May our Savior grant to the newly-ordain Deacon Savvas, many years of faithful service to the Church. Amen!
On the photo: Fr. Savvas and Diaconissa Maria with little Irene and Christina; Fr. Savvas' parents - Christo and Eleni; Metropolitan Ephraim, Bishop Gregroy, Fr. Dimitry Kukunov and Fr. Isaac (by the the iconostasis).