The Rev. Dn. Chad Cordero , a deacon of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), is attached to the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC. He was ordained to the Holy Diaconate in 2022. Dn. Chad and his wife Jaime are faithful members of the St...
Over the past year, St. Vladimir’s Seminary went the extra mile—miles, to be more accurate—to commemorate several luminaries in the Seminary’s history. On or near the anniversaries of repose, members of the Seminary community have traveled to conduct memorial prayers at the gravesites of Archpriest Georges Florovsky (September 9, 1893–August...
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce forthcoming public events highlighting the sacred music of Oriental Orthodox traditions. The events are supported by a Worshipping Communities Grant of $24,990 from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW). The purpose of this grant, one of seventy-nine that commenced...
In recent weeks a priest and two deacons were ordained from the ranks of seminarians at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Additionally, two Malankara Orthodox seminarians were tonsured as subdeacons. Glory be to God! The latest round of seminarian ordinations began on campus, at the Seminary’s Three Hierarchs Chapel, on...
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Sergei Nemtsov, an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Sergei fell asleep in the Lord on April 21, 2026, in Moscow, Russia. Sergei was born in Soviet Russia on September 12, 1951, into a family...
By Sarah Bracey-Johnson Thanksgiving is a classic example of how time flows here St. Vladimir’s. Other institutions may experience it in a roughly linear fashion. Here it pools and eddies, and occasionally it seems to be going backward. Thus it is only natural that we celebrate Thanksgiving well in advance...
Two affable Orthodox Christian Swedes visited our campus this week, to gain "inspiration" and to glean "knowledge" that will help them develop "Sankt Ignatios teologiska seminarium"—that is, "St. Ignatios Theological Seminary"— a newly formed school in the town of Södertälje, Sweden, which opened its doors September 2010. Olle Westberg, the...
November 7, 2010 [Photos: courtesy of Sub-Deacon Vasily Gardecki and the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania]
By Deborah (Malacky) Belonick “If we have faith, and allow God to do to us that which He wills, everything good will come down to us,” said His Grace Thomas, visiting bishop to our Three Hierarchs Chapel, during his homily on the Feast of St. Barbara and St. John of...
By Deborah (Malacky) Belonick "Tis the Season"...to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit the sick that linger outside New York's Penn Station. During Advent, members of our seminary community have been making several charitable trips to the Big Apple in response to the Gospel's commandments (Matt 25:35–37). Our...