#stopmotion #orthodoxchristian #ancientfaithkids It’s the year AD 325. Arius’s gang hides, snoops, and flips, seeking to stop Saint Spyridon and his deacon from reaching the Council of Nicaea. Despite the obstacles, the man of God and his deacon prayerfully overcome the horrible plot--by God’s great grace. Noah Lee is a homeschooled high school student who enjoys animation, art, film, and iconography. MORE ANCIENT FAITH KIDS RESOURCES 101 Orthodox Saints 102 Orthodox Saints--NEW The Lost Saint Spyridon’s Shoes (!!!) The Child’s Guide to Prayer A Taste of Paradise The Broken Wheel The Cross and the Stag Sands of Salvation Icon Find these books and more at https://store.ancientfaith.com/ Made with love. Powered by donors! CONSIDER HELPING fund these videos and this community effort: https://afm.kindful.com/?campaign=1193135

#theodoreoftyre #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian O glorious holy Theodore, pray to God for us! (scroll down for words of the hymn!) This week Fr. Alexander introduces us to St. Theodore the Recruit, who boldly declared his Christian beliefs. Join us to learn his hymn and get to know him a bit better, celebrated every year on February 17th. Fr. Alexander is a priest at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ. After finding a lack of Orthodox story podcasts for kids, as father of his two children, Max and Penelope, he is here to share the wealth of knowledge and wisdom we get about our faith just from reading the lives of the saints of our Church. Send along your children’s questions about a saint or our Faith to: fraeliades@holytrinityphx.org or wondrous@ancientfaith.com Fact: This Theodore is known by THREE names. Theodore the Recruit, Theodore the Tyre, and Theodore of Amasea. Fact: Saint Theodore the Commander is also celebrated in February. Last fact for today! https://store.ancientfaith.com/ has lots of books about saints! Chapter books, picture books, and giant 101 and 102 Orthodox Saint books! Hymn to Saint Theodore the Recruit Magnificent are the accomplishments of faith! The holy Martyr Theodore greatly rejoiced as he stood in the fountain of fire as if beside the still waters. He was consumed by fire and offered like sweet bread to the Trinity. At his entreaties, O Christ God, save our souls. Made with love. Powered by donors! CONSIDER HELPING fund these videos and this community effort: https://afm.kindful.com/?campaign=1193135

#anthill #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Did you know there are baby nurseries in an anthill, and that some ants are farmers?! Discover more about God through the ant, and learn to draw one alongside Matushka Elesa! All you need is paper and a pencil. Let's get started! ATTENTION YOUNG ARTISTS! We would love to see your art! If you completed the drawing lesson from this video, feel free send your art to discovering@ancientfaith.com so we can feature it in a future video slideshow featuring our Ancient Faith Kids! Books from Ancient Faith Publishing that feature God and Nature: Everything Tells Us About God In the Candle’s Glow When God Made You A Taste of Paradise Laurel and the Wind The Cellarer’s Celery The Hidden Garden Find these books and more at https://store.ancientfaith.com/ Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping by clicking here… https://afm.kindful.com/?campaign=1193135

#iconpainting #orthodoxchristian #ancientfaithkids Welcome to the Pelikan Scriptorium! Quill, the kitty, is here. Christ and the Theotokos are here. Saints and paints are here! Learn from Elina about iconography and paint something yourself. Every episode will highlight a new part of the iconography process, and finish with a hands-on project for you to do on your own. In this fourth episode of Icon Painting for Kids you’ll see Elina mount the wall icons she’s been working on so diligently, apply the gold leaf to the wall icons, and then be challenged to make your very own glass icon. Elina Pelikan lives in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, with her husband, mother, and five children and attends St Raphael of Brooklyn Orthodox Church. She leads the chanting and is working on more icons for the church walls, while running an art, theater, dance, music instruction, and performance company. Originally from California, Elina has been studying iconography from many different wonderful instructors from around the world for over twenty years. Her icons can be found in churches in Texas and North Carolina, as well as personal collections. She also works on illustration, digital design, and various other art forms. You can connect with Elina at https://www.facebook.com/PelikanIcons/ https://store.ancientfaith.com/has lots of books that feature icons! Pictures of God Volumes 1 and 2 The Lost Saint Goodnight, Jesus Good News, Bad News In the Candle’s Glow Beautiful Things Anthony, the Great H Is for Holy A Gift for Matthew A Child’s Guide to Vespers and more! Made with love. Powered by donors! CONSIDER HELPING fund these videos and this community effort: https://afm.kindful.com/?campaign=1193135

A new board book from Ancient Faith Kids! Through memorable rhyme, discover the colors that change throughout our liturgical year.

#ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian SUBSCRIBE NOW! AND RING the notification bell to be the first to see our fresh content! Please also LIKE our videos so that they can reach more families. The Ancient Faith Kids' YouTube Channel launched on THURSDAY, JANUARY 26th, 2023. Every Thursday at 3pm Eastern, expect to see more videos! We have been diligently working to make sure there is new content every single week of the year. ABOUT THE CHANNEL This is a space for kids to be inspired on their journey to fully knowing Jesus Christ! Join this community of Orthodox Christian creators and storytellers as they share their good gifts with you. Learn about liturgical music. Relax to readings of the psalms. Laugh as we sing together. Like our children’s books, these videos have been carefully sourced, creating theologically sound and safe content for children young and old. ABOUT ANCIENT FAITH KIDS Ancient Faith Kids is a digital media division of Ancient Faith Ministries, which is a non-profit ministry. All video content is powered by donors. (Thank you, donors!) Your financial support makes it possible for us to continue this ministry. Donations are tax deductible, and can be made at https://afm.kindful.com/?campaign=119... ACCESS ANCIENT FAITH Listen to podcasts, and watch inspirational, free videos anytime, anywhere via the Ancient Faith App, available at the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store for Android. You can visit our online store to find all of our book offerings for children at https://store.ancientfaith.com/ PLEASE SUPPORT US: https://afm.kindful.com/?campaign=119...

#threehierarchs #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian O glorious holy Hierarchs, pray to God for us! (scroll down for words of the hymn!) This week Fr. Alexander introduces us to the Three Holy Hierarchs--St. Gregory the Theologian, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Basil the Great, who all played very important roles in shaping Christian thought. Join us to learn their hymn and get to know them a bit better, celebrated together every year on January 30th. Fr. Alexander is a priest at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ. After finding a lack of Orthodox story podcasts for kids, as father of his two children, Max and Penelope, he is here to share the wealth of knowledge and wisdom we get about our faith just from reading the lives of the saints of our Church. Send along your children’s questions about a saint or our Faith to: fraeliades@holytrinityphx.org or wondrous@ancientfaith.com Fact: One of the three Hierarchs was made a bishop from afar, and without knowing about it! Fact: All three are also celebrated separately in the month of January. Last fact for today! https://store.ancientfaith.com/ has lots of books about saints! Chapter books, picture books, and giant 101 and 102 Orthodox Saint books! Hymn to the Three Holy Hierarchs Those three magnificent luminaries of the tri-solar Godhead, who lit up the whole world with rays of divine doctrines; those sweetly pleasant rivers of wisdom, who irrigated all creation with the waters of the knowledge of God; Basil the Great, and Gregory the Theologian, and the illustrious John, whose tongue produced golden words! Let all of us who are enamored of their words come together and sing hymns to honor them. For they are ever interceding with the Trinity on our behalf. Made with love. Powered by donors! CONSIDER HELPING fund these videos and this community effort: https://afm.kindful.com/?campaign=1193135

#christ #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Mary and Joseph bring Christ to the temple. Saint Simeon, who has long awaited the messiah, meets his savior and the hope of all mankind. Encounter moments of Christ's life through these charming original folk songs. Written specifically to highlight the feast days of Christ in the Orthodox Church, these acoustical settings are written and recorded by Cece Yentzen and accompanied by illustrated animation to help bring the story of the songs to life. Cece Yentzen is a homeschooling mom, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She attends St. Elias Orthodox Church in Austin, Texas with her husband and son. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/palms.n.cloaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palms.n.cloaks/ Website: https://www.ceceyentzen.com/palms-n-cloaks Travel to the Ancient Faith Store to see what children’s books we have that feature Christ’s saving journey here on earth! https://store.ancientfaith.com/ Welcome to the Temple Lyrics Words & music by Cece Yentzen Welcome to the temple where the choir of angels sing to you, Welcome to the temple where our Lord will make all things new. We praise Your name in one accord. Our hope is restored. And I’m so glad to meet my Lord. Mary and Joseph brought their baby to Jerusalem. To present their baby boy to St. Simeon. He held him and thanked our God above. He said ”now let me depart, according to Your Word, For my eyes have seen salvation that You've prepared for us.” Welcome to the temple where the choir of angels sing to you, Welcome to the temple where our Lord will make all things new. We praise Your name in one accord. Our hope is restored. And I’m so glad to meet my Lord. Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping fund this community effort! https://afm.kindful.com/?campaign=1193135