Annunciation Greek Orthodox Youth & Teen Ministry
Our Youth & Teen Ministry (or GOYA – the Greek Orthodox Youth of America) provides a community group for our youth to connect and build strong ties to one another. Our ministry helps our youth form their sense of identity and bridges their sense of belonging to Greek Orthodox of the Annunciation Rochester.
A Look Ahead…
Upcoming Winter/Spring 2025:
February
2/8 – Pixar Movie Night: Inside Out (2015) (Youth/Teen)
March
3/1 – Apokriatiko Dance 2025 (All-Ages)
3/8 – Movie Night: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (Teen/Young Adults)
3/15 – Horizons Fun FX Skating Youth and Teen Meetup (Youth/Teen)
April
4/5 – Lenten Movie Night: The Prince of Egypt (1998) (Youth/Teen)
4/18 – Holy Friday Youth Retreat (Youth)
4/20 – Easter Egg Hunt 2025 (Youth)
Pixar Movie Night: Inside Out (2015) ~ This Saturday (2/8) @ 6:00pm
Revisit the original INSIDE OUT this February! This February, we’ll be screening the original Inside Out (2015). As usual, we’ll be serving pizza and treats along with other surprises! Please bring comfortable chairs, blankets, etc. Note: the film is Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some action. Every movie…
New Video: Jesus and the Hidden Treasure | Orthodox Virtual Sunday School
In our first Orthodox Virtual Sunday School of 2025, Father Maggos recounts Jesus’ Parable of the Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44) and the Parable of the Pearl (Matthew 13:45-46). Does Jesus really want us to sell all we have to find potential treasure or gain a valuable object? And if these…
Pixar Movie Night: Inside Out (2015) ~ Saturday, Feb. 8th @ 6:00pm
Revisit the original INSIDE OUT this February! This February, we’ll be screening the original Inside Out (2015). As usual, we’ll be serving pizza and treats along with other surprises! Please bring comfortable chairs, blankets, etc. Note: the film is Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some action. Every movie…
Apokriatiko Dance 2025 ~ Saturday, March 1st @ 5:00pm
Greek School presents the 2025 Apokriatiko Community Dance! Featuring music from DJ Stamos, raffles, delicious food, cash bar, and more! Proceeds collected to benefit our Greek School program. This is a parish-only event so be sure to RSVP and/or make reservations by February 23rd. Tickets: $40 per adult $10 under…
About the Annunciation Youth & Teen Ministry
We minister to pre-teens and teenagers of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in middle and high school (7th -12th grades. All Youth in the Greek Orthodox of the Annunciation Rochester are members of our ministry (or GOYA).
Fellowship binds us to our Church and our community of 2nd and 3rd generation Greek Orthodox Youth. As our teenagers move through their life-the joys and struggles, the tests of adolescence, being pulled in different directions, work, sports, school, relationships, and social media management, their roots keep them grounded and strong. Our ministry is a continuation of Sunday School and Greek School. These are our children’s life friends-the people they have grown up with and that haven’t changed. They are grounded together in similar beliefs and cultural practices.
Our youth experience worship by:
- Actively participating and being present for feast days and Divine Liturgy.
- Learning the hymns and prayers
- Serving as Altar boys
- Participating in Choir
- Presenting at the Annual Oratorical Festival
- Participating as a Reader for our Church Services
Our youth experience fellowship by:
- Participating in St. Timothy’s Summer Camp
- Participating Annunciation camps and retreats
- Traveling to Syracuse and Buffalo for Church events
- Volunteering at the Annual Greek School Apokriatiko Dance
- Attending the March 25th Greek School celebration
- Performing at the Greek Festival
- Attending church, all additional Youth & Teen events, and other church related activities
Our youth serve by:
- Actively engaging in service projects of our church
- Volunteering at the Greek Festival
- Volunteering at the annual Apokriatiko Dance
- Volunteering at Greek School
- Assisting in Sunday School
- Participating in the Rochester Breast Cancer Walk