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N O. 2 | S 2014 vol. 44 | no. 2 | sprinG 2014 MEMORY ETERNAL As this issue of SOPHIA is about to go to press we have learned the sad news of the falling asleep of His Eminence, The Journalophia of the Eparchy of Newton Metropolitan Philip, Primate of the Self-ruled Antiochian S Orthodox Diocese of North America. May he rest in a place for Melkite Catholics in the United States of light, a place of peace, a place of happiness, where there www.melkite.org is no pain, no grief, no sighing, but everlasting life. May his memory be eternal. We extend our sympathy to our Published quarterly by the Eparchy of Newton. brothers and sisters of the Antiochian Orthodox Church. † ISSN 0194-7958. Made possible in part by the Catholic Home Mission Committee and a bequest of the Rev. Allen Maloof. PUBLISHER CONTENTS Most Rev. Nicholas J. Samra, Eparchial Bishop EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 3 A Frozen Winter But No Freezing Hearts Rt. Rev. Archimandrite James Babcock 4 Editors Message Committed or Hitchhiking COPY EDITOR Rev. James Graham 5 How Young Does a Person Hear God’s Call? PRODUCTION 7 Pascha It Is The Lord’s Passover Deacon Paul Leonarczyk DESIGN and LAYOUT 8 Prayer of the Heart Pray without Ceasing Doreen Tahmoosh-Pierson 10 Scripture and the Spiritual Renewal of Parish Life SOPHIA ADVISORY BOARD Dr. Fran Colie | Rev. George Gallaro 12 Priest Hero Father Timothy Jock Very Rev. Lawrence Gosselin Deacon Paul Leonarczyk | Rev. Justin Rose 13 New Hampshire College Venerates Relics of Ancient Syrian Martyrs Rt. Rev. Michael Skrocki 14 I am the Vine You are the Branches DISTRIBUTION Rt. Rev. Michael Skrocki 15 Melkite Presence at Annual Meeting of CCT Please email subscription additions/deletions or 16 Let God Arise address changes to: [email protected]. The Publisher waives all copyright to this issue. Contents 17 Eastern Catholic Churches Encounter 2014 may be distributed free and without special permission in publications that are distributed free. Wherever possible, 18 Christians in Need Foundation USA please include a credit line, indicating the name of SOPHIA magazine. Unsolicited manuscripts, articles, and letters to the editor are welcomed. The editors assume no responsi- Letter to the Editor Good Memories of Fr. Araktingi bility for lost manuscripts or photos. The content of all ar- ticles, past, present and future, remains the expressed personal 19 2014 National Melkite Convention opinion of the individual author and may not reflect, in its Registration and Advertising Forms entirety, the opinion of the Melkite Eparchy of Newton. © 2014 SOPHIA Magazine. 22 Islamic Perspectives on the Resurrection 25 Father Michael Jolly Ordained Priest 26 Quiz What’s Your Melkite IQ? HaveShare you ever Yourdreamed Voiceof being With a writer? Us! Perhaps having your voice heard on the printed page? Is there a 28 SoCal Melkite Teens Enjoy Retreat at Celebrity Ranch subject that you have wanted to address or a story that you are excited to tell? We would love to hear from The Theotokos, the Life-Giiving Spring you! SOPHIA welcomes updates and photos from all of our parishes and invites manuscripts, articles, and 29 Around the Eparchy letters to the editor from parishioners. Submissions will be subject to review by the editorial staff and only 32 Byzantine Catholic Seminary Gains Seven-Year Accreditation those approved by the publisher will be published. All submissions can be sent to: 33 National Association of Melkite Women [email protected] Front Cover icon courtesy of www.eikonografos.com, used with permission. For the full meaning of the icon, see page 28. or SUBMISSIONS All materials (photos/articles/parish news) SOPHIA Letterbox for the Summer issue of SOPHIA magazine PO Box 189 | Temecula, CA 92593 DEADLINE are due June 1, 2014. Phone: 951 600 3660 | Fax: 951 695 7500 2 SOPHIA | Spring 2014 AA FrozenFrozen WinterWinter Most Rev. Nicholas J. Samra but no Eparchial Bishop of Newton Freezing Hearts gy and faithful laity, for your great support. A full report to all the parishes and donors will be published in a later issue of SOPHIA as usual. The winter was cold but the hearts were warm—thank you, thank you again and again! his winter, especially in the North- Let me tell you more. A doctor in our cathedral parish in east and Midwest and even some Boston placed at the door of the Cathedral a large clothing do- parts of the South, has been one nation bin, similar to those other charities use to collect good of the coldest I can remember. used clothing for the needy. He personally paid for having all However, Tas frigid were the temperatures, the hearts of the donated clothing cleaned and shipped to the Syrian refu- our Melkite faithful were very warm. So