With the blessing of the Rector of the Seminary the meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Vice - Rector (responsible for teaching and educational work), Archimandrite Antony (Bondarenko).

Students also joined in the festive greetings and presented women of Sumy city with flowers and greeting cards.

Before starting the Divine Liturgy the Right Reverend Rector has ordained the fourth - year seminarians as Readers.

The students of the seminary were treated to warm tea and were told interesting stories from the life of the great writer.

On the day of venerable memory of Holy Righteous John the Presbyter of Kronstadt, Patronal Feast celebrations took place at Sumy Theological Seminary church.

At night on December 31, 2017 to January 1, 2018 the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the seminary church.

The Rector of Sumy Theological Seminary Archbishop of Sumy and Akhtyrka Eulogius, met with teachers, staff, and students of the Theological school.

In the course of work, the Council reviewed and approved the results of full - time students and the distance learning students.

Following the funeral of the audience, a report was presented by a lecturer of the STS, Archpriest Roman Opolonskiy, "The Preaching of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan)".

With the blessing of His Eminence Rector of Sumy Theological Seminary, the teacher, Archimandrite Anastasy (Panov) and the third - year student Pavel Fedoryshin took part in the celebrations.

Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) Sumy Theological Seminary held celebrations on the occasion of Act Day of Theological School.

With the blessing of the Rector, His Eminence Archbishop of Sumy and Akhtyrka Eulogius a regular meeting of the Pedagogical Council took place at His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir (Sabodan) Sumy Theological Seminary.

The third - year seminary student Konstantin Taptunov told the children about the history of the seminary and its structure.

The Divine Liturgy was conducted at St. Nickolas chapel in the natural boundary "Obraz" near the village of Velikyi Bobrik of Krasnopolya district.

The students visited the the Molchensk Convent in Putivl and Sofroniev Monastery.

The meeting was attended by the Vice-rector for the educational work of Sumy Theological Seminary Archimandrite Anthony (Bondarenko).

Sumy Theological Seminary celebrated the beginning of the new 2017/2018 academic year.

The Pedagogical Council also distributed the academic disciplines among the teachers, discussed the draft calendar work plan and other issues related to the beginning of the new 2017-2018 academic year.