The Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, His Beatitude, the Most-Blessed JONAH, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All-America and Canada, and Locum Tenens of the Diocese of the South, will be making his first Archpastoral visit to Holy Ascension Orthodox Church. It is the first visit of an Orthodox Primate to Charleston, I believe, ever.
His Beatitude will offer a talk open to the public on Saturday evening, 11/21, at 7pm, here at Holy Ascension, entitled, “Do not resent. Do not react. Keep Inner Stillness.” 265 N. Shelmore Blvd. (I’On) in Mt. Pleasant, SC.
He will also give a reflection entitled, “The Cross of Christ: An Orthodox Christian Perspective”, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, on the corner of Ashley and Cannon, downtown Charleston, on Monday, 11/23, at 11:30am, after meeting with Bp. Mark Lawrence. This talk is posted on Bp. Lawrence’s November 12 E-newsletter at www.dioceseofsc.org.
Further details of this Primatial visit are available at www.ocacharleston.org.
It is our joy to welcome his Beatitude to Charleston, and we open our doors to all who would come and pray with us, and who would like to sit at Metropolitan JONAH’s feet for a while.
Very gratefully yours,
Fr. John Parker
Priest-in-charge
Holy Ascension Orthodox Church
I used to think that the head of NATO had the best title — Supreme Allied Commander. Now I know better.
He better watch out for those Calvinists down there in SC. They may not have liked his take on them at the ACNA opening assembly!
Jonah is not only a great man, he is a holy man.
Prior to his astonishing and very unexpected elevation to the top job, +Jonah had spent most of his adult life as a monastic. There are more than a few people who have used the “S” word in reference to him.
In ICXC
John
The Metropolitan’s title was exactly what I needed to hear after some energy-sapping phone calls which had to be taken and which ate up my day off: Do not resent. Do not react. Keep Inner Stillness