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“WE SERVE,” and this is what makes our seminary worthy of “Can you imagine the the support of the People of God. beauty of a non-competitive, I AM THE VINE; OUR THEME FOR FY09 Competition is what drives almost every YOU ARE THE BRANCHES. aspect of our surrounding culture. We often cooperative, and united hear that “competition is good.” Last year, Orthodoxy?” IF YOU REMAIN IN ME Chancellor’s Report however, I learned something from my friend AND I IN YOU, In Galatians 5:13 we read the following: “For you Archpriest Bill Olnhausen, as he reflected on were called to freedom, brethren; only do not 70 years of life. He believes that competition is will find encouraging stories of trustees, fac- YOU WILL BEAR MUCH FRUIT; use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, generally a bad thing. He quoted Vince Lom- ulty, alumni, seminarians, and supporters that APART FROM ME but through love be servants of one another.” In bardi who once said: “Winning isn’t every- demonstrate how this vision of Orthodoxy has this Annual Report you will read about the many thing; winning is the only thing.” Fr. Bill then become a living reality. You will find a small YOU CAN DO NOTHING. ways that St. Vladimir’s Seminary serves the went on to say: “It’s all winners versus losers, portion of the many ways that SVS, through JOHN 15:5 Church. Our seminarians and their families, who get the other guy before he gets you. I chal- love, serves the Church in the world. This vi- struggle to makes ends meet financially, are anx- lenge you: I’ll pay you $50 cash if you can find sion continues to grow, the needs continue to ious to serve in fields that are ripe for harvest me one verse in the New Testament that glori- grow, and our response in the name of Christ both domestically and abroad. This is, of course, fies competition between people. The New Jesus continues to grow through your contin- the way of the Christian. Our faculty and staff Testament, the teaching of Jesus, is entirely ued support of the call to serve that is being have lived a life of service, striving to be an ex- about cooperation and loving people. In New lived at SVS. You are a valued part of our min- ample to the seminarians, faithfully entrusted to Testament sports images, all can win the race, istry team of service to the Church and I want our care by the Church since 1938. all can get the prize. Real life isn’t winners to thank you once again for your gifts of love It seems that this passage from Galatians is verses losers.” that enable us to expand our own seven calling us away from a competitive or partisan It is surely this “competitive spirit” that decades of service. Contents spirit, which is characteristic of “the old man.” keeps our American Orthodoxy looking “tribal” Please contact me personally at St. John Cassian reminds us that “All Christians and small to the outside eye. Can you imagine [email protected] or 914-961-8313 ext. 339 struggle with the old nature, but the aim is to the beauty of non-competitive, cooperative, and if you have any questions or ideas to share. make virtue a second nature.” By God’s grace united Orthodoxy? This is the vision of Ortho- I look forward to hearing from you. I Chancellor’s Report 1 and mercy this is the path that we have freely doxy that SVS strives to convey to those who Dean’s Report 1 chosen to walk at SVS as we seek to serve the live and learn here. As we seek to serve the Orthodox Church. For a seminary, or parish, or Church in the twenty-first century our standard Board Roster 2 Christian, there can be no higher goal. Our call- can only be based on what we have received Board Executive Chair Message 2 ing to serve one another is born from God’s sac- from the gospel of Christ. The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, rificial love for mankind. This is why SVS exists In this, our second Annual Report, you Chancellor and CEO “We Serve” 3–7 Scholarships for Seminarians 8–9 As an example, consider the well-known Memorial / Planned Giving 10 and oft-quoted statement by St. Athanasius: SVS Calendar of Events 10 “God became man that man might become Associate Deans and Chancellors 11 God.” One might surmise from this one line that St. Athanasius was simply focused on Ordinations 12–14 what we usually understand to be the Incarna- A Year at St. Vladimir’s 15–16 tion of Jesus Christ, his coming into the world and birth. However, a close—and scholarly!— “Fruit of the Vine” Profiles 17–21 reading reveals that St. Athanasius’ purpose The Case for Support 22–23 was to demonstrate that the One who as- cended the cross is the Word, the Logos of Annual Giving Societies 24–26 God, and that therefore the Christian faith is St. Vladimir’s Seminary Stewards 27 not “alogos” (irrational). All those who take up the faith of the cross are now witnesses to his Lakeside Married Student Apartments 28–31 resurrection, as his body. St. Athanasius’s SVS Featured on Economic TV Program 32 whole work centers on Christ’s Passion, Archpriest CHAD HATFIELD Archpriest JOHN BEHR structurally and thematically. photo: Robert Lisak Third, theological study demands ac- THE SVS VINE “WE SERVE” WHAT MAKES gle: a break from self-delusion and a paradigm companying faith. “Theology” does not mean ANNUAL REPORT FY09 VOLUME 2 shift in worldview. St. Gregory of Nyssa said “words about God” because God is not a sub- THEOLOGICAL STUDY theology students are always growing and ject to be studied by historians, social workers, ADVANCEMENT TEAM “TRADITIONAL”? changing in spiritual depth. Not only students, or scholars in other disciplines. To demonstrate ARCHPRIEST JOHN BEHR Dean but also faculty at St. Vladimir’s are engaged in this point, let us consider a verse from the ARCHPRIEST CHAD HATFIELD Chancellor & CEO this struggle, for growth in life, faith, and spiri- Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: “In MR. THEODORE BAZIL Associate Chancellor for Advancement Dean’s Report tual understanding involves continual intellec- the night in which he was given up, or rather MRS. MELANIE RINGA Associate Chancellor for Finance As Dean of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, I require ad- tual and subsequent spiritual change. gave himself up for the life of the world.” This ARCHDEACON KIRILL SOKOLOV Associate Chancellor for Systems herence to the tradition of the Orthodox Church Second, theology presupposes intellec- statement illustrates the difference between a THE REV. DN. PHILIP MATHEW Admissions and Alumni Relations Officer in our theological program. What does one tual rigor. Students at St. Vladimir’s undertake historical fact and theology as confession of MRS. DEBORAH BELONICK Advancement Information Officer mean by “tradition,” and what makes theologi- the same task the Fathers of the Church under- faith: “In the night in which he was given up” NINA CHAPMAN Assistant to the Director, SVS Press cal study at our seminary “traditional”? Upon re- took: an approach to study that views every- is a historical statement; but “or rather gave MR. JASON FOSTER Annual Giving Officer flection, I have identified six marks of true thing in the light of Christ and his gospel, as himself up” is a confession of faith about the MRS. ANN SANCHEZ Assistant to the Chancellor theology, all characteristic of our studies here. proclaimed by the apostles in accordance with One in whom we believe. Both elements are MARIA SIMAKOVA Advancement Officer (Data) First, theology demands sweat and the Holy Scriptures and as preserved in the Or- preserved; St. John Chrysostom did not simply blood. The Greeks always made an association thodox Church. Just as the church fathers drew strike the first clause; he demands that we EDITOR & FEATURES WRITER Deborah Malacky Belonick between mathein and pathein, between learn- upon everything good in their cultural and in- move from one to the other. DESIGN Konstantin Dzhibilov/kdesign:nyc ing and suffering. The greater the work, the tellectual milieu to express the gospel of Christ Fourth, theology requ ires creative EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Tracy Gustilo greater the struggle, and devoting our full at- within their particular environs, so our studies fidelity. Faith is never static. At our seminary tention to God is the greatest work of all. at St. Vladimir’s draw upon every contribution we read extensively the writings of the fathers, IF YOU WISH TO BE ON OUR MAILING LIST, The Fathers of the Church defined theol- modern scholarship offers. All is brought into but not as an exercise in memorization, merely please e-mail us the following information, including the ogy and its study as a formative experience, as the light of Christ. If we fail to employ the citing their words. Rather, we learn to think request to be included in our e-mail list: a renewal of the mind, rather than an acquisi- scholarly resources available to us, then “theol- like them. St. Irenaeus and St. Maximus both I Name tion of bits of information. They anticipated ogy” becomes nothing more than repetition, a read the Scriptures in the light of Christ, but I Address obstacles and hurdles, and they expected an in- parroting of scriptural verses and patristic say- I City, State, Zip tellectual struggle to result in an ascetical strug- ings to bolster our own entrenched positions. continued on page 2 I Please include me in your e-mail list. My e-mail address is: Please e-mail your information to [email protected]. www.svots.edu r This annual report was printed on 30% post-consumer, recycled paper. 1 From the Board THE SVS VINE ANNUAL REPORT FY09

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EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS Mr. Anthony Kasmer (2010) “For small schools like Chair of the Audit Committee His Beatitude The Most Rev. Jonah (Paffhausen) Chairman of the Board, LTL Color Compounders, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox President of the Seminary and Morrisville, Pennsylvania Theological Seminary, Chair of the Board of Trustees President of Parish Council, St. Vladimir Church, Archbishop of Washington and Trenton, New Jersey (OCA) dependent as we are on Metropolitan of All America and Canada annual student tuition and Orthodox Church in America (OCA) Glenn R. Kubina, M.D. (2009) fees, endowment income, Chair of the Trusteeship Committee His Eminence The Most Rev. Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) Practicing otolaryngologist and the generosity of Vice President of the Board President of St. George Parish Council donors similarly impacted Archbishop of New York and St. George Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas (AOCANA) Metropolitan of All North America by the financial downturn, The Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mr. Leon Lysaght (2011) the situation has turned photo: Joseph Olas Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA) Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee Chair of the Statutes Committee extremely difficult.” His Grace The Right Rev. Maxim (Vasiljevic) Professor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law beloved institutions sound and thriving in the Bishop of the Western Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox St. Mary Magdalene Church, Fenton, Michigan (OCA) midst of these tumultuous times; in some cases Church in North and South America (SOC) some are facing consolidations or even closure. Mr. Alex Machaskee (2010) At St. Vladimir’s Seminary, our faculty and His Grace The Right Rev. Savas (Zembillas) of Troas Chair of the Communications Committee year-round staff have made some extraordinary Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of President of Alex Machaskee & Associates sacrifices to assure a solid foundation for the North America (GOA) Retired President and Publisher of The Plain Dealer Difficult decisions have marked the lives of all next school years, including accepting salary St. Theodosius Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio (OCA) institutions of higher learning this year. Even the reduction and Friday furloughs as well as living Metropolitan Mar Barnabas St. Sava Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio (SOC) generously endowed Ivy League universities with draconian cost-cutting measures. These American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church have trimmed expenses and cut programs, steps, combined with prudent planning over Mr. Eric S. Namee (2011) balancing reduced spending with diminished the last decades, assure the continuing vitality The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr Attorney, Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm, L.L.C. resources. For small schools like St. Vladimir’s of St. Vladimir’s Seminary so that the seminary Dean of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (OCA) President, Virginia H. Farah Foundation Orthodox Theological Seminary, dependent as community can welcome our new and return- St. Mary Church, Wichita, Kansas (AOCANA) we are on annual student tuition and fees, en- ing students to the 2009–2010 academic year The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield dowment income, and the generosity of donors to prepare for ministry in an exemplary Ortho- Chancellor and CEO of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (OCA) Nicholas Pandelidis, M.D. (2011) similarly impacted by the financial downturn, dox Christian institution that continues to Orthopaedic Surgeon at the situation has turned extremely difficult. fulfill its mission to serve Christ, his Church, The Very Rev. Alexander Garklavs Orthopaedic and Spine Specialists When endowments no longer are producing and the world as the premier center of Ortho- Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) St. John Chrysostom Church, York, Pennsylvania (AOCANA) income, already lean operations must be cut dox Christian scholarship. I even further. The decisions are painful not only The Very Rev. David G. Barr Mr. Alexander Popoff, Jr., P.E. (2009) for those affected by cuts but also for the President of St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Retired engineer and President, trustees who face their fiduciary responsibilities Alumni Association Berger/ABAM Engineers, Inc. most dramatically during these rainy days. Rector, St. Elias Orthodox Church, Austin, Texas (AOCANA) St. Spiridon Cathedral, Seattle, Washington (OCA) Across the country, theological schools are Anne Glynn Mackoul facing difficult choices, intent on keeping our Executive Chair of the Board BOARD OFFICERS AND TERMS Mr. Ivan Rudolph-Shabinsky (2011) Co-Chair of the 2010 Capital Campaign Committee Mrs. Anne Glynn Mackoul (2009) and Co-Chair of the Advancement Committee continued from page 1 "What makes theological Executive Chair of the Board of Trustees Senior Managing Director, AllianceBernstein each of them made different theological asser- study traditional at St. Lawyer Three Hierarchs Chapel, Crestwood, New York (OCA) tions because each embodied the gospel of St. Philip Church, Souderton, Pennsylvania (AOCANA) Christ in a different place, a different time, Vladimir’s is our fidelity to Gregory T. Swenson, D.D.S. (2010) and each met the challenge of confronting the the gospel message of the Mr. Albert Foundos (2009) Co-founder of Park Dental Group questions of his day. Treasurer of the Seminary Past Board Member of ADPI (NASDAQ listing) By reading how the various Fathers ex- One who died and rose Chair of the Finance Committee Board of Trustees of Hill Museum and Manuscript Library pressed church tradition, we learn to stand in from the dead..." Retired Executive of Fluid Data, Inc. at St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota that tradition and engage in the task of spread- St. Nicholas Church, Jamaica Estates, St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, Minneapolis, ing the good news of God within our own cul- New York (Albanian Diocese, OCA) Minnesota (Metropolitanate of Chicago) tural circumstances. We encourage our students Coming One, our Lord Jesus, and to the heav- to be imbued with the same Holy Spirit that in- enly Jerusalem. They are not interested in re- Mr. James G. Bach (2009) Donald J. Tamulonis, Jr., M.D. F.A.C.P. (2010) spired the Fathers of the Church, so that they constructing the early church. They are Corporate Secretary of the Seminary Neurologist at Advanced Neurology Associates, Inc. may act as disciples of Christ in their present sit- interested in standing within the company of Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee St. John the Baptist Church, Campbell, Ohio (OCA) uation. Thus, for example, in the twenty-first that “cloud of witnesses” that have gone before Chief Operating Officer of the Louis Berger Group, Inc. century it is not enough for Christ’s followers to them and in joining the company of saints that St. Anthony Church, Bergenfield, New Jersey (AOCANA) Mrs. Anne van den Berg (2009) state that the Church forbids homosexuality: we will come after them. They appropriate the Co-Chair of the 2010 Capital Campaign Committee must articulate a clear vision of human sexuality past, the Scriptures opened in the light of BOARD MEMBERS AND TERMS and Co-Chair of the Advancement Committee within the light of Christ’s gospel, to instruct Christ, to stand in the tradition of the Church, Lawyer and correct a fallen world. to move forward to the eschatological goal, a The Very Rev. Michael Abdelahad (2009) St. Stephen the Protomartyr Church, Orlando, Florida (OCA) Fifth, application of true theology foretaste of which is given in the Eucharist. Dean of St. George Cathedral, Worcester, translates into service. We know God from his Our Lord Jesus Christ is always “the Coming Massachusetts (AOCANA) TRUSTEES EMERITI activity, his transforming power, revealed by One,” yet the One who is present with us now. what he has done. Theology is not abstract Theological study, in the fullness that we Mr. Michael Bress (2011) The Very Rev. Paul Shafran speculation, but rather a reflection on God’s have outlined here, thus demands sweat and Chair of the Legal Advisory Committee Pastor emeritus, St. Vladimir Church, revelation in Christ, which results in loving ac- blood; it is an ascetic endeavor, which brings us Retired partner in the law firm Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P. Trenton, New Jersey (OCA) tion. Jesus Christ showed his strength by his face to face with our own weakness, broken- St. Mary’s Cathedral, Minneapolis, Minnesota (OCA) shameful death: lordship is service. Similarly, ness, and fallen state, but also to an experience Mrs. Elsie Skvir Nierle when we voluntarily die to our self-will and of the transforming grace of God, so that we Protodeacon Peter M. Danilchick (2011) Retired Nursing Instructor, University of Pennsylvania passions, our former brokenness becomes our can become ministers of this grace to others. Chair of the Technology Committee Holy Cross Church, Williamsport, Pennsylvania (OCA) access to grace. What makes theological study traditional at St. Retired Executive, Exxon Mobil Corporation This is the pastoral dimension of theology: Vladimir’s is our fidelity to the gospel message Protection of the Holy Mother of God Church, Mr. Mitchell Zunich telling the truth, sharing the gospel, will have of the One who died and rose from the dead, as Falls Church, Virginia (Romanian Episcopate, OCA) Semi-retired Manager at Barnes and Wendling CPAs, Inc. healing and life-changing implications. “Pas- proclaimed in the Scriptures and as handed St. George Church, Lorain, Ohio (SOC) toralia,” learning to be a pastor, is not simply a down—literally, “traditioned”—by the apostles. Mr. Brian Gerich (2010) matter of learning to “minister” to or “serve” Our fidelity to him who is the “same yesterday, Senior Vice President of Public Storage others in some vague manner, but to administer today, and forever” (Heb 13.8) allows us to St. Steven’s Serbian Orthodox Cathedra l, the life-giving Word of God today. This requires think as the Fathers of the Church thought; en- Alhambra, California (SOC) everything we have been speaking about, so as gaging, challenging, and leavening the sur- to be able to love others with the same sacrificial rounding world until the end of the age. This is love that he has shown us, enabling light to how our Seminary serves the Church. I shine in darkness, life in death, and so the Word to become flesh. Finally, theology is not archaeology, that is, a rediscovery or even a recovery of the past. Although theological students may study the past to illuminate historical and cul- The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, tural circumstances, they do not merely look Dean backward; rather, they look forward to the

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St. Vladimir’s Seminary exists to serve the MISSIONSTATEMENT To demonstrate our commitment to this Orthodox Church and its faithful members mission, we want to share stories of our worldwide. Our Board of Trustees drafted a St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary serves Christ, his Church, trustees, faculty, administration, staff, semi- new Mission Statement in FY09 that and the world through Orthodox Christian theological education, research, narians, and alumni, as they follow the foot- clearly expresses our undertaking. and scholarship, and the promotion of inter-Orthodox cooperation. steps of our Lord Jesus Christ and spread the good news of his redeeming power. In this way, the Seminary prepares students for ministry as bishops, priests, deacons, lay leaders, and scholars so that they may build up Orthodox communities, foster Church growth through mission and evangelism, teach the Orthodox faith, and care for those in need.

sing ‘Christ is risen’ and a few other things in a twelve-day adventure in a country he English. Perhaps my most joyous experience was described as “a land of endless mysteries.” celebrating the Divine Liturgy on the day of Mr. Machaskee started his mission with St. John the Theologian, when I did the Great an engaging two-hour meeting with Patriarch Litany in Swahili for the first time and the Abune Paulos, the leader of 40 million Ortho- students sang ‘Christ is risen’ in English.” dox Christians in Ethiopia. The patriarch Church music and singing has been the main- is a 1966 alumnus of St. Vladimir’s, and has stay in Fr.John’s church life. He probably is most 44 dioceses and over 500,000 priests under servewell known in American Orthodox parishes for his his jurisdiction. composition and arrangement of liturgical church The meeting with the patriarch focused music—often in collaboration with his wife, Helen. upon various IOCC projects currently in Fr. John once publically remarked, “It may be tempt- progress: the multimillion-dollar anti-AIDS ing to think that I read my way into Orthodoxy.I campaign, the children’s clinic in the city of would say rather that ‘I sang my way into Ortho- Waliso, and several agricultural projects and doxy.’ Even though I don’t sing very well, it was wor- demonstration farms. Braving the pitfalls of At Commencement 2009, the Board of Trustees honored Fr. John ship—the Church’s worship—that formed me in Third World travel—intermittent electricity Ugandan Orthodox Christians “Simon Peter” and “Connie” Erickson (left, receiving icon from Metropolitan Jonah) upon his Orthodox church life, and it’s certainly worship that and hot water, poor sanitation, gastrointestinal received scholarship aid through the missionary endeavor retirement from the SVS faculty I always turn to when I’m upset, when I’m worried, upsets, airport delays, and harrowing hikes of Seminarian Troy Hamilton. Photo: Troy Hamilton when I’m otherwise preoccupied. It’s liturgical music through mountainous regions—Mr. Machas- TRUSTEES HONOR FATHER JOHN that gives me some comfort.” kee saw all of these projects first hand, and he Seminarian delivers scholarship aid to ERICKSON AT HIS RETIREMENT The entire community at St. Vladimir’s was rewarded a hundredfold for his efforts. “Pearl of Africa’s Crown” wishes Fr. John and Helen a blessed retirement “My making the effort to visit our opera- British statesman Winston Churchill once At the close of Commencement ceremonies in in their new home in Arizona. I tions in Ethiopia elevated the importance of referred to Uganda as “the Pearl of Africa’s May 2009, the Board of Trustees honored The our mission there,” he soberly recounted. “The Crown,” with its equatorial snow-capped moun- Very Rev. John Erickson, retiring Peter N. trip gave me a better understanding of our tains, breathtaking waterfalls, and over 3,400 Gramowich Professor of Church History and field operations and an opportunity to make species of birds and magnificent mountain go- former dean of St. Vladimir’s (2002–2006). my own evaluation of our performance, which rillas. But 3rd-year seminarian Troy Hamilton Father John was recognized for his many years of I could share with the board.” (M.Div. ‘09) saw another, more circumspect service to the Seminary and was designated “pro- Mr. Machaskee was particularly touched view of the country during hiswinte r semester fessor emeritus” by the Board. Metropolitan by the work of the Jerusalem Children and break in January 2009. Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in Amer- Community Development Organization (JeC- Snubbing the superlative camping spots ica (OCA), presented Fr. John with an icon of CDO), an organization that provides social de- and spectacular national parks, he saw people: St. Vladimir, patron of the Seminary. velopment, education, health and people recovering from a civil war that had Father John taught canon law and environmental sanitation, livelihood promo- forced their resettlement in United Nations church history at the Seminary from 1973 tion, and library and information services to refugee camps where they lingered for decades; until his retirement. He holds a B.A. from students, women, and children. He remem- people without ambition; and people reluctant Harvard College (‘66), an M.Phil. from Yale bered, “The reception that I received by the to rebuild their hometowns after their kinfolk University (‘70), and an M.Th. from St. elders and two bishops and the children at the and children had been beaten, raped, maimed, Vladimir’s (‘84). He was the first layman, and clinic we helped build in Waliso was gratifying, forced to march to exhaustion, or sold into vir- the first convert to Orthodoxy, to assume the to say the least.” tual slavery as concubines and soldiers by the deanship at St. Vladimir’s. He has authored Mr. Machaskee also recognized how Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)—a sectarian three books and numerous articles on a variety Ethiopia had enriched his soul. “For one guerrilla army based in northern Uganda. of subjects related to the history of the Ortho- SVS Trustee Alex Machaskee plays an African drum, thing,” he said, “I had never been to Africa, These people were members of the Acholi dox Christian faith in America, ecumenical di- to the delight of young singers, during his visit to the and so this was an opportunity to visit a conti- tribe, in the Gulu and Kitgum districts, where alogue, church unity, canon law, ecclesiology, medical clinic in Waliso, Ethiopia. nent that I had never set foot on before. Yes, it Mr. Hamilton spent his hiatus between semi- and church history. As well, he has served on was heart-rending to see the poverty but also nary semesters. Many members of the Acholi several ecumenical and church bodies, includ- ST. VLADIMIR’S SEMINARY GOES educational to learn more about a different tribe have embraced Orthodoxy during the ing the Metropolitan Council, the Canonical TO AFRICA culture. The contrasts in living conditions, in past 50 years, and Mr. Hamilton saw the suf- Commission, the Statutes Commission, and ways of doing business, the beauty of some fering of his brothers and sisters in the faith. the Preconciliar Commission of the Orthodox Trustee Alex Machaskee explores IOCC parts of Ethiopia and the scorched earth of But, he saw something else: opportu- Church in America (OCA). operations in Ethiopia other parts were all memorable scenes. The nity—specifically, opportunity for education A man of broad interests and experiences, In his “retirement,” St. Vladimir’s Trustee Alex harmony of the Eastern Orthodox Christians and enterprise. “The Ugandans have almost a Fr. John spent the 2008 season of Great Lent Machaskee remains as inquisitive, civic- and the Muslims was inspirational as well. ‘mythic’ faith in education,” he noted, “and I and Pascha as a “mission specialist” in Tanzania minded, and internationally aware as when he “I thank God for a very safe trip and a wanted to help provide them with the means for the Orthodox Christian Mission Center was president, publisher, and chief executive of very rewarding trip from the standpoint of giv- to obtain that.” (OCMC). There, Fr. John spent most of his The Plain Dealer, the newspaper with the largest ing something back of myself and also gaining So, prior to leaving on his African jour- time working at an Orthodox seminary in the circulation in Ohio. His globe trotting adven- much in return for my personal understanding ney, Mr. Hamilton solicited the seminary com- village of Kisikizi, where, he says, he “enjoyed tures are particularly impressive; he has met and life enrichment,” he earnestly concluded. munity and the members of Holy Trinity the daily rhythm of services and classes, and the with amba ssadors, royalty, presidents, and Currently president of Alex Machaskee & Church in East Meadow, Long Island—his simplicity of life without electricity and running church leaders worldwide. Especially, he has Associates, LLC, a public relations and market- “seminarian placement parish” during his sen- water.” He also served with His Eminence worked tirelessly to build economic and ing firm based in Cleveland, Mr. Machaskee also ior year—for books, clothing, and cash. As he Jeronymos, metropolitan of Western Tanzania, cultural relations between his beloved ancestral cha irs the Communications Committee of the crossed the Atlantic to another continent, he during the last days of Holy Week and Pascha. home of Serbia and the United States. In 2007 SVS Board of Trustees. St. Vladimir’s is honored pondered how he would distribute the gener- Despite the language barrier between he was named an “Honorary Consul of the to have board members who demonstrate selfless ous U.S. dollars to the two Orthodox Chris- him and his African hosts, Fr. John said he ex- Republic of Serbia.” service in myriad venues—even in mysterious tian communities that would welcome him. perienced great joy in serving with them. In the summer of 2008, Mr. Machaskee countries on enigmatic continents. Read brief Hamilton hit upon the notion of “micro fi- “Since the students knew very little English made his first trip to Africa, as chair of the bios of all our trustees on page 2 of our Annual nancing,” i.e., employing community trusts and I knew no Swahili or other local language, Board of Trustees of International Orthodox Report. that would partner with local banks to distrib- communicati on brought daily challenges,” he Christian Charities (IOCC), a pan-Orthodox ute loans to willing native entrepreneurs. said, “but gestures and singing helped make organization that offers emergency relief and “Basically, a teenager would come to the up for deficiencies in vocabulary. developmental programs to those in need local village Youth Council and present his or “We made a deal. They helped me get worldwide. As his plane touched down in the through the daily services, and I taught them to capital city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he began continued on page 4

