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The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church which is the Body of Christ (Apostolic Succession)

Teacher Training and Resources

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Reference Materials

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Articles

1. "Ecclesiology", Fr. Bijesh Philip (MOSC)
2. "The Orthodox Parish in North America", Fr. Thomas Hopko (OCA)
3. "Finding the New Testament Church", Fr. Jon E. Braun (Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America)
4. "What Does Orthodox Mean?: The Doctrine, Worship and Values of the Church", Pres. Frederica Mathewes-Green (Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America)

Videos

1. An Introduction to the Orthodox Worship Space, Presbytera Frederica Mathewes-Green (Theoria)
2. What Does Unity Mean in the Orthodox Church?, Presbytera Frederica Mathewes-Green (Theoria)

Book Excerpts

1. From Fr. Stephen De Young, Religion of the Apostles (pg. xvii) [Young, De Stephen. The Religion of the Apostles: Orthodox Christianity in the First Century. Chesterton, IN: Ancient Faith Publishing, 2021.]

The Orthodox Church has always professed its Faith to be the faith of the apostles. It does not teach that tis Faith somehow developed or evolved from that of the apostles or their teaching, nor that tis teaching began with the apostles and continued from there, nor that its teaching is merely a logical extension of apostolic teaching. Instead, the Church proclaims that its liturgical ritual and way of life are in complete continuity with that of the apostles.

Podcasts

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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.

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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

• Concluding Hymn, Sunday of the Renewal of the Church

Bless'd are You, O Holy Church

For You guard the One True Faith

The Lord who died for Your sake

Takes pride in Your faithfulness

O Church, dwell in purity

In the Christ, your True Bridegroom

Be joyful, O Holy Church

At this good and blessed feast

Other Hymns

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Other Prayers

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Promion and Sedro

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Quotes

Patristic Quotes

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Other Quotes

• [Fr. Thomas Hopko] "An Orthodox parish has only one God-given reason for being. It exists to be the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Christ. Whatever the original reasons and conditions for its founding, whatever other services and activities it may provide, whatever other desires and needs it may fulfill for its members, a community of Orthodox Christians must be Christ’s one holy Church. If it is not, then it is neither Christian nor Orthodox, whatever else it may be and do."
• [St. Paisios of Mount Athos] "If you want to help the Church, it is better to try to correct yourself, rather than be looking to correct others. If you manage to correct yourself, one small part of the Church is immediately corrected. Naturally, if everyone did the same, the body of the Church would be in good health. But, today, people concern themselves with anything but themselves. You see, judging others is easy, whereas working on yourself takes effort.”
• [Fr. John Behr] “Each person has to be responsible for themselves coming to Church and being a member of the Church. Why are you coming to this Church is what we should ask people ... just because my parents did and my parents before that did? Or is it because I believe that here I encounter the Lord of all Creation of this history, the one sitting at the right hand of the Father, tangibly... perceptibly .. ?"
• [Met. Kallistos Ware] "To me, the most important missionary witness that we have is the Divine Liturgy, the Eucharistic worship of the Orthodox Church. This is the life-giving source from which everything else proceeds. And therefore, to those who show an interest in Orthodoxy, I say, 'Come and see. Come to the liturgy.'”

Syriac and Greek Words

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Icons

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