Sowing for Plentiful Harvests: Multiplying Vocations Regionally in a Season of Vocational Need
Giving Tuesday is December 2, 2025...
Responding to the Clergy Shortage
Across North America, many parishes and clergy are beginning to feel the strain of the clergy shortage in very real ways. At St. Tikhon’s Seminary, we are working diligently and prayerfully to respond to this growing need. Strengthening our seminaries is one of the most meaningful ways to support the life of the Church, and your generosity directly strengthens the men preparing to serve Christ’s flock with wisdom, humility, and love.
We are profoundly grateful for your prayers and generous support, which have already helped Orthodox clergy vocations grow in North America—THANK YOU!
But there is more work to be done... As we look ahead to Giving Tuesday, we ask you to continue helping us Sow for a Plentiful Harvest during a critical time of need.
The Faces of Formation Video Series
Today is Giving Tuesday, and throughout the day, we will be releasing The Faces of Formation—three short videos offering a window into the lives of seminarians and their families as they walk the three-year path of formation at St. Tikhon’s Seminary.
Faces of Formation: The Planting Season
In The Faces of Formation: The Planting Season, the first of the three videos, meet Mariana Kurtz, wife of first-year seminarian Jacob Kurtz, as she shares how their family is placing roots, leaving behind the familiar, and taking their first steps in faith toward a life of service to Christ and His Holy Church.
The Faces of Formation: The Growing Season
In The Faces of Formation: The Growing Season, the second of the three videos, meet second-year seminarian Dn. Paisios Daniels as he reflects on deepening his commitment to Christ, learning the delicate balance of prayer, study, family life, and practical responsibilities, and discovering how struggle, grace, and academic rigor feed genuine spiritual and personal growth.
The Faces of Formation: The Harvest Season
In The Faces of Formation: The Harvest Season, third-year seminarian Dn. Seraphim Crossman reflects on the blessings and trials that have shaped him most during his three years of formation. Now standing at the threshold of parish ministry, he shares his hopes, prayers, and the ways God has worked through struggle, community, and grace to prepare him for a life of service to Christ’s Holy Church.
Thank You and May Christ Our God Bless You for Your Generosity!
THANK YOU for helping new vocations take root in a season when the Church’s pastoral needs are so great. Your generosity strengthens the fertile ground of formation at St. Tikhon’s, guiding our seminarians as they grow in their vocations and prepare to serve Christ’s Church with steadfast faith.