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ADDRESS
1105 Piper Road
South Graylyn Crest
Wilmington, Delaware 19803
302-479-5672 (phone)
302-377-6734 (cell)
frguschristo@verizon.net
OFFICES
Ordained Priest (Presbyter) of the Greek Orthodox Church by Metropolitan SILAS of New Jersey (Archdiocese of North and South America) on February 17, 1991 at the Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas in Flushing, New York
Ordained Deacon of the Greek Orthodox Church by Metropolitan SILAS of New Jersey (Archdiocese of North and South America) on January 6, 1991 at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Tonsured Reader of the Greek Orthodox Church (Archdiocese of North and South America) in 1968 at Saint Peter Greek Orthodox Church in Danville, Virginia
ECCLESIASTICAL HONORS
Appointed to the New Jersey/Delaware Valley Regional Marriage Tribunal of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey by Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey from August 21, 2006 - May 13, 2008
Appointed Vicar of the Delaware Valley Region of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey by Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey from May 30, 2006 - May 13, 2008
Elevated to the Office of Protopresbyter of the Church by Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey on December 14, 2003 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Norfolk, Virginia
Elevated to the Office of Stavrophoros Economos of the Church by Bishop TIMOTHY of Detroit on July 2, 1995 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Lansing, Michigan
Elevated to the Office of Father Confessor of the Church by Bishop TIMOTHY of Detroit on March 14, 1993 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Lansing, Michigan
ASSIGNMENTS
Pastor and Dean of the St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 1, 2011 - )
Associate Professor of Patristics at St. Sophia Seminary of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., South Bound Brook, New Jersey from September, 2010 -
Associate Professor of Pastoral Care at St. Sophia Seminary of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., South Bound Brook, New Jersey from January, 2010 -
Pastor of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Wilmington, Delaware (July 25, 2004 - May 1, 2011)
Deputy Sheriff and Chaplain of the Norfolk, Virginia Sheriff”s Department; personal appointment of Sheriff Robert J. McCabe (June, 2002 - July, 2004)
Dean and Pastor of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Norfolk, Virginia, Greek Orthodox Diocese of New Jersey (January 1, 2001 - July 24, 2004)
Associate Pastor of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Norfolk, Virginia, Greek Orthodox Diocese of New Jersey (August 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000)
Orthodox Chaplain of Old Dominion University's Orthodox Christian Fellowship (August, 1999 - July, 2004)
Adjunct Associate Professor of Byzantine History at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia (May, 2000)
Pastor of The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Lansing, Michigan, Greek Orthodox Diocese of Detroit (September 13, 1992 - July 31, 1999)
"On Call Chaplain" at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI (1997 - 1999)
Episcopal Representative to the Governor of the State of Michigan, the Honorable John Engler (1992 - 1994)
Member of the Religious Advisors' Association at Michigan State University; Greek Orthodox Chaplain at M.S.U. (1993 - 1995)
Assistant Pastor of The Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas in Flushing, New York between February 17, 1991 and September 12, 1992
EDUCATION
1984-1991
University of Durham, England; submitted a PHD Thesis on The Church's Identity Established Through Images According to St. John Chrysostom and earned the PHD in Theology
1983-1984
University of Durham, England; submitted a MA Thesis on The Notions of Martyrdom According to St. John Chrysostom and obtained the MA in Theology
1982-1983
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA; attended one year and then transferred to Durham University
1978-1982
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; obtained a BA in Religious Studies and a Minor in Biology.
Certified Lab Technician-B, Department of Plastic Surgery Research, The University of Virginia Medical Center; 1981
SPECIALIZATION
Patristics / Chrysostom Studies
COMPETENCIES
Dogmatics, Scripture, Early Church History, Spirituality, Orthodox Studies; Ethics; Ecumenics
LANGUAGES
Classical, Liturgical and Modern Greek
COURSES TAUGHT
CH 202: Patristics II: A Study of Christology from the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus 431 A.D. to the Council of Constantinople 843 A.D. (the Final Restoration of Icons and the Triumph of Orthodoxy). St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary, South Bound Brook, New Jersey; Spring 2011.
