7/31/2023 0 Comments Church iconographyWe also take field trips and plan other activities. Then we settle down to practice what we have learned, work on our icons, and helping new members begin a practice icon. This is followed by a lively "show and tell" where we bring all things related to iconography, such as books, icons and stories of our travels and experiences. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church's Christ the Savior Fellowship Hall.Īctivities: Beginning about 12:30 we meet and pray the Iconographer's Prayer. The date may vary, so see our parish calendar: ( ). ![]() After all of this, when we are given the blessing to do so, we will humbly write icons for others."ĭates/Times: We plan to meet monthly, usually the first Saturday of each month, 12:30 p.m. We will pray for and encourage one another, sharing our resources, struggles and insights, and also reach out to the community, to educate and evangelize with what we have learned. For each meeting we plan to practice and study one step, from the beginning.Īt the same time our focus will be to live in His will and to develop our spiritual growth within the guidelines of the Orthodox Church in order to enable the light of His image to shine through us. Our charter expresses our goals: to strive for a high level in executing each of the twenty-one steps taught by the Prosopon School in writing icons, and learning to incorporate the spiritual symbolism that allows the Uncreated Light of God to shine through them. Mefodii, our mentor, led us in prayer and introduced a quote from Paul Evdokimov’s book, Orthodoxy, which distills in one short paragraph the essence of this sacred art, saying, “The inner rhythm of the iconographic tradition keeps closely in step with the liturgy, which is our living experience of the transcendent, and accompanies our soaring thoughts, then surpasses them, to reveal what is hidden and express what can not be uttered.” Theodosia, martyr, and defender of the veneration of holy icons.įor our inaugural meeting in January, Fr. Alexander Webster, blessed us to form this iconography guild named for St. We are beginning with twelve members, drawn together through our love of icons and the One who stands behind them.īoth Fr. Upon learning of our plans several of his students from other parishes wished to join us, followed soon by an Orthodox catechumen and others who have not yet lifted a brush. Three of us at Christ the Savior Orthodox Mission planned to meet to practice the steps of writing icons, which we had learned in Fr. "Our Lord must have inspired the formation of our guild, as we witnessed the sudden explosive interest in coming together. The article below was published in The Prospopon Journal, The Journal of the Prosopon School of Iconology, Issue No. Our first meeting was held at our parish. September, October, November, December: Wait and see! Joanna for a registration form as soon as possible. There are only a few places left already. Regular meeting for prayer and practice: July 13, 12:30 - 4:00.Īugust 5 - 10: Our annual icon workshop week! See the iconography workshop page. July: DEADLINE to register for the August workshop is JULY 9th!!! (There are only a few places remaining as of May!) Joanna know if you are coming to reserve your space and board: by Pascha. Just bring: potluck lunch, brushes, pencil, ruler, and donation to Fr. Non-members may purchase a practice board from the guild. Part 1, frontal face, in the morning and Part 2, the 3/4 face, in the afternoon. Potluck lunch! Come at 9 if you wish to oil your icons. 9th: A Double Mini Workshop: Applying Olifa to our finished icons and Drawing frontal and 3/4 faces, Parts 1 and 2. Schedule: Note the deviations from "Second-Saturdays" when you check the parish website calendar. Mefodii returns to lead a mini workshop/lecture on Architecture in Iconography. Please see our parish calendar pages for dates and changes to our meeting schedules. We've had a busy year so far in 2019, continuing our projects, building our lending library, and hosting another successful icon workshop week with Fr. Igumen Mefodii: School of Iconology: * See our parish online calendar or contact Mat. ![]() Our icon workshops: Workshops and lessons: Fr. Joanna Laymon, for newsletters and updates We only ask for donations to our church's building fund.Ĭontact: Mat. ĭUES: Most of the supplies are available to share. To encourage and support one another, and share our insights, experiences, and resources.ģ.To promote, educate, and evangelize what we learn about iconology and ultimately to write blessed icons for the glory of God. To strive for excellence in our practice of the techniques of this multi-step process, learning the symbolism of the icon, and developing our spiritual growth within the guidelines of the Orthodox Christian Church.Ģ. PURPOSE: To learn the ancient Christian art of icon-writing of the Image of God in Man, within the Russian -Byzantine tradition.ġ.
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