Our Church School is a dedicated teaching ministry of our Orthodox Christian religious faith. Our teachers provide our children with creative, resourceful instruction, and caring love in the treasury of our Orthodox Christian faith and traditions.

Church School religious education participation is open to all children of our parish who are at least four years old by September 1 of the year in which instruction begins. Our successful program consists of grades Pre-K through Grade 12 with a teaching staff of dedicated volunteers in the service of our Lord.

Director: Amelia Hoffman

The Greek Orthodox Youth of America (GOYA), ministers to our youth grades 6 – 12. Our GOYA program holds monthly meetings on the 2nd Friday of the month and after church on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Our teens offer help at our Festival along with many more activities.

There is no fee to join GOYA. We are thankful to our wonderful parent volunteers. For more information, please feel free to contact the church office.

Advisor: Patricia Chalkiadakis

“JOY” stands for “Junior Orthodox Youth” and serves to lead our children into experiencing the Holy Orthodox Faith, creating strong bonds with their Orthodox friends and building the foundation of our Orthodox faith through worship, fellowship and service. We welcome all children from preschool through 5th grade to join us throughout the year for our gatherings which include summer swim parties, back-to-school roller skating, campfire parties, Holy House, our Holy Friday retreat, and much more. There is no fee for joining and we welcome parent participation and involvement.

Leader: Juliana Jarvis

The word acolyte comes from Greek and means “a server”. Acolytes, or altar servers, have a very important role in the Orthodox Church services to assist the priest and attend to the needs of clergy. It is a great privilege to serve as an acolyte and is not to be taken lightly.

Altar Servers should be in the altar by the beginning of the Divine Liturgy (9:30am) in order to assist the priest. On most Sundays, following Holy Communion, the younger altar boys will attend their Sunday School classes.

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:

Junior Division: students in grades 7–9

Senior Division: 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.

MBC is the Camping Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston. MBC provides the opportunity for young people of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston to foster a life-long appreciation and love of their Orthodox faith, friends, and cultural heritage.

This important mission is accomplished by providing a safe and fun environment in which campers and staff can fully immerse themselves in the vibrancy of our Greek Orthodox Faith and learn to live Christ-centered lives. The Metropolis of Boston Camp participants get to enjoy the serene beauty of God’s creation, at our very own St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center in Contoocook, NH.

At the end of our program, the youth and young adults return home with strengthened faith, life-long friendships based on Christian love, and an expanded appreciation for the Orthodox Church, their faith and Hellenic culture.