2:15 pm
APOLYTIKION OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir
Conducted by Grammenos Karanos, BA, MBA, PhD
Assistant Professor of Byzantine Music

2:20 pm
INVOCATION
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, LicTh, ThD, PhD
Chair, Board of Trustees

2:30 pm
KEYNOTE SPEAKER INTRODUCTION
Rev. Nicholas C. Triantafilou, DD (hon.)
President

KEYNOTE
Rev. Dr. Eugen Pentiuc, PhD, ThD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Tenured Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages

Let the Bridegroom Speak to You!
St. Jerome famously asked, “Do you pray? You speak to the Bridegroom. Do you read the Scripture? The Bridegroom speaks to you (Letter 22).” Fr. Pentiuc discusses how reading the Bible and prayer form two essential elements of an ongoing and spiritual dialogue between God and man.

3:00 pm
BENEDICTION
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, LicTh, ThD, PhD
Chair, Board of Trustees

3:15 pm
RECEPTION
Maliotis Cultural Center lobby

4:30 pm
HIERARCHICAL VESPERS FOR THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
Holy Cross Chapel