Introductory speech of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, upon the opening of the Diocesan Council and Pastoral Conference of the Eastern American Diocese
We are brought together today by the memory of His Eminence, Vladyka Laurus, who in his ministry fulfilled the testament of Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko), who is buried in this place: Bring all your powers to bear on peacemaking work within the Church.
