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“Curriculum in religious education must encompass more than the schooling context if it is to fulfill its aim of integrating persons into the life of the Church. Three contexts have been indentified as centers of focus for intentional religious education: the church (worship), the school (formal teaching), and the family\/community (praxis). It is the interrelationship and integration of education in these three contexts thats leads to wholeness.”<\/p>\n
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– Constance Tarasar,\u00a0A Process Model for the Design of Curriculum for Orthodox Christian Religious Education<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″ background_color=”#efe6dc” custom_padding=”||1px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_margin=”16px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_style_all=”dashed”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_divider color=”#44322c” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ filter_opacity=”37%”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font=”Alegreya SC|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_letter_spacing=”2px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false”]<\/p>\n Triodion – Week 1: [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#44322c” divider_position=”bottom” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ filter_opacity=”37%”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font_size=”15px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″ border_style_all=”dashed”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_divider color=”#44322c” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ filter_opacity=”37%”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font=”Alegreya SC|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_letter_spacing=”2px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false”]<\/p>\n Triodion – Week 2: [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#44322c” divider_position=”bottom” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ filter_opacity=”37%”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font_size=”15px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_divider color=”#44322c” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ filter_opacity=”37%”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font=”Alegreya SC|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_letter_spacing=”2px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false”]<\/p>\n Triodion – Week 3: [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#44322c” divider_position=”bottom” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ filter_opacity=”37%”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font_size=”15px”]<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/KFBa7p1d6RQ?si=pIwK_0XAvSslhZDV” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/031AFB3A-AC1D-431B-9213-72B2FD026E52-e1593115668669.jpeg” title_text=”031AFB3A-AC1D-431B-9213-72B2FD026E52″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ min_height=”94px”]<\/p>\n Kolyva is a wheat dish – an ancient, symbolic custom based on two scriptures: “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.” (John 12:24) & “But someone will say, ‘How are the dead raised up? and With what body do they come?’ Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. And what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain – perhapswheat or some other grain. But God give is a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.” (1 Corinthians 15:35-38) It can be spelled many different ways – kollyva, koliva, coliva – and the recipes vary greatly depending upon your culture. There is also a miracle involving St. Theodore and kolyva<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_margin=”-29px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″]<\/p>\n The recipe provided here<\/a> is for a small bowl of a Greek version intended for Saturday of Souls. You would make a much larger portion for a memorial in which you share the kolyva with the entire parish.\u00a0Kolyva is brought to the church when a loved one has passed away – oftentimes, 40 days, 6 months, and 1 year after they have fallen asleep (other times as well) – and you’ve contacted your parish priest first<\/em>. Typically the memorial service is done after liturgy on a Sunday, but can be done at other times as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ourjourneytopascha1117diy.jpg” title_text=”ourjourneytopascha1117diy” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ hover_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ourjourneytopaschaweb-1-scaled.jpg” url_new_window=”on”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ min_height=”94px”]<\/p>\n You can save the calendar and print it at your local FedEx Printing or Staples for less than $2. Some people will also laminate the calendar so they can use it from year to year with a dry erase marker.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/emmanuel-phaeton-j0Ot1t2PA-Q-unsplash-scaled.jpg” title_text=”emmanuel-phaeton-j0Ot1t2PA-Q-unsplash” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ min_height=”94px”]<\/p>\n Saint John Chrysostom gives us detailed instructions for teaching our kids in An Address on Vainglory & the Right Way for Parents to Bring 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Elementary Lesson<\/a><\/p>\n Middle & High School Lesson<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_blurb title=”Great Lent & Pascha Lesson” url=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Great-Lent-and-Pascha-Lesson.pdf” url_new_window=”on” image=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lentlesson.png” _builder_version=”4.0.8″ animation=”off” box_shadow_style_image=”preset1″]<\/p>\n A handout to send home with your students at the beginning of Lent\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_blurb title=”Lenten Almsgiving” url=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lenten-Almsgiving-Lesson.pdf” image=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lenten-Almsgiving-Lesson-pdf.jpg” _builder_version=”4.0.8″ animation=”off” box_shadow_style_image=”preset1″]<\/p>\n A handout to send home with your students at the beginning of Lent<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_blurb title=”Lessons & Activities for %22Pascha at the Duckpond%22″ url=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pascha-at-the-Duckpond-Lesson.pdf” url_new_window=”on” image=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6763.jpg” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ animation=”off” link_option_url=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pascha-at-the-Duckpond-Lesson.pdf” link_option_url_new_window=”on”]<\/p>\n Printable lesson plans are available for this Lenten favorite<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_blurb title=”Our Daily Bread” url=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-Baking-Masterclass-15-2.pdf” url_new_window=”on” image=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/23.jpg” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ animation=”off” link_option_url=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-Baking-Masterclass-15-2.pdf” link_option_url_new_window=”on”]<\/p>\n Recipes for you and your family as you 1) Try Something New 2) Gotta Get to Church! We introduced these recipes and this activity<\/a> to our parents as a resource for them this Lent.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_blurb title=”Pascha Passports” image=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/passport.jpg” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ animation=”off”]<\/p>\n These little passports<\/a> are a guide and encouragement for families as they learn about the services during Great Lent and cultivate a home of prayer, almsgiving, fasting, reading the Bible, and attending services together.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_blurb title=”Living Our Faith: %22It’s Too Hard for My Kids%22″ url=”https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/2015\/02\/14\/living-our-faith-its-too-hard-for-my-kids\/?et_fb=1&PageSpeed=off” url_new_window=”on” image=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/45D19297-70B4-458D-AB52-C61A38681650.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ animation=”off”]<\/p>\n Why is it important to teach our kids how to live their faith from a young age? How do we do this?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_blurb title=”Red Pascha Eggs” url=”https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/2017\/04\/10\/how-to-naturally-dye-eggs-with-onion-skins-for-pascha\/” url_new_window=”on” image=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC_3291-1024×680.jpg” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ animation=”off” link_option_url=”https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/2017\/04\/10\/how-to-naturally-dye-eggs-with-onion-skins-for-pascha\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on”]<\/p>\n Instructions and recipe for dying Pascha eggs red with onion skins<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_blurb title=”Egg Hunts” image=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_4314.jpg” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ animation=”off”]<\/p>\n Legacy Icons<\/a> has miniature icons<\/a> available that are the perfect size for plastic eggs. Consider placing some icons of St. Mary Magdalene in your egg for your church egg hunt.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.3″ custom_padding=”||9px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25.3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25.3″][et_pb_slider _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_slide heading=”Great Lent & Pascha” image=”http:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2843.jpg” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ header_font=”Alegreya SC||||||||” background_color=”#D1C7B8″ background_enable_color=”on” background_layout=”light” box_shadow_style_image=”preset1″] Lessons, Activities, Resources, and more [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25.3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” custom_margin=”-39px||33px|||”] “Curriculum in religious education must encompass more than the schooling context if it is to fulfill its aim of integrating persons […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_s2mail":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12804","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P47e8Z-3kw","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12804"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13648,"href":"https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12804\/revisions\/13648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/illumination-learning.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Triodion is the three week preparation period prior to Great Lent. In the Church’s infinite love and mercy, we are provided time to ease into the great, spiritual journey of Great Lent.<\/h3>\n
Family Activities<\/p>\n\n
Family Activities<\/p>\n\n
Family Activities<\/p>\n\n
Kolyva Recipe for Saturday of Souls<\/h3>\n
Our Journey to Pascha Calendar<\/h3>\n
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Reading the Bible to Our Kids<\/h3>\n
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