This is the weekly GOA E-Bulletin, a service providing you with links to important Orthodox news, information, and resources on the Internet.
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***The E-Bulletin will not be published on Friday, December 27 due to the holidays. Have a blessed Feast of the Nativity and a joyful New Year.
FEAST OF THE NATIVITY: In the upper right section of the home page of the Archdiocese see animation of the Nativity Icon; read about the Feast, its biblical background, its celebration, and listen to Hymns. This is a great resource for teaching others about the importance of this Feast:
a href=http://www.goarch.org target=_blank>FEAST OF THE NATIVITY
ARCHBISHOP'S PASTORAL MESSAGE FOR NATIVITY: View and Listen to Archbishop Demetrios' Pastoral Message on the occasion of the glorious Feast of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior.
DIVINE LITURGY BROADCAST ON NATIVITY AND NEW YEARS DAY: Broadcast from Holy Trinity Cathedral in New York on Christmas Eve 7-10pm EST and on New Year's Day 9am-12noon.
EPIPHANY SPECIAL WEBSITE: The special to air nationally on NBC-TV and the Hallmark Channel between Christmas the end of January has a special website for information, viewing times for your area, and a promotional clip.
NATIONAL ORTHODOX RADIO PROGRAM: "Come Receive the Light" Radio Broadcast for 12/21/02 will feature Dennis Englemann, author of The Saint Nicholas Secret: A Story of Childhood Faith Reborn in the Heart of a Father. For more information, subscribe to our e-newsletter, and find the time of a radio broadcast in your area. Special Notice: This week we will debut our third radio drama on the life of a saint, Saint Nicholas.
ORTHODOX OBSERVER DECEMBER ISSUE: The December issue of the Orthodox Observer is in the mail and on-line. For the most recent news as well as Christmas greetings download this issue.
ORTHODOX OBSERVER
By Albert H. Lee
chtoday_editor@chtoday.com