St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church

Church school time on Sunday after communion

Church School Superintendent is Rachelle Fadel

It's time to register, please do so on Sunday

Home Activity for Advent : We have copies of the weekly family worship activity that you can start today to prepare you and your family for celebrating Christmas. They are located on the table in the Narthex. Stop by and pick up a copy – you will need 6 candles and a wreath.

Parents of Church School Students: Visit the Antiochian Christian Education website to view the new standards and the required knowledge your child is expected to have at each grade level. Go to www.antiochian.org . Look for Departments button at the top of the page and click on Christian Education. Then look at the menu on the left for Knowing Your Faith. Look for grade level and parent letter.

How to Raise a Faithful Child: At the recent Christian Education Conference at the Antiochian Village , Sandy Mitchell, gave a workshop on ways children can share their faith. Before they can share their faith, however, they must be raised faithful. Here are some of her suggestions for how you can raise faithful children.

Teach them to pray

Teach them to pray

Teach them to praise God

Teach them the faith

Teach them the Bible

Teach them to give of themselves

Prepare them to suffer

Teach them to give thanks to God for all things – in both joy & sorrow

Teach them to give thanks to God for each moment, each breath.

Teach them to seek comfort in the Church

Teach them to seek joy in the Church

Teach them to have an “attitude of gratitude”