SOUTHFIELD,
MICHIGAN
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Between
the
sessions
of
the
Episcopate
Council
Meeting
here
on
Saturday,
February
14,
2004,
A.R.O.Y.
President
Dan
Hoarste
presented
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL,
with
his
bishop's
staff
which
the
A.R.O.Y.
had
refurbished
and
now
looks
like
new
again.
The
staff,
originally
belonging
to
Archbishop
VALERIAN,
received
a
new
coat
of
gold-plating
and
even
a
new
carrying
case,
a
gift
from
A.R.F.O.R.A.
President
Hoarste
then
surprised
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU,
by
presenting
him
with
a
new
bishop's
staff,
an
item
he
has
been
in
need
of
since
his
consecration
just
over
one
year
ago.
The
National
Board
was
moved
in
this
way
to
show
their
appreciation
for
the
support
and
guidance
the
hierarchs
have
shown
and
continue
to
offer
to
the
young
people
of
the
diocese.
We
wish
them
many
happy
and
healthy
years
with
us!
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His
Eminence
NATHANIEL
opening
his
new
staff
case. |
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Bishop
IRINEU's
first
impressions
of
his
beautiful
new
staff. |
