Major Pastoral Acts, 1996

ARCHDIOCESE OF CANADA, ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA
MAJOR PASTORAL ACTS 1987 - 2014
MAJOR PASTORAL ACTS 1996


FEBRUARY

1

Deacon Thomas L Easton was suspended from all functions of the Holy Diaconate. He left his responsibility without a blessing.

24

Priest Lawrence Farley was assigned to be Dean of British Columbia, in addition to his other responsibilities.

MARCH

1

Hieromonk David (Edwards), remaining a Member of the Missionary Brotherhood of Saint Silouan the Athonite, was assigned to be Second Priest at Holy Trinity Sobor in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

APRIL

1

Priest Philip Speranza, retaining his other responsibilities, was released from the responsibility of Priest-in-charge of Saints Peter and Paul’s Church, Dickie Bush, Alberta.

2

Priest John Bartholomew was granted a Leave-of-absence.

11

At the Divine Liturgy at Annunciation to the Theotokos-Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario, the Priest Lionel Dixon was received into the Orthodox Church. He was attached as Priest at the Cathedral.

MAY

4

Priest Dennis Pihach was assigned to be Dean of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Archpriest Orest Olekshy was released from his duties as Dean of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He retained his other responsibilities.

Priest Robert S Kennaugh was assigned to be Assistant Dean of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

12

At the Divine Liturgy in Holy Trinity Church in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Deacon Rodion Luciuk was ordained to the Holy Priesthood. He was assigned to be Associate Priest at Holy Trinity Church, Moose Jaw.

16

Priest James McLuckie was received from the omophor of Bishop Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco into the Archdiocese of Canada. He was attached at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite in Johnstown, Ontario.

19

Deacon James S Griggs was received from the omophor of Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor) into the Archdiocese of Canada.

JUNE

1

Deacon Phillip Eriksson was assigned to Holy Resurrection Church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, instead of being attached.

2

At the Divine Liturgy in Holy Trinity Sobor in Ottawa, Ontario, Deacon James S Griggs was ordained to the Holy Priesthood.

The Priest James S Griggs was assigned to Saint Gregory of Nyssa’s Mission in Kingston, Ontario, as Priest-in-charge.

17

Priest Daniel Guenther, in addition to his other duties, was assigned to be Priest-in-charge of Saint Peter the Aleut’s Mission in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

JULY

1

At the Divine Liturgy in Holy Resurrection Church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Deacon Robert John Polson was ordained to the Holy Priesthood.

Deacon Robert J Polson was attached at Holy Resurrection Church in Kodiak, Alaska, as a student.

The name of the Missionary Brotherhood of Saint Silouan the Athonite in Johnstown, Ontario, was changed to the Missionary Fraternity of Saint Silouan the Athonite in Johnstown, Ontario.

The incorrectly named Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in Wahstao, Alberta was corrected to be Saint John the Baptist’s Cemetery. It was attached at Saints Peter and Paul’s Church, Dickie Bush, Alberta.

AUGUST

17

The Summer chapel in the name of the Icon of the Saviour Not-made-with-hands, in Frost Corners, Waterloo, Québec, was blessed, as an extension of the Church of Saint-Benoît de Nursie, Montréal, Québec.

SEPTEMBER

1

Archpriest John Scratch was assigned to be Assistant Priest at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite, in Johnstown, Ontario.

OCTOBER

1

Retaining his other responsibilities, Priest Philip Speranza was released from his responsibilities as serving Saint Michael’s Church, Peno, Alberta.

In addition to his other responsibilities, Priest Evan Lowig was given the responsibility to serve Saint Michael’s Church, Peno, Alberta.

NOVEMBER

17

The Domestic Chapel of the New Hieromartyr Vladimir of Kiev, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was blessed.

DECEMBER

1

Priest Daniel Guenther was released from his attachment at Holy Resurrection Church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was assigned to be Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Kayville, Saskatchewan.

19

Priest Evan Lowig, in addition to his other responsibilities, was assigned to be Priest-in-charge of Saint Tikhon of Moscow’s Family of Parishes in Alberta : Star, Sunland, Bukowina, Desjarlais, Dickie Bush.

26

At the Divine Liturgy at Saint Herman of Alaska’s Church in Edmonton, Alberta, the Subdeacon Ronald Victor Poworoznik was ordained to the Holy Diaconate.

Deacon Ronald V Poworoznik was assigned to be Second Deacon to Saint Herman of Alaska’s Church.