9:00 AM – Welcome and Introductions - Innokentia and Mother Macrina. Welcoming remarks by special guests.
9:15 –Keynote Speaker Maria Sakovich – Maria will share stories and insights of Orthodox history at Fort Ross and the First Divine Liturgy served by her grandfather, Fr Sakovich. Maria will also speak about the history of the Holy Trinity -St Nicholas Chapel.
10:15 – 10:30 - break
10:30 – Speaker – Very Reverand Archpriest Fr John Perich – St Herman of Alaska Church -Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania - Fr John is the Head Curator at St Tikhon’s Monastery in Pennsylvania. He will offer insights to St Innocent and his time at Fort Ross as well as the canonization of St Peter the Aleut. Fr John, who lived in Alaska wrote the canonization papers for St Peter the Aleut.
11:15 – 11:30 break
11:15 to 12:00 PM – Dr Susan Morris – The research and the understanding of St Peter the Aleut will be presented along with insights to the actual research efforts with conclusions. His last days, and his last moments will be highlighted and told with the accurate telling based on historic documents and research.
12:00 PM to 1:00 Lunch
1:00 to 1:30 Nina Bogdan – Nina will discuss the stories of the first Russian Immigrants into California and their connection to Fort Ross
1:30 to 1:45 Break
1:45 to 2:30 – Breck Parkman – Breck will share stories and pictures of the visit to Fort Ross in 1992 by the 5th Great Grandon of St Innocent, Fr Innocent. Fr Innocent came to walk in the footsteps of his 5th great grandfather on a pilgrimage. Also, Breck will speak about the people buried in the cemetery and their connection to Orthodoxy
2:30 to 3:15 Innokentia (Robin) Wellman – Retired Fort Ross. Innokentia will share the stories of the Saints that walked at Fort Ross. She will share specific details about each of these five saints and the research that she has done over the course of her career at Fort Ross. She will also share general history of Fort Ross, stories of the past and present.
3:15 – 4:00 Open Discussion and Questions
4:30 or 5pm Vespers
