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Assyrian Orthodox Sunday School of Virgin Mary The mantra of our immigrant faithful who came to America in the late 1800's and early 1900's was to
secure a future for our faithful as they began to establish our first church. To have a future they understood the upmost
importance of instilling the seeds of faith to God and our Orthodox beliefs to the children and through the Sunday school
could this vision be realized. The beginning of Sunday school took many years to become a reality but our parishioners
did sow the seeds in our West New York location and their efforts blossomed during our forty years in Paramus. Sunday
school gives the children food for spiritual growth and the tools to live a spiritual life. A vital part of our Sunday
school is the faithful, committed, devoted and dedicated Sunday school teachers. The teachers are God's servants who have
the awesome responsibility of instructing His children through studying the Bible, His living holy word and give knowledge
and enlightenment about our Syriac Orthodox faith. Our Virgin Mary Sunday School has a yearly program comprising the bible and our
faith through our weekly lesson plans. We have six grade levels from Kindergarten to senior class (6th.,7th.), young teen
bible study (13-16) and young adult bible study. Our students thrive in a structured loving environment with teachers and
parents working together for their spiritual growth. We stress the power of prayer and to spread God's love through
many charitable events throughout the year. Our children learn how to live a Christian life by the examples of their teachers
and by their own Christian acts of love to one another.Our Archdiocesan Sunday schools, Eastern and Western United States and Canada
established "The Sunday School of the Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch Guidelines" to promote
unity among our international Sunday schools and to establish and maintain a lasting foundation for future generations. Our Unified Archdiocese
Sunday school Organization created a lesson plan curriculum incorporating the holy bible teachings, our Holy Liturgy and doctrine
of the Syriac beliefs and traditions. Our strength and our future is in unity and our mission to touch little souls and hearts, one at a
time, becomes a reality through our common bond of our Christian/Syriac faith. We have travelled
a long journey and our vision of growth, through our children, has come to fruition with our viable and blessedSunday school protecting,
guiding and instructing them towards our Lord, Jesus Christ. We have received His mercy and grace to continue into the future
as we hold His hand and walk with Him. Our students and teachers are very blessed by His boundless love. "Train up a child
in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6.
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