Bishop Thomas: Schedule for 2019-2020
2019 | |||
January | |||
1am | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Feast of Circumcision |
1 pm | Phone conference with Chair of Department of Prison Ministry | ||
3 | Phone conference with Chair & Assistant of Department of Homeschooling | ||
5-6 | St. George Cathedral | Pittsburgh, PA | Feast of Theophany |
7-10 | Houston, TX | Medical checkups | |
11-13 | St Constantine School | Houston, TX | Homeschool Conference |
13 | Church of the 40 Holy Martyrs | Sugarland, TX | Divine Liturgy |
14 | Houston, TX | Medical checkups | |
15 | St. Andrew Church | Riverside, CA | Funeral of Fr. Ibrahim Chahoud |
15pm | St. Matthew Church | Torrance, CA | Vespers |
16 | St. Matthew Church | Torrance, CA | Matins |
17 | Pentagon | Washington, DC | Military Chaplaincy conference |
18 | Washington, DC | Right to Life march | |
18-21 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Winter Family Camp |
22 pm | St. Mary Church | Chambersburg, PA | Funeral Trisagion, Nagib Khalifa |
23-25 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Youth and Camp Worker Conference |
26 | St Constantine School | Houston, TX | Gala, guest speaker |
27 | St Paul Church | Houston, TX | Visit |
27-31 | Houston, TX | Continued medical work & visit St Constantine School | |
29 | DMC Phone Conference | ||
30 | St Constantine School | Houston, TX | Podcasts with Dr. John Mark Reynolds on education |
February | |||
1-2 | Houston, TX | Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative visit | |
2 | St. George Church | Houston, TX | Festal Divine Liturgy |
3-8 | Houston, TX | Continued medical work & visit St Constantine School | |
3 | St. George Church | Houston, TX | Divine Liturgy |
9-10 | St. George Church | Altoona, PA |
Visit |
14 |
Western Pennsylvania Deanery meeting |
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15-18 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Winter Camp |
20 | St. George Church | Charleston, WV | Youth gathering |
24 | St. Nicholas Church | St. Petersburg, FL | Divine LIturgy |
March | |||
3 | Holy Cross Church | Olga, FL | Divine Liturgy |
6-11 | St. Tikhon's Seminary | South Canaan, PA | Board of Trustees meeting |
7 | St. Mary Church | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Dinner |
9-10 | St. John Chrysostom Church | York, PA | Divine Services |
11-15 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Weeknight services |
16-17 | St. Patrick Church | Bealeton, VA | Visit - Patronal Feast |
19-20 | Antiochian Village | Ligonier, PA | Greek Metropolis of Pittsburgh Clergy Retreat |
21 | Conference call | AoB Youth Committee meeting | |
21pm-22am | St. Mary Church | Johnstown, PA | Funeral, Kelly Hines |
22-24 | St. Basil Church | Ocala, FL | Funeral, Fr. Peter Demro |
25 | Annunciation Monastery | Ocala, FL | Feast of the Annunciation |
26 | Sheriff's Office | Sarasota, FL | Meeting w/Fr David Randolph, Dept of Prison Ministry |
30 | St. Gregory R.O. Church | Tampa, FL | Visit |
31 | St. Joseph the Betrothed R. O. Church | Sarasota, FL | Divine Liturgy |
April | |||
3 | St. George Cathedral | Pittsburgh, PA | Presanctified Liturgy |
4-7 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | St. Emmelia Homeschool Conference |
6 | St. Mary Church | Johnstown, PA | Divine Liturgy & Diaconal Ordination of Christopher Shadid |
12-14 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Diocesan organizational meetings |
15 | St. John Chrysostom Church | York, PA | Great Compline |
17-21 | St Philip Church | Souderton, PA | Visit / Presanctified Liturgies, Lazarus Saturday, & Palm Sunday |
22 | Holy Ascension Church | West Chester, PA | Holy Monday |
23 | St George Church | Upper Darby, PA | Holy Tuesday |
24 | St Paul Church | Emmaus, PA | Holy Wednesday |
25 | St Mary Church | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Holy Thursday |
26 AM | St Paul Church | Emmaus, PA | Royal Hours |
26 PM | St Mary Church | Chambersburg, PA | Holy Friday |
27-28 | St John Chrysostom Church | York, PA | Holy Saturday & Pascha |
29 am | St John Chrysostom Church | York, PA | Divine Liturgy |
29 pm | St George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Divine Liturgy |
30 | St George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Trisagion Prayers |
May | |||
1 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Meeting with Youth |
2 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Meeting with Parish Council |
4 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Meeting with Church School students and staff |
5 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | St George Liturgy and Luncheon |
10-12 | St. Mary Church | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Ordination of George Marshall Goodge to Holy Diaconate (11th) / Visit |
17-19 | St. George Church | New Kensington, PA | Visit |
20-23 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | AHoS PhD program |
22 | St. Michael Church | Greensburg, PA | Meet with Western PA clergy & families |
