Living Liturgically in September
On this page you will find resources for popular feast days celebrated in the Orthodox Church in September
Here is a collection of blogposts for feast days and saints celebrated in the month of September. In each of these blogs you will find summarized information about the feast/saints, activity suggestions for younger and older kids, reading suggestions and more. These are not just activities for activities sake, of course. My hope is that these will aid you in sharing more about our faith with your children in a way that is developmentally appropriate, allows for their exploration and participation in the feast, and hopefully cultivate a rich soil in their hearts that allows the seed of Truth that stays with them all the days of their life. I absolutely love learning more about the saints and feast days and try my best to set them apart from other days. I hope these resources are a blessing to you!
September - in the Orthodox Church, the liturgical year begins on September 1st! In addition to the New Church Year, we have some beloved saints celebrated this month + two Great Feast Days! Perhaps you’re like me, and you are planning some fun fall themed activities this month while also celebrating these wonderful saints. For example, I love incorporating apple themed treats or apple picking for St Euphrosynos’ feast day (September 11) since part of his story is the apples he received from paradise. There are many ways to participate in the liturgical life this month, I pray whatever you do, the Lord blesses your efforts!
In this guide you’ll find simple and easy ideas to celebrate the Nativity of the Theotokos as a family - emphasis on easy! Activity suggestions, book recommendations, song links, and additional information so you can share her story and what this feast is all about!