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Ionian Village and Center for Family Care to Collaborate on First Family Camp In Greece

Family CampIonian Village and the Archdiocesan Center for Family Care are pleased to announce their collaboration on the first Ionian Village Family Camp (IVFC).  For over 40 years Ionian Village, the summer travel-abroad camp program of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has offered teenagers and young adult participants an opportunity to gain a broader experience of their Orthodox Faith and Hellenic Culture. That same experience will now be available to families attending IVFC, July 17-26, 2010. Leading the trip will be the Director of the Center for Family Care, Fr. Constantine L. Sitaras, who was the camp director of Ionian Village for 25 years. In speaking about this new collaboration, Fr. Sitaras said, "We are excited to offer the Ionian Village Family Camp for families to experience together. It is our hope that through this program, families will be able to take their experiences of our faith there and bring them to life in their own homes."

IVFC will be based out of the Ionian Village camp grounds on the northwest coast of the Peloponnese.  During the 9-day camp, families will travel to Zakynthos, Patras, Delphi, Olympia, and Aegina, ending the trip with a couple days in Athens. During these excursions, families will learn more about Orthodox Christianity in the beauty that is Greece. In addition to daily worship, the IVFC will offer activities including arts and crafts, athletics, and religious education that will enable families to grow closer to Christ and to one another.  

For additional information, please contact the The Center for Family Care at 845-424-8175 or email familycare@goarch.org.

 

Family Camp Registration for 2010 Now Available!  Click HERE to Register!

 

Once you complete online registration, the following confirmation packet and health form will be emailed to you.  It is critical that they are filled out and returned to our office by May 15th to avoid any penalty fees.  In case you do not receive them, please click on the following links to print them out. Your registration is not complete until we receive all of these forms and necessary paperwork indicated in them. Once completed, you should mail this information to:

Center for Family Care

Attn: Ionian Village Family Camp

50 Goddard Avenue

Brookline, MA 02445

 

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