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St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmdale, Ohio)

2009-08-13T18:41:28Z

JeffreyDHoff:

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St. Vladimir’s Camp is sponsored by the [[OCA]]

== Location ==

2795 Wakefield Creek Road 
Farmdale, OH 44417 
[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2795+Wakefield+Creek+Road,+Farmdale,+OH+44417&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=63.343847,107.138672&ie=UTF8&ll=41.487331,-80.623899&spn=0.029833,0.052314&t=h&z=15 map]

== Contact ==

Please see website

== External Links ==

* St. Vladimir's Camp [http://stvladimirscampohio.com website]

User:JeffreyDHoff

2009-08-13T18:39:23Z

JeffreyDHoff:

== About Me ==

[[Image:JeffreyDHoff.jpg|frame|right|Here I'm standing atop the roof of the Chapel at [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|St. Herman's Seminary in Kodiak, AK]] ]]

I note that many users here are clergy or somehow related. While I am not, I'm still young...so we'll see. I do wish to attend seminary at least for more education in my faith.

To the right is a picture of me on a mission trip to Alaska. I was there about a month after my (then future) wife went there and it was because of our individual mission trips that we met up later.

''A note for my articles - I'm quite new to Wiki-ing. Please don't hesitate to criticize, I'll take it as a compliment!''

Below is some unnecessary, but fun personal information

===== Personal =====
* Birthday - [[April 19]], 1984
* Born and raised in Sayreville, NJ
* Lived in Cambridge, MA and Boston, MA
* Currently living in the Murray Hill neighborhood of New York City

===== Family - I'm blessed to have the following support behind me =====
* Wife, Tatiana
* Sister, Jamie, 5 years older than me
* Mother, Sandra
* Father, Robert

===== Church =====
* Ss. Peter and Paul (South River, NJ) ([http://www.saintpeterandpaul.org/ website]) - (A member of the [[OCA]])
** I just took over the website maintenance
** I'm the 4th generation to attend and get married there
* Served as altar boy for...well a very long time

===== Church Related Activities =====
* Frequent (not recently :-( ) attendee to [[FOCA]] Conventions and Tournaments
* Alaskan Missionary Trip 2004 - highly suggested to everyone!
* Camp counselor at [[St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmingdale, Ohio)|St. Vladimir's Camp]] 2001, 2002
* Camp volunteer/cook/counselor at [[St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel (Jewell, New York)|St. Andrew's Camp]] 2009

[[Category:User Pages|{{PAGENAME}}]]

User:JeffreyDHoff

2009-08-13T18:37:07Z

JeffreyDHoff:

== About Me ==

[[Image:JeffreyDHoff.jpg|frame|right|Here I'm standing atop the roof of the Chapel at [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|St. Herman's Seminary in Kodiak, AK]] ]]

I note that many users here are clergy or somehow related. While I am not, I'm still young...so we'll see. I do wish to attend seminary at least for more education in my faith.

To the right is a picture of me on a mission trip to Alaska. I was there about a month after my (then future) wife went there and it was because of our individual mission trips that we met up later.

''A note for my articles - I'm quite new to Wiki-ing. Please don't hesitate to criticize, I'll take it as a compliment!''

Below is some unnecessary, but fun personal information

===== Personal =====
* Birthday - [[April 19]], 1984
* Born and raised in Sayreville, NJ
* Lived in Cambridge, MA and Boston, MA
* Currently living in the Murray Hill neighborhood of New York City

===== Family - I'm blessed to have the following support behind me =====
* Wife, Tatiana
* Sister, Jamie, 5 years older than me
* Mother, Sandra
* Father, Robert

===== Church =====
* Ss. Peter and Paul (South River, NJ) ([http://www.saintpeterandpaul.org/ website]) - (A member of the [[OCA]])
* I'm the 4th generation to attend and get married there
* Served as altar boy for...well a very long time

===== Church Related Activities =====
* Frequent (not recently :-( ) attendee to [[FOCA]] Conventions and Tournaments
* Alaskan Missionary Trip 2004 - highly suggested to everyone!
* Camp counselor at [[St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmingdale, Ohio)|St. Vladimir's Camp]] 2001, 2002
* Camp volunteer/cook/counselor at [[St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel (Jewell, New York)|St. Andrew's Camp]] 2009

[[Category:User Pages|{{PAGENAME}}]]

User:JeffreyDHoff

2009-08-13T18:36:36Z

JeffreyDHoff:

== About Me ==

[[Image:JeffreyDHoff.jpg|frame|right|Here I'm standing atop the roof of the Chapel at [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|St. Herman's Seminary in Kodiak, AK]] ]]

I'm a graduate of [http://web.mit.edu The Massachusetts Institute of Technology]. I note that many users here are clergy or somehow related. While I am not, I'm still young...so we'll see. I do wish to attend seminary at least for more education in my faith.

To the right is a picture of me on a mission trip to Alaska. I was there about a month after my (then future) wife went there and it was because of our individual mission trips that we met up later.

''A note for my articles - I'm quite new to Wiki-ing. Please don't hesitate to criticize, I'll take it as a compliment!''

