Honoring the Role of Godparent In Your Parish With a Godparent Sunday Celebration
“Those
who have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ… Alleluia.”
The role of the Godparent
in the Orthodox Church is an important one. Along with the parents, the Godparent
is charged with the responsibility of assisting in the spiritual development
of the child. In…
Eyeglass Ministry
If you have eyeglasses
- in good condition - that you're ready to discard --- DON'T!
Through the services
of Medical Group Mission, hundreds of doctors and volunteers receive used eyeglasses
from donors throughout the United States and Canada, and with the aid of computers,
…
A Creation Celebration: Building an Awareness of God’s Gift of Creation in the Church School
For
the past six years, our parish clergy, Church School teachers and parents have
engaged in what we consider a "laboratory" setting.
By this I mean that we have experimented with a variety of lesson formats,
activities in and outside of the classroom, and related…
Our Children Are Evangelizers
Train
a child in the way he should go,and when he is old he will not depart from it.Proverbs
22:6 (RSV)
A
child is taught by word, example, and experience. Of these three, experience
is probably the most important because of its long-range effect.An example of
such an…
Several Small Projects for Church Schools
Before
Class
On
class day
Slide
& sound presentation
Quote
Wall
Visit
the church
Parish
profiles
Easter
butterflies
Popcorn
Sunday
Book
…
The Agape Canister Program
DID YOU KNOW
. . . . ?
. . . That
Orthodox Volunteers have been placing canisters in grocery stories and restaurants
all across the United States and Canada for the last seven years?
. . . That these same Agape Canister Partners have collectively raised over
…