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NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:
September 4, 2002
Contact:  Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos
Tel: (617) 850-1218; Fax: (617) 850-1489
E-mail: frfrank@goarch.org

                 DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ANNOUNCES
                      NEW CATECHETICAL RESOURCE CATALOG

Brookline, MA ? The Department of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America has recently released its new catechetical resource
catalogue.  The instructional material summarized in the 2002 ? 2004
Orthodox Catechetical Resource Guide provides families, educators and
students of all ages with the means of increasing their knowledge and
appreciation of the spiritual values and heritage of the Orthodox Church.
The purpose of Orthodox Catechesis is to help build up the Church, the Body
of Christ, by nurturing every Christian in the life of personal communion
with the Holy Trinity (theosis).

According to the Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos, Director of the Religious
Education Department (DRE) for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
the new 49-page Catechetical Resource Catalog containing over 600 items is
entitled: Learning, Loving and Living our Orthodox Faith.   The new catalog
is a reflection of the Archdiocese mandate that the Department of Religious
Education be responsible for all levels of religious education in the
Archdiocese from early childhood through Adult Education.

In addition to Church School Curriculum materials and age-appropriate
supplements, the catalog includes books for Adult Education, Vacation
Church School Programs, Resources for Catechists and Parents, Children's
Books, Prayer Books, Bibles, Scriptural Resources, Religious Pamphlets,
Multimedia CDs, CD-ROMs, Videos, and Audio Cassettes, Orthodox Icons and
Gifts, St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival materials, and more.  The
catalog is easy to use with a clear Table of Contents and an alphabetical
Index of all the titles.

The multimedia offerings have been expanded by the addition of several
iconographic CDs and interactive CD-ROMs such as the newly released
interactive, educational CD-ROM, The Ecumenical Patriarchate, to help
Orthodox Christians better understand the historical, theological, and
ecclesiological aspects of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.  The CD-ROM, which
was sponsored by the Order of Saint Andrew and unveiled at the recent
Clergy-Laity Congress, includes video clips of Patriarch Bartholomew, a
comprehensive menu of past Ecumenical Patriarchs which, when activated,
will hyperlink to their respective biographies, activities and their
theological achievements.  In addition to a virtual reality tour of the
Patriarchal chapel, a list of the past and present Archons of the Order of
Saint Andrew with short biographies is included.  Other CD-ROM products
developed by the DRE includes: The Royal Road: An instructional journey
through the Triodion  and, Put on Christ: An interactive examination of
Holy Baptism.

The new Catechetical Resource Guide may be viewed on-line at
www.religioused.goarch.org or you may obtain a complimentary copy by
contacting the Department of Religious Education at 800-566-1088.
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