
11
1993
of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas
To all the clergy and laity of the Holy Orthodox
5
The Orthodox Priest ...........................
by Father Alister Anderson
Department
Editorial Board
Joanne Abdalah, M.L.
The V. Rev.Joseph]. Allen, Th.D.
Anthony Ba hir, Ph.D.
Th V. Rev. Elia 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 icola
ajib E. Saliba, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Paul Schneirla, M.Div.
The Rt. Rev. tephen Upson, Ph.D.
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This hymn that we sing today in worship of the one true God proclaims the central Christian message of reconciliation, hope and
joy.This is in sharp contrast to a world that often appears fragmented and without hope. We Christians are called, through the witness
of our life and work, to take an active part in this reconciliation so that everyone may participate in this joy.
We learn from the life of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that reconciliation requires sacrifice. He "being in very nature God, did
not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness ...
and became obedient to death even death on a cross" (Phil. 2:6-8). He did this gladly and willingly for us "while
we were still sinners" (Rm. 5:8) out of his great love.
During Great Lent we set out on a journey that has as its end the Lord's Pascha. We concentrate on ridding ourselves of all forms
of"selfish ambition or vain conceit" (Phil. 2:3) and try to take on ourselves the Lord's humility. We hope by doing this we can become
agents of reconciliation and God's peace.
This first thing before us is to take full advantage of the healing and salvation that God has offered us in the death and resurrection of his Son (Rm. 5:10). We must strive to become Christians in every aspect of our lives. The tools that the Church offers us: prayer,
fasting, and almsgiving, can assist us greatly in this regard.
The second thing we must do is to become agents of reconciliation within our own households and families. The stresses and
strains on the modern family can be overwhelming. We tend to take out our frustrations and disappointments on the ones who are
closest to us. But a kind and encouraging word, especially in the face of tremendous pressure, can be a source of strength and hope.
We can do this if we have as our anchor God's self-effacing love.
The third thing that we can do is to become active members within our Church communities, reaching out to our brothers and
sisters with whom we share the same faith in our Lord and Savior. God offers us the Church as a refuge, a safe harbor, from a world
confused and lost. The fellowship that we find with other Christians can strengthen and nourish us.
And finally, our parishes themselves must become active in promoting reconciliation in the society at large, becoming agents of
love and understanding in a world torn apart. Too often we close in on ourselves. However, we are called to be "the light of the world"
(Mt. 5:14). We should let our light shine before others, that they may see our good deeds and praise our Father in heaven (cf Mt. 5:16).
Therefore, in response to this call, we, the Hierarchs of the Standing Conference, formed the International Orthodox Christian
Charities (IOCC), a professionally staffed non-profit corporation. In the past year the IOCC has, with our blessings, distributed over
twenty five million dollars of food and medical supplies throughout the world, as well as provided technical support to strengthen
the charitable activities of Orthodox Churches in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. We ask you to support this holy work of our Church
when you hear the call during Great Lent.
The Lord said "by this all will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another" CTn.13:35). We urge you then to pick up
your crosses, follow the Lord, and proclaim to the world his reconciliation.
With Archpastoral blessings, and prayers for a spiritual Lent and a blessed Pascha,
i~~~
i tArchbishop
IAKOVOS, Chairman
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
of North and South America
tBishop NICHOLAS of Amissos, Treasurer
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox
Greek Catholic Diocese in the U.S.A.
tArchbishop VICTORIN
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese
in America and Canada
tArchbishop PETER
Orthodox Church in America
tMetropolitan CHRISTOPHER
Serbian Orthodox Church
in the United States and Canada
tMetropolitan WASYLY
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada
tBishop V EVOLOD
krainian Orthodox Church in America
~~-[l();/e:)
tMetropolitan PHILIP, Vice Chairman
Antiochian Orthodox Christian
Archdiocese of North America
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CHRIST IS RISEN
tMetropolitan JOSEPH, Secretary
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church
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�THE SACRAMENTOF HOLYORDERS
EDITORIAL
Endow Your Church for Tomorrow
Thank God for insurance! I don't know what I would do without it. I have all kinds of
in urance now. I guess we all do! I have health insurance, life insurance on myself, my wife
and all my sons. I have car insurance, homeowners insurance, credit card insurance, and insurance to cover me in case I cannot make a payment on something. I have disability insurance and I have social security, another kind of insurance. Insurance is the name of the game
in this society in which we live. What would we do without it? Who can afford to pay the
staggering costs of things, without insurance? What all this insurance means is this - we are
protecting ourselves against terribly high costs that come to us when there is an emergency.
And, we are endowing the future! In other words, we are furnishing funds for support when
needed.
It's the North American way to survive in our democratic societies. It is part of the system in which we live. So, if it is good for Americans and Canadians on a day to day basis, why
not apply it to the Church as well? WHY NOT ENDOW YOUR CHURCH FOR TOMORROW?
That is to say, why cannot we take out insurance today, that will generate funds for the Church
tomorrow? In fact, we can!
Our beloved Antiochian Archdiocese, through its Department of Gifts, Trusts and Legacies, chaired by Archdiocesan Trustee Robert Bethoney, has presented a simple but effective
program to insure the future of our ministries in North America. This commitment to the future of our Church can be individually made without making an equally major outlay of cash.
No agents are required, no medical examinations are needed, no insurance applications are
filled out, no professional consultations or trust documents are used. One simply decides
that he/she wants to endow the Church for tomorrow, completes a simple form, and makes
the first of five payments (or pays one lump sum), and the program goes into effect. Who are
the beneficiaries? In this plan, the Archdiocese will receive 50% (or more if you desire), and
your local parish or any other church ministry will receive the balance. Just think of it! You
will live on in the memory of the Church through an endowment fund, created in your name,
for the purpose for which YOU intended. New missions can be created with your endowme~t. Christian education and Sacred Music programs can be developed with your gifts. Evangelism, here and_ab:oad, can be taught. The good work of the Antiochian Village can be increased. Monastic life c~n be developed and perpetuated. And in your local parish, all the
programs that are set aside year after year because of a lack of commitment and funds can
now be developed because you cared enough to think of the future!
'
Endowments from $5000.00_ to $100,000.00 can be established in your name, or the
name of a loved one. Larger commitments are also available upon request. The amount each
y_earthat you pay _topa~ticipate in the program depends on your age. A very handsome and
simple_brochure _isava_tlablefrom the Archdiocese upon request. It would be worth your
wh~le, if you ~re financially able and are willing to make a sacrifice for your Archdiocese and
pansh, to wnte fo~ ~ne. It does not commit you in any way.
If we are so willmg_and ~eem it so necessary to insure this body of ours, and our house,
an? our_car, and our maJor pnzed possessions, and our health, etc., etc., etc., why not think
of msunng the future of the Church? Future generations will bless us for this decision! Write:
Antiochian Archdiocese
Dept. of Gifts, Trusts & Legacies
358 Mountain Road
Englewood, NJ 07631
-George
4
S. Corey
Editor
THE WORD/APRIL 1993
Introduction
It is the conviction of the Orthodox
thatChrist is the only Priest, Pastor and
Teacher of His Body, th~ Church. He
alone guides and rules His people. He
aloneforgives sins and offers communion with God, His Father. The sacramentof holy orders in the Church is the
objective guarantee of the perpetual
presence of Christ with His people. The
bishops, priests and deacons of the
Church have no other function or service than to manifest the presence and
action of Christ to Hi people. In this
sense, the clergy do not act in behalf of
Christor instead of Christ as though He
Himself were absent. Christ is present
now,always, and forever in His Church.
The sacramental ministry of the Church
- the bishops, priests and deacons receive the gift of the Holy Spirit to
manifestChrist in the Spirit to mankind.
The sacrament of holy orders takes
its name from the fact that the bishops,
priests and deacons give order to the
Church. They guarantee the continuity
and unity of the Church from age to age
and from place to place from the time of
Christ and the apostles until the establishment of God's Kingdom in eternity.
As the apostles received the special
giftof God to go forth and make Christ
present to mankind in all of the manifold aspects of His person and work, so
the clergy of the Church receive the gift
of God's Spirit to maintain and to manifestChrist's presence and action in the
churches.
The Three Ranks of
the Ordained Ministry
DEACON
Our English word
deacon comes from
the Greek word diaconos
which
means ''one who
serves." The deacons of the Church
originally assisted
the bishops in good
deeds and works of
charity. Today the
deacon also assists
the priest and bishop in liturgical services and will often
head educational
____..__,,_.._► programs and youth
groups, do hospital
visitation and missionary work, and conduct projects of
THE WORD/APRIL 1993
social welfare. Some deacons have an
honorific title: e.g. protodeacon (reserved for married deacons) which
means a first deacon, or archdeacon (reserved for celibate deacons) which
means a leading deacon.
PRIEST
Our English word
priest comes from
the Greek word
presbyteros which
means "an elder."
The priests exercise
the function of pastors of the local parishes. The priests in
the Church are assigned by the bishop
and belong to the
specific congregations which they
serve. Some priests
have an honorific title: e.g. archpriest
(reserved for married
priests) which means
a leading elder, or archimandrite (reserved for celibate priests) which means
the leader of a flock.
BISHOP
Our English word
bishop comes from
the Greek word
episcopos which
means "one who
oversees." The bishops are the leading
members
of the
clergy in the sense
that they have the
responsibility and
the service of maintaining the unity of
the Church throughout the world by insuring the truth and
unity of the faith
and practice
of
their respective churches with all of the
others. A titular bishop is one who
does not head a diocese, but rather
serves as an assistant or auxiliary to a diocesan bishop. While a diocesan bishop
heads an actual see (e.g., Metropolitan
PHILIP is the head of our Archdiocese
of North America), a titular bishop has
the title of a city which once was a diocesan see but no longer functions as
such (e.g., Bishop Antoun's titular see is
Selefkia, which in ancient times was the
port city of Antioch and the see of a
diocese).
Some bishops have an
honorific title: e.g. Archbishop which
means a leading bishop in a particular
locale, metropolitan which means the
bishop of a metropolis (major city) in a
particular area, or patriarch which
means the bishop of the capital city of
a region or nation.
The Rite of Ordination
An ordination is always celebrated
during the Divine Liturgy: a bishop is
ordained (or consecrated) after the
Thrice-holy Hymn, a priest after the
Great Entrance, and a deacon after the
Anaphora. In each instance, the candidate is first presented by his sponsors to
the ordaining bishop. He is then led
through the holy doors into the sanctuary and in procession thrice around the
holy table, each time kissing the corners
of the holy table. During these processions, three hymns are chanted (the
same ones which are chanted as the
bride and groom thrice process around
the table at a marriage service).
The candidate then kneels before the
holy table and the bishop lays his hands
upon the candidate's head and prays. (In
the case of the consecration of a bishop,
multiple bishops must take part in the
laying on of hands.) At the conclusion of
the ordination prayers the candidate
rises and is presented to the people so
that they might voice their approval of
his worthiness with their shouts of "He
is worthy" (axios in Greek; moostahik
in Arabic). The candidate is then
clothed in the vestments of his rank.
The primary vestment for all three ranks
is called the sticharion; in fact it is one
which belongs to all baptized Orthodox
Christians, being symbolic of the robe
of our baptism by which we were all ordained to the "royal priesthood" (cf. I
Peter 2:9).
The deacon is vested in the sticharion, the orarion (stole) is placed over his
left shoulder (when he prepares to receive holy communion, the deacon will
cross the orarion over his breast), and
the epimanikia
(cuffs) are placed
around his wrists. The priest is vested in
the sticharion,
the epitrachelion
(priest's stole) is placed around his neck,
the zone (belt) is tied around his waist,
the epimanikia are placed around his
wrists, the epigonation (sword of the
Spirit) is hung at his right side, and then
the phelonion is placed over all. The
bishop is vested in the sticharion, the
epitrachelion is placed around his neck,
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�the zone i tied around hi wai t, the
epimanikia ar pla ed around his
~Hi ·t , th epigonation i hung at his
right ide, the ·akko i placed over all,
the omopborion (bi hop' tole) is laid
on his shoulders, and a pectoral cross
and engolpion (pectoral icon) are
placed around his neck; later in the Divine Liturgy the mitre (crown) is placed
upon the head of the newly-conse-
crated bishop and he is presented the
pastoral staff
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George Cathedral in Wichita, Kansas.
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THE PRIESTIN THE PARISHSETTING
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by Bishop ISAIAH of Denver
we are living at a time in human history in which many long standing teachingsand traditions have been distorted,
not to say changed. It is not inaccurate
to believe that in our day men are lovers
of themselves,
lovers of money,
boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of
good, traitors, headstrong,
haughty, lovers of pleasure
rather than lovers of God, having the form of godliness but
denying its power (2 Tim. 3 :25).They are always learning but
are never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth (2 Tim.
3:7). This condition
is all
around us and tends to influence, if possible, even the
teachings of our Holy Faith.
Because it is to this society,
to this kind of world into
which our priests enter, it is imperative that we be reminded
and to know with certainty
what the priesthood is, what its
focus should be, and how it can
be applied to the parish setting,
that is, to our people. Even
now, there is a confusion and
even a conflict in the minds of
our people as to the identity
and the purpose of the holy
priesthood. We, ourselves, may
havean improper and an incorrect understanding of what it is
to be a priest of God today.
We know from the history
and the living tradition of our
Church that the priesthood was established by Christ according to the order
ofMelchizedek. The old Aaronic or Levitical priesthood had served its purpose and fulfilled its objectives. There
was no further need for sacrifices, for
the spotless Lamb of God had been
sacrificed on the Cross. A New Covenant was written in the hearts of the believers, as Jeremiah had prophesied.
The veil in the Temple, concealing the
Holy of Holies, mysteriously was ripped
apart from top to bottom and God's
h~Iy presence departed. The bread and
wine which Melchizedek offered to
Abraham after the battle of the kings
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was manifested on the Cross as our Lord
offered His flesh and blood for the sins
of the world, giving Himself up for the
life of the world. On the great day of
Pentecost the presence of God returned
as tongues of fire establishing the New
Israel and Christ's holy priesthood after
the order of Melchizedek.
From the Book of Acts we learn of the
establishment of the clergy, the Apostles
Bishop Isaiah of Denver
as bishops, the presbyters, and the deacons. They were called by the Holy
Spirit for the gathering of God's people.
They are the servants of the parable
who run out to the streets and lanes, the
highways and hedges to invite people to
the eternal banquet. We read in one part
of Acts, ''As they ministered to the Lord
and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, 'Now
separate to me Barnabas and Saul for the
work to which I have called them' (Acts
13:2)." It is the Holy Spirit Who calls us.
We describe this as a calling from God,
a vocation.
Yet in the history of the Church many
have entered the ranks of the clergy
without this calling. Simon wanted to
buy it and not a few bishops in the
course of history have sold it (Acts 8:18).
How do we know this? The Lord tells
us. He says, "Many will say to Me in that
day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in
Your name, and done many wonders in
Your name?' And then I will declare to
them, 'I never knew you; depart from
Me .. .' (Matt. 7:23).''
We enter the holy priesthood not as "free agents," as it
were, but as obedient hearers
of the voice of the Holy Spirit.
In the Book of Acts we read,
"So being sent by the Holy
Spirit, they went . . . (Acts
13:4)." We are called by Christ
to go, not where we wish to go,
but where the Holy Spirit
sends us. I do not know if it is
because of my vantage point at
the Archdiocese or my thirty
years in the clergy, but it seems
to me that more and more
priests are involved in where
they wish to be assigned. The
reasons given are invariably
personal ones. Of the five
graduating classes I have interviewed at the Archdiocese
these past five years, I believe
only two seniors told me that
they would go wherever the
Church sent them. And they
are converts. If our priests are
going to be successful in their
parish ministries, it will be only
because they believe that the
Holy Spirit placed them there.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the only
Priest of the order of Melchizedek. The
bishops of the Church are His personal
representatives, and the presbyters and
the deacons are the personal extensions
of the bishops. There is only one purpose for this new prie thood: the
gathering of God's people so that the
full number of those who are to be
saved will be completed (Rom. 11:25,
Heb. 11:40). There is only one message:
"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven i
at hand." This message receives it
authority from the death and resurrection of Christ and His coming again.
The priest of the Church cannot be a
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changing liturgical practices. This type
proponent of current philo ophies or
of license can certainly lead to equal
f liberation theology a we ee it exrights for all life styles as we see happenpre ed in the political arena. We pray
ing in other churches and denomi_naf r peace in the world; we work for
peac in the orld. But we are realistic tions. There is only one way for a pnest
to serve God's people and that is
enough to know that we will not bring
it about by ourselves. If we could, our Christ's Way. He is the Way, the Truth,
Lord ould not call Him elf the Prince and the Life, and no clergyman has the
of Peace; for then, it would be an emp- right to compete with this doctrine.
A priest who enters the parish life for
t title. hen we preach the Kingdom
the
first time can have a kind of traumatf Heaven being at hand, we teach and
ic
experience,
for he will realize that in
proclaim Chri t crucified; Christ resurseminary
he
learned
to be a teacher, a
rected· and Christ coming again.
It i important to stress this again and preacher, and a liturgist, but in the paragain even though we know it. For we ish he finds himself to be an office
are al ays tempted co preach our own worker, a maintenance supervisor, and
me age from the pulpit, rather than an administrator, to mention just a few
Chri t' . Even now there are priests in areas of responsibility. One can conthe Church who take liberties in order veniently accept this reality by saying
to demon crate that they are capable of that in the seminary he was mostly ininterpreting the Faith and who consider volved with theoretical and theological
their innovations correct. They abbrevi- studies, while in the parish setting the
ate services and even change the words demands are toward the material, especially the physical needs and expectaof cripture. In the marriage sacrament,
for example, they do not read in one of tions. There is truth to this. I recall that
thirty years ago when I first started out
the prayers to "keep their bed in purity"
o that the bridegroom and the bride as an assistant priest, my pastor, in a mowould want their bed undefiled. By do- ment of frustration, said that he was so
ing this, those priests erase the Scriptur- much involved in administrative affairs
al reference which we see in the Epistle that he had no time to be a priest.
The size of the parish in most cases
to the Hebrews where it says, "Marriage
is honorable among all, and the bed un- determines whether the priest is a Mary
or a Martha. In today's parish setting, a
defiled (Heb. 13:4)." It is not surprising
therefore to see such priests allow non- priest must be both and must be able to
Orthodox to be sponsors at baptisms balance them. Too many priests in the
and to offer Holy Communion to non- past have been far more concerned with
Orthodox individuals. For a priest to the physical and material side of parish
compromise his calling in such ways life than the spiritual. This can be readand in many others, one day he must ily seen from parish bulletins which
come to the realization that he has show on red letter days no liturgies.
betrayed the priesthood, that is, if he However the social and athletic activiknow what the priesthood is in the first ties are in full swing. In this regard many
of our priests want to feel that they are
place.
The sad reality with our faithful in the the immediate overseers of all expressions of parish life and they are offendparishes i that they do not comprehend the Divine Liturgy as it is; and for ed when the parish council does not
a priest to change or add something is agree with them. Probably it is here in
the area of chief responsibility or, rather,
considered most confusing, if not
offensive to them. In Corinth in the days authority, which is the real cause of a
of aint Paul, the Christians were being breakdown in a harmonious operation
baptized in behalf of the dead (1 Corin. of a parish in all its expressions.
The reason for this breakdown,
15:29). But we certainly would not think
of bringing this practice back today.
which is commonplace among our parBecause of these things, it is most vi- ishes, is seen in the type of parish regutal for the priest to believe himself to be lations our Church in North America
ent by the Holy Spirit and to be obe- followed in the early days, in the way
dient to the way of the Church. His per- the laity view the bishops and priests,
onal feeling with history or nostalgia and thirdly in the way the clergy sees itmust never interfere with how the self.
Church is today. either should he conIn regard to the regulations that were
ider himself a having the right to be in- used to administrate our parishes, they
novative by trying to demonstrate equal had been prepared chiefly by attorneys
right of the sexes, for example, by who did not fully understand the ad8
ministrative role of the priest in the parish. One example suffices to prove the
point: In many situations of parish life in
the parish or in the greater society, the
chairman of the parish council is introduced and recognized as "the president of the community." Far too many
times I have heard bishops recognize
the council chairman in this way. Here
we have a real dichotomy in the leadership of a parish. The priest is the head of
the parish and the chairman is supposedly the head of the parish council.
Within this contradictory recognition
of priest and chairman, the laity comes
forth to support the one interpretation
or the other. This, naturally, puts the
bishop in a serious dilemma. If he supports the priest, the parish council may
hold back its commitment
to the
Church. If he supports the chairman
and the council, he loses the trust of his
priest.
If some priests have no faith in their
bishops today, however, they have no
strong argument to support this, due to
the way they view themselves. Although theological training is paramount regarding a bishop and a priest in
today's world, the spirit of secularism
which literally permeates
the atmosphere of our Church, convinces the
clergyman to see himself as more of a
professional, such as a professor or a
counseling agent, or a psychologist,
rather than as God's servant who is
responsible for leading the people of
God toward redemption and salvation.
In this regard the "professional" priest
appears to consider his excellent sermon to be on a higher order than holy
communion. As long as the priest allows his people to attend the Divine
Liturgy after the Epistle and Gospel
readings, and in some cases, even after
the Holy Eucharist is offered, then the
highlight of the Liturgy in the minds of
these people will continue to be the sermon which often comes at the very
end. Sadly, the priest erroneously sees
his homily as fulfilling his role as priest.
Yet earlier in the Liturgy he minimizes
his priestly role as teacher and sacrificial
offerer by his apparent lack of concern
for the number of people in attendance.
To stretch the point, the late comers at
a Divine Liturgy identify the priest not
with the Altar, but with the Pulpit. Sermons should be given in their proper
place in the Liturgy: after the Gospel
reading.
One of the areas in which a priest d~means himself and his priesthood is
THE WORD/APRIL 1993
with his remuneration.
Considering
himself a "professional" with degrees
afterhis name, he prepares a curriculum
vitae for parish councils to see. In the
past few years I have seen an increasing
number of new graduates of our school
with prepared curricula vitae. This
document gives the wrong message to
the parish councils and to the Church,
and exposes the graduate to the probability that he does not know what the
priesthood is. He gives the impression
that he is a free agent of sorts; that it is
his document which makes all the
difference in his assignment, rather than
his bishop; that even the Holy Spirit is
not necessarily involved. Unknowingly
he falls into the hands of the parish
council members who see him as a
potential employee. To make matters
worse, he auditions for them by chanting and even celebrating a service or
two, thereby making a divine service
simply a kind of rehearsal for the eyes
and ears of council members.
Afew years ago I was trying to find an
assignment for a graduate of our Seminary. He showed me what he had prepared, including curriculum vitae and
even financial statistics as to the cost of
living in that part of the country, and
other such documents. This was after
he had returned from a parish to which
I had sent him. He told me that they
could not meet his figures. Then I
reminded him that he had never served
anywhere as a clergyman. He had established no "track record" whatsoever.
Andthen I asked him why he expected
such a remuneration when he himself
did not know how well he would do
and if he would succeed in his ministry.
Needless to say, I received no answer. I
wanted to tell him to save his curriculum
vitaeand to present it to the Lord on the
Day of Judgment; but I did not think
that he would understand.
A priest can look at himself as a
professional, but never in the light of
se:~larism. He is an organizer, and ad~mistrator, a counsellor, a psycholo~1st,a community leader, a public relations person - all of these and more,
~ut only in the light of Christ, only in
he same sense as Saint Paul was when
he wrote, "I have become all things to all
men, that I might by all means save
some (1 Cor. 9:22)." All these roles must
co_meunder the first and chief role: a
PneScof God, the priest who is sent by
the Holy Spirit as a small Christ to find
and to save souls for the Kingdom.
Moreover, in regard to academic
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degrees, there is no doubt that they are
ne_cessary. If Saint Paul lived today, or
Same_Gregory the Theologian, Saint
Phot1os or Saint Gregory Palamas, they
would have as many, if not more earned
and honorary degrees as the most highly
educated scholars of today But all of them
would see themselves first and foremost
as servants of Christ Who had called
them into His soul-saving ministry.
For one to be a successful priest in
continuity of Christ's holy mandate is
most difficult in today's parishes. The
priest must see the parish as God's
workshop for the saving of souls, even
though the cultural, social, fraternal and
athletic programs may abound. The
parishioners must begin to view the
priest as the source of their spiritual development and edification. Our sacraments have taken on an air of societal
prestige. The outer trappings involving
baptisms and weddings have gone to
the point of being ludicrous. You begin
to wonder how many of our faithful at
a baptism realize that the child was
claimed in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, having being separated from Satan's claim and ownership by the sacrament? You see four foot tall candles at
weddings attired in lace like human
mannequins and you wonder why. The
concept that Christ enters the marriage
in partnership
with the bride and
groom seems not to be understood.
Even at funerals there seem to be more
and more requests for relatives and
friends of the deceased to read a poem
or sing a favorite song or offer a eulogy
that never speaks of one's eternal condition. The priest's sermon on the resurrection is not considered of importance
in the service.
The condition of our parishes must
change in order for the priest to fulfill
the expectations of his ministry. For example Saturday night vespers can be instituted in all parishes, even though ten
people may attend. The rest of the parish family will soon realize that Saturday
evening is the beginning of one's preparation for the Sunday Liturgy. All parish
council meetings must begin with a
Scripture reading and a small meditation so that they who say that a parish is
a business and who consider the treasurer's report the most important part of
the meeting, may somehow be awakened
to the reality of their error. Those individuals who consider the financial report in any parish setting as the most important, should be taken to visit a local
heavily endowed Protestant church
which has only a few elderly members
or which is closed.
Many former graduates of the seminary, including myself, in their zeal to
teach the Faith established an excellent
Sunday School system from the 1950's
on. They produced their own materials
initially because the Archdiocese had
only Greek language materials. Forty
years later the programs and materials
have greatly increased and professionally improved. However, in a substantial
number of parishes, the major mistake
we made is being continued. We taught
our children many things in the classroom setting. But we also taught them,
not by word, but by example, that they
did not have to attend the Divine Liturgy. The simultaneous time of Sunday
School with the Divine Liturgy told
them that they did not have to be there.
And now as adults, they are still not
there except for baptisms, weddings,
and funerals.
There is no question that all of us
have been influenced to one degree or
another by our secular world in our
education, in our professionalism, and
in our leadership capabilities. We believe that we speak from the vantage
point of Christian leaders, but somehow we are not getting across. Our parish councils look upon themselves as
stewards of the church, but act more
like safety deposit boxes. A good steward uses the money. He does not bury it
as the sinful servant in the parable. Our
people seem to want their leaders to be
more of the Martha-type than of the
Mary-type. They want their physical and
secular needs addressed to the point of
being more interested in how the liturgy is conducted than why they attend
the liturgy.
Yes, it is most difficult to be Christ's
kind of priest in today's society. The
priest's leadership qualities and preparation must be effective in his role as a
servant of Christ. For him to be a servant
of Christ, he must first and always be a
man of prayer. Whether he has administrative qualities or a good voice, whether he is a praiseworthy intellectual or a
public relations expert, whether his talents are superior or even inferior, they
become secondary in the eyes of our
people when they see him as a man of
prayer.
Being a person of prayer is best
manifested in caring for his parishioners, all of them, including all people. He
can never allow himself to see his
parishioners in two camps. Being a per9
�.
