[zenihan]

Forgive me for using this topic to repeat one of my pet peeves, but catechesis ought to focus almost exclusively on our moral and spiritual development to prepare our minds and perception for the theological truth contained in Orthodoxy once we are chrismated and/or baptized into the faith. I don't think proper catechesis ought to be: here is what you are supposed to believe to become Orthodox. We develop our theological understanding once we are Orthodox to the degree our minds and hearts are capable of understanding the mysteries. As for all of the liturgical ins and outs, most Greek Orthodox I know who were raised in the faith don't really know all that stuff. Not that it's not important but it's not important that you know it all or know it all right away. You can study it on your own if it's important to you, or ask the priest to spend some time with you to answer your specific questions, before and after you become Orthodox. What's more important is the attitude in worship, and what's more important still is how we practice Christian principles when we leave the Church doors behind, which, for Orthodox Christians, always involves a continuing process of approximation.