SPECIAL EVENTS AT ST. PAUL’SAll open to public; free except where noted; for details, call 266-8195.* Sunday, 5-8 p.m.: Opening night reception with artist Ludmila Pawlowska.* Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m.: Lecture, “Transformative Vision: Praying With Icons.”* Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-noon: Icon art day for children.* Sept. 29, 4 p.m.: St. Paul’s choir vespers with the icons.* Sept. 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Evening of icons for youth.* Oct. 3, 6-9 p.m.: Viewing of the exhibit with music and candlelight.* Oct. 5, 11 a.m.: Lecture, “Writing an Icon: Exploring the Process.”* Oct. 12, 7 p.m.: Choral concert: “Sacred Mysteries” (admission charge).* Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m.: Lecture, “The Maria Group: Dissidence and Religion Under Brezhnev.”* Oct. 26, 11 a.m.: Lecture, “Icons in a One-Storey Universe.”* Nov. 1, 7-10 p.m.: Viewing of the exhibit with music, candlelight and compline service.* Nov. 3, 4 p.m.: St. Paul’s choir music and lessons for All Saints Day.
The 4-foot high, blue-and-gold sculpture in the narthex – or entry hall – at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church could easily depict a dozen people dancing, their arms on each other’s shoulders.
But it happens to be a crown of thorns like the one placed on Christ prior to his crucifixion.
The image is in the eye of the beholder.
And it’s all about the journey.