Mental Health

Teach that the Church cares and teaches about overall wellness (i.e. physical and mental) as a means to find Fullness in Christ. Eliminating the stigma of counseling. Give support to the teachings of the Diocese's Counseling Services (http://ds-wa.org/counseling-services.html). Emphasis to all children that the Church has resources if anyone is in need.

Teacher Training and Resources

• TTC stuff

Reference Materials

A reference is a referral to another's text or information and can refer to written sources (books, reports, articles), videos, Internet sites, images, etc. It can also refer to personal communication in the form of letters, e-mails or interviews. A reference is synonymous with a literary citation or citing a source.

The following materials are offered as sources for information and ideas but please remember to properly give credit if material is used in your writing! If you forget to use references, or your references are incomplete, your work can seem like an empty postulation or create suspicions of plagiarism.

Articles

1. Articles

Videos

1. The Mental Health Task Force: Identifying and Responding to the Needs of the Church, Sangeetha Thomas (Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion)

Podcasts

1. Podcasts

Scripture

In order to help our children grow in the Orthodox Faith in North America, a decision was made to standardize all materials to the Orthodox Study Bible (DSWA Kalpana DSWA/C/016/2010, October 28, 2010). Please continue to pray and support the development of a fully approved translation based on the Peshitta, and our textbooks will educate on the various translations and historic development of Scripture.

• [Scripture]

  Verse

Biblical Stories

• Naomi and Ruth (Book of Ruth)
  • What We Can Learn from Ruth and Naomi about Mental Health, Rabbi Edythe Held Mencher, LCSW (NOTE: Not an Orthodox Source)
  • https://blogs.goarch.org/blog/-/blogs/three-lessons-friends-can-learn-from-the-old-testament Three Lessons Friends Can Learn From The Old Testament, Sam Williams (Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Wyckoff, NJ)

Liturgical Resources

The Ministry of Liturgical Resource Development (LRD) was created in July of 2015 (DSWA Kalpana DSWA/C/10/2015, July 24,2015) to promote the translation, versification, and publication of vital English liturgical resources. Today most of our Sacramental offices are available and the "Service Book of the Holy Qurbono" and "Shehimo: Book of Common Prayer" are available in print. Wherever possible references will be made using LRD resources given the easy access to these materials to the faithful in North America.

Holy Qurbono

• Qurbana things

text

Other Hymns

• Other Hymns

Text

Other Prayers

• Other Prayers

Text

Promion and Sedro

• Promion/Sedro

Text

Quotes

Patristic Quotes

• [Father] Text

Other Quotes

• [Church] Text

Lives of the Saints

• [Saint Name]

Syriac and Greek Words

• Word (Syriac) - text

Icons

These icons are either approved for publication or the Curriculum Committee is in the process of gaining approval. If you do not see the icon you'd like to use for your writing, please submit the image to the Committee so that we can do the necessary follow-up.

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