Middle School (Grades 6 – 8)


Lessons
1. Saint Polycarp of Smyrna
2. 1 Samuel 1
3. 1 Samuel 2
4. 1 Samuel 3
5. 1 Samuel 4
6. Saint Paul’s Epistle to Philemon
7. The Third Epistle of Saint John
8. Saint Paul and Saint Silas in Prison (Acts 16:19-34)
9. Relationships (“The Goal”)
10. The Story of Salvation
11. The Midnight Praise
12. Comparative Theology

Memorization
From the 12th Hour of the Agpeya:
Words to Memorization
1. Psalm 129
2. Psalm 133
3. Psalm 147
4. The Gospel
5. The Litanies
6. The Absolution

Hymns
Words to the Hymns
Required:
1. The Standard Verses of Cymbals
2. The Hymn of the Censer
3. The Standard Praxis Response
4. Response from the Divine Liturgy according to Saint Gregory (“Absolve”)
5. Response from the Divine Liturgy according to Saint Basil (“As It Was”)

Advanced:
1. The Hymn of Blessing
2. The Greek Hymn for the Nativity
3. The Hymn of “Our Lord” for the Feast of Nativity
4. The Hymn for the Epiphany, “A Name of Pride” (first verse)

Coptic
1. The Alphabet
2. The Lord’s Prayer
3. The Psalm Responses for Different Feasts/Occasions
4. Coptic Language (33 words and phrases)