Since July 2016, thirteen seminarians and alumni from St. Vladimir’s Seminary have been ordained to Holy Orders, among them seven priests, five deacons, and one subdeacon. Six of those ordained are in the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), five are in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA)...

[img_assist|nid=22141|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=300]Are you called to study at St. Vladimir’s Seminary? To help you discern, we warmly welcome you to our campus Open House March 15–17, 2017 , for an immersion experience into seminary life : attend chapel services and classes, meet the President and select faculty, share community meals, and spend time with seminarians and their families. Our student body this Academic Year represents 76 souls (9% are women) from 12 countries and 13 Eastern Orthodox and 5 Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions (and 2 students from non-Orthodox churches): 38 are in the Master of Divinity program, 2 are in the Master of Divinity Equivalency program, 16 are in the Master of Arts program, 4 are in the Master of Theology program, and 16 are in the Doctor of Ministry program.

[img_assist|nid=22151|title=|desc=(photo: Simon Oosthuizen)|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=266]Public engagement is a vital component of the Seminary’s work within the field of Sacred Arts. The Arvo Part Project at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, through its concerts, lectures, discussions, and publications, has sought to engage a diverse public—with or without religious affiliation—in themes related to faith. And the Seminary’s Sacred Arts Initiative , initiated through a $250K grant from the Henry Luce Foundation in 2015, seeks to explore the intersection of human creativity and holiness.

[img_assist|nid=22236|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=350|height=270]On Sunday, April 30, 2017, His Grace Irinej, bishop of the Eastern Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church, will celebrate the “Slava” (Patron’s Saint’s Day) of St. George’s Serbian Orthodox Church, North Canton, OH. The celebration is being hosted by the parish at St. George’s Event Center, and is being coordinated by the parish rector, Priest Aleksa Pavichevich, with the blessing of Bishop Irinej. Proceeds from the Slava will benefit St. Vladimir’s Seminary, the alma mater of both Bishop Irinej and Fr. Aleksa.

[img_assist|nid=22171|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=349|height=232]On Saturday, June 3, 2017 , St. Luke Orthodox Church, Garden Grove, CA, will host a benefit gala on behalf of the Seminary: “The Roaring Twenties: A Jazz Age Party.” Archpriest Michael Tassos, an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary and parish rector, is coordinating the event. The gala, which includes dinner, will be held in St. Luke’s Social Hall and will begin immediately following a Vespers Service at 5 p.m. in the church. Archpriest Chad Hatfield, president of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, and seminary alumnus Gregory Abdalah, youth pastor at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Phoenix, AZ, will be offering brief remarks during the banquet.

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 2017 on Saturday, May 20 2:00 p.m. Prayer of Thanksgiving in Three Hierarchs Chapel 2:30 p.m. Commencement Exercises with Commencement Address given by His Grace the Right Reverend John (Abdalah) Bishop of Worcester and New England Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America [img_assist|nid=21576|title=|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=450|height=276]

[img_assist|nid=22281|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=350|height=175]We heartily invite you to a concert with performances by "Goeyvaerts String Trio+,” organist and Arvo Pärt scholar AndrewShenton , and percussionist Yousif Sheronick , at 7 p.m., May 3, 2017 , at Holy Trinity Church , 213 West 82nd Street, NYC.

On November 29, 2016, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary received $126,580 in donations for its annual #GivingTuesday campaign, and on March 13, 2107, the Seminary gave one-tenth of it away. In keeping with its annual custom of giving away a tithe of whatever donations it receives on #GivingTuesday, the Seminary...

Despite Winter Storm Stella dumping nearly 2 feet of snow and ice on our campus on the first day of our Spring Open House, eight prospective students were able to brave the weather and attend the event, March 15–17, 2017. During their 3-day stay, our visiting inquirers were fully integrated...

St. Vladimir’s Seminary is pleased to announce that in January 2017 it received an unprecedented major monetary gift to support St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press), its renowned publishing house. The gift, made by Bronson and Kathleen Eden, will be used to establish “The Mr. & Mrs. Bronson B.T. Eden...