Announcement regarding recently tonsured Alaskan Reader

On February 5, 2008, the office of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman issued the following announcement regarding Reader Terenty Dushkin:

“In accordance with the holy Canons and in concurrence with the ruling bishop of the Diocese of Alaska, Terenty Dushkin, who was tonsured a Reader at St. Innocent Cathedral in Anchorage, AK, on December 9, 2007, was suspended from any and all ministerial duties in any parish of the Orthodox Church in America, effective January 17, 2008.”