On the afternoon of May 30, 2024, the 3rd meeting of the 11th Plenary Session of the International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran World Federation was successfully
concluded at the centuries-old Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St. George in Old Cairo.
At the conclusion of the proceedings, the Reverend Co-Chairs of the aforementioned Commission, Mr. Kyrillos, Metropolitan of Krinissa, Professor of the University of Athens and Lutheran Bishop Mr. John Schneider, read the messages of the ATP of the Ecumenical Patriarch Mr. Bartholomew and Dr. Anna Burghardt, Secretary General of the Lutheran World Federation, addressing Orthodox and Lutheran members, high priests, elders and lay theologians. Grateful thanks were also expressed to the APM Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Mr. Theodore II, for the excellent preparation and conduct of the work of the 3rd meeting of the 2nd Plenary Session of the Committee in Cairo, as well as for the Abrahamic hospitality of its members.
His Eminence Metropolitan Mr. Panteleimon of Ptolemais, Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod, conveyed, on behalf of the Blessed Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, the heartfelt wishes for the Resurrection, satisfaction and joyful feelings of the Primate of the Second Sept. The Prelacy of the Church which. took care of this important inter-Christian meeting by mentioning: " Glorifying the Risen Domitian of the Lord's Church, the Ambassadorial Patriarchate of Alexandria and His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II, Who with fatherly love and fraternal spirit accepted and granted the petition of the present International Joint Committee for Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran World Federation, presented in due time, to hold the work of the 3rd meeting of its 7th Plenary Session at the Patriarchal Chair from May 25 to 30 , bids farewell to the Honorable Co-Chairmen and Her honest members with special pleasure.
Your work was carried out at the headquarters of the Church of Alexandria, with its two-thousand-strong apostolic heritage, its rich history and promising future, and in fact within the premises of this cherished monastic monastery. His Holiness' choice of this blessed place as your meeting place was not accidental. This remarkable monastery, whose history is lost in the depths of centuries, lies at the crossroads of East and West, at the junction of cultures and religions.
At a time of terrible divisions, temporary gains and bloody conflicts, especially in the wider Middle East, Ukraine, parts of Africa and elsewhere, bleeding not only our troubled world, but also the Church body, longing for peace, unity and love, a fact now recorded in the History of peaceful, fruitful and therefore blessed dialog among us, in this very God-given place, where our Lord as a child persecuted by the bloodthirsty Herod and as an immigrant found a place of safe hosting, is a shining example of the settlement of dialog, coexistence and cooperation. In this way hope for the future is strengthened with greater understanding, humility and solidarity, without, of course, diminishing our pristine faith, but with a willingness to give more space to the "neighbor".
From the peaceful land of Egypt, our Blessed Primate Pope Theodore II addresses Sunday greetings to His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Blessed Orthodox Primates, members of the Lutheran World Federation, and the Christ-named crew under heaven.
With firm faith in the Archangel Christ, the Presbyterian Church of St. Mark the Apostle and Evangelist continues unceasingly and eternally into the future as an unsinkable Ark of Salvation for all the peoples of the African continent without distinction, her children, in favor of the enlightenment and advancement of those whom She has cherished and continues to work tirelessly and will always provide for them, the chosen without fear with cultures, traditions and beliefs, despite present difficult circumstances and evils. Having successfully navigated the salty seas of heresies and tempered Her identity on the edge of the pagan martyr's sword, She is not afraid of the ghostly Cyclopes and modern icy Lastrigons, She will remain an untainted Beacon of Apostolic and Patriarchal heritage, in the light of which every good person of choice will encounter the pure Gospel truth. Thanks be to God for all"
Representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Patriarchate of Antioch, the Patriarchate of Serbia, the Patriarchate of Georgia, as well as the autocephalous Churches of Cyprus, Greece, Poland, Albania and the Czech Republic-Slovakia.
It is also noted that during the days of the work of the International Committee its members visited Professor of Panosiology Archduke Damaskinos Alazrai, the Museum, the Roman Tower, the chapels of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St. George, the tombs of the New Martyrs Gabriel and Kyrmidoli and at the coffins of the Patriarchs, where the Venerable Metropolitan of Peristeri Mr. Grigorios celebrated a funeral service.