When his people see him as a man of
on f pray r i be t manife ted in h 1s
h
r oular i it t the ho pitals and to the prayer and a vessel of God's grace, t en
/k per on b d herev r it may be, he will guide them to their first love
which must always be his first love.
and t place hi hand of hea 1ing upon
1
him/h r anointing
ith holy oil and Then he will be able to function simu ho! water. B ing a per on of prayer is taneously as a servant and as a leader in
be t manife ted in offering the Holy all facets and expressions of parish and
B d and Preciou Blood of our Lord at community life. And he will then be
a man Divine Liturgie as he can successful in making all people see that
chedule. He, fir t, as a communicant of his is a Eucharistic Community, identithe Lord need this more than anyone cal with the ones in the Apostolic age.
1 e. It i hi piritual life-line. His minis- "Therefore take heed to yourselves and
tr mu t be identified more with his to all the flock, among which the Holy
altar and the ick bed, than with the Spirit has made you overseers, to shepoffice and his other activities. For these herd the Church of God which He purtwo place tell you what he is all about chased with His own blood (Acts
and tell other that he cares. For the altar 20:28)."
. h 1
dination to
i the depo itory of God's love and the
Ont h e d ay o f h· 1s od'Y 0t r1 fter the
ick bed is the recipient of that love, the priest h oo d , 1mme 1a e Y a
moreso than any other recipient.
consecration of the gifts the ordaining
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bishop placed the Lamb in his hands,
the consecrated Body of Christ to hold
for a few moments. He will say to the
priest, "Receive this deposit and guard
it until the second coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ at which time it will be
demanded from you." The priesthood
is an awesome calling. But it is also the
richest and most joyful blessing. For He
Who calls the priest is always ready to
sustain him at all times to do His will,
which He has promised will be done
until He returns to gather in His people
and to complete the number of them
who are to be saved.
Bishop ISAIAH is the hierarch of the
Diocese o-r Denver, Greek Orthodox
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THE ORTHODOX PRIEST
AN IKON OF CHRIST
by Father Alister Anderson
n this holy season you could have a
child ask you, "why was Jesus born
as a boy? Why couldn't St. Mary
havehad a baby girl to be our saviour?"
How would you answer these questions?I would say this because the Bible
says it: God wanted to be born of St.
Mary as a baby boy because it was His
intention to be a perfect man. God
made that choice. God can do and will
do what He wants to do.
Now suppose a little later an adult
person asked you, "Why don't the Orthodox Christian Churches allow women to be ordained as deacons, priests or
bishops?" The Church of England just
voted to permit women to be ordained
to the sacred ministry. Many other
Christian denominations have been ordaining women to the ministry for
many years. The question is answered
in the Christmas story recorded in the
Bible.God took the form of a man when
by the power of His Holy Spirit He was
born of the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos.
That provides our Orthodox Christian
Churches' answer. Only a man can be
ordained as a deacon, priest or bishop
because Jesus the perfect Man chose
only men to be His disciples and apostles.God made that choice. God can do
and will do what He wants to do.
Sadly many people do not believe
that the Christmas story about the Incarnation and Holy Nativity is true.
They don't believe that God became
man in Jesus Christ. Quite naturally,
then, they don't believe that God made
the choice to become a man and not a
~oman. Unfortunately, no Biblical, rational or historical answer can be given
to those who choose not to believe.
ManyChristian people, however, need
some kind of rational explanation in order to discuss God's Incarnation as a
man with other Christians or with their
feministor "politically correct" friends.
Fortunately, our Orthodox Christian
Churches have experienced
and
preserved some rational theological reasons why only men can be ordained to
the Sacred Ministry. I want to present
three of the most compelling reasons.
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We need to understand them in order to
be faithful to our Biblical Doctrine and
Holy Tradition. We need to believe in
these reasons in order to continue worshipping in the same way Jesus Christ
told our ancestors to worship God for
our salvation. We need to hold fast to
these reasons in order to resist the
devil's unrelenting attempts to destroy
our faith in Christ and the Orthodox
Church He founded.
The first reason for a male priesthood
has to do with the foundation and tradition of the Christian religion. When
Christ was living in human flesh, He
deliberately selected twelve men to be
His Apostles. These men were the beginning of a priesthood of men who
were prepared to follow Him as the ordained leaders of His Church down
through the centuries to this moment.
The Christian churches that chose to remain within the apostolic and catholic
tradition have therefore only ordained
men to be bishops, priests and deacons.
Now, some two thousand years later, in
the supposedly greater wisdom of our
twentieth century, many leaders have
decided that all the Christian churches
should allow the ordination of women.
They claim to know the mind of Christ
in arguing that it was for sociological,
political and economic reasons that
Jesus decided not to select and ordain
women to be among His disciples. The
arrogant presumption of those people
who say that they know whatJesus had
to do or had not to do, hardly deserves
an answer, but we can try to do so anyway. Christ is God and He will do what
He wants to do and when He wants to
do it. God did what He did because
what He does is always right and the
best for us. To argue that Jesus did not
ordain women because women were
not considered worthy enough and
would be a liability to His ministry in a
male-dominated culture is illogical. It
begs the question. After all Christ is God
and He could have brought women into
the apostolic ministry at that time if He
thought it was necessary. He did not
think it was necessary because He chose
not to do it. Instead He honored His Virgin Mother to be the Theotokos, our
God-bearer, thereby elevating her to be
first among the saints. Through St. Mary,
Jesus has raised the status of all women
everywhere and for all time. They were
no longer to be regarded as chattel but
to be treated as being equally precious
as men in the eyes of God. Christ hallowed the state of marriage which was
much abused in those days to the detriment of women.
He taught the spiritual equality of
men and women and blessed that
equality by saying, "for this cause shall
a man leave father and mother, and shall
cleave to his wife and they shall be one
flesh." But while Christ taught that men
and women are equal in their human
nature, they are blessedly and entirely
different in their human function. I intend to say more about their human
function in a moment.
Those people who advocate the ordination of women to the Sacred Ministry
of our Orthodox Church disregard history - both church history and Holy
Tradition - and they misinterpret the
Bible. They want us to believe that the
Bible allows the ordination of women.
While they claim that there is no specific verse in the Bible prohibiting women
from being ordained, we Orthodox
Christians know that you can not argue
justifiably that point from mere scriptural silence. There are many specific
things about which the Bible is silent.
There are many things the Bible does
not explicitly prohibit but which we
know we should not do. It is obvious in
the study of church history that the idea
of female priests never developed in the
religious and spiritual experience of our
Christian ancestors. They struggled
desperately against all those pagan
religions which had a plethora and
panoply of male and female gods and
goddesses. Our Christian ancestors saw
that priestesses were frequently involved in the performance of fertility
rites which glorified sexual deviance
and promiscuity. They knew that such
obsession with sex was destructive of
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human famil . The kne thi because
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pr 'claim d b the Hebrew proph~t
and od Him elf throughJe u Chn t.
, hat emu tr member i that while
th Bibl may n t contain aver e pecifi all prohibiting women to be ordained it doe contain much pecific
t a hing about the neces ity for a male
prie thood. There i no indication
hat oe r that any women were part
of the ordained mini try in the time of
the apo tle . There i , however, in the
Bibi
t. Paul' teaching that women
hould not lead in the wor hip of the
church.
In the 1 tter to the Ephesians and
orinthians,
t. Paul peaks of the
ordained man as being a presbyter,
hich means an older man or elder or
ruler. He believe that only men should
lead or rule in the Christian family. He
b lieve that equal rulership with men
would eventually cause confusion in
the human family as well as in the
church by preventing singleness of purpo e in decision-making. There is, however, no argument from St. Paul about
the fact that women have the right to
rule in the political and vocational
order. There have always been queens
and princesses, and now there are
female prime ministers and presidents.
Women are active now in all the profesional vocation and in all the trades
known to mankind. We Christians who
advocate only a male priesthood as
being the only valid apostolic ministry
of the Church do not in any way deny
that women have equal rights and
opportunities to work. We believe that
women hould be paid commensurately with men for their labor and skill. But
certain leaders deprecate the male
prie thood as being a bastion of male
chauvini m and a violation of civil and
equal right for women. onsense! The
Church i not a ecular institution
governed by democratic processes. The
Church i a spiritual organism and not
ju t a ecular organization. She is a
piritual and supernatural monarchy
with God as Her king and supreme
judge. We Orthodox Christians declare
that while men and women are equal in
the eyes of God and under the secular
law, they are very different in their
human nature becau e God has created
them for different functions. A bishop,
prie t and deacon have a pecific function within the family of the Church. To
ordain women to the sacred ministry
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would only confuse and destroy that
function. In terms of human function a
woman can no more be a priest than a
man can be a mother.
What has happened in many protestant churches since the Reformation has
been the supplanting of the doctrine of
Apostolic Succession by the protestant
idea of the priesthood of all believers.
Protestant churches have no problem
with ordaining women because they
believe that all the people in the church
are ministers to one another. But to say
that all people are priests before God is
to deny the apostolic and Biblical teaching that there are certain men in every
time and place who will be selected by
the consent of the people and given
Grace by God to carry out special functions for the Church. God gave this
function to men. Men did not, nor
could they, secure it for themselves.
There is a second reason why we
Orthodox Christians have only a male
priesthood. It rests on the fact that we
have always had a catholic and apostolic understanding of the priesthood and
not just that of a protestant ministry. We
have a priesthood of all believers like the
protestants because we do minister
individually to each other through our
love and prayers and mutual support.
But our Orthodox priesthood goes far
beyond a protestant ministry. We have a
sacerdotal priesthood. Bishops and
priests are not only presbyters as I said
earlier, they are also individually a sacerdos. Sacerdos is a Latin word which
means "an offerer of God's gifts." An
Orthodox priest therefore is one who
offers God's gifts to His people as well as
being set aside as being the people's gift
to God. We believe that God comes to
us in a very special way through the
sacraments. We believe that only a priest
who has been given the authority by the
Church through Christ can administer
those sacraments. Only a priest and a
bishop have the function and the
authority to consecrate the elements of
bread and wine to become the Body
and Blood of Christ. Only the priest and
the bishop have the function and the
authority to bless water and oil in Holy
Baptism and Holy Unction and to sanctify material objects for devotional and
spiritual purposes. Only a priest and a
bishop have the function and the
authority to absolve people from their
sins. Only a priest or bishop who is a
man can exercise this function and
authority because Christ ordained only
men to have this kind of function. No
protestant minister, male or female,
claims or even wants to be a sacerdos
and a part of a sacerdotal ministry.
Now there is a third compelling
reason for the male priesthood. Orthodox Christians
believe that their
bishops, priests and deacons are Ikons
of Christ and therefore must be male
becauseJesus Christ is male. To understand this we must think about what an
Ikon is. An Ikon is a religious symbol
but yet much more than a symbol. It i~
an instrument of Divine reality. It is a
picture and a vision for the eyes which
conveys a spiritual reality to the worshipper. We can say that an Ikon is an
image of the Divine, but we must say at
the same time that an Ikon has no divine
power of its own. That would make an
Ikon an idol and idols belong to pagan
worship. An Ikon has the spiritual function to help us receive into our souls the
spiritual awareness of what it depicts.
For example; when we look at an Ikon
depicting the crucifixion,
the Ikon
helps us to participate more spiritually
in the wonder of Christ's love for us and
the efficacious power of His sacrifice on
the cross. Looking at an Ikon in our
worship is the most direct way we can
visually represent Christ's atoning death
for the forgiveness of our sins. Looking
at an Ikon strengthens the spiritual reality of our worship.
The same thing should happen when
we look at our clergy. When we are at
worship our priest or bishop becomes
an Ikon of Christ. Christ is God but He
is also a fully perfect human man. That
means that a priest, as His Ikon or most
true symbol, must also be a man. A
priest must be male because Jesus is a
man. In the Incarnation God became
man not woman. The male priesthood
is a supernatural concept. In that sense
it is a mystery just as the Incarnation or
Resurrection is a mystery. Reason and
logic can not fully explain it, or define
it, or detract from the truth of it, any
more than you and I can explain it as
being the way of God.
We can say that God has no particular sex, male or female. But in the Revelation of God through Christ, God
chose to become a man because He
wanted to take to Himself a bride which
is the Church, the Family of God. In like
manner, God also chose men to represent Him as the head of the human
Church family. God decided that the
function of consecrating, blessing and
absolving is the role of man to do in our
human existence on earth. Men have
not made this their role. God made it
mens' role. As individuals we believe
God's Word about this or we choose
not to. But as members of the family of
Orthodox Christian Churches we have
no choice. The Church belongs to God
and God has made His cho_ice.God will
do what He wants to do and what He
wants is always right and best for us.
God has chosen and blessed us with a
male priesthood. Let us rejoice and be
glad and thankful for it.
Father Alister Anderson is attached
to Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Bethesda
Maryland.
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THE ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE
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It's Here!
I read recently in The Word that the
AntiochianOrthodox Church and the
SyrianOrthodo~ ~hurch are ve:y close
to reuniting.This 1sgood news mdeed!
But how did this all happen? How did
they become separated in the first
place,and how did they decide to come
together again? - A.P, CA
(A number of questions like the
above arrived after the article entitled
"On the Unity of the Eastern and Syriac Orthodox Churches'' appeared in
theApril 1992 issue of The Word. This
reader'squestion raises a number of issues- too many to be addressed at one
time. My respons~ therefore, will consist of five parts, of which this is the
third).
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on the author, date, themes, and historical context of the book,
plus an overview of the books's contents.
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Recent Developments
Afterrapid progress toward reunion of
the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox
Churchesin the 1960s and the early 1970s,
the pace toward reconciliation seemed to
slowsomewhat, perhaps because of politicalinstabilityin the homelands of the various Oriental Orthodox
churches.
Nevertheless, friendly contacts between
the Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian
churches did continue to occur.
For example, from 16 through 21 September 1975, representatives of both
groupsmet in Etchmiadzin, Armenia. The
gathering,initiated by the Commission of
WorldEvangelism of the World Council of
Churches (WCC), and hosted by the
Patriarch-Catholicos of the Armenian
Church, focused on the theme "Confessing Christ Through Liturgical Life." Both
Churches considered the implications of
their common conviction that liturgical
life is central to ecclesiastical life and
shapesthe whole of Christian experience
and witness in the world.
The 1980ssaw a resurgence in dialogue
between the two churches. In December
1985 an official dialogue was held in
Chambesy,Switzerland, at which mutual
:'misunderstandingsand differences in the
interpretation of historical facts" were
challenged.Five such erroneous historical
positionswere noted: (1)that the Council
of Chalcedon condemned Dioscorus; (2)
that_theCouncil of Chalcedon rejected the
Chnstology of St. Cyril of Alexandria; (3)
tha~it was national and ethnic feelings
which drove the non-Chalcedonians to
~reakwith the Byzantine Church; (4) that
he Byzantine Church was a puppet of the
emperor; and (5) that relations between
the Eastern and Oriental churches have
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by Father Theodore Pulcini
always been hostile. It was emphasized, on
the other hand, that the two churches
enjoy a bond in that "they are both
nourished spiritually by the unfathomable
riches of the same ecclesiastical arid patristic tradition."
During the meeting of the Middle East
Council of Churches (MECC) Executive
Committee meeting, hosted by Patriarch
Shenouda at the Anba Bishoy Monastery
outside Cairo from 16 through 19 November 1987, four Eastern and Oriental patriarchs acknowledged that "fundamentally
and essentially we on both sides have
preserved the same faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ in spite of diverse formulations and
resulting controversies." Recognizing that
"ancient controversies and rivalries have
given way to a new era of sincere and
open dialogue and communal brotherhood," they called for restoration of full
communion.
Then, from 20 through 24June 1989,
the Joint Commission of the Theological
Dialogue between the Orthodox Church
and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, involving twenty-three participants from
thirteen countries representing thirteen
churches, gathered at Anba Bishoy Monastery. They approved a long-awaited
common statement of faith expressing the
"common apostolic faith of the undivided
church of the first centuries":
The four adverbs used to qualify the
mystery of the hypostatic union belong to our common tradition without co-mingling or confusion
(asynchytos), without change
(atreptos), without separation
(achoristos), and without division
(adiairetos).Those among us who
speak of two natures in Christ do
not thereby deny their inseparable
indivisible union; those among us
who speak of one united divinehuman nature in Christ do not
thereby deny the continuing dynamic presence in Christ of the divine and human, without change,
without confusion.
As one author observed, in effect this
common statement "put a formal end to
a centuries-old dispute on Christology
which had broken communion between
two families of Eastern churches for 1500
years."
This healing of the Chalcedonian
breach was confirmed a year later, when
the Joint Commission, meeting from 2 3
through 28 September 1990 in Chambesy,
produced a second, more extensive
agreed statement. In it they reviewed their
Christological consensus and called for
the reciprocal lifting of all anathemas and
condemnations. (Each church, the Commission ·recommended, should be left to
decide the manner in which this would be
done within its own jurisdiction.) A number of other practical issues were also considered. Participants recommended:
reciprocal visits (by bishops, priests, and
laypeople) among the various churches,
exchange of students and professors
among theological institutions, joint worship, joint publications designed to explain the histories of the various churches
and their common faith (including Joint
Commission documents), mutual recognition of baptism, bilateral agreements
regarding inter-church marriage and childrearing, revision of instructional materials
to reflect the unity between the two traditions, and programs of education for clergy and laypeople on questions relating to
reunion. Participants also discussed their
relations with the other churches of the
Christian world, their ministry in the
world at large, and their cqmmitment to
evangelization.
An indication that enthusiasm for reunion of the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox had spread beyond elite theological
circles to the rank and file of the faithful
was the consultation held by the World
Fellowship of Orthodox Youth (Syndesmos) at the Anba Bishoy Monastery from
20 through 26 May 1991.At this meeting
twenty-five youth leaders from Lebanon,
France, England, Finland, the United
States, India, Syria, Ethiopia, Sweden,
Great Britain, and Australiaexamined how
young people from the two traditions
might work to promote reunion. Their
final document called for making "the
official theological agreed statements an
ecclesial reality" To this end, all Eastern
Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox youth
movements were called to prepare their
members for the imminent reunion
through education, common educational and social activities, and multi-level
cooperation. Syndesmos also resolved to
welcome Oriental Orthodox youth movements and theological schools into full
participation in its programs, to undertake
publication projects to provide information about the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches and the dialogues that led to
discernment of their common faith, and
to organize exchange programs for theological students and teacher .
(to be continued)
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The following article has been sent in by Fr. George Alberts
in response to a request which the OCEC office issued for programs for laypeople which might be used for teacher certification. Teacher certification has become an important issue as
parishes and even whole dioceses seek to provide a minimum
training in the Orthodox faith and practice for church school
teachers. If you use a certification program, please send us an
outline of its content.
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The adult Christian education program of the Western
Pennsylvania Deanery of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian
Arc_hdiocesewas begun in September 1990. The program is
entitled"Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies." The basis for
the program was taken from an adapted version of a typical
seminary course. We felt that it was necessary to study the
b~sics of the faith and relate it to our people's lives. In doing
this, we focused on the two sources of our Faith: Holy Scriptureand Holy Tradition. The courses were planned accordingly.
Wehave courses in the Old and New Testament as our scripture studies and courses on the Festal Cycle of the Orthodox
Churchfeaturing the iconography of the feasts as well as scripturaland liturgical references; Contemporary Moral Issues facTHE WORD/APRIL 1993
ing the Orthodox; Spirituality and the Eucharist which draw on
the Holy Tradition of the church as well as Holy S_cripture.The
V. Rev. George Alberts and the V. Rev. Jason Del Vitto are the
course instructors.
The program is designed as a three-year certificate granting program. The courses are taught in three-year cycles of two
six-week courses each year. Our course begins in September
and runs from 7:00 p.m. until 8:15 p.m. every Monday evening
for six weeks. We then break until January when we begin another six week session on a different topic. The fee for the
course is $25 a semester. Registration forms are sent to all Orthodox parishes in the Pittsburgh area. We encourage each
church to send at least one person, especially a teacher or
church school director. We also encourage those who are planning to convert to the Orthodox Faith to attend, along with
Church School teachers and all interested individuals.
Anyone may enter at any point and will receive a certificate
after they have completed all of the courses. Those who do not
want a certificate may also attend any one or more of the
courses. The following is a list of courses with a breakdown of
the courses on Contemporary Moral Issues as an example of
how we deal with a topic.
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�Storiesfor Pre-Schoolers
Towarda New Appreciationof Volunteers
by Violet Tomi
by Richard Walsh
seems too difficult. The children will tell you if they don't underAs a church school t~acher of pre-schoolers (3-5 yea_rol?s),
stand. If your story is more suitable for an older group, use the picyou are aware of the energy that comes from thes_esquirming,
tures and retell the story in simpler language as you go along, asklaughing, constantly moving little bundles of energy.The story preing the children questions also.
pared for the children usually gives the main idea of th~ lesson for
YOU ARE A FACILITATOR.You have prepared everything and
each Sunday. If this age group is unable to pay attent1_on
to yo~r
now you are ready to present the story._~e so familiar with the story
lesson, they will miss out on the main idea and al~o hinder their
that you can tell it from memory. A facilitator gets all the materials
peers from hearing the story. By using a few techniques and sugready, presents the story, and helps the children to learn from the
gestions - geared particularly for this age level - that e~courage
activity. He/she does NOT spoon-feed the children with a ready.
good listening, behavior, and conversation, you can direct that
made, step-by-step, word-for-word dialogue. KNOW THE STORY
energy towards good results in your room.
. ..
Generally, pre-schoolers can concentrate on actIvIt1esf~r a BY HEART. Hold the book or pictures to the left, to the right, or in
maximum of ten (10)minutes. Stories should be planned for a time front of you at the children's eye level. Begin the story with an experiod following an activity that allows the children to m_ovea~out citing comment or question. '' I have a nice story today about Jesus.
the room. Expecting this age group to sit for a longer period of time Guess what happened when He went to a city called Jerusalem?
The people were so happy to see Him that they waved palm
is unrealistic and can cause confusion and frustration.
The physical environment (the room) should be ~sed to th~ branches. Who knows what a palm branch looks like? Here is one
most advantage. Can you provide a story rug for the children to sit like the branch in the story. You may each look at it - wait for your
on comfortably? Can you move to another area of the room for the turn - and hold it very carefully.''
As you read, glance at the children to be sure they are listenstory? Where is there the least distraction? Will you sit in chairs or
on the floor? Most children do well if they can sit on the floor in a ing. Children's questions or comments should be answered when
circle. (Important Note: If your group is more than six (6) pre- they are made, on the spot, if they do not interfere with the story.
"That's a good question, Michael. Yes, it is a donkey that Jesus
schoolers, have a helper during story time to plan an activity with
the other half of the group while you tell the story to one group. is riding on." For the inattentive child, you might ask a question like,
Then they can move to the activity while you repeat the story for "Look, Debby, can you find a little boy in this picture?" or "Where
the others.) Remember: the younger the children are, the smaller are the palms, David?" or "What kind of sound does a donkey
the group should be, and the shorter the length of time you should make, Joey?''
YOU ENCOURAGE PROBLEM-SOLVING. Ask the children
expect them to sit quietly.
for their comments that will encourage them to think about the stoAnExample . ..
Let's take the story about Jesus coming into Jerusalem on ry. "Paul, did you think the people were happy or sad to see
Jesus?" or "Annie, do we have palm trees here? Let's look out the
Palm Sunday as an example in planning a lesson. The following
will be general things you can consider when presenting this story window." Questions can help pre-schoolers to think about the story
and by asking the children to tell you the story while you turn the
to pre-schoolers:
YOU ARE A MODEL. What you do, the children will imitate. pages, you will give them a chance to repeat what they have learnSpeak slowly, clearly, and include "Please" and "Thank-you" in ed. Further, by repeating the story, they might think of new quesyour comments and questions. Use the child's name when tions. After the story is finished, leave the book out on a table. Give
responding to each child. For example, "Thank you, John, for be- the children a chance to look at it again in their own time, or to bring
ing such a good listener,'' or ''Please, Susan, let's give Jim a turn their parents in after church to show them the book and story.
to talk." When a child hears his own name spoken, he is apt to be
YOU ARE A FOLLOWER. You can follow the methods and
more attentive.
techniques of the greatest story-teller - Jesus Christ. He was
YOUARE AN INTERACTOR.Show interest in the children's
known to:
questions and comments. "You've seen a donkey before, Mary?
-use many examples
What did he look like?" or "Yes, George, those are big leaves. We
-speak on the listeners' level
call them PALMS. Can you all say that word - PALMS?" En-talk in an informal atmosphere
courage children to ask questions, look at pictures, and make any
-use eye contact
comments they wish about the story. If a child begins monopoliz-ask questions to be sure His ideas were understood andto
ing the time you can say, "Thank you, Peter,for sharing with us, involve His listeners
but now it's Mary's turn to tell us something about the donkey.''
-listen to questions and comments posed by His listeners
YOU ARE ENTHUSIASTIC.Show concern, caring, and en-answer all questions simply and truthfully
thusiasm in telling your story. Encourage the children to help figFollow Christ's example, and ask for His help. Add a hug, a pat
ure out the pictures and story. "Why are all the people holding on the shoulder, a smile, and a loving reply - OFTEN.
palm branches?" "Who is the person in white on the donkey?" "I
YOU ARE IMPORTANT.You are the link to the Church anda
wonder what will happen next. Let's turn the page and see . . ." good experience for the child who leaves his parents to cometo
Use a variety of inflection and tone in your voice and look at the chil- your room. What you do and say counts and will be remembered.
dren's faces.
Little children don't remember because they are too young? Non·
YOU ARE AN ATTENTION-GETTER.If the children seem to sense! We can all think back to the pleasant early experiencesof
be drifting, quickly review the situation. Do you need more en- our lives. Make the most of the time you have with these little ones.
thusiasm in your voice? Is the story too long? Are you losing eye Prepare, present, and expect good results. You are God's giftto
contact with the children? Using words that are too large or com- them ... and they are God's gift to you. The best way to "send
plicated, story plots that are too distracting and involved, or stories them on their way" to meet Christ is to walk with them!
that have too many details are confusing to children. A preschool
child cannot understand words like "journey," "transportation"
• -from the NEWSLETTER of the DRE Romanian Orthodox
"truth," or "freedom." Ask questions about vocabulary whi~h Episcopate of OCA. Spring, 1979.
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j
It's getting tight. At the same time as our parishes are working toward collaborative leadership and an expanded role for
lay community members, the PO?I of volunteers is beginning
to dwindle. Persons who could fill our volunteer ranks today
face many demands on their time. Double-income families and
single-parent families are becoming the norm. People are trying to balance their uncommitted hours between quality time
with their families and the fitful pursuit of leisure. Also, competition for volunteers' hours is heightening from other community organizations such as public schools, social service agencies, and hospitals. We can expect that it will become increasingly more difficult to find and keep capable volunteers in our
parishes. This squeeze, if left unaddressed, will mean a gradual lessening in the number and quality of ministerial options our
parishes can offer. That will hurt.
The Needs of Volunteers
Parish professionals have been assuming that a more than
adequate reserve of volunteers exists-volunteers
capable of
filling in around the efforts of professional staff members - and
that these volunteers provide an inexpensive ministerial alternative. But in reality, as mentioned above, willing and capable
volunteers are hard to find and even harder to keep working in
our parishes, and not surprisingly, the person who would make
the best volunteers have the most options on how to commit
their time.
