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The Damascene Podcast features Scriptural and patristic readings with accompanying commentary, lives of saints, as well as other spiritually educational contributions. It is is a production of the Saint John...
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The Damascene Podcast features Scriptural and patristic readings with accompanying commentary, lives of saints, as well as other spiritually educational contributions.
It is is a production of the Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative.
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It is is a production of the Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative.
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3 JAN 2025 · For more information, visit: https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com
How to Make a Donation: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of America, please make checks payable to: GOC Missions 151 Heron Rd Cobleskill, NY 12043 memo: OEI Scholarship
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Payment options for those in Canada: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of Toronto, please make cheques payable to: GOC Metropolis of Toronto 313 Helen Ave Unionville ON L3R 1J9Â
Another payment option for Canada: Interac e-Transfer to: etransfers@goctoronto.org    ______________
For all donations *under $15,000*, please make checks payable to St John of Damascus and send them to: Â
Saint John of Damascus 623 Old School House Drive Springfield, PA 19064.        ______________
Using PayPal: To make a donation by PayPal, you may go to our donate page: Â https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com/donate/
A brief word about the initiative. The Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative is a program, under the auspices of the Eparchial Synod of America (GOC), meant to provide an Orthodox Christian education in our diocese. It uses the Classical system of education. This program is for everyone. Whether your child attends public or private school or is homeschooled, the program offers online classes taught by Orthodox teachers.
3 JAN 2025 · For more information, visit: https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com
How to Make a Donation: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of America, please make checks payable to: GOC Missions 151 Heron Rd Cobleskill, NY 12043 memo: OEI Scholarship
 ______________
Payment options for those in Canada: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of Toronto, please make cheques payable to: GOC Metropolis of Toronto 313 Helen Ave Unionville ON L3R 1J9Â
Another payment option for Canada: Interac e-Transfer to: etransfers@goctoronto.org    ______________
For all donations *under $15,000*, please make checks payable to St John of Damascus and send them to: Â
Saint John of Damascus 623 Old School House Drive Springfield, PA 19064.        ______________
Using PayPal: To make a donation by PayPal, you may go to our donate page: Â https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com/donate/
A brief word about the initiative. The Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative is a program, under the auspices of the Eparchial Synod of America (GOC), meant to provide an Orthodox Christian education in our diocese. It uses the Classical system of education. This program is for everyone. Whether your child attends public or private school or is homeschooled, the program offers online classes taught by Orthodox teachers.
3 JAN 2025 · For more information, visit: https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com
How to Make a Donation: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of America, please make checks payable to: GOC Missions 151 Heron Rd Cobleskill, NY 12043 memo: OEI Scholarship
 ______________
Payment options for those in Canada: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of Toronto, please make cheques payable to: GOC Metropolis of Toronto 313 Helen Ave Unionville ON L3R 1J9Â
Another payment option for Canada: Interac e-Transfer to: etransfers@goctoronto.org    ______________
For all donations *under $15,000*, please make checks payable to St John of Damascus and send them to: Â
Saint John of Damascus 623 Old School House Drive Springfield, PA 19064.        ______________
Using PayPal: To make a donation by PayPal, you may go to our donate page: Â https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com/donate/
A brief word about the initiative. The Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative is a program, under the auspices of the Eparchial Synod of America (GOC), meant to provide an Orthodox Christian education in our diocese. It uses the Classical system of education. This program is for everyone. Whether your child attends public or private school or is homeschooled, the program offers online classes taught by Orthodox teachers.
3 JAN 2025 · For more information, visit: https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com
How to Make a Donation: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of America, please make checks payable to: GOC Missions 151 Heron Rd Cobleskill, NY 12043 memo: OEI Scholarship
 ______________
Payment options for those in Canada: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of Toronto, please make cheques payable to: GOC Metropolis of Toronto 313 Helen Ave Unionville ON L3R 1J9Â
Another payment option for Canada: Interac e-Transfer to: etransfers@goctoronto.org    ______________
For all donations *under $15,000*, please make checks payable to St John of Damascus and send them to: Â
Saint John of Damascus 623 Old School House Drive Springfield, PA 19064.        ______________
Using PayPal: To make a donation by PayPal, you may go to our donate page: Â https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com/donate/
A brief word about the initiative. The Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative is a program, under the auspices of the Eparchial Synod of America (GOC), meant to provide an Orthodox Christian education in our diocese. It uses the Classical system of education. This program is for everyone. Whether your child attends public or private school or is homeschooled, the program offers online classes taught by Orthodox teachers.
