At the end of the week-long Diaconal Liturgical Program and the 2023 Summer Music Institute on June 23, 2023, His Grace, Bishop Gerasim of Fort Worth (OCA) encouraged all participants to heed Christ’s call to live a life of service to others. By turning away from self-centeredness to God-centeredness, we can follow Christ’s example and become transformed by the relationships we build based on service, respect, and communion. As an illustration of a life dedicated to service to others in Christ, His Grace recounted the life of St Jacob Netsvetov, missionary to Alaska in the 19th century.