Pittsburgh,
Pa - His Grace Bishop Dr.MITROPHAN
scheduled the semi-annual
Diocesan clergy seminar for January 16 and 17 at Holy Trinity Cathedral
in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Protonamesnik Rajko Kosic was host priest.
Following Vespers on Wednesday evening, His Grace met briefly
with the clergy in
attendance to discuss issues of Diocesan interest.
The Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was served on Thursday morning.
In addition to
His Grace and Diocese Secretary Father Deacon Dragoslav Kosic,
Protopresbyter
Stavrofor Rade Merick Protopresbyter Stevo Rocknage, Protopresbyer
Rodney Torbic
and Reverend Father Sasa Turkic served.
The seminar focused on the theme of stewardship. Featured speakers
included
Protopresbyter Stavrofor Srboljub Jockovich, Protopresbyter Stavrofor
Rastko
Trbuhovich and Protopresbyter Stevo Rocknage.
The three speakers represent the parishes in Steelton and Mckeesport,
Pennsylvania and Lackawanna, New York. All three parishes are
well advanced in
using stewardship as a way of increasing the Christian commitment
and
participation of parishioners.
Twenty two parish priests participated in addition to His Grace
and Deacon
Dragoslav. Priests traveled long distances. Priests from the
District of
Columbia and states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey,
Georgia and
Florida.
Diocesan Deans Protopresbyter Stavrofor Stevan Stepanov, Protopresbyter
Stavrofor Srboljub Jockovich and Protopresbyter Stephen Zaremba
represented the
Pittsburgh, Washington and St.Petersburg Deaneries.
Protopresbyter Djokan Majstorovic, Dean of St.Sava Cathedral
in New York City
was in attendance. In addition of being Cathedral Dean, Proto
Majstorovic serves
as the President of the Serbian Orthodox Clergy Brotherhood of
North and South
America.
The presentations on stewardship inspired a number of questions
and generated further interest in stewardship being developed
in Diocesan parishes.
His Grace Bishop Dr. MITROPHAN schedules the clergy seminars
on a regular basis
each year. They serve as a form of continuing education and enable
Diocesan
clergy to review and discuss topics directly related to parish
life.
His Grace thanked the speakers and participating clergy for
their contributions
and participation in the seminar. His Grace thanked host priest
Father Rajko
Kosic and the Holy Trinity Cathedral Kolo for the gracious hospitality.
KSS Federation President Millie Radovick, and Holy Trinity Kolo
President Joanne
Maravich members of their respective families and Dolores Belich
worked to
ensure the seminar participants had a good visit to the Cathedral
on Wednesday
evening and Thursday.
V. Rev. Rodney Torbic
