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Week I - Introduction
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Week VII - Special Presentation
Week VIII - Meaning & Purpose of Marriage and Sexuality
Week IX
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Week VII - Special Presentation
Catechesis
Sunday School
Parish Adult Catechesis
Online Adult Catechesis
Meet the Adult Catechists
Week I - Introduction
Week II - The Church Believes
Week III - Special Presentation
Week IV - The Church Believes (Continued)
Week V - The Church Worships
Week VI - The Church Prays
Week VII - Special Presentation
Week VIII - Meaning & Purpose of Marriage and Sexuality
Week IX
Other Adult Catechesis
Week VII - Special Presentation - St. John Damascene and the Veneration of Icons
Preparation
Read pages 109-110, 196-203, 214, 230 in
Christ Our Pascha Catechism
Topics
The theology of icons
The iconoclastic controversy in the 8
th
and 9
th
centuries
The life of St. John of Damascus and his defense of holy images
Victory over iconoclasm
The Sunday of Orthodoxy
The role of icons in public worship
Audio/Visual
Slide and Video Presentation Coming Soon