Generations of Faith for Byzantine Churches
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History of GOF for Byzantine Churches
2004 - Approached Bishop Robert about GOF
2005 - First planning meeting in Stamford, CT; GOF training in CT; designers meeting in Bound Brook, NJ
2006 - Writers recruited to complete and edit sessions; training of pilot parish teams; John Roberto speaks to all clergy in the four Eparchies; first Byzantine GOF launched in Ambridge, PA
2007 - Second & third group of parish teams trained in Chicago & Pittsburgh; Australia shows interest; Year 1 curriculum is completed; Stamford Eparchy launches their first GOF for Byzantine Churches in Lancaster, NY
2008 - Year 2 curriculum is completed; Canada expresses interest
2009 - The Eparchies of Westminster, Edmonton (Canada) and the Archeparchy of Philadelphia implement GOF for Byzantine Churches; Year 3 sessions are completed
2010 - Year 4 sessions are completed; Eparchy of Saskatoon train parish leaders for GOF for Byzantine Churches
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GOF NEWS:
On April 16, 2010 the Generations of Faith for Byzantine Churches program ran for the Holy Eucharist Cathedral in New Westminster British Columbia Canada.
GOF for Byzantine Churches in Holy Eucharist Cathedral, BC Canada
Sr. Ann Laszok, OSBM trains leaders from 17 parishes in the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy
of Edmonton.
On January 23-24, 2009 Sister Ann Laszok, OSBM presented the use of Generations of Faith for Byzantine Churches to the Eparchy of Edmonton. In attendance were priests and core leaders from some 17 parishes. The inservice started on Friday evening with the Forgiveness Vespers (since the session that was used for training purpose was the Great Fast).
Saturday morning a mini Great Fast session was experienced and later explained by Sr Ann. The afternoon was filled with planning how the parishes would implement Generations of Faith for Byzantine Churches in their parishes.