Below is some unnecessary, but fun personal information

===== Personal =====
* Birthday - [[April 19]], 1984
* Born and raised in Sayreville, NJ
* Lived in Cambridge, MA and Boston, MA
* Currently living in the Murray Hill neighborhood of New York City

===== Family - I'm blessed to have the following support behind me =====
* Wife, Tatiana
* Sister, Jamie, 5 years older than me
* Mother, Sandra
* Father, Robert

===== Church =====
* Ss. Peter and Paul (South River, NJ) ([http://www.saintpeterandpaul.org/ website]) - (A member of the [[OCA]])
* I'm the 4th generation to attend and get married there
* Served as altar boy for...well a very long time

===== Church Related Activities =====
* Frequent (not recently :-( ) attendee to [[FOCA]] Conventions and Tournaments
* Alaskan Missionary Trip 2004 - highly suggested to everyone!
* Camp counselor at [[St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmingdale, Ohio)|St. Vladimir's Camp]] 2001, 2002
* Camp volunteer/cook/counselor at [[St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel (Jewell, New York)|St. Andrew's Camp]] 2009

[[Category:User Pages|{{PAGENAME}}]]

St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmingdale, Ohio)

2009-08-13T18:33:58Z

JeffreyDHoff: St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmingdale, Ohio) moved to St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmdale, Ohio): The name of the town was incorrect

#REDIRECT [[St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmdale, Ohio)]]

St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmdale, Ohio)

2009-08-13T18:33:58Z

JeffreyDHoff: St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmingdale, Ohio) moved to St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmdale, Ohio): The name of the town was incorrect

{{cleanup}}
St. Vladimir’s Camp is sponsored by the [[OCA]]

== Location ==

2795 Wakefield Creek Road 
Farmdale, OH 44417 
[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&address=2795+Wakefield+Creek+Road&city=farmdale&state=oh map]

== Contact ==

Phone: (330) 877-3379

Email: [mailto:laskochan@aol.com Lori Kochan] or [mailto:mjtesar@hotmail.com Melissa Tesar]

== External Links ==

* St. Vladimir's Camp [http://www.orthodoxfellowship.org/files/OhioDistrict/StVladsCamp.htm website] - only has directions and contact information

User:JeffreyDHoff

2005-12-01T02:18:01Z

JeffreyDHoff: Added to Category 'User Pages'

== About Me ==

[[Image:JeffreyDHoff.jpg|frame|right|Here I'm standing atop the roof of the Chapel at [[St. Herman's Seminary (Kodiak, AK)|St. Herman's Seminary in Kodiak, AK]] ]]

I'm currently a senior at [http://web.mit.edu The Massachusetts Institute of Technology] looking for jobs. I note that many users here are clergy or somehow related. While I am not, I'm still young...so we'll see. I do wish to attend seminary at least for the education in my faith.

''A note for my articles - I'm quite new to Wiki-ing. Please don't hesitate to criticize, I'll take it as a compliment!''

Below is some unnecessary, but fun personal information

===== Personal =====
* Birthday - [[April 19]], 1984
* Born and raised in Sayreville, NJ

===== Family - I'm blessed to have the following support behind me =====
* Sister, Jamie, 5 years older than me
* Mother, Sandra
* Father, Robert

===== Church =====
* Ss. Peter and Paul (South River, NJ) ([http://www.saintpeterandpaul.org/ website]) - (A member of the [[OCA]])
* I'm the 4th generation to attend, which is going to make it pretty hard to leave
* Served as altar boy for...well a very long time

===== Church Related Activities =====
* Frequent (not recently :-( ) attendee to [[FOCA]] Conventions and Tournaments
* Alaskan Missionary Trip 2004 - highly suggested to everyone!
* Camp counselor at [[St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmingdale, Ohio)|St. Vladimir's Camp]] 2001, 2002
* Hopefully, Camp counselor at [[St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel (Jewell, New York)|St. Andrew's Camp]] 2006?

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OrthodoxWiki:User gallery

2005-12-01T01:01:36Z

JeffreyDHoff:

Ss. Cosmas and Damian Adult Home (Staten Island, New York)

2005-12-01T00:51:56Z

JeffreyDHoff:

{{cleanup}}
== Description ==

''Please Note: This description was taken from the [[Saints Cosmas and Damian]] Adult Home [http://www.saintscosmasanddamian.org/ website]''

[[Image:SsCosmasAndDamian.jpg|right|frame|Ss. Cosmas and Damian building.]]

Saints Cosmas and Damian Adult Home is an adult care facility for the elderly committed to providing the highest quality of health and personal care services to its residents in an affordable and most cost-effective manner. Pleasantly located on a three and a half acre site in the residential Mariner's Harbor section of Staten Island, the Home is a six-story, 270-bed facility surrounded by luscious green lawns, tall trees, and beautiful gardens. Saints Cosmas and Damian is centrally located in the New York Metropolitan area and is easily accessible by private and public transportation.

