Speakers

Each speaker will discuss the conference theme of "Patriarchates: Ancient Model for Future Church Unity?" from the perspective of their own tradition. Each plenary will conclude with a limited discussion period among the speakers and with questions from the audience.

All of the papers presented will be published and provided to all attendees in a Proceedings book after the conference. Speakers will be announced at a later date.

The Society of Saint John Chrysostom

The Society of Saint John Chrysostom is an ecumenical group of clergy and lay people organized for the purpose of promoting an understanding of Eastern Christianity, and has been in existence in England for over 75 years, and in the United States for 5 years.

The Orientale Lumen Conferences have been held annually since 1997 in Washington, DC, in Melbourne, Australia in 2000 and Birmingham, UK in 2001. The EuroEast Conference has been held twice in Istanbul. Next year the first OL Conference in Ukraine will be held. These conferences offer a unique opportunity for lay persons and clergy to meet, discuss topics of mutual interest, and learn from each other's traditions.

Orientale Lumen conferences provide a "grass roots" approach to ecumenical dialogue between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.