Ordination of Deacon Herman Belt to the Holy Priesthood by Bishop ALEXEI at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery

On December 12/December 25, 2022, His Grace, the Right Reverend ALEXEI, Bishop of Sitka and Alaska ordained Reverend Deacon Herman Belt to the holy priesthood at Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery for the Diocese of Sitka and Alaska. Father Herman was ordained to the holy diaconate a year ago by Vladyka ALEXEI at All Saints of Alaska Chapel in Kodiak, Alaska. At the end of the hierarchical divine liturgy, Vladyka ALEXEI gave a word to Father Herman and Matushka Genevieve, teaching "Father Herman, may you always kneel before Christ, may He always be your support, your strength, and the ultimate source of your life. "