The St. John Chrysostom Oratory Festival of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 St. John Chrysostom Oratory Festival Thematic Tips and Resources.
The Tips and Resources topics include a bibliography with many resources such as books, articles, videos, websites and liturgical documents. It also includes helpful suggestions to help participants think about, develop and write their Oratory Festival speeches. With this document, parents and mentors can better support participants on a wide range of topics with ease and confidence. Sunday school teachers can lead their students in a discussion on one of ten topics and even turn a class into a writing session to encourage all young people to participate in their church’s oratory festival.
Consult the 2024 thematic tips and resources: https://www.goarch.org/documents/32058/12241508/2024_Topic_Tips_Resources_Final.pdf/6bd8630c-b4df-a45a-36d6-6b4d0d9d40ff?t=1700242790550
The St. John Chrysostom Oratory Festival, now in its 40th year, is a ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America focused on faith, education and fraternity. Young Greek Orthodox participants present speeches about faith and the Church exploring and deepening their faith while honing their speech-writing and public speaking skills. National finalists receive significant monetary awards and finalists at all four levels receive scholarships. The Oratory Festival was established in 1983 by the director of DRE, Mr. Ernest Villas and Mrs. Minerva Stergianopoulos.
HOW IT WORKS:
The Oratory Festival is divided into the Senior Division (levels 10-12) and the Junior Division. (7th to 9th grades). Participants start at the parish level, which begins in the new year. Finalists go to their district or metropolis level, then two finalists representing each metropolis/DAD of the archdiocese qualify for the national final, which will take place this year from June 7 to 9, 2024, and hosted by the metropolis of Detroit and the Greek Orthodox Annunciation. Church in Buffalo, New York.
PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
Participants in the national finals receive awards from the St. John Chrysostom Oratory Festival Awards Fund, ranging from $500 to $2,000, and from FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism. The Chrysostom Scholarship Program at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology at Hellenic College also offers scholarships at all four levels of the oratorical festival ranging from $2,500 to $30,000 per year.
REGISTER:
Register today for the Oratorical Festival as a parish president or participant: www.goarch.org/-/st-john-chrysostom-oratorical-festival-forms-and-registration
SUBSCRIBE:
Keep up to date with this year’s Oratory Festival by subscribing to the new email subscription service: www.goarch.org/departments/religious/lists Or follow the Oratory Festival on Instagram and Facebook: @goarchORATORICAL
Questions? Please contact :
Oratory Festival of Saint John Chrysostom
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (email protected)
Instagram and Facebook: @goarchORATORICAL
