Schedule of Events

Wednesday, August 6, 2008
4:00 pm Registration of Participants at University of
Southern California and
Free Time (Basketball, etc.)
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Discussion with Bishop Maxim
9:00 PM Orientation and Evening Prayers
10:30 PM Fellowship and Free Time
11:00 pm Lights Out

Thursday, August 7, 2008
7:30 am Wake Up
8:30 am Morning Prayers
9:00 am Breakfast
10:00 am Presentation Christians in Hollywood
By Fr. George Taweel
12:00 pm Choir Rehearsal
12:45pm Lunch and Free Time
2:15 pm Presentation Power of the Image
by Fr. George Taweel
4:30pm Prepare for Pool Party
5:00pm Depart for Dinner/Pool Party at Burge Home
10:30 pm Return to USC Campus
11:00 pm Evening Prayers
11:30 pm Lights Out

Friday, August 8, 2008
8:30 am Morning Prayers
9:00 am Breakfast
10:00 am Presentation Staying Connected
by Fr. Dragan Petrovic
11:30 am Choir Rehearsal
11:50 am Lunch
1:00 pm Depart for Universal Studios
5:00 pm Depart for Hollywood Blvd.
6:00 pm Return to USC Campus
7:00 pm Dinner
8:30 pm Presentation Personal Relationships in a Dot Com World by Becky Kesic
10:00 pm Evening Prayers
10:30 pm Free Time
11:00 pm Lights Out

Saturday, August 9, 2008
9:00 am Morning Prayers
9:30 am Depart for St. Nicholas Cathedral
Pan-Orthodox Youth Rally
10:00 am Icebreakers/Mixers
10:30 am Morning Session with Fr. George Taweel
11:30 am Lunch and Fellowship
12:30 pm Afternoon Session with Fr. George Taweel
1:30 pm Social Fellowship
2:00 pm Tour of the Cathedral
Prayer Service and greeting by Bp. Joseph
3:00 pm Return to USC Campus
3:30 pm Free Time
4:30 pm TBA
6:00 pm Vespers
7:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Final Wrap-up session
10:00 pm Evening Prayers
10:30 pm Free Time
11:00 pm Lights Out

Sunday, August 10, 2008
7:30 am Wake up and Checkout
8:30 am Depart for St. Steven's Cathedral
9:00 am Matins and Divine Liturgy
11:30 am Lunch and Departure

A Warm Welcome from the National Youth Committee

Dear Youth Delegate:

What a joy it is to welcome you to the 'West Coast' - in beautiful Los Angeles, California - for this, our Third Annual Youth Retreat, hosted by our National Youth Committee, in conjunction with the St. Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral. We congratulate you on being here, and thank our Heavenly Father, for your obvious dedication, devotion, and love for our Holy Orthodox Faith, and our Serbian Orthodox Church on this continent, as we look forward to a great retreat, under our Theme, "God: R U Connected - Hollywood vs. Holy Wood - The Power Of Image" For the next five days, it is our hope that your eyes and ears will be opened to our role as Orthodox Christians in the realm of mass media, specifically television, computers, and movies. The workshops (and field trips) we have planned, we are confident, will both challenge AND inspire you! As an added bonus, we have included an opportunity for you to meet other Orthodox Christian youths and interact with them on issues important to all.
We sincerely hope that you will do your best in making this Youth Retreat a memorable one for all involved. And how can you do that? By offering your BEST in setting the example of what it means to be an Orthodox Christian: in the workshops and group discussions; making new friendships (and renewing old ones) to help strengthen our network of Serbian Orthodox Youth, and finally, to be a 'witness' to what you experience here by taking it 'home' with you and making your peers aware of this exciting event -so that they too will want to be a part of this growing movement next year - 2009!
We look forward to sharing this retreat with you - having fun, worshipping and praying together, and creating friendships for years to come! In Christ's Love, for you and your peers, we again
Welcome you to California!
Prota Stevo Rocknage, and the members
Of The Youth Ministry Committee of Our Church

The Youth Ministry Committee of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North & South America

V. Rev. Steven Rocknage, Chairperson
V. Rev. Bratislav Krsic
Rev. Dragan Petrovich
Rev. Radovan Jakovljevic
Chris Radanovic, Secretary
Milan Radanovic
Becky Kesic
Brian Hayden
Laurie Burge