EASTERN
CHRISTIAN
FORMATION
PROGRAMS
Holy
Angels Byzantine Catholic Church
2235
Galahad Road; San Diego, California
92123-3931
Office:
858-277-2511; Website:
holyangelssandiego.com
(click
“calendar”
to confirm schedule)
2008
- 2009 Overview and Schedule
As we Christians sojourn on our earthly pilgrimage,
let us recognize formation as the process by which we
conform more and more to the likeness of God. Our
faith teaches us that what we pray is what we
believe. Therefore, the primary classroom for
Christian formation is the church, and with the Eucharist
as our most necessary nourishment, the primary guides in
formation are the prayers and hymns of our tradition,
especially those that are written in Sacred Scripture and
proclaimed in the
Liturgy of the Word.
We need, however, a less formal environment for
reading, studying, questioning, and discussing of our
Byzantine Catholic spirituality and teachings.
Religious Education or Eastern Christian Formation (E.C.F.)
at our parish seeks to provide for this need and includes
three programs:
1) Adult Enrichment is held on selected Wednesdays from 7 to 9 pm or on Fridays from 7 to 9 pm. On scheduled days, the program begins with prayer in church and then, following a ten-minute break, continues in the E.C.F. Center with video or lecture presentations and discussion.
2)
Adult Catechism
is a
six-month program
for those discerning God’s call to fullness of Christian
life and membership in the Catholic Church through Baptism,
Chrismation, and Divine Eucharist. Prospective
converts to Catholicism are also instructed in the Adult
Catechism program. This program includes all of the Adult
Enrichment classes (see above) in addition to special
classes scheduled during the Great Fast according to
need.
Inquirers about the basics of the Catholic Faith are
also encouraged and most welcome to attend.
Adult Catechism culminates in the Christian Initiation
Rites at Pascha.
3)
Youth Classes
are for our youngsters age 4 through High School
Seniors.
Classroom Days
are scheduled regularly along with occasional
Group Days
for combined classes. All sessions take place on
selected
Sunday
mornings from
10:45 and lasting to 11:30 am.
ADULT ENRICHMENT
Opportunities
for Adult Spiritual Growth through Prayer and Religious
Education
Selected
Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Child
supervision available during class – please inquire with
Father in advance
Series
I Recommiting
to Discipleship after 50 Golden
Years
Text:
Come, Follow Me by
Father Justin Rose
15
October Prayer and Discipleship (pages
1 – 34)
22
October Humility and Patience (pages
37 – 58)
29
October Recognizing Christ in Conflict – video
(p.
61–78)
5
November Apostleship (pages
81 – 85)
12 November Taking up the Cross (pages
87 – 91)
19 November Partaking of the Risen Christ
(pages
93 – 102)
Series
II Inspired
by Saint Paul
Text:
Come, Follow Me by
Father Justin Rose
3 December Ministry of the Apostle Paul – video
(p.
105-120)
10
December Prejudice in the Body of Christ
(p. 123 – 127)
17
December Going Forth in Peace (pages
129 – 132)
Series
III Living
According to God’s Love
Text:
The Face of God by
Archbishop Joseph M. Raya
14 January God is Trinity (pages
21 – 53)
21
January God is Love (pages
54 – 91)
Series
IV Called
to Holiness
Text:
The Face of God by
Archbishop Joseph M. Raya
4 February Entering the Church Anew (pages
161 – 192)
11
February Prayer, Repentance, & the Fast
(pp.
192 – 214)
YOUTH CLASSES
Religious
Education for youth 4 years of age through High School
Seniors
Selected
Sunday mornings from 10:45 to 11:30 am
Class
Levels: ByzanTEEN girls (7th-12th
grades)
Middle Elementary (3rd-4th)
ByzanTEEN
boys (7th-12th
grades)
Lower Elementary (1st-2nd)
Upper
Elementary (5th-6th
grades)
Pre-School (Pre&Kinder)
Classroom
Days
28 September
5 October
12 October
19 October (Pageant Preparation)
26 October
2 November (Pageant Preparation)
16 November
23 November (Pageant Preparation)
30 November (Pageant Preparation)
14 December
21 December
11 January
18 January
25 January
1 February (Holy Bread Baking with Mrs. Laman)
8 February
15 February
1 March
8 March
15 March (Group Class with Father Robert)
22 March
29 March
26 April
3 May
10 May
17 May (“Final exam” quiz show and party)
PROGRAM NOTES
Regarding
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY:
Parents
are to take seriously and support the religious Christian
formation of their children!
Parents
are responsible for seeing that their children arrive to
class promptly and regularly.
Classes are of little value if parents are not also
bringing their children to Liturgy on Sundays and Holydays
throughout the year, whether there is class or not.
Remember
that the Family is a “Domestic Church” – by communicating
values and attitudes, the parents nurture faith in their
children.
Attendance records are kept and awards given for
excellence.
Regarding
Text Books:
Our
E.C.F. program is tuition free.
We
ask that text books be purchased for each student from our
Book and Icon Shop; there will be a $35 family maximum
payment for youth book expenses.
Students are to care for their books and bring them to each
class.
As our youth classes are combined grades, a student may be
using a text book that is one grade before or after their
current grade.
The
adult texts for this year are:
Come,
Follow Me by
Father Justin Rose
The
Face of God by
Archbishop Joseph M. Raya.
Adults
are encouraged to complete those pages of these texts not
covered in the class syllabus.