2. Why attend CrossRoad?
(This section is meant to be personal, it’s an opportunity to articulate why CR is important to you.)
Some of the highlights that other CrossRoaders have mentioned include:
Creating lifelong friends
Exposure to larger Orthodox community/traditions
Faith formation & education
College preparation – understanding vocation

3. What is CrossRoad?
CrossRoad is a ten-day academic summer institute that prepares high school juniors and seniors to make big life decisions and connect with the Orthodox Christian theological and spiritual tradition 

4. What is CrossRoad?
Location: Sessions 1 & 2 (Hellenic College Holy Cross- Boston, MA); Session 3 (North Park University-Chicago, IL)
CrossRoad Staff: Graduate theology students who come with prior youth work experience, demonstrate excellent leadership qualities, and undergo approximately 100 hours of training before the program

5. What happens at CrossRoad?
Faith education
Participants participate in interactive workshops led by their staff on topics such as: pop culture, sanctification of creation, technology, suffering, faith & science, etc.
Participants engage in classes during four of the ten days of CrossRoad receiving extensive instruction from our country’s finest theologians and Scripture scholars
Throughout all courses, speaker presentations, and staff-led sessions, participants are encouraged to ask and discuss life’s big questions. They are given extensive time and space to reflect on how their faith informs the entirety of their life

6. What happens at CrossRoad?
Worship: Visit Boston/Chicago area parishes

7. What happens at CrossRoad?
Worship: Daily worship

8. What happens at CrossRoad?
Worship: Evening devotionals & discussions

9. What happens at CrossRoad?
Fellowship: Tour Boston or Chicago

10. What happens at CrossRoad?
Fellowship: Day at the beach

11. What happens at CrossRoad?
Fellowship: Making lifelong friends

12. How CrossRoad helped me grow
(Again this section is meant to be personal so please change content to best represent your experience.)
Some suggestions from other CrossRoaders include:
Exposure to Pan-Orthodox community
Alumni network - your own class and beyond
Ability to communicate your faith/beliefs
Increased theological knowledge
Experiencing a college environment

13. CrossRoader for life! Lasting friendships founded on shared beliefs
Become apart of the vibrate Alumni network
Resources include:
Newsletter
Website
Alumni Advisory Board
Social media groups
Uplifting Alumni retreats
Giving back – scholarship fund

14. Application deadline: February 1, 2018
Learn more and apply!
Application deadline: February 1, 2018
Application components:
Application form
Essay
Priest recommendation
Additional recommendation
Official student transcript