The panel, which will include a distinguished group of scientist, advisors, and theologians, will examine the ethical issues related to the consequences of climate change in light of the evangelical command that human beings be “stewards” of nature. The issues of intergenerational responsibility, concern for the poor, a wasteful lifestyle, the future of the planet, and the ultimate survival of humankind are critical concerns in the midst of global changes in agriculture, water supplies, sea levels, forest coverage, survival of plant and animal species, and human health. In addition to presentations and discussions on these issues, the session will include a video presentation featuring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and his pastoral concern and international initiatives for the environment.
Presenters and panelist for the session include: His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco; Dr. Achilles G. Adamantiades, Executive Secretary of the AACST; Mrs. Lila Prounis, NGO Representative of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese to the United Nations; Ms. Margarita Tsirigotis-Oge, Director of Transportation and Air Quality at the US Environmental Protection Agency; Dr. Georgios Kostakos, Senior Policy Advisor of the United Nations System Chief Executive Board (CEB) of Coordinators; Dr. George Nassos, Associate Professor of the Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology; and Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Ecumenical Office of the Archdiocese.
Information on the 39th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress is available online at www.clergylaity.org. For more information on the AACST visit their web site at www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/departments/advisoryscience/.
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The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce the awarding of scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year from three scholarship programs administered by the Chancellor’s Office of the Archdiocese.
The “George and Naouma Gioles Scholarship Fund” awarded ten scholarships this year for a total of $16,000. Awards were given to the following students: Julian Chryssavgis (Brunswick, ME), Maria Constantinides (New Berlin, IL), Vasilios Dimopoulos (Wilmington, NC), Constantine Drugas (Chicago, IL), Panagiota Karas (Palos Park, IL), Rebekah Olechnowicz (Traverse City, MI), Rachel Rockwell (Newtown, CT), Georgio Sineriz (Oxon Hill, MD), Katrina Stephanides (Salem, MA) and Nicholas Stratis (Kenner, LA).
The “George and Naouma Gioles Scholarship Fund” was established in 1997 with a generous gift from Marian Gioles in memory of her beloved parents, to honor their commitment to their Orthodox Faith, their love of their Hellenic heritage, and their desire to help youth who are orphaned or in need. At least three scholarships are awarded annually to Greek Orthodox students committed to serious study in degree-earning, undergraduate programs at accredited colleges or universities in the United States, with at least one award reserved for a student pursuing a degree in journalism. This year, that award went to Panagiota Karas from Palos Park, IL.
The “Katina John Malta Scholarship Fund” awarded a total of $24,000 in scholarships to eight students: Julian Chryssavgis (Brunswick, ME), John Kokales (Oakmont, PA), Catherine O’Hare (Corona Del Mar, CA), James O’Hare (Corona Del Mar, CA), Ivan Plis (Abingdon, MD), Fay Scott (Moraga, CA), Charity Thatcher (Merced, CA), and Presvytera Jayne Lisa Worsham (Chattanooga, TN).
The “Katina John Malta Scholarship Fund” was established in 2002 by Peter and Elli Paleologos through a generous gift from the estate of Katina John Malta, in recognition of the love she had for the Church and to honor her desire to help others, especially children and youth of the Orthodox Christian Faith. The scholarship is open to all students from jurisdictions of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America (SCOBA), reflecting the pan-Orthodox nature of this scholarship program. This year, in addition to recipients from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, one of the recipients, Ivan Plis, is a member of the Antiochian Orthodox Church and two recipients, Charity Thatcher and Presvytera Jayne Lisa Worsham, are members of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).
