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Unpleasant Truths about our Archbishop

By Webmaster on April 26, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: The National Herald By Antonis H. Diamataris The issue of leadership is one of the most discussed issues of our time because, as it is often said, there is a void of great leaders in today’s tumultuous world. The elements, of course, concerning a leader are first, that position does not make the leader, and second, that the leader becomes a leader when he is fortunate enough in his time to have to face a crisis. Then, his key leadership qualities are distinguished: the integrity of his character, a mindset to go against the grain of popular opinion, “if…

TOWARDS A REASONED AND RESPECTFUL CONVERSATION ABOUT DEACONESSES

By Webmaster on April 24, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Public Orthodoxy by the St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess Board: AnnMarie Mecera, President; Caren Stayer, Ph.D.; Gust Mecera; Teva Regule, Ph.D.; Carrie Frederick Frost, Ph.D.; Helen Theodoropoulos, Ph.D. Originally posted on April 17, 2018 The St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess advocates for the reinstitution of the ordained order of deaconesses for the benefit of the Orthodox Church today. We also appreciate that this is a significant issue that prompts a range of opinions, and we consider it to be part of our work to promote empirically grounded conversation.[1] Unfortunately, distortions and misrepresentations of the historical record, as well…

Patriarch, Synod, Grills Demetrios at April 20 Meeting

By Webmaster on April 22, 2018 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: The National Herald By Theodoros Kalmoukos BOSTON – Archbishop Demetrios of America was severely criticized by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at its April 20 meeting, presided by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, according to exclusive information The National Herald has obtained. Specifically, reports about Archbishop Demetrios and the Archdiocese were read, at which point Patriarch Bartholomew asked the synodic members if they wanted to ask him any questions. First was Metropolitan Apostolos, Geron of Derkon, who wondered why there is so much delay regarding the results of the Archdiocese audits. He also asked why the…

Communiqué of the Holy and Sacred Synod of Constantinople Regarding Ukraine

By Webmaster on April 22, 2018 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Patriarchate of Constantinople The Holy and Sacred Synod, under the chairmanship of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, concluded its regular session, which took place between Thursday, April 19th, and Friday, April 20th. All the items on the agenda were reviewed and discussed and the appropriate decisions were made. In accordance with the Divine and Sacred Canons, as well as centuries-old ecclesiastical order and Holy Tradition, the Ecumenical Patriarchate concerns itself with the preservation of Pan-Orthodox unity and the care for the Orthodox Churches throughout the world—especially of the Ukrainian Orthodox Nation that has received the salvific Christian faith and…

Construction crews raise the cross on top of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Brigitte Stelzer

How a church destroyed on 9/11 became mired in controversy

By Webmaster on April 21, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: New York Post By Melissa Klein St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was to be a “beacon of hope” at the World Trade Center site, glowing at night as a symbol to the faithful and those seeking solace on hallowed ground. Thousands of visitors were to walk through the church doors on Liberty Street to worship, light a candle or just sit quietly in a nondenominational meditation room overlooking one of the 9/11 Memorial’s reflecting pools. Now the church is a half-built eyesore, and when those doors will open is uncertain. The project has been stalled for five months and become a quagmire…

Analysis: Tragic Incompetence [GOA]

By Webmaster on April 20, 2018 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: The National Herald By Theodoros Kalmoukos It is really unbelievable that the [Greek Orthodox] Archdiocese will mortgage its office buildings in Manhattan in order to get a bank loan of $7.5 to $10 million to pay its debts. I remind you the essence of the news that we revealed on April 14: “the Archdiocesan Council’s Executive Committee at a meeting on April 10 approved the Archdiocese’s seeking a $7.5 to $10 million loan, which the Archdiocese will now attempt to obtain from the Greek-American-owned Alma Bank of New York. If approved, the loan will be used by the Archdiocese…

