Join us for an extraordinary series of events to celebrate the new Transfiguration of Creation icon at Point Loma Nazarene University. The four-day celebration (October 2 - 5, 2025) is free to attend and will feature:
- Lectures and discussions with iconographer Aidan Hart
- An icon exhibit curated by icon collector Sdn. Michael Roeder
- A Saturday symposium with lectures and discussions with renowned Eastern Orthodox theologians and scholars
- A blessing of the new icon during Sunday Divine Liturgy at Saint Gregory of Nyssa Greek Orthodox Church
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Schedule at a glance
Thursday, October 2, 2025
3 - 4:15 p.m. Image and Word: Icons as a Door Between Heaven and Earth
5 - 7 p.m. Sacred Icons: Visions of Heavenly Glory
7 - 8 p.m. How Icons Changed My Life
Friday, October 3, 2025
3 - 4 :15 p.m. The Word Becomes Paint: Introduction to Techniques of Iconography
5:30 - 7 p.m. Welcome Reception with Hors d'oeurves
7 - 8:30 p.m. From Genesis to New Jerusalem: The Making and Meaning of a New Icon
Saturday, October 4, 2025
All-Day Symposium: Eastern Christian Perspectives on Creation
8 - 9 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9 - 10 a.m. Creation Transfigured: The Vision of the Icon
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Creation: Temple or Bank?
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cosmic Liturgy: A Concelebrant's Guide
12:45 - 2 p.m. Lunch Break
2 - 3 p.m. The Creation Icon: A Living Early-Patristic Commentary
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Commissioning the New Transfiguration of Creation Icon
5 - 5:45 p.m. Outdoor Vespers
Sunday, October 5, 2025
10 - 11:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy and Blessing of the New Transfiguration of Creation Icon
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Fellowship and Refreshments
1 - 2:30 p.m. Commissioning the New Transfiguration of Creation Icon