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Volume II - 1999
As one of the four main elements (fellowship, education, worship, service) to any youth ministry effort, Christ-like service is one of the most powerful ways to show youth the Gospel in action. Taking part in a Christ-like effort to help others can be a life-changing...Volume II - 1999
Several years ago the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord on February 2 was designated the World Day of Orthodox Youth. On the day following this feast and celebration we commemorate Ss. Simeon the Elder and Anna the Prophetess, who the Scriptures tell us were...Volume II - 1999
The Parish Ministries Conference in 1997 at St. Tikhon’s Seminary planted “a seed” from which “the call to serve” started the Campus Outreach and Young Adult Ministry at our parish. With the permission of our pastor, we began. The Student Directory (B. Fetsko) A student...Volume II - 1998
To be involved with youth ministry today is inevitably to become aware of the music to which our youth listen. Very often when we engage in discussions about “today’s music,” we hear it described as non-Christian or “secular” at best, and destructive or even...Volume II - 1996
In the spring of 1994, my son Rowan was invited to a triple birthday party at the home of some Orthodox friends, the Gores in Connecticut. It was a mini-reunion for some New England Youth Rallies. When I went to pick him up, Bee Gore suggested...Volume II - 1996
Everyone wants to see youth involved in the Church and there are many reasons for this. Clergy see them as a sign of parish vitality and growth. The elderly see them as a guarantee for the Church’s future. Parents hope and pray that their...Volume II - 1991
While the following address was given to Youth Leaders in the Soviet Union, the vital points in “A Vision of Youth Ministry” speak to all in the Church who are involved with encouraging our Youth. The Introduction gives background information on the conference where Fr....Volume II - 1990
The recommendations in this article are equally applicable to the (a) priest who wishes to begin a campus ministry, (b) student(s) who wish to begin a campus OCF, and c) parishioners) wishing to initiate and/or support a campus ministry. Therefore: Do not assume...Volume I - 1989
INTRODUCTION Building or rebuilding a parish youth program can be a frustrating experience. We are all familiar with the litany of problems: too few kids, lack of time, lack of money, lack of training. . .. However, there is help. With the upsurge in interest in youth...Volume I - 1989
It is so very important in setting patterns for life to involve children in ministry to others, and to show them what they, even at a young age, can accomplish. This learning becomes especially effective when they reach out to young people their own age...