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April 2, 2021
My Beloved Clergy, Youth & Sunday School Directors, and Parents of the Metropolis of Atlanta,
I greet you my beloved with love and joy as we approach the mid-point of our Lenten Journey to Pascha!
I am so pleased to be able to tell each of you, our Metropolis family, that St. Stephen's Summer Camp will return in person to the Diakonia Retreat Center for the year 2021!
Given the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, I believe our Metropolis Youth, Education and Hellenic Culture Department is truly a gift from Almighty God. You will see greater details below concerning the necessary Camp Safety Protocols, but I must offer my sincere thanks to Ms. Monica Gjerde and to all our Clergy Camp Directors--Fr. Steven Klund (Director of Week 1), Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis (Director of Week 2), Fr. Stephen Mathewes (Director of Week 3), Fr. Robert Lawrence (Director of Week 4) and Fr. Sampson Kasapakis (Director of Week 5)--for carefully consulting with the proper authorities, to be sure that St. Stephen's Summer Camp will be conducted in both a safe and an efficient way.
I know you all are very excited by this news, just as your Metropolis looks forward to ministering to you and being with you during your Summer Camp experience. Know that we missed you, and that the information you are about to read is a measure of our love for you, and your love for one another, as we seek to reconnect after a year apart.
Greeting you with love and joy in in the name of our Lord, I remain,
Yours with paternal love and blessings,
+ALEXIOS
Metropolitan of Atlanta
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Summer 2021 Information!
Week 1: June 27 - July 3
Week 2: July 4 - July 10
Week 3: July 11 - July 17
Week 4 : July 18 - July 24
Week 5: July 25 - July 31
Class of 2021 - YOU ARE INVITED!Our St. Stephen's Summer Camp has a rich tradition, dating back to the 1980's, and is grounded on the principals of living a true Orthodox lifestyle with twice daily liturgical services, opportunities for reflection, community living and meals, athletics, arts & crafts, and nightly social activities.
Recognized as the highlight of the summer, St Stephen's Summer Camp offers teens entering 6th through 12th grades when school begins in the fall, an opportunity to spend a week at our Diakonia Retreat Center. Campers are only allowed to attend camp for one week.
Individuals or organizations interested in providing scholarships for youth to attend St. Stephen's Summer Camp are encourage to CLICK HERE. -
St. Stephen's Summer Camp Wish List
The Metropolis of Atlanta's St. Stephen's Summer Camp Committee along with the 2019 Camp Staff put together an Amazon Wish List of needed items to assist in making St. Stephen's Summer Camp the best week of the year. We also added some new items to upgrade our program. Please take a moment and see if you can help in any way. Donations are always welcome. All Items will be shipped directly to the Metropolis. -
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Leadership 100 helps our camp program with generous donations every year! Thank you for your support of St. Stephen's Summer Camp.