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Map of Central Conference of Metropolis of Atlanta
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2023 oratorical festivals
Central Conference oratorical festival
April 22, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Saint Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church - Peachtree City, GA
(Athens, Atlanta, Birmingham, Columbus, Cumming, Huntsville, Macon, Marietta, Montgomery, Peachtree City)2023 Metropolis Oratorical Festival
May 12-14, 2023
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Charlotte, NC
Contact: Sarah Vastis2023 National Oratorical Festival
All eighteen finalists at the Archdiocese Finals participate in a weekend of activities, the highlight of which is the delivery of their speeches on Saturday morning. The Oratorical Festival Scholarship Fund provides college scholarships to the top speakers. Currently, the top three speakers of each division receive college scholarships of $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000. This year, each Honorable Mention speaker was awarded $500. Read More...
Katherine Orfanakos Demacopoulos serves as the Archdiocese Festival Chairperson.
The 39th Annual St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival will be hosted by the Metropolis of New Jersey at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Clifton, NJ June 9-11, 2023. -
Use this link to Ask a question about district festival
If you have questions or need additional information about the Central Conference Oratorical Festival, please use this link no later than Monday, April 17th, at 5:00 p.m.Click to ask!
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2023 District Participants, click on 1) letter & 2) Schedule below to view and Print aSAP.
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2023 Central Conference Festival participating parishes
Section 1:
Special thanks to the Clergy of the following parishes that have registered at least one participant to the Central Conference Festival on April 22nd:
Holy Trinity - Holy Cross Cathedral
Birmingham, AL
St. Christopher Church
Peachtree City, GA
Annunciation Cathedral
Atlanta, GA
Holy Cross Church
Macon, AL
Holy Transfiguration Church
Marietta, GA
Holy Cross-Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
Huntsville, AL
Holy Transfiguration Church
Columbus, GA
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Special thanks to the Clergy of the following parishes who notified us they will not be hosting a local Oratorical Festival this year:
Annunciation Church
Montgomery, AL
St. Philothea ChurchAthens, GA
(No Festival presenters but parish is hosting a "Sights & Sounds" event.)
Saints Raphael, Nicholas, & Irene Church
Cumming, GA
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Last year's Central Conference on April 30, 2022:
On Saturday, April 30th, 2022, St. Christopher Church was honored to host its first Conference (District) Oratorical Festival that featured youth speakers from six of our ten Greek Orthodox parishes in central Georgia and Alabama. We thank the speakers and their families for their willingness to travel and witness our Orthodox faith.
Congratulations to our talented and outstanding youth speakers from the following parishes of our 2022 Central Conference in the Metropolis of Atlanta:Holy Cross Church
Macon, GA
Holy Trinity - Holy Cross Cathedral
Birmingham, AL
Annunciation Cathedral
Atlanta, GA
Holy Cross-Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
Huntsville, AL
Holy Transfiguration Church
Marietta, GA
St. Christopher Church
Peachtree City, GA
