710893 NOVEMBER 2012 WORD.Indd

710893 NOVEMBER 2012 WORD.Indd

Volume 56 No. 9 November 2012 THE SAINT ROMANOS The Melodist Choir FROM BEIRUT, LEBANON VOLUME 56 NO. 8 OCTOBER 2012 editor’s letter contents COVER: The Beiruit Choir visiting the St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn, NY Changing Lives Through 3 EDITORIAL by Bishop JOHN Prayer and Study 4 AN INSPIRATIONAL TOUR: THE ST. ROMANOS MELODIST CHOIR FROM BEIRUT, LEBANON mong the most joyful people that I have together, strengthening their witness and bonds by Archpriest Thomas Zain, Vicar-General Aknown in my life are those who encounter Christ with each other and discussing the practices of through prayer and study. While this may seem our Archdiocese concerning priest-bishop-parish 8 THE REMEMBRANCE OF DEATH quite intuitive and expectable when pointed out, relationships, evangelism and education, pastoral 14 SEMINARIAN ANNUAL DINNER I believe it worthwhile to address. When we are counseling and sacraments. This year, Bishops 18 ANTIOCHIAN VILLAGE talking to God and giving God a chance to talk THOMAS, JOHN and NICHOLAS led the discus- The Most Reverend by Christopher Shadid back, our relationships with Him and each other sions and classes. The students reported feeling Metropolitan PHILIP, D.H.L., D.D. are strengthened. God talks to us through our very much cared for and supported by their Arch- Primate 20 THEOLOGY AT THE HOUSE OF STUDIES relationships with fellow Christians. These in- diocese and all of the bishops. In working and The Most Reverend Archbishop JOSEPH 22 ASSEMBLY OF CANONICAL clude, of course, the writers of the scriptures, playing together, they deepened their resolve and ORTHODOX BISHOPS The Right Reverend both Old and New Testaments (Old Testament dedication to service of our Lord. Bishop ANTOUN 23 DAILY DEVOTIONS lovers of God are saved through Jesus Christ) the The largest of our programs is the St. Stephen’s The Right Reverend Metropolitan PHILIP in St. John Chrysostom Bishop BASIL Church writers who help us understand the scrip- program. It allows students from all over the 24 THE ORDER OF ST. IGNATIUS Chapel at the The Right Reverend by Scott Miller tures and the ways of God, as well as our present world, from many jurisdictions and even other Archdiocese Bishop THOMAS Church leaders who live among us as examples churches, to study Orthodox theology. They are The Right Reverend 26 ORATORICAL FESTIVAL of Christian living, both in parishes and monas- given a course outline, books, paper assignments Bishop ALEXANDER 28 SYRIAN RELIEF FUND teries. We are not going to hear the voice of the and exams, which are done at home. Instructors The Right Reverend Bishop JOHN Savior much watching television sitcoms or even are available through various mediums to encour- 28 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE The Right Reverend the Presidential Debates. We will not encounter age and support the students. Some students take Bishop ANTHONY 30 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION Him very much in the movie theaters or the golf advantage of specializations, which include addi- The Right Reverend Bishop NICHOLAS course. We will hear His voice when we study the tional coursework in areas such as youth minis- Founded in Arabic as scriptures and the Fathers, when we participate in tries, iconology and music. Each student is also Al Kalimat in 1905 our local Church Community, and interact in ways required to do three residency programs where by Saint Raphael (Hawaweeny) Founded in English as that allow us to grow and stretch. Surviving in they interact with instructors at the Antiochian The WORD in 1957 a local Church community requires self-control, Village for a week of intensive study and worship. by Metropolitan ANTONY (Bashir) humility, love, patience, forgiveness, prayer, pri- Those students who have completed the St Editor in Chief The Rt. Rev. Bishop JOHN, DMin. ority setting, and effort. Parishes need us to serve Stephen’s program and graduated from an ac- Assistant Editor Christopher Humphrey, Ph.D. singing, praying and working. credited college may earn a masters degree in Editorial Board The Very Rev. Joseph J. Allen, Th.D. Anthony Bashir, Ph.D. To support the local parish in teaching and liv- applied theology degree from the University of The Very Rev. Antony Gabriel, Th.M. Letters to the editor are welcome and should include the author’s full name and ing in the Orthodox way, Metropolitan PHILIP es- Balamand by writing a dissertation. Ronald Nicola parish. Submissions for “Communities in Action” must be approved by the local Najib E. Saliba, Ph.D. pastor. Both may be edited for purposes of clarity and space. All submissions, in tablished the Antiochian House of Studies, which Clergy and full time church leaders who wish hard copy, on disk or e-mailed, should be double-spaced for editing purposes. The Very Rev. Paul Schneirla, M.Div. he calls a school without walls. Within the House to sharpen