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Great and Holy Council .com Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to our newly redesigned website! Knowing that you depend on our honest insight to develop new, innovative ideas and strengthen policy and practice, we’ve designed this site to make it much easier to find and share simple answers without the hyperbole. As part of my commitment to keeping factual information easily accessible, we have created a more navigable website with additional resources, better tools, and a new visual design to support your evaluation of all the information being disseminated on the internet. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for new resources in each of these areas. I encourage you to visit: Official website www.holycouncil.com and the Press Office www.orthodoxcouncil.com for detail information and official documents. I'm are offering you a place to visit, read, and perhaps participate in healthy dialogue for a better understanding of the facts. We will also explore news from around the world and afford you a clarion voice through the cacophony of 'stuff' online Reflecting my long-standing commitment to learning and continuous improvement, I welcome your feedback as I continue to improve this site. Sincerely, Hagiographos Archon Elias, Founder & Director Archon Maestor of the Great Church of Christ archonelias@gmail.com www.archonelias.com www.orthodoxiconography.com Dedicated to
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The Holy and Great Council Official SCHEDULESaturday, June 18
8:00 Matins - Church Annunciation, Kissamos 9:30 Mass - Church Annunciation, Kissamos. His Theiotati Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. Theodore II will celebrate Mass. In Sequence Saturday of Souls would mention in particular the names of those who worked on the preparation and convening of the Holy and Great Synod 18:30 Welcome Reception by the Mayor of Heraklion Mrs. Claus Labrino for the Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches - I. N. St. Titus, Heraklion 19:00 Praise and Vespers of Pentecost - Church St. Titus, Heraklion Sunday, June 19 8:00 Matins of Pentecost - Agios Minas Cathedral, Heraklion 9:00 Mass of Pentecost - Agios Minas Cathedral, Heraklion cooperates Theiotatis of His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch. Bartholomew and Archbishop Primates of the Autocephalous Churches. 11:30 Vespers Pentecost - Agios Minas Cathedral, Heraklion 14:00 Quote Banquet by His Excellency the President of the Greek Republic, Mr. Prokopis Pavlopoulos for the Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches - Artspace "Garden of Sense", Heraklion Monday, June 20 7:30 Mass - Holy Patriarchal Monastery 11: 00-14: 00 Inaugural Meeting of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete 16: 00-19: 30 Session II of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete 20:00 concert Mikis Theodorakis - Euromed Youth Center, Nopigia, Kissamos Tuesday, June 21 8:00 Mass - Holy Patriarchal Monastery - Orthodox Academy of Crete 9: 30-13: 30 Session III - IV of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete 17: 00-19: 30 Session V of the Synod - Orthodox Academy of Crete Wednesday, June 22 8:00 Mass - Holy Patriarchal Monastery - Orthodox Academy of Crete 9: 30-13: 30 Session VI - VII of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete 17: 00-19: 30 Session VIII of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete Thursday 23 June 8:00 Mass - Holy Patriarchal Monastery Orthodox Academy of Crete 9: 30-13: 30 Session IX - X of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete 17: 00-19: 30 Session XI of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete Friday, June 24 8:00 Mass - Holy Patriarchal Monastery Orthodox Academy of Crete 9: 30-13: 30 Session XII - XIII of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete 17: 00-19: 30 Session XIV of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete 20:00 Reception of Archbishop Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches as partners of the Orthodox Academy of Crete - Orthodox Academy of Crete Saturday, June 25 8:00 Mass - Holy Patriarchal Monastery Orthodox Academy of Crete 9: 30-13: 30 Session XV - XVI of the Holy and Great Council - Orthodox Academy of Crete 17: 00-19: 30 Closing of the Holy and Great Synod works - Orthodox Academy of Crete 20:00 Cultural Event and dinner from the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle, the Lords of the Order of St. Andrew Orthodox Church - Fortress Firka Maritime Museum Chania Sunday, June 26 8:00 Matins - Church Peter and Paul, Chania 9:00 cooperates the Primates - Church Peter and Paul, Chania. Cooperates His Holiness Mr. Theiotatis. Bartholomew and Archbishop Primates of the Autocephalous Churches. 12:30 lunch hosted by His Eminence Metropolitan of Kydonia and Apokoronas, Mr. Damascus - Monastery of the Transfiguration Chania, Crete 
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