Center for Family Care Resources

• Tabletop Prayer Guide
• Family Worship
• Family Gospel Lessons
• Monthly Parish Family Night
• Family Retreats, Seminars & Gatherings
• Orthodox Observer
• Email Ministry
• What's New

Table Prayer Guide

Prayer joins us with God and is the first and most essential step in connecting our families to the Church. This guide provides a collection of Orthodox prayers and meditations for daily use. It can be used for both personal and family prayer time. Stand it on your kitchen table or another place where your family regularly gathers. To order your copy of the Table Top Prayer Guide, please click here to download the order form (in PDF format).

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Family Worship: Creating and Using a Place in Your Home

Worship should not just occur in Church on Sunday but each and everyday in our homes. This folio gives detailed information on how to create and use a place of worship in your home. Connect your family to the Church by using this tool to make worship a part of your daily family life. To order your copy of the Family Worship Folio, please click here to download the order form (in PDF format).

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Family Gospel Lessons

To learn more about our Lord Jesus Christ and how we are called to live as Christians, we must read His Word. This resource is meant to guide your family through the Church year according to the Sunday gospel lessons. It is our hope that through this families will make reading the gospel a priority in their preparation for Divine Liturgy.

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Monthly Parish Family Night

Bring your parish family together monthly with this new curriculum. This resource includes 12 detailed sessions and information on how to plan a family night at your parish. Grow closer as a parish as you grow closer to Christ.

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Family Retreats, Seminars & Gatherings

Are you interested in planning a weekend retreat for families, a day retreat, a parent seminar, or any other gathering? We would love to help. Drop us an email: familycare@goarch.org and we can assist you with resources and planning.

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Orthodox Observer

Read the current and archived issues of our For the Orthodox Family section of the Orthodox Observer. This section focuses on Orthodox family life on a day-to-day basis with practical tips and activities you can use to bring the faith alive in your home. Due to a technical issue, we cannot direct you to the specific family section, but only to the main page of the Orthodox Observer. Please note that most of the issues from October 2005 until the present (except September 2006) have this section.

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Email Ministry

This weekly email ministry is made available through the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries with monthly contributions from The Center for Family Care. The Youth Worker Pulse looks at relevant issues for young people, families, and those who work with them in the Church. To join, click here. For archived issues click here.

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