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Upcoming Ordinations and Elevations

Deacon Paul Olson to the Holy Priesthood on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Los Angeles, California.

Deacon Justin Havens to the Holy Priesthood on Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.

September 27-28)

Second Gathering of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the West Coast
July 19, 2007
San Francisco, California

The second meeting of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the West Coast was held on Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in San Francisco.  In attendance were: Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco (Greek), Bishop Joseph of Los Angeles and the West (Antiochian), Bishop Maxim of Western America (Serbian), and Bishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West (OCA).  “This gathering of the Hierarchs in San Francisco underlines our desire to have a unified voice of Orthodoxy in the western states,” said His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos. 

In an effort to convey the oneness of the Church, several items of importance were decided at the meeting, including:

Also participating in the meeting were: V. Rev. Demetrios Earl Cantos (Chancellor, Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco), V. Rev. Nikola Ceko (Dean, St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Cathedral – Los Angeles), V. Rev. Ian MacKinnon (Elevation of the Holy Cross OCA Church – Sacramento), Rev. Nicholas Borzghol (Priest, St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church – San Francisco), Rev. Michael G. Pappas (Priest, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church – San Francisco), Subdeacon Michael Habib (Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles and the West).

Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the West Coast Sign an Archpastoral Communiqué to all the Orthodox Faithful in the West

October 10-12, 2008

November 14-16, 2008

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