CH 201: Patristics I: Introduction to Patristics and the Trinitarian Controversy: Beginning in 319 AD with Arius and ending in 381 AD with the Council of Constantinople. St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary, South Bound Brook, New Jersey; Fall 2010.
PPM 364: Introduction to Pastoral Care. St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary, South Bound Brook, New Jersey; Spring 2010.
Byzantine History 394U: Constantinople: From Its Foundation To Its Fall. Old Dominion University, Department of History, Norfolk, Virginia; Summer 2001, Session 2.
PUBLICATIONS
Bishops as Successors to the Apostles According to John Chrysostom: Ecclesiastical Authority in the Early Church (The Edwin Mellen Press, September 2008; ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-4977-0)
The Church's Identity Established through Images According to Saint John Chrysostom (Patristic Theological Library 2, Orthodox Research Institute, March 2006; ISBN 1-933275-05-7)
The Consecration of a Greek Orthodox Church According to Eastern Orthodox Tradition: A Detailed Account and Explanation of the Ritual (The Edwin Mellen Press, July 2005; ISBN 0-7734-6110-8)
St. John Chrysostom on Repentance and Almsgiving (Fathers of the Church Series, vol. 96, The Catholic University of America Press, Spring 1998; ISBN 0-8132-0096-2)
Martyrdom According to St. John Chrysostom: To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain (The Edwin Mellen Press, March 1997; ISBN 0-7734-2290-0)
LITURGICAL PUBLICATIONS
The Consecration of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church of Toms River, New Jersey on Sunday, October 24, 2010: The Service of the Preparation of the Holy Relics, The Great Vespers Service, The Orthros Service, The Service of Consecration, and the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom (Copyright, October 2010)
The Consecration of the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church of Holmdel, New Jersey on Sunday, October 21, 2007: The Service of the Preparation of the Holy Relics, The Great Vespers Service, The Orthros Service, The Service of Consecration, and the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom (Copyright, October 2007)
The Rite of Consecration of The Chapel of Saint Theodore the Commander (Copyright December, 2003)
The Artoclasia: The Blessing of the Five Loaves (Copyright June, 1993)
CATECHETICAL PUBLICATIONS
Your Orthodox Baptism (Copyright August, 1992)
Your Orthodox Marriage (Copyright August, 1992)
PUBLISHED SERMONS
Lenten Homilies: Cheese-fare or Forgiveness Sunday (Mt 6:14-21), The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Mk 9:17-31), and Holy and Great Tuesday Evening on the Orthodox Ministry ACCESS: www.goarch.org/access/resources
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
"Why Venerate Saints' Relics?" THE ORTHODOX OBSERVER, vol. 62 - No. 1132, August 1997, pp. 17, 23.
"A Concise Biography of St. John Chrysostom," THE ORTHODOX OBSERVER, vol. 63 - No. 1138, January 1998, p. 21.
"The Body of Christ: An Image of the Church by St. John Chrysostom," THE ANNUAL RESOURCE COMPANION, Theme: Holy Tradition, vol. 2, 1999-2000, Department of Religious Education, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, pp. 53-56.
"St. John Chrysostom and Sacred Relics," THE ANNUAL RESOURCE COMPANION, Theme: Holy Tradition, vol. 3, 2000-2001, DRE, GOA, pp. 64-69.
“The Christology and Ecclesiology of the Gospel of St. John 1-6 According to St. John Chrysostom,” ARC, Theme: The Theology and Dogma of the Orthodox Church, vol. 4, 2001-2002, DRE, GOA, pp. 68-86.
