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12.26.09 BURIAL OF ARCHBISHOP JOB
On Saturday December 26, His Grace Bishop Melchisedek and clergy of the Dioceses of the Midwest and Western Pennsylvania celebrated the Divine Liturgy and Burial Services for Archbishop Job at St John the Baptist Church, Black Lick, Pennsylvania.
Archbishop Job was interred on the church ground directly behind the altar.
St John the Baptist was Archbishop Job's first parish assignment after completing studies at St Tikhon's Seminary. He first arrived at the parish as the youth and choir director and later being ordained and serving as parish priest for many years.
After the burial a repast was held at which His Grace Bishop Melchisedek offered a toast in the memory of Archbishop Job. His Grace reminded the faithful that the Brotherhood of Bishops in the Orthodox Church exists under the protection of the Most Holy Theotokos and that thus it was fitting that Archbishop Job be burried on the Feast Day of the Synaxis of the Theotokos.
12.21.09 FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ARCHBISHOP JOB
On Monday, December 21, the body of His Eminence, Archbishop Job was received at Christ the Savior Church, located at the chancery offices of the diocese and later that evening at Holy Trinity Cathedral by parish members, clergy and faithful of the diocese.
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah together with Protodeacon Joseph Matusiak served the Panakhida service for His Eminence.
The Funeral Vigil for His Eminence will be held at 7.00pm at Holy Trinity Cathedral. The service will be recorded by Ancient Faith Radio and will be available for download Wednesday morning.
11.07.09 BROADVIEW HEIGHTS
On Friday and Saturday, 7/8 November, His Eminence, Archbishop Job welcomed His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH to Archangel Michael Church in Broadview Heights, Ohio. This was His Beatitude's first visit to the Cleveland Deanery of the Diocese of the Midwest.
During the Saturday Divine Liturgy His Beatitude, on behalf of the Holy Synod of Bishops, bestowed the award of Palitza on Archpriest John Memorich, Rector of Archangel Michael Parish.
Also during the Divine Liturgy, Subdeacon Daniel Kovalak was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by Archbishop Job.
11.21.09 PRESENTATION OF HOLY THEOTOKOS MONASTERY
On Saturday 21 November His Eminence, Archbishop Job celebrated the Patronal Feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery in Marshfield, Missouri. Celebrating together with the Archbishop were Reverend M. Andrew Moore, Rector, St. Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Church, Springfield, Missouri and Reverend Moses Berry, Priest-in-Charge, Theotokos “Unexpected Joy” Mission, Ash Grove, Missouri.