In addition to the workshop resouces shared below, several of our speakers have agreed to share their presentations after the Clergy Laity Assembly. Check back in a few days to view ones that have been added since June 27th.

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for Friday & Saturday

View Friday Workshops & Resources Below

Friday, June 23, 2023
10:00 AM

Metropolis Ministries (all Clergy Laity Assembly delegates should attend)
His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zelon & Dr. Ted Vlahos, Holy Trinity Church, Clearwater, FL.

11:00 AM

•Breakout #1: Greek Education & Cultural Ministry
Fr. George Kouzelis, Facilitator, Annunciation Church, Winston-Salem, NC

• Presentation on Greek Educaiton & Culture
• Additional Handouts for this session

•Breakout #2: Religious Education Ministry
Gerry Clonaris, Facilitator, St. Nektarios Church, Charlotte, NC

• No resources yet available

•Breakout #3: Adult & Family Ministry
Paula Marchman, Facilitator, Metropolis of Atlanta Family Ministry

• Presentation for Adult & Family Ministry

•Breakout #4: Youth Ministry
Fr. Sampson Kasapakis, Facilitator

• No resources yet available

2:00 PM

•Youth Safety
Monica Gjerde, Metropolis of Atlanta and Rhea Ballas, Department of Youth Safety, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese

• Youth Safety Resources to Use

•Telos Project & Young Adult Ministry
Fr. Mark Leondis, Fr. Alex Kamilaris, & Juliana Leondis, St. Mark's Church, Boca Raton, FL

• No resources yet available

•Maintaining Strong Philoptochos ChaptersJulie Skouteris, St. Christopher Church, Peachtree City, GA

• Presentation PDF from Presenter

•Physical Safety & Cybersecurity
Theo Nicolakis, Chief Information Officer, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, New York, NY

• Link for Powerpoinrt Presentation by Theo Nicolakis, with highly useful links to use in PDF format
• Link for Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CiSA) Resources on Protecting Houses of Worship
• Link for CISA's Cybersecurity Performance Benchmark Goals
• Link for NonProfit Security Grant Program (NSGP): Provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and acivities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack
• Physical Security & Cybersecurity Webinar Link will be uploaded soon

3:30 PM

•OCMC
Fr. Chris Rowe, Orthodox Christian Mission Center, St. Augustine, FL

• No resources yet available

•Building Blocks for a Private Parochial School
Fr. Paul Kaplanis & Fr. Christos Mars, Annunciation Cathedral, Atlanta, GA

• Powerpoirnt Presentation for Session
• Additional Resources from our Presenters

•Bearing One Another's Burdens: Suicide Awareness as Ministry
Fr. Kostas Shepherd, Annunciation Church, Winston-Salem, NC

• Flyer for Mental Health Ministries (from the Assembly of Bishops)
• ASIST Info Sheet
• safeTalk Info Sheet
• Bearing One Another's Burdens: Suicide Awareness as Ministry

•Taking the Fear Out of Working with Youth: Practical and Fun Ways to Teach the Gospel to our Children
Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, St. John the Baptist Church, Tampa, FL

• No resources yet available

•Archons Presentation
Archons Steve Trakas & Terry Sarantou

• No resources yet available

View Saturday Workshops & Resources Below

9:00 AM

•The Liturgical Arts Academy
Fr. Anthony & Presbytera Christine Salzman

• Handout for Session

Stephanie Guimond & Victoria Tewfik, Department of Youth Safety, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese

• No resources yet available

•Youth Safety
Rhea Ballas, Department of Youth Safety, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese

• Youth Safety Resources to Use

10:30 AM

•Shame and the Naked Soul
Fr. Stephen Freeman

• Video of session available here.

•OCMC
Fr. Chris Rowe, Orthodox Christian Mission Center, St. Augustine, FL

• No resources yet available

•Archons Presentation
Archons Steve Trakas & Terry Sarantou

• No resources yet available

1:30 PM

•St. Anastasia's Fellowship
Fr. Athanasios Haros, Dean, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Tarpon Springs, FL

• Text of Paraklesis to St. Anastasia

•Building Blocks for a Private Parochial School
Fr. Paul Kaplanis & Fr. Christos Mars, Annunciation Cathedral, Atlanta, GA

• Powerpoirnt Presentation for Session
• Additional Resources from our Presenters

•Clothed With Glory
Fr. Stephen Freeman

• Video of session available here.