VOL. 64 – NO. 1168 DECEMBER 1999 http://www.goarch.org/goa/observer E-mail: [email protected] ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS’ PRESIDENT CLINTON CHRISTMAS ENCYCLICAL VISITS ECUMENICAL Christmas 1999 PATRIARCHATE “Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel which means “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)

To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presi- dents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the Day and Afternoon Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek Ortho- dox Family in America Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On the bright and joyous Feast of the Nativity ac- cording to the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, we wor- ship and praise and glorify the God who hears and answers prayer. “In the fullness of time,” the Scrip- tures say (Gal. 4:4), the Creator of the world responded in love to the prayers of all people: the people of an- cient Israel longed for a deliverer; the Magi of the East sought a king; the poor of the earth cried out for a benefactor; the ill and infirm prayed for a healer; the entire human race longed for a Saviour-God. And on N. Manginas this night of the Nativity some two thousand years ago, ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS welcomes the God answered their prayers and their intense longing Clinton family to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. by giving them His Son, a Son whose name according to the prophecy of Isaiah would be Emmanuel, which by Nicholas Manginas means “God with us.” To natural eyes this babe in the arms of the Virgin CONSTANTINOPLE.– President Bill Clinton paid his first visit to the u page 9 Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Phanar during his recent trip to Turkey. “Earlier this week in Istanbul, Bishop George of New Jersey Dies from Stroke Hillary, Chelsea and I had the honor of visiting the Ecumenical Patriarch. byJim Golding The Rev. Athanasios Demos, the current My heart is still moved by that experi- head priest of the parish, told the Observer ence,” he said later in an address to BETHESDA, Md. — Bishop George of that the bishop had turned from the podium, Greek political and business leaders in New Jersey, elected to the episcopacy in May took four steps toward him and complained Athens. 1998 and elevated to the diocese throne in of dizziness and weakness. President Clinton also expressed April of this year, died of a massive stroke at “We got him on the floor and removed his his excitement over the symbolic gift age 66 while visiting his home parish on tight clothing,” he said. A nurse in the hall took Patriarch Bartholomew offered him Sunday, Nov. 21. his pulse and someone called for an ambu- and said: “by this beautiful gift pre- The Bishop (Fr. George Papaioannou) lance, but Bishop George “put his left hand to sented to me, a magnificent piece of served St. George Church for 27 years as his head and said ‘don’t bother them, then his parchment written in Byzantine Greek pastor. He was stricken as he finished speak- hand fell.’” Fr. Demos said. “He was sur- lettering, contains one of my favorite ing at a stewardship dinner in the Presbytera rounded by the people who loved him in the Bible passages, the fifth verse of the Maria Grand Hall, named for his beloved wife church he loved.” 11th chapter of Hebrews: ‘Faith is the who died of cancer in 1996. u page 6 substance of things hoped for, the evi- dence of things unseen.’” The President’s hour-long visit DIOCESE OF CHICAGO: took place Nov. 17. A little after 6 p.m. he, first lady Hillary Clinton, their Metropolitan Iakovos Honored on 30 Years Anniversary u26 daughter, Chelsea, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, their counselors and the U.S. ambassador to Ankara en- Archdiocese News u 2 - 3, 6 Diocese News u 2 7 Parish Profile u 12 tered the center of Orthodoxy at the Challenge u 25 Ecumenical u 7 People u 12 Phanar. Archbishop Demetrios of America Classified ads u 2 4 Ecum. Patriarchate u 4-5, 28 Reflections u 21 and Metropolitan Demetrios of Seva- steia welcomed the President and his Clergy Updates u 23 Greek section u 13 -17 Relating to the Faith u 22 entourage at the gate, while the bells of St. George rang joyously. Contemporay Issues u 1 9 Opinions u 8 Religious Education u 6

Culture and Heritage u 23 Orthodoxy Worldwide u 18 Voice of Philoptochos u 11 u page 28 PAGE 2 ORTHODOX OBSERVER DECEMBER 1999 ARCHDIOCESE NEWS

Archons to Present Athenagoras CBS Christmas Special To Include Award to Archbishop Tutu Greek Orthodox Segment NEW YORK — Nobel Peace Prize Lau- sity of South Africa. After three years as a reate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has ac- high school teacher he began studying the- cepted Archbishop Demetrios’ invitation ology and was ordained as a priest in 1960. to receive the Athenagoras Human Rights The years 1962–66 were devoted to Award for the year 2000. further theological study in England lead- The award will be presented March 4 at the an- ing up to a Master of Theology. nual banquet of the Order of St. Andrew in New York. From 1967 to 1972 he taught theol- Previous recipients have included President ogy in South Africa before returning to Jimmy Carter, Mother Teresa and Elie Wiesel. England for three years as the assistant di- The 1984 recipient of the Noble Peace rector of a theological institute in London. Prize, Archbishop Tutu was born in 1931 In 1975 he was appointed dean of St. in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. His father was a Mary’s Cathedral in Johannesburg, the first teacher, and he himself was educated at black to hold that position. Johannesburg Bantu High School. From 1976 to 1978 he was bishop of Following high school, he trained as a Lesotho and, in 1978, became the first teacher at Pretoria Bantu Normal College black general secretary of the South Afri- and in 1954 he graduated from the Univer- can Council of Churches. St. Photios National Shrine Receives Major Gift ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – St. Photios The Endowment Fund of the Shrine Orthodox Observer National Shrine has received a $10,000 has been established to help secure the ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS reviews his narration during the videotaping at the cathedral gift from Harry, James and Joanna future work and progress of the National with Nick Furris, GOTelecom senior producer/director. (Below) Mary Golding and Elias Kefalidis Cavalaris of North Carolina. Harry and Shrine. When asked about his generous will present a reading on St. Basil the Great and his association with Christmas during the James are Archons of the Ecumenical Pa- gift, Archon Harry Cavalaris said, “I only Greek Orthodox segment of the CBS Christmas Special. triarchate. hope that his gift helps inspire others The St. Photios National Shrine is a throughout this Nation to support our one self supporting Archdiocese institution and only National Shrine.” that honors the memory of the first colony Archon Harry Cavalaris is Atlanta Dio- of Greeks and succeeding generations of cese Council president, a vice president immigrants to the New World. It also of the National Shrine board and St. serves to preserve, enhance, and promote Photios Feast Day Luncheon chairman. Hellenic ethnic and cultural traditions and The luncheon is scheduled for Sunday, Orthodox Christian teachings. Feb. 6. (Related story below) Shrine Luncheon to Honor Bishop John The Feb. 6 St. Photios Day Luncheon will highlight the feast day of the Shrine, will mark the 30th anniversary of the Na- including the annual board of trustees tional Shrine and the occasion to honor meeting on Feb. 5. Bishop John of Amorion on his 40th anni- At the luncheon, Bishop John will be versary as a priest, 30th year as a bishop, honored for his many years of service with and 20th as St. Photios National Shrine a proclamation and an honorarium. president, as well as his retirement from Cost of the luncheon will be $35. the Shrine. Those also wanting to participate in the gift Orthodox Observer Archbishop Demetrios; Bishop Ale- may do so at one of the following levels: NEW YORK — The Greek Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios opens the seg- xios of Atlanta, the current St. Photios 1. Patron $100, one luncheon ticket Archdiocese has been selected to partici- ment which, through Byzantine iconogra- board chairman; and Bishop Dimitrios of 2. Benefactor $500, two luncheon tickets pate in the CBS TV Christmas Eve spe- phy, Orthodox hymnology and readings, Xanthos, former longtime director and 3. Grand Benefactor $1,000, two luncheon cial An American Christmas to be broad- invites the viewer to celebrate Christmas current Shrine coordinator, have been tickets. cast Dec. 24 at 11:35 p.m. (EST). through the lens of Orthodox Christianity. invited to attend. Reservations and contributions may The one-hour special will also air on Participating with His Eminence are Among those in attendance will be the be sent to: The St. Photios National Shrine the Odyssey Network Dec.25 at 2 a.m., the Byzantine Choir of Holy Cross School Very Rev. Nicholas T. Graff, newly appointed Foundation; Bishop John of Amorion Lun- and Dec. 26 at 3 p.m.. of Theology and two 15-year-old high chief executive director of the Shrine, and cheon; PO Box 1960; St. Augustine, FL An American Christmas is an engag- school students: Mary Golding, a mem- other Church and civil dignitaries. 32085. Information is available from the ing drama filled with heart-warming mu- ber of St. Demetrios Church in Merrick, Many liturgical and cultural festivities Shrine office (904) 829-8205. sic and striking visual images of the N.Y., and Elias Kefalidis, of Holy Trinity Christmas season. The program illus- Archdiocesan Cathedral in Manhattan. trates the variety of ways– cultural, eth- Throughout the hour, the viewer is nic, regional, and liturgical–that Christ- swept away from the principal action to mas is celebrated in North America at the light among engaging real-life vignettes Interfaith Marriage Chat Rooms Now Online end of the 20th century. and magnificent music from different cul- The Interchurch/Interfaith Marriage For the past year, the site has pub- The segment produced by Greek Or- tures and traditions that illustrate how Ministries project, in conjunction with the lished the latest research findings from the thodox Telecommunications (GO- beauty and diversity in our spiritual ex- Internet Ministries Department, an- research project, and enriched the project Telcom) was videotaped at the Archdi- pression enriches everyone. nounces the creation of online chat rooms with comments from thousands of visitors ocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and An American Christmas is produced aimed at generating discussion and pro- to the site. St. Paul Chapel at Archdiocese headquar- by the Office of Communication of the viding information on Interchurch/Inter- About 67 percent of all marriages in ters in New York, and at Holy Cross United Church of Christ, in cooperation faith issues. the Archdiocese are inter-Christian and Chapel at Hellenic College/Holy Cross with the National Council of Churches and These chat rooms will also provide an inter-cultural. School of Theology in Brookline, Mass. the National Interfaith Cable Coalition. online forum to discuss interfaith ques- tions and concerns with Fr. Charles Joanides, Ph.D., of the Archdiocese Inter- MANAGING EDITOR: church/Interfaith Committee. Stavros H. Papagermanos Periodicals’ postage paid at New York, NY 10001 and at additional EDITOR: mailing offices. The Orthodox Observer is produced entirely in- Fr. Joanides has directed work on in- house. Past issues can be found on the Internet, at http:// Jim Golding (Chryssoulis) www.goarch.org/goa/observer. 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Fr. Alexander Karloutsos Named Fr. Savas Zembillas Named Chancellor Leadership 100 Exec. Director NEW YORK — Archbishop Demetrios has announced the appointment of the NEW YORK - Archbishop Deme- Very Rev. Archimandrite Savas Zembillas trios announced Dec. 3 that, in an- as Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Arch- swering a recent official letter ad- diocese of America, effective Dec. 1. dressed to him, as well as a previous Fr Zembillas has been pastor of St. official letter of June 10 to his prede- Demetrios Church in Merrick, N.Y. since cessor, Archbishop Spyridon, by the September 1997. Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fr. Michael Kontogiorgis, who has Endowment Fund Inc. Board of Trust- been serving as acting chancellor, will re- ees Executive Committee, he granted turn to his former position as assistant permission to the Rev. Alexander chancellor. Karloutsos to assume the position of A native of Gary, Ind., Fr. Zembillas, executive director of the Fund. 42, graduated with a Masters of Divinity Father Karloutsos, while serving degree with high honors from Holy Cross in the new post, will continue in his School of Theology, Brookline, Mass., in position as priest of Dormition of the 1985 and subsequently pursued doctoral Theotokos Church in Southampton, studies at Oxford University under the N.Y. supervision of Bishop (Kallistos) Ware of The Archbishop expressed his Orthodox Observer Diokleia. warm wishes to the new executive di- ful continuation of an important work He also holds a B.A. in philosophy and rector, to executive committee and all aimed at nurturing programs under English literature from Colby College, Leadership 100 members, for a fruit- the Archdiocese National Ministries. Waterville, Maine. Orthodox Observer Prior to enrolling at Holy Cross, Fa- at Oxford’s Radcliffe Infirmary, was war- ther Savas spent a year living in monaster- den of the House of St. Gregory and St. ies in Greece (Mt. Athos and Patmos) and Macrina, and assistant to the director of England. He was ordained to the diaco- th St. Theosevia Centre for the Study of Archbishop Names Committee nate (1992) and priesthood (1995) in Chi- Christian Spirituality. cago by Metropolitan Iakovos of the Dio- During his research in Athens he cese of Chicago. served as a deacon in several parishes and to Select HC/HC President In November 1996 he was tonsured a monasteries. Following his ordination to the priest- NEW YORK — Archbishop Demetrios assistant professor of classics and modern monk and elevated to the rank of Archi- hood, Fr. Savas served for several months has appointed a search committee to se- Greek at the University of Florida and as mandrite by Metropolitan Maximos of the as a resident scholar at Holy Cross before lect a new president for Hellenic College/ associate director of its Center for Greek Diocese of Pittsburgh at the Monastery of St. Gregory Palamas in Hayesville, Ohio. being assigned as pastor of Annunciation Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of The- Studies. Church in Kalamazoo, Mich. ology. Dr. Constantine Papadakis, presi- During his studies in England, he After arriving in New York, he served The position has been vacant since the dent of Drexel University, Philadelphia; served as deacon to Bishop Kallistos and on the St. Basil Academy Board and was a resignation of the Very Rev. Archimandrite trustee HC/HC, University City Science in other capacities. He served the Oxford member of the Enthronement Committee Damaskinos Ganas in August. Center, Fidelity Federal Bank, Greater community as a facilitator for Greek Or- for Archbishop Demetrios. Committee members include: Philadelphia First and the Philadelphia thodox patients undergoing brain surgery Chairman, George D. Behrakis, cur- Stock Exchange. rent vice chairman of the HC/HC Board of The Rev. Dr. Theodore Styliano- Trustees, and president and CEO of Muro poulos, professor of New Testament HC/ St. Basil’s and ‘Smile of a Child’ Pharmaceutical Inc., Tewksbury, Mass. He HC; served as Visiting Professor in New is a member of the Archdiocesan Council, Testament at several universities; holds Leadership 100 and an Archon of Order Th.D. from Harvard Divinity School, STM Become Sister Organizations of St. Andrew. from Boston University, and BA from Holy Helen Hadjiyannakis Bender, asso- Cross; serves as pastor of St. George ciate professor at Fordham University Church, Keene, N.H.; published many School of Law, New York; trustee of Arch- books and articles; lectures at conferences bishop Iakovos Library, former trustee of and parish retreats. Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral and Theoharis C. Theoharides, profes- Archdiocesan Council treasurer. sor of pharmacology and medicine, Tufts Elias P. Gyftopoulos, Ford Professor University, Boston. of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering The Rev. Alexander Veronis, pastor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of of Annunciation Church, Lancaster, Pa.; Technology. HC/HC trustee, president emeritus of Or- Dr. Aristotle Michopoulos, acting thodox Christian Mission Center, co-chair- dean and associate professor of modern man of three National Spiritual Life and Greek studies, Hellenic College; served as Renewal conferences.

34th CLERGY-LAITY CONGRESS Set in Philadelphia Next July D. Panagos Preparations are under way for the Location will be the Marriott hotel BISHOP Philotheos of Meloa presides over an agiasmo service at St. Basil’s, to mark the beginning 34th Clergy-Laity Congress and National and the adjacent Convention Center in of a new relationship between the Academy and its sister organization in Greece “Smile of a child”. Philoptochos Convention scheduled for downtown Philadelphia. GARRISON, N.Y. – An aghiasmo ser- executive director, St. Basil’s, as a philan- July 1-7 in Philadelphia. A partial, tentative schedule includes vice at St. Basil Academy on Nov. 9 marked thropic center of the Archdiocese for or- The National Conference of the meetings of the Archdiocesan Council the beginning of a new relationship of the phaned and needy children, has agreed Young Adult League will take place June and Archons on Saturday, July 1; Divine Academy with the “Smile of a Child” orga- to become a “sister organization” with The 30 to July 2. Liturgy on July 2; Opening ceremonies nization in Greece. Smile of A Child, an independent philan- Theme will be “Ageless Traditions on July 3, a July 4th Doxology, and the Bishop Philotheos of Meloa presided thropic organization that addresses the in a New Millennium” based on the Bible final plenary session on July 6. at the ceremony, assisted by Academy Ex- growing needs of the homeless and often verses from 2 Thessalonians 2:15: Archbishop Demetrios plans to ecutive Director Fr. Constantine Sitaras. orphaned children of Athens. “Therefore brethren, stand fast and hold meet with the clergy and presbyteres on The bishop also greeted each of the chil- Fr. Sitaras told the Observer that, as the traditions which you were taught, Friday, July 7. dren of St. Basil’s. sister organizations the two institutions will whether by word or our epistle,” and More details and registration infor- Attending the ceremony from Athens, develop an exchange program so children from Hebrews 13:8: “Jesus Christ is the mation will be included in upcoming Greece, were Costa Yiannopoulos, Smile can visit Greece and the United States, and same yesterday, today, and forever.” issues of the Observer. of a Child general secretary and John share clinical services and guidance. Lambropoulos, treasurer. For more information, call St. Basil According to Father Costas Sitaras, Academy: (914) 424-3500. PAGE 4 ORTHODOX OBSERVER DECEMBER 1999 ecumenical patriarchate Ecumenical Patriarch’s Visit to Albania a Resounding Success

by Nicholas Manginas with the “Union for Human Rights” Party President Vassilis Melos and with the presi- TIRANA, Albania — Ecumenical Patri- dent of “Omonoia,” Evangelos Doulis, rep- arch Bartholomew’s visit to Albania was resenting the Hellenic community. meaningful and, indeed, historical. Patriarch Bartholomew was welcomed Through this visit, the Patriarch with particular enthusiasm and emotion by blessed the Autocephalous Orthodox local authorities and local people. Church of Albania, which is undergoing a Crowds swarmed the streets in Leza, period of regeneration, and congratulated Skodra, Kavayia, Durres, Elbasan, Berati, Archbishop Anastasios for his multi-faceted Argyrokastro and Korytsa. work. Young students in ethnic costumes Both the Patriarch and Archbishop followed the Patriarch, the Archbishop of concluded “there is no greater realism Albania and hierarchs who escorted them. than believing in miracles,” referring to the People regardless of age, holding flow- regenerative work the Church has accom- ers, laurels and fresh basil, tried to touch plished under very difficult circumstances the Patriarch and receive his blessing. over the past eight years. Moved by the people’s response, His The Patriarch visited Tirana, Skodra, All Holiness stooped and blessed the Berati, Argyrokastro and Korytsa, cities crowds, and displayed great affection for with a historical echo and an Orthodox babies. flock. To the Orthodox of Albania these Tireless, continuously in motion by were truly unique moments. Anybody car and helicopter in this seven-day mara- N. Manginas could see this in their faces, in the tears thon visit, the Patriarch went to visit ECUMENICAL Patriarch Bartholomew along with Archbishop Anastasios greet well-wishers, as that filled their eyes. churches, monasteries and foundations. they make their way through the crowds overflowing the streets of Korytsa. During his visit to Skodra, Patriarch He made pilgrimage to the tomb of Bartholomew laid the foundations of the St. Kosmas Aitolos at Kolikontashi. Cathedral devoted to the Birth of Christ. “You have won the hearts of people, In his speech he stressed among other not just the Orthodox but of the entire things: “What we live today is the resur- Albanian People,” was a phrase often rection. It is the resurrection of the entire heard from political leaders to the Ecu- Albanian people from the hardships which menical Patriarch Bartholomew during his it suffered for half a century. first visit to the “Land of the Eagles.” “It is the resurrection of our Ortho- This was a visit of historical signifi- dox Church which had been wiped from cance, not just because of the recent de- the map of Albania. It is also the resurrec- velopments but also because the country’s tion of friendship and fraternity among all harsh and inhuman atheist regime had Albanians of any religion and faith.” prohibited any religious expressions. Patriarch Bartholomew, congratu- However, after the fall of communism, the lated the local authorities, the Roman situation changed slowly, but steadily. Catholic archbishop and mufti of the town In 1991 the Ecumenical Patriarchate (Muslim religious leader) for their good appointed Bishop Anastasios of Androusa disposition towards peaceful coexistence as patriarchal exarch for the Albanian and encouraged them to continue living Church’s reorganization. in harmony and love. He repeated this many times during his visit in Albania, and warmly praised Archbishop Anastasios. A few days later, he said at Argyro- kastro: “Archbishop Anastasios is a gift to N. Manginas humanity. He has transformed Albania into ARCHBISHOP ANASTASIOS of Albania offers a gift to His All Holiness. Looking on by the side of a huge work station. He restores old the Patriarch are Metropolitans Antonios of Dardanellia and Demetrios of Sevasteia, who were churches, he creates. We thank him.” accompanying the Patriarch during his trip in Albania. Archbishop Anastasios could not hide One year later, the Holy and Sacred bers and ex-President Sali Berisha. his joy for the particularly positive effect Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected During his talks with officials the Ecu- of the Patriarch’s visit to Albania. Anastasios as archbishop of the Auto- menical Patriarch thanked the Albanian state In his speech, referring to the Primate cephalous Orthodox Church of Albania. for help it has offered to the autocephalous of Orthodoxy, he said: “His presence in Thus, after eight years of hard work Church of Albania, approving of her activi- the leadership of our Church is a gift, a by Archbishop Anastasios, the particular presence for the entire Patriarch’s visit confirmed world.” Orthodoxy’s renaissance in The visit received extensive this country. coverage in the Albanian press, In his speech upon arriv- and state and private electronic ing in Tirana, the primate of mass media. Orthodoxy stressed that, “We State TV aired the Divine Lit- are certain the autocephalous urgy live from the Cathedral of Church of Albania will con- the Evangelism of Theotokos in tinue to respond to the aspi- Tirana. rations and hopes of the Al- Ecumenical Patriarch Bar- banian people regardless of tholomew and Archbishop Anas- religious conviction, under tasios concelebrated the Divine the inspired guidance of her Liturgy, along with Metropolitans primate, Archbishop Anas- Antonios of Dardanelia, Deme- tasios, and the sleepless sup- trios of Sevasteia, Ignatios of port and contribution of his Berati and Ioannis of Korytsa. worthy colleagues, the vener- Particularly moving was the able hierarchs, the pious An enormous banner welcoming Patriarch Bartholomew was hang on a enthusiasm of the Albanian youth public building in Tirana. priests and her Christ-loving at the festival. entire Church.” ties to benefit public welfare. The Ecumenical Patriarch also held During his stay, Patriarch Bartholomew At the same time, he expressed his discussions with the Greek and Turkish was welcomed with the honors of a head wish that the government return chu- ambassadors who each hosted official ban- of state and held constructive discussions rches, monasteries and other church prop- quets in his honor. with the President Redjep Meidani, parlia- erty confiscated by the previous regime. Undoubtedly, the Ecumenical Patri- ment President Skender Ginoushi and the He stressed: “We do not seek prefer- arch’s visit to Albania can be characterized new prime minister, Ilir Meta. ential treatment of the Orthodox; we only as particularly significant and that it will The Patriarch also met with ministers, seek dispensation of justice.” constitute a supportive factor for the Alba- heads of political parties, Parliament mem- The Primate of Orthodoxy also met nian Orthodox Church’s constructive work. DECEMBER 1999 ORTHODOX OBSERVER PAGE 5 ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE Religion, Science, and the Environment: A Symposium on the Danube

