Hope this finds you celebrating the joy of Christmas and the New Year
January’s the best time to look back and evaluate the past year.
We have a lot of progress to report; of course, much remains to be done.
With God’s help (and yours!) 2006 will be an even better year.
Among the Highlights from the 2005 Program are:
Curriculum revision project. The brand-new Kindergarten textbook and its accompanying illustrated
storybook on Jesus were completed and production begun. We are very excited
about their scheduled release in spring 2006.
New Lenten Family Calendar. 2005 Family Lenten Calendars featuring activities, Scripture reflections
and questions for the 40 days of Lent and Holy Week as well as information
about Lent were distributed free of charge to Sunday School students
and staff as this year’s Lenten family resource.
The Armenian Church Educator. Bi-monthly issues of this newsletter of lesson ideas and seasonal and
Armenian Church resources are now sent out electronically to superintendents,
teachers and clergy and can be viewed on our website at www.armenianchurch.net/educator.
New Releases. Making its debut in December, a pocket prayer book for young adults,
Here I Am, Lord consists of prayers drawn from Scripture and the Armenian
fathers and original prayers for contemporary circumstances.
The 16-session course (designed for teens and but also suitable for adults)
on the Bible, Breathed By God, was issued to accolades. In a “Dummies
Guide” format of sidebars, vocabulary, and points of distinctly
Armenian interest, the text is a long-awaited in-depth survey of Scripture
from the viewpoint of the Armenian Church. Some of our pastors are adapting
it for adult education as well.
Lenten Stewardship. Thirty Sunday Schools participated in the 2005 Lenten Drive that raised
more than $11,000 and benefited Armenians in the Diocese of Javakh, Republic
of Georgia, where the Armenian Church has been the only source of advocacy
and social service for the troubled region. Father Papken Salibyan of
Javakh recently visited our Diocese and expressed his heartfelt thanks
for the miracles our gift will provide. Thank you, Sunday School students
and staff!
Sending out Apostles. In 2005, 77 graduates from 14 schools received a Sunday School diploma,
the exciting culmination of – for the most part – 13 years
of attendance (Pre-K-11). Many of them will continue to participate in
service programs through the Sunday School.
Read these highlights in more detail (link to highlights in teachers
section)
Features in this edition:
GENERAL Classroom Ideas
ELEMENTARY Classrooms
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL Classrooms
ARMENIAN LANGUAGE Classrooms (Go to downloads)
- Poems by Zarek Khrakhuni from the book Donagark
- Childrens winter poems by Khrakhuni
- A story and coloring page on St. Mary
- Song and sheet music to celebrate the 1600th Anniversary of the Armenian Alphabet
TEACHERS Information and Resources
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Armenian Church Educator for January/February 2006
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