The Olive Jar

Pres. Katie and her good friends talk about the most important thing a godparent can do. Anna, Octy, and Jane have a lot of questions! Do you have a godparent?

What are you MOST thankful for? Anna and Octy share hard stories of loss that unexpectedly led to joy and gratitude. What is and isn’t important? Did Jesus have a lot of stuff? Pres. Katie and her good friends talk about thankfulness.

Sometimes our emotions hit overload and our feelings can feel SO VERY BIG! Worry, sadness, embarrassment, grief; have you ever felt any of these? Pres. Katie and her good friends, Octy and Anna talk about how to manage feelings when unexpected things happen.

Pres. Katie and her good friends, Octy and Anna, learn more about virtue. Would you like to be totally, completely full of virtue some day?

Pres. Katie and her good friends, Anna and Lily (Octy is at a friend’s house!), learn about humility, how sneaky pride can be, and why humility is important for our faith.

Pres. Katie and her good friends, Octy and Anna, learn about how cool Saint Luke is! He is celebrated every year on October 18th.

Pres. Katie and her good friends, Octy and Anna, learn all about Christ’s good friends--the apostles!

Pres. Katie and her friends, Octy and Anna, sing about the mid-Lent blues. They are “tempted to complain” but are working very very very hard to “abstain!”

Uh oh. Pres. Katie isn’t PREPARED! Octy and Anna learn alongside Presvytera as they explore the reasons why being prepared can help us in many different ways--even spiritually!

Come meet Octy and Anna’s new friend, Jane! Jane lives next door (she just moved in!) and is very curious about prayer. Learn about prayer with these three very friendly octopi and say a prayer or two for your own friends and family while you’re at it!

Did you know at one point Santa Claus--better known as St. Nicholas was imprisoned?! Learn about the real St. Nicholas and hear Octy’s favorite part of St. Nicholas’s life and story. (Hint, it’s not about the coin throwing!)

A VIDEO POEM about Envy! Octy and Anna, a baboon and a red balloon are the main characters cast in this whimsical and kind-of-crazy illustrated video poem about envy. Enjoy!

Octy and Anna learn about the beauty and holiness of the Divine Liturgy, and then get a cookie!

Guest appearance! Presvytera Katie talks with her husband, Father Steve, about being a priest! Octy and Anna, as usual, ask the most interesting questions…

While Presvytera Katie bakes a cake, Octy and Anna learn what it means to be a priest’s wife. And! Gary pays an unexpected visit to their home!

According to Octy, Gary was mean! Presbytera Katie takes a moment out of her busy day to talk with Octy and Anna about being kind.

Presbytera Katie explains many of the Holy Week services and their meanings to Octy and Anna (who were very curious!).

When Octy says he has a hard time fasting, Presbytera Katie (and Anna!) discuss this spiritual discipline and the upcoming feast of Great Lent!

When orange jellyfish takes his inheritance and his giant bag of snacks and leaves, his family is sad. Find out what happens next in this retelling of the Prodigal Son parable!