Welcome to ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS MEETING

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Welcome toELEMENTARY SCHOOLPARENTS MEETING

• APRIL 15, 2016

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A CHRISTIAN GUIDE TO PHYSICAL HEALTH, PURITY,
AND SEXUAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

• For Parents, Sunday-School Servants and Educators

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Introduction

• Ontario did it
• Quebec is doing it
• WHAT?
• SEXUAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
• that will be mandatory in all Quebec schools
• WHEN?
• September 2017

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Implementation schedule

• From 2015 to 2017, some 15 volunteer schools will
  implement the programs defined by the Ministère. 
• The pilot projects will make it possible to
  adjust the learning content and staff training if
  necessary.
• Once these improvements are made, sexuality
  education could become compulsory in all schools.
   
• The 2017-2018 school year
• Sexuality education could be extended to all
  schools starting in the 2017-2018 school year.

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Highlights of Quebec Curriculum(Very Explicit
Encourages Exploring Sexual Freedom)

• 1. Sexual growth and body image
• 2. Identify gender stereotype, roles and social
  norms
• 3. Emotional and romantic life
• 4. Sexual assault, violence and activities
• 5. Pregnancy and birth
• 6. General understanding of sexuality
• Added for High Schools
• 7. STBBIs and Pregnancy Sexually Transmitted and
  Blood-borne Infection Prevention

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In the Quebec Curriculum,

•  There is some good content
• Ex Sexual Assault Awareness Violence
  Detection
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• BUT,
• Most of the Content is overly explicit sexually
  and will create confusion and Encourage sin more
  than awareness

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Examples of Potentially Confusing/Inappropriate
Teachings from the Quebec Sexual Education
Curriculum
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Sunday School Objectives

1. Adopt a Life of Holiness
2. Appreciate Gods Creation
3. Feel at ease to talk to a Servant /Parent

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??? Source of the Problem ???
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  GOD  SATAN
Genders Male Female Male, Female, 3rd Gender not male not female, Personal preference...
Marriage Husband Wife ? ?
Sex Holy Inside Marriage Personal Preference, Open relationships
Freedom To do good according to God To do what one feels it is good
Purpose Health and Salvation Sickness and Death
Strategy Commandments Human Rights
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Society Rejection of God

• Romans 128
• (NKJV) they did not like to retain God in their
  knowledge,
• ???? ?????????????? ???? ???????? ????? ???
  ??????????????
• (FLS) Comme ils ne se sont pas souciés de
  connaître Dieu

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War against the Truth

• Romans 125
• (NKJV) who exchanged the truth of God for the
  lie,
• ????????? ????????????? ????? ????? ???????????.
• eux qui ont changé la vérité de Dieu en mensonge,

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War against the Truth

• 1 Timothy 41
• (NKJV) the Spirit expressly says that in latter
  times some will depart from the faith, giving
  heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of
  demons,
• ???????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ???
  ???????????? ??????????? ????????? ?????? ????
  ??????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????
  ???????????? ???????????
• l'Esprit dit expressément que, dans les derniers
  temps, quelques-uns abandonneront la foi, pour
  s'attacher à des esprits séducteurs et à des
  doctrines de démons,

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Result

• 2 Timothy 313
• (NKJV) evil men and impostors will grow worse
  and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
• ???????? ??????????? ???????????????
  ???????????????? ????? ????????? ??????????
  ????????????.
• les homme méchants et imposteurs avanceront
  toujours plus dans le mal, égarants les autres et
  égarés eux-mêmes.

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Impact on Gods Children Pressure - ???

• Mark 1319
• (NKJV) For in those days there will be
  tribulation, such as has not been since the
  beginning of the creation which God created until
  this time, nor ever shall be.
• ???????? ??????? ??? ?????? ?????????? ????? ????
  ?????? ???????? ?????? ?????????? ????????????
  ??????? ????????? ??????? ????? ????? ??????
  ???????.
• Car la détresse, en ces jours, sera telle qu'il
  n'y en a point eu de semblable depuis le
  commencement du monde que Dieu a créé jusqu'à
  présent, et qu'il n'y en aura jamais.

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Impact on Gods Children

• 2 Timothy 312
• all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will
  suffer persecution.
• ??????? ????????? ?????????? ???? ?????????
  ???????????? ??? ?????????? ???????
  ?????????????.
• tous ceux qui veulent vivre pieusement en Jésus
  Christ seront persécutés.

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The Message to our Children

• Matthew 244
• (NKJV) And Jesus answered and said to them
  "Take heed that no one deceives you.
• ????????? ??????? ????????? ??? ???????????
  ??????.
• Jésus leur répondit Prenez garde que personne ne
  vous séduise.

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The Message to our Children

• Romans 122
• (NKJV) do not be conformed to this world, but be
  transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
  you may prove what is that good and acceptable
  and perfect will of God.
• ??? ??????????? ????? ????????? ???? ???????????
  ???? ?????????? ??????????? ?????????????
  ?????????????? ??? ???? ????????? ?????
  ???????????? ?????????????? ????????????.
• Ne vous conformez pas au siècle présent, mais
  soyez transformés par le renouvellement de
  l'intelligence, afin que vous discerniez quelle
  est la volonté de Dieu, ce qui est bon, agréable
  et parfait.

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Evil People will Reap what they sow

• Romans 127
• (NKJV) receiving in themselves the penalty of
  their error which was due.
• ?????????? ??? ???????????? ??????? ???????????
  ??????????.
• recevant en eux-mêmes le salaire que méritait
  leur égarement.

