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| HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM SCHEDULE | | | | Church of the Virgin Mary & St. Athanasius
Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver and Western Canada |
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| CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR | | 2023-2024 | OUR MISSION: | Our mission is to REACH every youth in order to CONNECT him/her in the fellowship with other Christians, to help him/her GROW in their faith, to challenge them to DISCOVER their role/ministry and ultimately to HONOUR God with their lives. |
| CURRICULUM CONTACT | | |
| MINISTRY RESOURCE CENTRE | | |
| CLICK TO BORROW A BOOK FROM ADMIN (Books are highlighed in RED below) | | |
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| WEEK | DATE | GRADE NINE | GRADE TEN | GRADE ELEVEN | GRADE TWELVE |
| MYSELF AND GOD:
FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND HOW GOD SEES ME | MYSELF AND OTHERS:
PRACTICAL FAITH AND BIBLICAL VIRTUES | MYSELF AND THE CHURCH:
DEFENDING THE FAITH AND UNDERSTANDING MY PURPOSE | MYSELF AND THE COMMUNITY:
SHARING THE FAITH AND PRACTICING LITURGICAL VALUES |
| Nayrouz and the New School Year | | | | |
| 1 | Sep 6 | Welcome Party, Ice Breakers and
Meet & Greet | Introduction to Christian Virtues | Life of Repentance | Living for God: God and Careers |
| 2 | Sep 13 | OUTREACH EVENT
Fr. Pishoy | OUTREACH EVENT
Fr. Pishoy | OUTREACH EVENT
Fr. Pishoy | OUTREACH EVENT
Fr. Pishoy |
| 3 | Sep 20 | Priorities and Time Management | Humility | CONFESSION NIGHT | CONFESSION NIGHT |
| 4 | Sep 27 | St. Rebecca the Martyr | Deuterocanonical Books (Tobit) | Communication: Real Talk vs Text | Why Does Evil Exist? |
| 5 | Oct 4 | How to Pray and Basics of Prayer
The Perfect Worship B5 (Chapter 2) | Self-Image
Every Young Woman's Battle R5 Part IV | Science vs Faith | PURITY AND SEXUALITY
Fr. Pishoy |
| 6 | Oct 11 | How to Study (Learning Styles and Study Strategies) | Almsgiving | UNIVERSITY FAIR | UNIVERSITY FAIR |
| 7 | Oct 18 | Bullying | Types of Soil | Christian Psychological Health | Applying for University |
| 8 | Oct 25 | How to Read the Bible | Church & Scripture: Sacraments | Timeless Truth: Does God Exist | Men and Women: Equal Value, Different Roles |
| 9 | Nov 1 | OUTREACH NIGHT
Fr. Anthony Mourad | OUTREACH NIGHT
Fr. Anthony Mourad | OUTREACH NIGHT
Fr. Anthony Mourad | OUTREACH NIGHT
Fr. Anthony Mourad |
| 10 | Nov 8 | Sacrament of Confession | CONFESSION NIGHT | The Agpeya - Your Prayer Guide
The Worship in our Church G7
(Chapter 2) | Is the Creation Fact or Myth? |
| 11 | Nov 15 | CONFESSION NIGHT | Calmness and Controlling Your Emotions | Timeless Truth in Truthless Times:
Did Jesus Actually Exist | Evangelism is an Act of Love:
Win the Person, not the Argument |
| Nativity Fast and Feast | | | | |
| 12 | Nov 22 | How to Fast and Basics of Fasting | BIBLE RELIABILITY AND INFALLIBILITY
Fr. Pishoy | Fasting and Self-Control | Nativity Fast: Prepare your heart to receive the incarnate Word |
| 13 | Nov 29 | Women of the Old Testament | Abortion | A Tale of Two Gods: OT vs NT | Christ: Fulfillment of Prophecies
Our Holy Bible and Our All-Holy Christ G4 (Chapters 4-5) |
| 14 | Dec 6 | Sins of the Tongue | St. CyrIl of Alexandria | Coptic Hymns and Worship | Defending the Faith |
| 15 | Dec 13 | Our Gifts and Talents | Can One Live a Moral Life without God? | Zeal | Vanity (Book of Ecclesiastes) |
| 16 | Dec 20 | Our Bodies are the Temple of God
Every Young Woman's Battle R5
(Part III #10) | The Beauty of Kiahk | Icons: Windows to Heaven | Doubt
The Case for Faith R7
(Chapter 2) |
| 17 | Dec 27 | End of the Year Reflections and
Prayer Night | Discipleship and Relating to Authority | New Year: Finding Your Purpose
Purpose Driven Youth Ministry R25
(Chapter 7-10) | Adapting without Conforming |
| 18 | Jan 3 | Christmas Activities | Joseph - The Underrated Servant | Nativity - On the Incarnation
The Incarnation of Christ W3
(Chapter II) | Salvation in the Orthodox Perspective |
| New Calendar Year and Exams | | | | |
| 19 | Jan 10 | Fear and Negative Feelings | Depression | Early Stages of Depression | Stress and Anxiety |
| 20 | Jan 17 | Feast of Theophany | CONFESSION NIGHT | Part 1: Importance and Spirituality of the Divine Liturgy | Is God our Vending Machine? Prosperity Gospel |
