The
Metropolis of San Francisco Youth and Family Ministries
Office and St. Nicholas Ranch invite you to a
Youthworker’s Seminar from Friday, Sept. 26 to Sunday,
Sept. 28. This seminar is designed for those
youthworkers involved with GOYA, JOY, OCF, Dance,
Basketball and Young Adult ministries. The theme
of the weekend will be “Laying the Foundation”.
Fr. Anthony Savas of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
in Northridge, CA will be the keynote speaker.
Other speakers include Fr. Christopher Flesoras of St.
Anna Church in Roseville, Fr. Bob Fox of St. Nicholas
Church in Northridge and Fr. Michael Anderson of St.
Christina of Tyre Mission in Fremont, CA, formerly
Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the
Orthodox Church in America. More speakers will be
announced soon. Each of these speakers has many
years of youth ministry experience and currently has
successful youth programs in their parishes.
For
those who need to bring their children for the weekend,
accommodations and activities will be offered.
Please contact the Ranch for further information on this
issue. Registration will be $135 for the entire
weekend and $65 for the day.
Registration
forms can be downloaded from the Metropolis Youth
Webpage at: www.youth.sanfran.goarch.org.
Schedules will be made available soon on the webpage.
If
you have further questions please contact Michael Pappas
at: (559) 338-2103 or via
Southern
California Youth and Young Adult Council Meeting
Thursday,
Sept.18th
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
St.
Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church
4949
Alton Parkway
Irvine,
CA 92604
There’s
no question that the involvement of the youth and young
adults of our Church is crucial to the survival and
growth of Orthodoxy. Clergy and laity desire to
see their youth become more vibrant members of their
parish. Towards this end, the Metropolis Youth and
Family Ministries Office is pleased to invite GOYA
members and youthworkers tp a Youth and Young Adult
Council for the Southern California region, on Thursday,
September 18th at St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church in
Irvine.
All
youthworkers and up to 3 GOYAns from each parish are
invited to attend. The youthworkers should be
individuals who are involved in any one of the following
programs: Young Adult Ministry, OCF, GOYA, HOPE, JOY,
Dance, Basketball, etc. The GOYAns should be the
leaders of their GOYA.
The
Purpose of the Youth and Young Adult Council meeting is
to: 1) to create a strong network for the youthworkers
of the region; 2) to place 2008-09 events on parish
calendars; 3) to better promote 08-09 events; 4) to meet
other youthworkers and to support each other; 5) to
share concerns/challenges in youth ministry.
To
RSVP, please contact Carolyn Kouracos at: (949) 533-1081
or via e-mail at: ckouracos@yahoo.com
YOUTH
AND FAMILY MINISTRIES
A ministry of the
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco
Youth and Young Adult
Ministries
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His
Eminence, Metropolitan Gerasimos
