Dr. Pat's Orthodox Super Sunday School Curriculum

Pascha

PASCHA

 

Objectives:

  1. Students should understand the icon, its characters and its significance.
  2. Students should know the Troparion of the feast and “Christ is risen…”
  3. Students should know the Paschal greeting and response, preferably in several languages.

 

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Doubting Thomas

DOUBTING THOMAS

Objectives:

  1. Students should recognize the name of Thomas as a disciple.
  2. Students should be able to tell the story of Thomas in their own words.

 

Possible Lesson Plan:

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Myrrh-bearing Women

THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN

 

Objectives:

  1. Students should be able to say the word “myrrh” and know its meaning.
  2. Students should be able to tell the story of the myrrh-bearing women in their own words.

 

Possible Lesson Plan:

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Road to Emmaeus

THE ROAD TO EMMAEUS

Objectives:

  1. Students should be able to tell the story of the road to Emmaeus in their own words.
  2. Students should know that the disciples recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

 

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Ascension

ASCENSION

Objectives:

  1. Students should understand the icon and its characters and be able to tell the story of the Ascension.
  2. Students should know that Ascension occurs 40 days after Pascha.

 

Possible Lesson Plan:

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Pentecost

PENTECOST

Objectives:

  1. Students should understand the icon and its characters.
  2. Students should know that “Pentecost” means “fiftieth” and is celebrated on the fiftieth day after Pascha.
  3. Students should understand why Pentecost is called the birthday of the Church.

 

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Lord's Prayer

 THE LORD’S PRAYER

Objectives:

  1. Students should identify the Lord’s Prayer, or “Our Father”, as the prayer that Jesus taught His disciples.
  2. Students should memorize the Lord’s Prayer.

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