Saint Sophia Hellenic Orthodox Church
200 Hempstead Street
New London, Connecticut 06320
(860) 442-2377
Learning Resources
For Adults
Ancient Faith Ministries
An outstanding site for a variety of Orthodox Christian educational resources.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
An online educational library for Orthodox Christians.
Orthodox Church in America
Online resources resources for Orthodox Christians. Topics include: Feasts & Saints, Readings, Q&A, Prayers
Orthodox Prayer
An excellent site for instruction on how to pray and the text of various Orthodox prayers.
Reading List (Orthodox Christianity)
(With descriptions & ratings)
Eighth Day Books
A bookstore with the organizing principle:
"if a book (be it literary, scientific, historical, or theological) sheds light on ultimate questions in an excellent way, then it's a worthy candidate for inclusion in our catalog."
Eastern Orthodox Patristics
A library guide to the Orthodox "Church Fathers"
Index of Orthodox Saints
Find a Saint's name and your "Nameday."
For Families & Children
Academy of Orthodox Faith and Learning
Daily online teaching program for preschool age children. Includes daily morning prayers, teachings on our Orthodox faith, faith facts, modern Greek and Orthodox story time:
Orthodox Pebbles
Resources for teaching pre-schoolers and early elementary school children.
Y2AM
Educational videos geared toward High Schoolers: “Bee the Bee”, “Books of the Bible”, “Live the Word”, “The Trench”, “Pop Culture Coffee Hour”, “ExeGenius” (People of all ages like these clips)
The Orthodox Children's Press
A website for young children that connects home and church.
The Orthodox Catechism Project
Resources from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver teaching the Orthodox Faith to people of all ages.
Orthodox Study Bible
Purchase an Orthodox Study Bible
Bible Gateway
Read and search the Bible online in a variety of different languages.
Interlinear Bible
Read the Bible in English alongside the original languages of it (Hebrew & Greek)
Codex Sinaticus
View and experience the oldest Bible in the world in "book" form ("codex") which is accessible online.
Video Learning
Orthodox Worship Space – 2 min 25 sec
Orthodox View on Science – 6 min 12 sec
What is a Sacrament ? – 7 min 15 sec
Introduction to Orthodox Worship – 15 min
Orthodoxy & The Bible 14 min 16 sec
Reading the Bible as an Orthodox Christian
– 1 hr 33 min
The Early Church – 30 min
What is Orthodox Christianity? – 33 min 27 sec
Patristics: The Fathers Of The Church – 30 min
Orthodox Ecclesiology – 9 min 51 sec
Orthodox View of Salvation – 9 min 5 sec
The Shocking Truth of Orthodox Christianity
–63 min
Advice for Beginners – 6 min 49 sec
History of the Orthodox Church, Part 1: Beginnings – 28 min
History of Orthodox Christianity Part 2: Byzantium – 28 min
History of Orthodox Christianity Part 3: A Hidden Treasure – 28 min
How to Make Prosforo – 5 min 33 sec
Church Services & Music
Ages Initiatives
Digital text and music for liturgical services for every day of the year
Learn to Chant Byzantine Music
Additional Chanting Resources
Eikona Daily Hymns App
Music of daily Orthodox hymns beautifully chanted
Church Etiquette
Basic guidelines for proper decorum in an Orthodox Church.
Useful Apps
