Sr. Vassa's Speaking Schedule:
February 22, 2020
Monastic 'Martyria' or Witness in the Internet Age
at 4:30 pm
Catholic University of America
"Byzantine Monasticism Past and Present" Conference
Keane Auditorium in McGivney Hall
620 Michigan Ave NE Washington, DC 20064
February 23, 2020
Transitioning to Lent
@ 12 pm (after Divine Liturgy)
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
621 First Colonial Road
Virginia Beach, VA
RSVP to 757-422-5600
February 25, 2020
What's So 'Great' About Lent?
at 7:00 pm
Orthodox Christian Church of the Annunciation
360 Van Zile Road
Brick, NJ 08724-2046
Tel: 732-458--9032
Mon.- Sun. May 4-10, 2020 Time: TBA
"Addressing the Crisis of Lay Participation in Liturgy, in the Internet Age"
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Panepistimiopolis, Ano Ilissia, 157 84
Athens, Greece
Mon. - Wed. June 8-10, 2020 Time: TBA
"The History of the Architectonics & Meaning(s) of the Little Entrance of Byzantine Divine Liturgy"
Symposium on Sacred Arts & Liturgy
St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
575 Scarsdale Rd.
Yonkers, NY 10707
USA
Past Talks
Saturday, March 23, 2019, 9:30 am
"What is 'Orthodoxy'?" (Help-St.-Matthew's-Parish-Fundraiser)
St. Matthew's Greek Orthodox Church
8477 Allentown Pike,
Blandon, Pa. 19510
(Church is located in two units at a strip-mall)
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 6:30 PM
“What ‘Happens’ at Baptism?“
St. Justin the Martyr Orthodox Church,
12460 Old St. Augustine Rd.,
Jacksonville, FL 32258
USA
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 7:00 PM (Russian talk)
“Зачем мы причащаемся?” ("Why Do We Have Holy Communion?")
Annunciation Orthodox Church
8535 Baymeadows Rd,#45,
Jacksonville, FL 32256,
USA
Sunday, March 17, 2019, 6:00 pm
"The Vices & Virtues, According to the Prayer of St. Ephrem"
St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church
325 Waring Road,
Syracuse, NY, 13224
USA
Saturday, March 16, 2019, 11:45 am
"Rediscovering 'Orthodoxy' During Lent"
(Hosted by St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church of Syracuse, NY, at)
Where: Drumlin's Country Club (Pascale Restaurant 2nd floor)
800 Nottingham Rd,
Syracuse, NY 13224,
USA
Sat. - Mon., August 17-19, 2019
"Contemporary Eastern Orthodox Identity and the Challenges of Pluralism and Sexual Diversity in a Secular Age"
Oxford University (St. Stephen's House)
16 Marston St,
Oxford OX4 1JX,
United Kingdom
Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 7-9 pm
"Mystery & History: Two Pillars of Tradition".
St Stephen's Byzantine Catholic Cathedral
8141 N 16th St,
Phoenix, AZ 85020,
USA
Friday, September 13, 2019 Time: 7 pm
"Mystery & History: Two Pillars of Tradition".
Holy Angels Byzantine Catholic Church
2235 Galahad Rd,
San Diego, CA 92123,
USA
October 21, Mon, 3 pm
“Timeless Christianity in Today’s Changing World”
Address: Notre Dame College
4545 College Rd.
South Euclid, OH, 44121
October 20, Sat , 9:30 am
“The Place of the Creed in Liturgy & Life”
Address: The Presentation of Our Lord Orthodox Church, Romanian Episcopate
3365 Ridgewood Rd.
Fairlawn, OH, 44333
October 17, Wed, 6 pm
“Autocephaly, Autonomy & the Cross of History” (Evening with Faculty not open to public)
Address: St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
575 Scarsdale Rd.
Yonkers, NY
October 16, Tues, 7 pm
“Fear vs. Faith, Amidst our 24/7 News-Cycle”
Address: St. Thomas the Apostolic Byzantine Catholic Church
1405 St. George Ave.
Rahway, NJ, 07065
October 14, Sun , 2 pm
“Chasing What Matters”
Address: St. Michael’s Orthodox Church
296 Clinton St,
Binghamton, NY, 13905
October 11, Thurs, 7pm
"Community-Building & 'Church' in the Internet Age"
Address: MAST’ Restaurant
45 Province St,
Boston, MA, 02108
October 9, Tues ,6 pm
“Women of the Church: Faith, Service and Leadership” (Discussion Panel)
Address: Fordham University Lincoln Center
13 W 60th St.
New York, NY, 10023
October 6, Sat , 6pm
“Discovering your Ministry: Carrying on the Vocation of the Apostles”
Address: Mother of God Joy of All Who Sorrow Orthodox Church
904 Cherry Hill Road,
Princeton, NJ, 08540
Sep 17, 2018
Tuesday, Time: 7pm
"Praying the Liturgy"
Restaurant Bastei-Beisl
Stubenbastei 10, 1010 Wien
Austria
Jun 23, 2018
Time: 14:00
The Liturgy After the Liturgy: Prayer in Everyday Life
Saint Filaret Orthodox Christian Institute (Moscow, Russia)
Private Residence
1220 Vienna
Austria
Dec 15, 2017
Ritual (Im)purity
Oslo Coalition Workshop 2017: Gender in Orthodox Christianity
University of Oslo,
Norwegian Centre for Human Rights
Cort Adelers gate 30,
Oslo, Norway
May 22, 2018
Time: 12:10pm
The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church: Orthodox Theology in the 21st Century
Plenary Speaker at the 8th International Conference of Orthodox Theology
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
School of Theology A.U.Th.
GR - 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Jun 20, 2017
7:00pm
The Changeable and Unchangeable in the Church (Изменяемое и Неизменяемое в Церкви)
Russia, Moscow, Novaya Ploshchad', 12
(Russian Orthodox University, Church of John the Theologian)
(Talk is in English)
Jun 22, 2017
3:45pm
Liturgische Theologie: Lehren & Lernen im Internet
University of Vienna,
Universitätsring 1,
Hauptgebäude Dekanatssitzungssaal,
der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät
1010 Vienna
Austria
(Talk is in German)
May 26, 2017
7:00pm
Smashing the Idols
OFSJB Youth Festival 2017: "Smashing Your Idols!"
St Mark's College,
Audley End, Saffron Walden,
Essex, CB11 4JD
Feb 22, 2017
4:00 PM
"Lent in Light of the Cross"
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
313 St. Stephens School Rd.
Austin, TX 78746
Feb 23, 2017
"Bringing Christ into the Home"
Parent's Night Out, a private residence.
Feb 25, 2017
10:45 AM
"A Heart for God"
Feb 26, 2017
10:00 AM
"Chasing What Matters”
Feb 26, 2017
3:00 PM
"Make Him Known to the Children”
Private Residence
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