Fr. Thomas Hopko, an advisor to AOI, will be speaking at an event titled “Encountering Eastern Orthodoxy: An Introduction to the Faith and Life of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church”<\/a> at Hope College in Holland, Mich. The two-day program (Feb. 23-24) “will examine the Orthodox Christian faith as a way of life.” The event is hosted by the college’s Orthodox Christian Fellowship student organization in partnership with the Religious Life Committee at Hope, and co-sponsored by the departments of philosophy and religion, the general education program, and the offices of student development and campus ministries.<\/p>\n

The public is invited and welcome, the school says. Admission is free to all events, although a free-will offering to benefit Orthodox Christian Fellowship<\/a> at Hope College will be taken after the lecture on Monday evening.<\/p>\n

For more on the lectures, and a schedule of worship services, read the release<\/a> on the Hope College site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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