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| The Albanian Orthodox Youth Council (AOYC) | |
The
Albanian Orthodox Youth Council is the youth organization of the OCA’s
Albanian Archdiocese and is currently in the process of being restructured.
Under the spiritual direction of Fr. Theodore Sakellar and through the
guidance of the Department of Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministries,
the AOYC is slowly starting to regroup and reform. According to Fr.
Theodore Sakellar, “I am very excited about the new OCAY deanery
based youth movement, and am looking forward to staying within that
framework as we revitalize the Albanian Orthodox Youth Council on an
Archdiocesan level”.
The need for the restructure of the AOYC has been apparent to the Archdiocese
for some time, but a lack of resources and available youth ministers
has hampered the efforts to rebuild the program. After a successful
youth retreat in Worcester, Massachusetts in March, 2003 however, the
need for the youth movement became apparent, and Fr. Theodore Sakellar
quickly took on the task of spiritual director of the Council.Although still in the planning stages for many areas of the restructure of the program, plans are currently underway for several youth events to take place within the Archdiocese. A youth retreat is being planned by the Worcester, MA chapter of the AOYC for Fall, 2003, as well as an Archdiocese-wide youth fellowship gathering in New York City later this year. |
