Bishop THOMAS: Schedule for 2009-2010
2009
| Date | Church | Location | Event |
| January | |||
| 4-5 |
St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV |
Sunday before Theophany & Theophany |
| 8-10 | N/A | Little Falls, NJ | Family visitation |
| 11 | St. Ignatius Mission | Florida, NY | Visit |
| 16-19 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Winter Camp |
| 23-25 |
St. Mary Church |
Hunt Valley, MD |
Visit |
| 29 PM | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Evening Liturgy for Three Hierarchs |
| 31 |
St. George Cathedral |
Charleston, WV |
Services |
| February | |||
| 1 |
St. George Cathedral |
Charleston, WV |
Services |
| 2 PM | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Evening Liturgy for Presentation & St. Symeon |
| 6-9 | Antiochian Village |
Ligonier, PA |
NAC meeting |
| 9 | St. Sophia Academy | Johnstown, PA | Visit |
| 10 | St. Michael Church | Greensburg, PA | Liturgy for St. Haralampos |
| 11 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Administrative mtg w/ Fr. Anthony Yazge & Paul Finley |
| 13 | Antiochian Vilage | Ligonier, PA | Mtg w/ Fr. Moses Berry & Orthodox parochial students |
| 13-16 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Winter Camp |
| 22 | Taping "Bioethics Issues" interview for Ancient Faith Radio | ||
| 26 | St. Nicholas Church | St. Petersburg, FL | Consultation regarding completion of building at former bishop's parish |
| 28 |
St. Philip Church |
Souderton, PA |
Visit |
| March |
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| 1 |
St. Philip Church |
Souderton, PA |
Forgiveness Sunday |
| 2 | St. George Church | Allentown, PA | Great Compline |
| 3 | St. George Church | Allentown, PA | Great Compline & Memorial for Thomas Makoul |
| 4 | St. Philip Church | Souderton, PA | Presanctified Liturgy |
| 5 | St. George Church | Allentown, PA | Great Compline |
| 6 AM | Holy Protection Monastery & All Saints Orthodox School | Eastern PA | Visit |
| 6-8 | St. Mary Church | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Visit |
| 8 AM |
St. Mary Church |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Divine Liturgy |
| 8 PM |
Holy Resurrection Cathedral (OCA) |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Sunday of Orthodoxy services |
| 11 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Presanctified Liturgy |
| 13-15 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Visit |
| 17 |
St. Patrick Mission |
Warrenton, VA |
Patronal feast |
| 18 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Presanctified Liturgy |
| 20-22 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Visit |
| 24 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Annunciation |
| 25 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Presanctified Liturgy |
| 26-29 |
Antiochian Village |
Ligonier, PA |
Homeschooling Conference |
| 30 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | St. Ignatius dinner |
| April |
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| 1 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Presanctified Liturgy |
| 3 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Akathist |
| 5 |
St. Anthony Church |
Bergenfield, NJ |
Visit |
| 6 | St. George Church | Little Falls, NJ | Great Compline |
| 7 | Archdiocese Headquarters | Englewood, NJ | Meetings |
| 8 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Presanctified Liturgy |
| 10 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Canon of Lazarus |
| 11-12 |
St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV |
Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday |
| 13-18 | St. George Cathedral | Oakland, PA |
Holy Week, Holy Saturday |
| 18-19 |
St. George Cathedral |
Charleston, WV |
Holy Pascha, Agape Vespers |
| 24 | Archdiocese Headquarters | Englewood, NJ | Meeting of Hierarchs |
| 25-26 | New Mission | Lewistown, MD | Visit |
| 28 | Charleston, WV | Order of St. Ignatius dinner | |
| May |
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| 2-3 |
St. Philip Church |
Souderton, PA |
Visit |
| 5 | Sellersville, PA | Medical procedure | |
| 10 |
St. Anthony Church |
Butler, PA |
Visit |
| 10-16 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Meetings |
| 11 | St. George Church | New Kensington, PA | Meeting with Fr. Joel Gillam |
| 13 | Three Hierarchs Pan-Orthodox School | Pittsburgh, PA | Visit |
| 16-17 |
St. George Church |
New Kensington, PA |
Visit |
| 18-22 | Out of office | ||
| 22-25 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Family Camp |
| 26 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Addressing program staff |
| 27 AM | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Leavetaking of Pascha |
| 27 PM | St. John Chrysostom Church | York, PA | Ascension |
| 28-30 |
Antiochian Village |
Ligonier, PA |
Archdiocese board meetings |
| 31 | St. Philip Church | Souderton, PA | Churching of Simeon Nicholas Bushelli & Kh. Elizabeth Bushelli |
| June | |||
| 1-5 | Patriarchate of Antioch | Damascus, Syria | Meetings |
| 7-8 |
Holy Spirit Church | Huntington, WV |
Patronal feast |
| 10-14 |
Holy Trinity Church |
Jackson, MS |
Diocese of Miami Parish Life Conference |
| 15-19 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | |
| 20-21 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Visit |
| 22-25 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Camp Session 1 |
| 26 AM | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Byzantine Chant Seminar |
| 26-28 |
St. George Church |
Bridgeville, PA |
Visit |
| 29 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Feast of Ss Peter & Paul |
| July |
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| 1-5 |
Virgin Mary Church |
Yonkers, NY |
