Tweet
POPE ADDS FACE TIME WITH JEWS
Washington Times
April 3 2008
DC
The pope is throwing in two extra visits to Jewish leaders, according
to this press release from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
One is a private tete-a-tete after Benedict's April 17 summit with
interfaith leaders at the John Paul II Center here in the District.
The other comes a day later, when the pope, just hours before Passover
begins, will drop by the well-known Park East Synagogue on the Upper
East Side.
The question is: Why? The pope was already meeting with select
Jewish officials the day before. Was that not enough? Were there some
murmurings that Benedict seems to be devoting more time these days
to dialogue with Muslims than the Jews?
All theories are welcome.
I am also throwing in an earlier press release mentioning all the
ecumenical leaders the pope will be meeting with on April 18, just
after the synagogue visit.
POPE TO INCLUDE TWO BRIEF VISITS WITH JEWISH LEADERS IN U.S. TRIP
WASHINGTON - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced
today that Pope Benedict XVI will be including two additional brief
visits with members of the Jewish community during his time in the
United States April 15-20. The details of the two visits are in
acknowledgement of the Jewish feast of Passover, which begins on
April 19th during his visit.
On April 17 the Pope will meet with 200 interfaith leaders at the
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington. The meeting includes
representatives from the Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Jain and Hindu
communities. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Pope will meet
briefly with the religious representatives of the Jewish community "to
present to them a message of his cordial greetings for the imminent
feast of Passover," explained Msgr. David Malloy, who is serving as
national coordinator for the visit and is General Secretary of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The following day the Pope will travel to New York City. That evening,
on his way to a prayer service with other Christian leaders, he will
make a brief visit to the Park East Synagogue, which is near the
residence of the Holy See's Observer to the United Nations where he
will be residing. "By this personal and informal visit, which is not
part of his official program, His Holiness wishes to express his good
will toward the local Jewish community as they prepare for Passover,"
Msgr. Malloy explained. The visit to the Park East Synagogue is
scheduled to last about 20 minutes.
Here's the one on the interfaith leaders:
POPE TO LEAD ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE AT MANHATTAN PARISH
WASHINGTON - Pope Benedict XVI will lead an ecumenical prayer service
April 18, at St. Joseph's Church in the Yorkville area of Manhattan.
Participants at the service will include 250 national and local
Protestant and Orthodox Church leaders.
St. Joseph's Church was built in the 19th century by the immigrant
German community that settled in the area and today serves a diverse
population. A Sunday Mass is still celebrated in German.
The pope will address the group after a reading from Paul's letter
to the Ephesians (4:1-6) and before the congregation prays the
Lord's Prayer.
At the end of the ceremony, the pope will greet ten national and five
local ecumenical leaders.
The national leaders include:
Archbishop Demetrios of America, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church
in America and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. In June 2003, the
Archbishop led the delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the
Vatican for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. He serves as Chairman of
the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas.
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the
Armenian Church of America. Archbishop Barsamian is a member of the
international dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental
Orthodox Churches, and is Chairman of the Standing Conference of
Oriental Orthodox Churches in the United States.
Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, legate of the Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America (Eastern) in Washington and ecumenical officer. He
became President of the National Council of Churches USA January
1, 2008.
Rev. Dr. Donald McCoid, representing Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is Director of the
Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations Office of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America.
Bishop Jeremiah J. Park, Bishop of the New York Annual Conference of
the United Methodist Church.
Rev. Dr. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, General Secretary of the Reformed
Church in America since 1994, and one of the five Presidents of
Christian Churches Together in the USA, representing the historic
Protestant family.
Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church
(USA) since 1996.
Rev. Dr. William J. Shaw, President of the National Baptist Convention,
USA, Inc., since 1999. Dr. Shaw serves as one of the five Presidents of
Christian Churches Together in the USA, representing the Racial/Ethnic
family of churches.
Bishop James Leggett, General Superintendent of the International
Pentecostal Holiness Church, a position he had held since 1997.
Bishop Leggett is the Evangelical/Pentecostal President of Christian
Churches Together in the USA.
Dr. Leith Anderson, President of the National Association of
Evangelicals (NAE) and senior pastor of Wooddale Church in Eden
Prairie, Minnesota since 1977.
Leaders from the New York area who will personally greet the pope
include:
Bishop David H. Benke, president of the Atlantic District of the
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Rev. Benke was elected president of
the Atlantic District in 1991, and has been re-elected five times,
most recently in 2006. He is also the primary ecumenical leader for the
Nehemiah Project which provides housing for the poor in New York City.
Rev. Dr. A. R. Bernard Sr., President of the Council of Churches of
the City of New York and founder and Senior Pastor of The Christian
Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. He is also host of two weekly
television programs, Faith in Practice with A. R. Bernard and The A.
R. Bernard Show.
Elder Bernice A. King, the second daughter and youngest child of
civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
With her brother Martin Luther King III, she has been active in the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference once led by their father.
She is currently an elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in
Lithonia, Georgia.
Rev. Jimmy Seong G. Lim, Executive Director of the Council of Churches
of the City of New York. Rev. Lim has served the Council of Churches
of the City of New York since 1999. Rev. Lim is an ordained minister
in The Reformed Church in America.
