Dear College Aged Parishioners of our St. George Family,

Please check out the following from OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship). They will have a conference December 27-30. I think this event sounds exciting and worth checking out! The topic is on the identity of Jesus Christ, ““Who Do You Say that I Am?”

In Christ,

—

Simeon Pardalis | Lay Pastoral Assistant / Director of Youth Ministries / Interim Director of Sunday School

St.George Greek Orthodox Church

7701 Bradley Blvd | Bethesda, MD | 20817

office  301-469-7990 | email  SimeonP@stgeorge.org

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College Conference Registration


College Conference East is full,

and CC Midwest still has availability!

Click here to register!
Rev. Fr. Barnabas Powell

CC Midwest Speaker
Why are you looking forward to speaking on the theme of the Conference, “Who Do You Say that I Am?” – The opportunity to share with anyone the deep and powerful and life-changing truth of the identity of Jesus Christ is what we Christians are called to do with every breath we take! Because, it is the identity of Jesus Christ that teaches me who I am and what I was created to become. Knowing Jesus for Who He really is sets me free from every lie I’ve ever believed about who I am.



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