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Letka Bishop To Officiate At Divine Liturgy
Rt Rev Mark Lipa bishop of Letka and head of the Albanian Orthodox church in North America will officiate at a Pontifical Divine liturgy at St Demetrios Greek Orthodox church in Biddeford. Orthos at 9 15 a m and liturgy at 10 45 a m with Rev Alexander Xanthakis and Peter Dalapas assisting. The senior choir will provide responses and anthems under Allan Sukulas. Sermon topic Our Debt to Orthodoxy. Bishop Mark notes lectures on the Sunday of Orthodoxy March 3 at St George Syrian Orthodox church Worcester Mass on The Eastern Orthodox Church and Her Position in the World Today. He was educated at Halki and ordained by Athenagoras I September 10 1950. Since arriving in the U S he has organized a canonical Albanian Orthodox church here. The diocesan headquarters oversee programs and he edits The True Light and directs Voice of Orthodoxy radio. He has opposed communism and met US State Dept officials on Albania. He is a member of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops. This summer he visited the Holy Land and met Eastern Orthodox leaders.