Mahragan Alkeraza 2017

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1 Mahragan Alkeraza 2017 Grades 1-2 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. 1 Timothy 4:16 1

2 H.H. Pope Tawadros II Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark H.G. Bishop David Bishop of the Diocese of New York and New England Name 2

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE KING SOLOMON ASKS FOR WISDOM 4 SAINT MARY THE MOTHER OF GOD 8 ST. JOHN THE BELOVED 13 THE ROLE OF THE PRIEST IN THE CHURCH (THE SACRAMENT OF PRIESTHOOD) ST. PACHOMIOUS, THE FATHER OF THE COMMUNAL MONASTIC LIFE Dear Parents and Sunday School teachers, please help your child learn the material from the textbook and answer all the quetions in this workbook. 3

4 Watch yourself KING SOLOMON ASKS FOR WISDOM (1KING 2-10) 1)King Solomon was the son of King. a) David b) Charlie c) Martin Luther King Jr. 2)Solomon walked in God s ways and followed His Commandments. 3) King David also followed commandments. a) His son Solomon s b) God s c)the devil s 4)Solomon was when he reigned over the Kingdom of Israel. a) Young b) Old c) Very old 5) God was very in the life of King Solomon. a) Unimportant b)important c)weak 6) The Lord appeared to Solomon at. a) Home b) The Garden c) Gibeon 4

5 7) What did Solomon ask God for? a) Wealth b) Long life c) Wisdom 8) How did God feel about what Solomon asked for? a) b) c) 9) What did God give Solomon? (Circle all the things He gave him) a) Wisdom b) Wealth c)honor 10) God will give Solomon a long life, if. a)solomon walks in obedience to God b) Solomon walks in the garden every morning c) Solomon walks with his dad David 11) Solomon reigned over all Israel for years. a) b) c) 12)Solomon built which is the house of God. a) The Temple b) The Church c) The Tabernacle 5

6 13) God promised David, Solomon s father, that Solomon. a) Would be a bad king b) Would build the temple c) Would live for 100 years 14) At the time of David, the house of God was a. a) Tent called the Tabernacle b) Tent called Temple c) Building called Church 15) It took King Solomon years to build the Temple of Solomon. a) b) c) 16) All the kings of the earth heard about. a) King Solomon s wealth b) King Solomon s wisdom c)king Solomon s palace 17) The Queen of came from a far country to hear the wisdom of Solomon. a) England b) Egypt c)sheba 18) What did King Solomon need in order to succeed? a) Wisdom b) Army c)a Queen 6

7 19) The Queen of Sheba thought a) What she had seen exceeded what she heard about King Solomon b) What she heard about King Solomon exceeded what she had seen c) King Solomon was NOT a wise king. 20) The Story of King Solomon is read in (part of the Bible) a) 2King 2-10 b) 1King 2-10 c) 3King

8 Keep God s Meeting SAINT MARY THE MOTHER OF GOD (THE THEOTOKOS) 1) Adam and Eve fell into sin and. a) Did not obey each other. b)did not obey the devil c) Did not obey God 2) God promised Adam and Eve that. a)he will be born and will NOT save them b)he will be born from a virgin and save them c)he will be a man and will punish them 3 When the time came for God to be Incarnate for our salvation, He chose a. a)very simple virgin girl that no one knew b) Very rich girl everyone knew c) Princess that lived in a palace 4)St. Mary lived in a city called a) Albany b) Boston c) Nazareth 5)God sent Archangel to Mary with a message. a)gabriel b) Michael c)sourial 6) When Mary heard the angel, she was surprised because she was NOT a) Humble b) Rich c) Married 8

9 7) God, the Creator of the whole universe, was born from St. Mary! 8) When St. Mary heard that Elizabeth was pregnant, she immediatly. a) Went to tell her that she will become the Mother of God b) Went to serve her c) Wanted to stay home because she was tired 9) How did St. Mary feel after she knew that she would give birth to God Incarnate? a) She was very proud b)she was very humble c) She was very sad 10) The baby in Elizabeth s womb for joy. a) Leaped b) Walked c) Cried 11) Elizabeth was filled with. a) The Father b) The Son c) The Holy Spirit 12) Elizabeth knew that our Lord Jesus was in. a) St. Mary s womb b) St. Mary s house c) St. Mary s arm 13) Write down the missing words: 9

