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Click
here to see YYA News Archives (2001/2002)
- December
19, 2003
- December
10, 2003
- Updated
infromation on Youth
Events Calendar about New Jersey Deanery OCAY Retreat
"Let Your Light So Shine" - March 26-28, 2004
- Updated
information about new events on Young
Adult Events Calendar including:
- FOCA
Young Adult Weekend - January 16-28, 2004
- Belgium
Youth Weekend - February 6-8, 2004
- YO-Mail
November
issue posted with back issues.
-
November 20, 2003
- November
17, 2003
- November
4, 2003
- October
31, 2003
- October
27, 2003
- Posted
new additions in The
HUB:
-
Prayer Booklet for Prayers for Use During Sickness
and Death
- Study
Unit on Be Strong in the Lord
- New
Service Projects
- October
25, 2003
- Posted
article about St.
Tikhons Summer Youth Camp
- Department
of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry and Department of
Christian Education develop educational materials on charities
in connection with the Charity
Appeals Month including, lesson plans and a family
discussion sheet.
- October
24, 2003
- October
15, 2003
- October
14, 2003
- Posted
Journal Entries
from the OCA Young Adult Alaska Service Trip.
- Posted
article and photo gallery from St
Alexander Nevsky Summer Day Camp in Allison Park, PA.
- Added
the following events to the Online Event Calendars for YOUTH
, YOUNG ADULTS,
and YOUTH
WORKERS:
- St.
Vladimir's Seminary to Hold Open House for Prospective Students
- Crestwood, NY
- St.
Vladimir's Seminary High School/College Christmas Retreat
- Crestwood, NY
- OCF
Announces Dates of 2003 College Conferences (East Coast and
West Coast)
- Connecticut
Deanery OCAY Fellowship Event (Yale/Harvard Football Game)
- Let
Your Light So Shine OCAY Retreat Sponsored by Holy Cross Romanian
Orthodox Church in Hermitage, PA
- Orthodox
Camp Director's Conference - Boulder City, NV
- October
10, 2003
- October
1, 2003 - Posted article on Cleveland
Deanery Lock-in Gathers Over 80 Youth for OCAY Event
- September
26, 2003 - Posted the following press-releases and photo
galleries:
- September
3, 2003 - Posted press release SCOBA
Institutes College Student Sunday on 3rd Sunday in September.
- September
2, 2003 - YYA Programs back
online!
- September
1, 2003 - OCA
Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry Announces
New and Expanded Edition of The Hub Resource Library.
- August
8, 2003 - Posted information in Youth
Events Calendar about Orthodox Family Day at Knoelbel's
Park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania sponsored by the FOCA Central
PA District and the Fackville Deanery.
- August
7, 2003 - Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus
Ministry and Department of Christian Education develop educational
materials on Christian Stewardship in connection with Fellowship
of Orthodox Stewards including,
- August
1, 2003 - OCAY Resources
posted for 2003/2004 Ecclesastical year on theme "Let Your
Light So Shine." Resources include:
- a
letter from Metropolitan Herman announcing the theme for 2003/2004
- a
Chat room schedule on theme-related topics
- a
Teen Retreat Outline on the theme with a Participant Retreat
Journal (.pdf)
- Supplementary
church school materials including
- lesson
plans for all ages, and
- a
handout about service projects.
- infomration
about the FOCA Celebrations of Faith Creative Arts Contest including
-
Contest Information and Rules, and a
- Flyer
for 2003/2004
-
8.5x11 versions of the poster in .pdf and .html
- July
25, 2003 - July
issue of YO-Mail sent to subscribers and posted to
web site with other YO-Mail
back issues.
- July
3, 2003 - Posted information about Inter-Orthodox
Youth Worker Conferences in California and Pennsylvania
to The Hub
Calendar.
- July
1, 2003
- Posted article OCA
Young Adults Participate in Alaska Service Project and added
event to Young Adult
Calendar.
