#godparents #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Pres. Katie and her good friends talk about the most important thing a godparent can do. Anna, Octy, and Jane have a lot of questions! Do you have a godparent? 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! Let’s Build Our Church A Child’s Guide to Prayer A Child’s Guide to Confession 101 & 102 Orthodox Saints! Good News, Bad News The Voyage of St. Brendan Everything Tells Us About God The Lost Saint The Little Way of a Pilgrim Anthony, the Great …and a bunch 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

#innocent #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian O glorious St. Innocent, pray to God for us! (scroll down for words of the hymn!) This week Fr. Alexander talks about Saint Innocent of Alaska whose tireless missionary efforts then led him to becoming a bishop, and eventually the head of the Russian Church. Join us to learn his hymn and know more about this beautiful saint, celebrated every year on March 31. 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: As a missionary, St. Innocent worked to find ways to bring Orthodoxy to people in their own language. Fact: It took St. Innocent and his family an entire year to travel from Russia to Alaska. 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. Innocent of Alaska You evangelized the northern people of America and Asia,  proclaiming the Gospel of Christ to the natives in their own tongues.  O holy hierarch father Innocent,  enlightener of Alaska and all America, whose ways were ordered by the Lord,  pray to Him for the salvation of our souls in His Heavenly Kingdom 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

#shineyourlight #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Ms Kristina talks about the word “worms” and saves some after a rainstorm! Worms are an important part of God’s creation! Inspired by St. Maria of Paris, Ms Kristina talks about being kind and loving your neighbor. Join Ms Kristina and explore faith, words, counting, colors, and much more! Young children will laugh and learn, and then be challenged to move away from the screen and experience good things in real life! Kristina Tartara is a children's book author, illustrator, and early childhood educator. She has written and/or illustrated several Orthodox board books and was a co-author for Parenting Toward the Kingdom: A Companion Guide. She lives with her witty husband, two sweet girls, and a snuggly pup named Penny. Visit (no title) to find lesson plans and resources for creating a play-based church school classroom. How to find Ms Kristina: Website:https://raisingorthodoxchristians.com/ Instagram: @‌raisingoc Facebook: @‌RaisingOrthodoxChristians Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/philotheia Pinterest - Church School Lesson Ideas @‌RaisingOC Illustration Portfolio: https://www.kristinatartara.com/ ANCIENT FAITH KIDS BOOKS--for toddlers! NEW - Let's Build Our Church Today My Priest Wears White Love Comes Down Goodnight, Child of God I Pray Today Goodnight Jesus Josiah and Julia Nine Deer and Me --and don’t forget the Beautiful series of coloring 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

Хайде да научим всичко за Светия Господен Кръст и защо той е толкова важен за нас - християните. От видеото ще видим и как правилно да изобразяваме кръстния знак върху себе си. Благодарим на целия екип, който участва в реализирането на това видео на Български език, на Михаил, Йоан, Анастасия, Димитър и Мариам, режисурата на Надежда Панайотова и за красивата продукция на Антон Марков. Ако се интересувате от повече информация за православната вяра, можете да погледнете издадените книги за деца от Клисурски манастир "Св.св. Кирил и Методий": "Православен буквар" "Книга за Пресвета Богородица" "Христос Воскресе!" "От Аз-град в Ти-град" "От Ти-град в Небесния град" This video was translated into Bulgarian because so many lovely people wanted it to happen. Tsvetelina emailed on behalf of the sisters from the Bulgarian Orthodox monastery "Клисурски манастир"-- the Klisurski Monastery of "St. Cyril and St. Methodius." Natalie gave her permission, Yasen jumped in to help, then handed things over to Anton, who worked on and produced the video. There will be more videos made in the Bulgarian language, which is just wonderful. We encourage other Orthodox Christians, from other countries and languages, to reach out to us to do similar work. We don't expect children all around the world to speak English, and would love to share these resources with them. For Orthodox Christian books for kids in English, check out Ancient Faith Store Made with love. Powered by donors! Thank you to our donors, who help sponsor this missionary work. May God bless you. Consider helping fund this community effort! https://web.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?tsid=33193

#icons #ancientfaithkids #orthodoxchristian Learn something new about something very old! This episode explores icons--what are they and why are they present 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