St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
575 Scarsdale Road, Crestwood, New York 10707-1699
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A Full Day of Prayer, Fellowship, and Educational Events Entrance is free. All events will take place whether rain or shine. Call 914-961-8313 (M-F, 9-5 EDT) -- or visit our webpage http://www.svots.edu/Travel-Directions -- if you need directions. St. Vladimir's Seminary is located 20 miles north of central Manhattan (30 minutes by train from GCT on the Metro-North Harlem Line) in Westchester County |
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This year's Orthodox Education Day -- the seminary's annual open-house event for its friends and neighbors -- will be held October 6 and will focus on the theme: "Serving Christ in Our Neighbor: Reflections on Matthew 25."
Fr Thomas Hopko will give the keynote address.
The day will begin, as usual, at 9:30 AM with a Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Beatitude Metropolitan THEODOSIUS, president of SVS and primate of the Orthodox Church in America. There will also be a memorial service for departed friends of the seminary at 4:15 PM. The day will end with Vespers at 5:30 PM.
The program will also feature musical performances by several choirs. A variety of food, including pastries and other desserts, will be available. The SVS bookstore will offer a special discount throughout the day, and several church-related groups will have educational exhibits.
Meet the Authors: the SVS Faculty and other SVS Press authors will be available at various times throughout the day in the Bookstore Tent to sign books. Two authors of childrens books will also be doing book signing as noted below.
| 9:30 AM | Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Celebrated by Metropolitan THEODOSIUS with responses sung by St Vladimir's Seminary Chorale -- Prof. David Drillock, Director -- and Boston Byzantine Choir -- Mr. Charles Marge, Director | Main Tent, with procession from the Chapel | |||
| 12:00 NN | Food | Food Tents | |||
| 12:00 NN | Children's Activities Masha Solak, Coordinator | Activities Tent< | |||
| 1:00-2:00 PM | Keynote Address Fr Thomas Hopko, Dean | Main Tent | |||
| 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM | New Library Tours with Ted Bazil & Eleana Silk | Meet at the SVS Booth, Educational Displays Tent | |||
| 2:00-2:45 PM | Gathering for High School and College-age Students Fr Michael Anderson | Kunett Auditorium (Chapel Basement) | |||
| 3:00 PM | Children's Book Signing
with Dorrie Papademetriou & Niko Chochelli | Bookstore Booth | |||
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Festival of Music
| Main Tent | |||
| 3:15-4:00 PM | Workshops
| Main Tent | |||
| 4:15 PM | Memorial Service Including a special commemoration for those who perished during the attacks on Americans at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and western Pennsylvania | Three Hierarchs Chapel | |||
| 5:30 PM | Great Vespers Responses sung by St Vladimir's Seminary Chorale -- Prof David Drillock, Director | Three Hierarchs Chapel |
The exhibits this year include:
This year the Seminary booth will be in the Exhibit tent.
The continuing success of Ed Day is largely due to volunteers such as yourself. If you would like to donate time or materials (food or equipment) please contact us at St Vladimir's Seminary (914-961-8313). Feel free to call if you have any further questions.