Academic Calendar 2025-26

 

Please find the academic calendar for 2025-26 at the link below:

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2025-26

Pastoral School to Accept Applications for Fall 2025 Semester ~ Пастырское училище начинает прием заявлений на осенний семестр 2025 г.

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The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America is committed to making high quality Orthodox theological education as accessible to as many interested students as possible. Based on this commitment we have made it possible for students to study either full time or part time in our school, have instituted summer courses, accept applicants in both the fall and spring semesters, and offer instruction in English, Russian (for the first time this semester!), and Spanish.

Applications for admission for the fall semester are due September 1, 2025. Classes begin September 8, 2025. Applications and further information on the Pastoral School programs can be found at our web site.

English program application materials should be sent via email to Deacon Theodotus Conrad:

theodotus.conrad@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org

Spanish program application materials should be sent via email to Archpriest Peter Jackson:

frpeter.jackson@seminarioortodoxo.org

Russian program application materials should be sent via email to Archpriest Rostyslav Snihirov:

Rostyslav.Snihirov@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org

Questions should be directed to the Dean of the Pastoral School, Priest Gregory Joyce:

fr.gregory.joyce@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org 

Пастырское училище Чикагской и Средне-Американской епархии стремится сделать качественное православное богословское образование доступным как можно более широкому кругу учащихся. В связи с этим мы даем возможность проходить как полный, так и частичный курс семинарии, организовали летние курсы, предлагаем обучение на русском (новая академическая программа в этом семестре!), английском, и испанском языках, и принимаем заявления от абитуриентов как на осенний, так и на весенний семестры.

Заявления о приеме на осенный семестр необходимо подать до 1 сентября 2024 г. Занятия начинаются 8 сентября 2025 г. Заявления и дополнительная информация о программах Пастырского училища размещены на нашем вебсайте.

Документы для подачи заявки на программу на английском языке необходимо отправить по электронной почте диакону Феодоту Конраду:

theodotus.conrad@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org

Документы для подачи заявки на программу на испанском языке необходимо отправить по электронной почте протоиерею Петру Джаксону:

frpeter.jackson@seminarioortodoxo.org

Документы для подачи заявки на программу на русском языке необходимо отправить по электронной почте протоиерею Ростиславу Снигирову:

Rostyslav.Snihirov@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org

Вопросы просим направлять Проректору Пастырского училища, священнику Григорию Джойсу:

fr.gregory.joyce@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org

Interesting Thesis Idea

Friends,

To me it would be very interesting to try to learn more about the practice of not fasting from Pascha to Ascension/Pentecost as practiced in the Antiochian Church. Matthew Namee began the work for you in THIS ARTICLE. The rest is up to you!

Fr. Gregory, Dean

Pastoral School Graduate Ordained to the Priesthood

Fr. Timothy Zieminski, graduate of the Pastoral School, was ordained to the Holy Priesthood at Holy Dormition Orthodox Church, in Santa Rosa, CA on Sunday, June 15. This was was the first ordination performed by the new Diocesan Vicar of the Bulgarian Church, His Grace Bishop Clement, and so was a momentous and joyful day not only for the parish, but also for the whole Diocese.

Congratulations to the newly ordained, his family, and his parish!

Summer Courses Announced for 2025

Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America to Offer Summer Courses

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With Archbishop Gabriel’s blessing, this year summer courses will again be offered in the Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America.  Applications for admission for the summer semester are due June 9, 2025. The following courses will be offered this year – dates for the courses are June 16 – August 9, 2025 (some courses are slightly longer in duration):

    • Liturgics

    • Introductory Church Slavonic

    • Intermediate/Advanced Church Slavonic

    • Parish Management and Operations

    • New Testament Greek

    • New Testament Latin

    • Survey of Mental Illness for the Pastor

All Pastoral School summer courses are available to the general public without the need for a formal application to our complete Diploma program.  To register please visit the following link:

REGISTER HERE

To learn more about the summer courses and all the offerings of the Pastoral School please visit this link:

LEARN MORE

For more information or with questions please contact the Dean of the Pastoral School, Archpriest Gregory Joyce (fr.gregory.joyce@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org)

Pastoral School Russian Program Planning Under Way

With the blessing of Archbishop Peter, President of the Pastoral School, a meeting was held on October 2/15, 2024 to begin the planning of a Russian language program within the Pastoral School. Attendees were Archpriest Gregory Joyce, Dean of the Pastoral School, Archpriest Rostyslav Snihirov, and Priest Leontiy Naidzions. With God’s help the goal is to begin Russian Language instruction in the Pastoral School with the Fall 2025 semester.

Pastoral School Graduate Ordained to the Priesthood

On the Ecclesiastical New Year, September 1/14, 2024, Pastoral School graduate Deacon Brian Payne was ordained to the priesthood by Metropolitan Mitrophan of Canada (Serbian Church) at the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Campellville, Ontario. We congratulate Fr. Brian, his family, and parish on this auspicious occasion! May the Lord grant Fr. Brian many years of service to the Holy Church!