Two St. Vladimir's seminarians, John Ballard and Ashur (Ephraim) Alkhas, were ordained to the Holy Diaconate on Sunday, December 7, 2008. Both are members of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA) and are in their second year of studies at the seminary.
SVS seminarian Ephraim Alkhas was ordained to the Holy Diaconate on December 7, 2008 at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY, by His Grace Alexander. Dn. Ephraim's wife, Elaine, (not pictured) is the liaison for the married student population at SVS.
SVS seminarian John Ballard was ordained to the Holy Diaconate on December 7, 2008 at St. Nicholas Antiochian Church, Bridgeport, CT. He is pictured here with his wife, Rebecca, and Metropolitan Philip, who ordained him.
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