Sponsored by the [[Orthodox Church in America]] and licensed by the [http://www.health.state.ny.us/ Department of Health of the State of New York], Saints Cosmas and Damian welcomes individuals for whom maintaining a household has become difficult, but yet who wish to maintain their independence, dignity, and privacy. We offer reasonably-priced accommodations with quality services and a diverse program of activities in a warm, secure, home-like atmosphere.

Our philosophy is to make each resident's day meaningful, productive, and enjoyable by providing an all-encompassing facility with a full complement of accommodations and a variety of activities from which the resident can choose. Social and cultural events along with other planned activities foster interaction among the residents and yield many life-long friendships.

Residents should be ambulatory (walkers are permitted) and able to take care of their own personal needs. Although Saints Cosmas and Damian is not a nursing home and therefore does not provide skilled medical care, a physician visits twice weekly and daily medication supervision is available. In addition, there are regular visits by specialists, including podiatrists, urologists, ophthalmologists, psychiatrists, and dermatologists. The Home also will assist in coordinating dental services, visiting nurse services, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Should a resident require hospitalization or skilled nursing care, we will make all necessary arrangements.

Since spiritual ministry is an important element of the Home, liturgical services are held regularly in the chapel and services are also held regularly in the building by [[Roman Catholic]] clergy.

Our goal is to make you feel right at home, and to that end we make every effort to insure this is your home! Each room, either single or double occupancy, is fully furnished and has wall-to-wall carpeting, ample closet space, a telephone, and a private bath.

We have a professional, friendly, and compassionate staff dedicated to caring for all your needs and committed to making Saints Cosmas and Damian a warm and comfortable home for you! Many of our residents and staff are bilingual, speaking Russian, Italian, Spanish, Polish and Greek. Our Home is your home! We invite your to visit us. We are certain you will find that Saints Cosmas and Damian exceeds the standards you expect and deserve during your golden years!

For residents with limited resources, the Home can assist in arranging for them to obtain supplementary governmental funding for which they may be entitled.

== More Information ==

Visit their [http://www.saintscosmasanddamian.org/ website] for more information.

== Contact Information ==

Phone: (718) 720-8800 
Fax: (718) 447-8095

2099 Forest Avenue 
Staten Island, NY 10303 
[http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=2099+Forest+Avenue,+Staten+Island,+NY+10303 map]

File:SsCosmasAndDamian.jpg

2005-12-01T00:49:30Z

JeffreyDHoff:

Ss. Cosmas and Damian building.

This image is used with permission from Ss. Cosmas and Damian. It can be found on their website [http://www.saintscosmasanddamian.org/images/1.jpg here].

File:SsCosmasAndDamian.jpg

2005-12-01T00:48:47Z

JeffreyDHoff: Ss. Cosmas and Damian building. This image is used with permission from Ss. Cosmas and Damian. It can be found on their website at http://www.saintscosmasanddamian.org/images/1.jpg

Ss. Cosmas and Damian building.

This image is used with permission from Ss. Cosmas and Damian. It can be found on their website at http://www.saintscosmasanddamian.org/images/1.jpg

User:JeffreyDHoff

2005-12-01T00:32:34Z

JeffreyDHoff: /* About Me */

User:JeffreyDHoff

2005-12-01T00:25:36Z

JeffreyDHoff:

== About Me ==

[[Image:JeffreyDHoff.jpg]]

I'm currently a senior at [http://web.mit.edu The Massachusetts Institute of Technology] looking for jobs. I note that many users here are clergy or somehow related. While I am not, I'm still young...so we'll see. I do wish to attend seminary at least for the education in my faith.

''A note for my articles - I'm quite new to Wiki-ing. Please don't hesitate to criticize, I'll take it as a compliment!''

Below is some unnecessary, but fun personal information

===== Personal =====
* Birthday - [[April 19]], 1984
* Born and raised in Sayreville, NJ

===== Family - I'm blessed to have the following support behind me =====
* Sister, Jamie, 5 years older than me
* Mother, Sandra
* Father, Robert

===== Church =====
* Ss. Peter and Paul (South River, NJ) ([http://www.saintpeterandpaul.org/ website]) - (A member of the [[OCA]])
* I'm the 4th generation to attend, which is going to make it pretty hard to leave
* Served as altar boy for...well a very long time

===== Church Related Activities =====
* Frequent (not recently :-( ) attendee to [[FOCA]] Conventions and Tournaments
* Alaskan Missionary Trip 2004 - highly suggested to everyone!
* Camp counselor at [[St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmingdale, Ohio)|St. Vladimir's Camp]] 2001, 2002
* Hopefully, Camp counselor at [[St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel (Jewell, New York)|St. Andrew's Camp]] 2006?

File:JeffreyDHoff.jpg

2005-12-01T00:21:40Z

JeffreyDHoff:

Jeffrey D. Hoff stands on the roof of the chapel at Saint Herman's Seminary (Kodiak, AK) after the new shingles were complete.

{{cc by-sa}}

File:JeffreyDHoff.jpg

2005-12-01T00:18:47Z

JeffreyDHoff: Jeffrey D. Hoff stands on the roof of the chapel at Saint Herman's Seminary (Kodiak, AK) after the new shingles were complete.

