[img_assist|nid=27106|title=|desc=Russian Orthodox woman prays, gazing at an icon, in an Orthodox parish in St. Petersburg (CNS photo: Robert Duncan)|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=189]One hundred years after the Russian (Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917 , a documentary movie recently produced and released by Catholic News Service chronicles both the ruin of the Russian Orthodox Church during that time and the rebirth of the Church following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The trustees, faculty, and students of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary welcome the public to the Commencement of the Class of 2018, Saturday, May 19 . Ceremonies will begin at 2:00 p.m., with a “Prayer of Thanksgiving” in Three Hierarchs Chapel, followed at 2:30 p.m. by Commencement Exercises in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building.
[img_assist|nid=27126|title=|desc=(photo: Adrienne Soper)|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=200]19–20 February 2018 • On-campus In keeping with the liturgical and spiritual tradition of St. Vladimir’s Seminary to mark the beginning of Great Lent, the entire seminary community will enter into the holy season by participating in Forgiveness Vespers on Sunday, February 18, and by participating in two full days of Lenten retreat on Monday, February 19, and Tuesday, February 20. During the Lenten retreat, students, faculty, and staff will worship in Three Hierarchs Chapel nearly 12 hours daily, and will hear edifying meditations by Priest Anthony Roeber, sessional professor of Church History at the Seminary. ( See the chapel schedule.)
On Saturday, February 10, 2018, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale commenced its “Orthodox Masterpieces” series, a musical endeavor that invites the public to hear beautifully composed hymns in their proper setting: communal worship. To inaugurate the series, the Chorale sang Great Vespers in Three Hierarchs Chapel, featuring select compositions by Alumnus...
The entire seminary community entered into the holy season of Great Lent by participating in Forgiveness Vespers on Sunday, February 18, and by gathering for worship and reflection during two full days of a Lenten retreat held Monday, February 19, and Tuesday, February 20. This year’s retreat speaker was Priest...
With faith in Christ and in the hope of resurrection, we share the news of the repose of our alumnus, Archpriest Paul Richard Ziatyk, who graduated from St. Vladimir’s Seminary in 1964. Fr. Paul, long time Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvana and retired Rector of Saint...
[img_assist|nid=27281|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=280]Celebrate Annunciation with us! On Sunday evening, March 25 , on the Feast of the Annunciation, friends in North Carolina will host a banquet to support St. Vladimir’s Seminary. The dinner will be held at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Durham. Alumni Priest Christopher Foley and Priest Dr. Timothy Thomas will be speaking at the banquet along with Seminary President Archpriest Chad Hatfield. Fr. Christopher graduated from St. Vladimir’s in 2006 and is currently Pastor of Holy Cross Orthodox Church in High Point, NC. Fr. Timothy, from the class of 2016, serves as Associate Pastor of St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church in Raleigh, and is an Assistant Professor at St. John’s University in New York.
St. Vladimir’s Seminary welcomed several guests to campus Thursday, March 8, including a hierarch from Lebanon and nine prospective students. The visiting hierarch and the prospective students each came for a glimpse into seminary life at St. Vladimir’s. HIERARCHS’ VISIT His Eminence Metropolitan Antonios (Al-Soury) of Zahle, Baalbek and Dependencies...
The seminary community experienced a taste of Africa this month—literally! Three seminarians at St. Vladimir’s Seminary—two from Nigeria and one from Uganda—cooked up an African meal March 7 to help raise funds for an upcoming mission trip to Uganda . Nine students from St Vladimir's will be participating in a...
Over twenty-five chaplains of different faiths convened on the campus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary March 5 and 6 to assess and certify clinical chaplains serving in hospitals, long-term care, and hospice. The seminary hosted certification meetings for the Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc. (BCCI), the national certifying body affiliated with...