Penn State Orthodox Christian Fellowship members will join Holy Trinity’s Young Adult Fellowship in traveling to Holy Apostles Orthodox Church in Mechanicsburg for the Seventh Annual Young Adult Retreat on Saturday, March 17. Our very own Fr. John Reeves will speak on the topic “Lord, Increase Our Faith.”

The day begins with a Memorial Service and will include a free Lenten luncheon (bring money for a fellowship dinner afterward), and two sessions with Fr. John. Our van will depart from the Holy Trinity parking lot at 8 a.m.

For more information or to register, please contact youngadults@holytrinity-oca.org or orthodox@psu.edu.

Tentative Schedule

11:00 – Memorial Saturday Service
11:30 – Registration
12:00 – Lunch
1:00 – Session 1
2:00 – Break
2:15 – Session 2
3:15 – Q&A and Closing
4:00 – Dinner and Fellowship
6:00 – Vespers at Holy Apostles

It’s not too late to take advantage of the early bird pricing for Orthodox Christian Fellowship’s 2011 College Conference!  These rates will be available through Tuesday, December, 20, 2011 at events.ocf.net.

The conferences will be held during Christmas break in three locations — Saint Nicholas Ranch, Dunlap, CA; Antiochian Village, Bolivar, PA; and the Diaconia Center, Salem, SC.  Each will focus on OCF’s theme for the year — “Raise Me Above This World’s Confusion.”

Some scholarships are still available. For more information, call the North American Office at 1-800-919-1623. To register, visit events.ocf.net.

College Conference East

Antiochian Village – Bolivar, Pa.
December 28-31, 2011
Earlybird rate until Dec. 20: $240 – Regular: $265

Keynote speaker – His Grace, Bishop Michael [Dahulich] of New York and the Diocese of New York & New Jersey in the Orthodox Church in America with workshop speakers – Fr. Antony Bahou, Fr. Mefodii, Fr. Anthony Messeh, Sister Ignatia, Katrina Bitar, Kenneth Kidd and Niko Tzetzis. 

At a benefit dinner following the Divine Liturgy yesterday, the Penn State Orthodox Christian Fellowship raised more than $700 to combat pediatric cancer, furthering their goal of qualifying for dancers at the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon on February 17-19, 2012. Thank you for your generosity.

The Penn State Orthodox Christian Fellowship, which meets Thursdays at 6 p.m. for discussion at 212 Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, celebrated the end of the Fall 2011 semester with a dinner out “on the town” at Rey Azteca Mexican Restaurant in State College. The group is open to all Penn State students, especially those who want to learn more about the ancient Christian Faith.

To learn how you can get involved, visit the group’s Facebook page or email orthodox@psu.edu.

Several ministries at Holy Trinity—including the Church School and the Penn State Orthodox Christian Fellowship—are making arrangements for a Monday, January 23, 2012, pilgrimage to our nation’s capital. We will stand in support of the millions of innocent unborn children lost to abortion each year. Next year’s March For Life marks the 25^th anniversary of the event.

More details will be forthcoming in the coming weeks, but please mark your calenders now and begin making the necessary arrangements for as many members of your family to attend.

Penn State Students: Our first THON canning (fundraising) weekend is coming up in two weeks (Sept. 30th-Oct. 2). Please post on our Facebook page if you are interested in making the trip with the Orthodox Christian Fellowship to New Jersey and when you need to return (Saturday night or Sunday afternoon after church).

The rainy weather couldn't keep OCF students from enjoying their Labor Day BBQ in September 2011.

The Penn State Orthodox Christian Fellowship announced last month their event schedule for Fall 2011. In addition to their weekly dinner meeting on Thursdays at 6 p.m. in 212 Pasquerilla, the schedule includes a Labor Day BBQ dinner at Spring Creek Park, a hayride on October 23, and three “Stump-the-Priest Nights” featuring Fr. John. The group also committed to participate in THON next year. Visit clubs.psu.edu/orthodox for more information.

Whether you are a new to Penn State this year or coming back after summer break, be sure to join us for worship at Holy Trinity and fellowship with OCF. All students are invited to attend a free “welcome back” dinner at 6pm on Thursday, August 25 at 212 Pasquerilla Center. We look forward to meeting you!

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To encourage summer fellowship among the “18-35” demographic, the Young Adult Fellowship and the Orthodox Christian Fellowship will host a social on June 15 (a Fast Free Wednesday) at 8 p.m. at Champs Sports Grill on N. Atherton. Be there!

It’s not too late to call Camp Nazareth and reserve a spot and it’s not too late to register to camp as a college student for this weekend-long retreat, held this weekend (May 20-22). The cost of the weekend retreat is now only $100!  Don’t miss out!

Camp Nazareth in Mercer, Pennsylvania is hosting an Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) endorsed Spring College Student Retreat from Friday, May 20 to Sunday, May 22, 2011. There will be guest speakers, group workshops, evening social events, food, fun and plenty of opportunity for faith enrichment. The keynote addresses are being given by Rev. Jonathan Cholcher, Acting Rector of St. John the Baptist OCA Church in Warren, Ohio. In addition to the keynotes, a variety of priests and college students will be presenting and leading discussions on how we “overcome the world” in the areas of relationships, school, politics, the workplace, and in marriage and family. You do not want to miss out on this retreat. It promises to be a very rewarding event. Come to the retreat, meet other Orthodox college students, form lasting friendships, have some fun, and deepen your faith.

Join us on at our Spring College Retreat Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192735107423500

To download the Registration forms visit: www.campnazareth.org or www.acrod.org/news/releases/spring-college-conference.