[img_assist|nid=14246|title=|desc=|link=popup|align=right|width=172|height=250][img_assist|nid=14307|title=|desc=The Very Rev. Dr. John McGuckin|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=300]The 31st Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture titled "On 'The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church'" will be presented by The Very Rev. Dr. John McGuckin , a leading international commentator on Eastern Orthodox theology and early Christian history. The free and public lecture, Friday, January 31, 2014, will be immediately preceded by an academic convocation at 7:00 p.m., at which Fr. John will be awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree honoris causa .
[img_assist|nid=14273|title=|desc=|link=popup|align=left|width=350|height=197]The March for Life is an annual event in the nation's capital marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in all 50 states. This year's 41st March is scheduled for January 22, 2014, and will be preceded by a noon rally with prayers and guest speakers at the National Mall. The St. Ambrose Society, St. Vladimir's Seminary's Pro Life group, has reserved a 47–passenger bus with restroom facilities. The bus is open to the public, and will leave campus at 5 a.m. on January 22 to travel to Washington D.C. for the March, returning on the same day at about midnight.
[img_assist|nid=14815|title=|desc=|link=url|url=http://ircpl.org/event/heaven-and-earth/|align=left|width=323|height=500][img_assist|nid=12895|title=May 2013 concert, Seminary Chorale|desc=|link=url|url=http://ircpl.org/event/heaven-and-earth/|align=right|width=300|height=200] Still available: Tuesday, April 29, 7:30–9:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, New Rochelle, NY — first come, first served seating Sold out! Thursday, May 1, 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. concert at The Glicker-Milstein Theatre, in the Diana Center, 3009 Broadway ( Sign up for the waiting list )
[img_assist|nid=14650|title=|desc=|link=popup|align=right|width=155|height=200] The St. Ambrose Society at St. Vladimir's Seminary sponsored a free, public lecture on February 23, Sunday, 3:30 pm, in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium on campus. “Preaching the Word of the Lord: Being an Orthodox Christian in the Post-Christian Public Square,” was presented by Dr. Herman Tristram Engelhardt , who holds doctorates in Medicine (Tulane University, 1972) and Philosophy (University of Texas, 1969). Dr.
[img_assist|nid=14737|title=|desc=Archbishop Job |link=popup|align=left|width=150|height=224] The Trustees, Faculty, and Students of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary request the honor of your presence at the Commencement of the Class of 2014 on May 31. A 10:00 Prayer of Supplication in Three Hierarchs Chapel will be followed by Commencement Exercises at 10:30 a.m. in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium, John G. Rangos Family Foundation Building.
READ MORE about the Arvo Pärt Project at St. Vladimir's Seminary [img_assist|nid=15396|title=|desc=|link=url|url=http://arvopartproject.com/events|align=left|width=335|height=350] Order tickets for "Spirit in Sound and Space—A Conversation Inspired by Arvo Pärt"
On Thursday, June 12, 7 p.m, celebrated scholar and Eastern Catholic Churchman Archimandrite Robert Taft, SJ will be hosted by the 2014 Congress of the Society of Oriental Liturgy (SOL) during their annual meeting, and will present the keynote address. Father Taft's lecture, titled "Goodbye to All That: Swansong of an Old Academician," will be free and open to the public and will be held in the Seminary's The Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of The John G. Rangos Family Building. [img_assist|nid=15381|title=|desc=Fr. Robert Taft, offering the Schmemann Lecture in 2009|link=popup|align=right|width=350|height=263]
[img_assist|nid=14748|title=|desc=Practicum participants with Bishop Michael, 2013|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=200]Register now for this four–day program of intense liturgical training to be held from Sunday, June 22–Wednesday, June 25, 2014 on the campus of St. Vladimir's Seminary. H eld in conjunction with the Orthodox Church in America's Diaconal Vocations Program (DVP), this workshop is for deacons and lay diaconal candidates and will be supported by celebration of the Divine Liturgy and other services.
[img_assist|nid=16383|title=View our own Chef Nat's personal invitation to Education Day!|desc=|link=url|url=https://vimeo.com/106421668|align=right|width=250|height=431]This year's theme for the seminary's annual campus open house, Orthodox Education Day 2014, will be "Do Books Still Matter? A Celebration of Orthodox Christian Publications." “Ed Day” will be held Saturday, October 4 and will pay tribute to the importance of Orthodox Christian authors, illustrators, and publishing houses throughout the world. Nine Orthodox Christian publishers will display their books and wares:
[img_assist|nid=16015|title=|desc=Bishop Alexander, speaking at 2012 St. Vladimir's Commencement|link=popup|align=left|width=200|height=300] The Rt. Rev. Alexander (Golitzin), bishop of Toledo and the Bulgarian Diocese, Orthodox Church in America (OCA), will present the second annual Father John Meyendorff Memorial Lecture, 7 p.m., Sunday, September 14, 2014, at the seminary. His Grace has chosen the topic: "Force Your Mind to Descend into the Heart": Some Resemblances between Byzantine Hesychasm and Merkavah Mysticism.”