Announcements

Welcome to the St. Nina Quarterly online!

Fall 2005

We are very excited to be unveiling our new and improved web page. Here you will find all the articles from the back issues of our printed journal (click here for an indexed listing) as well as articles from our online journal. In addition, you will be able to find information about us and our patron saint, St. Nina. Articles under 'The Quarterly' are categorized in a number of ways: by journal volume, subject, and author. In addition, our 'Words and Images' section contains a thematic listing of feature articles, presentations, sermons, interviews, reflections, etc., as well as icons and photos. The navigation sections are designed for maximum power and flexibility to help you browse the site and find an article quickly. We encourage you to explore the site. 


In Memory of Elisabeth Behr-Sigel

Elisabeth Behr-Sigel has been referred to as a "mother of the Church" in and for our time. Born in 1907, she was a living memory of the Church in the 20th century. Baptized into the Protestant Church, Madame Behr-Sigel heard the call to follow Jesus at an early age. She followed this call and was one of the first women students of theology in France, graduating from the University of Strasbourg. After graduation she served as the pastor of a country parish in the Reformed Church for one year.


Women and the Church: Liturgical Decisions of the Holy Synod of Antioch

Quoted from the latest issue of The Word [Sept 1997, p. 33], the publication of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese: The Holy Synod of Antioch (patriarchate) made several liturgical decisions [at their meeting, May 26-7, 1997]:


Guatemala Fund: On the Road to Guatemala

Dr. Pamela Taylor, N.D., a Philoptohos member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Rock Island, Illinois, has commitments from three of the top naturopathic physicians in the United States to travel to the Monasterio Ortodoxo Lavra Mambre in January of 1998.

Announcement from the Holy Synod of Antioch

The Holy Synod of Antioch (patriarchate) made several liturgical decisions:

The Synod affirmed the God-given value of women in the Church and ordered that liturgical texts which imply otherwise be corrected.


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