Greek Orthodox Archdiocese E-bulletin November 20, 2009 The next edition of the E-bulletin will be Friday, December 4. Happy Thanksgiving! This is the weekly edition of the GOA E-Bulletin. For more information just click on the links below to go to the topics of interest to you.

From ancient times to present day, heroes and heroines have played vital cultural roles in society by defining trends, creating norms and shaping behavior.

The attack on the Church of Scientology as a ''criminal organisation'' by the South Australian senator Nick Xenophon this week has sent the anti-Scientology movement into a spin but not for the obvious reason. Apart from celebrating the prospect of an Australian parliamentary inquiry into allegations of murder, rape and forced abortion by church members, anti-church activists in the US are ...

JENNIFER HUDSON TO PLAY WINNIE MANDELA: Oscar winner takes on wife of Nelson Mandela in next movie role. *Jennifer Hudson is set to star in a drama that casts her as the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela.

"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and "Make It or Break It" will get the ball rolling a few weeks before ABC Family gets its three-hour Monday drama block started.The two dramas will make their second-half season premieres on Monday, Jan. 4, "Secret Life" at 8 p.m. ET/PT and then "Make It" at 9 p.m., the cable network announced Wednesday. They were previously scheduled to premiere a ...

Both series had originally been set to return on January 11.

Beyond Crisis ", the conference was about developing a progressive answer to the challenges faced by the financial meltdown and the consequent recession. Rowan Williams was the keynote speaker. In a t...

La Crosse's Corey Sorenson has another TV role, but this timeit's on one of the most-viewed shows on television, " NCIS ."

Four years ago, Buffalo native Mark Hapka had a few thousand dollars and a dream--to become an actor.

*Janet Jackson made a surprise appearance at Los Angeles mall The Grove last weekend to personally witness a flash mob that featured a choreographed number to her greatest hits.