[img_assist|nid=1982|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=137|height=217]During the current economic downturn, many faithful Christians may be wondering how to keep their contributions flowing to parishes, favorite charities, church agencies, monastic communities, and so on, as they watch the balance in their checkbooks drop steadily. They also may be wondering if they will be able to pass on any wealth to their children or grandchildren. Certainly, the words of Scripture, "God loves a cheerful giver" (2 Cor 9:7) present a challenge to most believers nowadays, as they wrestle with the Scriptural admonitions "to give generously" (Ps 37:21, Rom 12:8), while facing job losses, pay cuts, and even home foreclosures.

This summer our Dean, the Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, will lead an intensive study unit at the St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College in Donvale, Australia. More information is available here.

SVS Press will be setting up a mobile book store at the Diocese of the South Assembly, Orthodox Church in America, in Wilmington, North Carolina.

[img_assist|nid=19876|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=350|height=234] CELEBRATE ST. VLADIMIR’S DAY! Please join us in celebrating the feast of our patron, the Holy and Great Prince Vladimir! RSVP by July 5 to events@svots.edu . VESPERS 5:00pm, with a BBQ TO FOLLOW* *Rain location: John G. Rangos Family Building Event sponsorships are always welcome! Download the flyer

SVS Press is attending the conference, "Tradition, Secularization, Fundamentalism: Orthodox/Catholic Encounters." Every three years, Fordham's Orthodox Christian Studies Center sponsors and produces the Patterson Conference on Orthodox/Catholic Dialogue.

[img_assist|nid=20126|title=|desc=Dr. Lewis Patsavos, retired professor of Canon Law and director of Field Education at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology|link=none|align=left|width=231|height=285]On Monday, January 30, 2017, Dr. Lewis Patsavos, retired professor of Canon Law and director of Field Education at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, will deliver the 34 th Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Lecture, titled: “Reflections of a Canonist: Account of a Teaching Ministry Spanning Four Decades." Dr. Patsavos earned his Doctorate in Theology from the University of Athens, Greece in 1974, and he subsequently taught at Holy Cross for 40 years. His dual responsibilities of teaching Orthodox Canon Law and directing the school’s Field Education Program enabled him to experience the pastoral nature of the canons contextually in ministerial settings.

[img_assist|nid=20401|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=224]On Saturday, September 17, 2016, at 7 p.m., St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary will host a panel discussion titled, “Rethinking Sacred Arts.” The event, which is open to the public, will feature 11 renowned international scholars and artists, drawing on their expertise in the study, practice, and interpretation of the visual arts, music, rhetoric, and aesthetics. The panel discussion will top off a weekend-long “Sacred Arts Symposium,” which is the first in a series of events planned between Fall 2016 and Spring 2018 by the Seminary, all of which are a part of the Seminary’s Sacred Arts Initiative (SAI). These SAI events are funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, and are designed to explore the Seminary’s contribution to the study and practice of the Sacred Arts.

[img_assist|nid=20411|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=243|height=165]On Saturday, September 24, 2016, 9 am–2 pm, our Dean, Fr. John Behr, will deliver public lectures on the topic "Finding Christ in the Scriptures," as part of The Bible Symposium and Ecumenical Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham, at The Cathedral of All Saints, 62 S. Swan St., Albany, NY. LEARN MORE / GET TICKET CONTACT : The Cathedral Office at 518.465.1342 or office@thechaedralofallsaints.org

[img_assist|nid=20801|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=568|height=677] Tickets $25 StVlads.EventBrite.com or Mat Robyn 914.961.8313 ext 330 events@svots.edu

[img_assist|nid=21186|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=341]A business woman and college professor, a wife, mother and grandmother, and a Coptic Orthodox Christian, Maggie Gobran has devoted herself to rescuing Christians—children above all–who are forced to live in the garbage slums of Cairo, Egypt. Known as “Mama Maggie” by the numberless people she has helped, she epitomizes Christian witness in a Muslim culture and country. Although Maggie Gobran has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, she is virtually unknown in America. Now is your chance to meet her! Join us Friday, October 21, 2016, 7:30 pm in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building on our campus.