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2008 Parish Life Conference

The 2008 Diocesan Parish Life Conference will be June 26 through 29, at the Mariott Hotel in Providence, RI, hosted by St. Mary Church, Pawtucket. Keynote speaker will be Rev. Dr. Emanuel S. Chris. To see the schedule of events and register for the conference, click on www.WorcesterDiocese.net – you can register either online or on paper. To register for the hotel call 866-807-2171.

The Antiochian Women's Luncheon will be at noon on Thursday, June 26, followed by the business meeting at 2:30. Click here to see the menu choices and to register for the luncheon.

Early registration is recommended; some of the events are expected to sell out.

2008 Spring Diocesan Meeting

The spring diocesan meeting was held on Saturday, April 12, 2008. Host parish was St. George Church in Lowell.

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Click here to see the third issue of the Newsletter.

2008 Pre-Lenten Retreat

On Saturday March 1st a retreat was held at St. George Church of Norwood. The day started with Divine Liturgy followed by registration. Fr. Deacon Seraphim Solof then led us in the topic of the retreat; Church Teaching and Contemporary Bioethical Issues. The talk focused on such topics as stem cell research, cloning, organ transplant and other current issues. Father started the session with a survey of stem cell research and cloning before we broke for lunch. Following a lunch prepared by the women of St. George we heard about issues regarding organ transplants and euthanasia. Father was very informative and many women commented on how pleased they were to have attended. Many questions were asked to which Father answered with expertise. (Thanks to Louise Ferguson, Religious Coordinator, for this report) Click here to see photos.

2008 Winter Diocesan Meeting

The winter diocesan meeting was held on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Host parish was St. George Church in West Roxbury

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Click here to see the second issue of the Newsletter.

New Publication

Our Public Relations officer, Pam Samara, recently inaugurated a new quarterly newsletter designed to keep us informed about what the Antiochian Women are doing in the individual parishes of our diocese. To see the first issue, click here. To open this file you need Adobe Reader. If you don't have it, you can get it free by clicking Get Adobe Acrobat Reader. Pam needs regular submissions from every parish to keep this newsletter interesting and informative. Please send your meeting ideas, photos, book reviews, fund raising ideas, member news, etc. to pms AT townisp DOT com.

2007 Fall Diocesan Meeting

The fall diocesan meeting was held on Saturday, October 13, 2007. Host parish was St. George Cathedral in Worcester.

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2007 Parish Life Conference (June) Meeting

The summer Diocesan meeting was held on Thursday, June 28, 2007, during the Parish Life Conference at the Radison in Plymouth, MA.

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2007 Pre-Lenten Retreat

This year's annual Pre-Lenten Retreat was held on Saturday, February 10, 2007, at St. George Orthodox Church, 6 Atwood St., Norwood MA. The theme was "To Be or To Have, this is the Question - Humanity's Destiny According to the Holy Scripture," and the leader was Rev. Fr. Eugen Pentiuc. Fr. Eugene is professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages and chair of the Religious Studies Department at Hellenic College and Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline, MA. Fr. Eugen guided us through a thought-provoking look at the rich imagery and metaphor presented in the Biblical account of creation and assisted us in understanding God's purpose for humanity. (The title has to do with Genesis 2:7, which says "humanity became a living breath.")

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2007 Winter Diocesan Meeting

The winter diocesan meeting was held on Saturday, January 20, 2007. Host parish was St. John of Damascus Church in Dedham.

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2006 Fall Diocesan Meeting

The fall diocesan meeting was held on Saturday, September 30, 2006. Host parish was St. George Church in Lawrence.

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2006 Parish Life Conference Meeting

The summer regional meeting was held on Friday, June 23, 2006, during the Parish Life Conference at the Margate on Winnipesaukee, Laconia, New Hampshire. Host parish for the conference was St. George Church, West Roxbury, MA.

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2006 Pre Lenten Retreat

The Pre Lenten Retreat was held on Saturday, February 25^th, at Hellenic College/ Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline. The theme was "Living with a Mission Mindset: Receiving God’s Love and Sharing It." The guest speaker was Fr. Luke Veronis, Adjunct Professor at St. Vladimir’s Seminary & Holy Cross Seminary and former missionary in Albania.

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2005 Parish Life Conference Meeting

The Antiochian Women meeting was held on June 24, in Danvers, MA. It was a fruitful meeting.

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2005 Pre-Lenten Retreat

The Pre-Lenten Retreat was held on Saturday, March 5, at Hellenic College/Holy Cross Seminary. The theme was Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you? (Acts 19:15) The guest speaker was the V. Rev. Michael Abdelahad, Dean of St. George Cathedral, Worcester.

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