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The Meeting of our Lord

Activities for teaching young Orthodox Christian children about the Feast

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THE MEETING OF OUR LORD

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Icon fresco by Michael Alevizakis, iconsalevizakis.com. Used with permission.

Draw an oval shape around the Theotokos.

Draw a rectangle shape around the Righteous Simeon.
Draw a line under the feet of the Righteous Anna the Prophetess.
Draw a line over the head of St. Joseph.
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THE MEETING OF OUR LORD

Icon fresco by Michael Alevizakis, iconsalevizakis.com. Used with permission.

Number the following on the icon:

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1. The Theotokos - 2. Baby Jesus - 3. St. Simeon - 4. St. Anna the Prophetess - 5. St. Joseph

Look closely at the icon

Can you find the temple? Circle it.

What is St. Joseph holding?

What is St. Anna holding?

CONSTRUCT THE PHRASE - THE ODE OF SIMEON
Cut out the rectangles in the following page and glue them on this page in the correct order, to make up the
first part of the Ode of Simeon.

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CONSTRUCT THE PHRASE - THE ODE OF SIMEON

Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace,

according to Your word; For my eyes have seen

Your salvation which You have prepared

before the face of all peoples.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Fill in the crossword puzzle using the following words:

CHURCHING - THEOTOKOS - SAVIOR - DOVES - MEETING

1. St. Simeon and St. Anna the Prophetess recognized

Christ as the ______________ of the world.
2. We celebrate baby Jesus being offered to the Temple
at the feast of the ______________ of our Lord.
3. St. Joseph offered two turtle ______________ at the Temple.
4. The Mother of God is called the ______________.
5. When a baby becomes forty days old, s/he receives a special blessing
at the service of ______________.

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CUT & GLUE CRAFT / PAPER PUPPETS
CUT & GLUE CRAFT
Print and cut out the images on this and the following page. Glue them on a piece of paper or colored poster board to make
a scene inspired by the icon of the Entrance.

STORYTELLING WITH THE PUPPETS

You can also use the figures to make paper puppets for acting out the scene. To do this, laminate them or print them on
sturdy paper and tape them on popsicle sticks or drinking straws. You can also glue self-adhesive magnet pieces on the
back of the images, and use them to tell the story using a magnetic board.

The Infant Christ

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The Temple of Jerusalem

The Righteous Simeon
CUT & GLUE CRAFT / PAPER PUPPETS

St. Joseph

The Theotokos
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St. Anna the Prophetess

FORTY-DAY BLESSING: CONSTRUCT THE SCENE
Cut out the images found on this page and glue them onto the background found on the following page to make a scene of the service of Churching. If desired,
the baby can be left unglued. That way, the student can move the baby around on the image, from mother to priest and vice-versa, while discussing the details of the event.

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FORTY-DAY BLESSING: CONSTRUCT THE SCENE

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FORTY-DAY BLESSING: CUT-AND-GLUE ACTIVITY
Cut out the images found on this page. Glue the prayers onto the following page, each prayer on the part of the church it is recited in.
Then move the priest around the image, from the Narthex to the Nave and then to the Sanctuary, while discussing the service of the Forty-day blessing.
The prayers can be found on the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

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FORTY-DAY-BLESSING: CUT-AND-GLUE ACTIVITY

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