St. Vladimir’s Seminary welcomes Fr. Joseph Huneycutt as Lenten Retreat Leader

Rev Fr Joseph Huneycutt

[SVS Communications / Yonkers, NY] — This year’s annual public Lenten retreat at St. Vladimir’s Seminary will be “Southern Style” as we welcome Fr. Joseph Huneycutt, author of the popular blog “Orthodixie,” http://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/. Fr. Joseph’s topic for this year’s retreat, to be held Saturday, March 20, 2010, is “Paschal Fire from Spiritual Ashes.”

Known for combining wit with wisdom, and satire with sobriety, Fr. Joseph has authored several books reflecting his journey to and through the Orthodox Christian faith, including We Came, We Saw, We Converted: The Lighter Side of Orthodoxy in America; Defeating Sin: Overcoming Our Passions and Changing Forever; and One Flew Over the Onion Dome: American Orthodox Converts, Retreads, and Reverts. He appears regularly on Ancient Faith Radio, http://ancientfaith.com, and is a priest at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Houston, Texas.

Describing his approach to spreading the gospel, Fr. Joseph said, “I find English works best; it’s also good to make the message sinner-friendly and open to all. Seriously, without encouragement toward perpetual conversion in Christ the Living God, our message is the same as any other: dead.”

The public retreat begins with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m. in Three Hierarchs Chapel, and will be followed by brunch at 11 a.m. Fr. Joseph will present his talks from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building. A prayer service at 4:30 p.m. will close the retreat.

The retreat is free and open to the public, but participants wishing to have brunch after the Liturgy must pre-register and pay a $10 fee for the meal at the door. Please visit http://www.svots.edu/2010-0320-lenten-retreat/ to register.

For directions to the campus, visit http://www.svots.edu/travel-directions/, and call the seminary events coordinator, Tanya Penkrat, at 914-961-8313 ext. 351 for further information. And, please, mark your calendars for this event!

Deborah Belonick,
Advancement Information Officer
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
914-961-8313 ext 363 / 914-961-4507
FAX : deborah@svots.edu
http://www.svots.edu/