Visit of His Grace Bishop Akakije to Russia 2015

[Despotovac]

In the second half of October, His Grace Bishop Akakije of Uteshiteljevo as the representative of the Serbian Church traveled to Russia for the purpose of visiting the Synod of the Russian True Orthodox Church. His Grace was accompanied by Protopresbyter Aleksey Lebedev from St. Petersburg and Nuns Macrina and Alypia. The Session of the Russian Synod was held in the town of Dmitrov in the outskirts of Moscow, in the parochial house of St. Seraphim of Sarov Church. The purpose of the visit was to begin a discussion on the theme of the unity of the True Orthodox Churches.
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[Maria]

Bishop Akakije conveyed the stances of the STOC to the Russian hierarchs, expressing the STOC’s support of the unity of the families of the True Orthodox Churches which the Greek True Orthodox Church (GOC - Kallinikos) began in March of 2014. In this context Vladika Akakije in the name of the STOC expressed disagreement with the RTOC’s reception of Greek clerics under Her omophorion. He likewise inquired into the possibility of the uniting of the separated parts of the Russian Church, that is the Russian True Orthodox Church (RTOC) (led by Archbishop Tikhon of Omsk and Siberia), the Russian Autonomous Church (ROAC) (led by Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir), and the Russian Church Abroad (ROCA) (led by Metropolitan Agathangel of Odessa). The Synod of the RTOC received the presentation of the Serbian TOC’s stances and will take them into consideration.

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[Mark Templet]

May God bless these efforts!

[Barbara]

That's nice of you, Fr Mark, to say that !

I echo the sentiment in a very heartfelt way.

I am sure Bishop Akakije made a forceful presentation. Let's pray that this plan or an adaptation of it, will succeed
and put to shame all those who jeer at TOC's for their fragmentation !!!

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By the way, I have been to Dmitrov. It is not a touristic place at all ; few foreigners would ever hear of the town.
I went to check something to do with Church history.
I am pleased to know that our RTOC Council convened there !

[Archimandrit Nilos]

This is in no way possible.

[Mark Templet]

With God all things are possible!

[Jean-Serge]

What I find interesting in the communiqué is the following. It confirms that the appreciation of the union between SiR and GOC-Kallinikos differs between RTOC and STOC, which could be supposed since the beginning.