Volunteers needed to participate in Orthodox family study

Demetrius and Athena Kossoudji with children (from
the Dayton Metro Library Annunciation Greek Orthodox
Community Collection)

The Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is looking for volunteers to participate in the first national study “Orthodox Family in America at Home and in Church.” This study is a first step towards a better understanding of how the Archdiocese ministers to the particular needs of families and how Orthodox families in America organize their everyday lives with regard to living their faith.

The study seeks to answer a number of questions:

• How is the family life of parishioners related to their Church life?
• To what degree is the Church present and helpful in the everyday routines of the families of her faithful?
• What are major sources of stress in the family lives of our faithful?
• What are the greatest challenges for the maintaining of Orthodox Christian traditions in their family homes?
• What types of family oriented programs and activities are presently offered in the individual Greek Orthodox Archdiocese parishes?
• What do parishioners think about these programs?

There are only two requirements to be eligible for participation as volunteers in this study:

1. You must be a parishioner of a Greek Orthodox community, and
2. You must have children 18 and under living at home.

Single parents are equally welcome to participate. So are "intermarried" families (where the parents are Orthodox/non-Orthodox).

Anyone willing to help by participating in the “Orthodox Family in America” study should send e-mail to familycare@goarch.org or call 845-424-8175. You can also, download the form at http://www.goarch.org/archdiocese/departments/family/orthofamilystudy.

Questions about the program can be referred to the above contact as well.

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