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From May 1โ3, 2026, the Clergy Wives Retreat of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America took place at Vatra Romรขneascฤ, the headquarters of our Episcopate, bringing together clergy wives from parishes across the United States and Canada.
The retreat offered a blessed time of prayer, fellowship, reflection, and spiritual renewal. Participants had the opportunity to visit the museum and the Vatra grounds, share in common meals and conversations, and take part in morning and evening prayers.
On Saturday, the program included the ๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐, who was also a clergy wife, a welcome and question-and-answer session with the hierarchs, and a presentation by His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel entitled โ๐โ๐๐ฆ ๐บ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐,โ reflecting on the importance of outreach in the life of the Church. The retreat also included a presentation by Dr. Dan Hinshaw on โ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐ธ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ .โ
Later in the day, the clergy wives visited the cemetery at Vatra Romรขneascฤ, where a memorial service was offered for those who have departed this life in the hope of the Resurrection.
The retreat concluded on Sunday, the Sunday of the Paralytic, with the celebration of the Holy and Divine Liturgy at the Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan, followed by a meal offered in fellowship. During their visit, the clergy wives also had the blessing of praying at the grave of ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฌ, whose canonization was proposed by the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America last year.
We give thanks to Almighty God for this blessed gathering and for the ministry, sacrifice, and quiet strength of the clergy wives who serve faithfully beside their husbands in the life of our parishes and communities.
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!
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รn perioada 1โ3 mai 2026, la Vatra Romรขneascฤ, Centrul Eparhial al Episcopiei Ortodoxe Romรขne din America, a avut loc รntรขlnirea Preoteselor, reunind preotese din parohiile Episcopiei noastre din Statele Unite ศi Canada.
Aceastฤ รฎntรขlnire a fost un binecuvรขntat prilej de rugฤciune, comuniune, reflecศie ศi รฎntฤrire duhovniceascฤ. Participantele au avut ocazia sฤ viziteze muzeul ศi รฎmprejurimile Vetrei, sฤ ia parte la rugฤciunile de dimineaศฤ ศi de searฤ, precum ศi la momente de dialog ศi comuniune.
Sรขmbฤtฤ, programul a inclus citirea ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ข ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐, care a fost de asemenea soศie de preot, un cuvรขnt de bun venit ศi o sesiune de รฎntrebฤri ศi rฤspunsuri cu ierarhii, precum ศi prezentarea รnaltpreasfinศitului Pฤrinte Arhiepiscop Nathaniel, intitulatฤ โ๐โ๐๐ฆ ๐บ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐,โ despre importanศa misiunii ศi a apropierii de cei aflaศi departe de viaศa Bisericii. De asemenea, Dr. Dan Hinshaw a susศinut prezentarea โ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐ธ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ .โ
รn cursul dupฤ-amiezii, preotesele au vizitat cimitirul de la Vatra Romรขneascฤ, unde a fost sฤvรขrศitฤ o slujbฤ de pomenire pentru cei adormiศi รฎntru nฤdejdea รnvierii.
รntรขlnirea s-a รฎncheiat duminicฤ, รฎn Duminica Slฤbฤnogului, prin participarea la Sfรขnta ศi Dumnezeiasca Liturghie la Mฤnฤstirea Ortodoxฤ โAdormirea Maicii Domnuluiโ din Rives Junction, Michigan. รn timpul vizitei, preotesele au avut, de asemenea, binecuvรขntarea de a se ruga la mormรขntul Pฤrintelui Mฤrturisitor Roman Braga al Marilor Lacuri, a cฤrui canonizare a fost propusฤ anul trecut de Episcopia Ortodoxฤ Romรขnฤ din America.
Dฤm slavฤ lui Dumnezeu pentru aceastฤ binecuvรขntatฤ รฎntรขlnire ศi pentru slujirea, jertfa ศi tฤria discretฤ a preoteselor care sprijinฤ cu credincioศie viaศa parohiilor ศi comunitฤศilor noastre.
Hristos a รฎnviat! Adevฤrat a รฎnviat!
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