Apostolic Johannite Church: News and Events

The Levitikon: The Gospels according to the Primitive Church, is now available on Amazon

The Apostolic Johannite Church is proud to present to you, for the first time in english- the Levitikon: the Gospels according to the Primitive Church.

This english edition contains the Gospel of John as discovered by Dr. Bernard-Raymond Fabre-Palaprat.

At a total of 86 pages, you’ll also find:

• An insightful introduction by Msgr, Jordan Stratford
• An introduction and notes from the text’s translator- The Reverend Donald Donato
• A letter from the Patriarch of the Apostolic Johannite Church.

We’re making this rare text available to you for an easy cost of $19.95 directly through the Apostolic Johannite Church via Paypal. It will also be available on Amazon.com shortly.

Please visit: http://johannite.org/levitikon.html

The Apostolic Johannite Church is pleased to note that it will be
represented by the Rev. Dr. Tim Mansfield at the upcoming Parliament
of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia, held from December
3rd to 9th, 2009.

Father Tim Mansfield is a priest of the Apostolic Johannite Church and
serves as the Rector of Saint Uriel’s Parish in Sydney, Australia.

Held every five years, the Parliament was “created to cultivate
harmony among the world’s religious and spiritual communities and
foster their engagement with the world and its guiding institutions in
order to achieve a just, peaceful and sustainable world”.

For more information on the Parliament of World Religions- see
http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/

If you would like to learn more about Father Mansfield and Saint
Uriel’s Parish- please visit http://saint-uriels.org/

The Parish of St. Gabriel and the Apostolic Johannite Church are proud to present the 2010 AJC Conlave - May 25th through June 1st, 2010 at Holy Wisdom Monastery

Each year the clergy, seminarians, friends and family of the AJC gather together to socialize, learn and build community. This is our eleventh Conclave and this year will be a truly special event.

This very special Conclave coincides with the 10th anniversary of the AJC in its current form. We will have lectures and panel discussions on a variety of interesting topics by a variety of interesting people. Social events to promote fellowship and community are a hallmark of our Conclaves. As always a majority of the events at our Conclave will be open to the public.

Featuring:

• A true contemplative experience
• Lectures by authorities on early Christianity and Gnosticism
• Liturgy in the Johannite style, including priestly ordinations
• Educational workshops for clergy and laity
• Opportunities to learn and grow spiritually
• Fellowship and fun!

We’ve got some exciting things in the works and details will be added as they are confirmed- you can follow all the action at http://conclave.johannite.org

The cost is $600 for individual registrations, and includes meals and lodging at the monastery. If you’re local or staying offsite- the cost is $35 a day (includes lunch and dinner) with hotels averaging out at $470 for the week.

Official Registration begins January 1st. If you would like to register early, please contact us at info@johannite.org

For more information on Holy Wisdom Monastery- please visit- http://www.benedictinewomen.org/

The Apostolic Johannite Church would like to thank the Rev. Ken Madden of Calgary, Alberta for his generous donation of over 70 books to St. Raphael the Archangel Seminary.

Spanning the better part of the Seminary’s STL reading list, as well as many other books of interest to gnostic and esoteric practitioners, this is a welcome and appreciated addition to the Church’s efforts and resources.

A talk on Hesychasm given by His Grace, the Catholicos of the Alexandrian Gnostic Church to the Conclave of the Apostolic Johannite Church. Essex, MA, May 2009

Enjoy!

via the North American College of Gnostic Bishops

The Apostolic Johannite Church is pleased to announce the incardination of the Most Rev. Kenneth Canterbury for the Diocese of Florida, with jurisdiction for the AJC over the southern United States.

His Grace brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and understanding to the service of the Apostolic Johannite Church, and we look forward to working with him and his new ministerial direction.

More details will be provided as they are finalized.

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The Apostolic Johannite Church is pleased to announce the official establishment of the Saint Teresa of Avila Narthex in Brisbane, Australia. To mark the official establishment of the Brisbane Narthex, the Patriarch of the Apostolic Johannite Church sent the following letter:

To the Johannite Church in Brisbane,

I want to congratulate each of you personally for the hard work, motivation and commitment that you have brought to the Apostolic Johannite Church through the formation of the second centre in Australia.

From following your communication it is clear to me that each of you brings to the Apostolic Johannite Church a spirit of joy and dedication so needed not only in building the church that each of you participates in making a reality, but also in your own paths as Johannites.

Much work has been done, and much more is required as we walk into a future of our own making, giving the gift of our paths to our fellow human beings, and receiving likewise all that the future has so richly to offer in turn.

In the months and years to come it is my sincere hope that you avail yourselves of the resource you have in the Johannite Church abroad, and never shrink from the opportunity to make yourselves also a resource for those that labour with you in the most noble task of pursuing wholeness, compassion and understanding.

This is my prayer and wish for you, together with the Apostolic Council and the whole of the Apostolic Johannite Church, and in that spirit I remain,

Yours before the Sacred Flame,

+ IOHANNES IV