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The Archon Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America TheOrder of Saint AndrewA therchon Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America (P) 212 570 3500 (F) 212 774 0214 www.archons.org [email protected] August-September-October 2009 90 tomBs DesEcratEd in historical Baloukli orthodox christian cemetery PAGE 4 Ecumenical Patriarch discusses minority rights with turkish Pm Erdogan Our Spiritual Shepherd N. MANGINAS EcumEnical Patriarch BartholomEw to makE Apostolic Visit to thE unitEd statEs Will preside at Religion, Science, and Environmental Symposium in New Orleans; Honor Archbishop Demetrios on 10th Anniversary of Enthronement; Additional stops include New York, Atlanta, and Washington D.C. PAGE 5 cumenical Patriarch Archdiocese and where he at Sts. Constantine and Helen Bartholomew’s sixth will receive an honorary doc- Church in Annapolis, MD. E visit to the United torate, and to Washington, States will take him to New where he is scheduled to meet The Ecumenical Patriarch Orleans, where he will par- with President Barack Obama, and about 200 other partici- ticipate in the eighth Religion, Vice President Joseph Biden pants – theologians, scientists, Science and the Environment and leaders of Congress. policy makers, environmen- (RSE) Symposium, to New talists, representatives of busi- York, where he will honor His All Holiness also will mark ness and NGOs, and the me- Archbishop Demetrios for his 18th year as Ecumenical SCHEDULE OF EVENTS his first decade as head of the Patriarch in a doxology service Continued on page 2 » PAGE 9 www.archons.org 1 The Archon Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America new orleans • new york atlanta • washington d.c. « Continued from page 1 participants – international and regional dia – under the patronage of the Ecumenical religious leaders, scientists, environmental- Patriarch, will gather for a five-day period ists, policy makers, media representatives of plenary sessions, discussions and shore visits. and other prominent figures in politics and Some 80 members of the international media are business – directly to endangered bodies of water. expected to attend. Policy and planning for the symposia are devel- After a welcome from Louisiana Gov. Bobby oped by the Religious and Scientific Committee Jindal, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew composed of senior international figures from will deliver the opening keynote address religion and science, under the chairman- prior to the first plenary session. Other ship of The Most Rev. Metropolitan John of Orthodox Christian participants include Pergamon. Representatives from countries Fr. John Chryssavgis, former profes- relevant to each symposium are also part sor at Holy Cross School of Theology, of the organizing committee. who is scheduled to speak on the topic “Can Religion Help Save the Previous symposia have been attend- Planet?” ed by heads of state, environmental ministers, ministers of economic Since 1995, RSE has convened affairs and prominent intellectual seven symposia to study the fate figures. (More information on the of the world’s waters which cov- Mississippi symposium: www.rs- er seven-tenths of our planet’s esymposia.org) surface. These assemblies of scientists, environmentalists, Following the New Orleans sym- policy-makers and representa- posium, His All Holiness will fly tives of the world’s main reli- to New York for a series of events gious faiths have established a over a four day period that will in- vibrant environmental ethics clude the acceptance of an honor- movement. ary Doctor of Laws degree from Fordham University, meetings Underlying RSE’s strategies with U.N. Secretary General is a core belief that the ana- Ban Ki-moon and with Jewish lytical tools of science and the religious and lay leaders host- spiritual messages of religion ed by Rabbi Arthur Schneier, must work in harmony if the president of the Appeal of earth’s environment is to be Conscience Foundation. safeguarded. The symposia take place afloat, bringing Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday October 20 October 21 October 22 October 23 October 24 October 25 October 26 October 27 October 28 New Orleans, LA New Orleans, LA New Orleans, LA Astoria, NY New York, NY New York, NY Arrival Religion, Science and the Environment Symposium Symposium St. Demetrios Fordham Metropolitan The Great Mississippi River: Restoring Balance concludes Cathedral University Museum of Art Departure New York, NY United Nations SCOBA / SCOOCH Merrick, NY United Nations Appeal of St. Demetrios Prayer Service Conscience Church 2 August / September / October 2009 Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America [Above] His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople was joined by reli- gious leaders from all over the world to participate in a “silent prayer for the planet” during the en- vironmental symposium, “The Arctic: