Yonkers, NY St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has announced Seminarian Alexander Earl as the winner of the 2020 St Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest. The contest was opened to current SVOTS students at the beginning of the fall semester. For his winning entry, titled, “Thou Hast Prepared a Table...
In Memoriam With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. His Beatitude fell asleep in the Lord October 19, 2020 in Canonsburg...
In Memoriam With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of St. Vladimir’s Seminary Trustee Emeritus Anthony Kasmer. Kasmer, of Newtown, PA, passed away Sunday, October 11 at the age of 90. Kasmer was a faithful supporter and great friend of St. Vladimir’s...
Faculty News • By Deborah (Malacky) Belonick Icon of St. Panteleimon, the Unmercenary HealerThis coming fall semester, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) will become a requirement for all new students enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at the seminary. This means that beginning in academic year 2012–2013, incoming seminarians who...
On-campus Gathering • By Deborah (Malacky) Belonick Logan Johnson and Sarah Johnson, future hospital chaplains.Fellow students honored two senior seminarians this past Sunday with a small reception that recognized their recent great accomplishments. Seniors Logan Johnson and Sarah Johnson (no family relation!), who will graduate this spring with Master of...
Members of our community got a chance to explore the Chancery's grounds and archives, and to meet informally with the metropolitan. About forty people from St. Vladimir's attended, including several children, some of whom served in the altar with His Beatitude and all of whom enjoyed the picnic after the...
On Saturday, May 21, 2011, David Drillock, Professor of Liturgical Music, Emeritus, at St. Vladmir's Seminary, and an alumnus of our school ('63), will return to his alma mater to deliver the commencement address to the graduating class. Professor Drillock will also be granted the degree, “Doctor of Sacred Music”...
This past weekend in Chicago two SVOTS alumni—Reader Gregory Ealy ('07) and Subdeacon Nicholas Hubbard ('09)—were ordained to the Holy Diaconate by the newly consecrated Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), His Grace Matthias (Moriak). The ordination of Subdeacon Nicholas took place at...
Graduating senior seminarian Aaron Oliver is stepping down after completing his term as President of Student Council and making way for President-Elect James Parnell, a 1st-year seminarian who acted as his class representative on the council this past year. Continuing in their respective roles as Secretary and Treasurer are Andrew Boyd and Anoop Thomas.
On Friday, basketball teams and fans from St. Vladimir's and St. Tikhon's seminaries traveled to the Stamford Athletic Club in Connecticut to compete in their annual face off. St. Tikhon's (STOTS) beat St. Vladimir's (SVOTS) in an evenly matched rivalry—61 to 60—despite a valiant effort by Dn. John Cox, who...