[img_assist|nid=29091|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=300]Explore matter, materials, and materiality in Byzantine art and culture; delve into topics including the Eucharist, relics, icons, church decoration, jewelry, and more as you experience Byzantine Materiality, a conference of the Sacred Arts Initiative, May 8 through 11 at St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS).

[img_assist|nid=29110|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=300]Giving thanks to God, the trustees, faculty, and students of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) invite the public to the Commencement of the Class of 2019, Saturday, May 18. Ceremonies will begin at 2:00 p.m., with a “Prayer of Thanksgiving” in Three Hierarchs Chapel, followed at 2:30 p.m. by Commencement Exercises in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building. The commencement speaker this year is Archpriest Alexander Rentel, SEOD, chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). About the 2019 Commencement Speaker

[img_assist|nid=29125|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=250]Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury is the story of a band from Georgia, a band with three members who went on to study at St. Vladimir's Seminary and are now Orthodox priests. On the verge of success in the 1990s, the band suffered a devastating accident—an accident that led Priests Christopher Foley (’06), James Bozeman (’12), and David Lee Bozeman (’12) to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Meet the band members at the theatrical premiere of the documentary in New York City, May 15-19. Director Matt Hinton and members of Luxury will take part in a Q&A session each evening following the screening of Parallel Love.

[img_assist|nid=29206|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=300]Will you be at the 2019 Antiochian Archdiocese Convention this July? Or will you be in the Grand Rapids, MI area around that time? Meet us there for a gathering of alumni and friends! The SVOTS event will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 25 at the Ford Ballroom of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Questions? Contact Matushka Robyn Hatrak at rhatrak@svots.edu. Download the flyer

[img_assist|nid=29260|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=350|height=453]For fifty years, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) and St. Nersess Armenian Seminary have worked together to help build up the Body of Christ. This October, celebrate with us this milestone of fifty years of collaboration! An evening of events at St. Vladimir’s Seminary on Friday, October 11 includes:

[img_assist|nid=29382|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=389]Hear St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale perform western and Orthodox carols at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church’s annual Christmas concert. On Saturday, December 7 at 7 p.m., St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) 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=29385|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=299|height=388]A special edition of the Father Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture will commemorate fifty years of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). His Eminence, Archbishop Michael of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey will headline events on January 30, the Feast of the Three Hierarchs. As part of the special celebration, three more distinguished speakers will be featured in workshops throughout the day along with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, Mid-Year Commencement, the launch of a special 50 th anniversary commemorative book (published by SVS Press and edited by Academic Dean Dr. Alexandru Tudorie), and a reception. Schedule of Events

[img_assist|nid=29394|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=300]Do you feel called to serve the Church, either in ordained ministry or another vocation? Explore the idea of enrolling at St. Vladimir’s Seminary! Come experience community and academic life on campus at the Winter Open House, January 16 and 17. Plan to arrive Wednesday evening (January 15), join chapel services and classes on Thursday, and enjoy a seminary-wide academic symposium (not open to the public), meals, and fellowship on Friday. Schedule Wednesday, Jan 15, 2019 By 4:30 p.m. – Open House guests arrive on campus 5:00 p.m. – Vespers 5:45 p.m. – Dinner

Discover “Music as Liturgy” this summer—from home! Plans for the 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium have been reconfigured to a global online format on Thursday, June 11 through Saturday, June 13, 2020. The event, cohosted by St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) and the International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM), will explore the theme of “Music as Liturgy” with masterclasses, keynote presentations, and workshops.

[img_assist|nid=29449|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=316] Hieromartyr Grigol Peradze of Georgia (1889-1942) was a profoundly gifted theologian, historian, and linguist who used his vast knowledge for the sake of others. He preached and published homilies, worked tirelessly to recover and preserve treasures of Georgian Orthodox history and culture, and imitated the Lord he so fervently pursued in his studies as he sacrificed his own life to save others in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz.