Coloring Page - Crown of the New Year

Bless, O Lord, the crown (that is, the beginning) of the year with Your goodness!

September 1 marks the beginning of the orthodox church's new year. This will be my first year really focusing on the cycle of the church calendar, with all of its beautiful feasts and observances, with my two youngest children. Lord willing, I will be able to provide lots of content throughout this year and more as time goes on! 

Color and decorate this crown with your little ones while you discuss aspects of God's goodness and grace and the ways that you would like Him to bless this year for your family, church, and community. Continue throughout the day to point out instances of God's providence and blessings and cut-out pictures from magazines, or draw pictures, that remind you of them, to decorate and fill the blank space around the crown. Hang the finished work in a place where you'll see it every day, or tuck it away for a surprise for next year! 

"Christ our Lord, You who provide the rains

and fruitful seasons, and hear the prayers

of those who humbly seek You,

accept also our requests about our needs

and concerns and deliver us

from worry, danger and sin.

Your mercies are as abundant as Your works.

Bless all our activities, direct our steps by

Your Holy Spirit, and forgive' our shortcomings.

Lord, bless the year with Your goodness

and make it a year of grace

for all of us. Amen."

Matin Hymn, September 1st

O Lord, Creator of all things,

who by Your authority

have established times and seasons,

bless the beginning of our Church year with

Your goodness; preserve Your people in peace,

and through the intercessions

of the Theotokos, save us. Amen.

Dismissal Hymn, September 1st

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