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continued from page 3 SEMINARY CAMPUS BECOMES buildings, performed by the New York State her business plan,” he said. “If the plan were “NEIGHBOR” TO WIDER COMMUNITY Energy Research and Development Authority feasible, the council would then approve a loan (NYSERDA) taken from the seed money kept at a local bank. What has seminary campus life to do with dis- • Promotion of titles on Christian stewardship “People in and around Gulu needed seed aster survival, water critters, and light-emitting in the SVS Press Fall Catalog 2007 money for on-going enterprise,” he continued. diodes (LEDs)? “Community,” according to The • Sustainment of campus tree-planting and “During my stay, high school and college stu- Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, chancellor and landscaping, in cooperation with Central dents used the seed ‘scholarship’ money I gave CEO at St. Vladimir’s. Park Conservancy’s Vice President for Capital them to buy pigs, goats, boiler chickens, and “There is no split between the spiritual Projects and Chief Landscape Architect, seeds to plant in the coming rainy season. By and material life,” Fr. Chad said, making the Christopher Nolan. breeding the animals, and producing cash connection between theology and action. “One crops, they will be able to fund their own edu- of our saints, Symeon the New Theologian, “Greener Still” in FY09 cation through high school and college…and, poetically writes that ‘God enters our hands In FY09, our community intensified its efforts maybe, just maybe, even come to St. and feet, so that we might become his body, to properly relate to and care for our environ- Vladimir’s Seminary some day.” working in the world.’ ” ment. SVS Press published a book titled Mr. Hamilton is determined to raise fur- He noted three areas in which the Semi- Seminarian Daniel Talley analyzes the water quality of Living in God’s Creation: Orthodox Perspectives ther seed money that will fund what he says nary has been reaching out to the wider com- Troublesome Brook, as part of a citizens’ watershed study on Ecology (Foundations Series), by amounts to “a big 4-H project” in the Gulu re- munity: safety training; conducting ecological run by Westchester County. Dr. Elizabeth Theokritoff. Additionally, the gion. In so doing, he will instill hope in his studies on city, county, state, and federal Special Events Committee on campus spent newly found Orthodox brothers and sisters—a levels; and initiating a campus “Go Green” Monitoring Troublesome Brook FY09 planning our 2009 annual fall open priceless gift for the people living in the Pearl campaign. “All of these activities—our safety Seminarian Daniel Talley, during his second house, Orthodox Education Day, which focused of African’s Crown. training, our monitoring the water flowing year at SVS, volunteered to monitor the water on the theme “God’s Green Earth: Ecology View Troy Hamilton’s missionary through our campus, and the greening of our quality of “Troublesome Brook,” which flows and Theology.” journey to Uganda via his photo gallery: campus —represent our response to a need,” through the seminary campus, as part of the A huge boost to the “Go Green” cam- http://www.svots.edu Fr. Chad concluded. “This is part of what we Westchester County Citizen Volunteer Monitor- paign came in December 2008 when the TV mean when we say we are a community, and a ing Program (WCCVMP). The WCCVMP was es- program “The Economic Report” chose St. segment of the larger community.” tablished in 2003 through the Safe Drinking Vladimir’s to participate in a segment on Water Act and is funded by the New York State “Leading Developments in Faith Based Higher Department of Environmental Conservation. Education” as part of the show’s “Focus on Mr. Talley and his team of campus resi- Emerging Issues” series. The show is hosted by dents tested water in the stream weekly, from Greg Gumbel and will be broadcast on na- July through October 2008. They conducted tional TV in FY10. chemical analyses, collected macroinvertabrate The Economic Report selected St. samples (water critters without backbones), and Vladimir’s to demonstrate the school’s creative assessed the quality of the stream bank. The adjustments to the global economic downturn raw data they collected became part of a com- that occurred in FY09. In April 2009 a film prehensive database of water quality for the crew spent 10 hours on the seminary campus, Bronx River Watershed in Westchester County. documenti ng activities of students and staff, Mr. Tally was gratified to participate in and interviewing trustees and administrators. the study. “This is a way to reach out to the Seminary administrators were both elated and people of Yonkers,” he said, “and to under- humbled by the media coverage, which they stand the watershed in which we live. The data note, not only brings honor to the Seminary, we collect will begin to effect changes; our ulti- but to all Orthodox faithful in America. I mate hope is for cleaner streams running into Father Peter Robichau packs up 250 lbs. of theological books to the Bronx River, and eventually into Long Is- be sent to the Alexandrian Catechetical School of South Africa, land Sound.” after serving as a missionary in that region. Here, resident seminary employees and faculty receive emergency response training from the City of Yonkers, to assure campus Seminarian teaches Orthodox basics and neighborhood safety. in South Africa Father Peter Robichau was still a 2nd-year stu- Training for emergencies dent and serving as a deacon when he went on In July and October 2008, resident seminary a missionary expedition to the African continent employees trained with the Community Emer- during the summer of 2008 under the auspices gency Response Team (CERT), a program of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center under the auspices of the Federal Emergency (OCMC), the official international missions Management Agency (FEMA). The City of agency of the Standing Conference of Orthodox Yonkers began CERT training in 2003 in diverse Bishops in America (SCOBA). He worked for venues—from employees at Home Depot to two weeks as a missiona ry in Johannesburg, members of the Boy Scouts of America—and South Africa. readily accepted an invitation to our campus. “South Africa poses many challenges for Following twenty hours of training, the mission work, especially with the rise in post- seminary employees were certified in basic self- Apartheid violence,” he said. Nevertheless, Fr. help and mutual aid functions, such as fire Seminarian Michael Lopushok oversees a rare icon display during Peter had the opportunity to serve in churches safety, disaster medical operations and psychol- Orthodox Education Day 2008. SVS’s annual open house attracts from several different jurisdictions—because ogy, light search and rescue, CERT organiza- throngs of visitors to our campus. of a very large expatriate community in the tion, and the recognition and handling of Theodore Bazil [left], associate chancellor for advancement, city—and spoke of the warm welcome his terrorist incidents. The Rev. Archdeacon Kirill leads an assessment engineer through the bowels of the ORTHODOX EDUCATION DAY REACHES team received. He spent his summer teaching Sokolov, associate chancellor for systems at St. John G. Rangos Family Foundation Building during a NY State THE FAITHFUL, AND THE CURIOUS the ex-patriot Russian, Greek, and Serbian Vladimir’s, arranged for the cooperative effort energy audit, as part of SVS’s ongoing “Go Green” campaign. communities, as well as the indigenous between the City of Yonkers and the Seminary. Nearly 1,000 friends, alumni, and neighbors Africans in villages. His classroom topics in- “Having a certified team ready to help Connecting theology with ecology gathered on the campus of St. Vladimir’s in cluded “Baptism,” “The Lord’s Prayer,” their brothers and sisters on campus or in the As part of a broader goal of environmental and October 2008 to celebrate Orthodox Education “Priesthood,” and “Eucharist.” neighborhood, in the event of either a small economic sustainability, the Seminary has con- Day, SVS’s annual open house designed to edu- Upon returning to St. Vladimir’s for fall emergency or a major disaster, is crucial to ducted a multi-faceted “Go Green” campaign, cate people of all backgrounds and levels about semester 2008, Fr. Peter organized a book drive our common well being,” said Associate Dean which began in 2007 and continued forcefully aspects of Orthodox Christianity. The event in to send materials to the Alexandrian Catecheti- for Student Affairs The Very Rev. Steven through FY09. Currently, the Seminary is seek- FY09 was titled “Holy Icons and Sacred Arts.” cal School of South Africa (Orthodox Archdio- J. Belonick. ing federal and private grant monies to install The day was crowned by the exhibition of cese of Johannesburg and Pretoria), a seminary alternative energy sources on campus, particu- fifteenth- through twentieth-century icons on for indigenous South Africans. Through the larly solar power, and to upgrade many facilities loan from The Museum of Russian Icons in generosity of the St. Vladimir’s community, in- to enha nce energy efficiency. Clinton, Massachusetts. Museum curator Kent cluding Head Librarian Elena Silk and SVS dur Russell and museum founder Gordon Press Director Theodore Bazil, Fr. Peter sent “Go Green” launch Lankton engaged visitors in deep conversations five 50-lb. bags of books to that seminary. John When Fr. Chad was installed as seminary as they viewed the icons. and Cleo Constantine, from San Jose, Califor- chancellor and CEO in July 2007, he immedi- Another highlight was an entertaining nia, who also were missionaries on Fr. Peter’s ately advanced the concept of environmental lecture titled “Holy Images or ‘Sacred Art’? OCMC trip, paid for each of the bags to be sustainability, specifically connecting “green” Perceptions of Icons in Contemporary Soci- transported back to the African seminary. The forms of energy to theological vision. That fall ety,” by Dr. Vasileios Marinis, The Kallinikeion bags were hand carried by a South African the campus launched a “Go Green” initiative Assistant Professor of Byzantine Art, Queens seminarian named “Christos,” who was on a and took significant steps: College, New York. In addition, the Boston cultural exchange in the U.S., with a group • Participation in new recycling and waste Byzantine Choir performed sacred hymns studying the intricacies of democracy. I management efforts with the City of Yonkers against a visually expressive background of • Corpora te membership in “The Fellowship of sacred art. the Transfiguration,” an environmental One of the day’s participants remarked, agency under the umbrella of the Standing “I feel as though I’ve sailed to Byzantium and Conference of Orthodox Bishops (SCOBA) • Investment in energy audits for nine campus continued on page 5

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continued from page 4 Historical Society’s “Exemplified Civil Spirit taken a pilgrimage to Russia. This has been a Award.” Reminiscing on the eleven-year associ- truly awesome experience.” I ation between the historical society and the St. Vladimir's strives to interest a broad Seminary, Ms. McFadden said, “The Crest- spectrum of visitors at this yearly campus event. wood section of Yonkers, in whose boundaries In October 2009, the theme was “God’s Green St. Vladimir’s Seminary resides, is grateful for Earth: Ecology and Theology,” and the Seminary the Seminary’s invitation to participate in its planned a program that highlighted the Orthodox local activities by offering the use of its beauti- understanding of, and care for, creation. ful library and facilities for meetings and cele- brations. The school has opened its doors to us on numerous occasions, going above and be- yond the call of duty.” To read the full proclamations, citations, and salutations given to SVS, and to see a full gallery of photos of the event please visit SVS Press published a Spanish-language edition of Father Arseny: Crestwood Historical Society’s President Elizabeth McFadden http://www.svots.edu. SVS alumni and friends Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father 1893–1973 in January 2009. (left) and Vice President Marcella McGovern (right) flank SVS may also review historical photos and articles re- Both English and Spanish-language versions have touched the Chancellor Fr. Chad Hatfield as they honor the Seminary with garding the Seminary—including previous prop- lives of thousands of prisoners. congratulatory proclamations and citations from city, state, erty owners, St. Eleanora’s Convalescent Home for and county representatives. The Seminary also earned the Poor Mothers—on the Web site of the Crestwood Inspirational title supports prison ministry society’s “Exemplified Civil Spirit Award.” Historical Society at www.mycrestwood.org. I Through one of its most endearing and best- selling titles, Father Arseny: Priest, Prisoner, CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE OFFICIALS, Spiritual Father 1893–1973, SVS Press has AND LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY reached more than 15,000 inmates incarcer- HONOR SEMINARY ated in U.S. prisons. The story of “Father Arseny” recounts the spiritual struggle of a St. Vladimir’s Seminary gained high praise as Russian Orthodox Christian priest in a Soviet one of four honorees feted by the Crestwood Wayne Bornholdt of the Theological Book Network, Inc. receives gulag. The book’s theme of victory in Christ Historical Society at a celebratory meeting held a donation of books from Nina Chapman, assistant to the over human depravity offers spiritual solace and on the seminary campus in October 2008. managing director at SVS Press. The organization will place strength to prisoners. Since 1962, the Seminary has been located in hundreds of Press titles into the hands of Majority World church Since 2001, SVS Press and The Human that part of the City of Yonkers deemed by local leaders and students. Kindness Foundation in Durham, North Car- residents as the “Crestwood neighborhood.” olina have cooperated in a venture to provide “The Crestwood community is proud to ST. VLADIMIR’S SEMINARY PRESS prisoners with this moving book. However, our be able to claim itself home to this important, SPREADS THE WORD joint venture had unlikely beginnings. internationally acclaimed center of Orthodox The Human Kindness Foundation was training and prayerful worship,” said Marcella Press donates books to Majority World founded in 1973 by Bo Lozoff and his wife, McGovern, vice president of the society and At the 2008 American Academy of Religion Sita, and based upon principles quite unrelated chair of the evening event. (AAR) conference in Chicago, St. Vladimir’s to Christianity. While visiting an incarcerated “St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary is one Seminary Press (SVS Press) was able to donate relative, Mr. Lozoff had noted prisoners lan- of only three Orthodox seminaries in the Dr. Peter C. Bouteneff (center), SVS faculty coordinator for the sixty of its well-respected titles on iconography, guishing in their cells. So, the Lozoffs decided United States providing graduate education,” Interseminary Dialogue, accompanies seminarians to monthly patristics, church history, and spirituality to the to design a program to transform prison cells Ms. McGovern continued. “It is best known as discussions among eight New York Metro Christian and Theological Book Network, Inc. This charitable into places of “inner freedom.” The program the rescuer of Orthodox literature from de- Jewish seminaries. organization donates theological books and was based upon exercises normally performed struction by Eastern Bloc Communist govern- print journals to institutes and schools in the in a yoga ashram, and the Lozoffs referred to ments, and its library contains the largest INTERSEMINARY DIALOGUE SPARKS “Majority World,” i.e. the developing world and inmates as “prison-monks” instead of “con- collection of such literature in the English- LASTING FRIENDSHIPS the Global South, that do not have the funding victs.” Thus began the “Prison-Ashram Proj- speaking world. ‘St. Vlad’s,’ as it is fondly necessary to stock their own libraries. ect” under the auspices of The Human called by most of its students and the commu- Orthodox Christian seminarians in dialogue with The Christian faith in these regions is Kindness Foundation. nity, has taken on the task of translating into Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish seminarians? growing rapidly, but there is a shortage of In December 2000, a supporter of the many languages the Russian texts it saved. It What a post-modern novelty! trained theologians and religious leadership. foundation happened upon the title Father also has become the leading publisher of new “Not so, in fact,” said Dr. Peter Bouteneff, Schools are frequently undercapitalized and are Arseny and recommended it to Mr. Lozoff, Orthodox works, and has helped other infant associate professor of systematic theology at the working with undercapitalized students as well. who then contacted Theodore Bazil, managing seminaries to maintain and broaden the educa- Seminary and faculty coordinator for the New Books are welcome gifts to the people of these director of SVS Press. “This story is such an tion of the over 200 million members of the York Area Interseminary Dialogue (ISD) since areas, which lack the electrical power and tech- excellent example of the transformative possi- Orthodox faith, now that the persecution by 2007. “Many people are unaware that St. nology for Web-based research and reading. In bilities in a prison environment,” wrote Mr. the Communist regimes has ended.” Vladimir’s has participated in the New York these regions, students depend on natural light, Lozoff, “I hope we can find a way to make the Ms. McGovern further reminded the Interseminary Dialogue since the 1950s. And, not electricity, to read a book, and the printed book widely available to prisoners.” crowd attending the event of the Seminary’s now, about once per month during the school text is portable in a way computers are not. Subsequently, The Human Kindness important and influential role during the Cold year, a group of our seminarians, accompanied Religious books in the English language Foundation ordered 10,000 copies to distrib- War, including a Radio Free Europe/Radio by a faculty member, participate in a two-hour are particularly welcome, since nearly half of ute to U.S. prisoners, who often sent poignant Liberty (RFE/RL) program broadcast weekly peer discussion with students from eight other all church-related colleges and universities in letters to the foundation and SVS Press, ex- by Fr. Alexander Schmemann, who served as New York Metro area Christian and Jewish the world now use English in classroom in- pressing how the story had touched their lives. SVS dean from 1962 until his death in 1983. seminaries.” struction. Happily, SVS Press—found ed in One inmate wrote: Weekly, Fr. Alexander sent liturgical services, In FY09 ISD participants explored how 1968—is the largest and most active publisher lectures, and sermons beyond the Iron Curtain mission and outreach are understood and prac- of Orthodox Christian books in the English I am a federal prisoner facing many years in via the airwaves. “St. Vladimir’s Orthodox ticed in the respective faith traditions of each language, and now has more than 300 titles prison, and had lost all hope. The story of Seminary once again made the news when it participating seminary. Each month seminari- in print. Fr. Arseny restores my faith and greatly helped was the first place Alexander Solzhenitsyn vis- ans gathered at a different school and discussed SVS Press is gratified to see quality Or- me. Thank you for making his story available. ited after his 1974 expulsion from the Soviet sub-topics within this larger theme. thodox Christian thought included among the I think without inspiration, I would be dead Union,” Ms. McGovern noted. Dr. Bouteneff explained the dynamics of texts being offered in Majority World regions. already. Many Blessings. May God guide us all. the discussion, stating, “The openness of this Both SVS Press, as a new contributor, and Peace. Joining in the congratulations were: dialogue is helped by the fact that no party is SVS Library, as a prior contributor, have been trying to convince or convert the other. Nor is added to the donor listing on the Theo logical The Press has begun reaching even more • Gordon A. Burrows, Westchester County Leg- there any striving for consensus among the var- Book Network, Inc.’s Web site. prisoner s with a Spanish-language version islator (District 15), who presented a resolu- ious positions, so there is no fear of compro- of the title, Padre Arsenio, 1893–1973: tion proclaiming October 17, 2008 “St. mise. Each states clearly, frankly, and with Sacerdote, Prisionero, Padre Espirit, published Vladi mir’s Orthodox Seminary Day” in confidence, the position of his or her own tra- in January 2009. I Westchester County; dition as well as they can discern it.” To order the book from the SVS Press Web It is not surprising that among SVS stu- site, or to inquire about the Spanish edition, • Yonkers City Council President Chuck dents there are many “regulars,” who never fail please visit www.svspress.com, or call the SVS Lesnick, who presented a proclamation from to participate in the dialogue. Juliana Mecera, Bookstore at 1-800-204-2665. Additionally, a Mayor Philip A. Amicone and a salutation who graduated with an M.A. in Theology companion volume titled Father Arseny: A from the Office of the City Council, calling from the Seminary in May 2009, was hooked Cloud of Witnesses is available for readers who upon the 199,000 residents in Yonkers to for- in her first year of participation. already have enjoyed the riveting story of Father mally recognize “one of the most prominent “Interseminary Dialogue taught me the Arseny’s prison years. religious institutions in our city”; and importance of building personal relationships and friendships,” she recalled. “When I started • Elizabeth McFadden, president of the Crest- at St. Vladimir’s, I really didn’t know anything wood Historical Society, who presented a cita- about Judaism, having had very little exposure tion on behalf of the New York State Assembly, to it. ISD gave me my first Jewish friends. signed by Mike Spano (93rd District), which “The value for all of the students is that recognized the achievements of the Seminary. they develop friendships with, for example, Catholics who will be ordained, or Jewish be- The evening events culminated in the presentation to the Seminary of the Crestwood continued on page 6

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continued from page 5 student in our M.Th. program), helped pre- in Las Vegas, and finds the writings of the lievers who will be working in the field of edu- teens and teenaged students explore and re- church fathers encouraging in his missionary cation,” said Ms. Mecera. “ISD teaches us how port on several well known service work to the poor. “St. John Chrysostom has to form relationships with our neighbors in organizations within the Orthodox Church had a huge influence on me,” he recalled. “He other religions and how to work with them in worldwide. “I wanted them to know about said ‘the poor are another altar,’ and he stressed our future ministries, throughout the rest of types of poverty in the world,” said Ms. Bitar, the imperative of the social gospel.” I our lives.” “and the ways in which we could all partici- While a seminarian, Ms. Mecera also pate to relieve suffering.” worked as “The Elenie K. Huszagh” Orthodox Older students gave public presentations Christian intern in both the Faith and Order to the SVS community about several Ortho- and Interfaith Relations Commissions at the dox Christian charitable and service organiza- National Council of the Churches of Christ tions: Raphael House; The Theophany School; (NCCC) in New York City. One of her tasks Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC); was to write about the Orthodox Christian Project Mexico and St. Innocent Orphanage; perspective on missions. She also participated International Orthodox Christian Charities in the Ecumenical Conference on Human (IOCC); Orthodox Youth Outreach (OYO); SVS Chancellor Fr. Chad Hatfield (center) celebrated the Trafficking at the Church Center for United Hogar Rafael Ayau; and The Orthodox Fel- services of Nativity 2008 at Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage Nations in September–October 2008. I lowship of the Transfiguration (OFT). I in Guatemala City. Following her graduation from St. Vladimir’s Seminary in May 2009, Ms. Bitar CRISTOS HA NACIDO! was appointed Executive Director of Orthodox NATIVITY IN GUATEMALA Youth Outreach (OYO ), a teen ministry of Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of The Chancellor and CEO of the Seminary, The North America (AOCANA) that helps parishes Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, marked a joyous implement local community service projects Nativity 2008 at the Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphan- and execute short-term missions. Peggy Meyendorff (left) and Vera Hubiak, members of the age in Guatemala City, by celebrating the festal seminary chapel community, have long provided meals for the liturgical services for the monastic women and poor at a nearby soup kitchen. 115 children who live and pray at the facility, known as the “House of Mercy.” SOUP’S ON AT ST. BART’S Father Chad is also the vice president of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center Our seminary campus chapel of The Three Hi- (OCMC) in St. Augustine, Florida, and he had erarchs not only is home to our students, but led mission teams to the orphanage in both also home to dozens of nearby Orthodox friends 2001 and 2004. He noted the growing rela- who regularly worship within our community. tionship between the Hogar and the Seminary. During the Advent season the teens of the seminary church school Under the leadership of Peggy Meyendorff, wife “It had been several years since the nuns and researched and presented reports on Orthodox Christian service of faculty member Dr. Paul Meyendorff, and orphans had had a priest for Christmas, and I organizations throughout the world. From left: Seminarian Ian Vera Hubiak, chapel friend, the community has was honored and overjoyed to have been able Jones (teacher), Michael Bouteneff, Ayame Whitfield, Colin Bar- long supported a soup kitchen in White Plains, to serve there this year,” commented Fr. Chad. berg, Hanna Barberg, Nadia Robichau, Felix Behr (holding poster), New York. The soup kitchen is part of a mission “I met with two potential seminarians, Elizabeth Bouteneff, Stephan Robichau, Seminarian Katrina Bitar outreach that provides meals to the homeless, and it may also be possible for our own semi- (Church School Coordinator), and Skye Andrew Malone. mentally ill, and illegal immigrants, and is narians to take mission teams to Guatemala, if housed in St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. plausible dates can be found for such an ex- CHURCH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS Mrs. Meyendorff recalls her reason for change,” Fr. Chad said hopefully. CHARITY DURING NATIVITY SEASON her initial involvement in the outreach: “I A citizen of Guatemala, Don Rafael Seminarians [from left] Michael Soroka, Aaron Oliver, Andreea came to the Seminary from Ss. Peter and Paul Ayau, founded the home for orphans in 1857. Developing a church school program for chil- Balan, Mark Klinski, and Katrina Bitar traveled to New York City to parish in Detroit, and I was involved in ‘every- In the year 1996, under the administration of dren of seminarians and faculty of St. Vladimir’s participate in the charitable activities of “Midnight Run.” thing’—from cleaning the church chandeliers President Álvaro Arzú and the First Lady Pa- Seminary can be challenging: How do you to projects of the Fellowship of Orthodox tricia Arzú, Hogar Rafael Ayau was given back spark the minds and shape the souls of stu- SEMINARIANS TRAVEL TO NYC Christians in America (FOCA). When I came to private stewardship, to the Orthodox dents who already are immersed in church FOR MIDNIGHT RUN to the Seminary, I began looking around for Church. In 1996, His Eminence, Metropoli- services, a rhythm of fasts and feasts, and a volunteer work. I’m a very ‘hands on’ person, tan Antonios Chedraoui, Archbishop of the family life preoccupied with “all things reli- When he was an undergraduate at Rutgers Uni- and was attracted to the Westchester Coalition Antiochian Orthodox Church of Mexico, gious”? To meet the challenge, SVS Church versity, Seminarian Aaron Oliver participated in for the Hungry and Homeless; soup kitchens Central America, Venezuela, and the Scho ol Coordinator Katrina Bitar, herself a “PK” his first “Midnight Run” outside Penn Station in and food pantries are part of their work. It C aribbean, officially received the neglected (priest’s kid) and last year a 2nd-year seminar- New York City, distributing blankets and winter seemed to me that just an obvious need was to orphanage from the Guatemalan authorities; ian in our Master of Arts program, decided to coats to needy passersby. A volunteer organiza- provide food for the hungry.” he entrusted Mother Abbess Inés and the nuns punctuate the season of Advent with a series of tion, Midnight Run supplies food, clothing, blan- So, she sought out Art Bonagura, Senior of the Orthodox Monastery Lavra Mambré activities centered on charity. kets, and personal care items to the homeless Warden at St. Bart’s, who manages the soup with the administration of the Hogar. I “Kids in clergy families learn a lot about poor on city streets, and Mr. Oliver immediately kitchen operation in White Plains. She and ‘Orthodoxy’—attending services, celebrating connected its mission with the Christian gospel. Ms. Hubiak began preparing dinners for feasts, and learning about the lives of saints— Since enrolling at SVS, he has begun to distribution there in 1999. Although the semi- but perhaps not enough about ‘Christianity,’ involve other seminarians and neighboring Or- nary community helps with monetary gifts and that is, how to put their faith into action,” thodox Christian youth groups in the work. In sometimes with donations of clothing and noted Ms. Bitar. “So, while the children are February 2009 he and fellow students—with canned goods, the two women do the yeo- being formed, I wanted to present them with goods supplied by the Youth Assistance League man’s work of cooking and transporting the opportunities to see what love really is and (YAL) of Greek Orthodox youth from Nassau meals to the soup kitchen, and dishing up the what God expects in their lives. and Suffolk counties and Holy Trinity Cathe- food to the hungry. “Fundamentally, I wanted them to under- dral in Hempstead, Long Island—headed out “We prepare food for some 30 to 50 stand what it means to be a Christian: to learn at the midnight hour to the streets of New clients about four to eight times each year,” that the ‘other person’ always comes first, and York. In the bitter cold, they shared conversa- said Mrs. Meyendorff. “In addition, we bring to learn to love equally every human being that tion, hot beverages, and warm clothing with winter clothing and Christmas and Easter gifts comes across one’s path,” she explained. the homeless and poor. when necessary.” Ms. Bitar has had plenty of previous ex- “This is what our mission as Christians Mrs. Meyendorff and Ms. Hubiak will perience in Christian education, having served should be,” he said, “precisely, following continue their volunteer work at the soup six years as Youth Director at St. George Anti- Matthew 25. We are supposed to approach kitchen in FY10, and plan to incorporate the ochian Orthodox Church in Phoenix, Arizona, strangers as if they were Christ himself. I was teen group from the seminary church school and seven years as Director of the St. Nicholas baptized at age nineteen, and still, this is the program in the effort. The Very Rev. Steven Camping Program under the auspices of the most important thing for me to remember.” J. Belonick, associate dean for student affairs Several members of the SVS community joined in the annual Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Seminarian Oliver’s spiritual journey has at the Seminary and head of the church school “March for Life” in Washington, D.C. in January 2009. Metropoli- North America (AOCANA) in Frazier, Cali- taken him from his Jewish roots through program on campus, said, “Peggy and Vera’s tan Jonah (center, vested in omophorion), primate of the Orthodox fornia. To implement her faith-in-action model Methodist and Baptist congregations, and on work over the years demonstrates their heartfelt Church in America, led the marchers. [photo: Fr. Gregory Safchuk] at the Seminary, Ms. Bitar concentrated on to Orthodoxy. His charitable work has in- concern for sisters and brothers in our several service projects, two of which came to cluded participation in the Catholic Worker’s surrounding community. I highly value their ST. VLADIMIR’S COMMUNITY fruition during the Advent season. movement and the Salvation Army. He also humble and eager willingness to share MARCHES FOR LIFE First, she worked with fellow teachers has served both in New Jersey and Nevada Na- the importance of their ongoing ministry 1st-year Seminarian John Frazier (M.Div. pro- tional Guard units and was deployed to Guan- with our youth and with others in our chapel Seventeen St. Vladimir’s seminarians, along gram) and his wife, Mandy, in arranging a tanamo Bay, Cuba. Currently, he is a 2nd-year community.” I with nine others from the campus community, Christmas caroling visit to Sunrise Senior Liv- seminarian, and is in the military diocese of joined in the annual “March for Life” in Wash- ing facility, an assisted living center. In Decem- the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) ington, D.C. on January 22, 2009. This past ber 2008 residents of Sunrise joined SVS under the omophorion of Metropolitan Jonah, year marked the 36th anniversary of Roe v. church school students in singing the familiar primate of the OCA. "Being in the military is Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark carols of the Christmas season, and in con- a lot like charitable work," he noted. "It’s just 1973 decision legalizing abortion, and the SVS structing delectable gingerbread houses. another type of service." delegation traveled to the nation’s capital to Second, Ms. Bitar and another fellow He joined the Orthodox Church in 2007, teacher, Seminarian Ian Jones (then a 2nd-year as parishioner at St. Paul the Apostle Church continued on page 7

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continued from page 6 diocese that gave American Orthodoxy our show their compassionate and protective very existence.” I stance toward the unborn. To see where other SVS faculty have trav- “Personally,” said The Very Rev. Dr. Chad elled, and will be travelling, view the “Faculty Hatfield, chancellor and CEO of the Seminary, Footprints” and “SVS in your area” sections of “the ‘culture of death’—a term made popular our Web site: http://www.svots.edu. by Pope John Paul II—had its beginning in the cultural acceptance of the killing of our pre- born children. The voiceless need our voice, and this March for Life is a powerful way to keep the horror of abortion before our nation and the world.” Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Or- thodox Church in America (OCA), led the Orthodox delegation in the March for Life under a large iconographic banner. This was The John G. Rangos Family Foundation Building on St. Vladimir’s Dean Fr. John Behr (pictured) along with other SVS faculty spoke the second year that members of the SVS com- campus has been the venue for dozens of national and interna- at dozens of venues in FY09, delivering homilies, leading retreats, munity had joined in the march, and Metro- tional theological symposia. Here, 2009 participants from our and presenting papers. Fr. John was particularly honored to speak politan Jonah challenged all participants to annual summer conference animatedly discuss the history and at the John Templeton Foundation Light from Light Symposium in triple their presence in 2010. I future of Orthodoxy in America. Constantinople (Istanbul) in Spring 2009. View comments, photos, and videos from SVS participants in the 2009 March for Life on Annual summer conference becomes SVS FACULTY FOOTPRINTS: FY09 the St. Vladimir’s Seminary Facebook page, and SVS’s first Webcast become a member of our Facebook community! In June 2009 the Seminary hosted its annual The faculty of St. Vladimir’s Seminary serve the summer conference, in FY09 titled “The Coun- Orthodox Christian Church worldwide through In January 2009 scholars from around the world participated in cil and the Tomos: Twentieth-century Land- their research, teaching, writing, and member- the liturgical symposium in honor of former SVS Dean Protopres- marks towards a Twenty-first-century Church.” ship in various church ministries. Their activi- byter Alexander Schmemann. The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Robert F. The conference was webcast in partnership ties throughout the globe—which include Taft, S.J. [left, front] presented the keynote. with St. Andrew’s House Center, and drew inter- everything from presenting retreats at local est from 5,000 viewers in 25 countries! parishes in the U.S. to witnessing to their faith SEMINARY HOSTS SYMPOSIA, Conference speakers focused on two wa- at ecumenical venues and universities—leave COLLOQUIA, AND RETREATS tersheds that have shaped the Orthodox memorable “footprints,” as they spread the Church in America (OCA): the All-Russian message of Christ crucified and continue to fol- Employing its 12-acre campus and the beauti- Council (Sobor) of 1917–18 and the Tomos of low his path. ful Metropolitan Philip Auditorium in the striking Autocephaly granted in 1970 by the Russian In FY09, they traveled far and wide: John G. Rangos Family Foundation Building, Orthodox Church to its “daughter church,” from Brooklyn to Houston, and from Roma- St. Vladimir’s is able to host various events, the OCA. nia to France. During the past academic year, symposia, colloquia, and retreats throughout To commence the summer conference, our faculty members spoke in more than 44 the year. In FY09 the Seminary teamed up with The Very Rev. Alexander Garklavs, chancellor venues on more than 30 topics, offering homi- both Ancient Faith Radio and the St. Andrew of the OCA, delivered a public keynote. His lies, delivering lecture series, presenting pa- House Center for Orthodox Christian Studies to Beatitude Jonah, primate of the OCA, and sev- pers, and leading retreats. Our dean, The Very podcast and webcast some of these events to eral other presenters from many Orthodox ju- Rev. Dr. John Behr, was particularly honored thousands of “virtual participants” worldwide. risdictions also spoke. to speak at the John Templeton Foundation Senior Seminarian Fr. Aaron Warwick (right) joined SVS Chancellor All of the summer conference talks have Light from Light Symposium in Constantino- Fr. Chad Hatfield (left) aboard a snowmobile in Napaskiak, AK, International liturgical symposium been archived in the podcasts of Ancient Faith ple (Istanbul, Turkey) on the topic “Christ, the site of a lenten retreat where Fr. Chad was the main presenter. honors Father Alexander Schmemann Radio at http://ancientfaith.com. the Light of the World.” In January 2009 Ancient Faith Radio View the activities of our faculty on our SEMINARY STRENGTHENS TIES TO (AFR) podcast the lectures from our interna- Web site, and attend upcoming events to be ALASKAN COMMUNITY tional academic symposium “The Past and held in your locales. View the links “SVS in Future of Liturgical Theology: Celebrating the your area” and “What we’re writing” under the During the season of Great Lent 2009, natives of Legacy of Father Alexander Schmemann.” “Faculty” tab in the menu bar of our Web site: the Yukon–Kuskokwim invited SVS Chancellor Renowned liturgist The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite http://www.svots.edu. Also, please “Invite a and CEO The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, ac- Robert F.Taft, S.J. presented the keynote titled Speaker” to your area! I companied by senior Seminarian Fr. Aaron War- “The Liturgical Enterprise Twenty-five Years wick, to lead clergy, laity, and youth retreats in after Alexander Schmemann (1921–1983): the region known as “Y–K Delta.” Father Chad, The Man and His Heritage.” former dean of St. Herman Seminary (SHS) in Father Alexander served as the dean of St. Kodiak, Alaska, jumped at the chance to see his Vladimir’s from 1962 until his death in 1983, northern friends once more. and his seminal work in the field of liturgical The well-below-zero weather did not theology is recognized throughout the globe. hamper sixteen priests and many people from Other preeminent scholars from Orthodox, gathering in the village of Napaskiak with the Catholic, and Protestant traditions from major host priest, Fr. Vasily Fisher, for the retreats. universities also honored his memory, lauding “Traditional Yup’ik foods were served with and critically evaluating his work. great generosity, despite the tremendous strug- Dr. George and Brenda Farha, Wichita, gle to keep food on the table in these hard eco- Kansas; Louis and Helen Nicozisis, Lancaster, Alumnus Father Alexander Atty [right] was welcomed as the nomic times,” marveled Fr. Chad. “Subsistence Pennsylvania; John and Cina Daskalakis, retreat master of the annual public lenten retreat by SVS staples of dried fish and berries were an ab- Baltimore, Maryland; and Michael G. Herzak, Chancellor Fr. Chad Hatfield [left] and Dean Fr. John Behr solute necessity, since non-traditional foods Cleveland, Ohio, underwrote the symposium. [center]. Fr. Alexander gave three talks on the theme were hard to find in the village stores. Prices If you wish to underwrite an academic event for “Good and Faithful Servants.” were exorbitant: $22 for a dozen eggs, $10 a the seminary, please contact Fr. Chad Hatfield, gallon milk, and apples at $15 a bag.” chancellor and CEO, at [email protected]. Lenten retreat talks podcast on Father Philip Alexie, speaking for the Podcasts of the symposium lectures may be Ancient Faith Radio clergy brotherhood, further expressed hope found on the Web site of Ancient Faith Radio: Guest Retreat Master The V. Rev. Dr. Alexander that the “sister seminary” relationship between http://ancientfaith.com. Additionally, the papers Atty focused on the theme “Good and Faithful St. Herman Seminary and St. Vladimir’s presented at the symposium comprise an issue of Servants” at the annual public lenten retreat would continue to progress. The cooperation the Seminary’s theological journal, St. Vladimir’s held in April 2009. At the retreat, attended by between the two seminaries dates from the Theological Quarterly Vol. 53 Nos. 2–3, over 100 parishioners throughout the Tri-State very founding of St. Herman’s in 1973. edited by faculty member Dr. Paul Meyendorff. Region, Fr. Alexander spoke about “The Good Archival records clearly show that Protopres- and Faithful Pastor,” “The Good and Faithful byter Alexander Schmemann, SVS dean from Parishioner,” and “The Good and Faithful 1962–1983, was deeply committed to the suc- Parish.” cess of the Alaskan seminary, and that he Father Alexander has been the rector of worked closely with Protopresbyter Joseph St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church, Kreta, now-retired dean of SHS, to find ways Louisville, Kentucky, a parish in the Anti- that St. Vladimir’s could serve their needs. ochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Over the years many St. Vladimir’s grad- North America (AOCANA), since 1980. He is uates have taught at the Kodiak seminary. The an SVS alumnus (M.Div. ‘79). I current dean at St. Herman’s, The Very Rev. Fr. Alexander’s lenten retreat talks John Dunlop and his wife, Bea, are both SVS are available as podcasts, found in the graduates. Hieromonk Juvenaly and Seraphima “Voices from St. Vladimir’s Seminary” Carl, both new to the SHS faculty, also hold section of Ancient Faith Radio’s Web site: degrees from St. Vladimir’s. http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/svsvo ices. Reflecting upon the joy of the village re- treat experience, Fr. Chad said, “St. Vladimir’s is honored to have been able to serve in the

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The Very Rev. Gabriel Michael Ashie Scholar- The Helen Geeza Memorial, established in UPDATE! ship Fund, established in 1984 by St. Luke’s 1971 by Fr. Boris Geeza (The Right Rev. Bishop THE FATHER THOMAS HOPKO Orthodox Church Council in honor of the obser- Boris), friends, family, and members of the Holy ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND vance of the 25th anniversary of ordination to Trinity Orthodox Chapel, Marine Corps Base in the holy priesthood of Fr. Gabriel Ashie, semi- Camp Pendleton, California in memory of Fr. nary alumnus and member of its Board of Boris’s wife, Matushka Helen, to help students Trustees, to assist any students in need. of St. Vladimir’s Seminary.

