Priest Matti Veli Juhani Wallgren, graduate of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (M.Div. 2003) and currently rector of Vaasa Orthodox Church, Diocese of Oulu, Finland, has been elected as the new Metropolitan of the Diocese of Oulu. He will succeed His Eminence Archbishop Panteleimon (Sarho), now retired, as metropolitan. Father...

Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! [Mark 11:9–10] Today Jesus enters into Jerusalem, and the cheering crowds greet him like a king entering the city after a military victory—the first-century equivalent of a “ticker tape parade.” The crowds have heard...

"The Great Northwest has many SVOTS Graduates who are doing outstanding ministries, both lay and ordained," noted The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield. "My personal goal is to make a much stronger connection to our alumni and supporters in that part of the country." The St. Vladimir's Chancellor/CEO was reflecting...

Alumnus The Rev. N. Constantine Masood of Duxbury, MA, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2015, one day after his 75th birthday. Father was born in Altoona, PA on January 14, 1940, the son the late Dr. Naseeb and Dorothy (Cassell) Masood. He received his Master of Divinity degree from...

The Rev. Christopher Eid (SVOTS 2010) was named Dean of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Charleston, WV in 2014. He will assume the role in late July of 2015, when SVOTS alumnus The Very Rev. Olof Scott retires. Archpriest Olof has served at the St. George Cathedral for 39...