The final set of scholarships, awarded from the “Paleologos Graduate Scholarship Fund” marks the second year that awards were granted from this new scholarship fund. This scholarship was established in 2007 by Peter and Elli Paleologos and is intended to assist students enrolled in graduate studies leading to advanced degrees in academic fields other than theology. At least one scholarship of $10,000 is awarded each year. Like the Malta Scholarships, this award is open to all students of SCOBA-affiliated churches. Through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Paleologos, a total of five scholarships were awarded this year for a total of $40,000, with three awards totaling $10,000 each, plus two awards of $5,000 each. The recipients of the 2008-2009 Paleologos Graduate Scholarships are: Dimitrios Basilakos (Greer, SC), Michael Day (East Swanzey, NH), and Gregory Stamatopoulos (Lincoln Park, MI) all from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Nicole Britten (New Haven, CT) from the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese, and Kenneth Parker (Ridgeway, VA) from the Antiochian Orthodox Church.
The Archdiocese and the Scholarship Committee offer their congratulations to all of these worthy students who were awarded scholarships this year, and once again thanks the donors for For the rest of this News Release, visit the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website
Archbishop Demetrios Leads Faith Endowment Pilgrimage to Rome Joining Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Vatican
June 30, 2008
Archbishop Demetrios of America led a pilgrimage, under the aegis of FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism, accompanying the official visit of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Rome for the Feast of the Chiefs of the Apostle, Peter and Paul. On Friday evening, June 27th, Archbishop Demetrios hosted a dinner in honor of His All Holiness at the renowned Palazzo Colonni.
In addition to the members of the FAITH pilgrimage attending this banquet, the Hierarchs and clergy attending the Ecumenical Patriarch, senior Hierarchs of the Roman Catholic Church, and representatives of the diplomatic corps were present.
On Saturday the 28th, while the pilgrimage was taken on a tour of St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel, Archbishop Demetrios joined Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at a private reception with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in the private Papal apartments. Later in the day, the pilgrimage attended the official opening of the Pauline Year in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (the tomb of the Apostle Paul), at a Solemn Vespers presided over by the Pope and the Ecumenical Patriarch and at which both Primates spoke. Following the Vespers, as an honor extended to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Demetrios and the members of the pilgrimage were received at a private audience with the Pope. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew introduced the group of pilgrims to the Pope, saying:
"Your Holiness: In attendance at this great and joyous occasion of the Patronal Feast of the Church of Rome are, in addition to ourselves and our Patriarchal entourage, beloved children of the Ecumenical Patriarchate from our Eparchy in the United States of America, who have traveled to Rome to participate in this Feast and whom we are pleased to present to You in order that they might duly pay their respects. They comprise, Your Holiness, faithful children of the Church, highly distinguished in diverse areas of life in the United States and enjoying renown among their compatriots. They are particularly proud of their cultural heritage, inherited from their forefathers, as well as their Greek Orthodox identity, which they zealously treasure and preserve within the multi-faith and multi-cultural environment where they live. They are also well aware of the Christian roots of the city of Rome, the blessing of the greatest of the Apostles Peter and Paul, along with the glorious history of the Catacombs and Coliseum. Indeed, their presence this evening in the sacred Church of St. Paul outside the city walls may be characterized as a pious pilgrimage to the first and greatest of the Apostles, whose Epistles always enhance their spiritual formation, as well as to his other peer among the Apostles, namely St. Peter, upon whose rock of confession regarding the divinity of Jesus Christ they and their children firmly stand."
On Sunday the 29th, the pilgrimage attended the Papal Solemn Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in honor of the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. At the Service, His All Holiness was seated equally with the Pope for the first part of the Mass (the Liturgy of the Word). Both Primates recited the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed in the original Greek (without the “Filioque”). Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew also delivered a homily (in Italian). During the Eucharist itself, His All Holiness was seated with the members of his Official Hierarchal Delegation. At the “Kiss of Peace”, His All Holiness shared the fraternal salutation with the Pope and at the conclusion of the Mass, blessed the congregation. In the evening, His All Holiness presided over a Patriarchal Great Vespers at the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s parish church in Rome, St. Theodore the Tyro. Archbishop Demetrios and the members of the pilgrimage were in attendance, as well as members of the diplomatic corps. After the Vespers, the members of the FAITH pilgrimage shared a farewell dinner with the Archbishop, during which everyone expressed their deep appreciation and thankfulne For the rest of this News Release, visit the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website
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