My dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, If the Church use the first two Sundays of Triodion to emphasize the virtues of humility and repentance in our journey to Lent & Pascha, then Judgment Sunday reminds us of the need to act before the Son of man returns. As the Evangelist relates in the Gospel reading, at the Last Judgment, the Son of man will shepherd the nations into the sheep on His right, and the goats on His left (Matthew 25:31-34).
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This retreat invites participants to identify what hinders a deeper relationship with Christ and with one another. Through reflection on the inner work God asks of us, we will explore how ministry to young people begins with our own ongoing conversion - our openness to transformation, healing, and renewal in Christ. Rooted in the spirit of Great Lent, we will turn to the Church’s life-giving practices of prayer, self-emptying, worship, and community, so that we may live more fully in Christ and offer an authentic witness to the young people entrusted to our care.
The top speakers in the Junior and Senior Divisions advance to the district level. Two finalists in each district division represent the district at the Metropolis Oratorical Festival. The 2026 Metropolis Oratorical Festival will be hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Asheville, NC. The top speaker in each metropolis division is then selected to participate in the Archdiocese Finals.
St. Stephen's Camp has a rich tradition, dating back to the 1980's, and is grounded on the principals of living a true Orthodox lifestyle with twice daily liturgical services, opportunities for reflection, community living and meals, athletics, arts & crafts, and nightly social activities.
His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta had a beautiful Archpastoral Visit to St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Sarasota, Florida on December 13-14, 2025.
His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta was blessed to be a part of the delegation which joined His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew & His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. Patriarch Bartholomew & Pope Leo commemorated the historic 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council at the Basilica of St. Neofitos & then participated in the Divine Liturgy on the Feast of St. Andrew, the Patron of our Ecumenical Patriarchate.