▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁articles ▁and ▁transl ations ▁published ▁in ▁" Or th odox ▁Life ". ▁He ▁translated ▁several ▁say ings ▁of ▁the ▁Opt ina ▁E ld ers ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁" L iving ▁Without ▁Hyp oc ris y ", ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Mon aster y ▁Press . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁conf essor ▁and ▁spiritual ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁Herm itage ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁in ▁Wayne , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁the ▁largest ▁English - language ▁monaster y ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Out side ▁of ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Life ▁as ▁a ▁Bishop ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁RO C OR ▁decre ed ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁curr ic ula ▁vita e ▁of ▁arch im and rite ▁George ▁( Sch ae fer ) ▁and ▁pro top ri est ▁John ▁Shaw ▁along ▁with ▁accomp any ing ▁appe als ▁to ▁Patri arch ▁Alex ius ▁II ▁of ▁Moscow ▁and ▁All ▁Russia ▁for ▁the ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁their ▁cand ida cies ▁for ▁epis cop al ▁consec r ation . ▁The ▁Holy ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁confirmed ▁their ▁election ▁( t ogether ▁with ▁previously ▁elected ▁arch im and rite ▁The odos ius ▁( I v ash chen ko )) ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Arch im and rite ▁George , ▁having ▁no ▁internet , ▁found ▁out ▁about ▁his ▁appointment ▁from ▁the ▁con