Hellenic College Office of Vocation and Ministry

CrossRoad Alumni Retreat a Great Success!

The Office of Vocation and Ministry hosted the first-ever CrossRoad Alumni retreat on the weekend of March 28-30, 2008. Forty-five "all-star" alumni travelled from across the country (and were joined by many of our own Hellenic College student alums) for the weekend, and were on the Hellenic College/Holy Cross campus on Friday for an evening session in the chapel, then went to a retreat center from Friday evening through Sunday morning, and then returned back to HCHC for liturgy at the Chapel Sunday morning. Fr. Thomas Hopko was the keynote speaker, and CrossRoad alumni staff including Mary Long (who is now on staff full time with the OVM, hooray!), Micah Hirschy, Ellie Mellas, Elizabeth Nichols, Thanasi Pantazelos, and George Sarraf attended. Plans are in the making for another CrossRoad alumni retreat in the Spring of 2009.

MEMORY ETERNAL! SONIA DALY BELCHER The CrossRoad family is mourning the recent loss of our dear coworker, Sonia Daly Belcher, wife of CrossRoad Director Dn. Nicholas Belcher, who fell asleep in the Lord on her 32nd birthday, February 20, 2008. Read More.

Attention high school juniors and seniors, before you decide what to do with the rest of your life, decide what to do with your summer! This year, thanks to overwhelming interest from qualified candidates, CrossRoad will offer two sessions! Students from the United States and Canada are invited to take part in an exciting summer vocations exploration program designed to help them discern their life callings and match their God-given gifts with the needs of the world.

Now in its fifth year, the CrossRoad program combines the greatest gifts of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology through faculty instruction and participation, an enthusiastic staff of graduate students, the beautiful campus overlooking Boston and of course the exciting city of Boston itself. Students will participate in daily classes with Orthodox faculty and attend vespers each evening at neighboring parishes in the Boston area.

What is CrossRoad?

CrossRoad, one of the many unique programs sponsored by the OVM, is funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. and through the philanthropy of several donors. Applications may be downloaded from the CrossRoad website at crossroad.hchc.edu, or received by mail by calling the office at 617-850-1309. Furthermore, the OVM has produced a DVD featuring the CrossRoad experience which has been sent to each parish and is available on the CrossRoad website. Applicants must currently be in their junior or senior year of high school. All expenses for participants aside from travel costs to Boston are provided.

CrossRoad is an engaging 10-day summer program for Orthodox Christian high school juniors and seniors of all jurisdictions that takes place every summer on the campus of Hellenic College/Holy Cross in Brookline, Massachusetts. CrossRoad 2007 took place from June 22 - July 2.

CrossRoad Alumni Retreat

The Office of Vocation & Ministry is excited to announce its first-ever CrossRoad Alumni Retreat, taking place March 28-30, 2008. The retreat will be a great time for everyone to reconnect with their CrossRoad friends and to make new friends with CrossRoaders from all the different years. The date was chosen in part because it falls during the midway point of Lent, the Feast of the Veneration of the Cross, a time offered by the Church to get our "second wind" for completing the Fast in order greet Holy Week Pascha with pure hearts.

CrossRoad Parents' Weekend

The first CrossRoad Parents' Weekend took place September 28-30, 2007 on the campus of Hellenic College/Holy Cross. Audio recordings of this weekend are available through the OVM. Find out more.

Additional Resources

See the CrossRoad promo video now available online!

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Check out the photos from CrossRoad 2007 or continue reading to see what CrossRoad is all about.