| The
Congress
sessions
reconvened
on
Saturday
morning.
Here,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
presents
information
to
the
clergy
and
delegates
as
the
chairman
of
the
Congress. |
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| Young
people
from
Virginia,
Ohio
and
Michigan
spend
time
visiting
the
displays
and
meeting
one
another. |
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| Before
lunch,
a
Service
of
Thanksgiving
(Te
Deum)
was
held
in
front
of
the
flag
plaza
in
celebration
of
United
States
Independence
Day. |
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| "God
is
the
Lord
and
has
revealed
Himself
to
us;
blessed
is
He
that
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord." |
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| The
service
is
celebrated
each
year
at
the
Congress
in
thanksgiving
for
the
freedom
and
opportunities
with
which
we
are
blessed
in
North
America. |
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| The
flag
plaza
is
located
in
front
of
Avram
Iancu
Hall,
named
in
memory
of
the
great
Romanian
war
hero. |
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| His
Eminence
reads
the
Holy
Gospel. |
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| Archdeacon
David
Oancea
recites
the
Litany. |
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| "Again
and
again
on
bended
knee,
let
us
pray
to
the
Lord." |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
addresses
the
clergy
and
faithful. |
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| A
group
of
servers
pause
for
a
picture.
They
had
quite
a
busy
task
serving
hundreds
of
attendees
at
each
of
the
meals. |
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| During
the
breaks,
delegates
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
friends
under
the
trees
in
the
beautiful
summer
weather. |
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| National
AROY
President
Dan
Hoarste
explains
the
youth
organization
to
Rev
Fr
Ion
Petru
from
Saint
John
the
Hozevite
Mission
in
Denver,
Colorado. |
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| The
meetings
resumed
after
lunch. |
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| Rev
Fr
Remus
Grama
listens
to
discussion
after
his
presentation. |
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| Following
the
conclusion
of
the
Congress,
Rev
Protosinghel
Lucian
(Coroi)
calls
the
faithful
to
Great
Vespers. |
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| V
Rev
Archimandrite
Mihail
(Filimon),
Abbot
of
The
Ascension
of
the
Lord
Monastery
in
Detroit,
Michigan,
celebrated
the
service
assisted
by
Rev
Dn
Sabin
Pop. |
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| Following
Great
Vespers,
the
hierarchs
officiated
at
the
dedication
of
the
new
Camp
Vatra
Administration
Center. |
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| The
family
of
Lenore
Kinnear,
who
left
in
her
will
the
first
major
donation
to
initiate
the
construction
of
this
facility.
Included
among
the
family
members
are
Mr
Armand
Scala,
President
of
the
Congress
of
Romanian
Americans
(CORA),
and
The
Honorable
Thomas
Robertson,
Ambassador
of
the
United
States
to
Slovenia. |
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| His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
looks
on
as
His
Eminence
reads
the
Holy
Gospel. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
proceeded
to
bless
the
inside
of
the
building
with
Holy
Water. |
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| Joining
the
Archbishop
inside
the
building,
which
will
be
completed
in
the
upcoming
months,
were
members
of
the
families
of
the
major
contributors
and
Rev
Fr
David
Subu
representing
Holy
Cross
Parish
in
Hermitage,
Pennsylvania,
whose
Shenk
Memorial
Fund
also
made
a
significant
contribution
to
this
project. |
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| His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
blesses
the
outside
walls
of
the
structure. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
explained
the
project
to
those
present
and
thanked
everyone
who
contributed
more
than
$120,000
for
its
construction. |
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| His
Eminence
presents
an
icon
of
"Our
Lady,
Protectress
of
Vatra
Romānească"
to
Mr
Augustin
Vincent
who
is
one
of
the
major
benefactors
of
the
building
in
memory
of
his
late
wife
Virginia
O
Vincent
who
volunteered
many
years
as
camp
nurse. |
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| His
Eminence
presents
an
icon
of
"Our
Lady,
Protectress
of
Vatra
Romānească"
to
Mrs
Marina
M
Ficken,
representing
the
family
of
Mrs
Kinnear. |
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| That
evening,
dinner
was
followed
by
a
presentation
of
song
and
dance
performed
by
The
"Gheorghe
Trambiţaş"
Orchestra
and
the
"Mioriţa"
Dance
Ensemble
from
Chicago,
Illinois,
for
more
than
500
people
in
attendance. |
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| The
"Mioriţa"
Dance
Ensemble
with
director,
Mr
Sever
Rus. |
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| After
the
performance,
the
tables
were
cleared
and
Romanian
dancing
went
on
into
the
night. |
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| A
number
of
women
attending
the
event
were
dressed
in
traditional
Romanian
blouses. |
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| Some
of
the
young
people
attending
the
dance. |
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