One of our SOCHA advisory board members is Deacon Andrei Psarev, church history instructor at Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY. He’s asked us to help spread the word about a conference being held at Jordanville on October 10 and 11 to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh. They’re asking for Orthodox seminary students to submit papers related to St. Sergius, including, potentially, the relevance of St. Sergius’ legacy for Orthodoxy in America. The deadline to submit paper proposals is July 18 (which is an extension from the previously-announced deadline). For more information, go here: http://www.hts.edu/news_140408_2.html