REVITALIZING THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF THE ARMENIAN
REVITALIZING THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCH
WAS THE THEME OF THE CONSULTATION IN KESSAB (SYRIA)
Upon the initiative of His Holiness Aram I, the Department on Sunday Schools of the Catholicosate organized a consultation on the theme “Revitalizing the Sunday School”. It took place from 8-10 September 2009, at the Injejikian-Gulbenkian Centre in Kessab (Syria).
More than 25 Sunday School Directors, educators and curriculum experts from Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, Iran, Kuwait and other Gulf countries took part. They discussed the relationship between home, church and the Sunday School in the growth of faith; new religious movements and their impact on the life of the church and society; church and spirituality. The consultation recommended that the Sunday school by-laws of dioceses be revised in view of the new challenges and identify new pedagogical methods to respond to the spiritual needs of the youth.
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