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INTERCHURCH MEETING ORGANIZED IN HRODOS
HRODOS, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The preparatory meeting
of the Third Ecumenical Pan-European Conference to be held in the city
of Sibiu in Romania form September 4 to 9 took place on the Hrodos
island of Greece at the invitation of the Cosmic Patriarchate of
Constantinople from June 24 to 28. About 35 representatives of the
Orthodox Churches, which are members of the Conference of the European
Churches, took part in this meeting. Archbishop Yeznik Petrosian, who
is responsible for the Interchurch relations, and Archmandrite Hovakim
Manukian, the Supervisor of the Interchurch relations' Office of the
Mother See, representing the Armenian Apostilic Church took part in the
meeting with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians. This
information was provided to Noyan Tapan by the Information Services of
the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
Issues concerning the Third Ecumenical Pan-European Conference, the
role of churches in the formation process of a new European society
were discussed during the meeting. They also exchanged viewpoints
concerning the productive participation and united evidence of the
Orthodox Churches during the Third Ecumenical pan-European Conference.
The participants of the meeting were divided into three groups, taking
the following important subjects for discussion: "Christ's Light and
Church," "Christ's Light and Europe," and "Christ's Light and the
World."
The participants also visited the sanctuaries of Hrodos, met with
Kirilos Metropolitan of Hrodos, as well as became acquainted with the
life of the metropolia and the city.
HRODOS, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The preparatory meeting
of the Third Ecumenical Pan-European Conference to be held in the city
of Sibiu in Romania form September 4 to 9 took place on the Hrodos
island of Greece at the invitation of the Cosmic Patriarchate of
Constantinople from June 24 to 28. About 35 representatives of the
Orthodox Churches, which are members of the Conference of the European
Churches, took part in this meeting. Archbishop Yeznik Petrosian, who
is responsible for the Interchurch relations, and Archmandrite Hovakim
Manukian, the Supervisor of the Interchurch relations' Office of the
Mother See, representing the Armenian Apostilic Church took part in the
meeting with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians. This
information was provided to Noyan Tapan by the Information Services of
the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
Issues concerning the Third Ecumenical Pan-European Conference, the
role of churches in the formation process of a new European society
were discussed during the meeting. They also exchanged viewpoints
concerning the productive participation and united evidence of the
Orthodox Churches during the Third Ecumenical pan-European Conference.
The participants of the meeting were divided into three groups, taking
the following important subjects for discussion: "Christ's Light and
Church," "Christ's Light and Europe," and "Christ's Light and the
World."
The participants also visited the sanctuaries of Hrodos, met with
Kirilos Metropolitan of Hrodos, as well as became acquainted with the
life of the metropolia and the city.