Yearly Archives: 2011

STEWARDSHIP: A TOTAL DEFINITION

Word Magazine October 1982 Page 4 – 5 STEWARDSHIP: A TOTAL DEFINITION by Ron Nicola Co-Chairperson Department of Stewardship When a person encounters a new vocabulary word, two questions usually arise: How is it pronounced? What does it mean? In about 1975, the word “stewardship” began to be used more frequently in parishes throughout our [...]

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Stewardship: A Future Vision

Stewardship: A Future Vision by Ron Nicola "Thank you, Father, for the beautiful sermon you delivered in church today." This common compliment is often received with a certain amount of skepticism by priests. They appreciate the kind words from their parishioners, but they wonder what lasting impact their message will have on those who heard [...]

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Stewardship? A Magic Word?

Word Magazine September 1988 Page 19 - 20 Stewardship? A Magic Word? By Very Rev. Father James C. Meena I would like to speak to you today about a magic word: a word that is supposed to, in the minds of some people, solve all the problems of the Church. The word is stewardship. No [...]

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LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN

Word Magazine October 1986 Page 19 LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN by Ronald Nicola Have you ever been to Antiochian Village? Chances are more people under 18 years old are able to answer in the affirmative than those who are beyond their teen years. Naturally, this is due to the fact that until September, 1985, Antiochian [...]

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Assessing Parish Needs

Word Magazine February 1983 Page 9 - 11 Assessing Parish Needs by Ron Nicola The January, 1983 issue of The Word magazine car­ried an article about stewardship at the parish level. Seven guidelines were presented which were intended to direct the process of building a parish level stewardship program. The first three steps involve the [...]

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YOUR CHILD IN THE CHURCH

Word Magazine March 1983 Page 26-27 YOUR CHILD IN THE CHURCH By Very Rev. Paul Ziatyk Your child is made a member of the Church of Jesus Christ when he is baptized. He is united to the Body of believers through the rituals of initiation and it is an occasion for all of the Church’s [...]

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YOUR CHILD ASKS ABOUT GOD

Word Magazine April 1975 Page 9-13 YOUR CHILD ASKS ABOUT GOD By Chris Long Introduction Children ask us and everyone else in their lives — a lot of questions. They inquire about every point between “Shall I wear my raincoat today?” through “Can God really do everything?” Sometimes they ask their questions persistently with a [...]

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WORSHIP: AN ELEMENTARY HANDBOOK OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH

Word Magazine February 1974 Page 11-12/24 WORSHIP: AN ELEMENTARY HANDBOOK OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH By Father Thomas Hopko New York: Orthodox Church In America, 1972. WORSHIP: an Elementary Hand­book of the Orthodox Faith is the second volume in the series entitled “The Orthodox Faith” published by the Department of Religious Educa­tion of the Orthodox Church [...]

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WHY WE TEACH IN THE CHURCH

Word Magazine January 1986 Page 17 WHY WE TEACH IN THE CHURCH by Father Peter G. Rizos The following is the second of four articles. Father Rizos is an Adjunct Instructor of Religious Education at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School. Orthodox Christian education is the attempt by committed and trained Church members to awaken [...]

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TURN NOT THY FACE FROM ME, O LORD

Word Magazine June 1968 Page 13/15 TURN NOT THY FACE FROM ME, O LORD By Father James Meena An Open Letter To Orthodox Christians In the Teaching Profession Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ: This letter is addressed to all who are talented and trained and devoted to the art of teaching in public schools. [...]

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