Our new Journey begins...

We are so very thankful for all the love, support, and prayers for our family during our time at St. Tikhon's. Though we are a bit sad to have finished, we are overjoyed at our next chapter...our new journey. This will the last post, as we are in Colorado Springs and settling in. Thank you again for your prayers! I am working at Agia Sophia Coffee Shop and am assigned to St. Constantine and Helen, were I will be laboring with Very Reverend Anthony Karbo. Here are a few pictures of the ordination:

We are so grateful, again, for all the love and support. We are thankful for all the many people we were blessed to meet, all our fellow seminarians and their families, and all the staff, monastics and clergy who were part of the formation at St. Tikhon's. Especially, we are so thankful to have been able to study at St. Tikhon's during the tenure of the Very Reverend Archpriest Alexander Atty, who tirelessly labored to provide us with 30+ years of pastoral experience and wisdom. May God Bless you all. Please, keep us in your prayers.

The Baldwins

What we experienced at Seminary part 2

Our Graduation was May 26. It was an exciting and blessed event. It was the culmination of our seminary studies. As we all lined up to process toward the ceremony, there was a clear sense of brotherly love and accomplishment. As I stood next to my fellow seminarians, I was proud of them all, but a little sad. Our time was ending as seminarians and the next chapter in our lives was about to begin.

 

 

                                      

 

Our Graduating Class

The next day, I was ordained by the Grace of God to the Holy Diaconate, by His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco. 

Tonsuring as a Reader:

As Subdeacon:

Ordination to the Holy Diaconate:

We are so thankful for our time at St. Tikhon's. We have been blessed to have studied there for three years. It will always be for us a home away from home, a second family. We thank God always for the love, support, and prayers. His Eminence informed us that our assignment will be in Colorado Springs, working with the Very Reverend Anthony Karbo at St. Constantine and Helen. The next post will be my last for this website. We have arrived in Colorado Springs and are getting settled in. Thank you again for your prayers!

The Baldwins