Psalm 46:10

Be still and know that I am God.

Something I've noticed through the years is that there is an absolute stillness in icons. Most art, your imagination wanders, and you start to fill in the sounds of the image, but not so with iconography. With iconography, there is a reverent stillness in the image, allowing for prayer and inner reflection.

Some announcements, and Orthodoxy in Antarctica

Some announcements:
-Our Iconostasis has arrived (finally) along with the chandaliers, chanting podium, bishops throne, and other goodies. Can hardly wait to see it when it's all put together. I'll post pics when I can.

-Sunday school (Bless group) has started. This Sunday (Sept 27th) will be the second class.

-Want to learn byzantine chant? Classes twice a month starting Sept 30 (I believe).

-We're working on getting a monthly newsletter going. I'm not talking about the schedule that goes out every few months, I'm talking about yes, a schedule, but with more, like the sunday gospel readings, articles (some that get posted here), and maybe a section for Father to write in. Nothing big to start off with, as we'll see how it goes, and if there is interest.

-Coming soon, a study group for anyone interested in learning more about their faith through a bible study. Don't know the exact date for that to start, but I'll keep you posted. It's going to be a once a month type of thing.

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Found out recently that there was an orthodox church in Antarctica. You you can truly say that there are orthodox churches in every continent! It's located on King George Island, near the Russian Research station. And apparently, the russian patriarch thought it was so important for there to be a church for the orthodox there, they sent it in pieces for them to build! As far as I know, there are two orthdox churches in Antarctica, the Russian one that I just mentioned, Trinity Church, as well as St. Ivan Rilski Chapel, which is Bulgarian Orthodox.