Archimandrite Sergius, originally from California is a convert to Holy Orthodoxy and a graduate of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary. Fr. Sergius started his monastic journey at St Johns Monastery in Point Reyes Station in 1998 and was sent as a novice to St Tikhon’s Monastery in 2000. He was tonsured small schema in 2003 at St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery in South Canaan, Pennsylvania - the first Orthodox Christian Monastery in North America. He graduated with a Master of Divinity from St Tikhons Seminary with a focus on liturgical music in 2005. 

Fr Sergius was the choir director of the seminary and monastery from 2001-2009 and dedicates much of his service to the training of the future priests of the Holy Orthodox Church in North America by serving as the lecturer in liturgical music and orthodox spirituality. After 10 years of prayerful service as a monastic, Fr. Sergius was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by Metropolitan Tikhon December 6th, 2008 and to the Holy Priesthood by Metropolitan Jonah in December 12th, 2008. He was appointed superior of the monastery then Archbishop Tikhon in November 2008. Later in the following year October 2009 he was elected as the abbot. 

Archimandrite Sergius was installed as the 16th Abbot of Saint Tikhon’s Monastery  on Saturday, January 23, 2010.  Elected and installed, Fr Sergius abbacy marked the first election of a member of the monastery brotherhood to the position of Abbot in 47 years.

On Sunday morning, May 25, 2015 during the annual Pilgrimage weekend,  His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon  elevated Fr. Sergius to the dignity of Archimandrite. Fr Sergius and the monastery brotherhood continue to maintain a good relationship with the monastery of St John the Baptist in Essex, England where St Sophrony and Fr Zecharias continue to be the guiding light for the life and heart of St. Tikhons Monastery Brotherhood. 

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Address on Monasticism/18th All American Council * Audio Version

Archimandrite Sergius's address to the All American Council, July, 2018 * Audio Clip