The logo of the Metropolis of Detroit, featuring a gold Christian cross with black Greek letters and surrounding red circle with the phrase "The North American Archdiocese of the Greek Orthodox Church".

  2025  

Clergy Retreat

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Poster for the 2025 Clergy Retreat organized by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Metropolis of Detroit. The retreat is scheduled for February 3-5 at Holy Cross Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Guest speaker is Fr. Danut Suciu. The poster features a group photo of clergy and a portrait of Fr. Danut Suciu, with a church background.

Schedule

Mon, February 3

  • Arrival at hotel*

  • Dinner on our own

Tue, February 4

  • 09:00 am | Orthros**

  • 09:30 am | Breakfast

  • 10:00 am | Session #1

    • A compassionate and practical Lord gave us the Mystery of Repentance.

      • 11:00 am | Break-out discussion #1

  • 11:30 am | Session #2

    • A loving and merciful Lord allows us to be His icons in the Mystery of Repentance.

      • 12:30 pm | Break-out discussion #2

  • 01:00 pm | Lunch

  • 02:00 pm | Session #3

    • Suffering is our reaction to pain. He reacted to unthinkable pain to teach us.

      • 03:00 pm | Break-out discussion #3

  • 03:30 pm | Session #4

    • Holy Week: practicing being with our Suffering Loved One so that we can react to pain in Him.

      • 04:30 pm | Break-out discussion #4

  • 05:00 pm | Vespers

  • 06:00 pm | Dinner

    • The Pines Restaurant***

  • Free evening

Wed, February 5

  • 09:00 am | Orthros**

  • 09:30 am | Breakfast

  • 10:00 am | Clergy Meeting

  • 12:00 pm | Farewell

    • Snack lunch to-go

GUEST SPEAKER

Fr. Danut Cornel Suciu was born in Dumbraveni, Sibiu, Romania on August 27, 1955. Upon graduating from the Theological Institute of Sibiu, in 1979, he was admitted to the Doctoral Program of the Theological Institute of Bucharest. In 1981, he came to the US with an exchange of students scholarship at Princeton Theological Seminary. After serving Romanian parishes in Canada, he served parishes in the US in both the Antiochian and the Greek Archdioceses. He presently lives in San Antonio, Tx., is married to Presvytera Delia Mihaiela, has been blessed with his children Sylvia(John) and Christophor as well as 2 grandchildren, Daniel and Anna.