1. God Calls Us

1. God’s the name in the Old Testament is Yahweh or “I Am”.
2. God is Holy.
3. The Holy Spirit works through the Prophets, the Apostles, and the Church Fathers.

1. List [determine the number on the list] major saints and the dates of their feasts.

a. Theotokos
b. St. Peter
c. St. Paul
d. St. Philip the Deacon
e. St. Anthony
f. Church Fathers: Athanasios, Basil, Gregory the Theologian
g. St. Maximos the Confessor
h. St. Philothei
i. St. Herman
j. St. Nectarios
k. St. Gregory Palamas, St. John of the Ladder, St. Mary of Egypt

2. Relate the vast variety of Saints and their witness to contemporary life. Construct an Eccelsiastical “time table” from “Abraham to Aegina”.
3. Mysteries/Sacraments

a. Review Confession
b. List the ranks of clergy

1. Identify the components of the liturgical year.
2. List and define the 12 Great Feasts.
3. List and define the different services of the Church.
4. Review Church etiquette. Explain when we stand, kneel, and enter the Nave.
5. Great Lent and Holy Week. Define Great Lent. Explain when it occurs.

a. List what event in Christ’s life is remembered or the theme of each day of Holy Week.
b. List the services of each day of Holy Week.
c. Practice Orthodox fasting during Great Lent.
d. Learn the Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian that is recited during Great Lent.
e. List the Pre-Lenten Sundays.
f. List the Lenten Sundays.
g. Review the Presanctified Liturgy.
h. Review the Akathist Hymn.
i. Introduce the Great Compline.
j. Introduce the Canon of St. Andrew.
k. Describe the Bridegroom Service including when it occurs.
l. Introduce Prayers for the dead.

6. Review the parts of the Liturgy: Petitions, Antiphons, Cherubic Hymn, Anaphora, Communion, and Thanksgiving.
7. Identify the visible signs of each of the mysteries/sacraments (oil and wine for Unction; crowns for Marriage).
8. Continue learning prayers.

c. Unit I: Psalm 37:1
d. Unit II: Psalm 106:1-3
e. Unit III: Christ our God, who at all times…
f. Unit IV: Christ our Lord, You came among Your Disciples…
g. Unit V: Psalm 118
h. Unit VI: Prayer of St. Ephraim
i. Recite the Creed

9. Learn more Hymns.

. Sing “O Lord Save Your People”
a. Sing “Holy, Holy, Holy”
b. Sing “Memory Eternal”
c. Sing “We Praise You”
d. Sing “Christ is Risen”

10. Review the major Feast Days.

. Annunciation
a. Theophany
b. Pentecost

1. To understand the parables of Jesus.
2. Reference and locate the parables
3. Relate the parables of Jesus to contemporary life.
4. Teach and describe “God’s Love” to the class using examples.
5. List the Ten Commandments.
6. Bible stories in this Textbook:

a. Sacrifice of Isaac
b. Jacob wrestles with God
c. Joseph in Egypt
d. Baby Moses, Moses and the burning bush
e. Exodus & The Ten Commandments
f. Joshua & the Promised Land
g. Gideon
h. King Solomon
i. Prophet Elijah
j. Ezra & Nehemiah
k. Annunciation
l. Theophany
m. Sermon on the Mount
n. Jesus heals the blind man
o. Jesus the Good Shepherd
p. Jesus judges the world
q. Publican & Pharisee
r. Holy Week
s. Peter preaches on Pentecost
t. Paul preaches
u. Philip the Deacon & The Ethiopian

1. Witness by pulling faith in action. Ex: Collect and deliver mittens to the needy.
2. Shoebox projects.
3. Collect canned goods at the holidays.