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1922 1997 VOL. 62 NO. 1130 JUNE 5, 1997 http://www.goarch.org/goa/observer St. Basil Academy Planning Session Teachers College to for Patriarchal Visit Open in the Fall Held at Archdiocese NEW YORK St Basil Academy In their first meeting with Archbishop Teachers College will re-open this fall as Spyridon at the Archdiocese, Diocesan and scheduled with the mission of training Greek Site representatives for the upcoming visit Orthodox men and women as specialists to the United States of Ecumenical Patriarch who combine unique mastery in Greek lan- Bartholomew presented a detailed overview guage education with catechism, youth min- of preparations for the trip. istry and parish office management. I appreciate what you have done until According to information from the Very now and I thank you for what you will be Rev. Sylvester Berberis, director, the Acad- doing in the future, His Eminence said. This emy will offer a three-year program. The first patriarchal visit will give an enormous im- year will be devoted to total immersion in petus to our Church. Greek language study. The following two years will include methodology of teaching, By Jim Golding religion, psychology, computer skills, ac- (Orthodox Observer photo) The Ecumenical Patriarchs visit will take counting and church office management. place from Oct. 19 to Nov. 17. He will arrive In addition to the core language course YOUTH SUMMIT participants with Archbishop Spyridon at the Archdiocese at Andrews AFB, outside of Washington. in the first year, the academy also will offer The Archbishop said that President other courses, including visiting lecture se- Youth Ministry Summit Convenes Clinton plans to hold a private meeting with ries on Greek America, and on youth activi- the Patriarch at the White House and that ties and religious education. Youth directors and clergy from the dio- cussed how best to chart a future course of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will The Greek language program will be the ceses attended the first summit meeting action. host a dinner in celebration of the sixth an- only one of its kind in the nation. The rela- convened by Archbishop Spyridon on May Also taking an active role in shaping niversary of Bartholomews election to the tive isolation of the campus offers an advan- 29 to chart a course for the Archdioceses youth ministry is the new Archdiocese Ecumenical Throne. tage in carrying out such an intense youth ministry efforts. Chancellor, Fr. George Passias, who for 18 The Patriarchs tentative schedule calls program,which otherwise would be impos- A lot is being done in the field of 1/2 years was pastor of St. Nicholas Church for a four-day stay in Washington. Among sible to hold it any other college without youth, the Archbishop said in his opening in Flushing, N.Y., the largest parish of the the many events will be an Ecumenical Dox- seriously disrupting its four-year curriculum. remarks. I think a lot of what were doing Archdiocese. He spoke at length on major ology at the Washington National Cathedral, Students from other colleges also will have is good, is very positive. But His Eminence issues and societal forces that affect todays a doxology at Sts. Constantine and Helen the opportunity to study and master the also called for an exchange of ideas and for youth and undermine their faith, and with Church, a dinner at the Library of Congress, Greek language for a semester or two with- greater coordination and cooperation by which the Churchs clergy and youth direc- Divine Liturgy at St. Sophia Cathedral, and out the burden of other courses. This offers everyone involved in youth ministry work. tors must contend. luncheons hosted by the Ambassadors of an alternative to studying abroad. Times are changing and the way of Assault on infrastructure Turkey and Greece. St. Basil Teachers Academy could also thinking in our communities is changing and His All Holiness will travel to Baltimore become a major center of archival material we have to keep up with all of this, he said. The psychological infrastructure of the child is being systematically destroyed in on Oct. 23, where his schedule includes a and publications pertaining to Greek Ameri- I personally believe that if we are to make doxology at Annunciation Cathedral, an ecu- can studies. And in cooperation with other it, we have to make it as a team. He com- our schools and homes, Fr. Passias said. One way he said that this is being done is menical service, and a dinner with the Catho- institutions it could become the site of ma- mented that he has seen little teamwork lic-Orthodox Dialogue Commission hosted jor conferences and publications on various thus far. through undermining the idea of God through the theory of evolution. by Cardinal Keeler. aspects of the development, problems, That will be one of your major tasks, He will spend five days