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 Missions
were integral to Fr. George’s vision. Throughout his ministry, he
strove to spread the Faith both to the community at large as well as to
the ends of the earth. In addition to his missionary vision, Fr. George
had a deep love for Holy Cross seminary, the students who studied there
and the education of our future clergy.
The Fr. George S. Stephanides
Endowment Fund brings together both of these ministries that Father
George loved, by fully funding one seminarian every year from Holy Cross
to serve on a short-term OCMC mission team. These seminarians will have
the opportunity to build churches, clinics and schools, teach catechism
in remote regions of the world, join in evangelism teams or serve in
third world mission orphanages. By doing this, the faith and wisdom
taught at the seminary will be shared by these students while they in
turn will be given an experience that will widen their horizons,
strengthen their leadership skills, and open their vision to the needs
of the world, the sharing of the Gospel and the possibilities of
applying these lessons in their own ministry here in the USA.
Contributions can be made out and sent to OCMC, noting the Fr. George S.
Stephanides Endowment Fund in the memo.
Orthodox Christian Mission Center
P.O. Box 4319
St. Augustine, Florida
32085-4319
For further information or to make a donation,
please contact:
Fr. Martin Ritsi at (904) 829-5132 or email fmritsi@ocmc.org.
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