Metropolitan Demetrius’s Schedule for November and December 2016

Details: Created on Friday, 18 November 2016 23:01

St. John's Monastery Cobleskill, NY (Feast of St. Demetrius the Great-Martyr/Nameday of the Metropolitan)
Monday, October 25/November 7 All night vigil starting at 8pm, going through Tuesday, October 26/November 8

Trip to Springfield, MA (Mission of St. Philaret)
Wednesday, October 27/November 9 – Thursday, October 28/November 10

Trip to Astoria, NY (Mini conference at St. Isidoros and St. Markella's)
Friday, October 29/November 11 – Monday, October 1/November 14

Trip to Toronto, Ontario Canada (St. Nektarios) Archimandrite Fr. Agathangelus will go on behalf of Met. Demetrius.
Saturday, November 6/19 – Wednesday, November 10/23

Trip to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (St. Vladimir’s)
Thursday, November 11/24 – Tuesday, November 16/29

Trip to Owasso, OK (St. James the Apostle)
Saturday, November 20/December 3 – Monday, November 23/December 5

Orthodox Awareness

Bartholomew Prays at Iftar

Iftar, refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done right after sunset.

We report the following unchanged as it was published:

"The leaders of the Armenian, Roman, Jewish and Syrian communities of Turkey sat around the fasting Iftar dinner in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul." Read more...

Missions

Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is a town located near the Eastern border of Arkansas, with a population of approximately 60,000. From a human standpoint, it’s not the most likely candidate for a traditional Orthodox mission, but for an Orthodox Christian who orders his priorities around Christ and His Church, it makes perfect sense. Read more...

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