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Drs. Antony Bashir and John Dalack report on Lay Ministries of all that is covered in this report, most especially through our web-site. I would like to extend our sincerest thanks to Metropolitan PHILIP and our beloved Hierarchs for their continued support and trust. Many thanks, to our Reverend Clergy and all of our Brothers and Sisters in Christ, who have unceasingly supported our efforts. Also, with much appreciation to Fr. John Abdalah, for his guidance and support, and to the N.A.B. Officers and Coordinators for their tireless work — Cindy Nimey, Violet Robbat, Diane O’Regan, Janice Saba, Marilyn Robbat, Joanne Bitar, Sherry Abraham Morrow, Lucy Hanna, Peggy King, Vera Bahbah, Saydeh Karabatis, and Elinor Bourjaily. Many thanks also goes to our Diocesan Presidents for their leadership: Kh. Barbara Baz, Diocese of Canada/Upper State New York; Ina O’Dell, Diocese of the East; Judy Stevens, Diocese of Mid- America; Mary Ellen Mabardy, Diocese of New England; Marie Bojrab, Diocese of the Midwest; Sarah Hodges, Diocese of the Southeast; and, Widad Tarazi, Diocese of the West. Our sincerest appreciation goes to the women of the local chapters without whom nothing could be achieved. They are truly the backbone of the hard work and success of this organization. We look forward to our continued work in the support of those in need and to the strengthening of this most wonderful Sisterhood and blessed Archdiocese. Please continue to pray for us in all that we do, as we will pray for you. Laila Rizk Ferris, President North American Board Antiochian Women Moved by the Executive Board of the Antiochian Women, seconded by the Regional Presidents of the Antiochian Women, the report was received. Mr. Peter Dacales noted that Dr. Gregory Esper sends a check every month in support of the Retired Clergy Fund. 8/21. DRS. JOHN DALACK and ANTHONY BASHIR presented the report of the Department of Lay Ministry. Metropolitan PHILIP, Bishop ANTOUN, Bishop BASIL, Bishop JOSEPH, Bishop MARK, Bishop THOMAS, Bishop ALEXANDER, Reverend Clergy, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Since our last report to you in Miami, 2003, we have endeavored to see to it that we “fulfill the ministry received from the Lord.” We have 28 The Word based our work during the past two years on the following goals: a. to provide for and involve the laity and clergy in a series of encounters intended to foster the development of their knowledge of the Orthodox faith; b. to create forums in which laity and clergy can join in mutual sharing about problems, conflicts and solutions for living an Orthodox life in the parish and in today’s society; c. to collaborate with the Department of Stewardship and other departments and organizations of the Archdiocese in the development of program initiatives in the areas of parish development and planning as well as participation and parish life. Our work these past two years has focused on the following: A. Lectures and retreats for parishes — Across the year, we have provided lectures and retreats for parishes. These lectures and retreats focus on understanding Scripture and the teachings of the Orthodox faith as they relate to living a spiritual and balanced life. Working with Orthodox Christian adults and teens is an exciting encounter and provides all of us with a way to untangle the misunderstandings of the Faith as it is filtered through western logic and western cultural perspectives. We will continue to work with pastors and parishioners of our parishes to develop and offer programs that enhance our understanding of the Orthodox Faith and provide frameworks for integrating our Faith into our lives and daily practices. B. Antiochian Village Camping Program — We continue our close working association with Fr. Michael Nasser and the staff and counselors at the Antiochian Village Camping Program. Our work has included participating in counselor training week, providing ongoing support across the summer camping period to Fr. Michael and staff, and debriefing the staff and counselors of the camp at the end of each season. For the past two years and at the request of Fr. Michael Nasser, we have conducted a two day focus group with staff and counselors at the Antiochian Village Camping program. These focus groups occur at the end of the camping season and include administrative staff, program directors, and counselors. Information from these focus groups result in specific recommendations with regard to staffing, administration, management, daily schedules, program development, and Christian Education activities at the Camp. A summary report is provided to Fr. Michael for his review, study and implementation. We will continue this activity again in August, 2005. C. Enlivening sessions — The Enlivening to Christ program was conducted for thirty years at the Diocesan Conferences. Each Diocese Conference is responsible for providing Enlivening sessions at their respective conferences. We continue to provide the sessions at the Archdiocese Conventions as well as the Eastern and New England Regions. As we did in Los Angeles, we will present an Enlivening here in Dearborn on July 30th. D. Collaborations — The Department is gradually changing its focus. We initiated collaboration with the Department of Stewardship and its chair Mr. Ron Nicola. This is an exciting development and one that complements each of our departments. This year we presented with Ron at the Stewardship Retreat for Parish Councils in October, 2004, at the Antiochian Village. We presented
