Bible
In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, who passed by the injured man before the Samaritan helped?
The Priest & Levite (shout-out to those who didn't fall asleep during this lesson).
Which coffee-fuelled, ever-brooding JY servant known for their spontaneous theological monologues and an unmatched ability to stare pensively into the void stunned the entire WhatsApp group chat with their artistic debut in the now-iconic 'Trees' video, in which the servant shared a series of romantic reflections on Red-Wood trees with an obscure link to the Wednesday Psali?
John
What is the name of the boy we have sponsored in Egypt?
Shenouda
True or False: The synaxarium is not read during the liturgies in the Holy Fifty Days after lent.
True
Which Coptic saint is known as the founder of Christian monasticism and spent most of his life in the Eastern Desert?
St Anthony the Great
What number Psalm opens with the line: "Blessed is the man who walks not in the council of the ungodly..."
Psalm 1
Which servant is most likely to pause mid-sentence, squint slightly, tilt their head like they're about to say something life-changing, and then begin with the words, “I’m wondering…”, followed by a question so profound that everyone suddenly forgets what the original topic was?
Fr Michael
[SERVANTS TO DELIBERATE ON PROPOSED ANSWERS]
What are the three sections of the Liturgy called?
This fourth-century Coptic saint was renowned for his extreme humility, famously fleeing when people tried to ordain him as bishop, and was very short.
St. John the Short
Jesus fed 5,000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fish — how many baskets of leftovers were collected?
12
Which servant remains impressively active in the group chat (replying with thoughtful videos, heart emojis & the occasional reflection) all while somehow always being inexplicably located in the most random places on Earth? A desert monastery in a country you have to Google, a three-day layover in Uzbekistan, or a spontaneous interstate road trip that began as 'just popping out,'... this servant is never where you think they are, yet always weirdly reachable.
Josie
Which servant prepared for us the legendary escape room challenge?
Merna
Which Ecumenical Council did the Oriental Orthodox Church reject because its definition of Christ's nature was believed to compromise the true unity of His divinity and humanity?[Bonus 100 points for also giving the correct year] 😉
Council of Chalcedon [451 AD]
This Desert Father once refused to join a council assembled to judge a brother who had sinned. When pressed to attend, he arrived carrying a leaking sack of sand on his shoulder. When asked what he was doing, he said, “My sins run out behind me, and I do not see them, and I have come to judge the sins of another.”
St Moses the Black/Strong
This is the first question God asks a human in the Bible.
"Where are you?"
Which servant is born a day before Christmas (Gregorian calendar).
Sarah Morgan
What was the fellowship meal that John prepared on a day he wasn't supposed to?
Bahn Mi (iykyk).
During which two specific liturgies in the year of the Church is the Prayer of Reconciliation omitted, and why? [Give at least one of the two reasons]
Covenant Thursday & Bright Saturday — so as to denounce Judas’ kiss again, and also because reconciliation between God and Man has not yet been fulfilled through the resurrection of Christ.
This father was once a Roman senator and tutor to imperial princes, but left everything to live in silence in the desert. He used to say: “Many times I spoke and regretted it, but I never regretted my silence.”
St. Arsenius the Great?
In a truly cinematic moment that involves espionage, rooftop reconnaissance, a red cord, a morally ambiguous alliance and a woman whose profession would not have made her particularly welcome at most dinner parties in Jerusalem, name the quick-thinking Jericho resident who not only hid two Israelite spies under stalks of flax on her roof but later negotiated the safety of her entire household in exchange for her act of hospitality-slash-counterintelligence, all while being remembered centuries later in both Hebrews and James as a hero of faith and action?
Rahab
Which servant has historically taken a liking to road cycling?
Steve Iskander
How many likes did Steve's picture of the lamb/chicken spit receive in the JY Whatsapp group? (no cheating!!)
3
TRUE OR FALSE: According to the Coptic Orthodox understanding of the Holy Trinity, the procession of the Holy Spirit originates equally from both the Father and the Son, establishing a dual-source (dyarchic) model within the single divine essence, thereby affirming perfect unity through mutual interdependence.
FALSE: The Coptic Orthodox Church teaches that the Holy Spirit proceeds only from the Father, not from both the Father and the Son. This is a key disagreement with the Catholic filioque clause. The idea of a "dual-source" or dyarchy in the Godhead is rejected as it compromises the Father's unique role as the sole source (arche) of the Trinity.
This desert father once asked to be taught a psalm. Upon hearing the verse, “I said, I will watch my ways so as to be unable to sin with my tongue,” he refused to learn more, saying, “Since I haven’t yet learned the beginning of the text, I will not learn the rest.” He then spent eight years putting that one verse into practice before returning, saying, “Since I hadn’t learned the first verse, I didn’t return to you to get the second.” Who is this father?
Abba Pambo