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Day 6, 9 February 2008

Compared to the other days in Chile this day proved to be relatively easy-going. Breakfast and lunch were taken at the hotel.

In the morning the delegates were able to work on news articles, personal emails and reading. After lunch they left by plane to Santiago.

Representatives of the Arab Orthodox community came to farewell the bishop and his co-travellers, their eyes still obviously gleaming with the joy they had experienced from such and unusual and important meeting.Continue Reading

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Day 3, 6 February 2008

On Wednesday morning Vladyka Hilarion, Fr Michael, Fr Alexei and Roberto Leon visited the senior clergyman of the Chilean diocese – Archimandrite Benjamin (Wosniuk). No one knew how the meeting with Fr Benjamin would proceed, since even prior to the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion (in May of 2007) he had ceased commemorating his lawful Church hierarchy. However, Fr Benjamin received the archbishop and those accompanying him in a courteous and friendly manner. He spoke with the archbishop and Fr Michael regarding his stance on the question of Church unity. He conveyed his misgivings concerning the present Church situation and cited many examples from history which, in his opinion, support his point of view. Mother Abbess Juliana arrived during the conversation and attentively listened to all that Fr Benjamin, Vladyka and Fr Michael said. Despite the fact that no consensus was reached on the question of the restoration of ecclesiastical unity and both Fr Benjamin and Mother Juliana remain with their previous opinion, both of them parted with the archbishop and those with him on a friendly note. Any further decision concerning their personal relationship to what has transpired depends fully on whether they wish to accept that the conciliar decision of the entire Russian Orthodox Church was in accordance with God’s will and subject themselves to their lawful Church authorities.Continue Reading

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The next day Archbishop Hilarion, Fr. Michael, Fr. Alexei and other representatives of the Russian Orthodox community went to meet with the ambassador of the Russian Federation in sth_america_day02- – His Excellency, Yuri Anatolievich Filatov.

The embassy of the Russian Federation is located in one of the wealthier suburbs of Santiago. Though grand and new on the outside the embassy moreover sparkles with the Russian spirit on the inside.

One of the staff of the embassy, Roman Zaureyevich, met the archbishop and his suite of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and accompanied them to a large assembly room where they were to meet with the ambassador.Continue Reading

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According to the directive of His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Laurus, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), His Grace, the Most Reverend Archbishop Hilarion of Sydney Australia and New Zealand, the First Deputy of the First Hierarch of ROCOR, and his secretary Archpriest Michael Boikov, arrived in Santiago, the capital of Chile. Metropolitan Laurus, being concerned about the spiritual needs of the children of ROCOR who live in South America purposefully sent Vladyka Hilarion to visit the clergy and the laity in the countries of Chile, Brazil and Argentina.

At the Santiago airport Vladyka Hilarion and his travelling companion, Archpriest Michael were given a VIP welcome, with the cooperation of the customs authorities, by Priest Alexei Aedo and Dr Elizabeth Jurlow, representatives of the St. Nektarios mission.Continue Reading

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On the day of the holy martyrs Hermylas and Stratonicus (Australia Day according to the secular calendar) His Eminence Archbishop Hilarion of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand served an English language Liturgy in the Archbishop’s Chapel of All Saints of Russia, Croydon. Serving with him were: Mitred Archpriest Michael Li, Priest James Carles, Protodeacon Alexander Kotlaroff and deacons Constatine Moshegov, Alexei Dyuka and David Lloyd. On this occasion the sacristan of the Archbishop’s Chapel, Archpriest Michael Boikov, conducted the choir.Continue Reading