October 21 - 23, 2009
at
St. Mary of Egypt Russian Orthodox Church
Atlanta, Georgia
Decree
on the convocation of a Diocesan Pastoral Conference
General Information
Dates:
October 21 - 23, 2009
The conference will open on Wednesday, October 21 at 9:00 AM and close
on Friday, October 23 after Liturgy (approximately 3:00 PM).
The Pastoral
Conference is open to all priests, deacons and matushkas of the Eastern
American Diocese.
Each
parish is responsible for reimbursing its clergy and matushkas for their
traveling, accommodation, and registration expenses.
The
conference will feature:
-
Hierarchal
services for the feast of the Holy Optina Elders will be led by the
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, His Eminence,
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, co-served by
the vicar bishops and clergy from all around the diocese.
-
A
lecture by the famous author Archpriest Artemiy Vladimirov, a
professor of St. Tikhon Theological Institute in Moscow and rector
of All Saints Church in "Krasnoye Selo," Moscow.
-
A
lecture by Matthew
Gallatin.
-
A
lecture by Archpriest Anastasy Yatrelis.
-
A
report by the diocesan secretary on the work and progress of the
diocesan administrative center.
-
A
presentation by the Diocesan Media Office.
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Separate
group meetings for clergy and matushkas at a local state park.
-
Liturgical
workshop for clergy.
-
Choir
rehearsals for the divine services led by members of the diocesan
music commission.
-
Free
time for social interaction.
All clergy delegates
are reminded to wear their riasas, kamilavkas, and skufias during the work and meeting hours of the conference.
Registration
Each
parish is responsible for reimbursing its clergy and matushkas for their
traveling, accommodation, and registration expenses. Each parish
treasurer is to forward a check in the amount of $200.00 per each
attending clergyman or matushka. Registrations must be mailed by September
25th to:
St. Mary of
Egypt Church
Attn: Fr. John Townsend
1765 Woodstock Road
Roswell, GA 30075
Registration
form.
Hotel Information
Each
participant must make his own lodging arrangements with the LaQuinta or some other motel of his choice. The Hampton Inn has
agreed
to provide their double-occupancy rooms to us for $38 per night. When
calling, please mention that you are attending the Russian Orthodox
Clergy Conference in Atlanta.
LaQuinta
Inn
575 Old Holcomb Bridge Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
770-552-0200
Hotel Website
Transportation
Local airport:
Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Participants
are responsible for their own transportation from the airport to the
hotel. The best form of transportation is the Atlanta Shuttle Service:
(404) 641-0962
Dates:
October 21 - 23, 2009
The conference will open on Wednesday, October 21 at 9:00 AM and close
on Friday, October 23 after Liturgy (approximately 3:00 PM).
Contacts
St.
Mary of Egypt Church
1765 Woodstock Road
Roswell, GA 30075
Mitred
Archpriest John Townsend
Rector
(404) 288-1556
fr_John@msn.com
Vada
Stallworth
(404) 277-8561
vstallworth@omegahrsolutions.com
Irene
Wasilov
Registration
(404) 307-5916
iwasilov@msn.com
Michael
Wells
Transportation
(770)
861-1776
mimifce@hotmail.com