10 13) But why is this to me, that the 10 of my should to me. (L 1: ) 14) Behold, henceforth all generations will call me a) Praised b)blessed c) Teacher 15) St. Mary deserves to be praised by all people because she is. a) The Mother of God. b) The Mother of St. John. c) The relative of Elizabeth. 16)St. Mary gave birth to Our Lord Jesus in. a) Jerusalem b) Nazareth c) Bethlehem 17) After the Ascension of our Lord Jesus, she stayed with. a) The disciples. b) The high priest. c)her Parents 18) The church celebrates St. Mary s departure to heaven on. a) The 21st of Toba b) The 21st of Tout c) The 21st of April 19) God did not want to leave her body on earth, so. a) He asked the disciples to take her home b) He took it up to heaven c) He took it to the church 20) What does the word Theotokos mean? a) Mother of God b)mother of the Angels c)mother of the Saints

11 21) In our church, we put St. Mary s icon. a)on the left side of the door of the altar on the iconostasis. b) In middle of the iconostasis c) On the right side of the door of the altar on the iconostasis. 22) Complete the sentence below from the introduction of the Creed. We exalt. 11

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13 Abide in God, Always! ST. JOHN THE BELOVED (SYNEXARIUM 4 TOBAH) 1) We read the story of St. John the Beloved in. a) The Book of Synexarium 4 Toot b) The Book of Synexarium 4 Toba c) The Book of Synexarium 21st Toba 2) St. John was a. a) b) c) 3) St. John had a brother named. a) James b) Zebedee c) Matthew 4) St. John is the son of. a) James b) Zebedee c) Matthew 13

14 5) St. John lived in the city of with his family a) Bethlehem b) Boston c) Bethsaida 6) St. John the Beloved was a disciple of. a) St. John the Baptist b) St. Matthew c) St. James his brother 7) St. John the Baptist taught people about. a) History b)repentance c) Cooking fish 8) Our Lord Jesus told St. John and his brother St. James Fo (Matthew : ) 9) When Lord Jesus called St. John and his brother, they. a) Did NOT follow Him b) Ignored Him c)followed Him and became two of the 12 disciples 10)St. John did NOT leave Lord Jesus during His trial and His Passion even though many people abandoned Him. 14

15 11) Lord Jesus asked St. John to take care of. a) His Mother St. Mary b) His brother St. James c) His house 12) Lord Jesus told St. John, Behold your a) Brother b) Sister c) Mother 13) Lord Jesus told St. Mary, Behold your a) Brother b) Son c) Father 14) From that time (when Lord Jesus was on the Cross), St. John took St. Mary to his. a) b) c) 15) In the morning of the Resurrection, St. John went to the tomb with. a)st. James b)st. Peter c) St. Mary 15

16 16) St. John recognized our Lord Jesus at the Sea of Tiberias and said to the disciples. a) It is the Lord b) It looks like the Lord c) This is NOT the Lord 17) St. John ministered first in and surrounding areas. a) Egypt b) Jerusalem c) Rome 18) After the departure of, St. John left Jerusalem and went to Asia Minor. a) St. James b) Lord Jesus c) St. Mary 19) During his ministry, St. John encountered. a) Many presents b) Many difficulties and persecutions c) Many fun trips 20) When St. John was old, people used to to the church to teach them. a) Carry him b) Call him c) him 21) Fill in the missing word: My love. 16

17 22) Love is commandment. a) The most important b) Not important c) Not even a commandment 23) Circle TWO names the church calls St. John. a) The Beloved b) The Carpenter c) The Disciple of Love 24) St. John departed to heaven at the age of. a) Seven years old b) 100 years old c) Thirty-three years old 17

18 Heaven.. So Much More Than We Can Imagine THE ROLE OF THE PRIEST IN THE CHURCH (THE SACRAMENT OF PRIESTHOOD) 1) The church teaches us the way to. a) Heaven b) School c) The mall 2) God has put in place leaders to help us. These leaders are our fathers the priests. 3) Priesthood is one of the church. a) Buildings b) Vessels c) Sacraments 4) Priesthood is a call from God. 5) instituted the Sacrament of Priesthood. a) Our Lord Jesus b) The Pope c) The Bishop 18