their pastoral counseling skills can Design Director Donna Griffin Albert ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION: of studies are many programs designed to meet come and study eight masters level counseling Member U.S.A. and Canada, $20.00 The Associated Church Press the growing needs of our Church in America. I courses leading to a Certificate in Pastoral Mar- Conciliar Press Foreign Countries, $26.00 have been blessed to hear from participants in the riage and Family Counseling. After reading many Single Copies, $3.00 Ecumenical News International House of Studies repeatedly about their gratitude textbooks, the students role-played, shared ver- Orthodox Press Service The WORD (USPS626-260) is published monthly, except July and August, by the Editorial Office: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America at 358 Mountain for the programs, each sharing how encounter- batims, videoed sessions, and evaluated their The WORD Road, PO Box 5238; periodicals postage paid at Englewood, New Jersey 07631- ing God through studies here have changed their styles and skills. Our first graduating class de- 2 Lydia’s Path 5238 and at additional mailing offices. Westborough MA 01581-1841 lives. In this edition of The WORD, we will high- scribed the program as having changed their e-mail: [email protected] Postmaster send address changes to: The WORD, 358 Mountain Road, PO Box 5238, Englewood, NJ 07631-5238 light several of these programs. lives, enriched their ministries, and having given Subscription Office: ISSN 0043-7964 www.antiochian.org. The Seminarian program allows our Antio- them the tools they needed. 358 Mountain Road PO Box 5238 Canada Post Publications Agreement No. 40065483 chian students, who are trained at four different Englewood, NJ 07631-5238 Return Canada address to: seminaries, an opportunity to study for a week Bishop JOHN Atlas International Mail, PO Box 1051, Fort Erie, ON, L2A 6C7, Canada 2 The Word The Word 3 AN our parishes and at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox St. George Church of Troy, MI, The Basilica of St. “We no longer knew whether we were in Heaven or on Earth . .” School of Theology. Let by Fr Romanos Joubran, Mary in Livonia, MI (over 800 people attended the dean of St. George Cathedral in Beirut and di- the concert there), St. George Church of Cleve- rector of the choir, the programs included hymns land, OH, St. George Cathedral of Pittsburgh, PA, INSPIRATIONAL from the various festal and fasting seasons as Saints Peter and Paul Church of Potomac, MD, St. well as selections from all eight of the Byzantine George Cathedral of Worcester, MA, St. George Church of West Roxbury, MA and The St. Romanos Choir performing with the Archdiocesan Choir of the Greek Orthodox fi nally St. Nicholas Cathedral of TOUR Archdiocese of America Brooklyn, NY. The tour was sponsored by The Order of St. Ignatius of An- tioch. The Order gave a grant for the choir’s airfare as well as their transportation while in the United States. Each host city provided for their lodging and needs while un- der their care. In addition to their offi cial engagements, the group also had the opportunity to sight- see and explore many of the cities they visited thanks to the gener- osity of the various host parishes. For all but one, it was their fi rst visit to the United States. They The two choirs with the Hierarchs and the Vicar General were also able to visit and were graciously received by staff at the Antiochian Village, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. The tour culminated with their visit to New York and a concert in the Mother Cathedral of the Archdiocese, St. Nicholas Ca- The St. Romanos thedral of Brooklyn, NY. Before the Melodist Choir from heading to the Cathedral on Sat- Beirut, Lebanon urday, September 22, the choir was hosted to a delicious lunch by His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP at the archdiocese head- quarters. At the lunch, His Emi- The St. Romanos Choir uch were the words of the emissar- earth.” For two weeks in September, people in cit- tones. The choir is well known in Lebanon and nence welcomed them to the archdiocese and re- performing at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY ies sent by St. Vladimir when he was ies representing ten of our parishes encountered has performed not only in Lebanon and Syria, but layed to them the history of the archdiocese. He S seeking to fi nd a religion for Rus’. Af- a similar experience. also in Greece and Turkey. They have also made presented the two priests, Fr. Romanos Joubran ter exploring Islam, Judaism and Ca- From September 10-24, 2012, with the bless- several professional recordings. and Fr. George Mokbel, with the centennial cross tholicism, they went to Constantinople and, upon ings of His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP and The group arrived in Chicago on Monday, of the archdiocese.

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