Academic Calendar 2022-23

 

Please find the academic calendar for 2022-23 at the link below.

2022-23 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Liturgical Practicum: Liturgical Training for Present & Future Clergymen

With the blessing of Archbishop Peter, the Pastoral School is pleased to announce a new opportunity for present and future clergymen. The Liturgical Practicum aims to teach the practical application of the liturgics that is studied in the classroom. Participants will learn how to serve according to the traditional practices of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. The topics covered will range from how a clergyman interacts with the choir during the Divine Services, to how to appropriately use the censer, to how to serve the Hierarchal Divine Services, and all else that every Deacon and Priest need to know. In addition, all participants will receive voice coaching to allow for the proper use of the voice in chanting and singing. The Liturgical Practicum is designed and highly recommended for new clergymen in the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America, but ALL ARE WELCOME. Limited space is available so please register as soon as possible. Registration deadline is June 26, 2022. The dates of the practicum are July 10-13, 2022. Cost for instruction, instructional materials, and meals is $500.

For more information and to register: fr.gregory.joyce@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org ~ 734-649-5746

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Summer Course Offerings & Registration

With Archbishop Peter'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 13, 2022. The following courses will be offered this year – dates for the courses are June 20 – August 6, 2021 (Liturgics is slightly longer in duration):

 

    • Introductory Liturgics

    • Intermediate/Advanced Church Slavonic

    • Parish Management and Operations

    • Thesis Writing Workshop

    • New Testament Greek

    • New Testament Latin

    • The Pivotal Points in the History of Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

    • Comprehensive Homiletics Seminar

    • Seminar in Byzantine Law

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 FOR SUMMER COURSES

 

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

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT SUMMER COURSES

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

School Catologue Updated

Our Pastoral School Catalog has been updated with new course offerings, the new Deaconate Preparation program, and new instructors. You can find the full catalog at the link below.

PSDCMA CATALOG

Pastoral School/Synodal School of Liturgical Music Bridge Program Dates Announced

Each summer, the Pastoral School, in cooperation with the Synodal School of Liturgical Music, provides an in-person option to fulfill the Pastoral School's Liturgics and Church Slavonic requirements for Pastoral Theology and Deaconate Program students. This Pastoral Bridge program is an opportunity for our students to live and study for several weeks at the Dormition Convent near New York City, and is the recommended option for our students. Because we understand that this is not possible for all students, especially international students, we offer these same courses on line during the summer semester for those who cannot travel to New York.

For those who are able, we encourage you to register for the Pastoral Bridge program now. The dates of the 2022 program are July 17-30, and the registration information can be found below.

PASTORAL BRIDGE PROGRAM 2022

Ordination of Pastoral School Student to the Priesthood

On Palm Sunday, 2022, Deacon Boris Levashev, third year student in the Pastoral School, was ordained a priest by Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America at the New Martyrs of Russia parish in Mulino, Oregon. A more detailed article, with additional pictures, can be found at the HOME PAGE OF THE WESTERN AMERICAN DIOCESE.

Many years to Priest Boris and his family!

In the Risen Christ,

Fr. Gregory

Comprehensive Final Exam and Thesis Defense Date Set

Comprehensive final exams and thesis defense are set for graduating students on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the Cathedral of the Protection of the Mother of God in Des Plaines (Chicago), Illinois. Graduation will take place following the hierarchal Divine Liturgy on Sunday, July 10.

CATHEDRAL WEB SITE

Those planning to graduate need to do several things which have dates attached:

Not later than May 1, 2022: Confirmation of Intent to Graduate on July 10, 2022. Email to me at fr.gregory.joyce@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org. YOU MUST DO THIS EVEN IF YOU HAVE CONFIRMED THIS WITH ME PREVIOUSLY OR VIA SOME OTHER COMMUNICATION.

Not later than May 15, 2022: Submission of final thesis, including mentor approval sheet. Best to do this also via email – even if you have uploaded via Populi.

PLEASE NOTE: thesis defense and final exams were previously set for an earlier date. That date was tentative and will no longer be utilized. 

Please let me know if you have any questions. Ask earlier rather than later to assure that all problems can be solved long before July 9.

Fr. Gregory Joyce
Dean