Orthodox Life Styles Course
This course is designed to have the students explore and experience various Holy Traditions and faith based cultural traditions, following the Liturgical calendar to enrich them and their families and to further deepen their Orthodox faith within their daily lives. The course, over the year, will involve multidisciplinary units with a strong emphasis on scripture, lives of the saints, and Orthodox theology.
Mrs. Jolynn Ruggerio has been involved in Religious Education in various capacities for 50 years. She was a member of the Chicago Metropolis Religious Education Commission and responsible for producing several Pan-Orthodox Teacher Training Seminars. She was a member of Orthodox Christian Synergy producing several Theological Symposium for the Pan-Orthodox community of Greater Chicago. She has been a member of the Pan-Orthodox choir. Together with her husband they are members of St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church and have raised 4 children.
Lessons Include:
Philanthropy Project
Cultural Traditions
Rising Saints
Indiction Creation
Zacharias and Elizabeth
St. Euprhosynos Obedience/apples
Exaltation of the Cross
St. Techla Icons mounting
Holy Protection
St. Innocent
St. Luke the Physcian
St. Demetrios
St. John of Chicago
Prosforo 1
Prosforo 2/St. John Chrysostom
Nativity Fast
St. Barbara/ Tradition of Burbura
St. Lucia
Orthodox Christmas Traditions
Epiphany/ Zalabe
St. Basil /Vasolipita
Artos 1
Artos 2 Three Hierarchs
Presentation of Christ Crepes
Kolliva 1
Kolliva 2
The Great Fast
St. Patrick
St. Mary of Egypt
Lazarakia
St. George
Lebanese Paschal traditions
Sts. Constantine & Helen
Philanthropy Project
Indiction Creation
Zacharias and Elizabeth
St. Euprhosynos Obedience/apples
Exaltation of the Cross
St. Techla Icons mounting
Holy Protection
St. Innocent
St. Luke the Physcian
St. Demetrios
St. John of Chicago
Prosforo 1
Prosforo 2/St. John Chrysostom
Nativity Fast
St. Barbara/ Tradition of Burbura
St. Lucia
Orthodox Christmas Traditions
Epiphany/ Zalabe
St. Basil /Vasolipita
Artos 1
Artos 2 Three Hierarchs
Presentation of Christ Crepes
Kolliva 1
Kolliva 2
The Great Fast
St. Patrick
St. Mary of Egypt
Lazarakia
St. George
Lebanese Paschal traditions
Sts. Constantine & Helen
Philanthropy Project