On January 28 – 31, 2015, the Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with the generous support of Leadership 100, will host its second conference on Pastoral Challenges in Marriage at the Doubletree Hotel in Santa Ana, CA, entitled, Oneness: Protecting and Growing the Blessed Communion. The conference is for clergy, lay assistants, youth workers, mental health professionals, presvyteres, ministry leaders, and interested lay people, and will offer resources and tools, along with discussion and networking opportunities for clergy and laity regarding some of the pressing pastoral challenges in marriage today. The keynote address for this conference will be offered by His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco. Other featured speakers will be Rev. Deacon Stephen Muse, Ph.D., and Dr. George Stavros. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with the main speakers and other participants in workshops as well as deliberate on factors that contribute to and detract from the protection and growth of oneness in marriage. For more information, please visit: www.family.goarch.org/oneness. Register by December 30 to receive the early bird rate. For questions, please contact the Center for Family Care at familycare@goarch.org or 845-424-8175.