by Fr. John Chryssavgis Among the many highlights that de- served attention during this symposium, The Ecumenical Patriarchate has there were two in particular which I was taken several challenging ecological ini- privileged to witness and of which I would tiatives over the last decade: the establish- like to inform readers. The first is the in- ment of September 1st as the day for ter-church and inter-religious gathering for prayer throughout the Orthodox world for peace, which was held in war-torn Novi the protection of the environment (from Sad, Serbia. Standing before a large crowd 1989), and the five annual seminars held that had congregated before the destroyed at the Theological School of Halki (from bridges of the city, His All Holiness deliv- 1994 to 1998). ered a moving homily. He offered a spiri- More recently, in the name of “Reli- tual message of peace, assuring his listen- gion, Science, and the Environment,” the ers that: “cross and crucifixion, martyrdom Ecumenical Patriarchate has sponsored and sacrifice, are followed by resurrec- three sea-borne symposia for the study of tion.... Finally, the victor is not the one the fate of our waters which cover seven- who has tyrannically imposed his view, but tenths of the earth’s surface. It has been an the one who has justice on his side.” honor to serve as the religious advisor of Patriarch Bartholomew was unspar- the Religion and Science Commission, ing in his condemnation of war: “War and chaired by Metropolitan John of Pergamon. violence are not means used by God to Symposium I was held in 1995, and achieve a result.... Imprudence belongs to traveled through the Aegean on the occa- those who should be held accountable, sion of the 1,900th anniversary of the whoever they are, and wherever they may “Book of Revelation,” in search of a com- be.... We have time and again condemned mon language to identify and confront the the imprudence of war, just as we have ecological problems of our seas. condemned racism and nationalism.” Symposium II was held in 1997, when The word was universal and the some 400 participants voyaged around the memory indiscriminate: Black Sea, visiting the six shoreline coun- “Standing at this sacred place, we pay tries and engaging in intensive debate tribute and express gratitude for the sac- about the decline and crisis of the sea’s rifice of all victims of World War II and of ecosystem. all wars, whether they be Jews, Christians, The direct result of this symposium Muslims, of any faith, or of no faith. We was an educational initiative launched this call to memory the environmental wounds summer andtitled “Halki Ecological Insti- of the region, the natural devastation, and tute.” The institute, aims to encourage an the destruction of cultural monuments, increased level of responsibility and social synagogues, churches, and mosques alike. conscience in parishes of the Black Sea re- We pay tribute and express gratitude gion. for the victims of every ethnicity or ideol- The working sessions of the Institute ogy whatsoever, the victims of the recent were attended by over 70 delegates - theo- war and of violence in general, without logians, clergy, teachers, students, scien- discrimination. We pray for the repose of tists, and journalists - and examined spe- their souls, that their unjustly shed blood cific problems of the Black Sea. It is hoped will continuously water the tree of peace.” that the institute will be a prototype for The second highlight - at least one an expanded role of religion in the future which remains indelibly in my own mind in closer cooperation with the scientific - comes from the nation of Romania, de- community and the mass media. pleted and scarred as it remains from the Finally, on Oct. 17-26, Symposium III regime of former President Ceausescu, traveled down the Danube River under the who was publicly executed in 1989. One joint auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarch- of the criminal visions of Ceausescu was ate and the European Commission. his “Aryan” policy to create a “super race.” Titled “The Danube: A River of Life,” To this purpose, he forcibly removed this symposium started in Germany and children from their parents in order to proceeded through Austria, Slovakia, Hun- raise them in institutions. After the fall of gary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the communism and the subsequent demise Ukraine. Participants included religious of this tyrannical ruler, the children es- representatives (the Ecumenical Patriarch caped from their “homes,” in their mis- attended and addressed the symposium trust of society seeking refuge on the through its duration; also present at par- streets. ticular points were Patriarch Pavle of Serbia A large number of these children fled and Patriarch Teoctist of Romania), scien- to the immense train station of Bucharest. tists, journalists, environmentalists, promi- At that time a Jesuit priest from Austria, nent politicians and business leaders. Fr. Georg Sporschil, moved to the Roma- The plenary sessions and discussion nian capital to minister to these young groups focused on such topics as: “sources men and women, some of them as young and flows,” “development and environ- as 6 or 7 years of age. There he established ment,” “energy and living systems,” “tran- a foundation called “The Children of the sitions and priorities,” “war, the post-con- Street,” seeking to respond to their basic flict era, and responsibility for future gen- needs in four phases: offering food, wash- erations.” Themes addressed also in- ing, accommodation, and work, while cluded downstream consequences of de- encouraging them to turn to their own velopment; pollution by industry, agricul- Orthodox faith for spiritual sustenance. ture, and sewage; altering river courses; The children venerate their benefac- the impact of war; problems of dams; the tor, covering long distances to visit him search for international law solutions; and for counsel. Indeed, to travel through the the interdependence of riparian countries. area of the train station normally poses a The Ecumenical Patriarch has taken serious risk of robbery. exemplary steps to promote inter-religious Nevertheless, anyone visiting the cooperation, by bringing together the lead- foundation, or meeting with Fr. Georg, is ers of the Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Ortho- presented with a flower, a symbol of peace dox, and Protestant peoples along the and love to all the children who without Danube River, underlining the critical im- exception respect the bearer of the flower. portance for peaceful co-existence among different ethnic groups in the region. upage 20 PAGE 6 ORTHODOX OBSERVER DECEMBER 1999 Bishop George Dies from Stroke RELIGIOUS EDUCATION u page 1 George promoted “many philanthropic causes that no other clergyman has matched.” The bishop was rushed to a local hos- Archbishop Demetrios said that Hymnology: The Catechetical Matrix pital and put on life-support, but was pro- Bishop George “gave us the full meaning nounced dead shortly before 2 a.m. on the of the power love” as being something “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as you teach and admonish each other 22nd. stronger than the power of death, and that in all wisdom by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.”(Colossians 3:16) Ironically, Bishop George, the first he showed his love for education, family, hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Archdio- the Church, people and God. by Fr. Frank Maragos Offer with care cese to come from the married clergy, had “Ultimately his tremendous outpour- It is not enough to merely encourage ended his speech by saying he would be a ing of love was because of his tremendous Orthodoxy is, indeed, the Church of the young to chant the hymns, especially steward of St. George Church “until the love for God,” His Eminence said. “Correct Praise” — a Church of psalms, if they do not know what they are singing. day I die,” and also spoke of his desire to The bishop’s love for the Church “was hymns and spiritual songs. Hymns are prayers and should be of- eventually be buried next to his pres- a love he would not compromise. He shed Whether we are celebrating a grand fered up to God in the company of the bytera, Fr. Demos recalled. tears for the Church because of its prob- liturgical event, venerating the icons of the angels and saints with great care and un- The funeral took place Saturday, Nov. lems and difficulties and was ready to suf- saints, examining synodal creeds or study- derstanding. 27, with Archbishop Demetrios officiating. fer for this love,” said the Archbishop, add- ing Church history, the chapters of Here, the warning of St. Athanasios the In attendance were more than 1,200 ing, “His whole heart was a soft spot for mankind’s story of redemption are often Great is quite appropriate. “Do not faithful, 100 priests and seven hierarchs: the diocese.” inter-woven in the liturgical tapestry of psalmodize with your tongue only,” he cau- Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh, Met- His Eminence also remarked that spiritual melody. tions, “but also with your mind, and ben- ropolitan Methodios of Boston, Bishop Bishop George’s love for people “went Reflecting the Pauline admonition efit greatly not only yourself, but also those Alexios of Atlanta, Bishop Nicholas of De- beyond a specific community. He loved quoted above (Col. 3:16), Orthodoxy un- who listen to you.” St. John Chrysostom troit, Bishop Philotheos of Meloa and people in general” and . . . “even when he derscores the desire to allow the wisdom likewise directs those who chant not to do Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos, who was had to reprimand someone, it was with of God’s Word to richly dwell in the minds so “simply with the mouth, but in a state of elected to the episcopacy on the same day love.” and souls of Her faithful children through spiritual wakefulness.” Chrysostom insists as Bishop George. He recalled that the bishop “was de- psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. that “all other forms of singing to God are Among the dignitaries present were lighted to speak of his children and grand- As such, if the pedagogical enterprise merely singing in the air!” Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland and former seeks to remain loyal to this liturgical in- children,” all of whom sat in the front pew Understanding hymns congressman and Secretary of Veterans Af- at the service. tegration of theology, scripture, prayer and fairs Ed Derwinski, friends of the bishop. Fr. Demos told the Observer that, in ethical integrity the contemporary cat- Perhaps the best admonition concern- Metropolitan Maximos, whose friend- his brief tenure as diocese bishop, he vis- echist would do well to place hymnology ing the need to understand what we are ship with Bishop George went back to the ited all but two of the 52 parishes under near, if not at the center, of their personal singing comes from St. Theoleptos. “If you years when they studied at the Partriarchal his jurisdiction and had hoped to visit the credo of educational praxis. know what you are chanting,” he exhorts, Theological School of Halki, stood an all- remaining communities by the end of the Overlooked area “you acquire consciousness of what you night vigil in the church where Bishop year. know; from this comes understanding, One of the most overlooked areas of George lay in state following the Friday wake. Bishop George most recently served and from understanding springs the put- religious education is the hymnology Many tributes the entire Archdiocese in two capacities. ting in practice of what you have become books of the Orthodox Church. For many, conscious of.”In other words, hymns have During the funeral service, the Met- Guidance at critical time the complement of Orthodox hymns is, the capacity of producing wisdom and ropolitan read a message from Ecumeni- As Vicar in the critical four-week pe- at best, limited to liturgical celebrations ethical integrity through critical self-reflec- cal Patriarch Bartholomew, also a Halki riod following Archbishop Spyridon’s res- such as Easter, Pentecost, Christmas and tion with the Word of God. classmate and friend, who recalled their ignation, he provided the strong leader- Epiphany; a few sacred hymns dedicated St. Gregory of Sinai asserts that “the days at the school and praised Bishop ship necessary to help the Church main- to popular saints; and the Resurrectional singing of hymns has been given to us that George’s long service to the Church. In tain unity and supervised preparations for apolytikia of Sunday Liturgy. we may rise from the sensory to the intel- his message, the Patriarch described his Archbishop Demetrios’ enthronement in Even the names of the major liturgi- ligible and true.” friend as “a tower of strength” and “the cal books such as the Triodion, mid-September. ISOS program man for the job” in a diocese that is “one Most recently, he served as chairman Pentecostarion and Parakleteke, that cor- of the most vibrant.” for the upcoming Clergy-Laity Congress respond to the primary cycles of the litur- An example of how hymnology can His All Holiness added that “His death that will take place in Philadelphia next gical year are unfamiliar. be integrated into the pedagogical quiver can be endured if we realize that Bishop July and helped foster a new approach to While there is a need to encourage of the contemporary Orthodox catechist George was ready to meet his Maker and the event. the faithful to attend the full complement is the Tuesday evening program provided is with his presbytera in heaven.” The burial service took place at Gate of worship services such as the Orthros, by the Internet School of Orthodox Stud- Condolences also came from Arch- of Heaven Cemetery in Aspen Hill, Md., Vespers, Royal Hours, Paraklesis and ies. For the last three semesters, ISOS, a bishop Iakovos who was unable to attend. north of Washington where he was laid to Compline, we should strive to likewise use ministry of the Archdiocese Department It was under his tenure when Fr. George rest beside his presbytera. The funeral the hymnology from these services in our of Religious Education, has been offering came to the Archdiocese of North and procession included almost 100 cars and educational methodology. catechetical programs on the Internet. South America to serve the parishes in extended nearly half a mile. Theological ‘university’ The classes are offered to adults in the Hamilton, Ontario; Manchester, N.H.; and The Makaria meal that followed in the greater Boston area and are simultaneously The theological University of Ortho- Bethesda for nearly 40 years. Grand Hall included tributes to the bishop broadcast over the Internet in real-time for- doxy is found in Her hymns. This is where In addition to the eulogy by Arch- from a son-in-law, Charles Szczesny (pro- mat. As a result, adults, families and parish the authentic curriculum of our Faith is bishop Demetrios, other tributes were of- nounced Chesny), and parishioners Elaine religious education classes have the oppor- discovered! The psalms, hymns and sacred fered by Diocese Chancellor Fr. Alexander and Nicholas Lailas who recalled several tunity to log on to the ISOS Distance Learn- songs of Orthodoxy are the classrooms to Leondis, and Leon Andris, a family friend poignant memories of Bishop George. ing Internet site every Tuesday evening (7- a rich theological melody of Old and New and former parish president, whose wife, Mr. Lailas also related George Papa- 8:30 p.m.) and be a member of a virtual Testament truths which seek to assist the Robin, was the nurse who attended to the oiannou’s early life, growing up in pov- classroom.Listeners across the globe are faithful in their spiritual development. bishop when he was stricken. erty in the village of Prodromos, outside given the opportunity to e-mail questions It must here be underscored, how- Mr. Andris recalled Fr. George’s dy- of Thebes. or comments as the class is being taught. ever, that these poetic excursions are not namism and passion in his years at He was born on St. George’s feast Day, The lessons are also archived for those who merely aesthetic but they also explore cog- Bethesda. April 23, 1933, the third of four children might want to listen to the classes as their nitive and psychomotor scriptural objec- “He was a fire that burned so brightly, (two brothers and a sister). schedules permit. tives. Consequently, it would prove ben- yet so briefly,” he said. “His passion kept him His early education was in the village eficial for parish priests, theologians, Fall semester topic alive and his greatest passion was his family.” school held in the local church. It was church leaders and experienced instruc- The topic of the 1999 fall semester He said that, after Presbytera Maria’s World War II and the Germans had burned tors to concentrate on un-packing the li- ISOS Distance Learning class is the Hym- death, “he was never the same,” but ex- the village and his schooling ended at age turgical, patristic, doctrinal and ethical nology of the Parakleteke (the book of the pressed his feeling that it was God’s will 12. aspects of Orthodoxy’s scriptural founda- Eight Tones). Several clergymen from the “that the loss of his presbytera sent him a But his thirst for knowledge pushed tion by utilizing the matrix of hymnology Boston Diocese were selected by the De- new direction.” him to seek more education. He borrowed as our pedagogical starting point. partment of Religious Education to serve Fr. Leondis noted that Bishop George a pair of shoes and convinced two fisher- Four components as the faculty.Each week, a different cycle “served his Church and his flock with un- men to take him to Corinth to continue of hymns that correspond to the upcom- derstanding and compassion, ” although his studies. After a year, he returned to When one begins to study the hym- ing Tone of the week is examined from a he could be “confrontational when nec- Thebes to finish high school. At night he nology of the Church four major compo- scriptural, theological, patristic, liturgical essary, but in a loving way.” worked at a hotel. nents are quickly discerned. Hymnology and ethical point of view. Commenting on the bishop’s love of Still desiring to continue learning af- is a poetic matrix of scripture, theology, In so doing, the DRE hopes to pro- knowledge and his prolific writing, the ter high school but lacking the money, ethics and exhortation. vide an important catechetical resource for chancellor said that “through his scholar- George wrote to Queen Frederica of As such, the use of hymns at the core pastors and parish religious educators ship, he will continue to be an inspiration Greece and asked for financial assistance of our catechetical curriculum will assist who may in turn integrate a component for generations to come.” Fr. Leondis said to attend the Patriarchal Theological both youth and adult students to nurture of the weekly lesson into their pedagogi- and that in his brief time in the episco- School at Halki. The government re- the four-fold Orthodox pattern of life, cal praxis. pacy “he was able to invigorate the dio- sponded and he was able to pursue his namely: (a) doctrinal integrity, (b) philan- cese.” thropic veracity, (c) liturgical fidelity, and He also pointed out that Bishop upage 20 (d) spiritual authenticity (Acts 2:42). upage 20 DECEMBER 1999 ORTHODOX OBSERVER PAGE 7 Ecumenical ATLANTIC BANK Wishes the Greek American Community Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

MEMBERS OF Orthodox-Catholic Consultation at their meeting in Washington. Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh and Archbishop Rebert Weakland of Milwaukee (front, center) co-chair the semi-annual meetings Witness and Filioque Discussed at Theological Consultation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The value of lation of the filioque into the Latin version ecumenical witness and the filioque were of the Creed. the main themes of the 57th meeting of At the next session papers will be pre- the North American Orthodox-Catholic sented on the scriptural background of the Theological Consultation that was held at question, as well as perspectives from the St. Paul’s College here Oct. 28-30. Syriac tradition. The meeting was co-chaired by Met- The original version of the Nicene- ropolitan Maximos, Greek Orthodox Constantinopolitan Creed that was af- Bishop of Pittsburgh, and Archbishop firmed by the Council of Constantinople Rembert G. Weakland of Milwaukee. in 381 stated that the Holy Spirit “proceeds The members of the Consultation from the Father.” considered a draft text on the value and The word ‘filioque’ (“and from the accomplishments of the dialogue between Son”) was later added to the Latin version the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. of this Creed, causing the phrase to read They hope to complete the document that the Holy Spirit “proceeds from the next spring in time for the 35th anniver- Father and the Son.” sary celebration of this dialogue which has The addition appeared in some areas been meeting continuously since 1965. of western Europe as early as the 5th cen- The Consultation also continued its tury but was accepted in Rome only in the review of the Vatican’s 1995 document, 11th century. “The Greek and Latin Traditions Regard- The Orthodox East regarded this de- ing the Procession of the Holy Spirit.” velopment as illegitimate, and many con- Four papers sider it to be a significant dogmatic differ- ence that prevents the re-establishment of At this session four papers were full communion between the two churches. heard: “Another Faith?: Reflections on ‘The Greek and Latin Traditions Regarding the SCOBA-sponsored Procession of the Holy Spirit” (Rome, Sept. The North American Orthodox-Catho- 13, 1999), by Professor John Erickson of lic Theological Consultation is sponsored St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Semi- by the Standing Conference of Canonical nary; “In Response to a Vatican Document: Orthodox Bishops in the Americas Greek Patristic Texts Regarding the Pro- (SCOBA) and the Bishops’ Committee for cession of the Holy Spirit,” by Metropoli- Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs of tan Maximos; “Revisiting the ‘Filioque’ the National Conference of Catholic Bish- Debate: Contemporary Catholic Ap- ops (NCCB) and the Canadian Conference proaches to the History and the Doctrine,” of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). by Brian Daley, SJ, of Notre Dame Univer- In addition to the two co-chairs, mem- sity; and “Patristic Sources of the Greek bers of the Consultation are: (from the and Latin Traditions Regarding the Pro- Roman Catholic Church): Rev. Brian E. cession of the Holy Spirit,’” by Professor Daley, SJ; Rev. Msgr. Frederick McManus, Robin Darling Young of the Catholic Uni- Rev. George C. Berthold, Professor Tho- versity of America. mas E. Bird, Rev. Peter Galadza, Rev. John After discussing these papers, Consul- P. Galvin, Sister Donna Geernaert, SC; Rev. tation members began an in-depth study Sidney H. Griffith, ST; Rev. John F. Long, of this question in relation to the interpo- SJ; Rev. David M. Petras, Prof. Robin Dar- ling Young, the Rev. Ronald G. Roberson, WELCOME TO THE CSP (staff); from the Orthodox Church: GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE the Rev. Thomas E. FitzGerald, Archbishop OF AMERICA Peter of New York and New Jersey, the Rev. Nicholas Apostola, Professor Susan WORLD WIDE WEB HOME PAGE Ashbrook Harvey, the Rev. Alkiviadis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: Calivas, the Rev. James Dutko, Professor http://www.goarch.org John H. Erickson, the Rev. Alexander Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople: Golitzin, the Rev. Emmanuel Gratsias, Dr. http://www. patriarchate.org Robert Haddad, Professor Lewis Patsavos, the Rev. Paul W. S. Schneirla, the Rev. Rob- Orthodox Observer: ert Stephanopoulos, and Bishop Dimitrios http://www.goarch. org/goa/observer of Xanthos (staff). PAGE 8 ORTHODOX OBSERVER DECEMBER 1999

EDITORIAL A Tragic Loss ...

