2. Mission Statement Equip our Youth to Live an Orthodox Christian life through a rich program of learning, service, and fellowship

3. Program  Lessons - Group Discussions  Activities and Trips – Every 6 weeks  Community Service – Every 6 weeks  Guest Speakers – Every 6 weeks  Retreats – Every 12 weeks  Fellowship with other Churches – Every 3 rd Saturday

4. Lessons  Four Categories – Rotates each week  Social  Spiritual  Dogma  Bible  Sources – Majority of the material will be provided to teachers  Mississauga Youth Group Lessons  Southern Diocese Youth Program  St. Mina Holmdel Youth Presentations  St. Mary Houston Youth Presentations  Pope Shenouda Books  Orthodoxsermons.org

5. Lesson Format Interactive NOT Didactic!!!!! We will develop a program to strengthen our ability to facilitate this type of learning  Identify the one key point the Youth should learn and incorporate into their life – example: The #1 factor in choosing a close friend is their relationship with Christ  No more than 5 slides to communicate the key points  Prepare questions ahead of time to engage the group in discussion – asking about their personal experience, opinions, how handle certain situations, …  Create a group activity as an opening or close