Seminarian Joseph Larson was ordained a Deacon at this year’s Alaskan Diocesan Assembly which met in Anchorage on October 18 and 19.  Deacon Joseph and Matushka Sophia are from the village of Akiachak which is on the Kuskokwim River.  Deacon Joseph and Matushka Sophia have four children: Christina, Alexandra, Alexander and Sophia.   Deacon Joseph joins four other brothers who serve as clergy in the Diocese of Alaska.  May God grant Deacon Joseph, Matushka Sophia and their family many years!