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TOPIC OF THE WEEK:
Life Under Quarantine Did Not End With Pascha; Where Does That Leave Us?
Coping with COVID-19 for Orthodox Christians
Adult/Family
Preschool/Elementary
What are we grateful for?
Gratitude Journal (the kids can draw pictures, mom and dad can write the words)
“…Despite the restrictions temporarily placed on assembly, we still have the Church, because we still have each other. We still have a family which loves us and supports us…. We can endure any tribulation because of our faith in Jesus. Indeed, enduring these terrible things can make us stronger than we were before…. We can overcome the world through our faith, and our faith remains….”
Besides our Church (each other), our faith and Pascha, what else are we grateful for that ‘remains’?
Gratitude Journal (the kids can draw pictures, mom and dad can write the words)
“This Lent we have lost so much…. we… should be gratefully relieved to find that the things we really need to survive still remain, untouched by disaster. For three things remain and we have them still…. our church remains, our faith remains, Pascha remains.”
What other things are we grateful for?
Letters of Gratefulness (write one or more letters)
Letters of Gratefulness (write one or more letters)
A Message from Maria Spanos
I am passionate about our Orthodox Christian faith and seek to help others learn as much as they can about it. My purpose here is to share online resources that help strengthen our relationship with Christ and bind us closer to His Church. I believe they are invaluable in learning about our precious Orthodox Tradition, and are a great aid for teaching family members, friends and others about Orthodoxy. ~Maria
Two of my favorite quotes:
“A true Christian behaves in this life so that it may be a preparation for the future one and not only a life here below. In his actions, he does not think what will be said of him here but of what will be said there in heaven; he represents to himself that he is always in the presence of God, of the angels and all the saints, and remembers that someday they will bear witness of his thoughts, words, and deeds.” — Saint John of Kronstadt
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“Of all the holy works, the education of children is the most holy.”
— St. Theophan the Recluse
