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
Site Index
The Hub Home page
Youth Visions for the Church
Our Dream for the Church
Our Dream for the Church Discussion Guide (page one // page two)
Our Mission for the Church
Our Mission for the Church Discussion guide
Leader Information
Abouth Youth Ministry
A Vision on Youth Ministry
Children and Christian Education [Sophie Koulomzin]
Ears to Hear: Orthodox Youth Ministry and Rock and Roll [Fr Michael Anderson]
Is Your Area Meeting the Needs of Your Youth? [Fr Michael Anderson]
Our Youth Need You [Fr Michael Anderson]
The Youth Friendly Parish [Fr Michael Anderson]
Unless You Be Like Children
Youth Ministry: A Foundation [Fr Gregory Havrilack]
Youth Ministry: Meeting the Challenges [Fr Michael Anderson]
Youth Ministry: Questions and Answers [Fr Michael Anderson]
Safety Issues (first seven articles from 'Doing the Right Thing')
Introduction
Personnel
Event Planning and Supervising
Helping Troubled Youth
Reporting Possible Abuse
Responding to Accusations of Abuse at an Event
Conclusion and Resources
Children in Crisis general information
Forms (all forms are in Microsoft Word .doc format)
General Forms
Permission Slip/Insurance Form
Youth Ministry Personnel Form
Camp Forms
Camper Agreement
Camper Application
Camp Letter
Health Form
Incident Report
Medical Dispensation
Packing List
Staff Form
Retreat Forms
Incident Report
Packing List
Participant Agreement
Retreat Application
Field Trips
Taking a Youth Group on a Trip [David Subu and Ron Tucci]
Taking a Youth Group on a Trip Checklist
Retreats
Ears to Hear: Orthodox Youth Ministry and Rock and Roll [Fr Michael Anderson]
Planning Retreats [Fr John Matusiak]
Running Retreats with Small Group Discussions
Steps for Beginning a Retreat
Camps
Camp Standards (Microsoft Word .doc)
List of Camps
Planning an Orthodox Youth Summer Camp [Fr Michael Anderson]
Planning an Orthodox Youth Summer Camp Checklist
Staff Assistants/Counselors in Training for Summer Youth Camps and Vacation Church Schools
Staff Assistant Application (Microsoft Word .doc)
Recommended Books
Books for Younger Children (Ages 3-6)
Books for Middle-aged Children (Ages 6-9)
Books for Older Children (Ages 9-12)
Book Stores
Miscellaneous
Becoming a Part of the Junior Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (JrFOCA) [Fr Michael Anderson]
Planning a Youth Sunday [Fr John Matusiak]
Activities
20 Something . . .
. . . ways to build Christian FELLOWSHIP among today's youth [Fr Michael Anderson and David Subu]
. . . ideas for youth ministry FIELD TRIPS [Fr David Subu and Ron Tucci]
. . . ideas for FUNDRAISING [Nicholas Finley]
. . . GAME ideas [Ron Tucci and Ksenia Babich]
. . . ICEBREAKERS to help participants get to know each other [Nicholas Finley]
. . . MORE ICEBREAKERS [Ron Tucci and Ksenia Babich]
. . . ideas for RETREATS [Nicholas Finley]
. . . ideas for YOUTH MINISTRY TO THE ELDERLY [Fr Michael Anderson]]
. . . ideas to involve YOUTH IN CHRIST-LIKE SRVICE TO OTHERS [Fr Michael Anderson]
. . . ways to celebrate INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX YOUTH MONTH [Fr Michael Anderson and David Subu]
. . . more ways to celebrate INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX YOUTH MONTH [Fr Michael Anderson and Nicholas Finely]
. . . ideas to start a YOUTH MINISTRY PROGRAM IN YOUR PARISH [Fr Michael Anderson]
Parish Success Stories
An Inter-parish Youth Program [Xenia Sheehan]
Cookie Walk Supply List
Funds and Fun with Fundability, Inc
'Gift of the Heart Kits' brochure (.pdf)
Giving Children the Chance to Give [Fr Paul Kucynda]
Involving our Young Girls [Rebekah Thurner]
Letters, Love, and Prayers [Margaret Pysarchyk]
Ministering to Residents of an Adult Foster Care Home [Fr. Michael Matsko]
Ministries for Youth and Choirs: A Layworkers Experience [Michael Soroka]
Ministry in a Shoe Box [Angelica Sloan]
Nourishing Children in Christ [Olga Roshak]
Outreach to Street Kids [Fr George Gray]
St Euphrosynus the Cook Project
Project Mexico: An Interview with Greg Yova, Director of Project Mexico
Providing Disaster Relief with the 'Gift of the Heart Kits' [Arlene Kallur]
Recipe for a Teen Retreat [Mary Ann Bulko]
Singing Children [Fr. Vladimir Berzonsky]
The Power of Personal Stories [Albert S. Roan, Ph.D.]
Who is My Neighbor?: Teaching Children and Youth to Reach Out to the Community [Maureen Juhas and Barbara Matusiak]
Projects
Various Projects
A Creation Celebration: Building and Awareness of God's Gift of Creation in the Church School [Jo Kaleel]
New Life in the Summer: Summer Church School [Nadine Eskoff]
Oral History (currently down)
Our Children as Evangelizers
How to Visit a Nursing Home [Christopher Carstens, CNS]
Games
Various Games
20-Something Games
Crafts
Various Crafts
Recipes
Various Recipes
Retreats
Retreat Outlines
Let Your Light So Shine (OCA Youth 2003/2004)
Choices
God's Time
Journey
Our Legacy
Passages
The Way
Walk On
Study Guides/Units
Apathy Breakers
My Life!: A Reflection on How I See My Life and What it Can Become [Michael Anderson]
Bible Studies
Gathered in Community
A focus on the life and teachings of the apostolic community and its understanding of the Church. (Young Adult/Adult with suggestions for younger teens)
Introduction to Jesus Christ in the Scriptures: A Look at the Prophecies of the Christ and their Fulfillment in Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ [V Rev George Gray]
On Behalf of All and For All
A focus on what we personally, and in our families, parishes, and the Church can offer to each other and to the world (Adults and ideas for younger teens)
The Story of Our Life with God: An Introduction to the Old Testament
Catechetical Themes
God's Blueprint
A lesson on utilizing all of God's tools, materials and gifts we have through ourselves, our home, our church, and our community to build the best Orthodox Christians we can be.
