#joachimandanna #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian O glorious Sts. Joachim and Anna, pray to God for us! (scroll down for words of the hymn!) This week Fr. Alexander talks about the grandparents of Jesus Christ, Saints Joachim and Anna. As holy and generous people they gave much to the Church, but their biggest gift was the Theotokos! Join us to sing their hymn and know more about this beautiful couple, celebrated every year on September 9th. 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 number 40 has great significance in their story! Fact: They are extreme and amazing examples of patience! 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 Saints Joachim and Anna As we celebrate the memory of Your righteous Ancestors, through them we importune You, O Lord, that You save our souls. GLORY to God. Acknowledging that the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania has granted Ancient Faith Kids funding to help serve the deaf community! We received a grant that allows us to do the time-consuming work of correcting of our captions on all of our Ancient Faith Kids videos. We are so grateful to be partnering with them, and other efforts to serve the deaf community are also underway. Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping fund this community effort! https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#asl #orthodoxchristian #ancientfaithkids “Lord, have mercy.” There are many reasons for us to ask God for His mercy! When we ask God for His mercy, we are asking for healing, forgiveness, and peace. Learn to sign this important phrase with Deacon Tigran! Deacon Tigran Khachikyan serves at St. Ghevontantis Armenian Cathedral in Burbank, California. He is Deaf, and so is his wife, Maria—together they are raising their two CODA children, Sofia and Samvel, in the richness of the apostolic faith. His calling is to make the invisible visible, bringing the stories, prayers, traditions, and saints of Orthodox Christianity to life through American Sign Language and Armenian Sign Language, for Deaf and hearing alike. Through sign, the ancient faith comes alive. The Word became flesh—everyone belongs. Ancient Faith Kids has been publishing children’s literature for 30 years! From board books to books about saints, to middle grade and young adult novels, check out some of the listings in our store! https://store.ancientfaith.com/ All content for Ancient Faith Kids is carefully created and reviewed to align with Eastern Orthodox teachings. The work being done with the Orthodox Christian Deaf Association is under the umbrella of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. We are excited to create this resource for the very small orthodox deaf community, and hope to inspire our followers to get involved in the incredible work being done by the OCDA! https://www.orthodoxchristiandeafassociation.org/ GLORY to God. Acknowledging that the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania has granted Ancient Faith Kids funding to help serve the deaf community! We received a grant that allows us to do the time-consuming work of correcting our captions on all of our Ancient Faith Kids videos, to help create PiP videos, and to launch this series that focuses on Orthodox terminology within the ASL framework. We are so grateful to be partnering with them. Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping fund this community effort! https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#psalms #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristianity “I cried aloud to God with my voice; my voice cried aloud to God, and He heard me." Listen and learn Psalm 77! Psalms for Kids is read BY young people and created especially FOR kids. Be still and allow the words of the psalms to enter your mind and heart. Set an episode on repeat and memorize a passage or two. Psalms are integral in Orthodox Christian worship, chanted or sung at all services, from vespers to matins to the Divine Liturgy. As Fr. Thomas Hopko said, every expression of human emotion is found in the Book of Psalms. From joy to sorrow--to repentance to faith. All psalms in this series are taken from the Ancient Faith Psalter, generously translated by an anonymous group of monks. Books from Ancient Faith Publishing that feature the Book of Psalms! A CHILD'S GUIDE to the PSALMS! (It's such a special book--A Child's Guide to the Psalms ) A Child’s Guide to Prayer A Child’s Guide to Confession We Pray The Orthodox Study Bible The Ancient Faith Psalter 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

#miracles #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Pres. Katie and her good friends Octy and Anna talk about miracles! Did miracles only happen long ago? What is a miracle? Has a miracle happened in your life? Join us! 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 are super fun and inspiring! Love Comes Down A Child’s Guide to the Psalms A Child’s Guide to Confession 101 & 102 Orthodox Saints! Good News, Bad News The Voyage of St. Brendan A Taste of Paradise The Lost Saint The Little Way of a Pilgrim The Monk Who Grew Prayer Elizabeth: Princess, Abbess, Martyr …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