Jeffrey D. Hoff stands on the roof of the chapel at Saint Herman's Seminary (Kodiak, AK) after the new shingles were complete.

St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel (Jewell, New York)

2005-11-30T23:38:17Z

JeffreyDHoff:

{{cleanup}}
St. Andrew's Camp was founded in 1954 by a small pan-Orthodox group of Christians from the Syracuse area. St. Andrews Camp and Religious Center is operated by 'The Orthodox Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.' The beautiful fields, wooded shore and lakeside facilities are perfect for camping, retreats community and family gatherings or for an individual respite, but the focus of the camp's attention has been to offer a summer camping program since 1956. The thousands of camper and staff alumni include numerous church leaders, lay and clergy, throughout the world.

== Contact ==

St. Andrews Camp 
1280 State Rte. 49 
Cleveland, NY 13042 

Phone: (315) 675-8409

Email: ''director AT standrewscamp DOT com''

== External Links ==

* St. Andrew's Camp [http://www.standrewscamp.com/ website]

St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmdale, Ohio)

2005-11-30T19:25:15Z

JeffreyDHoff: St. Vladmir's Camp, Farmingdale, OH moved to St. Vladimir's Camp, Farmingdale, OH

St. Vladimir’s Camp is sponsored by the [[OCA]]

== Location ==

2795 Wakefield Creek Road 
Farmdale, OH 44417 
[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&address=2795+Wakefield+Creek+Road&city=farmdale&state=oh map]

== Contact ==

Phone: (330) 877-3379

Email: [mailto:laskochan@aol.com Lori Kochan] or [mailto:mjtesar@hotmail.com Melissa Tesar]

== External Links ==

* St. Vladimir's Camp [http://www.orthodoxfellowship.org/files/OhioDistrict/StVladsCamp.htm website] - only has directions and contact information

St. Vladimir's Camp (Farmdale, Ohio)

2005-11-30T19:23:35Z

JeffreyDHoff:

St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel (Jewell, New York)

2005-11-30T19:04:22Z

JeffreyDHoff:

St. Andrew's Camp was founded in 1954 by a small pan-Orthodox group of Christians from the Syracuse area. St. Andrews Camp and Religious Center is operated by 'The Orthodox Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.' The beautiful fields, wooded shore and lakeside facilities are perfect for camping, retreats community and family gatherings or for an individual respite, but the focus of the camp's attention has been to offer a summer camping program since 1956. The thousands of camper and staff alumni include numerous church leaders, lay and clergy, throughout the world.

== Contact ==

St. Andrews Camp 
1280 State Rte. 49 
Cleveland, NY 13042 

Phone: (315) 675-8409

Email: [mailto:director@standrewscamp.com director@standrewscamp.com]

== External Links ==

* St. Andrew's Camp [http://www.standrewscamp.com/ website]

Alexander Warnecke

2005-11-30T18:55:06Z

JeffreyDHoff:

== Titles and Positions==

* [[Protopresbyter]]
* Chancellor Emeritus of the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of New York and New Jersey
* Assistant Chaplain at [[Saint Vladimir's Seminary]]
* Rector of [[Saints Peter and Paul Church, Syracuse, NY]]
* Founder of [[St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel, Jewell, NY]]
* Member of [[Diocesan Council]]
* Member of [[Metropolitan Council]]
* Group Leader for the Orthodox Church in America Pension Plan and Group Term Life Insurance Program
* President of the [[Alumni Federation of the Orthodox Catholic Seminaries]]
* Dean of the [[New York State Deanery]]
* Member of the Board of Trustees of the [[Orthodox Christian Education Commission]]
* Founder [[Saints Cosmas and Damian Adult Home, Staten Island, NY]]

== Life and Works Within The Church ==

==== Birth and Military ====

Born June 2, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, the son of Alexander and Anna [Horne] Warnecke, he enlisted in the US Air Force after completing his secondary education. During his military service, he taught Russian at Camp Ritchie [presently Camp Davis], MD. He also served overseas in the Adjutant General Department and, in the late stages of World War II, he served as military interpreter in Berlin with the Intelligence Department of the Office of Military Government for Germany.

==== Early Theological Life ====

After receiving an honorable discharge in 1946, he enrolled at [[Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] and [http://www.columbia.edu Columbia University], New York, NY. In addition to his studies, he was instrumental in organizing an Orthodox Christian Fellowship at Columbia and served as the campus group's first president. In September 1948, he married the former Pauline Stepanovna Shafran of Olyphant, PA.

A 1950 graduate of Saint Vladimir's Seminary, he was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by His Eminence, [[Metropolitan Ireney]], on July 7, 1950 and to the [[Holy Priesthood]] by His Grace, Bishop John [Shahovsoky] of Brooklyn on July 28 of the same year. After his ordination, he continued his ministry at the seminary where, among other duties, he served as assistant chaplain. He also helped to initiate the first English-language community at Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral, New York, NY.