They also visited the so-called Coptic "Hanging Church" where they were received by the Patriarch Coptic Bishop of Old Cairo.
concluded at the centuries-old Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St. George in Old Cairo.
At the conclusion of the proceedings, the Reverend Co-Chairs of the aforementioned Commission, Mr. Kyrillos, Metropolitan of Krinissa, Professor of the University of Athens and Lutheran Bishop Mr. John Schneider, read the messages of the ATP of the Ecumenical Patriarch Mr. Bartholomew and Dr. Anna Burghardt, Secretary General of the Lutheran World Federation, addressing Orthodox and Lutheran members, high priests, elders and lay theologians. Grateful thanks were also expressed to the APM Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Mr. Theodore II, for the excellent preparation and conduct of the work of the 3rd meeting of the 2nd Plenary Session of the Committee in Cairo, as well as for the Abrahamic hospitality of its members.
His Eminence Metropolitan Mr. Panteleimon of Ptolemais, Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod, conveyed, on behalf of the Blessed Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, the heartfelt wishes for the Resurrection, satisfaction and joyful feelings of the Primate of the Second Sept. The Prelacy of the Church which. took care of this important inter-Christian meeting by mentioning: " Glorifying the Risen Domitian of the Lord's Church, the Ambassadorial Patriarchate of Alexandria and His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II, Who with fatherly love and fraternal spirit accepted and granted the petition of the present International Joint Committee for Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran World Federation, presented in due time, to hold the work of the 3rd meeting of its 7th Plenary Session at the Patriarchal Chair from May 25 to 30 , bids farewell to the Honorable Co-Chairmen and Her honest members with special pleasure.
Your work was carried out at the headquarters of the Church of Alexandria, with its two-thousand-strong apostolic heritage, its rich history and promising future, and in fact within the premises of this cherished monastic monastery. His Holiness' choice of this blessed place as your meeting place was not accidental. This remarkable monastery, whose history is lost in the depths of centuries, lies at the crossroads of East and West, at the junction of cultures and religions.
At a time of terrible divisions, temporary gains and bloody conflicts, especially in the wider Middle East, Ukraine, parts of Africa and elsewhere, bleeding not only our troubled world, but also the Church body, longing for peace, unity and love, a fact now recorded in the History of peaceful, fruitful and therefore blessed dialog among us, in this very God-given place, where our Lord as a child persecuted by the bloodthirsty Herod and as an immigrant found a place of safe hosting, is a shining example of the settlement of dialog, coexistence and cooperation. In this way hope for the future is strengthened with greater understanding, humility and solidarity, without, of course, diminishing our pristine faith, but with a willingness to give more space to the "neighbor".
From the peaceful land of Egypt, our Blessed Primate Pope Theodore II addresses Sunday greetings to His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Blessed Orthodox Primates, members of the Lutheran World Federation, and the Christ-named crew under heaven.
With firm faith in the Archangel Christ, the Presbyterian Church of St. Mark the Apostle and Evangelist continues unceasingly and eternally into the future as an unsinkable Ark of Salvation for all the peoples of the African continent without distinction, her children, in favor of the enlightenment and advancement of those whom She has cherished and continues to work tirelessly and will always provide for them, the chosen without fear with cultures, traditions and beliefs, despite present difficult circumstances and evils. Having successfully navigated the salty seas of heresies and tempered Her identity on the edge of the pagan martyr's sword, She is not afraid of the ghostly Cyclopes and modern icy Lastrigons, She will remain an untainted Beacon of Apostolic and Patriarchal heritage, in the light of which every good person of choice will encounter the pure Gospel truth. Thanks be to God for all"
Representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Patriarchate of Antioch, the Patriarchate of Serbia, the Patriarchate of Georgia, as well as the autocephalous Churches of Cyprus, Greece, Poland, Albania and the Czech Republic-Slovakia.
It is also noted that during the days of the work of the International Committee its members visited Professor of Panosiology Archduke Damaskinos Alazrai, the Museum, the Roman Tower, the chapels of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St. George, the tombs of the New Martyrs Gabriel and Kyrmidoli and at the coffins of the Patriarchs, where the Venerable Metropolitan of Peristeri Mr. Grigorios celebrated a funeral service.
They also visited the so-called Coptic "Hanging Church" where they were received by the Patriarch Coptic Bishop of Old Cairo.
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