At the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate, on Monday, February 21, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon travelled to Scottsdale, AZ to participate at the annual ROEA Clergy Confertreat. Along with His Eminence, welcoming His Beatitude to Arizona was His Grace Bishop Andrei of Cleveland and Auxiliary to the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America.
His Beatitude was the keynote speaker at the retreat and spoke on the topic of priestly vocation over three different sessions. Other speakers at the conference were Dr. Daniel Hinshaw and Ms. Hollie Benton from the Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative.
In attendance for part of the retreat was also His Grace Bishop Daniel of Santa Rosa and Auxiliary to the Diocese of the West.
Besides the profitable talks offered by the three speakers, the over 30 clergy attending the retreat enjoyed time of prayer and fellowship.
Traveling to Arizona with Metropolitan Tikhon was Priest Alessandro Margheritino, Secretary of the Orthodox Church in America.
