April 24, 2012
Press Release from the Diocesan Office: The Fifth Anniversary of the Reunification and Pastoral Conference have been postponed

With the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, and the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Eminence Justinian, Archbishop of Naro-Fominsk, the Joint Pastoral Conference in honor of the Fifth Anniversary of the Reunification of the Russian Church Abroad the Moscow Patriarchate has been postponed. In light of recent difficulties obtaining a proper visa to enter the United States, Metropolitan Hilarion will not be able to return from Australia in time for the conference in June. It is expected that His Eminence will return to the United States at the end of June.

The Joint Pastoral Conference of ROCOR and MP clergy will take place October 11-13 at Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY. The All-Night Vigil on Friday, October 12, will be held at Holy Dormition Convent in Novo-Diveevo, NY, and the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at Three Saints Patriarchal Church in Garfield, NJ on Saturday, October 13.

The General Meeting of the Eastern American Diocese, previously scheduled for June 6, will take place as a one-day affair, shortly after Met. Hilarion’s return to the United States. Detailed information will be published on the diocesan website as it becomes available.

The Diocesan Administration sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience that this unforeseen change in schedule may have caused. Please visit the diocesan website regularly for further updates on the upcoming celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of the Reunification. It is expected that registration for the conference will begin in June.

Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese