Sunday School
For many of us the religious education of our children means bringing them Sunday Church School but it is much more. The religious education of our children means attending the Divine Liturgy and praying together in Church. Even more, it’s when we help a child light a candle in Church; praying together before a meal; reading our Bible or attending Bible class. It’s when we teach Sunday Church School to help young people grow in their Faith and participating in the Sacraments. Religious Education is all of these things and more. It's really about getting to know the Person of Christ and following His commands. “It's when all of us come together as one, becoming and functioning as the Body of Christ.”
While primary religious instruction occurs in the home, it is the mission of the Annunciation Sunday School program to supplement that instruction in a way that is age-appropriate and accessible to our children. Through artwork, group discussion, reading, lecture and music, the Sunday School curriculum includes topics as basic as how to do your cross, what it means to fast and proper decorum and behavior in the Church. The children will learn the symbolism that is the Divine Liturgy, understand the sacraments, learn the essential prayers of our faith, including the Nicene Creed and Lord’s Prayer, and learn how to pray. Older children will engage in thoughtful discussion about what it means to live an Orthodox Christian life.
We ask the parents to bring their children to church on time so they will not miss Liturgy or lessons. Divine Liturgy begins at 10:00 a.m. All Sunday School classes begin immediately after the Communion as students will be safely escorted downstairs by the Sunday School staff and Parish Council members in order for their parents to continue their worship.
Sunday School Schedule 2024 – 2025
September
September 8th Family Worship: Ministry Fair - Blessing of Backpacks - Ice Cream Social
September No Sunday School
September No Sunday School
September 29th Sunday School Begins
October
October 6th Sunday School - Youth Liturgy
October 13th Family Worship: Columbus Day Weekend
October 20th Sunday School
October 27th Sunday School
November
November 3rd Sunday School - Youth Liturgy
November 10th Family Worship: Veterans Day Weekend
November 17th Sunday School
November 24th Sunday School
December
December 1st Family Worship: Thanksgiving Weekend
December 8th Sunday School
December 15th Sunday School
December 22nd Christmas Pageant - Youth Liturgy*
*7th grade through 12 grade will attend the Youth Liturgy in Church starting at 10 AM. Nursery through 6th grade will prepare for the pageant downstairs at 10 AM.
December 29th Family Worship
January
January 5th Sunday School
January 12th Sunday School
January 19th Family Worship: Martin Luther King Weekend
January 26th Sunday School
February
February 2nd Sunday School - Youth Liturgy
February 9th Sunday School
February 16th Family Worship: February Vacation
February 23rd Sunday School
March
March 2nd Sunday School
March 9th Sunday School - Youth Liturgy - Sunday of Orthodoxy
March 16th Sunday School
March 23rd Family Worship: Veneration of the Holy Cross
March 30th Sunday School
April
April 6th Sunday School
April 13th Family Worship: Palm Sunday
April 20th Family Worship: Easter Sunday
April 27th Sunday School
May
May 4th Sunday School
May 11th Sunday School - Last Sunday of Classes
May 18th Youth Liturgy - Sunday School Graduation (no classroom lessons)