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23/2/2010

Russian Church Outside Russia

The schedule of the Eastern American Diocesan Lenten Retreat and Pastoral Conference is now available online. The conference will take place at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Mayfield, PA, March 1-3 or this year. For more information, click here. The schedule is available in .pdf format here.

Pastoral Conference and Lenten Retreat
March 1-3, 2010 · St. John the Baptist Cathedral · Mayfield, PA

Sunday, February 28th:

6:00 PM: Check-in at Nichols Village Hotel

Monday, March 1:

9:00AM – 10:45AM – Registration and light breakfast in the parish hall

11:00AM – Moleben in St. John’s Cathedral, greeting by His Grace, Bishop George of Mayfield, and Archpriest John Sorochka; opening address of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion

12:00PM – Lunch

1:15PM – Presentation by Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov: Pastoral Struggles in the 21st Century

2:30PM – “Diocesan Life: A Year in Review – 2009”

4:00PM – Free Time

4:30PM – Presentation by Deacon Andrei Psarev: 50th Anniversary of the Repose of Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko)

5:30PM – Dinner

6:45PM – Panihida for diocesan bishops and pastors, Great Compline, evening prayers

Tuesday, March 2:

8:45AM – Arrive at St. Tikhon’s Monastery

9:00AM – Greeting of Met. Hilarion at St. Tikhon’s Church; general photo

9:30AM – Monastery tour: seminary, museum, bookstore

12:00PM – Lunch

1:15PM – Depart for St. John’s Cathedral

2:30PM – Presentation by Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov: Pastoral Struggles in the 21st Century

3:45PM – Pre-Communion Prayer Rule in St. John’s Cathedral

5:00PM – Dinner

6:15PM – Litany for the Departed, Matins, Confession

Wednesday, March 3:

8:00AM – Hours & Hierarchal Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts

12:00PM – General photograph of conference participants

12:20 PM – Lunch in the parish hall

1:00PM – Thanksgiving moleben in the parish hall; departure

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