Unexpected. Shocking. Tragic. needed surgery or other medical care ter but in other dogma as well - but it’s That’s how Archbishop Demetrios and lacked the funds. uBringing us together t not really their fault, they are doing all partially summed up his feelings at the Fr. George undertook a national they know to do. loss of his close associate of the past campaign to enable a monk from As Orthodox Christians, rather than Editor, several months, Bishop George of New Mount Athos get a liver transplant. A accusing them of being “unBible-believ- To say that the Archbishop’s arrival Jersey. few years earlier, he moved his parish- ing” or “stubborn”(even though some of at Kennedy (airport) in NY was low key Though he was diminutive in physi- ioners to raise $200,000 for a young them may be, God alone knows their and humble in the face of a threatened cal stature, the bishop has been de- boy who also needed a new liver. hearts) we ought to be praying for them hurricane, speaks volumes about this scribed as a spiritual giant, and was many He inspired his Sunday School that the Lord would enrich the faith they man’s character. It shows that he is at ease things to many people: Loving, passion- children to raise $4,500 for St. Basil already have and bring them closer. They with the Lord and has no fear that his life ate, controversial, confrontational, schol- Academy. And St. George Church is just don’t understand and I believe that could end at anytime if he got caught in arly, a peacemaker, a great motivator. only one of two communities in the wherever God finds a tender and recep- that storm. If he is truly as humble as he He was also not without his own United States to contribute $100,000 tive heart He can and will enlighten it. appears, we as Orthodox Christians as “Pharisees” as he strived to follow to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Vickie Tsapatoris well those in need of a Christ-like ex- Christ’s directive to “love one another.” But Bishop George’s life and East Stroudsburg, Pa. ample, will be blessed to have him as our Archbishop Demetrios, at the in- ministry was more than successful new leader. vitation of the Greek government, fund-raising. If we as Christians can look to our made an official visit to Athens and took He continuously pushed his flock, uWhy the first lady?t church leader and use his behavior as an part in the formal dinner held in honor to which he was lovingly devoted, to example of what we should be, then our of President Clinton’s trip to Greece. achieve greater goals than even they lives can only improve as we try to fol- But the man who for so many years thought they were capable of attaining. Editor, low his example. He said he is coming dispensed his love and compassion Much like Zacchaeus who clim- I was very disappointed to learn that here to America to serve a distinguished through his “Tell Me Father” column in bed a tree for a better view of Christ, first lady Hillary Clinton was the Church and yet we as members of that the Orthodox Observer has left an in- Bishop George scaled greater heights featured speaker at the luncheon church are certainly blessed and humb- delible mark upon the Greek Orthodox in pursuit of his love of knowledge following the enthronement of Arch- led to have such a person as our new Church and the Archdiocese of America. and understanding about the Faith. bishop Demetrios. Since her very public leader. He was also known as a “builder This resulted in his writing two impor- and unswerving support for abortion If this togetherness continues and of churches,” having motivated the par- tant books about the Church and rights puts her in direct opposition to the we can work with the Archbishop and he ishes he served to outgrow their exist- Hellenism’s struggle and triumph in historic teaching of the Greek Orthodox can work with us, then the work that’s ing facilities and building new chur- the New World that serve as a perma- Church, I do not understand why she been accomplished in the past will be ches. Two of these parishes, in Manche- nent record and an inspiration for fu- would be invited to speak at any Ortho- minor compared to what can be done ster, N.H., and Bethesda, Md., honored ture generations. dox function, no less one of this magni- when everyone works together for good his patron saint of St. George. His writings in the Observer, and tude. of the Orthodox church and it’s job of Fr. George did not shrink from in other publications, aimed at portray- If it had been her husband, Bill, one bringing souls to Christ. As he stated,” controversy. After he arrived in Man- ing the faith in a loving, Christ-like vein. could possibly make a case that he is, af- The possibilities are great and the future chester in 1962, he broke precedence Serving as vicar in August and ter all, President of the United States, and is filled with hope and promise.” and in the proces, broke down a bar- September, the Bishop offered en- is attending in his official capacity. He seems to have already produced rier between the priest and the laity couragement and a sense of optimism Mrs. Clinton, however, is not an a welcome calm among our Orthodox when he attended a general assembly for the future to the entire Church and elected public official, and her presence churches and that’s a start that any new meeting, something no previous pas- facilitated the smooth transition to a only emphasizes the fact that we Greeks leader would be pleased about. There is tor had been allowed to do. new archbishop. are still an ethnic community with an in- so much anger and turmoil in our world In Bethesda, he took a parish of At the time of his death, he had feriority complex, inclined to subordinate today, that a truly humble leader is a 75 families and nurtured it into a large immersed himself in organizing the our religious convictions to celebrity Godsend. community of more than 800 families 34th Clergy-Laity Congress in Philadel- worship and pandering to the rich, fa- I pray that God will guide his every that has built an impressive church phia which he had hoped would rep- mous, and powerful. step as he brings our churches back to- complex in this Washington suburb. At resent a radical break from the past. Peter D. Georges gether as “one holy, catholic, and apos- the same time, he instilled the spirit As one of Bishop George’s former Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio tolic Church.” of Christian giving and loving diakonia parishioners, Elaine Lailas, aptly stated Fran Glaros to his parishioners. after the funeral in Bethesda, “This little ÄÄÄ Clearwater, Fla. His parish has helped more than holy man took giant steps and all of 1,500 very poor children and adults, our feet wouldn’t fit into his shoes.” Editor, many from Greek families, who have His memory will be eternal. I am very disgusted with the Church for allowing H. Clinton a favored place in the enthronement of the archbishop. JUST Dorothy Paspis Clarksburg, W.Va. RELEASED

The Archdiocese officially invited President Clinton to attend the enthrone- ment of Archbishop Demetrios. Because u t I desired it intensely. Yet I was still un- of a scheduling conflict, the President was More on Theotokos unable to attend and Mrs. Clinton, as first easy about praying to Mary. Every time In the spirit of the season we came to a prayer to her in the Lit- lady, attended in his place. She came to Editor, urgy, I would pray, “Lord, I don’t want bring the official best wishes of the Cappella Romana Re: The letter from Sarah Clark about to do anything that dishonors You or nation’s leader, and did not engage in Alexander Lingas, director the Theotokos. (Nov. 10 issue) Your mother, please show me what is partisan politics. She reminisced about As a convert to Orthodoxy from first right.” her visit to the Patriarchate and offered ÐÁÍÁÃÉÙÔÏÕ ÆÇ ×ÏÑÙÄÉÁÊÁ ÅÑÃÁ a Presbyterian then a “born-again, full Then, one night during a Lenten an encouraging, positive message to Or- TIKEY ZES CHORAL WORKS gospel” background, I agree with her that Akathist Hymn, I followed closely the thodox Christians. Whatever one may feel one’s relationship with Jesus Christ is the prayers and poetry about the Theotokos, personally about a political leader or Greek Orthodox Church Music most important requirement for all of us. public figure, from a professional stand- her purity and beauty and I really fell in Eleven liturgical works and two folksongs. Sung And I understand her concerns with re- love. 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ADVERTISEMENT DECEMBER 1999 ORTHODOX OBSERVER PAGE 11 The Voice of Philoptochos Chicago Diocese Holds Chapters Raise $26,000 Annual Luncheon for Earthquake Relief by Rose Dalianis Philoptochos chapters from throughout the United States have contributed more $26,000 in aid for victims of the devastating ROSEMONT, Ill. — Chicago Diocese earthquake that rocked Turkey in August. Philoptochos held their annual luncheon The donation recently was sent to that included many Philoptochos mem- His All Holiness. Many chapters are still bers, priests and friends of Philoptochos sending in their contributions. Below is a from five of the six states in the Diocese. copy of the letter sent to Patriarch “Reflections of Faith, Hope and Love” Bartholomew: was a tribute to the dedicated Philo- Your All Holiness, ptochos sisters. With our hearts full of love and devo- The theme was reflected throughout tion, we, the National Philoptochos Soci- the event and each guest received a gift of ety, enclose a check in the amount of an icon of St. Sophia with her daughters, $26,075 for the Patriarchal Turkish Earth- Faith, Hope and Love. quake Relief Fund. The afternoon began with greetings These funds were raised through the gen- by Diocese President Mary Ann Bissias LUNCHEON ATTENDEES – (from left, seated) Presbytera Renee Rallis, Fr. John Rallis, Fr. Kyprianos Bouboutsis, Fr. Timothy Bakakos, Irene Arsoniadis. (standing) Fr. George Philippas, Presbytera erosity of our individual Philoptochos Chapters. who welcomed the guests. Philippas, Rose Dalianis, Lori Voutiritsas, Susan Regos and Mary Ann Bissias. Your All-Holiness, we hope this will be This writer spoke of the past 68 years helpful in the blessed work that you do to aid since the founding of Philoptochos, and of ing back to the early days of Philoptochos. pus Ministry and the Philanthropy Fund. the suffering and homeless. We want you to the pioneer sisters whose love and dedica- Everyone in attendance was deeply Together with Metropolitan Iakovos, know that we will always be available to sup- tion have elevated Philoptochos to a lead- touched by the wonderful presentation they host the Diocesan Christmas Open port any Patriarchal philanthropic endeavor. ing women’s philanthropic organization. and by the memories the video invoked. House, the city-wide Vasilopita celebra- With deep respect, Fr. E. Kyprianos Bouboutsis delivered Diocesan Board included representa- tion, the St. Antonios Vespers and the Evanthea Condakes, the invocation, and later read a message tives from chapters throughout the dio- Lenten retreat. National Philoptochos President from Metropolitan Iakovos. cese. They support a number of philan- Luncheon proceeds benefit the Co-chair, Irene Arsoniadis introduced thropic programs that include Feed the Bishop Iakovos Scholarship Assistance the program, a video of photographs sub- Hungry, Hellenic Heart Program, Bishop’s Program, Diocese Philoptochos philan- mitted by all the Diocese chapters and go- Task Force on AIDS, IOCC, Diocese Cam- thropies and the Diocesan Home. Detroit Diocese Washington Chapters Holds Conference Commitment to Cancer Fund by Eleni Zaferes Support Philanthropies DAYTON, Ohio – Detroit Diocese Beloved Sisters in Christ, Fund to help those in need of assistance. Philoptochos recently honored National WASHINGTON — Sts. Constantine and We in the Philoptochos Society feel a More than any other time we are Helen Philoptochos members have raised Philoptochos President Eve Condakes at great sense of pride because we are perceived fervently appealing to you, our beloved their conference here. more than $1,000 to support two major lo- as women who have committed themselves sisters, to be generous in your commit- cal charities that assist young and the eld- After receiving a standing ovation, Mrs. with a spirit of self sacrifice in the ministry of ment to this fund. Now, more than ever, Condakes spoke of the importance of erly persons in the metropolitan area. love, charity, caring and nurturing. we have more of our people in need of A presentation of $1,065 recently ben- Philoptochos ministries and praised the del- One of our commitments that assistance, and our cancer fund is dan- egates for their dedication to the Church. efited the Metropolitan Washington Ortho- touches our hearts, more than words gerously low. dox Senior Housing, and, at a meeting in Newly-enthroned Bishop Nicholas can describe is our commitment to the We desperately need your support addressed the delegates as well, express- Potomac, Md., another $1,065 check was National Philoptochos Cancer Fund. in order that we may continue to allevi- presented to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of ing his gratitude to the Philoptochos for Cancer knows no boundaries. It ate the pain and suffering of our broth- their good works and his anticipation of a the Mid-Atlantic, which helps fulfill the wishes strikes people of all ages. This devastat- ers and sisters. Please be generous and of seriously ill children from ages 2 ½ to 18. strong working relationship with all Dio- ing illness affects all of us whether in may our Lord bless you richly for your cese Philoptochos members. our immediate families, friends or ac- part in this blessed endeavor. During the business sessions, the del- Birmingham Helps quaintances. egates voted to give $500 to the Star Shine In response to a great need, Philop- Your loving sister in Christ, Foundation of Children’s Hospital in Cincin- tochos established our National Cancer Eve Condakes, National President nati, $500 to Hospice of Middletown, Ohio, Handicapped Children and $500 to Children’s Hospital in Detroit. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chapter mem- Prior to second day’s session, the del- bers have renewed their commitment to egates and Mrs. Condakes joined the seriously ill and handicapped children by Clergy-Laity Conference delegates for a raising money for Camp ASCCA. Ann Arbor Chapter Elects morning prayer service The facility offers physically handi- capped boys and girls aged 10-20 a week Officers, Helps Cancer Fund of physical activity and good fellowship. Greek Feast, Santa The Philoptochos sponsor five camp- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Theodora Ministry which coordinates philanthropic and ers each year at $275 per camper. In addi- (Teddie) Kales has been elected president humanitarian projects in the community. tion, they support the camp through their of the St. Nicholas Church Philoptochos More than $4,000 was raised from this Barbara-Style annual Frozen Food Festival that helps raise Society. She succeeds Presbytera Eva Paul. year’s events to support the educational by Andiana Kolendrianos money for much-needed wheelchairs. Other officers elected include: Mar- and research programs of the McAuley garita Yates, vice president; Sylvia Klean- Breast Cancer Center. Tournament co- SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — St. Barbara Other charities that Birmingham Philoptochos has published a collection Philoptochos support include: The Walk thous, corresponding secretary; Tina chairs were Jim Prokos and Abe Karam. Damanian, recording secretary; Jennifer of more than 200 family recipes in its new to Cure Multiple Sclerosis, The Relay Walk cookbook, “The Greek Feast.” for the Cure for Cancer, The Downtown Batselas, treasurer; Jarnis Gutierrez, assis- tant treasurer. These are treasured family recipes Firehouse Shelter for Men, The Jessie that have been handed down for genera- Home for abused women and children, Ladies who celebrated their 80th birth- day were honored for their many years of Silent Auction tions. To this classic Greek cooking, we’ve The Christmas Tree Farm for Physically added a California flair. Challenged Individuals service at a commemorative dinner. In recognition of October as Breast to Aid Cancer Fund A number of the recipes are featured Cancer Awareness Month, the St. Nicho- annually at the Santa Barbara Greek Festi- National Office Goes Online las Philoptochos Society sponsored it’s NEW YORK — Kouros Art Gallery on val, now in its 26th year and one of the “Sixth Annual Y’assou Golf Tournament” 23 East 73rd St. will hold a silent auction most successful ethnic festivals on the The National Philoptochos Office has its in Ypsilanti. exhibition Dec. 12 and 13 to benefit the West Coast. own website, in addition to the Philoptochos In conjunction with the tournament, National Philoptochos’ Cancer Fund. “Some of the recipes have been section of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese the first “Y’assou Doubles Tennis Open” Times will be 1-5 p.m. Dec. 12, and adapted to the Santa Barbara lifestyle - a web page (www.goarch.org).The National was held the same day. noon-8 p.m. Dec. 13. little avocado here, some sun-dried toma- Office may be contacted via e-mail: Both tournaments were service activi- The gallery will exhibit paintings and toes there,” said editor Cheri Rae McKinney [email protected]. ties of the Philoptochos Community Care sculptures of Greek and other artists. of Olympus Press, the publisher. 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ne of the saddest chapters, although race riots were not new, police “It’s a very smooth-running parish. I O most tragic in Greek American took it upon themselves to exact revenge am very honored to serve here.” u Distinguished Principal history occurred here in 1909 in 1910 when they lynched a young Greek, To illustrate his point of the close- when prejudice-fueled violence de- Nicholas Jimikas, who today lies in an un- ness of the community, Fr. Margaritis Dr. George J. Giovanis, principal of stroyed a thriving community in a marked grave in Forest Lawn Cemetery in cited the example of the Goyans who Pine Forge Elementary School in scene reminiscent of the Turkish riots north Omaha. gather every Sunday after church at a Boyertown, Pa., recently was selected as of 1956 in Constantinople. Greek claims for property losses came local Greek restaurant (Omaha has Pennsylvania’s National Distinguished According to a parish history, the to more than $288,000 (over 3 million in five or six) “to socialize on their own” Principal for 1999. He has served as prin- first Greeks arrived in Omaha in 1904 today’s dollars). In 1916, the United States with no outside prodding. cipal at Pine Forge since 1995. Dr. “as strikebreakers in South Omaha’s government paid about $41,000 to the Most parishioners are second- and Giovanis and his wife, Joan, are members thriving meat-packing industry.” claimants. third-generation Greek Orthodox and of Sts. Constantine and Helen Church in During that era of American his- Fr. Margaritis said that the result of there are a few Greek immigrants. Reading. tory, when the labor union movement the riot was the decimation of the Greek Many are in business or the professions u UHAC honors TV star that formed in the late 1800s began to community. The many thousands who had in this Midwestern city of 500,000. Actress Melina Kanakaredes, star of PARISH profile the hit series “Providence” was honored Nov. 13 in Chicago by United Hellenic Name: American Congress for her accomplish- ments and dedication in promoting and St. John the Baptist preserving Hellenic heritage and culture. Greek Orthodox Church She has appeared on several dramatic se- ries and in feature films. Location: u Professor honored Omaha, Neb. Founded: 1907 San Francisco State University Profes- sor Emeritus Thanasis Maskaleris was hon- Diocese: Denver ored for his lifelong achievements as a Size: about 180 families poet, critic of contemporary Greek litera- ture and as director of the Center for Mod- Clergy: Fr. Chris Margaritis ern Greek Studies from its founding in (Holy Cross ’82) 1981 until his retirement in 1996. He also taught courses in modern Greek, com- Noteworthy: parative literature and creative writing. a parish known for its u Reception held warmth and friendliness Parishioners of St. Nicholas Church, Flushing, N.Y., recently honored state As- semblyman Mark Weprin for his sponsor- gather steam, any workers attempting ship of “Modern Odysseys: Greek Ameri- to unionize met with stiff resistance, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH can Artists of the 20th Century” at the even violence, from business owners Queens Museum of Art, Oct. 13. The ex- who sought to squelch their efforts. settled in Omaha fled. A small remnant is The parish membership includes hibit featured the works of 34 established Businesses would bring in other all that remained of the community. several families across the Missouri and emerging Greek American artists. workers to take the place of strikers , The dark episode in the community’s River in Council Bluffs, Iowa. who quickly became objects of scorn history is only a distant historical event of Fr. Margaritis has emphasized re- u Choir director feted and hate to the unionizers. which no current members have first-hand ligious education in his ministry. In Thus began the cycle of anger and memory. addition to regular Sunday School Members of Holy Trinity Church in resentment that was to explode in vio- “They don’t talk about it much,” said classes every week following Divine Bridgeport, Conn., recently honored lence, although economic competi- Fr. Margaritis, who noted that the preju- Liturgy, he holds a “Wonderful Or- their choir director, George Manos, for tion, cultural and ethnic differences, dice of that earlier period no longer exist. thodox Wednesday” (WOW) for the his 30 years’ service to the parish. He is greed, a lack of “Everyone in the com- 50 to 60 children in the program. leaving the community for New York. Mr. education and munity is loved in WOW includes a talk from the priest, Manos currently serves as Archdiocesan poor behavior Omaha.” a Sunday School teacher, games and District Choir Federation president. added to the The parish socializing. prejudices. OMAHA was incorpo- He also makes a 10-minute pre- By 1907, rated in Octo- sentation to the congregation imme- 2,000 to 3,000 ber 1927 and, diately after Divine Liturgy every Sun- Greeks had a year later, day. settled in Omaha. Many es- was conse- Wednesday evenings also serve as tablished their own busi- crated. the meeting time for the Greek school, nesses, including shoe- There is a gap in the which has 15 to 20 students. An adult shine parlors, coffee houses, travel parish record from that period until Dec. Greek school class has 45 students. agencies, grocery stores, and others. 16, 1951, when the next major event takes Fr. Margaritis also said that many They founded a church in a new place, the purchase of a former synagogue, visitors to the parish have commented building that served the community Temple Israel, in downtown Omaha, that on the inspiring choir and two chant- until 1951. The Rev. Constantine continues to serve as the community’s ers that have enhanced Divine Liturgy. Harvalis is listed as the first priest of house of worship. He added that a group of five boys the parish. The building’s architecture is Byzan- (three of them altar boys, including The future looked bright until a tine Greek with a dome about 60 feet high. one of his teen-age sons) have be- fateful incident on Feb. 19, 1909, when Ironically, its cornerstone was laid in 1907, come interested in Byzantine hymnol- a transient Greek worker and gambler the year of St. John the Baptist parish’s ogy and formed a choir. shot and killed a highly respected po- founding. An extensive iconography A strong stewardship program lice officer in a gun duel. project helped transform the structure provides most parish income and a u Miss Teen W.Va. The parish history noted that “two into an authentic Greek Orthodox church. Greek festival was re-established this days later, local political and business Bishop Ezekiel of Chicago conse- year after a 10-year absence caused Ginneene Barone, a member of All leaders so inflamed the population that crated the church in 1958. Since then, by dwindling revenues. Saints Church in Weirton, W.Va., was a mob took the law into its own hands more remodeling projects and iconogra- Looking ahead, Fr. Margaritis said crowned the 2000 Miss West Virginia Teen and with clubs, arson, pistols, and fists phy have enhanced the building. the community hopes to help revital- on Oct. 31 at the state pageant in Hun- drove the Greeks from South Omaha, The priest, who has been in the par- ize the downtown neighborhood tington. She will go on to compete in the destroying their homes and busi- ish a little more than a year, said that he where it is located, and that he has Miss Teen USA Pageant in Shreveport, La., nesses. The killing of police officer was struck by the spirit of fellowship and discussed the possibility of a radio in August. Daughter of Patricia and Ralph Edward Lowry was the immediate cooperation that he has found at St. John program with a parishioner who owns Barone, Ginneene is a member of her cause of the riot.” the Baptist. a group of 16 stations based in parish’s JOY chapter, is an honor roll stu- The south Omaha incident was “I have never seen a community that Omaha. dent and is listed in “Who’s Who Among unusual in American history because, is so unified, faithful and kind,” he said. — compiled by Jim Golding American High School Students.” ×ñéóôüò ãåííÜôáé, äïîÜóáôå!

