Blessings upon our Graduating Seminarians

St. Tikhon's Seminary's 66th Annual Commencement
[click to the seminarian blog for more photos and story]
On Saturday, May 24th, St. Tikhon's Seminary held its 66th Annual Commencement. This year's commencement speaker was His Emminence, the Most Reverend SERAPHIM, Archbishop of Ottawa and the Archdiocese of Canada. Fifteen individuals completed the Masters of Divinity program and our very own Dn. Daniel Mathai was one of them. Semassan's family was here to show their love and support as well as Nicholovos Thirumeni who awarded his degree to him. We offer our congratulations and best wishes to Semassan and all those who graduated. May God continue to bless and guide them in the ministry He has prepared for them.

 

Commencement 2008 at St Vladimir’s Seminary

 

At St Vladimir’s Seminary, the Class of 2008 joyfully celebrated their commencement under a big white tent on Saturday, May 17.
List of Graduates, Degrees, and Theses
There were twenty-nine students graduating in five academic programs and for the first time, the ceremony included the awarding of hoods to the graduates. The seminarians received twelve Master of Divinity degrees, eight Master of Arts degrees in General Theology, two MAs in Religious Education, five Master of Theology degrees, and two Doctor of Ministry degrees.

His Beatitude Metropolitan Herman, of the Orthodox Church in America and president of the seminary, was joined by His Grace Antoun, Bishop of Miami and the Southeast of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America in handing out the degrees. Representing the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church was The Very Rev. Dr P.S. Samuel Cor-Episcopa.
SVS Photo Gallery with our Malankara Seminarians