HELLO, AND WELCOME TO THE YOUTH PAGE!
We pray that Almighty God , The Father, The Son ,& The Holy Spirit,
will continue to bless us to grow and meet the needs of the teens throughout our area.
This is the page young people are looking for ! If you’re a teenager and want to jump-start your parish’s youth group program by seeing what other youth groups are doing these days, this is for you.
Worship & You www.worshipandyou.com Find more studies and podcasts at www.orthodoxresource.com
Profile of Contemporary Youth: http://www.acrod.org/Day/profilofcomtempyouth.html
http://www.acrod.org/Day/Daylight%20April%202009.pdf
HEAR ME : A Prayerbook for Orthodox Teens.,Compiled by Annalisa Boyd -code: aok121904 Price $8.95 http://www.orthodoxmarketplace.com/
Metropolis of Pittsburgh Youth : http://www.pittsburgh.goarch.org/youth/index.html
The Six Things Teens Need From The Church.#1 To have a church as a building block to show me right from wrong in theory. For the Church to be a guide in my life.#2 To help me understand my religion better. #3 The Church needs to remain constant,. As I grow and change it's nice to have a solid foundation in life. #4 To teach us how to seek God and maintain a way of life that God wants us to, even though we live in a world that hates God. #5 To give me a sense of what is right in practice. #6 A constant faith in the Church as the mystical body of Christ that is always there and does not change. Our Orthodoxy keeps us on track.
Goals of our YOUTH MINISTRY : #1Focus on teen involvement. #2 Cooperate with other Orthodox Churches. #3 To improve ones spiritual life & religious experience ,reflected by attendance at Church.#4 Leadership training in building relationships.#5 Financial maturity and stewardship. #6 Possible vocations ? Who knows?
My bishop always tells the faithful, those who have been baptized, that the youth are not the future of the church. That the youth are already in the church now! You are part of the Kingdom of God on earth now! This is very good news, because you are important and you could do something right now. On the other hand, you become responsible now for your actions & behavior.
My bishop also says to make your home a "little" church. You have icons in church, so be sure to have them in your home. There are crosses in church, you could put them in your home . You have prayers in your church. Well, have them in your home also. First of all, be yourself. Now where do you see yourself in five years? (How about in ten or twenty years?) Remember to set realistic goals for yourself: short range, then intermediate goals, then your long range goals. Whatever your goals are, be sure you focus on the things of God as you grow-up. "Life on this earth will soon pass. Only what’s done for Christ will last."
The Next Four Links are for Parents & Grandparents of Teens :#1 Are we doing enough for our teens ? www.antiochian.org/node/17670 , #2 Bringing our youth to Christ: www.antiochian.org/bringing_our_youth_to_Christ #3 The youth friendly parish: www.antiochian.org/node/16623 and #4 Set aside sometime to Explore www.familyaschurch.org .
4 Links Above for parents & 28 LINKS BELOW FOR TEENS
Internet Ministry Support Available from the Dept. of Youth Ministry ( Antiochian #1 Dept. of Youth Ministry: www.antiochian.org/youth #2 NAC Teen SOYO: www.teenSOYO.org or www.antiochan.org/SOYO #3Teen Bible Study and Bible Bowl Study Guides: www.orthodoxyouth.org #4 OYO -Orthodox Youth Outreach www.orthodoxyouthoutreach.net #5 Youth & Family Ministery: www.antiochian.org/YouthandFamily ///ALSO Diocesan SOYO Web Site: DIOCESE OF TOLEDO: SEARCH IN FACEBOOK FOR #6 DIOCESE OF TOLEDO AND THE MIDWEST SOYO
What’s up ? http://orthodoxyouth.org Try it now, see what it's about. Click on the re-call podcast, or, get wisdom. How about Teen Bible Study podcast, or you can read the Bible. I think some of you may enjoy something like this. Give it an overview for now. (Orthodox Bible Study for teens & adults)
Syndesmos: The World Fellowship of Orthodox Youth: www.syndesmos.org/content/en/events/calendars
Greek Orthodox Youth & Young Adult Ministry www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/departments/youth/
Also check: www.yal.org/
Youth Resources: http://antiochian.org/node/17268
Are you a Junior or Senior yet ? Look at this www.antiochian.org/college_bound.
