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For resources and recordings of our past retreat and other speakers, click here.
Resource Website: Understanding the Divine Liturgy
Click here to view or download a video about the Priest's Vesting and Preparation of the Holy Bread for the Eucharist.
Short video about Orthodox Theology and Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Church Canons: a Beginner’s Guide
Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church
Celebrating the Feasts of the Church
Ascension - Forty days after Pascha
Pentecost - Fifty days after Pascha
Transfiguration - August 6
Dormition - August 15
Nativity of the Theotokos - September 8
Elevation of the Holy Cross - September 14
Theophany - January 6
Fasting Guidelines & Resources:
Great Lent; Apostles' Fast; Theotokos (Dormition) Fast; Nativity Fast
The Fast and the Feast of Saints Peter & Paul
Goals for Great Lent
A Purposeful Apostles' Fast
A Purposeful Dormition Fast
Preparing for a Peaceful Christmas
Fasting for Non-Monastics
Vegan Protein
Called to Serve: A Basic Survey of the Holy Scriptures for Orthodox Christians
Note: This is copyrighted material purchased for use at St Philip's.
For personal use or for a teacher's edition, visit http://preachersinstitute.com/pi-store/called-to-serve-books/
Audio Bible Online: Listen to the Bible online!
King James Version (choose the book, then the Chapters tab for the audio)
Bible Gateway, a Bible resource site, with a Bible search feature for multiple English versions as well as many foreign language Bibles. (Two English versions with "Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal" books.)
http://www.biblegateway.com/
Searchable Bible (King James Version), including the "Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal" books
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kjv/
Children's Bible Reader, an interactive Bible storybook online.
http://cbr.goarch.org/
Do You Really Believe the Bible? (legal size, set up to be folded as a flyer)
Do You Really Believe the Bible? (letter size, easier to read on the computer)
How Old is the Orthodox Church?
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? - Fr Lawrence Farley
Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries:
Traditionally, pilgrimages are a solid corner stone in the Life in Christ. Look at the linked altas for more information about history and geography of monasticism in America.
Download: http://assemblyofbishops.org/assets/files/news/scoba/AtlasOfMonasteriesSecondEditionBookmarkedOptimumSize.pdf
To purchase a bound copy: https://holycrossbookstore.com/collections/product-list-for-homepage/products/atlas-of-american-orthodox-christian-monasteries?variant=13400201027
Ten Important Things to Do on Vacation
55 Maxims for Christian Living (Fr Thomas Hopko)
Ancient Faith Radio app for Apple and Android
Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church
Home Altar - Setting Up an Icon Corner
How to Prepare for Holy Eucharist
How to Prepare for a Home Blessing
Jesus Prayer Resource Library: http://www.chotki.com/resources/
Practical Tips for Practicing Orthodoxy in our Daily Lives
Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children
Prayers for Students & Teachers
Prayer for Those in the Armed Forces
Prayer of/for a Woman Expecting a Child
Bookmark: Prayer for those who offer firstfruits & Prayer of thanksgiving
Bookmark: Prayers before & after reading Scripture
Reverence in God's House and A Guide to Church Etiquette
Right Here, Right Now - a homily by Fr Ted Pulcini, St Mary Church, Chambersburg, PA
Prayer against internet pornography
Anti-pornography online resource: https://fortifyprogram.org/
Spiritual Safety on the Internet
Another Gift for My Loved Ones
O relatives and close ones of the dead! Do for them what is needful for them and within your power. Use your money not for outward adornment of the coffin and grave, but in order to help those in need, in memory of your close ones who have died, for churches, where prayers for them are offered. Show mercy to the dead, take care of their souls.
- St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Stewardship resources can be found on our Stewardship page.
