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Orthodox Observer - June 5, 1997
Planning Session for Patriarchal Visit Held at Archdiocese In their first meeting with Archbishop Spyridon at the Archdiocese, Diocesan and Site representatives for the upcoming visit to the United States of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presented a detailed overview of preparations for the trip. "I appreciate what you have done until now and I thank you for what you will be doing in the future," His Eminence said. "This patriarchal visit will give an enormous impetus to our Church." By Jim Golding The Ecumenical Patriarch's visit will take place from Oct. 19 to Nov. 17. He will arrive at Andrews AFB, outside of Washington.
SITE REPRESENTATIVES with Arch- bishop Spyridon at Archdiocese head- quarters (Orthodox Observer photo) The Archbishop said that President Clinton plans to hold a private meeting with the Patriarch at the White House and that Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will host a dinner in celebration of the sixth anniversary of Bartholomew's election to the Ecumenical Throne. The Patriarch's tentative schedule calls for a four-day stay in Washington. Among the many events will be an Ecumenical Doxology at the Washington National Cathedral, a doxology at Sts. Constantine and Helen Church, a dinner at the Library of Congress, Divine Liturgy at St. Sophia Cathedral, and luncheons hosted by the Ambassadors of Turkey and Greece. His All Holiness will travel to Baltimore on Oct. 23, where his schedule includes a doxology at Annunciation Cathedral, an ecumenical service, and a dinner with the Catholic-Orthodox Dialogue Commission hosted by Cardinal Keeler. He will spend five days in New York, Oct. 24-28, where he will dedicate the Archdiocese headquarters. During his stay, he will meet with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Gov. George Pataki and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. The Ecumenical Patriarch also will meet with other Orthodox hierarchs and other religious leaders and visit several Orthodox churches and celebrate a Pan-Orthdoox Divine Liturgy. On Oct. 28-29, the Patriarch will be in Boston where he will visit Hellenic College-Holy Cross School of Theology. Other scheduled events will include an ecumenical vespers with Cardinal Law of Boston, an address at the Fletcher School of Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he will receive an honorary degree, and a pan-Orthodox service at Annunciation Cathedral. His All Holiness will travel to Johnstown, Pa., on Nov.16 to visit the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese in the USA. Next on the itinerary is Atlanta, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. The Ecumenical Patriarch will attend dinners hosted by Gov. Zell Miller and Bishop Alexios. He will also meet with other religious leaders, officiate at a doxology at Annunciation Cathedral and attend a prayer service at the Martin Luther King Center for Social Change. His All Holiness will be in Chicago Nov. 1-4. Highlights will include a pan-Orthodox Divine Liturgy at the Navy Pier on Nov. 2, the sixth anniversary of his enthronement and will take part in other services at various churches during his stay. He will make a stop in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 4 to take part in an ecumenical doxology and a luncheon, and to conduct an agiasmos service at St. George Church. Later that day, the Ecumenical Patriarch will depart for Dallas for a two-day visit. Highlights will include a Patriarchal great vespers service at Holy Trinity Church, a luncheon hosted by Mayor Ron Kirk, and the bestowal of an honorary degree at Southern Methodist University. On Nov. 6-9, His All Holiness will visit San Francisco and Los Angeles. His activities include a vespers service at Annunciation Cathedral in San Francisco, an address to the World Affairs Council and ecumenical service and honorary degree at Fuller Theological Union and a meeting with hierarchs of the Oriental and Orthodox Christians. He also will attend an environmental symposium at St. Barbara Church in Santa Barbara and officiate at a Patriarchal service on the environment. The Patriarch also will celebrate vespers and Divine Liturgy at St. Sophia Cathedral. On Nov. 10, His All Holiness will visit St. Anthony's Monastery in Florence, Ariz. Following a four-day period of private time, Patriarch Bartholomew will visit the Pittsburgh Diocese on Nov. 15-16. Among his activities will be a pan-Orthodox vespers and a Patriarchal Divine Liturgy. Throughout his visit, His All Holiness also will meet with clergy and their families in the various dioceses. The Patriarch will depart for Constantinople on Nov. 17. Site Representatives for each Diocese include the following: Archdiocese District: Archbishop Spyridon, Stephen G. Yeonas, Timothy J. Maniatis. New Jersey Diocese: Fr. Constantine Monios, and Fr. Constantine Moralis. Boston Diocese: Bishop Methodios and Fr. Nicholas Krommydas. American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese: Bishop Nicholas and the Very Rev. Michael S. Rosco. Atlanta Diocese: Bishop Alexios and Dr. John Skandalakis. Chicago Diocese: Bishop Iakovos, the Very Rev. Demetrios Kantzavelos and Fr. Peter T. Cade. Denver Diocese: Bishop Isaiah and Fr. Nicholas Katinas. San Francisco Diocese: Bishop Anthony and Fr. Constantine Zozos Pittsburgh Diocese: Bishop Maximos and Peter Clyde Papadakos. Ukrainian Orthodox Church: Metropolitan Antony, the Very Rev. Frank Estocin and Emil Skocypez. [ Orthodox Observer - Vol. 62, No. 1130 - June 5, 1997 - pp. 1, 3 ]
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