Icon Painting Workshop - July 20-25, 2026             Join us on this six-day intensive course where we will captivate you in the art of the Byzantium painting technique. During the course we'll write (paint) the icon of Virgin Mary holding child Jesus. Besides Christ, no other subject has been more depicted than Mary, the Theotokos (Greek for “Mother of God”, literally “God-Bearer”). This  “Virgin Mary” icon will come alive before you as the visiting master iconographer and expert instructor, Theodoros Papadopoulos from Greece, guides you, step by step, through the ancient techniques of Byzantine Iconography. Let us journey together, discovering anew, this traditional artistic … [Read more...]

On Saturday, November 1st 2025 the friend of All Saints of North America Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Damaskinos Alazrai was consecrated as Bishop of the Diocese of Maleotodis in the Patriarchate of Alexandria. Fr. Damaskinos was an integral support for ASONA in the beginning years, traveling to Arizona to help us find an initial location, helping us host the first Vicariate wide spiritual retreat, and visiting our satellite missions and for parish feasts.  Please remember Bishop Damaskinos in your holy prayers! Axios! … [Read more...]