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Diocesan Office
Clergy Assignments
Upcoming Ordinations and Elevations
Deacon Paul Olson to the Holy Priesthood on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Los Angeles, California.
Deacon Justin Havens to the Holy Priesthood on Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fasting Calendar
(Updated through September 27-28)
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Church of the Redeemer Hosts His Eminence, Metropolitan GERASIMOS and His Grace,
Bishop BENJAMIN for the Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Antiochian Orthodox Church of
the Redeemer hosted Orthodoxy Sunday in the San Francisco Bay Area. His
Eminence, Metropolitan GERASIMOS of the Greek Archdiocese and His Grace, Bishop
BENJAMIN of the Orthodox Church in America presided over the service. Father
Samer Youssef welcomed the bishops and clergy from all the jurisdictions. People
from the various churches in the area attended the service. It was estimated
that about 400 hundred people attended the service. The choir was made up of
members from various jurisdictions and were all under the direction of
Nancy Bitar Godfrey. They sang Byzantine and Russian hymns in English with such
spirit and beauty. The chanters chanted Byzantine hymns in English with a little
Arabic and Greek thrown in for flavor. His Eminence ended the evening with an inspiring sermon about the many varied styles of iconography we have in Orthodoxy. He then likened the various styles of iconography to the diversity we find in our various Orthodox traditions. But he said in our diversity we are unified as one Orthodox Church. Father Samer asked that a collection be taken for IOCC to further bind us together as brothers and sisters in order that we might help those in need around the world. The ladies of Church of the Redeemer graciously served a delicious Arabic Lenten meal to all who attended. The evening was sweet moment for Father Samer Youssef and the members of Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Redeemer to remind the parish of the victory over evil they have won through love in the aftermath of the fire that destroyed their parish five years ago.
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Announcements of Diocesan and Deanery Events
October 10-12, 2008
2008 Northern California Diocesan Antiochian Women's Retreat November 14-16, 2008
2008 Pan-Orthodox Young Adult Conference November 14-16 , 2008More information to follow
2009 Diocesan Clergy Seminar February 9-13, 2009 More information to follow
2009 Diocesan Parish Life Conference May 20-24, 2009
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