His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has been affectionately called “The Green Patriarch” in recognition of his global reputation as a leader promoting care of God’s creation. Accordingly, with the blessing of Metropolitan Methodios, the annual New England Archon Retreat will have the theme of “Greening the Parish: Answering the Green Patriarch’s Call.” The Retreat is being organized by Regional Commanders Dr. Aristotle Papanikolaou and Drake G. Behrakis and will be held via Zoom on Monday, April 19 at 7PM EDT. The featured speaker is Rev. Protopresbyter Nicolas Kazarian, Ecumenical Officer for Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Father Nicolas will speak about the Ecumenical Patriarch’s work on environmental issues, along with the new initiative of the Archdiocese of America to green the parishes. In January 2021, the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations began a four-part webinar series on Greening the Parish, featuring conversations between expert panelists on what it means to be a steward of creation through the lens of our Orthodox Christian theology, best practices, and daily action. This will also be the focus of the Retreat.
Rev. Protopresbyter Nicolas Kazarian was born in France; he has an undergraduate degree from the Institute of Orthodox Theology Saint Serge in Paris, and continued his studies at the Universities of Cyprus in Nicosia, and Thessaloniki in Greece, before moving to Switzerland to start an MA in Orthodox Theology at the Orthodox Theological Institute of Chambésy. He completed his Ph.D. at the Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous publications about the Orthodox Church, ecumenical dialogue, interfaith relations and geopolitics in various languages. Along with his work as Ecumenical Officer and Director of the Department on Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, he is the parish priest of St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church in Manhattan.
Father Nicolas will speak about the Ecumenical Patriarch’s work on environmental issues, along with the new initiative of the Archdiocese of America to green the parishes. In January 2021, the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations began a four-part webinar series on Greening the Parish, featuring conversations between expert panelists on what it means to be a steward of creation through the lens of our Orthodox Christian theology, best practices, and daily action. This will also be the focus of the Retreat.
Rev. Protopresbyter Nicolas Kazarian was born in France; he has an undergraduate degree from the Institute of Orthodox Theology Saint Serge in Paris, and continued his studies at the Universities of Cyprus in Nicosia, and Thessaloniki in Greece, before moving to Switzerland to start an MA in Orthodox Theology at the Orthodox Theological Institute of Chambésy. He completed his Ph.D. at the Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous publications about the Orthodox Church, ecumenical dialogue, interfaith relations and geopolitics in various languages. Along with his work as Ecumenical Officer and Director of the Department on Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, he is the parish priest of St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church in Manhattan.
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The University of Massachusetts, Lowell, is offering a webinar titled, “Climate Change as Moral Priority: The Greek Patriarch” featuring Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Theological Advisor to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
The webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 6pm (ET). The program will explore the question, "What have we learned about the relationship between religion and climate change, especially in this period of the pandemic?" The lecture will also discuss how the Orthodox Church and its spiritual leader Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, also known as “the Green Patriarch,” offer a unique contribution to addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time. To register for the webinar visit https://uml.zoom.us/.../register/WN_N-Jo9elURZWS_vOYSpa8Rw The program is presented by Maria Nousias Zamanakos, Alexandria Zamanakos and Alice Fleury Zamanakos Endowed Lectureship in Hellenic Studies and is sponsored by the Hellenic Studies Program at UMASS Lowell and the History Department |
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Halki Summit IVThe Ecumenical Patriarchate will present a series of 3 webinars in its 4th Halki Summit,
"COVID-19 and Climate Change: Living with & Learning from a Pandemic". Sessions will be held on Zoom on Jan. 26–28 from 8-9:30pm EST each day. Registration link here: https://www.archons.org/-/halki-summit-iv COVID-19 has lowered global carbon emissions; but it hasn’t slowed climate change. Our response to COVID-19 has precipitated the discovery of a vaccine; but it has left the world with a staggering number of deaths.
The pandemic has permanently affected our planet and altered our lives; but what are the lessons that we have learned? What has been the impact on nature and the environment? What have been the implications for healthcare? And what have we understood about the relevance and importance of science? Listen to and interact with a distinguished group of panelists and presenters, including His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Metropolitan John of Pergamon, Prof. Katharine Hayhoe and Dr. Sotiris Tsiodras, as well as Bill McKibben and Dr. Nadia Abuelezam. |
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“The solution to the ecological problem is not only a matter of science, technology and politics but also, and perhaps primarily, a matter of radical change of mind… a new ethos.”
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The Green Patriarch
By John Chryssavgis No other church leader has been so recognized for his leadership and initiatives in confronting the theological, ethical and practical imperative of environmental issues in our time as the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. He has long placed the environment at the head of his church's agenda, earning him numerous awards and the title ‘Green Patriarch'. This paper describes the work of Patriarch Bartholomew for the protection of the natural environment, and especially for significant water bodies of the planet. This work has been done first in his own church, and subsequently in the wider society through international, inter-religious, and interdisciplinary gatherings that have gained the attention of policymakers and the mass media. The paper contains various insights into the Orthodox Christian worldview that direct the vision and activities of the Patriarch.
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The Orthodox Family & The Environment 
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 
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We worship as a community, not as individuals; so a liturgical ethos is also one of sharing. Long before the earth was seen as a whole from space, the Church knew that we stand before God together, and that we hold in common the earthly blessings that He has given to mankind and all creatures. |
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