The feast of our Lord’s Nativity in the flesh celebrates the great gift of new life and rebirth from God. Mary gives birth to the Son of God, and Joseph gives him the name Jesus, a name that communicates the Child’s divine vocation: to save God’s people from their sins...
On Friday, May 4, 2018, seminary Alumnus and faculty member Very Rev. Dr. Daniel Findikyan was elected Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America . His election now awaits anticipated confirmation by His Holiness, Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenia. Pending confirmation, Fr. Daniel will...
The Right Reverend Bishop Basil delivered a heartfelt address in support of St. Vladimir’s Seminary and all Orthodox Christian seminaries in North America. His Grace, bishop of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA), was speaking at the Seminary’s Jazz Night...
St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary announced July 5, 2018 that Archpriest John E. Parker III, D.Min ., has been named the school’s new dean. Fr. John succeeds Archpriest Steven Voytovich, who has served as the Seminary’s dean for the past five years. “St. Tikhon’s has a remarkable and rich history,”...
On Sunday, July 15, 2018, SVOTS Alumnus Dr. Brandon Gallaher was ordained to the Holy Diaconate in Exeter, England. Dn. Brandon was ordained by the hand of His Eminence Archbishop Jean (Renneteau) of Charioupolis (Patriarchal Exarchate) at St. Anne’s Church in the Parish of Holy Prophet Elias whose Rector is...
On Sunday, July 28, 2018, SVOTS Alumnus Dn. Gregory Erik Potter was ordained to the Holy Priesthood. Fr. Gregory was ordained by the hand of His Grace Alexander, bishop of Ottawa, Eastern Canada, and Upstate New York of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. The ordination took place...
Alumnus Protopresbyter Joseph Kwame Ayete Labi (’80) was there when Ghana was “looking for the Orthodox Church” in the 1970s. After Fr. Kwame and a group of seekers met Fr. John Meyendorff and Fr. Thomas Hopko , among others, at the 1974 World Council of Churches in Ghana’s capital city...
Three SVOTS alumni were among the retired military chaplains awarded the Military Pectoral Cross during the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)’s 19th All-American Council (AAC) in Saint Louis, MO in July. His Beatitude, The Most Blessed Tikhon, archbishop of Washington and metropolitan of All America and Canada, presented crosses at...
St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) Alumnus Very Rev. Michael Westerberg (’75) has been elevated to the dignity of mitered archpriest. Fr. Michael received the miter from the hand of The Most Reverend Nikon , archbishop of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese (Orthodox Church in America) during Divine Liturgy Sunday...
Recent SVOTS Alumnus Dn. Daniel Greeson has been ordained to the Holy Priesthood. The ordination took place at St. Anne's Orthodox Church , Oak Ridge, TN on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Priest Daniel was ordained by the hand of The Most Reverend Alexander , archbishop of Dallas, the South and...