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ANCIENT FAITH RADIO [AFR]

New podcasts available from Ancient Faith Radio at http://www.ancientfaith.com include

• “Unraveling the Episcopal Assembly,” an interview with Father Mark Arey, initial secretary of the North America Episcopal Assembly held in New York May 26-28, 2010, on the work of the gathering. Father Mark was one of very few non-bishops attending the Assembly.
• “Musing on Mission,” an interview with Father Gabriel Rochelle, in which the planting of an Orthodox Christian mission in Las Cruces, NM is discussed. Father Gabriel also discusses the significance of the word “conversion” in the Orthodox Christian context.
• “No Regrets,” a short podcast in which Frederica Matthewes-Green shares her thoughts on recognizing the sins in our lives that make our souls and even our bodies sick.

A pan-Orthodox ministry, AFR is a division of Conciliar Media Ministries operating under the auspices of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America offering streaming audio programming and on-demand podcasts.

PORTLAND, OR - ICONOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Saint Nicholas Church, Portland, OR will host an iconography workshop August 9-14, 2010. Iconographer Heather MacKean will guide students in basic iconographic techniques and painting with egg tempera and other mediums. The workshop will be limited to 15 participants, with a July 26 registration deadline. Tuition is $700 per person. For application forms and additional information call 503-545-5514 or send a request to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).