SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] – On Monday, June 16, 2008, the Preconciliar Commission charged with making preparations for the Orthodox Church in America’s 15th All-American Council met at the OCA Chancery here.
“A main topic of the meeting was the Town Hall meetings now under way throughout the Church in preparation for the All-American Council,” said the Archpriest Andrew Jarmus, OCA director of ministries and communications. “The first Town Hall meeting, which was very positively received by participants, took place Saturday, June 8, 2008, at Annunciation Cathedral in Ottawa, Canada. This meeting was the first of an initial nine planned in locations in the US and Canada.”
“Preconciliar Commission members discussed other locations which had been listed previously but had not yet been scheduled, among them the New York City area,” Father Andrew added. “They also reviewed new locations that have been suggested since the first Town Hall schedule was posted on the internet.”
The expanded Town Hall meeting schedule is found below.
Commission members also reviewed the latest submissions to the 15th All-American Council email address. These submissions may be downloaded in PDF format here.
The 15th All-American Council will open on Monday, November 10, 2008 and run through Thursday, November 13, at the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA.
TOWN HALL MEETING SCHEDULE
Amended June 18, 2008
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Date |
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City |
Location |
Time |
Hierarch / PCC Rep. |
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June 7 |
Saturday |
Ottawa, Canada |
Annunciation Cathedral |
[TBA] |
Archbishop Seraphim, Bishop Nikon, Fr. A. Jarmus
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June 24 |
Tuesday |
Dallas, TX |
Scheduled during Diocesan Assembly |
[TBA] |
Archbishop Dmitri, Fr. A. Garklavs
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June 26 |
Thursday |
San Francisco, CA |
Scheduled during Diocesan Assembly |
[TBA] |
Bishop Benjamin, M. Jannakos
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June 28 |
Saturday |
Washington, DC |
St. Nicholas Cathedral |
[TBA] |
Metropolitan Herman, Fr. A. Garklavs, L. Morris
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July 3 |
Thursday |
Edmonton, Canada |
St. Herman of Alaska Sobor |
[TBA] |
Archbishop Seraphim, Bp Nikon, Fr. M. Tassos
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July 12 |
Saturday |
Montreal, Canada |
St. Peter & Paul’s Church |
[TBA] |
Archbishop Seraphim, [PCC member TBA]
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July 12 |
|
Crestwood (New York Metro Area) |
St. Vladimir’s Seminary |
3-6 pm |
Bishop Nikon, [PCC member TBA]
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July 17 |
Thursday |
Cleveland/Parma |
Holy Trinity Church |
6-9 pm |
Archbishop Job, M. Jannakos
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July 19 |
Saturday |
Bethlehem, PA |
St. Nicholas Church |
[TBA] |
Bishop Tikhon, Fr. A. Jarmus, E. Skuby
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July 23 |
Wednesday |
Hartford, CT |
All Saints Church |
[TBA] |
Bishop. Nikon, Fr A. Jarmus
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July 24 |
Thursday |
Chicago, IL/Burr Ridge |
Sts. Peter & Paul Church |
7-10pm |
Archbishop Job, Fr. A Garklavs
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July 31 |
Thursday |
Indianapolis, IN |
St. John the Forerunner |
6-9pm |
Archbishop Job, M. Jannakos
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August 29/30 |
Fri/Sat[TBA] |
Orlando, FL |
[TBA] |
[TBA] |
Metropolitan Herman, Fr A. Jarmus |
2 Comments
June 28, 2008 at 12:55 pm
The following was one of the email messages received by the PCC and recently made available:
On Tuesday, November 11th during the All American Council, Americans will mark the civil holiday of Veterans’ Day, while Canadians will mark Remembrance Day.
Both holidays commemorate the sacrifice of those who have given their lives for our respective countries.
It would be most suitable to schedule a Panykhida (memorial) service for departed soldiers to be held this day, as part of the main agenda of the AAC.
The AAC should schedule a panykhida to remember those who have given their lives in the service of their country. Indeed, it would be most proper and fitting to schedule that panykhida to begin at 11:00 a.m. that morning.
June 28, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Thanks for the note. The PCC is working a commemoration of Veterans’/Remembrance Day into the Tuesday, November 11 program.
Fr. Andrew Jarmus