AUDIO PUBLICATIONS
AN ORTHODOX MOMENT; Bi-Monthly Radio Program on WLCM 1390 AM, Charlotte, MI
11/16/97 The Seventh Sunday of St. Luke the Evangelist (8:41-56): Faith
11/30/97 The Sunday Before the Nativity of Christ: Repentance
12/14/97 The Feast of Christmas (the Nativity of Christ)
12/28/97 The Sunday After the Nativity of Christ: Humility
1/11/98 The Feast of Epiphany or the Theophany
1/25/98 The Gospel of St. Luke 17:12-19: Proper Spiritual Etiquette
2/8/98 The Sixteenth Sunday of Luke (18:10-14): The Publican and the Pharisee
2/22/98 Cheese-Fare or Forgiveness Sunday (Matthew 6:14-21)
3/8/98 Sunday of Orthodoxy
3/22/98 Adoration of the Holy Cross
4/12/98 Palm Sunday
2/26/98 Paschal Homily
5/10/98 The Resurrection (Exanastasin) of Christ the Light; and Faith
5/24/98 Pentecost
6/14/98 All Saints' Day
6/28/98 Seeking the Kingdom of God
7/12/98 The Fifth Sunday of Matthew (8:28-9:1): The Church as God's Army
7/26/98 The Seventh Sunday of Matthew (9:27-35): Faith
8/9/98 The Transfiguration of Christ
8/23/98 The Indiction
9/13/98 Sunday Before the Elevation of the Holy Cross (John 3:13-17)
9/27/98 Sunday After the Elevation of the Holy Cross (Mark 8:34-9:1)
10/11/98 Parable of the Kingdom of God and of the Banquet Feast (Luke 14:15-24)
10/25/98 St. Demetrios the Great Martyr
11/8/98 The Parable of the Sower and the Seed (Luke 8:5-15)
11/22/98 The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
12/13/98 Christmas Homily
12/27/98 Luke 18:18-27 / Being Merciful
1/10/99 New Year's Day
1/24/99 Christ, the Church and the Ever-Virgin Mary
2/14/99 Matthew 9:9-13: Mercy
2/28/99 The Gospel Lesson of Zacchaeus
3/14/99 The Second Sunday of Great Lent / Gregory Palamas (Mark 2:1-12)
3/28/99 The Gospel of Mark 9:17-31 (Prayer)
4/11/99 Paschal Homily
4/25/99 The Third Sunday of Pascha: On Christ's Resurrection
5/9/99 Church Attendance and Eucharistic Communion (Final Program)
AUDIO - VISUAL PUBLICATIONS
The Saints, St. John Chrysostom, “They Called Him Golden Mouth,” served as Text Consultant, Contributor and Participant; an Ellinas Multimedia Presentation, Aliso Viejo, CA; 2003.
The Saints, St. Paul, “The Saint Who Saw The Light,” served as Participant; an Ellinas Multimedia Presentation, Aliso Viejo, CA; 2003.
The Saints, St. Peter, “He Who Was Given The Keys to The Kingdom,” served as Participant; an Ellinas Multimedia Presentation, Aliso Viejo, CA; 2003.
Orthodoxy # 101, Understanding The Orthodox Faith, served as Participant; an Ellinas Multimedia Presentation, Aliso Viejo, CA; 2003.
Orthodoxy # 101, Taking a Tour Through an Orthodox Church, served as Participant; an Ellinas Multimedia Presentation, Aliso Viejo, CA; 2003.
INTERNET PUBLICATIONS
Blog (February 21, 2007 - )
www.anorthodoxmoment.org
Orthodox spiritual insights and meditations from the Fathers of the Church
OFFICIAL PRESENTATIONS
Presented to His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Detroit on May 23, 1999: A "State of Michigan Certificate of Special Tribute" from the Executive Office of Governor John Engler; a Tribute from the United States Senator of Michigan Carl Levin; a Tribute from the United States Senator of Michigan Spencer Abraham; and a Proclamation from Mayor David Hollister of Lansing, MI, declaring Sunday, May 23, 1999 "His Grace Bishop Nicholas Day"
Presented a "State of Michigan Certificate of Special Tribute" from the Executive Office of Governor John Engler to V. Rev. Fr. John Heropoulos, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Detroit, on March 2, 1999
Presented my publication, St. John Chrysostom on Repentance and Almsgiving (C.U.A. Press, F.O.T.C. vol. 96, 1998), and a "State of Michigan Special Tribute" from Governor John Engler and State Senator Dick Posthumus to His Holiness Pope John Paul II at a special audience in Rome, Italy; February 18, 1998
Presented a "State of Michigan Special Tribute" from Governor John Engler and State Senator Dick Posthumus to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during the Patriarch's Tour of America; November 3, 1997
OFFICIAL RECOGNITIONS
Received the Silver Medal honoring the ninteenth year of the Pontificate of Pope John Paul II for my contribution to the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, during a special audience with His Holiness; February 1998.