==== Above and Beyond Parish Duties ====

In July 1951, Father Warnecke was assigned Rector of Saints Peter and Paul Church, Syracuse, NY, which was to be his only parish assignment. Through his leadership the parish prospered and grew, and the church was restored and redecorated by noted iconographer, Pimen Sofronov. He also served Saint Michael's Church, Syracuse. Through his efforts, property on Lake Oneida was acquired and developed as the home of Saint Andrew's Camp, which has offered summer programs for children and teens for four decades. He helped serve or establish other parishes in Syracuse, Cortland, and Rochester, NY.

In addition to his parish duties, Father Warnecke served on the [[Diocesan Council|Diocesan]] and [[Metropolitan Council]]s and as Group Leader for the Orthodox Church in America Pension Plan and Group Term Life Insurance Program, President of the Alumni Federation of the Orthodox Catholic Seminaries, Dean of the New York State Deanery, and bookstore manager and member of the Board of Trustees of the Orthodox Christian Education Commission, a pan-Orthodox agency under the auspices of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas. In 1961 he was appointed Chancellor of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey.

In 1961, Father Warnecke saw the need to provide Saint Vladimir's Seminary, which had rented space in New York City for over two decades, with its own campus. He was impressed by a property in Crestwood, NY, which featured several buildings. Believing the property to be ideal, he urged seminary and Church officials to purchase it immediately, but they hesitated. Fearing a lost opportunity, he purchased the property himself, planning to turn it over to the seminary or to use it as the site of an Orthodox adult home. Subsequently, the property became -- and remains -- the site of Saint Vladimir's Seminary. For many years, he served as a member of the seminary's Financial Committee, chairman of its Building and Grounds Committee, and Corporate Secretary of the school's Board of Trustees. In the 1970s, Father Warnecke's dream to establish an adult home became a reality with the establishment of Saints Cosmas and Damian Adult Home, Staten Island, NY, which he continued to serve as President and executive Director.

Father Warnecke received many awards in recognition of his dedicated labors and ministry, including the [[jewelled cross]]. In 2000, he was elevated to the rank of Protopresbyter.

Father Warnecke was well known for the pastoral and material assistance he freely offered, especially to those in need. His generosity was felt by countless parishioners, seminarians, clergy, and the poor and needy. After the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe, he sponsored and hosted many children from abroad to attend Saint Andrew's Camp, providing them with what was literally the experience of a lifetime.

[[Protopresbyter]] Alexander Warnecke, 78, died at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 1, 2001, the feast day of [[Saints Cosmas and Damian]]

In addition to his wife Pauline, Father Warnecke is survived by two daughters, Daria and Argyra, and several grandchildren.

Alexander Warnecke

2005-11-30T18:50:10Z

JeffreyDHoff:

== Titles and Positions==

* [[Protopresbyter]]
* Chancellor Emeritus of the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of New York and New Jersey
* Assistant Chaplain at [[Saint Vladimir's Seminary]]
* Rector of [[Saints Peter and Paul Church, Syracuse, NY]]
* Founder of [[St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel Jewell, NY]]
* Member of [[Diocesan Council]]
* Member of [[Metropolitan Council]]
* Group Leader for the Orthodox Church in America Pension Plan and Group Term Life Insurance Program
* President of the [[Alumni Federation of the Orthodox Catholic Seminaries]]
* Dean of the [[New York State Deanery]]
* Member of the Board of Trustees of the [[Orthodox Christian Education Commission]]
* Founder [[Saints Cosmas and Damian Adult Home, Staten Island, NY]]

== Life and Works Within The Church ==

==== Birth and Military ====

Born June 2, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, the son of Alexander and Anna [Horne] Warnecke, he enlisted in the US Air Force after completing his secondary education. During his military service, he taught Russian at Camp Ritchie [presently Camp Davis], MD. He also served overseas in the Adjutant General Department and, in the late stages of World War II, he served as military interpreter in Berlin with the Intelligence Department of the Office of Military Government for Germany.

==== Early Theological Life ====

After receiving an honorable discharge in 1946, he enrolled at [[Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] and [http://www.columbia.edu Columbia University], New York, NY. In addition to his studies, he was instrumental in organizing an Orthodox Christian Fellowship at Columbia and served as the campus group's first president. In September 1948, he married the former Pauline Stepanovna Shafran of Olyphant, PA.

A 1950 graduate of Saint Vladimir's Seminary, he was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by His Eminence, [[Metropolitan Ireney]], on July 7, 1950 and to the [[Holy Priesthood]] by His Grace, Bishop John [Shahovsoky] of Brooklyn on July 28 of the same year. After his ordination, he continued his ministry at the seminary where, among other duties, he served as assistant chaplain. He also helped to initiate the first English-language community at Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral, New York, NY.

==== Above and Beyond Parish Duties ====

In July 1951, Father Warnecke was assigned Rector of Saints Peter and Paul Church, Syracuse, NY, which was to be his only parish assignment. Through his leadership the parish prospered and grew, and the church was restored and redecorated by noted iconographer, Pimen Sofronov. He also served Saint Michael's Church, Syracuse. Through his efforts, property on Lake Oneida was acquired and developed as the home of Saint Andrew's Camp, which has offered summer programs for children and teens for four decades. He helped serve or establish other parishes in Syracuse, Cortland, and Rochester, NY.

