▁member ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁high ▁school , ▁Shaw ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁major ing ▁in ▁Russian ▁lingu istics , ▁with ▁a ▁minor ▁in ▁East ▁European ▁history . ▁He ▁graduated ▁cum ▁la ude ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁entered ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Jordan ville , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁his ▁class m ates ▁included ▁the ▁future ▁Bishop ▁Peter ▁( Lou k ian off ) of ▁Cleveland , ▁Fr . ▁Alexander ▁Leb ede ff , ▁Fr . ▁Stefan ▁Pav len ko , ▁Fr . ▁V ital y ▁K ich akov , ▁Bro . ▁Adam ▁K ro to v ▁and ▁others . ▁As ▁a ▁sem in arian , ▁Shaw ' s ▁" ob ed ience " ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁lin ot ype . ▁He ▁was ▁tons ured ▁a ▁reader ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁A ver ky . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁Jordan ville ▁in ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Shaw ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁helper , ▁transl ator , ▁sub de acon ▁and ▁ch auff eur ▁to ▁Arch bishop ▁N ikon ▁( R kl it ski ) ▁and , ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁his ▁father - conf essor , ▁Arch im and rite ▁C yp rian ▁( P yz hov ), ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁sub dia con ate , ▁dia con ate ▁( A pril ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 )