Looking East

A Window on the Eastern Christian Traditions of Epiphany

November 10- 11 2011

ISM Great Hall

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11th century Orthodox Church. Photo: Vasileios Marinis.

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Arrival | Check-in

2:00 PM	Welcome Martin Jean Introduction Bryan D. Spinks
3:00	Orthodox Baptism: Sites and Scenes Linda Safran, presenter \| Vasileios Marinis, responder
4:30	Opening Reception
6:00	Teaching Coptic Chant Documentarian Margot Fassler examines how the Copts teach chant with audio and video illustrations.
7:15	Van Service to downtown

Friday, November 11, 2011

8:45 AM	The Worship of the Trinity Made Manifest: Byzantine Psalmodia for Theophany Alexander Lingas, presenter \| Calvin Stapert, responder Musical examples by members of Cappella Romana
10:20	Community Eucharist in Marquand Chapel, using the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
11:30	Lunch Break
1:30 PM	A Shared Prayer Over Water in the Eastern Epiphany Rites Mary Farag, presenter \| Martha Moore-Keish, responder
3:00	Coffee Break
3:15	Congregation Discussion* moderated by Bryan Spinks
4:15	Van Service to Christ Church Episcopal
5:00	Public performance of Cappella Romana at Christ Church Episcopal

*Congregation Discussion Panelists

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox, Orange, CT
Fr. Peter Orfanakos
Stacy Grimaldi

St. Antonious and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, East Rutherford, NJ
Fr. Athanasius Farag
Fr. Bishoy Mikhail
Marianna Atiya
Mina El-Far, cantor
Thouria Ibrahim

St. Ephraim’s Syriac Orthodox Church, Central Falls, RI
Gabriel Aydin
Pierre Ghazal