Special Announcements & Events
The Father John VonHolzhausen Annual Lecture
2011 Learning in Lent Series
2011 Hafli to Benefit the Antiochian Village Camper Fund
2011 Chinese New Year Breakfast Raises $932
Introduction to Byzantine Chant
February 11-12, 2011
The Diocese of Worcester and New England is pleased to offer a Pre-Lenten "Introduction to Byzantine Chant" workshop at St. Mary's on Friday February 11, 7:00 - 9:30pm and Saturday February 12, 9am - 2:30pm. The classes will be taught by Fr. Michael Vanderhoef, pastor of Annunication Greek Orthodox Church in Madison, WI and Charlie Marge, St. Mary's Head Chanter and Director of the Boston Byzantine Choir. This is the same course they taught this past summer to 40 students of the Sacred Music Institute at the Antiochian Village. This course will focus on chanting from text in the characteristics of the eight tones and is appropriate for both beginners and those who have experience chanting and would like their questions answered.
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On the Violence against Christians in Iraq and Egypt
The Seventh Annual 2011 Chinese New Year Missions Breakfast
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An interview with Frank Schaeffer, author of Patience with God
What do you mean by patience with God?
I believe that the ideological opposites -atheism and fundamentalist religion-often share the same fallacy: truth claims that reek of false certainties. I also believe that there is an alternative that actually matches the way life is lived rather than how we usually talk about belief. I call that alternative "hopeful uncertainty." Patience with God is taking the time to discover hope in paradox, not demanding answers but rather finding God in ordinary life.
Why do you think people aren't more patient with God?
Because of the people who speak in God's name basically being our national village idiots.
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