Summertime brings us seminary graduations, assignments, and other good news around the Diocese. In brief:
- Father Mark Solomon began his ministry as rector of St. Jacob Church in Bend, OR.
- Fr. George Khristich, who was serving in Calhan, has agreed to serve our St. Moses Mission in Helena, Montana. The Diocese is heavily supporting us having a full-time priest for the first time in Helena. Thanks, Fr. George!
- We welcome home Fr. Tikhon Krueger who graduated from St. Tikhon’s Seminary; he is the new rector of Holy Dormition Church, Calhan, CO.
- Another graduating seminarian, Reader Alexei Listvinsky from St. Vladimir’s Seminary, is taking a full-time position as Pastoral Assistant at Holy Trinity Cathedral, San Francisco, CA. He will occasionally assist His Grace with travel and liturgical responsibilities, as well.
- Fr. John Jensen, a student in our Priesthood Formation Cohort, was ordained in July. He will be assisting at Annunciation Church, Milwaukie, OR.
- Fr. Volodymir Telizhenko was formally received into the Orthodox Church in America; he continues serving as Associate Priest at Holy Virgin Cathedral, Los Angeles, CA.
- His Grace has established the Nativity of Christ Mission in Ogden, Utah. Fr. Paul Hamner has agreed to undertake assignment as a Diocesan Missionary there. Read more about this exciting development on our web site.
- We welcome Fr. Alexander Cadman to the Diocese of the West, who has been installed as Rector of St. Paul Church, Las Vegas, NV.
We welcome them all, some of them back home, and pray that God prosper and bless all the good work that will be done by His laborers in the Vineyard.
