FESTIVITIES  SCHEDULE
ON THE 110^th ANNIVERSARY OF ORTHODOX WITNESS

IN KOREA

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² Saturday May 29^th 2010

International Symposium     

Theme: Friend or Enemy? Orthodox Christian Perspectives on the                            Mystery of Death

Venue:  Mission Center of Orthodox Metropolis of Korea

Place:  St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul

Time:    10:00 am – 4:30pm

² Sunday May 30^th, 2010

Polyarchieratic Divine Liturgy

Place:  St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul

Time:   10:00  – 11:30 am.

Memorial Service for all those who worked as Missionaries in Korea

Time:    11:30 – 12:00                 

                       Message of HAH the Ecumenical Patriarch

                       Address by the Representative of Moscow Patriarchate

                           Address by Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea

Reception – Musical Program

Time:     12:15 pm

               St. Nicholas Choir

               Pusan Parish Children’s Choir

               Classical Music by Russian Musicians

               Korean Traditional Music and Dancing

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM's Program

Saturday May 29^th, 2010

THEME: FRIEND OR ENEMY?  ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES  ON THE MYSTERY OF DEATH

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.SYMPOSIUM COMMENCEMENT

Opening  Address by H.E. Ambrosios Metropolitan of Korea

Welcoming Remarks

SESSION 1.     Chair: Rev. Fr. Alexandros Han

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.1^st Speech: The Nature and Meaning of Human Death within an Orthodox Theological Framework.

Speaker: Dr. Perry Hamalis (North Central College, Naperville, IL USA).

Discussion

11:15 – 12:00 2^nd Speech:  Death, Technology, and End of Life Medical Decisions.

Speaker: Dr. Gayle Woloschak (Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL USA).

Discussion

12:00 – 12:15 p.m.Presentation of the new book “The Mystery of Death”, written by Nicholas Vasiliades.

Antonios Lim, Editor of “Korean Orthodox Editions”.

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.Lunch

SESSION 2.     Chair: Protopresbyter Fr. Daniel Na

1:30 – 2:15 p.m.3rd Speech: Orthodox Sacramental and Family Life as “Dying Daily”.

Speaker:  Dr. Philip Mamalakis (Holy Cross School of Theology: Brookline, MA USA).

Discussion

2:15 – 3:00 p.m. 4^th Speech: Repentance, the Remembrance of Death, and the Hope of Resurrection.

Speaker: Very Rev. Dr. Nikolai Sakharov, (Community of St. John the Baptist, Essex, England).

Discussion

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.Tea and Coffee break.

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.Panel Discussion:  Moderator: Protopresbyter Fr. Daniel Na

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