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2024 MIDWEST CLERGY SYNAXIS (CLERGY ONLY)

 

Thursday, Oct 17

5:30 PM                      Vespers / Welcome and Announcements

6:30 PM                      Clergy Family Dinner

7:30 PM                      Fr. Jeremy Davis addresses clergy

 

Friday, Oct 18 

6:00 – 8:30 AM          Breakfast at hotel

9:00                             Matins

10:00 AM                    (Clergy Wives/Families) Outing to Frederick Meijer Gardens

10:00 AM                    Speaker for Clergy: John Maddex from Ancient Faith Radio: Talk 1 – Navigating Difficult Cultural Conversations: Everybody Has an Opinion

11:00 AM                    Break

11:30 AM                    Talk 2: Navigating Difficult Conversations: Especially on LBGTQ+ Issues

12:30 PM                    Lunch

1:30 PM                      Talk 3 Navigating Difficult Conversations: So, Let’s Get Practical

3:00 PM                      Fr. Jeremy’s Concluding Remarks

3:15 PM                      Break

3:30 PM                      Clergy Time with Midwest SOYO Leadership

4:00 PM                      Free

 

 

2024 FAMILY FALL GATHERING

 

Friday, Oct 18 

7:00 PM                      Dinner & Registration @ St. Nicholas

8:00 PM                      Remarks/Intro from Fr. Jeremy Davis

8:30 PM                      Teen/Adult Fellowship till 10:00 PM (Teen Ice Breakers / Live Music)

 

Saturday, Oct 19

6:00-8:30 AM             Breakfast @ Hotel

9:00 AM                      Orthros @ St. Nicholas

10:00-12:30 PM         Activities for Kids (4 yr – 6^th Grade)

10:00-10:45 AM        Speaker: Dn. Gabriel Otte (In Church) “Stillness in the Storm – Orthodoxy on Conquering Anxiety”

11:00 AM                    -Antiochian Women Regional Meeting

-Teen SOYO Regional Meeting followed by Ask Abouna with Fr. Jeremy Davis

-How to build a Young Adult Ministry with Fr. Mark Hagan

-How to build a Men’s Ministry with Fr. Michael Nasser

12:30 PM                    All gather for Lunch with Midwest Diocese Breakdown by Cindy Karos

1:15-3:00 PM             Activities for Kids

1:00-4:00 PM             Offsite Teen Service Project for ICCF

1:00-4:00 PM             Young Adults Outing to Ed Dunneback & Girls Farm

1:15-2 & 2:15-3         Best Practices breakouts (Works of Mercy, Catechumens, Parish Council, Welcoming Visitors, Stewardship)

3:00 PM                      Free

5:00 PM                      Great Vespers & Remarks by Fr. Jeremy Davis

6:00 PM                      Dinner: Burgers & Hotdogs

6:45-9:00 PM             Fellowship (Trivia/Game night and campfire)

8:00 PM                      Young Adult Outing to Fowling Warehouse

 

Sunday, Oct 20

8:50 AM                      Matins

10:00 AM                    Divine Liturgy

12:00 PM                    Tailgate Themed Coffee Hour and departure