Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Jordanville, NY 13361 December
24/11, 1998 Fathers, Bless! Please send an application for
admission to the seminary to the above address. Also, I have
three questions. 1) I am in the Carpatho-Rusyn diocese (under
the Ecumenical Patriarcate), although I would like to move to
the Synod. Would it be possible to transfer over to the Synod
without much of a fuss? 2) I converted four years ago to Holy
Orthodoxy, but in all of this time, I do not have a spiritual
father. Will this pose a problem for considering admission when
the time comes? 3) What would be needed for me to approach the
possibility of becoming a novice at Holy Trinity Monastery? I do
not wish to be a parish priest, unless God wills, and the
monastic life has been knocking in the back of my conscience for
these past 4+ years. Benefits of a seminary education at Holy
Trinity would be undoubtedly unnumerable, but these things have
been coming forth in my mind of their own accord: a) The
humbling of my arrogant American persona b) Learning fluency in
Russian c) Learning theology from God-inspired teachers d)
Learning the make-up and design of the various services e)
Immersion into an environment of prayer and learning These are
things that would undoubtedly carry over well into a monastic
life. I have an opportunity to live as a novice at Monastery of
the Glorious Ascension, but to be honest, I would prefer to
acquire a more Russian Orthodox phrenoma before being immersed
into the monastic life. Father, Bless! -sinful Kenneth
