Children's Videos | St. Elias OH

"Let the little Children come to me." Check out these fun videos for children from Ancient Faith.

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St. Luke the Surgeon - a doctor and bishop who survived arrest. #ancientfaithkids #faithandscience

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PALM SUNDAY - The Lord Is With You

#palmsunday #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian “…So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, 'Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!' And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it…” Palm Sunday is upon us, and we cry aloud, Hosanna! Join us. All are welcome. Wave your palms with joy and welcome the King! Enjoy this glimpse into one of the beloved feasts of the Orthodox Christian calendar. 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. http://www.okiejoke.com http://www.uphillfilms.org Ancient Faith Publishing has books for children that feature the feasts of the Church! A Child’s Guide to the Divine Liturgy Beautiful Days Heaven Meets Earth …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

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ST. ANTIPAS OF PERGAMUM - God's Wondrous Saints, a podcast

#antipas #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian O glorious holy Antipas, pray to God for us! (scroll down for words of the hymn!) This week Fr. Alexander introduces us to St. Antipas of Pergamum--the first bishop of Pergamum ordained by the Apostle John, and a holy wonderworker. Join us to learn his hymn and get to know him better, celebrated every year on April 11th. 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: Saint Antipas is mentioned in the Book of Revelation. Fact: Saint Antipas is known for praying for us if we have problems with our teeth! Last fact for today! 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 The celebrated hierarch and Pergamon‘s first prelate, the fellow contestant of martyrs, and most divine myrrh-streamer, you faithful, let us come and honor now wise Antipas, who truly is a great and swift healer of severely afflicted teeth, and cry to him with our whole soul: Glory to Christ who has glorified you, glory to Him who has crowned you, glory to Him that works healing for all through you. Made with love. Powered by donors! CONSIDER HELPING fund these videos and this community effort: https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

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HOSANNA - Palms and Cloaks

#christ #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Christ enters Jerusalem, seated on a donkey. The people met him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! (And the donkey was also amazed…) 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/ Hosanna Words & music by Cece Yentzen Zebulon, my old friend, You won’t believe what happened to me! Half-past eight, our barn gate Some men came calling… They needed a colt, unridden I’d carry a man to Jerusalem. You know I’d never been chosen, how long I’d prayed! Their coats on my back as a saddle. He brushed His hand through my mane! I didn’t know what it meant When I heard them say…. When I heard them say… Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest! Zebulon, my old friend, You won’t believe the things I heard them say. They laid both palms and cloaks Along our path. They said that this Man’s the Messiah! He’d healed the sick and broken They said that He’d even raised a man from the dead! They said I was part of a promise On Zechariah’s ancient scroll! I’m the colt to carry the King and now I’m whole. Now I’m whole. Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest! Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping fund this community effort! https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

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Leo the Mathematician - and his ancient robots! #ancientfaithkids #faithandscience

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Grave Mode - A JOYFUL NOISE!

#joyfulnoise #orthodoxchristian #ancientfaithkids Explore Byzantine chant! In this eighth episode of A Joyful Noise, your host and chanter, Christian Farradj, gets you singing Byzantine chant! You will learn about Grave Mode, and explore once again the enharmonic scale. Also, we’ll chant “What God Is as Great as Our God!” 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 this community effort! https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

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THE ANNUNCIATION - God's Wondrous Saints, a podcast

#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

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ARCHANGEL MICHAEL TO THE RESCUE - Stop Motion Saints

#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