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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese E-Bulletin January 6, 2006

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SITE FOR 2006 VISIT OF ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW:  On January 4-8,
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will visit the US for the
centennial Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs, Florida.  For more
information on his visit go to

http://www.patriarchalcentennialvisit.com

LIVE WEBCAST OF PATRIARCHAL LITURGY JAN. 6: The Patriarchal Liturgy and
Blessing of the Waters marking the centennial celebration of Epiphany and
the establishment of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Tarpon Springs will be
broadcast via the web on Friday, January 6 at

http://www.goarch.org/liturgy

FEAST OF THEOPHANY: Visit the special listen, learn, and share site for the
Feast of  Theophany. Read the biblical background for the feast, learn
about the icon, and listen to hymns at

http://www.goarch.org/en/special/listen_learn_share/epiphany/learn/

EPIPHANY VIDEO AVAILABLE ONLINE: Watch â??Epiphany: the Festival of
Lightsâ?? a video produced by GOTelecom that highlights the Orthodox
celebration of the feast and the events in Tarpon Springs.  Go to the link
below and scroll down through the alphabetical listing of titles.

http://www.goarch.org/en/multimedia/video/

ONLINE STORE OF THE GOA: The Orthodox Marketplace is the official online
store of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.  It serves as your
convenient, online source for Orthodox Christian books, music, icons,
software, gifts, and more.

http://www.orthodoxmarketplace.org

NATIONAL ORTHODOX RADIO PROGRAM: Come Receive The Light (CRTL) program for
the week of 01/07/2006 will be "Scripture: Sword of the Spirit" with Fr.
Thomas Hopko as our guest. Share the Light Sunday to be celebrated on Jan
15, 2006.  Talk to your priest about this exciting event. Programs are
subject to change; please visit our web site for more information on CRTL
programs, featured segments, and to subscribe to our e-newsletter.

http://www.receive.org

MISSION TEAM MEMBERS NEEDED FOR 2006: The Orthodox Christian Mission Center
has announced the Mission Teams for 2006.  To review a list of teams,
locations and dates, and to apply for a time visit the OCMC website.  Teams
will be traveling to many countries to assist in teaching, catechism,
construction, and medical services.

http://www.ocmc.org/teams.php?page=156

IONIAN VILLAGE 2006: Ionian Village is now accepting staff applications for
the summer of 2006.  Applications, the tentative dates for the summer 2006
program and more information is available at

http://www.ionianvillage.org/main.html

SHARE THE LIGHT SUNDAY JAN. 15: The Hierarchs of SCOBA have designated
Sunday January 15, 2006 as the day when parishes will join together in
support of the Orthodox Christian Network and Come Receive the Light Radio
Program.  To found out more about how you can observe this Sunday in your
parish visit

http://www.receive.org