Fr. George Nicozisin
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Fr. George Nicozisin
BORN: March 22, 1927 St. Louis, Missouri
MILITARY: Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps, Mar. 9, 1945-Mar. 8, 1949.
Served at Parris Island, SC, Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton, CA; Guam, Japan, China, Barstow, CA, Great Lakes Naval Station, IL, Marine Barracks, Wash. DC.
EDUCATION: Holy Cross School of Theology, Brookline, MA, Sep. 8,1950 - June 10, 1956, Bachelor in Theology & Credentials for Ordination.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION: Chicago Lutheran Seminary and Santa Clara University.
ADDITIONAL DEGREES: Master of Divinity, Hellenic College-Holy Cross School of Theology; Master of Sacred Theology, Colgate-Rochester Divinity School.
FAMILY: Married Syvia Labros of Milwaukee, WI, July 29th 1956
CHILDREN: Georgeanne Elaine, Demetra Ann and David Demetrios
GRANDAUGHTER: Zoe.
CHURCH SERVICE: Ordained Deacon at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, St. Louis, MO, August 19, 1956.
Ordained Priest at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, September 14,1956.
PASTORAL ASSIGNMENTS: Assistant Priest, Annunciation Cathedral, San Francisco, CA, Oct.1,1956 - June 1, 1958.
Pastor, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Waukegan, IL, June 15, 1958 - March 10, 1963.
Pastor, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, San Jose, CA, March 15, 1963 - February 25,1967.
Pastor, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rochester, NY, March 1, 1967 - September 1,1973.
National Director, Department of Religious Education, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North & South America, September 1,1973· July 25,1977.
Part-Time Pastor, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Manchester, NH, October 1, 1973 - July 1,1977.
Pastor, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, St. Louis, MO, August 1, 1977 - October 1, 1996.
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS:
Lectured at Stamford University, St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Seminary, Rochester, NY, and Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO;
taught courses of Religious Education (undergraduate & graduate levels) at Hellenic College-Holy Cross, Brookline, MA; and conducted and taught Workshop Seminars (curriculum, teaching skills, etc.) for priests, supervisors and church school teachers throughout the Greek Archdiocese.
AUTHORED:
"A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH, Four Parts"; "TEENAGE TEN COMMANDMENTS"; "ROAD TO ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PHRONEMA"; "THE ORTHODOX CHURCH - A WELL·KEPT SECRET"; "CROWNS OF HONOR & GLORY"; "HOPE OF THE HOPELESS - SAVIOUR OF THE TEMPEST TOSSED", VOLS. I & 2.
CO·AUTHORED:
"WORSHIP IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH"; "SACRAMENTS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH"; "THE CREED: Simplified Dogmatics".
AWARDED:
THREE HIERARCHS MEDAL from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School Of Theology, May 19, 2001.
