Colloquium Update

Below is a news release concerning "Faith of our Fathers: A Colloquium on Orthodoxy for Lutherans."

ST. ANDREW HOUSE -- CENTER FOR ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN STUDIES TO HOST COLLOQUIUM ON ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY FOR LUTHERAN CLERGY IN DETROIT SEPT. 10 - 11

DETROIT St. Andrew House -- Center for Orthodox Christian Studies will host "Faith of Our Fathers: A Colloquium on Orthodoxy for Lutherans" Sept. 10-11 for Lutheran clergy and their spouses and Lutheran lay leaders from the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada.

The colloquium is the second in an ongoing series sponsored by St. Andrew House to present the basic precepts of Orthodox Christianity to clergy and lay leaders of other Christian faiths. St. Andrew House conducted its first colloquium, for Anglicans, in January of this year.

The colloquium will begin with registration at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 and conclude with a farewell reception at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11. It will feature a Great Vespers service on Monday evening at nearby St. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthodox Church celebrating the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos.

After Vespers, there will be a buffet dinner at the retreat center, with the colloquium's keynote address by the Most Rev. Nathaniel, Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America, and founder and president of St. Andrew House.

Among other speakers will be the Very Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon of All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago; the Rev. Dr. Hieromonk Calinic Berger of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary; and Deacon Gregory Roeber, professor at the Pennsylvania State University.

The registration fee for the conference is $75 per person. It includes meals and refreshments at the retreat center. Rooms at the center may be reserved for one to three nights, Sunday through Tuesday, at the rate of $95 per night.

While the colloquium is designed for Lutherans, it is also open to Orthodox Christians and members of other Christian faiths. Seating is limited, however, and priority will be given to Lutherans.

Ancient Faith Radio (www.ancientfaithradio.com), the online Orthodox radio station, will record colloquium presentations. Compact disks of the recordings, in MP3 and standard audio format, may be ordered in advance or at the colloquium.

To obtain further information, register for the colloquium, and order recordings, visit St. Andrew House's Web site at www.orthodoxdetroit.com. For further assistance, contact the colloquium coordinator, David Adrian, at (248) 322-9226 or david.adrian@adrianassoc.com.

David Adrian of Adrian & Associates for St. Andrew House -- Center for Orthodox Christian Studies
248-322-9226
david.adrian@adrianassoc.com