Upcoming Events/Interests:
“Be mindful, O Lord, of those who bear fruit
and do good works in thy holy Churches,
and who remember the poor.”
FRIDAY OCT. 24
05:00PM Arrival & Registration
06:00PM Dinner outside of hotel
07:30PM Organizations meetings
- SOYO
- Fellowship of St. John
- Antiochian Women
10:30PM Little Compline
Registration fee is $10; payable upon arrival
(to help cover expenses, including breakfast)
Qua
lliitty Hottell Royall Brock100 Stewart Blvd.
Brockville, ON, K6V 4W3
Phone: 613-345-1400
http://www.qualityhotelbrockville.com
Group Rate: 84.99 + TAX
Group Name: DIOCESE OF OTTAWA
Deadline to book:
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1ST, 2008Fa
llll Gattherriing 2008(From the Anaphora of Sts John Chrysostom and Basil the Great)
SPEAKER:
Very Rev. Fr. Ihor KutashSATURDAY OCT. 25
08:00AM Breakfast at hotel
09:00AM Morning Prayers
09:30AM General Meeting
10:30AM Keynote Session 1
12:00PM Lunch outside hotel
01:30PM Keynote Session 2
03:00PM Departure
Orthodox Chaplain of OCF at McGill University and
professor of Theology at Université de Sherbrooke
(Montréal), the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Studies
at St. Paul University (Ottawa), and St. Andrew’s
College (Winnipeg); the theological school of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada.
The Fall Gathering Retreat is coming up soon! The dates are Friday and Saturday, October 24 and 25 . I thought I shouldn't hold the Hotel information any longer so you can make your reservations before it's too late. Speaker information and the detailed schedule will be made available soon.
While planning this year's gathering we're keeping in mind the feedback from last year's. So we're changing to a better hotel (but a cheaper room rate), and we're still in a central area that's fairly equidistant to most of our parishes. Also according to feedback, the individual organizations' meetings will take place on Friday evening, and Saturday will be dedicated for a brief common session and the retreat. And as we insisted last year, we would like to remind you again this year, that the Fall Gathering Retreat is NOT just for delegates, it's open for everyone.
The hotel information can be found below:
Quality Hotel Royal Brock
100 Stewart Blvd.
Brockville, ON, K6V 4W3
Phone: 613-345-1400
Group Rate: 84.99 + TAX
Group Name: DIOCESE OF OTTAWA
Deadline to book: WEDNESDAY OCT. 24, 2008
A block of 30 non-smoking rooms has been set aside for us at the rate mentioned above:
19 Rooms: 2 double beds
4 Rooms: 1 double bed + Pull out sofa
7 Rooms: Queen bed
When you call to make your reservation you will be asked to chose the type of room you want. It is preferable if clergy, who are not accompanied by children, could reserve the rooms with the Queen bed, leaving the rooms with a larger capacity to those who need it more. Cancellation policy is 24 hours. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, you need to do so BEFORE 4PM ON OCTOBER 23 .
If you need any information please feel free to contact me at my coordinates below. Can't wait to see you all there..
In Christ,
Theological discussion group
We are physical beings, and yet we are inherently spiritual beings who yearn to move closer to God, writes D. Peter Kalellis. He shows us how in this practical and insightful guide focused on the dynamics of the spiritual journey, on the continual process of developing a deeper relationship with God and consequently becoming better human beings that begins with our awareness and decision to listen to God's loving presence in our lives and in our world and includes our faith, focus, understanding and action. Drawing upon Scripture, the writings of the Orthodox Fathers, sources literary ("Les Miserables), philosophical (Plato, Socrates, Pythagoras), and cinematic ("The Lion King), as well as the author's own experiences as a psychotherapist, family and marriage therapist, and former Greek Orthodox priest, this is an intelligently written and infectiously enthusiastic invitation to journey to faith that contributes to the literature of Christian spirituality. It includes end-chapter thoughts and questions for reflection and bibliography at book's end
J. Mokhiber
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