Generations of Faith for Byzantine Churches

Five Year GOF Curriculum Plan
(The program repeats every 5 years)

	Year 1 Church Year	Year 2 Church Year	Year 3 Church Year	Year 4 Holy Mysteries	Year 5 Liturgy & Morality
September	Welcome to the Church Year	Exaltation of the Cross: Themes:Victorious Cross; Salvation and Redemption	Nativity of the Theotokos:	Marriage: Feast of Sts. Joachim & Anne	What is Liturgy?
October	St. Philip's Fast: Theme: Fasting and Preparation	Protection of Our Lady Theme: Prayer	Feast of St. Demetrius Theme: Martyrdom	Theme: Services for the Dead	Liturgical Times
November		Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple Theme: Dedication to God's service	Eucharist Theme: Giving Thanks & Service (St. John the Almsgiving)	Divine Liturgy	Vespers
December	The Nativity: Theme: Incarnation	Feast of St. Nicholas: Theme: Gifts we have recieved, we need to give	Ancestors / Genealogy Theme:Preparing for the Messiah	Anointing	Matins
January	Encounter of our Lord in the Temple: Theme: Light	Theophany Theme: First Revelation of Trinity	Feast pf St. Basil / 3 Holy Hierarchs Theme: Faith in Christ; Handing down the Tradition	Deaconate	Liturgy of the Hours
February	The Great Fast: Theme: Forgiveness and Repentance	The Great Fast & The Presanctified Liturgy Theme: Nourished by our Dependance on God	The Great Fast (St. Ephraim) Theme Conversion	Confession	Liturgical Space
March	Good Friday: Theme: The Passion	Holy Week: Theme: Eschatology	Annunciation Theme: Cooperation with God's will	Initiation	Liturgy of the Word
April	Pachal Season: Theme: Joy and Celebration for 50 days	Resurrection / Pascha Theme: Conquering death by death	St. Thomas: Theme: Faith - I believe in Christ	Eucharist (Holy Thursday)	Liturgy of the Eucharist
May	Pentecost: Theme: Empowered by the Holy Spirit for Christ's Mission to the World (personal & communal)	Ascention: Theme: Christ Among us	All Saints: Theme: Community of Saints; Many members, one body	Chrismation
Summer		Transfiguration: Theme: Christ the image of the Father	Dormition of the Mother of God: Theme: God's promise fulfulled in Mary is for all	Ordination