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  • See how new Byzantine icons are transforming a Williamsburg sanctuary

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Humid with drenching t-storms, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Iconography project completed at Saint Demetrios Church in Williamsburg, Virginia (orthodoxtimes.com) — Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Williamsburg has completed a major iconography project that transforms its interior with traditional Byzantine sacred art. The Christodoulou Iconography Studio says the work deepens the church's spiritual atmosphere while strengthening ties between Greek Orthodox tradition and Greek-American communities.
   

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