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* [[Protopresbyter]]
* Chancellor Emeritus of the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of New York and New Jersey
* Assistant Chaplain at [[Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]]* Rector of [[Saints Peter and Paul Church, (Syracuse, NYNew York)]]* Founder of [[St. Andrew's Camp and Chapel, (Jewell, NYNew York)]]* 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 Ss. Cosmas and Damian Adult Home, (Staten Island, NYNew York)]]
==== Early Theological Life ====
After receiving an honorable discharge in 1946, he enrolled at [[Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] and [http://www.columbia.edu Columbia University], in New York, NYCity. 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 [[deacon|diaconate]] by His Eminence, Metropolitan [[Metropolitan Ireney(Bekish) of New York|Ireney (Bekish)]], on [[July 7]], 1950 and to the [[Holy Priesthoodpriest]] hood by His Grace, Bishop [[John (Shahovskoy) of San Francisco|John [Shahovsoky] (Shahovskoy) 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 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.
