Dear Faithful of St. Olympia Church,
Glory to Jesus Christ!
It's official. Today, September 1st, the start of the new liturgical year, His Eminence Archbishop Michael installed me as your new parish priest! Attached is a letter with some of my initial reflections and hopes for the parish.
It was a magnificent weekend together with our archpastor. Thank you to everyone who helped with hospitality-- including planning and providing meals, booking the hotel rooms for visiting clergy, cleaning the church, etc.
We will meet this week at 4pm on Wednesday and Friday to work on the building. My apologies that I will not be there on Wednesday, as I will be traveling to Wappingers Falls for a Clergy Conference on "Identity, Intimacy, and the Internet," a crucial topic. Friday, we will begin with a short prayer service right at 4pm, asking God to bless our labors.
You can reach me at 607-427-3286 (call or text) in the case of a pastoral emergency, or if you want to set up a time to meet. I look forward to getting to know each of you.
May the Lord God bless you!
Fr Gregory
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Rev. Gregory Fedorchak, Ph.D.
Parish Priest - St. Olympia Mission
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Attachment: Address from New Priest_September 2024.pdf