#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

#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. Why do borders matter? In this ninth episode of Icon Painting for Kids you’ll learn about drawing borders and their purpose within the context of an icon--especially how to draw Celtic knotwork. You’ll also be encouraged to draw some borders yourself. 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! 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. These videos are: Made with love. Powered by donors! Consider helping fund this community effort! https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#paraskeve #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian O glorious St. Paraskeve, pray to God for us! (scroll down for words of the hymn!) This week Fr. Alexander talks about St. Paraskeve of Rome, who was offered power and a luxurious life in exchange for a denial of Christ. She refused! Join us to sing her hymn and know more about this beautiful saint, celebrated every year on July 26th. 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: St. Paraskeve is the patron saint of eyes because of God’s healing power in answer to her prayers… Fact: She lived so close to the time of Christ! 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 St. Paraskeve of Rome Your diligence corresponded to your name, Paraskeve, which denotes preparedness. Through faith you inherited the promised dwelling that was prepared for you, O prize-winning Martyr. Therefore you pour out cures and healings, and you intercede on behalf of 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