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<[ Éäïý ]ç ðáñèÝíïò [åí ãáóôñß }åîåé êáé ôÝîåôáé õ]éüí, ðáñáìïíÞ ×ñéóôïõãÝííùí êáß êáëÝóïõóé ôü {ïíïìá á[õôï```õ [ ÅììáíïõÞë, }ï [åóôé ÍÅÁ ÕÏÑÊÇ — Óôï ãéïñôáóôé- ìåèåñìçíåõüìåíïí ìåè’ ]çì`ùí ]ï Èåüò>. (Ìáôè. 1:23) êü ðñüãñáììá ìå ôßôëï <ÁìåñéêÜ- Ðñïò ôïõò ÓåâáóìéïôÜôïõò êáé ÈåïöéëåóôÜôïõò Áñ÷éåñåßò, ôïõò íéêá ×ñéóôïýãåííá> ðïõ åôïßìáóå ÅõëáâåóôÜôïõò Éåñåßò êáé Äéáêüíïõò, ôïõò Ìïíá÷ïýò êáé Ìïíá÷Ýò, ôïõò êáé èá ìåôáäþóåé ôï ìåãÜëï ÐñïÝäñïõò êáé ÌÝëç ôùí Êïéíïôéêþí Óõìâïõëßùí, ôéò Öéëïðôþ÷ïõò ôçëåïðôéêü äßêôõï CBS, ôçí Áäåëöüôçôåò, ôá ÇìåñÞóéá êáé ÁðïãåõìáôéíÜ Ó÷ïëåßá, ôçí Íåïëáßá, ôéò ðáñáìïíÞ ôùí ×ñéóôïõãÝííùí Åëëçíïñèüäïîåò Ïñãáíþóåéò êáé ïëüêëçñï ôï ×ñéóôåðþíõìïí ðëÞñùìá ðñïóêëÞèçêå íá óõììåôÜó÷åé ç ôçò ÉåñÜò Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò ÁìåñéêÞò. ÅëëçíéêÞ Ïñèüäïîç Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞ Áäåëöïß êáé ÁäåëöÝò åí ×ñéóôþ, ÁìåñéêÞò. Óôçí ëáìðñÞ êáé ÷áñìüóõíç ÅïñôÞ ôçò êáôÜ óÜñêá ÃåííÞóåùò ôïõ Ôï ðñüãñáììá èá åßíáé ìéá Êõñßïõ ìáò Éçóïý ×ñéóôïý, ëáôñåýïõìå, õìíïýìå êáé äïîïëïãïýìå ôïí óõíáñðáóôéêÞ ðáñáãùãÞ ðëáé- Èåü ðïõ åéóáêïýåé ôéò ðñïóåõ÷Ýò ìáò. <¼ôå Þëèå ôï ðëÞñùìá ôïõ óéùìÝíç áðü æåóôÞ ìïõóéêÞ êáé ÷ñüíïõ> ëÝåé ç Áãßá ÃñáöÞ (Ãáë. 4:4), ï Äçìéïõñãüò ôïõ êüóìïõ áðÜíôçóå üìïñöá ×ñéóôïõãåííéÜôéêá ìå áãÜðç óôéò ðñïóåõ÷Ýò üëùí ôùí áíèñþðùí: ïé Üíèñùðïé ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ óôéãìéüôõðá êáé èá ðáñïõóéÜæåé ÉóñáÞë ðïèïýóáí Ýíá ëõôñùôÞ^ ïé ÌÜãïé áð’ ôçí ÁíáôïëÞ Ýøá÷íáí ãéá ôïí ôñüðï ãéïñôáóìïý ôùí Ýíáí âáóéëéÜ^ ïé öôù÷ïß ôçò ãçò áíáæçôïýóáí Ýíáí åõåñãÝôç^ ïé Üññùóôïé ×ñéóôïõãÝííùí óå äéÜöïñåò êáé åîáóèåíçìÝíïé éêÝôåõáí ãéá Ýíáí ãéáôñü^ ïëüêëçñç ç Áíèñùðüôçôá åèíéêïðïëéôéóôéêÝò êáé èñçóêåõ- áíáæçôïýóå ôïí ÓùôÞñá-Èåü. Êáé åêåßíç ôç íý÷ôá ôçò ÃåííÞóåùò, ôéêÝò êïéíüôçôåò ôçò Âüñåéáò ðåñßðïõ 2000 ÷ñüíéá ðñéí, ï Èåüò áðÜíôçóå óôéò ðñïóåõ÷Ýò ôïõò êáé óôçí Ýíôïíç åðéèõìßá ôïõò, ÷áñßæïíôÜò ôïõò ôïí Õéü ôïõ, Ýíá Õéü ôïõ ÁìåñéêÞò, óôï ôÝëïò ôïõ 20ïõ ïðïßïõ ôï üíïìá óýìöùíá ìå ôçí ðñïöçôåßá ôïõ ÇóáÀá èá Þôáí áéþíá. Ôá ãõñßóìáôá ôïõ ìÝñïõò ðïõ u óåë. 14 áöïñÜ ôçí É. Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞ Ý÷åé áíáëÜâåé ôï ôìÞìá Åëëçíéêþí Ïñèïäüîùí Ôçëåðéêïéíùíéþí ôçò Ç ðñïåäñéêÞ ïéêïãÝíåéá ôùí Ç.Ð.Á. É. Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò (GOTelcom) êáé Ýãéíáí óôïí É. Áñ÷éåðéóêïðéêü Êáèåäñéêü Íáü ôçò Áãßáò ÔñéÜäáò óôï Ìáí÷Üôáí, óôï ðáñåêêëÞóéï åðéóêÝðôåôáé ìå êáôÜíõîç ôï ÖáíÜñé ôïõ Áãßïõ Ðáýëïõ ôçò Áñ÷éåðé- óêïðÞò êáé óôï ðáñåêêëÞóéï ôïõ ôïõ Íéêüëáïõ Ìáããßíá Ôéìßïõ Óôáõñïý ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý Êïëåãßïõ/ ÈåïëïãéêÞò Ó÷ïëÞò ôïõ <Ç ×ßëáñé, ç ÔóÝëóé êé åãþ åß÷áìå ôçí Ôéìßïõ Óôáõñïý óôï ÌðñïõêëÜéí ôéìÞ íá åðéóêåöèïýìå ôïí Ïéêïõìåíéêü ôçò Ìáóá÷ïõóÝôçò. ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç óôçí Ðüëç, íùñßôåñá áõôÞí Ï Óåâáóìéüôáôïò Áñ÷éåðß- ôçí åâäïìÜäá. Ç óõãêßíçóç áõôÞò ôçò óêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò åìðåéñßáò ìå ðëçììõñßæåé áêüìç...>. ̒ áõôÜ ôá ëüãéá ï Ðñüåäñïò ôùí ðáñïõóéÜæåé ôçí åéóáãùãÞ ôïõ Ç.Ð.Á. Ìðßë Êëßíôïí áíáöÝñèçêå óôçí åéäéêïý áõôïý ìÝñïõò ôï ïðïßï, åðßóêåøç ðïõ ðñáãìáôïðïßçóå óôï ìÝóù ôçò ÂõæáíôéíÞò åéêïíï- Ïéêïõìåíéêü Ðáôñéáñ÷åßï óôï ÖáíÜñé ãñáößáò, ôçò ÂõæáíôéíÞò Ìïõ- êáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ïìéëßáò ôïõ óôçí ÁèÞíá óéêÞò ôçò ïñèüäïîçò õìíïëïãßáò ðñïò ôïõò åêðñïóþðïõò ôçò ðïëéôéêÞò áëëÜ êáé áíÜëïãùí áíáãíùóìÜ- êáé åðé÷åéñçìáôéêÞò æùÞò ôçò ÷þñáò. ôùí, ðñïóêáëåß ôïí ôçëåèåáôÞ íá Ï Ðñüåäñïò Êëßíôïí åîÝöñáóå åðßóçò ãéïñôÜóåé ôá ×ñéóôïýãåííá ìÝóá ôç óõãêßíçóç ôïõ ãéá ôï óõìâïëéêü äþñï áðü ôçí ëáìðñÞ ïðôéêÞ ãùíßá ôçò ðïõ ôïõ ðñüóöåñå ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèï- Ïñèïäïîßáò. ëïìáßïò ëÝãïíôáò: <ôï ùñáßï äþñï ðïõ ç Ðáíáãéüôçôá ôïõ, ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëï- Ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ðëáéóéþ- ìáßïò ìïõ ðñüóöåñå, ìéá õðÝñï÷ç ðåñ- íïõí óôçí ðáñïõóßáóç, ç Âõæáíôé- ãáìçíÞ óôçí ïðïßá åßíáé ãñáììÝíï ìå íÞ ×ïñùäßá ôçò ÈåïëïãéêÞò ÂõæáíôéíÜ åëëçíéêÜ Ýíá áðü ôá ðëÝïí Ó÷ïëÞò ôïõ Ôéìßïõ Óôáõñïý êáé áãáðçìÝíá ìïõ ÷ùñßá ôçò Áãßáò ÃñáöÞò, äýï íåáñïß ìáèçôÝò, ç Ìáßñç ï ðñþôïò óôß÷ïò áðü ôçí ðñïò Åâñáßïõò ×ñõóïýëç êáé ï Çëßáò Êåöáëßäçò. ÅðéóôïëÞ, <{ Åóôé äÝ ðßóôéò [åëðéæïìÝíùí Íéê. Ìáããßíáò Ôï äéáñêåßáò ìéáò þñáò Óôïí Ðáôñéáñ÷éêü Íáü ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ óôï ÖáíÜñé ðåñéçãÞèçêå êáé ðñïóêýíçóå ç ]õðüóôáóéò, ðñáãìÜôùí {åëåã÷ïò ï{õ ðñüãñáììá èá ìåôáäïèåß óôéò âëåðïìÝíùí>. ðñïåäñéêÞ ïéêïãÝíåéá Êëßíôïí, áðü ôïí Ðáíáãéüôáôï, ôïí Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéï êáé Üëëïõò Óõíïäéêïýò Ìçôñïðïëßôåò. 11:35ì.ì. (þñá ÁíáôïëéêÞò ÁêôÞò) Ç éóôïñéêÞò óçìáóßáò åðßóêåøç ôïõ óôéò 24 Äåêåìâñßïõ áðü ôï ðñïÝäñïõ Ìðßë Êëßíôïí óôçí Ýäñá ôïõ êáé ç Õðïõñãüò Åîùôåñéêþí Ìáíôëßí ôá ìÝëç ôçò áêïëïõèßáò ôïõ õðïäÝ÷èçêáí Ïéêïõìåíéêïý Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ ðñáãìá- ¼ëìðñáúô, ï ÐñÝóâçò ôùí ÇÐÁ óôçí óôçí åßóïäï ôïõ Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ ï Óåâ. ôçëåïðôéêü äßêôõï CBS êáé áðü ôï ôïðïéÞèçêå óôéò 17 Íïåìâñßïõ. Ëßãï ìåôÜ ¢ãêõñá êáé ç ðñïåäñéêÞ áêïëïõèßá Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ÄçìÞôñéïò êáé êáëùäéáêü êáíÜëé Odyssey óôéò 25 ôo áðüãåõìá ï Ìðßë Êëßíôïí, ç ðñþôç äéÜâçêáí ôçí ðýëç ôïõ ÊÝíôñïõ ôçò ï Óåâ. Ìçôñïðïëßôçò Óåâáóôåßáò ê. êáé 26 Äåêåìâñßïõ 2 ì.ì. êáé 3 ì.ì. êõñßá ×ßëáñé êáé ç êüñç ôïõò ÔóÝëóé êáèþò Ïñèïäïîßáò óôï ÖáíÜñé. Ôïí Ðñüåäñï êáé u óåë. 15 áíôßóôïé÷á. ÓÅËÉÄÁ 14 ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÏÓ ÐÁÑÁÔÇÑÇÔÇÓ ÄÅÊÅÌÂÑÉÏÓ 1999 ÔÏ ÍÏÇÌÁ ÔÙÍ ×ÑÉÓÔÏÕÃÅÍÍÙÍ

