The Icon Exhibit
St. Jonah Orthodox Church
February 2-4, 2007
Our parish hosted an Icon Exhibit, consisting of more than 60 Russian icons, mostly from the 17th through the 19th Century.
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- The Choir gave a musical presentation. (From left to right: Fr. John Whiteford; David Stone; Matushka Patricia Whiteford; Elizabeth Whiteford; and Choir Director, Nia Worontsoff.)
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- Fr. Joseph Huneycutt, author of “One Flew over the Onion Dome”, gave a lecture on Orthodox Evangelism.
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- The display
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- The Bookstore
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- We saw a significant increase in attendance. We also introduced a booklet that explained each of the icons, based on a suggestion we received from the previous year.
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- Fr. Cassian Sibley gave a lecture entitled “The Enculturating Power of Orthodox Christianity: Of Icons, Architecture, and Calendars.”
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- Fr. John Whiteford gave a lecture on the history of Iconoclasm.
