The Vine. Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church. I am the vine, you are the branches (John 15:5)

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1 I am the vine, you are the branches (John 15:5) The Vine Ἐγώ εἰμί ἡ Ἂμπελος, ὑμεῖς τά κλήματα (Ἰωάνν. 15:5) Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church

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12 Τὸ σβησµένο «Φανάρι» τῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας Στὸ ἐπίπεδο τῶν ἐπιπόλαιων κοσµικῶν ἐντυπώσεων ὁ Οἰκουµενικὸς Πατριάρχης βγῆκε κερδισµένος. Ἡ ἐπίσκεψη τοῦ πάπα στὶς 29 καὶ 30 τοῦ περασµένου Νοεµβρίου τὸν πρόβαλε ὡς πρωτόθρονο στὸ χῶρο τῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας, καὶ τὰ µέσα µαζικῆς ἐνηµερώσεως παρουσίασαν τὴ συνάντηση ὡς γεγονὸς µεγάλο ποὺ γεφυρώνει διχασµὸ χιλίων χρόνων. Στὸν χῶρο τῆς Ὀρθόδοξης ἀλήθειας ὅµως ἡ ζηµία ὑπῆρξε ἀνυπολόγιστη. Ὄχι διότι τυχὸν ἔγινε κάποια φανερὴ ὑποχώρηση στὴν Ὀρθόδοξη πίστη. Ἀλλὰ διότι µὲ ἕνα ἀκόµη βῆµα ἀνάµεσα στὰ πολλὰ ἄλλα προωθήθηκε αὐτό, γιὰ τὸ ὁποῖο ἐπανειληµµένως ἔχουµε γράψει: ἕνωση στὴν πράξη, χωρὶς νὰ ἔχει ἐπιτευχθεῖ συµφωνία στὴν πίστη. Ὁ δὲ διεξαγόµενος θεολογικὸς ιάλογος χρησιµοποιεῖται ὡς προπέτασµα γιὰ νὰ ἐξαπατᾶ τοὺς ἀφελεῖς. Κανένας σήµερα δὲν πιστεύει ὅτι θὰ ἐπιτευχθεῖ συµφωνία µὲ τὸν θεολογικὸ ιάλογο. Ὁ πάπας σ αὐτὸ τὸ σηµεῖο ὑπῆρξε εἰλικρινής. ήλωσε στὸν δηµοσιογράφο Andrea Tornielli κατὰ τὴ διάρκεια τῆς πτήσεως ἐπιστροφῆς του στὶς 30 Νοεµβρίου ἀπὸ τὴν Κωνσταντινούπολη στὴ Ρώµη: -«Πιστεύω ὅτι κινούµαστε πρὸς τὰ ἐµπρὸς στὶς σχέσεις µας µὲ τὴν Ὀρθοδοξία, αὐτοὶ ἔχουν τὰ µυστήρια καὶ τὴν ἀποστολικὴ διαδοχή, κινούµαστε πρὸς τὰ ἐµπρός. Ἐὰν περιµένουµε ἀπὸ τοὺς θεολόγους νὰ καταλήξουν σὲ συµφωνία, αὐτὴ ἡ µέρα δὲν θὰ ἔρθει ποτέ!». Ὑπενθυµίζοντας µάλιστα καὶ πάλι, ὅπως εἶχε κάνει καὶ µετὰ τὴ συνάντηση τῶν Ἱεροσολύµων στὶς 25 τοῦ περασµένου Μαΐου, τὰ λόγια τοῦ Πατριάρχου Ἀθηναγόρα, πρόσθεσε: «Εἶµαι ἐπιφυλακτικός: οἱ θεολόγοι ἐργάζονται καλά, ἀλλὰ ὁ Ἀθηναγόρας δήλωσε: Ἂς βάλουµε τοὺς θεολόγους σὲ ἕνα νησὶ γιὰ νὰ συζητοῦν µεταξύ τους καὶ ἐµεῖς νὰ προχωρήσουµε µαζὶ µπροστά. Ἡ ἑνότητα εἶναι ἕνα ταξίδι ποὺ πρέπει νὰ συνεχίσουµε µαζί, εἶναι πνευµατικὸς οἰκουµενισµός, νὰ προσευχόµαστε µαζί, νὰ ἐργαζόµαστε ἀπὸ κοινοῦ» ( francesco-turchia-37828/). Τὸ ζήτηµα λοιπὸν εἶναι κάτι παραπάνω ἀπὸ σαφές: Ὁ θεολογικὸς ιάλογος γίνεται γιὰ τὰ µάτια τῶν πολλῶν, ἐνῶ ταυτόχρονα µέσῳ τῶν ἑορταστικῶν καὶ ἄλλων ἐκδηλώσεων προωθεῖται ἡ ἕνωση στὴν πράξη. Αὐτὴ εἶναι ἡ ὠµὴ ἀλήθεια. Καὶ διερωτᾶται πλέον κάθε Ὀρθόδοξη συνείδηση: Πῶς µπορεῖ ὁ παναγιώτατος Οἰκουµενικὸς Πατριάρχης νὰ βαδίζει σ αὐτὸν τὸν ὀλισθηρότατο δρόµο; Ὁ Ὀρθόδοξος λαὸς προσέβλεπε πάντοτε µὲ ἐµπιστοσύνη στὸ σταυρωµένο θρόνο τῆς Κωνσταντινου-πόλεως στὸ ἔνδοξο Φανάρι. Ὄχι γιὰ νὰ ὑποδέχεται µὲ ἀσπασµοὺς τὸν ἀρχιαιρεσιάρχη πάπα, ἀλλὰ γιὰ νὰ κρατάει ἀναµµένη τὴ φλόγα τῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας. ὲν θέλει σβησµένο τὸ «Φανάρι». Τὸ θέλει ἀναµµένο νὰ ἀκτινοβολεῖ τὴν Ὀρθόδοξη ἀλήθεια σὲ ὅλο τὸν κόσµο! Περιοδικό Ο ΣΩΤΗΡ

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16 CALLING ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS! The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation is proud to announce that its 2014/15 application is now available for eligible Greek American college students to apply. On June 20, 2015, the Foundation will distribute $250,000 in scholarship awards to 40 deserving undergraduates, as follows: Twenty (20) Awards of $10,000 based on academic achievement and financial need Twenty (20) Awards of $2,500 based solely on academic achievement Applications should be postmarked by Saturday, January 31, All applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements: Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident Must be of Hellenic descent Must be a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited 4-year College/University Must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 Must be 25 years of age or less For more information, please call the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation at or info@panhellenicscholarships.org.

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