[img_assist|nid=16044|title=|desc=Dr. Theokritoff speaking at the launch of SVOTS' "Go Green" initiative in 2007|link=url|url=http://www.svots.edu/content/go-green-initiative-launched|align=left|width=300|height=156] Dr. Elizabeth Theokritoff will present a free, public lecture titled “Cosmic Liturgy and the Problems of Human ‘Priesthood’ ” on Sunday, August 31, 2014, 7 p.m., at the seminary. Sponsored by the St. Herman’s Society for Orthodox Ecology, the lecture will be preceded by a tree-planting ceremony on the campus grounds at 6 p.m., and an Akathist service in Three Hierarchs Chapel, beginning at 6:15 p.m. The lecture itself will be held in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building, and a public reception will follow.

[img_assist|nid=16232|title=|desc=Assembly of Bishops, 2013 Annual Meeting|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=209]Friday, October 24, 7:00 pm , Orthodox Christian Laity, Open Public Forum: Join in on an enlivened public discussion on: "The History and Future of the Assembly of Bishops and the Proposed Great and Holy Council in 2016." Featured speaker for the OCL Open Forum will be Alexei Krindatch, consultant to the Regional Planning Committee of the Assembly of Bishops. He will give insights into the work of that committee, as it develops a blueprint for a unified Orthodox Church in the USA.

Monday, October 27, 6:30pm, Annual Missions Night: Fr. Nicholas Andruchow, and his wife, Presbytera Merilyn, will present a free public lecture, “Changing the World: Transformation through Missions with Project Mexico and St. Innocent Orphanage as a Model.” They will recount heart-warming and heart-rending stories of the families and children they serve at Project Mexico and St. Innocent Orphanage, as they build homes and generate hope in Tijuana, Mexico. They will also speak about the transformation that occurs in missionaries and interns that serve. [img_assist|nid=16234|title=|desc=The children of St. Innocent Orphanage|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=224]

[img_assist|nid=16673|title=|desc=Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at St. Vladimir's Seminary|link=popup|align=left|width=350|height=288]On Saturday, November 8, 7:00 p.m., His Eminence The Most Reverend Hilarion (Alfeyev), metropolitan of Volokolamsk and chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, will deliver a free and public lecture at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.

[img_assist|nid=16335|title=Click to download flyer|desc=|link=url|url=https://www.svots.edu/sites/default/files/flier_srvassa_oct2014.pdf|align=right|width=386|height=500]Join us for Coffee with Sister Vassa! October 2, 2014, Thursday evening, 8:15 p.m. Metropolitan Philip Auditorium, The John G. Rangos Family Building

[img_assist|nid=16598|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=216|height=300][img_assist|nid=16599|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=228|height=300] The St. Ambrose Society, St. Vladimir's student-run Pro Life group, is sponsoring a daylong course titled "Pastoral Counseling following abortion and other crises," to be held in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium, John G. Rangos Family Foundation Building, on Friday, October 24, from 9–5. Specifically designed for pastors and trained counselors, the seminary will also be useful for parish lay ministers engaged with those suffering from post-abortion distress and other trauma. Dr. Theresa Karminski Burke, founder of Rachel's Vineyard, the largest ministry in the world dealing with post-abortion healing, will lead four sessions: "The Need for Post-Abortion Counseling," "Pregnancy Loss and Suicide," "Crash Course in Trauma (PTSD)," and "Brain Science: How Emotional Trauma Impacts the Brain."

[img_assist|nid=16608|title=|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=830|height=307] On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, you can help us launch a new tradition by joining the national movement that celebrates generosity called #GivingTuesday. We're excited to participate in #GivingTuesday. After all, giving is at the very foundation of St. Vladimir's mission. Our professors give their hearts to teach the Gospel of Christ. Our students give their time to prepare for service in the Church. Our graduates give their lives to minister to Christ's flock.

Seminary friends are welcome to join the Three Hierarchs Chapel community on Saturday, November 1, 6:30 p.m. for a Festal Vigil, and Sunday, November 2 at 9 a.m. for the Festal Divine Liturgy. [img_assist|nid=14023|title=|desc=Reception of the relics, November 2013|link=popup|align=left|width=400|height=267]An autumnal feast of St. Vladimir will be celebrated this weekend, beginning a new tradition at the Seminary. "We are doing so to mark the arrival of the saint's relics to our community, which took place last year roughly at this time," notes Ecclesiarch The Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel. "This celebration will also allow us the opportunity to honor our patron in the school year, since his regular feast falls during the summer break."

On-Campus • January Term courses [img_assist|nid=16619|title=|desc=The Rev. Stephen Powley|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=199][img_assist|nid=16620|title=|desc=The Very Rev. Dr. Nicholas Solak|link=none|align=right|width=226|height=300] REGISTER HERE In January 2015, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary will be offering four public courses, comprising an online and a residential component. Offerings include three pastoral theology courses and one liturgical music course, taught by experts in their fields: "The Therapeutic Encounter," by Dr. Daniel Hinshaw; "The Parish and Prison Ministry," by The Very Rev. Dr. Nicholas Solak and The Rev. Stephen Powley, executive director, Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM); "Stewardship in American Orthodoxy," by The Very Rev. Dr. Robert Holet; and "The Music and Faith of Arvo Pärt," with Dr. Peter Bouteneff.

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