The itinerary of the US visit

The itinerary of the visit of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the United States from October 20 – November 6, 2009.

Arrival in New Orleans, Louisiana. Leads the Religion, Science and The Environment Symposium with the title The Great Mississippi River: R”estoring Balance from the 21st to the 25th.”
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Title: Hilarion the Great Relics of Christodoulos

Official opening of the Religion, Science and The Enironment Symposium with the title “The Great Mississippi River”: Restoring Balance Address By His All Holiness First Plenary – The Interconnectedness of All Things -

Thuesday, October 22, 2009

Averkios of Hierapolis Righteous Rufus

Second Plenary – Climate Change -Afternoon session Evening discussion
Friday, October 23, 2009

Third Plenary – Katrina, What Went Wrong and Lessons Learned – On Shore visits: levees etc.
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Fourth Plenary – Energy: Pollution Represents the Failure of Economies to Develop without Harming Our Ecosystem – Small boat visits, wetlands
Sunday, October 25, 2009
6th Sunday of Luke
Marcianos & Martirios
Tabitha, raised by Peter

8:30 am – Orthros

6:00 pm – Patriarchal Chorostasia at Great Vespers for the Feastday of Saint Demetrios the
Myrrh streamer Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

Monday, October 26, 2009

Demetrios the Myrrh-streamer. Great Earthquake of Constantinople

8:30 am – Orthros

10:00 am – Patriarchal Chorostasia at Divine Liturgy for the Feastday of Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-streamer with His All Holiness presiding from The Throne –Saint Demetrios Cathedral
1:30 pm – The patriarch blesses and greets the students of Saint Demetrios Parochial School and student representatives from the other Direct Archdiocesan District Parochial Schools

6:30 pm – Ninth Annual Orthodox Christian Prayer Service for the United Nations Community with Ambassador Strobe Talbot as featured speaker at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
Dinner in honor of His All Holiness hosted by His Excellency Anastasios Mitsialis,
Nestor of Thessaloniki
Kyriakos, The Patriarch

Patriarchal Audience and Meeting with SCOBA Hierarchs in the Conference Room of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Ecumenical Luncheon in honor of His All Holiness with New York Area religious leaders. By His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Arrival at Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus
(41 East Fordham Road, Bronx, New York 10458)

Blessing and greeting Orthodox Students at the Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art in William D. Walsh Family Library

Arrival at the Office of Father Joseph McShane, President of Fordham University, for a private reception in honor of the patriarch.

Private Dinner hosted by President, Rev. Joseph McShane, in honor of the patriarch at Fordham University