Office of Educational Services - Melkite Eparchy of Newton

Articles on Christian Formation

Caretakers of Creation - "Priests of Creation

Recovering Our Heritage - We've Only Just Begun

December - Let the Manger Be Prepared

April - Blessed Night

June - Two Resurrections??

July - The Face of God

August - Celebrate Our Holy Days

September - The Feasts of September

Catechetical Guidelines for Parish Coordinators of Church School Programs

Segments to provide direction and guidance to those entrusted with managing a parish catechetical program.

Catechist Coordinator Tasks

Planning Your Program

Recruiting Catechists

Catechetical Sunday -An Overview and Indiction

Coffee Hour Discussion Starters

Here are a set of questions about our beliefs and traditions. During the usual Sunday Coffee Hour, these questions might be good for beginning to discuss our understanding of Church.

Be sure to check with your pastor for insight into these concepts.

Set of Four

Exploring Eastern Christianity

Four segments on Aspects of the Byzantine Heritage for senior high school students. This guide with lesson plans and handouts is designed for parishes with an established high school catechetical program.

Overveiw and Introduction to the Series

Family Lesson Plans

A intergenerational approach for families to share the great feasts. Use these Word documents to celebrate the important feast days within the family.

Lesson 1 - The Hypapanty (download in a MS Word Format)

Lesson 2 - The Annunciation (download in a MS Word Format)

Melkite Challenge Questions

The Melkite Challenge is a series of questions and answers about our Melkite faith, history, and tradition. The questions are posed to the Melkite Youth as a way of reinforcing our Parish Educational Programs.

Questions for 2007 - 2007A - 2007B - 2007C

Questions for 2006 - 2006A - 2006B - 2006C - 2006D

Questions for 2005 - 2005A - 2005B - 2005C - 2005D

Questions for 2004 - 2004A - 2004B - 2004C