The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc Is the duly accredited women’s philanthropic society of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The mission of the Society shall be: To aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disaster, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need help of the Church through fund raising efforts, and to promote the charitable, benevolent, and philanthropic purposes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, through the instructional programs, presentations, lectures, seminars, and other educational resources; to preserve and perpetuate Orthodox Christian concepts and the Orthodox Christian Family. To promote participation in the activities of the Greek Orthodox community, with cooperation of the Parish Priest and the Parish Council.

The mission and goal of GOYA is to lead our young people into experiencing and maturing in the Holy Orthodox Faith. By developing a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ through becoming active sacramental members of the living Church, our teenagers will experience for themselves wisdom and grace in God.

The major developmental task of a teenager is to achieve or form a sense of identity- “who they are” in relationship to others, the world, and God. It has been said that adolescence is a time of exploration, after which young people emerge with commitment to certain values, goals, behaviors, and beliefs.

A parish nurse (PN) is a registered nurse with a minimum of 2 years experience that works in a faith community to address health issues of its members and other members in the broader community or neighborhood. The experience the nurse has gathered working in other medical areas/specialties aids the nurse with assessment of health status, health needs, and collaboration with health agencies. What makes this specialty different is the conscious partnering of health issues with faith of the patient and patient’s family. Parish nursing emphasizes health and healing within a faith community. The philosophy of parish nursing embraces four major concepts: spiritual formation; professionalism; health and wholeness; and community, incorporating culture and diversity.

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