The Right Rev. Mark S. Sisk, the 15th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
of New York. Bishop Sisk was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of the
Diocese of New York in 1998. Prior to his election as coadjutor,
Bishop Sisk served as President and Dean of Seabury-Western Theological
Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Washington Times
April 3 2008
DC
The pope is throwing in two extra visits to Jewish leaders, according
to this press release from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
One is a private tete-a-tete after Benedict's April 17 summit with
interfaith leaders at the John Paul II Center here in the District.
The other comes a day later, when the pope, just hours before Passover
begins, will drop by the well-known Park East Synagogue on the Upper
East Side.
The question is: Why? The pope was already meeting with select
Jewish officials the day before. Was that not enough? Were there some
murmurings that Benedict seems to be devoting more time these days
to dialogue with Muslims than the Jews?
All theories are welcome.
I am also throwing in an earlier press release mentioning all the
ecumenical leaders the pope will be meeting with on April 18, just
after the synagogue visit.
POPE TO INCLUDE TWO BRIEF VISITS WITH JEWISH LEADERS IN U.S. TRIP
WASHINGTON - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced
today that Pope Benedict XVI will be including two additional brief
visits with members of the Jewish community during his time in the
United States April 15-20. The details of the two visits are in
acknowledgement of the Jewish feast of Passover, which begins on
April 19th during his visit.
On April 17 the Pope will meet with 200 interfaith leaders at the
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington. The meeting includes
representatives from the Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Jain and Hindu
communities. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Pope will meet
briefly with the religious representatives of the Jewish community "to
present to them a message of his cordial greetings for the imminent
feast of Passover," explained Msgr. David Malloy, who is serving as
national coordinator for the visit and is General Secretary of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The following day the Pope will travel to New York City. That evening,
on his way to a prayer service with other Christian leaders, he will
make a brief visit to the Park East Synagogue, which is near the
residence of the Holy See's Observer to the United Nations where he
will be residing. "By this personal and informal visit, which is not
part of his official program, His Holiness wishes to express his good
will toward the local Jewish community as they prepare for Passover,"
Msgr. Malloy explained. The visit to the Park East Synagogue is
scheduled to last about 20 minutes.
Here's the one on the interfaith leaders:
POPE TO LEAD ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE AT MANHATTAN PARISH
WASHINGTON - Pope Benedict XVI will lead an ecumenical prayer service
April 18, at St. Joseph's Church in the Yorkville area of Manhattan.
Participants at the service will include 250 national and local
Protestant and Orthodox Church leaders.
St. Joseph's Church was built in the 19th century by the immigrant
German community that settled in the area and today serves a diverse
population. A Sunday Mass is still celebrated in German.
The pope will address the group after a reading from Paul's letter
to the Ephesians (4:1-6) and before the congregation prays the
Lord's Prayer.
At the end of the ceremony, the pope will greet ten national and five
local ecumenical leaders.
The national leaders include:
Archbishop Demetrios of America, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church
in America and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. In June 2003, the
Archbishop led the delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the
Vatican for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. He serves as Chairman of
the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas.
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the
Armenian Church of America. Archbishop Barsamian is a member of the
international dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental
Orthodox Churches, and is Chairman of the Standing Conference of
Oriental Orthodox Churches in the United States.
Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, legate of the Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America (Eastern) in Washington and ecumenical officer. He
became President of the National Council of Churches USA January
1, 2008.
Rev. Dr. Donald McCoid, representing Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is Director of the
Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations Office of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America.
Bishop Jeremiah J. Park, Bishop of the New York Annual Conference of
the United Methodist Church.
Rev. Dr. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, General Secretary of the Reformed
Church in America since 1994, and one of the five Presidents of
Christian Churches Together in the USA, representing the historic
Protestant family.
Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church
(USA) since 1996.
Rev. Dr. William J. Shaw, President of the National Baptist Convention,
USA, Inc., since 1999. Dr. Shaw serves as one of the five Presidents of
Christian Churches Together in the USA, representing the Racial/Ethnic
family of churches.
Bishop James Leggett, General Superintendent of the International
Pentecostal Holiness Church, a position he had held since 1997.
Bishop Leggett is the Evangelical/Pentecostal President of Christian
Churches Together in the USA.
Dr. Leith Anderson, President of the National Association of
Evangelicals (NAE) and senior pastor of Wooddale Church in Eden
Prairie, Minnesota since 1977.
Leaders from the New York area who will personally greet the pope
include:
Bishop David H. Benke, president of the Atlantic District of the
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Rev. Benke was elected president of
the Atlantic District in 1991, and has been re-elected five times,
most recently in 2006. He is also the primary ecumenical leader for the
Nehemiah Project which provides housing for the poor in New York City.
Rev. Dr. A. R. Bernard Sr., President of the Council of Churches of
the City of New York and founder and Senior Pastor of The Christian
Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. He is also host of two weekly
television programs, Faith in Practice with A. R. Bernard and The A.
R. Bernard Show.
Elder Bernice A. King, the second daughter and youngest child of
civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
With her brother Martin Luther King III, she has been active in the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference once led by their father.
She is currently an elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in
Lithonia, Georgia.
Rev. Jimmy Seong G. Lim, Executive Director of the Council of Churches
of the City of New York. Rev. Lim has served the Council of Churches
of the City of New York since 1999. Rev. Lim is an ordained minister
in The Reformed Church in America.
The Right Rev. Mark S. Sisk, the 15th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
of New York. Bishop Sisk was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of the
Diocese of New York in 1998. Prior to his election as coadjutor,
Bishop Sisk served as President and Dean of Seabury-Western Theological
Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress