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Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate

St. Mary & St. Mark Church, IN

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بطريركية األقباط األرثوذكس

السيدة العذراء و مارمرقس الرسولكنيسة

Sunday school Service 2017 - 2018

Honored To Be Serving the Lord

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Servants’ Guidelines & Expectations

Respect the time of Sunday School Class, classes should start on time 12:15 PM and end between

1:00 and 1:15 PM (depending on the age). If we respect the time we will teach our kids to do so

also.

Attending Servants meeting every other Sunday, 1:30 PM is required for servants to allow better

collaboration on how to serve our kids and to function as a team. The meeting focus will be part

spiritual growth for the servant and part administrative for Sunday school activities and how to

better serve our kids. If for any reason you are not able to attend please let Abouna and/or Nader

know.

Attend your Sunday school class even if it is not your turn to give the lesson.

Follow the Southern Diocese curriculum “http://www.suscopts.org/ssc/”

Prepare your Sunday school lesson early in the week, give yourself a chance to continue improving

the lesson during the week and avoid preparing the night before. “Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully” (Jeremiah 48:10)

Every Sunday school servants (and their students) are responsible for keeping the class clean.

Servants are to take attendance weekly.

Visitation and follow up by phone, email or text messages are very important.

Have a father of confession and regularly go to confession.

Come to church early and remember that you are an example to those whom you serve.

“And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth”

(John 17:19)


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2017 – 2018 Church Coptic Year Celebrations & Activities

Nayrouz Celebration - Sunday September 24th (by High School & Others))

Saints Day – Tuesday October 31st (All Servants)

Retreats – Ignite for High School, Middle School is TBD

New Year’s Eve, Sunday School Program – Saturday December 31st (College)

Nativity Celebration – Sunday January 14th Elementary School

Resurrection Feast Celebration – Sunday April 15th (Middle School)

Mahragan El-Keraza (June – August) (All)

Church Graduates Celebration, Banquet at the new church!

Midwest High school Convention or alternate (July 2018) (HS)

“Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens” (Psalm 150:1)






2017 – 2018 Memorization Agenda

Grade To memorize

Pre School Sign of the Cross (English, Coptic & Arabic)

Glory be to the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit

KG & 1st Grade Our Father

We Exalt you

Through the intercessions

2nd & 3rd Grades The Creed

Holy God, Holy Mighty

Thanksgiving Prayer

Psalm 1

4th & 5th Grades Psalm 50

Holy God

Hail to you

Middle School Psalm 23

Have mercy on us O God

Love (1 Corinthians 13)

Psalm 23 (The Lord is my Shepherd)

High School Gospels of 3rd & 6th hour

Tasbeha (attend Saturday night)

“Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119:11)






Elementary School

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Pre-School

Mona Eskander [email protected]

Mariam Soliman [email protected] Christine Onsy [email protected]

Nardine Ibrahim

Nardine Nabil

KG, 1st Grade

Nancy Messiha [email protected]

Marian Michael [email protected]

Mary ElBarnashawy [email protected]

Mariam Habib [email protected]

2nd & 3rd Grade

Salwa Rizk [email protected]

Leslie Fahmy [email protected]

Eriny Mikhael [email protected]

Margo Rezk [email protected]

Maria Awad [email protected]

4th & 5th Grade

Mary Zakhary [email protected]

Steve Marcous [email protected]

Mariam Sabry [email protected]

Mirna Bishay [email protected]


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6th Grade

Ragia Ayoub [email protected]

Mageed Maher [email protected]

Mounir Salama [email protected]

Sylvia Farag [email protected]

Monika Said [email protected]

7th Grade

Nader Rizk [email protected]

Kathy Bishara [email protected]

Steven Saied [email protected]

Mariam Zaki

Mina Wanis [email protected]

8th Grade

Paul Salama [email protected]

Aghabi Salama [email protected]

Ebtesam Tawfik [email protected]

Dalia Wasila [email protected]














High School

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HS 9 & 10

Mary Salama (‘Mounir) [email protected]

Joe Bishara [email protected]

Monika Awad [email protected]

Nessim Saad [email protected]

Nader Eskander [email protected]

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HS 11 & 12

Emad Boutros [email protected]

Hany Boles [email protected]

Ramy Boles

Miriam

Christine Guirguis [email protected]

Youstina Sabry [email protected]













2016 – 2017 Servants Meeting Schedule * Some meetings will be adjusted/cancelled according to date & church occasions.

Month General Servants

Meeting Family Servants

Meeting

Oct 10/1/2017 10/15/2017

Oct / Nov 10/29/2017 11/12/2017

Nov / Dec 11/26/2017 12/10/2017

Dec-Jan 12/24/2017 1/7/2018

Jan / Feb 1/21/2018 2/4/2018

Feb-Mar 2/18/2018 3/4/2018

Mar-Apr 3/18/2018 4/1/2018

Apr 4/15/2018 4/29/2018

May 5/13/2018 5/27/2018

June 6/10/2018 6/24/2018

July 7/8/2018 7/22/2018

Aug 8/5/2018 8/19/2018

Sept 9/2/2018 9/16/2018






Coptic Fasts & Feasts 2018 A.D. / 1734–1735 A.M. Fast or Feast Date

The Holy Nativity Feast 7-Jan

The Circumcision Feast 14-Jan

The Holy Epiphany 19-Jan

Feast of the Wedding of Cana of Galilee 21-Jan

Jonah's (Nineveh) Fast January 29–31

Jonah's (Nineveh) Feast 1-Feb

Presentation of the Lord into the Temple Feb 12 – Mar 30

Holy Great Fast 15-Feb

The Feast of the Cross 19-Mar

Annunciation Feast 7-Apr

Lazarus Saturday 1-Apr

Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (Hosanna Sunday) April 2–4

Holy Pascha 5-Apr

Covenant Thursday 6-Apr

Good Friday 7-Apr

Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 8-Apr

Thomas’ Sunday 15-Apr

Martyrdom of St. Mark the Evangelist 8-May

The Holy Feast of Ascension 17-May

Entry of the Lord into Egypt 27-May

The Holy Pentecost Feast May 28 – July 11

The Apostles' Fast 1-Jun

The Apostles' Feast (Martyrdom of St. Peter & St. Paul) 12-Jul

St. Mary's Fast August 7–21

Transfiguration Feast 19-Aug

Assumption of St. Mary's Body 22-Aug

The Nayrouz Feast (Coptic New Year) 11-Sep

The Feast of the Cross (Three days) September 27–29

The Holy Nativity Fast Nov 25 – Jan 6


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