in New York, needs and prospects of our various Greek to create a team spirit at this Archdiocese, Dont be surprised at all the things that have been happening, he continued. We Oct. 24-28, where he will dedicate the Arch- Orthodox communities. he told them. diocese headquarters. During his stay, he Those having completed the three-year The all-day meeting included 25 priests all know who Lenin was, and Stalin. And we all know who Hitler was. Do you know that will meet with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and program will be eligible to go on to Hellenic and youth directors who heard reports on Gov. George Pataki and UN Secretary Gen- College to complete their fourth year and several areas of youth ministry, then dis- See YOUTH MINISTRY, on page 2 eral Kofi Annan. earn a BA degree. The Ecumenical Patriarch also will meet This new program will also appeal to Ecumenical Patriarch Postpones Austria Visit with other Orthodox hierarchs and other adults of any age who may already have a religious leaders and visit several Orthodox college degree or high school diploma and GENEVA (ENI)Following several arch Alexei, along with Cardinal Carlo Maria churches and celebrate a Pan-Orthdoox Di- want to serve the church at large or their weeks of confusion in church circles and the Martini, Archbishop of Milan, and Karekin I, vine Liturgy. parish in particular. media over a possible summit in Vienna later Catholicos of All Armenians, were scheduled On Oct. 28-29, the Patriarch will be in Fr. Berberis said that, upon completion this month between Pope John Paul II and to play prominent roles at the Graz gather- Boston where he will visit Hellenic College- of the program, all students will be bilingual Orthodox Church leaders, Ecumenical Pa- ing, which is being organized by the Con- Holy Cross School of Theology. and fluent in both modern Greek and En- triarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has ference of European Churches (CEC) and the Other scheduled events will include an glish. They will also have knowledge of mo- Council of European (Roman Catholic) ecumenical vespers with Cardinal Law of tivational and educational psychology devel- By Edmund Doogue BishopsConferences. Boston, an address at the Fletcher School of opment, of Greek Orthodox faith and prac- The assembly is expected to bring 10,000 Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he will tice, and the basics of Greek literature, his- postponed a planned visit to Austria and can- Christians, including 700 official delegates receive an honorary degree, and a pan-Or- tory and culture. celed his participation in the Second Euro- from Orthodox, Protestant and Roman Catho- thodox service at Annunciation Cathedral. Students will be allowed to waive the pean Ecumenical Assembly (EEA2), to be lic churches, to Graz. The official theme is His All Holiness will travel to Johnstown, tuition requirement if they commit them- held in the southern Austrian city of Graz Reconciliation - Gift of God and Source of Pa., on Nov.16 to visit the American selves to at least five years of employment from June 23 to 29. New Life. Orthodox-Roman Catholic rela- Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese in the in a parish of the Greek Orthodox Archdio- An unprecedented public statement tions, which have emerged since the end of USA. cese of America. released on May 30 by the Ecumenical Pa- communism in Eastern Europe is an espe- Next on the itinerary is Atlanta, from Applicant students will be accepted on triarchate, in Phanar, Istanbul, stated that cially sensitive issue, are expected to be a Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. The Ecumenical Patriarch a provisional basis. Upon successful comple- Patriarch Bartholomew - one of the worlds major focus during the gathering. will attend dinners hosted by Gov. Zell Miller tion of the first semester, they will be con- most important church leaders - does not There have been difficulties in the past and Bishop Alexios. He will also meet with sidered fully matriculated. wish to be part of a tug-of-war over superi- between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the other religious leaders, officiate at a doxol- Admissions requirements include a high ority. Russian Orthodox Church, most notably at ogy at Annunciation Cathedral and attend a school diploma, English language proficiency The statement said that although rec- the beginning of 1996, in a dispute about prayer service at the Martin Luther King (passing TOEFL), and a reference letter from onciliation between Christians was to be the jurisdiction over Orthodox congregations in Center for Social Change. the applicants parish priest. For applications, theme of the Graz assembly, recent actions Estonia. His All Holiness will be in Chicago Nov. call (914) 424-3500, or by mail at: by some people are not compatible with The Graz gathering would have been 1-4.