- June
27, 2003 - Posted
June
issue of YO-Mail (Young Orthodox Mail). Click
here to subscribe. Also posted new
flyer about our various internet ministries.
- June
23, 2003 - Department
Announces Summer Chat Schedule including "Campfire Chats."
- June
9, 2003 - Posted article FOCA
Announces Winners to Celebrations of Faith Contest.
- June
1, 2003 - Posted article about Metropolitan
Herman Addresses Youth/Young Adult Department.
- May
28, 2003
- May
23, 2003 - Posted May
issue of YO-Mail (Young Orthodox Mail). Click
here to subscribe. Also posted new
flyer about our various internet ministries.
- May
13, 2003 - Added link to 2003
FOCA Basketball Tournament photo galleries on homepage.
- April
29, 2003 - Chat room issues resolved and will resume tonight!
- April
27, 2003 - CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED
HE IS RISEN!
- April
23, 2003 - Posted April
issue of YO-Mail (Young Orthodox Mail).
- April
16, 2003 - SVS
Invites High School Juniors to 5th Annual Youth Institute
- April
15, 2003 - Added articles about:
- April
11, 2003
- Added article about Orthodox
College Students Serve their Neighbor through
OCF Real Break Program
- April
8, 2003
- April
7, 2003 - Added link to OCA
home page highlighting Metropolitan HERMAN bestowing Eastern Orthodox
Committee on Scouting Awards to children and youth in Wayne, NJ.
For more information on the EOCS go to www.eocs.org.
- April
2, 2003
- April
1, 2003 - Posted photo galleries from the following regional
events to the 2003
Event Galleries
- March
27, 2003 - Posted announcement for OCA
Young Adult Service Trip to Alaska June 12-20, 2003.
- March
25, 2003 - Photo gallery posted in Event
Galleries from FOCA
sponsored OCAY Retreat in Little Falls, NJ (March 22-23, 2003)
- March
24, 2003
- Celebrations
of Faith deadline approaches (March 28, 2003). Send
your entries in now.
- Due
to server problems, the Chat Rooms and Hub Forums are temporarily
offline. The OCA webteam is working on the problem and should
have the problem fixed.
- March
11, 2003
- March
10, 2003 - Assigned a new batch of Cyber-pals,
our Orthodox e-mail pen-pal program. Go to Church-Wide
Programs for more information.
- March
9, 2003 - Posted dates and contact information for the
2003 Summer Camping
Season. Find out about the camping program near you!
- March
7, 2003 - Posted information on Becoming
a Steward at the SYNDESMOS Jubilee General Assembly in Albania Summer
2003.
- February
21, 2003 - Posted information OCF
Seeks College Students for National Student Advisory Board
and Local
OCF Sponsors IOCC Representative to Speak at University of Connecticut.
- February
20, 2003 - Posted article and photo gallery for Diocese
of Eastern Pennsylvania Winter Teen Encounter in the Event
Galleries.
- February
18, 2003 - YO-Mail
and YYA News
(see above) subscription form fixed. Sign-up now.
- February
13, 2003 - Posted new events to Youth
Calendar and Hub
Connections Calendar including:
- Keys
to Youth Ministry and Youth Education Workshop in Milwaukee,
OR
- Walk-on
Retreat in Hermitage, PA
- OCAY
Teen Retreat "Jesus Christ: the Way, the Truth, and the
Life" - Minneapolis, MN
- Inter-Orthodox
Winter Youth Camp - Minneapolis, MN
- February
11, 2003 - Posted new events to Youth
Calendar
- Walk-on
Retreat in Worcester, MA
- FOCA
National Basketball Tournament - Youngstown, OH
- OCAY
Retreat "Jesus Christ: the Way, the Truth, and Life Teen
Retreat" with Fr Michael Anderson, OCA Youth Director -
Little Falls, NJ
- February
5, 2003 - Posted several new events to Youth
Calendar and Young
Adult Calendar.
- February
4, 2003 - Posted information on SYNDESMOS
trip to Turkey on the Young
Adult Calendar.
