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Board of New Youth & Young Adult Ministry Agency Concludes First Meeting

December 17, 2021

The Board of Directors of the newly established Youth & Young Adult Ministry Agency concluded its first meeting on Friday, December 3. Established and blessed by the Assembly of Bishops at its October 2021 meeting as the capstone achievement of the "Year of the Youth," the new Agency will cast a vision to unite and deepen the ministry efforts of parishes and families across the Church to serve all Orthodox youth and young adults in the United States.
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New Pan-Orthodox Ministry Agencies

October 21, 2021

In this video, Steve shares clips of the hierarchs of the Assembly sharing their vision and hopes for this new, united ministry effort.
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A New Era in Young Adult Ministry

October 21, 2021

OVC will host a virtual public launch on November 9, at 8pm EST.
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Interview with His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America

October 15, 2021

Archbishop Elpidophoros sat down with Bill Marianes to discuss this year's meeting of the Assembly of Bishops.
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Opening Address Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA

October 4, 2021

My Beloved Brothers and Concelebrants in the Holy Spirit, I greet each and every one of you in the beauty and glory of our Holy Orthodox Christian Faith. I feel so very blessed that we are able to gather in person this year, even though we yet face many challenges from this unrelenting pandemic. This is, therefore, a continuation of our Tenth Anniversary celebration, which had to be in a virtual setting last year.
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Assembly of Bishops Announces 10th Annual Meeting

August 23, 2021

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America announced that its 10th Annual Assembly of Bishops Meeting will be held October 2-5, 2021 in Washington D.C. The Assembly will also be hosting a charity networking event to hear the voices of the youth and young adults while assembling hygiene kits for those in need.
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Youth Worker Forum

August 18, 2021

Reminder of our next Youth Worker Forum this Friday, August 20th at 1pm EST! The topic will be "Getting Back to Basics."
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Assembly of Bishops Blesses July 25 "Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday"

June 24, 2021

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops has blessed July 25, 2021 to be “Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday.” This is an important day for Orthodox parishes across the U.S. to recognize the work of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), the national prison ministry of the Orthodox Church and an agency of the Assembly of Bishops.
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The Orthodox Youth Directors in North America June Webinar

June 3, 2021

r. Demetrios Andrews is the Executive Director of Project Mexico in Rosarita, Mexico. He will be talking with us about the very special program of Youth formation which takes place at both Project Mexico and St. Innocent Orphanage.
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Youth Zoom Townhalls with Hierarchs

May 11, 2021

The next Zoom call will be for the Southeast region on Tuesday, May 11th at 7pm EDT!
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Mental Health Needs Assessment Survey

April 27, 2021

The Assembly of Bishops needs your input! The Mental Health Needs Assessment Survey, designed by experts on the Mental Health Task Force, takes only 15 minutes and consists of approximately 30 questions.
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Year of the Youth – Meet Your Bishop: Townhalls Successfully Launched

April 23, 2021

The first of six Meet Your Bishop: Townhalls was hosted on April 13, 2021. Nearly 60 participants joined in to listen to and dialogue with Assembly Hierarchs.
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Mental Health Needs Assessment Survey

April 13, 2021

We want to hear about your experiences and how the church can better understand and support your mental health needs. Open to anyone 18+ residing in the US.
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Youth Zoom Sessions with Hierarchs

April 5, 2021

As apart of this year's Year of the Youth events monthly Zoom calls "TownHalls" for our youth with our Orthodox hierarchs will be taking place starting in April. These Zoom Calls allow youth to get to know their hierarchs, and to have dialogue with their hierarchs about their spiritual lives.
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Prayer for the Youth

March 29, 2021

Formulated by the Committee for Liturgy and approved by the Executive Committee, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America is proud to release its Prayer for the Youth. The Prayer for the Youth is intended for use in various instances and services, especially this year, the Year of the Youth.
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Hunger & the Public Good: Restoring the World by Living the Faith

March 22, 2021

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, in partnership with Bread for the World, will be hosting a three-part Lenten webinar series on “Hunger & the Public Good: Restoring the World by Living the Faith.”
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Recitation of the Synodkion of the 7th Ecumenical Council

March 19, 2021

The Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America recite the Synodikon of the 7th Ecumenical Council for the occasion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy.
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Orthodox Youth Directors in North America Hierarchal Newsletter

March 5, 2021

Orthodox Youth Directors in North America Hierarchal Newsletter
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Year of the Youth Events

March 4, 2021

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America announces activities and events for the Year of the Youth. Six Townhalls will be hosted virtually throughout the year, each in a different geographic region of the United States, connecting our youth and hierarchs.
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February 7 – Boy Scout Sunday | March 7 – Girl Scout Sunday

March 1, 2021

This year the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, in tandem with American Scouting organizations, celebrates February 7th and March 7th, 2021 as Scouting Sundays.
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