They have changed my life just by being visible and witnessing (in their silence) their love for God, and stirring my heart to do more.Ģ. Icons open constant opportunities to pray. The most dramatic change in my life with icons is prayer. I have been an Orthodox Christian for 32 years and have been painting for about 26 years.
I struggled to understand icons, in order to embrace the faith. I grew up in the Presbyterian Church and was taught that any statues or “pictures” were never to be kissed or prayed before in any way. Tell us how icons have changed your life. Her icons are featured in the current Icon Calendar from Conciliar Press. She currently resides in Davidsville, Pennsylvania, a small town in the Laurel Mountains, 92 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. If you love icons, don’t miss this opportunity! For more information or a brochure, please e-mail the department or visit our website.Ĭheryl Ann has been married for thirty-eight years to Eugene Pituch and is the mother of four children and the grandmother of two. Amateur or professional iconographers are encouraged to bring an icon for our “Festival of Orthodoxy” display. Teacher-training courses and the Church School Director Seminar are also scheduled for the Institute.
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The Department of Christian Education sponsors the annual Orthodox Institute, and the theme of this year’s event is iconography. The Institute will include several courses on iconography and provide participants an opportunity to learn how to write icons (“Utilizing Crafts”). Vasiliki Oldziey, Christian Education Coordinator for the Diocese of Wichita and the Midwest, interviewed them this summer. Cheryl Ann Pituch and Niko Chocheli will be presenting workshops at Antiochian Village for the event, “Icons: Windows to Heaven,” November 4–7, 2010.
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