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Mka. Anna Hopko with Fr. Thomas

In Memoriam: Matushka Anne Hopko

Matushka Anne “Anya” Hopko, née Schmemann, fell asleep in the Lord in Quebec, Canada, where she was vacationing with family. She was 78.
Archpriest Alexander Padlo (Photo: OCA.org)

In Memoriam: Archpriest Alexander Padlo

The Very Rev. Alexander Padlo graduated from St. Vladimir's Seminary in 1970. He most recently served as pastor at Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Miami, FL (Orthodox Church...
Headings on Spiritual Knowledge Book Cover

SVS Press translates recently discovered works of St Isaac of Nineveh

This volume includes the first three chapters of the “Second Part” of St. Isaac's works, available in a complete English translation for the first time.
Fr Sergius preaches at Three Hierarchs Chapel

Lilly Endowment awards grant to SVOTS to strengthen preaching in Orthodox parishes

SVOTS was invited by the Endowment to apply, and is one of several dozen organizations chosen to take part in phase one of the Compelling Preaching Initiative.
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SVOTS awarded $1M to build up Orthodox parish leaders through online programs

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $1 million grant to help St. Vladimir's Seminary build healthy Orthodox parishes by providing training and resources to more ordained and lay...
Fr Paul and Matushka Mary with Archbishop Michael, Fr Chad Hatfield, and other clergy, deacons, and altar servers

Oldest living alumnus Fr Paul Shafran celebrates 100th birthday

The Very Rev. Paul Shafran (SVOTS' class of 1945), turned 100 years old this summer and celebrated the seventy-fifth anniversary of his ordination to the holy priesthood.
Diaconal Practicum participants and instructors with Met. Tikhon

Seminary faculty help train diaconal candidates on campus

The Orthodox Church in America (OCA)’s Diaconal Liturgical Practicum returned to the campus of St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) this June.
Fr Aaron Rutz and Matushka Tatiana with clergy and family following ordination

Alumnus Dn Aaron Rutz ordained to priesthood

The newly ordained Fr. Aaron Rutz graduated from St. Vladimir's Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program summa cum laude in 2020 with commendations for service to the community and his...
John Michael Boyer leads session in Met. Philip Auditorium

Collaborative spirit, practical focus mark this year’s Summer Music Institute

Nearly eighty people from across the United States and Canada—and one from Norway—sang, learned, and worshipped together at this year’s Summer Music Institute, held at St. Vladimir...