Fresh insight into the nature of ministry keeps us mindful
that no one fills in around the efforts of another, because all of
the baptized have gifts unique to themselves. Parish leaders
are beginning to realize that volunteers, far from being an inexpensive resource for getting the work done, will need to be
educated, enabled, and developed and that this will be a timeconsuming and costly process. It is hoped that a new attitude
toward volunteerism in our parishes will generate a new appreciation of the distinct value of each person's gifts and a rich
response to what motivates volunteers' efforts. In parishes with
this attitude, leaders take on a new role.
The Role of Parish leadership
Tremendous growth in parish leadership has taken place
in recent years. In previous times, priests, religious, and a few
laypeople working professionally in parish ministry had been
set apart, not only by their special roles but also by their specific
training. This distinction left a deep and definite gap between
those who lead and those who were led. But today, in the midst
of rapid social change -the rising tide of affluence, the wider
availability of higher education, the expansion of professional social services - this gap has become very shallow and
much less definite. The distinction between the leaders and
those being led is becoming blurred. Leaders are becoming effective not only because of their personal intellectual strength
and skill but also because of their ability to share this strength
and skill with others. Those who would lead the Church will see
the care and development of their working force as their primary mission.
Fostering Motivations
The word volunteer is defined as a person who contributes
services without financial remuneration. That is true; it is rare
i~deed to find anyone serving in the Church who has a financial motivation. Still, people do work for something, and understanding what that something is makes it possible for leaders
to serve their volunteer work force. The following are some of
the motivators for volunteers:
1) enjoying the work
THE WORD/APRIL 1993
2) cultivating relationships
3) being recognized
4) seeing the work from a faith perspective
5) receiving perks
Each of these motivators is already present in a successful volunteer force. Obstacles to these key motivations keep our
volunteers from sharing their gifts and our parishes from realizing their potential for clearly proclaiming the gospel.
Enjoying the Work
To enjoy the work that needs to be done in the parish - be
it as a religion teacher, a lector, or a parish council president
- people need a clear definition of the work, adequate preparation for it, and continued development of the skills needed
to carry it out. A clear definition of the work allows people the
freedom of knowing what is expected of them, where their
responsibility begins and where it ends. Preparation to undertake the work offers people the understanding and skills they
will need to do the work entrusted to them and enables them
to find the resources that they will need to do their work well.
Continued development of the workers' skills provides individuals and groups with the opportunity to review progress, to learn
from mistakes, to gather resources, and to take a larger part in
defining their work. People who enjoy their work make parishes
fruitful and full of possibilities.
The obstacles to enjoying one's work are hassles - those
little problems, frustrations, and blind spots that rob the work
of its joy. Although some hassles are unavoidable, the vast
majority of them can be left behind. Many of you may have had
hassles like the following in your parish, but note what simple
solutions all of them have: The catechist who made an unapproved expenditure did not know where his responsibility ended. That lector who butchered the word may not have known
that a pronunciation guide is in the sacristy. The parish council president who resigned midyear might simply have needed someone to tell her that we move forward, knowing some
individuals will never be satisfied.
Our volunteers deserve the best training and development
our resources can afford. Removing hassles - wherever they
show themselves - makes a clear statement of support for the
efforts of volunteers and leaves the way clear for people to enjoy the work to be done.
Cultivating Relationships
Volunteers also find motivation in the people with whom
they work. Volunteers are people who value relationships and
involvement; we should make the opportunities for these as
available as possible. Directories, name tags, introductions encourage people to build relationships. Make sure that meetings include time for socialization and that the newcomers receive an extra bit of attention.
A bit of pastoral wisdom states that the Eucharist becomes
more central to the life of a Christian community each time that
people share an ordinary meal. A meal can provide groups with
needed incentive to keep community buildings as part of their
task. All work and no play makes for bad volunteers, angry
spouses, and jealous children. Families are the volunteers'
volunteers, and they deserve some measure of resonse to their
contribution, such as special times and dinners that include the
families.
Possibly the most important relationship to be built and developed are those between staff and volunteers. Quite often
volunteers are more attracted to the staff person working in a
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given area than to the work itself. Staff ~em~ers n~rtu~e_volunteers with time and presence. As relat1onshIpsbuild, 1t1spossible for the vision of the work to be shared, and in that sharing process volunteers will naturally want a l_argerrole in shaping the work itself. This desire is the foundation of true collaboration and real vitality.
The primary obstacle to collaboration is isolation. One can
become rigidly task centered, seeing people not for who they
are but for what they do. Isolation is characterized by people
who share space but not life; individuals each have a piece of
the work, but they are not doing it together. Isolation is uncomfortable and will be fought covertly by cliques, gossip, and dependence. It is a much brighter alternative to overtly choose for
collaboration and its benefits.
Being Recognized
Recognition is the most inexpensive form of motivation.
Volunteers do not seek recognition, but they do appreciate the
gift when it is given by staff members and the community.
Recognition can be quite general - staff presence at special
events, names mentioned in the parish bulletin or newsletter,
announcements in local papers, certificates and awards- or
very specific - personal thank-you notes, phone calls, visits.
Recognition assures people that they are doing fine work, that
they are part of a bigger picture, and that they do count. Moreover,by recognizing volunteers, we teach the community about
the work of the parish and how it gets done, and we remind the
entire community that all of the parishioners have a responsibility to contribute their gifts. In effect, we carry out an ongoing volunteer recruitment campaign. Thank you is just about
the most powerful phrase we can use, not only in prayer but
also in the building up of the Kingdom. The obstacle to recognition would be a policy of anonymity, usually supported by the
premise that someone will be forgotten and therefore hurt. Go
ahead and recognize your workers. If someone is forgotten,
remember that the second most powerful phrase in prayer and
in Kingdom building is I am sorry. Recognition is revitalizing.
Seeing the Work from a Faith Perspective
Leaders need to support one another and their volunteers
by remembering the great importance of the work done in our
parishes. We are living the prayer the Master gave us, ''thy will
be done, thy Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven." No
~ork is more important and no motivation is higher than knowing that we are taking an active part in God's plan of salvation.
Our efforts accomplish more than we can see, hear, or understand. The spiritual dimension of our work needs always to be
emphasized in prayer and reflection. It assures that we will be
constantly refreshed in spirit. The obstacle to knowing the importance of our work is a pervasive sense of the mundane: falling into the grind of a maintenance pattern. Prayer infuses life
into the work of the Church and allows the Lord to remind us
of God's favor.
Receiving Perks
Perks, or perquisites, are the expected and unexpected
privileges that remind volunteers that their contributions are
appreciated by the parish. Christmas parties, appreciation dinners, coffee and cake or wine and cheese, a luncheon with a
speaker - these are all perks that people come to value. The
possibilities for offering perks to volunteers that benefit all involved are many:
• parish sponsorship of volunteers' involvement in workshops and seminars (these expenses directly increase the
quality of the volunteers' gift of service to the parish)
• parish sponsorship of continuing education on the collegiate and graduate level and at regional and national
ministerial gatherings
• establishment of new projects and experiments
The obstacle to such perks tend to be shortsightedness. In
an effort to save a few dollars today, we may be failing to see
the long-range benefits of investing in our volunteers. Their
skills are the parish's skills; their happiness is the parish's happiness; their future involvement is the hope of tomorrow.
Summary
We are developing a new appreciation of our volunteers,
and the continued progress of this revelation is vital. As leaders grow in their role of developing leadership in others, motivation will be a key factor. Parish staff members will help determine whether volunteers enjoy their work or flee from hassles,
seek collaboration or work in isolation, garner recognition or
serve in anonymity. The choices of the parish will lead to volunteers with a faith perspective on their wo"rk of volunteers
bogged down in a sense of the mundane, to volunteers encouraged by perks or hindered by the staff's shortsightedness.
It is the responsibility of those working with volunteers in today's parishes to begin making the difference.
Richard Walsh is director of religious education at Saint
James the Apostle Catholic Church, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
AdultChristianEducationInstitute
YEAR ONE -
SEMESTER 1: FESTAL CYCLE OF
THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
SEMESTER 2: NEW TESTAMENT
INTRODUCTION
YEAR TWO SEMESTER 3: CONTEMPORARY
MORAL ISSUES FACING THE
ORTHODOX
SEMESTER 4: OLD TESTAMENT
INTRODUCTION
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 5: SPIRITUALITY
SEMESTER 6: THE EUCHARIST
(Continued from Page 17)
Contemporary Moral Issues - Week One -An Introduction to Understanding Contemporary Moral Issues; Week Two
- Death, Dying and Euthanasia; Week Three - Abortion;
~eek Four-_- Suicide; Week Five - Sexuality and AIDS: Week
Six - Medical Issues. Reference books used for this course
are Contemporary Moral Issues by Fr. Stanley Harakas and the
~etreat and Study Guide by Fr. George Alberts which is published and available through the bookstore of the Antiochian
Arch~iocese _(358Mountain Rd., Englewood, NJ 07631)and
contains outlines and resource material used in most of the
courses.
The DEPARTMENTOF CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONis published quarter! du • th
diocese. Volumes 1:1 t~r?ugh 14:2 w~re published solely by this Depart~en~'.~ie t~school year by the Department of Christian Education, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Arch·
the Department of Religious Education of the Orthodox Church in America W'th V r~e year~ 1984-1987,Volumes 1:1 through 3:4, were published jointly by this Department and
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ORDAINED:
STEPHEN WALINSKI, to the
Diaconate
on February
3,
1993, and to the Priesthood on
February 4, 1993, and assigned
to the pastorate at St. Vincent of
Lerins Church
in Omaha,
Nebraska.
STEPHAN SWEDBERG, to the Diaconate on February 4, 1993, and assigned to the St. Vincent of Lerins
Church in Omaha, NE.
FADI AOUFAN, to the Diaconate- on
February 27, 1993, and assigned to the
Church of the Redeemer in Los Altos
Hills, California.
ELEVATED:
The Priest KURT SPEIER, pastor of St.
Athanasius Church in Goleta, California, to the dignity of Archpriest, onJanuary 17, 1993.
ASSIGNED:
The Archpriest MICHAEL KHOURY,
former pastor of Virgin Mary Church in
Yonkers, New York, and on a leave of absence, to the pastorate of St. George
Church in Albany, NY, effective immediately.
APPOINTED:
EDWARD KASSAB, of St. George
Church in Detroit, MI, and St. Philip
Church in Davie, FL, as an honorary
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200.00
ning Manual will be mailed by the the Holy Diaconate. The areas of c~nPA- Greensburg, St. Michael 500.00
Chairman to the prospective host centration in this program are in scrip7650.00
ture, liturgics, patristics, history, pastoral
parish.
3. Prospective host parish should ap- and spirituality studies. Each follo~s a
DO ATIO S FROM INDIVIDUALS
proach hotel properties being con- syllabus of guided reading, examinaAntakli, Mr. & Mrs. Nicola
600.00
sidered and secure a first option sta- tions and field projects in various setBethoney, Robert & Elizabeth 500.00
tus on required sleeping rooms and tings.
Cohlmia, ancy
100.00
This year's graduates include seven
function space. No second option
Corey, Fr. George & Laila
50.00
students
in the three year program:
hotel properties will be considered.
David, Fr. Samuel &Janet
25.00
Michael
Bassett
of Owosso, Ml; Dn.
4.
Formal
bid
with
hotel
proposals
are
Ebeling, Paul P.
25.00
to be submitted to the Chairman of Michael Clancy of Parkersburg, W.VA;
Farha, Mr. & Mrs. William F.
200.00
the Department of Convention and David Fritz of Wilkes-Barre, PA;Joseph
Freije, Evon
50.00
Conference Planning by no later Mackoul of Holden, MA; Donald Peters
George, Delore F.
10.00
than four and one half (4 ½) years of Worcester, MA; Rev. David Randolp~
Gillqui t, Fr. Peter & Marilyn
10.00
0
prior to the convention date being_ of Tuares, FL; and Rev. James Rohrer
Jo eph, Mr. & Mrs. George,
Urbana,
OH.
The
other
six
graduates
bid for (i.e., if the 1997 convention is
Mr. 0 car, Mrs. Helen
being bid, the bid proposals must be finished the Alternate Program for those
2000.00
& Richard, Jr.
received by March 1, 1993. Any bids holding M.Div. degrees from non100.00
Mabbett, Arthur & Beverly
Massad, Dr. Paul & Zinia
Meena, Fr. James & Ruth
Nassar, Hafiz &Julia
Nassar, George & Elsie
Newey, Sam & Julienne
Rihbany, James
Sayfie, Dr. Eugene & Susan
Shaheen, Janet E.
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500.00
50.00
100.00
1000.00
500.00
50.00
500.00
25.00
6395.00
THE WO RD/APRIL1993
Orthodox schools: Rev. David Mustian,
a mission pastor; David Patton of Chula
Vista, CA; Rev. David Shank of Seattle,
WA;Rev.Seraphim Stephens of Virginia
Beach, VA;Wyatt Sutherland of Greensville, SC; and Mark Karban of Perkinsville, VT.
Although there are students studying
in the program who reside in countries
outside North America (especially in
South Africa, Europe and Australia), all
the current graduates are from the United States and are members of the Antiochian Archdiocese, the Greek Archdiocese or the OCA.
Along with the certificate of graduation, His Eminence wrote a special letter to each graduating student congratulating each on the completion of
the program.
Applications and catalogs can be acquired by writing to the Antiochian
Archdiocese, 358 Mountain Road, Englewood, NJ 07631, Attention:
St.
Stephen's Course of Studies.
Orthodox Christian
Education Commission
The Board of Trustees of the Orthodox Christian Education Commission
held its annual meeting onJanuary 22,
1993at St. Anthony's Orthodox Church
in Bergenfield, NJ. Dr. John Boojamra
delivered the greetings of Metropolitan
PHILIP, president of the commission.
The OCEC, which is the educational
agency of the Standing Conference of
Orthodox Bishops in America (SCOBA),
publishes a complete curriculum for
church schools, as well as supplementary materials for adult education and
home use. Newly appointed to the
Trustees and representing the Serbian
Orthodox Diocese of New Gracanica,
Fr.Thomas Kazich, an old friend of the
OCEC,was welcomed back after twelve
years of service in Australia. Metropolitan Theodosius has appointed Dr. Constance Tarasar, head of the newly organized Family Unit in the Orthodox
Church in America as the OCA Trustee.
The Board of Trustees heard reports
from all the departments and received
Withdeep regret the resignation of Mrs.
Anita Lazar as chairman of the Curriculum Department. The Board appointed
Fr.Don Freude chairman of the Curriculum Department.
The Curriculum
~epartment will produce two new
Items in the Spring, 1993: a Summer
School Program and a thirty page teen
st udy program entitled "Film and
THEWORD/APRIL 1993
Values." The budget for OCEC for 1993,
submitted by Fr. Paul Kucynda, Treasurer, was approved at $146,000. Fr. Don
Freude, the new Curriculum Department Chairman, promised to continue
with the complete revision of the OCEC
curriculum which had been initiated by
Mrs. Lazar. Dr. Boojamra urged the various trustees to make use of the ancillary
services of the OCEC, such as its comprehensive teacher training program.
He also pointed out that the OCEC will
develop education programs for small
parishes, as well as for home schooling,
both of which are becoming a prominent feature in Orthodox life in North
America. The Board of Trustees elected
the following officers for 1993: Dr.John
Boojamra, Chairman; Fr. Paul Kucynda,
Treasurer; Fr. Dan Daly, Recording
Secretary; Fr. Alexander Warnecke,
Bookstore Manager; and Eleana Silk,
Corresponding Secretary. For further information regarding the OCEC and its
work, please contact the chairman, Dr.
John L. Boojamra (201) 768-7966. Catalogs are available.
Antiochian Village Camp
Earns ACA Accredited
Camp Status
BOLIVAR, PENNSYLVANIA- The
American Camping Association (ACA)
announced recently that Antiochian
Village Camp has received ACA Accredited Camp status for 1993.
''An independent evaluation by camp
experts is very important," emphasized
Dr. Margery Scanlin, Director of ACN.s
standards program. "By being ACA accredited, Antiochian Village Camp
demonstrates that they care about their
campers and comply with the highest
quality standards designed specifically
for camps."
"Parents expect their children to attend accredited schools. They also deserve a camp experience that is reviewed and accredited by an expert, independent organization," stated Scanlin.
''ACAaccreditation is very important
to our camp," said Archpriest Joseph
Purpura, Camp Director. "While the
program is strictly voluntary, we owe it
to our campers and parents to have the
best operation that we possibly can.
ACA accreditation demonstrates our
commitment to quality camp programming.''
Antiochian Village Camp was found-_
ed in 1978 and is located near Ligonier.
The camp is in operation from June to
August and offers sessions lasting from
1 week to 2 weeks. For more information, parents can contact the camp at
(412) 238-9565.
The American Camping Association
is the only independent accrediting organization reviewing camp operations
in the country. Their nationallyrecognized standards program focuses
primarily on the program quality and
health and safety aspects of a camp's
operation. The standards are continually reviewed, refined and updated.
The accreditation process is quite
comprehensive and thorough. Currently, ACA accreditation is held by 25 percent of day and resident camps.
At least once every three years, two
or more trained camp professionals, not
affiliated with the camp seeking accreditation, review the camp's operations and procedures while the camp is
in session.
The American Camping Association,
founded in 1910, is a 5,000-member
not-for-profit organization committed
to the continuing values and benefits
the camp experience offers. Its membership encompasses all segments of
the camp movement including nonprofit agencies, independent operations, religiously-affiliated organizations
and public-municipal agencies.
AmericanJewish, Christian
and Muslim Leaders Return
from First Tri-Faith Visit
to Middle East; Urge More
Active United States Role
in the Peace Process
From November 29 to December 11,
1992 twenty-four American Jewish,
Christian and Muslim leaders made the
first tri-faith visit to Israel, the West
Bank, Egypt, Jordan and Syria. They
returned encouraged by the possibility
for peace, warning of the dangers if
there is not progress in the negotiations
soon, and urging the United States to
play a more active role in the Peace
Process.
The U.S. Interreligious Delegation
met with Arab and Israeli religious leaders, scholars, journalists, lawyers, ordinary citizens, and with leaders of all the
parties in the negotiations, including
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt,
Secretary General Dr. Ahmed Esmat
Abdel-Meguid of the Arab League, Foreign Minister Kamal Abu Jaber of Jordan, Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa
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�a joint council, consisting of eight local
During the next several weeks the Inlaymen and six clergy, required under
of yria Pale tinian leaders Faisal Husterreligious Delegation pla?s to 'meet
eini and abil haath, and Deputy For- members of President Clinton s ad- Jordanian law. The group, claiming to
eign ini ter Yo i Beilin and Knesset ministration, as well as senior Sta~e represent a majority of Orthodox Christians in the territories, also accused the
m mb r of I rael.
Department officials and key leaders m
Patriarchate of conducting land deals
Th Re erendJoan Brown Campbell, the Congress. The U.S. Interreligious
n ral ecretar of the ational Counwhich are against Palestinian interests
Committee for Peace, which arranged
cil of Churche
aid, "We were told
refusing to promote Palestinian clergy~
this trip to the Middle East, represents
again and again that peace is the only
men, and neglecting local schools and
more than 1500 American Jewish,
option ofl rael, the Arab states and the
churches.
Christian and Muslim leaders. Founded
Pale tinian and that without a more acIn an interview following the press
in 1987, the Committee works to enti e .. role in the Peace Process this
conference,
Diodorus, patriarch since
courage mutual understanding among
hi tori opportunity for peace could be
1981,
told
the
Post: "We respect JordaChristians, Jews and Muslims, and to
nian
law,
but
no
one ever suggested immi ed."
mobilize an interreligious climate of
According to Albert Vorspan, Senior
plementing
the
law.
The first we heard
public support for an active and creative
ic Pre ident (Emeritus) of the Union
of
this
claim
was
from
the newspaper."
United States role for peace in the Midof American Hebrew Congregations,
He
said
the
council
had
been discon"The nited tates made an historic dle East. The committee includes
tinued
in
1967
because
"Jerusalem
and
contribution by initiating the Peace Metropolitan PHILIP and the V. Rev. the West Bank became occupied, and
George
S.
Corey
of
the
Antiochian
OrProce s; but carrying this fragile underno one had come to consider the implitaking to a ucces ful conclusion will re- thodox Archdiocese.
cations of such regulations.''
quire inten e, creative and active enDiodorus dismissed the title ''Arab
gagement by the United States in the Greek Patriarch Rejects Arab Orthodox" as an invention of "people
coming months to bridge the conflicts Attempt to Palestinize Church who never entered a church,"' and who
which inevitably arise."
number no more than 10 % of the
by Jon Immanuel
'A a result of this extraordinary trip,"
30,000 Orthodox Christians in JerusaHaim Shapiro
aid Dr. Mian Ashraf, President of the
lem
and the territories.
Greek Spiritual supremacy will be
ew England Islamic Center, "we are
"This patriarchate has a history since
maintained
in
the
face
of
calls
to
Arabize
pledged to work together to urge that
135 AD. Every day we find archeologiMiddle East peace be a high priority of the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Greek cal excavations, and all the inscriptions
the new Administration and Congress." Orthodox Church, Patriarch Diodorus
are written in Greek. That proves the
I said last Wednesday.
Orthodox RabbiJoseph Ehrenkranz
spiritual authority was Greek," he said.
The
previous
day,
a
group
of
Palestinsaid, "I am absolutely persuaded that all
"We don't know [the committee's] moian
members
of
the
church
launched
a
of the parties genuinely need peace and
tives,
but they are not religious."
campaign to Arabize the Patriarchate,
want peace, but I'm equally persuaded
In response to the Patriarch's statewhich
they
accused
of
acting
against
they are incapable of achieving it withments, the committee said it had letters
out an active, strong U.S. role, like the Palestinian national interests.
and documents to back up its charges
Calling themselves the. Arab Orthoone President Carter played with Israel
dox Initiative Committee, they held a that in 1967 and 1981 the re-establishand Egypt."
ment of the joint council was raised
According to Fr. Raymond Helmick, press conference and issued a statement
with the former patriarch and with the
saying
that
they
"regard
the
Orthodox
.J.,who represented the United States
Catholic Conference on the trip, "The issue as part of the national and just prime minister of Jordan.
Disputing claims of the Greek spiriturecent assassinations by Palestinian ex- cause of the Arab Palestinian people.''
al
heritage
of the church, Ya'acoub alThe
previous
week
three
members
of
tremi ts opposed to the Peace Process
and the deportation of 400 Palestinians the committee visited Amman and met Yousef, a committee member, said:
by the Israeli government underline the with government ministers and lay Or- "from the year 400 to 1534, almost all
fragility of the Peace Process, the thodox leaders to press their case patriarchs were Arab. The Ottomans
wanted to de-Arabize the area for politdangers during this time of transition in against Diodorus.
They accused the partriarch of keep- ical reasons, and since then the patriU. . leadership, and the urgent need for
President Clinton to signal U.S.determi- ing lay Palestinian Orthodox out of the archs have been Greek."
The highest-ranking Palestinian in
nation to engage more actively in help- church's budget decisions, and thwartthe Jerusalem Patriarchate was Arching the parties reach a negotiated agree- ing the promotion of local Palestinian
clergy, but their main purpose was po- bishop Simeon, who died in Moscow in
ment."
1982 undet mysterious circumstances.
litical.
Ahmad El-Hindi, a PalestinianBut the hierarchy is entirely Greek.
American Muslim participant said, "U.S.
"We are trying to Arabize the Church
Many of the lands leased or sold to Ishelp is needed not only to encourage
in the long term. We are the only patrithe compromises necessary for peace, archate among seven in the world in raelis have particularly jarred Palestinian
but also to focus on the tremendous
which the patriarch is not a local citi- sensitivities, includingJaffa land sold to
positive potential for all peoples which zen," Marwan Toubasi, a Ramallah phar- developers they say contains an 1~
peace will create. I believe peace be- macist, told the Post. Toubasi says the Orthodox cemetery, the St. Johns
tween the Palestinian people, Israel and name "Greek Orthodox" is a misnomer
Hospice in Jerusalem's Old City, and
Arab states will be the dawn of a new preferring to speak of ''Arab Orthodox_,: land near the Mar Elias Monastery fora
awareness of our common Abrahamic
The group charged that, since 1967, road to the new Givat Hamatos mobile
heritage."
home site, that houses new immigrants.
the Patriarchate had refused to convene
°
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THE WORD/APRIL 1993
Diodorus has denied complicity in
the St. John's sale, and said the Patriarchate was fighting the municipality in
court over the land near Mar Elias. The
committee claims the file was closed.
_Arc?bishop Timothy, his spokesman,
said D1odorus had spent more time and
money on local Palestinian needs than
any recent patriarch, and that it was perfectly reasonable to lease or sell property to raise money for community purposes. Oerusalem Po t, 9/19/92).
International Orthodox Christian Charities
~
March, 1992-February 15, 1993
IOCC
Analysis of Unrestricted Funds
Donor Category
Amount
Unsolicited
14,790
SCOBA
40,000
Greek Orthodox Churches
2,667
Greek Orthodox Organizations
26,325
Greek Orthodox Individual
$10M
40,000
Greek Orthodox Individual
$IM
26,500
$IM
Greek Orthodox Individual
3,509
Greek Leadership 100
100,000
Orthodox Church of America (OCA)
2,831
OCA Organizations
400
$IM
OCA Individual
1,000
$IM
OCA Individual
320
Serbian Orthodox Churches
45,550
Serbian Orthodox Individual
$1M
1,000
Serbian Orthodox Individual
$IM
2,155
Antiochian Orthodox Churches
100,100
Antiochian Individual
$10M
10,000
Antiochian Individual
$IM
17,000
Antiochian Individual
$1M
1,700
Patriarchal Russian Orthodox
1,300
Foundations/Corporations
29,585
Alternative Giving
9,562
Bank Interest
233
Total Unrestricted
476,527
IOCC - March, 1992-February 15, 1993
Amount
Category
Unrestricted
476,527
Restricted
525,047
Total
1,001,574
Analysis of Revenues
Pct.
3.10%
8.39%
0.56%
5.52%
8.39%
5.56%
0.74%
20.99%
0.59%
0.08%
0.21%
0.07%
9.56%
0.21%
0.45%
21.01%
2.10%
3.57%
0.36%
0.27%
6.21%
2.01%
0.05%
100.00%
Brothers Brother USDA Program
Serbian Fund
~Egyptian
Fund
Russian Fund
_Somalian Fund
Albanian Fund
_Total Restricted
THE WORD/APRIL 1993
Amount
100,196
63,500
359,324
397
500
1,015
115
525,047
Jurisdiction
Unsolicited
SCOBA
Amount
14,790
40,000
Pct.
3.10%
8.39%
Greek
199,001
41.76%
OCA
I
4,551
0.96%
Serbian
I
48,705
10.22%
128,800
1,300
29,585
9,562
233
476,527
27.03%
0.27%
6.21%
2.01%
0.05%
100.00%
Antiochian
Russian Patriarchal
Corporations
Alternative Giving
Bank Interest
Total Unrestricted
Analysis of Revenues
Pct.
47.58%
52.42%
Analysis of Restricted Cash by Funds
Fund
World Learning Grant
Cash
Pct.
