Ten Commandments For Sunday School Servants

Ten Commandments For Sunday School Servants by Hegumen Antonios Ragheb a man whose ecclesial identity theological acumen and selfless service in theological education and pastoral care spanned over five decades in both Egypt and the United States of America contextualizes and lays the framework for the proper approach to the service of Sunday School and more generally of teaching in the Church.The Very Reverend Hegumen Antonios Ragheb was born Labib Ragheb Fahmy in Shubra Egypt on April 4 1921. After graduating from the University of Cairo in 1943 he joined the Theological Seminary in Mahmasha in 1948 and subsequently served as the Sunday School Trustee of St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Shubra Egypt. On May 28 1972 he became the first person ordained to the priesthood by the late His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. In 1978 Fr. Antonios was sent to serve various churches in the United States after which he was entrusted to permanently shepherd the congregation of St. George and St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City NJ in 1985. He faithfully served this community until September 3 1999 on which date he departed in peace.