2009 Parish Life Conference |
| 6-9 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Camp Session 2 |
| 10-12 |
St. John the Evangelist Church |
Beaver Falls, PA |
Visit |
| 13-18 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Camp Session 3 |
| 19 |
St. Elias Church |
New Castle, PA |
Visit |
| 19-26 |
Palm Desert, CA |
Archdiocese Convention |
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| August |
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| 1-2 |
St. Michael Church |
Monessen, PA |
Visit |
| 4-7 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Camp Session 4 |
| 5 | St. George Cathedral | Pittsburgh, PA | Ordination of James Purdie to diaconate |
| 7-9 |
St. Ellien Church |
Brownsville, PA |
Visit, combined with Diocesan Deacons' conference |
| 14-16 |
St. Mary Church |
Johnstown, PA |
Visit |
| 17-21 | Out of office | ||
| 20 | St. Nicholas Church | St. Petersburg, FL | Consultation on new building |
| 22-23 |
St. Basil Church |
Poquoson, VA |
Visit |
| 24-28 | Out of office | ||
| 26 | "Come Receive the Light" interview on Orthodox educational options for children | ||
| 28 PM | St. Nicholas Church | St. Petersburg, FL | Giving instruction to teens |
| 29-31 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Family Camp |
| 31 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | House of Studies |
| September | |||
| 1-4 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | House of Studies |
| 5-7 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Visit, Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos |
| 10-14 |
St. George Church |
Allentown, PA |
Feast of the Elevation of the Cross |
| 11 | Fogelsville, PA | Meeting with area diocesan clergy | |
| 15 PM | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Meeting with pastor and parish council chairman |
| 18-20 |
St. George Church |
Altoona, PA |
Visit |
| 23-25 |
Antiochian Village |
Ligonier, PA |
Eastern Dioceses clergy retreat |
| 25 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Meeting with Bp. JOSEPH |
| 26 AM | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Divine Liturgy at St. Thekla Pilgrimage |
| 26 PM | State College, PA | Visiting Penn State campus | |
| 26-27 | St. George Church | Altoona, PA | Visit |
| October | |||
| 2-4 |
St. Raphael Mission |
Centreville, VA |
Visit |
| 3 PM | St. Patrick Mission | Warrenton, VA | Meeting with Fr. Patrick Cardine |
| 5 | St. John the Baptist Mission | Lewiston, MD | Meeting with Fr. James Hamrick |
| 7 | Meeting with Fr. Peter Pier, Eastern PA/MD dean | ||
| 9-11 |
St. Philip Church |
Souderton, PA |
Visit |
| 12-17 | St. George Church | Houston, TX | Archdiocese Board of Trustees meetings |
| 14 | St. George Church | Houston, TX | Vespers |
| 18-22 |
St. Paul Church | Emmaus, PA |
Visit / Elevation of Fr. Theodore Mikovich / Presentation of Relic of St. Raphael of Brooklyn |
| 21 | Archdiocese Headquarters | Englewood, NJ | Visit to transfer relic of St. Raphael |
| 23-26 |
St. Mary Church |
Chambersburg, PA |
Visit |
| 29-31 |
St. Michael Church / Antiochian Village |
Greensburg / Ligonier, PA |
Visit / OCL meeting |
| November |
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| 1 |
St. Michael Church / Antiochian Village | Greensburg / Ligonier, PA | Visit / OCL meeting |
| 1-4 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Staff meetings |
| 5 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Orthodox Institute |
| 6-9 |
St. John Chrysostom |
York, PA |
Visit for patronal feast |
| 13-15 |
Holy Ascension Mission |
Frazer, PA |
Visit |
| 16-23 | Florida | Meeting with Bp. ANTOUN | |
| 27 | Morgantown, WV | Visiting West Virginia University | |
| 28-29 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Visit |
| December | |||
| 6 |
St. Andrew Mission |
Lewes, DE |
Visit |
| 20 |
St. Nicholas Church |
Beckley, WV |
Visit |
| 25 |
Holy Cross Church |
Linthicum, MD |
Nativity of Christ |
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| 2010 | |||
| January | |||
| 6-14 | Chancery / St. George Church | Los Angeles, CA / Phoenix, AZ | Visit with Bp. JOSEPH at Chancery / Visit St. George Church |
| 15-18 | Antiochian Village |
Ligonier, PA | Winter Camp |
| February | |||
| 5-8 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Mid-Winter NAC meetings |
| 8-12 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Meeting with Antiochian Village staff |
| 12-15 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Winter Camp |
| March | |||
| 27-31 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Lazarus Saturday to Holy Thursday morning |
| April | |||
| 1 AM | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Lazarus Saturday to Holy Thursday morning |
| 1 PM-4 | St. George Cathedral | Oakland, PA | Holy Thursday evening to Holy Pascha |
| May | |||
| 8 | Ss. Peter & Paul Church (OCA) | Jersey City, NJ | Consecration of Bp. Michael Dahulich |
| June | |||
| 4-6 | St. George Church | Bridgeville, PA | Groundbreaking |
| 30 | St. George Church | Allentown, PA | 2010 Parish Life Conference |
| July | |||
| 1-4 | St. George Church | Allentown, PA | 2010 Parish Life Conference |
| August | |||
| 27-30 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Family Camp |
| 30-31 |
Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA |
House of Studies |
| September | |||
| 1-3 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | House of Studies |
| 21-24 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Eastern Dioceses Clergy Retreat |
| October | |||
| 9-11 | St. Philip Church | Souderton, PA | Visit / Diocesan Deacons' Retreat |
| November | |||
| 6-7 | St. Michael Church | Monessen, PA | Visit |
| 12-14 | St. John Chrysostom Church | York, PA | Visit |