3 JAN 2025 · For more information, visit: https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com
How to Make a Donation: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of America, please make checks payable to: GOC Missions 151 Heron Rd Cobleskill, NY 12043 memo: OEI Scholarship
 ______________
Payment options for those in Canada: For donations over $15,000 to the students of the Metropolis of Toronto, please make cheques payable to: GOC Metropolis of Toronto 313 Helen Ave Unionville ON L3R 1J9Â
Another payment option for Canada: Interac e-Transfer to: etransfers@goctoronto.org    ______________
For all donations *under $15,000*, please make checks payable to St John of Damascus and send them to: Â
Saint John of Damascus 623 Old School House Drive Springfield, PA 19064.        ______________
Using PayPal: To make a donation by PayPal, you may go to our donate page: Â https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com/donate/
A brief word about the initiative. The Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative is a program, under the auspices of the Eparchial Synod of America (GOC), meant to provide an Orthodox Christian education in our diocese. It uses the Classical system of education. This program is for everyone. Whether your child attends public or private school or is homeschooled, the program offers online classes taught by Orthodox teachers.
17 APR 2024 · Fr. John discusses how the Initiative is growing and also the challenges associated with that growth. Furthermore, he discusses the Encyclical put out by the Holy Synod on the topic of the education of our youth.
 Please watch our Headmaster's SPOTS Interview:
 https://youtu.be/ewtwrgLpthE?feature=shared
Please support our scholarship fund which is still in need of donations for this year: https://orthodoxlearninggoc.com/donate/
See below the Encyclical from the Holy Synod:
https://www.hotca.org/documents/encyclicals/1190-nativity-message-for-2023
28 MAR 2024 · For more information, visit:
4 MAY 2023 · Vasilios sits down (via Zoom) with Byzantine Chant instructor Peter George to discuss his experience with Byzantine Chant, its rich tradition, English translations, his work at the Initiative, and his own recent translation of the Supplicatory Canon to St. Anastasia.
To register for Byzantine Chant 101 for adults, visit orthodoxlearninggoc.com and click "Register."
Supplicatory Canon to Great Martyr Anastasia, the Deliverer from Potions:
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2plempBNEVUajd0cmVTcEF5X1ZYOWhUdXg2Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttb0RIUmRpdlZiTmp4bkpRRVFGbVBwYWRkUy11NHlhQVRTRWZpWGRvdkw4RXFaSTdhbl80WTRFTHNfUE5mRUNkb1o3M2ROOHh5S0N6QzNuNE0yMHdFbGZhSUdoOVdpbDV5NmdQa0h2Sm9OSTVCRDJJNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0BXNBK7R4%3Fref_%3Dcm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_D3EMHEWYG7V172TX0PZ0%26fbclid%3DIwAR2B5WuB2XII_42ZVKmQ5SPhAKLFV8jDlb1B8biwNNmZPzPIbGFQk1eEg0w&v=U45sPfA841Q
Psaltikon: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXhRSGtkUi11cEc3R19zbVRkU2hsUC1CdU9wd3xBQ3Jtc0tuZDBFcEhhMS03VTlfZkZJRG9seTE2LTdHa2R1S1FXVnBsZlZxdWh3MGNINm82QWQ2cTZocFVMa0FjeHlmYlZyVG5lOTZMMzNYbnRMOUZiMGRwU3R3S044VmpNX1FNNzJfQ2hBa3AwaU5uTk42RG9BWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.psaltikon.org%2F&v=U45sPfA841Q
Dynamis: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEFLT3RqazRQZ1phUHVuV1dKTG5iZVVTUHRyd3xBQ3Jtc0trRmlibGQzUHlZMVh6UHJPLUpyTEZycEluTUNfT2R3TXNpU0M0TXdpSVpSMTY3WnhIQTVWQWhyTGlySnRUTTdaTWJKYzF4Tl90WXNLbjlZRk1jb0FyYWZkQ2h5T0g1My1OcndsTUQwRWhHblVYakcwSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dynamisensemble.org%2F&v=U45sPfA841Q
