Conventions and Conference Planning
Go to AntiochianEvents.org for easy online registration.
Commencing 2013: All Parish Life Conferences and Archdiocese Conventions are required to use the Antiochian Events Registration System. The Department encourages all Parish Life Conferences and Archdiocese Conventions to charge a processing fee to all Teens, Adults and Clergy who do not purchase any event ticket(s), in order to offset administrative expenses. It is the policy of the Department that no event ticket have a price less than the price of the processing fee.
2013 Diocesan Parish Life Conferences and Archdiocese Convention
| Diocese |
Dates |
Host Parish |
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Diocese of Wichita |
June 5-8, 2013 |
St. Basil the Great Church; Kansas City, KS |
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Diocese of Miami |
June 12-16, 2013 |
St. Basil Church; Metairie, LA |
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Diocese of Toledo |
June 19-23, 2013 |
St. Michael Church; Louisville, KY |
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Diocese of Worcester |
June 27-30, 2013 |
St. George Church; Lowell, MA |
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Dioceses of Los Angeles & Eagle River |
July 3-7, 2013 |
St. Luke Church; Garden Grove, CA |
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Dioceses of Charleston & New York |
July 3-7, 2013 |
St. Paul Church; Emmaus, PA |
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Diocese of Ottawa |
July 4-7, 2013 |
St. George Church; Montreal, QC |
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51st Archdiocese Convention |
July 21-28, 2013 |
St. George Church; Houston, TX |
The Department of Liturgics has made the Order of Liturgics for Conferences and Conventions available online.
Archdiocese Convention and Diocesan Parish Life Conference Manuals (updated 2006).
For more information please email the Dept. Co-Chairs, Carol Jazzar and Raed Sweiss: dccp@antiochian.org
Latest News from the Department
Thanksgiving, Awards, Elections and More from the 2012 DOWAMA Parish Life Conference
The Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America held its 2012 Parish Life Conference from June 6-9 in Houston, Texas, courtesy of the generous hosting of St. Joseph Church. His Grace Bishop Basil offers the following letter of thanks. Information regarding the awards bestowed and elections held at the conference may be found below. Click here for a photo gallery from the 2012 conference.
To the Christ-loving Clergy, Monastics and Laity of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America:
I embrace and greet you with a holy kiss in the Name of the Lord Christ. Having just returned to the Chancery from our annual Diocesan Family Reunion – the 2012 DOWAMA Parish Life Conference – I convey blessings and most sincere thanks to Father Joseph & Khouriya Elizabeth Huneycutt, Father James & Khouriya Jennifer Early, Deacon Meletios and our PLC Chair Shamassy Kristi Marx, and all the faithful of St. Joseph Church in Houston, Texas for the warm welcome and gracious hospitality which they extended to the 600+ people who attended the Conference from throughout our Diocese. May God the All-holy Trinity richly reward them for all they have done to help build up the Body of Christ here in America’s Heartland. Many years!
Parish Life Conference Season Starts June 6
On June 6-9, the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America will kick off the Antiochian Archdiocese's Parish Life Conference season, which is themed "The Bible fills us with eternal joy." The Houston gathering is sponsored by St. Joseph Orthodox Church. Alexei D. Krindatch, Research Coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America, will be the keynote speaker, and attendees will enjoy southern hospitality at events such as the Saturday evening dinner, "Cowboys and Cassocks."
Also in June, the Diocese of Worcester and New England will hold their Parish Life Conference on June 21-24. Hosted by St. George Church in Norwood, MA, participants will stay at the Cliff House in Ogunquit, Maine, on the Atlantic Coast. This will be Bishop John Abdalah's first conference as presiding bishop, and the coastal atmosphere will be enhanced by events such as the Maine Clambake.
Three more dioceses will gather in June: Miami and the Southeast; Toledo and the Midwest; and Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York. Finally, the Los Angeles and Eagle River, and Charleston and New York, conferences will be held over the long holiday weekend of July 4-8. Visit the Conventions and Conference Planning page, or the Antiochian Events website, for registration and information.
