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Department of Youth Ministry Survey Update

The Antiochian Archdiocese Department of Youth and Parish Ministries, with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Philip, is conducting a survey to better understand the needs and struggles of our young people today, particularly as it relates to alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and other drugs. The survey is being taken at Parish Life Conferences as well as camps throughout the Antiochian Archdiocese.

Notes Fr. Joseph Purpura, Chair of the Department of Youth, "We are surveying youth in middle and high school. Those that have completed the fifth grade at a minimum will be eligible to participate.The goal of the survey is to help the Department of Youth and the Orthodox Christian Coalition for Healthy Youth (OCCHY) to establish a baseline as well as provide direction for future programs and ministries."  

For more information regarding the survey, please contact Fr. Joseph (frjoseph@orthodoxyouth.com) or visit the OCCHY website.