Stephan of Trenton and Andronik uniting

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Stephan of Trenton and Andronik uniting

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Recentl both parties have decided to enter in communion as reflected in this site. Archbishop Sophrony (Musienko) from Russia is also with them.

http://austroca.org/restoration-of-the- ... -andronik/

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NO !! What a shock !!!
This is really terrible news.

I am surprised to see Fr Sergey Klestov as part of this new endeavor.

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The announcement - I decline to call it a communique - states at the end that a 'joint archbishop service' will take place in the future.

How can this be when Bishop Stefan is only a Bishop and there is no clergyman of that rank in his breakaway group from Archbishop Tikhon of Omsk ? If Sophrony [Musienko] and Andronik [Kotliaroff] serve together somewhere, how will Bishop Stefan be included if he can not easily travel far ? I guess this former Archbishop Sophrony will happily travel to the US to foment further trouble - .

Bishop Stefan posted the same statement on his website, rocor-trenton.

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I caught a picture of the joint service. Apparently Sophrony [Musienko] did NOT show up. Thank God.

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Barbara wrote:

I caught a picture of the joint service. Apparently Sophrony [Musienko] did NOT show up. Thank God.

Do you have a link?

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Yes, I will post the pictures below.

Meanwhile here is another announcement clearly aimed at those True Orthodox who refuse to accept any tinge of Cyprianism [ nearly all. ] Likely, many old-timers in Bishop Stefan's group were highly suspicious of Andronik and his followers on this basis. They must have had a number of other reservations which are not mentioned by the Rocana site.

Clarification On The Discussions Establishing Eucharistic Communion Between Bishop Stefan And Archbishop Andronik

On April 4, 2017, Bishop Stefan and Archbishop Andronik, as well as several of their subordinate clergy, met for discussions that resulted in the signing of a declaration restoring Eucharistic communion between the two bishops. During the course of these discussions, Bishop Stefan's clergy raised the question of the canonicity of Archbishop Andronik's 2007 episcopal consecration that was performed with the participation of Bishops of the Synod in Resistance (Cyprianite Synod).

In response, Archbishop Andronik's side provided the following clarification that satisfied Bishop Stefan's group:

Archbishop Andronik's side does not consider his consecration to be non-canonical. For the benefit of Bishop Stefan's clergy, who doubt the canonicity of the consecration with the participation of the Synod in Resistance, we would remind everyone that this issue was resolved when the Synod of Metropolitan Cyprian was merged with the Synod of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece. All of the sacraments and ordinations which the bishops of the Synod in Resistance performed prior to unification were recognized as valid. It should be noted that this is the customary church practice when reuniting from a schism as it would otherwise be necessary to perform anew all baptisms, marriages, funerals, etc.

The official record of the unification of the synods of Archbishop Kallinikos and Metropolitan Cyprian stated:

"The Holy Synod accepted the document and proceeded to lift the penalties imposed upon the then Hierarchs of the Synod in Resistance, recognizing their Consecrations and Mysteriological acts and those of their successors who heretofore remained in communion with them."

(http://www.hsir.org/pdfs/2014/03/28/E20 ... noseos.pdf).

We would add that upon the unification of the two Greek synods, the bishops of the Synod in Resistance declared that the particular ecclesiology of Metropolitan Cyprian (Koutsoumbas) was never the official teaching of their synod and remained his personal opinion. "The Hierarchs of the former Synod in Resistance not only did not officially and synodally proclaim all that was ascribed to them under the name of “Cyprianism”... but have also clearly expressed opposition thereto..."

(http://hsir.org/pdfs/2014/10/01/E201410 ... rontes.pdf)

Today the teachings of Metropolitan Cyprian are not proclaimed by anyone, and if it were not for the efforts of warriors against the "heresy of Cyprianism," no one would even learn of the existence of this doctrine.

The ROCA historically has always maintained a moderate position in relation to the churches of World Orthodoxy, but such a moderate position is not connected and does not coincide with the ecclesiological theories of Metropolitan Cyprian. Despite the fact that the ROCA entered into communion with the Synod in Resistance in 1994, the ecclesiology of Metropolitan Cyprian was not published in the emigre church press and was not known to a wide circle of clergy and believers.

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http://www.rocana.org/page/home.en/39

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Concelebration May 14, 2017 at St Sergius Church, Valley Cottage, New York

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Andronik, Fr Nikita Grigoriev reading greetings from a few supporters - including Met Moses of Toronto of the GOC - Bishop Stefan

"On the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (May 14, 2017) in the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Valley Cottage, New York, the Divine Liturgy was concelebrated by two hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Archbishop Andronik (Kotliaroff) of Syracuse and St. Nicholas and Bishop Stefan (Sabelnik) of Trenton and North American in collaboration with the clergy of both dioceses.

Present from the Syracuse Diocese were the clergy: Mitred Protopresbyter Gregory Kotlaroff, Protopresbyter Nikita Grigoriev, Protopresbyter Ilya Gan, Priest Viktor Zavodov, and Arch-hierodeacon Pavel Lipin; and those from the Trenton Diocese were: Mitred Protopresbyter Sergey Klestov, Protopresbyter George Tsap, and Hieromonk Joseph Chotkovsky.

At the Small Entrance, Protopresbyter Nikita, was awarded the right to wear a pectoral Cross with ornaments for his many years of zealous service to the Church.

The church was filled with believers for the holy day. An especially prayerful state and reverence for the Holy Mystery was created and supported by a remarkable choir under the direction of Mark Kotlaroff. It was noted by all that the choristers made the hymns bright and memorable, and at the same time performing them in a strictly ecclesiastical prayerful tradition.

After the Liturgy, Vladyka Stefan preached the sermon, and then led a procession with the Cross around the church...
http://www.rocana.org/page/home.en


Note how this breakaway faction is calling itself the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Nothing like major confusion ! If they call themselves ROCA-A, then it looks like Agafangel. Few would immediately think of Andronik as that "A". ROCA - S after the ringleader Sophrony ?

Unless he has difficulty obtaining a US visa due to his actions, he will surely reappear on the Tolstoy Farm scene.

This former hierarch was deposed along with co-conspirator Andronik by the Metropolitan Agafangel Synod in Odessa.[/color]

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Sophrony the Schemer

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