| 21 | Jan 24 | Intercessions of the Saints | Galations and Inclusion in the Church | Metrics of Faith | Being Joyful |
| 22 | Jan 31 | Basics of Communication | Submission
Paradise of the Spirit Vol 3 G9
(Chapter 8) | Part 2: Understanding the Liturgy | Jonah: From an Unwilling Missionary to a Great Prophet |
| 23 | Feb 7 | How to Serve and Basics of Service | The Holy Trinity | CONFESSION NIGHT | CONFESSION NIGHT |
| 24 | Feb 14 | The Divine Liturgy | The Virtue of Love | A Loving God: Hosea | The Prayer of Jabez |
| 25 | Feb 21 | The Christian Family | Ecumenical Councils: Nicea | Understanding Suffering | Life of Discipleship |
| Lenten Fast | | | | |
| 26 | Feb 28 | Preparing for Lent (Church Fasts and Weeks of Great Lent) | Do We All Worship the Same God? | How to Deal with Biblical Contradictions | Fasting and Asceticism |
| 27 | Mar 7 | Pope Kyrillos and Fr. Pishoy Kamel | Temptation on the Mountain | Forgiveness | Daniel: A Man of Integrity |
| 28 | Mar 14 | The Forgiving Father | Friendship | Personality Types - You are Unique | The Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes |
| 29 | Mar 21 | Miracles | The Holy Spirit and the Council of Constantinople | An Overview of Church History | Evangelism with Love: Samaritan Woman |
| 30 | Mar 28 | Self-Esteem | Spirituality and Rites of
Apocalypse Night | DATING
Fr. Pishoy | God's Will and Unanswered Prayers |
| 31 | Apr 4 | Understanding Holy Week | How to Benefit from Holy Week | Be Ready and Watchful | Rites of Holy Pascha Week |
| 32 | Apr 11 | PALM EVENT | PALM EVENT | PALM EVENT | PALM EVENT |
| 33 | Apr 18 | GOOD FRIDAY | GOOD FRIDAY | GOOD FRIDAY | GOOD FRIDAY |
| Resurrection and Holy Fifty Days | | | | |
| 34 | Apr 25 | The Power of Resurrection | Thomas: The Devoted Pessimist | Resurrection: It Actually Happened | Transformed through the Resurrection |
| 35 | May 2 | OUTREACH EVENT
Fr. Pishoy | Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon | Lukewarmness: A Dangerous State | Dealing with Conflict |
| 36 | May 9 | Commitment and Seriousness in Spiritual Life
Characteristics of the Way to God G2 (Ch 2) | The Catholic Church | Key Women in Christ's Life | Spiritual Dryness |
| 37 | May 16 | OUTREACH NIGHT | OUTREACH NIGHT | OUTREACH NIGHT | OUTREACH NIGHT |
| 38 | May 23 | MIX LESSON 1 | MIX LESSON 1 | MIX LESSON 1 | MIX LESSON 1 |
| 39 | May 30 | MIX LESSON 2 | MIX LESSON 2 | MIX LESSON 2 | MIX LESSON 2 |
| 40 | Jun 6 | MIX LESSON 3 | MIX LESSON 3 | MIX LESSON 3 | THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
Fr. Pishoy |
| Pentecost and the Apostles' Fast | | | | |
| 41 | Jun 13 | MIX LESSON 4 | MIX LESSON 4 | MIX LESSON 4 | MIX LESSON 3 |
| 42 | Jun 20 | MIX REVIEW OF LESSONS 1-2 | MIX REVIEW OF LESSONS 1-2 | MIX REVIEW OF LESSONS 1-2 | MIX LESSON 4 |
| 43 | Jun 27 | MIX REVIEW OF LESSONS 3-4 | MIX REVIEW OF LESSONS 3-4 | MIX REVIEW OF LESSONS 3-4 | MIX REVIEW |
| 44 | Jul 4 | MIX COMPETITION | MIX COMPETITION | MIX COMPETITION | MIX COMPETITION |
| 45 | Jul 11 | The Apostles and the Beginning of the Church | The Great Commission | The Work of the Holy Spirit | The Book of Acts: The Early Church |
| Summer Break | | | | |
| 46 | Jul 18 | Life After Death
Experience of the Next Life F8 | Anger | The Deuterocanonical Books | Praying from the Bible |
| 47 | Jul 25 | Communion with God | The Protestant Church | The 12 Disciples: 12 Ordinary Men | Jude's Epistle |
| 48 | Aug 1 | The Letter to Philemon | HOMOSEXUALITY
TBC | The Vows of Monasticism | Heroes of Faith |
| St. Mary's Fast and Feast | | | | |
| 49 | Aug 8 | ST. MARY'S ENGLISH REVIVAL | ST. MARY'S ENGLISH REVIVAL | ST. MARY'S ENGLISH REVIVAL | ST. MARY'S ENGLISH REVIVAL |
| 50 | Aug 15 | ST. MARY'S ENGLISH REVIVAL | ST. MARY'S ENGLISH REVIVAL | ST. MARY'S ENGLISH REVIVAL | ST. MARY'S ENGLISH REVIVAL |
| End of School Year | | | | |
| 51 | Aug 22 | The Sacrament of Marriage
Characteristics of the Way to God G2
(Chapter 4) | Euthanasia and Medical Assistance in Dying | Our Universe and Environment | Life of Prayer |
| 52 | Aug 29 | The Titles of St. Mary | Jehovah's Witnesses | Holy Tradition G12 | End of Year Party |
| Extra Lessons | | | | |
| | | St. Pishoy | Fruits of the Spirit | A Life of Sacrifice | Serving the Church AND Models of Service AND Making a Difference |
| | | | | EVOLUTION
Fr. Pishoy | Judge Not Others |