ACQUISITIONS
February, 2010
Acquired the relics of Apostle James the Greater, Apostle Simon the Zealot, Apostle Mathias, Apostle Timothy, and St. George the Great Martyr and Trophy-bearer from His Excellency the Most Reverend Bishop W. Francis Malooly of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, and enshrined them for public veneration at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Wilmington on February 28, 2010 the Second Sunday of Holy and Great Lent.
January, 2004
Acquired the relic of St. John Chrysostom from the Vatican in Rome and presented it to His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey on February 3, 2004 at the Metropolis of New Jersey Annual Clergy Retreat held in Hershey, Pennsylvania, to accompany the icon of the newly chosen Patron Saint of the Metropolis - St. John Chrysostom - presented to His Eminence on December 13, 2003 during the consecration weekend of St. Theodore the Commander Chapel in Norfolk, Virginia.
January, 2004
Acquired the relic of the Great Martyr Theodore the Commander from the Vatican in Rome and enshrined it for public veneration at the newly consecrated Chapel of St. Theodore the Commander, in Norfolk,Virginia.
May, 1996
Obtained a particle of the sacred relics of St. John Chrysostom from Msgr. Bishop Pierre Duprey, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (the Vatican) during our meeting at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. On July 28, 1996 Bishop Maximos of Pittsburgh and Locum Tenens of the Detroit Diocese enshrined this relic at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Lansing, Michigan.
CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICAL RESEARCH PAPERS
The Preparation of Pluronic F-68 Topical Antimicrobial Cream; by Gus Christo, The Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22901; August 10, 1981.
An Ideal Carrier Burn Cream, by Gus Christo; The Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22901; July 13, 1981.
The Establishment of a Radiographic Technique to Evaluate the Course of Bone Infection, by Gus Christo; The Department of Plastic Surgery Research, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22901; Fall, 1980.
A Radiographic Analysis of Infected Rabbit Femurs at 14 Days, by William Bellamy, B.A.; Danny Rukstalis, B.A.; Gus Christo, B.A.; Beverly Boykin, B.A.; Patricia Buchanan, B.S.; George Rodeheaver, Ph.D.; The Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22901; Spring, 1980.
SPEAKING AND PREACHING ENGAGEMENTS
October 18, 2010
Presented the lecture entitled: “The Theater” (to; Qevatron) in the Ecclesiological Texts of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, at the Theater Department of DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.
October 17, 2010
Presented the lectures entitled: Saint John Chrysostom's Greatest Contribution to World Orthodoxy and Living the Orthodox Faith at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Wilmington, Delaware.
January 25, 2009
Presented the lecture entitled: Our Fathers Among the Saints, Great Hierarchs, and Ecumenical Teachers: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom
at the Greek Letters Day Program of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Community.
November 13, 2008
Delivered the Lecture/Homily, Repentance according to St. John Chrysostom, on the Feast Day of St. John Chrysostom at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Trenton, New Jersey, and at the invitation of His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey, who presided over the Divine Liturgy.
October 28, 2008
Delivered the keynote lecture, A Synopsis of Chrysostom's Theology of the Church, at the Clergy Retreat of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at Ligonier, Pennsylvania. In attendance were His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine and His Eminence Archbishop Antony.
April 13, 2008
Delivered the homily, Humility and Service (Mark 10:32-45) according to Saint John Chrysostom, at the Sunday evening Great Vespers Service at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Wilmington, Delaware on the occasion of the Fifth Sunday of Holy and Great Lent.
