ASONA held it's 2nd annual All Saints party this past Friday evening. There was the usual costume and life of the saint, followed by guessing which saints, a pumpkin carving contest, and a wonderfully fun meal. A coloring book of all the saints portrayed was given to all the children! Thank you to Matushka Barbara Gill who spearheaded this glorious annual tradition, and to everyone who participated and made it such a special event! Here is a gallery of Saints! … [Read more...]
The Reason Orthodox Christians Cross Themselves from Right to Left
Orthodox cross themselves from right to left. first we will describe the mechanics of making the cross, then explain why it is indeed important that we make the sign of the cross correctly. Placing the cross on oneself 1) We place our thumb and first two fingers together in a point, and our last we fingers flat against our palm. The three fingers together represent the Holy Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and the two fingers in the palm represent the two natures of Christ. 2) We touch our forehead, then our belly, tracing the vertical part of the cross. 3) From our belly, we bring our hand up to our right shoulder, touching it. 4) We finish placing the cross on ourself by … [Read more...]
Children’s Lesson for Sunday, March 19, 2023
Children’s Lessons for Sunday, March 12, 2023
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Children’s Lesson for Sunday March 5, 2023
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Lesson for Sunday, February 26, 2023 – Forgiveness Sunday
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Lesson for Sunday of the Universal Judgement
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Lesson for the Sunday of the Prodigal Son
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An Apologetic for Home Education in the 21st Century
By Allison Burr In the greatest of ironies, a recent issue of Harvard Magazine has condemned parents being at home with their children all day, even while the governments across America have now required it for the past several weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. My efforts to recast homeschooling in a less-threatening light are rooted in two things: teleology and practice. In the most recent issue of Harvard Magazine, Erin O’Donnell presents Dr. Elizabeth Bartholet’s arguments against homeschooling and her radical call to ban the practice entirely.* Dear me. My fellow 2 million homeschoolers and I must have unwittingly ruffled her feathers somehow, to be subjected to such … [Read more...]
How Children Disturb Society
by St. Sebastian Dabovich The responsibility of parents for their children is very great. They are, in fact, the earthly guardians in custody of the children of Almighty God, their Heavenly Father. Teach the little ones. Yet before their minds are capable of retaining impressions—speak to their hearts, mold them to the form of the beautiful and holy. Make over them the sign of the life-giving Cross. Teach them to distinguish from other pictures a painting of our good Lord, or His Holy Mother, and some Biblical sketch. At first, the child may not know, but it can easily be made to feel that God always sees it, when it is naughty, etc. While He was on earth, working out for us our salvation, … [Read more...]
