HILARION
Metropolitan of Eastern America and New
York
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
February 3, 2009
TO ALL EASTERN AMERICAN DIOCESAN CLERGY
A diocesan annual meeting and pastoral conference has been summoned
in Jackson,
NJ
at St. Vladimir
Memorial Church on March 16-18th of this year. The presence of all members
of the diocesan clergy, together with elected laymen equal in number to
the clergy representatives, is mandatory. Participation is open to both
men and women of the laity. Each parish is responsible for reimbursing
its clergy and representatives for their traveling, accommodation, and
registration expenses.
Each
parish treasurer is to forward a check in the amount of $150.00 per
parish clergyman and representative payable to: St. Vladimir
Memorial Church, (Attn: Fr. Serge Ledkovsky) PO Box 143, Jackson, NJ
08527 no later than February 28th to cover the host parish's
expenses in sponsoring this conference.
The
nearby Radisson Hotel of Freehold has agreed to provide their
double-occupancy rooms to us for $89 per night. When calling, please
mention that you are attending the Russian Orthodox Clergy conference in
Jackson. Each participant must make his own lodging arrangements with the
Radisson hotel or some other motel of his choice. The hotel information
is - Tel: (732) 780-3870 - 50 Gibson Place, Freehold, NJ 07728 or on the web at www.radisson.com/freeholdnj.
Reservations will be accepted by February 22nd. A website has
been created for the diocesan conference at www.eadiocese.org
Please
bring your own black vestments with you.
+Hilarion
Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York,