19.08%
12.09%
68.44%
0.08%
0.10%
0.19%
0.02%
Cash
Donations to IOCC
should be made directly
to the:
ANTIOCHIAN ARCHDIOCESE
358 MOUNTAIN ROAD
ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631
earmarked ''IOCC''
100.00%
25
�LIFESTYLES
X by John David Powell
ST. NICHOLASCAMPAPPLICATION
CAMPERAPPLICATION
''Evil is Everywhere''
uring Orthodox church services
on the unday, Monday and
Tuesday before Easter, there is a
pas age that gives me the willies. It implore God to ' heap more evils" on his
ervant . It's not aid once; it's said lots of
time.
I'm not ure I like this idea. It may serve
as a reminder that faith is strengthened
through trials, but I could do without a
econd heaping helping of the bad stuff.
God, as u ual, did not consult me and,
therefore, has hi own ideas on this. As a
r ult, the Big E is everywhere. A recent
unday newspaper provided the following examples:
-A Texasman is accused of intentionally putting glass fragments in his infant
son's baby food;
-A Louisianaman admits to numerous
exual offensesagainst three teen-agegirls;
-A orth Carolinaday-care operator is
convicted of 99 counts of sexual abuse of
children who attended his facility; and
-A Louisianajury recommends life in
prison without parole for a woman who
murdered a man who stopped to help her,
the second man she shot that day.
I believe there are demons who wander around looking for nice temporary
places to dwell. In time, after working
their various mischiefs, they move on to
other unsuspecting souls.
A man I knew - I'll call him Ben was one uch victim. I truly believe God
and Satan waged a war within him.
Ben was a minister and had a family.
But there was a dark and evil side seen
only by those closest to him. He eventually sought psychiatric help, but not before he lost his family.
After a few years, he was given another church, a small congregation in a tiny
Kentucky town. He met a woman and got
married. But the demons had not finished.
He eventually eparated from his new
wife, and one night he almost tried to kill
her. A few hours later,knowing the pull of
evil was too strong, he hanged himself.
"I feel worthless and no good," he
wrote. 'Tm tired of coping and struggling.
My patience has worn thin, my mind is
nearly broken, my elf-love and selfe teem is nil."
That night I lost a friend, children lost
a father, and evil moved on to another
D
26
PLEASETYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY
persmith does not create the verdigris, nor
unsuspecting victim.
Ben left Scriptures to be read at his do parents create the dirt. Likewise, it is
memorial service. One was the story of not God who has created evil. He has givChrist and the man with unclean spirits en man knowledge and discrimination so
called Legion because they were so many, that he may avoid evil."
And how can one do that, with the
which Christ cast into swine.
The existence of evil is nearly as old as heaping of more evils and the incredible
time, but our sophisticated society refuses nastiness found within the pages of the
to see evil for what it is. The first two list- newspapers? In the end, Ben knew the anings for evil in my thesaurus show afflic- swer and passed it along in his memorial
service - a letter from the Apostle Paulto
tion and ailment.
That's not quite the way some early the church in Philippi: "Finally, brethren
church fathers saw evil. St. Diadochos was whatever is true, whatever is honorable'
born around the year 400 and was bishop whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatev:
of Photiki in northern Greece. He wrote er is lovely; whatever is gracious, if there is
that evil does not exist by nature and that any excellence, if there is anything worthy
man is not naturally evil "for God made of praise, think about these things."
nothing that was not good."
In his "One Hundred Texts on SpirituJohn D. Powell is an Orthodox Christal Knowledge and Discrimination" he
wrote: "For good, which exists by nature, ian from Ruston, Louisiana. He writes
is more powerful than our inclination to and edits a newspaper there.
evil. The one has
existence, while the
other has not,
except when we
give it existence
through our actions.''
St. Anthony of
Egypt (251-356) is
credited for the
work "On the
Character of Man
and on the Virtuous Life."
He wrote: "But
when the soul . . .
separates itselffrom
God, evil demons
enter its thought
processes and suggest unholy acts to
it: adultery, murder,
robbery, sacrilege
Herfaceandvoicearerecognized
bymillions
worldwide.
and other such
Dr.
Han~n
Mikhail-Ashrawi
has
become
the
most
prominent
demonic acts."
And later: "It is
womanmth~ArabWorld.
Andsingle-handedly,
shehaschanged
man's negligence
theWest's
mindaboutthePalestinian
people
and indolence that
OnSaturday,
July24,wearehonored
topre- MINISTRY
give birth to evil
sentDr.HananMikhail-Ashrawi
astheguest
passions. Evilclings
speak~r
fortheGrandBanquet
atthe1993
closely to one's naArchd10cese
Convention.
ture, just as verYouwillnotwanttomissthisoutstanding
digris to copper
speaker.
Makeplanstodaytojoinus.
NINETY-THREE
and dirt to the
body. But the cop-
LISTEN
10SOMEONE
WHOS
HEARD
AROUND
THEWORLD
THE WORDu\.PRIL1993
Name1
i"-:::-;----------------~~-----------------
Last
Address~~---------~~~--------------------Street
Phone(
Middle
City
______________
Dateof Birth-----------
First
State
Zip
Emergency Phone (
Sex _____
T-shirt size _____
Present Grade -----
PriorCamping Experience (Organization) __________________________
Father'sName ________________
_
Mother's Name ----------------
RATES
"Early Bird" By June 1
1stChild ......................................
$135.00...................................
2nd Child ......................................
$120.00...................................
Additional Children ..............................
$110.00...................................
After June 1
$155.00
$140.00
$130.00
AGEREQUIREMENT
Childrenfrom 7 years old (or entering second grade in the fall) through 18years of age are eligible for acceptance as campersfor all sessions.
PLEASEMARK THE SESSION(S) YOU WISH YOUR CHILD TO ATTEND:
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Session 1 - July 25-31 (Sun.-Sat.)
Session 2 -August 1-7 (Sun.-Sat.)
Session 3 -August 8-14 (Sun.-Sat.)
All applications must be accompanied by a check payable to "St. Nicholas Summer Camp", in order to secure a reservation.Reservations will be held on a first come, first served basis, limited to 100 campers per session. If the session you
requestedis full, we will inform you of the alternate date. Upon receipt of your application and payment, you will be sent
verification of your reservation, along with medical forms. Requests for cabin assignments cannot be accommodated.
PLEASEREAD CAREFULLY:
(St~tementto be signed by the parent or guardian.)
.
~ wish to enroll my child at St. Nicholas Summer Camp for the session(s) marked above. I understand that after my child
1s registered for camp, accident insurance coverage is applicable and the fees will not be transferable or refundable exceptfor withdrawal due to sickness; in which case a pro rata refund will be made for the unexpired portion of his/her stay.
Parentor Guardian Signature __________________________
Name & City of Parish ________________
Date----Religion _______________
_
PLEASE SEND TO:
St. Nicholas Summer Camp
c/o St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
2300 W. Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057
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27
�DAILYDEVOTIONS
INTRODUCING.
THEWORDoffers thispage as a service to our churches. Those who appear
on this page have a gijt to offe 0 such as iconography and sacred art.
Philip Zimmerman was named by His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP in 1988 to serve as the first director of the St.John
of Dama cu Academy of Sacred Arts at the Antiochian Village
in Ligonier, PA. Phil is a graduate oflndiana University of Penny! ania, earning a B.. in Art Education followed by graduate
work at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh. His formal
training in iconography was received under the direction of
Bi hop JOB of the O.C.A. Diocese of the Midwest. He is married
and ha three children.
Phil' major commissions include St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Wilkes-Barre, PA;St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Montreal, Canada; St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church inJohnstown, PA;Sts. Peter and Paul Chapeland throughout the Antiochian Village - in Ligonier, PA; Christ
the aviour Cathedral and Seminary (Carpatho-Russian Diocese)
in John town, PA. He has also executed less extensive projects.
Phil's tyle can best be described as "American Orthodox,"
combining and utilizing both traditional Russian and Greek
tyle of iconography. He is capable of painting in the strict styles
of Russian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, and Greek. He
work in acrylic paints. For further information or his services,
write in care of:
acred Arts Academy
POB 638, Rt. 711 N.
Ligonier, PA 15658-0638
Enclosed is icon of Ruth and Naomi with the following scripture passage:
Entreat me not to leave you or to return f ram f allowing you; for where you go I will go, and where
you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God; where you die I will die,
and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me
and more also if even death parts me from you.
The original icon is 4 'x6' and hangs in St. George An tiochian llliiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiliiiiiliiiiiliiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilliilliiiiilliiiiiliiiiilliilii
Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh, PA.
If you wish to be listed on this page, send a description
of your work to:
May, 1993
1. ACTS 5:21-33; JOHN 6:14-27
Prophet Jeremiah, SS. Paphnutius and
Acacius
2. ACTS 6:1-7; MARK 15:43-16:8
Translation of the body of Athanasius,
Sts. Boris and Gleb
3. 6:8-7:5, 47-60; JOHN 4:46-54
SS. Timothy, Maura, Theodosius, Peter
the Wonderworker
4. ACTS 8:5-17; JOHN 6:27-33
SS. Pelagia of Tarsus; Hieromartyrs
Silvanus and Albian
5. ACTS 8:18-25; JOHN 6:35-39
6.
7.
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9.
10.
11.
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Martyr Irene, St. Euthymius, St.
Neophytus (FAST)
ACTS 8:26-39; JOHN 6:40-44
St. Job of many contests; SS. Seraphim
and Barbarus
ACTS 8:40-9:19; JOHN 6:49-54
Memorial of the Holy Cross in
Jerusalem; Martyr Acacius (FAST)
1 JOHN 1:1-7; JOHN 19:25-27, 21:24-25
Apostle and Evangelist John; Arsenius
the Great
ACTS 9:32-42; JOHN 5:1-15
Prophet Isaiah; Martyr Christopher
ACTS 10:1-16; JOHN 6:56-69
Apostle Simon the Zealot; SS. Simon and
Laurence
HEBREWS 7:26-8:2; MATTHEW 5:14-19
SS. Methodius and Cyril; Nicodemus
and Mucius
ACTS 14:6-18; JOHN 7:14-30
SS. Epiphanius of Cyrus, Germanus and
Dionysius; Mid-Pentecost (FAST)
ACTS 10:34-43; JOHN 8:12-20
Martyr Glyceria; SS. Sergius, Irene and
Euthymius
ACTS 10:44-11:4; JOHN 8:21-30
SS. Isidore of Chios, Isidore the Fool-forChrist (FAST)
ACTS 12:1-11;JOHN 8:31-42
SS. Pachomius, Demetrius the New, and
Isaiah the Wonderworker
Tl-IEWORD/APRIL 1993
16. ACTS 11:19-26, 29-30; JOHN 4:5-42
St. Theodore the Sanctified; Neo-Martyr
Nicholas
17. ACTS 12:12-17;JOHN 8:42-51
SS. Andronicus and Junia of the Seventy;
St. Euphrosyne
18. ACTS 12:25-13:12; JOHN 8:51-59
Martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Christina,
Andrew and Paul
19. ACTS 13:13-24; JOHN 6:5-14
SS. Patricius and his Companions; St.
Cornelius (FAST)
20. ACTS 14:20-27; JOHN 9:36-10:9
SS. Thelaleus and Stephen of Piper
21. ACTS 26:1-5, 12-20;JOHN 10:1-9
SS. Constantine and Helen (FAST)
22. ACTS 15:35-41; JOHN 10:27-38
Martyrs Basiliscus, John, Demetrius and
Paul
23. ACTS 16:16-34;JOHN 9:1-38
SS. Michael the Confessor and
Euphrosyne
24. ACTS 17:1-15;JOHN 11:47-57
SS. Simeon, Nikita Stylites, and Vincent
25. ACTS 17:19-28;JOHN 12:19-36
Third Discovery of the Head of the
Prophet and Baptist John
26. ACTS 18:22-28; JOHN 12:36-47
Apostle Carpus and Alpheus of the
Seventy; Leave of Pascha (FAST)
27. ACTS 1:1-12;LUKE 24:36-53
FEAST OF THE ASCENSION OF OUR
LORD
28. ACTS 19:1-.8;JOHN 14:1-11
Martyr Eutyches; SS. Ignatius the
Wonderworker and Sophronius (FAST)
29. ACTS 20:7-12; JOHN 14:10-21
MM. Theodosia of Tyre and Theodosia
of Constantinople
30. ACTS 20:16-18, 28-36; JOHN 17:1-13
SS. Isaac of Dalmatia, Natalius, Barlaam,
Roman and Meletius
31. ACTS 21:8-14; JOHN 14:27-15:7
Martyr Hermas of the Seventy; St.
Philosophus
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�FELLOWSHIPFOOTNOTES
FOOD FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE MREGIO
ORK
3 77.57
rge-Alban
1,000.00
ne a
ael
0
gara Fall
rge
890.00
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100.00
th Glen Falls
rg
50.00
ca
rge
20.00
briel Chapel - . Glen Falls
IO
174.00
an figuration - London
0
-Otta
a
826.78
rge - Richmond Hill
BEC
3,010.00
't. ichola - Montreal
2,225.00
t. George - Montreal
0
irgin Mary - Montreal
0 'A COTIA
400.00
t. nthony - Halifax
TOTALCA -AMREGIO
9,073.35
t. Athana ius ewark
0
DI TRICT OF COLUMBIA
t. George - Washington, D.C.
1,100.00
ARYLA D
t. Mary - Hunt Valley
20.00
. Peter & Paul - Bethesda
1,515.00
EWJERSEY
t. Anthony - Bergenfield
1,625.00
t. George - Little Falls
555.00
t. tephen - . Plainfield
340.00
E YORK
t. Mary - Brooklyn
1,020.00
t. ichola Cathedral - Brooklyn 1,175.00
hurch of the Virgin Mary- Yonkers 160.00
t.Johnniondale
188.00
PE
YLVA IA
t. G orge - Allentown
465.14
t. George -Altoona
275.00
t. George - Bridgeville
1,620.00
t. Ellien - Brownsville
125.00
t. Anthony - Butler
478.00
t. Mi hael - Green burg
385.15
t. Mary - John town
1,205.00
t. Michael - Mones en
287.14
t. Elia ew Castle
5,814.89
t. Georgeew Ken ington
2,060.00
t. George pper Darby
368.25
t. George - Pitt burgh
1,406.00
t. Mary - Wilkes Barre
1,112.52
t. Philip - ouderton
1,331.56
t. Paul - Emmaus
310.00
t. John - Beaver Fall
250.00
TOT LEA TER REGIO
25,203.55
30
WORLD
FOODDAY
TOTALLBS.
1500
850
510
164
617
505
947
1,000
958
260
721
924
400
398
128
709
1992
MIDWEST REGION
ILLINOIS
1,000.00
St. George - Cicero
360.00
St. George - Spring Valley
70.00
Holy Transfiguration - Wheaton
INDIANA
310.00
St. John Chrysostom - Ft. Wayne
2,064.06
St. George - Indianapolis
817.00
St. George - Terre Haute
66.00
Holy Resurrection - Gary
0
All Saints - Bloomington
0
St. George - Michigan City
IOWA
310.00
St. George - Cedar Rapids
KENTUCKY
280.00
St. Andrew - Lexington
1,215.00
St. Michael - Louisville
MICHIGAN
St. Mary - Berkley
300.00
Incarnation Church - Detroit
0
St. George - Detroit
635.00
St. George - Grand Rapids
1,235.74
St. Nicholas - Grand Rapids
2,200.00
St. Mary - Iron Mountain
58.72
St. Mary - ·Livonia
0
St. Simon - Ironwood
25.00
St. James - Williamston
1,193.34
St. George - Flint
1,101.72
MINNESOTA
St. Mary - St. Paul
300.00
St. George - West St. Paul
441.90
NORTH DAKOTA
All Saints Mission - Fargo
0
OHIO
St. George - Akron
20.00
Holy Cross - Canton
548.00
St. George - Canton
646.18
St. George - Cleveland
5.00
St. George Cathedral - Toledo
345.00
St. Elias - Sylvania
1,525.00
St. Mark - Youngstown
1,100.00
St. Matthew - N. Royalton
200.00
WEST VIRGINIA
St. Nicholas - Beckley
0
St. George - Charleston
1,800.00
Holy Spirit - Huntington
486.18
WISCONSIN
St. Elias - La Crosse
40.61
St. Nicholas - Mequon
137.97
MANITOBA
St. Mary - Winnipeg
0
ONTARIO
St. Ignatius - Windsor
0
TOTALMIDWEST REGION
20,837.44
WORLD
FOOD DAY
TOTALLBS.
1,675
953
320
2,500
375
806
94
650
333
1,212
1,614
1,200
636
1,350
525
153
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NEWENGLAND REGION
CONNECTICUT
St. Nicholas - Bridgeport
St. George - Danbury
MASSACHUSETTS
St. George - W. Roxbury
St.John of Damascus - Dedham
St. Mary - Cambridge
WORLD
FOOD DAY
TOTALLBS.
1,515.00
10.00
1,350
2,325.00
1,426.00
987.22
561.65 1,450.00
1,114.00
647.85
4,121.50
1,300
1,000
St. George - Lawrence
St. George - Lowell
St. George - Norwood
St. George Cathedral - Worcester
RHODE ISLAND
St. Mary - Pawtucket
2,279.73
NERFellowship,
St. John the Divine
382.89
TOTALNEW ENGLAND REGION 16,820.84
SOUTHEAST REGION
FLORIDA
St. George CathedralCoral Gables 1,525.00
St. Philip - Davie
280.16
St. George - Jacksonville
0
St. Peter - N. Miami
0
St. Andrew - Eustis
334.12
St. George - Orlando
1,012.30
St. Mary - W. Palm Beach
1,000.00
St. Basil - Silver Springs
125.00
St. Lazarus - Miami
0
Our Lady of Regla - Miami
100.00
St. Nicholas - St. Petersburg
10.00
GEORGIA
St. Elias - Atlanta
1,245.93
St. Stephen - Hiram
0
LOUISIANA
St. Basil - Metairie
610.00
NORTH CAROLINA
AllSaints - Cary
0
TENNESSEE
St. Ignatius - Franklin
10.00
St.John - Memphis
0
MISSISSIPPI
St. George - Vicksburg
453.60
t. Peter - Jackson
125.00
VIRGINIA
St Ignatius - Tidewater
0
TOTAL
SOUTHEAST REGION
6,831.11
SOUTHWEST REGION
COLORADO
St. Augustine - Denver
St. Elias - Denver
St• Luke - Boulder
St Mark - Denver
IOWA
t. Thomas - Sioux City
KANSAS
St. George Cathedral - Wichita
t. Mary - Wichita
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137.93
200.00
25.00
0
702.85
1,067.00
1,291.64
'91
600
2,317
1,400
263,060
945
1,000
990
565
383
750
250
500
154
WORLD
FOOD DAY
LOUISIANA
TOTALLB.
St. John the Divine - Lake Charles
100.00
NEBRASKA
St. George - Kearney
147.41
110
St. Mary- Omaha
5.00
St. Vincent of Lerins - Omaha
0
OKLAHOMA
St. Elias - Oklahoma City
1,000.00
St. AntonyTulsa
187.00
TEXAS
St. Elias - Austin
866.91
St. Michael - Beaumont
2,000.00
1,500
Ss. Constantine & Helen - Dallas
0
640
St. George - El Paso
886.18
St. George - Houston
1,928.00
3,400
St. Anthony the Great - Spring
385.97
300
St. Gregory - Dallas
59.00
TOTALSOUTHWEST REGION
10,989.89
WESTERN REGION
CALIFORNIA
St. Nicholas Cathedral - Los Angeles
10,294.00
St. Luke - Garden Grove
2,825.00
Church of the Redeemer-Los Altos 2,000.00
St. John the Evangelist - Orinda
50.00
St. George - San Diego
2,052.00
St. Nicholas - San Francisco
399.00
St. Michael - Van Nuys
1,143.05
St. Michael - Whittier
0
St. Barnabas - Huntington Beach
376.oo
St. Matthew - Torrance
185.41
St. Mark - Irvine
259.50
Ss. Peter & Paul - Ben Lomond
60.00
Virgin Mary - Sacramento
326.17
Orth. Ch. Fellowship - UCSB
1,100.00
St. Athanasius - Goleta
312.20
St. Timothy - Lompoc
0
St. Athanasius - Sacramento
0
Holy Cross - Lancaster
100.00
St. Andrew Mission - Riverside
61.25
St. George - Glendora
0
Holy Cross - Concord
0
ARIZONA
St. George - Phoenix
885.00
Holy Resurrection - Tucson
300.00
243.54 NEW MEXICO
St. Joseph - Santa Fe
5.00
NEVADA
St. Michael - Las Vegas
1,694.00
OREGON
St. George - Portland
316.63
UTAH
SS. Peter & Paul - Salt Lake City
0
WASHINGTON
St. Paul - Lynwood
70.00
Holy Cross - Yakima
179.90
ALASKA
St. John Cathedral - Eagle River
99 .00
4,300
1,691
800
125
126
6,000
54
471
250
'91
30
700
200
.31
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FOOD DAY
TOTAL LBS.
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Fe tival Winner:
Fadi Makhlouf
My Respon ibility to Live the
Orthodox Faith in Christ, Through
Wor hip, Witness, Service
and Fellowship
by Fadi Makhlouf
I proudly stand
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evening, a self-pro~
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you ask, did I be,,,,••,, • s,..,...
come a member of
uch an honorable and distinguished
organization? Well, entrance is quite
imple. You must invite Christ into your
life, and you 're a member for eternity.
However, membership does bear a few
respon ibilities. Most especially, it is my
re ponsibility to live the Orthodox Faith
through Wor hip, Fellowship, Witness,
and Service.
Worship is the very essence of our religion. It is considered our supreme
duty, an expression of our thanksgiving
for God' grace and compassion to us.
We are all inners, since the fall of Adam
and Eve in the garden of Eden. Yet,
through the acrifice of Christ, God has
giv n u the privilege of communion
with Him. Worship i a gift, and should
be practiced in all "spirit and truth."
"The true worshippers will worship the
Father in spirit and truth," Qn. 4:23-24).
We, as true wor hippers, must invoke
the Grace of God to strengthen us in the
True Faith, to know the truths of the
Holy criptures, to remain at all times
humble and obedient, to love our fellow man. When we commune with
God, we supplicate Him to forgive us,
and to I ad us o that we may attain His
kingdom. "Therefore, let us be grateful
for receiving a kingdom that cannot be
haken, and let us offer God acceptable
wor hip, with reverence and awe" (Heb.
12:28).
In witnes ing, we are allowing others
to hare in our "good new ." In knowing
about the Grace of God, and His love
for man, and the Grace He granted us
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possibly one of the greatest men to ever
walk the face of this earth, and the
greatest contributor to our New Testament, spent most of his life fettered like
a common criminal.
But Paul recognized, as we should
recognize, that far greater are the rewards in heaven than here on earth.
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures
Recorded as of March 1, 1993
throughJesus Christ, we are bearers of
Good News. "For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten
Son, that all who believe in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life," Qn.
3:16).
We as Orthodox Christians, are the
"light,of the world" (Mt. 5:14).Jesus still
has a great message for the world, and
He needs us to carry it. The ideas of the
Scriptures do not walk by themselves in
this world. They need men and women
to carry them. As Jesus said in His Sermon on the Mount, "Acity on a hill cannot be hid, nor do men light a lamp and
put it under a bushel, but on a stand and
give light to all in the house, that they
may see your good works, and give
glory to your Father who is in heaven"
(Mt. 5:14-16).
Be an example to others. Show them
that the reward you will attain in heaven
is far greater than any reward here on
earth. Speak joyfully of the Grace of
God, and the gift that He has given you!
But Jesus warns us in Matthew, "deny
Me among men, and I too will deny you
to my Father." We must with all fervor
announce the love of God for men,
throughJesus Christ. Christ blamelessly
died on the cross, so that I may be
saved. It would be selfish of me not to
tell others of this truly magnificent
sacrifice!!!
As Psalm 100:2 indicates, we must
"serve the Lord with gladness." There
are many opportunities to serve God. A
prime example of service to the Lord
and the Orthodox Church is SOYO, St.
John the Divine, and the Antiochian
Women. Through SOYO, etc., parishioners are able to organize collectively,
and serve God.
This may be through altar and choir
service, and also through serving the
community. When we serve our fellow
man, we serve God as well. Christian
faith and worship find their ultimate in
Christian love. This genuine love derives from humility and sincerity. Often,
it is far easier to love God (who loves us
back), and neglect our love for our fellow man, our neighbor. We sincerely
love our neighbor when we give the
sacrifice, without reward. Christ Himself proclaimed the love of God as the
most important commandment,
"and
the second is like it, you shall love your
neighbor as yourself"
(Mt. 2 2: 39).
Christ declared "on these two commandments depends all of the law, and
the prophets" (Mt. 22-40).
Through serving our fellow man, we
are doing God's will, and therefore serving Him as well. So, although loving a
God who loves us back is easy, loving a
neighbor who might not love us back is
hard.
We must serve our communities
through volunteer work, without reward. We must also do the same for our
churches. Then we please God, and
truly serve Him.
Fellowship is what allows me to call
you all my brethren in Christ, my
Brothers and Sisters. "Our fellowship is
with the Father and with His Son,Jesus
Christ" (1 Jn. 1:3).
How is it that we are brethern in
Christ? Well, the answer is quite simple:
through communion,
and the Holy
Spirit. Christ, in Matthew, asked His disciples to "eat His body" and "drink His
blood." In doing so, He is asking them
to unite in brotherhood. We, as partakers of the Holy Communion, become
one with each other, because we have
all invited Christ into our souls. We form
one body, with Jesus Christ at the head
of our body.
"We have one teacher, and we are all
brethren" (Mt. 23 :8). In the Holy Spirit
we are also brethren. The true believer
believes in the Holy Spirit, and when we
all share a common belief and respect in
the Holy Spirit, and God, we ultimately become one. Just as the children love
their father and share a love for their father, we a~ Children of God share a
common love with God, and thus are
brethren.
Brethren in Christ
it has been
warned to us, it will not be easy to fulfi_II
these responsibilities for we are in this
'
world, but by no means
of it. As PauI
writes to Timothy, "Indeed, all who desire to live a Godly life in Christ Jesus
will be persecuted" (2 Tim. 3:12). Paul,
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1995
on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and
steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
consumes, and where thieves do not
_break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be" (Mt.
6:19-21).
Jesus also goes on to say, "Blessed are
those persecuted for righteousness'
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are you when men revile and persecute you and utter all
kinds of evil against you falsely on my
account. Rejoice and be glad, for your
reward is great in heaven" (Mt. 5:10-11).
Fadi Makhlouf is a member of St.
Elias Church in Syracuse, New York.
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. . . that April is a month full of liturgical services for
Orthodox Christians. Friday, April 2 is the final Compline and
Akathist to the Theotokos; the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
can be served on April 7 (Wed.), 9 (Fri.), 12 (Mon.), 13 (Tues.),
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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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And The Women Were There ....
Ministering
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The 1o ·t Reverend
i\1ctropolitan PHILIP, D.H.L., D.D.
Primate
The Right Re erend
Bishop ntoun Auxiliary
The Right Reverend
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by Khoureeye Elaine G. Hanna
Great Lent and Holy Week .............
Office ...................
Meditation in Arabic .................
AN, l'AL UBSCRIPT!ON:
L'... A. and anada, 15.00
Foreign Countries, 20.00
ingle Copies, 2.00
TIIE WORD (U PS626-260), published
monthly except July and August, by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
, 'orth America at 358 Mountain Road, Englewood,
ew Jer ey O 63 I and at additional
mailing offices.
