In Memoriam With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of longtime St. Vladimir’s Seminary trustee His Eminence, Maximos, former Greek Orthodox metropolitan of Pittsburgh. His Eminence was 85 years old. Metropolitan Maximos served on the Seminary’s Board of Trustees from 1989-2002. He...

Yonkers, NY The Institute of Sacred Arts (ISA) has been leading choir workshops in parishes across the country. Dr. Peter Bouteneff , director of the ISA, is leading these Zoom workshops free of charge, beginning with a ten-minute talk about the Institute. At each workshop, participants are then led in...

Yonkers, NY On the weekend of October 31 and November 1, St. Vladimir’s Seminary was blessed by a visit from The Right Reverend Alexis (Trader) , bishop of Bethesda and auxiliary to the metropolitan for Stavropegial Institutions (Orthodox Church in America). The visit culminated Sunday with the celebration of Divine...

Yonkers, NY Alumni of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) have a new way to stay connected with the Seminary and their fellow alumni around the world, and they now have access to a host of resources exclusively for graduates. The Seminary’s new Alumni Portal is live at https://svots.mycampus-app.com...

Yonkers, NY On Wednesday, seminarians at St. Vladimir’s tapped into the writing expertise of Professor Peter C. Bouteneff as the “The Lyceum” hosted a writing workshop. Danielle Earl , librarian at the Seminary’s Father Georges Florovsky Library , started “The Lyceum” as a sort of “marketplace of ideas” at the...

Yonkers, NY St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has announced Seminarian Alexander Earl as the winner of the 2020 St Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest. The contest was opened to current SVOTS students at the beginning of the fall semester. For his winning entry, titled, “Thou Hast Prepared a Table...

In Memoriam With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. His Beatitude fell asleep in the Lord October 19, 2020 in Canonsburg...

In Memoriam With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of St. Vladimir’s Seminary Trustee Emeritus Anthony Kasmer. Kasmer, of Newtown, PA, passed away Sunday, October 11 at the age of 90. Kasmer was a faithful supporter and great friend of St. Vladimir’s...

Faculty News • By Deborah (Malacky) Belonick Icon of St. Panteleimon, the Unmercenary HealerThis coming fall semester, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) will become a requirement for all new students enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at the seminary. This means that beginning in academic year 2012–2013, incoming seminarians who...

On-campus Gathering • By Deborah (Malacky) Belonick Logan Johnson and Sarah Johnson, future hospital chaplains.Fellow students honored two senior seminarians this past Sunday with a small reception that recognized their recent great accomplishments. Seniors Logan Johnson and Sarah Johnson (no family relation!), who will graduate this spring with Master of...