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Bright and Radiatant
What is the definition of Pheobe?
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Eastern harbour of Corinth
Where is Cenchrea?
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3rd of September according to the Greek Church calendar
When do we celebrate the feast of Pheobe the Deaconess and according to what calendar?
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Illustrates her clear role in helping St. Paul in the service
What is the meaning of "helper" in regards to Phoebe?
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In Cenchrea
Where was Phoebe the Deaconess serving?
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St. John Chrysostom
Who said “She is a saint who served the church through her service as deaconess”?
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the local church in Cenchrea
What is the "servant of the church" related to?
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The outlet for its trade with the
Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean.
What is Cenchrea?
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He asked the church to facilitate Phoebe's mission because he entrusted her with a special mission that he found more prudent not to disclose.
What did St. Paul ask of the church and why?
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shows the spiritual relationship between St. Paul and Phoebe and the
believers that resulted from their unity in Christ.
What did the word "sister" show?
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Deaconesses are to serve the
females in the church
What is the law of the apostles related to deaconesses?
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3.
1) Rights and Conditions related to Deaconesses 2) Rank of Deaconesses in the church is NOT a priestly rank 3) Regulations regarding their lives and service 4) Promotion from assistant deaconess to deaconess
How many things were established in the Holy Synod meeting and what were they?
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Chapter 16: 1-2, Phoebe
Where was the word "helper" and "servant" mentioned in the book of Romans? And who did it refer to?
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They were outreaching females especially
in the houses of the non-believers.
What was the Deaconesses job in the early church?
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They established certain rites and conditions related to the order of consecration for the Consecrated Deaconess
What did the Holy Synod establish?
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