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Adult Christian Education Resource Center

Welcome to the Resource Center provided by the Department of Christian Education of the Western American Diocese. The Department is working to provide parishes and families with the resources and materials needed to assist with the educational minsitry in the parish and home. Listed below are several resources including contact information and a sample listing of materials available.

Orthodox Christian Education Commission (OCEC)

The Orthodox Christian Education Commision is an agency of the Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in America. The most important function of the OCEC is the development and production of graded curriculum for church school. In addition, it publishes materials for home and other uses for Orthodox Christians.

Orders: Orders may be mailed or placed by telephone with our sales office in Syracuse, NY. Please have your Via or Mastercard ready and then call 1-800-464-2744 or 1-315-428-1566 between 2 and 7 pm (eastern time), Monday through Friday.

Sales Office
P.O. Box 1051 Syracuse, NY 13201-1051

Administration Office
P.O. Box 174, Centuck Station, Yonkers, NY 10710

Look for us online
www.orthodoxed.org

Curriculum Materials

ORTHODOX BIBLE STUDY

Come Receive the Light
(Good News New Testament)

  • Bible Study, Part I
  • Bible Study, part II

GOOD NEWS New Testament Bible. Each of the two study guides contains sixteen lessons. These lessons touch on central aspects of what it means to be a Christian. Intended for both young adults and adults they are written in the tradition of the Orthodox Church.

Orthodox Faith Volume I Doctrine

112-page introduction to the major sources of Christian doctrine step-by-step explanation of the Creed and a chapter on the Holy Trinity. Includes a basic bibliography.

 

 

 

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Orthodox Christian Resource Catalog
(Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America)

This resource catalog summaries a wide variety of instructional material and provides families, educators, students, and individuals of all ages with the means of increasing their knowledge and appreciation of the spiritual values and hertiage of the Orthodox Church.

ORDERS: Order by mail, telephone (800) 566-1088 or fax (617) 850-1489. For more information, call (617) 850-1218.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Department of Religious Education
50 Goddard Avenue,
Brookine, MA 02445

Visit us in the web: www.religioused.goarch.org

Curriculum Materials

Orthodox Study Bible
(Available in most bookstores)

Includes the New Testament and Psalms from an Orthodox perspective, Intruductions to and outlines of the books of the Bible, a concordance and glossary, special articles on Orthodox doctrine, scripture readings for feast days, full-color icons, morning and evening prayers.


 

The Prologue of Ohrid
by St. Nikolai Velimirovic

From the Publisher: St Nikolai Velimirovic (1880-1956) has been called the "Serbian Chrysostom" for his theological depth and golden-tongued eloquence. Now for the first time, a complete and unabridged English translation of St. Nikolai's Prologue of Ohrid has been made available. St. Nikolai's Prologue has become a much-loved spiritual classic for Orthodox Christians worldwide. An inspirational source-book of the Orthodox Faith, it contains within its pages a summation of the Church's wisdom and Her experience of sanctity through the Grace of Jesus Christ. Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections and Homilies are presented for every day of the year. St. Nikolai's beautiful Hymns have never before appeared in English. The text of this 1,450-page magnum opus of St. Nikolai has been translated from the Serbian and edited by clergy and monastics of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America. In two volumes, hardbound, with full-color dust jackets. Volume I: January to June, 696 pages (ISBN 0-9719505-0-4)). Volume II: July to December, 752 pages (ISBN 0-9719505-1-2).

A Year of the Lord Liturgical Bible Studies
Theodore Stylianopoulos

This series combines the witness of the Bible and Orthodox Worship. The biblical readings prescribed for the Orthodox liturgical year are meaningfully related to the major holy days and various seasons in the Church calendar. Intended for adults and young adults, this series of Bible Studies may be used effectively for religious education and spiritual
renewal both in group study as well as private meditation.

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