many opened their gees in Lebanon. hearts and pockets to help those in need, especially in war-torn The Cathedral also hosted a sold-out dinner for 500 people Syria. We have already sent more than $125,000 for Syrian refu- at $10 each. All food was donated. A small program of three gees who are being assisted by our churches in Syria, Lebanon, speakers, some non-dance music and a good time for all, and on and Jordan, and even more donations have been sent to our Ep- each table empty envelopes for gifts. Again, the night was frigid archial Finance Office from many individuals and parishes. but the hearts extra warm—even hot! Thirty thousand dollars I was very moved by the generosity of most of our parishes, was raised for Syrian relief. and particularly by Holy Transfiguration in McLean, VA, when Added to our Appeal tithe and gifts from other parishes and Archimandrite Joseph Francavilla announced to me that he and individuals, this brings our donations to almost $100,000. We his parishioners decided to tithe (give ten percent) of the in- will wire all these funds to our patriarch’s account and he and come from their upcoming weekend festival for refugee relief our bishops will then distribute your gifts where most needed. in the embattled Middle East. That tithe amounted to more Considering the destruction and displacement of so many than $18,000. people, this is a small amount but truly a blessing from our gen- At that time—September 2013—we were just beginning erous Melkites in the USA. our annual Bishop’s Appeal, so I announced that the Eparchy On another note, I want to fill you in on some of my win- would also tithe from the proceeds of the Appeal to help our ter travels. I visited our five-year-old mission community of Patriarch and bishops assist those hurt so severely by the war. the Annunciation, in Covina, east of Los Angeles, founded and There are millions of refugees, some still within Syria, others served by Fr. George Bisharat, a retired priest of our eparchy. in Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey. Those able to emigrate have The community has a great future as a parish—more than 125 already fled to western countries, many to the USA. people were at the Sunday Liturgy, sung so beautifully by the During the long Lebanese War of the 1970s-80s our epar- choir and congregation. They welcomed me the night before chy and parishes helped tremendously with financial gifts. with a great hafli for Valentine’s Day. And now once again your generosity shows warmth in the While I was visiting in California, our Office of Educa- frigid winter: many parishes went over goal in the Appeal and tional Services, now directed by Deacon Sabatino Carnazzo, fewer than 1500 givers donated $362,000, the highest amount hosted a West Coast clergy meeting and dinner, with a confer- ever in our eparchial campaign. This totaled $50,000 more than ence for the laity the next day, at Holy Cross Church in Placen- last year (2012). I had tears in my eyes when I received the final tia. We thought we might have 50 participants and Fr. Fran- report from our CFO’s office. cois Beyrouti had to scurry to get more food when 110 people I take this opportunity to thank all of you, my brother cler- Continued on page 6 The Journal of the Melkite Catholic Eparchy | 3 Right Reverend Archimandrite James Babcock Editor-in-Chief COMMITTED or Hitchhiking? imes have changed. We don’t see many people strengthen them so that next year we can expect a million dollars hitchhiking anymore. Even if we did, we probably in the Bishop’s Appeal. wouldn’t pick them up because we are far too para- So many good things are happening in our Melkite Church. noid. If you were born after 1980 you may not even We can do so much more: Faith Formation, Missions, Charity, Tknow what a hitchhiker is. Someone standing on the side of a Vocations. It’s just a suggestion, but, for the good of our Melkite road with their thumb out seeking a free ride—well, that is a Church, don’t hitchhike. hitchhiker. More on hitchhiking in a minute. There are no subscriptions to SOPHIA. If you are read- I’m always amazed at our Eparchial Bishop’s positive atti- ing this magazine it is because of the generosity of those who tude. He always sees the good in everything. Take note of his supported the Bishop’s Appeal. So “thank you” to all who sup- report in this issue. One thing I noted was that more people ported. than ever responded to the Bishop’s Appeal. Over one-thousand In this issue be sure to take note of Fr. Francois’ article on five-hundred Melkites opened their hearts and wallets to help the Eden to Eden Conference that was held in California in our church grow and help others in need, in this case the people February.
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