Pre-Lenten religious art / Icon tour
February 15th, 2020 and February 22nd, 2020
In preparation to celebrate the Great Lent 2020, a tour has been organized to various parishes in Calgary to observe and learn about Eastern Icons and religious art. You will experience Greece, Ukraine, Egypt, Syria, Romania, and Africa, without leaving Calgary.
The tours will comprise of 8 separate churches over two weekends. At each location there will be a guide present to describe the various icons and art styles from various regions around the world. There is no cost, only your individual transportation to each location. The tour will start at 9am and conclude at noon each day. You can attend all locations or just the ones that are most of interest to you.
On Saturday 15th February “tourists” will meet at St Demetrious Greek Orthodox Church at 9am. Observe the beautiful icons from Greece. 1 Tamarac Cres SW, Calgary. A short one block walk will take us to St Andrew Romanian Orthodox Church for 9:45am and a display from this part of Europe. From here we will travel to the Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and begin our tour at 10:30am. This region of Syria and Turkey is known as the birth place of Christianity. Finally we will travel a few minutes drive to St Stephen Protomartyr Ukrainian Catholic church, where we will meet at 11:15am. This church contains both traditional Eastern European icons as well as the most contemporary collection of religious mosaic icons and stained glass in the city. The tour will end at 12 noon.
Saturday 22nd February will find us in the heart of the city visiting 3 churches in the Bridgeland District. At 9am we will meet at St Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church to see the beautiful Iconostas in Eastern European tradition and unique architectural domes. 404 Meriddith Rd NE, Calgary. At 9:30 we will travel to North Africa by visiting the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and observe their particular style of religious art. The third stop on our world tour will be at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church. This tour starts at 10:15. Every square inch of this church is decorated with traditional icons. You can virtually read the bible from these icons. We could spend a whole day at this stop but will have to leave at 11am. We have a bit of a drive to our final location which is a reflection of Egypt. We will have to arrive in Balzac for our final stop, St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church and begin our tour at 11:30am and closing at noon.
These tours are open to anyone who wishes to educate themselves regarding religious art and see the bounty we have in Calgary often displayed behind doors we never enter.
What a great way to prepare ourselves to prepare for Easter. Unite ourselves through religious art and icons with Christians from around the world.
For more information contact Sub-Deacon Bill Lewchuk at 403-850-5859 or kc4life@telus.net
The tours will comprise of 8 separate churches over two weekends. At each location there will be a guide present to describe the various icons and art styles from various regions around the world. There is no cost, only your individual transportation to each location. The tour will start at 9am and conclude at noon each day. You can attend all locations or just the ones that are most of interest to you.
On Saturday 15th February “tourists” will meet at St Demetrious Greek Orthodox Church at 9am. Observe the beautiful icons from Greece. 1 Tamarac Cres SW, Calgary. A short one block walk will take us to St Andrew Romanian Orthodox Church for 9:45am and a display from this part of Europe. From here we will travel to the Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and begin our tour at 10:30am. This region of Syria and Turkey is known as the birth place of Christianity. Finally we will travel a few minutes drive to St Stephen Protomartyr Ukrainian Catholic church, where we will meet at 11:15am. This church contains both traditional Eastern European icons as well as the most contemporary collection of religious mosaic icons and stained glass in the city. The tour will end at 12 noon.
Saturday 22nd February will find us in the heart of the city visiting 3 churches in the Bridgeland District. At 9am we will meet at St Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church to see the beautiful Iconostas in Eastern European tradition and unique architectural domes. 404 Meriddith Rd NE, Calgary. At 9:30 we will travel to North Africa by visiting the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and observe their particular style of religious art. The third stop on our world tour will be at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church. This tour starts at 10:15. Every square inch of this church is decorated with traditional icons. You can virtually read the bible from these icons. We could spend a whole day at this stop but will have to leave at 11am. We have a bit of a drive to our final location which is a reflection of Egypt. We will have to arrive in Balzac for our final stop, St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church and begin our tour at 11:30am and closing at noon.
These tours are open to anyone who wishes to educate themselves regarding religious art and see the bounty we have in Calgary often displayed behind doors we never enter.
What a great way to prepare ourselves to prepare for Easter. Unite ourselves through religious art and icons with Christians from around the world.
For more information contact Sub-Deacon Bill Lewchuk at 403-850-5859 or kc4life@telus.net
