Major Pastoral Acts, 2012

ARCHDIOCESE OF CANADA, ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA
MAJOR PASTORAL ACTS 1987 - 2014
MAJOR PASTORAL ACTS 2012


JANUARY

7

Altar-server Alexandru Dumitrashko of the Sobor of Saints Peter and Paul in Montréal, Québec, was blessed to wear the Orar of a Subdeacon.

Altar-server Roman Protsko of the Sobor of Saints Peter and Paul in Montréal, Québec, was blessed to wear the Orar of a Subdeacon.

Altar-server Vladislav Gluchenchenko of the Sobor of Saints Peter and Paul in Montréal, Québec, was blessed to wear the Orar of a Subdeacon.

11

Igumen Luc (Majoros) was released from his responsibilities as Rector of the Mission of Saint Gregory of Nyssa in Kingston, Ontario.

Igumen Luc (Majoros) was granted a Leave-of-absence for one year, and he was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Higoumène Marc (Pierre) was released from his responsibilities and attachment as Priest at the Church of Saint-Benoît de Nursie in Montréal, Québec.

Higoumène Marc (Pierre) was granted retirement and given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Hiéro-Schema-moine Basile (Paradis) was released from his responsibilities and attachment as Priest at the Sobor of Saints Peter and Paul in Montreal, Québec and at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite in Johnstown, Ontario.

Hiéro-Schema-moine Basile (Paradis) was granted retirement and given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

FEBRUARY

1

Priest Roman Pavlov was assigned to be Rector of Holy Trinity Sobor in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Priest Geoffrey Korz was assigned to be Rector of the Church of All Saints of North America in Hamilton, Ontario.

Igumen Nestor (Mikhailetchko) was released from his responsibilities as Rector of the Church of Saint Seraphim of Sarov in Toronto, Ontario.

26

Igumen Nestor (Mikhailetchko) was suspended from all functions of the Holy Priesthood.

27

Priest Alexei Vassiouchkine, in addition to his other responsibilities, was assigned to be Priest-in-charge of the Church of Saint Seraphim of Sarov in Toronto, Ontario.

MARCH

11

Dragos Giulea was tonsured to be a Reader and ordained to be a Subdeacon at the Church of Saint-Benoît de Nursie in Montréal, Québec.

12

Archpriest Vasyl Kolega was assigned to be Confessor of the Deanery of Ontario.

Subdeacon Jeremy Scratch was assigned to be the Lay Representative of the Deanery of Ontario to the Archdiocesan Council.

Deacon Jesse Isaac was assigned to be the Lay Representative of the Deanery of Alberta and the Northwest Territories to the Archdiocesan Council.

18

At the Church of Saint Seraphim of Sarov in Toronto, Ontario, Reader Vadim Ivlev was ordained to be a Subdeacon. He was assigned to the Church of Saint Seraphim of Sarov in Toronto, Ontario.

Reader Viktor Makarov was blessed to wear the Orar of a Subdeacon at the Church of Saint Seraphim of Sarov in Toronto, Ontario.

28

Priest Alexei Vassiouchkine was blessed to wear the Nabedrennik, the Purple Skoufia and the Purple Kamilavka.

APRIL

7

At the Divine Liturgy, Subdeacon Dmitry Belyaykov was ordained to the Holy Diaconate.

Deacon Dmitry Belyaykov was attached as Deacon at the Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Sobor in Montréal, Québec.

15

Priest Juan Pablo Ruiz-Gomar was blessed to wear the Purple Kamilavka.

Priest Vincent Lehr was blessed to wear the Purple Skoufia and the Purple Kamilavka.

Priest Matthew Francis was blessed to wear the Nabedrennik.

Priest Anthony Estabrooks was blessed to wear the Nabedrennik.

17

Archpriest Daniel Guenther was granted a Leave-of-absence for six months.

20

Deacon Petr Boitchuk was granted a Leave-of-absence for one year.

22

At the Divine Liturgy, Reader Dragos Giulea was ordained to the Holy Diaconate.

Deacon Dragos Giulea was attached as Second Deacon at the Church of Saint-Benoît de Nursie in Montréal, Québec.

