With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share the news of the repose of Archpriest Michael Oleska (M.Div. ‘73), who fell asleep in the Lord on the morning of November 29, 2023, after suffering a stroke. His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska anointed Fr Michael...

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, the Feast of St Herman of Alaska, marks the 40th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann , dean of Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) from 1962 until his death in 1983. Following the Divine Liturgy for the feast of St Herman, the seminary...

On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, a luncheon was hosted at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), with honored guest His Holiness, Aram I , Catholicos of the Armenian Church Catholicosate of Cilicia, Antelias - Lebanon. Seminary President, the Very Rev. Dr Chad Hatfield received the distinguished guests, remarking, “We were...

The third session in the Light of the World Webinar Series was co-hosted by Dr Daniel Hinshaw , SVS Press author and Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, and Dr Sarah Byrne-Martelli (D.Min. ‘19), author , grief coach, and Senior Chaplain for the Division...

The St Vladimir’s Seminary community was blessed with a hierarchical visit from His Grace, Bishop Gerasim of Fort Worth, Auxiliary to the Diocese of the South (OCA), for the feast of St Herman of Alaska on December 13, 2023. His Grace presided over Vigil on the evening of Wednesday, December...

Hierarchical Liturgy 9 a.m. EST Father Alexander...

By God’s grace, St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) was blessed with a student body of 97 seminarians and saw several exciting new initiatives begin in 2023. A few highlights were: the launch of the St Vladimir’s Online School of Theology, rebuilding seminarian scholarship funds on Giving Tuesday, and the...