In addition to his parish duties, Father Warnecke served on the [[Diocesan]] and Metropolitan Councils and as Group Leader for the Orthodox Church in America Pension Plan and Group Term Life Insurance Program, President of the Alumni Federation of the Orthodox Catholic Seminaries, Dean of the New York State Deanery, and bookstore manager and member of the Board of Trustees of the Orthodox Christian Education Commission, a pan-Orthodox agency under the auspices of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas. In 1961 he was appointed Chancellor of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey.

In 1961, Father Warnecke saw the need to provide Saint Vladimir's Seminary, which had rented space in New York City for over two decades, with its own campus. He was impressed by a property in Crestwood, NY, which featured several buildings. Believing the property to be ideal, he urged seminary and Church officials to purchase it immediately, but they hesitated. Fearing a lost opportunity, he purchased the property himself, planning to turn it over to the seminary or to use it as the site of an Orthodox adult home. Subsequently, the property became -- and remains -- the site of Saint Vladimir's Seminary. For many years, he served as a member of the seminary's Financial Committee, chairman of its Building and Grounds Committee, and Corporate Secretary of the school's Board of Trustees. In the 1970s, Father Warnecke's dream to establish an adult home became a reality with the establishment of Saints Cosmas and Damian Adult Home, Staten Island, NY, which he continued to serve as President and executive Director.

Father Warnecke received many awards in recognition of his dedicated labors and ministry, including the [[jewelled cross]]. In 2000, he was elevated to the rank of Protopresbyter.

Father Warnecke was well known for the pastoral and material assistance he freely offered, especially to those in need. His generosity was felt by countless parishioners, seminarians, clergy, and the poor and needy. After the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe, he sponsored and hosted many children from abroad to attend Saint Andrew's Camp, providing them with what was literally the experience of a lifetime.

[[Protopresbyter]] Alexander Warnecke, 78, died at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 1, 2001, the feast day of [[Saints Cosmas and Damian]]

In addition to his wife Pauline, Father Warnecke is survived by two daughters, Daria and Argyra, and several grandchildren.

OCMC

2005-11-30T18:47:19Z

JeffreyDHoff:

#REDIRECT [[Orthodox Christian Mission Center]]

Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

2005-11-30T18:33:58Z

JeffreyDHoff:

#REDIRECT [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)]]

Saints Cosmas and Damian Adult Home

2005-11-30T18:28:18Z

JeffreyDHoff:

#REDIRECT [[Saints Cosmas and Damian Adult Home, Staten Island, NY]]

Ss. Cosmas and Damian Adult Home (Staten Island, New York)

2005-11-30T18:27:38Z

JeffreyDHoff:

== Description ==

''Please Note: This description was taken from the [[Saints Cosmas and Damian]] Adult Home [http://www.saintscosmasanddamian.org/ website]''

Saints Cosmas and Damian Adult Home is an adult care facility for the elderly committed to providing the highest quality of health and personal care services to its residents in an affordable and most cost-effective manner. Pleasantly located on a three and a half acre site in the residential Mariner's Harbor section of Staten Island, the Home is a six-story, 270-bed facility surrounded by luscious green lawns, tall trees, and beautiful gardens. Saints Cosmas and Damian is centrally located in the New York Metropolitan area and is easily accessible by private and public transportation.

Sponsored by the [[Orthodox Church in America]] and licensed by the [http://www.health.state.ny.us/ Department of Health of the State of New York], Saints Cosmas and Damian welcomes individuals for whom maintaining a household has become difficult, but yet who wish to maintain their independence, dignity, and privacy. We offer reasonably-priced accommodations with quality services and a diverse program of activities in a warm, secure, home-like atmosphere.

Our philosophy is to make each resident's day meaningful, productive, and enjoyable by providing an all-encompassing facility with a full complement of accommodations and a variety of activities from which the resident can choose. Social and cultural events along with other planned activities foster interaction among the residents and yield many life-long friendships.

Residents should be ambulatory (walkers are permitted) and able to take care of their own personal needs. Although Saints Cosmas and Damian is not a nursing home and therefore does not provide skilled medical care, a physician visits twice weekly and daily medication supervision is available. In addition, there are regular visits by specialists, including podiatrists, urologists, ophthalmologists, psychiatrists, and dermatologists. The Home also will assist in coordinating dental services, visiting nurse services, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Should a resident require hospitalization or skilled nursing care, we will make all necessary arrangements.

Since spiritual ministry is an important element of the Home, liturgical services are held regularly in the chapel and services are also held regularly in the building by [[Roman Catholic]] clergy.

Our goal is to make you feel right at home, and to that end we make every effort to insure this is your home! Each room, either single or double occupancy, is fully furnished and has wall-to-wall carpeting, ample closet space, a telephone, and a private bath.