íá áðü ôá ãíùñßóìáôá ôïõ áíèñþðïõ Ýíáíôßïí Üëëùí ôïõ ð. Äçì. Éù. ÊùíóôáíôÝëïõ ðáôÞñ», ìáò õðåíèõìßæåé üôé ïé äýï áõôÝò ëÝîåéò, ç åâñáúêÞ «[ Áââ`á» æùéêþí êáé öõôéêþí ïñãáíéóìþí åßíáé ç ðñïóäïêßᖠêáé ç åëëçíéêÞ «ðáôÞñ», áíôç÷ïýí ôçí êñáõãÞ Åâñáßùí êáé ÅëëÞíùí Å ðñïóäïêßá ãéá êÜôé êáëýôåñï, ãéá ü,ôé ãåìßæåé ðåñéóóüôåñï ôï åßíáé ìáò, ãéá ãéá ôçí ðñïóäïêßá ôïõò íá êáôáëáãïýí êáé íá åðéóôñÝøïõí óôï Äçìéïõñãü ðáôÝñá ü,ôé ðëçñïß óþìá, ðíåýìá, íïõ, êÜôé ðïõ åîáóöáëßæåé óùôçñßá, áèáíáóßá, áéùíéüôçôá. Èåüí. Ðïéïò áãáðÜ ôï èÜíáôï êáé ôçí áíõðáñîßá; Åäþ ëïéðüí åõñßóêåôáé ôï íüçìá ôùí ×ñéóôïõãÝííùí, íüçìá õøßóôçò èåïëïãéêÞò Ç êñáõãÞ ãéá óùôçñßá Þôáí Ýíá áðü ôá ìåãÜëá ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÜ ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ êáé ðíåõìáôéêÞò óçìáóßáò. Åßíáé åõ÷Üñéóôç ç ãéïñôÞ ôùí ×ñéóôïõãÝííùí, ãåìÜôç êüóìïõ, ôüôå ðïõ áéóèáíüôáíå üôé Ýíáò êüóìïò ðáñÜêìáæå êáé Ýíáò Üëëïò åãêõìïíåßôï ðïßçóç, ðáéäéêÞ Ýêóôáóç, ìïõóéêÞ êáé ôÝ÷íç, ïéêïãåíåéáêÝò êáé öéëéêÝò óõãêåíôñþóåéò, íá ãåííçèåß. Ïé óùôÞñåò-èåïß åß÷áí êáôáêëýóåé ôïí áñ÷áßï êüóìï áðü ôçí ÁíáôïëÞ ùò áëëÜ ôüôå üëá áõôÜ ðáßñíïõí íüçìá, üôáí ãßíïíôáé ìÝóá óôï ðíåýìá êáé ôï üñáìá ôç Äýóç. ÐñïöÞôåò ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ ÉóñáÞë, õðïöÞôåò ôùí Éíäéþí, öéëüóïöïé ôùí ôùí ×ñéóôïõãÝííùí «}ïôé åôÝ÷èç ]çì¡éí ÓùôÞñ, }ïò [åóôß ×ñéóôüò Êýñéïò» (Ëïõê. 2:10-11). ÅëëÞíùí, ðïéçôÝò ôùí Ñùìáßùí, üðùò ï ÓùêñÜôçò êáé ï Âéñãßëéïò, åîÝöñáæáí ôéò Ç êñáõãÞ ôïõ áíèñþðïõ «ôß ðïéÞóù ¬éíá æùÞí áœéþíéïí êëçñïíïìÞóù» åõñßóêåé ôçí áíçóõ÷ßåò êáé áíáæçôÞóåéò ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ êüóìïõ. Åßíáé ëéãüôåñïé ïé óçìåñéíïß èåïß- áðÜíôçóç óôï ìÞíõìá ôùí ×ñéóôïõãÝííùí. óùôÞñåò (ðïëéôéêïß, èñçóêåõôéêïß, ïéêïíïìïëüãïé, ãéáôñïß, ê.Ü.), ðïõ ðåñéÝñ÷ïíôáé áíÜ ÐáñÜ ôéò ôå÷íïëïãéêÝò, åðéóôçìïíéêÝò, éáôñéêÝò êáé ïéêïíïìéêÝò åðéôåýîåéò ôïõ ôçí ïéêïõìÝíç õðïó÷üìåíïé ôçí ðáíÜêåéá óôá áíèñþðéíá ðñïâëÞìáôá; óçìåñéíïý áíèñþðïõ, ç åëðßäá ôçò áèáíáóßáò, ç ðñïóäïêßá ãéá ôçí áéùíéüôçôá, «Ï[õê [åêëåßøåé {áñ÷ùí [åî [ Éïýäá... }åùò {áí {åëèç ôÜ [áðïêåßìåíá á[õô~`ù êáß á[õôüò ðáñáìÝíïõí ïé ðéï åõãåíéêÝò êáé ïé éó÷õñüôåñåò åðéèõìßåò ôïõ óêåðôüìåíïõ áíèñþðïõ. ðñïóäïêßá [åèí`ùí» åßðå ôï èåüðíåõóôï óôüìá ôïõ ðáôñéÜñ÷ç [ Éáêþâ óôá ðáéäéÜ ôïõ Êáé ôïýôï ãéáôß ï Üíèñùðïò Ý÷åé èåßáí ôçí êáôáãùãÞ êáé åíóôéêôùäþò áíáæçôÜ ôçí (Ãåí. 49:10). Êáé áðü ôçí áíôßðåñá ôïõ Áéãáßïõ êÜðïéïò Üëëïò åßðå: «Êáèåýäïíôåò åðéóôñïöÞ ôïõ óôï Äçìéïõñãü ôïõ, áð[ üðïõ Ýëêåé ôçí êáôáãùãÞ ôïõ. äéáôåëå¡éôå {áí åœé ìÞ ôßíá {áëëïí ]õì¡éí ]ï Èåüò [åðéðÝìøåôå êçäüìåíïò ]õì`ùí». Ìå ôá ëüãéá ÊÜôù áðü áõôÝò ôéò ðñïûðïèÝóåéò, ïé óôß÷ïé ôïõ éåñïý ÉùÜííç ôïõ Äáìáóêçíïý áõôÜ êáõôçñßáóå ï ÓùêñÜôçò ôïõò óõìðáôñéþôåò ôïõ Áèçíáßïõò. óõíïøßæïõí ôï íüçìá ôùí ×ñéóôïõãÝííùí êáé ìáò êáëïýí óôïí åïñôáóìü ôïõò: Ïé ðñïóäïêßåò ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ êüóìïõ, ïé ðñïöçôåßåò ôùí Åâñáßùí, ÅëëÞíùí êáé ] Ï ï[õñáíüò êáß ]ç ã`ç, óÞìåñïí ]çíþèçóáí, ôå÷èÝíôïò ôï`õ ×ñéóôï`õ. Ñùìáßùí åêðëçñþèçêáí «}ïôå \çëèåí ôü ðëÞñùìá ôï`õ ÷ñüíïõ», ôüôå ðïõ «[åîáðÝóôåéëåí ÓÞìåñïí Èåüò [åðß ã`çò ðáñáãÝãïíå, êáß {áíèñùðïò åœéò ï[õñáíïýò [áíáâÝâçêå. ]ï Èåüò ôüí õŸéüí á[õôï`õ... ¬éíá ôÞí õŸéïèåóßáí [áðïëÜâùìåí», üðùò ãñÜöåé ï åâñáúêÞò ÓÞìåñïí ]ïñ`áôáé óáñêß ]ï öýóåé [áüñáôïò äéÜ ôüí {áíèñùðïí, êáôáãùãÞò, åëëçíéêÞò ìüñöùóçò êáé ãëþóóáò êáé ñùìáúêÞò ðïëéôïãñÜöçóçò Áðü- äéÜ ôï`õôï êáß ]çìå¡éò äïîïëïãï`õíôåò âïÞóùìåí á[õô`ù... ÓùôÞñ ]çì`ùí äüîá óïé. óôïëïò Ðáýëïò (Ãáë. 4:4). «ÕŸéïèåóßá» åííïåß åðéóôñïöÞ óôïí ÐáôÝñá, áðïêáôÜóôáóç ó÷Ýóåùí Èåïý êáé Ï Áéä. Ðñùôïðñåóâýôåñïò ÄçìÞôñéïò Éù. ÊùíóôáíôÝëëïò áíèñþðïõ. ´Ïôáí ï Ðáýëïò ôïíßæåé üôé ç õéïèåóßá ìÜò êÜíåé íá êñÜæïõìå «[ Áââ`á ]ï åßíáé êáèçãçôÞò Éóôïñßáò óôï êïëÝãéï Óôüêôïí ôçò ÍÝáò ÉåñóÝçò. ÁÑ×ÉÅÐÉÓÊÏÐÉÊÇ ÅÃÊÕÊËÉÏÓ ÔÙÍ ×ÑÉÓÔÏÕÃÅÍÍÙÍ u óåë. 13 ÁðåäÞìçóå åéò Êýñéïí ÅììáíïõÞë, ðïõ óçìáßíåé <ï Èåüò ìåè’ çìþí>, ï Èåüò åßíáé ìáæß ìáò. Ãéá ôá öõóéêÜ ìáò ìÜôéá, áõôü ôï âñÝöïò óôçí áãêáëéÜ ôçò ÐáñèÝíïõ Ìáñßáò ï Åðßóêïðïò ÍÝáò ÉåñóÝçò Ãåþñãéïò Þôáí áðëþò Ýíá áêüìç áíèñþðéíï ðëÜóìá ðïõ åß÷å ãåííçèåß ìÝóá óôïí ôáñáãìÝíï êáé ðïíåìÝíï êüóìï. ÁëëÜ, ãéá ôá ìÜôéá ôçò ðßóôåùò, áõôü ôï ðáéäß áðïêáëýðôåé ôï ðñüóùðï ôïõ ßäéïõ ôïõ Êõñßïõ, ôïõ Èåïý ìåè’ çìþí. Ç ðáñïõóßá Ôïõ áðïôåëåß ôçí Óå çëéêßá 66 åôþí, áðåäÞìçóå åéò ÕðÞñîå ãéá óåéñÜ åôþí óõíåñãÜôçò éêáíïðïßçóç êÜèå áíèñþðéíçò åðéèõìßáò, ôçí åêðëÞñùóç êÜèå áíèñþðéíçò Êýñéïí ï åðßóêïðïò ÍÝáò ÉåñóÝçò Ãåþñ- ôïõ <Ïñèüäïîïõ ÐáñáôçñçôÞ> êáèéåñþ- áíáæçôÞóåùò. ãéïò ìåôÜ áðü ïîý åãêåöáëéêü åðåéóüäéï. íïíôáò ôáêôéêÞ óõìâïõëåõôéêÞ óôÞëç ìå Áõôü ôï ðáéäß, ï ÅììáíïõÞë, öáíåñþíåé ðåéóôéêÜ üôé ï Èåüò êáé Äçìéïõñãüò ìáò Ôçí ÊõñéáêÞ 21 Íïåìâñßïõ, ï Åðßóêïðïò ôçí åðùíõìßá . åßíáé áëçèéíÜ ìáæß ìáò. Êáé åßíáé ìáæß ìáò ü÷é ìå Ýíá áüñéóôï êáé íåöåëþäç ôñüðï åðéóêÝðôïíôáí ôçí áãáðçìÝíç ôïõ ÌåôÜ ôçí åêëïãÞ ôïõ ùò Åðéóêüðïõ áëëÜ ìå Ýíáí ôñüðï ðïõ åßíáé áëçèéíüò, Üìåóïò êáé áðüëõôïò. <Ï Þí áð’ áñ÷Þò, ï êïéíüôçôá, ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ óôçí ÍÝáò ÉåñóÝçò áöéÝñùóå üëåò ôéò äõíÜìåéò áêçêüáìåí, ï åùñÜêáìåí ôïéò ïöèáëìïßò çìþí, ï åèåáóÜìåèá êáé áé ÷åßñåò çìþí ÌðéèÝóäá ôïõ ÌÝñéëáíô, üðïõ õðçñÝ- ôïõ óôï Ýñãï ôçò áíáäéïñãÜíùóçò ôçò åøçëÜöçóáí>, ëÝåé ï Áðüóôïëïò ÉùÜííçò (Á’ ÉùÜí 1:1), äåí Þôáí ôßðïôá ëéãüôåñï áð’ ôçóå ùò éåñáôéêþò ðñïúóôÜìåíïò ãéá 27 åðéóêïðÞò. Ìå ôçí åêëïãÞ ôïõ Áñ÷éåðé- ôïí ÓáñêùèÝíôá Ëüãï ôïõ Èåïý. Ï Õéüò ôïõ Èåïý Þñèå ãéá íá åßíáé ìáæß ìáò, <ìïñöÞí ÷ñüíéá. óêüðïõ Äçìçôñßïõ ôïõ áíåôÝèçóáí äïýëïõ ëáâþí, åí ïìïéþìáôé áíèñþðùí ãåíüìåíïò> (Öéë. 2) Ýôóé þóôå íá åßìáóôå êáèÞêïíôá Áñ÷éåñáôéêïý Åðéôñüðïõ êáé âÝâáéïé ðÝñáí ðÜóçò áìöéâïëßáò Þ áìöéóâçôÞóåùò üôé ï Èåüò ôçò áãÜðçò åßíáé ìáæß ÊáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá åðßóçìïõ äåßðíïõ ìáò ìå ôñüðï ïõóéáóôéêü, ÷åéñïðéáóôü, êáé ðñïóùðéêü. Åßíáé ìáæß ìáò êáé èá åßíáé êé áìÝóùò ìåôÜ ôï ôÝëïò ôçò ïìéëßáò ôïõ ãéá äéÜóôçìá åíüò ðåñßðïõ ìÞíá óõíÝâáëå ìáæß ìáò üðùò õðïó÷Ýèçêå, <Êáé éäïý åãþ ìåè’ õìþí åéìß ðÜóáò ôáò çìÝñáò Ýùò ôçò ï åðßóêïðïò áéóèÜíèçêå áäéáèåóßá êáé ôá ìÝãéóôá óôçí ïìáëÞ äéåêðåñáßùóç ôùí óõíôåëåßáò ôïõ áéþíïò> (Ìáôè. 28:20). Âéþíïõìå ôçí Üìåóç ðáñïõóßá Ôïõ, âéþíïõìå ìåôáöÝñèçêå åóðåõóìÝíá óôï íïóïêïìåßï õðïèÝóåùí ôçò É. Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞò êáé ôçí ôï üíïìÜ Ôïõ ÅììáíïõÞë, óôçí áðÝñáíôç óõãêáôÜâáóÞ Ôïõ, ðïõ ðñáãìáôïðïéåßôáé üðïõ êáé åîÝðíåõóå íùñßò ôá îçìåñþìáôá åíèñüíéóç ôïõ íÝïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ. óå êÜèå ôÝëåóç ôçò Èåßáò Ëåéôïõñãßáò, üðïõ êáé æïýìå ôçí ôÝëåéá åêðëÞñùóç ôçò ôçò 22áò Íïåìâñßïõ. Ç íåêñþóéìç áêïëïõèßá åøÜëç óôïí õðïó÷Ýóåþò Ôïõ, ìå ôï íá åíïýìåèá ì’ Åêåßíïí ìÝóù ôçò óõììåôï÷Þò ìáò óôç Èåßá O ìáêáñéóôüò åðßóêïðïò Ãåþñãéïò É. Íáü ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ óôçí ÌðéèÝó- Åõ÷áñéóôßá. (ÐáðáúùÜííïõ) ãåííÞèçêå óôïí ÷ùñéü äá, ðáñïõóßá ìåãÜëïõ ðëÞèïõò ðéóôþí, Óôï õðÝñï÷ï üíïìá ÅììáíïõÞë - ï <Èåüò ìåè’ çìþí> ðïõ äüèçêå óôïí íåïãÝííçôï Ðñüäñïìïò Èçâþí, ôï 1957. Óðïýäáóå 100 ðåñßðïõ éåñÝùí êáé åðôÜ Éåñáñ÷þí. ×ñéóôü, ï Èåüò öáíåñþíåé åðßóçò ôçí ôåñÜóôéá Ýíôáóç ôçò áãÜðçò Ôïõ ãéá ìáò. Ç êáé áðïöïßôçóå áðü ôçí Ðáôñéáñ÷éêÞ Óýìöùíá ìå ôçí åðéèõìßá ôïõ ìáêáñéóôïý áãÜðç Ôïõ äåí åßíáé ðáèçôéêÞ êáé áäñáíÞò ðïõ ðåñéìÝíåé íá áíáãíùñéóèåß êáé íá ãßíåé ÈåïëïãéêÞ Ó÷ïëÞ ôçò ×Üëêçò. ÕðçñÝôçóå Åðéóêüðïõ Ãåùñãßïõ, ðïõ åîÝöñáóå óôçí áðïäåêôÞ. Ç áãÜðç Ôïõ åßíáé ìéá áãÜðç ðïõ Ý÷åé ôçí ðñùôïâïõëßá ôçò êéíÞóåùò, ùò éåñÝáò óôïí É. Íáü ôçò ÐáñèÝíïõ ôåëåõôáßá ôïõ ïìéëßá, åôÜöç ðëÜé óôçí ðïõ åêôåßíåôáé ðÝñá áðü êÜèå äõíáôü üñéï Þ ðåñéïñéóìü, ðïõ Ýñ÷åôáé êïíôÜ ìáò Ìáñßáò óôçí Êùíóôáíôéíïýðïëç, óôïí É. ðïëõáãáðçìÝíç ðñåóâõôÝñá ôïõ Ìáñßá, äõíáìéêÜ êáé åðßìïíá. Ï Èåüò äåí æÞôçóå áð’ ôïõò áìáñôùëïýò áíèñþðïõò íá Íáü ôïõ Áãßïõ Äçìçôñßïõ óôï ×Üìéëôïí óôï êïéìçôÞñéï <Ðýëåò ôïõ Ðáñáäåßóïõ> áíõøùèïýí óôïí ïõñáíü êáé íá äçìéïõñãÞóïõí ìéá ó÷Ýóç åéñÞíçò êáé óõìöéëéþóåùò ôïõ ÏíôÜñéï, ÊáíáäÜ êáé áêïëïýèùò óôïí âüñåéá ôçò ÏõÜóéãêôïí. ìáæß Ôïõ. Áíôßèåôá, ãåöýñùóå ôï ïõóéáóôéêü ÷Üóìá ìåôáîý ôïõ Äçìéïõñãïý êáé ôùí Êáèåäñéêü Íáü ôïõ ÌÜíôóåóôñ óôï Íéïý Ï ìáêáñéóôüò áðïëåßðåé ôñåéò Ýã- ðëáóìÜôùí Ôïõ, êáôÜñãçóå ôéò åðéôáãÝò ôçò öýóåùò, ãêñÝìéóå ôïí äéá÷ùñéóôéêü ôïß÷ï ×áìóÜéñ. Ï Åðßóêïðïò Ãåþñãéïò Ýêáíå ãáìåò êüñåò, Ýîé åããüíéá êáé äýï áäÝñöéá. ìåôáîý Èåïý êáé áíèñþðïõ. Áõôüò ï ßäéïò Ýêáíå ôï ðñþôï êáé áðïöáóéóôéêü âÞìá ìåôáðôõ÷éáêÝò óðïõäÝò óôï Ðáíåðé- Ï îáöíéêüò èÜíáôïò ôïõ Åðéóêüðïõ åéóåñ÷üìåíïò óôï ÷þñï ôçò õðÜñîåþò ìáò, ìå öõóéêü ôñüðï, ãéá íá ìðïñÝóïõìå óôÞìéï ôçò Âïóôþíçò ìå åéäßêåõóç óôçí ÍÝáò ÉåñóÝçò Ãåùñãßïõ óõíôÜñáîå êáé åìåßò íá åéóÝëèïõìå, ìå ôç ÷Üñç, óôï áéþíéï Âáóßëåéï ôçò áãÜðçò Ôïõ, êáé íá Éóôïñßá ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò êáé ëýðçóå âáèåéÜ ôçí Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞ Áìåñé- áðïëáýóïõìå ôçí êïéíùíßá ìáæß Ôïõ ãéá ðÜíôá. Ýëáâå ôï Äéäáêôïñéêü ôçò Èåïëïãßáò ôï êÞò, ôçí Éåñáñ÷ßá, ôïí êëÞñï êáé ôï ëáü. Áäåëöïß êáé ÁäåëöÝò åí ×ñéóôþ, 1976. Ç äéäáêôïñéêÞ äéáôñéâÞ ôïõ åß÷å ùò Ç áðïäçìßá ôïõ Üöçóå Ýíá äõóáíáðëÞ- Ï <Èåüò ìåè’ çìþí>, áõôÞ åßíáé ç åëðßäá ìáò ãéá ôïí áíáôÝëëïíôá ÷ñüíï, ãéá ôïí ôßôëï <Ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Áèçíáãüñáò êáé ç ñùôï êåíü óôçí ÅðéóêïðÞ ÍÝáò ÉåñóÝçò åðüìåíï áéþíá, ãéá ôçí åðüìåíç ÷éëéåôçñßäá êáé ìÝ÷ñé ôç óõíôÝëåéá ôùí áéþíùí. ÅëëçíéêÞ Ïñèüäïîïò Åêêëçóßá ôçò Áìå- êáé ãåíéêüôåñá óôçí Åêêëçóßá ìáò. Ìïëïíüôé ç êáôÜóôáóç ôïõ áíèñþðéíïõ ãÝíïõò öáßíåôáé üôé áëëÜæåé êáèçìåñéíÜ, ñéêÞò>. Ï Óåâ. Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁìåñéêÞò ê. ìïëïíüôé ôï ðñüóùðï ôïõ êüóìïõ åíäÝ÷åôáé íá ìåôáâÜëëåôáé ÷ßëéåò öïñÝò, ìïëïíüôé Ï Åðßóêïðïò Ãåþñãéïò Þôáí ï ðñþ- ÄçìÞôñéïò, óõíôåôñéììÝíïò, ìßëçóå ãéá ôçí ç áíèñùðüôçôá ìðïñåß íá ðñï÷ùñåß óå ìéá åðï÷Þ áöÜíôáóôçò êáé ìÜëëïí åðßöïâçò ôå÷íïëïãéêÞò äõíÜìåùò, ïé Üíèñùðïé ôïõ Èåïý äåí ôñïìÜæïõí. Åîáêïëïõèïýìå íá ôïò åðßóêïðïò óôçí Áñ÷éåðéóêïðÞ Áìåñé- áãÜðç ðïõ ï Åðßóêïðïò Ãåþñãéïò Ýäéíå áêïýìå ôçí åíôïëÞ ðïõ Ýäùóáí ïé Üããåëïé óôïõò âïóêïýò ôç íý÷ôá ôçò ÃåííÞóåùò: êÞò ðïõ ðñïÞëèå áðü ôéò ôÜîåéò ôùí Üðëåôá óå üëïõò ôïõò óõíáíèñþðïõò <Ìç öïâåßóèå!> Åîáêïëïõèïýìå íá äå÷üìáóôå ôï åõáããåëéêü ìÞíõìá ôçò ìÝãéóôçò Ýããáìùí êëçñéêþí, áöïý ç ðñïóöéëÞò ôïõ. <Ìáò Ýäùóå ôçí ðëÞñç Ýííïéá ôçò ÷áñÜò üôé ï ÅììáíïõÞë ãåííéÝôáé êáôÜ óÜñêá. Åîáêïëïõèïýìå íá Ý÷ïõìå ðëÞñç ôïõ óýæõãïò, ðñåóâõôÝñá Ìáñßá áðå- äýíáìçò ôçò áãÜðçò, ìéá äýíáìç ðïõ åßíáé åìðéóôïóýíç ó’ Åêåßíïí ðïõ åéóáêïýåé ôéò ðñïóåõ÷Ýò ìáò, ôïí Éçóïý ×ñéóôü ðïõ åßíáé âßùóå ôï 1992. ÅîåëÝãç âïçèüò åðßóêïðïò áíþôåñç êé áðü ôï èÜíáôï>, åßðå. Ìéëþ- ï ßäéïò ÷èåò, óÞìåñá, êáé ðÜíôïôå. ôïí ÌÜéï ôïõ 1998 êáé Åðßóêïðïò ÍÝáò íôáò éäéáßôåñá ãéá ôçí áãÜðç ôïõ åðéóêü- Ãéá ðÜíôá ìáæß ìáò, ãéá ðÜíôá áíÜìåóÜ ìáò, ãéá ðÜíôá ìÝóá ìáò äéÜ ôïõ Áãßïõ ÉåñóÝçò ôïí ðåñáóìÝíï Áðñßëéï. ¹ôáí ðïõ Ãåùñãßïõ ãéá ôçí Åêêëçóßá ï Áñ÷éåðß- Ðíåýìáôïò, ï Éçóïýò-ÅììáíïõÞë ìáò áãêáëéÜæåé êáé ìáò åõëïãåß, ìáò êáèáãéÜæåé êáé ëüãéïò êáé ðïëõãñáöüôáôïò ìå éäéáßôåñç óêïðïò ôüíéóå <Þôáí áãÜðç ðïõ äåí ìáò éêáíïðïéåß ìå ôçí áãáðçìÝíç Ôïõ ðáñïõóßá. ÁõôÜ ôá ×ñéóôïýãåííá ôïõ 1999 Ýöåóç óå èÝìáôá éóôïñéêÜ. 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Âáñèïëïìáßïò, ôïí ïðïßï óôçí Ðñþôç Êõñßá äýï âáñýôéìá áóçìÝ- áíõøþèç óôç èÝóç ôïõ Áñ÷éìáíäñßôç ôïõ Áãßïõ Äçìçôñßïõ óôï Merrick ôçò ðëáéóßùíáí ïé Ìçôñïðïëßôåò ôïõ Ðá- íéá êçñïðÞãéá. ÁìÝóùò ìåôÜ ðñüóöåñå áðü ôïí Óåâ. Ìçôñïðïëßôç Áßíïõ êáé ÍÝáò Õüñêçò. ôñéáñ÷åßïõ, ôïõò ïðïßïõò ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò óôçí õðïõñãü åîùôåñéêþí Ìáíôëßí Ðñüåäñï ôçò ÅðéóêïðÞò Ðéôóâïýñãïõ ê. ÌÜîéìï óôçí ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ ôïõ Áãßïõ Ï ð. Ìé÷áÞë Êïíôïãéþñãçò, ï ïðïßïò óýóôçóå óôïí ðñüåäñï Êëßíôïí. Ðáñüí ¼ëìðñáúô ìéá åéêüíá ôçò Áãßáò Ìáñßáò Ãñçãïñßïõ ÐáëáìÜ óôï Hayesville ôïõ áóêïýóå êáèÞêïíôá ðñùôïóýãêåëïõ, óôçí õðïäï÷Þ êáé ï ìÝãáò åõåñãÝôçò ôïõ ôçò ÌáãäáëçíÞò ëÝãïíôÜò ôçò: <åßíáé ç Ï÷Üéï. åðáíÝñ÷åôáé óôçí ðñïçãïýìåíç èÝóç ôïõ Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ ê. Ðáíáãéþôçò Áããåëü- Áãßá ôï üíïìá ôçò ïðïßáò öÝñåôå>. 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Ç óõíÜíôçóç ðïõ äéÞñêåóå ìéóÞ Äçìéïõñãßá ôïõ êüóìïõ, ôç ÃÝííçóç ôïõ þñá Ýãéíå ìÝóá óå êëßìá åãêáñäéüôçôáò ×ñéóôïý, ôç Óôáýñùóç êáé ôçí ÁíÜóôáóç, êáé óõãêßíçóçò. åíþ ôï êåßìåíï ôïõ ÷ùñßïõ ôçò ðñïò ÊáôÜ ôç óõæÞôçóç ðïõ åß÷áí ïé äýï Åâñáßïõò åðéóôïëÞò ó÷çìáôßæåé ôï óýì- çãÝôåò, ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò âïëï ôïõ óôáõñïý. áíÝðôõîå óôïí ðñüåäñï Êëßíôïí ôéò ÌåôÜ ôï ðÝñáò ôçò óõíÜíôçóçò ðïõ ðñùôïâïõëßåò ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý Ðáôñé- åß÷áí óôï Ðáôñéáñ÷éêü Ãñáöåßï, ï Ïé- áñ÷åßïõ óå èÝìáôá åéñÞíçò, öéëßáò êáé êïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò îåíÜãçóå ôïí ðñïóÝããéóçò ìåôáîý ôùí ëáþí. Åðßóçò Ðñüåäñï Êëßíôïí óôïí Ðáôñéáñ÷éêü Íáü áíáöÝñèçêå êáé óôçí ðñïóðÜèåéá ðïõ ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ. Åêåß ï Ìðßë Êëßíôïí êáôáâÜëëåôáé ãéá ôçí ðñïóôáóßá ôïõ êáé ç ×ßëáñé åß÷áí ôçí åõêáéñßá íá áíÜøïõí ðåñéâÜëëïíôïò êÜíïíôáò éäéáßôåñç ìíåßá êåñß êáé íá ðñïóåõ÷çèïýí. Ï Ðñüåäñïò óôï ðñüóöáôï ïéêïëïãéêü óõìðüóéï ðïõ êáé ç Ðñþôç Êõñßá óôÜèçêáí ìðñïóôÜ ðñáãìáôïðïéÞèçêå åí ðëù óôï Äïýíáâç. óôç óôÞëç ôçò Öñáããåëþóåùò, ôï ôìÞìá Ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò æÞôçóå äçëáäÞ ôçò êïëüíáò üðïõ ìáóôéãþèçêå ï ôç óõìâïëÞ ôïõ ðñïÝäñïõ Êëßíôïí óå ×ñéóôüò. Ôçí áêïýìðçóáí ìå ôï ÷Ýñé ôïõò èÝìáôá ðïõ áöïñïýí ôéò èñçóêåõôéêÝò êáé ðñïóåõ÷Þèçêáí. Ç óôÞëç ôçò Öñáããå- åëåõèåñßåò óå üëï ôïí êüóìï. Ï Ðñüåäñïò ëþóåùò ðïõ âñßóêåôáé óôïí Ðáôñéáñ÷éêü ôùí ÇÐÁ óõìöþíçóå üôé ðñÝðåé íá íáü ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ åßíáé Ýíá áðü ôá õðÜñîåé, óå üëåò ôéò ãùíéÝò ôïõ ðëáíÞôç, ôñßá ôìÞìáôÜ ôçò. Ôá Üëëá äýï âñßóêïíôáé åëåõèåñßá èñçóêåõôéêÞò åêöñÜóåùò êáé óôá Éåñïóüëõìá êáé ôï Âáôéêáíü, áíôß- ëáôñåßáò. óôïé÷á. Óôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò óõæÞôçóçò äüèçêå ÓõíïëéêÜ ï Ðñüåäñïò ôùí ÇÐÁ éäéáßôåñç Ýìöáóç óôï èÝìá ôçò åðáíá- ðáñÝìåéíå óôï Ïéêïõìåíéêü Ðáôñéáñ÷åßï ëåéôïõñãßáò ôçò ÈåïëïãéêÞò Ó÷ïëÞò ôçò ðåñßðïõ ìéá þñá. Ï Ãïõßëéáì ÔæÝöåñóïí ×Üëêçò. Íá óçìåéùèåß üôé ôüóï ï Ðñü- Êëßíôïí åßíáé ï ðñþôïò åí åíåñãåßá åäñïò üóï êáé ç óýæõãïò ôïõ ×ßëáñé Ðñüåäñïò ôùí ÇÐÁ ðïõ åðéóêÝöèçêå ôï Êëßíôïí Ý÷ïõí åêäçëþóåé Ýíôïíï ðñïóù- ÊÝíôñï ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò óôï ÖáíÜñé. Ôï ðéêü åíäéáöÝñïí ãéá ôçí åðßëõóç ôïõ ãåãïíüò áõôü åðéâåâáéþíåé ãéá ìéá áêüìç öïñÜ ôç óðïõäáéüôçôá ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ ü÷é ìüíï ãéá ôïõò Ïñèü- The äïîïõò êáé ôçò ×ñéóôéáíïóýíçò ãåíéêü- ôåñá, áëëÜ êáé ãéá ðáãêüóìéï <ãßãíåóèáé>. ORTHODOX OBSERVER Áðïôåëåß åðéðëÝïí ìéá áíáãíþñéóç ôçò ON THE INTERNET åðß 17 áéþíùí ðñïóöïñÜò ôïõ Ïéêïõìå- íéêïý Èñüíïõ óôïí ðïëéôéóìü ôçò Åõñþ- www.goarch.org/goa/observer ðçò áëëÜ êáé åõñýôåñá óôïí ðáíáí- WWW.OLYMPIC-AIRWAYS.GR WWW.OMOGENIA.COM ÓÅËÉÄÁ 16 ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÏÓ ÐÁÑÁÔÇÑÇÔÇÓ ÄÅÊÅÌÂÑÉÏÓ 1999 Ç åðßóêåøç ôïõ Ïéê. ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç åíéó÷ýåé êáé óôçñßæåé ôï Ýñãï áíáóõãêñüôçóçò ôçò ÁõôïêÝöáëçò Ïñèïäüîïõ Åêêëçóßáò ôçò Áëâáíßáò

