Final Program of the 6th Annual Orthodox Unity Conference

Friday, May 26

6:30 p.m. [Trinity College Chapel]  Vespers in the Syrian Orthodox tradition

Father Estephanos (Issa), celebrant

7:30 p.m. [George Ignatieff Theatre]

7:30 Dr. Raouf Edward: greetings and a message from  St. Mark’s Orthodox Fellowship

7:40  Fr. John Gibaut (Symposium Moderator): greetings from Trinity College and introduction

(Professor of Theology and Director of the Programme in Anglican Studies, Université St. Paul, Ottawa; member of the Anglican-Orthodox  Bilateral Commission)

8:00  p.m. Protopresbyter Lambros Kamperidis

(Professor of Theology, Université de Sherbrooke; Prof. of Modern Greek Literature, Université de Montréal)

The Son of Man of the Kingdom: the Judaic Roots of Christian Eschatology

Questions to follow

 

9:00  p.m. [Divinity Common Room] reception for all sponsored  by the Canadian Council of Churches

Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton, General Secretary, chief host

display and sale of  Orthodox books and icons hosted by Anglican Book Centre

 

 

Saturday May 27

 

[all sessions in Cartwright Hall, 44 Devonshire Place; across the street from the Theatre]

 

9:30 a.m. Richard Schneider

(Adjunct Prof. Faculty of Divinity, Trinity College University of Toronto and Co-ordinator of the Programme in Orthodox/Eastern Christian Studies; Visiting Professor of Liturgical Art, St. Vladimir’s Seminary; Emeritus Prof. of Church History, York U.)

 

history of christ or Christ of History? Eschatology, time, and “event” in the Orthodox reading of Scripture and iconography

 

10:15 a.m. Father Daniel Findykian

(Dean, and Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan Professor of Liturgy, St. Nersess Armenian Orthodox Seminary)

 

The Liturgy as Icon of Christ in the Early Eastern Tradition

 

11:00 a.m. questions for the two speakers

11:30-12:45 [Rigby Room] lunch for all sponsored by Faculty of Divinity, Trinity College, U. of Toronto

Prof. Fr. David Neelands, Dean of the Faculty, chief host

display and sale of  Orthodox books and icons hosted by Anglican Book Centre

 

1:00-2:15 p.m. symposium: open discussion of the topic, and conclusions by Fr. John Gibaut

 

2:30 –6:30 p.m. bus tour of downtown Orthodox churches, closing with Vespers in the Byzantine tradition

 

for details, please see back cover

 

NOTE: we can transport symposium attendees up to the seating capacity of the bus; priority must be given to those who telephoned to pre-register a place.

 

Bus Tour Details

 

The bus is generously sponsored by St. Mark’s Orthodox Fellowship

 

2:30 p.m.bus departs from Trinity College

 

3:00 p.m.                 St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, (406 Bathurst Street)

 

3:40 p.m.bus departs

 

4:00 p.m.                 St. George Greek Orthodox Church, (Bond Street N. of Dundas)

 

4:40                         bus departs

 

5:00                         Vespers at St. John the Compassionate Mission (Broadview Avenue)

Father Roberto Ubertino, celebrant

6:15                         bus returns to Trinity College