March 23, 2011 • Off-Campus Event [img_assist|nid=5001|title=|desc=Our seminary Men's Choir, with Chancellor Archpriest Chad Hatfield (far right).|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=179] On Wednesday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m., our seminary Men's Choir will be singing the responses to the Presanctified Liturgy at the Church of Our Saviour Greek Orthodox Church in Rye, New York. The Men's Choir, led by Hierodeacon Philip Majkrzak, is versed in several styles of traditional church music, including Byzantine chant. The Rev. Fr. Elias G. Villas, rector of the parish, will preside at the liturgy, and a lenten repast will be held following the service.

Our faculty will be delivering several retreats and homilies throughout North America during this season of Great Lent. Please check your local church listings and come to hear them when they visit your geographical area. Archpriest John Behr, Dean [img_assist|nid=5022|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=328|height=493] Saturday, March 12, 2011 , 7 p.m., St. Joseph Church, Wheaton, IL, public lecture on "The Meaning of Icons" Sunday, March 13, 2011, 6:30 p.m., St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL, Homilist at the Triumph of Orthodoxy Vespers

March 13, 2011 • Off-campus Event This year's homilist for the Triu[img_assist|nid=5063|title=|desc=The Very Rev. Paul Nadim Tarazi|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=266]mph of Orthodoxy Vespers service, sponsored by the Westchester County Orthodox Clergy Fellowship, is St. Vladimir's Seminary's Professor of Old Testament, The Very Rev. Dr. Paul Nadim Tarazi. The service, which marks the 41st annual gathering for this occasion, will be celebrated at 6 p.m. at the Virgin Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church , 236 Grandview Blvd., Yonkers, NY. Our seminary Men's Choir will sing portions of the service.

[img_assist|nid=5274|title=|desc=Icon of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=396] Register Now! View our updated Program Schedule and Workshop Schedule In recent decades, we have seen several important conferences about women in the Church. These have reflected on women’s gifts, and their joys and frustrations in trying to fulfill their Christian calling; some have produced recommendations for parishes and local churches. This year, for our annual summer academic conference, we've chosen "Women Disciples of the Lord" as the theme. The goals of this particular conference are:

Saturday, October 1, 2011 • Annual Orthodox Education Day When you come to our annua[img_assist|nid=5332|title=|desc=Seminarians Trevor Beckworth and James Parnell (left to right) stand ready to serve the crowds at the American food booth, during OED 2010.|link=none|align=left|width=232|height=348][img_assist|nid=5333|title=|desc=At OED 2010, the dance group "Caucasian Swords" electrified the crowd. (Photo: Kim Piotrowski)|link=none|align=right|width=311|height=234]l Orthodox Education Day (OED) this year, look for some surprises: bagpipes, a military honor guard, icon displaying soldiers and peacemakers, folk dancers wielding swords, special workshops to help our service men and women and the church communities ministering to them, and a campaign to send care packages to those deployed in the armed forces—all in conjunction with this year's theme: "For God and Country."

Register Now! [img_assist|nid=5402|title=|desc=Our Internet Pornography and Chastity Workshop will address the invasive world of Web porn.|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=305] The enormous world of internet pornography continues to invade our culture, and the statistics* are staggering: 40 million Americans are regular visitors to porn sites; 70% of men ages 18–24 visit porn sites monthly; 1 in 3 porn viewers are women; there are 116,000 searches for “child pornography” daily; and 35% of all internet downloads are pornographic.

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[img_assist|nid=5405|title=|desc=Protodeacon Nazari Polataiko teaching his iconography workshop.|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=166]Protodeacon Nazari Polataiko will instruct aspiring and experienced iconographers in the egg tempera Russo-Byzantine style of iconography, endeavoring to teach not only craft and technique but also the prayerful attitude required in executing this art. Protodeacon Nazari Polataiko and his wife, Matushka Tatiana, established the Saints Alypij and Andrew Rublew Icon Studio in 1996. The icon painters of the studio are dedicated to reviving this ancient art. The Polataikos were born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine and both graduated with B.F.A degrees: Fr. Nazari from Kosiv and Matushka from Vyznytcia Art College in Ukraine.

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