

Volume 7 Number 39 - Tuesday, September 27th, 2005	A Publication of the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN LAITY

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18th Annual OCL Meeting

& Angel Fund Drive

Orthodox Christian Laity comes to Dedham, MA at the Church of St. John of Damascus, 300 West Street off Route I-95 at Exit 17, Saturday October 8, 2005. OCL is presenting its 18th Annual Meeting with a program on How to Do Pan-Orthodox Ministry Successfully-- Orthodox Christians United: Building Up the Body of Christ. Speakers include Very Rev Fr. Peter Gillquist on Campus Ministry and Deborah Sedares on the Work of the Council of Eastern Orthodox Churches of Central MA. The Very Rev Fr. Gordon Walker and Dr. Robert Haddad will discuss the Need for Unity. The program starts at 8:30 am with a continental breakfast. Light lunch will be served. Pre-registration before September 30 is $25. Contact person is Diana Georgopulos: 877-585-0245. Send your check to her at 726 Beechmont St., Hyde Park, MA 02136. OCL will be presenting a matching grant to an exemplary campus ministry program and setting up a fund for 6 scholarships for students to participate in the Christmas Conference sponsored by Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF). For more details, visit http://www.ocl.org/.

How to Do Pan-Orthodox Ministry Successfully
Orthodox Christians United: Building Up the Body of Christ

Program Schedule

Saturday, October 8

8:30-9:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Registration

9:00-9:30 AM WELCOME & MORNING PRAYERS
Lee Kopulos, President of OCL and Teva Regule, Program Coordinator

9:30-10:00 AM Morning Keynote Address
Very Reverend Gordon Thomas Walker, D.Min. Archpriest , New Church Development, Department of Mission and Evangelism of the Antiochian Archdiocese

10:00-11:30 AM Pan-Orthodox Ministries including: Work of the Council of Eastern Orthodox Churches of Central MA. Deborah Sedares, Former Presenter (5 years) Council of Eastern Orthodox Churches of Central Massachusetts. St. Nina Quarterly: Publication of the Women’s Orthodox Ministries and Education Quarterly. Teva Regule, Managing Editor.

11:30-1:30 PM   Luncheon and Luncheon Speaker
                                    St John of Damascus Church Hall
·         Dr. Robert Haddad Sophia Smith Professor of History and Professor of Religion Emeritus, Smith College, Northampton, MA

1:00-2:30 PM Orthodox Christian Fellowship: Campus Ministry
Very Rev. Fr. Peter Gillquist, Pastor, Author, Lecturer and Project Coordinator of Orthodox Study Bible: New Testament and Psalms and Director of Development for the Orthodox Study Bible: Old Testament.

· OCL Matching Challenge Grant to Annapolis College Ministry
· Six Scholarships to Support Orthodox Christian Fellowship Christmas College Conference Program.

2:30-3:30 PM Small Group Discussions and Wrap Up

3:30-4:30PM OCL Annual Business Meeting

5:00 PM Car Pool to Worcester to visit Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Sunday October 9, 2005

Celebrating the Divine Liturgy at St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cambridge, MA. OCL will host coffee hour.

Registration Information

Registration Fee:
Before September 30   $25
After    September 30   $35
Student Fee                $10

Send your check to: Diana Georgopulos
726 Beechmont St.
Hyde Park, MA 02136
Telephone Inquiries: 877-585-0245

BE AN OCL ANGEL

Support the Angel Fund Drive:

OCL’s Annual Operating Fundraiser

Used to defray the costs of maintaining

· Websites: www.ocl.org & www.orthodoxnews.com

· Clerical & Administrative Support

· Printing & Mailing

· Annual Meeting Program Support

Print this form and mail check or credit card information to:

P.O. Box 6954
West Palm Beach, Florida 33405

OCL ANGEL FUND

Yes, I wish to help OCL strengthen its administrative structure through the Angel Fund so that it can continue its educational mission to promote Orthodox Christian administrative unity so that we can develop a multicultural church in the Americas. Unity will enable the Church to utilize the stewardship resources of the faithful in more efficient ways by eliminating the jurisdictional duplication of ministries and programs. A United Orthodox Christian voice will impact positively on the retention of the faithful including our children and grandchildren, the unchurched in our neighborhoods and those who wish to come home to Orthodoxy. A United voice has the potential to transform our nation!

Levels of Participation

Seraphim $500 or more

Cherubim $300 or $499

Archangel $200 to $299

Angel $100 to $199

Angel Helper $ 25 to $ 99

Please indicate the category of your tax deductible donation and mail the completed form with your check payable to: Orthodox Christian Laity, PO Box 6954, West Palm Beach, FL 33405.

You can also make your donation via credit card by providing the pertinent information indicated below. You may also call the OCL administrative office at 877-585-0245 with your credit card information including credit card number, expiration date and address, or print this form and mail it.

Names of OCL Angels will be listed in the 18^th OCL Annual Meeting Program Booklet.

Name:_______________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________ZIP____________

Phone Number:_________________________________________________________

Email address: __________________________________________________________

CREDIT CARD INFORMATION:

Credit Card Number:_______________________________ Expiration Date__________

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