Orthodox News

Boston, MA – Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) held its first-ever Chaplains Conference for clergy and lay leaders May 2-4, 2006 at the Antiochian Village Conference Center in Ligonier, PA. This fantastic retreat brought together twenty clergy and lay OCF chaplains from throughout North America.

The conference hosted OCF Chaplains from schools including Pennsylvania State University, University of Arizona – Tucson and as far away as the University of Alaska – Fairbanks. The conference focused on establishing a dialogue with this ministry group with each chaplain sharing their approach, successes, and obstacles. With an estimated 40,000 Orthodox College students on campus each year, the conference was an essential time to allow chaplains to network together to learn how to more effectively minister to the students.

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BOSTON, MA Registration for the 2006 “Real Break” programs for Orthodox college students was recently announced by the Orthodox Christian Fellowship here.

The “Real Break” program college students life-changing experiences ministering in Orthodox Christian communities, orphanages, and monasteries during their spring breaks. Teams of 10-15 young adults are being sought to travel to Project Mexico, Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage in Guatemala, Raphael House in San Francisco, Holy Monastery of the Twelve Apostles in Greece, and El Salvador to share in the experience of serving others, prayer, fellowship, and fun. A “Real Break” team may also serve an affected disaster area through a Hurricane Relief project in partnership with International Orthodox Christian Charities [IOCC].

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