The Asper-Elkouri Scholarship Fund, estab- The Brian and Marilyn Gerich Scholarship lished in 2003 by Drs. Edna Asper Elkouri and Fund, established in 1997 by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elkouri to assist one or more theological Brian Gerich to assist needy Serbian students students entering or continuing at St. Vladimir’s and others in their theological studies at St. Seminary to pursue studies for the priesthood Vladimir’s. and/or ministry in the Orthodox Christian faith. The Petar L. and Olga Gerich Family The Alexandra Bazil Memorial Scholarship Scholarship Fund, established in 1993 by Fund, established in 1987 by family and friends Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gerich to assist needy Ser- of Alexandra Bazil, an enthusiastic supporter of bian students and others in their theological the Seminary, to assist any needy student. studies at St. Vladimir’s Seminary.

The Michael P. Behuniak Scholarship Fund, The John and Hooda Germack Endowed established in 1992 by the family of the late Scholarship Fund, established in 1985 by Michael Behuniak, a long-time friend and Hooda Germack, dear friend and benefactor of supporter of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, to offer the Seminary, in memory of her late husband, scholarships to needy students studying for the to assist any student in need. priesthood in the Orthodox Church in America. The Mrs. Helen Havron Memorial Scholarship The Rev. Igor B. Bensen Memorial Scholar- Fund, established by Melvin Havron in memory ship Fund, established in 2000 by a charitable of his mother, Elena (Helen) Havron, to assist gift from the late Fr. Igor B. Bensen, son of any student in need. Basil Bensen, one of the founders of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. The Father Thomas Hopko Alumni Scholarship Fund, established in 2006 by St. Vladimir’s The David Buss Memorial Scholarship Fund, Seminary Alumni Board to provide financial aid established in 1994 by bequest to assist a needy to the sons and daughters of SVS Alumni who student studying at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. are enrolled in SVS academic degree programs.

The Jean Owsenek Clark Scholarship Fund, The Christine Olga Hotrovich Memorial For decades, he has The Father Thomas Hopko Alumni Scholar- established in 1990 by those who loved Jean Scholarship Fund, established in 1991 by the ship Fund was established in 2007 to pro- Owsenek Clark, to offer limited scholarship aid family in memory of their beloved daughter left an indelible mark vide financial aid to the sons and daughters to students in the liturgical music program. and sister, Christine, to assist women and other of commitment to the of SVS alumni who are enrolled in any of the students in need. Seminary’s academic degree programs. At The Olga Coben Scholarship Fund, established truth of the gospel on the end of June 30, 2009, $50,149 had in 1989 by Lillian Kiddon in memory of her The Protodn. Basil Hubiak Memorial students and thousands been received from 62 separate donors. Our sister, Olga, to assist needy students. Scholarship Fund, established in 2002 by of individuals. goal for this scholarship fund is $100,000. Matushka Eva and family and friends to assist Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko was the The Cook Family Memorial Scholarship, estab- students who are either studying liturgical dean of St Vladimir’s Seminary from 1993– lishe d in 2000 in memory of Peter and Susan music or are enrolled in the Master of Divinity 2003 and served on the faculty as professor (Tema) Cook of Minneapolis, and their children, program at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, with priority of dogmatic theology for almost forty years. Peter, Paul, Anne, Mary, and Helen. given to married students. For decades, he has left an indelible mark of commitment to the truth of the gospel on The Drs. Charles and Joanne Denko Theological The Tatiana Jacob Memorial Scholarship students and thousands of individuals. Scholarship Fund, established in 1991 to give Fund, established in 1986 in memory of Tatiana Anyone can contribute to this scholar- scholarship assistance to needy women students. Jacob by her granddaughter, Tanya Jillions, to ship fund. Even the smallest gift will enable assist any student in need. us to reach our goal. Your earmarked dona- The Right Rev. Photius Donahue Memorial tion will honor Fr. Thomas, who in his re- Scholarship Fund, established in his memory The Frank Joity Memorial Scholarship Fund, tirement continues to actively teach, preach, by family, friends, and the parishioners he established in 1998 by friends and family in and write. served at St. Andrew Orthodox Catholic Church, memory of Frank Joity, a lifelong member of Donors also may contribute to the East Lansing, Michigan, to assist those in St. Lazarus Serbian Orthodox Church in Detroit, other SVS scholarship funds listed below. training for the Holy Priesthood. to assist students of Serbian descent or During the economic downturn, our semi- members of the Serbian Orthodox Church. narians particularly welcome your gifts. The Anne and Barbara Dubivsky Scholarship Fund, established in 1990 by Anne and Barbara The Mitro and Susie Jurchisin Memorial Dubivsky, dear friends of the Seminary, to aid Scholarship Fund, established in 1987 by students from Eastern Europe who are enrolled the children ofMi tro and Susie—William J. in one of the Seminary’s degree programs. Jurchisin; Mary Ann Tich; Lorraine McCurry; and Marguerite J. Kocon—to help any student The Very Rev. Michael and Matushka Anna in need at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Dziama Scholarship Fund, a memorial scholar- ship fund established in 1992 by the family The Professor Veselin Kesich Scholarship and friends of Fr. Michael and Matushka Fund, established in 2001 with a generous gift Anna Dziama. from Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gerich in appreciation for Professor Kesich’s many years of teaching The Ann Lichatz Filer Memoria l Scholarship biblical studies at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Fund, established in 1976 by Charles Filer in memory of his wife, Ann Lichatz Filer, to assist The Lillian Kiddon Theological Scholarship any student in need. Fund, established in 1987 by Lillian Kiddon in memory of her sister, Antonia Simon, a devoted The Very Rev. Georges Florovsky Memorial member of the Orthodox Church, to assist any Scholarship Fund, established from the estate student in need. of Fr. Georges Florovsky to assist any student in need. The Klimkosky Family Scholarship Fund, established in 1995 by Mr. Andrew Klimkosky The J. Frimenko Scholarship Fund, established to assist students studying at St. Vladimir’s in 1987 by the Frimenko Family as an award to Seminary. At least two scholarships annually talented candidates for the Holy Orders. are awarded from this fund.

The Michael and Susanna Furda Scholarship The Kohudic / Dranichak Scholarship Fund, Fund, established in 1994 by Daniel Furda, in established in 1987 by Peter and Nancy Kohu- memory of his parents, to assist needy students dic in memory of the Kohudic, Dranichak, studying for the Orthodox priesthood. Monsulich, and Kosty families to aid one or more needy students of the Orthodox Church in America, or the Carpatho-Russian Archdiocese, or any foreign student.

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FATHER THOMAS HOPKO The Stephen P. and Anna Kopestonsky Memo- The Peter Jr. and Michael Ruzila Memorial The Sotirovich / Franklin Scholarship Fund, ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND rial Scholarship Fund, established in 1995 by Scholarship Fund, established in 1965 in established in 1990 by William Vasilio the Rev. T. Stephen and Sandra Kopestonsky to memory of the late Peter Ruzila, Jr. by his Sotirovich, Moira Louise Sotirovich, Liliana $ , provide financial assistance to needy students parents to assist any student in need. In 1999, and Tatian Lakich-Sotirovich and Danica D. studying at St Vladimir’s Seminary. Michael was added to the name of the fund. Sotirovich in memory of Lt. Col. Milan V. $90,000 Sotirovich, Ljubica Sotirovich, Miodrag M. The Nikolai Kostich Scholarship Fund, The SVS Memorial Scholarship Fund, Sotirovich, and Lillian Mary Franklin, and $80,000 established in 2008 by a generous gift from the established in 2005 as a permanent en- in honor of Joseph Henry Franklin. This schol- estate of Nikolai Kostich to help any student dowment fund to provide scholarship aid arship is established to aid Orthodox and other $70,000 studying at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. to qualified seminarians. Donors desiring students of theology who will work to promote to give toward endowed scholarships in the role of the Orthodox Church in advancing $60,000 The Father Steven Kozler Scholarship Fund, amounts less than the determined mini- international friendship, for ecumenical rela- established in 1999 by Matushka Linda Kozler mum for named endowments can give to tions, especially with the Anglican Communion, $50,000 and friends in loving memory of her husband, this perma nent memorial fund and have and for students who may serve as chaplains Fr. Steven, a graduate of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. their loved ones (and themselves, in the in the United States Armed Forces. case of bequests) remembered in prayer $40,000 The John Kravcisin Krodsen Memorial at the Seminary in perpetuity. The Father John N. Telep Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 2000 by a Scholarship Fund, established in memory $30,000 charitable gift from the John K. Krodsen Living The St. Symeon the New Theologian Scholar- of Fr. John N. Telep to assist any student Trust in memory of John’s parents, John and ship Fund, established in 2004 to support in need. $20,000 Mary Kravcisin, and his sister Helen Parks. students at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, with priority given to those preparing for work in missions The Father John and Matushka Mary Tertichny $10,000 The Mary Lazor Memorial Scholarship Fund, and evangelism. Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in established in 1980 in memory of Mary Lazor, 1983 by Olga Fedak in memory of her parents departed mother of Metropolitan Theodosius, to The Father Vladimir Sakovich Memorial Schol- to assist students from the OCA Archdiocese of assist any student in need. arship Fund, established in his memory to help the Midwest and any other needy student. needy students studying for the Orthodox The George and Mary Lescisin Memorial pri esthood. The Joseph Tich Family Scholarship Fund, Scholarship Fund, established in 1992 in established at Joe’s death in 2002 by naming memory of George and Mary Lescisin to assist The Dr. George Constantine Scholl Memorial the Seminary as the beneficiary of an insurance needy theological students studying at Scholarship Fund, established in 1987 by policy, to assist men and women who are St. Vladimir’s Seminary. family, friends and co-parishioners of St. Luke’s studying at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Church, Garden Grove, California, in beloved The Anna Lovchuk Memorial Scholarship memory of a faithful Orthodox who believed in The Mitro and Anna Tich Memorial Fund, established in 1987 by Dorothy Lovchuk theological education for a pan-Orthodox Scholarship Fund, established in 1984 in in memory of her late mother, Anna Lovchuk, a Church, to assist any student in need. memory of Mitro and Anna Tich by their faithful member of the Orthodox Church, to children, Martin, James, and Joseph, to assist assist any student in need. The Stephen and Gail L. Shlanta Memorial any student in need. Scholarship, established in 2003 by Stephen The Machaskee Family Endowment for and Gail Shlanta in beloved memory of family The Boris V. Timchenko Scholarship Fund, Liturgical Music, establ ished in 1998 by Mr. members who helped to esta blish an Orthodox established in 1987 with a generous bequest Alex Machaskee and friends to assist students Church in Weirton, West Virginia. The family from the late Boris V. Timchenko to assist studying liturgical music and programs to members include Peter and Mary Shlanta and students in traini ng at the Seminary. advance the study and practice of liturgical their children Anna, Gregory ("Harry"), Eva, music within the Orthodox Church. Mary, and Stephen Peter. The Trinity Retreat Center at Escot Farm Scholarship Fund, established in 1999 by The Zoran Milkovich Scholarship Fund, The Mary Skvir Memorial Scholarship Fund, Dr. Scott and Mrs. Esther Holmes to support established in 1985 by St. Vladimir’s established in 1986 by the Skvir family in students in need studying at St. Vladimir’s Theological Foundation in honor of its first memory of their sister, a devoted member of the Seminary. president, an alumnus of the Seminary, and Orthodox Church. Distributions are allocated in who served for many years on its Board equal shares to St. Vladimir’s Seminary and The Very Rev. Alexander A. Varlashkin Memo- of Trustees. St. Tikhon’s Seminary to students studying for rial Scholarship Fund, established in 1980 the priesthood. by the pastor, church council, and parishioners The Rev. Father Andrew Nassir Memorial of St. Nicholas Church, McKees Rocks, Endowment Fund, established in 1991 to The Smerz nak, Medak, and Kidwell Pennsylvania, in memory of their former pastor, render financial assistance to worthy students Scholarship Fund, established in 2002 by Fr. Alexander A. Varlashkin, to assist any enrolled in St. Vladimir’s who have declared Helen Smerznak in memory of the Smerznak, studentin need. their intention to become ordained in the Medak, and Kidwell families—namely Orthodox Christian faith. Cornelius, Anna, John, Stephen, Anna, Mary, The Bishop Nicholai Velimirovich Serbian John, Jessica, Daniel, and Eugene, and for Scholarship Fund, established in 1990 as a The Protopresbyter Father George Nicoloff the health of Nancy, Louis, Katherine, Kari, tribute to the late Bishop Nicholai, a close Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in his Gail, Edward, and Helen—to assist two friend of the Seminary, to assist needy Serbian memory by Popadia Nicoloff and her family in seminarians annually. students in their theological studies at St. 1997 to assist men and women in the Orthodox Vladimir’s Seminary. Church in America who are studying at St. The Father Dragolyub Sokich Memorial Vladimir’s Seminary. Scholarship Fund, established in 1995 by The Father John and Philip Yacos Memorial the family and friends of Fr. Dragolyub Sokich, Scholarship Fund, established in 1986 by The Lydia Sokol Pelitsch Scholarship Fund, an alumnus of the Seminary, to assist needy Matushka Helen Yacos in memory of her established in 1985 by Lydia Sokol Pelitsch to students. beloved husband and son to assist any give financial aid to any needy student. student in need. The Agatha and Martin J. Sokol Memorial The Protopresbyter Joseph J. Pishtey Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 1985 by Archbishop Kyrill (Yonchev) Theological Scholarship Fund, established in 1983 in Lydia Sokol Pelitsch in memory of her parents Scholars hip Fund, established in 1986 by memory of Fr. Pishtey, the first chancellor of the to assist any needy student. The Most Rev. Kyrill (Yonchev), archbishop of Orthodox Church in America, by his family, for Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania and the annual awards to qualified theological students. The Nicholas M. Sokol Memorial Scholarship Bulgarian Diocese of Toledo, Orthodox Church Fund, established in 1981 by Lydia Sokol in America (OCA), to support theological The Constantine C. Popoff Memorial Pelitsch in memory of her late brother, Nicholas education and especially to aid students Scholarship Fund, established in gratitude to Sokol, to assist any needy student. preparing for priesthood in the OCA. the late Constantine C. Popoff for his many contributions to the Seminary’s activities, The Very Rev. Nicholas Solak, Jr. Memorial The Ann Holod Zinzel Theological Scholarship for assistance to any student in need. Scholarship Fund, established in 1992 by the Fund, established in 1995 by Mrs. Zinzel, family of Fr. Nicholas and parishioners of the former administrative secretary at the Seminary, The Very Rev. Constantine V. Popoff and Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Osceola Mills, PA, to assist needy students in their studies at St. Family and Professor Nicholas Glubokovsky in memory of their pastor, The V. Rev. Nicholas Vladimir’s Seminary. Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in Solak, Jr. memory of The Very Rev. Archpriest Constantine The Mitchell and Violet Zunich Scholarship Popoff, missionary priest in America, by his The Michael P. and Stella Sopchak Theological Fund, established in 1995 by Mr. and Mrs. son Constantine Popoff of Seattle, to be Scholarship Fund, established in 1991 by their Mitchell Zunich, to assist needy Serbian awarded to worthy students of the Seminary. family and friends. Limited scholarships are students and others in their theological studies The fund is also in memory of Professor available from this fund with priority to students at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Nicholas Glubokovsky who inspired Fr. from Alaska, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Constantine’s missionary activities.

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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES AT ST. VLADIMIR’S SEMINARY THE FATHER ALEXANDER SCHMEMANN LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS* Many giving opportunities are available to support the Seminary. Our donor base is comprised of numerous constituencies: individuals, churches, societies, and organizations, as well as foundations and corporations. “To love is to

MAJOR VEHICLES FOR SUPPORT remember”— Protopresbyter • The Annual Fund is the principal source • Planned Gifts provide opportunities for donors for sustaining the annual budget and to make gifts from their current income, or Alexander providing unrestricted and restricted from the assets of their estate. They represent Schmemann revenue for seminary operations. Many of gift intentions made during a donor’s lifetime, our constituencies pledge an annual amount with principal benefits accruing in the future and contribute on an annual, semi-annual, or at the time of the donor’s death. Planned The Board of Trustees established the Father Alexander Schmemann Legacy Society in 2008, in or monthly basis. gifts include a large range of opportunities. grateful memory of the former SVS dean’s myriad contributions to the Orthodox Church and for bequeathing his vision for theological education to the Seminary. Those who have remembered, • Special Appeals provide a significant • Types of gifts that the Seminary can receive and who will remember, St. Vladimir’s by including a charitable gift in the ir estate plans com- portion of the annual operating revenue. as either restricted or unrestricted gifts within prise the society. Our donors receive appeals for Orthodox the above categories include cash, appreci- Educati on Day, Christmas and Pascha, ated securities, real estate, personal property, In grateful memory of our departed brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ Student Scholarships, and other retirement assets (IRAs and 401Ks), life in- who remembered St. Vladimir’s Seminary with a charitable bequest earmarked appeals. surance beneficiary designations, gifts of services, oil, gas, or mineral rights, remainder Theodore J. Dran Protopresbyter John Meyendorff • Major Gift Programs pay down the interests in property, charitable gift annuities, Virginia H. Farah Zena Miron institutional debt on our Lakeside Married charitable remainder trusts, and lead trusts. Paul Fekula Sophia Noska Student Housing project, refresh our Mary Fletcher Anthony Opalak Student Scholarship funds, support SVS For further information on these gift opportunities and to Mitred Archpriest Georges Florovsky Helen N. Ostapeck Press publication projects, and improve our obtain the Seminary’s policies and procedures regarding gift Sam Fritskey George Pazin campus facilities. These gifts are restricted giving, please contact our Associate Chancellor for Advance- John Gamble Margaret Tooker Peterson to the programs and represent significant ment, Mr. Theodore Bazil, CFRM: [email protected], Everett Gardner Alexander Piankoff contributions that advance the financial or 914-961-8313 Ext 329. I Vera Garin Joseph Pishtey heath and operations of the Seminary. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Boris (Geeza) Eugenia Pomazneff Hooda Germack Constantine C. Popoff Albert Gessner Vladimir and Ethel Prokofieff Sergei A. Gladilin Feodor Remiga Nina Gramowich Anastasia Romanoff Catherine Grishkovsky Gregg Olga N. Rosselet-De Douanne SAVE THE DATES! Anna Gregory John Rusin Anastasia Grudinoff Walter Scarloss Annie Y. Guba Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann The Rev. Peter Haskell Ann D. Sencen SVS CALENDAR 2010 Mary Herbut Margaret L. Shimmel OF CAMPUS EVENTS Robert C. Hunsicker Paul Skopic Vera Hyra Maria Snehovsky Please visit our Web site www.svots.edu SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 Metropolitan Macarius (Iliinsky) Olga Sosenko to view details of the listed events. 27th Fr. Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture Michael Irvin Anna Sousa The Rt. Rev. and the Rt. Honorable Dr. Rowan Williams, Anastasia S. Ivanoff Joseph Spratly archbishop of Canterbury Edith Kaplan Olga V. Stadnik Bessie Kibbey Anna Stankevich THURSDAY, MARCH 18 – SATURDAY, MARCH 20 Lillian C. Kiddon Peter Stosech Spring Open House for Prospective Students Mitred Archpriest John Kivko Julia Pawchyk Stuppin Julian Klecan Rose Tarasar SATURDAY, MARCH 20 Mary S. Klein Elizabeth Taton Annual Public Lenten Retreat Andrew Klimkosky Olga Taton The Rev. Joseph Huneycutt, retreat master Alexandra Kopacz Leo M. Telep Anna Kopestonsky Olga M. Telep SATURDAY, MAY 22 Stephen P. Kopestonsky Joseph Tich Commencement Nikolai Kostich Boris V. Timchenko Nathalie S. Krueger Sergei E. Tulinoff WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 – SATURDAY, MAY 22 Rudolph P. Kunett Sophia Ushakoff Commencement Week Mary Kush Katherine Vanysheff Concurrent Annual Alumni Reunion, Thomas Labock Prof. Serge Verhovskoy especially honoring the 25th anniversary Mary Lambrinos Victor M. Visotsky classes of 1984 and 1985; and the 50th anniversary Clarice J. Laushkin Mary Walendzik classes of 1959 and 1960 Rose Lewis Tatiana U. Weiser Anna Nicholaevna Lielmesh Howard Albert Welch THURSDAY, JUNE 3 – SATURDAY, JUNE 5 Sarah D. Lutge Marianna T. Wieland Orthodox Theological Society of America (OTSA) Archpriest Paul Lutov Maria N. Yastreboff Conference Mary Maddalozzo Alex I. Yazikov Mary E. Marron Anna Zedlovich EARLY JUNE 2010 Konstantine P. Mashevsky Peter Zouboff Concurrent pre-Summer Conference programs Sophie Masko Michael Zuk • Diaconal Institute: featuring an academic component for the Diaconal Vocations Program and With gratitude for our living brothers and sisters who have remembered 2009 4th Annual Liturgical Practicum St. Vladimir’s Seminary with a planned gift (See www.svots.edu/diaconal2010) • Iconography Workshops Margaret Branch Brian and Marilyn Gerich SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 (See www.svots.edu/iconography2010) Michael E. and Grace Bress Anthony Kasmer Orthodox Education Day Maria E. Contos Glenn R. and Nancy Kubina THURSDAY, JUNE 10 – SATURDAY, JUNE 12 The Rev. Pdn. and Mrs. Peter Danilchick Anonymous THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Annual Summer Conference: “Hellenism and Orthodoxy” Mary N. Dibs Anonymous Board of Trustees 61st Annual Meeting Keynote on Friday, June 11: Archbishop Demetrios, The Right Rev. Paul Doyle Leon and Pamela Lysaght primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America Frank and Edna Elkouri Alexander Popoff, Jr. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Martha W. Elliott The Rev. Dn. John and Evangeline Zarras Fall Open House for Prospective Students SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 Albert Foundos Orthodox Education Day MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 * Although we have made every attempt to properly list the donors of the planned gifts and bequests already Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 established, we apologize for any omissions, and we ask that you contact our Associate Chancellor for Advancement, Board Meeting Tentative: Fall Open House for Prospective Students Theodore Bazil, CFRM, with any correctives to our records: [email protected] or 914-961-8313 ext 329.

10 St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Reflections from the Associate Deans and Chancellors

ST. VLADIMIR’S CONFRONTS GLOBAL DOWNTURN WITH OTHER THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS

In 1966, St. Vladimir’s was accepted as an associate member in the Association Certainly, the community of St. Vladimir’s can relate to Mr. Aleshire’s observa- St. Vladimir’s has of Theological Schools (ATS), and in 1973 the Seminary became a fully accred- tion about “changes that this economy requires.” In FY09, the Board of Trustees ited member. Since that time, we have reaped the benefits of ATS membership, made a string of tough decisions in response to the economic chaos that had held tuition costs to joining more than 250 graduate schools in the United States and Canada that struck the nation. With caution and concern—and certainly, regret—the Board the same level as conduct post-baccalaureate academic programs. Our ATS membership not only allowsfor recognition of our academic • down-sized two staff members; the prior year, and credits earned and degrees granted, but it also rewards us with a broader view • cut faculty and staff salaries by 10%; continues to offer of trends affecting all member schools in the United States and Canada, • increased the share of utilities paid by on-campus faculty and staff; our students an regardless of denominational differences. St. Vladimir’s has paid close atten- • shut down administrative buildings two days per month to save energy costs; tion to the effects that the FY09 market decline and slowing economy has • cut the adjunct faculty budget by ½; in-depth, traditional, had on all ATS-accredited institutions. • cut the number of electives offered to students; and and rich theological In the Spring 2009 issue of the ATS member magazine, Colloquy, Daniel • delayed academic programs. O. Aleshire, executive editor of the magazine, noted: education. ATS schools are busy this spring making changes that this economy re- However, St. Vladimir’s can equally relate to Mr. Aleshire’s confidence that “fi- quires: freezing salaries, rethinking budget assumptions, suspending nancially stressed schools continue to offer educationally effective programs.” St. searches, reassessing program areas, changing benefits programs, some- Vladimir’s has held tuition costs to the same level as the prior year, and contin- times furloughing staff and faculty for limited amounts of time, or in ues to offer our students an in-depth, traditional, and rich theological education. other ways reducing compensation. A majority of ATS schools are deal- Our associate chancellors and deans, in reflecting upon the ongoing down- ing with financial stress, but the educational capacity of ATS schools sel- turn, can still glimpse a silver lining in the “perfect economic storm” that roiled dom mirrors their financial capacity. Financially stressed schools continue in FY09. We want to introduce our hardworking team to you, and let them de- to offer educationally effective programs."—Editorial, “Redefining scribe the good work and hope they witness day-to-day at St. Vladimir’s. I Riches,” Colloquy, Spring 2009, Vol. 17, No. 2.

