"Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky will be remembered as one of the building blocks of what would become the OCA. His global contacts and influence in both Orthodox and ecumenical spheres had no rivals," said Archpriest Chad Hatfield, president of St. Vladimir's Seminary. "His legacy will be studied and interpreted for many years to come. May God grant him Paradise."
Archbishop Job Getcha “unveils” the history, meaning, and structure of the mysteries, or sacraments, of the Orthodox Church in The Euchologion Unveiled, a new book from St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press.
At its Board of Directors meeting held on July 19, 2021, the Orthodox Church Capital Improvement Fund (OCCIF) Board of Directors unanimously elected Archpriest John Dresko (SVOTS Class of 1980) to serve as the second president of OCCIF, effective August 1, 2021.
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Archpriest Stephen Janos, an alumnus of St. Vladimir's Seminary. Fr Stephen fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at his residence in Mohrsville, PA.
Father Gregory, an alumnus of St. Vladimir's Seminary, reposed in our Lord on the morning of August 11, 2021. His parishioners will remember him for his ministry to youth, warmth, and dynamic sermons.
“He was a deeply faithful priest, who loved the Church with all his heart, and he served his flock selflessly until the very end,” said St. Vladimir’s Trustee Wesley J. Smith, J.D., who served at the altar as a subdeacon with Fr. Michael for more than four years. “As he slowly declined from cancer, he modeled how Christians can face the end of their earthly sojourn with good humor, steadfast courage, and deeply committed faith. He was a priest to the very last!”
The Essay Contest is offered each year at St. Vladimir’s thanks to the generous contributions of a family of anonymous donors. The winner of the contest—open to current seminarians only—will have the award money added to his or her scholarship fund to help pay for tuition at the Seminary.
It has been a wonderfully eventful summer at the Seminary’s Father Georges Florovsky Library.
Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) welcomed twenty-five new seminarians and forty-four returning students for the start of the 2021-2022 academic year. Monday, August 23 marked the first day of classes.
Saint Vladimir's Seminary (SVS) Press has released the first double issue of the St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly (SVTQ) of 2021.