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"...Faith, integrity, and responsibility—it starts in the home-church of your parents and your grandparents, and it stays with you for life."
Meet Leah Kats, Woman of the Week!
On April 18th, join us in exploring how the tangible presence of women’s witness become beautiful examples of the power of faith in Christ. Through church architecture, iconography and martyrdom texts, Historical Theologian and Professor Ani Shahinian will guide us through an exquisite weekend together visiting three Orthodox churches, examining what they tell us about the theological and spiritual power of beauty and its witness to our lives as Orthodox women today.
This one-day retreat includes:
- Private coach tour of three Orthodox churches in the San Diego area
- Dynamic, experiential teaching by a leading scholar
- Catered lunch
- Hands-on Byzantine mosaic afternoon workshop with a treasured keepsake to bring home
- Optional evening Vespers
- A chance to connect with Orthodox women in the San Diego area and experience the healing power of beauty.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
When iconographer Heather MacKean was commissioned by the University of Portland to compose an icon of women in the New Testament, they emailed her a list of 18 names. Several months later, 18 had grown to 20, then 24, and finally to 58!
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
On February 6, 2026 at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest, the general proclamation was given of the canonisation of sixteen holy women, referring to them as “spiritual mothers of the Romanian people”.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
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