Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology · Courses
DIAC
2 courses with the subject DIAC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
DIAC 5001/5002/5003: Teleturgics for the Deacon1.5
A liturgical practicum designed primarily to help the candidate for ordination develop a liturgical ethos, style, and presence. The course offers an analysis of the structural elements of the divine services and instruction on the use of the liturgical books of the Orthodox Church. The course is especially concerned with helping the student develop skills for the proper conduct and celebration of the divine services. The class allows for role-playing and analysis. Teleturgics deals specifically with Vespers, Orthros, the preparatory rites for the Divine Liturgy, i.e., Kairos, vesting, and proskomide. The development, care, and meaning of vestments are also dealt with. Special attention will be given to how one conducts the liturgy when a hierarch is serving. After this, the class will deal with the administration of Holy Unction and the Eucharist in pastoral settings outside of the Divine Liturgy, and the Deacon’s role in various other services. Three in-person summer sessions in conjunction with Byzantine Music each year 57
Pastoral Counseling: Theory and Practice in conjunction with the CPE course from RCCSCG (below) Listening is at the heart of pastoral counseling. Yet what the pastor/minister hears is shaped by his or her theoretical orientation, belief system, worldview, and lived experience. This course seeks to give students the opportunity to study different pastoral counseling theories as they go beyond the limits of their own stories in the context of practicing foundational counseling skills.
