St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival
To all our Sunday who are registered in the 7th through 12th Grade, you are invited to participate in 2013 St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. Below you will find important dates, a registration form and important links and resources for the Festival.
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Dear Parents of 7th – 12th graders,
Every year our youth participate in the St. John Oratorical Festival.
Introduced in 1983, the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival provides Greek Orthodox teenagers the opportunity to write and talk about their faith. The Oratorical Festival Program begins at the parish level and is divided into three divisions:
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 top speaker in each Metropolis division is then selected to participate in the Archdiocese Finals, which is hosted by a different Metropolis each year.
All eighteen finalists at the Archdiocese Finals participate in a weekend of activities, the highlight of which is the delivery of their speeches on Saturday morning. The Oratorical Festival Scholarship Foundation provides college scholarships in the amount of $2,000, $1,500, and $1,000 to the top three speakers in each division. In addition, those finalists who receive a rank of Honorable Mention are awarded a $500 U.S. Savings Bond.
Our junior and senior division parish festival will take place on March 17, 2012 here at St. John. Because of conflicts with OYAA basketball games the festival will take place during Divine Liturgy (beginning promptly at 10 am)
A parent/student meeting is scheduled for January 27, 2012. Parents of 7-12th grade students are invited come to the conference room immediately following Divine Liturgy. We will discuss the mentorship program, topics and rules of the contest. We are excited to be offering very nice prizes to be put toward summer church programs: 300 –for each junior and senior finalist.
We feel that the Oratorical Festival is an important component of the religious education of each Orthodox Christian student. In the words of St. Theophan the Recluse, “Of all holy works, the education of children is the most holy.” There is “no finer way to embark on such a worthwhile ministry,” than to have our youth participate in the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival.
Please come so I can share the details with you.
In Christ’s love,
Mary Tangalos
Every year our youth participate in the St. John Oratorical Festival.
Introduced in 1983, the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival provides Greek Orthodox teenagers the opportunity to write and talk about their faith. The Oratorical Festival Program begins at the parish level and is divided into three divisions:
- Elementary Division (local festival only) for students in grades 4–6—time and place to be announced at a later date.
- Junior Division for students in grades 7–9
- Senior Division for student in grades 10–12.
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 top speaker in each Metropolis division is then selected to participate in the Archdiocese Finals, which is hosted by a different Metropolis each year.
All eighteen finalists at the Archdiocese Finals participate in a weekend of activities, the highlight of which is the delivery of their speeches on Saturday morning. The Oratorical Festival Scholarship Foundation provides college scholarships in the amount of $2,000, $1,500, and $1,000 to the top three speakers in each division. In addition, those finalists who receive a rank of Honorable Mention are awarded a $500 U.S. Savings Bond.
Our junior and senior division parish festival will take place on March 17, 2012 here at St. John. Because of conflicts with OYAA basketball games the festival will take place during Divine Liturgy (beginning promptly at 10 am)
A parent/student meeting is scheduled for January 27, 2012. Parents of 7-12th grade students are invited come to the conference room immediately following Divine Liturgy. We will discuss the mentorship program, topics and rules of the contest. We are excited to be offering very nice prizes to be put toward summer church programs: 300 –for each junior and senior finalist.
We feel that the Oratorical Festival is an important component of the religious education of each Orthodox Christian student. In the words of St. Theophan the Recluse, “Of all holy works, the education of children is the most holy.” There is “no finer way to embark on such a worthwhile ministry,” than to have our youth participate in the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival.
Please come so I can share the details with you.
In Christ’s love,
Mary Tangalos