Postmaster se11d address changes to: THE
WORD, 358 1ountain Road, Englewood, J
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• • • • • • • • • •9
by Maureen M. Gurghigian
Editorial Board
Joanne Abdalah, M.L.S.
The V. Rev.Joseph]. 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 icola
ajib E. Saliba, Ph.D.
The V. Rev. Paul Schneirla, M.Div.
The Rt. Rev. tephen Upson, Ph.D.
ubscription Office:
3 58 Mountain Road
Englewood, .]. 07631
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Editorial Office:
THE WORD
52 - 8th Street
Brooklyn, Y 11209
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The Ministry of Women in the Church ..........
Editor-in-Chief
Archpriest G orge S. Corey, D.Min.
Technical Advisor
Donna Griffin Albert
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From the Primate's Office ........
Archdiocesan
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by Judy Yentzen
by Father Athanasios
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Bitar
Did You Know? ...............................
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Daily Devotions
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by Father George Alberts
Dialogue ....................................
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by Father Theodore Pulcini
Youth Ministries
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MEMBER: The Associated Church Press
Conciliar Press
Ecumenical Press Service
COVER:
FROM THE PRIMATE'SOFFICE
Metropolitan PHILIP Meets with United Nations
Secretary General
IN THIS ISSUE:
The Beauty of Mary, Theotokos
Founded in Arabic as
Al Kalimat in 1905
by Bi hop Raphael Hawaweeny
Founded in English as
The Word in 1957
by Metropolitan Antony Bashir
VOL. 3 7, NO. 3
March is Antiochian Women's Month in our
Archdiocese. We salute the faithful and devoted
women who have ministered to the Church
through the ages. Our cover ''And the women
were there ministering"
was designed
by
Khoureeye Claudette Hanna of St. John the
Evangelist Church of Orinda, CA, and a member
of AOCWNA (Antiochian Women).
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THE WORD/MARCH 1993
On February 9, 1993, His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP, Primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, and a delegation of Arab Americans consisting of Dr.James Zogby, Professor Edward Said and Businessman Zahi Khoury, met with
the Secretary General of the United Nations, Dr. Boutros Ghali, to discuss the Israeli deportation of the 400 Palestinians to Lebanon. The delegation complimented the Secretary General
on his courageous and just stand in regards to the situation.
Furthermore the delegation emphasized that this inhuman act of the State oflsrael was
in violation of the basic charter of the United Nations, the principles of the 1949 Geneva Convention (which Israel signed), and Israeli laws.
After the meeting with the Secretary General, the delegation held a press conference
at the UN headquarters in New York and appealed to the Security Council to implement Resolution 799 in its entirety, which calls for the immediate return of the deportees to their homes
and land. In answering a question about the Israeli-American agreement to take back 100
deportees, Metropolitan PHILIP emphasized that it is not just nor proper to implement a quarter, or a half, or even 99% of the resolution. The United Nations resolution calls for the return of all the deportees. Furthermore if the State oflsrael is allowed to dilute this resolution,
this will create a precedent vis-a-vis other UN resolutions such as 242, 338 and 425 in regards
to occupied territories in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria.
To The President
of the United States
President Bill Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
On behalf of myself and the Middle East
Christian and Muslim Religious Leaders in the
United States, I would like to express to you our
most sincere congratulations on your inauguration to the presidency of our great nation. We fervently pray that your inauguration will inaugurate
a new day and new era in the life of our country
and throughout the world. For more than forty
years, the Middle East has been one of the most
explosive regions in the entire world. We pray
that you will be the president who, at long last,
will inaugurate an honorable, just and lasting
peace in that troubled region. We have faith in
you, Mr. President, and if there is anything we can
do to help achieve your goals, nationally and internationally, please do not hesitate to call on us.
We are at your service. We ask God's blessings
upon you, Mrs. Clinton and your precious daughter, Chelsea. We, like you, Mr. President, are
''thinking of tomorrow.''
Sincerely,
Metropolitan Philip Saliba, Primate
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
of North America
THEWORD/MARCH 1993
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
President of th~ United States
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�THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN IN
THE CHURCH: PAST AND PRESENT
The Order of Deaconesses
by Khoureeye Elaine G. Hanna
omen have al ays undertaken great responsibilities
in the Church. Certainly we
know the women of the past, including
saints, and what they did. And surely we
today offer many services to the
hurch, many ministries. Whatever our
service or responsibilities are in the
hurch constitute our ministry in the
Church. And each ofus, men and women alike, i - blessed by God and the
hu rch to undertake the ministry
which God wills for us.
In the early years of the Church many
women undertook a vital ministry in respon e to our Lord's will for them to
serve His Church. They were deacones es. In the last chapter of his letter to
the Romans t. Paul lists a number of
people to whom he wishes to send his
greetings. The first is a woman named
Phoebe whom St. Paul identifies as a
deaconess. What is a deaconess and
what was her ministry in the Church?
The deaconess was ordained by the
bishop, in much the same way that a
deacon is ordained, to offer a ministry
to the women of the Church. The work
done by women deacons was varied as
well as necessary. According to documents of the early Church,
For our Lord and Saviour also was
ministered
unto by women
mini ters (deaconesses), Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the daughter
ofjame and the mother of]oses,
and the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with other women be, idc. 1 And thou also hast need of
the ministry of a deaconess for
many things; for a deaconess is required to go to the houses of the
heathen where there are believing
women, and to visit those who are
ick and to mini ter to them in
that of which they have need, and
to bathe those who have begun to
reco er from icknes .2
A primary task for the deaconess was
to i. it Chri tian women in heathen
hou eholds, becau e male deacon
could not go there without creating
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scandal. But another crucial function of
the deaconess was to assist the bishop
or presbyter in baptizing women, specifically to anoint the neophyte's body,
a task unfitting for a male, to go down
into the water with her, to instruct her,
to act, in a sense, as a godmother to her,
to be a liaison for her with the bishop,
and to care for her spiritual upbringing
as a whole. "For this cause we say that
the ministry of a woman deacon is especially needful and important."3
Deaconesses also acted as keepers of
the doors of the church, particularly in
charge of the women's entrance to and
section of the church. She kept order in
the women's section and escorted visiting women to their seats. The deaconess was devoted to works of charity toward other women as well. Her work
corresponded to the same work done
by deacons on behalf of the men of the
community. She visited and ministered
to the sick (bringing Communion
to
those who were unable to attend Liturgy). She tended to the needs of the poor,
the widows, the orphans, and any who
had need among the women, distributing the charity given by the church to
those she recognized as needy. 4 In convents when the priest was absent, she
led the women in prayer, read the Scripture lessons for the day, distributed the
presanctified Communion to the other
nuns, and censed the church. In many
respects the deaconess functioned as
the female counterpart to the deacon.
She carried out the diaconal ministry toward women precisely as he did toward
men.
[The deacon is exhorted to] minister to the infirm as workmen that
are not ashamed. And let the deaconess be diligent in taking care of
the women; but both of them
ready to carry messages, to travel
about, to minister, and to serve, as
spake Isaiah concerning the Lord
saying: 'To Justify the righteous'.
who serves many faithfully (Is.
53:2, LXX).' Let every one therefore know his proper place, and
discharge it diligently with one
consent, with one mind, as knowing the reward of their ministration; but let them not be ashamed
to minister to those who are in
want, as even our 'Lord Jesus
Christ came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister, and to give
His life as ransom for many.' 5
At least nine ancient manuscripts
from the eighth through fourteenth
centuries give us the complete text for
the ordination of deaconesses. These
documents make it clear that the rites
for the ordinations of deacons and deaconesses were meant to be as symmetrical as possible. Both ordinations took
place during the Eucharistic Liturgy,
within the sanctuary, at the same point,
i.e. after the doxology terminating the
anaphora and before the diaconal litany
preceding the Lord's Prayer. The candidate advanced toward the bishop who
was standing within the open royal
doors, and the ordination began with
"The grace divine . . ." It continued
with two prayers by the bishop, separated by a diaconal litany, throughout
which the bishop held his omoforion
under his hand on the head of the one
being ordained. In both cases the bishop conferred the diaconal orarion,
communed the new deacon or deaconess within the sanctuary after the presbyters, and presented the chalice to the
new deacon or deaconess. The prayers
of ordination for deacons and deaconesses differed only in the mention of the
protomartyr deacon Stephen being the ►
model for deacons and the deaconess
Phoebe being such for the deaconess.
There were three other differences in
the rite of ordination. The deaconess
did not kneel on one knee as did the
deacon. This could be because it would
have been considered immodest or improper for her to do so. Her orarion was
placed around her neck with the two
ends brought forward instead of over
the shoulder as for the deacon, probably also for reasons of modesty and
propriety. Finally she did not generally
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---------r-------~------distributecommunion as did the deacon,
but when the bishop presented the chalice to her after the people had communed, she placed it directly on the altar.
Deaconesses functioned in parish
churches for well over a thousand years.
we know that St.John Chrysostom had
a staffof 46 deaconesses at his Cathedral
in Constantinople, some of whom numbered among his closest associates, particularly the deaconess Olympias, his
best friend. For many centuries the
Great Church of Haghia Sophia in Constantinople had a staff of 40 deaconesses. Many funeral inscriptions tell us the
names and functions of some of these
deaconesses. One was Sabiniana "who
held converse with God," several were
both "deaconess and hegumene" indicating their headship of monastic
communities, one was called Sophia, "a
second Phoebe," another "deaconess of
this hospital," a Mary who "raised children, practiced hospitality, washed the
feet of the saints and distributed her
bread to those in need." Several were
"deaconess of the Great Church." A
number were mothers, daughters, sisters, or wives of clergy. An Athanasia
was "most pious, who led an irreproachable life," an Aeria "lived her life
as a deaconess of the saints," a Eugenia
"erected a place of worship to St. Andrew," and "fulfilling her vow, it was
Matrona, the most pious deaconess,
who had the mosaic of the exedra
built."6
Deaconesses were common throughout the Byzantine, Syriac, Georgian,
Armenian, and Chaldean Churches until about the 14th century. Then little is
heard about them, except for a few minor references in the 17th century until the 20th century when on Pent~cost
Sunday in 1911 St. N ektarios, the
Metropolitan of Pentapolis, in retirement at Aegina in Greece, ordained a
nun to the diaconate. She also admitted
to her convent another nun ordained to
the diaconate by St. Nektarios. They had
the right to wear the orarion cense
serve in the holy sanctuary, and whe~
an ordained clergyman was not present,
to re~d the Gospel pericopes during the
services and to bring the presanctified
holy gifts to the nuns who were ill.
In the mid-fifties Evangelos Theoctorou, a theologian 'who has done extensive research on deaconesses states
that there were some monaste~ies in
Greece where certain nuns had been orctamect
•
as deaconesses. 7 Some of these
deaconess-nuns are still living and funcTHEWORD/MARCH 1993
tioning today in their convents in Volos
and Sparta, among other places.
In 1976 Orthodox women gathered
under the auspices of the World Council of Churches in Agapia, Romania to
discuss the role of women in the
Church. Regarding their discussion of
the diaconate their final report "recommended that the office of deaconess be
studied and considered for 'reactivation' in the Churches where the needs
of society could be met more effectively by such a service."8
Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I
called an international conference in
Rhodes, Greece, in 1988 to discuss the
issue of the role of women in the
Church and the question of the ordination of women. The proceedings of this
consultation ultimately produced an excellent report, which accurately and
with foresight described
and encouraged the ministry of women in the
Church and included our recommendations for the restoration of the order of
deaconesses.
In 1990, again, under the auspices of
the World Council of Churches, Orthodox women met in Crete, Greece, for a
consultation. Our final report included
a major section on a framework for rejuvenating the order of deaconesses in
the Church, coupled with a recommendation to likewise renovate the order of
male deacons. We drew up a list of
twelve "functions we deemed helpful
and possible according to the needs of
each church, as well as the specific
charisms brought to the ministry l;?y
each person."9 These were: 1. engaging
in a wide variety of catechetical work,
2. opening closed churches for liturgical prayer in places where there is no
priest, 3. serving monastic communities, 4. reading prayers of blessing for
special occasions, 5. performing social
work in connection with the Church as
part of pastoral care, 6. engaging in
youth and college ministry, including
developing fellowship among Orthodox youth and leadership training,
7. encouraging and coordinating the lay
ministry of the Church, and training
persons for it, 8. counseling the faithful
in spiritually related matters, 9. anointing the infirm, 10. carrying out missionary work within the communities of the
societies in which they live, drawing
people to the· Church through proclamation of the Gospel, 11. ministering to
the sick, imprisoned, and confined, and
bringing them Communion when it is
needed, and 12. assisting the bishop or
presbyter in the liturgical services. IO
The ministry of the deaconess of the
past and the ministry proposed by the
Crete consultation for today both take
into serious consideration
the real
needs of the Church. The deaconess
did what was needed to be done. She
was not locked into an unchangeable
job description, so to speak. When the
needs of the Church changed, her
ministry likewise changed. This is what
the Church women of today need to
take to heart.
The Crete report linked this diaconal
ministry of women with that of men.
"We believe that the fullness of ministry
is present in the Church when men and
women serve our Lord together, offering whatever charisms He has given
them. We express our confidence in the
ability of the local churches to renew
creatively the diaconate for men and
women, adapting the historical diaconate to the present needs of the
Church, as well as the societies and cultures within which we live." 11
The ministry of Orthodox women in
the Church has always been the same,
though the specific functions have
changed. In order to exercise any ministry to which God calls us in the Church,
whether in the role of deaconess or in
any other service, our responsibility is
to discern.what it is that the Church and
Her people need, what it is that God
wills for us to do to fulfill those needs,
and to exercise this ministry as women
with that feminine perspective and approach which is uniquely ours. Together with men who work in the same
Church and who offer the same talents
and gifts from their own perspective,
women can and do render unto God
that which is His.
Elaine Gounaris Hanna holds an
M.Div. from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. She is currently writing her doctoral dissertation
through Fordham University on the
ministry of deaconesses. She and her
husband Fr. Nabil, with their children
Anastasia and Basil, serve St. George
Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio.
Footnotes:
1. Scripture never refers to these women as deaconesses, of course. But the author of the Didascalia Apostolorum seems to associate the tasks
performed by them for Christ with a diaconal
ministry.
2. Didascalia Apostolorum 16:.3:12.
3. Didascalia Apostolorum 16:3:12. See also the
Ethiopic Qidascalia 17:3:16 and Apostolic Constitutions 3:2:16.
5
�,
L'L' \po-.tolic Con-.riw1iom, .1,:I: I I for :1 rcprinund 1u 1hc ",du"
,, ho quc-.11011
,, hich dcaconc-.-.c d1 trihull' d1.1ri1~ 10 ,, hich ,, idm,·-.. "For
t,l d commanded the dc:iconL·ss ,, ho brought the
Lh.1n1, nut 10 proclaim the same . ... Sec also
1t:,1.1mcn111:2:- :1. cited in .\lartimon. pp 18-9 for
the lunt 11unofhringing Communion to pn:gnam
,,nmcn un.1hk 10 .111e11tl
1he Paschal Liturgy.
=; \pm,wlic Com,1itutiom, :1i:2:19.
6. Aime Georges Martimon, Deaconesses An .Historical Study, K.D. \Xfhitchcac.1,
trans., (San Fra~1Dsco:
lgnatios Press), pp. 121-126,l:',6-~l·:'>6,
14+14)...
,
, Sec Kniaki Karidoyancs F1tzGcrald,
The
c:haract~ristics
and
ature of the Order of
Deaconesses." in Women and the Priesthood, ed.
Fr. Thomas J lopko. St. Vladimir Seminary Press,
Crestwood,
Y, 198:'>,pp. 89-91.
8. Orthodox Women, Their Role and Participa-
tion in the Orthodox Church, ed. Constance J.
9. Church and Culture, Orthodox Women's Con-
by Joy Corona
sultation, World Council of Churches'
Sub-unit
on Women in Church and Society, Geneva, 16-2 ➔
January 1990, p. 5.
10. Ibid., p. 5.
11. Loe. cit.
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n a society ancl a culture which so
emphasizes the masculine, I find
myself, as a woman, sometimes
confronted with the message that, to be
successful, I must also be masculine. It's
as though I must be male in order to understand, exist in, and make my way in
this world.
Yet, it is in this confusion of gender
with life, this hodge-podge of gender
roles, gender confusion, and societal
norms that the Church breaks through
in a refreshing breath challenging us to
be ... female. Now, I'm not going to
convey extreme feminist learnings in
this presentation, but I would like to
point out that two of the most potent
images in Orthodoxy arc female in nature. First of all, we have the Church the Bride of Christ. Most women in
their lives have pondered what it means
to be a bride. Yet, for the men, it is likely a less natural question to be contemplated. Yet, we arc all together the Bride
of Christ. And not only that, but we
have a Holy Mother \vhom we cherish
and celebrate. She is the second prominent female image of which I was speaking. What does it mem to venerate this
Holy Mother? Who is M~1ry,the Mother
of God, the blessed Theotokos?
If TIME magazine is truthful in its
reporting, the question of Mary in its
many forms has reached quite a prominence. The December 30, 1991, issue of
TIMEreports that, not on! y is Mary the
most celebrated, venerated, portr~1yed
and honored woman who ever lived
but she is also possibly the most con~
t1:ovcrsial.In its reporting, TIME rnagaz11~e
indicates that people are dealing
wnh the question of Mary in significant
'i\'ays... And this question is a crucial
0.ne. Perhaps she has been ignored or
simply overlooked for too long. This is
a.far cry from, "henceforth all generations shall call me blessed" which Mary
preclictccl when, as TIME puts it, her
womb was touched by etcrnitv 2,000
years ago.
'
The Veneration of
the Blessed Theotokos
ow, when we refer to Mary the
?.lotherof God, we call her the' 'Bl~ssed
Theotokos". "Thcotokos" means literally "Birthgiver of Goel" or "Godl3earer". We hear ancl sing this word,
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"Theotokos", often in our Divine Liturgy. As a matter of fact, Mary is venerated throughout the worship of the
Church, being the conclusion to each
set of hymns or prayers via the Theotokion.
This focus on Mary isn't always very
well understood by those who aren't
Orthodox, or Roman Catholic. Fearing
that we'll lapse into "Mary worship" (as
they call it), they caution our admiration
and reverence toward Mary. Yet, it is not
Mary that we "worship". We do not give
to Mary what alone belongs to God.
What we do give her is honor, is our
veneration and love. For, if we cannot
love the Mother of God, Christ's own
Mother, who can we love?
Mariology/Christology
And we see that the "specialness" of
Mary is tied integrally with Who Christ
is. The Incarnation of Christ as a human
child tells us a lot about Christ, and it
also tells us a lot about Mary. First of all,
the Incarnation reveals Mary to us as
God's instrument. Because of her obedience, God was able to identify with
His creation in Christ's birth. Yet, Mary
did not have only such an "instrumental" role. If so, she would have quickly
faded from the picture of the Church
and our Faith, being significant only in
her biological capacities. (And, if I may,
I'd like to sidestep for a moment and sa·y
that That is exactly the situation I found
in my experience of Protestantism. The
recognition of Mary went no farther
than her pregnant trip to Bethlehem
and bearing her Son in a cave. Then,
. . . silence . . . It's a shame that the
Mother of Goel got such a bad rap. She
truly has been underestimated and disregarded in a most disrespectful manner
in Protestantism.) As I was saying, Mary
is more to us than God's "instrument"
in the Incarnation. For, in the Incarnation, we come to see Mary herself. We
come to see her love of God, her humility, her strength, and her obedience. In
the quietness of her statement "I am the
servant of the Lord; Let it be done to me
according to Thy Will", we see Mary as
a most beautiful person.
Mary was the first "Christian". She
was the first to accept Christ "within"
her. She also was and always will be
Christ's "Mommy". If you look at the
icon of Christ with Mary called the
"kissing icon", in which Christ is gazing
into her eyes, you begin to see Christ's
love for His mother. I have been noticing young children's interactions with
their mothers lately, and I have been
likewise struck by the relationship
Christ must have had with His mother.
I saw something very special along
those lines recently. I hope Actis does
not mind me referring to her ancl her
son, Nathaniel: Last week, as Adis was
taking Nathaniel up to communion, I
could not help but be touched with his
obvious love for his mother. The love in
his unwavering gaze, his coos and smiles
revealed to me the precious nature of
Christ as a child.
Isn't it amazing to think of the AllPowerful, Eternal God as a cooing and
gentle infant? Isn't it amazing to think
that Mary, human and finite, gave birth
to her Omnipotent and Immortal Creator on that night in Bethlehem? In the
mystery of our Faith, Mar·y remains a
mystery for me. How can the human
and finite carry within, bear, nurture,
breast-feed, hold, and care for the Infinite, the Almighty? In the relationship
between Christ and Mary, we sec the
most amazing combination of the human and the divine.
And this was possible because God
made humans in His image. If people
were not created in God's image, God
couldn't have been incarnated in the
Holy Virgin. If we love ourselves and
others, in whom the image of God
sometimes
has become tarnished
through sin, how can we not love the
Holy Mother whom God Himself loves
for His untarnished image in her?
An Icon of Creation The ew Eve
Mary is the example and inspiration
to us all of the humility and obedience
which should characteriz<; our relationships with God, also. She is a model of
submission which we all, women and
men, should follow.
Mary, the Mother of God, is often referred to as an "icon of creation", or the
" ew Eve". As Christ was the " ew
Adam", Mary is the" ew Eve". Mary, in
her simple "Yes" to God, inaugurated
the begin0ing of a New Age. Her "Yes"
reflected· her choice to surrender her
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�right: to further choice. Her "Yes"
rdlccted the ·elf-:acrifice in the _mo.t
po\\'crful way, a ·elf-_acr~fice wh~~h ~~
rather unfashionable m th1 age of me ,
"mine", "my right ,, and " elffulfillment". nd Mary'· "Ye "was an
agreement of God' will for her 1~,fe.
~Iary's "Yes" commenced a
ew
ge" ii~which humankind's separation
from God bccau ·c of in wa transcended. nd thL "Ye "brought entry into a
magnificent new life of love and communion with God. uddenly, there was
a glorious new ision of God's relat~on:hip with creation with humank1?d,
with the Church, and a deeper realization of salvation. Humans were now
able to truly become the "temple of
God".
Icon of the Church
And, in this wonderful new potential
of relationship with God, Mary stands
before us, challenging us all to deeper
intimacy with God. Mary reveals us to
the new life, the new joy, new communion, love, and peace available to ~s all.
She is an icon of the Church. S_heis the
movement, the direction, the i~age of
the Church's piety. More than an icon of
woman or women, Mary is representative of all humankind's response to
God's call. "Let it be done to me according to Thy Word".
Conclusion
In conclusion, Mary enables us to
truly love all humankind. Though she
was touched by the Divine and gave
birth to Christ, the Son of God, Mary
was "just human". She had_ ups and
downs in life. She had happiness and
disappointment,
joys and sufferings.
She experienced life as we experience
it. And, at the same time, she was a most
amazing, lovely, deeply spiritual woman. You see, the beauty of Mary shows to
us the beauty of all humankind. We are
all capable of the obedience, humility,
strength, and beauty which we see in
Mary. And we see Mary before us in each
Liturgy, in our homes, on icons, reminding us of who we are and who we can
be. As Mary gave us Christ, Christ gives
to us Mary, revealing the beauty and
wonder of humankind truly made in
God's image.
Joy Corona is a member of St. Matthew Church of Torrance, California.
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j
GREAT LENT AND HOLY WEEK
by Maureen Massiwer Gurghigian
rthodox Christians are just
beginning Great Lent - a 40day journey toward Pascha
(Easter). The Orthodox will celebrate
Easter on April 18 this year and will
spend the next six weeks preparing for
this great Feast of the Resurrection
through increased spiritual activity prayer, fasting, alms giving and special
Lenten services.
The difference between West and
East in calculation of the Easter date has
occurred only since 1582 A.D. Prior to
that time, both Western and Eastern
Christians celebrated Easter according
to the decisions of the First Ecumenical
Council of Nicea (325 A.D.), a practice
still continued
by the Orthodox
Church. The Council of Nicea was convened to correct a practice which had
begun in the Roman Empire in the early
Christian era of celebrating Easter on
different days of the week, which did
not conform to the Christian interpretation of the time of Christ's Resurrection
"on the first day of the week." The
Council of Nicea declared that the date
of the Christian Pascha (Easter) should
be determined as follows:
1. The Feast of the Resurrection
must be celebrated on the Sunday
following the first full moon of
the vernal equinox. If the full
moon occurs on a Sunday, Easter
is the following Sunday.
2. The Resurrection must always be
celebrated after the Jewish Passover, to insure the proper historical sequence of events as recorded in Holy Scripture.
The season of Great Lent is the time
of preparation for the feast of the Resurrection of Christ. In the Orthodox
Church, Great Lent is not a season of
morbidity and gloominess. Rather it is a
time of joyfulness and purification. The
Orthodox believe that it is our repentence God desires, not our remorse.
In the Orthodox Church the feast of
Easter is officially called Pascha, the
word which means the Passover. It is
the new Passover of the new and everlasting covenant
foretold
by the
prophets of old. It is the eternal Passover from death to life and from earth to
heaven.
Each Wednesday and Friday evening
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during Great Lent, in most Orthodox
Churches, the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is celebrated. Also on each Friday evening, most Orthodox Churches
pray the Little Compline with the
Akathist Hymn to Mary, the Mother of
God.
Each of the Sundays of Great Lent has
its own special theme. The first Sunday
is called the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy. It is a historical feast commemorating the return of the Icons to
the Churches in the year 843 A.D., after
the heresy of iconoclasm was overcome.
The second Sunday of Great Lent is
the commemoration
of St. Gregory
Palamas. It was St. Gregory, who died in
1359, who bore living witness that men
can become divine through the Grace
of God in the Holy Spirit; and that even
in this life, by prayer and fasting, human
beings can become participants of the
uncreated Light of God's Divine Glory.
The Third Sunday of Lent is that of
the Veneration of the Cross, a day
marked by its beauty and pageantry.
The Cross stands in the midst of the
Church at the midpoint of the Lenten
season to remind us of Christ's redemption and to keep before us the goal of
our efforts . . . But even more importantly to be revered and venerated as
that reality by which man must live to
be saved. "He who does not take up his
cross and follow me is not worthy of
me," (Matthew 10:38). In the Cross of
Christ Crucified, lies both "the power of
God and the Wisdom of God" for those
being saved, (I Corinthians 1:24).
The Fourth Sunday of Lent is dedicated to St.John Climacus (St.John of the
Ladder), the author of the work: The
Ladder of Divine Ascent. St. John was
an abbot at St. Catherine's Monastery on
Mount Sinai in the sixth century. His
work encourages the faithful to persevere in their efforts; for, according to the
Lord, only "he who endures to the end
will be saved," (Matthew 24:13).
The Fifth Sunday of Lent recalls the
memory of St. Mary of Egypt, the
repentent harlot. Mary tells us, first of
all, that no amount of sin can keep a person from God if the sinner truly
repents. In addition, St. Mary tells us
that it is never too late, either in life or in
lent, to repent. Christ will gladly receive
all who come to Him, even at the eleventh hour of their lives. But their coming must be in serious and sincere
repentence.
The week following the Sunday of St.
