2019 Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black Conference

“Cloud of Many Witnesses: Honoring Our Ancestors”

Our 26th annual conference

Come join us for the conference as we explore what it means to Honor Our Ancestors! What does this mean exactly? Glad you asked! In the U.S., we remember those who have fought for freedom, brotherhood, and civil rights. As Orthodox Christians, we honor the saints and martyrs who have gone before us—our spiritual ancestors. This year we have incredible speakers to facilitate thoughtful and spiritually-enriching conversations as we learn from those who have lived lives of great faith and action. All are welcome to come!

Video and audio recordings of the conference lectures are collected here.

November 8-10th, 2019

St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church in Atlanta, Georgia
543 Cherokee Ave. SE, Atlanta, GA, 30312

Hebrews 12:1-2: “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God”

Registration | Lodging | Schedule and Speakers

Registration

The conference fee is $100, payable at the conference by check, cash, or card. This registration fee includes five meals through the weekend: Friday dinner, all meals Saturday, and Sunday lunch.

Limited scholarships are available.

The Registration Process is two fold:

Registration Questionnaire
Payment

Note: Registration will not be complete without the completion of registration questionnaire and receipt of payment.

Full Conference fee option: Click Here

Prorated Conference Fee option (single day registration or scholarship): Click Here

More questions? Contact bsmbatlanta@saintjohnwonderworker.org

Lodging

Ramada Plaza

ramadaplazaatlantadowntown.com

450 Capitol Ave. SE, Atlanta GA, 30312
404-591-2000

Group Rate available for the first 20 rooms.
Make Reservation under ‘Brotherhood of St Moses’.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta Downtown

www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/atlanta/atlws/hoteldetail

111 Cone St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 524-7000

No group rate.

Schedule and Speakers

Friday, Nov. 8th
1:00pm: Optional Group Tour of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Registration for the group tour has closed as of October 30.

3:00 p.m. – Check-in Opens
5:00 p.m. – Welcome and Introductory Talk: Fr. Moses Berry
6:00 p.m. – Taste of Ethiopia
7:30 p.m. – Speaker: Fr. Constantino
8:40 p.m. – Speaker: Mother Katherine

Saturday, Nov. 9th
10:00 a.m. – Speaker: Fr Paul Abernathy, Racial Reconciliation Workshop
11:00 a.m. – Speaker: Dcn. Jonathan Reavis
12:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:30 p.m. – Speaker: Fr. Jerome Sanderson
2:00 p.m. – Keynote Speaker: Abbot Damascene
3:30 pm – Speaker: Fr. Samuel, with Q&A
4:15 p.m. – Panel Discussion
6:00p.m. – Vespers
6:45p.m. – Soul Food Dinner
7:30 p.m. – Speaker: Mother Johanna (tentative)
8:00 p.m. – Speaker: Fr. Alexii (tentative)
8:30p.m. – Canon of Racial Reconciliation
9:00p.m. – Open Forum Group Discussion

Sunday, Nov. 10
10:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
12:00 p.m. – Lunch / Clergy Q&A, Closing Remarks

Speakers

We are honored to have as our keynote speaker Abbot Damascene of Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery, a national speaker and author/co-author of the following books:

Fr Seraphim Rose: His Life and Works
Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age
Christ the Eternal Tao
An Unbroken Circle: Linking Ancient African Christianity to the African-American Experience

His Grace Bishop Longin, previously scheduled as the conference keynote speaker, is unable to speak at the conference due to an emergency situation requiring his presence elsewhere.

Father Moses Berry

Priest of the Orthodox Church in America
Curator of the Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum
National speaker on African American history
Contributor to An Unbroken Circle: Linking Ancient African Christianity to the African American Experience