Thirty-one seminarians, including nine ordained to Holy Orders, were granted degrees during Commencement at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary on May 30, 2015. Comprising the graduating class were 12 Master of Divinity, 13 Master of Arts, and 6 Master of Theology candidates, among which were included eight women. "Today marks...
A concordat between representatives of the Arvo Pärt Centre and St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) was signed in Laulasmaa, Estonia, on June 18, 2015. The concordat agrees to continued cooperation between the Centre and SVOTS, above all in the fields of arts and theology, in mutual counseling, and in...
Eight new spring and summer titles from SVS Press are being launched at major ecclesial, artistic, and academic venues. Some have already have made literary and scholarly news. In April Arvo Pärt: Out of Silence debuted at the “Arvo Pärt: Journeys in Silence” Live Ideas Festival, sponsored by New York...
At the ceremony Dr. Obren B. (Brian) Gerich, a parishioner of St. Steven’s and a Trustee Emeritus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, who underwrote funding for the book, paid tribute to Fr. Nick and his ministry, saying, “I wanted to honor Fr. Nick’s dedication to our cathedral and his unrelenting willingness...
[img_assist|nid=18066|title=|desc=(L to R) Fr. John Behr, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, Patriarch John, Fr. Chad Hatfield (photo: Dn. G. Hatrak)|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=266] The Most Blessed John X (Yazigi), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East , will be visiting St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary on Monday, July 27, 2015, to receive an honorary doctoral degree conferred by the seminary Board of Trustees and Faculty Council. The degree will be awarded at a public academic convocation at 6:00 p.m. in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building, during which His Beatitude will also give a presentation about the current circumstances of Christians in the Middle East. A public reception will follow.
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary is offering the public an opportunity for input into future course offerings, including degree programs and continuing education classes with online components. Through a brief survey, the seminary hopes to collect data about public preferences regarding course offerings in the liturgical arts, mission work, ethics...
The Reverend Adrian Budica has been appointed to the faculty of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary , as Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and Director of Field Education. The appointment of Fr. Adrian, a seminary alumnus (M.Th., ’10), is effective July 1, 2015. “We welcome Father Adrian, with his...
Twenty-three deacons and students in the Diaconal Vocations Program (DVP) of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) gathered on the seminary campus for a practicum consisting of worship, theological reflection, and focused liturgical training, from July 12–15, 2015. In its ninth consecutive year, the Diaconal Liturgical Practicum continues to provide...
[img_assist|nid=18268|title=|desc=|link=url|url=https://www.svots.edu/sites/default/files/ed_day_2015-draft_4-1-page-001.jpg|align=left|width=400|height=309] NEW Education Day event: guided book discussion on Way of the Ascetics “East Meets East” is the theme for St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary’s annual Orthodox Education Day on October 3, 2015. The seminary’s annual open house and fall festival will celebrate the relationship between the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox churches, and explore the history of their dialogue.
Atop our “New Facility” building, gleaming solar panels lie like sleek sunbathers. Soaking up the sun’s rays, they’re storing energy to power two buildings on our seminary campus. The sparkling panels are being installed this week, September 20–24, and from now on they will provide clean, renewable energy for both...