Mirror of Life”, held in Ilulissat, Greenland in September 2007. [Right] His All Holiness walking through the Amazon’s rainforest while participating in the Religion, Science, and the Environment’s 2006 Amazon River Symposium. phoToS By N. MANGINAS After a two-day sojourn for a pri- Holy Trinity. He is scheduled to attend vate visit in Atlanta, he will return a session of the Archdiocesan Council to New York to celebrate Archbishop on October 31st. Demetrios’ 10th anniversary at a con- cert at Lincoln Center. From Nov. 2-5, the Ecumenical Patriarch will be in the Washington The Ecumenical Patriarch also will area for a series of events, includ- tour a pictorial tribute in honor of his ing meetings with U.S. government pioneering leadership for the environ- leaders. He is scheduled to speak at ment hosted by the American Bible the Brookings Institution and attend Society at the Museum of Biblical Art a joint House and Senate luncheon in Manhattan. hosted by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority He will be the honored guest of the Leader Harry Reid (D. - Nev.), and a Archons of the Order of St. Andrew dinner at the State Department hosted at their annual Grand Banquet at the by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel; and will preside n at the investiture of the new Archons at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the [Source: www.goarch.org] Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday October 29 October 30 October 31 November 1 November 2 November 3 November 4 November 5 November 6 New York, NY Atlanta, GA New York, NY New York, NY Washington D.C. Washington D.C. Washington D.C. Washington D.C. Washington D.C. Departure The Coca-Cola Archon Holy Trinity Archdi- Turkish Embassy Georgetown Brookings Department Departure Company Grand Banquet ocesan Cathedral University Institution of State for Istanbul Atlanta, GA Embasy of Greece Secretary of State Arrival Departure Archon Investiture U.S. Ambassador Naval Observatory Annapolis, MD to Turkey Vice-President Annunciation New York, NY Departure SS. Constantine Cathedral MOBIA and Helen Church Washington D.C. Tribute to Peace- Arrival makers Concert www.archons.org 3 The Archon Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America 90In HIs TombsTorIcal orth oDesecraDox ChrIstian cemeTeTeryD istanbul, Turkey The unknown individuals, lives in the Nursing Home of in the past, the government who committed the sacri- Baloukli. has tracked down desecra- inety tombs were lege act, entered by the stone tions of smaller scale but this desecrated by van- fence of the cemetery that The vandals broke into piec- is the first time that so many N dals in the be- faces the road. es the tombstones that were burial plots have been van- ginning of September, at bearing the cross, the names dalized. The destroyed tomb- Baloukli cemetery, bringing After viewing the destroyed and dates of birth and death stones will be restored when to mind the tragic pogrom tombstones, the Board of of those who died. The au- the work for building the of the Greek community in Trustees of Baloukli Hospital thorities are looking into the outside fence is completed so September 1955. The vandal- began construction of a high- case. This incident, which has that a new “invasion” of van- isms were ascertained in the er fence so that access to the not yet been widely known, dals will be prevented. n morning of September 2nd by cemetery may be prevented. has created great concern the guards of the nearby his- In most of the graves, are among the Greek minority in [Report by N. Manginas] torical Monastery of the Life- buried ethnic Greeks who Istanbul. It should be noted giving Spring of Baloukli. lived the last years of their that on many other occasions His All Holiness is led by a nun of the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring of Baloukli where he inspects the condition of the vandalized graves. phoToS By N. MANGINAS 4 August / September / October 2009 Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew discusses minority rights with turkish Pm ISTANBUL, Turkey tion in which His All Holiness voiced his community’s concerns. is All Holiness Ecumenical They also visited the Patriarchal Patriarch Bartholomew Orphanage on Buyukada, which H had a luncheon meetng was seized by the Turkish state a on the island of Buyukada with decade ago. The European Court of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Human Rights issued a landmark Tayyip Erdogan and other senior decision last year that the Turkey ministers concerning non-Muslim Government had wrongly confis- minority and religious freedom cated the property. The government rights on Saturday, August 15, has yet to act on that ruling. His 2009. The meeting coincided with All Holiness also raised the issue government reform aimed to ad- of the Halki Seminary, but Erdogan dress decades-old tensions with the made no statement on the issue.
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