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2010 Patriarchal Encyclical on Great and Holy Lent

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Beloved brothers and sisters, children in the Lord, Tomorrow, we enter the period of Holy and Great Lent. In the Lenten vespers of Forgiveness chanted this evening, we shall hear the sacred hymnographer urging us to "begin the time of fasting with joy, submitting ourselves to spiritual struggle" in preparing to welcome the great Passion and joyful Resurrection of our divine-human Lord Read more...

By the Rivers of Babylon - On-Line

Friday, February 05, 2010

JOHNSTOWN, PA --- Great and Holy Lent is given to us by our Mother the Church to remind us, how personal sin causes us to be exiled from the Kingdom of Heaven. In the weeks immediately preceding the Fast, the Church prescribes the singing of a beautiful hymn, Psalm 135 at Sunday Matins. Read more...

Lecture Topics Announced for On-Line Lecture Series

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- All are invited to take part in a three week Pre-Lenten lecture series Growing in the Image and Likeness of God In particular, it will focus on the Christian vocation of growing in holiness, and becoming more Christ-like. The lectures will explore this topic on a liturgical, theological and pragmatic level. Read more...

Diocesan Readers, Subdeacons & Deacons Gather in Johnstown

Sunday, December 20, 2009

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Despite a significant winter snowstorm, a record number of Diocesan Readers, Subdeacons and Deacons have gathered in Johnstown, this weekend (Dec 18-20, 2009) for the Annual Readers and Deacons Retreat hosted by Christ the Saviour Seminary and Cathedral. Read more...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Appear on 60 Minutes Program Sunday Dec 13, 2009

Thursday, December 17, 2009

NEW YORK – [Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America] His All Holiness Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians who constitute the second largest Christian denomination in the world, will be featured on the CBS News program 60 Minutes reported by Bob Simon, scheduled to air on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 7 p.m. EST. Read more...

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