British Orthodox Day Conference

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THE BRITISH ORTHODOX CHURCH
within
The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria


THE GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED
A Vision for British Orthodoxy

A Day Conference
for
British Orthodox Clergy & Laity
and
members of the
British Orthodox Fellowship
at
St. Andrew?s, Mickfield, Suffolk
on
Saturday, 10 May 2008
10.00 a.m. ? 6.00 p.m.

?And He said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God ? or with what comparison shall we compare it ? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it growth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.? ? St. Mark IV; 30-32


PROGRAMME

09.30-10.00 Registration & Morning Coffee
10.00-10.30 Morning Prayer
10.30-11.00 Welcome & Introduction
Subdeacon Peter Farrington
11.00-11.45 ?Less than all the seeds that be in the earth?, a talk by Abba Seraphim, Metropolitan of Glastonbury.
11.45?12.30 Lunch
12.30-1400 Sowing the seeds: Theory into Practice
Three short presentations & discussion.
Chaired by Archdeacon Alexander Astill
1. Orthodox and evangelism
Subdeacon Peter Farrington
2. Extending Fellowship
Professor John Charmley
3. British Orthodoxy & the churches
Subdeacon Michael Kennedy
14.00-14.30 Free time. Private meeting of Priests? Council (and Full Deacons) with Abba Seraphim.
14.30-16.00 Growing up: A shared ministry
Three short presentations & discussion.
Chaired by Professor John Charmley
1. Women & Orthodoxy
Sheila Smyth
2. A wider diaconate
Father Simon Smyth
3. What we expect of the Priesthood
Father Seraphim Mina
16.00-16.30 Tea Break
16.30-17.15 ?Greater than all herbs?
A presentation by Peter Farrington.
17.30-18.00 The Raising of Evening Incense
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