Although three of our brothers graduated last year, two more have joined the brotherhood, bringing our current total to six.
Teji Abraham, a member of St. Mary’s Orthodox Church of India (Dallas, TX) joined us after completing his undergraduate studies in Mathematics. After receiving his certification to teach high school math, Teji taught 9th grade Algebra at the Plano Independent School District. He had been contemplating Seminary all throughout college, and finally decided this past summer to resign from his position as teacher and come to Seminary. He is entirely motivated to learning the faith and educating our people about the Holy Church. He served as both headmaster and teacher of the Sunday School in his home parish. Teji also loves sports and is huge fan of UT-Austin and the Dallas Cowboys. You will often see at least one piece of attire on him that reflects his love for these teams!
Abraham Philip, known to many as Philemon, is from New York and completed his undergraduate studies this past spring in Counseling and Sociology from Queens College. He is a member of St. James Orthodox Church in Kerala and immigrated to the States with his family in 1997. He is the son of Rev. Fr. Philip C. Abraham, who currently serves as our teacher for Liturgics. Philemon has a deep passion for the Liturgical Music of our Church. He often will be heard singing and chanting, whether it is in the car, on a walk, or even in the shower. Being the youngest of all the seminarians in America, it is great to see that he has accepted the call to the ministry at an early age.
We welcome our brothers to the Seminary community, and pray that God may mold and shape them to be the servant leaders He desires for them to be.
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