Author: Fr. Daniel Adrian Ene
August 11, 2010
The 77th Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas
The 77th Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas was held between July 1 – 4, 2010 at the Archdiocesan Center in Chicago… Excerpts from the article found at: http://www.romarch.org/news.Aug 2010.
… His Eminence [Nicolae] opened the session with some spiritual reflections of H.G. Policarp Moruşca, being highlighted how these thoughts still remain valid nowadays. The Congress has also celebrated 75 years since the enthronement of H.G. Bishop Policarp as the first hierarch of the Romanians in America on July 4, 1935…
…The Congress started on Friday morning with the Divine Liturgy service in the Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen… Afterwards “Memory Eternal” was sung for the ever memorable, Bishop Policarp, Bishop Andrei and Archbishop Victorin …
… Both H.E. Nicolae and H.G. Ioan Casian shared their thoughts on the Episcopal Assembly of the Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs of North and Central America, held in New York on May 25 – 28 2010… … Fr. Nicholas Apostola presented the situation regarding the dialogue with the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate from Vatra. Since the last Congress in 2008, the Dialog Commission has completed the proposal for creation of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitanate, as was requested by ROEA Congress. ROEA questions on the due diligence process were also answered. Concerning this aspect a meeting was held at Vatra on December 2009. A very constructive meeting of the two Archdiocesan Councils was held in Cleveland, in March, 2009. Unfortunately, later on, little progress towards the unity was achieved, stated Fr. Apostola. Our Archdiocese believes that only through frequent meetings with a wide participation, faithful and priests from both dioceses will be able to make significant steps towards unity…