23 am | Conf Call | Committee for Youth meeting, 11:30 am (conf call) | |
23pm-25 | St. Tikhon's Seminary | South Canaan, PA | Commencement & Board of Trustees meeting |
26-27 | Antiochian Village Camp | Bolivar, PA | Family Camp |
27-31 | Antiochian Village Camp | Bolivar, PA | Counselor Training |
June | |||
1 | St. Ignatius Chapel, Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Divine Liturgy & Ordination of Dn. Christopher Shadid |
2 AM | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Divine Liturgy |
2 PM | University of Charleston | Charleston, WV | Symphony Sunday |
3 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Funeral |
4 PM | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Liturgy for Ascension |
5 PM | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Sports Gathering |
9 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Divine Liturgy |
12 | Holy Spirit Church | Huntington, WV | Visit |
13-14 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Ancient Faith Podcasting & Writing Conference |
14-16 | St. Michael Church | Greensburg, PA | Visit; Pentecost |
16-26 | Antiochian Village Camp | Bolivar, PA | Camp Session 1 |
23 | St. George Church | New Kensington, PA | Visit |
26-30 | Antiochian Village Center | Bolivar, PA | Parish Life Conference |
July | |||
1-5 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Camp session 2 |
5-6 | St. Paul Church | Emmaus, PA | Ordination of Dn George Goodge to the Holy Priesthood |
7 | St. George Church | New Kensington,PA | Serve Liturgy |
13 | St. George Cathedral | Pittsburgh, PA | Ordination of Noah Papas to the Holy Diaconate |
14 | St. John the Evangelist Church | Beaver Falls, PA | Visit |
19 | Telephone conference | Committee for Youth, Assembly of Bishops | |
19 | Holy Cross Church | Linthicum, MD | Ordination of Dn Timothy Barkley to the Holy Priesthood |
20 | Holy Cross Church | Linthicum, MD | Men's fellowship event |
21-28 | Grand Rapids, MI | Archdiocese Convention | |
29-31 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Camp |
August | |||
1-3 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Camp |
4 | St. George Church | New Kensington, PA | Divine Liturgy |
5 pm | St. George Church | New Kensington, PA | Transfiguration Divine Liturgy |
7 | St. George Church | Charleston, WV | Paraklesis |
9 | St. George Church | Charleston, WV | Paraklesis; Parish Dinner |
10 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Camp - counselor debriefing |
11 | St. George Church | New Kensington, PA | Divine Liturgy |
12-13 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Special Olympics |
14 pm | St. George Church | New Kensington, PA | Dormition Divine Liturgy |
17-18 | Holy Spirit Church | Huntington, WV | Visit |
23-25 | St. Andrew Church | Lewes, DE | Visit |
25-30 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | House of Studies |
29 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Military promotion ceremony, Fr. David Alexander |
September | |||
1 | St. George Church | New Kensington, PA | Divine Liturgy |
1-5 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | House of Studies |
6-8 | St. George Cathedral | Charleston, WV | Visit |
13-15 | Holy Cross Church | Linthicum, MD | Visit |
21-22 | Holy Ascension Church | West Chester, PA | Visit |
23 | Bethlehem, PA | Presentation on Orthodox parochial school, with Dr. John Mark Reynolds | |
24-30 | Lebanon | Tentative; Holy Synod | |
October | |||
1-14 | Lebanon | Tentative; Holy Synod | |
17-20 | Brooklyn, NY | Archdiocese Board of Trustees meeting | |
24-25 | St Tikhon's Seminary | Waymart, PA | Board of Trustees meeting |
25-27 | St. James Church | Westminster, MD | Deacons' Retreat / Parish Visit |
November | |||
1-3 | St. Mary Church | Hunt Valley, MD | Visit |
5-8 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Clergy Synaxis |
9 | Annunciation GO Church | Ft. Myers, FL | Elena Prieston wedding |
16-17 | St. John Chrystostom Church | York, PA | Visit |
22-25 | St. Basil Church | Hampton, VA | Visit |
December | |||
6-8 | St. Nicholas Church | Beckley, WV | Visit - Patronal Feast |
20-25 | St. George Cathedral | Pittsburgh, PA | Visit |
2020 | |||
February | |||
6-9 | Kendalia, TX | SOPHIA Conference | |
March | |||
12-13 | St. Tikhon's Seminary | South Canaan, PA | Board of Trustees |
April | |||
3-5 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | St. Raphael Pilgrimage & Eastern Dioceses Retreat |
30 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | St. Emmelia East Homeschool Conference |
May | |||
1-3 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | St. Emmelia East Homeschool Conference |
21-25 | St. Tikhon's Seminary | South Canaan, PA | Board of Trustees / Graduation |
June | |||
24-28 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Parish Life Conference |
August | |||
20-21 | St. Tikhon's Seminary | South Canaan, PA | Board of Trustees |
20-23 | Antiochian Village | Bolivar, PA | Men's Conference sponsored by Ancient Faith |
October | |||
22-23 | St. Tikhon's Seminary | South Canaan, PA | Board of Trustees |