From the
Minutes of the Meeting of the North American Administrative District of the
October 26/13, 2007.
The Meeting
was attended by: Archimandrite Andronik (Kotlaroff), Administrator of the North American
Administrative District of the ROCA; Archpriest Gregoriy
(Kotlaroff); Archpriest Igor (Hrebinka);
Archpriest Wsewolod (Dutikow);
Archpriest Aleksey (Mikrikov); Archpriest Sergey (Klestov); Fr. Victor (Dobroff),
Secretary of the North American Administrative District of the ROCA; Fr. Sergey
(Serzhanov); Archdeacon Iov
(Chemerev); Dimitri Gontscharow, Nikolai Tchertkoff,
Peter Koltypin, Mark Kotlaroff,
and Oleg Rodzianko.
The Meeting
began with a prayer.
The
attendees unanimously chose Archimandrite Andronik (Kotlaroff) as the Meeting Chairman and Archpriest Wsewolod (Dutikow) as the
co-Chairman.
At the
behest of the Meeting Chairman, the Secretary of the North American
Administrative District of the
1. Propose a candidate for ordination as bishop
from the North American Administrative District of the ROCA, who will be
considered by the ROCA PSEA at its
next session.
2. Elect a Treasurer for the North American
Administrative District of the
3. Elect a General Assistant for the Secretary
of the North American Administrative District.
4. Discuss current issues.
5. Hear a presentation from the Treasurer of the
North American Administrative District of the
6. Discuss legal matters and the question of
registering the ROCA in the
7. Hear a report from Archpriest Wsewolod Dutikow about current
issues in the
Decreed:
1. Archpriest Igor Hrebinka
is proposed as a candidate for ordination as bishop from the North American
Administrative District of the ROCA, to be confirmed by the
ROCA PSEA at its meeting in December.
2. Mark Kotlaroff is
elected as the Treasurer of the North American Administrative District of the
3. Nikolai Tchertkoff
is elected as the General Assistant for the Secretary of the North American
Administrative District.
4. During discussions of current matters, it was
pointed out that several priests from the District have received invitations to
meet personally with Archbishop Tikhon
of the RTOC. It was unanimously decided that such meetings
between
It was decided to ask the ROCA PSEA to
clarify the canonical status of the RTOC and its hierarch, in light of his open
attempts to proselytize others on the
canonical
territory of the
5. A report from the District Treasurer, Mark Kotlaroff, was heard regarding the establishment of parish
assessments paid to the North American District account.
The report was taken under advisement.
6. Archpriest Sergey (Klestov)
and Archdeacon Iov (Chemerev)
were tasked to make ready the residence of the bishop and the central office of
the North American
District of the ROCA in
7. A report on general issues in the
The report was taken under advisement.
The Meeting
concluded with a prayer.
Administrator
of the North American Administrative District of the
Archimandrite
Andronik (Kotlaroff)
Secretary
of the North American Administrative District of the
Fr. Victor Dobroff