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The Ten Point Program for Living an Orthodox LifeFor inquirers, Catechumens, and everyone who wants to explore the depth of faith and its foundations.
Sept. 8th
Week 1: Prayer and the Home’s Prayer Corner
with Parish Bookstore / Librarian Sara E.
Sept. 15th
Week 2: Worship and Sacred Space
Discussion Point: Church Symbolism and how we prepare to enter the house of God
with Maurice A.
Sept. 22nd
Week 3: Liturgical Cycle and the Fasting Seasons
Putting on the Poor Man like Christ , Practical and Mystical reasons - with Pani Marianna
Sept. 29th
Week 4: Jesus Prayer / Noetic Prayer
The name above every name, power in calling upon Christ, and the intentionality of guarding our peace and not giving in to the anxiety driven non-reality of a secular narrative aka being mindful of the reality of God’s presence.
Oct. 6th
Week 5: Slowing Down
with Parish President Jeremy E.
Oct. 13th
Week 6: Watchfulness / Nepsis Sobriety of the Mind
Discussion Point: Sacrament: Holy Confession and how to prepare, The Path of Purification and Illumination, the relationship of Confession with Holy Communion.
Oct.20th
Week 7: Taming Passions and Holy Relationships as brothers and sisters in Christ
Discussion Point: Healthy relationships and honorable expectations we want to have for ourselves. What does the church bless and not bless in our post-modern times. What is spiritually dangerous and how do we support the young people in our parish to walk a holy and pure path.
For the men of our parish we will focus on what it means to be a Leventis (Λεβέντης) (this is an untranslatable Greek word for an honorable man) Philotimo: love of honor.
Oct. 27th
Week 8: Philanthropy and to love our neighbor is to love God
Discussion Point: A Spirit of Hospitality, Ancient Origins of …Coffee Hour / Agape Meal in the early Church and cultivating a heart of service that glorifies and hallows the name of God in us.
Nov. 3rd
Week 9: Spiritual Fellowship
Discussion Point: Sacrament of Baptism and Chrismation: Image and Likeness of God, The Holy Eucharist and how to prepare.
Nov. 10th
Week 10: Reading Scripture and the Holy Fathers
with Kevin S. (M.A. in Biblical Studies)
Conclusion:
Nov. 17th Preparing for the Incarnation of Christ: HOLY ICONS
Discussion Point: Sacramental Embodied Faith
(Slide Show presentation)
Topics: St. John of Damascus on the Holy Images and defense of Theosis
— Beauty - Spirit - Matter —
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1802 Pershing Ave, Rockford, IL, United States, Illinois 61109
