St. John was noted for his deep love of God and for his devotion to our Lord and Savior. He was one of only three Holy Apostles to be chosen to go up to the Mount Of Holy Transfiguration, and as the most beloved disciple of Christ, he was appointed by Christ to be the subsequent caretaker of His Holy Mother. He taught that without the love of God no one can please Him. St. John also taught that our fidelity in continually repenting and shunning all sin and striving to keep our commandments is proof of our love to God.
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PISTEVO “I Believe” keeps gaining traction! It was just announced by IndieFEST that our wonderful documentary has received the Award of Excellence for their summer season!! What a great honor, and hopefully one of many more to come!
Check out all of the winners at http://theindiefest.com
PISTEVO “I Believe” and MiB Mediaworks will be partnering with the Orthodox Christian Network, one of the leading internet-based communication platforms for Orthodox Christians in the world. The goal is to share our chronicle of a congregation’s journey to complete the installation of iconography in their church with the Orthodox world and beyond. Together with OCN, MiB Mediaworks will create video and web content that will be posted weekly on our respective websites and Facebook pages.
The website is being updated for interviews, testimonials, and media stories.
While we will start promoting the film in Orthodox and Hellenic media, here you will find articles that have already reported our story. Please feel free to browse these wonder sentiments.
We thank everyone for their overwhelming support and appreciation of the film which documents the importance of the Ministry of Iconography in the Orthodox Church, and the vibrant faith within our community.
Since the film’s opening this past June, we have received worldwide acknowledgment from the media and the film has been viewed by thousands of people in over 80 countries.
The Greek Orthodox Church of Our Saviour was honored to have His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios of America, preside over the Divine Liturgy.
The Divine Liturgy is the primary worship service in the Greek Orthodox Church. Parishioners and clergy come together in prayer, listen to Scripture, and partake in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The service is ripe with symbolism and ancient traditions, epitomized by the iconography on the walls and ceiling of the church. As a whole, it is a truly beautiful experience.
So many amazing things have happened following the release of PISTEVO “I Believe,” but this has to be the most incredible one so far. The film was hand delivered to His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, he is regarded as the “first amount equals,” and is the spiritual leader of the world’s 300 million Orthodox Christians. Patriarch Bartholomew was presented our film in Istanbul, Turkey, by the Greek Orthodox Church of Our Saviour’s past Parish Council President, Dr. George Zimmar.
On Sunday, Archbishop Demetrios of America arrived at the Greek Orthodox Church of Our Saviour in Rye, NY, for a morning of prayer, community, and fellowship. A full church greeted His Eminence for Orthos and the Divine Liturgy, though it was the consecration of the church’s new iconography with holy chrism from Constantinople that garnished the most attention.
The emotional morning was capped off with a luncheon where the short film documenting the completion of the church’s iconography mission, PISTEVO “I Believe”, premiered to over 400 people. Altogether, it was a day the parishioners of the Greek Orthodox Church of Our
Documentary PISTEVO “I Believe” Chronicles a Sacred Journey
By Leadership 100 written by Advancing Orthodoxy and Hellenism In America
The following excerpts are from an article written by Eleni Kostopoulos for NEO Magazine. Michael Psaros and his wife, Robin are members of Leadership 100.
When Mike Psaros, co-founder and managing partner of KPS Capital Partners in New York City, was named Executive of the Year by The Hellenic American Bankers Association (HABA) last May, he was asked to provide a biopic to be presented at the award ceremony. As a shrewd businessman with a keen eye for talent, Psaros selected a seasoned professional to
Documentary PISTEVO “I Believe” Chronicles a Sacred Journey
By Eleni Kostopoulos at NEO Magazine
When Mike Psaros, co-founder and managing partner of KPS Capital Partners in New York City, was named Executive of the Year by The Hellenic American Bankers Association (HABA) last May, he was asked to provide a biopic to be presented at the award ceremony. As a shrewd businessman with a keen eye for talent, Psaros selected a seasoned professional to undertake this task; MiB Mediaworks founder Mark I. Brodie, an Emmy-winning editor and documentary filmmaker with more than 30 years of experience working for national and international broadcasts, was an obvious
Watch the Documentary PISTEVO “I Believe” — The sacred theology of Iconography Comes to Life
By Sampson Kasapakis from The Orthodox Christian Network
PISTEVO “I believe”, is a stunning 17-minute film packed with vivid imagery depicting the life of Jesus Christ and His saints. The independent documentary depicts a community coming together to complete the centuries-old mission of iconography at the Greek Orthodox Church of our Saviour in Rye, NY.
Iconography, the centuries-old tradition of depicting faith through images, was the primary means of teaching Christianity until written records were formally canonized as the Holy Scriptures. Yet even today, centuries later, iconography remains
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