St. Tikhon's Seminary began its 78th academic year with the Feast of the Nativity of the Thetokos.  Seminarians, faculty, administrative team members gathered with Archimandrite Sergius, Igumen, and the monastic brotherhood to celebrate the feast with Vigil and Divine Liturgy.

Following Divine Liturgy was a picnic for seminarians and their families together with the whole St. Tikhon community to continue a more informal time of fellowship.  Those attending were also entertained by Dr. Harry Boosalis and the Dogmatics, made up of our talented seminarians, who played music through the course of the afternoon.  With the weather cooperating, this was a wonderful beginning of the new academic year.   Classes and regular schedule began the following day.  May God grant us a fruitful year of prayer, worship, study, and service.