Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church SOYO is a group of teenagers, ranging in ages between twelve and eighteen, who gather for a few events each month to focus on community involvement, volunteerism in the Church, fellowship and Spiritual Development to grow emotionally, morally, physically and spiritually together as a Body of Christ. It is a must that teens of the Orthodox Church, and all teens, are able to experience the work of being involved with communities.
At Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, we believe that the SOYO Movement integrates each young person fully into the total life of the Church. SOYO brings its members to a deeper devotion to the Orthodox Church, its faith, canons and worship. Teen SOYO creates and fosters ministries to encourge members to commit themselves to living the Orthodox Faith daily. The combination of Worship, Witness, Service and Fellowship are the natural expressions of that committment.
The four principle points SOYO has established since its inception have been Worship, Witness, Fellowship, and Service.
-- We WORSHIP God the Father, His Only-begotten Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and His All-Holy Good and Life Giving Holy Spirit - the Holy Trinity!
-- We WITNESS our faith of Holy Orthodoxy by striving to live out our faith by being true examples of who Christ really is – loving, merciful, forgiving, compassionate!
-- FELLOWSHIP is our way of being! Being together at camp during the summer, the various retreats throughout the school year, and the events within our local chapters are just a couple of ways in which we come together.
-- SERVICE is our way of doing! “For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required…” Lk 12:48. Because we have been given much, much is required from us as Teen SOYO to do what we are called to do: SERVE.
While we are still growing and learning, we are so proud of the Teen SOYO. We are always welcoming new teens and friends to our SOYO. We invite you and your families to our group.
For more information, visit teensoyo.org.