THE VERY REV. THE REV. ARCHDEACON DR. JOHN BARNET STEVEN J. BELONICK MR. THEODORE C. BAZIL MRS. MELANIE RINGA KIRILL SOKOLOV

ASSOCIATE DEAN ASSOCIATE DEAN ASSOCIATE CHANCELLOR ASSOCIATE CHANCELLOR ASSOCIATE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR FINANCE FOR SYSTEMS

REFLECTION ON REFLECTION ON REFLECTION ON REFLECTION ON REFLECTION ON ACADEMIC PROGRAMS… SPIRITUAL FORMATION… SEMINARY RESOURCES… FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP… SERVICE…

We continue the implementation of “Formation” at St. Vladimir’s means The Seminary draws upon a number In this time of financial austerity Working in the administration, for the New Curriculum; we have ac- that by God’s grace, the “new Adam” of limited but tangible resources to there seems to be a renewed and others and myself at St. Vladimir’s, is cepted students into a new one-year must emerge, in the likeness of serve Christ and his Church. We still more reverent sense of financial a way to serve the Church. Many of Th.M. program; and we have raised Christ. Such spiritual formation at provide all of our students with hous- stewardship by personnel in all walks our students have left “comfort the minimum enrollment require- St. Vladimir’s Seminary is intentional. ing on a unified campus, scholarship of seminary life. Faculty, staff, and zones” of place, position, and people ment for electives. Additionally, we Over the course of their seminary assistance, smart classrooms, a students are working together more for a life of church service. In light of have strengthened our relationship education, students are placed in an state-of-the-art library, kitchen facili- closely than ever to come up with in- their sacrifice, the various technology with Fordham University’s graduate environment that focuses on the ties, a community chapel, a novative and creative methods to systems and operations employedt a theology department, using their entire person: in the classroom; in renowned faculty, and three accred- successfully accomplish their goals the Seminary work to promote a course offerings to supplement ours. living the rhythm of the daily cycle of ited academi c programs. The Semi- in this environment. The dedication positive, innovative, and safe cam- Moreover, we are implementing a services; and in discovering one’s nary does more than prepare future of all to “doing more with less” per- pus environment through leadership, new program for training students in strengths and weaknesses by living priests and church leaders. We also vades all aspects of our daily lives, accountability, and the highest level liturgics and liturgical music. Finally, in close pro ximity to others in com- contribute directly to the research of whether our job is in education or of customer service. In the last fiscal we are developing a new role for the munity. Through the development of the Orthodox faith and the expres- administration. In addition our key year, no significant new investments Associate Dean for Student Affairs in regular prayer, Scripture reading, sion of Orthodox theology through suppl iers have also stepped up as in technology were made. Instead, the area of student formation, and meditation, silence, and participation public faculty presentations, sym- true business partners with the ulti- we are responding to the changing we continue to work on a major revi- in the sacramental life of the Church, posia, events, retreats, and semi- mate goal being not only the survival economic landscape by improving sion of the pastoral theology pro- and through the development of nars. Additionally, St. Vladimir’s but also the advancement of the mis- our business processes and our gram, which will include classroom pastoral sensitivity, student formation Seminary Press (SVS Press) contin- sion of the Seminary. I efficiency. Systems that improved instruction, parish, hospital, and occurs. Our students realize that ues to reach thousands of faithful Or- accountability and communication, prison fieldwork, and opportunities they cannot offer anything in service thodox Christians and seekers such as a ticket tracking system, for reflection and integration. I to God’s Church unless they start a through its publications: books, were brought from the department of personal spiritual journey—a journey music and lecture CDs, vide os, Techsupport to other working groups that challenges them academically, greeting cards, and icons. Our com- on the campus, such as Physical emotionally, spiritually, and relation- mitment to the wise and prudent use Plant Maintenance. The hard ally. Our seminarians continue in this of these resources is sustained by choices involved in cost cutting are foundational and traditional under- the financial support and sacrifice not pleasant but our dedicated and standing of formation. I made by individuals, churches, or- faithful staff work hard to keep the ganizations, and foundations giving Seminary a safe and creative place to the annual fund, special appeals, for study of God and preparation for major gift programs, endowments, priestly and other church service. I scholarship assistance, and through planned giving and bequests. And, we continue to be grateful for these gifts. I www.svots.edureflect 11 Ordained to Serve THE SVS VINE ANNUAL REPORT FY09

Fifteen Students Ordained to Serve in FY09

The remarkable spiritual odysseys of SVS seminarians reflect the statement of St. Peter, chief of the apostles, in the Holy Scriptures: “We have left everything to follow you!” (Mark 10.27–29). Their eclectic life experience and varied paths, which have led them to theological study on our campus, continually witness to the Lord’s inscrutable call to service in his vineyard. Duri ng the fiscal year 2009, fifteen of our students were ordained —submitting to that call, which each one heard uniquely in his heart.

FATHER DAVID ALEXANDER Antiochian Village, by His Grace Thomas, bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic (AOCANA) Educational and professional background: Chaplain, United States Navy Current church service: Attached to a battalion of Marines with the 2nd and Board Certified Chaplain • M.A. in World Religions and M.Div., Marine Expeditionary Force • When not deployed with his battalion, he Chaplain Candidate Program, U.S. Navy • D.Min. Pittsburgh Theological serves on Sundays at St. Nicholas Chapel located at Marine Corps Base Seminary • former priest in the Episcopal Church Camp Lejeune. Student status: 2nd–year, M.Th. program SVS Biographical note: While serving as a U.S. Naval Chaplain in Kodiak, Jurisdiction: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Alaska, Fr. David found his way to the Orthodox faith through two people: (AOCANA) his wife, Maria, who had attended an Orthodox parish for four years while Ordination Holy Diaconate: 6 July 08, Ss. Peter and Paul Chape l, Anti- in college in Wheaton, Illinois; and The Very Rev. Chad Hatfield, then dean ochian Village, by His Grace Thomas, bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, of St. Herman’s Seminary in Kodiak and now chancellor and CEO at SVS, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic (AOCANA) whom he befriended during his tour of duty in Alaska. Ordination Holy Priesthood: 29 August 08, Ss. Peter and Paul Chapel,

FATHER EPHRAIM ALKHAS Current church service: Seminarian parish placement at St. Nicholas Cathedral Brooklyn, New York, mentored by The Very Rev. Thomas Zain, Educational and professional background: Bachelors of Spanish rector Literature at California State University Northridge Biographical note: Before coming to seminary, Fr. Ephraim attended Student status: 3rd-year, M.Div. program SVS St. Michael Orthodox Church, Van Nuys, California; he and his presbytera, Jurisdiction: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Elaine Catherine, are nativesof Los Angeles. of North America (AOCANA) Ordination Holy Diaconate: 7 December 08, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Brooklyn, New York, by His Grace Alexander, bishop of the Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada, and Upstate New York (AOCANA) Ordinatio n Holy Priesthood: 28 June 09, St. Michael’s Church, Van Nuys, California, by His Grace Joseph, bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West (AOCANA)

FATHER JOHN BALLARD Ordination Holy Priesthood: 9 August 09, Ss. Constantine and Helen Church, Dallas, Texas, by His Grace Basil, bishop of the Diocese of Educational and Profession Background: Majored in Criminal Justice and Wichita and Mid-America (AOCANA) History, Texas Christian University • professional cook and kitchen supervi- Current church service: Seminarian parish placement St. Nicholas sor in Dallas, Texas Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut, mentored by The Very. Rev. Romanos Student status: 3rd-year, M.Div. program SVS Malouf, rector Jurisdiction: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Biographical note: Fr. John was a professional cook, and while he aban- (AOCANA) doned his culinary ambitions to attend seminary he was happy to find Ordination Holy Diaconate: 7 December 08, St. Nicholas Antiochian himself cooking breakfast for the single students here at St. Vladimir’s. Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut, by His Eminence Philip, metropolitan of He also enjoys working with the youth at his parish assignment. Fr. John’s All North America and the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of wife, Rebecca, gave birth to their first child in the beginning of North America (AOCANA) October 2009; this will be his last year of seminary as well as her last year of pediatric residency.

DEACON ANDREW CUNEO Ordination Holy Priesthood: currently a deacon Current church service: Seminarian parish placement in Christ the Savior Educational and professional background: B.A. in English from Stanford Church, Southbury, Connecticut, mentored by The Very Rev. Vladimir Ale- University • Master’s degree and Doctorate in English Literature from Ox- andro, rector • Directed the SVS Writing Center 2008–2009 ford University • Assistant Professor, English Department, Hillsdale Col- Biographical note: Dn. Cuneo has an avocation studying the works of C.S. lege, Michigan Lewis. He is contributing to a forthcoming C.S. Lewis Bible (HarperCollins, Student status: 3rd-year M.Div. program SVS • St. Basil the Great Award 2010) and continues to lecture on Lewis, whom he terms his “pre-Ortho- for Academic Achievement dox father in the Christian faith.” He and his wife Erika and their three Jurisdiction: Orthodox Church in America (OCA) girls, Lucy, Bridgette, and Emma, come to SVS from a small parish, Ordination Holy Diaconate: 25 March 09, Three Hierarchs Chapel, St. Holy Ascension, in the Diocese of Midwest. Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Beatitude Jonah, metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)

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FATHER JOHN KONKLE Current church service: Priest at the Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan Educational and professional background: B.S. in Mathematics, Michi- Biographical note: Fr. John oversees a Web-based conference manage- gan Tech • M.Div. from the International School of Theology in California • ment company, which he created. He was received into the Orthodox Ph.D. in Philosophy from Princeton University • Assistant Professor of Phi- Church along with his wife, Anna, and two sons , Jeremiah and Jared, in losophy at Dartmouth College. 1996 by The Very Rev. Andrew Tregubov of Holy Resurrection Church in Student status: Special student status—graduate May 2009 SVS, with an Claremont, New Hampshire. In 2005 his family went to help with the interest in Johannine and ascetic literature mission of St. Jacob of Alaska, Northfield Falls, Vermont, then under the Jurisdiction: Orthodox Church in American (OCA) pastorate of The Very Rev. Mark Sherman, and now pastored by The Ordination Holy Diaconate: April 2007 Rev. Caleb Abetti. All three of his former pastors attended his ordination Ordination Holy Priesthood: 14 March 2009, in Three Hierarchs Chapel, to the priesthood. St. Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Grace Nikon, bishop of Boston, New Eng- land, and the Albanian Archdiocese (OCA)

FATHER SEAN LEVINE Ordination Holy Priesthood: 16 May 09, Three Hierarchs Chapel, St. Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Beatitude Jonah, metropolitan of the Orthodox Educational and professional background: B.A. in Theology with a major Church in America (OCA) in New Testament Studies and a minor in Pastoral Care and Counseling, Current church service: Seminarian parish placement at Ss. Peter and Oral Roberts University • M.A., Theological Studies and M.A., Biblical Paul Church, South River, New Jersey, mentored by The Very Rev. David Studies, Asbury Seminary • pastor for 13 years in Protestant denomina- Garretson, rector tions prior to entering the Orthodox Church Biographical note: Fr. Sean spent three years as an Army Chaplain; he Student status: 3rd-year M.Div. program SVS deployed to Iraq from March 2004 to January 2005 and again from Jurisdiction: Orthodox Church in America (OCA) November 2005 to November 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Free- Ordination Holy Diaconate: 1 March 09, Three Hierarchs Chapel, St. dom. Upon graduation from SVS in 2010, he plans to return to military Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Beatitude Jonah, metropolitan of the Orthodox chaplaincy. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons, Ethan and Andrew. Church in America (OCA)

FATHER RARES ONOFREI Romanian Orthodox Episcopate (OCA). Current church service: Seminarian parish placement as a deacon at Educational and professional background: Bachelor of Medicine, Shanxi St. Dumitru Romanian Orthodox Church in New York City, mentored by University of TCM, Taiyuan, China • his major integrated Chinese and The Very Rev. Traian Petrescu, rector Western medicine Biographical note: Fr. Rares hails from Brasov, Romania, and attended Student status: 3rd-year M.Div. program Holy Trinity Church, in Darste Brasov, under the omophorion of Metropoli- Jurisdiction: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in tan Laurentiu Streza. Along with his wife, “Diaonita” Dorra, Dn. Rares America (OCA) expresses gratitude for their continued spiritual path. Poignantly, he says, Ordination Holy Diaconate: 29 March 09, St. Dumitru Romanian “Once I read that if God wills, he will make priests, even from the stones Orthodox Church, New York City, by His Eminence Nathaniel, archbishop of the desert. I did not understand those words at that time, but now, due of Detroit and the Romanian Orthodo x Episcopate (OCA) to the interesting course my life took, I am convinced of the truth of those Ordination Holy Priesthood: 11 October 09, St. Mary Cathedral, words and grateful to God for what he did with our lives, bringing us Cleveland, Ohio, by His Eminence Nathaniel, archbiship of Detroit and the here to SVS.”

FATHER ALEKSA PAVICHEVICH Ordination Holy Priesthood: 28 September 08, St. Stevan of Dechani Church, Columbus, Ohio, by His Grace Metrofan, bishop of the Eastern Educational and professional background: Undergraduate degree in Indus- American Diocese (SOC) trial and Systems Engineering, Ohio State University • Medical Services and Current church service: Priest, St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Systems Engineering for Honda of America Manufacturing • Systems Engi- Lorain, Ohio neer for Flood Heliarc Inc., a welding company in Columbus, developing Job Biographical note: Fr. Aleksa’s uncle, Fr. Dennis (Dragolijub) Paviche vich, Tracking Software traced more than 300 years of priestly lineage in their family. During his Student status: M.Div. graduate ‘08 senior year at St. Vladimir’s, Fr. Aleksa served at St. Sava’s Serbian Ortho- Jurisdiction: Eastern American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church in dox Cathedral in New York City and in the seminary chapel, and worked in the U.S.A. and Cana da (SOC) the seminary’s technical support department. He also acted as a resident Ordination Holy Diaconate: 1 July 07, St. Stevan of Dechani Church, advisor for the 8-Plex and North Campus married students. He and his Columbus, Ohio, by His Grace Metrofan, bishop of the Eastern American wife, Emily, have a daughter, Sophia, and a son, Lazar. Diocese (SOC)

DEACON LUCAS RICE Biographical note: Raised in the Baptist tradition, after a lengthy spiritual odyssey, Dn. Lucas found a home in the Orthodox Church. His study at Educational and professional background: B.A., Georgetown College • SVS is the culmination of many years of hoping and praying. In the semi- former Baptist pastor • insurance industry employee nary chapel, Dn. Lucas is active in the Men’s, Mixed, and Byzanti ne choirs Student status: 2nd -year M.Div. program SVS and is a member of the Seminary Octet. He and his wife, Nicole, who also Jurisdiction: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America sings in the chapel choir, begin their second year at St. Vladimir’s this fall. (AOCANA) Ordination Holy Diaconate: 26 June 09, St. George Chapel, St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church, Louisville, Kentucky, by His Grace Mark, bishop of the Diocese of Toledo (AOCANA) Ordination Holy Priesthood: currently a deacon Current church service: Seminarian parish placement at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, Brooklyn, New York, mentored by The Very Rev. Thomas Zain, rector

FATHER PETER ROBICHAU Current church service: Seminarian parish placement, Christ the Savior Church, Paramus, New Jersey, mentored by The Very Rev. David Vernak, Educational and professional background: Undergraduate degree in Bib- rector, and The Very Rev. John Nehrebecki • Resident Advisor for SVS lical Studies from Columbia International University in Columbia, South married students in Lakeside Apartments Caroline • Network Systems Administrator Biographical note: Fr. Peter and his wife, Christi ne, have four children. Student status: 3rd-year M.Div. program SVS The eldest two, Stephen and Nadia, teens, are adopted from Ukraine and Jurisdiction: Orthodox Church in America (OCA) help watch over their younger siblings, Marina and Isaac. During the 2009 Ordination Holy Diaconate: 25 June 05, Holy Apostles Church, West Co- summer months, at the behest of Metropolitan Jonah, Fr. Peter served the lumbia, South Carolina, by His Eminence Dmitri, archbishop of Dallas and mission parish of St. Basil the Great in Wilmington, North Carolina. the South (OCA—now retire d) Ordination Holy Priesthood: 25 March 09, Three Hierarchs Chapel, St. Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Beatitude Jonah, metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)

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SUB-DEACON ABRAHAM (VIJAY) THOMAS Biographical note: Before deciding to come to seminary, Sub-deacon Abraham was blessed to work on a number of different projects, namely Educational and professional background: B.S. in Mechanical and Aero- the design of the World Trade Center Memorial in New York City, which space Engineering, Rutgers University • design engineer for American would pay homage to those who died in the terrorist attack ofSe ptember Standard and JBB Consulting Engineers in Manhattan 11th. Instead of continuing in his successful career as an engineer, he Student status: M.Div. May ‘09 quit his job and entered St. Vladimir’s Seminary in order to become an Jurisdiction: Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church “engineer” in the growth of the Indian Orthodox Church in America. Ordination Holy Diaconate: 21 March 09, St. Mary’s Orthodox Church in Staten Island, NY, by H.G. Mathews Mar Barnabas, metropolitan of the Malankara (Indi an) Orthodox Syrian Church Ordination Holy Priesthood: currently a deacon Current church service: Regional Director of Youth Ministry for the North- east American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Church

FATHER JOHN VITKO Ordination Holy Priesthood: 1 March 09, Three Hierarchs Chapel, St. Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Beatitude Jonah, metropolitan of the Orthodox Educational and professional background: B.S. Physics, Rensselaer Church in America (OCA) Polytechnic Institute • M.S. and Ph.D., Physics, Cornell University • Current church service: Acting Rector, St. Luke Church, McLean, Virginia worked for the Sandia National Laboratories, a Department of Energy Biographical note: Prior to entering St. Vladimir’s, Fr. John helped start laboratory, for over 33 years, first as a researcher, then in various levels the Scienc e and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland of management. Security and directed the Division of Biological and Chemical Defense in Student status: Special student status—graduate May 2009 that same organization. Matushka Kitty (Katherine) also has been very ac- Jurisdiction: Orthodox Church in America (OCA) tive in the Church, having served in the past on the Metropolitan Council Ordination Holy Diaconate: 22 August 98, Holy Tri nity Cathedral, San of the OCA. She has also had a long-standing and ongoing role in the Francisco, California, by His Grace Tikhon, bishop of San Francisco, Los OCA’s Department of Christian Witness and Humanitarian Aid and the Angeles, and the Diocese of the West (OCA—now retired) Mission Board of the Diocese of the West.

DEACON IGNATIUS (JEFFREY) WARREN Current church service: Seminarian parish placement, St. George Antiochian Church, Danbury, Connecticut, mentored by The Very Rev. Educational and professional background: Bachelor’s of Music George Alberts, rector Education, Wichita State University • taught elementary and middle Biographical note: At the seminary, Deacon Ignatius assists Professor Alla school music in Wichita, Kansas • served as a musician in the Generalow in directing the Men’s, Mixed, and Byzantine Choirs during United States Army Reserve daily services and is a member of the Seminary Octet. Dn. Ignatius’s wife, Student status: 2nd -year M.Div. program Misha (née Jacob), a lifelong member of St. George Cathedral in Wichita, Jurisdiction: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America is currently in her third year of studies at Seton Hall Law School. (AOCANA) Ordination Holy Diaconate: 14 June 09, St. George Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas, by His Grace Basil, bishop of Wichita and Mid-America (AOCANA) Ordination Holy Priesthood: currently a deacon

FATHER GREGORY WASSEN Current church service: Attached to Ss. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church, The Very Rev. Thomas Mueller, rector Educational and professional background: Undergraduate degree in Biographical note: Fr. Gregory is a native of the Netherlands, but now re- general administrative education • equivalent B.A. Psychiatric Nursing sides in the U.S. with his wife, Sarah, and their two-year-old son, Cassian. Student status: M.Div. May ‘08 He is a self-professed “book addict.” Matushka Sarah also finished her Jurisdiction: Orthodox Church in America (OCA) studies at St. Vladimir’s this year, and is pursuing a Ph.D. program in His- Ordination Holy Diaconate: 14 September 08, Three Hierarchs Chapel, torical Theology at Marquette University. St. Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Eminence Seraphim, archbishop of Ottawa and Canada (OCA) Ordination Holy Priesthood: 30 January 09, Three Hierarchs Chapel, St. Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Beatitude Jonah, metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)

FATHER THEOPHAN (LEE) WHITFIELD Current church service: Seminarian parish placement, Holy Transfiguration Church, New Haven, Connecticut, mentored by The Very Rev. Michael Educational and professional background: B.A. in Philosophy Princeton Westerberg, rector University • M.A. and M.Phil. in Philosophy Columbia University • teacher Biographical note: After college, Fr. Theophan attended a Protestant of philosophy, history of science, and mathematics at the university and high seminary as a Southern Baptist. After one year, he felt God’s call to delay school levels in New York City and Connecticut for 10 years. ordained ministry and, instead, to pursue a secular academic career. Student status: 3rd-year M.Div. program SVS Fifteen years later—now an Orthodox Christian with a wife and three Jurisdiction: Orthodox Church in America (OCA) daughters—Fr. Theophan enrolled at St. Vladimir’s in response to his Ordination Holy Diaconate: 30 January 09, Three Hierarchs Chape l, St. conviction that Christ was renewing the call for him to serve his Church as Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Beatitude Jonah, metropolitan of the Orthodox pastor and teacher. He and his wife, Manna, also a teacher, have three Church in America (OCA) daughters : Ayame, Miya, and Emi. Ordination Holy Priesthood: 8 September 09, Three Hierarchs Chapel, St. Vladimir’s Seminary, by His Beatitude Jonah, metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)

THE REV. ARCHDEACON KIRILL SOKOLOV Archdeacon Kirill, a seminary alumnus (M.Div. ‘07), was ordained to the diaconate in 2004 and elevated to the office of Protodeacon in 2006. At In addition to the campus ordinations, Protodeacon Kirill Sokolov, associ- SVS he is a lecturer in liturgics for second- and third-year seminarians. He ate chancellor for systems at the Seminary, was elevated to the rank of has been a member of the OCA’s Committee on Diaconal Vocations since archdeacon by Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in 2007, and a member of the Orthodox Information Technologies Commis- America (OCA), on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs in January 2009. He sion (OITC) of the Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in America now serves as the archdeacon to His Beatitude in addition to his duties at (SCOBA) since 2004. Moreover, he has led practical training sessions the Seminary. throughout the United States for clergy and churc h servers, including the Diaconal Liturgical Practicum, which occurs on the seminary campus annually during the summer.

14 St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary A Year at St. Vladimir’s Seminary

AUGUST FY09 AUGUST FY09 Father John Breck (right), former professor of New Testament and The Right Rev. Nikon, bishop of Boston, New England, and the ethics (1984–1996), returned to campus as a guest lecturer for Albanian Archdiocese, presided at the hierarchical Divine Liturgy student orientation and was welcomed heartily by our dean, for the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, in the seminary Fr. John Behr (left). Fr. Breck’s remarks to the new seminarians chapel. In FY09, a total of thirteen hierarchs from seven Orthodox focused on the priestly vocation of Jesus Christ as the model for jurisdictions visited our campus to visit with students and faculty both ordained and lay ministry. and to concelebrate with our chapel clergy.

SEPTEMBER FY09 OCTOBER FY09 Seventeen seminary students from Belgrade, Serbia spent one week At a fall academic convocation at Nashotah House Seminary in on the seminary campus as “performers in residence.” Highlights Wisconsin, the degree Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, was be- included a public concert performance in the John G. Rangos stowed on SVS Chancellor Fr. Chad Hatfield (right). St. Vladimir’s Family Building, featuring multi-part Russian Orthodox liturgical and Nashotah House, an Anglican seminary, have begun to facili- hymns and Byzantine chant; and choral participation in the Vigil tate an Anglican-Orthodox dialogue, inspired by the Fellowship of of the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross, celebrated by His Grace Ss. Alban and Sergius. Additionally, SVS Dean Fr. John Behr will Ma xim, bishop of the Western Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox teach a course at Nashotah House in FY10. Church in North and South America.

OCTOBER FY09 OCTOBER FY09 At a celebratory fall meeting held on our campus, the Crestwood At the 5th Annual Alumni Reunion, thirty-six alumni honored Historical Society feted the Seminary, recognizing its many Fr. Paul Lazor (right), former dean of students (1977–2007). contributions to the surrounding community. City, county, and state During the three-day campus reunion, the Alumni Association representatives joined the celebration by presenting our school Board, under the presidency of Fr. David Barr (left), held its yearly with honorary citations signed by prominent government officials. meeting and finalized new By-laws and a new Constitution.

NOVEMBER FY09 NOVEMBER FY09 St. Vladimir’s hosted representatives from nine Orthodox His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah, president of St. Vladimir’s, the Christian seminaries at the semi-annual meeting of the Orthodox Board of Trustees, and hundreds of seminary supporters gathered Inter-Seminary Movement (OISM), which met to explore the topic to dedicate our Lakeside Married Student Apartments. Yonkers “St. John of Kronstadt.” OISM is instrumental in developing Mayor Philip A. Amicone, a frequent visitor to our campus, greeted friendships among Orthodox Christian seminarians throughout Metropolitan Jonah at the dedication ceremony. The Seminary now the U.S. and Canada. has 35 full apartment units and three studio apartments for married s tudent families on campus.

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DECEMBER FY09 DECEMBER FY09 One hundred and eighty youth from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Children of faculty, staff, and seminarians enjoy the activities Church met on SVS campus for a retreat entitled “Can You Hear and programs developed through our campus church school, Him Now,” a theme focused on discerning God’s voice and especially the annual St. Nicholas party. Here, Sophia Sokolov, exploring vocation. Dr. Albert Rossi (center), adjunct professor wife of Archdeacon Kirill Sokolov, associate chancellor for systems, of pastoral theology, spoke at the retreat. and her son Gregory receive a gift from “St. Nicholas.”

JANUARY FY09 JANUARY FY09 An international academic symposium titled “The Past and Future At every celebration of Epiphany, the chapel clergy bless the waters of Liturgical Theology: Celebrating the Legacy of Father Alexander of the beautiful Boich Courtyard and sprinkle the chapel, houses, Schmemann” featured renowned liturgist The Rt. Rev. Archiman- classrooms, and administrative buildings on our 12-acre campus drite Robert F. Taft, S.J. Four hundred people attended Fr. Taft’s with the holy water, reminding us of our renewal and redemption in keynote, and the talks from the colloquium were podcast in part- Jesus Christ. nership with Ancient Faith Radio.

FEBRUARY FY09 MAY FY09 St. Vladimir’s Seminary won 65–61 over St. Tikhon’s Seminary in At the May Commencement, thirty-four graduates received their de- the annual basketball challenge held between the two schools. SVS grees. Mother Raphaela (first row, far left), abbess of the Holy seminarians hosted the visiting team and their fans for vespers in Myrrhbearers Monastery in Otego, NY, delivered the keynote ad- chapel and dinner in the refectory before the two teams faced off. dress, exhorting the graduates to surrender to God’s providence.

JUNE FY09 JUNE FY09 Using our campus facilities as training studios, master iconographers Due to an overwhelming response, two sessions of our Diaconal Protodeacon Nazari Polataiko and Khouria Erin Mary Kimmett (pic- Liturgical Practicum were offered in FY09. Archdeacon Kirill Sokolov tured) led summer workshops in the Russo-Byzantine and the (top left) coordinated the annual event, which included practical Greek-Cretan icon-painting techniques. liturgical training for deacons and diaconal candidates and lectures on the deacon’s place in liturgy and the deacon as a symbol of the diakonia (ministry) of Jesus Christ.

16 St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary SVS Alumni Profiles Fruit of the Vine

We at St. Vladimir’s take the words of our Lord Jesus to heart: “I am the Vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit” (John 15:5). We cling to Jesus Christ, the true and preeminent Vine, in order to provide wisdom and spiritual nourishment to our students, trustees, and friends. This section of the SVS Vine is dedicated to the living and deceased faithful whose lives have been formed by their association with St. Vladimir’s, and who have, through their unique God-given gifts, also built up and shaped the Seminary and the Church.

“Church life in America needs to He showed his love and compassion for be founded on knowledge and his friends, humanity, and animals through service. In a pluralistic society his dedication to his parish, Ss. Peter and Orthodox Christians need to be Paul Church in Jersey City, New Jersey; to St. svsknowledgeable vine and articulate Vladimir’s Seminary; and as a volunteer at about their faith. This is what at- the People for Animals clinic in Hillside, New tracted me to St. Vladimir’s.” Jersey. He was everyone’s “go-to “man when there was a problem to solve. Mr. Drake was greatly committed to help- ing the Seminary. He was a generous donor and supporter. He served on the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees as an advisor for more than thirty years. He freely gave of his time and expertise on three major building projects, regularly attending MICHAEL D. DRAKE, FRIEND He was committed to education and was pious Orthodox Christian parents into a large two to three lengthy meetings every month. suming, and humble man. His knowledge and a knowledgeable and informed layman who family. He had five brothers and one sister, The Seminary often sought his construction advice will be sorely missed. He led by wit- Memory Eternal! could converse on any range of subjects. He and 21 nieces and nephews. After graduating advice and leadership. ness and example. He was a man of honesty, told Mr. Theodore Bazil, associate chancellor from Donora Senior High School in 1946, he During the last few years of his life Mr. integrity, and goodness. Michael Drake started his long association for advancement at SVS, “Church life in attended the United States Coast Guard Drake lent his organizational skills to the We at SVS offer a heartfelt prayer of the with St. Vladimir’s in the 1960s by attending America needs to be founded on knowledge Academy and graduated from the United Seminary by volunteering two to three days Church for the soul of Michael: “a Christian lectures and classes. He continued taking and service. In a pluralistic society Orthodox States Military Academy at West Point, Class each week. He worked at organizing the semi- ending to your life—painless, blameless, and classes until his unexpected passing at age Christians need to be knowledgeable and ar- of 1954. He retired from the Army after 20 nary archives, including all of the plans, peaceful, and a good defense before the 81 on April 3, 2009. ticulate about their faith. This is what at- years of service, with the rank of Captain. He deeds, documents, and contracts. He loved dread judgment seat of Christ.” I tracted me to St. Vladimir’s. The best way to attended Columbia University on the GI Bill liturgy and worship, and often attended festal transform and feed the Church is through ed- and a received a Master of Science in Civil services in the chapel. In his estate plans he ucated clergy and laity.” Mr. Drake lived up to Engineering from Stevens Institute in 1968. A provided a very generous financial gift to his conviction: knowledge and service were Professional Engineer (P.E.), he was the direc- the Seminary. intrinsic to his daily life. tor of structural engineering at URS Consult- With all his intellectual and professional He was born in Donora, Pennsylvania of ants in New York City until he retired in 1996. achievements, Mr. Drake was a kind, unas-

Sindyaneh in the late 1920s. He lost his father “I [felt] that it [was] very neces- when he was a child. His late mother of sary to complete my theological blessed memory raised him and his brothers studies in order to be of greater and sisters. He began his life in the Church at service to my church.” a very early age at St. Elias Monastery of Showaia, and subsequently he enrolled at the Balamand Seminary near Tripoli, Lebanon. He was gifted with an angelic voice and excelled in Byzantine music. After he left Balamand Seminary, he enrolled at the Asiya Orthodox School in Damascus where he received his baccalaureate degree. From Damascus he came to Beirut to live at the Orthodox Bishopric under the omophorion of the late His devotion to ecclesiastical life linked Metropolitan Elia (Saleeby). elected him Metropolitan, and in early 1962 Orthodox generation, and in many generations METROPOLITAN ILYAS (KURBAN) ‘57 him to St. Vladimir’s. When he applied He enrolled at the American University of he was consecrated as metropolitan of Tripoli, to come; his “memory” indeed is “eternal.” for admission to the Seminary in 1954, Beirut where he earned his bachelor and al-Koura, and Dependencies. Metropolitan The Psalm verse “Precious in the sight of the Memory Eternal! Metropolitan Ilyas wrote, “The Church of master degrees in the field of history. His Ilyas worked tirelessly in his archdiocese for Lord is the death of his righteous ones” Antioch nowadays is in urgent need of theolo- thesis for his Master of Arts degree was on the forty-seven years. He distinguished himself by (Ps 115:5) fittingly describes his lifelong serv- Metropolitan Ilyas (Kurban), archbishop of gians. It is threatened from within and from Antiochian Crisis of 1898–1899. In the early organizing many Syro-Byzantine choirs, which ice to God. I Tripoli and al-Koura (i.e., "the countryside"), without, and we have to face the situation 1950’s he left Beirut for the United States have enriched the spiritual life of the Patriar- and senior member of the Holy Synod of courageously with all of our capabilities. How where he lived with the late Metropolitan chate of Antioch. Based on the biography by + His Eminence Antioch, fell asleep in Christ on July 30, 2009. can I be a religious minister? A priest? How Antony (Bashir), and at the same time studied He was loved by Christians and Muslims Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) Sayyidna Ilyas was affectionately known as can I propagate the Orthodox faith if I can’t theology at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, graduat- alike and contributed much to a dialogue of "The Nightingale of Antioch" because of his study Orthodox theology within an Orthodox ing with a Master of Divinity degree. understanding between Christians and non- beautiful and compunctious chanting. environment and at an Orthodox academy? I In the late 1950s he was ordained a Christians. He established many institutions He had served as a Metropolitan from 1962 feel that it is very necessary to complete my priest by Metropolitan Antony (Bashir) and in his archdiocese and left many beautiful until his death. theological studies in order to be of greater assigned to the pastorate of St. George Anti- recordings, which are his greatest legacy. service to my church.” ochian Orthodox Parish in Boston, Massachu- Metropolitan Ilyas is gone, but the echo of his Metropolitan Ilyas was born in Ain- setts. In 1961, the Holy Synod of Antioch voice will remain in the ears of the present

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“Although I was a student at St. Vladimir's more than two decades ago, the years I spent there in many ways continue to sustain me to this day.”

