On Tuesday evening, March 19/31, after the conclusion of Great Compline, His Grace Bishop Luke preformed seven monastic tonsures at Holy Trinity Monastery, including four into the Angelic (lesser) Schema, and advancing three novices to the status of Rassophore Monks.

As has become the custom in recent years, with the blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas, the Eastern American Diocese held the Lenten clergy retreat for the northern portion of the diocese at Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary in Jordanville from Monday to Wednesday of the week following the 3rd Sunday of the Great Fast - the Sunday of the Cross. This year, the retreat took place between March 16-18.

Preparations for the Academic Conference Marking the Centennial of the German Diocese Are Underway.

On February 2/15, the Great Feast of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple and the Sunday of the Last Judgement, Archimandrite Michael (Crowley) was consecrated at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY as the Bishop of Boston, Vicar of the Diocese of New York and Eastern America.

Seminary’s Patronal Feast of the Three Hierarchs and the Great Feast of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple will include two Episcopal Consecrations; Schedule announced (courtesy of the EAD)

Directive from His Eminence, NICHOLAS, Metropolitan of New York and Eastern America, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia:

This was sent to all parish rectors in the EAD instructing them to hold a plate collection to benefit the Seminary.

Holy Trinity Seminary releases annual report for 2025.

On behalf of His Grace, Bishop Luke, Dean Nicolas Schidlovsky, the administration, faculty, staff, and seminarians, we extend a BIG THANK YOU to our many generous benefactors for supporting the Jordanville Seminary Annual Fund, both for Giving Tuesday itself, as well as during the recent overall 2025 Year-End Appeal!

On July 17-18, His Grace, Bishop Luke of Syracuse made an Archpastoral visit to the parish of the Venerable New Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth in Rocky Hill, NJ to celebrate the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy for the parish’s patronal feast day.

On December 6/19, 2024, the feast of St Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra and Lycia, the Wonderworker, the entire seminary and monastery community in Jordanville congratulated Protodeacon Victor Lochmatow (HTOS ’67) on the milestone of the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the Holy Diaconate.

On Saturday, November 2, 2024, during the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of St. John of Kronstadt Memorial Church in Utica, NY, and the 7-0th anniversary of the Memorial Fund, Fr. Ephraim WIllmarth, Director of Admissions, Asst. Dean, and Registrar at Holy Trinity Seminary was awarded the right to wear the Gold Cross by His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. 

On Tuesday, November 19, Holy Trinity Publications launched a new book under its academic imprint, Holy Trinity Seminary Press entitled ‘Tsarist Russia in Greater Syria: Defending Orthodox Interests 1825-1917”

Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid America reposed in the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, November 8, 2024. His Eminence was an alumnus of Holy Trinity Seminary, class of 1971, and a member of the monastic brotherhood of Holy Trinity Monastery. You can visit the ROCOR website to view Archbishop Peter's biography:
https://www.synod.com/.../20241108_enarchbppeterrespose.html
 

The Rev. Protodeacon Nicholas V. Lukianov Memorial CTS Scholarship has been established and funded beginning for the current 2024-25 academic year by Fr. Nicholas’ wife, Matushka Anna Lukianov, his daughters, Marina, Sophia, and Tatiana, and members of the Lukianov family. This scholarship is being made available exclusively to clerics of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Church who do not have a formal seminary education and are interested in enrolling in the Certificate in Theological Studies (independent study - distance learning) program at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, the program which Fr. Nicholas himself graduated from.

On Monday afternoon, April 15, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York arrived in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY to officiate the funeral of newly departed Protodeacon Joseph Jarostchuk, who reposed in the Lord the Thursday prior.

On Monday, July 8, His Grace, Bishop Jerome (Shaw), arrived at Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY, to celebrate Divine Liturgy and officiate the funeral of Archpriest George Larin, pastor emeritus of that parish and one-time diocesan secretary, who reposed in the Lord on July 5.

Fr. Seraphim Baltic, HTOS Alumnus, class of 2008, was elected as an Episcopal candidate in the Serbian Orthodox Church in America. AXIOS!