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Currently October is only available in the Orthodox Liturgical Bundle (Below):

A brand new printable is here for the month of October! Each liturgical year, I always hope to gain a little more understanding of the Orthodox faith, and learn to live more deeply in the Orthodox traditions as a family. As we progress through this year, my goal is to continue to take the bite size pieces to add onto our homeschooling and daily life.

This Month Includes :

Important dates for October, a Saint of the month, a family fall activity, a child activity, a song, additional reading suggestions and 3 Maxims to work on as a family!

Want to Listen to the Song of the Month?

Check out this YouTube Video

Do you want to share this with your parish and/or school? Now available for download for bulk printing!

As a priest wife and mother, I create these resources with my parish and own home in mind. Last month I was able to share it with my own parish, which was so sweet! It’s really something to see something I’ve put so much time in being enjoyed by others! This last month I was contacted by an Orthodox school and a few parishes about wanting to share this print with their communities. I was thrilled and encouraged by the response!! Previously I didn’t have a listing option set up for bulk distribution, so this month I created one. These resources take a lot of time to put together, so I appreciate your purchase for ‘bulk print’ if you intend to distribute this to your parish or school.

Other Download Options Available for October:

This listing is intended for bulk printing and distribution for your parish or school.

Old Calendar (OS) This print is intended for a single family home.

Living the Orthodox Faith in our modern age is tough. My hope with this simple August print is to provide a visual to help families with a few “bite size” activities each month to help incorporate the life of the Church into our homes. This particular month is a busy month as August 1-15 is the the Dormition fast. This is a great opportunity to re-set our focus on attending services, prayer, fasting, and giving alms. That alone will keep you busy enough!

One of my favorite things about the Orthodox Church is the Liturgical calendar. I love the rich traditions that help us engage in the Liturgical year as well. It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of feast days, saint days, fasting periods, etc. So my hope is to pair it down for you. Let’s make a goal to learn about ONE saint this month, and do ONE activity this month (aka bake a cake for St Phanourios’ feast). Throughout the month, learn ONE hymn by singing it together every day, or as often as you can. And lastly, intentionally carve out time to create a strong family culture in your home (in the Family Corner section). According to Saint John Chrysostom, the home is a “little church.” By bringing these small experience of the Church into the home, we more fully recognize and appreciate what it means to be the Church when we gather during the Liturgy. Our lives at home should be a reflection of our life in the Church. I’ve also included a few reminders of common traditions associated with the feast days this month.

I hope you enjoy this print. I put my heart into it, hoping that families would be encouraged to live the Orthodox faith confidently, knowing our Hope is found in the Lord. Each purchase helps sustain my blog so that I can continue to provide free resources, so thank you for your continued support!

You might also be interested in my FREE August monthly guide blogpost that I published last year, which includes lots of activities, links, resources and information about the various feast days happening this month.