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Fr. Aved Terzian, who chaired the 2004 Clergy Conference, reported to the delegates of the happenings during that gathering, which was held Monday through Thursday.
During their conference, the clergy discussed the practices of the Washing of the Feet service, Lenten practices, cremation, funeral rites, inter-faith marriages, the choice of best man at a wedding, remarriage after a divorce, and how to deal with the death of children. They also heard a presentation on the theme of stewardship in the church from the Orthodox church's perspective.
The conference also explored the idea of creating a sabbatical system for priests, before traveling to the new Diocesan Ararat Center, 30 miles south of Albany, NY.
"They left inspired by the various possibilities it offers for the future," Fr. Terzian told the delegates.
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