Children’s education in the Faith

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These days schools cannot be relied on to provide even the most basic background to the Christian Faith. It is vital, therefore, that Orthodox Church parishes take on this duty themselves.

As the area our parish covers is so wide, it is impossible to get all the children together physically for this purpose. Consequently we are endeavouring to provide this education by electronic means – by putting out teaching material on You Tube videos, which can be accessed on any computer or tablet.The course is entitled: LEARNING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Each lesson (or ‘CATECHISM’) contains four elements:

– a narrative from the Old Testament, starting with Abraham;

– a narrative from the New Testament, starting with the Annunciation;

– simple questions on the stories;

– a practical section like learning how to make the sign of the Cross.

The stories are narrated as well as presented on screen, so that reading skills are irrelevant. It is hoped that the answers to the questions can be emailed to a named person within the parish so that some kind of personal communication can be established.

To view the videos, entitled THE LOVER OF MANKIND click on these links:

OT: the Life of Abraham (1/3); NT: the Annunciation;

OT: the Life Of Abraham (2/3); NT: Mary and Elizabeth

OT: the Life Of Abraham (3/3); NT: Joachim and Anna

OT: the Life of Joseph (1/5); NT: John the Forerunner and Baptist

OT: the Story of Joseph (2/5); NT: the Birth of Jesus

OT: the Story of Joseph (3/5); NT: the Magi and King Herod

OT: the Story of Joseph (4/5); NT: Simeon and Anna

OT: the Story of Joseph (5/5); NT: the Childhood of Jesus

OT: the Story of Moses (1/9); NT: John the Baptist Preaches in the Wilderness

OT: the Story of Moses (2/9); NT: the baptism of Jesus and His temptation in the wilderness

OT: the Story of Moses (3/9); NT: Jesus chooses the twelve disciples