24

The name of the Bishop’s Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite was changed to be the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite in Johnstown, Ontario.

MAY

10

Igumen Philip (Speranza) was elevated to the dignity of archimandrite.

Archpriest Lawrence Reinheimer was blessed to wear the Jewelled Cross.

Higoumène Marc (Pierre) was blessed to wear the Jewelled Cross.

Hieromonk Gerasim (Power) was elevated to the dignity of igumen.

Hiéromoine Roman (Bonnel) was elevated to the dignity of igumen.

Priest Geoffery Korz was blessed to wear the Gold Cross.

Prêtre Nectaire Féménias was blessed to wear the Gold Cross.

Priest John Bingham was blessed to wear the Gold Cross.

11

Philippe Leroux was tonsured to be a Reader at the Church of Saint-Benoît de Nursie in Montréal, Québec.

20

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Chahor, Alberta, was returned to the Archdiocese of Canada (OCA) from being temporarily served by clergy of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Igumen Gerasim (Power), in addition to his other responsibilities, was assigned to be Rector of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Chahor, Alberta.

29

Archimandrite Alexander (Pihach) was granted a Leave-of-absence for one month.

JUNE

5

Priest Andrew Anderson was received into the ranks of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Canada.

Priest Andrew Anderson was assigned to be Priest-in-charge of the Mission of Saint Gregory of Nyssa in Kingston, Ontario.

9

Matthew Beynon was tonsured to be a Reader and ordained to be a Subdeacon at the Mission of the Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

JULY

1

Hiérodiacre Amvrosi (Mlodzyk) was granted a Leave-of-absence for one month.

The Mission of Saint Athansius, in Sherwood Park, Alberta, was declared to be closed.

Priest Ronald Poworoznik was released from his duties as Rector of the Mission of Saint Athanasius in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Priest Ronald Poworoznik was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

2

Protodeacon Raphael Cole was granted a Leave-of-absence for six months.

5

Deacon Petr Boitchuk was released from his attachment at the Sobor of Saints Peter and Paul in Montréal, Québec.

Deacon Petr Boitchuk was released from the Archdiocese of Canada to the omophor of Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen) for transfer to the Russian Orthodox Church.

10

Priest Richard René was released from his responsibilities as Rector of the Mission of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne in Cranbrook, British Columbia. He was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Altar-server Matfei Mouskhelichvili of the Sobor of Saints Peter and Paul in Montréal, Québec, was blessed to wear the Orar of a Subdeacon.

15

At the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut in Calgary, Alberta, Subdeacon Andrew Applegate was ordained to the Holy Diaconate.

Deacon Andrew Applegate was attached as First Deacon at the Church of the Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut in Calgary, Alberta.

22

At the Divine Liturgy, Subdeacon Kevin Wigglesworth was ordained to the Holy Diaconate.

Deacon Kevin Wigglesworth was attached as Second Deacon at the Church of the Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut in Calgary, Alberta.

29

At the Divine Liturgy, Deacon Gregory Scratch was ordained to the Holy Priesthood.

Priest Gregory Scratch was assigned to be Second Priest to the Church of Saint Nicholas in Narol, Manitoba.

Priest Gregory Scratch was blessed to wear the Nabedrennik, the Purple Skoufia and the Purple Kamilavka.

AUGUST

20

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Dickie Bush, Alberta, was released from the Saint Tikhon Family of Parishes, and blessed to be served by the Deanery of Alberta and the Northwest Territories’ Supply Clergy.

Archpriest Nikolai Nikolaev, retaining all his other responsibilities, was released from his responsibilities as Rector of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Dickie Bush, Alberta.

Archimandrite Alexander (Pihach), in addition to his other responsibilities, was blessed to be the co-ordinator of the services at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Dickie Bush, Alberta.

Deacon Maurice Beecroft was released from his attachment as Deacon at the Mission of Saint Athanasius in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Deacon Maurice Beecroft was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

SEPTEMBER

1

Archpriest Robert S. Kennaugh was released from his responsibilities as Rector of the Church of Saint Nicholas in Narol, Manitoba, and as Priest-in-charge of the Church of Saint Nicholas in Sandy Lake, Manitoba.

Archpriest Robert S Kennaugh was given retirement.