January 29, 2008
Delivered the Keynote Address at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts commemorating the 1600th Anniversary of the Repose of St. John Chrysostom entitled: St. John Chrysostom: The Pertinence of His Ecclesiology Today. The Christology and Ecclesiology of the Gospel of St. John, Chapters 1-6 According to Saint John Chrysostom.
January 27, 2008
Keynote speaker at the Annual Greek Letters Day celebration sponsored by AHEPA at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Wilmington, Delaware, and delivered the lecture: The Greek Orthodox Faith and Hellenism.
May 7, 2007
Keynote speaker at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey Annual Clergy-Laity Assembly held at the Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey, and delivered the Keynote Address: The Orthodox Church in the Twenty-first Century: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). The Faithfulness of Saint John Chrysostom, the Treasure of the Orthodox Church.
January 27, 2007
Keynote speaker at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey Religious Education Teachers Seminar held at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Wyckoff, New Jersey, and delivered the lecture: Religious Education and the Parish: Christ, the Church, and You.
September 7, 2006
Delivered the Invocation at the opening of the proceedings of the United States Senate in Washington, DC as guest of United States Senator Joseph Biden (Democrat) of Delaware. Broadcast live on C-SPAN.
May 8, 2006
Presenter and Workshop Facilitator (Religious Education) at the 2006 Clergy-Laity Assembly of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey; the Venetian Conference Center in Garfield, New Jersey.
March 28, 2005
Presenter and Workshop Facilitator (The Church and Family: An Orthodox Witness) at the 2005 Clergy-Laity Assembly of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey; the Sheraton Hotel in Towson, Maryland.
November 12, 2004
Delivered the homily, The Biography of St. John Chrysostom, during the Hierarchical Great Vespers of the Feast Day of St. John Chrysostom, Patron Saint of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey, at the request of His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 5, 2003
Lecturer on The Consecration of Churches According to the Greek Orthodox Tradition, at the “Great Wednesdays” program of Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia.
October 10, 2003
Delivered the Benediction at the Norfolk Sheriff's Office Academy Class 03-02 27th Session Graduation Ceremony; Fire Station No. 9, Norfolk, Virginia.
May 20, 2003
Delivered the homily on The Biographies of Saints Constantine and Helen, at the Great Vespers of the Feast Day Celebration of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Newport News, Virginia.
May 9, 2003
Delivered the Benediction at the Norfolk Sheriff's Office Academy Class 03-01 26th Session Graduation Ceremony; Fire Station No. 9, Norfolk, Virginia.
February 27, 2003
Lectured on The Orthodox Church as the Cosmic Church of Christ, Westminster Canterbury Retirement Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia
November 15, 2002
Delivered the Benediction at the Norfolk Sheriff”s Office Academy Class 02-03 25th Session Graduation Ceremony; Ruffner Middle School, Norfolk, Virginia.
October 1, 2002
Lecturer on Weddings in the Greek Orthodox Tradition, Center for Sacred Music, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, Virginia.
June 8, 2002
Host Co-Chairman for the National Archdiocesan St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Norfolk, VA. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios in attendance.
April 25, 2002
Delivered the Invocation at the World Affairs Council honoring the 50th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (headquartered in Norfolk, VA) and the 50th Anniversary of Greece's membership to NATO, at the Waterside Marriott Hotel, Norfolk, VA
April 18, 2002
Lecturer on To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain: Martyrdom According to St. John Chrysostom, at the lower west oval room of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Sponsored by the Religious Studies Department.
