Members of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) took part in “unforgettable” celebrations in Estonia as the Arvo Pärt Centre officially opened its doors in the village of Laulasmaa. SVOTS President Archpriest Chad Hatfield and Professor Peter Bouteneff, who directs the Seminary’s Arvo Pärt Project , traveled to Estonia for...
St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has announced Ms Sophia Theodoratos as the winner of the 2018 St Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest. Sixteen seminarians submitted entries for the essay contest, which was opened to current SVOTS students at the start of the fall semester . For her winning entry...
During their Fall Session at the Chancery in Syosset, NY, October 23 through 26, 2018, the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops confirmed the nomination by His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon of St. Vladimir’s Seminary Professor Archpriest Alexander Rentel as chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America. The appointment of...
[img_assist|nid=28926|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=388]Hear St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale perform western and Orthodox carols at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church’ s annual Christmas concert. On Saturday, December 8 at 7 p.m. Eastern, St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary, Ancient Faith Radio, and Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in East Meadow, NY are partnering to present an evening of carols, hymns, and scripture readings in preparation for the celebration of the Holy Nativity of our Lord. Under the direction of Robin Freeman and former SVOTS faculty member Dr. Nicholas Reeves, Holy Trinity’s choir director, the combined choirs will sing familiar carols and Orthodox liturgical hymns interspersed with readings from the Old and New Testaments.
St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Fall Benefit & Theological Convocation brought people together from near and far to support scholarships for seminarians, celebrate forty years of ordained ministry for Seminary President Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield , and lay out the vision for the future of theological education. On Thursday morning, November...
[img_assist|nid=28938|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=420]Online Presentation (Webinar) – Register here An opportunity to transform your ministry for the better might sound too good to be true, but that is exactly what St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program was set up to be. And its most recent graduates want you to see fruits of the D.Min. program for yourself. On Wednesday, November 14 , we are beginning another round of webinars featuring D.Min. graduates presenting their final projects. These webinars—free and open to the public—are meant to give people a taste of what the D.Min. program offers and what it can do for your ministry.
St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Arvo Pärt Project co-presented an incredible concert featuring the Estonian composer’s music Monday night in New York City. The Project partnered with Sacred Music in a Sacred Space for the event. A sold-out crowd packed inside the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola for Arvo Pärt: The Sound...
On November 5, the 2021 Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Cohort arrived on campus for their first onsite intensive. This cohort, the third that has formed since the D.Min. program was revived in 2014, is comprised of seven students from six different jurisdictions and denominations. The students of the 2021 cohort...
[img_assist|nid=28950|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=420]Join us for an evening of sharing music together with friends, old and new! The Westchester Chorale , recognized as one of the region’s leading musical ensembles, is joining the St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale for a free concert this December. Concert-goers will be treated to Dmitry Bortniansky ’s Sacred Concerto No. 6 from the Westchester Chorale and other Orthodox Christmas music courtesy of the Seminary Chorale. An Evening of Christmas Music begins at 7:30 p.m. on campus Sunday, December 9. A reception will follow. The Westchester Chorale, directed by Douglas Kostner, was founded in 1965 and is based in Larchmont, New York.
The new book, Mixed Marriage: An Orthodox History, “will surely become a standard work on the subject,” according to Archpriest John A. McGuckin, visiting research professor at Oxford University and emeritus professor of Byzantine Christian Studies at Columbia University & Union Theological Seminary. The book, written by Priest Anthony Roeber...