[SCOBA] OCF HONORS FOUNDER, Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos: INITIATES ENDOWMENT

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Date Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:36:59 -0400

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ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

³Keeping our College Students Connected to Christ and His Church²

OCF HONORS FOUNDER, Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos: INITIATES ENDOWMENT

Orthodox Christian Fellowship honored its founder, His Grace Bishop
Dimitrios of Xanthos, with a tribute dinner on Friday, September 17, 
2010 at
the San Jose Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida.
As a recent seminary graduate in the 1960¹s, Bishop Dimitrios (James
Couchell) was the driving force in establishing what has become the 
joint
campus ministry arm of all canonical Orthodox jurisdictions in North
America. The dinner gathered clergy and laity from throughout North 
America
to honor His Grace¹s dedication and devotion to college students and 
to
celebrate the ever-growing network that OCF has been able to build 
upon the
foundation he laid years ago.
At the dinner the OCF Board of Directors announced the establishment 
of the
Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos Orthodox Christian Fellowship Ministry
Endowment, which has been created to sustain and further the 
ministries of
OCF.  An anonymous donation of $100,000 has been given to initiate 
the fund.
Board of Directors Chairman and Interim Executive Director, Rev. Mark
Leondis said, ³Bishop Dimitrios has offered so much to Orthodox 
Christian ity
in North America and throughout the world in various capacities.
Specifically, his efforts on behalf of college students are 
significant and
this recognition of his work is long overdue.²
In conjunction with the dinner, Orthodox Christian Fellowship held
organizational meetings September 16-19, 2010 at St. John the Divine 
parish
in Jacksonville, Florida.  In addition to the bi-annual Board of 
Directors
meeting, the Regional Chaplains Network and Student Advisory Board 
(SAB)
gathered to discuss their cooperative efforts.
Those who are interested in participating in the Bishop Dimitrios 
Ministry
Endowment are encouraged to contact OCF Development Director 
Presvytera
Shyla Hadzellis at 800-919-1OCF (1623).
About OCF
Orthodox Christian Fellowship is the official ministry of all 
canonical
Orthodox jurisdictions in North America and serves as the Orthodox 
Christian
presence on college and university campuses.  OCF is comprised of 300
chapters throughout the United States and Canada.  For more 
information
about Orthodox Christian Fellowship, go to www.ocf.net 
<http://www.ocf.net/
For additional information contact:
Presvytera Shyla Hadzellis
Development Director, OCF
shyla@ocf.net <mailto:shyla@ocf.net>
www.ocf.net
<http://www.ocf.net/
OCF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and the official campus 
ministry of
SCOBA.

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