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Altar Boys:  All boys from grade 1-12 are invited to serve as Altar Boys.  We will be creating and sending a schedule.  Friday, October 6, 2006 there will be an Altar Boy Seminar for ALL Altar Boys in the church at 7:00 p.m.

Epistle Readers:  Students from grades 4-12 are chosen as Epistle Readers.  Usually, we pick girls, since they are not able to serve as Altar Boys; however, many boys are also chosen.

Girl’s Retreat:  Friday, October 13, 2006 all girls are invited to a retreat.  This will include a tour of the church and Epistle Reader instructions. 

Picture Day:  We have chosen Sunday, October 22, 2006.  Weather permitting, we will be outside of the church   Group pictures of all Sunday School students, Altar Boys, Teachers, and Dance Groups, in costumes, will be taken.  We will have forms available if you care to purchase any.

Junior Choir:  Junior Choir practices are going to be on Friday nights.  Danica Ninkovic and Marisa Lazich will be running the practices.  Additional practices will be needed on Sundays for Sveti Nikola, Sveti Sava and Bozic programs. 

Sveti Nikola:  This is a wonderful program that will be on Sunday, December 17, 2006.  Divine Liturgy will begin at 9:30am., with the program directly following in the church.  Sveti Nikola makes an appearance and the children sing songs and have some recitals. 

Bozic:  Our children participate in the traditional Christmas Play in church, following Divine Liturgy.  Parts are given for Mary, Joseph, etc. with our youngest children as either angels or shepherds.     

Sveti Sava:  This year’s Sveti Sava is on January 27^th.   This program includes songs, poems and dances. 

Kumovi/Special Person Day:  our children invite their Kumovi (or a Special Person, if their Kumovi are not available) for breakfast, before Divine Liturgy.  Pictures are taken with the children and their Kumovi and the children do a short program as a tribute to their Kumovi.  This year’s Kumovi Day is March 11^th. 

Vidovdan:  Our church’s Slava is on Sunday, June 24, 2007.  The Junior Choir performs a couple of songs. 

Cedar Point:  At the end of the school year, all Sunday School/Cultural Students are invited to go to Cedar Point.  The Mother’s Club pays for all students’ tickets and the date has not yet been set.   

Sveti Sava Camp:  Every year our children are invited to attend Sveti Sava Camp in Libertyville, IL.  This is a religious, week-long  camp taught by many priests and monks.  It is action-packed and full of lots of fun.  We will get next summer’s camp information next March. 

Contact information:  If ever you need to contact us, you may call the church office at 313 893-6025.

Calendar May- June 2007

Friday May, 4 Friday Night Cultural Education
Sunday May, 6 Religious Education
Friday May,11 Friday Night Cultural Education
Sunday May,13 Religious Education
Friday May,18 Last Day of Friday Classes
Sunday May,20 Last Day of Sunday School
Sunday June,24 Vidovdan
 

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Cedar Point

Church School Teachers' Seminar in Detroit a Success

On Saturday, February 18, 2006, our St. Lazarus Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Detroit, Michigan, hosted a workshop/seminar for clergy and church school teachers for the Detroit Deanery. Our guest speaker, Rev. Father Radovan Jakovljevic, Director of Christian Education of the Midwestern Metropolitanate, conducted a Power Point presentation on the topic "Teaching Teachers to Teach." We were delighted to welcome over twenty teachers and educators, along with six local clergymen, who eagerly and joyfully took part in this seminar.

The presentation was based on a "How To" method which covered long-standing issues in teaching, such as - the role of a teacher, curriculum decisions teachers must make, teaching activities, educational resources, teaching strategies, lesson planning, the system/guidance of asking questions, objectives and goals, creative use of the media, and many other topics were covered. Father Radovan explained the different methods and techniques that teachers can use in preparing and conducting effective lesson plans and educational programs. After the presentation, many teachers participated in discussions concerning current situations in our church schools, such as the weaknesses and strengths of our educational programs, and the various methods used in teaching children about our Orthodox faith.

Later that evening the teachers attended the Vespers service in our Cathedral, followed by a "Teen Retreat" in our Social Center. The following day after liturgy, Fr. Radovan visited with our church school children. He also met with teachers to discuss various educational needs, and to answer some of the interesting questions posed by students about our Orthodox Faith.
Overall, the seminar was educational, informational and beneficial to our teachers who expressed their desire and willingness to organize more seminars of this kind.
 

-Deacon Ivan Gasic