Preconciliar Commission to hold initial meeting June 2-3
Members of the Preconciliar Commission will hold an initial organizational meeting at the Orthodox Church in America Chancery here Wednesday and Thursday, June 2-3, 2010.
The Preconciliar Commission is charged with organizing the 16th All-American Council, slated to be convened at the Bellevue Hyatt Regency Hotel in suburban Seattle, WA October 31 - November 4, 2011.
His Grace, Bishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West chairs the Preconciliar Commission, which also is responsible for selecting the Council theme and developing its agenda and related materials and resources.
According to the organizational timeline mandated by the Statue of the Orthodox Church in America,
- the Preconciliar Commission will publish the proposed AAC agenda, notices and final arrangements on August 24, 2011.
- the Holy Synod and Metropolitan Council will approve the final agenda at their fall session in September 2011. All proposed changes to the Statute, resolutions, and related actions must be submitted by this date.
- the Chancery will issue delegate credentials and certification and distribute Council reports on September 30, 2011.
In addition to plenary sessions, the AAC schedule will include liturgical services, workshops, displays and exhibits, and related activities. Other Council-related events, including two possible pilgrimages to Sitka and select sites in the Pacific Northwest, are in the planning stage.
Members of the Preconciliar Commission include Archpriest Alexander Garklavs, Chancellor; Archpriest Eric Tosi, Secretary; Melanie Ringa, Treasurer; Archpriests Myron D. Manzuk and John Pierce; Priests Victor Gorodenchuk, Alexander Rentel, and John Vitko; Prof. David Drillock, Peter Ilchuk, Lisa Mikhalevsky, and Valerie Zahirsky. Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky serves as a consultant.