February 11, 2002
Delivered the Invocation at the opening of the proceedings of the Virginia House of Delegates, Richmond, VA
October 25, 2001
Lecturer on The Hymnology of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, at Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, VA
May 11-13, 2001
Host and Diocese Chairman of the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival for the Greek Orthodox Diocese of New Jersey, at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Norfolk,VA
March 4, 2001
Homilist on Renewal in the Orthodox Church, during the Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church of Newport News, VA
February 16, 2001
Delivered the Invocation at the opening of the proceedings of the Senate Body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA
February 14, 2001
Speaker on The Beliefs and Liturgical Rites of the Greek Orthodox Church, at the Tabernacle Church of Norfolk, VA
February 26, 2000
The featured speaker on The Future of Orthodoxy in the New Millennium, during the seventh annual symposium of the Hellenic Society Paideia of Virginia entitled "Orthodoxy and Hellenism in the New Millennium,” at the Hellenic Center of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Norfolk, VA
February 18, 2000
Conducted a Church Tour and a Class on Orthodoxy at the Annunciation Cathedral for the Community United Methodist Church Confirmation Class from Virginia Beach, VA
January 26, 2000
Conducted a special seminar on St. John Chrysostom's Homilies on Repentance and Almsgiving, at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Norfolk, VA
May 22, 1999
Host and Co-Chairman of the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival for the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Detroit; location: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Lansing, MI
May 16, 1999
Offered the Benediction for the Baccalaureate Exercises of East Lansing High School - Class of 1999
May 12, 1999
Delivered a paper on Death and Resurrection from an Orthodox Perspective to the staff of the Hospice of Lansing
April 20, 1999
Conducted a Church Tour and a Question and Answer Period on the Orthodox Faith and Liturgical Practice for the Junior Class of Lansing Christian High School
March 15, 1999
Offered the Invocation for the commencement of the weekly Lansing City Council Meeting
January 10, 1999
Instructed the Catechism Class of Calvary Lutheran Church of Lansing, MI; Topic: The Divine Liturgy and Church Etiquette
December 15, 1998
Delivered the lecture: The Christology of the Gospel of St. John 1-6, during the distinguished lecture series Discover the Truth Through the Holy Bible and Orthodox Tradition at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in St. Clair Shores, MI
October 19, 1998
Delivered the lecture: Repentance and Almsgiving in the Writings of St. John Chrysostom at the Nativity of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Plymouth, MI
May 17, 1998
Conducted a Church Tour and a Class on Orthodoxy at Holy Trinity Church for the First United Methodist Church Confirmation Class from Grand Ledge, MI
May 4, 1998
Conducted a Fireside Chat with the Metropolitan Detroit Young Adult League at the Nativity of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Plymouth, MI; Topic: Repentance and Almsgiving in the Writings of St. John Chrysostom
April 24, 1998
Retreat Leader of the Holy Trinity Young Adults at the Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery, Rives Junction, MI
April 22, 1998
Guest Instructor to the Junior Class of Lansing Christian High School; Topic: Orthodox Catechism and What We See in an Orthodox Church
March 26, 1998
Guest Instructor to the Project C.L.A.Y. (youth) group of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing, MI; Topic: ABC's of Orthodoxy and What We See in an Orthodox Church
March 8, 1998
Homilist on The Sunday of Orthodoxy at a Pan-Orthodox Great Vespers held at St. James Antiochian Orthodox Church in Williamston, MI
November 1,1997
Religious Workshop Leader at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Dayton, Ohio; Topic: Glory To God For All Things! St. John Chrysostom's Nine Homilies on Repentance
October 2,1997
Participant on a Pan-Orthodox panel of priests; Topic: Convert and Ethnic Priests: How They Got Where They Are, hosted by the Orthodox Christian Women of Mid Michigan and held at St. James Antiochian Orthodox Church of Williamston, MI
January 28,1997
Guest Instructor to the senior class of Catholic Central High School of Lansing, MI; Topic: What is the Orthodox Church?
