His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk , chairman of the Department of External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate and prolific writer and composer, visited St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) Monday. His Eminence met with members of the Seminary community and discussed two of his monumental series published by St. Vladimir’s...

On Friday, November 1, the Syriac Orthodox seminarians studying at St. Vladimir's Seminary were invited to a special meeting with His Holiness, Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, the patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church (SOC). His Holiness hosted the seminarians at the Mor Aphrem...

Special guest Michelle Moujaes with Faithtree Resources visited the Seminary’s St. Juliana Society (SJS) Monday evening. Moujaes is the founder of Faithtree, a pan-Orthodox group of clergy and lay people from diverse backgrounds and professions who have developed Orthodox materials to aid in ministry. On Monday, she gave her presentation...

The members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) will gather at the Chancery for their Fall Regular Session from Tuesday, November 12 through Friday, November 15, 2019. In addition to the address of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and the other normal agenda items...

Learn more about St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s 2019 #GivingTuesday Campain St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is partnering with a recent graduate this Giving Tuesday to benefit Orthodox Christian faithful in Uganda. The Seminary will tithe 10% of the funds raised on Giving Tuesday, December 3, to its select non-profit partner...

The Seminary’s Revitalizing Parish Music program , which offers custom-tailored educational sessions for parishes in their home settings, recently visited communities in New York and Michigan. “I work with choirs that want to take their singing to the next level,” said Robin Freeman , Director of Music at the Seminary...

On Wednesday, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) gathered at St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) for an eventful and momentous day, celebrating Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Saint John Chrysostom at Three Hierarchs Chapel ; announcing the fiftieth anniversary celebrations of the autocephaly of...

[img_assist|nid=29382|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=389]Hear St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale perform western and Orthodox carols at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church ’s annual Christmas concert. On Saturday, December 7 at 7 p.m., St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) and Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in East Meadow, NY are partnering to present an evening of carols, hymns, and scripture readings in preparation for the celebration of the Holy Nativity of our Lord. Under the direction of Robin Freeman and former SVOTS faculty member Dr. Nicholas Reeves, Holy Trinity’s choir director, the combined choirs will sing familiar carols and Orthodox liturgical hymns interspersed with readings from the Old and New Testaments.

[img_assist|nid=29385|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=299|height=388]A special edition of the Father Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture will commemorate fifty years of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). His Eminence, Archbishop Michael of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey will headline events on January 30, the Feast of the Three Hierarchs. As part of the special celebration, three more distinguished speakers will be featured in workshops throughout the day along with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, Mid-Year Commencement, the launch of a special 50 th anniversary commemorative book (published by SVS Press and edited by Academic Dean Dr. Alexandru Tudorie), and a reception. Schedule of Events

The board of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)'s Thriving in Ministry program (TIM) held an all-day meeting at St. Vladimir's Seminary on Tuesday, November 19. Through TIM, the OCA seeks to establish pan-Orthodox learning groups for priests and their wives throughout the United States and Canada. Tuesday’s work included...