ORIENTATION - Fall 2011

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Monday, August 29, 2011     Incoming Seminarians
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7:30 AM        Hours and Divine Liturgy for the Beheading of St. John the Baptist (strict fast),
                     in Monastery Church; breakfast following Divine Liturgy in Seminary Dining Hall.
11:00 AM      Introduction of Staff, Room 233 — Fr. Alexander, Dean
11:30 AM      Address of the Rector — His Grace, Bishop Tikhon
11:45 AM      Address of the Dean — Fr. Alexander
                     Guidelines on Seminary Policies — Fr. Alexander
12:30 PM      Orientation in Student Life — Fr. Nilus, Dir. of Student Affairs
1:00 PM        Lunch in Seminary Dining Hall
1:45 PM        Student Registration: Meet with Rector, Dean, Registrar, Dir. of Student Affairs                             (Meetings will be scheduled in alphabetical order)
3:30 PM        Orientation in Church Music — Benedict Sheehan, Director of Seminary Choir
4:30 PM        Vespers in Monastery Church
6:00 PM        Dinner in Seminary Dining Hall


Tuesday, August 30, 2011     Incoming Seminarians
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6:30 AM        Hours and Divine Liturgy in Monastery Church
8:30 AM        Breakfast in Seminary Dining Hall
9:15 AM        Registration continued
10:30 AM      Tour of Monastery Church/Icon Repository
12:30 PM      Lunch in Seminary Dining Hall
1:00 PM        Registration continued
2:00 PM        Orientation in Seminary Discipline — Fr. Nilus, Dir. of Student Affairs
3:00 PM        Orientation in Campus Living—Vasili Dubee, Dir. of Buildings/Grounds
3:45 PM        Technology Orientation—Joel Wilson
4:30 PM        Vespers in Monastery Church
6:00 PM        Dinner in Seminary Dining Hall


Wednesday, August 31, 2011     Incoming Seminarians
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6:30 AM        Hours and Divine Liturgy in Monastery Church
8:30 AM        Breakfast in Seminary Dining Hall
9:15 AM        Orientation in Academic Programs — Prof. Sergei Arhipov, Registrar
10:00 AM      Registration continued
12:30 PM      Lunch in Seminary Dining Hall
1:00 PM        Registration continued
2:00 PM        Library Orientation — Prof. Sergei Arhipov, Head Librarian
4:30 PM        Vespers in Monastery Church
6:00 PM        Dinner in Seminary Dining Hall


Thursday, September 1, 2011     Incoming & Returning Seminarians
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OPENING RETREAT: “The Laborers Are Few…”
V. Rev. Jason DelVitto and Fr. Chrysostomos — Retreatmasters
His Grace, Bishop Tikhon — Retreat Speaker

8:00 AM        Divine Liturgy for Indiction in Monastery Church
                     Molieben for Ecclesiastical New Year and Academic New Year
                     Blessing of Cassocks for New Students
10:30 AM      Breakfast in Seminary Dining Hall
11:00 AM      Session # 1 — His Grace, Bishop TIKHON
12:30 PM      Lunch in Seminary Dining Hall
1:30 PM        Session #2
4:30 PM        Vespers in Monastery Church
6:00 PM        Dinner in Seminary Dining Hall


Friday, September 2, 2011     Incoming & Returning Seminarians
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6:30 AM        Hours and Divine Liturgy in Monastery Church
8:30 AM        Breakfast in Seminary Dining Hall
9:30 AM        Session #3
12:30 PM      Lunch in Seminary Dining Hall
1:30 PM        Session #4
2:30 PM        Session #5
4:00 PM        Vespers in Monastery Church
6:00 PM        Dinner in Seminary Dining Hall


Saturday, September 3, 2011     Incoming & Returning Seminarians
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7:30 AM        Hours and Divine Liturgy in Monastery Church
4:00 PM        Vespers in Monastery Church


Sunday, September 4, 2011     Seminary Community
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9:10 AM        Hours and Divine Liturgy in Monastery Church


Monday, September 5, 2011     Seminary Community
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NO CLASSES - Labor Day
4:30 PM        Vespers in Monastery Church
                     Annual Labor Day School Kick-Off Picnic, following Vespers


Tuesday, September 6, 2011     Seminary Community
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Classes as scheduled


Wednesday, September 7, 2011     Seminary Community
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Classes as scheduled
4:30 PM        Vigil for the Nativity of the Theotokos


Thursday, September 8, 2011     Seminary Community
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8:30 AM        Divine Liturgy, Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
                     Brunch, following Divine Liturgy
                     Lecture by special guest, Dr. Tristram Englehardt


Friday, September 9, 2011     Seminary Community
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Classes as scheduled