Typikon 100 – Term 3 2024

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Typikon 100 is a course designed for beginners, who would like to learn the order of the Divine Services. In Typikon 100, we will learn the basic outlines of the major services of the Orthodox Church: Vespers, Matins and the Divine Liturgy, focusing on the fixed portions of the services rather than the variable elements. We will also learn how to use the major church books, such as the Great Horologion, the Octoechos, the Menaion, the Triodion, the Pentecostarion, and the Psalter.

Type: In-person, once a week lecture
Prerequisite(s): None.
Cost: $225

Class dates: 3rd Term 2024 (Sept 30 – Nov 17, 2024)
Meeting Time: Wednesday nights, 9:30-10:30 PM ET

Course Content

Welcome to Typikon 100
Course Objectives
Course Outline
Class Forum
Document Hub
Week 1: Cycle of Services and Church Books
Cycle of Services
Church Books: What do you need to run a service?
WEEK 2: The Great Horologion and the Psalter
How to Use the Great Horologion
How to Use the Psalter
WEEK 3 and 4: VESPERS
Types of Vespers
Fixed Portions of Vespers
Vespers Homework Explained
How to Insert the Moveable Hymns of Vespers
WEEK 5: MATINS / ORTHROS
The Structure of Orthros/Matins
Variable Hymns at Orthros/Matins
WEEK 5: DIVINE LITURGY
Divine Liturgy on Sundays