papers on tithing and its implication for change and the change process. It was an effective collaboration and one that we hope to continue. During this convention, the two departments met to discuss future relationships and collaborative projects. E. Assistance to Pastors and Parishes — We continue to provide on-going consultation to pastors who contact us. In addition, we are working with several parishes on the development of long range developmental plans and have developed an approach that facilitates the participation of the parish as a whole in the long term development process. We continue to offer assistance to pastors and parishes who find themselves in situations that need resolution and renewed communication frameworks. F. The Orthodox Women’s Meeting: We presented at the Orthodox Women’s Retreat at the Antiochian Heritage and Learning Center on Service and Ministry in the Church. What’s next for the Department of Lay Ministry? a. continue our commitment to provide quality programs intended to enhance the personal and spiritual development of the laity; b. develop our work relationship with the Department of Stewardship and Ron Nicola with the intention of developing meaningful offerings to our parishes and pastors; c. serve as a liaison to The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion and disseminate information and documents from this group that may benefit our laity and pastors; d. continue our work at the Antiochian Village Camping Program in providing focus group work as a means of evaluating administrative and programmatic activities; e. develop programs to enhance parish change and problem solving approaches that can be used as an alternative dispute resolution framework for addressing serious misunderstandings and differences within the parish. In closing we wish to offer our gratitude to Metropolitan PHILIP for your trust and confidence in our work. To all of you who participate in our work — for talking with us, for being honest with us and each other, and most of all for sharing the way — thank you. May the Lord continue to sustain, inspire, and direct you in His ways. Respectfully submitted, John D. Dalack, Ph.D. and Anthony S. Bashir Co-Chair — Department of Lay Ministry Moved by MR. RONALD NICOLA of Walnut Creek, CA, seconded by FR. THOMAS BEGLEY of Sioux City, IA, the report was received. Dr. Dalack then commented that he chairs the SCOBA Commission examining current ethical issues, and that commission has not yet issued a statement with regard to stem cell research. Bishop BASIL recommended the inclusion of Dr. Tristan Englehart on that commission, and Metropolitan PHILIP appointed Dr. Englehart to represent the Antiochian Archdiocese. 8/22. MR. GEORGE DARANY and FR. MICHAEL ELLIAS presented the report of the Department of Conventions and Conference Planning. George Darany and Very Rev. Michael Ellias report on Convention Planning CONFERENCE AND CONVENTION MANUALS Since the last archdiocese convention in Miami, FL, the department has substantially edited and reformatted the Planning Manuals both for the Archdiocese Convention and the regional/diocesan Parish Life Conferences. Both manuals will be available on-line on the archdiocese website pending approval by the Metropolitan. The manuals cover all aspects of conference and convention planning from the bidding process to final reporting. Through its partnership with the Fellowship of St. John the Divine the Department also makes available conference and convention planning software to facilitate both management of these events and final reporting. We extend our sincere thanks to Mr. Michael Srour of Encino, CA, for his tireless efforts with both the manual and the software. REGIONAL PARISH LIFE CONFERENCES The department extends its thanks and congratulations to the host parishes, pastors and committees for the sacrificial work on the recently completed 2005 Parish Life Conferences. We note with some interest that this year the Southeast Region/Diocese of Miami chose to host its conference as a region under the direction of their new hierarch, Bishop ANTOUN. 2005 Parish Life Conferences: Region: Ottawa (Can-Am) — May 19-23 Host Parish: St. Anthony, Halifax, NS Host Pastor: Fr. Maximos Saikali Region: Wichita (Southwest) — June 9-13 Host Parish: St. Thomas, Sioux City, IA Host Pastor: Fr. Thomas Begley Region: Worcester (New England) — June 22-26 Host Parish: St. George, Lowell, MA Host Pastor: Fr. Leonard Faris Region: Toledo (Midwest) — June 22-26 Host Parish: St. George, Cicero, IL Host Pastor: Fr. Nicholas Dahdal The Word 29
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