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THE DECISION FROM OUR SPECIAL PARISH MEETING
REGARDING THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA:
At our Meeting held on Sunday November 11, the following Resolution was
approved. It was decided to withhold the OCA portion of our combined Diocesan &
OCA assessments and to put that amount in escrow. We will continue to send in
the Diocesan portion of our assessments. Everyone is encouraged to continue to
forward these assessments to our church as they will eventually need to be paid
to the OCA.
Copies of this Resolution have been forwarded to His Beatitude Metropolitan
Herman, our Diocesan Chancellor Fr. Joseph Lickwar, and Diocesan Treasurer,
Lawrence Tosi.
Whereas
the members of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross have an abiding desire to
maintain the unity of the Orthodox Church in America while promoting the
integrity and holiness of our Church;
And, whereas, there is a continuing crisis of leadership
in the Orthodox Church in America,
Be
it moved that the Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross will immediately withhold
and place in escrow the portion of the Diocesan Assessment that is forwarded to
the Central Church Administration, subject to the following conditions:
·
We support +Herman, the Holy Synod
of Bishops and the Metropolitan Council in the reappointing of the special
commission and insuring the new commission can operate independently from any
outside influence in fulfilling the seven points of the Metropolitan Council’s
resolution of October 16, 2007.
o
We will release 25% of the
escrowed OCA Assessments upon the issuing of a full and complete commission
report.
·
We support +Herman, the Holy Synod
of Bishops and the Metropolitan Council in the appointment of a new treasurer
and insuring that this new treasurer can operate independently from any outside
influence.
o
We will release 25% of the
escrowed OCA Assessments upon the release of the first quarterly financial
report from the treasurer with evidence that he has complied with the OCA
adopted “best practices.
·
We support +Herman, the Holy Synod
of Bishops and the Metropolitan Council in issuing a report that indicates that
all monies misdirected by this and the previous administration are fully
restored to the purpose for which they were donated.
o
We will release 25% of the
escrowed OCA Assessments upon the restoration of the funds.
·
We support +Herman, the Holy Synod
of Bishops and the Metropolitan Council in the convening of an All American
Council in the fall of 2008 to continue the healing and restoration of the
national church.
o
We will release 25% of the
escrowed OCA Assessments upon the convening of this All American Council.
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