Friday, May 27, 2016

Master Schedule for upcoming Council in Crete

What are they doing at the Holy and Great Council and when? Here is the master schedule. I've trimmed out the journalist access comments as they are a tad repetitive. In essence, they say no press will be in the meetings themselves, some press will be at church services, and all press will be at the regular press conferences.


Master Schedule for Great and Holy Council in Crete
Wednesday, June 15
  • 14:00 - Arrival of His All Holiness The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
    Chania Airport
  • 17:00 - Vespers at Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery
    Orthodox Academy of Crete in Kolymbari, Chania

Thursday, June 16
  • 09:00-16:00 - Arrival of Primates of the 13 Autocephalous Orthodox Churches
    Schedules to be announced.
    Shania Airport

Friday, June 17
  • 9:00 - Small Synaxis of the Primates of the 14 Autocephalous Orthodox Churches
    Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 9:30-17:30 - Deliberations
    Orthodox Academy of Crete

Saturday, June 18 - Saturday of Souls
  • 8:00 - Orthros
    Annunciation Church, Kissamos, Crete
  • 9:30 - Divine Liturgy
    Annunciation Church, Kissamos, Crete
    His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria will celebrate. The Service of the Saturday of Souls will especially remember all of those who labored for the realization of the Holy and Great Council (Chanters: Constantinopolitans from Athens).
  • 16:30 Welcome Reception by the Mayor of Heraklion, the Honorable Vassilis Labrinos, for the 14 Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches
    Church of St. Titus, Heraklion
  • 19:00 - Doxology and Vespers of Pentecost
    Church of St. Titus, Heraklion

Sunday, June 19 - Sunday of Pentecost
  • 8:00 - Orthros of Pentecost (Chanters: Cretans)
    St. Menas Cathedral, Heraklion
  • 9:00 - Divine Liturgy of Pentecost
    St. Menas Cathedral, Heraklion
    The Divine Liturgy will be presided by His all Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and co celebrated with the 13 Primates of the Autocephalous Churches.
  • 11:30 - Pentecost Vespers
    St. Menas Cathedral, Heraklion
  • 14:00 - Official Luncheon hosted by the President of the Hellenic Republic, His Excellency Prokopis Pavlopoulos for the 14 Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches
    Venue: To be announced

Monday, June 20 - Monday of The Holy Spirit
  • 7:30 - Divine Liturgy
    Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery
  • 11:00-14:00 - Opening Session of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 15:30 - Press briefing
    Media Center, Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 16:00-19:30 - Session II of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 20:00 - Theodorakis Tribute Concert
    Euromed Youth Center, Nopigia, Kissamos
Tuesday, June 21
  • 8:00 - Divine Liturgy
    Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 9:30-13:30 - Session III of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 15:30 - Press Briefing
    Media Center, Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 17:00-19:30 - Session V of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete

Wednesday, June 22
  • 8:00 - Divine Liturgy
    Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 9:30-13:30 - Session VI of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 15:30 - Press Briefing
    Media Center, Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 17:00-19:30 - Session VIII of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete

Thursday, June 23
  • 8:00 - Divine Liturgy
    Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 9:30-13:30 - Session IX of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 15:30 - Press Briefing
  • 17:00-19:30 - Session XI of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete

Friday, June 24
  • 8:00 - Divine Liturgy
    Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 9:30-13:30 - Session XII of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 15:30 - Press Briefing
    Media Center, Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 17:00-19:30 - Session XIV of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 20:00 - Induction Ceremony of the Primates of the 14 Autocephalous Orthodox Churches into the Orthodox Academy of Crete
    Orthodox Academy of Crete

Saturday, June 25
  • 8:00 - Divine Liturgy
    Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 9:30-13:30 - Session XV of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 15:30 - Press Briefing
    Media Center, Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 17:00-19:30 - Closing Session of Council
    Orthodox Academy of Crete
  • 20:00 - Cultural Event and Dinner hosted by the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America
    Firkas Fortress
    Nautical Museum
    Chania, Crete

Sunday, June 26
  • 8:00 - Orthros
    SS. Peter and Paul Church, Chania, Crete
  • 9:00 - Synodal Divine Liturgy
    The Divine Liturgy will be presided by His all Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and co celebrated with the 13 Primates of the Autocephalous Churches.
    SS. Peter and Paul Church, Chania, Crete
  • 12:30 - Luncheon hosted by Metropolitan Damaskinos of Chania
    Monastery of the Metamorphosis
    Chania, Crete

2 comments:

  1. Either there are some typos or some of the sessions got lost along the way. Maybe the Latin Numerals confused the schedule writers.

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  2. On a side note, is it just me or does this look like the shortest Great Council in the history of the Church? Not that I am complaining. If there was some way to limit this to a photo-op I'd be all or it.

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