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Registration & Manuel
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Introduced in 1983, the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival provides Greek Orthodox teenagers the opportunity to write and talk about their faith. The Oratorical Festival Program begins at the parish level and is divided into two divisions:- Junior Division for students in grades 7–9
- Senior Division for student in grades 10–12
The top speakers in the Junior and Senior Divisions advance to the district level. Two finalists in each district division represent the district at the Metropolis Oratorical Festival. The top speaker in each metropolis division is then selected to participate in the Archdiocese Finals, which is hosted by a different metropolis each year. Read More...
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2024 Festival
Parish Registration - Coming Soon!
Participant Registration - Coming Soon!
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2024 Conference Festivals
Central Conference
TBD
St Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church - Peachtree City, GA
(Athens, Atlanta, Birmingham, Columbus, Cumming, Huntsville, Macon, Marietta, Montgomery, Peachtree City)
Contact: Fr. George Tsahakis
Coastal Conference
March 30, 2024
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity - Charleston, SC
(Asheville, Augusta, Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville-SC, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, Spartanburg)
Contact: TBD
North East Conference
TBD
St. George Greek Orthodox Church - Knoxville, TN
(Bluff City, Burlington, HT-Charlotte, SN-Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Greenville-NC,
Knoxville, High Point, Mooresville, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem)
Cotnact: TBD
Northeastern Florida Conference
March 30, 2024
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church - St Augustine, FL
(Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Melbourne, Orlando, St. Augustine, Savannah, Tallahassee)
Contact: Polly Hillier
Southeastern Florida Conference
April 6, 2024
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church - Ft. Pierce, FL
(Boca Raton, Ft. Myers, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Pierce, Hobe Sound, Hollywood,
SA-Miami, SS- Miami, No. Miami, Naples, West Palm Beach)
Contact: TBD
Western Conference
April 13, 2024
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church - Pensacola, FL
(Baton Rouge, Biloxi, Ft. Walton Beach, Gulf Shores, Jackson, Mobile, Monroe,
New Orleans, Panama City, Pensacola)
Contact: TBD
Western Florida Conference
April 14, 2024
St. George Greek Orthodox Church - New Port Richey, FL
(Clearwater, Lecanto, New Port Richey, Ocala, Palm Harbor, Port Charlotte, Sarasota
Spring Hill, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, Winter Haven)
Contact: Fr. Andrew Pavlakos -
Metropolis Festival
2024 Metropolis Oratorical Festival
Hosted by the Southeastern Florida Conference -
National 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 40th Annual St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival will he hosted by the
Metropolis of Detriot June 7-9, 2024 at
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Chuch in Buffalo, NY.