The Orthodox Christian Student Association - OCSA - WA

04/25/2017

Glad to announce that the UW of Seattle's OCSA group will be meeting biweekly on Tuesdays starting with today April 25th! Meeting times will be 6-8 and locations will vary. For tonight's meeting we will be in Odegaard first floor from 6-8. Please feel free to message me or the page if you have any questions or concerns!

Have a blessed day!

04/19/2017

A must-read homily, especially for those of us who "tarried" until later in the fast.

04/16/2017

Excitingly, calendars cross this year, and we get to celebrate with the rest of our Christian siblings in the world!
Today, we, the Orthodox Christians, celebrate the resurrection of our first Love-- the Lord, Father, and Head of the Family, Jesus Christ.
To our huge family-- Copts and Syrians, Eritreans and Ethiopians, Indians and Armenians, Greeks and Russians Americans and Canadians, Latin American and Australians, Bulgarians and Georgians, Macedonians and Romanians, Serbians and Ukrainians, Albanians and Bosnians -- I wish you all a joyful day! To all patriarchs and bishops, priests and fellow deacons and deaconesses, and lay elders and youngsters, I hope you had a blessed Pascha week, and have a wonderful feast to remember for many years.

To all our fellow believers in the world-- May your day be full of joy and blessings, and may our calendars cross events more often!

ΠιχρίςΤος αϥτωΝϥ!
እውነት ነው ከሙታን ተነሥቶአል!
ክርስቶስ ተነስቷል !
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη!
Mshiḥa qām!
Քրիստոս յարեա՜ւ ի մեռելոց!
المسيح قام!

03/20/2017

Finals are over, and there's no better way to celebrate than to bring the family together. Best of luck and prayers to our UW guys who still have more exams to tackle next week.
Happy Spring Break fam!

Stay tuned for updates on the plans for next quarter at EdCC, UW Seattle, and Cascadia/UW Bothell

02/22/2017

Our OCSA family in Canada celebrating their 1st annual Fellowship Gala!

OCSA's 1st Annual Fellowship Gala was held on the 19th of February, 2017 at the Canadian Coptic Center. Here are some photos that capture key moments from the night.

02/18/2017

Yesterday was the last OCSA meeting for the winter quarter EdCC! Despite lots of challenges, our team still pulled the day off.

Stay tuned for a list of our upcoming events!

02/13/2017

Throwback to our UW family visiting St. Tekle Haymanot Ethiopian Orthodox Church

02/10/2017

"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17

It is easy to forget in our society today, that no matter how individual we think we are, we really are not. Everything-- from behavior to even interests -- are learned. Each of us are a unique piece of the puzzle, but not a whole separate one!

The message is simple: let's be responsible organs of the Body. We need to always keep in mind, that whatever we do, whether good or bad, is impacting us as a whole.
This is why the Bible warns us that "bad company corrupts good habits" (1 Cor. 15:33). So my friends, let's stay in fellowship, and always press together towards the ultimate prize -- our Home that awaits in the age to come.

Picture: Our OCSA family , meeting for their bi-weekly campus fellowship (this is from three weeks ago).

02/06/2017

A glimpse of our OCSA crew from the University of Washington, visiting the Holy Trinity Eritrean Orthodox Church.

02/04/2017

Yesterday, OCSA at EdCC had a very special guest speaker whom our members admire. Thank you, Fr. Danial Zaki, for blessing the campus with your presence. We look forward to your next visit

01/31/2017

THRILLING NEWS!!
We are so honored to officially join forces with our Canadian OCSA family! They have been working hard and God has blessed their service with a network of organizations across 19+ different universities!

On behalf of our campus leaders, we want to thank Mena Fahiem and all the other leaders there for the quick collaboration. And we also look forward to shared events in the future!

Please make sure to like their page and learn more about all their amazing activities. May God bless their efforts and may He use it all for the glory of His Name.



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01/30/2017

What a day!
Today, we visited our Armenian brothers and sisters at their beautiful church in Redmond, Washington. We participated in the liturgy, and had a quick breakfast with them afterwards. Their hospitality and love was heart-capturing. On behalf of OCSA and and our clergymen from the Coptic church, we presented a humble gift to our beloved Armenian father there. We also made sure to pay our respect to the million+ martyrs of the Armenian genocide (1915). We look forward to further the 1,600+ years of strong relations, by connecting our youth and their youth organization in future spiritual and social outings.

Photo Credits: Lydia, et al