Women Growing in Faith

Women's MinistryAdult Faith FormationFaith FormationBulletin Board 4

Aug 23

Written By Katelyn Greenlee

Calendar

All meetings from 9:15am-10:45am
in the Parish Center

October 11

November 8

December 13

January 10

February 14

March 14

Women Growing in Faith is a ministry at Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish created and developed by women for women. Our vision is to provide adult women from all stages and vocations of life the opportunity to grow with correct teachings, insight, and material about the Catholic Church. Our hope is that Women Growing in Faith will be an easy way for women to connect (or reconnect) with the beauty of our Catholic faith and with our beautiful community of Catholic women. We aim to provide an easily accessible venue to inform and educate participants with resources and information to inspire, motivate, encourage and support them in their personal faith journey.

Meet Our Upcoming Speaker!

October 11, 2025

Christine Schlesser, Executive Director, Classical Iconography Institute

"Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart"

This month we are pleased to welcome Christine Schlesser, Executive Director of the Classical Iconography Institute in Portland to present “Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart”. An accomplished iconographer, curator and instructor, Christine is coming to share the world of classical iconography with Women Growing in Faith. Using a number of Marian icons, she will share how icons can open another path in religious understanding.

Christine Schlesser grew up spending summers with her family in Germany, where the ancient churches and monasteries sparked a deep love for antiquity and sacred art. She went on to earn a BA in International Studies, Russian, and German from Willamette University, where she also immersed herself in every Art History course available. At the time, she had no idea that traditional icons were still being written today. That discovery came in 2017 when Christine began studying traditional egg tempera iconography with Fr. Jon Buffington. She later continued her formation at the Iconographic Arts Institute at Mount Angel Abbey and has since studied with international iconographers from a variety of sacred traditions.

In 2019, Christine was appointed Director of the Trinity Iconography Institute. In 2022, Christine assumed the Iconographic Arts Institute nonprofit to launch the Classical Iconography Institute, building on the rich legacy of two of the oldest iconography programs in the US—the Iconographic Arts Institute and the Trinity Iconography Institute.

Christine shares her passion for icons through speaking engagements, podcasts with Mater Dei Radio on the Hail Mary App, and curated Sacred Art Pilgrimages to UNESCO-recognized religious sites around the world. She is planning the Cyprus/Turkey pilgrimage for Fall 2026.

Welcome to Women Growing in Faith, Christine!