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Real Break Constantinople March 8- March 16, 2013 The Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the OCF: What is it? official collegiate campus ministry program under the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central

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Real Break Constantinople

March 8°- March 16°, 2013

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OCF: What is it?

“The Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the

  • fficial collegiate campus

ministry program under the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central

  • America. Our mission is to

support fellowships on college campuses, whose members experience and witness to the Orthodox Christian Church through community life, prayer, service to others and study

  • f the Faith.”
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Real Break: All Over the World

“OCF’s Real Break is a popular alternative to the traditional Spring

  • Break. Each year, hundreds of

College Students go out on trips across North America and the entire world to help those in need. This spring, take a trip that will change your life.” Real Break 2013 locations: Guatemala, Honduras, New Orleans, Constantinople, Toronto, Mexico and LA Skid Row

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Orthodoxy in Turkey (**split into 2**)

ò One of the five major Sees ò Rise of ottoman empire ò Fall of ottoman empire ò Founding of st George as patriarchate; phanar (the light/the lantern); the ghetto ò Population exchange ò Modern day situation of orthodoxy

ò 2000 greek orthodox left in istanbul ò 32 priests and deacons serving 76 churches, 10 people MAX per church, churches serving on various days, not open every day (www.pappaspost.com, the greeks of turkey)

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Real Break Constantinople

ò March 8-16, 2013 ò Under the leadership of Fr. Mark Leondis of St. Mark’s in Boca Raton, FL and Kapeluck-Nixon, national youth director

  • f the Ukranian Archdiocese of America

ò General Mission: to work for three days at a site of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s choice, usually gravesite or church restauration/renovation ò Our trip: restoring a gravesite in the Chalcedon region of

  • Turkey. We spent three days weeding, painting, refurbishing

destroyed headstones, and generally beautifying the final resting place of a few Greek Orthodox Christians

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The Church of St. George The Real Break 2013 group with his Emminence The inside of the Church

Ecumenical Patriarchate

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Our work site, the Cemetery of Kandilli, before and after An audience with Metropolitan Athanasios

  • f Chalcedon

Chalcedon

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Panagia Vlacherna Chora Chalki

Touring

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Zodochou Pigi (Church of the Life- Giving Fountain) Agia Sophia The Blue Mosque

More touring!

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Inspired?

ò Orthodox Christian Fellowship website: www.ocf.net (you can also check the ‘clubs’ roster at your school to see if there is an active chapter on campus) ò Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople website: www.patriarchate.org ò General Greek Orthodox information: www.goarch.org

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