The beginning of the 2009-10 academic year at Holy Trinity Seminary coincided this year with the beginning of the Church year, “Indiction”. On Monday, September 14th, a supplicatory moleben took place following Divine Liturgy led by Archimandrite Luke, the Rector of Holy Trinity Seminary, and assisted by seminarians, teachers and all the faithful who prayed for a blessed and prosperous school and Church year.

The official greeting took place on Friday, September 18th. Archimandrite Luke and Protodeacon Vladimir Tsurikov, the Seminary’s Dean, greeted the student body in the seminary hall. During the meeting with the students, Fr. Luke offered the students his recommendations for a successful stay at the seminary, and stressed the importance of active involvement in the liturgical life of the monastery.

After the singing of "It is truly meet", Fr. Luke blessed the new seminarians to wear the cassock and belt. New students arrived at HTS, as in the past, from different parts of the world. From the United States, George Hammond, Marcus Hauf, and Peter Markevich joined the student body, Novice Denis Nikoloski was accepted from Australia, Alexander Zatravkin and Felix Lubnin have arrived from Russia to study, and Igor Grytsyna came from the Ukraine.

The new academic year has also seen several changes in the Seminary’s faculty. English as a Second Language as well as English Composition will now be taught by Kathleen McCann Klaiber. The Very Reverend Fr. George Dragas from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary in Brookline, MA, will be teaching Eastern Orthodox monasticism and Principles of Orthodoxy.

HTS is also glad to welcome its own graduates to the faculty – Sergei Jakubov will teach Comparative Theology, Novice Georgii Kaplanov will revive the teaching of Psychology at HTS, and Vladimir Davydov has been assigned to lead Church Music, both in 1st and 2nd year.

A new year of study, obedience and prayer thus began at Holy Trinity Seminary.

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