65th EASTERN EPARCHY CONFERENCE, UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF CANADA

Friday, November 11th and Saturday, November 12th, 2016
St. Demetrius Sobor in Etobicoke, ON

REVISED AGENDA

Friday, November 11th

• 9:30 am – DIVINE LITURGY and Panakhyda for fallen soldiers, the Canadian and Ukrainian defenders of freedom.
• 11:15 a.m. – Registration of Delegates and Guests
• 11:30 AM – Lunch

12:30 PM – Session I

Opening of Conference:

Prayer “O Heavenly King” and “Vichnaya Pam’yat” for the departed clergy and faithful of the Eastern Eparchy of the UOCC

1. Greeting & Address: His Grace, Right Rev. Bishop ANDRIY

2. Election of the Presidium:

a) Chairperson:
b) Secretary:

Elected during the Clergy Conference:

a) Chairman:
b) Secretary:

3. Acceptance of Eastern Eparchy Conference Agenda

4. Election of Committees:

a) Nominating Committee for 2017:

1) O. Metulynsky

Elected during the Clergy Conference:

2) Fr. P. Anhel
3)

b) Resolutions Committee:

1)
2)

Elected during the Clergy Conference:

3)
4)
5)

5. Address of His Еminence, Most Rev. Metropolitan YURIJ

6. a) Information from the Chancellor – Very Rev. Taras Udod
b) Report from St. Andrew’s College – Rt. Rev. Roman Bozyk

2:15 PM – 15 minute nutrition break

2:30 PM – Session II

7. a) Questions to the Metropolitan

b) Questions to the Chancellor

c) Questions to the Principal of St. Andrew’s College

8. Eparchial Activity Reports:

a) Orphanage Project – Fr. Bohdan Hladio
b) Youth Activities – Sr. Natalka Kowalenko
c) St. Sophia Camp – Fr. Volodymyr Kouchnir
d) Web-site – Br. Franko Diakowsky

e) Church Candles – Fr. Bohdan Hladio

(15 minute break at approximately 4:30 PM)

9. Parish Reports and Discussion

6:00 p.m. – Supper

7:00 PM – Session III

10. Presentation of Shevchenko Medal to Maestro Nestor Olynyk

11. Special Presentation by Fr. Robert Holet, Director of the Office of Stewardship for the Ukrainian Orthoox Church of the USA: “Orthodox Stewardship”

Saturday, November 12th

8:30 AM Registration

9:00 AM Session IV

12. Acceptance of the minutes from the previous Eparchy Conference (Nov.14 – 15, 2014)

a) Business arising from the minutes of the previous conference

13. Reports from the Eparchy Council:

a) Statistical – Fr. Bohdan Hladio
b) Financial report – Br. Michael Kalimin
c) Maintenance – Br. Stefan Krawec
d) Eparchial Celebration – Fr. Volodymyr Makarenko / Natalka Kowalenko

– Questions and acceptance of reports

14. Presentation by Christina Kowalenko regarding Parish Youth Organizing

10:15 A.M. 10 minute break

15. Presentation about newly published Divine Liturgy Pew Book

16. Special Presentation by Fr. Robert Holet, Director of the Office of Stewardship for the Ukrainian Orthoox Church of the USA, Part 2: “The Stewardship Cycle”

12:00 Noon – Lunch

1:00 PM Session V

17. Audit Committee Report

18. Approval of Budget for 2016/2017

19. Future events:

a) Eparchial Celebration 2017 – Sr. Natalka Kowalenko
b) Upcoming Youth Retreats – Sr. Natalka Kowalenko
c) UOCC Centennial Celebrations – Sr. Lesia Skyba
d) Election of Planning Committee for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the UOCC in the Eastern Eparchy

20. Resolutions Committee Report – presentation and acceptance

21. Closing remarks: His Grace, Right Rev. Bishop ANDRIY

The End, and Glory be to God!