ôïõ Íéêüëáïõ Ìáããßíá ôçò áäåëöïóýíçò ìåôáîý üëùí ôùí Áëâáíþí óå ïðïéáäÞðïôå èñçóêåßá êáé ðßóôç êáé áí áíÞêïõí>. Ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò óôïñéêÞ êáé éäéáßôåñçò Âáñèïëïìáßïò, ðáñïõóßá ôùí ôïðéêþí óçìáóßáò ÷áñáêôçñßóôçêå ç áñ÷þí, ôïõ êáèïëéêïý Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ êáé É åðßóêåøç-ðñïóêýíçìá ôïõ ôïõ ÌïõöôÞ ôçò ðüëçò óõíå÷Üñç üëïõò Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç ê. Âáñèïëïìáßïõ ãéá ôçí êáëÞ äéÜèåóç ðïõ Ý÷ïõí åðéäåßîåé óôçí Áëâáíßá, ðïõ åß÷å óêïðü íá åõëï- ãéá åéñçíéêÞ óõíýðáñîç, ðñïôñÝðïíôÜò ãÞóåé ôçí áíáóõãêñïôïýìåíç Ïñèüäïîç ôïõò íá óõíå÷ßóïõí íá æïõí áñìïíéêÜ êáé ÁõôïêÝöáëç Åêêëçóßá ôçò Áëâáíßáò êáé íá ìå áãÜðç. ÊÜôé ðïõ ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò óõã÷áñåß ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï Áëâáíßáò ê. ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò åðáíÝëáâå ðïëëÝò öïñÝò óôéò ÁíáóôÜóéï êáé íá óõíäñÜìåé ãéá ôï åðôÜ çìÝñåò ðïõ ðåñéüäåõóå ôçí Áëâáíßá ðïëõäéÜóôáôï éåñáðïóôïëéêü ôïõ Ýñãï. åíþ äåí ðáñÝëåéøå óôéò ïìéëßåò ôïõ íá Äåí õðÜñ÷åé ìåãáëýôåñïò ñåáëéóìüò åêöñáóôåß ìå ðïëý èåñìÜ ëüãéá ãéá ôï áðü ôï íá ðéóôåýïõìå óôá èáýìáôá -ó’ Ýñãï ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ Áíáóôáóßïõ. áõôÞ ôç äéáðßóôùóç óõìöþíçóáí êáé ï <Óõã÷áßñù áäåëöéêþò ôïí Ìáêáñéüôáôï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò êáé ï Áñ÷éåðß- Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÁíáóôÜóéï áö’ åíüò ìåí ãéá óêïðïò Áëâáíßáò áíáöåñüìåíïò óôï ôï óðïõäáßï ðïéìáíôéêü êáé áíáêáéíéóôéêü áíáãåííçôéêü Ýñãï ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ðïõ Ýñãï ôï ïðïßï åðéôåëåß õðÝñ ôçò Ïñèïäü- åðéôåëåßôáé óôçí Áëâáíßá êÜôù áðü îïõ Åêêëçóßáò êáé ôïõ ðïéìíßïõ ôçò, áö’ äýóêïëåò óõíèÞêåò êáé ðïõ Üñ÷éóå ðñéí Íéê. Ìáããßíáò åôÝñïõ äå, äéÜ ôçí áíïéêôÞ êáñäéÜ êáé ôïõò áðü ïêôþ ÷ñüíéá. Óôáèìïß: Ôßñáíá, Ï ÏÉÊÏÕÌÅÍÉÊÏÓ ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò ê. Âáñèïëïìáßïò óõíïäåõüìåíïò áðü ôïí Ìáêáñéüôáôï áíïéêôïýò ïñßæïíôåò ðïõ Ý÷åé êáé óõíåñãÜ- Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï Áëâáíßáò ê. ÁíáóôÜóéï, ôïí Óåâ. Ìçôñïðïëßôç Óåâáóôåßáò ê. ÄçìÞôñéï êáé æåôáé Üíåôá êáé áñìïíéêÜ ìå üëïõò ôïõò Óêüñäá, ÂåñÜôé, Áñãõñüêáóôñï, ÊïñõôóÜ, Üëëïõò ôïðéêïýò èñçóêåõôéêïýò çãÝôåò, åõëïãåß ôá ðëÞèç ðïõ åß÷áí êáôáêëýóåé ôïõ ðüëåéò ìå éóôïñéêü áíôßëáëï êáé ìå äñüìïõò ôçò ÊïñõôóÜò. Áëâáíïýò ìåôáäßäïíôáò ôï ãíÞóéï Ïéêïõ- ïñèüäïîï ðïßìíéï. ìåíéêü ðíåýìá ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò> åßðå ï Áêïýñáóôïò, óå ìéá äéáñêÞ ìåôáêß- ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò óå ïìéëßá ôïõ íçóç, ïäéêþò êáé ìå åëéêüðôåñï, ãéá íá óôç Óêüäñá åíþ ëßãåò çìÝñåò áñãüôåñá áíôåðåîÝëèåé óôï ìáñáèþíéï ôïõ ðñïãñÜ- óôï Áñãõñüêáóôñï ôüíéóå: <Ï Áñ÷éåðß- ììáôïò ôùí åðôÜ çìåñþí, ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò óêïðïò ÁíáóôÜóéïò åßíáé äþñï óôçí âñÝèçêå êïíôÜ óôïí áðëü áëâáíéêü ëáü, áíèñùðüôçôá. ¸÷åé ìåôáôñáðåß ç Áëâá- ïñèüäïîïõò êáé ìç, åðéóêÝöèçêå íáïýò, íßá óå Ýíá áðÝñáíôï åñãïôÜîéï. Áíáóôç- ìïíáóôÞñéá, éäñýìáôá, ó÷ïëåßá êáé äåí ëþíåé ðáëéïýò íáïýò êáé äçìéïõñãåß êáé ðáñÝëåéøå íá ðñïóêõíÞóåé ôïí ÔÜöï ôïõ ôïí åõ÷áñéóôïýìå>. Áãßïõ ÊïóìÜ ôïõ Áéôùëïý óôï Êïëéêü- Ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò ÁíáóôÜóéïò äåí íôáóé, üðïõ ôïí Ýöåñáí ôï óêÞíùìÜ ôïõ, ìðïñïýóå íá êñýøåé ôçí éêáíïðïßçóÞ ôïõ ôá íåñÜ ôïõ ðïôáìïý ýóôåñá áðü ôï ãéá ôïí éäéáßôåñá èåôéêü áíôßêôõðï ôçò ìáñôõñéêü ôïõ ôÝëïò. åðéóêÝøåùò ôïõ ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç Âáñèïëï- <Êåñäßóáôå ôéò êáñäéÝò ôùí áíèñþðùí. ìáßïõ óôçí Áëâáíßá. Óå ïìéëßá ôïõ, ¼÷é ìüíï ôùí Ïñèüäïîùí áëëÜ üëïõ ôïõ áíáöåñüìåíïò óôïí ÐñïêáèÞìåíï ôçò Áëâáíéêïý Ëáïý>. ÁõôÞ ç öñÜóç áêïýóèçêå Ïñèïäïîßáò, åßðå üôé <åßíáé Ýíá éäéáßôåñï ðïëëÝò öïñÝò áðü ôá ÷åßëç ôùí åêðñï- äþñï ôïõ Èåïý ç ðáñïõóßá ôïõ óôçí óþðùí ôçò ðïëéôåéáêÞò êáé ðïëéôéêÞò çãåóßá ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ìáò, Ýíá éäéáßôåñï çãåóßáò ôçò Áëâáíßáò, ðñïò ôïí Ïéêïõìåíéêü äþñï ãéá üëç ôçí ÏéêïõìÝíç>. ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç Âáñèïëïìáßï ôïí Á´, ðïõ Ï áëâáíéêüò ôýðïò êáé ôá çëåêôñï- ðñáãìáôïðïéïýóå ôçí ðñþôç åðßóçìç íéêÜ ìÝóá åíçìÝñùóçò, êñáôéêÜ êáé åðßóêåøÞ ôïõ, óôç ÷þñá ôùí áåôþí. éäéùôéêÜ, êÜëõøáí åêôåíþò ôçí åðßóêåøç Ìéá åðßóêåøç éóôïñéêÞò óçìáóßáò, Íéê. Ìáããßíáò ôïõ ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç Âáñèïëïìáßïõ. Ç êñáôéêÞ ü÷é ìüíï ëüãù ôùí ðñüóöáôùí åîåëßîåùí ÐÑÏÓÊÕÍÇÌÁ óôïí ôÜöï ôïõ Áãßïõ ÊïóìÜ ôïõ Áéôùëïý óôï Êïëéêüíôáóé ðñáãìáôïðïßçóå ôçëåüñáóç ìåôÝäùóå æùíôáíÜ ôç Èåßá áëëÜ êáé ãéáôß óôçí ÷þñá áõôÞ ìÝ÷ñé ôéò ï Ïéê. ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò. ÐëÜú ôïõ ï Áñ÷éåðßóêïðïò Áëâáíßáò ÁíáóôÜóéïò, ï Ìçôñïðïëßôçò Ëåéôïõñãßá ðïõ ôåëÝóèçêå óôïí êáèåäñéêü áñ÷Ýò ôçò äåêáåôßáò ðïõ äéáíýïõìå ôï Äáñäáíåëëßùí Áíôþíéïò êáé ï Ìçôñïðïëßôçò Óåâáóôåßáò ÄçìÞôñéïò. Íáü ôïõ Åõáããåëéóìïý ôçò Èåïôüêïõ óôá óêëçñü êáé áðÜíèñùðï áèåúóôéêü êáèå- Óôçí äéÜñêåéá ôçò åðôáÞìåñçò ðáñá- êáôïßêïõò ôùí ðåñéï÷þí ðïõ åðéóêÝ- Ôßñáíá, óôçí ïðïßá ðñïåîÞñ÷áí ï Ïé- óôþò áðáãüñåõå êÜèå ìïñöÞ êáé åêäÞ- ìïíÞò ôïõ óôçí Áëâáíßá üðïõ Ýãéíå äåêôüò öôçêå. Óôéò ðüëåéò ËÝæá, Óêüäñá, Êáâá- êïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò ìå ôïí Áñ÷éåðß- ëùóç ðßóôçò óôï Èåü. ¼ìùò ìåôÜ ôçí ìå ôéìÝò Áñ÷çãïý ÊñÜôïõò, ï Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ãéÜ, ÄõññÜ÷éï, ÅëìðáóÜí êáé ÂåñÜôéï óêïðï Áëâáíßáò ê. ÁíáóôÜóéï êáé Ýëáâáí êáôÜññåõóç ôïõ õðáñêôïý óïóéáëéóìïý ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò ï Á´ åß÷å èåñìÝò üðïõ åäñåýåé ï Ìçôñïðïëßôçò ÉãíÜôéïò ìÝñïò ïé Ìçôñïðïëßôåò, Äáñäáíåëßùí ôï óêçíéêü Üñ÷éóå íá áëëÜæåé ìå áñãïýò êáé åðïéêïäïìçôéêÝò óõíáíôÞóåéò ìå ôïí áëëÜ êáé óôï Áñãõñüêáóôñï êáé ôçí Êïñõ- Áíôþíéïò, Óåâáóôåßáò ÄçìÞôñéïò, Âåñá- áëëÜ óôáèåñïýò ñõèìïýò. Ðñüåäñï ôçò Äçìïêñáôßáò ÑåôæÝð Ìåúí- ôóÜ, üðïõ åßíáé ç Ýäñá ôïõ Ìçôñïðïëßôç ôßïõ ÉãíÜôéïò êáé ÊïñõôóÜò ÉùÜííçò. Ôï 1991 ìå áðüöáóç ôïõ Ïéêïõìå- ôÜíé, ôïí Ðñüåäñï ôçò ÂïõëÞò ÓêÝíôåñ ÉùÜííç, ðëÞèç êüóìïõ êáôÝêëõóáí ôïõò ÓõãêéíçôéêÞ Þôáí êáé ç áôìüóöáéñá íéêïý Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ ïñßóèçêå ùò Ðáôñéáñ- Ãêéíïýóé êáé ôïí íÝï Ðñùèõðïõñãü ôçò äñüìïõò äçìéïõñãþíôáò ôï áäéá÷þñçôï. óôçí åïñôáóôéêÞ åêäÞëùóç ôçò ïñèï- ÷éêüò ¸îáñ÷ïò ï Åðßóêïðïò Áíäñïýóçò ÷þñáò Éëéñ ÌÝôá. Åðßóçò ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Ìéêñïß ìáèçôÝò ìå ðáñáäïóéáêÝò åíäõ- äüîïõ áëâáíéêÞò íåïëáßáò. Åðßóçò ï ÁíáóôÜóéïò ÃéáííïõëÜôïò ìå óêïðü ôçí åß÷å åðáöÝò ìå õðïõñãïýò, áñ÷çãïýò ìáóßåò áêïëïõèïýóáí ôïí Ïéêïõìåíéêü Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò åß÷å ôçí åõêáé- áíáóõãêñüôçóç ôçò Ïñèïäüîïõ Áëâá- êïììÜôùí, âïõëåõôÝò, åðéöáíåßò ðáñÜ- ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç, ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï Áëâáíßáò ñßá íá óõæçôÞóåé ìå ôïõò ÐñÝóâåéò ôçò íéêÞò Åêêëçóßáò. ¸íá ÷ñüíï áñãüôåñá ç ãïíôåò ôçò ÷þñáò áëëÜ êáé ìå ôïí ô. êáé ôïõò ÉåñÜñ÷åò ðïõ ôïõò óõíüäåõáí. ÅëëÜäáò êáé ôçò Ôïõñêßáò, ïé ïðïßïé Áãßá êáé ÉåñÜ Óýíïäïò ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ðñüåäñï Óáëß Ìðåñßóá. Óôéò óõíïìéëßåò ¢íèñùðïé êÜèå çëéêßáò, êñáôþíôáò ðáñÝèåóáí äåßðíá ðñïò ôéìÞ ôïõ. Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ åîÝëåîå ôïí ÁíáóôÜóéï óå ôïõ ìå ôïõò Áëâáíïýò áîéùìáôïý÷ïõò, ï ëïõëïýäéá, äÜöíåò êáé öñåóêïêïììÝíï Óôïí áðï÷áéñåôéóôÞñéï ÷áéñåôéóìü Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ôçò ÁõôïêåöÜëïõ Ïñèï- Ïéêïõìåíéêüò ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò åõ÷áñßóôçóå âáóéëéêü ðñïóðáèïýóáí íá áããßîïõí ôïí ôïõ ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò åõ÷áñß- äüîïõ Åêêëçóßáò ôçò Áëâáíßáò. ¸ôóé ôçí ÁëâáíéêÞ ðïëéôåßá ãéá ôçí âïÞèåéá Ïéêïõìåíéêü ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç êáé íá ðÜñïõí óôçóå ôçí Åêêëçóßá ôçò Áëâáíßáò êáé ôï ëïéðüí ìåôÜ áðü ïêôþ ÷ñüíéá óêëçñÞò ðïõ ðñüóöåñå óôçí áíáóõãêñüôçóç ôçò ôçí åõëïãßá ôïõ. Ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèï- ëáü ìå ôçí ðïëéôéêÞ ôïõ çãåóßá ãéá ôçí äïõëåéÜò ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêüðïõ ÁíáóôÜóéïõ, ÁõôïêåöÜëïõ Ïñèïäüîïõ Åêêëçóßáò ôçò ëïìáßïò óõãêéíçìÝíïò êáé ï ßäéïò áðü ôéò åéñçíéêÞ ôïõ åðßóêåøç êáé áíáöÝñèçêå ç åðßóêåøç ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç Áëâáíßáò, åãêñßíïíôáò ôçí êïéíùöåëÞ åêäçëþóåéò ôïõ ëáïý, óôáìáôïýóå êáé óôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï ÁíáóôÜóéï ùò <Üíäñá Þñèå íá åðéóöñáãßóåé ôçí áíáãÝííçóç ôçò äñáóôçñéüôçôá ôçò. Ôçí ßäéá þñá üìùò åõëïãïýóå ôá ðëÞèç åíþ ìå éäéáßôåñç óðÜíéïí êáé äõóåýñåôïí, ðïëõôÜëáíôïí, Ïñèïäïîßáò óôç ãåéôïíéêÞ ÷þñá. åîÝöñáóå ôçí åðéèõìßá ôïõ üðùò ç óôïñãÞ Ýðáéñíå ìùñÜ óôçí áãêáëéÜ ôïõ. ðïëýðåéñïí, ðïëõôÜîéäïí, ðïëýãëùóóïí, ÌÜëéóôá ï ÐñïêáèÞìåíïò ôçò Ïñèï- ÁëâáíéêÞ êõâÝñíçóç åðéóôñÝøåé åêêëç- Ãéá ôïõò ïñèüäïîïõò ôçò Áëâáíßáò áõôÝò ðïëõáãÜðçôïí, ðëÞñç óõíÝóåùò, áãÜ- äïîßáò óôïí ÷áéñåôéóìü ðïõ áðçýèõíå êáôÜ óßåò, ìïíáóôÞñéá êáé Üëëïõò åêêëçóéá- ïé óôéãìÝò Þôáí ìïíáäéêÝò. Ôï Ýâëåðå ï ðçò, ïñãáíùôéêüôçôïò, æÞëïõ êáé ðÜóçò ôçí Üöéîç ôïõ óôá Ôßñáíá ôüíéóå üôé <Åßìåèá óôéêïýò ÷þñïõò ðïõ åß÷å êáôáó÷Ýóåé ôï êáèÝíáò óôá ðñüóùðÜ ôïõò, óôá äÜêñõá áñåôÞò, äéåèíïýò êýñïõò êáé áíáãíù- âÝâáéïé, üôé ç ÁõôïêÝöáëïò Ïñèüäïîïò ðñïçãïýìåíï êáèåóôþò ôïíßæïíôáò üôé ðïõ êõëïýóáí áðü ôá ìÜôéá ôïõò. ñßóåùò>, óêéáãñáöþíôáò ôï ðïñôñÝôï Åêêëçóßáò ôçò Áëâáíßáò, õðü ôçí åìðíåõ- <Äåí æçôÜìå ðñïíïìéáêÞ ìåôá÷åßñéóç ôùí ÊáôÜ ôçí åðßóêåøÞ ôïõ óôç Óêüäñá åíüò ÉåñÜñ÷ç óå ðïëõóÞìáíôç áðïóôïëÞ. óìÝíçí êáèïäÞãçóéí ôïõ ÌáêáñéùôÜôïõ Ïñèüäïîùí áëëÜ ìüíï áðüäïóç ôçò ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò Ýèåóå ôá Êáé êáôÝëçîå ëÝãïíôáò üôé <ç óõìâïëÞ ôçò ÐñïêáèçìÝíïõ ôçò êõñßïõ Áíáóôáóßïõ êáé äéêáéïóýíçò>. Ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò óõíáíôÞèçêå èåìÝëéá Êáèåäñéêïý Íáïý áöéåñùìÝíïõ Ïñèïäüîïõ Åêêëçóßáò åéò ôçí ðñüïäïí ôçò ôçí áíýóôáêôïí óõìðáñÜóôáóéí êáé åðßóçò ìå ôïí ðñüåäñï ôïõ êüììáôïò óôç ÃÝííçóç ôïõ ×ñéóôïý. Óå ïìéëßá ôïõ ößëçò Áëâáíßáò åßíáé ðñÜãìáôé ìåãÜëç>. óõíäñïìÞí ôùí Üîéùí óõíåñãáôþí ôïõ, ôùí <¸íùóç Áíèñùðßíùí ÄéêáéùìÜôùí> ôüíéóå ìåôáîý Üëëùí ôá åîÞò: <Áõôü ðïõ Äßêáéá ç åðßóêåøç ôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ÉåñïôÜôùí Éåñáñ÷þí, ôùí åõëáâåóôÜôùí Âáóßëç ÌÝëï êáèþò êáé ìå ôïí ðñüåäñï æïýìå óÞìåñá åßíáé ç ÁíÜóôáóéò. Åßíáé ôï ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç óôçí Áëâáíßá ÷áñáêôçñßóôçêå éåñÝùí êáé ôïõ öéëï÷ñßóôïõ ðëçñþìáôïò ôçò <Ïìüíïéáò>, ÅõÜããåëï Íôïýëç, ðïõ ÐÜó÷á. Åßíáé ç ÁíÜóôáóéò ïëüêëçñïõ ôïõ ùò åîáéñåôéêÜ óçìáíôéêÞ ìéÜ êáé åßíáé áõôÞò, áíôáðïêñßíåôáé êáé èá óõíå÷ßóåé íá åêðñïóùðåß ôçí åëëçíéêÞ êïéíüôçôá. Áëâáíéêïý ëáïý áðü ôá äåéíÜ ôá ïðïßá âÝâáéï üôé èá áðïôåëÝóåé åíéó÷õôéêü áíôáðïêñßíåôáé åéò ôáò ðñïóäïêßáò êáé ôáò ÊáôÜ ôçí ðåñéïäåßá ôïõ óôç ãåéôïíéêÞ õðÝöåñå åðß ìéóü áéþíá. Åßíáé ç ÁíÜóôá- ðáñÜãïíôá óôï Ýñãï áíáóõãêñüôçóçò åëðßäáò, ôáò ïðïßáò óôçñßæåé åð’ áõôÞò ï ÷þñá ï ÐáôñéÜñ÷çò Âáñèïëïìáßïò Ýãéíå óéò ôçò Ïñèïäüîïõ Åêêëçóßáò ìáò ç ïðïßá ôçò Ïñèïäüîïõ ÁõôïêåöÜëïõ Åêêëçóßáò Áëâáíéêüò ëáüò, áíåîáñôÞôùò èñçóêåý- äåêôüò ìå éäéáßôåñç óõãêßíçóç êáé åíèïõ- åß÷å óâÞóåé áðü ôïí ÷Üñôç ôçò Áëâáíßáò. ôçò Áëâáíßáò, ðïõ îåêßíçóå ðñéí áðü ìáôïò>. óéáóìü áðü ôéò ôïðéêÝò áñ÷Ýò êáé ôïõò ÁëëÜ åßíáé êáé ç ÁíÜóôáóéò ôçò öéëßáò êáé ïêôþ ÷ñüíéá. ÄÅÊÅÌÂÑÉÏÓ 1999 ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÏÓ ÐÁÑÁÔÇÑÇÔÇÓ ÓÅËÉÄÁ 17 Ï ðñùèõðïõñãüò ôçò ÅëëÜäïò óôï Ïéêïõìåíéêü Ðáôñéáñ÷åßï

