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Fall 2005 - Between the Flood and the Rainbow: A Study of The Great Canon of Saint Andrew

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Date	Lesson Title / Speaker	Supplementary Materials
October
4.	Introduction to the Great Canon of Saint Andrew	Canon Outline (PDF)
18.	The First Canticle
November
1.	The Second and Third Canticle	Outline and Hebrews 11
8.	The Fourth Canticle	Excerpts; Genesis 48, 49; 12 Tribes of Israel
15.	The Fifth Canticle	Outline; I Samuel; 7 Virtues of Joseph
22.	The Sixth Canticle	Outline; Manna
December
6.	The Seventh and Eighth Canticle	Outline; 1 Kings 16-19; 2 Kings 4
13.	The Ninth Canticle	Outline

Fall 2004 - The Ten Commandments for the Contemporary Orthodox Christian

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Date	Lesson Title / Speaker	Supplementary Materials
September
28	Introduction to the Ten Commandments (Decalogue)	Lesson 1 (PDF)
October
5	The First Commandment	Lesson 2 (PDF)
12	The Second Commandment	Lesson 3 (PDF)
19	The Third Commandment	Lesson 4 (PDF)
26	The Fourth Commandment	Lesson 5 (PDF)
November
2	The Fifth Commandment	Lesson 6 (PDF)
9	The Sixth Commandment	Lesson 7 (PDF)
16	The Seventh Commandment	Lesson 8 (PDF)
23	The Eighth Commandment	Lesson 9 (PDF)
30	The Ninth Commandment	Lesson 10 (PDF)
December
7	The Tenth Commandment	Lesson 11 (PDF)

Fall 2003 - An Introduction to Orthodox Theology

FACULTY:

Rev. Frank Marangos D.Min., Ed.D.
Director, Religious Education - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Deacon Dr. George Bithos Ph.D.
Registrar, Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

PRIMARY TEXT:

Elements of Faith (1991)
by Christos Yannaras
(May be purchased from the Department of Religious Education ($29.95 + s/h))

Date	Lesson Title / Speaker	Supplementary Materials
September
30	Introducing the Orthodox Church Marangos	Powerpoint (3.5 MB) PDF File (358 KB)
October
7	History of Orthodoxy Bithos	Powerpoint (1.7 MB) PDF File (1.0 MB)
14	Faith of Orthodoxy Marangos	Powerpoint (2.7 MB) PDF File (368 KB)
21	God as Trinity Bithos
28	The World Marangos
November
4	Man (Part One) Bithos
18	Jesus Christ (Part One) Bithos	(our apologies - this archive is audio only)
25	Jesus Christ (Part Two) Marangos
December
2	The Church Bithos
16	The Sacraments & Orthodoxy Today Marangos

Fall 2002 - Enhancing Professional Practice: Qualities and Skills of the Religious Educator

About this semester

Date	Lesson Title (click on name for archive of class)	Supplementary Materials
October
8	Introduction: “From Water to Wine:”A Scriptural Paradigm	•CANA Design Scheme (pdf) •CANA Curriculum Design (pdf) •The Relationship of Philosophy to Educational Practice (pdf)
15	The Learning Context
22	The Client/Student	•Contend, Extend, Defend (Bible Verses) (pdf) •A Taxonomy of World-Views (pdf)
29	The Catechist (Part I)
November
5	The Catechist (Part II)
12	The Content (Part I)
19	The Content (Part II)
26	The Community (Part I)
December
3	The Community (Part II)
10	The Corroboration

Spring 2001 - The Liturgical Year as Parish Curriculum

TOPIC	READINGS
A brief introduction to the three major liturgical cycles of Orthodox Worship. Special emphasis will be given to the catechetical emphasis of each cycle.	Introduction
An examination of the catechetical content of the Feasts Days related to the Theotokos.	The Great Feast Days: Part I
An examination of the catechetical content of the hymns and prayers of the Royal Hours, Vespers and Orthros of the Holy Nativity of Christ.	The Feast of the Holy Nativity of Christ The Great Feast Days: Part III
An examination of the catechetical content of the hymns and prayers of the Royal Hours, Vespers and Orthros of the Holy Epiphany.	The Feast of Holy Epiphany
An examination of the catechetical content of the hymns and prayers of the liturgical services held during Lent.	Lenten Hymns
An examination of the catechetical content of the hymns and prayers of the Holy Resurrection of Christ.	The Great Feast of Pascha
An examination of the catechetical content of the hymns and prayers of the liturgical services held during Holy Week.	The Great and Holy Week Death and Resurrection Holy Week Road Map

