FOCA announces 2016 national sports tournament venues
The Sports Department of the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America [FOCA] has released the following schedule and related information for this year’s national sports tournaments.
- 2016 National Basketball Tournament. Sponsored by the South River “R” Club of Saints Peter and Paul Church, South River, NJ, this year’s basketball tournament will be held on the campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ May 20-22, 2016. Please note the change of dates. Housing, Vespers and the awards banquet will take place at the Hilton East Brunswick, 3 Tower Center Blvd., East Brunswick, NJ with a special room rate of $119.00 per night. Deadline for hotel reservations, which may be made by calling 888-370-0980 and mentioning the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America for the discount, is March 19. Sunday Divine Liturgy will be at the church.
- 77th annual National Bowling Tournament. The Cleveland “R” Club #4/6 of Archangel Michael Church, Broadview Heights, OH, will host this year’s bowling tournament at a bowling alley to be determined June 3-5, 2016. Team bowling is set for Friday, June 3, at 7:00 p.m.; singles and doubles will be held Saturday, June 4 starting at 9:30 a.m. Housing will be located at the Crowne Plaza Cleveland South, 5300 Rockside Road, Independence, OH with a discounted room rate of $89.00 plus tax—call 216-524-0700 and mention FOCA bowling for the discount. Vespers will be celebrated at the church on Saturday evening followed by the awards banquet at Saint Michael’s Woodside. Sunday Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at the church.
- 2016 National Summer Sports Tournament (Golf). Sponsoring this year’s national summer sports tournament (golf) will be the Ambridge “O” Club of Holy Ghost Church, Ambridge, PA August 19-20, 2016. Golf will be played at a course outside of Erie, PA. Housing is at the Days Inn, Meadville, PA with a room rate of $100.00 per night—call 800-275-9093 by the July 31 deadline and mention FOCA golf group for the discount.
All Orthodox Christians are most welcome to participate in these tournaments. Entry forms and up-to-date information may be found on the sports page of the FOCA website. Please join us!