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Sunday school lesson for Sunday 29th March 2020 Activities for this Lesson Listen to the Apolytikon of the Annunciation: Sunday school lesson for Sunday 5th April 2020 Activity Prayer for Protection from Coronavirus Sunday school lesson for Sunday 12th April 2020  Activity - Last Supper Sunday school lesson for Sunday 19th April 2020 - Pascha Sunday school lesson for Sunday 26th April 2020 Activity Sunday school lesson for Sunday 3rd May 2020 Activity Sunday school lesson for Sunday 10th May 2020 Activity Sunday school lesson for Sunday 17th May 2020 Activity Sunday school lesson for Sunday 24th [...]

Sunday School lesson for Sunday 29th March 2020 Sunday School lesson for Sunday 5th April 2020 Resources for this lesson: Nipia Prayer book Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Sunday School lesson for Sunday 12th April 2020 Activities: How to Make a Palm Cross Activity Sheet 1 Activity Sheet 2 Colouring in sheet Sunday School lesson for Sunday 19th April 2020 - Pascha Activity Sheet 1 Activity Sheet 2 Sunday School lesson for Sunday 26th April 2020 Activity Sunday School lesson for Sunday 3rd May 2020 Activity 1 Activity 2 Sunday School lesson for Sunday 10th May 2020 Activity Sunday [...]

Confession Throughout our lives we strive to follow the teachings of Christ and the Church. We are called to be ‘God-like’ and to follow the example that Jesus set before us. Yet so often we find ourselves giving into temptation and falling into sin which causes a separation in our relationship with God. The Church, in her wisdom, provides us a guide – a Spiritual Father to help us navigate our way back to God through the sacrament of Holy Confession with Repentance. The gift of God’s forgiveness is given to us in the Sacrament of Confession. Christ gave his [...]

St Seraphim of Sarov On Gluttony Why does the Orthodox Church place such an emphasis on eating during the spiritually intense Lenten period? Food is a blessing. Jesus shared many meals with his disciples and followers. Enjoying food is not a sin. However, one can reach a point where eating becomes excessive, and distorted as merely pleasure, or even as a comfort. Food can even become an addiction. This is not an exaggeration considering the obesity epidemic in developed countries. The medical profession has long called for temperance. The Church regards gluttony as a sin. The Holy Fathers have not [...]

Sunday of the Holy Cross Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:1-6 The themes arising in this Epistle reading are central to our Orthodox Christian faith. The first theme is that Christ truly became human and took on the fallen human nature: ‘…was in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin’ (4:15). Christ’s example shows the state to which humanity can ascend in spite of the temptations which are thrown at it, and lays the groundwork for the idea of theosis, which is further elaborated upon by Church Fathers such as St Athanasius and St Gregory Palamas. The next theme is of [...]