We have a professional, friendly, and compassionate staff dedicated to caring for all your needs and committed to making Saints Cosmas and Damian a warm and comfortable home for you! Many of our residents and staff are bilingual, speaking Russian, Italian, Spanish, Polish and Greek. Our Home is your home! We invite your to visit us. We are certain you will find that Saints Cosmas and Damian exceeds the standards you expect and deserve during your golden years!

For residents with limited resources, the Home can assist in arranging for them to obtain supplementary governmental funding for which they may be entitled.

== More Information ==

Visit their [http://www.saintscosmasanddamian.org/ website] for more information.

== Contact Information ==

Phone: (718) 720-8800 
Fax: (718) 447-8095

2099 Forest Avenue 
Staten Island, NY 10303 
[http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=2099+Forest+Avenue,+Staten+Island,+NY+10303 map]

St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

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Diocese of New York and New Jersey (OCA)

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The '''Diocese of New York and New Jersey''' was formerly a [[diocese]] of the [[OCA]] but combined with the [[Diocese of Washington (OCA)|Diocese of Washington]] in 2005 to form the [[Diocese of Washington and New York (OCA)|Diocese of Washington and New York]].

== Background ==
New York City’s first presence of Orthodoxy can is traced to 1870, when Farther Nicholas Bjerring, an American convert, was directed by Metropolitan Isidore of St. Petersburg to open the first Orthodox Church in New York City. Services for the congregation were held in a chapel within Fr. Nicholas’s house. In 1885 the Russian government withdrew its support due to the small membership.

The oldest Diocesan parish sill functioning is SS Peter and Paul Church is Buffalo, NY (April, 1894) Among its early missionary priests were Fr. John Nedzelnitsky, the Dean of Eastern States, and Fr. [[John Kochurov]] (canonized 1994 by the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]).

[[Image:Ocadowany.png|thumb|Visual representation of the Diocese of Washington and New York]]

===Cathedral===
In 1895, a second mission in New York City was established called The Russian Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, and began to flourish under the direction of its second pastor, Father [[Alexander Hotovitzky]] (also recently canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church). In 1901, Bishop [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon]] (later Patriarch Tikhon) laid the cornerstone for the new Cathedral of St. Nicholas, completed in 1904, from which he would direct the American church until he was called back to Russia in 1907.

The cathedral served the needs of Orthodox Christians in New York and throughout the country until 1926, when in the fallout from the Bolshevik Revolution; the building was declared the legal property of American representatives of the "[[Living Church]]". The head of the church, Metropolitan [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York|Platon]] was restrained from further use of archdiocesan property. Temporary facilities were utilized until 1943 when a new building at 59 East Second Street was purchased, renovated and dedicated to the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos. Over the next 31 years, the [http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WA-NYCPRV 2nd street cathedral] served as the headquarters of the church in America, housing offices of the chancery and related national organizations, and convening meetings of the Metropolitan Council, the [[Holy Synod]] of Bishops (known until [[autocephaly]] as the "Great Council of Bishops"), and several All American Church Councils ([[Sobor]]s). For many years most episcopal consecrations and ordinations to the deaconate and priesthood also took place there.

===Local Diocese of the Ruling Hierarch ===
Orthodoxy in America recognizes as its beginning the arrival of Orthodox missionaries at Kodiak Island in 1794. The administrative center of the Mission in America, with the eventual sale of Alaska to the United States in 1867, gradually moved from Sitka to San Francisco in 1872. By the time that Bishop Tikhon arrived as administrator in 1898 and had made several extended pastoral journeys, it was obvious that the concentration of parishes and faithful was in the eastern United States. He recommended that the official name of the Mission be changed to the "Diocese of the Aleutians and North America" and suggested that the diocesan [[see]] be transferred to New York (which occurred in 1905). From that time until 1980 the parishes in the New York-New Jersey geographic area were officially under the auspices of the ruling hierarch of what is now the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).

Being close to the national Church's administrative center (both when it was located in New York City and since 1974 in Oyster Bay Cove/Syosset, NY) and to [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir's Seminary]] has allowed the Diocese to benefit from the leadership of the Church in America. Workshops and conferences on religious education and liturgical music, as well as lecture series for adults have taken place throughout the Diocese at various times and places over the last 40 years.

At the 6th All-American Council, it was announced by the Holy Synod of Bishops that a new Diocese of Washington, DC had been created that would begin functioning in 1981 and that the nation's capital city would become the see of the [[Primate]] of the Orthodox Church in America.

In 1981, the Diocese ceased being the responsibility of the [[Metropolitan]] and became one of the territorial Dioceses under its own hierarch, Bishop [[Peter (L'Huillier) of New York|PETER]], since 1990 recognized as Archbishop of New York and New Jersey. Under his guidance the Diocese has strived to balance the demands for stability and growth.

===Life and Challenges ===
The Former Diocese was to be challenged by the same realities that confront many Orthodox Christians throughout America. Its urban communities had been shaken by deteriorating neighborhoods and the relocation of parishioners either to the suburbs or out of the area. The fragility of employment and lack of job security even within previously dependable companies have forced many to move more frequently than what might have been considered normal in the past. The Diocese has witnessed during the first years of the 20th century the early seeds of pan-Orthodox unity as proclaimed in the vision of Archbishop Tikhon.

