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Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate

St. Mary & St. Mark Church, IN

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بطريركية األقباط األرثوذكس

السيدة العذراء و مارمرقس الرسولكنيسة

Sunday school Service 2016 - 2017

Honored To Be Serving the Lord

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My Vow

I do solemnly vow before the Lord that I will uphold the

doctrines, teachings traditions, holy canons, worship and principles of the Coptic Orthodox Church

I will faithfully and sincerely hold the duties and

obligations required of me as a Sunday School Servant; I will follow the curriculum we are using to teach

I will be committed to serving God’s children this coming

year; I will do my best to be there every Sunday unless working, travelling or ill

I will be preparing the lesson whether I’m teaching it or not.

I will take attendance at my class and visit/call children who missed more than one week.

I will be attending the general servants meeting and the family meeting.

I’m committed to serving you Lord, and I thank you for

this honor






Servants’ Guidelines & Expectations

Respect the time of Sunday School Class, classes should start on time 12:15 PM and end between

1:00 and 1:15 PM (depending on the age). If we respect the time we will teach our kids to do so

also.

Attending Servants meeting every other Sunday, 1:30 PM is required for servants to allow better

collaboration on how to serve our kids and to function as a team. The meeting focus will be part

spiritual growth for the servant and part administrative for Sunday school activities and how to

better serve our kids. If for any reason you are not able to attend please let Abouna and/or Nader

know.

Attend your Sunday school class even if it is not your turn to give the lesson.

Follow the Southern Diocese curriculum “http://www.suscopts.org/ssc/”

Prepare your Sunday school lesson early in the week, give yourself a chance to continue improving

the lesson during the week and avoid preparing the night before. “Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully” (Jeremiah 48:10)

Every Sunday school servants (and their students) are responsible for keeping the class clean.

Servants are to take attendance weekly.

Visitation and follow up by phone, email or text messages are very important.

Have a father of confession and regularly go to confession.

Come to church early and remember that you are an example to those whom you serve.

“And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth”

(John 17:19)


http://www.suscopts.org/ssc/





2016 – 2017 Church Coptic Year Celebrations & Activities

Nayrouz Celebration - Sunday September 11th (by High School & Others))

Saints Day – Friday October 31st (All Servants)

Winter Retreat – Ignite for High School, Middle School is TBD

New Year’s Eve, Sunday School Program – Saturday December 31st (College)

Nativity Celebration – Sunday January 14th Elementary School

Resurrection Feast Celebration – Sunday April 28th (Middle School)

Mahragan El-Keraza (June – August) (All)

Church Graduates Celebration, banquet at the new church!

Midwest Galilee High school Convention or alternate (June/July 2017) (HS)

Fall Retreat for High school and Middle School (TBD)

“Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens” (Psalm 150:1)






2015 – 2016 Memorization Agenda

Grade To memorize

Pre School Sign of the Cross (English, Coptic & Arabic)

Glory be to the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit

KG & 1st Grade Our Father

We Exalt you

Through the intercessions

2nd & 3rd Grades The Creed

Holy God, Holy Mighty

Thanksgiving Prayer

Psalm 1

4th & 5th Grades Psalm 50

Holy God

Hail to you

Middle School Psalm 23

Have mercy on us O God

Love (1 Corinthians 13)

Psalm 23 (The Lord is my Shepherd)

High School Gospels of 3rd & 6th hour

Tasbeha (attend Saturday night)

“Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119:11)






Class Servants email address

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Pre-School

Mona Eskander [email protected]

Mariam Soliman [email protected]

Christine Onsy [email protected]

KG, 1st Grade

Nancy Messiha [email protected]

Marian Michael [email protected]

Mary ElBarnashawy [email protected]

Mariam Habib [email protected]

2nd & 3rd Grade

Salwa Rizk [email protected]

Eriny Mikhael [email protected]

Margo Rezk [email protected]

Maria Awad [email protected]

4th & 5th Grade

Mary Zakhary [email protected]

Steve Marcous [email protected]

Mariam Sabry [email protected]

Mirna Bishay [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]

















Ragia Ayoub [email protected]

