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For Immediate Release
March 31, 2003

Contact: Dept. of Youth and Young Adult Ministries
Phone: (646) 519-6180
E-mail:  youthoffice@goarch.org

TWENTY FIRST NATIONAL YAL CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD IN BALTIMORE JULY 4TH WEEKEND

Orthodox  young  adults  from  throughout the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
America  will  gather  in Baltimore, Maryland, for the 21st Annual National
Young Adult Ministry (YAL) Conference scheduled for July 3 through 7, 2003.
This  year's  conference  theme  is  "The  Sign  of  the  Cross: Vision and
Victory."

A  welcoming  reception  on  Thursday  evening,  July  3  will kick off the
conference.   Friday's	schedule  features  diverse  workshops	on Orthodox
issues,  highlighted  by  a keynote luncheon address by the Rev. Dr. George
Liacopulos, pastor of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Egg Harbor,
New  Jersey.  Fr.  Liacopulos  holds a doctorate from Princeton Theological
Seminary's  Mission,  Ecumenics  and  History  of  Religions  Program.	The
evening  festivities  will  include  a firework extravaganza at Baltimore's
Inner Harbor and a social event at the conference hotel.

On  Saturday,  attendees will participate in a variety of service projects,
which  will  be  followed  by  a crab feast at Saint Demetrios Church.	The
evening  concludes  with  a Baltimore Orioles baseball game at the historic
Camden yards, followed by a late night discussion.

A  Hierarchical  Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Sunday morning by His
Eminence  Archbishop  Demetrios at the Annunciation Cathedral.	Following a
formal reception, the Archbishop will lead a community--wide Bible Study at
the  Cathedral.   The  Conference  will  conclude with a Grand Banquet, and
dancing to the sounds of Zephyros.

For	further     information,     visit    the    Conference    website,
http://www.yal2003.org .

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