Posted by St. Andrew House (dcalvert) on 8/16/2007, 5:42 pm Attachments Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit DETROIT – St. Andrew House – Center for Orthodox Christian Studies will host “Faith of Our Fathers: A Colloquium on Orthodoxy for Lutherans” Sept. 10-11 for Lutheran clergy and their spouses and Lutheran lay leaders from the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. The colloquium is the second in an ongoing series sponsored by St. Andrew House to present the basic precepts of Orthodox Christianity to clergy and lay leaders of other Christian faiths. St. Andrew House conducted its first colloquium, for Anglicans, in January of this year. “We developed the series in response to inquiries from Anglican, Lutheran and other non-Orthodox Christian clergy seeking more information about Orthodoxy,” the Most Rev. Nathaniel, Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America, and founder and president of St. Andrew House, said. “We consider it is more fruitful to present Orthodox Christianity to individual faith communities rather than offering a generic presentation to everyone,” the archbishop said. “By presenting Orthodox Christianity to people of the same faith community, we feel people might be more at ease – because they would have questions about Orthodoxy specific to their own concerns.” “We present Orthodox Christianity in an educational manner,” the archbishop said. “We don’t debate our beliefs with other Christians, and we don’t encourage them to convert to Orthodoxy.” “Faith of Our Fathers: A Colloquium on Orthodoxy for Lutherans” will be held at St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat Center, 23333 Schoolcraft Road, next door to the St. Andrew House complex and near the intersection of Interstate 96 and Telegraph Road. The colloquium will begin with registration at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 and conclude with a farewell reception at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11. It will feature a Great Vespers service on Monday evening at nearby St. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthodox Church celebrating the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. After Vespers, there will be a buffet dinner at the retreat center, with introductions by the Very Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon, priest at All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago and master of ceremonies for the colloquium, the colloquium’s keynote address by Archbishop Nathaniel, and a presentation on “The Authority of Scripture” by Reader Christopher Orr of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection in New York and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Stroudsburg, Pa. On Tuesday, the presentations will include: * “Trinitarian Theology” by the Rev. Dr. Hieromonk Calinic Berger, a professor at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, N.Y., and priest at Holy Cross Orthodox Church in Hermitage, Pa. * “The Nature of the Church” by the Rev. Gabriel Rochelle, a former seminary and university professor currently en route to Las Cruces, N.M. to found an Orthodox mission * “The Virgin Mary and the Saints” by the Rev. Gregory Hogg, priest at Holy Cross Antiochian Orthodox Mission in Dorr, Mich. * “Augustine's Influence on Lutheran Ecclesiology” by Deacon Gregory Roeber, professor of early modern history and religious studies at the Pennsylvania State University and a member of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Altoona, Pa. * “Orthodox Confessions of Faith” by the Rev. John W. Fenton, priest at Holy Incarnation Orthodox Church, a Western Rite Orthodox mission in Allen Park, Mich., and a teacher of philosophy, theology and German at a local Roman Catholic high school * “Justification” by the Rev. Basil Aden, priest at Christ the Savior Orthodox Church in Rockford, Ill., consultant on evangelization to the Diocese of the Midwest of the Orthodox Church in America, and associate professor of philosophy at Rock Valley College The registration fee for the conference is $75 per person. It includes meals and refreshments at the retreat center. Rooms at the center, either single or double occupancy, including several that are handicap-accessible, may be reserved for one to three nights, Sunday through Tuesday, at the rate of $95 per night. While the colloquium is designed for Lutherans, it is also open to Orthodox Christians and members of other Christian faiths. Seating is limited, however, and priority will be given to Lutherans. Ancient Faith Radio (www.ancientfaithradio.com), the online Orthodox radio station, will record all colloquium presentations. Compact disks of the recordings, in MP3 and standard audio format, may be ordered in advance or at the colloquium. Conciliar Press (www.concilarpress.com), the Orthodox publishing house and new strategic partner of Ancient Faith Radio, will be the colloquium’s bookseller, with titles from several publishers of particular interest to Lutherans. To obtain further information, register for the colloquium, and order recordings, visit St. Andrew House’s Web site at www.orthodoxdetroit.com. For further assistance, contact the colloquium coordinator, David Adrian, at (248) 322-9226 or david.adrian@adrianassoc.com. St. Andrew House Center for Orthodox Christian Studies was founded in 2001. Its mission is to promote the Orthodox Christian faith by word and example through formal instruction, worship and good works. It exists to serve the Orthodox clergy and faithful of metropolitan Detroit and to be a symbol of the unity of the faith. # # # CONTACT:
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COLLOQUIUM ON ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY
FOR LUTHERAN CLERGY SEPT. 10 – 11Second in series of presentations
to individual faith communities
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