#artoklasia #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Learn something new about something very old! This episode explores ARTOKLASIA--what it is and how it’s used in the Orthodox Christian Church? Join us! Your host, Christos (Mr. Chris) Kladeftiras, is a tonsured reader in the Greek Orthodox Church who loves his faith and has a passion for sharing the beauty of Orthodox Christianity with children and those around him. He is preparing to attend seminary to become a priest. In 2024, he was recognized with the Archdiocesan District Servant Leadership Award for his dedicated service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Flushing, New York. His ministry and involvement with youth have been longstanding, reflecting his deep commitment to the life of the Church. Odd Brothers productions is a multimedia production company spearheaded by Brothers Michael and Pete Condoleon. The brothers have aspired to create original content for children and families, and are currently in production on multiple family friendly shows, and an original feature film. Ancient Faith and Odd brothers have partnered to bring you Church Things Explained, a simple series to help bring alive elements of the Orthodox Christian Faith. We hope you enjoy! Ancient Faith Publishing books about the liturgical life! Today My Priest Wears White A Child’s Guide to Prayer A Child’s Guide to the Divine Liturgy A Child’s Guide to Vespers In the Candle’s Glow We Pray Pictures of God Sweet Song The Cellarer’s Celery Beautiful Pascha 102 Orthodox Saints …and more! Visit our store page for our full line up of children’s books: https://store.ancientfaith.com/ GLORY to God. Acknowledging that the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania has granted Ancient Faith Kids funding to help serve the deaf community! We received a grant that allows us to do the time-consuming work of correcting our captions on all of our Ancient Faith Kids videos. We are so grateful to be partnering with them, and other efforts to serve the deaf community are also underway. Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping fund this community effort! https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#fruitsofthespirit #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian How do water, sunlight, and soil both support plants and people? How is a seed like our spirit? Explore the growth of plants and people with Mia and Téa! Mia and Téa love sharing their interest in both science and the spiritual life! You can find more about them and the Orthodox Explorers Club at: Orthodox Explorers Club (@orthodoxexplorersclub) https://orthodoxexplorersclub.com/ Find experiments, crafts, book recommendations, and songs here! https://orthodoxexplorersclub.com/resources/ Also, free lab notebook download here: https://orthodoxexplorersclub.com/resources/Lab%20Notebook.pdf free church journal download here!: https://orthodoxexplorersclub.com/resources/Church%20Journal.pdf free adventure journal download here!: https://orthodoxexplorersclub.com/resources/Adventure%20Journal.pdf Come take a look at Ancient Faith Publishing’s books for kids! From stories about saints, to prayer books, to guides for confession, to coloring books there’s a lot of fun stuff at https://store.ancientfaith.com/ GLORY to God. Acknowledging that the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania has granted Ancient Faith Kids funding to help serve the deaf community! We received a grant that allows us to do the time-consuming work of correcting our captions on all of our Ancient Faith Kids videos. We are so grateful to be partnering with them, and other efforts to serve the deaf community are also underway. These videos are: Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping fund this community effort! https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#psalms #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristianity "My heart, O God, is ready, my heart is ready. I will sing, yes, I will sing psalms!" Listen and learn Psalm 57! Psalms for Kids is read BY young people and created especially FOR kids. Be still and allow the words of the psalms to enter your mind and heart. Set an episode on repeat and memorize a passage or two. Psalms are integral in Orthodox Christian worship, chanted or sung at all services, from vespers to matins to the Divine Liturgy. As Fr. Thomas Hopko said, every expression of human emotion is found in the Book of Psalms. From joy to sorrow--to repentance to faith. All psalms in this series are taken from the Ancient Faith Psalter, generously translated by an anonymous group of monks. Books from Ancient Faith Publishing that feature the Book of Psalms! A CHILD'S GUIDE to the PSALMS! (It's such a special book ) A Child’s Guide to Prayer A Child’s Guide to Confession We Pray The Orthodox Study Bible The Ancient Faith Psalter 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