Life-giving Liturgy

This class discusses our Orthodox Liturgy from the perspective of its root in ancient Temple and Synagogue worship.  The early Apostolic Church, considered a sect of Judaism, established its tradition of worship from the way that God had instructed the nation of Israel to mimic heavenly worship. Today, we often approach liturgy with an attitude of "sameness," and question its relevance to Christian modern living. We live in a culture where worship and entertainment are co-mingled and in which quality experience is often equated with feel-good and novel approaches. How can we experience the presence of the heavenly kingdom during our liturgy? How do we become sensitized to our soul and participate with the unseen world ushered in during Orthodox liturgical worship? In this workshop we will discuss ways to use mind, heart, body, and soul to more fully access the true spiritual and communal happenings during liturgical worship.