Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Visit of His Beatitude, Gregorios III, Patriarch / Batriyark of the cities of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem, of Cilicia, Syria, Iberia, Arabia Mesopotamia, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, of all of Egypt and the entire East, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, Bishop of Bishops, the Thirteenth of The Holy Apostles (Patriarcat Grec Melkite Catholique) - Pastoral Visit to the United States, May

"Eastern Catholic Churches: Window between East and West"
His speech at the Orientale Lumen Conference, June 3-6, Washington, DC
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"From Unia to Koinonia"
His speech at the Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, CT, where His Beatitude was conferred an Honorary Doctoral Degree on May 28
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"The Situation of the Christians in the Middle East"
His speech at the National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers, Tuesday, May 21, 2002, Cleveland, OH
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2002 Visit of Patriarch Grégoire (Gregory) III to the Melkite Faithful of the U.S. Planned Itinerary & Press Release 5/02 Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton

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Patriarch Visits Eastern US till Mid-June; Bishops Go to Lebanon for Synod in June.
His Beatitude, Gregorios III, Patriarch / Batriyark of the cities of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem, of Cilicia, Syria, Iberia, Arabia Mesopotamia, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, of all of Egypt and the entire East, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, Bishop of Bishops, the Thirteenth of The Holy Apostles will visit the US from mid-May through mid-June. He will visit a number of parishes and address several conferences before returning to Lebanon for the annual Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. His Excellency, Bishop John Elya and His Excellency, Bishop Nicholas Samra will fly to Lebanon for the Synod after attending the meeting of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, 12-15 June in Dallas, Texas.

His Beatitude, Gregorios III, Patriarch / Batriyark of the cities of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem, of Cilicia, Syria, Iberia, Arabia Mesopotamia, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, of all of Egypt and the entire East, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, Bishop of Bishops, the Thirteenth of The Holy Apostles, is visiting the US until mid-June. He presided at the celebration of Bishop John's 50th anniversary of priestly ordination and spoke to the National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers in Cleveland, OH. Patriarch Gregory will also address the annual "Orientale Lumen" conference in Washington, DC, attend the annual Grand Prioral meeting of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem in Atlanta, celebrate the 100th anniversary of St Joseph parish in Lawrence, MA, and also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Virgin Mary church building in Brooklyn, NY. His Beatitude will also visit St Basil the Great, Lincoln, RI; St Elias, Brooklyn, OH; Holy Resurrection, Columbus, OH; St Ann, West Paterson, NJ; St Demetrius, Cliffside Park, NJ; St Ann, Danbury, CT; St Joseph, Scranton, PA; Holy Transfiguration, McLean, VA; and St John Chrysostom, Atlanta, GA.

His Beatitude, Gregorios III, Patriarch / Batriyark of the cities of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem, of Cilicia, Syria, Iberia, Arabia Mesopotamia, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, of all of Egypt and the entire East, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, Bishop of Bishops, the Thirteenth of The Holy Apostles, is visiting the US until mid-June. In addition to presiding at the celebration this weekend of Bishop John's 50th anniversary of priestly ordination, His Beatitude will speak to the National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers in Cleveland, address the annual "Orientale Lumen" conference in Washington, DC, attend the annual Grand Prioral meeting of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem in Atlanta, celebrate the 100th anniversary of St Joseph parish in Lawrence, MA, and also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Virgin Mary church building in Brooklyn, NY. Patriarch Gregory will also visit St Basil the Great, Lincoln, RI; St Elias, Brooklyn, OH; Holy Resurrection, Columbus, OH; St Ann, West Paterson, NJ; St Demetrius, Cliffside Park, NJ; St Ann, Danbury, CT; St Joseph, Scranton, PA; Holy Transfiguration, McLean, VA; and St John Chrysostom, Atlanta, GA.

His Beatitude, Gregorios III, Patriarch / Batriyark of the cities of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem, of Cilicia, Syria, Iberia, Arabia Mesopotamia, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, of all of Egypt and the entire East, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, Bishop of Bishops, the Thirteenth of The Holy Apostles, will visit the US from mid-May through mid-June. In addition to presiding at the celebration of Bishop John's 50th anniversary of priestly ordination, His Beatitude will speak to the National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers in Cleveland, address the annual "Orientale Lumen" conference in Washington, DC, attend the annual Grand Prioral meeting of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem in Atlanta, celebrate the 100th anniversary of St Joseph parish in Lawrence, MA, and also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Virgin Mary church building in Brooklyn, NY. Patriarch Gregory will also visit St Basil the Great, Lincoln, RI; St Elias, Brooklyn, OH; Holy Resurrection, Columbus, OH; St Ann, West Paterson, NJ; St Demetrius, Cliffside Park, NJ; St Ann, Danbury, CT; St Joseph, Scranton, PA; Holy Transfiguration, McLean, VA; and St John Chrysostom, Atlanta, GA.

The visit will include visitation to some parishes in New England and in the Mid-Atlantic Region; speaking at the NADEO (National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers) in Cleveland, OH; speaking at the "Orientale Lumen" Annual Conference in Washington, DC (June 3-6); speaking at the Annual Grand Prioral meeting of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, in Atlanta, GA.(June 6-9) and celebrating the 100th Anniversary of St. Joseph Church in Lawrence (Sunday, May 19) and the 50th Anniversary of the new Church of the Virgin Mary in Brooklyn New York (June 2). His Beatitude will preside also at the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Priesthood of His Excellency, Bishop John Elya at the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) Cathedral on May 18.

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