2008 Tikhonaire

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November 13 . . . . . . . .Commemoration of the 1600th Anniversary of the Repose of St. John Chrysostom November 21 . . . . . .Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple – No Classes November 25

Benefit Dinner-Concert for St. Tikhon’s Seminary, at Deacon Michael and Mat. Mary Wusylko’s Home, Pittsburgh, PA

November 28 . . . . . .His Eminence, Archbishop PETER interred at St. Tikhon’s Monastery December 1 . . . .Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church, in Binghamton, NY distributes Christmas Gifts to Married Seminarian Families December 1 . . . .Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Men’s Retreat at St. Tikhon’s Seminary: “Fertility, Medicine, and Men” – Leon Sheean, Ph.D. December 6 . . . . . .Feast of St. Nicholas – Reception for Seminarians and Families December 6 . . . . . . . .Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA) distributes Christmas Gifts to Seminary Families December 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Tikhon’s Church School Christmas Pageant December 10-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Final Examinations; Nativity Break begins

January 29 . . .Rev. David Sommer, St. Thomas Church (Antiochian Archdiocese), Snohomish, WA, addresses Seminary community: “The Challenges of a Young Mission Priest” February 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feast of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple – No Classes February 3

Ordination to the Diaconate of Seminarian Theophan Buck by His Beatitude, Metropolitan HERMAN, at St. Tikhon’s Monastery Church

February 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .His Grace, Bishop THOMAS of Charleston, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic (Antiochian Archdiocese), visits St. Tikhon’s Seminary February 12 Father Zacharias from St. John the Baptist Monastery in Essex, England addresses the Seminary community: “Theology as a Spiritual State” February 14 Rev. Eric Tosi, St. Paul the Apostle Church, Las Vegas, NV, and Chairman of the OCA’s Dept. of Evangelization addresses Seminary community February 17 . . . . . .Century Association Winter Festival held at Genetti Manor, Dickson City, PA February 19 . . . . . . . . . .Student-Wives Spring Evening Education Series begins February 23-24 . . . . . . . . .St. Tikhon’s vs. St. Vladimir’s Basketball Game held at St. Tikhon’s Seminary

December 13 . . . . . . . . . .Feast of St. Herman of Alaska December 22-23 Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood of Seminarian Isaac Farha by His Grace, Bishop BASIL of Wichita and Mid-America (Antiochain Archdiocese), at St. George Cathedral, Wichita, KS January 14 . . . . . . . .Opening of 2008 Spring Semester January 22 Members of the Faculty and Students travel to Washington, DC, to join Metropolitan HERMAN and Bishop TIKHON for the annual March for Life January 25-26 . . . . . . . Marriage Retreat at St. Tikhon’s Seminary led by Khouria Maggie Hock, Director of the Department of Marriage and Parish Family Ministries for the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America

February 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission Choir sings at St. Andrew Church, Baltimore, MD February 25-29 . . . . . . . . . . . .Mid Term Examinations February 26 . . . . . . . .Very Rev. Peter Gillquist visits the Seminary to introduce the New Orthodox Study Bible February 29 . . . .Vestmentmaker Khouria Kristina West visits St. Tikhon’s Seminary March 1 Spring Meeting of the Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement (OISM) held at St.Tikhon’s Seminary March 1-2 . . . . . . . . .Mission Choir sings at St. Stephen Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA 45


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