The Word Archives from 2003

December 2003

• 3 EDITORIAL
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 5 UNITY AND SELF-RULE: CHALLENGES OF A NEW ERA
  by Very Rev. Joseph Antypas

• 9 THE ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN

• 11 ANTIOCHIAN HOUSE OF STUDIES

• 13 THE DEPARTMENT OF MARRIAGE & PARISH FAMILY MINISTRIES

• 14 2003 GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  by Fr. Bill Olnhausen

• 17 FELLOWSHIP FOOTNOTES

• 19 THE DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

• 24 MINISTRY OF CHURCH SINGERS
  by Bishop Basil

• 28 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE

• 32 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

• 38 THE PEOPLE SPEAK

• 38 VILLAGE VIEWS

• 39 ORTHODOX WORLD

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November 2003

• Metropolitan's Statement on having achieved final ratification of self-rule

• Decree of the Holy Synod of Antioch granting the Archdiocese of North America the status of a self-ruling Archdiocese

• Minutes and reports from the 46th Archdiocese General Convention

October 2003

• 3 EDITORIAL
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 5 THE BALANCE BEAM OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
  by Fr. Michael Shanbour

• 9 ORDER OF ST. IGNATIUS
  by Danna Lewis

• 10 MONEY AND THE CHURCH
  by Ron Nicola

• 12 DEPARTMENT OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY MINISTRIES

• 14 THE ANGELS
  by Nabil Semaan

• 17 DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH MINISTRIES

• 22 OYO REGIONAL EVENTS

• 23 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE

• 23 DAILY DEVOTIONS
  by Very Rev. George Alberts

• 26 A LOOK BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF SOYO
  by Edward Deeb

• 28 ORATORICAL FESTIVAL

• 30 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

• 33 THE ORTHODOX WORLD

September 2003

• 3 EDITORIAL
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 5 ADDRESS OF METROPOLITAN PHILIP TO THE ARCHDIOCESE CONVENTION, JULY 2003

• 10 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE

• 14 BRIEF REPORT OF THE FORTY-SIXTH CONVENTION OF THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA

• 16 SEPTEMBER IS FELLOWSHIP OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE MONTH

• 17 THE DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

• 21 AN ARAB-AMERICAN AT WAR
  by Sgt. Frank N. Pelligrini

• 27 THE DEPARTMENT OF MARRIAGE AND PARISH FAMILY MINISTRIES

• 29 VILLAGE VIEWS AND VIEWPOINTS

• 31 THE ORDER OF ST. IGNATIUS

• 32 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

• 35 THE PEOPLE SPEAK

June 2003

• 3 EDITORIAL
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 4 ORTHODOX TEACHING ABOUT WAR AND PEACE
  by Rev. Fr. William Olnhausen

• 8 A BRIEF PARISH PROGRAM FOR MARRIAGE PREPARATION AND/OR ENRICHMENT
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 14 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE

• 19 ARCHDIOCESE BOOKSTORE

• 28 TEEN SOYO

• 29 VILLAGE VIEWS AND VIEWPOINTS

• 36 THE PEOPLE SPEAK …

• 38 ORTHODOX WORLD

• 41 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

May 2003

• 3 EDITORIAL
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 4 ARCHPASTORAL STATEMENT

• 5 WE’RE GETTING THERE!
  by Very Rev. Peter Gillquist

• 9 AN OVERVIEW OF THE GREEK CAPTIVITY OF THE PATRIARCHATE OF ANTIOCH AND THE EVENTS LEADING TO ITS FREEDOM
  by Very Rev. David G. Barr

• 16 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE

• 17 DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH MINISTRY

• 25 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

• 32 THE PEOPLE SPEAK …

• 33 ORTHODOX WORLD

• 36 ARCHDIOCESE CONVENTION

April 2003

• 3 EDITORIAL
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 5 PREDICTING QUESTIONS OF THE REAL JESUS CHRIST
  by Very Rev. Peter A. Pier

• 7 FAITH DEVELOPMENT AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN CHILDREN
  by Hayat Makhoul-Mirza

• 11 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE

• 12 FELLOWSHIP OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

• 17 DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

• 22 ORATORICAL FESTIVAL

• 29 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

• 30 ORTHODOX WORLD

• 31 THE PEOPLE SPEAK …

• 33 ARCHDIOCESE CONVENTION

March 2003

• 3 EDITORIAL
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 4 A NEW LOOK AT GREAT LENT
  by Very Rev. Michael Ellias

• 7 WHAT DO YOU SAY TO “EVANGELICAL ZIONISTS?”
  by Very Rev. Peter Gillquist

• 11 ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN: OUR GIFTS TO THE CHURCH
  by Olena Basarab

• 14 ORATORICAL FESTIVAL

• 16 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE

• 17 DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH MINISTRY

• 21 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

• 28 TEEN SOYO: THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST IN SOYO
  by Alexa Younes

• 29 THE ORTHODOX WORLD

February 2003

• 3 EDITORIAL
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 5 ON THE ROAD TO AUTONOMY: AN UPDATE

• 7 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE

• 9 STEWARDSHIP
  by Nick Hathaway

• 11 LOYALTY AND ENVY
  by George Aquaro

• 14 ORATORICAL FESTIVAL

• 17 DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

• 21 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

• 29 ORTHODOX WORLD

• 32 THE PEOPLE SPEAK …

• 35 VILLAGE VIEWS AND VIEWPOINTS

January 2003

• 3 EDITORIAL
  by Very Rev. John Abdalah

• 5 ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL: BISHOP OF THE PEOPLE, MAN OF PEACE
  by Fred Shaheen

• 7 SAINT MARY OF LIVONIA PROCLAIMED A BASILICA
  by Steven T. Khalil

• 8 MAN AS CURSE OR BLESSING
  by Metropolitan Nicholas

• 11 A FOUNTAIN OF MERCY, MINISTRY AND HOPE
  by Bishop Joseph

• 13 ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE

• 15 ORATORICAL FESTIVAL

• 17 THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH MINISTRIES

• 22 MIRACLE ON PALERMO AVENUE: CONSECRATION OF ST. GEORGE CATHEDRAL, CORAL GABLES
  by Gustovo Alfonso

• 25 COMMUNITIES IN ACTION

• 31 ORTHODOX WORLD

• 35 THE PEOPLE SPEAK