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Annual Diocesan Assembly to be held in Fresno, February, 2-3 2007

 

 

TO ALL CLERGY, EXECUTIVE BOARDS OF CHURCH-SCHOOL CONGREGATIONS, DIOCESAN COUNCIL AND AUDITING BOARD MEMBERS, AND KSS FEDERATION OF THE SERBIAN WESTERN AMERICAN DIOCESE

            In accordance with Article 21 point 3 of the Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the United States of America and Canada, We hereby summon the Annual Assembly of the Diocese of Western America, to be held at the Satin Peter Serbian Orthodox Church in Fresno, California on Friday and Saturday, February 2nd & 3rd, 2007. The Assembly will begin on Friday, February 2nd , 2007 with the Divine Liturgy at 8:00 A. M. followed by the service of the Invocation of the Holy Spirit. The Divine Liturgy will be also held Saturday, February 3rd, 2006, beginning at 9:00 A. M. We ask all delegates to make their travel plans accordingly. The proposed agenda with reports will be submitted to each parish prior to the Assembly.
            The Assembly of the Diocese is comprised of:

  1. The Bishop
  2. Active Clergy both orders
  3. Presidents of all Church-school Congregations or their Alternates
  4. Members of the Diocesan Council
  5. Members of Auditing Board
  6. One Elected delegate from each Church-school Congregation
  7. Two representatives of the Federation of Circles of Serbian Sisters of the Diocese

If the President of the Church-school Congregation is a member of the Diocesan Council, the Vice-president of the Church Executive Board should represent the Church-School Congregation at the Diocesan Assembly. Report from the Board as who will represent your congregation must be submitted to the Diocesan office by January 15, 2007.
                                                                 
WITH ARCHPASTORAL BLESSINGS 

BISHOP  OF WESTERN AMERICA