St. Vladimir's Seminary is pleased to announce Dr. Peter Brown, Princeton University's Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor of History, Emeritus, as the presenter for the 30th [img_assist|nid=10504|title=|desc=St. Constantine the Great|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=257]Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Lecture. Titled "Constantine, Eusebius, and the Future of Christianity," the lecture will focus on how Christians approach the study of history. Just prior to the lecture, Dr. Brown will be awarded an Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, by the Seminary's Board of Trustees and faculty.
[img_assist|nid=10506|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=133]For the second year in a row, the St. Vladimir's Seminary Alumni Association will sponsor a cookout, on the eve of the Feast of the Holy and Great Prince Vladimir, Saturday evening, July 14, 2012. Please join us for prayer and fellowship, beginning with Great Vespers at 6:30 p.m. and continuing with a cookout and picnic on the seminary's front lawn. Fellow alumni, faculty, staff, seminarians, and chapel friends (and families) are welcome. RSVP to Protodeacon Joseph Matusiak, Director of Admissions, Financial Aid, and Alumni Relations, at x328 or e-mail: jmatusiak@svots.edu. For further questions, also please contact Pdn. Joseph.
[img_assist|nid=11037|title=|desc=Fr. John Chakos|link=none|align=left|width=134|height=200] Download a PDF flier of this event for your parish bulletin board! Share a JPG flier of this event on Facebook! Did you know that there are 338 Orthodox churches in Guatemala, with 200,000 faithful and catechumens? Did you know that a former UN Ambassador is now a priest in that community? Did you know that hundreds of Latin Americans continue to leave the Roman Catholic Church on a daily basis, seeking other religious experiences, including worship within the liturgical services of the Orthodox Church?
[img_assist|nid=11041|title=|desc=Both teams pose with STOTS Dean Fr. Alexander Atty after February 2012 game|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=133]The annual basketball game between St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), and St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (STOTS) in South Canaan, PA, rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy, will take place on Friday, February 22, at 4:00 p.m. The game will be held at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church gymnasium , a few miles from the Seminary on 10 Mill Road, New Rochelle, NY. Following the game, St. Vladimir's will host the players afterwards for a post–game pizza fest. Both teams are practicing hard and anticipating the spirit of friendly competition that characterizes the event. SVOTS alumni are invited to come and support the team, for what promises to be an exciting match–up.
[img_assist|nid=11122|title=|desc=Dr. Tristram Englehardt|link=none|align=left|width=147|height=200]The St. Ambrose Society, St. Vladimir's Seminary's Pro Life group, is hosting a public lecture to be given by Dr. H. Tristram Engelhardt, professor of Philosophy at Rice University, and professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, both in Houston, Texas. Titled "Preaching the Word of the Lord: Being an Orthodox Christian in a Post-Christian Public Square," the lecture is scheduled to precede the Seminary's participation in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. The March is slated for Friday, January 25, 2013, on t[img_assist|nid=11123|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=120|height=150]he anniversary of the infamous Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade.
The Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) and the Orthodox Church in America's (OCA) Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry , are co–sponsoring a free and public forum on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, titled "Campus Ministry Night." The evening will feature presentations by OCF Executive Director Jennifer Nahas; The Rev. John Diamantis, regional OCF chaplain for New York and New Jersey; and the Chair of the Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry, Andrew Boyd. Presenters will focus on practical skills and useable resources needed for campus and young adult ministry. The forum will be held in the Bashir Auditorium on the campus of St. Vladimir's Seminary.
[img_assist|nid=11296|title=|desc=SVOTS students at March for Life, 2012|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=200]The 40th March for Life , an annual event in the nation's capital marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, is scheduled for January 25, 2013. Accordingly, the St. Ambrose Society, St. Vladimir's Seminary's Pro Life group, has reserved a 47–passenger bus with restroom facilities, which will leave from the SVOTS campus at about 5 a.m. on January 25, to travel to Washington D.C. for the March; the bus will return at about midnight. The rally in Washington D.C. will begin at noon at the National Mall, with the March immediately following the rally.
[img_assist|nid=11377|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=308]The public is invited to view "It's a Girl," a chilling and sobering film about the plight of female babies and children, as societies throughout the world make a determination of their "worth," based solely on their gender. The movie will be hosted by the Seminary's St. Ambrose Society, a pro-life, student-led group, and will be shown in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building, 7 p.m. on Friday, December 7th. The event is free.
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75th Anniversary Fundraiser: View the Silent Auction List [img_assist|nid=11906|title=|desc=St. Vladimir's Seminary Campus, watercolor by David Lucs|link=none|align=left|width=450|height=212]Thursday, November 7, 2013 Glen Island Harbour Club, Glen Island Park, Weyman Avenue, New Rochelle, NY, 10805 Cocktail Reception: 6:00–7:00 PM Dinner: 7:00 PM Single ticket price: $250.00 Priest and/or spouse single ticket price: $150.00; $300.00 per couple