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The Byzness of Bible Reading

The Society of St. John Chrysostom Youngstown-Warren Chapter is sponsoring a very cool all-day workshop on “How the Byzantine Tradition Reads the Bible.” The presenter will be Father John S. Custer, S.T.D. I’ve heard Father Custer speak. He’s an outstanding (and entertaining) teacher, steeped in the Fathers. The academic dean of Saints Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh, he has spoken at the St. Paul Center‘s Letter & Spirit Conference. He is author of several books, including The Apostolic Writings: A Byzantine Perspective.

The seminar takes place Saturday, October 18, 2008, at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave., Boardman, Ohio. (Attention, catechists: It has been approved by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, Office of Religious Education, for 3.5 hours of Religious Education Certification Credit. Those credits usually transfer beyond diocesan borders.)

The conferences break down as follows: “How the Church Receives the Scriptures”; “How the Church Hears the Old Testament”; “From Scripture to Homily to Hymn — Biblical Worship in the Byzantine Church.” Interspersed will be times of liturgical prayer — as with all events of the SSJC — and times of eating (never a disappointment).

For more information, call 330-573-8653.