Direct Archdiocesan District Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries

03/16/2026

05/20/2025

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Leo XIV Meet in Rome, Plan Nicaea Meeting in November

On Sunday, May 18, 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew flew to Rome to attend the inauguration ceremony of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. In an unforgettable moment, he prayed together with the new pontiff as Leo XIV embarked upon his journey as the spiritual leader of the world’s Roman Catholics.

The following day, His All-Holiness had a private meeting with Pope Leo. At this meeting, both the Ecumenical Patriarch and Pope Leo affirmed their dedication to continuing and strengthening the brotherly ties that Pope Francis had with His All-Holiness. They mutually resolved to work together to defend those who are weak and in need, and to promote peace worldwide.

His All-Holiness and the new Pope also agreed to meet together in Nicaea toward the end of November, near the Feast of Saint Andrew, in order to commemorate together the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council, which took place in the year 325. During this historic visit, Pope Leo may also visit the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the Phanar in Constantinople.

The meeting at the Phanar would be in response to the invitation of His All-Holiness, who stated recently of Pope Leo: “May he combine his visit to Nicaea with an official visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, on the occasion of our patronal feast of St. Andrew, on November 30.”

The Ecumenical Patriarch and Pope Francis had begun planning the meeting in Nicaea over a decade ago. At the time of Pope Francis’s passing, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew recalled that he and the late Pope Francis made plans during that 2014 meeting in Jerusalem for what would have been an historic meeting this year: “He was due to come to our country and together we would go to Nicaea, where the First Ecumenical Council was convened, to honor the memory of the Holy Fathers and exchange thoughts and wishes for the future of Christianity. All of this, of course, was canceled — or rather, postponed.”

When Pope Leo was elected, His All-Holiness stated: “We look forward, with Christian hope, to the new successor. I intend to attend his enthronement and to propose that we continue the dialogue between East and West.”

That dialogue resumed at the Vatican on Sunday and Monday, and by God’s grace, will continue in Nicaea and Constantinople in November.

11/24/2024

02/04/2023

Here we go for the most amazing summer! Camp Saint Paul Summer Camp 2023 registration opens February 25th at 12 noon!! Go to www.campsaintpaul.org!

11/04/2022

Camp Saint Paul Reunion set for December 30, 2022, at the Greek Orthodox Church of our Saviour in Rye, NY. Please see the flier for details and share with CSP family and friends. RSVP at [email protected]

10/13/2022

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, it is with great joy and anticipation that we share the great news about CSP Winter Camp 2023!

Dates:
Friday, January 13, 2023
Monday, January 16, 2023

This will be the first time we are having CSP Winter Camp since the pandemic!

GOYA Age Camper (13-17) registration will begin on Monday, November 21, 2022 at 12pm.

Young Adult Staff applications will open on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 12pm.

Register for camp or apply for staff by visiting our website: www.campsaintpaul.org

Please email us at [email protected] or call us at 212-774-0422 with any questions.

09/26/2022

Greetings Young Adutls! Hope to see you tomorrow night!

08/25/2022

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Archdiocesean District Youth Office is planning an Altar Boy Retreat from October 28th - October 30th 2022. The retreat will be held on the beautiful campus of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, hosted by the clergy and seminarians of the school.
The theme of the retreat will be “Inspiring a Life of Service.” While on campus the Altar Boys in attendance will have an opportunity to learn about the Liturgical Life of the Church, attend classes, tour the city of Boston, and much more. The retreat is the inspiration by His Eminence, allowing the young men of our faith to appreciate their service to the Church and to see the beauty of our beloved school.
Altar Boys, ages 13-18 from the Archdiocesean District (New York, and Connecticut) can register with our District Youth Office. In order to register please email us your sons first and last name along with a phone number so registration can be confirmed. We are in need of Chaperones as well. We can be reached at 212-774-0264 and/or email us at [email protected]. Registration deadline is October 15th.

08/13/2022