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September
28, 2010
Howell, NJ:
Metropolitan Hilarion presided over a regular meeting of the Diocesan
Council
On
Tuesday, September 14, a regular meeting of the Diocesan Council of
the Eastern American Diocese was held in Howell, NJ, presided over by
His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York.
Also present at the meeting were the diocesan vicars, Their Graces,
Bishops George of Mayfield and Jerome of Manhattan, as well as
diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov, Archpriest Victor
Potapov, Archpriest John Moses, Priest Nikolai Manduke, Subdeacon
George Schatiloff, G.N. Nikolsky, and S.R. Lopoukhine.
Council members
heard the following reports and adopted the following resolutions:
1) A report by the
chairman of the Health Insurance and Pension Investigative Commission.
The
Council requested that the diocesan secretary assign an individual to
prepare a census of all parishes/religious institutions in the USA
with membership data and contact information. The Council expressed
sincere gratitude to Mr. George Temidis and commission members.
2)
A report by the diocesan secretary on the successful Lenten Retreat
and Pastoral Conference that was held in St. John the Baptist
Cathedral in Mayfield on March 1-3, 2010. The conference was attended
by 102 clergymen. Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov (Rector of All Saints
Church in Krasnoye Selo, Moscow) and Deacon Andrei Psarev were the
main speakers. By invitation of Abbot Sergius (Bowyer), a pilgrimage
was organized to St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery in South Canaan, PA.
The Council expressed sincere gratitude to the parishioners of St.
John the Baptist Cathedral for their hospitality.
3)
A report by Archpriest John Moses on the successful completion of two
Volunteers in Mission (VIM) projects throughout the diocese. Future
project will be announced on the diocesan website.
4)
A written report from diocesan treasurer Priest Jonah Campbell on the
financial situation of the diocese. Glory be to God, many parishes
have started making their regular contributions to the diocese. The
Council is concerned because there are still many parishes that are
not paying their dues and this jeopardizes the work of the diocese and
the Synod of Bishops. Metropolitan Hilarion approved a plan that will
authorize the Diocesan Auditing Committee to audit those parishes who
are not contributing to the diocese.
5)
A report by the Diocesan Secretary on the creation of an electronic
clergy database. In March, Metropolitan Hilarion requested that each
clergyman fill out a statistic form in order to update all diocesan
records. Met. Hilarion expressed his gratitude to all those clergymen
who have submitted their statistics forms. A list of clergymen who
have not submitted statistics forms was presented to the Metropolitan
and Council members.
6)
A report by Rdr. Peter Lukianov, Rdr. Gregory Levitsky and M.M.
Kazmierczak on the current state of the Diocesan Media Office. Council
members were presented with written reports on the progress of the
diocesan website and other projects within the diocese. The Council
expressed sincere gratitude to the members of the Media Office.
7)
The Council resolved to organize a Great Lenten Retreat at St. John
the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC on March 23-25, 2010. Further
details will be published on the diocesan website.
8)
The Council resolved to investigate the possibility of creating a
Diocesan Order that can be awarded to clerics and laity.
9)
The Council resolved to honor the 25th anniversary of the repose of
Met. Philaret on November 21, 2011. Met. Hilarion will lead the divine
services in St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral in Paterson, NJ,
followed by a photo-montage and presentation on the life of
Metropolitan Philaret. Bishop Jerome will lead the divine services in
Holy Trinity Monastery, followed by a litiya at the tomb of Met.
Philaret.
10)
The council resolved to celebrate Metropolitan Hilarion’s namesday
in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign on November 2-3, 2010. Click here
for more information.
The
next session of the Diocesan Council has been scheduled for November
2, 2010 in the Synod of Bishops.
Media Office of the Eastern American
Diocese
