http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:52:41 -0700 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:24:57 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Orinda-church-to-host-newlywed-tuneup-seminar?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner George Papageorge will be guest speaker at a marriage seminar at Orinda's St. John's Orthodox Church St. John the Evangelist Orthodox Church in Orinda, CA, will host a conference tomorrow, November 14, for newlyweds. Those who have been married for... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:24:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Orinda-church-to-host-newlywed-tuneup-seminar?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m11d9-AFR-posts-Laity-conference-podcasts?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner   Ancient Faith Radio has posted keynotes and panel discussions from the recent Orthodox Christian Laity conference.  The "Road To Unity" event, which took place at the Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, during the las... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:13:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m11d9-AFR-posts-Laity-conference-podcasts?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m11d8-OCL-conference-hears-clarity-on-quest-for-unity?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Metropolitan Jonah (photo by J. Holton) Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America spoke in the final week of October at the Orthodox Christian Laity conference in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. He provided clarity to the laity on the requirement... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:22:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m11d8-OCL-conference-hears-clarity-on-quest-for-unity?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Local-parish-gets-props-in-New-York-Times?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Fr. Beck and a Deacon celebrate the Liturgy at Sts. Peter and Paul, Ben Lomond, CA (date unknown, photo from church website) An October 3, 2009, article in the New York Times gave significant coverage to Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Chu... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:43:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Local-parish-gets-props-in-New-York-Times?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Greek-archdiocese-launches-website-for-upcoming-leaders-visit?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Patriarch Bartholomew (AP) The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has launched a website dedicated to the US Visit of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. His All Holiness has been called “The Green Patriarch” by former ... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:24:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Greek-archdiocese-launches-website-for-upcoming-leaders-visit?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Greek-FDF-online-registration-begins-in-October?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Participants at a previous FDF (Greenberg and McConville Photography) The Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival, a ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, is excited to announce that online registration for the 34th Annua... Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:57:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Greek-FDF-online-registration-begins-in-October?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Greek-festival-this-weekend-in-Castro-Valley?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Church of the Resurrection Castro Valley's Greek Orthodox Church of the Resurrection will host a Greek Festival this weekend, beginning tonight. The Church is located at 20104 Center Street. The festival hours are: Friday, 5:00pm - 9:00pm S... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:53:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Greek-festival-this-weekend-in-Castro-Valley?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d2-AOC-posts-Christian-education-resource-list?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Easter in Gaza City, April 19, 2009 (AP) Local Christian educators may already be finding themselves bogged down by time and resource constraints even this early in the school year. The responsibility of raising of children in spiritual, moral, and ... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:10:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d2-AOC-posts-Christian-education-resource-list?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Podcast-series-unravels-IV-Chambesy-conference?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Representatives of the autocephalous Orthodox churches met in Chambesy, Switzerland, in June Ancient Faith Radio has developed a series of podcasts entitled "Unraveling Chambesy: Administrative Unity in Our Time." The Spring and Summer... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:28:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Podcast-series-unravels-IV-Chambesy-conference?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Eastern-Orthodoxy-101-What-is-SCOBA?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner SCOBA is the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas. It was chartered by the Hierarchs of the various canonical Orthodox jurisdictions in the United States and North America in 1960. According to the SCOBA website, its pur... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:20:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Eastern-Orthodoxy-101-What-is-SCOBA?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d29-SCOBA-hierarchs-convene-for-special-session?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Archdiocesan Cathedral (goarch.org) A Special Session of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) met on September 25, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The meeting was hosted by the Chairman of SCOBA... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:07:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d29-SCOBA-hierarchs-convene-for-special-session?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Orthodox-Christian-Fellowship-provides-needed-resources-to-college-students?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner The beginning of the public school session and the Church calendar coincides with the beginning of the Sunday School year. There is always a need for quality curriculum, quality teachers, and quality students. Given that most church education prog... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:35:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Orthodox-Christian-Fellowship-provides-needed-resources-to-college-students?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d20-GOA-marks-ten-years-with-Archbishop-Demetrios?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Archbishop Demetrios Archbishop Demetrios, head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, marked the 10th anniversary of his ascension to the archbishop's throne this past Friday, September 18. The popular successor to Archbishop Spyridon (serve... Greek Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:21:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d20-GOA-marks-ten-years-with-Archbishop-Demetrios?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Coming-up-this-weekend?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner (AP) There are five festivals this weekend. Pasadena: Greek Festival, St Anthony's Santa Rosa: Glendi (Ethnic Food Festival), St. Seraphim Orthodox Church, (707) 584-9491 or email glendifest@yahoo.com. Vallejo: Greek Festival, Sts. Cons... Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:18:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Coming-up-this-weekend?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Zondervan-to-update-most-popular-Bible-translation?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner The British Library/AP The announcement last week about the upcoming update to the NIV [see "Top-selling Bible in North America to be revised"], North America's most popular Bible version, opens once again the sour debate over how translat... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:18:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Zondervan-to-update-most-popular-Bible-translation?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Author-Matthew-Gallatin-to-lecture-tomorrow-in-Felton-CA?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Matthew Gallatin, former Protestant minister and celebrated Orthodox author, speaker,  and podcaster, will  present two lectures tomorrow, September 12, 2009, in Felton at the Saint Lawrence Orthodox Church, starting at 10:00am. The two ... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:49:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Author-Matthew-Gallatin-to-lecture-tomorrow-in-Felton-CA?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Saint-Euphrosynos-sainthood-humility-and-transformation?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Step into the kitchen of an Orthodox home and you will likely find an icon of Saint Euphrosynos, the Cook, displayed prominently on one of the walls. A simple, uneducated man of great humility, forbearance, and mystery, St. Euphrosynos has the dub... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:58:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Saint-Euphrosynos-sainthood-humility-and-transformation?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Coming-up-this-weekend?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Festivals Greek festivals for the weekend of September 11 to 13: Santa Cruz - Prophet Elias, 831-429-6500 Los Angeles, Saint Sophia Stockton - Saint Basil (50th Anniversary) Concord - Saint Demetrios, 925-676-6967 Bakers... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:37:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Coming-up-this-weekend?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Eastern-Orthodoxy-101-What-is-Tradition?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Michael Switzer, AP Holy Tradition is the sum of the teachings and practices defined by Jesus Christ, passed to his apostles, and then preserved unchanged by the Christian Church. This includes, but is not limited to, writings (Scripture), worship (... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:20:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Eastern-Orthodoxy-101-What-is-Tradition?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Metropolitan-Gerasimos-calls-for-prayers-collection-for-California-wildfire-victims?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner Jesusita fire, 2009 (AP) The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco announced today that His Eminence, Gerasimos, requests priests and parishes to offer a special rememberance for victims of the Southern California wildfires this Sunday, Septemb... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:02:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8005-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Metropolitan-Gerasimos-calls-for-prayers-collection-for-California-wildfire-victims?cid=exrss-SF-Eastern-Orthodoxy-Examiner