▁future ▁Bishop ▁Daniel ▁of ▁Er ie ) ▁who ▁took ▁him ▁that ▁evening ▁to ▁the ▁Night ▁V ig il ▁service ▁in ▁New ▁Kur sk - Root ▁Icon ▁Herm itage , ▁Mah op ac , ▁New ▁York . ▁That ▁first ▁experience ▁of ▁Orth odox ▁worship ▁made ▁a ▁last ing ▁impression . ▁ ▁Shaw ▁spent ▁that ▁summer ▁in ▁Greece , ▁stay ing ▁with ▁the ▁Y ian nou z is ▁family ▁in ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁and , ▁surrounded ▁there ▁by ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁made ▁a ▁firm ▁decision ▁to ▁em brace ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ity ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁After ▁att ending ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁services ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁Shaw ▁was ▁received ▁into ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁by ▁chr ism ation ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁he ▁turned ▁sevent een , ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁R d . ▁D mit ry ▁Alexand row ▁was ▁away ▁from ▁South bury ▁for ▁some ▁time , ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁newly ▁arrived ▁Old ▁Bel ie ver ▁C oss acks ▁who ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Turkey , ▁and ▁John ▁was ▁received ▁into ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁by ▁the ▁Very ▁Rev . ▁Fr . ▁Michael ▁B . ▁Dra ov itch , ▁of ▁Water bury , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁John ▁attended ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁Water bury , ▁Connecticut , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁involved ▁again ▁in ▁RO C OR , ▁and ▁has ▁remained ▁a ▁RO C OR