[img_assist|nid=16673|title=|desc=Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at St. Vladimir's Seminary|link=popup|align=left|width=350|height=288]On Saturday, November 8, 7:00 p.m., His Eminence The Most Reverend Hilarion (Alfeyev), metropolitan of Volokolamsk and chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, will deliver a free and public lecture at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.
[img_assist|nid=16335|title=Click to download flyer|desc=|link=url|url=https://www.svots.edu/sites/default/files/flier_srvassa_oct2014.pdf|align=right|width=386|height=500]Join us for Coffee with Sister Vassa! October 2, 2014, Thursday evening, 8:15 p.m. Metropolitan Philip Auditorium, The John G. Rangos Family Building
[img_assist|nid=16598|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=216|height=300][img_assist|nid=16599|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=228|height=300] The St. Ambrose Society, St. Vladimir's student-run Pro Life group, is sponsoring a daylong course titled "Pastoral Counseling following abortion and other crises," to be held in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium, John G. Rangos Family Foundation Building, on Friday, October 24, from 9–5. Specifically designed for pastors and trained counselors, the seminary will also be useful for parish lay ministers engaged with those suffering from post-abortion distress and other trauma. Dr. Theresa Karminski Burke, founder of Rachel's Vineyard, the largest ministry in the world dealing with post-abortion healing, will lead four sessions: "The Need for Post-Abortion Counseling," "Pregnancy Loss and Suicide," "Crash Course in Trauma (PTSD)," and "Brain Science: How Emotional Trauma Impacts the Brain."
[img_assist|nid=16608|title=|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=830|height=307] On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, you can help us launch a new tradition by joining the national movement that celebrates generosity called #GivingTuesday. We're excited to participate in #GivingTuesday. After all, giving is at the very foundation of St. Vladimir's mission. Our professors give their hearts to teach the Gospel of Christ. Our students give their time to prepare for service in the Church. Our graduates give their lives to minister to Christ's flock.
Seminary friends are welcome to join the Three Hierarchs Chapel community on Saturday, November 1, 6:30 p.m. for a Festal Vigil, and Sunday, November 2 at 9 a.m. for the Festal Divine Liturgy. [img_assist|nid=14023|title=|desc=Reception of the relics, November 2013|link=popup|align=left|width=400|height=267]An autumnal feast of St. Vladimir will be celebrated this weekend, beginning a new tradition at the Seminary. "We are doing so to mark the arrival of the saint's relics to our community, which took place last year roughly at this time," notes Ecclesiarch The Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel. "This celebration will also allow us the opportunity to honor our patron in the school year, since his regular feast falls during the summer break."
On-Campus • January Term courses [img_assist|nid=16619|title=|desc=The Rev. Stephen Powley|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=199][img_assist|nid=16620|title=|desc=The Very Rev. Dr. Nicholas Solak|link=none|align=right|width=226|height=300] REGISTER HERE In January 2015, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary will be offering four public courses, comprising an online and a residential component. Offerings include three pastoral theology courses and one liturgical music course, taught by experts in their fields: "The Therapeutic Encounter," by Dr. Daniel Hinshaw; "The Parish and Prison Ministry," by The Very Rev. Dr. Nicholas Solak and The Rev. Stephen Powley, executive director, Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM); "Stewardship in American Orthodoxy," by The Very Rev. Dr. Robert Holet; and "The Music and Faith of Arvo Pärt," with Dr. Peter Bouteneff.
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[img_assist|nid=16880|title=|desc=The Axion Estin chanters, with Eleftherios Eleftheriadis|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=213]A "Byzantine Holiday Pop-Up" concert, directed by Eleftherios Eleftheriadis, who teaches a continuing education extension course in Byzantine music at St. Vladimir's, will be held at The Metropolitan Museum's Medieval Sculpture Hall, Friday, December 19, 2014, at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. The concert is free with museum admission and is a presentation by The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Concerts and Lectures in cooperation with The Axion Estin Foundation of New Rochelle, NY.
[img_assist|nid=16880|title=Axion Estin Foundation musicians|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=213]In collaboration with The Axion Estin Foundation, St. Vladimir's Seminary is offering another exceptional continuing education extension course on Byzantine Chant spring semester, under the expert instruction of Eleftherios Eleftheriadis. Mr. Eleftheriadis is Axion Estin Foundation's inaugural Artist in Residence, and is highly regarded as the Protopsaltis of St. Nicholas Shrine Church in Flushing, NY. He previously served on the faculty of the Music School of Thessaloniki, Greece. The course is open to seminarians and the general public, and will be held Tuesday evenings, beginning February 3, 2015, on the seminary campus. Beginners Class will meet from 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Advanced Class will meet from 8:10 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
[img_assist|nid=16970|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=267|height=400]View the Commencement invitation Alumnus His Eminence Metropolitan Elia, newly ordained bishop of the Diocese of Oulu of the Orthodox Church of Finland, will be the main speaker at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary's Commencement, Saturday, May 30, 2015. "Being the 2015 Commencement speaker at my alma mater St. Vladimir's will be a great honor for me and for the Finnish Church," remarked His Eminence (SVOTS '03), upon his acceptance of the invitation by Archpriest Chad Hatfield, seminary Chancellor/CEO, and Archpriest John Behr, seminary Dean, to deliver the main Commencement address for 2015.