[img_assist|nid=28016|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=388]This year’s Orthodox Education Day (OED) is a special one. Join us as we celebrate not one, but two fiftieth-year commemorations: fifty years of OED and fifty years of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press!

[img_assist|nid=29002|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=400]The 36 th Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Lecture promises to be an insightful tribute to Fr. Alexander’s memory. On Wednesday, January 30, St. Vladimir’s Seminary welcomes featured lecturer Dr. David Fagerberg, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame and author of the recently released Liturgy outside Liturgy: The Liturgical Theology of Fr. Alexander Schmemann (Chora Books, 2018). His lecture for the event is titled “The Anchor of Schmemann’s Liturgical Theology.”

[img_assist|nid=28441|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=420]We have a very special event planned for the Ecclesiastical New Year. On Saturday, September 1, our student-led St. Herman’s Society is bringing SVOTS Alumnus and SVS Press author Archpriest Michael Oleksa to campus to headline a full day of events! Fr. Michael, who has ministered and worked for decades in Alaska, will speak to "The Legacy of St. Herman and the Alaskan Mission Today." The special day will also include an Akathist and Supplication service for the New Year, a walking tour, and the planting and blessing of new trees. Here is the full schedule:

[img_assist|nid=28456|title=|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=550|height=711] This November, we invite you to join us in worship, celebration, service, and dialogue at St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Fall Benefit and Theological Convocation. The two-day event is multi-faceted: it is a celebration of the local feast of the reception of St. Vladimir’s relics to the Seminary’s Three Hierarchs Chapel five years ago; it is a fundraising benefit to help SVOTS seminarians graduate without tuition debt as they go forth to serve the church; it is a celebration of forty years of ordained ministry for The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, president of SVOTS ; it is a theological convocation setting the vision for SVOTS, titled, “ Theological Education in the Twenty-First Century.”

[img_assist|nid=28506|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=711]The Arvo Pärt Project at St. Vladimir’s Seminary is helping to present another beautiful concert featuring the music of the great Estonian composer. In partnership with Sacred Music in a Sacred Space, we are pleased to present Arvo Pärt: The Sound of the Sacred Monday, November 12 at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City.

[img_assist|nid=28691|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=350|height=453]Do you ever read the Epistle, or read the Psalms or other Old Testament readings at Vespers? Or, have you ever chanted the Hours? Or, have you ever wondered why Orthodox Christians chant when they read, instead of using a speaking voice? Then the “ Workshop for Readers and Musicians,” sponsored by the Diocese of New York and New Jersey (Orthodox Church in America) and hosted on the campus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, is for you. Whether or not you are a tonsured reader, if you have ever read during liturgical services or simply want to know more about reading during liturgical services, we welcome you to be a participant in this workshop.

[img_assist|nid=28926|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=388]Hear St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale perform western and Orthodox carols at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church’s annual Christmas concert. On Saturday, December 8 at 7 p.m. Eastern, St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary, Ancient Faith Radio, and Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in East Meadow, NY are partnering to present an evening of carols, hymns, and scripture readings in preparation for the celebration of the Holy Nativity of our Lord. Under the direction of Robin Freeman and former SVOTS faculty member Dr. Nicholas Reeves, Holy Trinity’s choir director, the combined choirs will sing familiar carols and Orthodox liturgical hymns interspersed with readings from the Old and New Testaments.

[img_assist|nid=28938|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=420]Online Presentation (Webinar) – Register here An opportunity to transform your ministry for the better might sound too good to be true, but that is exactly what St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program was set up to be. And its most recent graduates want you to see fruits of the D.Min. program for yourself. On Wednesday, November 14, we are beginning another round of webinars featuring D.Min. graduates presenting their final projects. These webinars—free and open to the public—are meant to give people a taste of what the D.Min. program offers and what it can do for your ministry.

[img_assist|nid=28950|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=420]Join us for an evening of sharing music together with friends, old and new! The Westchester Chorale, recognized as one of the region’s leading musical ensembles, is joining the St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale for a free concert this December. Concert-goers will be treated to Dmitry Bortniansky’s Sacred Concerto No. 6 from the Westchester Chorale and other Orthodox Christmas music courtesy of the Seminary Chorale. An Evening of Christmas Music begins at 7:30 p.m. on campus Sunday, December 9. A reception will follow. The Westchester Chorale, directed by Douglas Kostner, was founded in 1965 and is based in Larchmont, New York.

[img_assist|nid=28965|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=300] * UPDATE - Jan. 28, 2019 The registration period is now closed to new attendees. Please return to SVOTS.edu/events to find out about the next open house opportunity. Do you feel called to serve the Church, either in ordained ministry or another vocation? Cozy up to the idea of enrolling at St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) and pursuing your calling at the Winter Open House, February 3 and 4. Experience community and academic life at SVOTS over these two days. Take a guided tour of the Seminary campus, sit in on classes, meet the Seminary president, faculty, and staff, attend services, share meals with seminarians, and even attend the community Super Bowl party on Sunday evening!