FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
“Keeping our College Students Connected to
the Church”
Orthodox Christian Fellowship partners with the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society,
Inc.
On Saturday, August 29th, at the
invitation of Barbara Latsonas, President of the Denver Metropolitan
Philoptochos Board, Fr. Kevin Scherer, Executive Director of Orthodox Christian
Fellowship, was invited as a guest speaker along with Aphrodite Skeadas,
National Philoptochos President, to the 2009 Philoptochos Day, hosted by the
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Assumption and Community Center in Denver,
Colorado.
The theme, “A New Vision – A New Spirit”
focused on new strategies and partnerships to ensure strong leadership and
membership for the future of the Philoptochos organization. President Skeadas spoke to the new
challenges of reaching women in a post-modern world with competing and complex
responsibilities that didn’t generally exist for women in previous
generations. Fr. Scherer spoke to
the ladies about the dynamic potential of a Philoptochos-OCF relationship. He said, “The potential exists for a
symbiotic relationship where Philoptochos provides meaningful avenues of
service and OCF provides next generation leadership.” He continued, saying, “It just feels right to be partnered
with the mothers, grandmothers and godmothers of the very students OCF serves –
it’s a natural fit.”
Discussions and plans are already underway
for a mutual service project hosted by the Denver Metropolis Philoptochos Board
sometime in the 2009-10 academic year.
The goal is for this event to become a template for other metropolises
across the country that desire to find a relevant, relational way forward with
the young collegiate women of this generation. Both organizations appear to be excited and hopeful about
the future benefits of such a partnership.
For additional information contact:
Presvytera Shyla Hadzellis
Development Director
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
shyla@ocf.net
www.ocf.net
OCF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and the official campus
ministry of SCOBA.
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Sep 30, 2009 4:22 PM
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