- January
31, 2003
-
January 30, 2003
- Posted press-release: National
OCF Announces Search for Executive Director.
- January
28, 2003
- January
27, 2003
- January
22, 2003
- January
14, 2003
- January
13, 2003 - Added galleries from the St
Vladimir's Seminary High School / College Christmas Retreat.
- January
10, 2003 - Added information on the new Jr
FOCA Celebrations of Faith creative arts contest.
- January
7, 2003 - Chat rooms resume!
YYA
News
- New
OCAY Group in South Texas
- South
Central Deanery Meets and Plans
- Youth
"Find Voices of Christ in Their Hearts at Annual Diocesan Youth
Retreat
- Teens
"Let Their Light So Shine" at Pennsylvania Lock-In
- Youth
Workers "Commit Their Whole Lives Unto Christ Our God"
- 2nd
Annual Young Adult Service Trip to Alaska Dates Announced
- St
Mary's Orthodox Cathedral Let Your Light So Shine! Lock-In
- Youth,
Young Adult and Campus Ministry Department Bridges the Miles with
Internet Programs
- OCAY
Movement Events Throughout the Church
- Announcing
Real Break 2004 Dates
- SYNDESMOS
Celebrates 50th Jubilee - New York, NY - September 28, 2003.
- Young
Adults Participate in Alaska Service Project - Eklutna, AK - June
12-20, 2003
- Cleveland
Deanery Lock-in Gathers Over 80 Youth for OCAY Event
- West
Coast Inter-Orthodox Youth Workers Conference Recharges Committed
Adults
- SCOBA
Parishes Across North America Honor College Students
- OCF
Helps Students Stay Connected to Church
- North
American SYNDESMOS Plans Jubilee Gathering of Young Adults in NYC
- OCA
Summer Camps: Ministry to Our Youth and by Our Youth
- SCOBA
Institutes College Student Sunday on 3rd Sunday in September
- OCA
Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry Announces
New and Expanded Edition of The Hub Resource Library.
- Department
of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry and Department of Christian
Education develop educational materials on Christian Stewardship
in connection with Fellowship of Orthodox Stewards including,
- OCAY
Resources posted for 2003/2004 Ecclesastical year on theme "Let
Your Light So Shine."
- OCA
Young Adults Participate in Alaska Service Project
- Department
Announces Summer Chat Schedule including "Campfire Chats."
- FOCA
Announces Winners to Celebrations of Faith Contest
- Metropolitan
Herman Addresses Youth/Young Adult Department
- NYC
and Cleveland Deaneries Take Initial Steps to Implement OCAY
- SVS
Invites High School Juniors to 5th Annual Youth Institute
- Pennsylvania
OCAY Deanery Retreat Great Success!
- Fr
John Bacon Awarded Scouting Commission St Elias Award
- Worcester
Teen Retreat Revitalizes Regional Youth Efforts
- Orthodox
College Students Serve their Neighbor through OCF Real Break Program
- Jr
FOCA Announces National Essay Contest.
- OCA
Clergy Reflects on OCF Real Break Experience in Tijuana, Mexico
(Click
here for photos)
- OCA
Young Adult Reflects on OCF Real Break Experience in Guatamala City,
Guatamala (Click
here for Photos)
- OCA
Young Adult Service Trip to Alaska June 12-20, 2003.
- Eastern
PA Winter Teen Encounter: A Weekend of Fellowship, Education, Worship,
and Service (Click
here for photos.)
- FOCA
Sponsors OCAY Retreat for NJ Parishes
- Inter-Orthodox
Camp Director Conference
- Becoming
a Steward at the SYNDESMOS Jubilee General Assembly in Albania Summer
2003
- OCF
Seeks College Students for National Student Advisory Board
- National
OCF Announces Search for Executive Director
- Hundreds
of Orthodox College Students Gather for OCF College Conference -
East and West.
- YYA.OCA.ORG
Launches new Hub Forums/Bulletin Boards
- Jr
FOCA Announces New Celebrations of Faith Creative Arts Contest.
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