Guest blog article by seminarian Reader Ferenc Fehervari (M.Div. ‘25) A few weeks ago, a group of St Vladimir’s seminarians traveled from Yonkers to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, for the Fall 2023 Retreat hosted by the Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement (OISM). The theme for the Fall 2023 OISM Retreat...
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, faculty, staff, seminarians, and their families attended a Moleben of Thanksgiving in Three Hierarchs Chapel, and then gathered in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium for the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Members of the Board of Trustees also attended, having completed the first day of their two-day...
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share the news of the repose of Dr Aristeides Papadakis on September 16, 2023. He was born August 1, 1936, to Michael and Stephania Papadakis in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. He moved to New York City with his parents as a...
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With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share the news of the repose of Archpriest Michael Oleska (M.Div. ‘73), who fell asleep in the Lord on the morning of November 29, 2023, after suffering a stroke. His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska anointed Fr Michael...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, the Feast of St Herman of Alaska, marks the 40th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann , dean of Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) from 1962 until his death in 1983. Following the Divine Liturgy for the feast of St Herman, the seminary...
On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, a luncheon was hosted at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), with honored guest His Holiness, Aram I , Catholicos of the Armenian Church Catholicosate of Cilicia, Antelias - Lebanon. Seminary President, the Very Rev. Dr Chad Hatfield received the distinguished guests, remarking, “We were...
The third session in the Light of the World Webinar Series was co-hosted by Dr Daniel Hinshaw , SVS Press author and Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, and Dr Sarah Byrne-Martelli (D.Min. ‘19), author , grief coach, and Senior Chaplain for the Division...