Father Arseney Lectures in Myrtle Beach
The spiritual “biography” entitled Father Arseny – Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father has been a source of encouragement and inspiration for thousands across the globe. The story of a Russian elder held in a communist prison camp has been translated into many languages and served as the fodder for lively discussion worldwide.
American scholar, and son of the English Translator Vera Bouteneff, Professor Peter Bouteneff (Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Vladimir’s Seminary) will offer a series of talks on the phenomenon surrounding the “Father Arseny books” at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Myrtle Beach, SC on September 18, 2010.
The schedule for the day will be as follows:
3:00 – 4:00 PM Russian Language Session
4:00 – 5:00 PM First Session on Father Arseny
5:30 -6:15 PM Great Vespers
6:30 PM Second Session on Father Arseny
For more information or directions to the Church, visit the parish website at http://stnicholasmb.org/.
Orthodox Campus Ministry Begins at UNCW
- OCF
On Wednesday, August 25 members of St. Basil’s Orthodox Church and St. Nicholas Orthodox Church joined forces to launch the first Orthodox Christian Fellowship campus ministry at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington and Cape Fear Community College.
http://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Christian_Fellowship
A Summer of Transitions …
On June 1, 2010, St. Basil the Great Orthodox Church welcomed its first resident pastor and his family to Wilmington, NC. After several years of planning, the mission has moved into the phase of “planting” a new community of Orthodox Christians in Southeastern North Carolina. For the year prior to Fr. Peter’s arrival, the members of St. Basil’s sacrificially worked to host a visiting priest each weekend of the month, to secure a lease on a facility that would allow for future growth and to begin the real work of ministry and outreach in the community.
With the arrival of a full-time pastor, the members of St. Basil’s have been adjusting to a more complete cycle of liturgical worship services, community and educational events and life lived in community. Sacrifices have been made by everyone involved in this true “mission” endeavor, and we look forward to what Christ has in store for us.
As the summer comes to a close, Fr. Peter will assume responsibilities as a resident chaplain at New Hanover Regional Medical Center (for a one-year term), and the community will once again adjust to a new routine. One thing is certain – this is the beginning of a good work, and if we are faithful with that which has been entrusted to us, we can be confident that God will honor our efforts to witness to the saving Gospel of our Lord. We eagerly look forward to all that God has planned for our young, but growing, community.