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**Registration is now closed. Please visit SVOTS.edu/events over the next several months for information about next year's Diaconal Liturgical Practicum.

The 13th Annual Diaconal Liturgical Practicum of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) will be held July 16–19, 2019 at St. Seraphim Cathedral in Santa Rosa, CA. The four-day program will offer intense practical liturgical training for deacons and lay diaconal candidates. Supper, prayer, and an opening session will launch the Practicum at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16.  The last day of the Practicum will conclude with hierarchical Divine Liturgy and feast day lunch.

Diaconal Liturgical Practicum

During the program, practical liturgical training will be centered on the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and other services.  Intensive workshops will provide each participant with skills needed to serve effectively as an attentive server, deacon, or priest. In addition, focused presentations will augment the deacon’s understanding of his place in the liturgical life of the Church and his broader vocation as a symbol to the faithful of the diakonia (ministry) of Jesus Christ.

“This practicum is highly recommended by the Holy Synod of Bishops for participants in the Church’s Diaconal Vocations Program and other programs of diaconal formation,” said Archpriest Kirill Sokolov, director of Diaconal and Late Vocations, and leader of the practicum’s liturgical workshops. “In addition to liturgical practice, sessions will also cover chanting and vocal technique and address teaching about our faith.”

  • Online registration is now open. Click here for registration info.
  • Click here for more information about the program.
  • Questions? Email Archpriest Kirill at dvp@oca.org.

Accommodations: Located 1.5 miles and only minutes away from the Cathedral, the newly-built Oxford Suites Sonoma County - Rohnert Park is well-equipped to handle all of your travel needs. With 163 non-smoking suites and our on-site restaurant, the Oxford Suites Sonoma County - Rohnert Park is your home away from home.  Hotel web site:https://www.oxfordsuitessonoma.com/.  To get the group rate, call 844-584-0333 and state that the reservations are for the “Diaconal Liturgical Practicum."

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