"Listen: The Sound Of The Hagia Sophia, More Than 500 Years Ago":
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjN3TUZFZ25KWjhIUllFbzJ0OXBtRlpKQnhUUXxBQ3Jtc0trTzgtOEUtRldCdnY3VGl3bWlocnRkMl9SU2U2UndLU2hnV2RUb1NBdlNRMTFsMXRNVlVLXzhicWZMcE12dF9PRWwxM1IxX0drX1pMUkxBaFZURno1Wmhfa1FfOExuR3BHbVdFUGRhLWRtTUFra0x3Yw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2020%2F02%2F22%2F808404928%2Flisten-the-sound-of-the-hagia-sophia-more-than-500-years-ago&v=U45sPfA841Q
To donate to the Initiative Scholarship Fund by PayPal, go to https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2R0WHRjaEpMVm1oZEdDb3FETE9HMldlOVhRQXxBQ3Jtc0tsS05fMjdnaU1ZYzNIRm12b3Y1LTM1VG52S0xQNmpVNWEtdzNOTkpEV3BtMXctUUcxcXlJS0xELUlqX1JyR0RuRnpZZHNJT2s4dHJEOTROdlcxZHlBcFctWjJ1UmdkSEVBUmRuSzA1LTQ4bTVZdE55TQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Forthodoxlearninggoc.com%2Fdonate%2F&v=U45sPfA841Q. Or, you may send a check to:
Father John Somers
623 Old School House Drive
Springfield, PA 19064
Please make checks payable to: St. John of Damascus To contact us, please email orthodoxeducationalinitiative@gmail.com or call (215) 987-2655.
28 APR 2023 · The students, faculty and parents of the St. John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative read the Life of St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne.
Readers:
Metropolitan Moses of Toronto.
To donate to the Initiative Scholarship Fund by PayPal, go to https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEp3dHJDdmtNdVdQUlpTS0RJTEJQcFVyb1N5UXxBQ3Jtc0trdnozcHdKaUdrT0lkbEVOazR1SE9aU2drUXZZUEZhT1pPTmhBSER4eVd1ckFyd3VIaHMwcnByTUFQTWxTVmZKNHFhTkRIM1BJWFBKYzFqakJyYUVNNTBULXBqZjJIVFB2REJ0VXFWd0pWaDlkQVRWVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Forthodoxlearninggoc.com%2Fdonate%2F&v=kU412kXn5U8. Or, you may send a check to:
Father John Somers
623 Old School House Drive
Springfield, PA 19064
Please make checks payable to: St. John of Damascus To contact us, please email orthodoxeducationalinitiative@gmail.com or call (215) 987-2655.
28 APR 2023 · The students, faculty and parents of the St. John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative read the Life of St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne.
Readers: Basil, age 9.
To donate to the Initiative Scholarship Fund by PayPal, go to https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEp3dHJDdmtNdVdQUlpTS0RJTEJQcFVyb1N5UXxBQ3Jtc0trdnozcHdKaUdrT0lkbEVOazR1SE9aU2drUXZZUEZhT1pPTmhBSER4eVd1ckFyd3VIaHMwcnByTUFQTWxTVmZKNHFhTkRIM1BJWFBKYzFqakJyYUVNNTBULXBqZjJIVFB2REJ0VXFWd0pWaDlkQVRWVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Forthodoxlearninggoc.com%2Fdonate%2F&v=kU412kXn5U8. Or, you may send a check to:
Father John Somers
623 Old School House Drive
Springfield, PA 19064
Please make checks payable to: St. John of Damascus To contact us, please email orthodoxeducationalinitiative@gmail.com or call (215) 987-2655.
The Damascene Podcast features Scriptural and patristic readings with accompanying commentary, lives of saints, as well as other spiritually educational contributions. It is is a production of the Saint John...
show more
The Damascene Podcast features Scriptural and patristic readings with accompanying commentary, lives of saints, as well as other spiritually educational contributions.
It is is a production of the Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative.
show less
It is is a production of the Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative.
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