Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Jordanville, NY 13361 December
   24/11, 1998 Fathers, Bless! Please send an application for
   admission to the seminary to the above address. Also, I have
   three questions. 1) I am in the Carpatho-Rusyn diocese (under
   the Ecumenical Patriarcate), although I would like to move to
   the Synod. Would it be possible to transfer over to the Synod
   without much of a fuss? 2) I converted four years ago to Holy
   Orthodoxy, but in all of this time, I do not have a spiritual
   father. Will this pose a problem for considering admission when
   the time comes? 3) What would be needed for me to approach the
   possibility of becoming a novice at Holy Trinity Monastery? I do
   not wish to be a parish priest, unless God wills, and the
   monastic life has been knocking in the back of my conscience for
   these past 4+ years. Benefits of a seminary education at Holy
   Trinity would be undoubtedly unnumerable, but these things have
   been coming forth in my mind of their own accord: a) The
   humbling of my arrogant American persona b) Learning fluency in
   Russian c) Learning theology from God-inspired teachers d)
   Learning the make-up and design of the various services e)
   Immersion into an environment of prayer and learning These are
   things that would undoubtedly carry over well into a monastic
   life. I have an opportunity to live as a novice at Monastery of
   the Glorious Ascension, but to be honest, I would prefer to
   acquire a more Russian Orthodox phrenoma before being immersed
   into the monastic life. Father, Bless! -sinful Kenneth