Archpriest Robert S Kennaugh was attached at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Narol, Manitoba, as Rector Emeritus.

Priest Gregory Scratch was assigned to be Priest-in-charge of the Church of Saint Nicholas in Narol, Manitoba.

Archpriest Rodion Luciuk, in addition to his other responsibilities, was blessed to be the co-ordinator of services at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Sandy Lake, Manitoba.

The Church of Saint Nicholas in Sandy Lake, Manitoba, was blessed to be served by the Supply Clergy of the Deanery of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Nunavut.

Archpriest Alexander Janowski was released from his responsibilities and attachment in retirement as Priest at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite.

Archpriest Alexander Janowski was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Hieromonk Vladimir (Lysak), retaining all his other responsibilities, was released from his responsibilities as Priest at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite.

Hieromonk Vladimir (Lysak) was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Priest Symeon Rodger was released from his responsibilities and attachment as Priest at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite.

Priest Symeon Rodger was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Priest Walter Smith was released from his responsibilities as Priest at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite.

Priest Walter Smith was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Archpriest Oleg Kirilow was released from his responsibilities and attachment as Priest at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite.

Archpriest Oleg Kirilow was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Deacon Gregory Kopchuk was released from his responsibilities and attachment as Deacon at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite.

Deacon Gregory Kopchuk was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Deacon Achilleas Kasapi was released from his responsibilities and attachment as Deacon at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite.

Deacon Achilleas Kasapi was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Priest Alexei Kaliouzhnyi was released from his responsibilities and attachment as Priest at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite.

Priest Alexei Kaliouzhnyi was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

Priest Miroslaw Wojtiuk, while remaining under suspension, was released from his responsibilities and attachment as Priest at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite.

Priest Miroslaw Wojtiuk was given the status of Unassigned Cleric.

11

Igumen Gerasim (Power) was given the blessing to be tonsured as a stavrophor monk for the Skete of Saint Elias at Dickie Bush, Alberta.

Archimandrite Alexander (Pihach), with the blessing, tonsured Rasophor Monk Gerasim (Power) to be a Stavrophor Monk in the Skete of Saint Elias. Archimandrite Alexander (Pihach) was blessed to be the mentor of Igumen Gerasim.

17

Ivan Rostotski was tonsured to be a Reader and was ordained to be a Subdeacon at the Church of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called in Canora, Saskatchewan.

Ron Sklaruk was tonsured to be a Reader and was ordained to be a Subdeacon at the Church of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called in Canora, Saskatchewan.

24

Brian Sanderson was tonsured to be a Reader and he was ordained to be a Subdeacon at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Nelson Reid was tonsured to be a Reader and he was ordained to be a Subdeacon at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Moose Jaw, SK.

Andriy Pryadko was tonsured to be a Reader and he was ordained to be a Subdeacon at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Moose Jaw, SK.

30

Sean Reid was tonsured to be a Reader at the Church of All Saints of North America in Hamilton, Ontario.

OCTOBER

15

Archimandrite Alexander (Pihach) was granted a Leave-of-absence for one month from his responsibilities as Rector of the Sobor of Saint Herman of Alaska in Edmonton, AB, and as Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Canada.

Archpriest Phillip Eriksson, in addition to his other responsibilities, was assigned to be Dean of Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

Priest Vincent Lehr was assigned to be Priest-in-charge of the Sobor of Saint Herman of Alaska in Edmonton, Alberta, for a one-month term.

17

Archpriest Daniel Guenther was released from his responsibilities at the Sobor of the Holy Resurrection in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Archpriest Daniel Guenther was assigned to be Priest-in-charge of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Kayville, SK.

28

Altar-server Alexandros Hadjinicolaou of the Church of the Sign of the Theotokos in Montréal, Québec, was blessed to wear the Orar of a Subdeacon.

NOVEMBER

4

Reader Matthew Zacharias was ordained to be a Subdeacon at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Ottawa, Ontario.

At the Divine Liturgy, Subdeacon Nikolay Melnik was ordained to the Holy Diaconate.

Deacon Nikolay Melnik was attached as Fourth Deacon at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Ottawa, Ontario.