Devotees of the church fathers will have the pleasure of hearing Archpriest John Behr, dean and professor of Patristics at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, explicate the Paschal Sermon of Melito, second century exegete and apologist who served as bishop of Sardis near Lydia, Asia Minor. The event, hosted by the Amsterdam Center for Orthodox Theology (ACOT) , is the first in a new series about Orthodox theology open to the general public. The study will take place at the Orthodox Parish Amersfoort, Matthias Withoosstraat 34, 3812 ST Amersfoort , on Friday, December 9, 2016. Coffee and tea will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the study will start at 7:00 p.m. and end around 9:00 p.m.