Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta

2480 Clairmont Road NE

Atlanta, Ga 30329

27 July 2016

Sevasmiotate ~ your blessing.

On today's feast of the Holy and Great-martyr Pantelemon, I greet you as always with
respect and love.
Observing your always dignified example as a servant of the Holy Church of Christ and
of the people, I find myself in a quandary how to share with you a difficult decision I
have made as to my continued service to the Church. My four years under your
omoforion as Ierokirix of the Metropolis of Atlanta has helped me tremendously in my
personal repentance - especially because of the traditional-paternal (
) way you have always shown me that you are pleased with my offering.
Whatever good I have done is from the confidence you have placed in my unworthiness.
The opportunity has arisen to take over the position as Scholrchis (Dean) of the Saint
John the Theologian Theological Academy of Toronto. And with your blessings, I have
accepted this position with both sadness for leaving your side ~ but also with joy for
the opportunity given me to influence future priests of our Church. I arrived at this
decision after much prayer and thought. Moreover, for the illness that I overcame
recently by your prayers, I realize that for the amount of travel necessary in our large
Metropolis - I may no longer have the appropriate physical strength to endure.
I believe that your prayers will accompany me in this new opportunity of service to the
Church. For whatever else you need from me, I am at your disposal.
I remain, with respect and love referencing your right hand,
+Christodoulos, priest-monk