On Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th of July, the feast of the Holy Leaders of the Apostles Peter and Paul, His Grace Luke, Bishop of Syracuse, officiated the divine services in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

After the Great Entrance, the Eastern American Diocesan vicar ordained Deacon Noah Reeves to the priesthood. Fr Noah was ordained to the diaconate earlier this year on the great feast of the Meeting of the Lord. The newly ordained Priest Noah will be entering his 4th and final year of the B.Th. (undergraduate) program at the seminary this coming fall semester, and will also remain serving at the monastery through commencement 2026.