Mary of Egypt is called Palm Week. At
Tuesday services of this week, the
Church recalls thatJesus' friend Lazarus
has died and that the Lord is going to
raise him from the dead. On Friday evening, the eve of the celebration of the
Resurrection of Lazarus the "Great and
saving forty days" of Great Lent are formally brought to an end. Lazarus Saturday is a paschal celebration. It is the
only time during the entire Church year
that the resurrectional service of Sunday is celebrated on another day. At the
Liturgy of Lazarus Saturday, the Church
glorifies Christ as "the Resurrection and
the Life" who, by raising Lazarus, has
confirmed the universal resurrection of
mankind, even before His own suffering and death.
The Sixth Sunday after the beginning
of Great Lent begins Holy Week. Palm
Sunday is the commemoration
of
Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Because of the resurrection of Lazarus
from the dead, Christ was hailed by the
masses as the long-awaited Messiah.
Thus, in fulfillment of the prophesies of
the Old Testament, He entered Jerusalem, "the City of the King", riding on
the colt of an ass, (Zechariah 9:9; John
12:12). The crowds greeted him with
branches in their hands and shouted
praises: "Hosanna, Blessed is He who
comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna to David's son!" This glorification
drove the priests and the scribes to destroy Him and put Him to death.
Palm Sunday is one of the major
feasts of the Church. It immediately follows those services of Lazarus Saturday.
The Church building continues to be
vested in resurrectional splendor, filled
with hymns which continually repeat
the "Hosanna" offered to Christ as the
Messiah who comes in the name of God
the Father for the salvation of the world.
In the Orthodox Church, the last
week of Christ's life is officially called
Passion Week. Each day is designated as
"great and holy". There are special services each day which are fulfilled in all
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�which refers to the Angel's statement:
"He is risen; He is not here."
The people, breathless with anticipation, wait for the priest to_begin the
hymn of the Resurrection "Christ is Risen from the dead; trampling down
Death by His death; and bestowing life
upon those in the tombs." From this
moment the entire service takes on a
joyous atmosphere. At the end of the
Liturgy the festive sermon of St. John
Chrysostom is read, calling upon the
people to: "Take part in this fair and
radiant festival. Let no one be fearful of
death," he continues, "for the death of
the Savior has set us free."
In most parishes, the glorious and
joyful Resurrection Liturgy is followed
by a breakfast celebration and fellow-
hur he,. The ·ervicc for Great and
Holy l\1onday are celebrated on Palm
, unday evening; the Orthodox Church
begins her clay at unset. imilarly, the
rcn~aining ervice of the week are sung
"in anticipation" on the eve of the day.
Ea h day of Holy eek ha its own
particular theme. The theme of Monday
is that of the sterile fig tree which yields
no fruit and i condemned. Tuesday, the
accent L on the vigilance of the wise
virgin who, unlike their foolish sisters,
wer ready when the Lord came to
them. Wednesday, the focus is on the
fall n woman who repents. Great empha is i made in the liturgical services to
compare the woman, a inful harlot who
ha sinned- to Juda - a chosen apostle who i lost. The one gives her wealth
to hri t and kisses His feet; the other
betrays Christ for money with a kiss.
On Wednesday evening in Holy
Week, the Matins (morning) service for
Great and Holy Thursday is sung, commemorating the Last Supper and
Chri t' washing of the disciples' feet.
Prior to that, the Sacrament of 1-Ioly
nction (Healing Oil) is ministered to
the faithful in recognition of the "evening of repentence and confession."
On Good Friday is celebrated the
holy, saving, and awful Passion o[Jesus
Christ. Also celebrated is the confession
and salvation of the penitent thief who
wa crucified with Christ. Participation
in the prayers and historical development of events, as related in the Twelve
Gospel pas ages read that night, provide the faithful with a vivid foundation
for the great events yet to come. The
procession with the Crucifix takes place
around the Church after the fifth
Go pel.
The Royal Hours are read Friday
morning, followed by"the Unnailing
ervices in the afternoon to commemorate the Burial of Jesus. On Friday
evening, the Lamentation service, coni ting of Psalm , Hymns and readings,
celebrates the entombment of the Divine Body of Chri t; a11d also His decent into Hade , by which our race was
recalled from corruption, and permitted to pa over into everlasting life.
. On Easter unday ( aturday midmght) the life-giving Resurrection of our
Lord and God and avior Jesus Christ is
celebrated.
The people leave the
Church in proce ion, and come to
tand in front of the closed doors of the
Church. At thi point the Resurrection
i announced with the gospel reading
about the empty tomb (Mark 16, 1-8)
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ship: a breaking of the Fast.
On Sunday afternoon, the Vespers of
Love are celebrated. All sing the hymn
"Christ is Risen From the Dead." The
people greet one another joyously, saying "Christ is Risen," a Paschal (Easter)
salutation, to which the response is
"Truly He is Risen." The Gospel according to John, proclaiming
the Good
News of the Resurrection, is read in
many languages. The week following
Pascha is known as "Bright Week" during which all the doors in the Church remain open to signify the empty tomb
and the whole week is one of rejoicing,
feasting and Christian joy.
Maureen M. Gurghigian is a member of St. Mary Church of Pawtucket
Rhode Island.
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Fasting provided a new means of communicating with God, a new understanding of humility. If you will, let me
quote to you once more from THE
SPIRITUAL COUNSELS OF FATHER
JOHN OF KRONSTADT. "As sincere, fervent prayer is connected with abstinence, abstinence and fasting are necessary in order to maintain within ourselves the Christian life - the ardour of
faith, hope and love. Nothing so soon
extinguishes the spirit of faith within us
as intemperance, indulgence, excessive
search for amusement, and an irregular
life. To what end do fasting and penitence lead? They lead to the cleansing of
the soul from sins, to peace of heart, to
union with God; they fill us with devotion and sonship, and give us boldness
before God." Mv understanding of the
true sacrifice made for all of us and our
dependence upon God for all things
was changing. The love was both frightening and overwhelming.
With each passing day, I found myself
asking God to provide protection for
David, grant me strength to accept what
each day offered, and the wisdom to understand what He would have me to do.
As the days past, God's plan became
clear - the Orthodox Church was to be
my home. God made my decision obrious, He even made the when and how ,
perfectly clear to me. As I prayed for
guidance, He answered with such clarity that I did not have to ask a second
time. The fasting, together with the time
in prayer, gave me a relationship with
God I had never experienced before.
When I started fasting last year, I
thought it was on behalf of my son. Little did I know, it was really for me. I can't
say that I was completely successful in
keeping the fast throughout Lent but 1
can say that the experience in fasting
was a great success! My journey in
Christ has not ended, but my search
for the one true Faith has. I invite you
and encourage you to join me this year
during this fasting and Lenten season.
Judy Yentzen is a member
Michael Church in Beaumont,
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would fulfill my deepest needs. What
\\Ould like to quote from THE
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ELS OF David was telling me only served to
F THER l H OF KRO TADT, peek my interest. At the end of 1990,
David was chrismated.
,'elect Pass~{ges from MY LIFE I
With the end of 1990, came Desert
HRI T, edited and introduced by W.
Jardine risbrooke. "The Christian has Storm. David, since he was a reservist,
-great, spiritual, divine enjoyments. Car- was notified that he would be activated
nal delighL must always be subjected to in early 1991. The week prior to his
these higher delight ; and when they departure, the family went to Houston
to spend time with him. On the last Sunhinder the latter they must be checked
or suppressed. It is not to afflict man day, we all attended church with him. I
that food and drink are at certain times watched him go to confession, heard
and ·casons forbidden him by the strange and wonderful music and prayChurch, not to limit his freedom, as ers, and listened, for the first time, to an
,Yorldly people say; it is done in order to Orthodox liturgy. As David received
special blessings and prayers were said
afford him true, lasting and elernal
delights; ... ". The Gospel reminds us on his behalf, what I felt inside was inhow we are to fast, " . . . when you describable. Even through my pain and
fa:t, do not be like the hypocrites, with fear, I felt drawn to this beautiful service.
That Sunday afternoon, after liturgy,
a :ad countenance. For they disfigure
their faces that they may appear to men David explained how upset he was because he was not going to be able to obto be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you,
serve his first Lenten fast. I wanted to do
they have their reward. But you, when
you fast, anoint your head and wash
your face, so that you do not appear to
men to be fasting but to your Father
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who i in the ecret place; and your Father who ees in secret will reward you
openly."
I have only been in the Orthodox
hurch a short time - two years now
and thi will be my econd Lenten seaon as an Orthodox. Because of that, I
would like to , hare wi.rh you my first
real introduction to fasting, the preparation, and how it affected my life.
something to show my love for my son.
I grew up in a protestant faith and,
therefore, knew nothing about fa ting. The only thing I could think of was to
In my late thirti , , I started going to the offer to observe the fast on his behalf.
Epis opal church where I fir tread and Though I knew it was not the same, it
heard a little about fasting - but only was all I could offer. He accepted my offor the Lenten sea, on. There was little fer and gathered material for me to read
'-laidabout it and even le s importance
to understand how to fast but most implaced upon it.
portantly why to fast.
bout two year ago, my on, David,
Upon David's departure, I struggled
began attending an Orthodox church
with each day. I read and re-read the inand oon discovered it wa. what he had formation he gave me. I studied Scripbeen carching for. A. hi intere t grew ture and prayed. Because of the very
and h1 enthu ia. m howed, I became
real possibility that David would not remore and more intere red in all the mys- turn, my entire being felt raw and exteriou'-1things he was telling me. 1 had al- posed. I had never known such pain
ready recognized that I wa. on a piritu- and was completely open to God. He
al journey - a search for a Faith that wa the only one who could sustain me.
DID YOU KNOW .
by Father Athanasios Bitar
THE WORD/MARCH 1993
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. . . that in addition to Saturday evening Vespers, and
Sunday morning Matins and Liturgies, during Great Lent we
celebrate the following services: during the first week of
Lent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the
Great Kanan; on all Wednesdays and Fridays, the Liturgy of
the Presanctified Gifts; on Friday evenings, the Little Compline and Akathist to the Mother of God; on March 13, 20
and 2 7, the Saturdays of Souls.
. . . that the Sundays of Great Lent commemorate special events and people: March 7 is the Triumph of Orthodoxy over heresy (the Memorial of the Holy Icons);
March 14 is the Memorial of our Holy Father St. Gregory
Palamas; March 21 is the Veneration of the Precious Cross·
March 28 is the Memorial of our Righteous Father John'.
Author of the Ladder of Virtues. The Feast of the Annunciation is on March 2 5. We are permitted to eat fish on this feast
day within the Fast.
. . . that the Church of Georgia is sixth in rank, according to some sources, after the Patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch,Jerusalem and Russia. It is 11th in
rank according to other sources. We prefer to say it is 6th in
rank. It is headed by ILIA II, whose official title is
"Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop ofMtshet
and Tbilisi". The Church of Georgia was founded by St. Andrew the Apostle in 44 A.D. In 325 it was under the Church
of Antioch; in 451 under the Church of Constantinople; in
1809 it became autocephalous; in 1811 it was under the
Church of Moscow; in 1917 it became autocephalous again
and was named a Catholicate (patriarchate), which it still enjoys. The seat of the Catholicos is in Tillis, Georgia. The
Church of Georgia has jurisdiction only in Georgia, which
is in the southern part of the former Soviet Union, at one
time called Iberia.
. . . that there are 167 parishes, missions and chapels
within the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
North America, as of January 1, 1993. We list below their
names and the number of churches which carry those
names:
St. Andrew - 2; St. Anthony (Antony) - 5; St.
Athanasius - 3; St. Augustine - l; St. Barnabas - l; St. Basil
- 2; Sts. Constantine & Helenl; St. Elias-9;
St. Ellien
- l; Archangel Gabriell; St. George - 48; St. Gregory
- l; St. Ignatius of Antioch4; St.Jamesl; St.John 9 (some after the Divine, Evangelist, Baptist, Chrysostom,
Damascus); St.JosephI; St. Lazarus- I; St. Luke-2; St.
Mark - 3; St. Mary - 18 (some Virgin Mary or Our Lady);
St. Matthew- 2; St. Michael- 8; St. Nicholas- 9; St. Paul
- 2; St. Peter- 2; Sts. Peter & Paul- 4; St. Philip- 3; St.
Simon - l; St. Stephen - 2; St. Timothyl; St. Thomas
- l; St. Vincent of Lerins - 2; All Saints - 3; Holy Apostles- l; Holy Cross - 4; IncarnationI; Redeemerl;
Holy Resurrection - 2; Holy Spirit - l; and Holy Transfiguration - 1.
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DAILYDEVOTIONS byArchpriestGeorgeAlberts
Apri( 1993
1. I AIAH 2:5:16; GE ESIS 19:20-33;
PRO ERB 16:17-17:17
. Mary of Egypt and Euthymius of Suzdal,
Martyr Abraham (FAST)
2. I AIAH 45:11-17; GENESIS 22:1-18; PROVERBS
17:1 -18:5
Martyr Amphian and Edesius, St. Titus the
Wonderworker (FAST)
3. HEBREWS 9:24-28; MARK 8:27-31
t. icetas the Confessor, Martyrs Elpidiphorus
and Illyricus (FAST)
4. HEBREWS 9:11-14; MARK 10:32-45
. Jo eph the Hymnographer, George Maleon
(FAST)
5. I AIAH 48:17-49:4; GENESIS 27:1-41;
PROVERBS 19:16-2 5
Martyrs Claudius and Diddorus and
Companions (FAST)
6. I AIAH 49:6-10; GENESIS 31:3-16; PROVERBS
21:3-21
SS. Eutychius and Methodius, Martyrs Timothy
and Diogenes (FAST)
7. ISAIAH 58:1-11; GENESIS 43:26-31, 45:1-16;
PROVERBS 21:23-22:4
. George of Mitylene, Daniel of Perejaslav,
Martyrs Calliope and Aquiline (FAST)
8. I AIAH 65:8-16; GENESIS 46:1-7; PROVERBS
23 :15-24: 5
t. Herodius and his Companions, St. Celestine
(FAT)
9. I AIAH 66:10-24; GENESIS 49:33-50;
PROVERBS 31:8-32
Martyrs Eupsychius, Badimus and Vadim (FAST)
14. EXODUS 2:ll-22;JOB 2:1-10; MATTHEW 26:6-16
Martyrs Anthony, John, and New Demetrius;
HOLY WEDNESDAY (FAST)
15. I CORINTHIANS 11:23-32; MATTHEW
26:2-27:2
Martyrs Cresens, Aristarch and Leonidas;
HOLY THURSDAY (FAST)
16. I CORINTHIANS 1:18-2:2; MATTHEW 27:1-16
Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene, and Chionia;
HOLY FRIDAY (FAST)
17. ROMANS 6:3-11; MATTHEW 28:1-20
Martyr Simeon of Persia, SS. Zosimas and
Agapitus; HOLY SATURDAY(FAST)
18. ACTS 1:1-8;JOHN 1:1-17
SS. John the Righteous, Cosmas of Chalcedon,
GLORIOUS FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION
OF OUR LORD.
19. ACTS 1:12-17,21-26; JOHN 1:18-28
BRIGHT WEEK, Venerable John of Old Laura,
Hieromonk Paphnuty (FAST FREE WEEK)
20. ACTS 2:14-21; LUKE 24:12-35
Apostle Zacchaeus, Theodore
of Trichinos
21. ACTS 2:22-36; JOHN 1:35-51
Martyrs Januarius, Proclus, Sosius and
Anastasius of Sinai
22. ACTS 2:38-43; JOHN 3:1-15
SS. Theodore of Syceum and Nathaniel
23. ACTS 12:1-11;JOHN 3:16-21
Great Martyr George the Trophy-bearer
24. ACTS 3:11-16;JOHN 3:22-33
Martyr Sabbas; SS. Elizabeth, Iorest and Sava
25. ACTS 5:12-20; JOHN 20:19-31
Thomas Sunday; Apostle and Evangelist Luke
10. HEBREWS 12:28-13:8; JOHN 11:1-45
Martyrs Terence, Africanus and Companions;
Lazarus Saturday (FAST)
26. ACTS 3: 19-26; JOHN 2: 1-11
SS. Basil of Amasea, Stephen of Perm and
Joannicus
11. PHILIPPIA S 4:4-9; JOHN 12:1-18
. Antipas, Calini and Tryphaina; PALM
DAY(FAST)
27. ACTS 4:1-lO;JOHN 3:16-21
Joy Day, Commemoration of the Dead,
Hieromartyr Simeon
12. EXOD
l:1-20;JOB 1:1-12;MATTHEW 24:3-35
. Basil the Confessor, Anthusa and Athanasia;
HOLY MO DAY(FAST)
28. ACTS 4:13-22; JOHN 5:17-24
SS. Jason, Sosipater and Cerryra (FAST)
13. EXOD
2:5-lO;JOB 1:13-22; MATTHEW
24:36-26:2
. Martin, Theodosius, Zoilus, Quintillian and
Dada ; HOLY T ESDAY(FAST)
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Nine martyrs of Cyzicus, SS. Basil and Memnon
30. ACTS 5:1-11;JOHN 5:30-6:2
Apostle James the son of Zebedee, New Martyr
Argyra (];<AST)
THE WO RD/MARCH1993
J read recently in THE WORD that
the Antiochian Orthodox Church and
the Syrian Orthodox Church are very
close to reuniting. This is good news indeed! But how did this all happen?
How did they become separated in the
first place, and how did they decide to
come together again? - A.P., CA
(A number of questions like the
above arrived after the article entitled
"On the Unity of the Eastern and Syriac
Orthodox Churches'' appeared in the
April 1992 issue of THE WORD. This
reader's question raises a number of issues - too many to be addressed at one
time.My response, therefore, will consist
offive parts, of which this is the second.)
Beginnings of a Thaw: Aarhus
For over fifteen centuries the animosity between Chalcedonians and nonChalcedonians (who came to be called
Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox, respectively) festered. Then, at a
pan-Orthodox meeting held on Rhodes
in 1961,it was agreed that renewed relations between the two groups were to
be actively sought. A new agenda had
been set. On 22 April 1963 Greek Orthodox theologian Nikos Nissiotis met
with Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras
and received his blessing for undertaking theological discussions with the
non-Chalcedonians. On their side, the
Oriental Orthodox patriarchs likewise
expressed approval. Professor Nissiotis,
along with Malankara Syrian Orthodox
priest Paul Verghese (later to become
Metropolitan Paulos Gregorios) undertook the task of preparing for the proposed meeting.
Finally, in August 1962, after two
years of preparation, the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council
of Churches (WCC) brought together a
total of fifteen Eastern Orthodox and
Oriental Orthodox
theologians
in
Aarhus, Denmark, for an "unofficial"
consultation. To virtually everyone's
pleasant surprise,
the experience
proved to be a fruitful one, producing
an agreed statement in which the two
sides recognized "in each other the one
Orthodox Faith of the Church," finding
that "fifteen centuries of alienation have
not led us astray from the Faith of our
Fathers." Moreover, th,ey affirmed that
the many political, sociological, and
cultural factors that had served to separate the two Churches need no longer
be causes of division.
THEWORD/MARCH 1993
by Father Theodore Pulcini
Bristol
Christo logy and in other areas of theolIn general, enthusiasm ran high after ogy, participants pointed to three sigthe 1964 gathering. Leaders of the auto- nificant issues that presented obstacles
cephalous Oriental Orthodox Churches,
to reunion.
meeting in Addis Ababa in January,
First, participants admitted that while
1965, at the invitation of Emperor Haile Chalcedonians see all seven ecumenical
Sellassie, called for building on the find- councils as an integral whole, nonings of the Aarhus consultation and
Chalcedonians consider the substance
other such discussions so as to "seek of the first three of these councils to be
closer relationships and cooperate with
sufficient. With a view toward resolving
the Eastern Orthodox Churches in prac- this difference, it was suggested that the
tical affairs." The same steering commitunderstanding of councils needed to be
tee that had organized the Aarhus meet- clarified - that they be seen less as boding, perceiving the desire for further
ies wielding authority than as charisdiscussion, organized another consulta- matic events in the ongoing life of the
tion to be held in Bristol, England, from Church. The "intention" rather than the
25 through 29,July, 1967, again in con"letter" of conciliar pronouncements
nection with a meeting of the Secretariat should be emphasized in deciding the
of the Faith and Order Commission.
acceptability of a particular council.
Again, as at Aarhus, the thoughts ex- Second, all participants agreed that
"formal anathemas and condemnations
changed at Bristol indicated a substanof revered teachers of the other side
tial convergence
between the two
churches. The fourth paragraph of the should be discontinued." And third, the
agreed statement, with remarkable in- participants, while noting the ideal of
sight, put the doctrinal divergences be- one bishop, one priesthood, and one
Eucharist in a local church, stressed that
tween the two traditions in perspective:
the ideal could be reshaped according
Some of us affirm two nato specific circumstances, as indeed it
tures, wills and energies
hypostatically united in the ~-----------------,
One LordJesus Christ. Some of
us affirm one united divinehuman nature, will and energy
in the same Christ. Both sides
speak of a union without confusion, without change, without division, without separation. The four adverbs belong
to our common tradition . . .
Those who speak in terms of
"two" do not thereby divide or
separate. Those who speak in
terms of "one" do not thereby
commingle or confuse.
Thus both sides rejected the
caricatures they had foisted on
each other over the centuries.
The tenor of the Bristol consulLetus takeyouto a farawayplacethat'sreally
tation was so positive that parclosetoPittsburgh.
Antiochian
Village.
ticipants saw the need for exploraYou'llget to seethejewelof our Archdiocese-tion of practical issues, i.e., the caAntiochianVillage.Allday tourson Tuesday,
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�demonstrate why the lifting of anatheviously condemned personages, it mas was justified, and educational ef\Yould hav to be in thi case. The would not have to recognize them as
forts on a popular level should commul gitimacy of a plurality of expressi_ons saints, since different autocephalous
nicate such scholarly insights to the
in terminological liturgical, canonical,
Churches have different calendars of
rank and file of each Church. Liturgical
and admini trati matters, within the
texts should be revised to eliminate
b und of a common Faith, was af- saints.
The difficult question of whether the
anathemas, such revision being seen as
firm d.
doctrine of the infallibility of the
part of a wider liturgical renewal. In the
Addis Ababa
Church would be compromised by
The ddi
baba con ultation was
same vein, participants called for furrevoking anathemas imposed by no less
h rter than it three predece sors, lastther study of the process of canonicathan an ecumenical council was reing for on! two day , 22 and 23 January,
tion and of the significance of saintsolved by appealing to a broader under19 1. Only two papers, both dealing
hood in the Orthodox context.
standing of authority in the Church.
with the thorny i ue of how one side
Finally, the Addis Ababa statement
The Church, it was noted, always poscould con ider to be saints the very
ends
with a plea: "It is our hope that the
sesses the authority to clarify decisions
ame figures anathematized by the
work
done at an informal level can soon
of a council "in accordance with its true
other, were pre ented. The summary of
be
taken
up officially by the Churches,
conclu ion from this fourth consulta- intention" and in consonance with the so that the work of the Spirit in bringing
tion a erted the absolute necessity of total tradition of the Church, of which
us together can now find full ecclesiastilifting anathemas, even though once a a particular council is only a part. Schol- cal response."
hurch had "rehabilitated" the pre- arly research and publication should
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AntiochianOrthodoxChristianArchdiocese
Appointment of a Full Time Antiochian
Village Camp Administrative Director
approved by Metropolitan PHILIP. Fr.
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Joseph Purpura, the new Camp Director
and Chairman of the Department of
Youth and Parish Ministries announced
that Jim King of Goleta, California, son of
Fr. James and Peggy King has been
hired as the full time Antiochian Village
Jim King
Camp Administrative Director. Jim will
work under the Department of Youth &
ParishMinistries to meet the day to day needs of the Camp
and to implement the summer camping program. Jim attendedthe St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology
and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in speech communication. Jim has also served as a
camp counselor at both Antiochian Village and Camp St.
Nicholas.Jim comes to Antiochian Village with a long term
commitment to Youth Ministry and a great love for children.
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POOLSIDE
RECEPTION
BEACHFRONT
BARBEQUE Department of Youth and Parish Ministries maintains
'MUSICAL
TRIBUTE
TOTHE databaseof over 2000 college age people's addresses.
Overthe past year the Youth Ministry Insert, Information on
EASTERN
REGION' the College Age Conference and regional mailings have
GALA
CELEBRATION~eensent to these young people in an effort to keep them
Intouch with their Church. This coming academic year the
AWARDS
PRESENTATIONdepartment aims to expand its reach with the inclusion of
BIBLE
BOWL 23-25year olds to the existing list of 17-22 year olds and
ORATORICAL
FESTIVAL ~hroughgreater parish participation. Nearly 65% of our parishestook advantage of this free service. Pastors will once
ENLIVEN
TOCHRIST a~ainbe asked for the list of names, home addresses and
CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION b1~thdates of these young people. Parishes will receive a
pnn!out of the names and addresses already sent in for corCHILDREN'S
WORKSHOPS rectionsand additions. Parishes who did not participate this
TEEN
SOYO pa~tyear will be encouraged to do so in the coming year.
Thisrequest will be sent after Easter for the 1993-1994acaFELLOWSHIP
OFST.JOHN demicyear.
AOCWNA
ST.IGNATIUS College Age ConferGOLF
TOURNAMENT enceto be held Thursday, July 15-Tuesday,
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THEWORD/MARCH 1993
YoungAdult
Labor Day
DiscoveryWeekend
Dates Set.
September 3-6, 1993.
Fellowship of St. John the Divine continues development
of its Central Focus "Parish Ministry Team," as reported by
its President Gene Attal. Very simply, "parish ministry
teams'' is a system for organizing volunteers in the parish.
It is a way of systematically going about God's work. It is a
means to put each person's gifts to work. It is a way we can
express our love of God through service to each other. At
press time, a draft of this development was expected to be
presented to the NAC body of the Fellowship at their February meeting in Dallas. Plans were for Delegates of the Fellowship to review and add finishing touches to this plan.
NAC Fellowship of St. John the Divine sees its role in the
future as a source of programs, specialty training workshops, and coordination for the Parish Ministry Team Program. Look for further growth and movement from this body
in the future.
Department of Campus Ministry finds new home in the
Department of Youth & Parish Ministries. Metropolitan
PHILIP has placed the administrative work of Campus
Ministry under the Department of Youth & Parish Ministries
headed by the Arch priest Joseph Purpura, chairman of the
Department of Youth & Parish Ministries, effective this past
February 1. Fr.Jon Braun, former director of Campus Ministry has taken on a new assignment with the Department of
Missions and Evangelism headed by Fr. Peter Gillquist.
Much gratitude is expressed to Fr. Jon for his years of
service and love to the thousands of college men &
women whose lives have been enriched through his
ministry. Fr. Purpura announced that over the next year
Campus Ministry will focus on two areas already begun this
past June by his department: College Age Contact Program
and the Annual College Age Conference planned for this
July at Antiochian Village. Future plans are to coordinate local campus ministry work with the clergy and Youth Directors from the various Orthodox Archdioceses.
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�NACTeen SOYO Holy FridayVigil
An enlighteningexperiencefor
the wholeparish family.
Applications for Camp Counselors a~d C~mpe~s
can be obtained by writing to the Ant1och1anVillage Camp - Box 307, R.D. 1, Bolivar, PA 159239664 (412) 238-9565.
1st Annual Pan Orthodox Youth Workers Conference a
success.
