Epistles, Feasts and Sacraments
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John: From the Beginning
I, II, AND III JOHN
Scripture verse (I John 1:1): “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life”
Objectives:
Revelation: Four Living Creatures
THE REVELATION
Scripture Verse (Rev. 4:8): “The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the verse.
- Students should understand the context of these words in the Divine Liturgy.
Background of the book:
Baptism
BAPTISM
Objectives:
- Students should know the Scriptural basis for baptism in the baptism of Jesus and Romans 6.
- Students should be able to review the order of the service and its meaning.
- Each student should be able to perform an “emergency” baptism.
Possible Lesson Plan:
Chrismation
CHRISMATION
Objectives:
- Students should understand the significance of Chrismation as the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Students should know the general order of the service and its meaning.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
- Scriptural basis: Joel 2:28, Ezekiel 36:25-27, Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 7: 37-39, John 16: 13-14, Acts 1:4-5, Acts 2:1-16, 8:14-17, 19:1-7, Ephesians 1:13-14, II Cor. 6:19-20
Requiem
REQUIEM
Objectives:
- Students should know the meaning of death in a Christian context.
2. Students should understand the Orthodox rituals surrounding death.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
2. Scriptural basis: John 11:1-46.
Annunciation
THE ANNUNCIATION
Objectives:
- Students should be able to identify the characters in the icon and tell the story.
- Students should know the date of the feast, March 25
- Students should know that Mary is the Theotokos and what that means.
Confession
- CONFESSION
Objectives:
- Students should understand the origin of confession and its meaning.
- Students should know how to prepare for confession.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
- Scriptural basis: 2 Samuel 11:1-12:13, Psalm 51, I John 1:9, Matthew 18: 17, James 5:16, John 20:23, Matthew 16:19, John 8:11
Palm Sunday
PALM SUNDAY
Objectives:
Pascha
PASCHA, THE FEAST OF FEASTS
Objectives:
Divine Liturgy
THE DIVINE LITURGY AND EUCHARIST
Objectives:
- Students should understand the Scriptural basis for and spiritual significance of the Eucharist.
- Students should know the order of worship of the Divine Liturgy and understand the meaning behind the actions.
- Students should know the name and purpose of the major liturgical pieces.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.