Yet since the First World War it had seen attempts at realizing this unity foiled by the tendencies of each traditionally Orthodox ethnic group to minister primarily to the needs of its own people. It has been threatened by its own internal tensions and those caused by the administrative turmoil and confusion apparent within the Russian Orthodox Church since the time of the Revolution.

It has needed to defend its own administrative structure in battles within the American legal system. But areas of the Diocese (particularly in north and central New Jersey and the Triple Cities area of upper New York State) have also participated in a growing sense of interdependence and cooperation among the various Orthodox groups; something that brings great hopes for the future.
Above all, the Diocese is challenged, as has been each generation of Christians, to respond and bear witness to the expression of the Orthodox Faith in ways that are both "Traditional" (in the sense of handing down what has been given) and creative (unique and sensitive to the questions and demands of its time).
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== Early Institutions ==
Other institutions established in the New York-New Jersey area of this time to meet both the religious and social/economic needs of the immigrants were:
*The Russian Orthodox Christian Immigrant Society of North America (1908)
*The St. Vladimir's National Home and Bank
*The Russian Orphan Home of Brooklyn (1914)
*In 1912, the first seminary originally located in Minneapolis, was transferred to Tenafly, NJ and was called the St. Platon's Orthodox Theological Seminary. (Upon its closure in 1923 the Church would not have another seminary in America until the establishment of St. Tikhon's and St. Vladimir's Seminaries in 1938.)

==Parishes ==
===Early Period - Immigration===
The initial establishment of parishes in the Diocese closely paralleled the immigration patterns of the immigrants who came before and after the First World War and in connection with the consequences of the Russian Revolution.
Approximately half of the present 50 parishes began during this period (1894-1930). The energetic ministry of Fr Alexander Hotovitzky (1895-1914) should be recognized as a significant feature of these early years. Fr. Alexander, as Dean of the New York Cathedral, was instrumental in the formation of several Diocesan parishes (as well as some outside of the Diocese):
*Holy Trinity Church, Yonkers,NY (1899) ([http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9190/history.htm history])
*St. Basil Church, Watervliet,NY (1901) ([http://www.stbasilschurch.org/parish_background.html history])
*SS Peter and Paul Church, South River,NJ (1905) ([http://www.saintpeterandpaul.org/history.html history])
*SS Peter and Paul Church, Jersey City,NJ (1907)
*Holy Transfiguration Cathedral, Brooklyn,NY (1908) ([http://www.roct.org/history.html history])
*Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn,NY (1909)
*St. Nicholas Church, Auburn,NY (1909)
The Russian Orthodox Church, in recently canonizing Fr. Alexander and Fr. John Kochuiov, emphasizes their deaths as martyrs that took place after their return to Russia. But for the OCA, their significance as Orthodox missionaries in America was affirmed in the words of Metropolitan Theophilus: "The American Orthodox Russian people stand on four corners - Bishop Nicholas, Fathers Hotovitzky, Kochurov, and Nedzelnitsky."

Other Early Parishes (NJ):
*SS. Peter and Paul Church, Manville, NJ (1915) ([http://www.ssppoc.org/background.html history])
*St. Spiridon Church, Perth Amboy, NJ (1915)
*St. Vladimir Church, Trenton, NJ (1915) ([http://www.saintvladimir.com/aboutus.html history])
*St. John the Baptist Church, Alpha, NJ (1916)
*SS. Peter and Paul Church, Bayonne, NJ (1922)
*St. John the Baptist Church, Passaic, NJ (1925) ([http://www.stjohnspassaic.org/newsletter-072705_006.htm history])
*Assumption of the Holy Virgin Church, Clifton, NJ (1930)

Other Early Parishes (NY):
*SS. Peter and Paul Church Buffalo, NY (1894)
*St. Nicholas Church Cohoes, NY (1914)
*SS. Peter and Paul Church Endicott, NY (1914)
*St. John the Baptist Church Spring Valley, NY (1914)
*Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church Binghamton, NY (1915)
*SS. Peter and Paul Church Syracuse, NY (1915)
*Holy Trinity Church Elmira Heights, NY (1916) ([http://www.holytrinityorthodoxchurch.org/about_us.htm history])
*SS. Peter and Paul Church Herkimer, NY (1916)
*St. Nicholas Church Whitestone, NY (1916) ([http://www.stnicholasny.org/parish_background.html history])
*Holy Trinity Church East Meadow, NY (1924)
*Christ the Saviour Church New York, NY (1924) ([http://www.christthesaviornyc.org/bkshelf/en_parishhistory.shtml history])
*Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection New York, NY (1932)
*St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Crestwood, NY (1938)
*St. Nicholas Church Jamaica Estates, NY (1941)
*Holy Cross Monastery Niagara Falls, NY (1951)
*St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel Jewell, NY (1954) ([http://www.standrewscamp.com/ website])

===Later Period - Mission===
A later period (from 1958 to the present) might be called the “time of mission