Kansas City Deanery Report to the Diocesan Assembly October 8, 2020 Fr. Timothy Sawchak, Dean
Deanery Activities • The Deanery clergy gathered in Springfield, MO on July 12-13 to meet with Archbishop Paul and to celebrate the retirement of Fr. Moses Berry. • St. Macrina Program: The Kansas City Deanery cohort of the St. Macrina Institute currently has 14 students from the Kansas City, Springfield, and St. Louis areas. The cohort is a mixture of students intending to pursue the diaconate and students pursuing studies for their own spiritual growth. We are beginning the third class, which will cover various emerging syntheses of the patristic era in the areas of canon law, hymnography, scriptural interpretation, and iconology. Clergy and parish changes • Dn. Matthew McDonald did a 2 month internship at Archangel Michael Church in St. Louis, MO this summer. Dn. Matthew will be graduating from St. Tikhons in May of 2021. • June 14, 2020: Fr. Moses Berry was granted retirement. • June 14, 2020: Fr. Ephraim Tauck was assigned Acting Rector at Theotokos Unexpected Joy Church in Ash Grove, MO. • June 22, 2020: Fr. Basil Ferguson was appointed Rector of St. Thomas Church in Springfield, MO. • Without current rectors in Quincy, IL or Royalton, IL we are grateful to Fr. John Pawelchak who continues to serve two Sundays a month at each of these parishes.
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His Eminence Archbishop PAUL visited. Bob Butchko was awarded a Diocesan Gramota for his help and assistance in the restoration and renovation as well as providing expertise to lawsuit. 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