2026 Diaconal Liturgical Practicum to be held in Parma, OH

PARMA, OH [DOM] – The Diaconal Liturgical Practicum concluded its summer program which ran through August 25-28, at Holy Trinity Church, Parma, OH. His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Diocese of the Midwest participated in several days of the practicum.

The five-day program offered an intense practical liturgical training for deacons and lay diaconal candidates. In addition to liturgical practice, sessions also covered chanting and vocal technique and address teaching about the Orthodox faith. Liturgical workshops were delivered by Archpriest Kirill Sokolov, director of the Diaconal and Late Vocations of the Orthodox Church in America, Archpriest Gregory Ealy, and Subdeacon Dimitri Pletz.

This 20th annual Practicum is put on by the Orthodox Church in America’s Diaconal Vocations Program (DVP) and is highly recommended by the Holy Synod for participants in the Church’s program and other diaconal formation programs.