Dr. Vera Shevzov currently is an associate “My fellow students came from all parts trajectory. My teachers—Professor Veselin in modern and contemporary Russia and VERA SHEVZOV, PH.D. ‘88 professor of religion at Smith College and of the United States and Europe, including Kesich, Fr. Thomas Hopko, Fr. Paul Lazor, has resulted in a book, Russian Orthodoxy teaches a broad array of courses in Christian Poland, Finland, Bulgaria, Romania, and Fr. John Meyendorff, Fr. Alexander Schme- on the Eve of Revolution (Oxford University Studies. Recalling her seminary training, Russia,” she remembered. “Each one mann, Fr. Paul Tarazi, and Professor Serge Press, 2004), as well as articles on various Vera acknowledged the importance of liturgi- brought insights and experiences that Verhovskoy—were extraordinarily influential aspects of Orthodox Christianity. With the cal life on campus: “It provided the lived enriched us as a diverse Orthodox commu- in shaping the way I think about and under- help of a grant from the National Endow- context in which Orthodox tradition had been nity. Although I was a student at St. stand the Orthodox tradition.” ment for the Humanities, she is now formed,” she recalled, “and contributed to Vladimir’s more than two decades ago, the After graduating from St. Vladimir’s, completing a book on the image and venera- deepening my appreciation of the role that years I spent there in many ways continue Dr. Shevzov returned to Yale University to tion of the Mother of God in nineteenth and liturgy and worship in general play in the to sustain me to this day.” complete a Ph.D. in 1994; she supplemented twentieth-century Russia. I formation of other religious traditions. Dr. Shevzov graduated from Yale Univer- her time at Yale with work at the St. Peters- sity with a B.A. in Russian and East Euro- burg Theological Academy in Russia and in pean Studies in 1982. Six years later, she the Program of Folklore and Folklife at the earned her M.Div. at St. Vladimir’s. She University of Pennsylvania. states that her studies at the Seminary Dr. Shevzov’s scholarly research, often “played an invaluable role in my vocational undertaken in Russia, focuses on Orthodoxy

“Father Alexander’s proclamation of the He was baptized at St. Spyridon Greek Ortho- Byzantine chant at St. Vladimir’s Seminary Wichita Chancery. By a decision of the Holy ‘Prayer for the Great Sanctification of the dox Church and raised at St. Michael Anti- • 1986–1987 research student and Synod of the Patriarchate in October 2003, His Water’ is indelibly inscribed in my memory...He ochian Orthodox Church, both in Monessen, instructor at the St. John of Damascus Grace became a diocesan bishop and, since was surrounded by priests and deacons and and received his primary and secondary edu- Patriarchal Institute of Theology, his enthronement on December 15, 2004, he acolytes, with the processional cross and fans cation in the public schools of that same town. Balamand Monastery of the Dormition of bears the title of Bishop of Wichita and the glittering in the winter sun and the banners In 1970 he received his B.A. in Psychology from the Most Holy Theotokos, Lebanon Diocese of Mid-America. being spun around by a bitterly cold wind. California State University of Pennsylvania. He • 1987–1992 priest at St. George Church, During his years at the Balamand Father Alexander stood in the center of the received his M.Div. from St. Vladimir’s in 1973. Wichita, Kansas Monastery, Bishop Basil translated sections of bridge and, facing the nearly frozen solid pool His ministry in the pastoral, youth, • 1988 elevated to the dignity of archiman- The Liturgikon: The Book of Divine Services for at the foot of the nearly frozen waterfall, liturgical, and music fields in Antiochian Or- drite by Metropolitan Philip, St. George the Priest and Deacon, which was published proclaimed for all of Creation to hear: thodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Church, Wichita, Kansas by the Archdiocese’s Antakya Press in 1989 (AOCANA) headed by Metropolitan Philip has • 1991 elected to the episcopacy (with the tit- (reprinted in 1994). He also co-chaired the Today we have reached the time of the been stellar: ular see of Enfeh al-Koura in north Lebanon) Joint OCA-Antiochian Canonization Commis- feast, and the rank of saints gathereth • 1964 tonsured a reader by Metropolitan • 1992 consecrated to the episcopacy at St. sion, which led to the glorification of Bishop with us, and angels celebrate with men! Antony (Bashir), St. Michael Church, Mon- George Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas, by Met- Raphael (Hawaweeny) of Brooklyn in 2000. HIS GRACE BISHOP BASIL (ESSEY) ‘73 Today the grace of the Holy Spirit hath essen, Pennsylvania ropolitan Philip; Metropolitan Elias (Audi) of Further, he oversaw the publication of the book descended on the waters...! Today hath • 1973–1975 pastoral assistant at St. George the Archdiocese of Beirut; Bishop Antoun containing St. Raphael’s Vita, Akolouthia and In 2008, Bishop Basil gave the annual Father shone the Sun that setteth not...! Today Church, Detroit, Michigan (Khouri) titular bishop of Seleucia and aux- Akathist (Antakya Press, 2000); arranged the Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture on the moon shineth with the world in its • 1979 ordained to the subdiaconate and dia- iliary of the Archdiocese of North America; hymnography for St. Raphael to Byzantine our campus, honoring the former dean at St. radiating beams! conate by Metropolitan Philip (Saliba), St. and the late Archbishop Michael (Shaheen) melodies; and directed the Clergy Brotherhood Vladimir’s. He reflected upon Fr. Alexander’s Ignatius of Antioch Church, Antiochian Vil- of Toledo, Ohio, auxiliary of the Archdiocese Choir, which recorded an audio CD of the profound influence on his life: his formation as “Clouds of steam issued from his mouth lage, Bolivar, Pennsylvania of North America hymns for the feast of St. Raphael (Antakya a priest and liturgical celebrant. Especially, he and ours, mingling with the clouds of incense, • 1975–1986 director of the Department of • 2003 monastic tonsure to the Lesser Schema Press 2001). recalled his first Theophany at St. Vladimir’s as the winter wind furiously blew his hair and Youth Affairs at the AOCANA Chancery at the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of By God’s grace Bishop Basil truly and its continued influence on his life: played with his phelonion, and as he—sylla- • 1980 ordained to the priesthood by Metro- St. John the Baptist in Tolleshunt Knight by integrates the liturgical and pastoral as- ble by syllable—made then, NOW, and yester- politan Philip, St. Anthony Church, Bergen- Maldon, Essex, England, by the monastery’s pects of the priesthood and episcopacy, and day, TODAY.” field, New Jersey abbot, Archimandrite Kyrill St. Vladimir’s proudly acknowledges him as Born in Monessen, Pennsylvania in 1948, • 1980–1986 assistant pastor at St. Anthony From 1992 until 1995 Bishop Basil an alumnus. I Bishop Basil is the only son and eldest of three Church, Bergenfield, New Jersey resided at the Los Angeles Chancery, and in children born of William and Genevieve Essey. • 1980–1986 instructor of contemporary September 1995 he took up residence at the

chosen the difficult and narrow path to pro- during his youth and young adulthood, where “I marvel at the diversity of the claim the gospel.” his grandfather Nicholas had been one of the individual gifts as well as the More recently, Dr. Pandelidis has had the founding members and his father an impor- common love for the Seminary honor and privilege to serve on St. Vladimir’s tant figure in the second generation. Over the and for the Church that each Board of Trustees. “It has been a great joy last several years, Dr. Pandelidis has attended [trustee] brings to the Board.” and inspiration to get to know my fellow St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox trustees and the senior administration of the Church with his family. “We initially made the Seminary,” he said. “I marvel at the diversity move because my girls preferred an all of the individual gifts as well as the common English service, and now it has become our love for the Seminary and for the Church that primary community. St. John’s is a vibrant each brings to the Board,” he noted. and growing parish with a mixture of ethnic Dr. Pandelidis is a descendant of the Orthodox and many converts including some, great twentieth-century Greek emigration to most recently, from the Mennonite Church.” America: those who came for the promise and He sings in the choir at St. John Chrysostom “The clarity of Father Schmemann’s opportunity of individual and economic free- and is the official Psalti. His joyful attitude as “Moving forward, one of the key chal- NICHOLAS PANDELIDIS, M.D., TRUSTEE thought and writing and the elucidation of the doms. He was born in Taunton, Massachu- a trustee of the Seminary is tied to his com- lenges St. Vladimir’s faces is to raise the Orthodox logic of the lenten preparation for setts and raised in York, Pennsylvania. His mitment to see the Orthodox faith influence awareness of the Orthodox faithful with Dr. Nicholas Pandelidis first learned of St. Pascha moved me deeply,” he recalled. “I mother, Angela, was born and raised in York, American culture. regard to the critical service the Seminary and Vladimir’s ten years ago through St. subsequently began contributing to St. daughter of Nicholas Langadinos, who came “I am thankful for the opportunity to con- our other Orthodox seminaries offer to Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press) when a Vladimir’s because, for me, any place that to the United States in the early 1900s. His tribute to St. Vladimir’s mission because of its Orthodoxy in America. Part of our witness as friend gave him a copy of the title Great Lent, published such writings had to be a faithful father, Panteleimon, also a physician, service to the Church and to Orthodox Christi- faithful Orthodox Christians must be to sup- by Father Alexander Schmemann. servant of the Church. emigrated in 1955 with nearly a third of his anity in America,” said Dr. Pandelidis. “We live port the mission of St. Vladimir’s and our “At the time, I had no idea how accurate medical school classmates. in an increasingly secular society that denies other Orthodox seminaries, recognizing the that impression truly was. Visiting St. Dr. Pandelidis attended Penn State the existence of any absolute goodness or ab- essential service they provide to us and our Vladimir’s a few years later, I was not only im- Medical School and specialized in orthopaedic solute truth. As Christians we reject this rela- children, as well as to those who would be pressed by the devotion and love exhibited by spine surgery. He is a founding partner of tivist view, confessing that Jesus Christ is the brought to Christ because of their good work,” the faculty and staff for the school but also Orthopaedic and Spine Specialists, a twenty- Truth. St. Vladimir’s, in training priests and lay he concluded. I was inspired seeing the young seminarians physician regional practice in York. He and his persons through its witness, scholarship, and and their families joyfully worshiping in the wife, Lisa, have three daughters. He attended SVS Press, stands firmly in our secular world chapel. These men and their families have Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of York proclaiming the Truth.

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“My studies at the Seminary, in- again proved invaluable. In 1976, she re- deed, proved invaluable, provid- turned to the “lower 48” and entered Holy ing a theological foundation for Assumption Monastery in Calistoga, where all my monastic experience, par- she providentially met Archimandrite Dimitry ticularly an understanding of of blessed memory. After encountering insur- liturgical life....” mountable obstacles in efforts to build up the monastery there, Archimandrite Dimitry was given a blessing to establish another monastic community. This he proceeded to do in Santa Rosa, California, at what he named “the Kazan Skete.” Mother Victoria followed him there, where she remained for seven years. After a hiatus, during which she cared for her mother through Alzheimer’s disease, ABBESS VICTORIA ‘71 When asked about her time at St. life, as only Fr. Alexander Schmemann could she returned to California, where in 1992 bers of the monastic community spiritually, Vladimir’s, Mother Victoria reminisced, impart, and an appreciation for the often she was asked to start St. Barbara life at the monastery emphasizes faithful- Mother Victoria was born into the family of “These years were extremely difficult for me, convoluted and distressing history of the Monastery in Santa Barbara and was ness to the daily round of liturgical prayer, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest in the United since there was virtually no comprehension Church, ancient, modern, and contemporary, appointed abbess by Bishop Tikhon of San hospitality to visitors, and a variety of work States. She completed a bachelor’s degree among the Orthodox faithful in America at as only Fr. John Meyendorff could convey.” Francisco and the West. The monastery grew ultimately directed toward assisting the and did some graduate work in philosophy that time as to what monastic life was or Remembering Fr. John’s lectures she said, slowly at first, but with the unparalleled spiritually and materially needy. In particu- before entering the Monastery of the Veil at what the place of a theological education “I often comfort myself in these ecclesiasti- encouragement and support of many local lar, the monastery does what it can to Bussy-en-Othe, France, in 1964. With a might be for a monastic, no less for a cally troubled days with the thought that, if Orthodox people, it began to blossom. It cultivate unity among the Orthodox churches blessing from Abbess Eudoxia of that woman. It was my abbess in France who the Church could survive Antioch in the relocated to the mountains just outside of in the region. I monastery, she studied at St. Vladimir’s upheld me throughout this time with her fourth century, it can survive anything!” Santa Paula, California in 2005 and is Seminary and graduated three years later in encouragement and remarkable vision. Following her years at the Seminary, presently a community of fourteen members. 1971 with an M.Div. “My studies at the Seminary, indeed, Mother Victoria spent five years working in As abbess, Mother Victoria has formed proved invaluable, providing a theological the Diocese of Alaska and was one of the St. Barbara Monastery in the tradition of foundation for all my monastic experience, founders of St. Herman’s Pastoral Seminary, Russian coenobitic monasticism. Thus, while particularly an understanding of liturgical where her studies from St. Vladimir’s once dedicated first of all to nurturing the mem-

Father Michael reflected upon his earliest ‘overwhelmed by joy.’ If anything has inspired could no longer read the text! Walking on the “Again and oftentimes I returned experience of St. Vladimir’s and what it meant or energized my priesthood and ministry in snow, with 12-foot walls of white on all sides to Pascha at St. Vladimir's as the for him as he took up his first parish assign- Alaska, I would cite that Bright Night as the at 20 degrees below zero, I could not imagine source and inspiration for mis- ment in Alaska: source and power of all that I have attempted, a paschal celebration more unlike the Semi- sion. I am sure I am not the only “The most overwhelming and memorable by God’s grace, to do in my forty Alaskan nary! I had tentatively decided to abbreviate alumnus who has returned to experience I have of Crestwood occurred be- years. the procession and re-enter the temple after that overwhelming joy....” fore I actually enrolled at St. Vladimir’s. Years “Some of the more exotic episodes have just one circling. later, when I took an elective course from Pro- caused me to reflect on the example Father “We completed one circuit of the build- fessor Nicholas Arseniev, I gained the vocabu- John and Father Alexander set for us. I recall ing, and I discovered the warden ringing the lary for what had happened during Pascha in specifically my first Pascha as a priest on the bells in the narthex, but the doors were wide 1967: ‘God had “taken hold” of me.’ shores of the Bering Sea. It snowed through- open and the interior was completely dark: no “My intellectual acceptance of Christ, the out Great Lent, and during Holy Week there one had remained behind to light the lamps. gospel, and the Orthodox Church had evolved was another blizzard. In preparation for the Nor had anyone thought to close the doors. I during my adolescence. I read the books and processions, I hired a snowplow to clear a dispatched a couple men to attend to these studied Slavonic to more fully understand and wide path around St. Seraphim church. I tasks, and then had no choice but to circle series, “Communicating Across Cultures,” THE VERY REVEREND participate in parish worship, both at my hollowed out niches and placed variously col- the church one more time, despite the cold. has been widely acclaimed. The recipient of DR. MICHAEL OLEKSA ‘73 home parish in Pennsylvania and at St. ored vigil candles into them so that the mid- “I recall thinking at that point, ‘What numerous awards from local, state, and Nicholas Cathedral in Washington, D.C. dur- night service could be illumined and would Father Schmemann do?’ And I instantly federal agencies, as well as the Alaska Feder- Father Michael James Oleksa has spent the ing my college years. Meeting Father John beautified, just as such candles had been had my answer: ‘Rejoice!’ ation of Natives, he has taught on all three last forty years in Alaska, serving as village Meyendorff there on Lazarus Saturday, I was used in the flower garden at St. Vladimir’s. “Again and oftentimes I returned to main campuses of the University of Alaska priest, university professor, and consultant on honored and delighted to be invited to the col- “As we left the temple and circled it, a Pascha at St. Vladimir’s as the source and system and at Alaska Pacific University as intercultural relations and communications, lege retreat scheduled for Holy Week. Years gust of wind extinguished all our candles and inspiration for mission. I am sure I am not the well. In May 2008, Fr. Michael returned to SVS and authoring several books on Alaskan na- later, Father John would refer to our encounter most of the vigil lights as well. The choir only alumnus who has returned to that to address the graduating class at the tive cultures and history. A 1969 graduate of and marvel at how our paths first crossed and stopped singing. When I turned and encour- overwhelming joy throughout his life and commencement exercises. Recently, he also Georgetown University, he went on to earn an then, for decades, intertwined. aged them in a ‘shouted whisper’ to continue given thanks to God for His ‘taking hold’ honored his alma mater by presenting the M.Div. at St. Vladimir’s, and a doctoral degree “I had never known the full cycle of daily singing, they whispered back ‘We can’t!’ of us all!” dean and the chancellor with an exquisite in Presov, Slovakia, in 1988. services, nor heard them celebrated in Eng- Later, I learned they had never memorized the Father Michael currently resides in An- hand-painted icon of the martyr, St. Basil lish before that week. By the time Pascha ar- hymn, but had inscribed the words ‘Thy Res- chorage with his wife, Xenia, of Yup’ik her- Martyrsz of Poland, embedded with the rived, and then for the entirety of that urrection O Christ our Savior’ onto tiny strips itage, his daughter Anastasia, and one of his relics of the saint. I celebration, as I have written elsewhere, I was of paper. When the candles went out, they three grandsons. His four-part PBS television

He remembers St. Vladimir’s as "a tightly knit community under outstanding leadership, whose goal was to prepare priests, theologians, and church workers to continue the tradition of the Orthodox faith while making it relevant to the contemporary world in which we live.”

Father Nicholas Bacalis was born in Norfolk, While at St. Vladimir’s, Fr. Nicholas pro- Cathedral in Charlotte. He was ordained a Father Nicholas holds the position of THE REVEREND Virginia to George and Connie Bacalis. His moted the Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement deacon in his hometown parish, Annunciation, Metropolitan Vicar for the Commonwealth of NICHOLAS G. BACALIS ‘68 family attended the Annunciation Greek Or- (OISM) and was active in student affairs. He in 1971, after which he spent the year study- Virg inia and is a member of the Coordinating thodox Church, where he served as an graduated as valedictorian in 1968. He re- ing liturgy and linguistics in Greece. During Cabinet and Faith and Order Commission of acolyte and sang in the choir. He went to the members St. Vladimir’s as "a tightly knit com- his time there, he was ordained to the Holy the Virginia Council of Churches. He served University of Virginia from which he gradu- munity under outstanding leadership, whose Priesthood on the Feast of the Transfiguration. as President of the Greek Orthodox Archdio- ated in 1964. A year later, Fr. Nicholas en- goal was to prepare priests, theologians, and Father Nicholas’s first parish was lo- cese Presbyters’ Council and is also on rolled at Holy Cross Seminary, but church workers to continue the tradition of the cated in Jamestown, New York, where he St. Vladimir’s Seminary Alumni Board. I transferred to St. Vladimir’s Seminary in the Orthodox faith while making it relevant to the served from 1972 until 1976. His next parish winter of 1966 after visiting our campus. contemporary world in which we live.” was in Roanoke, Virginia, where he lived for After graduation, Fr. Nicholas went twenty years, during which time he also abroad and studied at the Ecumenical Insti- served at the Veterans’ Administration Hos- tute in Bossey, Switzerland, under Dr. Nikos pital. In 1997, he became dean of the Ss. Nissotis of Blessed Memory. From 1969–1971, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox in North Carolina, he acted as Director of Cathedral in Richmond, Virginia, where he Youth Ministry at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox remains today. www.svots.edu 19 SVS Alumni Profiles_continued THE SVS VINE ANNUAL REPORT FY09

“I would say those years at siarch for several years. Church singing has He replaced The Very Rev. Nicholas Harris, the St. Vladimir’s gave me a ground- always been important to me, and I really in- founding pastor of that parish, who had been ing, a foundation upon which tended to remain a choir director.” there for some thirty-five years. “It was a I have been able to move Upon graduation, Bishop Benjamin re- daunting task given the size of the commu- forward.” turned to Los Angeles, where he served as the nity. But, I would have to say it was an excit- “English” choir director in his home parish. He ing one. I came to love Alaska and the soon moved to Detroit for several years where Alaskan people,” he recalled. he directed the “wonderful” choir at Ss. Peter Shortly after Bishop Nikolai arrived in and Paul Church. While in Detroit, Bishop Ben- Alaska, the then Father Benjamin was ap- jamin was appointed the chairman of the De- pointed dean of St. Herman Seminary. “This partment of Liturgical Music of the Orthodox was one job for which I was completely unpre- Church in America (OCA). In this role, he pub- pared,” he admitted. “However, with God’s lished music, a journal, and a newsletter, and help and the help of Fr. Chad Hatfield who organized several conferences. came up as the academic dean, we managed Bishop Benjamin remarked on his time at Benjamin moved back to Los Angeles and to get the seminary back on its feet. I should San Francisco and the West by the Holy Synod HIS GRACE BISHOP BENJAMIN the Seminary: “While there were the usual dif- was ordained a deacon in 1987 by the then also mention the heroic role of two other SVS of the OCA and installed in October of 2007. (PETERSON) ‘81 ficulties, I remember those years with great newly elected Bishop Tikhon. He was tonsured grads up at St. Herman’s, Fr. John and Bea He is currently serving as locum tenens of the fondness. I met some of my closest friends at a riasophor monk shortly after being ordained Dunlop. Fr. John is the grandson of my former Diocese of Alaska until such time as a ruling Bishop Benjamin was born in 1954 and grew the Seminary, and we are still part of each a deacon. For the next ten years, he served as St. Vladimir’s professor of dogmatics, Sergius hierarch is elected. I up in Pasadena, California. His non-Orthodox other’s lives to this day. I would say those the archdeacon for the Diocese of the West. “I Verhovskoy. He and his wife have been key family includes three siblings who are handi- years at St. Vladimir’s gave me a grounding, learned a lot about diocesan life and admin- faculty members who have lived through sev- capped. His college education started at St. a foundation upon which I have been able to istration during those years,” he remembers. eral Alaskan regimes and kept the doors of Tikhon’s Seminary, but after a year, he trans- move forward. “I must say I enjoyed being a deacon very the seminary open. Fr. John was ferred to St. Vladimir’s Seminary in the fall of “Church music was a major focus of my much. I think those years, and the years at St. recently appointed dean of St. Herman’s.” 1975 as a pre-theological student. Four years life during my time at the Seminary and in Vladimir’s, really prepared me for my role as After two years on Kodiak Island, Bishop later, in 1979, he graduated from Concordia years to come,” he especially noted. “I had hierarch of the Diocese of the West.” Benjamin was brought back to the Diocese of College with a B.A. in church music, and re- not planned to join the priesthood, let alone Bishop Benjamin was ordained a priest the West and elected Bishop of Berkeley. He ceived his M.Div. from St. Vladimir’s in 1981. become a hierarch. I sang in the seminary in 1997 and served at the OCA cathedral in served as the auxiliary bishop to Bishop choir, went on two Octet tours, directed the Los Angeles for two years. In 1999 he became Tikhon of San Francisco until the latter’s choir at the daily services, and was the eccle- dean at St. Innocent Cathedral in Anchorage. retirement. He was elected bishop of

“...there is no more effective way to give financial support to Orthodoxy than to support St. Vladimir's Seminary.”

Michael Bress has been on the Board of “When my wife and I decided how we tions of leading bishops, priests, and laity, to the donors who established and supported ATTORNEY MICHAEL BRESS, TRUSTEE Trustees of St. Vladimir’s Seminary since would dispose of our estate, we agreed that a build our communities, publish valuable and them. I am confident this will not happen at PHOTO: ROBERT LISAK 1998. He has served on the Executive Com- portion of it should be given to support the Or- inspiring books and articles that would never St. Vladimir’s Seminary.” mittee and currently serves as the Chair of the thodox Church and that there is no more effec- be in print but for the work of SVS Press, and Born and raised in Minneapolis, Mr. Bress Legal Committee. He and his wife, Grace, are tive way to give financial support to Orthodoxy to conduct retreats, seminars, and outreach has been a member of St. Mary’s Cathedral in deeply committed to the mission and work of than to support St. Vladimir’s Seminary. that enrich the life of the Church. Minnesota all his life. He has been married to St. Vladimir’s Seminary and wanted to share “It is hard to be an Orthodox Christian “Two factors were of great importance to Grace (Billings) for forty-three years, and they the following sentiments with our readers: without recognizing how important St. me in confirming my decision to serve on the have a daughter, Anne Ferri, and grand- Vladimir’s has been to the Church in America. Board of Trustees and to supporte th daughter Gabriella. He graduated from the From its foundation it has had remarkable Seminary’s capital projects: St. Vladimir’s University of Minnesota in 1954 and from faculty with rare intellectual and spiritual history of careful use of its limited financial Minnesota Law School in 1957. Until he qualities, who have employed their talents to resources, and confidence that its core retired, he was a partner in Dorsey & Whitney, enrich the whole Church. I could not compre- mission will not change. The world is full of LLP, where he practiced law, specializing in hend what the Church in America would be educational and charitable institutions trade qualifications of business. I without this remarkable community of faculty whose current policies have changed and and staff working together to educate genera- which have become objectionable to many of

thing, it was worth everything. It was then that “Other than marrying my wife and a passion for evangelism was born in my having children, attending St. heart. Yet, I was also personally convinced I Vladimir's was the best thing that was not qualified to serve in the Church.” has happened in my life.” Yet, God’s providence would have it oth- erwise. After earning a bachelor’s degree in 1987 in the field of building construction from the College of Architecture at the University of Florida, he moved to Jacksonville, Florida, and pursued a career in commercial construction. Shortly after arriving, Fr. John Ealy, the diocesan dean, contacted him about starting a mission station. He protested, but then relented. The mission met once per month for Father Ted was baptized in infancy at St. a vespers service. sports, and activities with friends and family. Dean of the Central Florida Deanery; and THE VERY REVEREND Nicholas Church in Whitestone, New York, and “Though it didn’t make sense, during this “I love people, I enjoy building, and I love mis- trustee on the Board of the Orthodox THEODORE PISARCHUK ‘94 later attended St. John Chrysostom in Wood- time I felt called to ministry,” said Fr. Ted. sions and evangelism,” Fr. Ted affirmed. “I Christian Mission Center (OCMC). For OCMC, side, New York, where Fr. Joseph Kreta was “Feeling we could always return to what we have a wonderful parish with great loving he also acted as Chair of the OCMC Building “The best three years of my life were at St. then the rector; both parishes are in the Or- were doing, my wife, Lee Ann, and I decided people. God has graciously allowed me to do Committee for the construction of the Vladimir’s Seminary, and the hardest three thodox Church in America (OCA). Through Fr. we never wanted to look back and say, ‘I wish the things I love in the life of the Church.” impressive and newly dedicated Archbishop years of my life were at St. Vladimir’s Semi- Joseph’s priesthood he learned of and experi- I would have.’ As God would have it, I then Father Ted is a certified contractorn i Anastasios & Archbishop Demetrios Mission nary,” astutely observed Father Theodore. “By enced the love of God. This stayed with him in entered St. Vladimir’s Seminary, and after my the state of Florida. His master’s thesis, Training and Administrative Building in God’s mercy it was there, through the chapel, the years he drifted away from the Church. graduation in 1994, we returned to Jack- completed at St. Vladimir’s and titled “Or- St. Augustine, Florida. Fr. Ted has also led the classroom, the professors, and the fellow- He recalled, “In my early 20s I doubted sonville to plant St. Justin Martyr [mission].” thodox Church Planting for Evangelism and seven short-term mission teams. I ship with other students that God lovingly and questioned all matters of faith and unwit- Father Ted has been married to Matushka Church Growth,” was predictive of his voca- crushed, reshaped, and remolded me. Then I tingly began a journey. It was through the min- Lee Ann for twenty-three years, and they have tion in the Church. Currently, he is the rector was given the gift of serving him in the Holy istry of St. John the Theologian Mission at the two wonderful boys, Christopher (17) and of St. Justin Martyr Church, his original mis- Priesthood. Other than marrying my wife and University of Florida that I became convinced Steven (12). His interests include anything to sion that has grown from 17 to 350 people. having children, attending St. Vladimir’s was of the gospel and the truth of the Orthodox do with the sun and outdoors, the ocean and Fr. Ted has occupied the positions of Mission the best thing that has happened in my life.” faith. I realized if the gospel was worth any- beach, travel, physical labor, woodworking, Director for the OCA’s Diocese of the South;