God is Calling You! Exploring God's Purpose for your Life
Orthodox Christianity: A Guide to Life
Reaching Out: Our Call to Ministers
A study unit for teenagers on the meaning of lay ministry.
Teach All Nations: Proclaiming the Gospel Around the World
A study unit for teenagers on Mission and our missionary responsibilities.
The Feast of Transfiguration
The Life of St Herman: 'A Russian Teenager'
The Whole Story: A Look at the Stories that Make Us Who We Are
The Virgin Mary: A Celebration of Our Faith
Contemporary Issues
"And the Two Shall Become One:" A Teenage Study Unit on Sex, Sexuality, and the Sacrament of Marriage
HIV, Aids, and You
Living a Life of Love: Our Relatioships and Our Choices
Matters of Life and Death
"O Lord Make the Evil Be Good:" A Study Guide on the Christian Response to the Events of September 11th.
Orthodox Stewardship: Responding to God’s Gifts -- Educational Materials in Connection with the Fellowship of Orthodox Stewards (FOS) (.pdf)
What's Love Got to Do With It? Everything!: A Teenage Study unit on Our Relationships and Our Choices
Articles
About Youth Ministry
A Vision on Youth Ministry
Children and Christian Education [Sophie Koulomzin]
Ears to Hear: Orthodox Youth Ministry and Rock and Roll [Fr Michael Anderson]
Is Your Area Meeting the Needs of Your Youth? [Fr Michael Anderson]
Our Youth Need You [Fr Michael Anderson]
The Youth Friendly Parish [Fr Michael Anderson]
Unless You Be Like Children
Youth Ministry: A Foundation [Fr Gregory Havrilack]
Youth Ministry: Meeting the Challenges [Fr Michael Anderson]
Youth Ministry: Questions and Answers [Fr Michael Anderson]
The Church on Current Issues
(Alcoholism) It Still Outranks them All [Fr Bogdan Djurdjulov]
An Orthodox Christian Living with Aids
An Orthodox Perspective on Ecological Justice and Change [Fr. Alexis Vinogradov]
Capital Punishment and the Gospel [Fr Thomas Mueller]
Day Care: A Ministry [Sophie Daniels]
Euthanasia, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and the Pursuit of Death with Dignity [Fr. Joseph Woodill]
Finding One's Calling in Life [Fr Thomas Hopko]
Helping Kids in Crisis information
"I Teach Children How to Manage Conflicts" [Marilyn Ewing]
Learning to Listen in Order to Listen [Sandy Sivulich]
My Vocation in the Family [Albert S. Rossi]
Nourishing Children in Christ [Olga Roshak]
Orthodox Home School [Sarah Loft]
Reinforcing Religious Education in Family Life [Michelle Jannakos and Leslee Abud]
Spiritual Aspects of Fatherhood [Al Rossi, Ph.D.]
(Suffering and Our Response to It) Some Words about the Cross of Christ in Our Lives
Talking to Children about Death [Albert Rossi & Fr. John Schimchik]
Talking to Children about God [Albert Rossi, Ph.D.]
Television in the Christian Home
The Broken Family [Albert Rossi]
The Child and Aging Adults [Ludmilla B. Turkevich]
What Leads Parents to Child Abuse [Valerie Vance Dillon]
When the Unspeakable Happens: Sexual Abuse in God's Family [Ellen Gvosdev, Ph.D.]
Women in the Mission of the Church [Dr. Constance Tarasar]
General Information
OCA Youth Camp Standards (Microsoft Word .doc)
Planning a Field Trip [David Subu and Ron Tucci]
Planning a Field Trip Checklist [David Subu and Ron Tucci]
Plannig an Orthodox Youth Camp [Fr Michael Anderson]
Planning an Orthodox Youth Camp Checklist [Fr Michael Anderson]
Staff Assistants or Counselors-in-Traing for OCA Summer Youth Camps [Fr Michael Anderson]
Staff Assistants or Counselors-in-Training form
College Ministry/OCF
Articles
Campus Outreach and Young Adult Ministry
'Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom' Rules for a Campus Outreach Program
A Sample Parish Outreach Program for College Students (care pacakages)
OCF
Orthodox Campus Fellowship official website (www.ocf.net)
Starting an Orthodox Campus Fellowship
The OCF Start Kit article
The OCF Starter Kit .pdf
OCF Directory
OCF 'Real Break'
Prayers
Various Prayers
Morning Prayers
Prayer for the Beginning of Instruction
Prayer for Any Meeting/Activity
Prayers Upon Entering the Church
Prayers for Travellers
Evening Prayers
Prayer Booklet (.pdf)
Department Programs
AROY
Cyber-pals
JrFOCA
JrFOCA website
OCAY
OCAY FAQ (.pdf)
OCAY Guidelines (.pdf)
OCAY Guidelines booklet (.pdf)
Youth Directory Form (.pdf)
St Peter the Aleut Service Award
Application
Syndesmos
YO-Mail
Youth Chat Rooms
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