All the programs and classes currently offered by the Pastoral School will be incorporated into the Holy Trinity Seminary’s academic offerings effective for the fall of 2026,

On June 14, 2026, the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost commemorating All Saints who have shone forth in the Russian Land, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary held commencement exercises at the conclusion of its 78th academic year.

Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary will mark the conclusion of its 78th Academic Year with commencement exercises, which will take place this coming Sunday June 14, 2026.

From April 24th-26th, several seminarians from HTOS participated in an OISM retreat hosted by Christ the Saviour Seminary (ACROD) at Camp Nazareth in Mercer, PA.

On May 10, the 5th Sunday of Pascha - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Subdeacon Timothy Zelinski (M.Div. HTOS class of ’24) was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Luke of Syracuse at Holy Trinity Monastery Cathedral in Jordanville.

On May 1, the entire Council of Bishops of ROCOR, together with dozens of diocesan clergy, assembled for the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the New Martyrs in Munich.

Ecumenists propose that heretics and schismatics who have separated themselves from the Church have somehow remained her members and that the Body has not been divided. However, it is forbidden according to the Holy Fathers to allow those outside the Church to receive the Mysteries.

His Grace, Bishop Luke has blessed the screening of a new film: "Where Are You Adam?"

Dear Friends and Benefactors, Christ is Risen!

We greet you with great joy, as a dear friend and benefactor of the seminary, during this radiant and bright season of the Feast of Feasts, the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! This Feast of Feasts, which is commemorated throughout the liturgical year on each and every Sunday, is the center and focus of our lives as Orthodox Christians

PASCHAL EPISTLE OF HIS EMINENCE NICHOLAS, METROPOLITAN OF EASTERN AMERICA & NEW YORK, FIRST HIERARCH OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OUTSIDE OF RUSSIA

On The Great Feast of The Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), which fell this past Sunday , March 23/April 5, prior to the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy and during the 6th Hour, His Grace, Bishop LUKE of Syracuse, Rector of Holy Trinity Seminary, set aside - tonsured 1st year M.Div. (graduate) student Caleb Short as a Reader.

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!

Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary hosted this past semester’s OISM retreat on the weekend of November 14-16, 2025.