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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

“Keeping our College Students Connected to the Church”

Orthodox Christian Fellowship attends 2010 GOA Clergy Laity Congress

Fishers, IN – July 15, 2010

Orthodox Christian Fellowship participated in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s 2010 Clergy Laity Congress in Atlanta, Georgia. This year, Orthodox Christian Network, International Orthodox Christian Charities, Orthodox Christian Prison Ministries, Orthodox Christian Mission Center and Orthodox Christian Fellowship shared an exhibit booth. Touching the World through Christ’s Love was the theme chosen by the participating SCOBA agencies. This was a significant event because it allowed all of the SCOBA agencies to come together.

This year’s Congress was a wonderful experience - full of energy and love. It allowed for OCF to become a visible presence in the Church, we had many OCF Students participating by manning the booth, assisting with interviews, and expressing their gratitude to the nearly 400 Philoptochos members by giving them an individually wrapped rose. Continuing on their partnership to connect students to the Church on Campus, Philoptochos presented OCF’s, Board Chairman, Fr. Mark Leondis with a $15,000 donation.

The 2010 Greek Orthodox Clergy-Laity Congress Grand Banquet theme expressed how our students live in exponential times. The banquet master of ceremonies and co-chairman of the Congress Mr. Bill Marianes, went further to say that now more than ever we need to help our students remain connected to the Church. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America in his keynote, spoke of the need to open the doors to our young people.

Orthodox Christian Fellowship is the campus ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.  Our mission is to help our college students stay connected to Christ and His Church. OCF provides our students with resources such as weekly meetings, regional events, and internship opportunities with the other SCOBA agencies, transformative programs, and a network of thousands of orthodox students from across North America.

We invite you to see the resources we have available for your students at www.ocf.net.

For additional information contact:

Presvytera Shyla Hadzellis
Development Director, OCF
shyla@ocf.net
www.ocf.net