St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has announced the 2018 St. Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest as part of the school’s ongoing efforts to help its students afford the costs of theological education and formation. The essay contest is open to current seminarians only. The winning student will see $3,000...
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is beginning to roll out Vision 2020, a plan for the future of formation and education at the Seminary. Vision 2020 incorporates changes in academic and community life at SVOTS to meet the increasingly diverse needs and vocational trajectories of our students. Through Vision...
St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s 2018-2019 Academic Year has begun! Thirty-three seminarians comprise the incoming class. Thirty-one of them are new students, including 8 in the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Cohort of 2021, 9 in the Master of Arts (M.A.) program, and 14 in the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program. Two returning...
Alumnus Archpriest Michael Oleksa (’73) delivered a powerful, enlightening, and heart-felt message on the campus of St. Vladimir's Seminary (SVOTS) Saturday as part of the Seminary's celebration of the Ecclesiastical New Year . The New Year festivities were organized by the St. Herman’s Society for Orthodox Ecology , one of...
Alumnus Archpriest John Harvey, 73, fell asleep in the Lord Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Fr. John had served as rector of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Youngstown, OH for the past eleven years. Fr. Harvey was born January 21, 1945, in Hollywood, California and was the son...
Eleven scholars came together on the campus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary to explore the theme of " Byzantine Materiality .” The scholars convened for a three-day workshop held September 14 to 16. The gathering was the latest in the Seminary’s Sacred Arts Initiative (SAI), which is funded by a grant...
With faith in Christ and in the hope of resurrection, we share the news of the repose of our alumnus, Archpriest Dragan Filipovic, who graduated from St. Vladimir’s Seminary in 1971. Fr. Dragan, of Pittsburgh, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 18, 2018. He was 73. Fr. Dragan was born December 30...
More than eighty people took part as the Orthodox Advanced Leadership Conference returned to St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS). The conference, titled, “Faith and Business Synergy,” began Thursday, September 28 and ended after Divine Liturgy at Three Hierarchs Chapel Sunday, September 30. This was the second Leadership Conference hosted by the...
Thanking the Arvo Pärt Project for its “longstanding dedication and in-depth study” of Pärt’s music, the Estonian Ministry of Culture recognized St Vladimir’s Seminary’s (SVOTS) work with Arvo Pärt with a Letter of Appreciation. The most-performed living composer in the world, Pärt’s spiritual roots in Orthodox Christianity have inspired the...
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share the news of the repose of Alumnus Very Rev. Dennis Pavichevich. Fr. Dennis fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at the age of 72. Fr. Dennis Pavichevich (Dragoljub Pavicevic) began his theological studies at St...