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Seeing the Way: A Legacy of Faith by Elizabeth Economou Eight years later on September 14th, 1982, on the feast day of the Elevation of the Precious Cross, Labi recalls: “the en- tire Church of Ghana—some ten par- ishes— was canonically accepted into the Since the age of 12, Basil Labi had Holy Orthodox Faith.” thoughts of becoming a priest some day. On that same day, Labi’s father, was More than a decade-and-a-half later, also ordained a priest. Today Kwami Labi he is well on his way. is serving a four year post with the WCC The twenty-seven year-old Ghanaian as the executive secretary for Community native is one of 14 new students at Hel- and Justice in Mission and Evangelism in lenic College this year with plans to enter Geneva, Switzerland. He is also the sec- Holy Cross School of Theology after com- retary general of the Archdiocese for the pleting his B.A. in Religious Studies. Orthodox Church in Ghana. 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Another exciting pedagogical initia- Bishop George is survived by three tive that the DRE is preparing to market “nothing uplifts the soul, and gives it married. wings, and liberates it from the earth, and After graduating in 1957, he became daughters and sons in law: Alexandra and next month is an interactive CD-ROM John Mosko of Nassau, Bahamas, Eleni and module on the Triodion titled “The Royal releases it from the fetters of the body, and ordained and was appointed parish priest makes it aspire after wisdom and deride at the Church of the Virgin Mary in Dr. George Spirou of Morgantown, W.Va., Road”. and Vasiliki and Charles Szczesny of The CD-ROM affords individual learn- all the cares of this life, as the melody of Constantinople. sacred songs.” In 1960, he was sent to Canada where Bethesda; six grandchildren: Stella, ers or instructors the capability of exam- George Arthur, Stratton, Maria and Joseph; ining each Sunday of Pre-lent, Great Lent The time has come for us as pastors, he served St. Demetrios Church in parents and parish catechists to become Hamilton, Ontario. and two brothers, Elias Papaioannou of and each day of Holy Week by integrating Brantford, Ontario, and John Papaioannou hymnology, iconography, scripture, members of a contemporary theological In 1962, he moved on to St. George chorus of diverse voices whose rich parish in Manchester, N.H. While there, of Greece. patristic and liturgical information. Memorials may be made to the Bishop Aside from providing self-diagnostic melody may give wings to the souls of he pursued doctoral studies at Boston Uni- those entrusted to our care. versity in the evenings and eventually George Memorial Fund, a trust fund that quizzes for each segment of instruction the will be used to support his goals for the CD learning environment allows learners We should all join our respective re- earned his Ph.D. sources and talents and continue to pur- Fr. George arrived in Bethesda in 1971 education of future clergy. Contributions to select from a menu of video and audio can be mailed to the Diocese of New Jer- clips of liturgical services and hymns which sue the development of curricula and and remained there until his election to the pedagogical resources such as CD-ROMs episcopacy by the Holy Synod of the Ecu- sey, 115 Grove St. East, PO Box 2620, can be listened to in either Greek or En- Westfield, NJ 07091. glish. In this fashion, both learners and and more programming such as the ISOS menical Patriarchate on May 18, 1998, as that will focus on the rich hymnological Bishop of Komanon, an ancient See in Ar- catechists may develop a greater appre- ciation and knowledge of the season of tradition of the Orthodox Church. menia where St. John Chrysostom died in If we so rise to the challenge hymnol- exile. He was ordained June 13 and served the Triodion by proceeding through the CD instructional module at their own pace ogy may once again be re-integrated into as an auxiliary bishop until his elevation as ECUM. PATRIARCHATE our contemporary educational ministry — Bishop of New Jersey on April 17. according to their own specific educa- tional objectives. a holy work that should liberate our minds Scholar and author u page 5 from the cares of this world and guide us Festival topic One of the bishop’s prime achieve- to a better understanding of the rich theo- ments was his prolific writing and schol- Among the recommendations of the Finally, the DRE has integrated hym- logical heritage of our Faith’s sonorous arship. He was the author of two books, symposium were the development of an nology into the category of Oratorical Fes- wisdom. “The Odyssey of Hellenism in America, institutional means to continue the mo- tival topics. Our youth are now encour- Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos is director which won an award from the Academy mentum of the symposia. This would in- aged to compose and deliver a homily that of the Archdiocese Department of Reli- of Athens, and also wrote “From Mars Hill clude the appointment of an environmen- discloses how the psalms, hymns and sa- gious Education; [email protected] to Manhattan.” tal officer at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, cred songs of Orthodox Christianity con- Readers of the Orthodox Observer as well as an executive committee or insti- vey spiritual truths. Through the assis- The knew Bishop George best as the writer of tute for the study of environmental prob- tance of the National Forum of Choirs such ORTHODOX OBSERVER the “Tell Me Father”column for more than lems and action in the Danube River basin. systemic learning programs and resources 10 years. At his death, he was in the pro- will continue to be developed for the pur- ON THE INTERNET cess of compiling his articles into a book. Fr. John Chryssavgis is a professor at pose of bequeathing Orthodoxy’s rich www.goarch.org/goa/observer One of his daughters is continuing the Holy Cross School of Theology. hymnology to a generation that can both DECEMBER 1999 ORTHODOX OBSERVER PAGE 21 REFLECTIONS A Giant of Our Clergy

by Fr. Demetrios Kavadas I come to bear witness to the fact that he stood a “tall brother,” a comforting fa- ther and a “sweet bishop” during many ur presbyteres were relatives. times in my family tragedies. He called and When Maria slept in the Lord he comforted and he promised that with Osix years ago, many of us si- the Lord better days will be coming. lently prayed for strength from above. I know that it is not proper to do this That event opened rivers of endless in public but I am positive that “Father opportunities to teach all of us that life is George” wants me to thank His All-Holi- a precious gift from the hand of God and ness Ecumenical Patriarch and great leader we must strive to make the most of it. of Orthodoxy Bartholomew for the great He proved again and again that it is confidence, trust and challenges he of- great to be alive! His theme continues that fered to “Fr. George.” message to those who had “an antenna” History will record that he is the only to catch what he meant: He wanted daily married clergyman who was chosen to the to launch it into the deep where the spiri- ranks of Episcopacy. The elevation was tual treasures exist in the “humanity” and extremely timely, harmoniously accepted “divinity” of our Holy Church. and effectively executed. He succeeded my humble diakonia at Bishop George of New Jersey served the parish of St. George in Manchester, as an Archiepiscopal Vicar from August 26h N.H. He changed the ship’s course. A prob- to September 19, close to a month of “deli- lematic parish for the Archdiocese since cate transitional circumstances,” keeping the 1930’s, now for the first time and in a the divine gift of peace, preparing with me- strange but dynamic way Fr. George ticulous details the new enthronement united the oppositions in that parish, and and receiving the new leader with polite- made it a cathedral, more importantly he ness, firmness of protocol and a didactic was able to make it into a magnificent archieratical prudence. house of worship. Whoever succeeds Bishop George in When Fr. Steve Papadoulias and I the New Jersey Diocese will discover im- joined Fr. George who came to celebrate mediately that the shortness of time in the 25th anniversary of the new church in establishing that “throne” was the strong 1991, we all recognized that Fr. George foundation that all “earthquakes” will was full of boundless energy to explore, stand incapable of ruining the “planting” to wrestle with adventure and to use the system of the new establishment. power of the Lord in proving how the We should all express our condo- impossible road of life may become a chal- lences to His Eminence Archbishop lenge for success! Demetrios, who declared that “this is a tre- Life and the Church rewarded in mendous loss for the Church.” Enthronement of His Eminence abundance his academic scholarship, his We should tell his three daughters Enthronement of His Eminence ability to search and record historical and his six grandchildren that “Pappou” events “from Manhattan”to Constan- went to establish a place in Heaven, as an ArchbishopArchbishop DemetriosDemetrios ofof AmericaAmerica tinople, to the hills of Brookline to the invisible ambassador of good will towards famous Academy of Athens, to the pastor- this Holy Church of America and the en- ship of another Church of St. George in tire world. Bethesda, Md. We will miss him in Philadelphia and I use to tease him with a brotherly for the rest of our lives until we meet again private salutation: “Yiassou Megale.” He in the world of eternal bliss. proved so often that “small things may Till then, may we continue our come in big packages.” prayers for the repose of his soul And...he delivered! We’ll miss his voice Pray for us from heaven “Fr. George.” at the national clergy-laity congresses, at priestly gatherings but, most of all, some of Fr. Kavadas is pastor of Assumption us will miss his voice on the phone. Church in St. Claire Shores, Mich. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ...plus...plus anan interviewinterview withwith HisHis EminenceEminence SPECIAL DISCOUNTS • Watch the glorious Enthronement Ceremony of our new Archbishop on videotape, offered to Communities, Or- followed by a special interview especially for the faithful of America (total time-2 hours) ganizations, Church festi- vals and all other functions. First Divine Liturgy as Archbishop Kontos Foods famous for its POCKET-LESS PITAA, Celebrated by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios is proud to present its original products once again. • View the beautiful Divine Liturgy, celebrated by the newly Enthroned Archbishop of America (2 hours) Fillo Spanakopita $29.95 per tape SPECIAL: BUY BOTH TAPES FOR $50.00

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by Rev. Dr. Dumitru Macaila after 500 years his teaching will fall (he as God-Man, prediction fulfilled in lived in the fifth century B.C.). Pilate’s directing at Christ and say- Most importantly, he prophesied the ing: “Behold the Man!” (John coming of a Ruler of peace who would 19:5). The poet Vergilus n the fourth century Christianity es- not be understood as his reincarnation, (70-19 B.C.), seems to para- tablished one day to celebrate the neither as his deification. He stressed that phrase Isaiah the prophet, event of the birth of Christ. Before he was not to be identified with this Ruler also, when he says: “The I that time Christ’s birth was cel- of peace, but that He would be understood virgin (star) is coming ebrated on the date of Theophany along as a personality different from Buddha, He again; already a new genera- with His baptism and the manifestation of “will be the invisible conqueror of evil and tion is sent by the highest the Holy Trinity. So, from this point for- grant peace and justice to the world... His heaven.” ward Christmas was transferred from Jan. teachings will penetrate as absolute law He goes on to say that the 6 to Dec. 25 to replace the pagan feast of and will sound like a heavenly melody, and One Who would come from the Sun with the Christian worship of the He will satiate men with the real Truth.” heavens will bring salvation of Second Person of the Holy Trinity, the Son Hinduism, also, teaches the necessity humankind. The virgin star of God. of incarnation of the High God for the sal- will signify the return of the On the 25th of December all Christians vation of humankind, which cannot help Kingdom of the highest God. throughout the world celebrate the Incar- itself. Their attitude brings about the be- The child who would be born nation of the Logos, i.e., the Nativity of lief in repeated incarnation. is God Himself, the self-life. Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. The last incarnation was expected at Stopped short The author of the epistle to the He- the end of the evil age of this world. The brews points out that the goal of Christ’s appearance of Vishnu as God-Man would I have to point out that, all kenosis was “that He, by the grace of God, be a transcendent condition of God, as the the ancient religions and philoso- might taste death for everyone. Son, to restore human beings and to judge phies did not realize the true vi- For it was fitting for Him, for Whom are all things and by Whom are all things;... to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings... and release those who THE BIRTH OF CHRIST through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage” (Heb. 2:9-10; 15). The Expectation of All Nations While St. Paul asserted that the incar- nate Logos has destroyed the law of death the evil ones and reward the good at the sion of the knowledge of God, neither and created a new life for every human end of this world. true communion with Him, nor true sal- being, “For as in Adam all die, even so in These expectations were a constant vation. They stopped short of the reality Christ all shall be made alive” (I Cor. yearning not yet realized, but the excel- of the Savior, for they remained only yearn- carnation of the Logos, our Lord and God 15:22). lence and redeeming works would take ings of what was to take place in the fu- and Savior Jesus Christ. Notice that Christ came to create a place in the reality of God’s Incarnation. ture. Yet, in many countries of today’s new life not only for a chosen group of The Persians expected a Savior, the Nevertheless, they amazingly reflect world, especially in the Muslim ones, to people, but for all people. This is because God-Man, Who would be born of a Vir- the same expectations of a Savior, expec- worship Christ, the only true Savior of the all people have been created in God’s gin. The prophecy tells also that His birth tations which are fulfilled in Christianity world, is a forbidden reality. I am re- image, and as through Adam they all in- would be announced by the appearance in the Person of Christ, the incarnate Logos minded that when Muslims opened the herited mortality, now through Christ they of a star different from others. It will be of God, Who took on human flesh when largest mosque of Europe in Rome in all are to inherit immortality. His star, and He would be all-knowledge the fullness of time had come. 1995, the Pope pointed out that in much The question is: Was the expectation for the renewal and cleansing of the world. The prophesy of the Old Testament of the Islamic world religious freedoms of a “Savior” a common phenomenon He would be the Savior. was not mete yearning, inspired by what were denied non-Muslims. Vatican Radio even noted then that among all peoples? I want to point out Enter the Magi theologians call logos spermatikos or ra- there was no nation on the earth without tiones seminales, but a revelation by the Saudi Arabia, which paid the bill for the such an expectation. As we all know, the three Magi, who true God for the salvation of humankind. building of mosque, doesn’t allow open came from the East, perhaps from Persia, worship by Christians. This is because Many awaited Savior The revelation of the coming of the are the scholars of their time who have Messiah was not a conjecture or a vague many Islamic leaders say the Koran itself The hope of a Savior reflects a gen- come to worship Jesus and to present gifts expectation, but a prophecy to be realized forbids it and they call it a non-negotiable eral belief in the Incarnation of God to save to Him: “gold, frankincense, and myrrh” in time. This prophecy was recognized and point. humankind. St. John Chrysostom theolo- (Mat. 2:11). proclaimed by Christ Himself, He stressed Yes, they call it a “non-negotiable gized that as human nature could not as- The appearance of the star helped that He was the fulfillment of divine proph- point” while accusing Christians for being cend to God, God Himself would descend them understand the tremendous conse- ecy. fanatics and bigots if they try to preach the to earth. While St. Basil the Great asserted quence of the birth of Christ. They under- He was the Savior Who came as God- Incarnation of the Son of the only true that the descent of God to humanity was stood that the star was a sign of the Mes- Man to redeem humankind from sin. He God, Who took on human flesh to save the only way to correct human disorder. siah Himself, and of the light He will bring was the fulfillment of God’s design for the humankind, Muslims included! What a The religious belief in the coming of into the world. salvation of humankind made known af- crying to heaven tragedy! a Savior was handed down from one gen- Yet, 2,000 years after the Magi wor- ter our ancestors’ fall: “And I will put en- I conclude with the beautiful words eration to the next throughout Asia. shipped Christ, two thirds of this world’s mity between you and the woman, and of St. Gregory of Nazianzos from his ser- Confucius (551-479 B.C.), the great phi- inhabitants did not accept Him! What a between your seed and her Seed: He shall mon “On the Festival of Christ’s Birthday:” losopher of the Far East, predicted the tragedy! bruise your head, and you shall bruise His “O new commingling! O strange con- coming of a “Holy One” as a yearning of As to the ancient Greeks, they were heel” (Genesis 3:15). junction! The Self-Existent comes into the people. He would be the God-Man and searching for the one highest and true God Here are Christ’s words: “You search being, the Uncreated is created, That would possess the highest, the redeem- in a human figure, Who as God and Man, the Scriptures for in them you think you which cannot be contained is contained, ing opinion. He was expected to manifest Savior and Redeemer, would be incarnate, have eternal life; and these are they which by the intervention of an intellectual soul, divine powers, and at the same time be as foretold by Aeschylus, a great poet of testify of Me” (John 5:39). “For if you be- mediating between the Deity and the Man and Savior. These Confucian proph- tragedy (525-456 B.C.), in his “Prometheus lieved Moses, you would believe Me; for corporeity of the flesh. ecies on the coming of the “Holy One” Bound.” he wrote about Me” (John 5:46). “And as “And He Who gives riches becomes uncover conspicuous similarities to Chris- Aeschylus’ Savior would be a child Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilder- poor, for He assumes the poverty of my tian fulfillment in the Person of Christ. born of a virgin and of God, and He would ness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted flesh, that I may assume the richness of In India, the feeling of sin and guilt, be a God-Man, as prophesied by Isaiah. up, that whoever believes in Him should His Godhead. He that is full empties Him- generated a genuine hunger for a redeem- Socrates (469-399), foretold the coming not perish but have eternal life” (John self, for He empties Himself of His glory ing Savior as a real and historical Person. of a God in human form. 3:14-15). for a short while, that I may have a share The religions of India taught that when Socrates’ Savior would be a real his- “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see in His fullness. men worshipped one God the earth was torical Person, a Savior Who would be sent My day, and he saw it and was glad... Most “What are the riches of His Goodness? fertile, but when sin came into the world, by God to renew the cosmos with the spirit assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham What is the mystery that is around me? I corruption and death dominated. They of martyrdom. He would undergo humili- was, I AM” (John 8:56, 58). had a share in the image; I did not keep it; prayed that the coming of the one Savior ation and will be nailed to a high pole. He partakes of my flesh that He may both into the world will restore the blissful state. This prediction of Socrates was seen Prophecies fulfilled save the image and make the flesh immor- They professed that the Savior was ex- by St. Clement of Alexandria as an accu- Thus, Christ Himself, the Savior of the tal... He lighted a candle, His own flesh, pected to free all past and present people rate description of the Christian Messiah, world, gives substantial existence to the and swept the house, cleansing the world through His own passion, and that uni- and he wrote in his work, Stromates: “I Old Testament prophecies concerning the from sin... Do you disbelieve in His versal salvation for the living and the dead do not know if there is a more explicit coming of the Messiah. He was the true Godhead? This did not even the demons, will be made manifest. manifestation than that of the Greeks Savior, “Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14; Mat. O you who are less believing than demons!” By the same token, Buddha described which have born witness to our Savior.” 1:23), “God with us” sent by the True God. Christ is born, glorify Him! Christ from the corruption of men as a fall from a bliss- The thinkers of the Roman world fore- From the beginning of the Old Testa- heaven, go out to meet Him! Christ on ful state. saw a time when one teacher would “con- ment up to the last prophecy of St. John earth, let us preach Him, the greatest Gift Buddha himself pointed out that he quer” everything. Cicero (106-43 B.C.), the Baptist, the promises of God’s plan to ever, to those “who are less believing than was not the expected “Savior,” and that predicted that He would visit humankind save humankind were fulfilled in the In- demons!” DECEMBER 1999 ORTHODOX OBSERVER PAGE 23 CULTURE & HERITAGE How Greek Studies Came to Stockton College