Jim Burns
Father Angelo Artemas
Nearly eighty (80) Orthodox Youth Workers from across the
United States and Canada from the Antiochian, Carpatho
Russian, Greek and OCA Archdioceses gathered at Antiochian Village for an intense four days of learning, worship
and fellowship. The focus of the program was to further
equip people doing Youth Ministry Work on the parish level. The Youth Departments of the Antiochian and Greek
Archdioceses sponsored and organized this conference.
Presentations were given by Fr. James Gavrilos, Fr.
Joseph Purpura, Fr.Angelo Artemas and Jim Burns a noted
author, lecturer and Youth Worker, with entertainment by
"Kerygma." One of the main topics dealt with during the
conference was preparation of the youth workers themselves and their relationship with Christ, the Church and
those whom he or she has been called to minister. Another
main emphasis was placed on understanding the teens with
whom they are working. Studies done amongst Orthodox
teens were shared to create a better understanding of teen
and church needs. Jim Burns, a noted expert in the field of
working with teens, helped focus attention and understanding of ministering to teens through building relationships
with them and Christ.
Special time was set aside for all participants to share
common problems and dreams for Orthodox Youth and
Youth Work across North America. Programs and information were shared in hopes of bringing Orthodox Youth from
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all Orthodox Jurisdictions together through programs such
as the College Conference and Project Mexico. The North
American Chapter of Syndesmos (World Fellowship of Or·
thodox Youth) members shared their vision of helping to
bring Orthodox College Students together and to participate
in their local Orthodox College Fellowships.
Participants left Antiochian Village with a commitment
to.return next year and to bring others from the parish who
are working with teens. Even more importantly, Youth Work·
ers l_eftAnt_iochianVillage knowing they were not alone and
having built a network of people across jurisdictions and
North .4:~erica with whom they could share common pro~lems, vIsIons and dreams. Tentative dates for next year5
conference are set for January 20-24, 1994.
Teens from across North America are asked each year
to participate and encourage others in the parish to keep
vigil over the Tomb of Christ by reading the psalms.
Great and Holy Friday is one of the most solemn Holy
Dayswithin the life of the Orthodox Church. On this day, we
witness our Lord's unchanging love for us as He willingly
gives His Life for our sake. On Holy Friday, we watch our
Lord's crucifixion by the hands of those He came to save.
In the Matins (Orthros) of Holy Friday, we hear:
Today he who suspended the earth upon
the waters is suspended on a tree.
A crown of thorns is placed on the head
of the King of angels.
He who wore a false purplfl robe covered
the heavens with clouds.
He is smitten who, in Jordan, delivered
Adam.
The Groom of the Church is fastened with
nails, and the Son of the Virgin is pierced
with a spear.
Thy sufferings we adore, 0 Christ!
Thy sufferings we adore, 0 Christ!
Thy sufferings we adore, 0 Christ!
Make us to behold thy glorious
Resurrection.
_Inorder to fully appreciate the wonder of Christ's Resurr~ct1?~from the dead, it is important that we understand_the
significance of his sufferings that we may behold His glorious Resurrection.
An ancient tradition in the Orthodox Chuch, which NAC
TeenSOYO has committed itself to honor, is the Vigil at the
THE WORD/MARCH 1993,
Tomb of Christ. After our Lord died on the cross, Nicodemus
~n~ Joseph of Arimathea took the body of Jesus, bound it
in linen cloths with spices and laid it in a new tomb. Mary
~agdale~e and the other Mary sat opposite the tomb watching as their Lord was buried. The Church over the centuries
has joined with these two women in keeping watch over
Jesus' tomb. The Holy Friday Vigil at Christ's Tomb is our
opportunity to help keep watch over our Lord's body as he
descends into Hell to loosen the bonds of death. What better way to understand the death and resurrection of Jesus
than to participate in the Vigil by his Bier. The Church has
given us this opportunity to watch and wait with countless
saints and mirads of angels as our Lord conquers death.
Exactly what is a Vigil?
A Vigil is a time of watching, waiting, and preparing. We
watch over the Lord's tomb, remembering His sufferings
and death for our salvation. We take time out of our often
hectic schedule to wait with expectation for our Lord's
Resurrection from the dead. It is an excellent time to take ac?ount of our life in light of Jesus' life and teachings, preparing ourselves to be able to behold the glory of His triumph
over death. In a very real sense, the Holy Friday Vigil is the
final opportunity of getting ready for Pascha - the Resurrection of Christ!
What do I do at a Vigil?
In practical terms, a vigil is spent in meditation and prayer while one or more people read hymns and Psalms before
the Tomb of Christ in the church.
Do I have to spend the whole night at the Church?
Not unless you want to. But after spending some time
by Christ's tomb, you may find yourself wanting to stay. In
most places, people sign up to keep vigil at the church at a
specific time, say for an hour or so. During this time, they
might help read the Psalms or possibly quietly pray and·
meditate before the Tomb, while someone else reads.
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the night at the Church, taking turns reading, In other places
families sign up for various times throughout the night,
returning for their time of vigil. In yet other places a combination or variation of these methods is used. There is a great
deal of flexibility in how the Vigil can be organized. What is
important is to get as many people in the parish as possible
involved in this spiritual experience.
How long is the Vigil?
Traditionally, the Vigil starts after the Vespers of Holy Friday afternoon, when the body of Christ is removed from the
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�cross and placed in the tomb. It would c~nclude with the
Paschal Hours and matins on Saturday night, as w~ celebrate our Lord's victory over death and His Res~rrect1on.In
many cases, the Vigil begins after_theLam_entat1ons
on Holy
Friday evening and concludes with the Liturgy of St. B~s~I
the Great on Holy Saturday morning. The length of th~ Vigil
can be altered to meet the particular needs of a parish:
How can your local Teen SOYO, Youth Group, or Pansh
: organize a Holy Friday Vigil?
.
.
First contact your pastor and discuss your ideas with
, him. He 'will know the best way of organizing this at your
church. After you have the Vigil scheduled with your pastor,
begin advertising it among the teens and adul~members of
the parish. Be sure they know what 1ou a_redoing! It may be
a good idea to give them a copy of this article t~ r~ad, so that
they can understand the significance of the V1g1I.Then'. on
the Sunday before Palm Sunday, be sur~ to place a~ article
or announcement in your parish bulletin concerning the
Holy Friday Vigil being sponsored by Teen SOYO.
Beginning with the Sunday befor~ ~aim Sunday, have
a place for people to sign up for t_heV1g1I.~ne or two people could sign up to read for a thirty (30) minute or one (1)
hour time slot. A sign-up sheet might look as follows:
Encourage everyone in your parish to participate in this
experience. Be sure to have a large nun:,ber o~tee~s present to help. You may want to plan som~ d1scuss1?ntime with
your priest or adult advisors, on a topic_appropriate for your
night together before the tomb of Christ.
Where can you find out more about how to sponsor the
Vigil?
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Contact your regional Teen SOYO President or Spiritual
Advisor, or the Department of Youth & Parish Ministries for
more help.
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have received in the Lord,' tell us how you believe you can minister to others in Christ both now and in the future."
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as eternal luminaries. Being steadfast in
our religion, we surely will follow in the
footsteps of those who gave the ultimate to Christ. Do we witness by giving
the maximum or the minimum? How
many times do we talk to our peers
about the Church and our Faith? I as a
Christian invite different people to experience our timeless religion. We
should speak with conviction and be
able to spread our religion to all people
and to all places. Christianity comes to
life through witnessing to others. In witnessing, we validate our seal of authenticity as Christians.
Fellowship unifies and strengthens
those who believe in Christ. The Lord
said, "When two or three are gathered
in my name, there am I in the midst of
them," (Matthew 18:20). Fellowship rejuvenates and excites Christians because we know that the Lord is ad10ng
us. For example, when the teens of my
church get together, we know that
Christ is in our midst, and Christ becomes our topic of conversation. Our
spirits rise in praise because of the love
we have for each other, for our Faith,
and for Christ. Fellowship is our way of
strengthening all Christians.
The Lord guides us through all of our
endeavors, through all of our good
times, and also our bad times. He gives
us strength, He shows us the light, and
He allows us to trust in Him. By trusting
in Him, we are free in Him. Worship,
Witness, Service, and Fellowship is the
result of our love towards Jesus Christ,
our Saviour. With His love, we may conquer all obstacles that come our way.
Tammy Sabbagh is a member of St.
George Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Tammy Sabbagh
Service is our opportunity to become
Christlike by serving and helping
others. There are many occurrences
that enable us to serve the Lord and His
people. For instance, every holiday I
participate in visiting the sick and the
shut-ins of our church. These people
are overwhelmed with happiness and
thankfulness when they see and feel the
Christian love and the genuine spirit of
Christ in us. It is an honor to be a servant
of Christ. The Lord said, "Whosoever
will be great among you, let him be your
minister, and whosoever will be chief
among you, let him be your servant,"
(Matthew 20:26-27). To be great, one
must serve others freely and with all of
their heart and soul. To do the most possible for our fellow Christians should be
a goal that we strive for, in order to
climb and reach our heavenly destination.
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Dear Reverend Corey:
As Governor of the State of Illinois, I
would like to express my congratulations to you, the staff and readers of The
word on its 88th anniversary.
The Antiochian community has been
fortunate to have The Word as an excellent source of national and community
news. Your publication has provided
and promoted awareness of issues and
events pertinent to Orthodox Canadians and Americans. It is my sincere
hope that this dedicated service will
continue for many years to come.
Please accept my best wishes on this
anniversary.
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GOVERNOR
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Dear Metropolitan Philip:
Thank you for the very generous
$3,000 gift, which is truly a blessing for
our kids. It will really help us be there
for them this holiday season.
When the wise men traveled to Bethlehem, they were following a mysterious light, a star whose brightness never
wavered. That is what we try to be for
our kids, a light in the darkness of their
troubled lives, lives filled with pain, neglect and despair. I am grateful to you
for helping us keep our lights shining. I
could never imagine what it would be
like if even one kid came looking for
Covenant House and found it dark and
uninviting.
The holidays can really be rough for
a homeless kid. Although we can never
replace a loving, secure family, we do
our best, with your help and love, to fill
this season with joy for them. Without
you, we could never help so many k.ids
- more than 35,000 this year nationwide - start their lives anew.
I wish you many wonderful blessings
for the new year. You are in our prayers.
Gratefully,
Sister Mary Rose McGeady, D.C.
Covenant House
New York
uary, 1993 issue of The Word.
. I disagree with some of the methods
that Ms. Protopapas suggests in dealing
with the abortion question. I agree that
we must pray for all concerned, and
minister to them. But to take to the
streets and demonstrate, I believe is
against Orthodox teachings.
Jesus never demonstrated. He taught
and prayed that people would change
their ways and sin no more. We must
teach and pray that people will live in a
way that abortion will never be necessary. I never heard or read this in any articles written about the abortion issue.
I believe in prayer and its power. At
the present time, we should pray for and
minister to the people who find themselves in the position that they feel they
must abort the precious life inside
them. But to demonstrate and teach our
children to take to the streets - never!
It is not true Orthodoxy. It will take our
Church and our children down the path
of disobedience and danger.
If we are truly Orthodox Christians,
we must not demonstrate in the streets.
Jesus showed us how we change things
by prayer and patience.
In Christ,
Mabel Abraham
Wichita, KS
Dear Father George:
Having completed my first year as the
St. George of Bridgeville Church School
Coordinator, I thought I would reflect
upon the most important lesson I observed. The lesson was not taught by
our Church School teachers, but rather
by our very own Church School students. The lesson I am referring to is
consistent participation in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
Our children receive the Body and
Blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ without any hesitation or trepidation every Sunday. What a beautiful way
our children are witnessing to the Faith
and setting a good example for us! Are
the adults of our parish going to sit back
and continue to be spectators to such an
awesome mystery? Are our children
teaching us a valuable lesson about how
important
it is to receive the Body and
Dear Metropolitan PHILIP:
I do not write often about articles in Blood of Christ as often as it is offered?
The Word magazine, but somehow I am Are we adults conveying to our children
compelled as an Orthodox Christian to that Holy Communion is not that important and we only need it once in a while?
Write to you about the article "OrthoPerhaps it is about time for us adults
do~ Action Plan Against Abortion,"
Writtenby Valerie Protopapas in the Jan- to learn from our children. According to
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the Gospel of Matthew (18:3)Jesus says,
"Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you
shall not enter the kingdom of heaven."
Is there anything more important in this
fallen world we live in than receiving
what we Orthodox Christians believe is
the Body and Blood of Christ? Every Divine Liturgy the banquet table is set and
we are invited (unworthy though we be)
by the words, "With fear of God, and
faith and love, draw near." How can we
say "no thanks" to our Lord for such a
gift and what excuse would He accept?
A miracle occurs at every Divine Liturgy when bread and wine are mysteriously transformed into the Body and
Blood of Christ. We are invited to "partake of the precious and all-holy Body
and Blood of our Lord and God and
Savior Jesus Christ, unto the remission
of sins and unto life everlasting." How
can we say no to such an opportunity?
What happens between childhood
and adulthood that we lose our communicants? Church school attendance
drops drastically when our children
reach the adolescent years and so does
participation in Holy Communion. I believe the answer to this query lies in the
fact that as children mature toward
adulthood they tend to imitate adult behavior and at the same time they become more inhibited. Our children see
adults not taking Communion regularly, so they do the same.
There are probably many reasons
why more adults are not participating in
Holy Communion. One reason is probably centered around a misunderstanding of the Sacraments of Confession and
Communion. If anyone does not fully
understand or has reservations about
Confession and/or Communion, they
should definitely talk to their Spiritual
Father and express their concerns
directly to him.
In my opinion, we need to be role
models for our children instead of our
children being role models for us.
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Bridgeville, PA
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The Flint, Michigan community
mourns the passing of a founder of St.
George Church, Subhi Joseph "Sam"
Farah, on October 19, 1992. Sam was
beloved by many generations who will
always remember his generosity, wisdom, humor, and kindness.
Sam loved his church and was a
devoted supporter of all church causes.
In 1969 he donated the property on
which our beautiful "new" church was
built. An extremely successful businessman who gave many years of service on
the St. George Parish Council, he was
also the beloved father figure who for
many Christmases delighted the children of St. George as St. Nicholas.
In recognition of Sam's contributions
to his community, the parish of St.
George honored him with a testimonial dinner inJanuary, 1990. Attended by
Augull
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Bishop Antoun, government representatives, and hundreds of friends the entire Flint community had an op~ortunity to express their appreciation to Sam
for his many years of service. Bishop
Antoun presented him with the Antonian Silver Medal of Merit.
Sam, long recognized as a philanthropist, was always willing to share his
good fortune with others. Sam's philanthropies were many and varied. Civic
organizations such as the International
Institute of Flint, McLaren General
Hospital, Hurley Medical Center, and
the Flint College and Cultural Development Fund have been a few of the
beneficiaries. Humanitarian interests
led to major donations
to the Boy
Scouts of America, various churches, St.
George Hospital of Beirut, Lebanon,
EMMSNazareth Hospital, and to many
refugee relief organizations especially in
THE WORD/MARCH 1993
Palestine and Lebanon. His many contributions were made without public
f~nfare. Throughout his life, he practiced the words of Scripture which says,
"For it is in giving . . . that we receive."
In October 1992 The Heritage Council of Flint (an interdenominational
group dedicated to keeping alive our
Arab heritage) coordinated a Holy Land
Medical Appeal and Award Dinner to
support six hospitals in the Middle East.
To honor Sam for his decades of service
to the Arab community, the group gave
the first S.J. Farah American Success
Award to two distinguished
ArabAmerican businessmen who had made
significant contributions to the community. Sam had been planning to attend
the dinner but tragically, died two days
before the event. The evening became
as much a tribute to Sam as a successful
fundraising effort.
Subhi]oseph Farah was born in Palestine in 1902. He immigrated to the United States with his sister and a group of
cousins in 1920. As with most immigrants of his generation, Sam's early
life in the United States was a struggle
filled with hard work and determination. He established a series of successful produce and grocery businesses in
the Flint area that often provided the
first jobs for countless Arab-Americans.
He always had a special place in his heart
for his hometown of Nazareth, Palestine
and provided generations of Palestinians with loans or gifts to finance college
educations or establish new businesses.
Sam Farah was a remarkable man
who touched the lives of many. Though
sorely missed by family and friends, we
are grateful for the legacy he leaves. His
true legacy is the example he set - an
example to live our lives with the same
faith, honesty, love, and generosity with
which he lived his. Memory Eternal!
Editorial Comment:
The Archdiocese wishes to announce
that Mr. Subhi Farah left $25,000.00 in
his will to the Archdiocese, which will
be used for a room at the Heritage &
Learning Center, Antiochian Village. May
his soul rest in peace!
Sayidna visits the Windy City
''Blessed is he that comes
in the name of the Lord''
It was a hotJune afternoon in Chicago, and the Continental Airlines 727 jet
had just arrived at the gate at O'Hare In-
ternational Airport. With anticipation,
our Pastor, the Deacon, Parish Council
chairman and members prepared to receive His Eminence, Metropolitan
PHILIP in our midst for his pastoral visit
to St. George of Chicago. His Eminence
was accompanied by our beloved Archdeacon Hans, who is always welcomed
in our midst. This was yet to be the most
exciting weekend for our Community
. . . and what a weekend it was!!!
Sayidna was hosted to a dinner by
members of the Order of St. Ignatius
along with Parish Council on Friday
evening. Sayidna meditated on how far
along our parish has come over the
humble beginnings of the 1960's. Sayidna commended the community on its
commitment and its hard work over the
years. He also recognized that a11success is due to the fine leadership of our
beloved pastor, the Very Reverend
Nicholas Dahdal.
The Sunday School children greeted
His Eminence on Saturday morning as
he presented each student with their
year-end keepsake for attendance in the
Sunday School. Over 100 persons were
present for this event. A tribute was paid
to Sayidna by one of our honor students
(a student who has attained perfect ontime attendance to Divine Liturgy and
Sunday School), a tribute honoring
Sayidna for his timeless efforts in
shepherding his flock in North America.
Needless to say, Sayiona was pleased
with the tribute and the overall participation of the Sunday School in this
event. Sayidna later enjoyed a luncheon, followed by a program presented
by the Sunday School children. A gift
was presented to Sayidna honoring his
Silver Jubilee, a gift that we know he will
cherish!
Sayidna also made the time to meet
with our Sunday School staff to encourage them on their efforts. He also
stressed the importance of our dedication to teach the Holy Orthodox Faith
and to our commitment to the children
of our parish. His time wi_ththe staff was
very appreciated, and the staff at that
time asked Sayidna to autograph his
book, "Feed My Sheep," as it was
presented to the staff in appreciation of
their work in the Sunday School.
Saturday evening brought together
the organizations of our parish, which
included the Choir, The Fellowship of
St.John the Divine, Teen SOYO and the
Antioch.ian Women. Our thanks to Mr.
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�St. George of Detroit
Metropolitan PHILIP in Chicago
At long last, a dream that began a few
years ago is beginning to become a reality for the parishioners of St. George of
Detroit, Michigan.
On Thursday, October 15, 1992, His
Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP, arrived
in Detroit and that afternoon met with
the Governing Council of St. Ignatius at
the Troy Marriott with Ralph Abercia as
the presiding officer. Also meeting on
Thursday was the Antiochian Village
Council with Ernest Saykaly presiding.
On Friday, Metropolitan PHILIP and
about thirty members of the Archdiocesan Board of Trustees met to discuss the
business of the Archdiocese.
On Saturday morning, Sayidna, Father Joseph Antypas and the St. George
Building Committee, met with the mayor of Troy, Michigan,Jeanne Stein, who
assured them of her full support in the
building of the new church. Even
though the weather was cold and blustery, Metropolitan PHILIP blessed the
ground where the new church will be
built. The choir sang the responses. After the ceremony, a reception was held at
the Irma Elder Hall in Troy, Michigan,
with about 150 people in attendance.
and Mrs. Mansour Rayan for their hospi- this portrait. Sayidna addressed those
tality in hosting this evening. Sayidna present on the importance of our workenjoyed fellowship and answered ques- ing together for a common cause, and
tions to those present. Later, Sayidna not to forget our homeland, and to supwas interviewed by the Al-Fuheis maga- port our Holy Orthodox Church.
Monday came too soon, and the comzine, a magazine depicting cultural and
newsworthy events for Chicagoans
from the city of Fuheis, Jordan.
The Lord's Day brought a new beginning in many ways to St. George. It was
the official start-up of our air conditioning in our parish, a project directed by
Fr. Dahdal, and successfully implemented (and paid in full) in a matter of 12
months. You have to be a Chicagoan to
appreciate the air conditioning
in
June!!! The highlight of the Hierarchical
Divine Liturgy, which celebrated the
fea:t of Pentecost, wa the ordination of
Rob Gillette to the Holy Diaconate. Deacon Rob will be serving Holy Transfiguration Antiochian Orthodox Church
in Carol , tream, Illinois. The Choir was
magnificent in their rendition of the
Members of the Order of St. Ignatius from Chicago.
Hierarchical, ervice for this feast. This
truly wa the Lord's Day . . .
munity bid a fond farewell to Sayidna
Sunday morning, the Hierarchical DiThe weekend came to a close with a and to Archdeacon Hans. We will always vine Liturgy was celebrated by Sayidna
banquet/hafli
on unday evening,
hold a special place in our hearts for PHILIP and visiting and local clergy. In
"vhcre ayidna was presented with a Sayidna, and pray for his continued
his sermon, Sayidna spoke of Satan as
pccial gift from the Community. It was good health and ministry to our An- trying to destroy God's plan of creation,
a portrait of ayidna with the overlay of tiochian Archdiocese in North America. with God trying to bring back creation
the map of the Arab world on the low- It is truly a blessed event when the shep- as was intended. "Our purpose is to
er part of the portrait. The portrait was herd visits his flock and cares for it . . . transfigure the world and bring it back to
commi ioned by Fr. Dahdal and one We in Chicago feel this love and care God's plan." Sayidna promised to ret~rn
has to ee it to appreciate it. In presentcoming forth from Sayidna . . . and in the spring for the ground breaking
ing the portrait, Fr. Dahdal reiterated to pray God to grant him many years!
ceremonies. After the Liturgy, Robert &
everyone about how ayidna always has
IS POLLA ETI DHESPOTA
Diane Koory were inducted as Life_Memf
the rab world clo e to his heart, hence
-Deacon Saed Rihani bers into the Order of St. Ignauus 0
THE WORD/MARCH l99~
Antioch. New members inducted into
e Order were Edward Sn.age, Jr., and
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Jamal and Grace Kha 11e.
That evening about 275 people
athered in the Church Social Hall for a
~1ost delicious dinner. Father Joseph
Antypas welcomed His Eminence and
reminded him that a year ago at the 75 th
Anniversary celebration, it was Sayidna
that initiated a program to build a new
St. George Church. "We have progressed to the point of acquiring one
million dollars and 6 ½ acres of land in
Troy,Michigan. Through your inspiration, leadership and devotion, you
taught us how to accept responsibility
and to persevere."
His Eminence then spoke of his early
days in Detroit, of the many frieµds he
made, and all of his fond memories of
the St. George Parish. He spoke of the
ground breaking ceremonies
in the
spring. "Nothing can stand in your way
if you work hard and persevere - and
with the grace of God, you could build
a beautiful edifice for the glory of God."
We would be most remiss if we did
not thank some wonderful people who
made this weekend the huge success
that it was. Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Walid
Khalifewho hosted sumptuous dinners
for His Eminence and all out of town
guests and to Mr. Yousef Ghafari, who
gave a luncheon in honor of Metropolitan PHILIP, to Larry and Betty Sophiea
who did yeoman work to see that everything at the Sunday banquet
ran
smoothly, and last but not least to
Robert Nader who provided cars and
transportation for Sayidna and his entourage.
All in all it was a beautiful weekend
and it is to be hoped that by the end of
1993, all of the parishioners
of St.
George will pray and thank God for the
new church where we can all sing
praises to His glory.
-Ilhamie Hackem
St. Mary Church,
Livonia, Michigan
St. Mary Church of Livonia, MI, held
a "Make a Difference" Day. It began in
October when we sponsored a Halloween cookie sale. Our teens sold
these at coffee hours.
Mrs. Carol Ann Donnally (Active
Friends of the Homeless) spoke to children and adults on November 14 about
the outreach program which provides
food, clothing and household items for
the homeless, as well as legal aid and
THE WORD/MARCH 1993
medical assistance. Each child who attended brought food donations and
had a chance to win a sweatshirt with
the ACFOH logo. Mrs. Donnally was
presented with our cash gift. Tanya Haddad was the winner of the sweatshirt.
A Thanksgiving food collection was
delivered to a local soup kitchen supported by AFOTH. A Christmas "Giving
Tree" has been decorated with gift tags
specifying gifts most suitable for families needing emergency food and clothing. These will be delivered to AFOTH,
along with many boxes of new and
nearly-new clothing.
judicial term onJanuary 1, 1993. She is
the first female to preside over Redford's
17th District Court. Formerly employed
at Chrysler Corporation, Khalil represented the automotive company in warranty and general litigation and was supervising and handling legal cases in Environmental Legal Affairs at the time of
her election.
She is a member of the ArabAmerican Bar Association; the State Bar
of Michigan, Environmental Law Section; the American Bar Association,
Business Law Section, and International
Law Section. In addition, she serves on
the President's Task
Force and the Board
of Trustees of the
Detroit Bar Association, and was Vice
Chair of the Redford
Township
Zoning
Board of Appeals prior to her election as
judge.
"During my campaign, I received
UPPORT
overwhelming supTHE
port not only in
Michigan but from
people across the
country," Khalil stated. "Without
the
Remi Bawab, Garrett Baringhaus, Stephanie Baringhaus and Hendrik
help
and
encourageClose
ment of many, many
Participants included: Mary Rice, community groups, neighbors, and
friends, I would not be able to anFeryal Obeidi, Marilyn Vaillancourt,
nounce this achievement."
Rami Khoury, Nick Qandah, Cindy,
Tanya, Sheena and Yousef Haddad, M~_rtha and Michael Burkmyre, Joey and
Maggie Vaillancourt, Amanda Bawab,
Lisa Ansara, Georgette Obeidi, Amy Ansara andJimmy Ansara.
Our "Giving Tree" will be transformed into a "Loving Tree" as hearts
are placed on it when the gifts are
brought to our church. Our theme for
this year is "Gift" based on James 1:17:
"Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above." We hope that our recognition of this truth will help us to appreciate God's gifts!
ELES
Arab-American Wins
Michigan's 17th District
Court Judicial Race
Karen Khalil, 29, an Arab-American
and a member of St. Mary's Orthodox
Church in Livonia, Michigan, was recently electedJudge ofMichigan's_l7th
District Court in Redford Township.
Khalil, an attorney, began her 6 year
Judge Karen Khalil,Judge of Michigan's 17th District Court in Redford Township.
"I want to help maintain public trust
and respect for our judicial system,"
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�Khalil commented. "I dedicate to this
job my legal strengths, strong wor~
ethic and my deep commitment to bu 1ne.: owner', community leaders, colleagues, neighbors, and friends. I am determined to work seriously and energetically to maintain and improve the qualitY of life in 111\' community, to assure a
p~oper and llc~ent environment for our
children and to protect the safety and
·ccurit\' of even' citizen."
Khai'il is a resident of Redford, Michigan. :he is the daughter of Samier and
Lillie 'hakour Khalil, one of the founding families of St. Mary's Church.
