Temporal
(Letter in a box,
a copy of Archbishop John's blessing
to begin a magazine called
The Orthodox Word,
17 Sept. 1964)
This is a copy of a card received this week from Rt. Rev. Archbishop
Joann (Maximovitch) of San Francisco and the Western States.
The 12th of September of 1964, the day of St. Alexander Nevsky, at 8 in
the evening the following brief statement of the Brotherhood s ideas have been
read in the presence of 4 members, brothers, of the Fr. Herman of Alaska
Brotherhood. After hearing the reading the 4 brothers, Rt. Rev. Hieromonk Sava
(Anthony Ulrich), reader Gleb Podmoshensky, Eugene Rose and Vladimir Tenkevich,
held these ideas in common:
The Fr. Herman Brotherhood
A. The Aim: —
...By glorifying Fr. Herman propagate true Orthodox spirituality by the
means of
1. — personal spiritual life
2. — collecting, translating, printing and distributing Orthodox ascetic literature
3. — and directing this activity to all young people and others...
1. — personal spiritual life
2. — collecting, translating, printing and distributing Orthodox ascetic literature
3. — and directing this activity to all young people and others...
B. Practical approaches:
1. Bookstore for {1. distributing literature 2. gaining “holy money”
2. Print own periodical in English language (also lectures, illustrated, etc.)
3. Skete in wooded area to lead Orthodox ascetic life and to house a print shop.
2. Print own periodical in English language (also lectures, illustrated, etc.)
3. Skete in wooded area to lead Orthodox ascetic life and to house a print shop.
C. Spiritual Advisor:
1. Rev. Archbishop John Maximovitch, he blessed brotherhood on St. Job
of Pochaevsky day in 1963.
2. Rev. Nektary Konzevitch, he blessed the store in March, 1964.
2. Rev. Nektary Konzevitch, he blessed the store in March, 1964.
D. Achievements:
1. Bookstore ($2500 of spiritual literature sold in a period of 1/2
year)
2. Four brothers
2. Four brothers
E. Brothers agreement:
1. Intention to devote whole life to the service of the Holy Orthodox
Apostolic Church.
F. Problems, practical
1. Need of funds for —
a.) printing press, etc.
b.) upkeep of the bookstore, advertisement
c.) maintaining land property for a skete (ckutb)
a.) printing press, etc.
b.) upkeep of the bookstore, advertisement
c.) maintaining land property for a skete (ckutb)
2. Lack of Christian togetherness.
G. The Brotherhood Funds —
donations, gifts from:
1. Rev. Gerasim Schmaltz, Alaska $25.00
