Diocese of Los Angeles News
Order Inductions at St. James Church + Modesto, CA
His Eminence Archbishop Joseph recently inducted six new members into the Order of St. Ignatius at St. James Church in Modesto, California. Pictured above are His Eminence with inductees Carla Zell (Dame), Paulette Attoun (Dame), Ryan Swehla (Knight), Agnes Enwia (Dame), Nicholas Wright (Knight) and Subdeacon George Hartley (knight), as well as Kimberly Nicola, Dr. Ray Rishwain and Fr. Thomas Zell.
St. Katherine College Hosts President's Gala in Inaugural Year
St. Katherine College hosted the first annual President’s Gala on January 28th. Approximately 300 guests enjoyed hearing the College chorale, readings from prize-winning poet and Visiting Professor Scott Cairns, and the first public performance of a piano composition by music Instructor Nazo Zakkak. The attendees represented clergy and people from all of the Orthodox Christian traditions as well as those of other faiths. Underwriters for the event included corporations, businesses, and individuals who are committed to the vision of an Orthodox Christian college. An Ancient Faith Radio audio summary of the event is available here.
Saint Katherine College began its second year of operation on January 9, 2012. Classes resumed for 11 traditional and 4 part-time students. The first year was marked by continuing expansion of course offerings and facilities. Most students are taking courses in the College's Core Integration series, mathematics, biological science, and theology, as well as electives in areas ranging from music theory to business ethics. Recently the school was awarded competitive grants to fund original research at the College.
Outreach to the Needy from St. John the Evangelist Church + Orinda, CA
by Fr. George Washburn
In the last two years St. John the Evangelist Antiochian Orthodox Church in Orinda, CA has engaged in several new forms of outreach to needy people. In each case we have learned that when we respond to God’s love shed abroad in our hearts by Christ (Rom. 5:5), we receive back both anticipated and unanticipated dividends from the Lord Himself… and those we serve!
1. Project Mexico: For two summers in a row teams of adults and kids from our parish have spent a week at St. Innocent Orphanage and built a simple new home for a poor family.
Archbishop Joseph Interviewed for Assembly of Bishops Series
His Eminence Archbishop Joseph of the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West has been interviewed as part of an ongoing series of interviews with the member bishops of the Assembly of Canonical Bishops of North and Central America. Listen to the interview here.
Assembly of Bishops Secretariat Meets at Antiochian Parish in Riverside
Assembly of Bishops SecretariatThe Secretariat of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America held its annual "face-to-face" meeting, January 24th and 25th, 2012. The hosts for this year's "face-to-face" meeting were Father Josiah Trenham and the congregation of St Andrew Church in Riverside, CA. An overview of the work accomplished at the Riverside meeting will be included in a soon-to-be issued media release which will report to the Church-at-large on the work of the Assembly during the past year.
The Secretariat, which also meets monthly via teleconference, consists of Bishop Basil (Secretary of the Assembly of Bishops), Archbishop Antony, Bishop Andonios, Bishop Maxim, Father Mark Arey, Father Nicholas Ceko, Father Josiah Trenham, Hierodeacon Benedict (Armitage), Protodeacon Peter Danilchick, and Messrs. Alexei Krindatch, Alex Machaskee, Eric Namee and Constantin Ursache.
Fourteenth Annual Clergy Seminar January 16-20, 2012
All Clergy are cordially invited to the
Diocese of Los Angeles And the West
Fourteenth Annual Clergy Seminar
January 16-20, 2012
Speaker
Harry Boosalis, Th.D.
Professor of Dogmatic Theology at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
Theme
“KNOWING GOD, SUFFERING FOR HIM AND LOVING HIS PEOPLE: THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE PARISH PRIEST”
Retreat Center
Sacred Heart Retreat House
920 East Alhambra Road
Alhambra, CA 91801-2799
A Special Reception Honoring His Eminence
VERY REVEREND FR. MICHEL NAJIM, Dean of St Nicholas Cathedral,
the Clergy, the Parish Council and the Organizations of St. Nicholas Cathedral
Cordially Invite You to Attend
A SPECIAL RECEPTION HONORING THE NEWLY ELEVATED
HIS EMINENCE, ARCHBISHOP JOSEPH
SUNDAY, January 8th, 2012
Following the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Presided by His Eminence ARCHBISHOP JOSEPH.
For information please contact Hend G. Nahas at 818-956-8494 or hgnahas@sbcglobal.net
Tickets: Adults $25.00---Children $10.00
For reservations and tickets, please Contact Curt Annett or Don Costa at: curt.annett@inlandnewspapers.com or dcosta12@aol.com
Please make a Donation to Support Diocesan Youth Projects by contacting Dr. Fred Milkie
626-683-9440 dadmilkie@aol.com
By sending your check to St. Nicholas Cathedral
2300 WEST THIRD STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90057 (Earmarked Archbishop Joseph)
Looking forward to seeing all of you as we honor His Eminence Archbishop JOSEPH!
Three New Auxiliary Bishops Consecrated, Bishop Joseph Elevated to Archbishop
Editor's Update, 12/15/11:
Video of the consecration service is now available online from Noursat.
View a YouTube video of consecration service excerpts.
Fr. Thomas Zain writes:
On Sunday, December 11, 2011, three new auxiliary bishops were consecrated for the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America at the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in the Patriarchal Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand, Balamand, Lebanon. Their Graces, JOHN, ANTHONY and NICHOLAS were consecrated as bishops of Worcester, Toledo, and Brooklyn and will serve as auxiliaries to His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP.
Spotlight: 26th Annual Sacred Music Institute, Jan. 19-22
The Department of Sacred Music reminds all parish musicians that now is the time to plan to attend the Antiochian Archdiocese's annual Sacred Music Institute, held at the lovely La Casa De Maria Retreat Center in Santa Barbara, California. Over the long weekend of January 19-22, 2012, Institute participants will benefit from hearing the Keynote Speaker, His Grace Bishop Joseph, as well as noted podcaster and Biblical expositor Dr. Eugenia Constantinou. The theme, “The Theotokos and the Mother of the Light, Let us Honor and Magnify in Song!” will set the tone for the weekend of workshops and worship.
For the agenda and registration form, go to "Did You Know?" on the Department of Sacred Music page.
St. Athanasius Church Hosts Liturgical Arts Festival
St. Athanasius Church in Goleta, California hosted its first Liturgical Arts Festival on October 21-22, 2011. This year's festival focused on the theology, history, meaning and technical process of writing icons. Visitors from throughout the county and the central California coast attended three different lectures by iconographer and wood carver, Fr. Jerome Sanderson from Nashville, Indiana (and a priest in the OCA Bulgarian Diocese). Guests also viewed the dozens of hand-crafted icons which hang in the sanctuary of St. Athanasius Church, nearly all of them written in the late 1980s by renowned iconographer Jan Isham. In addition, an exhibit of rare and unusual icons on loan from private collectors was presented in the church's fellowship hall. The Central California Guild of Iconographers presented a fascinating and educational display demonstrating each part of the process of writing an icon, from preparing the board to putting on the final protective coating of oil. On Friday, October 21 during the day, groups of local high school students attended separate sessions taught by Fr. Sanderson and Fr. Nicholas Speier, the Senior Pastor of St. Athanasius parish.