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April 12th, 2012

On Saturday March 24th the Saint Sophia YAL took a day trip to Holy Protection Monastery in White Haven, PA. The trip was planned during lent to give us a time to escape the city and “reflect” on our faith, relationships and lives. The departure time for the 4 hour drive was 7:00am from Saint Sophia for a day long trip. We ended up with a total of 15 YAL-ers [...]

Saint Basil’s Academy Retreat »

April 2nd, 2012

  We recently went on an overnight trip to Saint Basil’s Academy in Garrison, NY.  This was a combined retreat with both Saint Sophia and Saints Constantine and Helen.  We all shared a bus and traveled with over fifty people to New York and back.  This was once again an amazing experience for both kids and adults.  I thought we’d mix things up a bit and hear about an exciting [...]

Lenten Retreat 2011 »

April 13th, 2011

This post focuses on the GOYA Lenten Retreat that we attended on April 9 &10. We had other events for the different age groups, but I really felt the need to share this ministry. It was such an amazing experience that the entire post is devoted to this retreat.