Religious Educators’ Workshop and Online Book Study During Great Lent

Religious Educators’ Workshop

The Metropolis Committee on Christian Formation and Religious Education will be offering a workshop for Religious Educators on Saturday, March 10, 2012. This event will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and is being hosted by the Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 405 N. Dale Street, Anaheim, CA 92801.

The theme for this year’s workshop will be “Christ the Teacher – The Teacher as Christ” which will explore the way in which Jesus Christ taught, and how each teacher can learn to be a perfect icon of Christ in the ministry of teaching. Rev. Father Anthony Savas, Proistamenos of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Northridge, California will be the Keynote Speaker for the workshop.

The day will include breakfast and lunch, prayers of the sixth hour, instructional presentations by local area teachers, and break-out discussion sessions where teachers will meet to discuss and compare best practices. The registration fee is only $20 per person, with registration being available online at http://sfre.ticketleap.com/religious-education-seminarworkshop/ This .is an excellent opportunity to improve your skills as a religious educator, share ideas with others, or explore how religious education might be a part of your future stewardship.

Please contact Patricia Bangos (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) or Kally Attard (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) for more information.

Online Book Study Forum – 2012 Lenten Season

The Orthodox Book Study Forum, now in its third year, was started as a way to provide supplemental adult education programs to parishes. Participants throughout the Metropolis read the same book during Great Lent and interact with one another online. The book club is centered around private forum discussions led and moderated by Konstantine Salmas (MDiv.), who is the Director of Education and Youth at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Belmont, CA. The next Lenten Book Club is scheduled for March 1 through May 1, 2012. The book to be read is: The Monk of Mount Athos: Staretz Silouan, 1866-1938 by Archimandrite Sophrony, It is published by Saint Vladimir’s Seminary Press and available online through various distributors (Amazon, etc.) including Saint Vladimir’s Seminary Bookstore. Online registration will open Monday, February 20 through a link available on the Metropolis main website (http://www.sanfran.goarch.org) and also through the link at http://www.sfseminars.net  Mark. your calendar and register on February 20, and make plans now to order the book so you have it in time for 2012 Lenten season!