Archived Fall 2008 Schedule:
Wedneday, Sept 24, 2008 - The Presentation of the Mother of God in the Temple
Wednesday, Oct 8, 2008 – Guest Speaker: Fr. Nicholas Young – A Christian Approach to Dating and Courtship
Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 – Guest Speaker: Anamaria Maftei – The Theology of Icons, and the Problem of non-Canonical Icons
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 – Q & A Session with Father Nicholas over coffee and poster night
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 – Guest Speaker: Paul Hand – The Meaning of Denominations
Wednesday, Dec 3, 2008 – Topic of Talk: TBA, as well as open discussion and Q&A
Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 – Guest Speaker: Fr. Nicholas Young – Nativity: The Birth of Christ
OCF Pre-Advent Dinner:
On Tuesday, November 11th, OCF will be having a dinner at the Duke of Gloucester, right before the start of the Nativity Fast. All are welcome! For more information please see this page: http://ocftoronto.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/ocf-pre-advent-dinner/
Visit to St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church: – Wed, Sept 17
Our first official event of the year will be a visit to St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church, located at 115 Bond St, in downtown Toronto, near the Ryerson campus. Click here to see a map. This church is renowned for its beautiful iconography. Read about the church here and come join us for the visit! Our schedule for the visit is as follows:
At 7pm, we will begin the Vespers service, the evening prayer service in the Orthodox church. The Vespers will be served by Fr. Spyridon, of St. George’s. After the service, Tim Prattas, the Youth Director of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis, will give a talk about the history of the church and its beautiful iconography.
Everyone is invited to come to the Vespers and the talk, and there is no charge for this event. Please arrive on time or a few minutes early for the Vespers.
OCF @ Clubs Day! – Friday, Sept 5th
The Orthodox Christian Fellowship will have a booth at the UTSU Clubs Day this year, located on Kings College Circle, on Friday, September 5th, from 10am to 2pm. Come say hi and sign up for OCF for the 2008-2009 school year!
More!
We also have a host of other events in the works for this year. They include, among others, Alms Day, where we go into the community and do charitable work, and a Lenten Cooking Lesson, where you can learn to keep yourself fed nutritiously while building self-control and willpower by keeping the fast.
