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St. Matthew Orthodox Church in Columbia, MD is having a festival next weekend, Oct. 3-4, 2009. The proceeds benefit their church building fund. The presiding priest of the parish, Fr. Raymond Velencia, has been sued by a former parishioner for abusing the seal of confession and discriminating against her in the workplace, among other things. Fr.Velencia has yet to be disciplined by his superiors. You may read more about the case at http://pokrov.org/display.asp... . I would encourage you NOT to attend or support this event in any manner.