April 26,1996
Guest Instructor to a confirmation class from the United Methodist Church, Williamston, MI; Topic: From the Orthodox Church's Origins to the Present
March 21,1996
Offered the Opening Prayer and Remarks on the Senate Floor of the State Capitol Building of Michigan in honor of Greek Independence Day
January 27,1996
Liturgist and Homilist at the Holy Dormition Orthodox Monastery, Rives Junction, MI; Sermon Topic: The Significance of the Feast Day of the Translation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom
August 19,1995
Retreat Leader of the Vacation Bible School group of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Lansing, MI, at the Holy Dormition Orthodox Monastery, Rives Junction, MI
June 2,1995
Speaker and Presenter at the Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Detroit; Topic: Orthodoxy and Medical Ethics: The Michael Ryan Messenger Case
March 24,1995
Offered the Opening Prayer and Remarks on the Senate Floor of the State Capitol Building of Michigan in honor of Greek Independence Day
March 11,1995
Retreat speaker for the Metropolitan Detroit Young Adults at the Holy Dormition Orthodox Monastery, Rives Junction, MI; Topic: Living The Orthodox Faith in Contemporary America
November 16, 1994
Guest Speaker at the Center of Medical Ethics and Humanities, Michigan State University; Topic: To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain: Orthodox Ethos and Ethics
March 23, 1994
Offered the Opening Prayer and Remarks on the Senate Floor of the State Capitol Building of Michigan in honor of Greek Independence Day
December 6, 1993
Guest Speaker at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor, MI; Topic: On St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Archbishop of Myra in Lycia
October 26, 1993
Guest Speaker at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Saginaw, MI; Topic: On the Martyrdom of St. Demetrios the Great Martyr
August 31, 1993
Guest Homilist at St. Joseph's Melkite Catholic Church, Lansing, MI; Topic: The Indiction 1993: The Theme of Spiritual Renewal
June 3, 1993
Presenter at North American Patristic Society, General Meeting 1993, Loyola University of Chicago; Topic: The Church in the Authentic Writings of St. John Chrysostom
April 21, 1993
Guest Speaker for the Orthodox Christian Fellowship at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Topic: The Body of God: Christ and His Church
March 10, 1993
Participant and Presenter at Lansing, MI, YMCA Lenten Lecture Series; Topic: Marching Orders From the Empty Tomb: The Gospel of St. John the Apostle 20:19-23
March 7, 1993
Guest Speaker at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Grand Rapids, MI; The Sunday of Orthodoxy, 1993; Topic: Almsgiving: The Basic Tenet of Orthodox Christianity
February 23, 1993
23rd Annual Interfaith Day; Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Lansing, MI; Topic: Interfaith in Our Communities, Reaching Out to Spiritual Needs, An Orthodox Perspective
April 15, 1992
Bible Study Leader at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Flushing, NY; Topic: An Analysis of the Lord's Prayer in the Writings of St. Maximus the Confessor
March 14, 1992
Guest Speaker in a series on The History of the Orthodox Church at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New York, NY; Topic: Living the Faith, Making Orthodoxy Alive in Our Lives
November 23, 1991
Chairman and Presenter at Queens, NY District Sunday School Seminar; Topic: The Role of Sunday School Teachers in the Life of the Church
September, 1991 - June, 1992
Presenter at Queens, NY District Marriage Seminar for Young Couples; Topic: Ecclesiological Perspective of Marriage
November 11, 1990
Guest Liturgist and Homilist at the St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, Paramus, New Jersey: Youth Sunday; Topic: The Church as a School of Serious Study According to St. John Chrysostom
April 10, 1989
Guest Speaker in a Lenten series at the Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, Tenafly, New Jersey; Topic: Repentance and Fasting According to St. John Chrysostom
March 6,1988
Guest Speaker at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Jamaica, New York; Topic: The Main Purpose of Lent: Receiving the Mysteries of Christ's Body and Blood
January 10, 1988
Guest Homilist at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Flushing, New York; Topic: The Gospel of Repentance (Mt. 4:12-17)
December 13, 1987
Guest Homilist at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Flushing, New York; Topic: The Parable of the Kingdom of God and the King's Banquet
December 9, 1987
Guest Lecturer at St. John's University, Jamaica, New York; Topic: The Seven Great Sacraments of the Orthodox Church With Special Emphasis on the Writings of St. John Chrysostom
December 2, 1987
Guest Lecturer at St. John's University, Jamaica, New York; Topic: A Brief Overview of the Ecclesiology of St. John Chrysostom
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