[img_assist|nid=29001|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=388]St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) is journeying to Seattle this February! Join us to support SVOTS seminarians, the future leaders of the Church. The Fête in the Northwest will be an evening of inspiration and entertainment. Enjoy live music by Seattle-based duo Mr & Mrs Something and their acoustic folk, bluegrass, and Americana sounds, drinks (cash bar), and eats by Takis Mad Greek Food. The event will also feature Seminary President Archpriest Chad Hatfield and Amazon’s Rebecca Pagani, chair of the Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative.
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is poised to establish a permanent Institute of Sacred Arts (ISA) on its campus, with “creativity and holiness for the life of the world” as its mission, thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant, announced November 29, 2018...
As 2019 begins, Saint Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press has added two titles to its offerings: The Testament of the Lord and Theology as a Surprise . The Testament of the Lord becomes the fifty-eighth entry into SVS Press’s widely popular (no pun intended) Popular Patristics Series. The Testament of the...
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) had a strong presence at the Inaugural Conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA). IOTA assembled in Iaşi, Romania on January 9-12, 2019. Founded by University of St. Thomas Professor Dr. Paul Gavrilyuk and a group of leading scholars , IOTA’s mission is...
Members of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) joined thousands of pro-life marchers in Washington, D.C. Friday, January 18, for the 46th annual March for Life , marking the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 that legalized abortion in the United States. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, primate...
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) raised over $250,000 to support seminarians during its fundraising campaigns over the fall and winter of 2018/2019. On November 1 and 2, 2018, SVOTS held its Fall Benefit and Theological Convocation to support the Seminary’s Tuition-Free Initiative , which offers fully-paid tuition to seminarians...
January 30, 2019 • Feast of the Three Hierarchs • On-campus St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) celebrated an eventful Feast of the Three Hierarchs on its campus Wednesday. The day began with Divine Liturgy and concluded with the 36 th Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Lecture and Mid-Year Commencement. The day’s conclusion also marked the end of three-days of the Orthodox Church in America [OCA] and Anglican Church in North America [ACNA] dialogue, which was also hosted on campus. [img_assist|nid=29020|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=351|height=234]HIERARCHICAL DIVINE LITURGY ( View a photo gallery )
On Tuesday St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) featured one of its own, faculty member and alumnus Dn. Evan Freeman , in a special seminar. Dn. Evan’s talk, “Art and Liturgical Reform: Byzantine Eucharistic objects and the development of the Prothesis rite," was the first in a series of monthly...
[img_assist|nid=29033|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=388]It’s New York’s turn to experience Tenebrae: Music of Holy Week from East & West. After a performance in Washington D.C. , the St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale will bring the spectacular evening of music to New York City’s beautiful St. John Nepomucene Church on Friday, April 5. The concert takes its name from a candlelit Holy Week service from the Western Christian tradition ( tenebrae means “darkness” in Latin). The evening’s program will immerse listeners in the solemn Lenten journey to the cross and the empty tomb.
On Monday, the St. Juliana Society (SJS) welcomed to campus His Beatitude the Most Blessed Tikhon , archbishop of Washington, metropolitan of All America and Canada, and chair of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. His Beatitude met with the group, comprised of women seminarians and wives of seminarians, at the home of...