A 5-Week Unit on The Ecumenical Councils and the Formation of our Creed*
(Part of our Crossroads 7th-12th Grade Curriculum)
Suggested Calendar: June 1-29
* This unit has an Eastern and Coptic Version to account for the different traditions.
Memorizing the Creed is important, but only if we truly understand the words we are saying. Do we know what our proclamation of faith is and, more importantly, what it means? This month we will look at what happened after the Great Commission, what happened after the early Church started to form ... and how did we get from there to the Church today.
Looking at the lives of our early Church Fathers who bravely preserved the truth, and stood up against heresy, we will tackle hard topics such as the Holy Trinity, the dual nature of Christ, and the importance of our Holy Theotokos, Saint Mary. By the end of the month, we hope our teens will understand and have confidence in the ancient roots of our Orthodox Faith as they proudly declare they truly believe in One God...
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.” Matthew 28:19-20