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Dr. Bezzerides was born in Boston, Mas- “I am thankful every day for However, throughout her seminary stud- Ministry at Hellenic College published a sachusetts, and baptized at Transfiguration my education at St. Vladimir’s. ies Dr. Bezzerides remembers being haunted volume titled Christ at Work: Orthodox Chris- Greek Orthodox Church in Lowell, Massachu- I have always loved being a by a question: “Why isn’t more of this good tian Perspectives on Vocation (with many SVS setts, by the late Fr. John Sarantos. Her father, student, and the outstanding teaching making it to the parishes?” professors and a staff member included as son of Greek immigrants, grew up in Lowell quality of the education and the “St. Vladimir’s encouraged my reflection authors). She also developed a series of while her mother, a New England Yankee, was remarkable spiritual guidance regarding matters of faith and Christian ed- critical co-curricular programs for Hellenic chrismated a year after her baptism. She and mentoring there were an ucation,” she realized, “and when the dean College students; provided over $300,000 in grew up in the Greek Orthodox Diocese of invaluable gift of spiritual suggested that I consider furth er study in support for Orthodox Christian Fellowship Boston and for many years attended a Vaca- formation at a critical juncture the field of religious education, I began the (OCF) college campus ministries; started a tion Church School held at Hellenic College in my life.” application process. The year before, I had national scholars initiative for Orthodox and Holy Cross School of Theology. laughed at a classmate who had suggested I Christian faculty; and launched a summer In high school she attended St. Demetrios would do a Ph.D. But the way was paved: the program for Orthodox Christian high school Greek Orthodox Church’s church school in We- Lord gave me strength and Boston College juniors and seniors called “CrossRoad.” ston, Massachusetts, where her parents were the funding for a doctorate in the field of “CrossRoad,” notes Dr. Bezzerides, “was also active as church school teachers. She of the faith,” Dr. Bezzerides said. In her last theology and education.” inspired in large part by my involvement in ANN MITSAKOS BEZZERIDES, PH.D. ‘00 also participated in Young Life, a non-denom- two years at college she began reading Or- Dr. Bezzerides finished her doctorate in the Youth Summer Institute at St. Vladimir’s. inational youth ministry group. At Middlebury thodox spiritual texts and serving on the staff 2006 with a dissertation entitled, “Convers- CrossRoad is the program I needed in high Doctor Ann Bezzerides, director of the Office College in Vermont, without a car, she was at the Greek Orthodox Boston Diocese Camp ing with John Chrysostom as Christian Reli- school—and the program that I hope my of Vocation and Ministry at Hellenic College only occasionally able to get to the Greek Or- in summers. She also began to attend the Or- gious Educator.” She returned to Boston own children might want to apply to attend in Boston, recalled St. Vladimir’s influence thodox Church in Burlington, but was very in- thodox parish in Claremont, New Hampshire, where she met her future husband at St. one day. as a bridge-builder between the eclectic ele- volved in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cam- “The mission of CrossRoad is to inspire ments in her spiritual journey and educa- serving as the “Large Group Coordinator” in in America (OCA). bridge, Massachusetts. They are currently rising high school seniors to travel the road tional profession. She noted: “I am thankful her sophomore year and leading Bible studies “Upon graduation,” she recalled, “I members there with their two young sons. of the cross of Christ in their lives—for it is every day for my education at St. Vladimir’s. and even Catholic confirmation classes at the wanted to spend time in service and began In 2003, part way through her doctoral in him we find direction, meaning, hope, love, I have always loved being a student, and the local Catholic Church! At Middlebury she to study theology.” She spent a month at St. work, she decided to apply for a job directing and answers,” concluded Dr. Bezzerides. outstanding quality of the education and the studied English literature, creative writing, Basil’s Academy as a dorm supervisor, tak- a $2 million Lilly Endowment grant at Hel- “There is no question that the mission and remarkable spiritual guidance and mentor- and teacher education, spending her last se- ing courses part time at St. Vladimir’s, and lenic College in Boston, for “the theological vision of CrossRoad, and all of my work in ing there were an invaluable gift of spiritual mester student-teaching high school English. then transferred full time to St. Vladimir’s, exploration of vocation.” With Lilly’s generous ministry today, is shaped by my remarkable formation at a critical juncture in my life.” “The InterVarsity at Middlebury sparked moving to the campus on Orthodox Educa- support and the additional support of Ortho- education at St. Vladimir’s.” I my critical thinking skills regarding matters tion Day in 1997. dox philanthropists, the Office of Vocation &

missionary work. “[At St. Vladimir’s there is] a Those who encounter Fr. Bijesh for the beautiful blend of Orthodox first time often note his humble demeanor, a academic exercises and spiritual character trait developed at a young age. He practices [and] love and is nevertheless an accomplished and dedi- fellowship.” cated servant of Christ. Born in Kottayam, Kerala, India, his youth revolved around family and church activities. Hoping for great things for their son, his parents sent him to be raised by his grandparents in another city where the schools were better. It was at the feet of his grandparents, as well as from their example, that Bijesh learned the fundamentals of the faith and Christian life, as well as concern for “One day after Easter in 1994, my wife, the well being of others and a solid work in 1993, he pursued a Master of Theology de- fieldwork and serving a term as vice princi- THE REVEREND BIJESH PHILIP ‘95 new to America, and I were walking on cam- ethic. Participation in the local parish’s gree to expand his theological acumen in a pal. He is also director of the Prerana Special pus. One of the seminarians came to us and Sunday school program helped cultivate his multicultural and pan-Orthodox environment. School, a seminary-affiliated institution for Reflecting on his experience at St. Vladimir’s, with great excitement embraced us with the God-given talents early on, and as he ma- Not only did this formation pave the way for the education of local special needs children; Father Bijesh commented on the “beautiful words ‘Christ is risen!’ For someone who had tured, he developed a deepening sense of his his doctoral studies at Dharmaram College, as parents of a special needs child, he and blend of Orthodox academic exercises and just come from India, it was a little shocking own vocation, particularly for missionary work. Bangalore, which he completed in 2009, it his wife Seenu have found this work has been spiritual practices” he experienced at the for her. Soon another seminarian also came Fr. Bijesh pursued a B.A. in English from prepared him for a career in teaching at the especially meaningful and fulfilling. Fr. Bijesh Seminary, and on the atmosphere of “love and extended the same greeting, affection- Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, and St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary, in is active both in ecumenical circles, serving and fellowship” abounding in community life. ately embracing both of us. It was an oppor- when he felt certain of his call, he entered the Nagpur. This seminary, the second of the In- as a resource person for the National Council He points to one incident in particular tunity for me to explain to her the depth of Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam, dian Orthodox Church, was established in of Churches of India, and also in various as emblematic: the excitement in the celebration of the from which he graduated in 1991. northern India for the training of clergy and lay organizations of the Indian Orthodox Church. resurrection of Christ and the continued At that point, Fr. Bijesh could have leaders in the diaspora for various ministries, Always a visionary, he continues to look for- experience of the Risen Lord afterwards.” stopped his education and enjoyed a very fruit- including missionary work. ward to ways in which St. Vladimir’s and St. Motivated by that experience of Paschal ful ministry in his native Kerala, but he did not Since 1996, Fr. Bijesh has taught patris- Thomas Seminary might cooperate to enhance joy, Fr. Bijesh and his wife serve the Orthodox forget God’s call to be a missionary and serve tics, systematic theology, and ethics at the the formation of their respective students for Church in India through teaching and the less fortunate. Enrolling at St. Vladimir’s seminary, in addition to serving as director of the service of all God’s people. I

“Though we have been serving parishes for twenty-five years, we continue to receive inspiration and support through SVS faculty visits and retreats and through an alumni network that is re- markably rich and diverse.”

“There is not a single part of our lives They shared their knowledge, but we also And, they both noted, “Though we have Bronxville, New York, and he and his wife THE VERY REVEREND PAUL AND that has not been influenced in some way shared in their lives.” been serving parishes for twenty-five years, Michelle both graduated from St. Vladimir’s MATUSHKA MICHELLE JANNAKOS ‘83 by our thirty-year association with Especially, Matushka Michelle and we continue to receive inspiration and sup- Orthodox Theological Seminary in 1983. St. Vladimir’s Seminary,” they admitted. Fr. Paul remember the “valuable lessons port through SVS faculty visits and retreats They are the parents of four children, When they recalled their experience as fellow “It is with profound gratitude to God that learned from being witnesses to the illness and through an alumni network that is Nicholas, Christina, Katherine, and Gregory. seminarians, Matushka Michelle and Fr. Paul we reflect upon the countless gifts that we and death of Fr. Alexander Schmemann” remarkably rich and diverse. It is our prayer Fr. Paul also works as a crisis counselor and Jannakos said they readily related to the have received.” which “could never have been acquired from and hope that we are able to continue to be chaplain at Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Scripture: “What have you that you did not re- They noted that they were among the a book or a lecture,” and the gift of a vibrant worthy of these gifts and share them to Michigan. I ceive?” (1 Cor 4.7). “privileged” that were able to complete both cycle of liturgical life and participation in God’s glory and that St. Vladimir’s Seminary undergraduate and graduate studies within its music. will continue to grow and prosper as a bea- the seminary community back when the pre- “Father Paul even survived two summer con of Orthodoxy to the world.” theological program existed. During those ten Octet tours (‘79 and ‘81)!” laughed Matushka Father Paul is the rector of St. Mary Mag- years, they said, “We received the gift of Michelle. “Through all of this, we received and dalene Orthodox Church, under the jurisdic- learning from pre-eminent Orthodox scholars, continue to enjoy the blessings of lifelong tion of the Bulgarian Diocese of the Orthodox who were not only our classroom teachers, but friendships with those who share in our desire Church in America (OCA), in Fenton, Michi- were also models of Christian love and giving. to serve the Church.” gan. He is a graduate of Concordia College in www.svots.edu 21 The Case for Support THE SVS VINE ANNUAL REPORT FY09

Giving to God, Supporting One Another

Our seminary chapel of the Three Hierarchs is adorned with the icon of its patrons, Ss. Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom, and we at St. Vladimir’s are constantly immersed in the wisdom of these church fathers. When it comes to financial matters, no patristic writer can rival St. John Chrysostom, whose sermons to his fourth-century flock on the gospel parable of “Lazarus and the Rich Man,” remain as piercing and incisive as when “the Golden-mouth” first preached them. supportSt. John’s words are penetrating to the cated by discouragement.” [Sermon VI, On rich and poor alike. Consider his message to Wealth and Poverty, 107]. those with abundance: St. John’s main point is that the “For our money is the Lord’s, however Church is a body that cares for each mem- we may have gathered it. If we provide for ber: the rich share their abundance with the those in need, we shall obtain great plenty. poor, while the poor provide opportunity This is why God has allowed you to have for the rich to extend themselves. Both the more: not for you to waste on prostitutes, poor and rich alike, notes St. John, may drink, fancy food, expensive clothes, and all be examples of faith, hope, and love to the other kinds of indolence, but for you to one another, depending on their inward distribute to those in need.” [Sermon II, On spiritual dispositions. Wealth and Poverty, trans. Catherine Roth, Whether of greater or lesser wealth, we Popular Patristics Series No. 9 (SVS Press, invite you to become members of our com- 1981) 50–51]. munity, sharing your wealth in the form of As well, he admonishes those who are prayers, encouragement, gifts-in-kind, or fi- poverty-stricken to pay close attention to the nancial assistance. I inward state of their soul, which can easily be invaded by thoughts of jealousy and self-pity: “The poor man lay at the gate [of the rich man], you see: poor outwardly, but rich in- wardly. He lay wounded in body, a treasure- chest with thorns above, but pearls underneath. What harm came to him from the weakness of his body, since his soul was healthy? Let the poor hear and not be suffo-

THE COST OF A SEMINARY EDUCATION

Annual Cost of Educating One Seminarian Based on the FY2010 Budget STUDENT Figures based on 92 full-time equivalent students (FTE’s) in 2010 ACADEMIC SERVICES SUPPORT 4% 4% Instruction $6,943 21% Operations & Plant Maintenance $6,549 20% TECHNOLOGY 6% General Administrative Expenses $6,307 19% INSTRUCTION Debt Service $4,554 14% 21% Advancement & Communications $4,434 13% Technology $2,056 6% ADVANCEMENT Academic Support $1,455 4% & COMMUNICATIONS GENERAL Student Services $1,211 4% 13% ADMINISTRATIVE Total Annual Cost of Educating One Seminarian $33,509 100% 19% Annual Tuition $10,000 28% DEBT Annual Shortfall $23,509 72% SERVICE 14% OPERATIONS & PLANT MAINTENANCE Total Annual Cost of Educating One Seminarian $33,509 100% 20% Annual Tuition $10,000 28% Annual Shortfall* $23,509 72%

*The shortfall in the cost of education, $1.5 million annually, must be supplemented with funds raised through donations.

22 St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary The Case for Support_continued

Actual SVS Operating Revenue — FY09

July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009

Contributions $1,404,440 34.4% 34.4% Endowment Transfers and Income $1,150,410 28.2% CONTRIBUTIONS Tuition and Fees $739,857 18.1% Room/Board/Rent $508,049 12.4% ENDOWMENT TRANSFERS & INCOME 28.2% SVS Press/Bookstore $222,041 5.4% Special Events & Other $61,696 1.5% TUITION & FEES 18.1%

Total $4,086,493 ROOM/BOARD/RENT 12.4%

SVS PRESS/BOOKSTORE 5.4%

SPECIAL EVENTS & OTHER 1.5%

*SVS Press / Bookstore revenue is presented here on a net basis. Revenue does NOT include $220,000 in restricted revenues.

Actual SVS Expenditures by Function — FY09

July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009

Instruction $940,527 23.0% INSTRUCTION 23%

Physical Plant $682,467 16.7% PHYSICAL PLANT 16.7%

General Administration $571,376 14.0% GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 14% Debt Service 0510 15 20$402,181 25 30 359.8% 40 DEBT SERVICE 9.8% Advancement $383,713 9.4% ADVANCEMENT 9.4% Financial Aid $265,609 6.5% FINANCIAL AID 6.5% Library $177,297 4.3% LIBRARY 4.3% Finance Office $171,458 4.2% FINANCE OFFICE 4.2% Technology $159,734 3.9% Dorms and Apartments $153,793 3.8% TECHNOLOGY 3.9% Student Services $76,985 1.9% DORMS AND APARTMENTS 3.8% Recruitment $52,622 1.3% STUDENT SERVICES 1.9% Professional Fees $48,731 1.2% RECRUITMENT 1.3% PROFESSIONAL FEES 1.2% Total $4,086,493

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www.svots.edu 23 Annual Giving Societies THE SVS VINE ANNUAL REPORT FY09

DONOR CATEGORY REPORT FY09 (JULY 1, 2008–JUNE 30, 2009)

CORNERSTONES - ($100,000 + ) Mr. and Mrs. William Corcoran Ms. Emily Koulogeorge Miss Mary L. Cory Mrs. Angela Koulomzine SVS Gift Levels Mr. Michael D. Drake Mrs. Sophie Datz Archpriest Sergius and Faith Kuharsky Estate of Ethel K Prokofieff Mrs. Mary N. Dibs The Very Rev. and Mrs. Paul Lazor Cornerstones $100,000 Estate of Nikolai D. Kostich Mr. Frank Dobbs and Mrs. Adrienne Dobbs Loews Corporation The Very Rev. James Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Nikita Lopoukhine Pillars $50,000 PILLARS - ($50,000 + ) Ms. Julianna Dranichak Mr. and Mrs. Anwar Maalouf Witnesses $25,000 Mr. Christ Economos Mr. Stephen Maras Estate of Anthony Opalak Dr. and Mrs. John Eliopoulos Dr. Alan E. Matook Advocates $10,000 Mrs. Jennie C. Everson Mr. and Mrs. Branko Matovic Patrons $5,000 WITNESSES - ($25,000 + ) Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Fedora Subdeacon and Mrs. Paul T. Maty Sustainers $2,000 Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Bress Mrs. Patricia M. Fedorko Dr. and Mrs. Steven Maynard The Rev. Protodeacon and Dr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Ferris Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Stewards $1,000 Agnes P. Fryntzko Mrs. Marie Meyendorff Mrs. Peter Danilchick Benefactors $500 Estate of Archbishop Gregory (Afonsky) Mr. Paul Gromosiak The Rev. Protodeacon and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gerich Ms. Maureen E. Gurghigian Mrs. Gregory Moser Donors up to $499 Mr. and Mrs. Sabry Mackoul Mr. McKeel Hagerty Mrs. Elizabeth Nosal Orthodox Church in America Archpriest Chad and Orthodox Christians for Life Dr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Swenson Matushka Thekla Hatfield Our Lady of Kazan Ladies Committee, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell and Violet Zunich Dr. and Mrs. Jason Hatfield Sea Cliff, NY The Rev. Deacon. and Mrs. Daniel Hickman Dr. Matthew W. Panagiotu ADVOCATES - ($10,000 + ) Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Homyak Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pasternak Ms. Vera Hubiak Mr. and Mrs. George D. Patterson Our alumni expressed their gratitude and Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hvizd Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abodeely Dr. and Mrs. Badr Idbeis Mrs. Dorothy Phillips Mr. and Mrs. James G. Bach Mr. Charles Iragui and The Rev. and Mrs. Justin Philputt strengthened their connection to the Seminary Mrs. Walter (Eva M.) Cadwell Mrs. Amber Schley-Iragui Mr. Mark C. Phinney Estate of Michael Irvin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Jacobson The Very Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Rentel by increasing their financial support in FY09. Estate of Nathalie S. Krueger Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kartalis Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ringa ExxonMobil Foundation Dr. Veselin Kesich Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Rocknage As a result of the “Phonathon” conducted in Mr. Albert Foundos Ms. Patricia Knutson Mr. and Mrs. Adib Roumie Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Korach Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Russin Mr. Paul Koronchik Mr. and Mrs. Pete Koronis Mr. Stanley Sakowych May 2009, and personal contact with our Dr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Kubina Dr. and Mrs. George T. Koulianos Chor-Episcopos P.S Samuel and Dr. Frank Kulik and Dr. Alcides Kulik Mark and Patty Kusnir Mrs. Samuel alumni base, the number of alumni contributing Mr. and Mrs. Alex Machaskee Mr. and Mrs. James Lagos Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sawchuk Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Pandelidis Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Larson Mr. and Mrs. Serge Schmemann to the Annual Fund and other revenue income Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Rudolph-Shabinsky Mr. Paul Laskovich Mr. and Mrs. John Schulte Ms. Sara Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lysaght Mr. Thomas Shakun Mrs. Katherine Strakes Dr. H. J. F. Maassab Sisterhood of St. Helen, East Lansing, MI sources increased over 110%, with 291 donors Dr. and Mrs. Donald J. Tamulonis, Jr. The Right Rev. Bishop Mark Mrs. Mildred Skubanicz The Trustees of Ivan Koulaieff Mr. and Mrs. William McKinney Ms. Nadine Slimak in FY09 compared to 136 in FY08. The total Education Fund Mr. and Mrs. George Mihaila Mr. and Mrs. Michael Slota Dr. and Mrs. Egerton K. van den Berg, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Fredrick Milkie Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Smith reven Mr. Leonard Zangas Mr. and Mrs. Zoran Milkovich St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, Columbus, OH ue contributed by the Alumni in FY09 was Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zedlovich Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mitsakos St. John Orthodox Church, Memphis, TN Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Namee St. Mary Church, Omaha, NE $138,760, compared to $104,851 in FY08. PATRONS - ($5,000 + ) Dr. and Mrs. Paul C. Pappademos St. Mary’s Assumption Altar Society, Mr. John A. Paterakis Trenton, NJ Newer alumni have forged a generational link Benedictine Fellowship of St. Laurence Mr. Peter J. Petkas St. Nicholas Church, Shreveport, LA The Rev. and Mrs. Marcus Burch Mrs. Pauline Petronek Stanley Works Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Gabriel G. Curtis Protection of the Holy Mother of Mr. William Stefanco with current students, faculty, and administration, Estate of Annie Y. Guba God Church, Falls Church, VA Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Thomas Estate of Julia Pawchyk Stuppin Ms. Olga Ptach Mrs. Joseph Tich and have demonstrated support for the ongoing Mrs. Alexander Hixon Professor and Ms. Nicholas Riasanovsky Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tich Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Hudoff Mr. and Mrs. Tim Richardson The Rev. and Mrs. Stephen Tumbas work of the school that trained, nourished, and Anonymous Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Robert Vranes Anonymous Mr. James J. Rosolanka Mrs. Ann M. Walczak Anonymous Dr. Gale Rutan and Dr. Joseph Francis Dr. and Mrs. Richard V. West continues to pray for them. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Mecera Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Sak Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. Xeros Orthodox Vision Foundation Mrs. Musya Sakovich Jacqueline Awad Yocom Mr. and Mrs. Saba A. Saba Professor and Mrs. Richard Schneider Dr. George Zakharia The Very Rev. and Mrs. Paul Shafran Archpriest Anthony Scott The Seminary will be conducting a Phonathon Mrs. Anna Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Shesko DONORS - (UP TO $499) St. Steven’s Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, SS. Peter and Paul Church, Potomac, MD Alhambra, CA St. Mary Magdalene Church, Fenton, MI Anonymous in December 2009, to gratefully acknowledge Anonymous Dave Tax Mr. Gregory Abdalah The Rev. and Mrs. John Vitko, Jr. The Kidney Group, Inc. Archimandrite John Abdalah the generosity of our donors. The Nehemiah Foundation Rev. and Mrs. Tateos D. Abdalian SUSTAINERS - ($2,000 + ) The Plato Malozemoff Foundation Mr. Adel F. Abdel Malek The Rados Companies Mr. and Mrs. Walter Abick The Very Rev. and Mrs. Gabriel M. Ashie Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Thomas Anonymous Dr. Maha K. Bassila Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Unneland The Very Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Abud Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bayne Dr. and Mrs. Carston Wagner Laila Abud Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baca Mrs. Martha Billy Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buttner Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bazil Mr. Kory W. Warr Mr. P. M. Achtemeier The Reverend and Mrs. Nicholas Bacalis Mrs. Mary Bionde Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Buxton The Very Rev. Dr. John and Dr. Kate Behr Xcel Energy The Rev. and Mrs. Basil Aden Rosalie Bagenski The Rev. Athanasios Bitar Mr. and Mrs. George Buzyna Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Chila Xerox Corporation Anonymous Mrs. Olga Bahleda Ms. Joyce Bittle The Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Cadieux Christ the Saviour Church, Archpriest Michael and Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Ahmadi Mr. and Mrs. Anesti N. Baicousheff Anonymous The Very Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Alkiviadis Calivas Paramus, NJ Matushka Valerie Zahirsky Mr. Mark Ainsworth Mrs. Helen Bailey Mr. Jonathan H. Black Mrs. Mary Camarata Mr. and Mrs. Scott Concelman Mrs. Ann H. Zinzel Brian and Donna Albert Mr. and Mrs. R. Mark Bailey Anonymous Ms. Yolanda Camarda Mr. and Mrs. John Daskalakis Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Zunich Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Alexandrovich Mr. and Mrs. Wilford G. Bair Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blaney Mr. and Mrs. John E. Cameron Mrs. Mary A. DeTrana Mr. and Mrs. George Alexandrovich, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Baker Paul and Pat Blischak Mr. and Mrs. Donald Campbell Joseph and Therese Domanick BENEFACTORS - ($500 + ) The Very Rev. Phillip Alexie Mr. and Mrs. James W. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bloss The Rev. Mark Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Sergei Dychkewich All Saints Russian Orthodox Sisterhood, Mr. John R. Baker The Very Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Bobosh Mr. and Mrs. John Cap, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Broson B.T. Eden Ms. Catherine Achtinuk Hartford, CT Mr. William Baker Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cap Dr. Frank and Dr. Edna A. Elkouri Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ayoob Mrs. Helen S. Allen Mr. and Mrs. William D. Balamaci Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Bobrovsky Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Capobianco Dr. and Mrs. George J. Farha Ms. Johanna Babiak Allstate Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Balasenowich Ms. Nina P. Bodick Anonymous The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. Jon Fate Mr. and Mrs. Serge Barna American Diocese of Malankara The Rev. Protodeacon and Boeing Company Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cardenas Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ghiz The Very Rev. and Mrs. David Barr Mar Gregorios Mrs. Joseph Balkunowa The Rev. and Mrs. Ioan Bogdan Ms. Donna Carli Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Herzak Bartko Family Charity Foundation Anonymous Mrs. Mary Ballin Ms. Mary Bohurjak The Rev. Michael and Dr. Darya Carney Dr. Daniel B. and Dr. Jane Hinshaw Mr. and Mrs. Sava Bibic Mr. and Mrs. George Anastos Ms. Marina Baloueff Mr. and Mrs. Wladimir Boiko Mr. Peter Carrig Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Holmes Drs. John Blebea Mr. and Mrs. Stanley G. Andeel Ms. Olga Baloueff Ms. Helen Bokach Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Carris The Very Rev. Thomas and Anne Hopko Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. Nicholas Andruchow The Rev. and Mrs. Richard Bamforth Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Bokas, Sr. Anonymous IBM Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bostley Dr. and Mrs. Chester Andrzejewski Mr. and Mrs. John F. Banholzer Mr. Constantine Boojamra Ms. Dana Casetti Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Jadick Mrs. Vera Bouteneff Anonymous Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Walter Booriakin Ms. Angelique Casten Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kasmer Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Bowan Colonel George Anthony Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Baranishyn Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Borgstrom Mr. and Mrs. Christian Cate Mr. Steven Kenoyer Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Boyd Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Mr. Milton Barkett Mr. Danko Boroja Mr. and Mrs. William A. Catelli, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Learned Mr. Abraham K. Busada Department of Youth and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Barkett Dr. Joseph J. Boscarino Caterpillar Foundation Mr. Charles T. Lelon Mr. and Mrs. Barry Busada Parish Ministries Mrs. Irene Barna Ms. Dorothy Bossert Ms. Diana Cerritos The Rev. Dr. Philip and Dr. Paige LeMasters Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Busada The Rev. and Mrs. Cosmin Antonescu Mr. John W. Barna The Rev. and Mrs. Marc Boulos Ms. Nadia Chaber Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Clive A. Cabey Ms. Helen Antonik Dr. and Mrs. John Barnet Mr. Nicholas J. Bouras Ms. Ann Chach Anonymous Mr. Henry Calcanes Mrs. Mary R. Antoniotti Mrs. Pauline Barnowsky Mr. Petros Bournelis Ms. Mary Liz Chaffee McDonald’s Corporation Dr. and Mrs. James C. Castrisos The Very Rev. Kiril Antonoff Mr. John R. Barns Ms. Tatiana C. Bouteneff Mrs. Bess B. Chakravarty Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Chabraja Ms. and Mr. Elise Antreassian Mr. Thomas Barrow Subdeacon and Mrs. Peter Boyar Paul and Vera Chalfant Mr. and Mrs. Basil Moschowsky Christ The Saviour Church, Harrisburg, PA Ms. Randa I. Aoun Mr. and Mrs. John Bartke Mr. and Mrs. William Boyle Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Namee Colgate-Palmolive Company The Very Rev. and Mrs. Nicholas Apostola Ms. Mildred Bartko Mrs. Vera Brabson Ms. Anna Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nicozisis Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Pauline Bartko Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. R. Chapman Mrs. Elsie Skvir Nierle Mr. and Mrs. David Drillock The Rev. Mark Arey Mr. and Mrs. John D. Basil Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Brant Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chase OCA Diocese of Washington & New York Mrs. Pauline Driscoll ARFORA Ms. Jean L. Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Anatole B. Bredikin Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Chatras Mrs. Lydia S. Pelitsch Eli Lilly & Company Foundation Mr. George Arglen Ms. Martha S. Baxtresser Archbishop Peter Paul Brennan The Very Rev. Maryan Chaykivsky The Very Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Plumlee Father Michael and Laila Ellias Mr. and Mrs. Clifford T. Argue Priest John and Popadia Medea Beal The Very Rev. and Mrs. George Breyan Mr. David S. Cheplick Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Popoff, Jr. Dr. Nada Farah Mr. and Mrs. John Argyrakis Mr. and Mrs. Fady Bebawy Mr. and Mrs. James J. Brinda Anonymous Dr. Albert S. Rossi Mr. and Mrs. Warren Farha The Rev. Father Robert Armato Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Becker Ms. June S. Bronen Mrs. Luisa A. Chernyshov Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sklarsky Ms. Eva Fedash Mrs. Gloria F. Armistead Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Becker Mr. Alex Brown, Jr. Mrs. Irina Chevtchenko The Rev. Archdeacon and Mrs. Kirill Sokolov Mr. and Mrs. Peter Filipek Mr. and Mrs. Brian Arnes Mrs. Vera Beecroft Mr. George P. Brown Mr. Christopher Chichura St. Andrew House, Detroit, MI The Very Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Garklavs Priest David and Matushka Catherine Arnold Ms. Gertrude Belin Mrs. K. C. Brown Mr. and Mrs. James W. Childs St. George Cathedral, Wichita, KS Mr. Henry W. Geisinger and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Arsenault Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Brown Anonymous Standing Conference of Dr. Janet M. Townsend Mrs. Natalie Ashanin Mr. and Mrs. George Belovic Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Arkadi Choufrine Orthodox Bishops in America Mrs. Florence K. Goekjian Ms. Carol Ashley Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bruce Mr. Aftan Chowansky Mr. and Mrs. Boris Stepich Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Graboske Mr. and Mrs. John Asimakopoulos Father Christopher and Dr. Michael J. Brunda Mr. Evan Chriss Mr. Gary Summers Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Greenlee Assumption of Holy Virgin Church, Presvytera Filitsa Bender The Very Rev. and Mrs. George Brunish Mr. James D. Christo Dr. and Mrs. Donald B. Thompson Anonymous Clifton, NJ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bennett Mrs. Martha Buchovecky Mr. and Mrs. Theodore U. Christopoulos Georgia B. Toumbakis Anonymous AT&T Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Paul Benos Ms. Helen Buckowsky Mr. James Z. Chrones, Ph.D. Verizon Corporation Larissa Holowaty Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Budoi Mrs. Christina Chukalas Ms. Katherine Waluschka Houston Orthodox Clergy Association Ms. Eugenia Athan and Ms. Helen Athan Dr. Katherine Berdnikoff Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bulko The Very Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Chupeck The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. John Zarras The Very Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Hubiak Dr. Danny and Dr. Yvonne Athanasaw Mrs. Tatiana Berestoff The Rev. and Mrs. Gabriel Bullock Daniel Chupinsky Dr. Robert and Dr. Olga Hughes Mrs. Daisy Atiyeh Mr. and Mrs. Steve Berkich Ms. Olga Buly Dr. and Mrs. John Chupinsky STEWARDS - ($1,000 + ) Ms. Irene Itina Mr. and Mrs. William R. Atzhorn Priest and Matushka John Bernardi The Very Rev. and Mrs. Igor Burdikoff Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chwan David and Lydia Jackson The Very Rev. and Mrs. Donat Augusta Anonymous Mr. Daniel Burick Dr. Joseph C. Ciechalski The Very Rev. and Mrs. Michael Abdelahad Johnson & Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Colin I. Avant The Very Rev. and Mrs. Vladimir Berzonsky Mr. and Mrs. David R. Burke, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Cipu The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. George Aburdeineh Janet M. Kalenish Mr. Theodore V. Awad Ms. Xenia A. Besack Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Burlak Circle of Serbian Sisters, South Bend, IN Dr. Julia Alissandratos Dr. Lila J. Kalinich Ms. Karen Ayers Mr. and Mrs. George Beshilas Mr. and Mrs. David Burpee Circle of Serbian Sisters, Milwaukee, WI Mr. Lindy E. Bayouth Dr. and Mrs. Constantine H. Kallaur Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Beskid Mr. George Bursan Ms. Christina Clark Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. George D. Karcazes Mr. Marcos Azab The Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Bethancourt Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buryiak Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Clark Archpriest Steven and Mr. Kal E. and Dr. Marie Kardous Mr. Nick Azaransky John and Sophia Bezirganian The Rev. Father and Mrs. Robert Butcher The Rev. and Mrs. Paul Coats Matushka Deborah Belonick Dr. Scott and Dr. Oana Kenworthy Dr. and Mrs. Genci P. Babameto Mr. and Mrs. John Bicknese George Butchko, Jr. Ms. Despina Cocorikas Anonymous The Very Rev. and Mrs. Olga Babichev Professor and Mrs. Peter Bien Mr. and Mrs. Robert Butchko Helen and Paul Cocotos Ms. Magdaline G. Bovis Mrs. Stephen Kopestonsky Ms. Constance A. Baboukis Dr. Theodore C. Bililies Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Butterworth Mr. Paul S. Coggin Professor Joseph Byrnes, Ph.D.