19 6) The priest takes care of his people with. a) Force b) Love c) Power 7) If anyone is sick, the Priest. a) Visits and prays for them b) Never visits them c) Ignores them 8) performs every church sacrament. a) The teacher b) Mom and Dad c) The priest 9) In the Sacrament of Baptism, the priest. a) Immerses the child in the water five times b) Sprinkles the child with the water three times c) Immerses the child in the water three times 10) Through the Sacrament of Baptism, we become. a) Children of God b) Children of mom and dad c) Children of the priest 11) We inherited from Adam and Eve. a) Lots of money b) The sin c) Many houses and land 12)The Sacrament of is performed after Baptism. a) Priesthood b) Confession c) Myron 19

20 13) Through the Sacrament of Myron, we receive. a) The seal of the Holy Spirit b) The seal of the martyrs c) The seal of the state 14) We obtain the forgiveness of our sins in the Sacrament of. a) Myron b) Confession c) Marriage 15) FIRST, we need to and promise God that we will not do the sin again. a) Repent b) Confess c) Make a phone call 16) We confess our sins to the priest to obtain. a) Gifts b) Absolution and forgiveness c) Candy 17) After we repent and confess, our hearts become a) Clean b) Dirty c) Hard 18) Fill in the missing words: In the Sacrament of the Eucharist, the priest prays over the and the. 19) The Sacrament of the Eucharist happens during a) Baptism b)liturgy c) Ashya 20

21 20) The bread and wine turn into the of our Lord Jesus. a) Body and Blood b) Bread and Blood c) Body and Wine 21) Through the Sacrament of Communion, we. a) Abide in St. Mary b) Abide in St. George c) Abide in Christ 22) When someone is sick, we should call to anoint him with oil. a) The elders of the church b) All the people of the church c) All the doctors of the church 23) The Sacrament of the is done when someone is sick. a) Eucharist b) Unction of the sick c) Baptism 24) makes the couple one body in the sacrament of Matrimony. a) The Holy Spirit b) The Priest c) The Deacon 25) The Sacrament of is essential for us to perform all the other sacraments. a) The Liturgy b) The Agpya prayers c) Priesthood 21

22 26) It is to obey the priests because they are the leaders of the church. a) Not Important b) Important c) Very hard 22

23 Bring Your Friends To God ST. PACHOMIOUS, THE FATHER OF THE COMMUNAL MONASTIC LIFE SYNEXARIUM 14 BASHANS 1) St. Pachomious parents worshiped. a) The Lord Jesus b) Idols c) The moon 2) St. Pachomious was a in the army. a) Soldier b) Doctor c) Engineer 3) St. Pachomious went with a group of soldiers to a) New York b) Albany c) Esna 4) The soldiers were amazed because. a) The people of Esna offered them food b) The people of Esna prayed the liturgy c) The people of Esna were NOT kind to them 5) Because the people of Esna were kind to St. Pachomious, he vowed to become. a) A soldier b) A Christian c) A Pagan 23

24 6) After St. Pachomious became Christian, he heard about a monk called a) Abba Pishoy b) Abba Makarious c) Abba Palamon 7) A monk is a person who loves God and leaves the world and goes to the monastery. 8) We call St. Pachomious The Father of. a) All monks b) Communal Monasticism c) Solitude 9) Monks who live in solitude, a) Live together b) Pray together c) Live in individual cells 10) In Communal Monasticism, monks. a) Pray in solitude b) Pray together c) Play together 24

25 11) gave St. Pachomious new rules for the monastic life. a) St. Anthony b) An Angel c) Pope Shenouda 12) The Church celebrates St. Pachomious on a) 14 October b) 14 Bashans c) 4 July 13) When people are nice, it influences others to be a) Nice too b) Bad too c) Greedy 25

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27 This Workbook is a production of the Diocese of New York and New England under the Auspices of His Grace Bishop David. May God use this ministry for the Glory of His Holy Name. 27

28 COPTIC ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE DIOCESE OF NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND 28