We believe that the Goal of Teen SOYO is the full integration of each young person into the total life of the Church. We believe that Orthodox Christians must commit themselves to living the Orthodox Faith daily. Worship, Witness, Service and Fellowship are the natural expressions of that commitment. We define them as follows:

WORSHIP - For Orthodox Christians, corporate worship is the Sacramental expression of, and participation in, Holy Tradition and is the indispensable foundation of youth ministry at all levels. Upon this foundation, we must cultivate a daily personal prayer life and reading of Holy Scripture.

WITNESS - Christ calls us to be His witness in the world. We must enable our youth to express their faith for themselves and to others in order to be true witnesses to Christ and the Orthodox Faith.

SERVICE - Christ came not to be served, but to serve. We need to move our youth to do the same. We honor and glorify God by loving and serving mankind in the name of Jesus Christ, using our God-given gifts and talents.

FELLOWSHIP - The Holy Trinity is the perfect model of fellowship: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit share perfect communion and exist in perfect love as a community. By gathering together in fellowship, and by showing love for one another in Christ, we emulate the life of the Holy Trinity in our daily life.

Our ultimate goal must be to see that our youth grow to love Christ and His Church and to pursue a righteous way of life.

We perform many service projects, such as working with Special Olympics, the Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, Seeds of Peace (a summer camp for children of warring nations to help them learn about each other in hopes that as future leaders that they might bring about peace in their nations), the Worcester County Food Bank, Nursing Homes and much more.  We sponsor food and clothing drives, as well as car washes, pie baking and sales, flower sales, dances and sports related parties as fundraisers.  We host many recreational events as well as attending summer and winter camps, weekend retreats, bowling, the mall, Red Sox games, Faneuil Hall and much more. 

Treasurer: Kim Dowd