Phone: 732-948-9939
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Father Serge Lukianov was born on the Great Feast of the Annunciation (April 7) in 1958 in NYC to Fr. Valery and Mat. Irina. Later, the family moved to Long Island where they attended St. Seraphim’s Church and the children attended Russian School. On November 1, 1968 Fr. Valery was assigned as rector of St. Alexander Nevsky Parish, and the family moved to Howell, In 1974, Fr. Serge graduated from the parish’s Russian School. In 1976, he graduated from Howell High School and then attended Ocean County College for 2 years, where he studied liberal arts and music. Fr. Serge graduated with a Bachelor of Theology from Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY, in June 1981. On August 9, 1981, he married Lubov Afanasenko. He was ordained to the diaconate in the Tikhvin Church by +Metropolitan Philaret on May 23, 1982 and to the priesthood on August 29, 2000 in the cathedral by Archbishop Laurus. Fr. Serge and Matushka have 5 children. On September 12, 2014, after the retirement of Fr. Valery, he was appointed dean of the cathedral, and on March 4, 2019 he was assigned as the rector.

Phone: 856-217-8721

Father Vasily Andrejuk was born on March 27, 1950 in Belostochina, Poland. He graduated from the Varshava Orthodox Seminary in 1969. On March 2, 1975 he married Olga Pinchuk. They have three children. Fr. Vasily was ordained a deacon on March 9, 1975 and priest on March 16, 1975 by Metropolitan Vasily. In 1988 his family moved to the USA where Fr. Vasily served in several parishes of the Belorussian and Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Churches. On Sept. 29, 2021 Fr. Vasily was accepted into ROCOR by +Metropolitan Hilarion and attached to our cathedral.

Fr. Rafael Melendez was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1962. He attended Regents College, State University of New York and earned an Associate in Science Degree (1992) and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology with a minor in Engineering (1994). He also studied at Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY. In September 1989, he married Cecilia Vasconez. They have 2 children. Fr. Rafael was ordained a deacon on April 12,1998 by Bishop Vikentios of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and a priest on April 18, 1998, also by Bishop Vikentios. On February 16, 2018, he received a canonical release from the Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America and was received into ROCOR by +Metropolitan Hilarion. He was attached to our cathedral on February 21, 2018.

Fr. Boris Slootsky was born on June 15,1941 in Harkov, Ukraine. He served in the Ukrainian Army and attended the Harkov Electro-Mechanical Technical School in 1960. He graduated from the Odessa Theological Seminary in 2001. He married Galina Groystan in August 1963. They have one child. Fr. Boris was ordained a deacon on December 29,1996 in the Orthodox Church of America by Archbishop Peter and a priest on March 18, 2001, also by Archbishop Peter. On January 10, 2013, he received a canonical release from the Orthodox Church of America and was received into ROCOR by +Metropolitan Hilarion. He was assigned to our cathedral as a full-time cleric on September 12, 2014.

Fr. Anthony Williams was born on Nov. 5, 1988 in Waterville Maine. His parents are Archpriest Chad and Matushka Cynthia. He graduated from Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY in May of 2013 with a Bachelor in Theology. In July 2013, he married Bridget Barker. They have 5 children. Fr. Anthony was ordained a deacon on September 6, 2015 and a priest on September 11, 2020; both times by His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion in his father’s parish of St. Alexander Nevsky in Richmond, Maine. He was assigned to our cathedral on September 12, 2020 as a full-time cleric.

Fr. Paul Drozdowski was born on February 23, 1980 in Perth Amboy NJ. His parents are George and Kathleen Drozdowski. Fr. Paul earned his high school diploma from Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, NJ in 1998 and has a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts (BFA) from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. He also attended Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY. On July 12, 2009, he married Elizabeth Volmensky. They have 3 children. Fr. Paul was ordained a deacon on July 25, 2010 at St. Vladimir’s Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ by Metropolitan Hilarion and was elevated to protodeacon by His Eminence on August 28, 2015. He was awarded the purple kamilavka on September 12, 2019. Fr. Paul is a renowned iconographer. He was assigned to our cathedral in September 2014.

Fr. Alexandre Sarandinaki was born on October 8, 1979 in New York City. His parents are Peter and Maria Sarandinaki. Fr. Alexandre graduated from Franklin Lakes High School in NJ, and also studied at Holy Protection Russian School in Nyack, NY. On August 6, 2006, he married Tatyana Roudenko. They have 5 children. Fr. Alexandre graduated from Menlo College (California) in 2010 with a BA in Business Management. On November 1, 2015, he was ordained a deacon by Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco at St. John of Kronstadt Church in San Diego, CA. On November 6, 2021, he was awarded the double orarion by Archbishop Kyrill. After receiving a canonical release from Archbishop Kyrill, Fr. Alexandre was received into the Eastern American Diocese by +Metropolitan Hilarion and assigned to our cathedral on December 15, 2021.

Fr. Dimitry Lisan was born on the Great Feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple, on December 4, 1982, in Kriuleni, Moldova. His parents are Michael and Valentina Lisan. Fr. Dimitry graduated from high school in 2001. On July 29, 2007, he married Veronica Kirilova. They have 4 children. On April 4, 2017, Metropolitan Hilarion tonsured him a reader and ordained him a subdeacon. On April 4, 2021, Bishop Jerome ordained him a deacon at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, to which he is assigned.