Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

Upcoming Programs

CBS presents

"Christian Unity"

September 21,
2008

In conjunction with the centenary of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (which began at Graymoor in 1908), CBS News will present a half-hour program on "Christian Unity" on Sunday, September 21st.  

Among the program's guests are:

Dr. Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches;

Rev. George A. Kilcourse, professor theology at Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY;

Rev. James J. Gardiner, SA, director of the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center in Garrison, NY. 

Contact your local CBS Television station to express interest in the program and ascertain its air date and time.

Orientale Lumen

in the Lands
of the
Former
Soviet Union

A Special Presentation Sponsored by SSJC-WR

Illustrating his talk with his own dramatic photography, Roman Catholic
Lt. Cmdr. Jay Mihal, USN
will share how during his time as an Olmstead Scholar in Moscow he discovered the "Light of the East" in various parts of the former Soviet lands.

Saturday, October 11, 2008
10 a.m.-noon.

Holy Angels Byzantine Catholic Church
2235 Galahad Road     San Diego, CA
(858)  277-2511 
www.holyangelssandiego.com

    Directions: 805 Fwy; exit Murray Ridge Rd. N.on Murray Ridge to Encino (short   distance). Rt. on Encino, then (shortly) Right on Galahad Rd. Left on Regency into Church parking lot. Passenger drop-off is at lower level rear.  

Proposition 8 
and Same-sex Marriage

Ecumenical Panel
Discussions

The Ecumenical Council of San Diego will present a series of panel discussions related to the recent legalization in California regarding same-sex marriage and Proposition 8 on the November ballot which would declare marriage in the State of California to be between one man and woman exclusively.  There will be a cross section of panelists addressing this issue. 

Dates, places and times of the discussions can be found by calling the Ecumenical Council of San Diego County at (619) 238-0649.

"Do

not be

conformed

to this

World"

Dr. John Mark Reynolds, PhD.
Professor of Philosophy
at Biola University in La Mirada, CA
will discuss five problems in our culture that
"when combined together... form a deadly toxin
 that leads to sin and spiritual death."

October 18, 2008

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

St. Barnabas Antiochian Orthodox Church
3505 Cadillac Ave. Building G-3
Costa Mesa, CA
www.stbarnabasoc.org   
(714) 429-0587

Lunch: $6.00   
 

Although there is no request for pre-registration on the flyer for this event, it would probably be best to notify the St. Barnabas church office if you plan to attend.

Annual

Anglican/
Roman Catholic
Day
of
Dialogue

Annual

Anglican/Roman Catholic
Day of Dialogue

Theme: "Prefer Christ Above All Things"
(St. Benedict): Spiritual Search for Unity.

Speakers:

Fr. Luke Dysinger, OSB,
   St. Andrew's Abbey, Valyermo, CA

The Rev. Canon David Caffrey,
   Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Redlands, CA
 

January 24, 2009

Roman Catholic Diocesan Pastoral Center
3888 Paducah Drive, San Diego, CA

Cost: $20.00
(includes lunch) 
 

For registration information, please contact:

Msgr. Dennis Mikulanis frdennis@sanrafaelparish.org