24 St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Annual Giving Societies_continued

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Cohlmia Mr. and Mrs. Peter Erickson Ms. Heather Grosz The Rev. Father Santhosh Joshua Mr. and Mrs. George Kwoka, Sr. Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Cohlmia Mrs. Bertha Ericson Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Grudinoff Mr. Richard Jovanovich Mr. and Mrs. William Kyriakatos Ms. Olga B. Mealy Mrs. Helen Colaluca Michael Nicholas Ermolovich Mr. William Gruner Ms. Pam Joyner Mr. and Mrs. Jamil Kyriakos Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. James Colaluca Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Esper Miss Deborah L. Grysiak Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Junda Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Kyriakos Ms. Dorothy Medich Mr. and Mrs. Mark Colangelo The Right Rev. Bishop Basil Mr. and Mrs. Boris Guleff Miss Kathy A. Jurichko The Rev. Theodore Kyritsis Medtronic Foundation Mr. Edward Cole Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Evancho, Jr. Mr. Nicholas Guletsky Matushka Elizabeth Kachur Mr. Dale T. Labelle Dr. Michael G. Melas Mr. and Mrs. James Colitsas Mrs. Luba Evanoff Mr. John Gunning Mr. and Mrs. George Kaibas Mrs. Julia Labowsky Mrs. Mary G. Meletsis Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Collazo Dr. and Mrs. Joâl T. Evans Mr. W. M. Gunther Ms. Nourhan Kailian Mrs. Betty Ladna The Rev. Deacon Joseph and The Rev. Kenneth Collins Bisanti Evans Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gustilo Mr. Henry J. Kaim The Rev. and Mrs. Michael Laffoon Matushka Nancy K. Mell Mr. and Mrs. William Colman Mr. and Mrs. Ron Evans Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Guydan Anonymous Tom and Trina Lagos Mr. and Mrs. Philip P. Melnik Vilma Colon-Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Faber Professor and Mrs. Anthony P. Gythiel Dr. Panteleimon Kalaitzidis Mr. John Lambros Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir Melnik Peter and Philippa Condakes Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Facchini The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. Kevin Haan Mr. and Mrs. Nikolai A. Kaliakin Mrs. Mary K. Lane Mr. John A. Memorich The Very Rev. Anthony Coniaris Rev. Father Harold C. Fait The Rev. Daniel Habib Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kalina Ms. Diana LaPasha The Very Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Merick Ms. Maria E. Contos Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Fall Mr. and Mrs. Victor M. Hadad Mrs. Lorraine Kalina Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lapko Anonymous Mr. Gregory Cook Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fall Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A. Haddad Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kalinin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Larionov Merrillville O Club Mr. Walter Cook Ms. Dawn Fang Mr. and Mrs. Deeb Haddad Mrs. Pauline Kalogeras Miss Dorothy P. Laskovich Ms. Lydia Meshanko Dr. Collin E. Cooper, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Zouheir Faraj The Rev. and Mrs. Mousa Haddad Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kalvesmaki Mr. Walter Laszko Ms. Maria Teresa Meyer Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper Dr. Jim Farha Dr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Hadeed Ms. Ann Kandratino Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Latinovich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Constantine E. Michaelides Anonymous Mr. Ralph Farha Mr. and Ms. Douglas Hadley Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. William Lawson The Rev. Anthony Michaels Father George S. Corey Mr. William Farha Dr. and Mrs. Peter D. Haikalis Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Laychak Dr. and Mrs. George A. Michas Father Simeon and Presbytera Mr. Nat Fasciano Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hajedemos Mr. James L. Kanellos The Very Rev. and Mrs. Laurence Lazar Mrs. Ann Michkofsky Joy Anna Corona Mr. and Mrs. George P. Fatse Mr. John M. Hakulin Mr. Lee Kapetanakis Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. Alex Micich Ms. Linda Corrigan John and Luba Fedash Mr. John Hambos Protodeacon Sergei and Ms. Stella Lazaridis Microsoft Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Costa, Jr. Mrs. Mary Fedoronko Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hamidi Matushka Victoria Kapral Ms. Isabell Leachman Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. Vahan Costanian Mrs. Anna M. Fedryck-Hargrave The Rev. Jerry Hamperzonian Mrs. Donna Karabin Anonymous Mrs. Mary M. Migyanko Ms. Lynda Ann Costas Mr. Edward Fedush Anonymous Mrs. Gayle Karaffa The Very Rev. and Mrs. Vladimir Lecko Mr. Mihail Mihailov and The Right Rev. Bishop Dimitrios Mr. Brian Feldman Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Hanchar Mr. and Mrs. Peter Karapelou Anonymous Ms. Daniela Rafailova The Council of Orthodox Christian Fellowship of Orthodox Christians The Very Rev. and Mrs. Emile Hanna Mr. Nicholas Karas Mr. David A. Lee Mr. Ihab Mikhail Churches of Metropolitan Detroit in America The Rev. and Mrs. Nabil Hanna Mr. and Mrs. John D. Kariouk Mr. John Leferovich, Jr. Lisa Mikhalevsky The Rev. and Mrs. Patrick Cowles Mr. Nicholas Fessler Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Karnes Anonymous Ms. Argie Mikroudis Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Fredric Fetkowitz Archpriest Andrew Harrison Martha Karras-Coughlin Mrs. Evelyn Leleck Mr. and Mrs. Larry Milburn Crestwood Historical Society Anonymous Anonymous Mrs. Dorothy Kasaras Ms. Olga N. Leonard Gloria Milewski Mr. Joseph Crichton Mr. and Mrs. Peter Filak Mr. James and Dr. Susan Ashbrook Harvey Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kaschak The Very Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Leondis Mr. and Mrs. Chris Miliotes Dennis and Elaine Cronk Mr. Peter K. Finke Anonymous Vladimir Kash Mr. and Mrs. Kyros Leondis Mr. and Mrs. Zoran Milkovich Mr. Michael Cross Maria Fiori Mrs. Yaldus Hasso Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Kasovac Ms. Irene Leonoff Mr. and Mrs. Basil Miller Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Cross, Jr. Mr. Michael Fisher The Reverend K. Brewster Hastings Mrs. Helen Kasperovich The Rev. and Mrs. Jacques-Jude Lepine Matushka Helen H. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Y. Csernica The Rev. and Mrs. Vasily Fisher Mr. Sean Hatfield The Right Rev. Bishop Ilia John and Barbara Leschisin Mr. and Mrs. John D. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Culton Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hatrak Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Katsaros Betty Leshok Ms. Mary Miller Mr. and Mrs. William Dach Dr. and Mrs. David Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hatzidakis Dr. and Mrs. Spyro P. Katsivelos Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lesnick Mr. and Mrs. Leonid Miloradovitch Mr. Andrew Dacko Rachele and Matthew Floyd Ms. Diana Haverlack Anonymous Miss Tamara Lesnick The Rev. and Mrs. Milorad Milosevich The Rev. and Mrs. George Dahdouh Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Forbes Ms. Kathleen Haverlack Dr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Kayal Mr. Boris Levenetz Mr. Richard C. Minchik Anonymous Mr. Frank W. Ford Mr. Robert Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kaye Capt. and Mrs. Kirk T. Lewis, U.S.N. (Ret) Mrs. Aline Minvielle The Very Rev. Ilia Daikovich Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Hayden Mr. Nicholas Kayganich The Very Rev. Michael Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Mirko Misic Mrs. Dora Daley Mr. and Mrs. George Forsa Mr. and Mrs. Issam G. Hayek Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Alexis Liberovsky Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Mark Damisch Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Forster Mr. Robert Heacock Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Keeler Mr. John Licata Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mitchko Mr. and Mrs. Serge Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fortner Anonymous Mr. Diogenes P. Kekatos Dr. Daniel F. Lieuwen Mobil Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Efthymios I. Daniskas Ms. Frances C. Fowler Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Kelapire Dr. and Mrs. John Lingas Mrs. Sonya Mobilio Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Danko Ms. Carol K. Fox Dr. Frederick Helbig Ms. Ann Kelley Mr. and Mrs. David A. Link Anonymous Ms. Tamara Danyluk The Rev. and Mrs. David Fox Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. George Kent The Very Rev. Alexander Lisenko Mr. and Mrs. Martin Molineaux Mr. Abdallah I. Daoud Mrs. Margaret Z. Foxx Ms. Lillian Henry Mr. and Ms. Robin Ketchmark Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lissoon Mrs. Mary J. Mondello Miss Janice Darah Anonymous Henry’s Barber Shop Nicholas and Vivian Ketz Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Livanos Ms. Nancy Mondich Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Daschuk Anonymous Mrs. Lucille A. Herzegovitch Drs. Issa J. and Ann K. Khalil George D. Liwen The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Paul Monkowski Mr. and Mrs. John J. Daskivich Mr. Vincent J. Frattaruolo Mr. James Hicks Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lobko Mr. and Mrs. James M. Montgomery Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dauenhauer The Rev. and Mrs. Justin Frederick Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hilko Mr. Gary L. Kiechel The Very Rev. Michael Lobo Anonymous Daughters of St. Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Freeman Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Kinan Dr. George Lodoly Mrs. Constantina Morgan Jamaica Estates, NY Mrs. Ann Freije Mr. and Mrs. John Hintermaier Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kinev The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. Joshua Lollar Mr. Stephen Morgan Mr. and Mrs. George David Mr. George F. Freije Ms. Sonya Hitt Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kireopoulos Mrs. Olga Lometz Ms. Joyce Morgan-Coupey Mr. and Mrs. Alexander E. Davidoff Ms. Allene Freimuth Mr. and Mrs. John Hlivka Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kirwan Mr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Looby Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Moricz Mrs. Andrea E. Davies Mr. and Mrs. George A. Friesel Mr. Michael J. Hoblock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kiryluk Mr. Joseph Loposky Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morrash Ms. Janet De Feyo Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hockin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Kivell Ms. Alexandra Lopoukhine Mr. Thomas Morris Mr. and Mrs. William De Fotis Miss Lydia Fritskey Very Reverend Paul and Mrs. Froso Klarides Mr. and Mrs. Michael Losk Mr. Michael C. Moschos Ms. Terri De Ment Ms. Carrie Frost Khouria Amy Hodge Ms. Frances Klein Mrs. Ruth H. Lucas Mrs. Olga B. Moscowitch Anonymous Anonymous Hoffmann La Roche Foundation Professor and Mrs. Michael Klimenko The Rev. and Mrs. Rodeon Luciuk Miss Tatiana Moser Mr. Thomas Decker Mr. and Mrs. William Furda Mr. John F. Hogan, III Mr. John Klimick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lucs Rev. and Mrs. Joshua S. Mosher Mr. Alexander E. Deeb The Very Rev. and Mrs. Anthony Gabriel Mr. and Mrs. Dimitry Holl Anonymous Mr. David Luhrssen Anonymous The Rev. Deacon Anthony Del Nuovo Mr. Christopher Gabriel Mrs. Nancy Holloway The Rev. Father Don Klingler Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Walid Mourad Mr. and Mrs. Feridun Delale Mr. Sam J. Galanis Dr. Larry Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Mark Klus Mrs. Sonia Lukashuk Alexander Mouzakitis Mr. and Mrs. John Dellas Mrs. Justine Galioto Dr. and Mrs. Andrei I. Holodny Howard and Sonia Knapp The Rev. John Lundberg Mrs. Olga Mowchan Dr. and Mrs. John G. Demakis Mr. Thomas A. Galioto Mary Holovach Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kobbs Ms. Mary Lusko Dr. Donald Mrvos Mr. Paul Demas Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Holowatch Mrs. Theodora Kobbs Mr. and Mrs. Paul P. Lutov Dr. and Mrs. David Mukai Mr. and Mrs. Gus J. Demetroulis The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Gallaway Mr. Christopher Holwey Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Kobren Mr. and Mrs. George H. Lutz Mr. and Mrs. Peter Munich Anonymous Anonymous Holy Apostles Mission, Mechanicsburg, PA Mrs. Nina Kobrinetz Mrs. Edwin M. Lutz Ms. Elena D. Murphy Protopresbyter Vladimir and Anonymous Holy Ascension Mission, The Very Rev. and Mrs. Mark Koczak Ms. Annie W. Lynch Dr. and Mrs. Kent B. Murray Protinica Katherine Demshuk Mr. Brian Garber Mount Pleasant, SC Mrs. Anna Kogaczewski Mr. John Lynch Ms. Anna C. Muschal Mr. and Mrs. Rex Denkmann Anonymous Holy Cross Orthodox Christian Church, Anonymous Mrs. Mary A. Lynch Musica Russica, Inc. Mr. Frank Denniston The Rev. and Mrs. Demetrios Gardikes Chisago City, MN Mr. and Mrs. John Komar Mrs. Genya L. Lyon Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Muthersbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Boghos Derderian The Rev. Deacon Patrick Gariano Holy Myrrhbearers Ladies Altar Society, Mrs. Olga Komenko The Rev. Vladimir Lysak Mrs. Jeanette Mynett Anonymous Anonymous Canonsburg, PA Mr. and Mrs. Russell Komline Mr. and Mrs. George Macko, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Nassim Nabbout Ms. Denise Deutchman The Very Rev. Sergei Garklavs Holy Resurrection Church, Wayne, NJ Mrs. Mary Koncak Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mackoul Mr. George Naff Mr. Victor Deyev Dr. and Mrs. Steven C. Garner Holy Transfiguration Church, Livonia, MI Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kondakoff Anna Maerean Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Nafranowicz The Rev. James Diakos Anonymous Holy Trinity Church, Bridgeport, CT Miss Larissa Kondratick Mrs. Helen Magda Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Naifeh Ms. Violet Diamant Mr. and Mrs. John G. Gatsis Holy Trinity Church, Youngstown, OH Mr. and Mrs. Antony J. Kontos Ms. Yvonne Maginnis Mrs. Anna Nakulak The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. John Dibs Mr. George R. Gavalas Holy Trinity Church, Rahway, NJ Dr. Demos Kontos and James Mahlke Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dierking General Electric Company Holy Trinity Church, Charleroi, PA Dr. Christine Kontos-Gabrielides Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Frank Namisnak, Jr. Mrs. Marina Dietsch Elisabeth Yarosh Gentieu Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, New Britain, CT Anonymous Mr. Michael G. Maistros The Very Reverend Constantine Nasr Ms. Patricia Diggins Mr. and Mrs. James S. George Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kopcha Mr. and Mrs. Mark Malacky and Khouria Sharon A. Nasr Mr. Kenneth Dilks Mr. Raymond C. George State College, PA Deacon Simeon and Eva Kopcha Mrs. Wendy Maldonado Dr. and Mrs. Imad Nassif Ms. Nina Dimas Ms. Sarah George Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Springfield, VT The Rev. and Mrs. Dusan Koprivica Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Malooley Anonymous Mrs. Helen E. Dimisko Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gerbick Holy Virgin Mary Sisterhood, Ms. Irina Kopti Mr. Jacob H. Malta Mr. and Mrs. George N. Nassor Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Dinas Mr. and Mrs. Andrei Gerich Los Angeles, CA Ms. Vera Koretz Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Malyak Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nastu Ms. Pauline Dionis Mrs. Margarite German Mrs. Helen Homa Dr. and Mrs. William B. Kory Mr. and Mrs. Michael Malyak Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Nazarik Ms. Zorka Djurdjevic Ms. Nancy Gerzonich Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. Norman Kosanovich Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Malyak Anonymous The Very Rev. and Mrs. Bogdan Djurdjulov Mr. and Mrs. George M. Ghareeb Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Igor Kosin Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mamangakis Mr. and Mrs. James W. Nee Mr. and Mrs. Bogdan Djurdjulov Mrs. Elizabeth Gheleta Ms. Yvonne Homsy Ms. Barbara Kosko Al and Marlene Mamary Archpriest John and Eugenia Nehrebecki Olga Dmytryck The Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Homzik Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. John Mancantelli Mr. and Mrs. David Nelson The Right Rev. Bishop Irinej Joseph F. Gido Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Hontzas Ms. Athena Kotsinos Mr. and Mrs. Apollo J. Manchuk The Rev. and Mrs. Luke Nelson Ms. Carol Dockham Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Gidus The Rev. and Mrs. John Hopko Mr. John K. Kotsonis Mrs. Catherine Mandell Mr. Stephen Nemic Ms. Katherine Dodson The Very Rev. and Mrs. Peter Gillquist Mrs. Mary Horan Mr. and Mrs. George Kotsovolos Mr. George Mangan Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Nescott Miss Mary Dohanich Ms. Barbara Giordano Mr. Alexander Horelik The Reverend and Mrs. Elias Koucos Mr. and Mrs. George T. Manos Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. Mark Doku Mr. and Mrs. Edward Giraro Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Hornish Mr. Igor Koulichkov The Very Rev. and Mrs. Myron Manzuk New Skete Monastery, Cambridge, NY Dominion Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Girko Mrs. Emilia Hramov Mr. and Mrs. James A. Koulogeorge Mr. and Mrs. George Maragakes New York Times Co. Foundation, Inc. Matushka Mary Donahue Father Seraphim and Masha Gisetti Archpriest Dennis M. Hrubiak Dr. John A. Koumoulides Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Maragos Mr. and Ms. Samuel E. Newey Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Donato Mrs. Georgene Gladstone Mr. Nicholas Hubbard Mr. Philip Koury, Jr. Mr. James J. Maras Ms. Annette Newman Mrs. Lydia Dorsey Ms. Veronica Glenn Mrs. Eva Hubiak Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koutsandreas Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Marcetich The Rev. and Mrs. Nicholas Neyman Mr. Ara Dostourian Mrs. Donna M. Gligich Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hudak Anonymous Mr. John M. Marinkov Mr. and Mrs. James Nicholas Miss Diane Dounouk Mr. and Mrs. Roy Glisan Archpriest Edward and Mr. and Mrs. Steven S. Kovalak Mrs. Mamie Marinkov Laura and Leon Nicholas Anonymous Ms. Annie Glowa Matushka Anna Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Kovalycsik Ms. Barbara V. Marino Mr. and Mrs. George Nickson The Right Rev. Paul Doyle Mrs. Emily Glueck Mr. Daryll Hurst Ms. Olga Kowal Mr. and Mrs. Milan Markovich Mr. Boris Nicoloff Mr. and Mrs. George Dragovich Mr. and Mrs. Boris T. Glus Mr. and Mrs. Edward Husson Mrs. Vasiliki Kozaitis Anonymous The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. Clement Nicoloff Ms. June Drake Professor Aaron W. Godfrey Mrs. Irene Hutchison Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Kozak Dr. and Mrs. Albert F. Maruskin Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas Nicoloff Mr. Bruce Draper Mr. Joseph R. Godleski Anonymous Protopresbyter Elias and Mrs. Nada Maruta Mrs. Mara Nicoloff-Benz Mr. Damian Drasher Gregory G. Godun Ms. Marie Hyder Matushka Ann Kozar Mr. Colin P. Masica Mr. Al Niczyporowicz Mr. and Mrs. William A. Dreisbach Mrs. Lew J. Gogol Anonymous John M. Koziol Mr. Gregory J. Mason Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nielsen Dr. and Mrs. George B. Droubie Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goidich Mrs. Susan Hykey Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Kozlakowski Father Michael Massouh Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nikchevich Ms. Rimma Dubinina Mrs. Ann Gola Ms. Susan Hyson Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Kozlov Mr. Charles T. Masterpolis Harry and Jean Nikitin Mrs. Sophie Dubowick Mr. Allen R. Golden Anonymous Anonymous Mrs. Anna Matechak Ms. Tanya Nikituk Mr. Gregory Dudack Mr. and Mrs. Walter Golden Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kral The Rev. and Mrs. George Mathew The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. Paul Nimchek The Very Rev. and Mrs. Gregory Dudash The Very Rev. Igumen Alexander Mr. and Mrs. John Ihnat Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kral The Rev. Deacon Philip Mathew Mr. George R. Nimmer Mr. and Mrs. Oleg N. Dudkin GoodSearch Mr. Peter Ilchuk Mrs. Nina Kraus Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Matiuk Christopher and Suzanne Nolan The Rev. and Mrs. Vitaly Dudkin Anonymous Mr. Vincent Intrivici Mr. and Mrs. John P. Krawchuk Dr. John Matolyak Mr. and Mrs. William Noun The Very Rev. and Mrs. Basil Duesenberry Mr. and Mrs. Boris Gosheff The Rev. and Mrs. Jonathan Ivanoff Anonymous The Very Rev. and Mrs. Michael Matsko Dr. Fred and Lori Nour Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Duffy Mr. Stephen J. Gowers Ms. Janice Jackson Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Matson Mr. and Mrs. John Novak Anonymous Professor Oleg Grabar The Rev. and Mrs. Hans Jacobse The Very Rev. Protopresbyter and Mr. George E. Matsoukas Mr. and Mrs. Michael Novakovic Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Dujmovic’ Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Grabavoy Mrs. Marilyn Jaeger Mrs. Joseph Kreta Mrs. Nancy Matsukis Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Nugent The Very Rev. Archpriest and Mr. John Grabko Mr. and Mrs. Iwan Jakimtschuk Mr. and Mrs. Stan Krezel Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Matthews Nuns of New Skete, Cambridge, NY Mrs. John Dunlop Mr. John Grady Mrs. Alice James Ms. Eugenia Kribales Mr. Phil Mattox Father and Mrs. Radomir Obsenica Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Dupay Anonymous Ms. Catherine Jankovich Mr. and Mrs. Alex Krill, Sr. Mr. Thomas A. Maty Anonymous Mr. Gregory Durniak Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos of Mike and Cathy Jankovich Mrs. Margaret Krill Mr. and Mrs. George Matyczyk Old Friendly Tree Farm Trust Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Dziamba Holy Trinity, Bridgeport, CT Mr. Sam Jankovich The Rev. and Mrs. Nathan Kroll Mr. Leo Matyschsyk Leo Peter O’Filon III Martha Dzubak Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos, Ms. Antoinette Jasinski Mr. Boris Krylov Mr. Paul Matzko The Rev. and Mrs. Gregory O’Leary Deacon Nick and Shirley Dzubay Pensacola, FL Anonymous Anonymous Mrs. Tamara May Mrs. Margaret R. Oleszczuk Anonymous Philip and Elena Green Mr. and Mrs. John S. Jeris Dr. John A. Krynitsky Mr. and Mrs. Steven Mayhugh Ms. Natalia R. Olgiati The Very Rev. and Mrs. John Ealy Mr. Stephen Greenlee Professor Nadja Jernakoff Ms. Mary Ksenyak Sophie Maystrovich Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oliphant Mr. and Mrs. Michel Easa Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Jett Archpriest Alexander and Mrs. Irene Mazanek Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Olsen The Rev. Deacon John Eby Mr. Nicholas Gregoriades The Very Rev. and Mrs. John Jillions Mrs. Natalie Kuchta Mr. and Mrs. Don McAnerney Mrs. Veronica Olynik Brent and Elaine Eckhart Mr. and Mrs. John Gregov Mr. and Mrs. William R. Joa Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Kudlik The Very Rev. and Mrs. R.W. McCandless Omnova Solutions Foundation, Inc. Anonymous Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. Duane Johnson Celia and Sergei Kuharsky Dr. and Mrs. John A. McClung Mr. and Mrs. John Omorean Mr. and Mrs. John Economou Mr. Michael L. Gresh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. Joseph McCormick Dr. and Mrs. Edward D. Onanian Mr. and Mrs. Ken Edgar Mr. and Mrs. John T. Gribb Mr. Kenneth R. Johnson The Very Rev. and Mrs. Jacob Kulp Anonymous Mrs. Martha Onderchanin Dr. Ronald R. Eisner Ms. Kathy Grieb Mrs. Lois Johnson Gloria Woolever Kundrat The Rev. and Mrs. Joel McEachen Anonymous Ms. Anita M. Elaraj Mrs. Marjorie M. Grinko Mr. and Mrs. Philip Johnson Mrs. Albina R. Kunsaw Ms. Irene P. McGregor Mrs. Amelia Opacic Ms. Chrisanne Eleftheriou Mr. and Mrs. John B. Grinstead Ms. Susan B. Jones Mr. Thomas Kurdonik Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. McIntyre and Ed and Jody Oppermann Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ellers Mr. and Mrs. Jack Grisak Archpriest James and Lisha Kuriakose Family Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas I. Orloff Ms. Martha W. Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Grivna Matushka Patricia Jorgenson Mrs. Susanne Kushner Mr. and Mrs. John McIver Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Orlovich, Jr. Anonymous Mr. Alexander Grkovich and Edward and Brenda Joseph Mrs. Irene Kushner-Fiacco Mr. Alexander R. McKechnie Orthodox Council of Churches, Lancaster, PA Reader George Erickson Dr. Ljiljana Kondic-Grkovich Ms. Laura Josephson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kusumi Ms. Maryellen V. McLarnon Mr. and Mrs. Peter Osipenko www.svots.edu 25 Annual Giving Societies_continued THE SVS VINE ANNUAL REPORT FY09

