On Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Father Nicholas Krommydas of St Demetrios Church in Weston, MA hosted 75 Archons, parishioners, family and friends for a Pre-Sanctified Divine Liturgy followed by a Lenten meal and discussion of Ukraine Autocephaly and Orthodox Unity.
Dr Lewis Patsavos, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Holy Cross, an expert in canon law, spoke to the valid reasoning and timing of granting autocephaly as well as the role of the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Clapsis, PhD, Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology Holy Cross, spoke to the role of the Assembly of Bishops in America and that even with many Eastern Orthodox churches reporting to various jurisdictions, there has been an underlying tone of unity.