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The Relocation of St Vladimir’s Seminary

Source: St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary We wanted to share with you a major announcement regarding the future of St Vladimir’s Seminary, included below. The Seminary’s Board of Trustees came to this decision after many, many months of prayer, deliberation, and work with multiple professional consulting groups. This will be anything but easy, as much history, many blessings, and many fond memories are tied to the Yonkers campus St Vladimir’s has called home since the 1960s. But the Board feels strongly this is the right course of action in order for St Vladimir’s to carry out her mission for future…

Exhortation of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Archdiocesan Council, Philoptochos and Order of Archons [Comments about the Charter]

By Webmaster on November 15, 2021 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America New York Hilton Hotel October 29, 2021 Your Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Most Reverend Metropolitans and Bishops, Beloved Clergy and Laity, Members of the Archdiocesan Council, Philoptochos and Archons of the Ecumenical Throne, We are truly and deeply pleased to greet you this morning with our paternal and Patriarchal blessing. It has been twelve years since we were last in this wonderful country, and with the faithful of this preeminent Eparchy of our Ecumenical Patriarchate. We want all of you to know that the Mother Church of Constantinople holds you close to her bosom as…

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Officially Bless the Saint Nicholas National Shrine – November 2, 2021 at 10:45 am (Livestream)

By Webmaster on November 2, 2021 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America On November 2, 2021, Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and the Friends of Saint Nicholas will officially welcome the leader of Global Orthodox Christianity as he officially blesses the Saint Nicholas National Shrine at The World Trade Center and participates in the elevation of the Cross atop its marbled dome. WATCH LIVE STREAM OF EVENT

Hurricane Ida floods damage St. Vladimir’s Seminary campus

By Webmaster on September 2, 2021 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Hurricane Ida brought torrential rain Wednesday evening to the New York metropolitan area on the heels of a tornado warning and fierce winds, and the deluge that followed caused severe flooding unlike anything in recent memory. The campus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary wasn’t spared the storm’s wrath. The waterfall on the north side overflowed into the front lawn, ripping up pavement, trees, the community garden, the rock wall, and the fence. Troublesome Creek lived up to its name—both bridges over the Creek were uprooted and carried downstream. Meyendorff Hall sustained some roof damage, and floodwaters…

Really, Your Eminence?

By Webmaster on July 3, 2021 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Helleniscope by Lawrence B. Wheeler, B.A., M.Div. (Former Anglican priest, convert to Orthodoxy). It was a balmy summer day in midtown Manhattan when His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros stepped into St. Bartholomew’s Church. He was on Park Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets, where the grand edifice sits, imposing and Byzantine, yet dwarfed by the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. According to the Orthodox Church calendar, it was the feast day of Ss. Bartholomew & Barnabas, which fell on a Friday this year, the eleventh day of June 2021. The archbishop and his entourage had come to St. Bart’s, as the parish is…

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine Holy Altar Takes Shape

By Webmaster on June 18, 2021 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine Holy Altar Takes Shape The Holy Altar of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center has begun to take shape. Follow the progress at www.StNicholasWTC.org.

Seminarians share outstanding papers at St. Vladimir’s Graduate Conference

By Webmaster on January 15, 2021 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Yonkers, NY — Seminarians once again showcased some of their outstanding work at St. Vladimir’s third Graduate Conference (formerly known as the Academic Symposium). The latest edition of the biannual conference was held Friday, January 15, 2021, in an online format. The conference provides a platform for seminarians to present and discuss the best academic work done by students the previous semester. “I’m able to see improvement from our first [conference] in January 2020…,” said Academic Dean Dr. Ionut Alexandru Tudorie. “And I’m very happy and thankful to our students and our professors.” Seminary faculty, led…

Highlights of OCL’s 33rd Annual Meeting and Program

By Webmaster on November 30, 2020 Governance Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity Due to the pandemic restrictions, Orthodox Christian Laity’s 33rd Annual Meeting and Program took place online on November 13, 2020. We looked forward to the opportunity to be on the campus of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary as originally planned; however, the online events did allow wider participation by board members, supporters, and other interested individuals from any geographic location. The annual business meeting held on the morning of November 13, opened with a memorable prayer by His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel (see below) who is celebrating his 40th Anniversary of ordination into the Episcopacy. His…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Offers a Reflection on the Relocation of the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America and the Sale of the Current Chancery Property

By Webmaster on September 14, 2020 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA] On Monday, September 14, Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, made the following statement: “On Monday, August 31, 2020, I signed a contract with a Long Island realtor to put up for sale the Westwood property, the longtime location of the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America in Oyster Bay Cove (Syosset), NY. I took this step in accordance with the motion to do so that was unanimously accepted by the Metropolitan Council at the beginning of its regular Fall 2020 Session, on Thursday, August 27, 2020. The…

St. Nicholas Shrine at the World Trade Center

Archbishop Elpidophoros and Governor Andrew Cuomo Preside at Ceremony to Resume Construction of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at The World Trade Center

By Webmaster on August 3, 2020 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America New York, NY – August 3, 2020 — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, with the leadership of the Friends of St. Nicholas and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, today visited the World Trade Center to witness the resumption of construction of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, the only house of worship destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Once rebuilt, the Church and National Shrine will serve as a powerful symbol of resilience and a beacon of hope, welcoming people…

New York: Sunday of Orthodoxy Celebrating Orthodox Unity and Diversity

By Webmaster on March 9, 2020 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America NEW YORK – On March 8, 2020, eleven Orthodox hierarchs from various canonical jurisdictions concelebrated the Divine Liturgy on the first Sunday of Lent, also known as the “Sunday of Orthodoxy,” at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, in New York City. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy. He was joined by: His Grace Bishop Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North, Central and South America; His Grace Bishop Saba of the Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church in North America; His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta; His Eminence Metropolitan Antony of the Ukrainian Orthodox…

Transparency and Accountability in Church Governance

By Webmaster on February 29, 2020 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity The Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL) has been advocating for accountability and transparency in Church governance for more than three decades. The success of OCL’s advocacy can be measured by the increasing use of those terms by Church leaders. While the use of those terms is now common, the practice remains elusive. An example of the lack of transparency and accountability in church governance is the embarrassing story of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) and its tiny parish of St. Nicholas in Manhattan, whose building was destroyed by the Islamist terrorist attack on September 11,…

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