55th Parish Life Conference

Bible Bowl attendees:  Maria Mokhiber, Kelsey Sargent and Erin Kensinger

with mother hen, Judith Mokhiber, and our faithful priest Fr. Paul Solberg.

We had a great time in Montreal.  Our churchwill be the host of the 56th Parish Life Conference in Nigara Falls, NY

Thanks to all who donated their time and money to make it happen.  Good luck to

Maria, Kelsey, and Erin for the Bible Bowl on Friday.

The conference will be held at the Hotel Sheraton Laval on June 26th to 28th.

The hotel's phone number is 1-800-667-2440 or (450) 687-2440

2440 Autoroute des Laurentides, Laval H7T 1X5 Canada

In today's go-go buys world it's hard to find time to get everything done and still ahve time to relax and have some fun.  Come and join the Tenns of St. Elias, Syracuse and our guest speaker Father Joseph Purpura at the church to discuss the all important skills of:

Good Time Management

When:  March 16-17, 2007

Arrivals:  Friday 6:30 PM

Departure: Sunday 5:00 PM

Where:  St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church

4988 Onondaga Rd, Syracuse, NY 13215 USA

Fr. Terence Baz, Pastor

1-315-488-0388 or 491-8266

Please RSVP by March 4th

What to Bring: 

Sleeping bag

$10.00 Registration

Yourselves

Bible Bowl and Oratorical Festival 2007

Conference & Festival Theme

Building up the body of Christ, until we all come to the unity of the faith...(Ephesians 4:12-13)

Complete topics, rules and recommended reading list is available online at:

http://www.antiochian.org/festivals

An ancient tradition in the Orthodox Church, which NAC Teen SOYO has committed itself to honor, is the Vigil at the Tom of Christ.  After our Lord died on the Cross, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea took the body of Jesus, bound it in linen cloths with spices and buried it in a new tomb.  Mary Magdalene and the other Mary sat opposite the tomb watching as their Lord was buried.  The Church over the centuries has joined with these two women in keeping watch over Jesus’ tomb.  The Holy Friday Vigil at Christ’s tomb is our opportunity to help keep watch over our Lord’s body as He descends in to Hell to loosen the bonds of death.  What better way to understand the death and resurrection of Jesus than to participate in the Vigil by His Bier.  The Church has given us this opportunity to watch and wait with the countless saints and myriads of angels as our Lord conquers death.

Go HERE for more details.

Any youth, adults or families interested in helping "keep vigil" this year, please see Fr. Paul or Fr. Dcn. Raphael.