[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...

Representatives from St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary , Sankt Ignatios Theological Academy , (Stockholm, Sweden), Saint Athanasius College (SAC, Melbourne, Australia), and the Amsterdam Centre for Orthodox Theology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (ACOT at VU; Amsterdam, The Netherlands), met in Amsterdam on March 27–28, 2017, to discuss areas of...

[img_assist|nid=22441|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=300]Please join us for a celebratory book launch of Habib Girgis: Coptic Orthodox Educator and a Light in the Darkness (SVS Press, 2017), with guest author His Grace Dr. Anba Suriel, bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions in Australia. On Saturday, April 22, at 1:00 p.m ., His Grace will be offering a presentation on the life and work of Habib Girgis, a Coptic Egyptian who dedicated himself to advancing religious and theological education. The volume is the second publication in SVS Press’s Coptic Studies Series, and His Grace’s presentation will include a photo exhibition of images taken from the book.