7pm Church Temple

Keynote Address: The Role of the Arts in Orthodox Theology

Dr. Peter Bouteneff, Director, Sacred Arts Institute, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary​

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Dr. Bouteneff will describe the role of the arts in the Orthodox Church’s theology and its Liturgy. He will inspire us to rejoice in the arts of our Church and to think about them in new ways.​

8 pm Church Temple

St. Kassiani Chorale

Conductor Deacon Anthony Stokes, Music Director of the St. Kassiani Chorale, Pan-Orthodox Choir in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area

Post Concert

Gallery Preview and Soire

Following the Concert, guests are invited to a Gallery Preview and the opportunity to visit more personally with the artists. Wine and cheese and desserts will be available for a small donation. (Note to the Orthodox: This is an entirely fast-free week). We ask that you register in advance.

All Day, Gallery, Narthex, Chapel, Hallways

View Artwork

View artworks by our Iconographers, Sacred Art, and Folk Artists and Youth Arts​

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Films Running Periodically During Exhibit Hours

• Icon: Through God's Hands (documentary on the icononography of Titiana Popa, in the Gallery) 

• Timeless Beauty (a lecture by Niko Chocheli, in the Temple Cry Room)

Presentations in the Chapel

Learn from Experts in Orthodox Art, Music, and Architecture

• 10:00 Peter Bouteneff expanding on his Keynote Address from Friday evening

• 10:30 Tatiana Nikolova Houston -- "Healing Grief and Sorrow through the Bright Sorrow of Lenten Iconography" 

• 11:15 Richard Rohlin -- "Finding the Golden Key: Recovering the Sacramental Imagination"

• 12:00 Deacon Anthony Stokes -- "Beauty in the Liturgy: The Role of Quality Music in Our Worship"

• 12:45 Baker Galloway -- "How to Design a Temple"

• 1:30 Dmitry Shkolnik -- "Stories of an Iconographer"

• 2:00 Anthony Royce Gehrels -- "How to Read an Icon" 

• 3:00 Milton Trice -- "Artistic Inspiration"

• 3:30 Joshua Sturgill -- "Poetic Catechism – Becoming Orthodox Slowly and Completely"

• 4:15 Deacon Gregory Farman -- "Writing with Your Name Saint"

Conference Room, ticket required 

Films

• 10:30 & 3:00 Parallel Loves (a recent documentary film about 3 rock musicians who became Orthodox priests)

• 12:30 Ostrov (The Island) a feature film about a "fool for Christ" monk at a monastery in Russia's far north.

Bride Room, ticket required

Workshops

10:00 & 1:00 Pysanki (Ukranian Egg) workshop led by Khouria Luanne Barr - 15 max

3:00 Cross Rock Painting workshop led by Khouria Luanne Barr- 20 max

All Day

Demonstrations

Watch some of our artists at work in the Gallery

5pm Temple

Pan Orthodox Vespers

Worship with us, enjoy the Pan-Orthodox Vespers service 

9 am

Orthros

Welcome the new day with this morning service of psalms and prayer.

10 am

Divine Liturgy and Ordinations

Celebrate with us as Bishop Thomas ordains Abram Mekhel to the Diaconate and Deacon Gregory to the Holy Priesthood.

After Liturgy

Gallery

Enjoy the Gallery and art throughout the church after Divine Liturgy until 2pm