The Three Great Lenten Disciplines: Fasting, Almsgiving, and Prayer
Have you ever entered a Lenten period thinking, "Oh, wow! I get to pray, fast, and give alms more!"? Most of us haven't. But that's because we don't understand the beauty of these practices and the great benefit we can get from them. In this course, we will link these important disciplines to the temptation of Adam and Eve (the fruit was good to eat, pleasant to the eyes, and desirable to make one wise) and the three temptations of Christ, in which He overcame the basic temptations that Adam and Eve succumbed to. Then, we will talk about how, through God's grace and our own practice of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer, we can rise up to new life in Christ.
Fall '21 - Spring '22 Registration is Open!
Fall 2021 Class Session
- Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Mother Melania, Ph.D.
mothermelania3@gmail.comAge Level: 13 years and older; younger students are accepted if parents attend with them
Minimum Enrollment: 2Maximum Enrollment: 15Tuition: $50
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Class Meeting Days and Times:Wednesdays, 11:AM - 12:30 PM Pacific
Please Note: This is a 5-week class -- FALL COURSE MEETS October 20 - November 17.
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Spring 2022 Class Session
- Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Mother Melania, Ph.D.
mothermelania3@gmail.comAge Level: 13 years and older; younger students are accepted if parents attend with them
Minimum Enrollment: 2Maximum Enrollment: 15Tuition: $50
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Class Meeting Days and Times:Wednesdays, 11:AM - 12:30 PM Pacific
Please Note: This is a 5-week class -- SPRING COURSE MEETS January 26 - February 23
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Mother Melania, Ph.D.
Mother Melania (Salem) is the Abbess of the Holy Assumption Orthodox Monastery (OCA) in Calistoga, Ca. She holds the Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Durham, England. She has been a monastic since 1999. She is the author of the series of children’s books entitled Fearless the Fire Duck and His Friends, as well as a continuing series of booklets on the meaning of the Great Feasts of the Church and Stories from the Old Testament.