#annunciation #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian O glorious Theotokos, pray to God for us! (scroll down for words of the hymn!) This week Fr. Alexander introduces us to the feast of the Annunciation, where the virgin Mary says these amazing and humble words, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be according to your word.” Join us to learn the hymn and know more about the feast, celebrated every year on March 25th. 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: An angel appeared to Mary! Can you imagine? Fact: We should be just like Mary! “Let it be done unto me, according to Your word.” 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 of the Annunciation 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://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#stopmotion #orthodoxchristian #ancientfaithkids In Asia Minor, many years ago, a church was built on the banks of a healing spring. Several idolators didn’t like the spread of Christianity and trashed the spring and stole from the church. The Archangel Michael saved the church and the spring time and again with miraculous signs--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://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#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 fifth episode of Icon Painting for Kids you’ll learn all about egg tempera, and be challenged to make an egg emulsion of your own, plus practice making various thick and thin lines with paintbrushes. 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://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#saintpatrick #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian O glorious holy Patrick, pray to God for us! (scroll down for words of the hymn!) This week Fr. Alexander introduces us to Saint Patrick of Ireland--whose life reads like a fast-paced adventure novel! Kidnapped, a slave who learned to pray in his solitude then miraculously freed, he became a bishop and returned to Ireland where he converted many! Join us to learn his hymn and get to know him better, celebrated every year on March 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: The Breastplate prayer of St. Patrick is worth learning. Look it up, and memorize it! Fact: Some people tried to kill St. Patrick when he was spreading the good news of Christ in Ireland. In the end, through his humility, he converted so many Irish that he became the patron saint of the whole nation. 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 Patrick of Ireland O Holy Hierarch, equal of the Apostles, Saint Patrick, wonderworker and enlightener of Ireland: Intercede with the merciful God that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offenses. Made with love. Powered by donors! CONSIDER HELPING fund these videos and this community effort: https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#sundayoforthodoxy #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Why are icons celebrated within the Orthodox Christian Church? What, and more importantly, who do they represent? Enjoy this glimpse into the beauty of the victory over Iconoclasm. And just so you know, this video is meant to get you into church! Go! Taste and see! Not every church building will be as glorious as this one, but Christ doesn’t care. He will meet you there. Garrett Heath is a documentary filmmaker and photographer from western Pennsylvania and is the owner of Okiejoke Media & UpHill Films. He and his wife, Autumn, have five children and attend St. Anthony's Orthodox Church in Butler, Pennsylvania. https://www.okiejoke.com/ https://www.uphillfilms.org/ Ancient Faith Publishing books for children to consider: A Child’s Guide to the Divine Liturgy Beautiful Pascha In the Candle’s Glow Spyridon’s Shoes Beyond the White Fence We Pray A Taste of Paradise 102 Orthodox Saints …and more! Visit our store page for our full line up of children’s books: https://store.ancientfaith.com/ Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping fund this community effort: https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#humility #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Pres. Katie and her good friends, Anna and Lily (Octy is at a friend’s house!), learn about humility, how sneaky pride can be, and why humility is important for our faith. Kathryn Tussing is an Orthodox priest's wife, mother of four, comic artist, and illustrator. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family, her dog, two cats and four chickens. You can find her goods on Etsy, and follow her work on Instagram ( @‌kathryntussing). Ancient Faith Publishing books for children that feature humility! A Child’s Guide to Prayer A Child’s Guide to Confession 101 & 102 Orthodox Saints! Good News, Bad News Beyond the White Fence Everything Tells Us About God The Lost Saint The Hidden Garden Anthony, the Great …and a bunch more! Visit our store page for our full line up of children’s books: https://store.ancientfaith.com/ Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping fund this community effort: https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#papanicholas #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian O glorious holy Nicholas, pray to God for us! (scroll down for words of the hymn!) This week Fr. Alexander introduces us to Papa Nicholas Planas--who lived in recent times and was a true warrior of worship and prayer. His liturgies, because of all the people he prayed for, lasted from 8am to 2pm! Join us to learn his hymn and get to know him better, celebrated every year on March 2nd. 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: For 50 years, every single day, Papa Nicholas served the Divine Liturgy! Fact: Papa Nicholas carried around lists and lists and lists of people he prayed for. He called these papers his “bills and contracts.” 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 Nicholas Planas Let us praise our protector, the godly Nicholas; as one endowed with blest virtue, he shone forth as a true priest of the Most High God, and was His fervent worshipper. For, by his holy life on Earth, he has left us most sublime, divine and unfailing teachings of long-suffering, meekness, patience, unfeigned humility and true God-like love. Made with love. Powered by donors! CONSIDER HELPING fund these videos and this community effort: https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#joyfulnoise #orthodoxchristian #ancientfaithkids Explore Byzantine chant! In this seventh episode of A Joyful Noise, your host and chanter, Christian Farradj, gets you singing Byzantine chant! You will learn about the plagal second mode, which is related to the authentic second mode(who knew?!) and we will learn the hard chromatic scale. Also, we’ll chant “Angels in the Heavens,” a hymn from the Paschal service! Christian Farradj is from the San Francisco Bay Area, and currently serves as Youth Pastor at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Phoenix, Arizona. He holds a Diploma in Byzantine Music from the Hellenic Conservatory of Music & Arts in Athens, Greece. Christian’s passion for Ecclesiastical Music has taken him all over the world. He is a founding member of Sons of Antioch Byzantine Choir, and a member of the National Antiochian Orthodox Choir of North America. MORE ANCIENT FAITH KIDS RESOURCES Some books from Ancient Faith Publishing that features singing, humming, whistling, or other music making:): 101 Orthodox Saints The Child’s Guide to the Divine Liturgy The Cellarer’s Celery Love Comes Down I Pray Today Spyridon’s Shoes Beautiful Days Sweet Song We Pray In the Candle’s Glow The Monk Who Grew Prayer 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://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193