When the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church met in Kolymvari, Crete, June 19–26, 2016, it culminated a nearly 60-year period of preparation and capped months of anticipatory work in ecclesial circles. Religion media channels had touted it as the first major council of the Orthodox Church since...
Three Hierarchs Chapel was brimming with singers of all ages Saturday. On March 17, members of the youth choir from Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, East Meadow, NY stood together with seminarians from St. Vladimir’s Seminary to sing All-Night Vigil. The youth choir, under the direction of Danielle Miller and Dr...
Pope Benedict XVI and Metropolitan Kallistos Ware are among those praising a monumental new work authored by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev and published by SVS Press . Jesus Christ: His Life and Teaching, Vol. 1 was released in March. It is the first of Metropolitan Hilarion’s six-volume study on the life...
At its commencement Saturday, May 19 , 2018, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary will confer honorary doctorates to three people for their contributions to the Orthodox Church: composer Mitered Archpriest Sergei Glagolev, Seminary Trustee Emeritus Protodeacon Peter Danilchick, and University of Kentucky Professor David Bradshaw, Ph.D. “Their contributions align so...
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Cameron Beahan has been hired as the new managing director of Marketing and Operations for St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press . Beahan will supervise SVS Press and bookstore operations and lead the strategic vision for both acquisition of Press content...
Holy Week begins on Holy Monday, April 2, 2018, and concludes with the celebration of Pascha on April 8, 2018. “Yesterday I was crucified with Christ, Today I am glorified with him; Yesterday I died with him, Today I am made alive with him; Yesterday I was buried with him, Today I rise with him. Let us make an offering to the one who died and rose again for us.... Let us offer our own selves, the possession most precious to God and closest to him. Let us give back to the Image that which is according to the image—recognizing our value, honoring the Archetype, knowing the power of the mystery and for whom Christ died.” —St Gregory the Theologian, Oration 1.4 For the schedule of daily Holy Week services, visit the Three Hierarchs Chapel Calender.
Members of the St. Herman Society for Orthodox Ecology , one of several student interest groups at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, are ramping up efforts this spring. The group has plans to begin composting on campus and establish a community garden. “We are very thankful we have such a beautiful campus...
With hope in the resurrection especially present in our hearts during this paschal season, we share the news of the repose of Alumnus Mitered Archpriest John Nehrebecki. Fr. John fell asleep in the Lord on Great and Holy Saturday morning, April 7, 2018. Father John was pastor emeritus of Christ...
[img_assist|nid=27501|title=|desc=The Doctor of Ministry Class of 2018 with His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) and Archpriest Chad Hatfield, president of St. Vladimir's Seminary|link=none|align=left|width=350|height=229]Online Presentation (Webinar) – Register here An opportunity to transform your ministry for the better might sound too good to be true, but that is exactly what St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program was set up to be. And its most recent graduates want you to see fruits of the D.Min. program for yourself.
* UPDATE: Registration for the 2018 Diaconal Liturgical Practicum is now closed, due to full capacity. If you were unable to register this year, please email diaconal2019@svots.edu to be placed on a list for next year's practicum. You will be first to receive registration materials for the 2019 Diaconal Liturgical Practicum tentatively scheduled for next summer.