Diocesan-Wide Observance Marking the Golden Jubilee Of Christ the Saviour Seminary
October 7, 2001
JOHNSTOWN, PA - His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek
Orthodox Archdioces of America and Exarch of the Ecumenical Throne, will head a
list of church and civil dignitaries who will gather in Johnstown on Tuesday,
October 23 for the gala celebration marking the 50th Anniversary of Christ the
Saviour Seminary in its present location. Prior to findiing a permanent home in
Johnstown in 1951, our Diocesan Seminary held classes in New York City,
Nicholson, PA and Bridgeport, CT.
The Seminary Jubilee will commence with
the celebration of a Vesperal Liturgy at Christ the Saviour Cathedral by His
Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas. The following Orthodox hierarchs will join him
at the Altar: His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios, His Eminence, Archbishop
Kyrill (OCA), His Beatitude, Metropolitan Constantine (Ukrainian Orthodox Church
of the USA), His Eminence, Archbishop Antony (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the
USA), His Eminence, Archbishop Vsevolod (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA),
His Eminence, Metropolitan Maximos, (Greek Orthodox DIocese of Pittsburgh) and
His Grace, Bishop Mitrophan (Serbian Orthodox Eastern Diocese). Also assisting
will be the clergy of the Diocesan Consistory and the members of the first
Seminary Class in Johnstown. Some 100 graduates of our Diocesan Seminary - most
of whom received their training in Johnstown - are expected to be present at the
Liturgy. Non-Orthodox dignitaries in attendance will include: His Excellency,
Bishop Joseph Adamec of the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese, Bishop Gregory
Pile of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (Allegheny Synod) and Archpriest John
Kudrick and John Petro, representing the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of
Pittsburgh, PA. A Combined Choir, directed by Ms. Helen Spanovich, Cathedral
Choir DIrector, will sing some of the liturgical responses, with other hymns
sung in the traditional Carpatho-Rusyn Plain Chant, led by Diocesan
Clergy.
A Jubilee Banquet will follow in the Cathedral Educational
Center. His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios will give the Main Address during the
Banquet Program. Another highlight of the program will be remarks by
Protopresbyter John Yurcisin, Seminary Dean Emeritus, who oversaw the vast
project of remodeling the Seminary in the mid 1950's.
Gregory of Nyssa; Dometian, Bishop of Melitene; Theosebia the Deaconess, sister of Basil the Great & Gregory of Nyssa; Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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