The Sunday Catechetical School

 

School Year Begins: 1st Sunday in October and ends: 2nd Sunday of June of each year.

Academics		- The Staff
		- Spiritual & liturgical activities
		- General Curriculum

 

a) The staff of the Sunday Catechetical School of the "HTOCSC/THE CHAPEL", is as follows:

General coordinator:	V.Rev.Fr.Constantin Alecse	818-365-4274
Principal:	Rev. Fr. Anton Frunza	818-352-2556
Dean of Studies:	Sub-deacon.Liviu Constantinescu	818-547-3382
Dean of Ministry:	Reader. William John (Bill) Clark	323-667-0553
LAROY/Young Adults
Teacher:	Reader William John (Bill) Clark	323-667-0553
Teacher:	Sub-deacon Liviu George Constantinescu	818-547-3382
3rd through 6th Grade
Teacher:	Mr. Gheorghe Cojocaru	310-841-5035
Teacher:	Mrs. Robin McGrath	818-993-0766
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Teacher:	Mrs. Mary Lapadat	714-888-5670
Teacher:	Miss Claudia Alecse	818-365-4274
Pre-Kindergarten:
Teacher:	Mrs. Ioana Munteanu	818-782-7954
Teacher:	Mrs. Aurica Fisher	818-718-0429
Assistant Teachers:	Mrs. Marinica Spariosu	805-553-0929
	Mrs. Marilena (Barbulescu) Kiehl	818-761-3109

b) Spiritual & liturgical activities:

Please call Reader William John (Bill) Clark - 323/667-0553 - for information regarding: * Bible Study * Rehearsals for liturgical responses * Retreats & other holiday occasional activities.

c) General Curriculum:

A four Classroom Catechetical School

I. Pre-Kindergarten
II. Kindergarten through 2nd Grade
III. Grades 3rd through - 6th
IV. LAROY / Young adults, for youth special activities, and college preparatory sessions.

ORTHODOX MATERIALS TAUGHT:

I. Pre-Kindergarten, the following material is used:

TOGETHER WITH GOD

- Teacher's Guide:
Series of lessons designed to introduce children to the liturgical life of the Church, basic concepts of the Holy Trinity and the Church as God's Family. The guide contains objectives, lesson plans, Bible stories, simple liturgical music and activity suggestions.

- Pupil's Manual:
A series of thirty-four page lesson folders, designed for both class and home use, complete with photos, illustrations and simple text. Introduces the child to the Divine Liturgy and some major Church feasts and civil holidays with a religious meaning.

II. Kindergarten through 2nd Grade, the following teaching material is used:

NEW LIFE IN JESUS

- Teacher's Guide:
Presents the Mysteries or Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Chrismation and Eucharist.

- Pupil's Manual:
The Manual presents the Mysteries of Baptism, Chrismation and Eucharist.

III. Grades 3rd through - 6th the following material is used:

MAKING THINGS RIGHT

- Teacher's Guide:
Introduction to the Mystery of Reconciliation or Confession.

- Pupil's Manual:
The Manual presents the Mystery of Confession.

- Activity Packet:
This packet provides individual worksheets to be use in class or at home, as directed by the lessons in the Teacher Manual.

IV. LAROY / Young adults, for youth special activities, and college preparatory sessions, the following teaching material is use:

OUR LIFE IN THE CHURCH

- Teacher's Guide:
The description, meaning and practices of the Sacraments. The text focuses primarily on the child's participation in the Sacraments and relates them to life-themes and Church responsibilities. Attention is given to biblical and doctrinal concepts.

- Pupil's Manual:
An activity workbook with twenty-nine lessons, coordinated with the teacher's guide. It includes illustrations, text and questions in order to teach the basic concepts of the lesson presented in class.

 

COMPLIMENTARY MATERIALS:

1. The Divine Liturgy for Children.
An interactive guide for participation in the Divine Liturgy (with parent's guide for Gospel readings, feast days, and special services).

2. We Pray to God.
A pocket-size pamphlet introduces the child to a life of prayer, kinds of prayers, when and how to pray. Includes daily and mealtime prayers, the Creed, communion prayers and major feast day-troparia.

3. If We Confess Our Sins.
Pocket-size pamphlet for teen and adult preparation for the Sacrament of Penance. Includes a basic introduction to the Christian life and meaning of Confession, a self -examination, Biblical readings and communion prayers.

4. Build Your Own Church. A 24-page paper construction kit that the students, with adult supervision can build a model of an Orthodox Church. The model when completed is 7" W x 14" L x 12"H.

5. Lenten Lotto
A matching-game set on attractively designed boards for use in class or as a home review. It teaches the liturgical services of Great Lent and Holy Week with basic biblical and historical events.

6. The Biggest Birthday Party
An advent calendar for the whole family to read, color and paste together. A "must" for Christmas preparation at home.