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J01273 Summary:

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J01273 Actions:

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05/25/2023REFERRED TO FINANCE
05/31/2023REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
05/31/2023ADOPTED
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J01273 Text:

 
Assembly Resolution No. 635
 
BY: M. of A. Smullen
 
        COMMEMORATING  the  75th  Anniversary  of the Holy
        Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, New York
 
  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
institutions  which  faithfully serve the needs of the community and its
citizens with diligence and compassionate commitment  to  improving  the
quality and dignity of life in the community; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate  the  75th  Anniversary of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in
Jordanville, New York; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Seminary is located near  New  York's  historic  Mohawk
Valley,  one mile north of the village of Jordanville, within a triangle
formed by Cooperstown, Utica, and Albany; it was founded in  1948  under
the  auspices  of  Holy  Trinity  Monastery,  and  the  Seminary's  life
continues to be intimately bound with that of the Monastery; and
 
  WHEREAS, The mission of the Holy Trinity  Orthodox  Seminary  is  to
serve  the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia, by preparing students
to serve the church through training students in  disciplines  that  are
preparatory for active service to the Church as clergy, monastics, choir
director  and  cantors, iconographers, and lay leaders serves to realize
their mission; and
 
  WHEREAS, For 75 years, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary has served  as
the  only  Seminary outside of Russia, serving people within and outside
the United States; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary  is  an  institution  of
higher  learning  under  the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church
outside Russia, offering a three-year program of study which results  in
a  Master  of  Divinity,  a  four-year program which students can earn a
Bachelor of Theology, and a two-year self-study  program  leading  to  a
Certificate of Theological Studies; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Seminary emphasizes the importance of spiritual life in
theological  education, preserves high scholarly standards, teaching and
traditions, active participation in  the  life  of  the  monastery,  and
allows students to experience the spiritual depth of the Orthodox Church
firsthand; and
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is  because  of  institutions such as the Holy Trinity
Orthodox  Seminary  that  tradition  and  education  will  continue  for
generations; and
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is the custom of this Legislative Body to take note of
enduring religious institutions and to bring such  institutions  to  the
attention of the people of this Empire State; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Holy Trinity  Orthodox  Seminary
in Jordanville, New York; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary.
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