The Trustees, Faculty, and Students of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary request the honor of your presence at the Commencement of the Class of 2017 on Saturday, May 20 2:00 p.m. Prayer of Thanksgiving in Three Hierarchs Chapel 2:30 p.m. Commencement Exercises with Commencement Address given by His Grace the Right Reverend John (Abdalah) Bishop of Worcester and New England Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America [img_assist|nid=21576|title=|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=450|height=276]
[img_assist|nid=22281|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=350|height=175]We heartily invite you to a concert with performances by "Goeyvaerts String Trio+,” organist and Arvo Pärt scholar AndrewShenton, and percussionist Yousif Sheronick, at 7 p.m., May 3, 2017, at Holy Trinity Church , 213 West 82nd Street, NYC.
[img_assist|nid=22441|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=300]Please join us for a celebratory book launch of Habib Girgis: Coptic Orthodox Educator and a Light in the Darkness (SVS Press, 2017), with guest author His Grace Dr. Anba Suriel, bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions in Australia. On Saturday, April 22, at 1:00 p.m., His Grace will be offering a presentation on the life and work of Habib Girgis, a Coptic Egyptian who dedicated himself to advancing religious and theological education. The volume is the second publication in SVS Press’s Coptic Studies Series, and His Grace’s presentation will include a photo exhibition of images taken from the book.
[img_assist|nid=23386|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=198]A preliminary meeting of Orthodox Christian theologians, clergy, chaplains, and counselors, and Jungian psychoanalysts, will be held under the auspices of the Analytical Psychology and Orthodox Christianity Consultation (APOCC) at The Sophia Institute International Center for Eastern Orthodox Thought and Culture. At the meeting, titled , “Gold and Clay: Healing and Transformation in Jungian Psychology and Orthodox Christianity,” the select group will share perspectives on healing and human flourishing in light of modern societal trends, including those within mental health care and pastoral care.
Celebrate the Feast of the Great and Holy Prince Vladimir, Our Patron [img_assist|nid=23816|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=300]We invite all our alumni and friends to join us in celebrating the feast of our patron, the Holy and Great Prince Vladimir, on Saturday, July 15 th from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., a day beginning with the Divine Liturgy, coffee hour, a brief talk by Fr. Alexander Rentel, followed by a scrumptious BBQ and ending with an Akathist to St. Vladimir in Three Hierarchs Chapel in the presence of his relics. All of our alumni are invited to serve or sing. Come celebrate with us. RSVP by July 7: Please note if you would like to serve or sing
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[img_assist|nid=23806|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=300]Come, see St. Vladimir’s Seminary We warmly welcome you to our campus Open House October 5–8, 2017, for an immersion into seminary life:
[img_assist|nid=25586|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=420]On Friday, February 2, 2018 friends in the Lone Star state will host a banquet to support St. Vladimir’s Seminary. The dinner will be held at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas, an exclusive venue with superb dining. Alumni Archimandrite Gerasim, dean of the St. Seraphim Cathedral in Dallas, Orthodox Church in America, and Lijin Hannah Raju, general secretary of the Mar Gregorios Orthodox Christian Student Movement of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, both are speaking at the banquet. Seminary President Archpriest Chad Hatfield will be offering remarks as well. Tickets for the banquet meal, which begins at 7 p.m., are priced at $35, with an additional donation requested.
Save the date! [img_assist|nid=24066|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=360] Dr. Alice-Mary Talbot will present the fourth annual Father John Meyendorff Memorial Lecture on our campus, Friday, September 15, at 7 p.m. Dr. Talbot is the Director Emerita of Byzantine Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, a prestigious research institute of Harvard University, located in Washington, D.C., and is also Editor of the Byzantine Greek series, Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library.
Grab a bag of popcorn: it’s movie night on our campus, Sunday, September 24, 7 o’clock. We’ll be screening Becoming Truly Human, a fascinating documentary that explores the rise of the “Nones,” i.e., those who check “none of the above” on religion surveys. [img_assist|nid=24096|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=450]Multiple research groups report that the number of Nones had risen from roughly 6% of the U.S. population in the 1990s to 25% as of 2015. However, little research existed on this growing demographic—until now.