Let Your Light So Shine
Introduction to the Orthodox Church in American Youth Movement 2003-2004 Retreat


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Introduction:
The Orthodox Church in America Youth Movement exists as a deanery-based Church-wide youth movement. Its main mission is to build and strengthen relationships among Orthodox youth within each deanery of the Orthodox Church in America through fellowship, education, worship, and service.

Each ecclesiastical year, every deanery holds three events for its youth (10-17/18):

In addition, the Holy Synod invites the youth of the Orthodox Church in America to focus on a common theme each year to foster their ongoing spiritual growth.

For the 2003-2004 ecclesiastical year, the Holy Synod chose the theme “Let Your Light So Shine!”

The Department of Youth Young Adult and Campus Ministry developed this retreat as a resource for dioceses, deaneries, and/or parishes as they discuss this theme with their youth.

Reproducing these materials:
All materials designed by the Department of Youth Young Adult and Campus Ministry and the Department of Christian Education are designed to be reproduced locally. Each youth leader, teacher, speaker should have his or her own copy.

Go to http://yya.oca.org
For more information and resources on the Orthodox Church in America Youth Movement, including:

 

Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry
Orthodox Church in America
PO Box 675 Syosset, NY 11791
http://yya.oca.org
yyacm@oca.org

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