ALUMNI CONFERENCE 2004 - Day 1

July 5th

Great Vespers


His Beatitude Entering Balamand Monastery
 

His Beatitude Blessing during Vespers
 

His Beatitude, Institute Dean, Bishops and Choir during Vespers
 

Some of the Bishops Attending Great Vespers
 

His Beatitude Embracing the Icon of the Damascene,
Patron Saint of the Institute of Theology 

Blessing of the Five Loaves
 


Some of the Alumni Serving during Vespers
 


His Beatitude Walked down from the Monastery
 to the Institute of Theology

 

Opening Ceremonies


Mr. Michel Nseir, an Alumni and Professor at the Institute of Theology, welcoming the Audience

The Audience of Bishops, Priests, Deacon,
and Lay Leaders of the Church, all graduates of Balamand
   

Patriarch IGNATIUS Addressing the Conference

Bishop JOHN Yazigi, Dean, Delivering His Welcoming Address
 


A Silver Jubilee Plate Offered to His Beatitude commemorating his 25th Anniversary
 as Patriarch of Antioch


Patriarch IGNATIUS
cutting the cake for the occasion