As of late, most of our stewards should have received a complimentary copy of the book, Making God Real in the Orthodox Christian Home, by Fr. Anthony Coniaris, of blessed memory. If you did not receive a copy, my apologies. We purchased all of the available copies (about 200) through HCHC's Department of Religious Education. Fortunately though, there is a Kindle version available at: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Real-Orthodox-Christian-Home-ebook/dp/B008R1F9G4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
This book is a gift to the domestic churches that make up our Parish, so that we might labor together in order to make God more real in our homes. Although it’s been some years since this book was published, the lessons contained within its pages are just as true, important and relevant to us now as they were back when this book was first written.
As Fr. Anthony explains at one point in his book, “The most influential school in the world is not Oxford or Harvard or the Sorbonne or Yale or Cambridge. It is the home.” It would therefore seem most prudent for us to be spending more time prayerfully considering and building-up our domestic churches. Wherever the location may be, whatever its size, whether one room or multiple rooms, our homes are meant to promote godliness within us. It is with this thought in mind that we as a parish are about to embark upon a common study which will invite the Holy Spirit to come and to rest/abide in our homes, so that to paraphrase St. John Chrysostom, …all peace and harmony may surround us there unto a most blessed and holy end.
Our Parish Program will begin this Saturday, October 24 from 6-7PM. Additionally, it is with deep joy that I am able to share that during this first session, we will be joined by Dan and Patty Christopulos, the son-in-law and daughter of Fr. Anthony Coniaris, of blessed memory. They will be giving us an overview and personal insight into the life and ministry of Fr. Anthony, based upon their experiences with him. Following their introduction, we will then briefly discuss our program, and then discuss the first chapter of the book, entitled, “Who is Raising the Children?” (Pg. 15-18) and finally, we will finish off the evening with a question and answer session which will allow us all an opportunity to be able to address and reflect upon any questions, or insights or thoughts that may arisen through the evening’s blessed study.
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Topic: Making God Real in the Orthodox Christian Home
Time: Oct 24, 2020 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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