Effective Date: September 1, 2019

Schedule, Covenants,
Youth Protection, Gyms,
Basketball Rules, Volleybal Rules & 
Bible Bowl Rules

December 27-30 Atlanta, GA



Fruit of the Spirit
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” – Matthew 5:5

The Winter Youth Rally commences each year on the Feast of St. Stephen on December 27. All Orthodox teens in the Metropolis of Atlanta involved in their local parish's GOYA and Church School program are invited to Atlanta, GA each December to compete in tournaments representing their church community. 

We offer Volleyball, Basketball and Bible Bowl Tournaments for GOYANs in 7th-12th grades. Each evening several rounds of Bible Bowl are also offered for teens to grow in their faith and knowledge of Holy Scripture. Only registered GOYANs are allowed to play on WInter Youth Rally team and allowed into the Hotel.

Lead Advisor (Youth Worker): (Staying at Hotel)
Each Parish will need to designate a Lead Advisor. This Lead Advisor will be the liaison between the Metropolis and the local Parish before and during the Winter Youth Rally. The Metropolis will inform the lead advisor which GOYANs from the local parish have registered. The Lead Advisor will be responsible for local team registrations, team assignments, roommate assignments and confirming that the local parish is in compliance with the 1:12 (minimum) advisor Ratio set by the Archdiocese’s. Policies For the Safety of Youth and Children.
Please Note: Priest are not advisors. 

Bible Bowl Tournament
Congratulations Fayetteville, NC
Topic: The Gospel of Luke & Orthodoxy 101: A Bird's Eye View  by Evagoras Constantinides
There were 48 Teams that entered into the Bible Bowl Trounament. The first night there was a 20 question preliminary round and the top 16 teams advanced. 
1st: Fayetteville; 2nd: Columbia Girls; 3rd: Marietta

Girls' Volleyball
1st: Boca Raton; 2nd: Wintson Salem; 3rd: Winston Salem
Boca Raton A, Boca Raton B, Marietta, Raleigh A, Raleigh B,
Winston Salem A and Winston Salem B

Coed Volleyball
1st: Pensacola/Birmingham; 2nd: Clearwater; 3rd: Charleston
Charleston A, Charleston B, Columbia/Florence A, Columbia/ Florence B, Pensacola/Birmingham, Knoxville A, Knoxville B, Fayetteville, Clearwater A, Clearwater B, Clearwater C, New Orleans, Greensboro/Atlanta and Spartanbug


Junior Boys' Basketball
1st: St. Nektarios; 2nd: Marietta; 3rd: Holy Trinity Charlotte
Atlanta, Boca Raton, Greenville, Holy Trinity Charlotte C, Holy Trinity Charlotte D, Holy Trinity Charlotte E, Marietta, St. Nektarios Charlotte and Winton Salem


Girls' Basketball
1st: Marietta; 2nd: Atlanta; 3rd: Holy Trinity Charlotte
Atlanta A, Atlanta B, Greenville, Holy Trinity Charlotte A, Holy Trinity Charlotte B, Holy Trinity Charlotte C,
Holy Trinity Charlotte D, Holy Trinity Charlotte E, Marietta, and St. Nektarios Charlotte


Senior Boys' Basketball
1st: Atlanta; 2nd: Marietta; 3rd: St. Nektarios
Atlanta A, Atlanta B, Boca Raton, Columbia, Greenville, Holy Trinity Charlotte A, Holy Trinity Charlotte B,
Marietta, Raleigh, St. Nektarios Charlotte and Winston Salem 

• On or before November 9, 2018 - 100% refund minus a $25.00 processing fee
• November 10, 2018 - November 30, 2018 - 50% refund minus a $25.00 processing fee
• December 1, 2018 - December 30, 2018 - 0% refund