St. Tikhon’s Seminary to host annual vocations retreat
SOUTH
CANAAN, PA [STOTS]—Saint Tikhon’s Seminary will host its annual Vocations
Retreat on Friday and Saturday, March 26-27.
The
encounter, designed to welcome all individuals interested in visiting the
theological school, is of special interest to those considering their calling
to serve the Lord and His Church or contemplating the Holy Priesthood or the
Holy Diaconate.
The
theme for this year’s retreat is The Question to the
Disciple: “Do You Love Me?” - The Commission of the
Lord: “Feed My Sheep.” The sessions
will specifically examine Saint John Chrysostom’s Teaching On
the Holy Priesthood and Saint Patriarch Tikhon’s
Vision for Saint Tikhon’s Seminary.
Featured
speakers will include His Grace, Bishop Tikhon of Philadelphia and
Eastern Pennsylvania, Rector of Saint Tikhon’s Seminary; Father Michael
Dahulich, Dean of the theological school; and members of the seminary faculty
and student body. A schedule of events is listed below.
Anyone
interested in visiting Saint Tikhon’s Seminary or exploring their possible
vocation of service to the Church is invited to attend. There is no
registration fee. To pre-register, please call 570-937-441 or
e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
VOCATIONS RETREAT 2010
Saint
Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
South
Canaan, Pennsylvania
Theme : “The
Question to the Disciple: ‘Do You Love Me?’ -
The
Commission from the Lord: ‘Feed My
Sheep’”
Friday,
March 26, 2010
6:00
p.m. Registration
at the Seminary
Main
Entrance
9:00
p.m. Evening
Prayer Service and
Sacrament
of Holy Confession
Saturday, March 27, 2010
8:00
a.m. Hierarchical
Divine Liturgy, in the Monastery Church
9:30
a.m. Breakfast
in the Seminary Dining Room
10:00
a.m. Tour of Monastery
Grounds and the Seminary Campus
Late Registration at Seminary Office
11:30
a.m. 1st Talk
- “St. John Chrysostom’s Teaching ‘On the Holy
Priesthood’”
12:30
p.m. Lunch in
the Seminary Dining Room
1:00
p.m. Informal
Talks with Members of the Seminary Community
Bookstore will be open
2:00
p.m. 2nd Talk
- “St. Patriarch Tikhon’s Vision for St. Tikhon’s Seminary”
3:00
p.m. Closing
Remarks and Meditation
4:00
p.m. Vigil
Service and Departure