The final weeks of the Seminary’s fall semester were filled with blessings and joy, as five seminarians were ordained to holy orders. The new priests and deacons are all seminarians of the Antiochian Archdiocese. In addition, at one of the ordinations an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary was elevated in...
Two St. Vladimir’s Seminary alumni were ordained in recent weeks in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. On November 8, Dn. Geevarghese (Argey) George was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by the hands of His Grace Thomas Mar Ivanios, Bishop of the South-West American Diocese. The ordination took place at Fr...
Giving glory and thanksgiving to God, more seminarians and alumni were ordained to holy orders at the conclusion of 2025 and the start of the new year. In addition, two alumni priests were elevated in rank. HOLY PRIESTHOOD In east Africa, Seminary alumnus Dn. Richard Okello (M.Div. ’25) was ordained...
This winter, members of St. Vladimir’s Seminary traveled to St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis to meet with the community and connect with alumni in the area. The Cathedral generously hosted a special presentation by the Seminary and reception on Saturday, December 13. Dean Dr. Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie, Associate Dean Dr...
This winter, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Alumnus Fr. Justin Mathews was recognized for his work as CEO of Reconciliation Services and the founder of Thelma’s Kitchen, Kansas City’s first “pay-what-you-can” café. Fr. Justin received the Marion and John Kreamer Award for Social Entrepreneurship, given by the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMCK)...
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Archpriest Stephen Plumlee, an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Father Stephen fell asleep in the Lord January 14, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on May 25, 1939, the Very Rev. Stephen Plumlee...
The beloved guide to the spiritual life, Unseen Warfare, is now available in a beautiful new edition from St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press. The new edition has been revised to include a new introduction and a number of footnotes intended to help clarify for the reader the relation of this...
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Archpriest John Pawelchak, an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Father John fell asleep in the Lord on January 17, 2026. The Very Rev. John Pawelchak was born on February 17, 1954, in Terryville, CT...