Mageed Maher [email protected]

Mounir Salama [email protected]

Sylvia Farag [email protected]

Monika Said [email protected]

Nader Rizk [email protected]

Kathy Bishara [email protected]

Steven Saied [email protected]

Monika Awad [email protected]

Mina Wanis [email protected]

Paul Salama [email protected]

Aghabi Salama [email protected]

Ebtesam Tawfik [email protected]

Dalia Wasila [email protected]

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6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade






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HS 9 & 10

Mary Salama (Mounir) [email protected]

Joe Bishara [email protected]

Nessim Saad [email protected]

Joe Zakhary [email protected]

Sylvia Shenouda [email protected]

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HS 11 & 12

Emad Boutros [email protected]

Hany Boles [email protected]

Jessica Shoukry [email protected]

Lydia Guirguis [email protected]

Mina Awad [email protected]

Youstina Sabry [email protected]

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Nader Eskander

Mina Awad

Lydia Guirgis

Youstina Sabry

Family Coordinator

Primary Servant for the class College Student (not always in town)















2016 – 2017 Servants Meeting Schedule New School Year (Coptic Year) 2016 - 2017

Month Date Speaker Topic Comments

Sept 9/4/2016 General Servants Meeting

Sept 9/18/2016 Family Meeting

Oct 10/2/2016 General Servants Meeting

Oct 10/16/2016 Family Meeting

Oct 10/30/2016 General Servants Meeting

Nov 11/13/2016 Family Meeting

Nov 11/27/2016 General Servants Meeting

Dec 12/11/2016 Family Meeting

Dec 12/25/2016 General Servants Meeting

Jan 1/8/2017 Family Meeting

Jan 1/22/2017 General Servants Meeting

Feb 2/5/2017 Family Meeting

Feb 2/19/2017 General Servants Meeting

Mar 3/5/2017 Family Meeting

Mar 3/19/2017 General Servants Meeting

Mar 4/2/2017 Family Meeting

April 4/16/2017 General Servants Meeting

May 4/30/2017 Family Meeting

May 5/14/2017 General Servants Meeting

May 5/28/2017 Family Meeting

June 6/11/2017 General Servants Meeting

June 6/25/2017 Family Meeting

July 7/9/2017 General Servants Meeting

July 7/23/2017 Family Meeting

Aug 8/6/2017 General Servants Meeting

Aug 8/20/2017 Family Meeting

Sept 9/3/2017 General Servants Meeting

Sept 9/17/2017 Family Meeting

* Some meetings will be adjusted/cancelled according to date & church occasions.






Fast or Feast Date

The Holy Nativity Feast 7-Jan

The Circumcision Feast 14-Jan

The Holy Epiphany 19-Jan

Feast of the Wedding of Cana of Galilee 21-Jan

Jonah's (Nineveh) Fast Feb 6–8

Jonah's (Nineveh) Feast 9-Feb

Presentation of the Lord into the Temple 15-Feb

Holy Great Fast Feb 20 – April 7

The Feast of the Cross 19-Mar

Annunciation Feast (Not celebrated this year) 7-Apr

Lazarus Saturday 8-Apr

Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (Hosanna Sunday) 9-Apr

Holy Pascha April 10–12

Covenant Thursday 13-Apr

Good Friday 14-Apr

Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 16-Apr

Thomas’ Sunday 23-Apr

Martyrdom of St. Mark the Evangelist 8-May

The Holy Feast of Ascension 25-May

Entry of the Lord into Egypt 1-Jun

The Holy Pentecost Feast 4-Jun

The Apostles' Fast June 5 – July 11

The Apostles' Feast (Martyrdom of St. Peter & St. Paul) 12-Jul

St. Mary's Fast Aug 7–21

Transfiguration Feast 19-Aug

Assumption of St. Mary's Body 22-Aug

The Nayrouz Feast (Coptic New Year) 11-Sep

The Feast of the Cross (Three days) Sept 27–29

The Holy Nativity Fast Nov 25 – Jan 6

Coptic Fasts & Feasts 2017 A.D. / 1733–1734 A.M.


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