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Friday, December 2, 2011
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8:00 am – 8:45 am <\/span>Continental Breakfast<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

8:45 am – 9:00 am <\/span>Morning Prayers & Welcome<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

9:00 am – 9:15 am <\/span>Opening Remarks<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH +<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

9:15 am – 9:45 am <\/span>Foundation for Unified Local Orthodox Church According to John 17<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Protopresbyter Nicholas Triantafilou<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>(President Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology)<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

9:45 am – 10:15 am <\/span>Ecclesiology and The Local Church<\/span><\/p>\n

Cynthia Kostas<\/font><\/p>\n

10:15 am – 10:45 am <\/span><\/span>Update of Episcopal Assembly <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH +<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

10:45 am – 11:00 am <\/span>Break & Refreshments<\/span><\/p>\n

11:00 am – 11:45 am <\/span><\/span><\/span>Update of AAC<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH +<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

11:45 am – 12:30 pm <\/span><\/span><\/span>Challenges: Canonicity ~ <\/span>Autonomy and Autocephaly<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH +<\/span><\/p>\n

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm <\/span>Lunch<\/span><\/p>\n

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm <\/span><\/span><\/span>Challenges: Canonicity ~ <\/span>Mother Church and Ecumenical Patriarch<\/span><\/p>\n

Father David Moretti<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>(Interim Pastor of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, The Woodlands, TX)<\/i><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm <\/span>Liturgical Challenges ~ <\/span>Language<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Archimandrite Meletios Weber<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/span>(Abbot of St. John’s Monastery, Manton, CA)<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm <\/span>Liturgical Challenges ~ <\/span>Ethnic Traditions<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Mother Gabriella<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/span>(Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI)<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm <\/span>Issues of Property Ownership<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH +<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm <\/span>Break & Refreshments<\/span><\/p>\n
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm <\/span>Orthodox Youth & the Future of American Orthodoxy<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Father Anthony Baba<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>(Pastor of Saint Anthony, Spring, TX)<\/i><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm <\/span>Orthodox Women & the Future of American Orthodoxy<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Mother Gabriella<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>(Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI)<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

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6:15 pm – 6:30 pm <\/span>Break: Prepare for Vespers <\/span><\/div>\n
6:30 pm  <\/span>Vespers <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
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8:00 am –   8:45 am <\/span>Continental Breakfast<\/font><\/p>\n
8:45 am –   9:00 am <\/span>Morning Prayers & Welcome<\/span><\/p>\n
9:00 am –   9:30 am <\/span>Summary Day 1<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH +<\/font><\/p>\n
9:30 am – 10:45 am <\/span>Conclusions, Summary & Next Steps:<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>The Role of the Hierarchy<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH +<\/font><\/p>\n
10:45 am – 11:00 am <\/span>Break & Refreshments<\/span><\/p>\n
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11:00 am – 12:15 pm <\/span>Conclusions, Summary & Next Steps: <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>The Role of the Laity<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/font> <\/span>Archimandrite Meletios Weber<\/font><\/p>\n
<\/font> <\/span>(Abbot of St. John’s Monastery, Manton, CA)<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n
12:15 pm –   1:15 pm <\/span>Lunch<\/span><\/p>\n
1:15 pm –   2:30 pm <\/span>Conclusions, Summary & Next Steps: <\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Sustaining the Vision<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Protopresbyter Nicholas Triantafilou<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n
<\/font> <\/span>(President Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology)<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n
2:30 pm –   3:30 pm <\/span>Houston as a Role Model:<\/span><\/p>\n
Houston Orthodox Clergy Association<\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 pm –   4:30 pm <\/span>Houston as a Role Model:<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Houston Orthodox Laity<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/font> <\/span>Subdeacon Constantin Ardeleanu & Mark Hunter<\/font><\/p>\n
4:30 pm –   4:45 pm <\/span>Break & Refreshments<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n
4<\/span>:45 pm –   6:15 pm <\/span>Round Table for Houston Vision for Toward An American Orthodox Church:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>* Pan Orthodox Services<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>* Pan Orthodox Laity Association<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>* Pan Orthodox Youth Association<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>* Pan Orthodox Women’s Association<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>* Pan Orthodox Monastic Community <\/span><\/p>\n
***** Above session to be a round table forum with the purpose of outlining constructive action plan for Greater Houston Clergy Association and its\u2019 laity to use as a tool toward Unity!*****<\/font><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
6:15 pm –  6:45 pm <\/span>Closing Remarks<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH +<\/font><\/p>\n
6:45 pm –  7:00 pm <\/span>Break: Prepare for Vespers<\/span><\/p>\n
7:00      <\/span>Great Vespers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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