With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Joseph, His Grace, Bishop Thomas will be elevating the Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to the rank of archpriest on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at St. Paul Orthodox Church in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, during the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy.
Following the Divine Liturgy, at 4pm at The Palace Center in Allentown will be a celebratory dinner.
Click here to download the reservation form for the banquet, which you can mail or return directly to the church. Please include payment with your reservation!
UPDATE: The deadline for reserving banquet tickets has been extended to Sept. 18! Please get your reservation in right away!
WEEKEND SERVICE SCHEDULE:
- Sat., Oct. 1: 5pm Great Vespers
- Sun, Oct. 2: 8am Matins, 9am Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (including elevation)
If you are Orthodox clergy and would like to serve that weekend, please contact Fr. Andrew privately to make arrangements. (You will need to get permission from your own bishop in addition to getting permission from Bp. Thomas.)
“Archpriest” is an honorific title. In the Antiochian tradition, archpriests are styled as “The Very Reverend” and also are given a pectoral cross. It doesn’t come with any extra responsibilities. (The title “protopresbyter” is also used. In some Orthodox traditions, archpriest and protopresbyter are not equivalent but are separate ranks.)