Shepherds & servants
Serving the parish through prayer, the Holy Mysteries, pastoral care, and the proclamation of the Gospel.
Rector
Father Ivan serves as rector of Most Holy Theotokos Church in Dallas, Texas.
He provides pastoral guidance, celebrates the Divine Liturgy and the Holy Mysteries, and shepherds the parish community in spiritual life, prayer, and Orthodox tradition.
Contact Father Ivan →Reader & Altar Server
Egor Istratov serves as a reader and altar server at Most Holy Theotokos Church in Dallas, Texas.
He was baptized in 1994 and grew up in the Orthodox faith. During his childhood, he attended Troitsk Orthodox School and worshiped at the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Puchkovo, near Moscow, where he began serving in the altar under Priest Lev Arshakyan.
After moving to the United States in 2022, Egor continued his church life within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate. Since 2023, he has served Most Holy Theotokos Church in Dallas as a reader and altar server.
During divine services, he assists in the altar, reads the appointed liturgical texts, and supports the worship and community life of the parish.
Contact Egor →Pastoral care
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