05/01/04       
Topic: And He Shall Lead Them: A discussion with Metropolitan PHILIP
Guest:  Metropolitan PHILIP
“You have heard me say, therefore, every time we climb to a summit, we discover more summits to be climbed.  The church teaches us that man is always becoming.  Our future, therefore, is to continue struggling and to continue climbing.”  Join Father Chris when he speaks with Metropolitan PHILIP, Primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, and hear about the teachings of Christ concerning our fellow man, and how we can see Christ in our neighbor.
 
05/08/04       
Topic: Motherhood and Feminism
Guest: Deborah Belonick
Motherhood and Feminism: Can the two co exist?  What has happened to the image of motherhood and has feminism evolved to help all women? Join us when we speak with Deborah Belonick, author of Feminism in Christianity: An Orthodox Christian response, when she answers those questions and shares insights on this often-confused topic.
 
05/15/04       
Topic: The Saints of the Church before the Schism
Guest: Terry Mattingly
Regular contributor to CRTL and newspaper columnist, Terry Mattingly will introduce you to Saint Brendan of Ireland. This is the first in a series on the saints of the church before the schism. St. Brendan, a 6th century abbot, set out in a leather-and-wood boat, with 17 other monks, to find the Promised Land in the West. Be sure to tune in to hear the rest of the story.
 
05/22/04       
Topic: Ascension: Christ's last appearance on Earth
Guest: Fr. Frank Marangos
The Ascension of Christ is a mystery much like His Resurrection. They are both however, proof of His divinity. Join us when we speak with Fr. Frank Marangos, Director of the Department of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America to learn more about the Ascension of Christ into the heavens and what it means to Christianity today.
 
05/29/04       
Topic: The Birth of the Christian Church
Guest: Fr. Bill Chiganos
 Forty days after the Resurrection came the Ascension, ten days after that was Pentecost. Known as the birthday of the Church, Pentecost is so much more than that! Join Fr. Chris and Emmy when they speak with Fr. Chiganos about why God chose to reveal Himself on Pentecost through the Holy Spirit, and what it means to you and your daily life.

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May 16, 2004

AHEPA Sunday

To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek Orthodox Family in America

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Christ is Risen!

It is in the joy of our celebration of the Resurrection of Christ that I commend to you the work of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA).  For decades, the AHEPA has distinguished itself as a dedicated fraternity of service and civic responsibility through establishing programs that promote education and philanthropy, and through addressing issues that are critical to members of our Omogenia throughout the world.  Through such programs and services, the AHEPA has consistently advanced the enduring and universal values of Hellenism, which are inclusive of the fundamental principles of freedom and love for all humanity.

The importance of these principles is particularly heightened during this festal Paschal season, which we celebrate as a Greek Orthodox family united in Christ.  As we recall the wondrous and manifold blessings of God in our lives during this special season, we do so with a spirit of renewed thanksgiving and appreciation for our heritage and our faith.  We also do so in view of the difficult times in which we live, during which the significance of the work of the AHEPA is even more clearly recognized.

Thus, in recognition of the remarkable work of the AHEPA, I am pleased to designate this Sunday, May 16, 2004, as AHEPA Sunday, and I ask that you offer your prayers and support for the local chapters, as well as the national organization, as we grow in our love for one another and in our mission for the promotion of Orthodoxy and Hellenism.

With paternal love in the Risen Christ,

+DEMETRIOS
Archbishop of America