Moscow frowns on moves aimed at church schism, says Kremlin

By Webmaster on April 20, 2018 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: TASS Russian News Agency The Kremlin comments on the possible decision to grant autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church reporting to the Kiev Patriarchate MOSCOW, April 19. /TASS/. Moscow opposes steps seeking to split churches, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said commenting on the possible decision to grant autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church reporting to the Kiev Patriarchate. “Of course, certain moves aimed at church schisms are bound to neither be supported nor welcomed,” the Kremlin spokesman told reporters. In light of that, he recalled the stance of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Patriarch of Moscow and…

Estonian Orthodox Church Leader Metropolitan Cornelius Dies at 93

By Webmaster on April 19, 2018 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: ERR Cornelius, the Metropolitan bishop of Tallinn and All Estonia and head of the Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate, died at age 93 on Thursday. The church announced his death on social media on Thursday afternoon. Metropolitan Cornelius was born Vjatšeslav Vassiljevitš Jakobs in Tallinn on June 19, 1924. From 1960-1990, Cornelius served as a priest (high priest beginning in 1966) at the Church of St. John the Forerunner in Tallinn’s Nõmme District. From 1990-1992, Cornelius bore the title of Bishop of Tallinn and Estonia, from 1992-1995 the title of Bishop of Tallinn and All Estonia, from 1995-2000 the title of Archbishop of Tallinn…

Metropolitan Tikhon opens Holy Synod of Bishops’ Spring Session

By Webmaster on April 17, 2018 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA] His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, opened the Spring 2018 Session of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America at the Chancery here on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Metropolitan Tikhon began the day by celebrating the Divine Liturgy for the “Day of Rejoicing” in the Chancery’s Saint Sergius of Radonezh Chapel, after which he welcomed the members of the Holy Synod during the opening session and delivered his address. During the Spring Session, which will conclude on Friday, April 20, the hierarchs will offer reports on their respective dioceses, review…

Patriarch Upset Church of Bulgaria Recognizes FYROM Church as Macedonia

By Webmaster on April 13, 2018 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: The National Herald By TNH Staff Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has reprimanded Church of Bulgaria Patriarch Neophyte for supporting a breakaway church in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) as “Macedonian,” with Greece still trying to settle a 26-year-long dispute with that country over what its name should be. The strongly worded statement by Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, came after the Bulgarian Church agreed to acknowledge and be the “mother church” of “Macedonia,” which is considered “schismatic” by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul. “The action of the sister church of Bulgaria was wrong. It complicates…

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- Unpleasant Truths about our Archbishop (1)
  - Timothy Nicholas - The above verbose journalistic diatribes require an honest explanation by your post (OCL). Please tell us what's going on; it seems there is a conspiracy... – Apr 26, 5:37 PM
- Direct Archdiocesan District Announces Purchase of new site for Camp St. Paul (1)
  - johnkal - It seems to be a wonderful endeavor for a financially sound church but an unusual venture for a Church experiencing financial hardship and potential bankruptcy. – Apr 25, 3:22 PM
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  - Timothy Nicholas - I am not sure I like the tone of his voice; yes, it is theologically true we are his children, but we live in a... – Apr 24, 9:45 PM
- Patriarch, Synod, Grills Demetrios at April 20 Meeting (2)
  - Timothy Nicholas - Talking about finances and accountability, I always wonder how is the financial condition of the Patriarchate, where and how they get their money, etc., and... – Apr 24, 9:34 PM
  - johnkal - I find it curious that AB Demetrios had no knowledge of the financial problems of the GOA, yet was aware of the type and quality... – Apr 24, 10:45 AM
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  - Νikos - Agree totally. I am greek but this Potemkin ecclisiastical village is so well known to us. At least I live in Bulgaria where the Church... – Apr 24, 5:30 AM
  - George D. Karcazes - Dear friends, I attended ten(10) Clergy-Laity Congresses as a Parish delegate. Two of them as Parish Council president. If the upcoming 44th is like those... – Apr 21, 3:42 PM
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  - johnkal - George, thank you for your valuable insight. The GOA needs a new vision, a Godly vision. Trying to live in the past and view the... – Apr 23, 5:45 PM
  - George D. Karcazses - Dear Andy, Yianni, Emanuel and Nikos, The problem in the GOA is that the Hierarchs, many of whom are foreign born, and all of whom... – Apr 21, 8:50 PM