Registration for the Bible Bowl and Oratorical Festival is now open! Please use the links below to register: Promotional Flyers can be downloaded here: Read More »

The Antiochian Youth Directors and Camp Directors attended the Annual Youth and Camp Conference in February. They spent the weekend hearing from inspirational leaders and learning innovative ideas to refine and improve their ministry with Orthodox youth. It was a Read More »

Great Lent is almost here, and it’s time to start preparing for the annual Bible Bowl at our PLCs. After 2 years off because of the COVID pandemic, we are so excited to be in-person for our Diocese PLCs and Read More »

“Who Do You Say That I Am?” A Gospel of Matthew Sunday School Lesson Plan The Gospel according to Matthew presents a full picture of the person of Jesus Christ, revealed as the Incarnate Son and Word of God and Read More »

“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17 NKJV) The Department of Christian Education, in partnership with Ancient Faith Radio, continues its production of the Let Us Attend Podcast which offers the weekly Sunday Gospel Read More »

Download PDF Version of Press Release November 17, 2021 – With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH, the Archdiocesan Task Force for Youth and Young Adult Ministry conducted a survey of clergy, parents, youth workers, Church School teachers, teens Read More »

Join us for the 22nd Annual Youth & Camp Worker Conference February 3-5, 2022 at the Antiochian Village Conference Center in Bolivar, PA, hosted by the Orthodox Church in America and endorsed by the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Read More »

Join us February 18-21, 2022 for Winter Camp!Registration opens THIS FRIDAY! What is Winter Camp?Winter Camp is a weekend retreat for those in grades 7 – 12, held over Presidents Day weekend in February. We average about 150 campers at Read More »

Christ is in our midst! We are so excited to offer 5 Internship positions in Spring of 2022 and 5 in the Fall!  Through an immersive, collaborative experience, the YES Internship empowers its participants to identify their values, strengthen their voice, and Read More »

2021 BROOKLINE, MA — Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF), the official campus ministry of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States, will hold its annual College Conference on December 27 – 30, 2021. College Conference is an annual Read More »

Dear all,Christ is in our midst! The youth and young adults of our Church are vital to a vibrant expression of Orthodox Christianity in the United States AND their life in the Orthodox Faith is vital to their vibrancy as Read More »

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA held their 10th annual meetings, October 2-5, 2021 in Washington, DC. Videos of the services & events from their meetings can be found on the Assembly’s Facebook page. The most anticipated Read More »

Join us November 5-7, 2021 for our Alumni Reunion Weekend! Registration is now open! What to ExpectWe will officially kick off the weekend Friday morning by driving up to Ellwood City monastery where we will celebrate memorial prayers at the Read More »

Beloved Clergy and Faithful, We greet you with joy as we announce the date for College Student Sunday, benefiting Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF). To support the incredible efforts of our students, College Student Sunday will be the first Sunday of Read More »

The 2022 Bible Bowl will be on the Gospel of Matthew. The theme of the 2022 Oratorical Festival is “Unless you are converted and become like children you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”  (Matthew 18:3) Read More »

We are seeking input from Parents, Teens, Young Adults, Clergy, Youth Workers and Church School Teachers to better understand the needs of our youth. Read More »

The theme of the 2022 Creative Festivals is “Unless you are converted and become like children you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”  (Matthew 18:3) For all the the details, including promotional materials, lessons, and more, please visit Read More »

After a series of meetings of the Task Force, as well as meetings with the respective steering committees, the Archdiocesan Task Force met in Memphis, Tennessee from July 27-29. The goal of the meeting was to take the feedback that Read More »

Fr. Nicholas Belcher presented a report to the 2021 Archdiocese Virtual Convention on the work of the Archdiocesan Youth Task Force. View the video of the presentation below. Read More »