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P.O.Box 913 47 Bacon Str., Winchester, MA 01890 DECEMBER 1999 ORTHODOX OBSERVER PAGE 25 Youth Ministry challenge Email: [email protected] It’s Never Just Coffee SAINTS AND FEASTS by Billy Tragus Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ — December 25 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us . . . “ (John 1:14) itting in Starbucks the other day across the street from the other St. Gregory the Theologian said “The • Angels – A multitude of Heavenly Starbucks, I bumped into a friend Nativity of Christ is not a festival of cre- host praise God and sing “Glory to God S ation, but a festival of RECREATION.” The in the highest, and on earth peace, good- from church who also happened to be drink- ing a four dollar grande, double, skinny, decaf, Nativity was a renewal of the world, a re- will toward men.” A group offers worship vanilla latte. I asked him to join me and we newal which sanctified the whole world. to Christ (top left), while another angel began talking about all those deep life issues Let us try to understand this event announces the glad tidings to the Shep- you talk about in a coffee house. You know, through the icon, which reveals to us herds (top right). things like; the depleting ozone layer, the many aspects about its meaning. • Shepherds – The arrival of Jesus president’s intern, the war in Kosovo, Ally is announced by the angel to the shep- McBeal, earthquakes in Greece, turkey, Mexico • The Theotokos and the Christ herds who were out in the fields of and Taiwan, cloning, BayWatch moving to Ha- Child – The central figures, the Virgin Bethlehem (top right). Lowly shepherds waii, shopping online, if Ross and Rachel will Mary is depicted reclining upon a blan- become the first to share the message of get back together, workaholics, frequent flyer ket, and the baby Jesus in a manger or salvation with others. miles, single parenthood, which cell phone fodder bin. In the lower right corner one • Star – The star, (top center), is a plan is best, the Guess Catalog models, Direct can see midwives washing the newborn royal symbol signifying a god or deified TV, domestic terrorism, Swing and Ska mu- Christ child. This very human detail ac- king. This star signifies the extraordinary sic, Generation-X beginning to finally act their companying childbirth, signifies the hu- importance of the Birth of Christ. Because age and the first wave of the Net-Generation man birth of Jesus. of the star, the Wise Men set out in search entering the work force, and of course the big- • The Cave, Manger and Animals of a newborn King. The troparion of the gest issue on people’s minds right now, the – The hills around Bethlehem held many feast proclaims “those who worshiped the threat of a Y2K disaster on New Year’s Eve. caves where domestic animals were kept stars were taught by a star” to adore Jesus Near the end of our rap session, after re- by night. It was in such a humble cave as Lord. capping the last half of this decade, my friend that Jesus was born. The Gospel narra- ower, thus having white hair and beard. • Wise Men and their Gifts – Tra- turned to me with a look of concern and asked tive does not mention a cave, it speaks He is depicted being tempted by Satan to dition claims that the Wise Men (left cen- me in a low and serious tone, “Do you think only of a manger. A manger, however, doubt the virginity of Mary and the divine ter), who come from the East, outside of that all those Y2K rumors about the world com- suggests a stable because it is used to feed origin of Jesus. In the Orthodox Church, Israel, are representative of all mankind ing to an end are true?” I pondered his ques- animals, and shepherds used caves to give Joseph is considered the Guardian of and bear witness to the fact that Jesus has tion as I took a sip of my fresh, hot, decaf, shelter to themselves and to their flocks. Christ and His Mother and is remembered come as King and Lord for all people. latte, and realized that I had no idea. In fact, I Even though the Gospel account does not as the “Betrothed,” pointing out or em- They come to Christ bearing gifts: Gold, realized that no one really knows for sure! mention animals, logic fills the narrative phasizing Mary’s ever-virginity. which befits a King, as Jesus is the King Hence, that was my answer to him. “I don’t - Joseph had a donkey to travel with and • Satan – Depicted as an elderly of Israel and the entire universe; Frank- know.” Then I asked the question, “If the world the manger was full of hay to feed the hunchback tempting Saint Joseph (lower incense, which befits a sacred God who does continue to exist past midnight, Decem- animals. An ox and donkey are repre- left center). Whereas everyone else in the is worshiped, as Jesus is God; and Myrrh, ber 31, what will be your New Year’s resolu- sented as the animals. icon should be done in bright colors, a fragrant ointment, for a man who is to tion?” He didn’t have an answer or resolution. • Saint Joseph – Tradition relates that Satan, the Prince of Darkness, is por- suffer and die, as Jesus has come to die Resolutions are funny things. So many Joseph (lower left) was an elderly wid- trayed in dark, drab garments. as the perfect sacrifice for people. of us make resolutions every year, such as dieting, exercising, working or studying, yet so few of us actually fulfill these resolutions. Challenging Christmas Trivia What Do You I tend to believe that this is because resolu- tions require such a great amount of disci- 1. As long as Christmas has been celebrated, neous barnyard animals e) lions, tigers, el- pline and personal effort on our part. As it has been on December 25th. ephants f) none of the above Think About . .? Christians, we might want to make a resolu- True______or False______9. Who saw the “star in the East”? tion that is spiritual in nature. Even though 2. Joseph was from: a) shepherds b) Mary and Joseph none of us can predict the end of the world, a. Bethlehem c. Nazareth c) three Wise Men d) both a and c to actress Melissa Joan Hart, we do know that our life on this earth will b. Jerusalem d. Minnesota 10. What “sign” did the angels tell the better known as Sabrina the end one day and that we are all called to live DTeenage Witch, who violated shepherds to look for? as Christians in a society that no longer strives 3. How did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem? a) camel b) donkey c) Joseph a) “This way to baby Jesus.” b) A star her licensing agreement with Archie to uphold Christian values and lifestyles. walked & Mary rode the donkey d) none of over Bethlehem. c) A house with a Christ- Comic Series by posing for Maxim maga- Even though we will perish from this the above mas tree d) A baby that doesn’t cry e) None zine in a less than wholesome way. earth, we Christians have great hope in know- of the above ing God’s promise to us which we read about 4. Mary and Joseph were married when 11. What did the angels sing? in John 3:16: “For God so loved the world Jesus was born. True ______or False______a) “Joy to the World, the Lord is Come”. to the television drama Little that He gave His only begotten Son, that who- Men. Inspired by the writ 5. What did the innkeeper tell Mary and Jo- b) “Alleluia” c) “Unto us a child is born, ever believes in Him should not perish but ings of Louisa May Alcott, seph? unto us a son is given” d) “Glory to God have eternal life.” Our goal as Christians is to Cthis series, set in rural 19th a) “There is no room at the inn” in the highest. And on earth peace, good- live eternally with God in heaven. So why not will toward men”. century Massachusetts, follows the ado- have our resolutions reflect what we hope to b) “I have a stable you can use 12. What is a “Heavenly Host”? lescent lives of students in a boarding achieve as Christians? That is to believe in c) “Come back after the Christmas rush and a) the angel at the gate of heaven school. The issues and themes are con- Christ so that we will never perish. I should have some vacancies” b) the angel who invites people to heaven temporary as many of the hurdles and life What does it mean to believe in Christ? d) Both a and b e) None of the above c) the angel who serves drinks in heaven struggles that these teens face remain Believing is more than a thought or an emo- timeless. Check out this family friendly 6. Jesus was delivered in a: d) an angel choir e) an angel army tion. True belief in Christ is ana action. It show on Friday evenings on PAX TV. means answering a call to prayer and com- a) stable b) manger c) cave d) barn 13. The baby Jesus cried: ing to the Divine Liturgy on Sundays and re- 7. A “manger” is a: a) stable for domestic a) when the doctor slapped him b) when ceiving the Body and Blood of Christ. It animals b) wooden hay storage bin. c) feed- the little drummer boy started banging on means seeking out the lonely and spending ing trough his drum c) just like other babies d) he never cried Challenge is the youth supplement to the time with that person. It means living a 8. Which animals does the Bible say were Orthodox Observer, a service of humble life, giving to the poor and visiting present at Jesus’ birth? 14. What is “myrrh”? the Department of Youth & Young Adult Ministries. the sick and elderly, especially yiayia and a) cows, sheep, goats b) cows, donkeys, a) an easily shaped metal b) a spice used Articles reflect the opinion of the writers. papou. It means being part of a community sheep c) sheep and goats only d) miscella- for burying people c) a drink Write to: Youth & Young Adult Ministries, Greek

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CHICAGO – A thousand persons gath- known and respected speakers.” ered Oct. 21 at a Chicago Hilton banquet He also exhorted the faithful to look to honor Metropolitan Iakovos of Krinis, ahead with an “attitude of gratitude.” presiding hierarch of the Diocese of Chi- “The turn of the Millennium calls for cago, for his name day and to celebrate new gifts, new sacrifices that the years to his 30 years as a hierarch of the Church come may prove to bring God’s saving and and 28 as head of the Diocese. healing grace to a world lost and deeply Archbishop Demetrios attended, as wounded by centuries of wars and divi- did 17 other hierarchs. sions, of hatred and suffering.” They were Metropolitan Christopher, The Metropolitan began his service to head of the Serbian Orthodox Metro- the church as a parish priest in Somerville. politanate of Midwestern America; Metro- He also served as president of Hellenic politan Soterios of Toronto and All College-Holy Cross (1971-76) and headed Canada; Metropolitan Maximos of Aenos, the Diocese of Detroit before becoming presiding hierarch the the Diocese of Pitts- bishop of Chicago on Jan. 23, 1979. burgh; Metropolitan Methodios of Aneon, He recently told the Observer that presiding hierarchof the Diocese of Bos- he has strived in his service to the ton; Metropolitan Athenagoras of Panama Church “to minister to the spiritual and Central America; Metropolitan Isaiah needs of the individual and the Church” and to keep it “united, organized and of Proikonisou, presiding hierarch of the financially secure.” Diocese of Denver Metropolitan Nikitas WITH FAMILY members who traveled from Greece, Boston and Ohio to honor the Metropolitan. At right is his younger brother, Demetrios. Relatives of Metropolitan Iakovos who of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia; Bishop attended the event included: Demetraki Alexios of Atlanta, Bishop Nicholas of De- fasts of the Church together, as one “Opportunities for education in both Garmatis (brother) and Ioanna Garmatis troit, Bishop John of Amorion, Bishop people, one family in Christ. For 20 years our Orthodox faith and Hellenic culture (niece) both of Athens, Greece; and six Philotheos of Meloa, Bishop now, we have greeted new are similarly vibrant. Annual religious edu- cousins, Nicholas Miminos of Andover, Vsevolod of Skopelos, pre- life in baptism, sealed con- cation seminars, Philoptochos, Clergy and Mass., Mark Miminos of Lexington, Mass., siding hierarch, the Western vert life in chrismation, YAL retreats, celebrations of Orthodox James Miminos of Winchester, Mass.; Diocese of the Ukrainian Or- blessed married life in mat- books and of the Greek cultural and lin- Charles Gillis of Arlington, Mass., Maria thodox Church of the USA; rimony, hallowed monastic guistic inheritance are all marked by the Joyce of Freehold, N.J., and George Bishop Longin, Serbian Or- life in tonsure, nurtured presence and contributions of widely Michaels and wife, Angela, of Akron, Ohio. thodox Diocese of America priestly life in ordination, and Canada-New Gracanica; and bid farewell to earthly Bishop Damaskinos of Jaffa, life in burial. Patriarchate of Jerusalem; “For 20 years,” he con- and Bishop Demetrios of tinued, “we have reclaimed Xanthos. portions of God’s Midwest- In his address to the audience, Met- ern earth in groundbreakings, blessed it ropolitan Iakovos remembered the hier- and inaugurated new endeavors and archs who were influential in his life, homes in hagiasmo, set apart temples and among them Patriarchs Athenagoras and houses of worship in consecrations.” Demetrios, Archbishop Iakovos, and an He also mentioned the establishment uncle, Metropolitan Iakovos of blessed of two monasteries in his diocese, and memory. ministries including the Philanthropy “Special thanks, as well, must go to Fund, the Bishop’s Task Force on AIDS our globally respected Ecumenical Patri- and the Feed-the-Hungry program among arch Bartholomeos and our beloved new the programs established under his ten-

METROPOLITAN IAKOVOS officiates at rededication service, assisted by Fr. Angelo Pepps. Sioux Falls Church Rededicated after Disastrous Fire SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Holy Trinity and banquet. In addition to Metropoli- Church recently held a rededication tan Iakovos, other guests included the (Anagenisis) service following extensive Roman Catholic bishop of Sioux City; repairs to damage caused by a major fire. Bishop Daniel Di Nardo; and Sioux City The electrical fire occurred in Feb- Mayor Dr. Thomas Padgett. ruary 1996 and caused substantial dam- Sunday Services included the re- age to the church interior, including the dedication service, at which His Emi- pews, flooring, iconostasis screen and nence placed the original holy relics in several icons as well as significant the new altar. smoke and heat damage. Parishioners After the services, the Philop- decided to replace the damaged con- tochos sponsored a luncheon in the tents, rather than repair the damage. church hall. Many former parishioners The parish contracted with archi- had come to partake in the weekend tect Chris Kamages, woodcarver Steve events. METROPOLITAN IAKOVOS and Archbishop Demetrios, escorted by Fr. Chris Kerhulas, banquet Kavroulakis of Crete, Greece, and ico- Assisting the Metropolitan were Frs. chairman, receive an ovation from the faithful as they walk through the banquet hall. nographer Elias Damianakis of Port Evangelos S. Pepps, pastor of Holy Trin- Archbishop Demetrios, whose singular ure. Discussing the Diocese youth pro- Rickey, Fla., to work on the project. ity; Constantine Balomenos, former pas- brilliance shall guide us as a beacon into grams and religious education programs, The large altar area was redesigned tor of Holy Trinity; Thomas Begely, pas- the next millennium,” he said. the Metropolitan said: “Working as a fam- and a solea was added. tor of St. Thomas Antiochian Orthodox “I also offer my deepest gratitude to ily, we continue to realize a vital youth Most of the church interior was re- Church of Sioux City, George Wilson of my brother Metropolitans of our Eparchial movement nurturing students – from JOY placed, including the altar table. Met- Lexington, Ky.; Benjamin Henderson of Synod for their warm synodal spirit, broth- through GOYA through the Young Adult ropolitan Iakovos of Krinis, presiding Sioux Falls, S.D., and Angelo Pappas, ers who have brought blessing to this League – by the efforts of our Diocesan hierarch of the Chicago Diocese offici- former pastor of Sioux Falls parish. evening with their presence.” Youth Office. With thankfulness to God, ated at the weekend events. Highlights Leti Michaels served as chair- Reflecting on his ministry in the Dio- we annually experience a Greek Orthodox of the rededication included: vespers woman of the rededication/anagenisis cese, the Metropolitan said: “For 20 years Junior Olympics of singular vitality and vi- and tonsuring of the parish acolytes, weekend. we have kept the sanctifying feasts and brancy. DECEMBER 1999 ORTHODOX OBSERVER PAGE 27 DIOCESEnews

Eastern Orthodox Scouting Group Holds 39th Retreat GARRISON, N.Y. — The Eastern Or- thodox Committee on Scouting (EOCS) recently held it’s 39th annual religious re- treat at St. Basil Academy. The EOCS, founded by the Standing Conference of Eastern Orthodox Bishop of America (SCOBA) in 1960, has the re- sponsibility to create, expand, and en- hance Eastern Orthodoxy among Ortho- dox Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The EOCS provides Scout religious ac- tivities on a national level. The retreat officially opened with a welcoming prayer by Rev. Johannes L. Jacobse, host for the weekend, and assis- tant director of the academy. Holy Cross seminarians developed and directed the retreat program, led by the Very Rev. Gerasimos Makris, the direc- tor of Student Life, and Deacon Dr. Brant Groundbreaking photo by Savas Metropolitan Iakovos of Krinis, presiding Pelphrey, assistant to the president. They provided a spiritual experience DEACON DR. Brant Pelphrey of Holy Cross School of Theology prepares to address and entertain hierarch of the Diocese of Chicago, officiates Scouts at opening ceremonies of the retreat at St. Basil’s. at the recent groundbreaking ceremony for a for the Scouts and training for the semi- new addition to the Kimisis Tis Theotokou narians who made the four- hour trip to their leaders were treated to a huge camp- concluded with the final assembly in the Church in Racine, Wis. With the Metropolitan volunteer their time and expertise for this fire directed by Scouter George Holt, who church because of inclement weather, where are Fr. Emmanuel Lillios, pastor, and Jim spiritual weekend. led the group in songs and stories. Dea- recognition’s and thank you’s were given. Loukidis, parish council president. Six Orthodox priests volunteered to con Brant entertained everyone with his Chairman Tony Triant was recognized hear confessions from the Scouts, with many guitar and songs. for his many continuous years of retreat of them traveleing several hours to assist. The day’s activities ended with rap chairmanship and several Scouts were hon- Church, School The Boy Scouts camped in the sessions divided according to age groups. ored with Alpha Omega religious awards. wooded area while the Girl Scouts camped The retreat came to a close with the For information on the EOCS and its Bring Thanksgiving in the dormitories and others camped in Divine Liturgy at St. Basil Chapel with most events and programs contact Chairman, tents nearby. of the participants partaking of Holy Com- George N. Boulukos, 862 Guy Lombardo to Less Fortunate After a Lenten dinner, the Scouts and munion. After church services the retreat Ave., Freeport, NY 11520. LEXINGTON, Mass. — St. Nicholas Church and its Church School, served OPT Announces Orthodox Unity Web Page Thanksgiving meals on Nov. 28 to more than 50 children, teens, adults and seniors Orthodox People Together, a network website are very much needed, and are new electronic version online. of the Greater Boston area. of Orthodox Christians dedicated to asked to contact OPT’s E-mail address to OPT was founded under the spiritual Middle school and high school stu- united witness in North America, is resum- offer assistance. blessing of Bishop Kallistos of Zelon, of dents served a turkey dinner with all the ing its publication of news promoting Or- The currently active OPT board mem- blessed memory, while he served as fixings and dessert to the homeless, men- thodox unity by launching a new web bers will function initially as editorial board bishop of the Denver Diocese. tally retarded, physically handicapped or page. The web page is currently under for the website. 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The official reception took place at the Hall of the Throne with Ecumeni- cal Patriarch Bartholomew and the Metropolitans of the Ecumenical Throne. The Patriarchate’s Great Benefac- tor, Panayiotis Angelopoulos, who re- constructed the Patriarchal House of the Phanar “from the ashes,” also at- tended. Patriarch Bartholomew afterward met with the President in the patriar- chal office, in the presence of the syn- odical hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne: Metropolitans Chrysostomos of Ephesus and Joakeim of Chalcedon and Archbishop Demetrios of America. Also present were members of the American delegation. The meeting lasted about half an hour and took place in a cordial and The President lights a candle in the Patriarchal A work of art which depicts four scenes: the creation of the cosmos, the birth of emotional atmosphere. Church of St. George, in the Phanar. Christ, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, whereas the text of the verse from During their discussion, Patriarch St. Paul’s letter to Hebrews, forms the shape of the cross, was the unique gift offered to President Clinton by His All Holiness. Bartholomew explained the Ecumeni- cal Patriarchate’s initiatives regarding peace, friendship and reconciliation among peoples of the world. He also referred to efforts in envi- ronmental protection, making special reference to the recent ecological sym- posium on the Danube. President Clinton proudly Patriarch Bartholomew asked for displays the Patriarch’s gift President Clinton’s contribution to re- ligious freedom issues. The President as he poses next to agreed that freedom of religious ex- Ecumenical Patriarch pression and worship must exist Bartholomew along with throughout the world. his family and Archbishop The issue of the re-opening of the Demetrios of America, Theological School of Halki also was Metropolitan discussed. Both the President and Mrs. Chrysostomos of Ephesus Clinton expressed their deep personal and Metropolitan interest in the resolution of this issue. Demetrios of Sevasteia. During the exchange of gifts Patri- arch Bartholomew offered the first lady two precious silver candlesticks. He then offered Secretary of State Madeleine Albright an icon of Mary Magdalene saying, “This is the saint Photos by Nicholas Manginas whose name you bear.” The Patriarch offered Chelsea a pair of cuff links and a gold and silver brooch in the shape of a butterfly. Then the Patriarch offered the President the parchment created at the Patriarch’s request by Fr. Luke, artist hagiographer of Xenophontos Monas- tery on Mount Athos. This unique gift/work of art depicts four scenes: the creation of the cosmos, the birth of Christ, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, whereas the text of the verse from St. Paul’s letter to He- brews, forms the shape of the cross. After their meeting, the Ecumeni- cal Patriarch guided President Clinton to the Chapel of St. George where the President and Mrs. Clinton stood in front of a portion of the pillar where Christ was whipped. They touched it with their hands and prayed. This part of the column of flagella- tion is one of three; the other two parts are in Jerusalem and at the Vatican. President Clinton is the first Presi- dent to visit the Center of Orthodoxy at the Phanar while still in office. This fact reaffirms the significant role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate not just for the Orthodox and the other Christians but also in the international President Clinton with his family and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright pose for a picture with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew political scene. and members of the Holy and Sacred Synod. Also shown is Mr. Panayiotis Angelopoulos, the Patriarchate’s Great Benefactor.