Church School Introduction Presentation Elementary Church School Ministry For the Period 1-26-14 to 2-9-14 Quiz 2-16-14

Scripture Memory Theme Study Material

This theme is about the seven Church basic works of Orthodox Christian spirituality. We want the children to know what these basic works are and then they will be introduced to important verses for each work.
1. 2. 3. Seven Church Basic Works of Orthodox Christian Spirituality RWP FACE: (1) Repentance, (2) Word of God, (3) Prayer, (4) Fasting, (5) Almsgiving, (6) Charitable Deeds, (7) Eye Purity. Why are these basic works important? Because they help us (1) to grow our relationship with Christ in our spiritual life and (2) be ready to take the Eucharist, which is taking in Christ's Body and Blood. What do you take when you take the Eucharist? You take Christ's Body and Blood.

Bible Verses Theme

Vocabulary
4. 5.

Almsgiving means giving money and food to the Church and to the poor. Charitable deeds means doing good deeds and being nice to everyone.

Coptic Language
6. 7. 8.

Happy feast (for Christmas, Epiphany, Resurrection, birthday) = noofree shai = nofri ]ai

a. You can answer the same thing or you can say "You too" You too (boy) = ou-wooh en-thook = ouo\ `nqok You too (girl) = ou-wooh en-thoo = ouo\ `nqo

Liturgy
9.

We find 3 important parts of Jesus' life in the liturgy: (1) Offertory or Procession of the Lamb, (2) Prayer of Reconciliation, (3) Institution or Last Supper.

Elementary Church School Ministry

Page 1 of 3

Memorization

Church School Introduction Presentation Elementary Church School Ministry For the Period 1-26-14 to 2-9-14

Scripture Memory ThemeActual QUIZFebruary 16, 2014

Bible Verses
1. Question: What are the Seven Church Basic Works of Orthodox Christian Spirituality? Answer: RWP FACE: (1) Repentance, (2) Word of God, (3) Prayer, (4) Fasting, (5) Almsgiving, (6) Charitable Deeds, (7) Eye Purity. Question: What are the following works: (1) Repentance, (2) Word of God, (3) Prayer, (4) Fasting, (5) Almsgiving, (6) Charitable Deeds, (7) Eye Purity. Answer: The Seven Church Basic Works of Orthodox Christian Spirituality.

2.

Recite the reference, given the verse:

3. 4. 5. Question: Why are these seven basic works important? There are 2 reasons. Give me one reason. Answer: Because they help us to grow our relationship with Christ in our spiritual life. Question: Why are these seven basic works important? There are 2 reasons. Give me the other reason. Answer: Because they help us to be ready to take the Eucharist, which is partaking in Christ's Body and Blood. Question: What are you taking when you take the Eucharist? Answer: The Eucharist is taking Christ's Body and Blood.

Recite the subject(s), given the verse and reference:

6. 7. 8. 9. Question: What does almsgiving mean? Answer: It means giving money and food to the Church and to the poor. Question: What does charitable deeds mean? Answer: It means doing good deeds and being nice to everyone. Question: When you give money and food to the Church and to the poor, what is that called? Answer: Almsgiving. Question: When you do good deeds and be nice to everyone, what is that called? Answer: Charitable deeds. Question: How do you say Happy feast in Coptic? Answer: noofree shai = nofri ]ai Question: How do you say you too (boy) in Coptic? Answer: ou-wooh en-thook = ouo\ `nqok Question: How do you say you too (girl) in Coptic? Answer: ou-wooh en-thoo = ouo\ `nqo Question: How do you say noofree shai = nofri ]ai in English? Answer: Happy feast. Question: How do you say ou-wooh en-thook = ouo\ `nqok in English? Answer: You too (boy). Question: How do you say ou-wooh en-thoo = ouo\ `nqo in English? Answer: You too (girl). Elementary Church School Ministry Page 2 of 3 Memorization

Coptic Language
10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Church School Introduction Presentation

Liturgy
16. 17. 18. Question: What are 3 important parts of Jesus' life that we find in the liturgy? What is the first? Answer: Offertory or Procession of the Lamb. Question: What are 3 important parts of Jesus' life that we find in the liturgy? What is the second? Answer: Prayer of reconciliation. Question: What are 3 important parts of Jesus' life that we find in the liturgy? What is the third? Answer: Institution or Last Supper.

Elementary Church School Ministry

Page 3 of 3

Memorization