Our St. Vladimir's Men's Choir is on the road again this fall! They will begin parish visitations by singing at the Orthodox Christian Church of the Annunciation, in Brick, New Jersey, where Archpriest Gary Breton is rector. The choir will sing at the Divine Liturgy, which begins at 10 a.m., and then will offer a few musical selections at the coffee hour following the service.

Archpriest Chad Hatfield, chancellor/CEO at St. Vladimir's, will accompany the choir, and Dn. Gregory Hatrak, marketing manager for SVS Bookstore, will have books and other items for sale at the coffee hour.

The Men's Choir is comprised of the following:

Hierodeacon Herman, the Chapel Music Director at St. Vladimir's, is a graduate of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, and St. Tikhon's Seminary. He has taught music at St. Herman's Seminary in Alaska, St. Tikhon's, and St. Vladimir's.

Kevin (Basil) Fritts, a third-year M.Div. seminarian, hails from St. Athanasius parish in Lexington, the first OCA mission in Kentucky. He intends to continue attending graduate school until he cannot any longer and then to find employment using whatever is on his résumé at that point!

Harrison Russin is a second-year M.Div. seminarian from the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania. Before coming to St. Vladimir's, he majored in music at Swarthmore College and worked at Covenant House Atlantic City, a homeless shelter for youth ages 18–21.

James Wiegel, a first-year M.Div. seminarian, grew up in the Seattle area, where he taught high school for the last four years. He and his wife, Danielle, are expecting their first child this December.

Scott Miller is a first-year M.Div. seminarian and a 1996 graduate of Kansas State. Before attending SVOTS, Scott was a radio personality. He has been married 20 years as of this spring and is the father of two girls who are also musically inclined.

Joshua Schooping, a first-year M.Div. seminarian, is from Central Florida. His wife's name is Mariana, and they have two wonderful children, Isaiah and Emma.

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