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Schedule
subject to change
Friday Morning
9 am – Monastery Visit
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Depart Monastery
Friday Afternoon
4:30 pm – Registration and Check-In
5:00 pm – Dinner & Fellowship
Friday Evening
6 pm – Welcome – Dr. Carla Thomas & Mka. Monica Mitchell
6:05 pm -Opening Pray & Canon of Racial Reconciliation – Fr. Alexii Altschul
6:40 pm – President Address -Abbess Katherine Weston
7:15 pm – Break
7:30 pm – Fr. Michael Carney
8:00 pm – Q&A with Speakers
8:15 pm – Break
8:30 pm – Creative Open Share
9:30 pm – Closing Prayer
Saturday Morning
10 am – Jubilee Liturgy-Homily with Fr. Dn. Cecil
11:45 am – Group Photo
12:00 pm – Brunch/Fellowship
Saturday Afternoon
1 pm – Welcome-Dr. Carla Thomas & Mka. Monica Mitchell
1:05 pm-Akathist to St. Moses
1:30 pm – Fr.. Paul Abernathy and Q&A
2:00 pm – Fr. Micah Breland
2:30 pm – Q&A with Speakers
2:45 pm – Break
3 pm – Breakout Groups
4 pm – Break
4:15 pm – Membership Meeting and Presentation (For members and interested parties)
5 pm – Vespers
6 pm – Dinner
Saturday Evening
7 pm – Dr. Carla Thomas
7:30 pm – Fr. Alexii Altschul
8 pm – Q&A
8:15 pm – Break
8:30 pm – Unbroken Circle (Open Share)
10 pm – Closing Prayer
Sunday Morning
8:50 am – Matins/Orthros
10 am – Divine Liturgy
11:30 am – Agape Meal/Coffee Hour
About the Conference
The Fellowship of St. Moses the Black gathers annually to meet, pray, learn, and share encouragement. Posted below are
details and audio recordings from past conferences.
Past Conferences
31st Annual Conference:
“Breaking Down the Middle Wall”
30th Annual Conference:
“Anchored in the Lord”
29th Annual Conference:
“Baptizing Culture”
28th Annual Conference:
“Peace through the blood of the Cross: drawing together the divided ones.”
October 8-9, 2021.
Recordings are posted on the 2021 Conference page.
27th Annual Conference:
“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”
October 9-10th, 2020. Our first all-online conference.
Recordings and texts of talks are posted on the 2020
Conference page.
26th Annual Conference:
“Cloud of Many Witnesses: Honoring Our Ancestors”
November 8-10th, 2019 at St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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- A National Address to the Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black:
Fr. Moses Berry
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - The Orthodox Church in Kenya: Fr. Constantino
[Watch video] - The Orthodox Church in Kenya: Mother
Johanna
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - The Power and Witness of Story:
Mother Katherine
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - Racial Reconciliation: Fr Paul Abernathy
[Watch video] - The History and Use of the Narthex: Dcn. Jonathan Reavis
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - The Blessing of Our Ancestors: Fr. Jerome Sanderson
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - Life of Fr. Raphael: Fr. Samuel
[Watch video] - Standing in the Gap for Those Who Have Gone
Before: Fr. Alexii Altschul
[Listen
via AFR] // [Read
transcript at AFR] // [Watch video]
- A National Address to the Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black:
Audio recordings are provided by Ancient Faith Radio.
25th Annual Conference:
“How Good and Pleasant it is for Brethren to Dwell Together in Unity”
October 5-7, 2018 at Holy Apostles Orthodox Church in Columbia, South Carolina.
Recorded lectures:
- Prison Ministry Update: Dr. Carla Thomas
[Listen
via AFR] - Panel of Young Orthodox Preachers
[Watch video: Part 1, and Part 2] - Gratitude: The Way to Brotherhood: Nun
Katherine Weston
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - Lessons Learned: Sabrina Vilord
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - Imparting Love: Abbot Tryphon
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - Angels Unaware: Abbot Tryphon
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - God Loves a Cheerful Giver: Fr Jerome Sanderson
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - A Brother is Born for Adversity: Fr Turbo Qualls
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - Beards and Blessings: Abbot Tryphon
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - George Washington Carver: Lessons from a
Peanut: Fr. Alexii Altschul
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video] - The Burning Bush: Fr. Justin Mathews
[Listen
via AFR] // [Watch video (begins at 3:00)]
Audio recordings are provided by Ancient Faith Radio.
24th Annual Conference: “Growing Closer to
Christ, Growing Closer Together”
October 6-8, 2017 at Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow Church in Princeton, New Jersey.
Recordings are available on
Facebook.
23rd Annual Conference: “Principles of Reconciliation”
October 7th-9th, 2016 at Joy of All Who Sorrow Orthodox Church in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Abba
Moses Historical Sketch and Sayings with Moses Spirituals (E. Elmore)
Dr. Carla Thomas (1:15:24) - Rx
for Reconciling African Americans to the Orthodox Church
Dr. Carla Thomas (12:28) - Deep
Reconciliation: Looking Beneath the Surface
Mother Katherine Weston (39:35) - Building
Bridges Through Sacrificial Reconnections
Fr. Alexii Altschul (33:19) - Orthodox
Missions in Kenya: The Creation of New Dioceses and the Challenge of the Past
His Grace Bishop NEOPHITOS (1:20:21) - Reconciliation
on Orthodox Front Lines and What It Means to Support a Seminarian
Fr. Paul Abernathy (37:28) - Reconciliation
and Chapter Development
Fr. Dn. Turbo Qualls (33:52) - Principles
of Reconciliation
Fr. Jerome Sanderson (49:09)
22nd Annual Conference: “Why Not Become All
Aflame?”
October 9th-11th, 2015 at St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church in Kansas City, Missouri
Audio recordings of lectures:
- Keynote
Address
Archbishop Michael (Dahulich, Archbishop of New York and New York and New Jersey) (1:01:38) - In
Remembrance of Our Righteous Ancestors
Fr. Moses Berry (44:45) - Reflections
on Racism
Mother Katherine Weston (46:13) - Blessed
is the Warmth of Thy Saints: Refocusing on First Things
Fr. Jerome Sanderson (48:05) - Accessibility
of the Orthodox Church in an Urban Community
Fr. Alexii Altschul (42:16)
21st Annual Conference: “Feed My Sheep”
October 3rd-5th, 2014 at St. Stephen the Protomartyr Orthodox Church in Lima, Ohio
20th Annual Conference: “It Takes a Village: Bridging Culture and the Orthodox Faith”
October 11th-13th, 2013 at St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church in Kansas City, Missouri
19th Annual Conference
May 25th-27th, 2012 at Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pennsylvania
18th Annual Conference: “The Ancient Faith for Modern Problems”
2011
16th Annual Conference: “Jesus Christ: Joy and Sorrow”
May 29-31, 2009 at the Marten House in Indianapolis, Indiana
15th Annual Conference
May 30 – Jun 1, 2008 at Theotokos ‘Unexpected Joy’ Orthodox Church in Ash Grove, MO
14th Annual Conference: “Repentance and the Prodigal Son”
July, 2007
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