Archbishop. Sayidna PHILIP was happy
when he realized that some deer had
come out of the woods onto the parking lot during the service. It was a joyou_s
time to proclaim "Axios" as Metropolitan PHILIP made Fred Bourjaily, James
Diakandru, and Richard Sahley sub-
for they learn by what they see, by what
they hear and by what they experience.
They learn as much by what they are
told as by how they are treated. May we
all have the strength and will to carry
out this task with God's help.
-Eleanore
Parker
Lt. Michael Nahas
Makes Captain
Michael
ahas and his family
returned from their tour in Hawaii in
:eptember, 1992. He is now taking the
Advanced Army Infantry course at Fort
Benning, Georgia.
During the Thanksgiving holiday,
and at a family reunion at Fort Benning,
he was promoted to "Captain."
His uncle, Colonel Albert Nahas,
made the presentation and his father,
Colonel icholas ahas read his citation. ancy, his wife and Lillian Nahas,
hi, grandmother, pinned the captain's
bar on his uniform.
Those others in attendance were his
mother Rosalie, his sister Anne Marie,
hi aunt Barbara ahas, his cousins
Christian and Matthew, his aunt Patricia
Rudaw ki and her husband, Stephan,
hL grandfather Colonel Jack Nahas and
Michael's on, icholas.
Congratulations to the new Captain.
St. Matthew's,
. Royalton, OH
t. fatthew' 4th Celebration Weekend wa a wonderful success beginning
Friday, October 30, 1992. The Hierarchi al vi it by our beloved Metropolitan
PHILIP included dinner and discussion
with the Parish Council and members of
the Order of t. Ignatius of Antioch. On
Saturday, October 31 at 10:30 a.m.,
ayidna had a question/answer session
with our unday chool tudents which
wa followed by breakfa t. At 1:00 p.m.,
he had lunch with the Teen SOYO member . At :30 p.m., there was a wine and
chee. e reception for the t. Matthew
member and gue t . unday, ovemhcr 1, wa the highlight of the whole
weekend. It wa electrifying to pray together under the leadership of our
The children in N. Royalton, Ohio
deacons. St. Matthew had five individuals join the Order of St. Ignatius - Dr.
George Thomas and Philip Thomas as
Knight Commanders; and Fred Bourjaily, Richard Sahley, and an anonymous
member as Knights. Sayidna PHILIP
congratulated the parishioners as he
proclaimed that St. Matthew is no
longer a mission but a church. He encouraged us to have everyone tithe which means giving 10 percent of your
total income to the church which is an
old practice, one that comes straight
from the Old Testament. It's an opportunity for people to look at what they
have and to give it back to God.
Tithing is a scriptural program. It's
not something that was thought up by
some 20th century corporation. Leviticus 27:30 states, ''All tithes of the land,
whether in grain from the fields or in
fruit from the trees, belong to the Lord,
as sacred to Him.''
Sayidna stated at the Sunday evening
banquet that our mission remains the
same, even though we are a church. Our
mission as a parish is to bring back to the
church Orthodox who have slipped
away from the church and to bring nonOrthodox to the Orthodox Faith. We
must be an example for our children,
St. Nicholas, St. Petersburg
More than 200 parishioners
and
friends were in attendance at the first
annual Hafli conducted by members of
St. Nicholas Orthodox Mission, St.
Petersburg, Florida, in celebration of
their first year in a religious home of
their own.
Proceeds of the successful event will
be used to establish a fund for the construction of a religious building and
hall.
The mission, located on 76th Ave.N,
at the corner of 64th Way in Pinellas
Park in the St. Petersburg-Tampa Bay,FL
area, is the only Antiochian Orthodox
Church on the west coast of Florida.
It has provided a religious home to
the many residents and visitors to that
part of the state, something that was
missing for many years, forcing some of
the faithful to look in other directions
for their religious needs.
Leila Bashara and Louise Malouf were
co-chairpersons
for the function, at
which maza and Arabic delicacies
added to the occasion made festive by
the music of the Corey,Brothers and the
dancing of the happy people.
Also serving on the planning comTHE WO RD/MARCH 1993
mittee were Najib Jacob, George Salem,
AnnSalem, Joseph Kassis and Paul Saba.
Manyparishioners helped in various capacities during the festivities which
rook place in the hall of St. Stefanos
Greek Orthodox Church in St. Petersburg.
The Rev.Nicholas Nichols is pastor of
the congregation. Sunday Matins are
read at 10:00 a.m., followed by Divine
Liturgy at 10:30.
Completion of the building last year
represented a "dream come true" for a
hardy band of dedicated men and women, who struggled for 15 years to acquire a religious home of their own.
Previously, these people had been
forced to seek their spiritual obligations
in other ways and other places. Members presently come from the whole of
the Tampa Bay area and from as far
south as Sarasota and Fort Meyers. The
local areas served include the following
cities: St. Petersburg, Pinellas Park,
Seminole, Clearwater, Largo, Tarpon
Springs and Tampa.
A driving force behind the success of
the mission is the Women's Club, which
runs monthly dinners. Ann Salem is
president of the organization. Other
officers are: Louise Malouf, vice president; Lola Jacobs, secretary; and Ann
Jacob, treasurer.
Persons interested in more information may contact Chairman Najib Jacob,
100141stAvenue NE, St. Petersburg, FL
33 703. His telephone
number
is
813-822-5309.
St. George Church,
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The second week of]uly, 1992, was a
s~ecial week at St. George Church in
Vicksburg, when Fr. Constantine Nasr
came as the guest speaker for the three
nights of Summer Christian Education
program. On the first evening Fr. Constantine spoke about Orthodox Evangelization and the need for Orthodox
Christians to reach out into their community to get out the message of Ort~odoxy. He spoke of his own community which has had over 100 converts
over the past few years and how he and
his people have worked to let people
know that the doors of Holy Ortho?oxy are open to all who sincerely
desire the full truth of the Christian
Faith. On the second and third nights,
Fr. Constantine spoke about the Divine
Liturgy and how it is the revelation to us
of the life of Christ and all of the Lord's
THE WORD/MARCH 1993
-
One of the classes of the younger children.
saving deeds accomplished for our sake.
Some 75 adults came each evening to
hear Father and to speak more informally with him during the break each evening and in the Covered Dish Dinner
that began the third evening. At the
same time that the adults were meeting,
some twenty children studied about the
Holy Mysteries of Baptism, Chrismation
and Holy Eucharist. Father David
Hester, the pastor of St. George, showed
them some of the things used in serving
the Holy Mysteries.
Greater Cleveland
More than $10,000 was raised by 135
Christians of Greater Cleveland, who
participated in a SK walk in support of
the Orthodox Seminary in Albania and
the mission work of Father Martin Ritsi,
who has been sent to Albania by the
Greek Archdiocese Mission Center in
St. Augustine, FL.
The walkers, representing 12 Orthodox churches, a Roman Catholic church
and a Baptist church, were joined by
seven Orthodox priests in the SK walk.
The walk was sponsored by the Mission
Committee and the Ladies Phioptochos
of the SS. Constantine and Helen Cathedral (Cleveland Heights). Rev. Dr.
Stephen Callas is pastor of the parish.
Although it was an extraordinarily
rainy season, the sun broke through on
the day of the walk. It took on a festive
air as children led the group with a banner announcing the Orthodox Christians of Greater Cleveland Mission Walk.
Young children, young adults, and older
adults were exhilarated by the event.
At the end, all enjoyed a lunch provided by McDonald's and the Philoptochos. A number of prizes donated by
area merchants and organizations were
awarded to lucky walkers. All participants received a special tee shirt.
Churches represented included: St.
Paul's (Greek), SS Constantine & Helen
(Greek), St. Demetrios (Greek), Annunciation of Akron (Greek), St. Eprempte
(Albanian), St. George (Antiochian), St.
Innocent (OCA), St. Matthew (Antiochian), St. Mary (Romanian), St.
Michael (OCA), St. Nicholas (Ukrainian),
St. Sava (Serbian), St. Theodosios
(OCA), St. Mary Magdalene (Roman
Catholic) and the Willowick Baptist
Church.
From Beirut to Brooklyn
by Harold Egelin, Jr.
The Brooklyn Spectator
For five years American hostage
Joseph Cicippio had no Christmas in
Lebanon.
This year, on the eve of the holiday of
peace, the St. Nicholas Home in Brooklyn celebrated Christmas with the former
hostage and 3 7 Lebanese war orphans, on
a Yuletide tour of the United States.
"It's our Christmas gift to them," said
Cicippio, held captive and tortured in
Lebanon by militants for five years until his release on December 2, 1991.
"They saw the Ro~kefeller Center
Christmas tree, the United Nations, the
South Street Seaport, St. Patrick's Cathedral, World Trade Center and saw the
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�The theme, "Re-Elect St. Elijah," to go
manager of Middle East Airways. "He
along with the 1992 election year, af, tatue or Lilx:rt\' from Battery Park,"
did this in spite of what happened to
forded each banquet member the opJid ,i ·ippio, \Yl;o preferred to :ray out
him there. He is a very positive man."
portunity for fun, excitement, and a
of the limelight and let the children en"I look forward, not backwards," said
chance to cast their vote for St. Elijah.
jo~ the 'r. i ·holas Home holiday
a modest Cicippio, who lives in New
The committee worked continuouslight..
Jersey smiling at the children.
"Thi: all touches 111\' hetrt very deeply to ensure the success and "excitement
'T1~
grateful for the St. Nicholas
lv." -..aid Board Chair.man Richard Zalevel'' of the Anniversary Banquet. ConHome with its help for the tour and for
r'ick, a founder of the Home for the
sisting of Harvey and Debbie Homsey,
hosting this wonderful
Christmas
Agt.:d on Ovington venue, reflecting
Dr. Esber and Leslie Samara, Harry and
on rhe 16 years of war that made the celebration for the children."
"Our home helps people not only in Yevonne Homsey, Esther Samara, Cookchildren. ~1ges nine through l'-1, orie Coury, NuNu Farhood, Rick Naifeh,
Brooklyn but throughout the Middle
Ned
and
Stacy
phan-..
Ile said. " ftcr
Shadid, and Woodtht.: war. with it:
ie and Carla Berry,
hcartbrc;1k and sufthe group
each
fering, Lcb;111onis
took a "Re-Elect St.
trying to get hack to
Elijah" assignment
a norm;tl life."
and produced
a
:icippio said it
whirlwind of fun.
\\ :1s his LebaneseThe evening beborn \Yife, Elham,
gan with a social
\Yho inspired the
hour. From humas
trip for the ortahini to fresh vegephans.
tables to chips and
The couple, shortdips, the congrega!\· after his release,
tion began the an\~·ere in California
niversary celebraduring the holiday,
tion as they sat in
\"iewing the Tourthe banquet room
nament of Roses Paawaiting the evenraclc in Pasadena.
ing's program. At
Cicippio said his
6::1>0p.m., from the
wife told him that
patriotically deco"back in my mind
Gathered at the St. icholas Home in Brooklyn are the home's executive Director Dick Zarick and rated head table, the
there arc too many St. 'icholas Home officials, Lebanese War orphans who visited recently, and former Lebanese hosmaster of ceremoinnocent children tage Joseph Cicippio, who brought the children to the United States.
nies, Harvey Homleft with no hopes
sey,
called
the
banquet
to order. After
and no future. The only sin they com- East, such as the homeless in Cairo,
the
opening
prayer,
a
group
of long-ago
mittee.Iis being born in a country at war." Egypt," said Florence Zarick, co-founder
St.
Elijah
history
was
presented
as the
with
her
husband,
Richard
Zarick.
That, Cicippio said, was "the beginThe nonsectarian Home, which she evening's entertainment: the former All
ning of a ne\Y dream" \Yhich Ice.Ito this
Girls Choir, conducted
by Kathleen
year's mcrican tour. Tournament of said "reaches out to all people in the
Gallesen
and
accompanied
by Sameera
community,"
celebrated
its
tenth
anRo"e"' officials agreed to help host the
Cohlmia. To start the theme off right,
tour, \Yith underprivileged children of niversary this year.
"They do such a beautiful, great job," the master of ceremonies and the All
din:rsc religious backgr'bunds.
said Tony Sayegh, a Home official, of the Girls Choir "nominated," to a rendition
The tour, from December 22 through
of "Trouble" from The Music Man, for
event.
January _i.,, also covered Washington
Later, during a prayer conducted at the next 72 plus years, St. Elijah. The
D. :., Dhncyland, l 1 ni\·crsal Studio, Sea
\X'orlc.l.the Ro-.c Parade and Rose Bo"'·!. the Home by Archpriest George S. crowd cheered, laughed, and even cried
as the number developed and grc\Y
But first, there was a stop in Brook- Corey, Vicar of the Antiochian Archdi!~n. \\ here ,\c.libKa..,si-..an official at the ocese, the children were blessed by the from a sentimental journey of St. Elijah's
past, to a view of the present, to setting
~t.
icholas I Iome on Ovington Ave- words, "Keep these children protected
a goal for the future. The number enc.lnue. had arr;1ngec.lfor the visit of his and help Lebanon rebuild."
ee! on a high note as the All Girls Choir
fricnc.l.Jo..,eph Cicippio. and his young
charge ....
concluded with the Alleluia Chorus.
The~ \\'ClT greeted by Philip Katen, St. Elijah - Oklahoma City
Dinner was spectacular! The men:'
I Jome Trca..,urer, playing Santa Claus.
consisted of Star Spangled Salad, l_J.5.
With reel, white, and Wue balloons
Kat<:n gave out pre..,cnts in the
Bee.f Tenderloin, Country Philo Cf.uckhanging from the ceiling, red and blue
I Iom<:\ chapel. watched by smiling
Powto,
napkins alternating at each place set- en, and Great American
l lom<: officer'->,including Adib Kassis, ting, and American Flags all over the
Wedges. The meal was topped off with
on the Board of Director..,_
room, St. Elijah Orthodox Christian
a special Dixie Apple Dessert.
•Jo..,eph Cicippio has a pccial place Church of Oklahoma
City, OK,
Following the meal, the theme was
in h1 h<:art for L<:banon," 'laid Kassis, celebrated their 72nd year with a bang!
carried further as Jim Shadid, the eldcSC
THE WORD/MARCH 199.1
Jiving descendant of St. Elijah's first
priest The Very Reverend Shokrallah
Shadid, "seconded the nomination" by
giving the congrega~ion a short hist_ory
of St. Elijah. Following the seconding,
Chairman of the Parish Council, Dr. Esber
Samara, presented
the "debate" by
awarding the annual Genesis Award.
This year's recipient was the St. Elijah
Ladies Aid, whose devoted service for
the entire 72 years has been not only
cherished but invaluable. In addition, Esber presented Fr. Constantine Nasr, our
beloved pastor, with a gift in recognition
for his 10 years of service to St. Elijah.
To present the "rebuttal,"
even
though there was no question about St.
Elijah, Father Constantine
Nasr addressed the crowd. At the conclusion of
his speech, he presented six awards to
deserving members of St. Elijah who
have continually devoted their time and
effort to St. Elijah. The recipients were
Nell Gazelle, Ed Harroz, Sr., Al Mamary,
Jimmy Shadid, Virginia Shadid and
Josephine Stacy. In addition, Fr. Nasr
presented one posthumous
award to
Omar Massad for his devotion, service
and the constant 1ove he had for the
Church.
With the nomination,
seconding,
and rebuttal all accounted for, it was
time for the vote. The All Girls Choir
started the voting process by singing a
special rendition of 'Tm a St. Elijah
Patron." At that, the master of ceremonies started the "roll call" for the vote by
asking all the ladies of the Ladies Aid to
stand and for Madame President Quinny
Coury to cast their vote. With a loud
cheer and yell, she cast all of their votes
for St. Elijah. The St. Ignatius group was
the next to stand as spokesperson
Benny Homsey announced
all their
votes be cast for St. Elijah. When all the
people who had ever been a member of
the choir were asked to stand we were
all taken by surprise as Al M~mary led
the group in a special "Re-Elect St.
Elijah" song. Following the encore of
the choir's song, Deanna Rotramel, Sunday School Superintendent,
cast all
votes for St. Elijah on behalf of all people who had ever attended a St. Elijah
Sunday School class. Of course, the
majority of the room was standing to
support Deanna and the Sunday School.
And the cheers continued. The Ladies Guild rose and spokesperson Sue
Homsey cast all of their votes for St.
Elijah. And then from boys to men, the
r?om was filled with standing males as
Jimmy Shadid spoke on behalf of the
THE WORD/MARCH 1993
Altar Boys and cast all votes for St.
Elijah. From the "State of Confusion"
Jan Farha, Teen SOYO Advisor, alon'g
with a rambunctious group of teens,
cast all the teens' votes for St. Elijah.
Then Bill Shadid, Adult Fellowship
President, announced that the group,
who according to Bill was a "future recipient of the Genesis Award," cast all
their votes for St. Elijah.
With all organizations accounted for,
the master of ceremonies asked for
"anyone who had ever attended a St.
Elijah function please stand and cast
their vote." As spokesperson
for the
group, Dr. Ray Cohlmia cast, from the
great town of Watonga, Oklahoma, all
votes for St. Elijah. As the crowd
cheered and yelled for St. Elijah, excitement filled the room.
The final vote was somewhere near
2,386 for St. Elijah. And then came the
moment of truth when the group was
reminded that to re-elect St. Elijah, only
"one vote" was truly needed, and that
vote is "yours"!
With the vote, it was time to accept
the nomination. From a very calm man,
came a surprise to even his mother, as
Dr. Esber Samara "sang," along with the
All Girls Choir, a special rendition of
"When the Saints" as "When St. Elijah
Goes Riding In, I Want To Be In That
Chariot." The crowd laughed, cheered
and eventually joined in the singing.
To top off the evening, the master of
ceremonies presented to the acting
choir director, Kathleen Callesen, the
newly elected congregation
of St.
Elijah. Together, we sang "God Bless St.
Elijah." The banquet, now complete,
ended with love, warmth and a renewed
hope. At the end of the closing prayer,
crowds gathered to hug, kiss and say
good-bye. And as they walked out the
door, they knew, St. Elijah had been,
should have been, and will be again,
"Re-Elected" for the people of Oklahoma City.
-Harvey Homsey
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The Greek Orthodox
Patriarch Diodorus I of
Jerusalem has stated that
he will resist attempts by
Palestinian members of
the Church to ''Arabise" the patriarchate. "This patriarchate has a history
since AD 135," he told the Jerusalem
Post. "Every day we find archaeological
excavations, and all the inscriptions are
written in Greek."
The Patriarch was replying to a new
campaign by a group calling itself the
Arab Orthodox Initiative Committee.
Three of their number recently visited
the Jordanian capital Amman where
they met Jordanian
government
ministers and lay Orthodox leaders to
urge their case against Diodorus.
They accuse the patriarch of keeping
Palestinians out of the financial
decision-making of the Church, and of
blocking the promotion of local Palestinian clergy. The patriarch, they claim,
has leased or sold Church land to the Israelis - including the St. John's Hospice in the Old City of Jerusalem and
land near the Mar Elias Monastery. Since
1967, they say, the patriarchate has refused to convene the joint council of
laity and clergy required under Jordanian law.
Patriarch Diodorus has denied being
involved in the sale of the St. John's
Hospice, and says that the patriarchate
currently has a court case against the
municipality over ownership of the
land near Mar Elias. His spokesman,
Archbishop Timothy, said that Diodorus had spent more time and money on
Palestinian needs than any recent patriarch, and that it was perfectly proper to
lease or sell property to raise money for
community purposes.
To the members of the committee
the very fact that Diodorus is patriarch
at all is offensive. They reject his claims
about the Church's Greek heritage.
"From the year 400 to 1534, almost all
the patriarchs were Arab," they say; but
the Ottomans wanted to de-Arabise the
area for political reasons and since then
th~ patriarchs have been Greek. They
point out, further, that this is the only
?ne of the seven Orthodox patriarchates
in the world where the patriarch "is not
a local citizen." The term "Greek Orthodox" is a misnomer they claim and
speak of themselves ~s Arab Orth~dox.
THEWORD/MARCH 1993
Diodorus, however, dismisses the
term "Arab Orthodox" as "the invention
of people who never enter a church"
and who represent, at most, 10 per ce~t
of the 30,000 Orthodox Christians
within the current frontiers of Israel.
"We do not know their motives but
they are not religious,' he says.
'
(London Tablet)
out with a stronger sense of unity."
Nancy Wilson, a minister and ecumenical officer of the UFMCC, said it requested
observer
status because
"homophobia of the Protestant and Orthodox churches in the NCC" made
membership impossible. Membership
was requested in 1981, and in a similar
atmosphere of crisis the NCC voted in
1983 to "postpone indefinitely" any deEditorial Response:
cision, but to continue dialogue.
With all due respect to the remarks
Helen Hamilton, a Presbyterian layof the Patriarch, "all the inscriptions are woman who chaired the membership
written in Greek," any student of his- committee, said it recommended "no
tory, theology and/or scripture knows
action" on the observer request bethat the language of the Empire in AD cause "our ecumenical community is
135 was Greek. The inscription over the fragile" and approval would threaten
head of Christ on the Cross was written
"the very existence of our 40-year ecuin Hebrew, Greek and Latin. The first menical partnership."
J. Martin Bailey, a United Church of
Christians were Hebrews and Gentiles
who spoke and wrote in Greek. The Christ minister who is NCC communications officer, said an informal poll
New Testament was written in Greek
(except for Matthew who wrote in found granting the observer status
Aramaic). The Patriarch's argument that could cost the NCC 12 of its 32 members: the Korean Presbyterian Church
the leadership of the Church of]erusaand two unspecified black denominalem should be held by Greek nationals
is absurd! The Arab Orthodox also err tions, as well as the nine Orthodox communions.
by saying that Jerusalem is the only
Leonid Kishkovsky, a priest of the
patriarchate in the world "where the
(Russian-background) Orthodox Church
patriarch is not a local citizen." What
about Alexandria (Egypt)? It is long past in America and immediate past presitime for the natives of any country to dent of the NCC, disputed the "homophobia" charge. Orthodox churches
have their own spiritual leadership, not
imports! Sorry Your Beatitude, you can- hold on biblical and moral grounds that
not justify your position. Forgive me for homosexual behavior ls sinful, but oppose "attitudes or actions that are hatemy arrogance!
ful or violent towards homosexuals,'' he
said.
USA: Homosexuality Tests
After the vote, UFMCC members and
Unity of Ecumenical Body
representatives of homosexual caucuses
from other denominations conducted a
by Tracy Early
Homosexuality continues to test the demonstration in which they waved
unity of the US National Council of banners, sang the anthem of their moveChurches (NCC), and particularly its re- ment, "Singing for our Lives," and took
over the microphones to make statelations with its Orthodox members.
Acting on the second day of its 11-13 ments about their experience with the
November annual meeting in Cleve- churches.
Milton Efthimiou, a Greek Orthodox
land, Ohio/USA, the general board
priest
who is ecumenical officer for the
decided by a 90-81 vote that it would
stay in communication with the Univer- Standing Conference of Orthodox
Bishops in the Americas (.SCOBA),said
sal Fellowship of Metropolitan Commuhe listened to the demon trators, denity Churches (UFMCC), a denomination oriented to homosexuals, but not spite discomfort at the way they singled
out the Orthodox, and became more
give it observer status. Representatives
convinced that the Orthodox took the
of three delegations - United Church
of Christ, United Methodist Church and right position. "They were looking for
approval of their lifestyle," he said.
Swedenborgiah Church - announced
Holding one ses ion at the Cleveland
formal dissents from the decision.
Greek
Orthodox Cathedral of Sts. ConNCC President Syngman Rhee, a
Presbyterian executive, said the issue stantine ;µid Helen, the CC launched
an effort to raise a US $10 million
brought "agony,'' but "we have come
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rder \\·ork.
national program of urban ministr\', deYeloped in re pon e to the riot in
l(). ngeles la:t pring, wa approved.
L'nder the plan the
i to et up a
:mall :ecretariat that will coordinate efforts of the churche and promote incrca. cd government attention to needs
of the urban poor. In re olution , the
advocated anction again t Myanmar (Burma) increa ed upport of nited ation. effort in the former Yugo:lavia, more favorable treatment of Haitian: seeking a ylum in the nited tates
and self-determination
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Lebanon Cannot Permit
Continued Israeli Violation
Of Its Sovereignty
fact, Israel's present course of action
will create the premises for its future
reaction.
"The Lebanese Red Cross,_for purely
humanitarian reasons, will assist the International Red Cross in bringing relief
to these 418 Palestinians civilians, pending the quick resolution of this issue in
accordance with U.N. Security Council
Resolution 799 of December 18, 1992.
"The Lebanese Government, in order to avert further instability and violence in the region and to safeguard its
integrity and sovereignty as a member
of the United Nations, urges the international community to take all the necessary measures to implement Resolution
799 and ensure the safe return of the
Palestinians to their homes."
France: Orthodox Youth
Meet, Discuss Future Work
Shevardnadze, 60, told Georgian state
radio that he was baptized recently at a
Georgian Orthodox cathedral and that
his new Christian name was Georgy, although he would continue to use the
name Eduard for most purposes.
For more than two decades, Shevardnadze was a professed atheist and had
headed Georgia's Communist Party.
Third Gathering of
Orthodox Seminaries
Held in Pittsburgh
For the third consecutive
year
representatives of North American Orthodox seminaries met in Pittsburgh to
discuss Orthodox theological education. The inter-seminaries conference,
which took place November 22-23,
1992, was sponsored by St. Vladimir's
Orthodox Theological Seminary and
underwritten by a grant from the Lilly
Endowment, Inc. The seminary CEOs,
academic deans and selected trustees
heard presentations
on curriculum,
faculty development and trustee involvement in academic affairs.
The Orthodox seminaries project has
been a continuing effort to build consensus on the mission and vision of Orthodox theological education in North
America. The meetings have created a
forum for fellowship, exchange of ideas
and learning while focusing on issues of
institutional advancement and the crucial role which the boards of trustees
play in the work and development of
Orthodox seminaries. The nine institutions which were present expressed a
unanimous desire for further cooperation.
The executive committee of SYNDESMOS, the World Fellowship of Orthodox Youth met in Paris, France (21mba sador Simon Karam, Leba- 27 September) to discuss new projects
non·. Ambassador to the United States, for the next three years. The 13-member
i ued the following statement clarify- committee,
which met under the
ing Lebanon's position on the issue of theme, "Let your light shine before all
the deportation of 418 Palestinians:
people," announced the creation of a
"Israel' deportation of hundreds of World Day of Orthodox Youth to be obPalestinians to Lebanon is a blatant vio- served on 2 February. Other topics dislation of Lebanese Sovereignty, inde- cussed included youth education and
pendence and territorial integrity, and, training and protection of the environa· unanimou ly agreed in the U.N. Secu- ment. [EPS]
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
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Arabs--United States
Newspapers--United States
Arabic Periodicals
Arab American Newspapers
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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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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NS 0021
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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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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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kalemat_19930301_37_3
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The Word [Al-Kalemat, الكلمة] Volume 37, Issue 03
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Al-Kalemat
Al Kalimat
Al Kalimah
الكلمة
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Volume 37, Issue 3 of The Word [Al-Kalemat, الكلمة], dated March 1993.
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1993 Mar
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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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Text
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52 - 78th Street, Brooklyn, New York
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Syrian Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Antiochian Heritage Library and Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1990s
Antiochian Orthodox Church
New York
Newspapers