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Rise of Islam
Rise of Islam
Home Activities:
Explore the world of Islam this week.
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Sunday of Orthodoxy/St. John of Damascus
SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY/ST. JOHN OF DAMASCUS
Objectives:
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Icons/St. John of Damascus
Icons/St. John of Damascus
Home Activities:
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Monasticism/St. Seraphim of Sarov
MONASTICISM/ST. SERAPHIM OF SAROV
Objectives:
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Monasticism
Monasticism/ St. Anthony, St. Gerasimos, and St. Seraphim
We will be studying this week the development of monasticism, with a special telling of the stories of St. Anthony, St. Gerasimos, and St. Seraphim.
Home Activities:
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Sts. Cyril and Methodius/ Baptism of Russia
ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS/BAPTISM OF RUS
Objectives:
- Students should know the names Cyril and Methodius and that they told the people of Russia about Jesus.
- Students should know the names of King Vladimir and Queen Olga, the first Christian rulers of Rus.
- Students should know that from Rus, now Ukraine, the gospel spread to the Slavic lands of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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Cyril and Methodius/Baptism of Russia
Cyril and Methodius/ Baptism of Russia
Home Activities:
Have fun with the Cyrillic alphabet this week.
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St. Gregory Palamas
ST. GREGORY PALAMAS
Objectives:
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Gregory Palamas
St. Gregory Palamas
Home Activities:
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Crusades
THE CRUSADES
Objectives:
- Students should know the word, crusade, and that these were wars to take the Holy Land from the Moslems.
- Students should know that the crusaders did not win the Holy Land for Christians in the end.
- Students should know that the crusaders broke into the city of Constantinople and killed its Christian people and stole its treasures.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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