November 22, 2024
What’s New This Week
During this Thanksgiving season, join us as we discuss the following question: “What are you most thankful for at this stage in your family life?”
Introducing our newest Advent small group guide, “Finding Our Roots in Jesus’ Family Tree”.
Many of us do not know the histories and stories of the people listed in the genealogy of Jesus, which is read every year on the Sunday before Christmas. Would it shock you to learn that Christ’s ancestors included people who committed murder, adultery, and prostitution?
If we examine the stories of the people in the genealogy of Jesus, we may find that they resonate with our own complex and even messy family histories.
We invite you to use this small group guide with the hope that learning more about these biblical figures will encourage all of us to experience more deeply the redeeming love of Jesus this Advent & Nativity season.
Our “On Behalf of All: Toward an Accessible Divine Liturgy for Children with Disabilities” campaign has begun to choose twelve Orthodox Christian communities as Pilot Parishes which will create or enhance accessible worship ministry efforts for children with disabilities through a Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer Grant Initiative awarded by Lilly Endowment Inc.
Nine of the twelve parishes will be chosen from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (one per Metropolis), and the remaining three spots will be open to parishes among other Orthodox jurisdictions. The On Behalf of All grant resources will provide educational parish-wide training/coaching, assessment tools, research, and resource development for initiating and optimizing accessible worship for children with disabilities ages birth to 12 years and their families.
Consider and discuss the limitations of your “own” love for your spouse and the limitless love of God in Jesus Christ, given to us through the Holy Spirit, a Love each of us can access to love our spouse more perfectly and fully.
Quote: (Fr. Thomas Hopko, AGAIN, Vol. 10, No. 2, June, 1987)