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“GLORY BE TO GOD FOR ALL THINGS.” NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN OHIO CHAPTER VOLUME 11, NUMBER 4, JULY-AUGUST, 2012 VITO R. CARCHEDI, EDITOR, 35 SCHENLEY AVE. STRUTHERS, OH 44471 TELEPHONE: 330-755-5635 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.byzcath.org/stjohnchrysostom/ FROM THE EDITOR… ORIENTALE LUMEN TELEVISION Dear Members and Friends, Our next regular meeting of http://www.oltv.tv/index.html the Youngstown-Warren Chapter of the Society of St. The mission of OLTV is to provide a new technological John Chrysostom will be Tuesday, September 4, at 7 method so that ... pm. The meeting will be at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic • Eastern Christians in America can reinforce their Church, 7782 religious traditions, and educate themselves and Glenwood Ave., their families. Boardman, OH • Newly arrived Eastern Christian immigrants can 44512, maintain contact with their homeland. (330)726-8573. • Western Christians (Roman Catholics and Parish priest, Fr. Protestants) will become more aware of the George D. Eastern Churches. Gage. Our The programs you will find on this website speaker will be include Orientale Lumen Conference Plenary Fr. Deacon sessions and liturgical celebrations, Lectures on Andrew Rubis various theological topics, audio and video of the Albanian versions of books available from Eastern Orthodox Church, Diocese of America (Patriarchate Christian Publications, and Special Events that of Constantinople). The topic will be: The Albanians have occurred throughout the Eastern Churches of the East in the West: A look at the Greek Rite and around the world. Albanians in Italy and the Orthodox Albanians in If you wish to use any of these programs for North America. adult education in your parish or for private Born to Albanian Orthodox parents in 1966, baptized viewing at home, you may wish to purchase the and raised at the Albanian Orthodox Church of St. John DVD version. 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Thank you! +++ currently employed with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) of the U.S. Dept. of Defense . We are not at peace with others He served as a tonsured Chanter in the Albanian Orthodox Churches from 1997 until August 2008 when because we are not at peace with ourselves, he was ordained to serve as Deacon by His Grace, Ilia and we are not at peace with ourselves (Katre) of the Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America. because we are not at peace with God. Married with three children, his family maintains a second residence in Jamestown, NY.+++ ~ Thomas Merton Archimandrite Grigorios (Tatsis) Is life-long dream of studying for the Holy Priesthood. Nominated By Diocesan Priests As Leaving his secular job in early 2003, he entered Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookine, Successor To Metropolitan Nicholas MA in the Fall of 2003 and graduated in May of 2006 with the Masters of Divinity degree. JOHNSTOWN, PA Archimandrite Grigorios was ordained a Deacon at St. [Christ The Saviour Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC on Cathedral] -- Meeting November 4, 2006 by His Eminence, Metropolitan in Special Alexios of Atlanta. He was tonsured a Monk at Agia Assembly today Lavra Monastery in Kalavryta, Greece on January 17, which was presided 2007, receiving the name Grigorios with St. Gregory over by His Palamas as his Patron Saint. He was ordained a priest at Eminence, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Atlanta, GA Archbishop on January 28, 2007 also by His Eminence, Metropolitan Demetrios of Alexios of Atlanta and was elevated to the rank of America, Diocesan Archimandrite on the same day. On February 1, 2007, he Locum Tenens, the was appointed as the Ierokyrix (Itinerant Preacher) of the priests of the Metropolis of Atlanta. On September 14, 2007, he American Carpatho- received the offikion (rank) of Confessor at the Russian Orthodox Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Chapel in Atlanta, Diocese of the USA GA. nominated the Very Rev. Archimandrite Grigorios Serving in his role as Itinerant Preacher and Confessor, (Tatsis) as successor to His Eminence, Metropolitan Archmandrite Grigorios has travelled extensively Nicholas of Amissos. throughout the Metropolis of Atlanta, where he has led Having formally designated Archimandrite Grigorios as parish retreats, heard confessions and provided spiritual the nominee, His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios, as direction to countless numbers of clergy and faithful. Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate will submit his Recognizing his affinity for youth ministry and his name to the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical administrative skills, he was given the responsibility of Patriarchate for Canonical Election. overseeing all youth programs in the Metropolis of Archimandrite Grigorios was born in Charlotte, NC on Atlanta. Dec 7, 1958, with the baptismal name of George, the Archimandrite Grigorios also served as the Parish Priest first of two children of Peter and Antonia Tatsis. He is a of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Raleigh, NC graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel from December 20, 2010 until May 31, 2011. Since Hill earning a BA degree in Biology (1981) and the October of 2011, he has served as Dean of the Holy University of North Carolina at Charlotte earning a MS Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New Orleans, LA, degree in Biology (1989). Working for more than 20 and as Vicar of the Western Conference of the years in the field of Cardiovascular Research at Metropolis of Atlanta.+++ Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, he THE FOLLOWING HAVE PAID 2012 CHAPTER authored/co-authored over one hundred articles, DUES: BERI & CHRIS BERARDI, FR. ROHAN, FR abstracts, and book chapters. WITMER, MSGR. SPINOSA, CARCHEDI, FR. GAGE, A true son of the Church, from his early youth LIMBERT, VASILCHEK, SKURICH, CALABRO, HUDAK, Archimandrite Grigorios served in his home parish of MSGR. MIHALIC, CHORBISHOP KAIL, FR. RUDJAK, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Charlotte, NC FR. GALL, MCGIFFIN, L.DEMIDUK, FR. SCHMIDT, in various capacities including altar server, Sunday PETER & NORMA KOPKO, FR. DENAS, MATTIUSSI, School teacher for 13 years and in several leadership FR. HILINSKI, ELSEY, STANISLAW, DECKANT, RENDULIC, BENEDICTINE BYZANTINE SISTERS, FR. positions including Parish Council President. He was BONNOT, MSGR. SIFFRIN, DEMOCKO, BILLCHECK, also a founding member of St. Nektarios Greek MSGR. APPLEYARD, NAKLEY, KATZ, PERANTINIDES, Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC where he served on ESTHER & JIM DERSHAW, FR. LAMBERT, S. the Parish Organizing Committee, as Sunday School KOLITSOS, SLEEVER, FR. MANNING, REV. RICK, teacher for four years, as a member of the choir and as COMICHISTA. PLEASE MAKE A CHECK FOR $20 (25 its first parish council president. FAMILY, 15 STUDENT) PAYABLE TO THE SOCIETY After taking part in a mission trip to Alaska sponsored OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM AND MAIL TO VITO R. by the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, CARCHEDI, 35 SCHENLEY AVE. STRUTHERS, OH Archimandrite Grigorios felt the calling to pursue his 44471. THANK YOU. +++ 2 Schedule released for Pope's September as well as any conscious Christian, cannot put up trip to Lebanon with the existing practice of the Moscow Patriarchate to 'baptize' again people who already CWN - July 03, 2012 The Vatican has released the full received baptism in the Church of the Kyivan schedule for the September 14-16 visit by Pope Patriarchate. For this practice is a gross violation of Benedict XVI to Lebanon, where he will release his the instructions of the Holy Scripture and Tradition, apostolic exhortation concluding the work of the disregard for the Creed of Nicea and Synod for the Middle East. Constantinople, the dogmas and canons of the The Holy Father will leave Rome on Friday Church,” reads the address. “Therefore, we morning, September 14, for Beirut. Arriving early address you primarily with the request to pray to in the afternoon, he will go to the basilica of St. God that He should teach the hierarchs of the Paul in Harissa, where he will sign the apostolic Moscow Patriarchate to stop violating the dogmas exhortation. The papal document will summarize and canons of Christ’s Church, which recognizes and reflect upon the discussions held by the Synod only one baptism for the remission of sins,” states of Bishops in October 2010. That special meeting of the Synod. “We also ask the Blessed the Synod was dedicated to the challenges facing Primates of the National Orthodox Churches and the Church in the Middle East. On Saturday, the respected heads of the Roman Catholic Church September 15, the Pope will pay a courtesy visit to and the Church of England with whom the the presidential palace, meet with Islamic leaders, Orthodox Churches maintain permanent and deliver an address to the country’s political and Theological dialogue, if possible, to remind the religious leaders. After lunch with members of the hierarchs of the Moscow Patriarchate that it is Lebanese Catholic hierarchy, he will speak to a unacceptable to administer the 'second baptism' to gathering of young people at the headquarters of the those persons who are already baptized in the name Maronite Catholic patriarchate in Bkerke.