*Many of you remember Miltiadis Constantine now at Westminster College. www.pittsburgh.goarch.org/youth/forms/nationaloratoricalfestival2007.pdf
· Most young people come home from Summer Church Camp and yes, they heard the word SEX. OH MY!!!! Well, read about it here. If you think you’re not old enough, think again. www.antiochian.org/node/17692
· Does anyone want to see photos from summer camp at Camp Nazareth? *Click onto the photo itself to enlarge it. www.acrod.org/pgcnsummer2008.htm There are more photos if you click on to New Church. These are from the year 2002 .
· (very nice) www.uocyouth.org Look it over. Anything there you like? On the left side, in yellow (teen life). If you click on that one, at the bottom of the next page on the left, there's a blue box with an e-mail address. If you have a question, you could ask FATHER about it.TRY IT OUT!
· www.iocc.org/kidspage.aspx Look for activities for high school students & youth involvement.
· OrthodoXCircle is unique in that it is designed for Eastern Orthodox Christians. Their goal is to provide a special place online for Pan-Orthodox fellowship, as well as access to our faith. http://my.orthodoxcircle.com/_landing/view.php?id=9137
· DAYLIGHT www.acrod.org/Day/Daylight%20June%202008.pdf. BE SURE TO READ PAGE #3 "Starting a Conversation" : IN DAYLIGHT Above
· www.orthodoxyouthoutreach.com
· www.yya.oca.org/pages/ChurchwidePrograms/JrFOCA/generalinfo.htm
· www.myocn.net/index.php/About-OCN.html
· http://www.bmp.cerkiew.pl/index-e.html
· Eastern Orthodox Scouting. www.eocs.org/Who%20we%20are/church%20relationship.htm
· more photos- www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/youth/enyouth.html
Why come to the Orthodox Church? Why stay in the Orthodox Church? Please,I beg you, you must set aside some time to listen to this message (in full) Before you click this link. www.myocn.net/images/stories/podcast/crtl072608.mp3 WAIT ... UNTIL IT STARTS then listen to the broadcast
If You Need A Bible- Check Out Our Links Page - Right Side about Mid Way Down, in BLUE
*Orthodox Christian Fellowship: (OCF) is listed as one of the agencies and endorsed Organizations under the Assembly of Orthodox Canonical Bishops. (EA) = Episcopal Assembly *OCF is the Official Collegiate Campus Program Under now ( EA ). It's mission is to support fellowships on college campuses, whose members experience and witness to the Orthodox Church through community life, prayer, service to others ,and study of the Faith.
*The EOCA has no idea of how many OCF members there are at YSU at the present time, or who they might be. What are they doing these days ? EOCA members want to know.
*October was Orthodox Awareness Month to foster an awareness of the richness of the Orthodox Faith on College Campuses across North America through lectures, fliers, information tables, ect. MORE www.ocf.net "What did our chapter do to expose the richness of Orthodoxy to your students and faculty members." ?
*Who Knows what was done at YSU ? *Do they know about the 2011 OCF College Conference ? Is any student registered to go ? If not Click www.antiochian.org/node/26567 and be informed.
New OCF Executive Director, Jennifer Nahas. New OCF relocation to Hellenic College in Brookline, MA. For addition information visit www.ocf.net .
OCA Dept. of Youth, Young Adults & College Campus Ministries. http://www.ocawonder.com
2012 Teenage Lock-In :at The Orthodox Center on North Belle Vista Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio. MLK weekend ,(No School on Monday !) Sunday January 15th at 5Pm and staying over night until Monday morning. IF YOUR HOME PARISH DOESN"T HAVE A YOUTH GROUP, YOU STILL COULD ATTEND ANY & ALL YOUTH EVENTS : YOU WILL NEED AN ADULT to keep an eye on you and /or your group, All Orthodox teenagers are Welcome to attend this years LOCK-IN.
Sharon, PA area youth groups web pages:
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