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    St. Andrew House establishes Fund to defray Alaskan clergy travel costs

    Posted by St. Andrew House Email (dcalvert) on 4/8/2008, 12:13 am
    Message modified by user dcalvert 4/8/2008, 12:15 am

    April 07, 2008
    Feast Day of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Apostle to America

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    CONTACT: Dean Calvert 248 624 1222/dcalvert@netscape.com

    *** Release ***

    St. Andrew House establishes Fund to defray Alaskan clergy travel costs



    Group will match the first $10,000 of donations collected by Pascha


    Detroit: Recognizing the need caused by the tremendous cost of travel involved for our Orthodox brethren in Alaska – St. Andrew House Center for Orthodox Christian Studies hereby offers to match any and all donations, up to $10,000, made by Pascha (April 27, 2008), for the purpose of defraying flight costs for those clergy in Alaska wishing to travel from outlying areas to meet with Archbishop Nathaniel and Bishop Tikhon during their fact finding in Alaska.

    We are both honored and humbled to be able to extend a helping hand in this time of need to our Orthodox brethren in Alaska, the birthplace of Orthodoxy in North America and the home of many of the saints of North America. Please accept our humble offering to His Church.

    To all of you in “the lower 48” who have asked St. Andrew House over the years how you can support our efforts – the time is now! - we appeal to you to join us in this worthwhile endeavor.

    To donate, please visit our website at www.orthodoxdetroit.com, or send a check to:

    St. Andrew House – Center for Orthodox Christian Studies
    23300 Davison Avenue
    Detroit, Michigan 48223

    Checks should be made payable to “Center for Orthodox Christian Studies – Alaska”

    All funds collected will be held by St. Andrew House, and will be used to reimburse travel expenses upon the approval of Archbishop Nathaniel and/or Bishop Tikhon.

    St. Andrew House is a Pan Orthodox organization dedicated to Orthodox Unity in North America. The mission of the Center is to promote the Orthodox Christian faith by word and example, through formal instruction, worship and good works. The Center exists to serve the Orthodox clergy and faithful of the metro Detroit area, and to be a symbol of the unity of the faith.


    Contact:
    Dean Calvert, Treasurer
    St. Andrew House – Center for Orthodox Christian Studies
    23300 Davison Avenue
    Detroit, MI 48223
    Tel: 248 624 1222 Email: dcalvert@netscape.com

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