Archive for July 15th, 2009

Iconographer’s divine gifts grace Orthodox Christian church in Pinellas Park (2009-7-15)

PINELLAS PARK — Self-assured and focused atop 30-foot-high scaffolding, Leonidas Diamantopoulos worked on the first phase of iconography that will eventually adorn every interior wall at St. Nicholas Orthodox Christian Church. • The Greek-trained Diamantopoulos, who has a studio in Palm Harbor and plans to open a larger one in Tarpon Springs, has created iconography [...]

Preliminary steps taken in planning the 16th All-American Counci (2009-7-15)

SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — The first steps in planning the 16th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America were taken on Thursday, July 9, 2009, as His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah met with the Very Revs. Eric G. Tosi, OCA Secretary, and Myron Manzuk, manager of the 12th to 15th All-American Councils; and Mr. [...]