Oberlin College

Program Update

Chris Baymiller — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:24:13 GMT

Oberlin's OCF chapter has had an exhilarating spring term of Orthodox speakers and programs, including such luminaries as Father Daniel Byantoro and Frederica Mathewes-Green. Then this past Saturday, in cooperation with Saints Peter in Paul Church in Lorain, Oberlin’s OCF helped sponsor a spiritual discussion by Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov, a Russian-English speaking Priest of Russian Orthodox Church of All Saints in Moscow, Russia. Father Artemy is also the Spiritual Father to countless Russians and people living in the west. Finally, again in partnership with Father Basil Stoyka and the parishioners of Saints Peter and Paul, we sponsored five Presanctified Liturgies to the Oberlin community. These took place every Tuesday at the Multifaith House on campus and were followed by a Lenten soup and bread supper. It is only by the grace of God that we have been able to witness to our faith here at Oberlin. Please keep our fledgling community in your prayers, as we hope to expand on our efforts next academic year.

In Christ,

Chris

Invitation: Frederica Mathewes-Green

Chris Baymiller — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:20:35 GMT

Oberlin's OCF invites all to hear a lecture by Frederica Mathews-Green on Saturday, March 5. Her presentation will feature her book, The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God. The lecture will be at 2pm in the college Science Center, West Lecture Hall Room A 162. The Science Center is located at 119 Woodland Street (corner of SR511 and Woodland) in the center of campus. There is ample parking along Woodland and in the Woodland Parking Lot. Please consider joining us as this is a wonderful opportunity to see one of the most prolific and respected authors in Orthodoxy. Check out her website and bio at: www.frederica.com

Orthodox Speakers Series

Chris Baymiller — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:24:35 GMT

Over spring semester, OCF will be offering two dynamic Orthodox speakers to the Oberlin community. The first one is Father Daniel Byantoro, a ROCOR (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) Indonesian Orthodox Priest. His website is: http://friendsofindonesia.org/

Our second speaker is Frederica Mathewes-Green. Frederica Mathewes-Green is a wide-ranging author, whose work has appeared in such diverse publications as the Washington Post, Christianity Today, Smithsonian, the Los Angeles Times, First Things, Books & Culture, Sojourners, Touchstone, and the Wall Street Journal. She writes regularly for the multifaith web magazine Beliefnet.com, and writes movie reviews for National Review Online and Christianity Today Movies. Her website is: http://www.frederica.com/

Father Dan will be in the Lorain/Oberlin area the weekend of February 19/20. At noon on Saturday, the 19th, Father Dan will present a luncheon workshop entitled: "My Spiritual Odyssey from Muslim to Orthodox Christian." This will be at Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 2238 East 32nd Street, in Lorain, OH. The cost of the luncheon is $10 (free to Oberlin students), and transportation is available for students by calling Chris Baymiller @ 440-775-8106 or e-mail: chris.baymiller@oberlin.edu. For reservations contact Chris Baymiller.

Then at 7pm on Sunday, the 20th, Father Dan will present on the "Christian/Islamic Relationship in Indonesia." This campus lecture is free and open to the public. Location: Wilder Hall Room 101, 135 West Lorain Street, Oberlin, Ohio. For information contact Chris Baymiller.

Khouria Frederica will present a lecture on the Jesus Prayer on Saturday, March 5 at 2pm in the Oberlin College Science Center (119 Woodland Street), West Lecture Hall. The presentation will be followed by a book signing. This lecture is free and open to the public. For information contact Chris Baymiller at 440-775-8106 or via e-mail: chris.baymiller@oberlin.edu.