SUTS Walking with God: Week Two
Families
May 13, 2023
This week on Soak Up the Son we learn about how the Lord is our shepherd and the significance of the rod and staff! Join us as we walk with God!
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SUTS Walking with God: Week Three
Adults
May 12, 2023
What does a joyful shout sound like to you? Is it a whoop! or a yay! or a loud laugh? This week on Soak Up the Son we talk about Psalm 88 and how we are called to walk in the light of the Lord's face with joyful noise.
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Soak Up the Son - Go Forth: Week 2
(2019 - ) Archbishop Elpidophoros
May 9, 2023
It's time to Soak Up the Son! This week we learn all about St. Macrina the Elder and her legacy of saints.
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Soak Up the Son - Go Forth: Week 4
Center for Family Care
May 8, 2023
It’s interview time! This week we would like you to interview two faithful people with different life vocations. A vocation is your calling—this can be a formal job or an informal one. Take notes, snap pictures, or even make a video—whatever you and the person interviewed are comfortable with.
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Soak Up the Son - Go Forth: Week 3
Center for Family Care
May 8, 2023
Welcome back, families! We will focus the next two weeks on our God-given talents and the role they play in our “going forth.” Add the following passage from Psalm 34 to your family prayers this week.
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Soak Up the Son - Go Forth: Week 6
Center for Family Care
May 6, 2023
This week, we want you to find images that convey “sacrifice” to create a collage in your journal. You can use magazines, online images (as a family), or even take pictures of your own. As you work, always keep in mind the ultimate sacrifice—Christ accepting death on the Cross for our sins!
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Soak Up the Son - Go Forth: Week 8
Center for Family Care
May 5, 2023
This week, on August 1, we enter the fasting period for the Dormition of the Theotokos (August 15). This is an appropriate time to explore the virtue of compassion exemplified by the “Panagia,” the Mother of our God. Add the following troparion from the Small Paraklesis service to your family’s prayer time this week. If you’re able, learn to chant it: https://www.goarch.org/-/learn-to-chant-paraklesis.
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Soak Up the Son - Go Forth: Week 9
Center for Family Care
May 4, 2023
This summer we have explored some of the characteristics that allow us the grace to serve as witnesses of our faith. Take some time to reflect on what you have gained from the 2018 version of Soak Up the SON through writings or images. This summer we have explored some of the characteristics that allow us the grace to serve as witnesses of our faith. Take some time to reflect on what you have gained from the 2018 version of Soak Up the SON through writings or images.
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Watch Now: Commemorations During Divine Liturgy, and On Unity Across Our Archdiocese
(2019 - ) Archbishop Elpidophoros
March 3, 2023
What is the vision for the new GOA charter? In this second video, from the Leadership 100 Conference in Phoenix from Feb. 2 - Feb. 5, 2023,
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Watch Now: Vision for a New GOA Charter
(2019 - ) Archbishop Elpidophoros
February 22, 2023
What is the vision for the new GOA charter? During the Leadership 100 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona from Feb. 2 - Feb. 5, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America had the opportunity to address this subject, which remains one of our church's greatest priorities.
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Webinar: How Do We Understand Orthodox Marriage Today
Center for Family Care
November 18, 2022
Theologically speaking, does Orthodox view marriage as a contract, a covenant, or a mystery? How is marriage an image of the Holy Trinity? What are some of the challenges we face in living out an Orthodox Christian marriage? Join us in this webinar as we discuss the role of this holy sacrament in our contemporary times. Read More
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Member of Cyprus's Parliament Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis Visits GOARCH
Orthodox Observer
November 7, 2022
On Monday, November 7, 2022, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros met with Member of Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis at Archdiocese headquarters in New York. Read More
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SUTS Walking with God: Week Six
Center for Family Care
July 18, 2022
In our last Soak Up the Son for this summer, we learn about the Prophet Habakkuk and how we can find sure-footedness (like deer) in tough times through our trust in God! Read More
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Strength in Community
Center for Family Care
June 29, 2022
Pres. Melanie DiStefano speaks with Eleni Anast about finding faith, hope, and direction through prayer, spiritual counsel, and community as she and her husband grew their family through open adoption and faced their daughter's Autism diagnosis. She and her husband focus on and cultivate their children's strengths, cherish daily routines together, and balance their active lives according to every family member's needs and interests. Read More
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A Second Chance
Center for Family Care
June 29, 2022
Presvytera Melanie speaks with her parents Pete and Alexis Tsikouris about learning from their past mistakes, what they want most for their grandson with disabilities, and what they cherish most about their relationship with him. Read More
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Webinar: Doing Lent with Disabilities
Center for Family Care
June 27, 2022
The increased prayer services, fasting, and almsgiving guidelines during Lent can seem illusive for families with disabilities. Discerning ways and degrees to which the whole family can journey through Lent together often causes frustration. This webinar shares tools, ideas, and lessons learned for helping your family enjoy a fruitful Lent. Read More
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SPEAKER SERIES BONUS EDITION: Orthodox Scholars Preach - Holy Pentecost, June 12
Department of Religious Education (DRE)
June 8, 2022
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Read More
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SPEAKER SERIES BONUS EDITION: Orthodox Scholars Preach - Sunday of the Blind Man, May 29
Department of Religious Education (DRE)
May 25, 2022
Nicholas Denysenko: Emil and Elfriede Jochum Professor and Chair at Valparaiso University | Author Read More
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