This weekend is for Young Adults from local parishes and Diocese Young Adult Leadership who are looking to start their own Young Adult Ministry. This is a work weekend that you will leave with the tools to get your diocese or your parish young adult ministry started. We ask that you arrive by 9:00pm Friday night for the full experience.

Date: November 3-5, 2017

Location: Workshops will be at St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Palos Heights, IL

Hotel: Holiday Inn Express, Crestwood, IL. Call 708-597-3330 to see what they have available. The group cut off date was October 16, 2017.

Training Weekend Cost: $40, includes Saturday breakfast, lunch, snacks and materials. Payment collected at check in.

Registration Deadline: November 1, 2017

Individual expenses: Friday Evening and Saturday Evening dinners.

Weekend Schedule:
Friday - November 3, 2017
7:00pm Optional Dinner (please join us if you're in town)
9:00pm Welcome & Ice Breakers
10:00pm Keynote Speaker Archdeacon Saed Rihani

Saturday - November 4, 2017
8:30am Divine Liturgy
9:45am Welcome and Introductions
-Keynote Speaker Archdeacon Saed Rihani
-Workshop #1
-Workshop #2
-Lunch
-Workshop #3
-Workshop #4
-Diocese Work Time/Individual Work Time
-Free Time
5:00pm Vespers at St. Mary's
6:30pm Group Dinner (offsite) followed by Trivia Night with St. Mary's YAM

Sunday, November 5, 2017
10:00am Divine Liturgy

Workshop Topics Include:
-How to start a YAM - Jamil Samara
-Planning Events & Retreats - Charlie Kassaseya
-How to put together Service Projects - Jordan Kurzum
-How to Plan Your YAM Year - Kyra Pelachik

Questions: email antiochianyoungadults@gmail.com