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Understanding
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Wholeness of
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YAL - Saint John the Theologian (Tenafly, NJ)

The Greek Orthodox Young Adult League Prayer

Lord, as we struggle for meaning and purpose in life, guide us with Your helping hand. Teach us to be aware of God’s abiding love, and stir our concern for our fellow man.

We commit to You our lives in the spirit of dedication and obedience so that we may be spiritually renewed through the teaching of our Faith and the guidance of the Greek Orthodox Church.

For you are the God that loves mankind and to you we ascribe glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

Amen.

Hey All!!! Hope everyone is well and non-stressed, We are now engrossed in the Holiday Season! Lots of Christmas Shopping, decorating, and re-runs of "A Christmas Story" (I’ve seen it 3 times already…awesome movie none the less).

As far as I know, there are only 2 December Babies in our YAL Family:
December 2nd: Melody Kratsios
December 20th: Jason Psillakis

PLEASE HELP!!!

This is an urgent plea on behalf of a young boy. Please spread the word. "The Archdiocese recently received an urgent plea from the parents of a 16 year old boy who is suffering from failure of both kidneys. He is currently receiving dialysis 3 days a week and is on a list for a kidney transplant. The estimated wait on this list is anywhere from 1 to 5 years and his parents have been checked out as possible donors but were not found appropriate to be donors.

It would be greatly appreciated by them and, of course, by the Archdiocese if you could publicize this case in your parish in order to hopefully find a kidney donor for this young boy. The boy's blood type is Type O and this means that the donor must also have Type O blood (and also undergo further testing to determine the compatibility). Perhaps you could also include something about this in your church bulletin. Anyone who is interested in more information should call Diamond Prassakos, the Social Worker at the National Philoptochos Office. (212) 744-4774.

And while we are all hectic this Holiday Season…lets not forget that there’s Lots of YAL events going on and there are those who also need your help!!! (I’m sure there will be more to add to this list, but this is what I’ve got so far):

Events and other Stuff worth checking out . . .

DON’T FORGET: ARARAT – The Movie!

I think that this is the last week for it!!! From what I can tell, till Thursday Only!!!

For those of you who Still haven’t seen it, It’s Very Important to check it out since it affected Greeks, as well as Armenians!!!

Synopsis: The film within a film in Ararat examines the often-overlooked Armenian holocaust (1915-17) in the Ottoman Empire. The story revolves around Ani (Arsinee Khanjian), an art history professor who is hired as a consultant on Ararat, an epic movie about the genocide being made by an Armenian director (Charles Aznavour). Meanwhile, Ani's 18-year-old son, Raffi, just back from shooting additional footage in Turkey, has a run-in with a customs official (Christopher Plummer) at the Toronto airport.

Location: Various Movie Houses in NYC.

For further information about the film, please visit: http://www.miramax.com/ararat/index.html

What Is The YAL?

The YAL is open to all those who are between the ages of 18 and 35…please feel free to come out to any of our events or to contact us with any questions…we'd love to hear from you!!

The mission of the Greek Orthodox Young Adult League (GOYAL) Ministry is to lead all persons to the fullness of the Faith and Likeness of God, through the example of it's patron saint, St. Stephen the Protomartyr.

Consequently, young adults must be integrated into the active life of the Orthodox Church on all levels; Parish, Diocesan, and Archdiocesan; dedicated to serving the Church, it's missions and ministries.

This is accomplished by living the four characteristics - Worship, Witness, Service and Fellowship which marked the lives, teachings and works of the Holy Fathers and Saints of the Church.

The four characteristics that provide and promote opportunities to grow are the following:

Litourgia (Worship) - Worship services: Orthos, Vespers, Agiasmos, Divine Liturgy, Confession and other prayer services. Young adults can participate in: Epistle reading; sermonettes, choir, etc..

Martyria (Witness) - Workshops: Topical discussions concerned with social/moral issues, Hellenic College, LOGOS, missions, other Archdiocesan institutions. Sharing the faith and encourage development of GOYAL groups.

Diaconia (Service) - Projects: Community Outreach, Holy Cross mission workshops, mission canisters, blood drives, etc.

Koinonia (Fellowship) - Hospitality along with events providing an informal atmosphere.

Contact Information
Joanne Kyriacou President Babyjojo@mindspring.com (201) 385-3698
Vivian Lilikas Co-Vice President Vivi4181@aol.com (201) 784-1905
Helena Xenophontos Co-Vice President AquaHeleneLuv@aol.com (201) 440-6282

In our religious celebratory fashion, Happy Name Day to all of the people celebrating the following Days:

December ( 2002 , 2003 )