The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America®
The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America®
Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh
Presiding Archbishop
1927-1966
Please note that some so-called Orthodox clergy have claimed to excommunicate Archbishop Victor by one Thaddeus (Walter Condrick) of Hunlock Creek, Pa. He is not a clergy member of THEOCACNA, nor on the Church Corporate Board. +Victor was once contacted by a PA newspaper reporter many years ago and asked Condrick was part of this church and he stated "NO". Mariam Ofiesh sat on our Corporate Board until 1999, while +Victor was Corporate President. We have had no contact or thought about Condrick since that time (in the 1990s) and no contact with Condrick until a so called Decree of Excommunication arrived by regular mail dated June 19, 2016 and mailed Aug. 17, 2016 by Stephen Tyminski for "Thaddeus" Condrick. Since Condrick infringes our Federally Registered Service Marks we view him as a criminal by his acts for stealing our intellectual property.
Before you continue please read this statement. This is not up for discussion. We are the one and only American Orthodox Catholic Church - (short name for) The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America that was canonically chartered by the Russian Synod in North America and headed by Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh. This Church continues today. We are the original 1928 corporation!
Clergy: This Church seeks good active clergy who are Orthodox and have an active ministry, Who are without a bishop or bishops who can no longer serve their (former) Church and who desire being part of the one true canonically established American Jurisdiction.
THEOCACNA, a canonically established Orthodox Church, seeks Canonical Orthodox clergy interested in helping this church grow.
We seek Canonical Orthodox Clergy who are unhappy with their present situation and ready to transfer to a church where they feel they can fulfill the ministry they have been prevented from offering in their flock.
All the independent groups who claim to be us by using one of our names, claiming to be us but under another name and who claim to be us based on their lines that trace back to Ignatius Nichols are in no way associated with us, are not us and have no apostolic succession from us. We deny they are even Orthodox! Since we exist and continue they cannot be us. When they or the ethnic schismatic jurisdictions attack us and Abp. Ofiesh of blessed memory they prove their unchristian nature by their actions!
RE: Ecumenical Patriarch - According to Canon IX of the 30c "The Bishop of Constantinople has no authority to officiate in the Dioceses, Parishes or Districts of the other Patriarchs.
Also the canon goes on to say that "No one, even a Metropolitan or Patriarch, has any right to impose anything upon churches outside his jurisdiction".
We do not recognize any SCOBA Church due to the Schism they created in 1929 that continues today.
We are the one and only Church that was canonically established by the Russian Synod in North America and headed by Abp. Aftimios Ofiesh of blessed memory until he reposed in 1966.
We are that Church, the original 1928 corporation and Synod of this Church. We are not part of the independent movement.
Mariam Ofiesh sat on the corporate board of tustees until 1999. She reposed in 2000.
If anyone claims to be a bishop of this Church or the head of this Church please verify it by contacting any of our bishops to verify they are our clergy. Many in the independent movement make false claims and in fact have no sacramental authority, at least not from this Church. You should consider any marking such false claims as liars if they are not on the synod link we mention above or after contacting us you discover they are not priests of this Church. We suggest you avoid dealing with any such people
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The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America (American Orthodox Catholic Church) was canonically chartered in Feb 1927 and incorporated in Boston, MA., by Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh. We continue as that same Church and corporation today.
The law does not require a continous registration of a service or trademark. Use and ownership for 5 years gives you full ownership. We have had the name since 1927 and claim commonlaw ownership. We claim Ownership under the law since we registered the name with the USPTO. Now that we have The declaration of incontestability with the USPTO as of Aug. 14, 2014 we are the legal owners of our service mark (name and logo).
Except on a ground for which application to cancel may be filed at any time under paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 1064 of this title, and except to the extent, if any, to which the use of a mark registered on the principal register infringes a valid right acquired under the law of any State or Territory by use of a mark or trade name continuing from a date prior to the date of registration under this chapter of such registered mark, the right of the owner to use such registered mark in commerce for the goods or services on or in connection with which such registered mark has been in continuous use for five consecutive years subsequent to the date of such registration and is still in use in commerce, shall be incontestable.
U.S. Registration Number: 3626328 U.S. Serial Number: 77581143
U.S. Registration Date: May 26, 2009
Mark: HOLY SYNOD THE HOLY EASTERN ORTHODOX CAT etc. (Stylized/Design)
Owner: Prentice, Victor L.
Aug 14, 2014
NOTICE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT UNDER SECTION 15
The declaration of incontestability filed for the above-identified registration meets the requirements of Section 15 of the
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1065. The Section 15 declaration is acknowledged.
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