Each year the National OCF offers a opportunities for college students to put their faith into action through participating in a variety of missionary and outreach programs as outlined below:
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OCF College Conference
The OCF College Conference is an annual event that brings over 400 students on fire for Christ together to enjoy fellowship, prayer, service and interactions with some of the best Orthodox speakers. The conferences generally take place between Christmas and New Year for five days. There are currently two college conference locations: one in the east coast at the Antiochian Village in Bolivar, PA and one in the south coast at Diakonia Center in Salem, South Carolina.
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OCF Real Break is the popular alternative spring break service learning program in countries around the world. Each spring, over 100 students attend various trips during their spring breaks to destinations including Constantinople, Greece, Dominican Republic, Jerusalem, Romainia, Mexico, Alaska, and more.
Click here to view the list of the trips for 2010.
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OCF Just Love is a service learning program where students spend a day serving the poor and homeless in inner-city areas throughout North America. The program focuses on education and breaking down of the stereotypes of poverty and the homeless. There are many trips throughout various cities in North America including New York, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Boston and more.
Click here for a list of this year's trips.
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OCF Day of Prayer is a program that unites the various chapters across North America in prayer. Each year, on Clean Monday, participating OCF chapters take part in 24 hours of unceasing prayer. Each school takes a one-hour slot to pray for themselves, their chapters and their fellow students.
Click here to learn more about this year's Day of Prayer.
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The Annual Pilgrimage For Justice is a weekend of hands-on, experiential immersion and service learning activities. Students are immersed into the realities of the poor, marginalized, and persecuted, and are moved to action as Christ's servants. The participants reflect on what it means to be disciples of Christ in our broken world, while at the same time being Christ's ambassadors to the broken world around them.
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