Sunday School

For many of us the religious education of our children means bringing them Sunday Church School but it is much more. The religious education of our children means attending the Divine Liturgy and praying together in Church. Even more, it’s when we help a child light a candle in Church; praying together before a meal; reading our Bible or attending Bible class. It’s when we teach Sunday Church School to help young people grow in their Faith and participating in the Sacraments. Religious Education is all of these things and more. It's really about getting to know the Person of Christ and following His commands. “It's when all of us come together as one, becoming and functioning as the Body of Christ.”

While primary religious instruction occurs in the home, it is the mission of the Annunciation Sunday School program to supplement that instruction in a way that is age-appropriate and accessible to our children. Through artwork, group discussion, reading, lecture and music, the Sunday School curriculum includes topics as basic as how to do your cross, what it means to fast and proper decorum and behavior in the Church. The children will learn the symbolism that is the Divine Liturgy, understand the sacraments, learn the essential prayers of our faith, including the Nicene Creed and Lord’s Prayer, and learn how to pray. Older children will engage in thoughtful discussion about what it means to live an Orthodox Christian life.

We ask the parents to bring their children to church on time so they will not miss Liturgy or lessons. Divine Liturgy begins at 10:00 a.m.  All Sunday School classes begin immediately after the Communion as students will be safely escorted downstairs by the Sunday School staff and Parish Council members in order for their parents to continue their worship.

Sunday School Schedule 2025 – 2026

September
September 7th Sunday School Registration - Ministry Fair - Ice Cream Social
September 14th Sunday School Sunday of the Holy Cross
September 21st Sunday School
September 28th Sunday School

October
October 5th Sunday School Youth Liturgy
October 12th Sunday School
October 19th Sunday School
October 26th Sunday School

November
November 2nd Sunday School Youth Liturgy
November 9th Sunday School
November 16th Sunday School
November 23rd Sunday School
November 30th Family Worship Thanksgiving Weekend

December
December 7th Sunday School
December 14th Sunday School
December 21st Christmas Pageant Youth Liturgy
December 28th Family Worship Christmas Vacation Week

January
January 4th Sunday School Youth Liturgy
January 11th Sunday School
January 18th Sunday School
January 25th Sunday School

February
February 1st Sunday School Youth Liturgy
February 8th Sunday School
February 15th Family Worship February Vacation
February 22nd Sunday School

March
March 1st Sunday School Youth Liturgy Sunday of Orthodoxy
March 8th Sunday School
March 15th Sunday School Veneration of the Holy Cross
March 22nd Sunday School
March 29th Sunday School

April
April 5th Sunday School Youth Liturgy Palm Sunday
April 12th Family Worship Easter Sunday
April 19th Sunday School
April 26th Sunday School

May
May 3rd Sunday School
May 10th Sunday School
May 17th Sunday School Youth Liturgy Sunday School Graduation