▁serve ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Out side ▁Russia ▁by ▁prepar ing ▁students ▁for ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Church . ▁It ▁trains ▁students ▁in ▁discipl ines ▁that ▁are ▁prepar atory ▁for ▁active ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁as ▁cler gy , ▁mon ast ics , ▁cho ir ▁direct ors ▁and ▁cant ors , ▁icon ograph ers , ▁and ▁lay ▁leaders ▁to ▁realize ▁this ▁mission . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁only ▁sem inary ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Out side ▁Russia , ▁the ▁Sem inary ▁wel comes ▁applic ants ▁not ▁only ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁but ▁also ▁from ▁abroad . ▁It ▁serves ▁par ishes ▁in ▁all ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁With ▁the ▁imm igration ▁of ▁Rus si ans ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁other ▁western ▁nations ▁since ▁the ▁Revolution ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁many ▁members ▁of ▁RO C OR ▁are ▁now ▁primarily ▁English - spe aking . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁English ▁language ▁has ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁as ▁an ▁international ▁language . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Orth odox ▁Sem inary ▁offers ▁instruction ▁in ▁English ▁to ▁English - spe aking ▁sem in ari ans . ▁The ▁Russian ▁language ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁taught ▁at ▁HT S . ▁ ▁The ▁Sem inary ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁spiritual ▁life ▁in ▁the ological ▁education . ▁Active ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Mon aster y , ▁on ▁whose ▁prem ises ▁the ▁sem inary ▁is ▁located , ▁allows ▁students ▁to ▁particip ate ▁first hand