Fall 2001 - Orthodox Religious Education: An Introduction

About this semester

DATE	TOPIC	READINGS
1st Part: The History of Religious Education
October 10th:	History of Religious Education - Part 1	Slideshow
October 17th:	Examination of St. Theophan the Recluse - Part 1	The Relationship of Philosophy to Educational Practice
October 24th:	Examination of St. Theophan the Recluse - Part 2	The Relationship of Philosophy to Educational Practice
October 31st:	Examination of St. Theophan the Recluse - Part 3	Heart, Wisdom, and Understanding Cana Curriculum Model
November 7th:	Examination of Hezekiah's Educational / Liturgical Reforms	2 Chronicles 29
November 14th:	Defend, Extend, Contend: The Educational Exhortation of St. Jude
2nd Part: The Theology of Religious Education
November 21st:	Class Cancelled due to HC/HC's observance of Thanksgiving
November 28th:	An Introduction to the Theological Principles of Religious Education	Mystagogia
3rd Part: The Practices of Religious Education
December 5th:	ISOS Class - Week Nine

Fall 2000 - Meet the Fathers

About this semester

DATE	TOPIC	READINGS
September 19	Introduction: The Mind of the Fathers - and Overview	Meet the Fathers
September 26	Ignatius of Antioch - Incarnation, Eucharist and Church	Ignatios of Antioch Epistle to the Smyrnaeans
October 3	Irenaios: The Reality of the Incarnation/Mary as the 2nd Eve	Irenaios: Against Heresies Irenaios: Summary
October 10	Basil the Great: Theologian and Monk	Basil of Caesarea: Letter two Basil of Caesarea: Letter 234 Basil of Caesarea: On the Holy Spirit
October 17	Basil the Great: Theologian and Monk (continued)
October 24	John Chrysostom: Preacher and Priest	John Chrysostom: On the Priesthood
October 31	John Chrysostom: Preacher and Priest (continued)
November 7	Maximus the Confessor: Humanity and the Incarnation	Maximus the Confessor: Commentary on the Our Father
November 14	John of Damascus: Icons / Creation and the Incarnation	John of Damascus: On the Divine Images
November 21	Symeon the New Theologian: The Incarnation and the Eucharist	Symeon the New Theologian

Spring 2000 - Mary: Icon of Human Perfection

About this semester

DATE	TOPIC	MULTIMEDIA
March 21	Mary and her son Jesus the Messiah	Slideshow
March 28	Mary and the Word of God	Slideshow
April 4	Mary - Image of faith and grace	Slideshow
April 11	Mary - Image of meekness and joy	Slideshow
April 18	Mary - Image of suffering and victory	Slideshow

Fall 1999 - An Examination of the Eight Tones

About this Semester

Updated CyberPsaltiri

The Nine Canticles

DATE	READINGS and SPEAKER
December 7	Odes to the three children Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos
November 30	Tone 1 Rev. Theodore Barbas
November 16	Tone 8 Rev. Dr. Nick Krommydas
November 9	Tone 7 Rev. Nicholas Kastanas
November 2	Tone 6 Father Andrew George
October 26	Tone 5 Father Constantine Newman
October 19	Tone 4 Father Christopher Makiej
October 12	Tone 3 Father Bird
October 5	Tone 2 Father Frank Marangos
September 28	"Sing Praises to the Lord: A Theological Examination of the Eight Tones" Slideshow

Spring 1999 - Hymnology of Great Lent

The series of 90-minute educational classes are intended to assist Orthodox Christians to more fully prepare themselves for the celebration of Lent and Easter. Participants will examine the Scriptural, Liturgical, and theological aspects of the Hymnology of Great Lent in a casual yet systematic fashion. The Lenten hymnology that will be studied is available online for listening in both English and Greek within the Multimedia Section of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website.

March 16, 1999

March 23, 1999

March 30, 1999

Fall 1998 - December Archives

DATE	TOPIC
December 1	The Prophets of December An examination of the Prophets Naoum (Dec. 1), Habbakuk (Dec. 2), and Zephaniah (Dec. 3), Haggai (Dec. 16). Special attention will be given to the Prophet Daniel and the Three Youths (Dec. 17).
December 8	The Feast of the Holy Nativity of Christ An examination of the hymns and prayers of the Royal Hours, Vespers and Orthros of the Holy Nativity of Christ.
December 15	The Feasts of the Circumcision and the Meeting of our Lord An examination of the hymns and prayers of the Feasts of the Circumcision (Jan. 1), and Meeting (Feb. 2) of Christ.
December 22	The Feast of the Holy Epiphany An examination of the hymns and prayers of the Royal Hours, Vespers and Orthros of the Holy Epiphany (Jan. 6).

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