Our Lady of Kazan Skete, Santa Rosa, CA Father Anastasios Pourakis and Family The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. Basil Safchuk Mr. and Mrs. Frank Skubanicz Miss Anna Stepenuk Ms. Kathy Vetter Mrs. Kathryn Owens Priest Barnabas and Mr. George E. Safiol Mrs. Eleanor J. Skuby Mr. and Mrs. David E. Stephens The Rev. Dimitrie Vincent Mr. and Mrs. Serge Ozerov Popadija Elizabeth Powell Reiner and Anca Sailer The Very Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Skvir Mr. Gerald S. Stevens The Very Rev. and Mrs. Alexis Vinogradov The Very Rev. Alexander Padlo Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Larry Skvir Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Stevens Mr. Michael Vlachos Ms. Gerda Padukow Mr. Nikolaus Pradun Mr. Konstantine Sakovich Mr. and Mrs. John Slanta The Very Rev. and Mrs. Mark Stevens Mr. Spyros Vlachos Mr. and Mrs. Leo Paige Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Prentice Mr. Val Sakovich Mrs. Katherine Slanta Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. George Vlandis The Rev. John Paizis Ms. Penny Price Miss Juanita Salamie Mrs. Walter Slanta Mr. David H. Stewart The Vojcanin Family Mr. Walter Palchik Mr. and Mrs. James Prifti Ms. Mary K. Salamy Mrs. Marlene Slavich The Very Rev. and Mrs. Stevo Stojsavljevich Mr. and Mrs. Gregory von Schottenstein Dr. John D. Paliouras Sammy Prim Anonymous Mr. Wajih Sleiman Pastor and Mrs. Donald S. Stone Mrs. Nadine L. Vorburger Mr. and Mrs. Peter Panajoti The Rev. and Mrs. Jonathan Proctor The Most Rev. Metropolitan Philip Mrs. Ann Smerechnak Mr. and Mrs. John R. Stonestreet Mr. and Mrs. George Voronin Dr. and Mrs. Steven Pandelidis Ms. Marianthy Prodes Ms. Rima Saliba Anonymous Mrs. Dianne J. Storheim-Hill Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Vossos Mr. and Mrs. Michael Panek Mr. Alexsandr S. Prodovikov Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Saliba Mr. Charles Smith Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stoyka, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Voynovich Mr. and Mrs. Dan Panshin Mrs. Mary C. Prokurat Paul and Annette Salina The Very Rev. and Mrs. Peter Smith Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Stratton The Rev. Father Alex Vukovich Mrs. Angie Z. Panzoff Mrs. Alexander Pronevich Ms. Jean Sam Mr. and Mrs. Nikolai Sniezko The Rev. and Mrs. John Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Bogdan Vunovich Mr. and Mrs. Nikiforos Papadopoulos Protecting Veil of the Theotokos Orthodox Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Leon J. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Strouthides Mr. and Mrs. John B. Waggoner Dr. Aristotle Papanikolaou Community, Anchorage, AK Mr. and Mrs. Victor Samaha Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stubblefield Mr. Mark and Mrs. Elisabeth Wagschal Mr. and Mrs. Leandros Papathanasiou The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. John Protopapas Dr. William A. Samsonoff Mr. and Mrs. John Sobarnia Julie Studentzoff The Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Wainwright The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Pappas Mr. and Mrs. Nick Provenzano Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Sandru Anonymous Ms. Rose Sulima The Rev. Albert Walton Mrs. Helene A. Pappas Prudential Foundation Anonymous Anonymous The Very Rev. Basil Summer Mr. Eugene Waluschka Ms. Lilly Pappas Mr. John Prymak Mr. Steven Sarafian Mr. Louis E. Sokach Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Sutyak Mr. Dimitry Wanda Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Pappas Ms. Yevgeniya Przhebelskaya Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sarantis Mrs. Olga Sokich Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Svojse Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Warbel Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Pappas Anonymous Mr. Jack Sarris The Rev. and Mrs. Nicholas Solak Mr. Nicholas J. Swenson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ward Mrs. Pete J. Pappas Anonymous Ms. Evelyn A. Sasko The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. Seraphim Solof Mr. William Swor Ms. Catharine Wason The Rev. Theodore Paraskevopoulos Professor Harry J. Psomiades Mr. Shane Sauer Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sysak Maria Soukhanova Watson Dr. and Mrs. Dimitrios A. Pardalis Mr. and Mrs. Yuri Pugachev Ms. Yovanka Savich Mr. and Mrs. Ted Solomon Father Tiberius Szeles Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Florence Purdes Mrs. Nancy K. Savisky Ms. Rose Soncarato Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Szymaniak The Rev. and Mrs. William Weaver Ms. Rena Parkus Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. John Sawchuk The Very Rev. and Mrs. George Sondergaard Ms. Corin Tablis Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Weber Mrs. Athanasia N. Parlapanides Mr. Oleg Pushchin Father Paul and Patty Schellbach The Rev. and Ms. Stephen Soot Ms. Shirley Tabor Mr. Joseph R. Weeks The Very Rev. and Mrs. James Parsells Archpriest Paul and Virginia Pyrch Dr. Nicolas Schidlovsky and Family Anonymous Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Weger Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Parthenakis Mr. and Mrs. William Pysh The Rev. Mircea Schirta Ms. Dianne Sorrell Dr. and Mrs. Dana Talley Anonymous Mr. Paul Paserba Elia and Jacob Qushair Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schmidt, Jr. Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tampary Archimandrite Vladimir (Wendling) Mr. and Mrs. Leo C. Pashos Mr. and Mrs. George Radanovic The Very Rev. and Mrs. Paul Schneirla Mr. and Mrs. James Spencer The Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Tandilashvili Ms. Eleanor West Ms. Beatrice Pask Mr. and Mrs. Leo Radionoff Dr. and Mrs. Allan H. Scholl Monk Christopher Sprecher Anonymous Father Timothy and Rebecca West Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Passaris Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Schutt Mrs. Mary Sprintz Mrs. Phyllis A. Tarasovich Mr. and Mrs. Donald Westerman Ms. Lillian N. Patellis Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John Schwebach Mrs. Anna Sremcevic Ms. Olga Tarasuk The Rev. and Mrs. David Wey Sophie Paterakis Mr. Spiros Raftis Mr. Joseph C. Scott SS. Constantine & Helen Cathedral, Dr. Paul E. Tarasuk The Rev. and Mrs. Paul Weyrich Ms. Gari Paticopoulos The Rev. Father Athanasius Ragheb The Very Rev. and Mrs. Olof Scott Richmond, VA Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tarbay Mrs. Anita J. Whalley Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Patiuk Mr. William Raizor Mr. and Mrs. James L. Scovel SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Mr. Nickola P. Tarpoff Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wheeler Ms. Toula Patros Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sedor Terryville, CT The Rev. and Mrs. Michael Tassos Ms. Marjorie A. White Mr. Ciprian Patrulescu Ms. Helen Ramsay Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sedor SS. Cyril and Methody Church, Mr. and Mrs. George J. Tatakis Mr. and Mrs. John A. Yalch Mr. and Mrs. David Patton Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sedor Granite City, IL Arlene and George Tatusko Anonymous Patricia Ann Pavelchak Mrs. Karen S. Raydo Ms. Mary Seiss SS. Markella & Demetrios Church, Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Wilson The Very Rev. Dennis and Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Razook, II Mr. Evgeny Semonchuk Fort Walton Beach, FL Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Wilson Jeanie Pavichevich Mr. Mark Readle Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Senio SS. Martha & Mary Altar Society, Ms. Valerie A. Taylor Mrs. Christine Witnik Mr. Yani Pavlidis The Rev. Demetrios Recachinas Mr. Nicholas Senopoulos Paramus, NJ The Very Rev. and Mrs. John Teebagy Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Pavlik Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Michael Serko, Jr. St. Andrew Church, Baltimore, MD Mr. and Mrs. Ken Telles Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. James P. Reduto Ms. Roxanne Serletis St. Athanasius Orthodox Church, Goleta, CA Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Terzakis Archpriest Thaddeus and Mrs. Karen Wojcik Mr. and Mrs. John Pawlik The Very Rev. and Mrs. Michael Regan Mr. William S. Serletis St. Cyprian Of Carthage Orthodox Church, Dr. and Mrs. Theodore S. Thamel Mr. and Mrs. Tony Wolk The Rev. and Mrs. Lewis Payne Ms. Star S. Regopoulos The Rev. Federico Serra-Lima Richmond, VA The Rublev Foundation Women’s Council of Eastern Orthodox Dr. George and Elaine Pazin Mr. and Mrs. David Reimund Anonymous St. Dimitrie Ladies Auxiliary, Bridgeport, CT Ms. Mitzi Theo Christian Churches, Trumbull, CT Mrs. Anastasia Pecevich Michael J. Rench Mr. and Mrs. James N. Shadid St. George Church, Norwood, MA Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Thetford The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Woodhall Very Rev. Dr. Edward Pehanich The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Rentel Ms. Nina Shafran St. George Church, Troy, MI Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. James Woolley Mr. and Mrs. Steve R. Pelak Dr. and Mrs. Nikola Resanovic Mr. and Mrs. Elias Shaheen St. George Ladies Society, Arlington, VA Mr. Thomas Thornton Mr. and Mrs. David Bryan Wooten Anonymous Anonymous Fr. Fred and Kh. Michelle Shaheen St. Gregory the Theologian Church, Three Christian Rites Mrs. Ann Worobey Mr. and Mrs. Clemente Penco The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. Edward Reta Anonymous Wappingers Falls, NY Anonymous Mrs. Andrew Woronovich The Rev. Michael Penfield Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Rhenish Mr. and Mrs. Boris Shalygin St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church, Mary E. Tinney Anonymous Mrs. Tatiana Penkrat Mrs. Anne Riabov Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Shanbour Lake Worth, FL Miss Dianne Tkach Father Victor and Mr. Harold A. Peponis Mr. and Mrs. John N. Riasanovsky Mrs. Helen M. Shancey St. Jacob of Alaska Mission, Archpriest John and Matushka Ivanna Wronskyi Mr. and Mrs. Alex Perakis Dr. and Mrs. Walter Richar Ms. Olga Shaneff Northfield Falls, VT Matushka Mary Tkachuk Anonymous Mr. John Peregrim Anonymous Mrs. Catherine Shank St. John Chrysostom Mission, Louisville, CO Mr. Andrew Tocimak Mr. Theodore Wynnyk Mr. Steven Perez The Rev. Deacon Saed Rihani Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shannon St. John the Baptist Church, Passaic, NJ Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Tolbert Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Xanthopoulos Mr. and Mrs. Anastasios Perlegis Mrs. Mary Riordan Mrs. Marion Shark St. John’s Ladies Auxiliary, San Diego, CA Professor and Mrs. Vladimir Tolstoy Mr. George Xikis Anonymous Archpriest Ernesto and Madrecita Marta Mrs. Olga Sharko St. Katherine Philoptochos Society, Re- Ms. Mary Tomaras Ms. Marie L. Yanowsky The Rev. and Mrs. Tim Perry Rios The Rev. Stephen Sharman dondo Beach, CA Anonymous Mr. Wilson A. Yared The Reverend Ralph and Mr. and Mrs. George Ristvey Dr. and Mrs. Leon Sheean St. Luke Church, McLean, VA Rajka and Mladomir Tomic Miss Anna Yaremko Dr. Birgitta Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Ritchie Anonymous Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Salem Toney Ms. Cynthia Yaroshoff Mr. and Mrs. Milo Petric Mrs. Patricia Rittman Mr. and Mrs. James F. Shemas St. Mark Church, Bethesda, MD Dr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Tonjes Mr. Douglas Yates and Ms. Sharon Burkett Mr. Theodore D. Petro Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Roach Anonymous St. Mary’s O Club #94, Minneapolis, MN Mrs. Anna Topougis The Very Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Yavornitzky Anonymous Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Larry R. Sherman St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral Women’s The Very Rev. Rodney Torbic Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. York The Rev. and Mrs. Dragan Petrovic Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shetlers Club, Minneapolis, MN Mr. and Mrs. David Tosi Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Younes Mrs. Margaret Petty Ms. Sylva Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shillo St. Michael Orthodox Church, Kasigluk, AK Mr. Michael E. Toth Anonymous Thomas John Petty Mr. and Mrs. James Rocco The Very Rev. and Mrs. John Shimchick St. Nicholas Church, Pittsfield, MA Ms. Marion Transue Mr. and Mrs. Emad Youssef Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Pezzuto Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Shiptenko St. Nicholas Church, Salem, MA Trappist Monks, Holland, Manitoba Mrs. Nadia Yovanovitch Pfizer Foundation Ms. Charlotte Rodziewicz Mr. Alexander R. Shott St. Nicholas Church, Auburn, NY Mrs. Mary Travis Ms. Barbara Yurchuk Pharmacia & Upjohn Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rogers Reverend John and Dominica Shunda St. Nicholas Church, Whitestone, NY The Rev. and Mrs. Rastko Trbuhovich Rev. Madeline Zabawsky Philadelphia Orthodox Christian The Very Rev. Daniel and Mrs. Kaliope Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Shupenko, Jr. St. Nicholas Church, Philadelphia, PA The Rev. and Mrs. Demetrios Treantafeles Mr. Bernard Zablocki Clergy Brotherhood Rohan Ms. Mary P. Shwahla St. Nicholas Ladies Society, Jamestown, NY Mrs. Olga Trembath Anonymous Ms. Rinsy Philip Mr. and Mrs. Michael Romanchik Mr. and Mrs. George L. Sigalos St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Mogadore, Ms. Nadia Trimmer Ms. Kathryn Zahirsky Mr. and Ms. William B. Phillips Dr. J. Romanczuk Syl Sijan OH Mr. Dean S. Tripodes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Zaine Ms. Kathryn A. Piccard Ms. Beatrice Rooney Ms. Eleana Silk St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church, In- Dr. and Mrs. Michael Tsapos Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zarras The Very Rev. Ezra Pickup, Jr. Nina K. Roshetar Ms. Carolyn Silva dianapolis, IN Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Tschanz Mr. and Mrs. Russell Zawoysky Mr. Wesley Pierce Mr. and Mrs. George Ross Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Simaku St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church, Ms. Angeleke Tsiribas-Sansalone Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Zdrale The Very Rev. and Mrs. John Pierce Mr. Timothy Rossi Mr. Angelo Simaku and Mrs. Patrice Romeo Oberlin, PA Mr. and Mrs. Gus Tsottles Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zekios Anonymous Mrs. JoAnn Rossman Anonymous St. Raphael Orthodox Mission, Quincy, IL Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Turcola Mr. and Mrs. Nicholai Zelneronok The Rev. and Mrs. Nicholas Pilavas Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rossy Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Simon St. Sophia Church, Bethel, AK Mr. and Mrs. George J. Tzangas Mrs. Natalie Zelubowski Mr. George Pilipovich Mr. Robert H. Roth Dr. and Mrs. David Simon St. Stephen Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA Ms. Victoria Ursa Mrs. Mary Zemanik Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pinchot James and Regina Roum Mr. and Mrs. Eli G. Simon, Jr. St. Stephen’s Orthodox Catholic Fellow- Ms. JoAnne Uzelac Ms. Lidia Zemlanicky Mrs. Vera Pirocanac Dr. John C. Rouman Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Simon ship, Swarthmore, PA Mr. John T. Valauri and Ms. Mary F. Valauri Dr. Tikey Zes The Rev. and Mrs. John Pirozzi Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Rubis Anonymous St. Stephens Women’s Society, Philadel- Mr. Thomas J. Valedes Miss Martha Zewan Mr. and Mrs. James E. Pitra The Rev. Deacon and Mrs. Gregory Rubis Mr. Marek G. Simon phia, PA Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ziats Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Plake Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Simon Anonymous Anonymous Mrs. Paulina Zibley Johanna Pleska Mr. and Mrs. William A. Rusinak Ms. Swietlana Sinkiewicz Ms. Nina Ssinegurski Anonymous Mrs. Peter J. Zikos Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Poe Mr. Michael Rusinko Mrs. Harriet Sioles Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stanish Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Van Sickle Mr. Peter Zill The Very Rev. and Mrs. Vadim Pogrebniak Dr. and Mrs. Walter Rusnak Mrs. Helen Siry Mr. and Mrs. George H. Stansbury, III Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vangeloff Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Gury Poletajev Mrs. Melanie G. Russell Sisters of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Anonymous Ms. Elizabeth L. Vanlandingham The Rev. and Mrs. Elias Ziton Mr. and Mrs. George N. Politis Mr. Joseph Russian Clayton, WI Mr. and Mrs. Peter Starr Matushka Fran Vansuch The Rev. and Mrs. Milan Zobenica Mrs. Olga Poloukhine The Right Rev. Romanos Russo Mrs. Joan A. Sitaras-Pantelis Mr. Paul V. Staszewsky George and Jennie Vasil Mr. Joe Zralik Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Poltrone Mr. and Mrs. Wade E. Saadi, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sivanich Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Staursky Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Vasilas Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zubek Mrs. Eugenia Pomerantzeff Mr. and Mrs. Yacoub Saba Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Skaff Anonymous Dr. Emmanuel C. Vasilomanolakis Anonymous Mr. Marwan Sabbouh Mr. Richard Skaff, Sr. Ms. Juliann Steck Mr. Edward Veal Ms. Elena L. Popescu Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Trifon N. Skiadas Mr. and Mrs. John Stefero Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Zoran Popovich Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Paul Skiba Archpriest John W. and Denise Stefero Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Richard Popovici Ms. Nancy Sabol Mrs. Eugenia Skibitsky Ms. Olga Stefero The Very Rev. and Mrs. David Vernak Mr. and Mrs. John Poseluzny Dr. and Mrs. Elie Y. Sadik Mrs. Vera Skopic The Very Rev. Archimandrite Pitirim Ms. Karen Vernak Mrs. Eleanor Potocnik Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Sady Mrs. Ellen K. Skowronek Anonymous The Rev. and Mrs. Luke Veronis Fifi Poulos The Very Rev. and Mrs. Gregory Safchuk Mr. and Mrs. John Skrobat Mr. and Mrs. Igor Stepanoff-Dargery Mr. and Mrs. Alex Veros

SVS Project Wish List FY2010 THANK YOU CURRENT WISH LIST Last year, a number of our donors responded to our published FY 2009 Wish List that With full enrollment and an aging campus consisting of 12 acres and 18 buildings, our Donations may be sponsored by an individual, parish, or lay organization, or a group earmarked gifts against needed projects. We received donations to fund student needs are still great. St Vladimir’s Seminary is committed to protect the health and safety of friends. For further information on any of these projects contact Fr. Chad Hatfield, scholarships; to install high grade commercial carpet in the North Dorm and the hallway of our students and to fund programs that enrich student life. Your donations will greatly 914-961-8313 ext 339, [email protected] or Mr. Theodore Bazil, ext 329, in the Women’s Annex Dorm; to underwrite the annual Father Alexander Schmemann improve the quality of campus life and insure that the work of the Seminary will conti nue [email protected] in our Office of Institutional Advancement. Memorial Lecture; to plant new trees around the campus; to purchase of one full set each to prosper. Please be assured that your gift will be appropriately earmarked to match your of diaconal and priestly vestments; to cap the chapel stairs with sturdy tile; and to make interest in one or more of the following projects: a down-payment to replace the chapel façade.

DONATIONS CONTRIBUTION PROJECT TARGET AVAILABLE AMOUNT DESCRIPTION AREA One $30,000 Installation of new energy efficient boiler and controls North Dorm, single and married student housing One $26,000 Purchase of 7-passenger mini van Administrative, faculty, staff, & student transportation One $15,000 Replacement of leaky roof and gutters Administrative offices and classrooms One $10,000 Commission and installation of new mosaic icon on the front entrance of the seminary chapel Three Hierarchs Chapel UNLIMITED $10,000 Funding of one full-year student scholarship Seminarians in degree and certificate programs One $7,000 Installation of additional insulation for energy efficiency and suitability North Dorm, single and married student housing Five $1,000 Underwriting of admission to cultural events in NYC, usually unaffordable to seminarians Seminarians and their families One $5,000 Underwriting of an annual catered dinner, just prior to the Great Fast Seminarians and their families One $2,000 Underwriting of the annual acquisition of new books SVS Library Permanent Collection Nine $1,500 Replacement of 8-year old student computers & monitors SVS Library Reading Room One $1,500 Underwriting of an annual visit by a seasoned spiritual elder, to speak about spiritual formation Seminarians and campus community Nine $1,300 Commission the fabrication of a set of priestly vestments Three Hierarchs Chapel clergy Fifteen $900 Patching and painting of student apartments Married student housing Ten $600 Replace 10 original windows with energy-efficient units Germack Building

26 St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary St.Vladimir’s Sminary Stewards Annual Giving Societies_continued

In grateful recognition of 20 or more years of steady financial support, the Seminary Freely you have received, freely give. (Matthew 10.8) has established the St. Vladimir’s Seminary Stewards Donor Society. We thank the members listed in this lifetime giving society for their consistent loyalty.

Consecutive Years Report 9/28/2009

The Very Reverend and Mrs. Michael Abdelahad 27 John M. Koziol 24 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Alexandrovich 24 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kral 20 Mrs. Helen S. Allen 24 Mrs. Natalie Krueger 24 Archpriest Gabriel and Matushka Helen Ashie 28 Dr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Kubina 22 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baca 20 Archpriest Sergius and Faith Kuharsky 24 Mrs. Olga Bahleda 31 Irene Kushner-Fiacco and Anthony J. Fiacco 24 The Reverend Protodeacon and Mrs. Joseph Balkunowa 24 Mr. and Mrs. George Kwoka, Sr. 24 Mrs. Mary Ballin 24 Mrs. Tanya Kwoka 24 Mr. and Mrs. Serge Barna 24 Miss Dorothy P. Laskovich 24 Mrs. Pauline Barnowsky 23 Mr. Paul Laskovich 23 Ms. Pauline Bartko 24 The Very Reverend and Mrs. Paul Lazor 24 Dr. Maha K. Bassila 23 John and Barbara Leschisin 24 Dr. Angelina S. Batillas 24 Preoteasa Betty Jane Limbeson 24 Mr. Lindy E. Bayouth 25 Dr. George Lodoly 24 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bazil 24 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lopukhin 24 Archpriest Steven and Matushka Deborah Belonick 25 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lukanich 22 The Very Reverend and Mrs. Vladimir Berzonsky 24 Mr. and Mrs. George H. Lutz 24 Anonymous 24 Mr. and Mrs. Anwar Maalouf 23 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Bobrovsky 33 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Malyak 24 Miss Anna Bolash 27 The Very Reverend and Mrs. Myron Manzuk 35 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Booriakin 30 Subdeacon and Mrs. Paul T. Maty 24 Anonymous 24 Sophie Maystrovich 24 Matushka Nadine E. Brown 24 Anonymous 27 Dr. Michael J. Brunda 22 Mr. and Mrs. William McKinney 24 Mr. George Bursan 24 The Reverend Deacon Joseph and Matushka Nancy K. Mell 23 George Butchko, Jr. 24 Mr. John A. Memorich 25 Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Chila 24 Mrs. Marie Meyendorff 24 Christ The Saviour Church - Harrisburg, PA 24 Dr. and Mrs. Fredrick Milkie 24 Dr. and Mrs. John P. Chupinsky 24 Mr. and Mrs. Zoran Milkovich 24 Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Cross, Jr. 24 The Reverend and Mrs. Catalin Mitescu 23 Mr. Charles B. Csernica 24 Anonymous 24 Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Culton 24 Mr. William D. Moore 21 Mr. George Cvijic 22 Mr. and Mrs. Basil Moschowsky 24 Mr. and Mrs. Serge Daniels 24 Mrs. Anna Nakulak 24 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Daschuk 24 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Nescott 24 Mrs. Sophie Datz 24 Mr. and Mrs. George Nickson 22 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander E. Deeb 22 The Reverend Deacon and Mrs. Paul Nimchek 29 Mr. and Mrs. Rex Denkmann 32 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas I. Orloff 24 Anonymous 24 Orthodox Council of Churches - Lancaster, PA 23 Mrs. Mary N. Dibs 34 Mrs. Irene Ostapenko 21 Mr. and Mrs. Bogdan Djurdjulov 22 Mr. Walter Palchik 24 Miss Mary Dohanich 29 Mrs. Pete J. Pappas 22 Joseph and Therese Domanick 24 Dr. and Mrs. Dimitrios A. Pardalis 23 Mr. Damian Drasher 24 Mr. and Mrs. George D. Patterson 24 Mr. and Mrs. David Drillock 24 Mrs. Catherine Paulasack 24 Mrs. Pauline Driscoll 24 Patricia Ann Pavelchak 23 Dr. and Mrs. George B. Droubie 20 Mrs. Anastasia Pecevich 22 Ms. Barbara Dubivsky 24 Anonymous 24 Deacon Nick and Shirley Dzubay 24 Mrs. Eugenia Pomerantzeff 24 The Very Reverend and Mrs. John Ealy 33 Mr. and Mrs. Leo Radionoff 24 Dr. Frank and Dr. Edna Elkouri 24 Mr. Nicholas Ressetar 23 Father Michael and Laila Ellias 24 Professor and Ms. Nicholas Riasanovsky 24 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Faber 22 The Very Reverend Daniel and Mrs. Kaliope Rohan 29 Mr. and Mrs. Warren Farha 20 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Romanchik 20 Mr. and Mrs. George P. Fatse 24 Nina K. Roshetar 24 Mrs. Mary Fedoronko 24 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Rusinak 24 Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA) 22 Mr. Konstantine Sakovich 24 Dr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Ferris 20 Mrs. Musya Sakovich 24 Mr. and Mrs. Fredric Fetkowitz 23 Mr. Stanley Sakowych 24 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Filak 24 Miss Juanita Salamie 24 Mr. Albert Foundos 24 Ms. Mary K. Salamy 24 Mr. George F. Freije 21 Mr. and Mrs. Victor Samaha 24 Agnes P. Fryntzko 32 Mr. and Mrs. John Schwebach 20 Mr. Thomas A. Galioto 24 The Very Reverend and Mrs. Olof Scott 24 The Very Reverend and Mrs. Alexander Garklavs 24 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sedor 26 Brian and Marilyn Gerich 24 The Very Reverend and Mrs. Paul Shafran 24 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Giraro 24 Mr. Thomas Shakun 21 Ms. Annie Glowa 24 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Shanbour 31 Mrs. Valentina Gogol 27 Mrs. Marion Shark 24 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Grabavoy 23 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Simaku 21 Mr. Paul Gromosiak 23 Mrs. Joan A. Sitaras-Pantelis 25 Mrs. Frank M. Guba 28 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sklarsky 24 Mr. John M. Hakulin 24 Mrs. Frank Skubanicz 24 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Hanchar 21 Mrs. Eleanor J. Skuby 24 Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Holmes 23 Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Skvir 22 The Very Reverend Thomas and Anne Hopko 21 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Slota 24 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hudak 26 Mr. and Mrs. Leon J. Snyder 24 Dr. Robert and Dr. Olga Hughes 37 St. John the Baptist Church - Passaic, NJ 24 Ms. Irene Hutchison 29 Archpriest John W. and Denise Stefero 22 Ms. Irene Itina 24 Miss Anna Stepenuk 24 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Jadick 24 Mr. William Swor 22 Mr. Kenneth R. Johnson 24 Arlene and George Tatusko 24 Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Junda 24 The Trustees of Ivan Koulaieff Education Fund 24 Dr. Lila J. Kalinich 24 Mr. Michael E. Toth 24 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kasmer 24 Georgia B. Toumbakis 24 Mr. Nicholas Kayganich 24 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vangeloff 24 Dr. Veselin Kesich 24 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Voynovich 21 Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Klischer 24 Mr. Dimitry Wanda 34 Ms. Lisa A. Klischer 24 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Warbel 24 Mrs. Theodora Kobbs 22 The Reverend Deacon John and Evangeline Zarras 28 The Very Rev. and Mrs. Michael Koblosh 37 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ziats 31 Anonymous 32 The Very Rev. and Mrs. Paul Ziatyk 24 Dr. Demos Kontos and Dr. Christine Kontos-Gabrielides 21 Mr. Peter Zill 24 The Very Reverend and Mrs. Stephen Kopestonsky 24 Mrs. Ann H. Zinzel 24 Protopresbyter Elias and Matushka Ann Kozar 22 Mr. Mitchell and Mrs.Violet Zunich 24

www.svots.edu 27 Married Student Housing THE SVS VINE ANNUAL REPORT FY09

LAKESIDE MARRIED STUDENT APARTMENTS

“When the Seminary told us about their married student accommodations, we were thrilled. And, when we saw the student apartments, we were even more impressed.

The Lakeside Married PROJECT TOTALS Student Apartments allow our family to be fully + A PLACE TO LAY THEIR HEADS… Construction Costs: $6,061,000 involved in the Seminary’s Construction Loan: $3,500,000 daily life—which is great LIKE OUR LORD JESUS in the Gospel account, Our Mission Contributions: $3,785,000 preparation for our future many of our entering students come to us “with- out a place to lay their heads” (Luke 9: 58) Our mission at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, since Mortgage Due: $3,453,939 as a clergy family.” They’ve given up their homes, careers, 1938, has been to educate men and women for and personal ambitions to heed the call to leadership in the Church. This is accomplished Your gift will go directly to pay down the serve the Orthodox Church. They’ve re- through our fully accredited graduate degree mortgage principal and free up $500,000 —Rev. Deacon Andrew Cuneo sponded to the call of God to spread the gospel programs, practical training, common worship, in valuable interest revenue over the next & Family of Jesus Christ, and have landed on the spiritual guidance, community living, and the four years, to be used for student scholar- doorstep of our seminary to receive the proper faithful service of our distinguished faculty ships and new instruction programs. training to do so. and graduates.

“As part of our annual operating budget we are faced with debt service in the amount of $500,000 on the Lakeside Married Student Apartment buildings. This includes annual interest of $125,000 and principal payments of $375,000. The impor- tance of retiring this debt cannot be understated. Funding of the debt service comes directly from donations to our annual fund, reducing the amount that is available for student scholarships and new instructional +…A PLACE TO PRACTICE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY LIFE programs. Retirement of the Lakeside Mortgage will not only free up funds Our Challenge However, at the turn of this century, we Because of such hardships, we made a for students and programs, but will found we could not house all such students commitment to share the financial and human assure the long-term financial health Student demographics have changed over the who wished to enroll. In 2000 we were able to burden of our students being denied on-cam- of St. Vladimir’s as it continues last decade. Older students with spouses and provide appropriate on-campus housing for pus accommodations. The Seminary subsi- to serve future generations of children are applying, being accepted, and en- only 17 married students and their families. dized as much as $165,000 in rents over a Orthodox faithful.”— rolling into seminary degree programs. These Other married students that did attend could two-year period to enable our off-campus mar- more mature students have been a blessing to not be housed on campus. These students had ried students to live nearby. the Orthodox Church and have added steadily grave difficulty in renting suitable and afford- — Melanie Ringa, to the ranks of Orthodox clergy and lay leaders. able housing near the Seminary. Associate Chancellor for Finance

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+…A PLACE TO GROW IN SPIRIT

Despite our caring and courageous efforts to provide every student a home, it was clear that our seminarians were missing the advantages of living on campus and sharing fully in community life.

Your Opportunity

The construction of the Lakeside Married Stu- dent Apartments project has posed a great challenge to our financial resources. To under- take and complete the project, for the first time in history, the Seminary had to borrow $3.5 million against assets. All previous capital projects had been achieved either by upfront gifts or very small loans. Although $3,785,000 million dollars has already been raised and committed to this project, primarily through the generous lead Our Solution donations of our Board of Trustees, the princi- pal and interest payments for this project for In 2002 our Board of Trustees took a bold and the next four years amount to approximately courageous step—authorizing the planning $500,000 per year. and eventual construction of two 9-unit apart- The current budget is greatly challenged ment buildings on 3.5 acres of seminary- by this debt service—particularly in light of owned undeveloped property. The the historic declines in the financial markets. construction of these 18 units along Crest- In order to insure the future of St. Vladimir’s, LAKESIDE APARTMENTS FACTS wood Lake more than doubled our married it is vital for those who love and pray for this student housing capacity; the Seminary now venerable, God-blessed school to come forward has 35 full apartment units and three studio and take this opportunity to make a financial apartments on campus. The 3.5 acres of now sacrifice like so many generous donors have developed land includes a new roadway, com- done over the years. mon community space, and 36 parking spaces. Since completion, all 18 units in Lakeside Apartments Each 13,000 SF building consists of six 2-bedroom apartments, three 3-bedroom Your Gift have been fully occupied. apartments, and two common rooms for chil- dren’s recreation and community activities. Your gift will go directly to pay down the The Seminary now can house 38 married student The completion of the Lakeside Married mortgage principal, and free up over $500,000 Student Apartments enhances our community in valuable interest revenue payout over the families on its campus. and allows each married student to fully share next four years, which can be used for student in the rich academic, liturgical, communal, and scholarship and new instruction programs. social life attained only by living on campus. Your pledge will greatly help assure the The buildings are a great success. From long-term financial heath and viability of Prior to the completion of Lakeside Apartments, the the time of completion in 2006, each building St. Vladimir’s to serve future generations of has been fully occupied. Over the last three Orthodox faithful. Seminary spent $165,000 to subsidize off-campus years, 18 additional married students have had The Seminary is fully committed to con- rental units for its large married student population. the opportunity to live on campus while they tinue its seventy-one year legacy of service to attend the Seminary. Many have now gradu- the Orthodox Church. Please help us fulfill that ated, received ordination, and taken parishes. commitment with your generous support. I www.svots.edu 29 Married Student Housing THE SVS VINE ANNUAL REPORT FY09

“Married student housing LAKESIDE APARTMENTS FIGURES is a crucial element in spiritual formation at Two 13,000 SF buildings were constructed between 2002–2006 St. Vladimir’s. Students learn how Each building has six 2-bedroom 1,100 SF units and three 3-bedroom 1,300 SF units to live and work within a Each building has a common study / community room and a common children’s recreational room close Christian community, bearing one another’s 3.5 acres of property were developed, with new underground utilities and sewer and storm drainage burdens and shouldering 36 additional parking spaces and an emergency roadway were built their own crosses.” 1.5 acres of additional improved property are now available for further needed construction —Very Rev. Steven J. Belonick, Associate Dean for Student Affairs

+…A PLACE YOU CAN PROVIDE

To contribute to the Lakeside Married Student Apartments Project contact:

MR. THEODORE BAZIL Associate Chancellor for Advancement, CFRM 914-961-8313 ext 329 [email protected]

Please make contributions payable to St. Vladimir’s Seminary with the memo line Lakeside Married Student Apartments and mail to:

ST. VLADIMIR’S SEMINARY 575 Scarsdale Road Yonkers, New York 10707-1659

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LAKESIDE MARRIED STUDENT APARTMENTS PROJECT DETAILS

$145,000 I Fundraising: $235,000 $235,000 I Professional Fees/Permits: $485,000 $5,196,000 I $485,000 Construction/Site Development: $5,196,000 I Furnishings: $145,000

Project Cost

Fundraising $235,000 Professional Fees/Permits $485,000 Construction/Site Development $5,196,000 Furnishings $145,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST $6,061,000

Revenue Balance

Original Construction Loan $3,500,000 Contributions $3,785,000 Total Revenue $7,285,000 Less Project Cost ($6,061,000)* SHOWN IN PIE CHART TOTAL REVENUE BALANCE $1,224,000 * DISBURSED IN P & I AND REFINANCING

Mortgage Balance

P&I FYlO $400,137 P&I FYll $518,739 P&I FYl2 $2,550,071 P&I FY13 $3,956,927 TOTAL MORTGAGE BALANCE $3,453,939 * AS OF JUNE 30, 2009

"In the past the Seminary normally drew out $800,000 to $900,000 annually from our endowment. Out of that St. Vladimir’s Seminary operates on a model of fiscal amount, $300,000 would be distributed for student transparency and financial accountability. Please view scholarships and around $600,000 would be used for the Seminary’s financial documents, including our programs in the annual budget. Because of the economic Financial Statements and Auditor’s Reports from downturn in FY09, however, the value of the Seminary 2002–2008 at www.svots.edu. endowment dropped by $2.8 million. The impact on our yearly e ndowment draw has been drastic: interest earnings on the endowment have dried up and we are restricted from drawing on the principal. Moreover, we anticipate a continuing shortfall on income from our endowment for the next 4 years of $150,000 to $250,000 annually."

— Theodore Bazil, Associate Chancellor for Advancement, CFRM

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