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The Concern of the Church

• 2 Corinthians 113
• (NKJV) But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent
  deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may
  be corrupted from the simplicity that is in
  Christ.
• ???????????? ??????? ??????? ????? ????????
  ?????????? ???????? ???????????? ??????? ????????
  ????????????? ???? ???????????? ??????? ???
  ??????????.
• Toutefois, de même que le serpent séduisit Eve
  par sa ruse, je crains que vos pensées ne se
  corrompent et ne se détournent de la simplicité à
  l'égard de Christ.

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Our Attitude

• 2 Corinthians 215
• (NKJV) For we are to God the fragrance of
  Christ among those who are being saved and among
  those who are perishing.
• ????????? ????????? ?????????? ????????????
  ???????? ??? ????????? ??????????? ?????
  ????????? ???????????.
• Nous sommes, en effet, pour Dieu la bonne odeur
  de Christ, parmi ceux qui sont sauvés et parmi
  ceux qui périssent

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Dear Parents

• Remember the commandments given you the day your
  children were baptized
• ?????? ?????? ???? ???? ???
• ??? ??????? ???????

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Parents Responsibility towards their Children

• Proverbs 226
• Train up a child in the way he should go, And
  when he is old he will not depart from it.
• ????? ????????? ??? ????????? ??????? ?????
  ??????? ??? ??????? ??????.
• Instruis l'enfant selon la voie qu'il doit
  suivre Et quand il sera vieux, il ne s'en
  détournera pas.

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Parents Responsibility towards their Children

• Deuteronomy 1118-19
• "Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine
  in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as
  a sign on your hand, and they shall be as
  frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them
  to your children, speaking of them when you sit
  in your house, when you walk by the way, when you
  lie down, and when you rise up.
• ???????? ?????????? ?????? ???? ???????????
  ????????????? ????????????? ???????? ????
  ??????????? ????????? ????????? ??????
  ??????????? ????????????? ????????????
  ?????????????? ????? ????? ??????????? ???
  ??????????? ??????? ????????? ??? ??????????
  ??????? ?????????? ??????? ??????????.
• Mettez dans votre coeur et dans votre âme ces
  paroles que je vous dis. Vous les lierez comme un
  signe sur vos mains, et elles seront comme des
  fronteaux entre vos yeux. Vous les enseignerez à
  vos enfants, et vous leur en parlerez quand tu
  seras dans ta maison, quand tu iras en voyage,
  quand tu te coucheras et quand tu te lèveras.

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What are you going to do?

• Do not be shy to discuss controversial issues
  with your children
• For those who are SHY or BUSY,
• Ask yourself ?

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What is better?
OR

• 1- Get informed
• 2- Find courage
• 3- Discuss and guide your children

• 1- Ignore the problem
• 2- Remain shy
• 3- Lose your children

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When did our Church decide to take action?

• Parents concern about the Ministry of Education
  program. We got a sample of Québec sexual
  education program in secondary 7 8 from one of
  the CONCERNED parent.
• It was clear that the Church needed to take
  action about this subject because of the growing
  dangers of the influence of the society on our
  children (friends, books, internet,
  Anti-Christian Politics, and media).

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General Coordinator Talaat AtallaSpiritual
Overseer Fr. Tadros El-Masry

• Focus Group

• Servants and Parents Committee

• 1. Christine Mikhail, MD
• 2. Myriam Ghobriel, Psychotherapist
• Teachers
• 3,4. Mariam Yousef Neveen Asham
• 5. Marlina Farag, Nurse

1. Dr. Soheir Atalla
2. Mariam Matta
3. Shary Ayad
4. Nagy Basha
5. Noha Awad
6. Germine Demitri

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http//www.virginmarymtl.org/health_sexuality_educ
ation.html

• A Webpage in our Church Website was designed to
  include
• Articles , books, presentations, sermons,
  videos, cartoons, etc..

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On Going Effort

• Regular Committee Meetings
• Research to get more Christian guides in 3
  languages to enhance our web site.
• Parents and servants self education, all what you
  want to know is on the web.
• A new book About Purity Bishop Youssef in SUS is
  in print.
• Biblical references to purity , chastity and
  sexual immoralities Verses Project are almost
  done
• Kindergarten lessons were adapted to answer our
  Quebec curriculum

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Still to be done

• Thorough Study of the Quebec Curriculum year by
  year
• Use
• the Western Canada purity program
• and
• the SUSCOPTS Purity program when it will come out
  
• To
• develop lessons to be Integrated in our current
  Sunday school program that will correct the
  damage that the Quebec curriculum will do as well
  as build the Christian understanding of Purity
  and sexual Health in our Children

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Our Teaching Strategy

• Because there are Difficulties, discomforts and
  embarrassment of dealing with these sensitive and
  delicate issues (parents and servants) in our
  conservative and traditional culture.
• ? The Focus group professionals will teach the
  difficult and complicated lessons in the
  curriculum
• Simpler topics will be incorporated in some of
  our Sunday School curriculum
• ? Can be taught by the Sunday School servants
• Servants Meeting General Training started about
  the psycho-emotional and sexual development of
  children

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Western Canada Coptic Orthodox Diocese Christian
program Lesson structure

• Every Lesson has 2 parts
• Part 1 Introduction of the Issue
• Summary and reference (page.. Section) of the
  controversial issue in the government curriculum
• School Teachers Statement
• What should the Student retain from the lesson
• Part 2 Christian Corrective lesson
• Lesson from the Christian Perspective
• Material to be retained by the student
• Discussion Supported by biblical verses, ready
  QA, parent discipline
• References and Resources

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Questions and Comments